Ukuchithwa kwezitha zakwa-Israyeli
1Isiprofetho sezwi likaJehova phezu kwezwe lakwaHadiraki; nalo iDamaseku liyakuba yindawo yokuhlala kwaso, ngokuba uJehova uneso kubantu, ikakhulu kuzo zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli, 2kanye neHamati elikhawula kulo, neTire neSidoni, ngokuba kuhlakaniphile kakhulu.
3ITire lazakhela inqaba,
lanqwabela isiliva njengothuli,
negolide elicwengekileyo njengodaka lwasezitaladini.
4Bheka, iNkosi iyakulaphuca,
iphonse imfuyo yalo elwandle,
lona lidliwe ngumlilo.
5I-Ashikeloni liyakukubona, lesabe,
neGaza futhi, bese lithuthumela kakhulu,
kanye ne-Ekroni, ngokuba ukwethemba kwalo kuyakujabha;
inkosi iyakubhubha eGaza,
ne-Ashikeloni aliyikuhlalwa.
6E-Ashidodi kuyakuhlala umntwana wesihlahla;
ngiyakunquma ukuziphakamisa kwamaFilisti.
7Ngiyakukhipha igazi labo emlonyeni wabo,
nezinengiso zabo phakathi kwamazinyo abo,
nabo uqobo babe yinsali kuNkulunkulu wethu,
babe ngababusi kwaJuda nase-Ekroni njengamaJebusi.
8Ngiyakumisa ngibe yinqaba yendlu yami,
ukuze kungabikho odlulayo nobuyayo;
akusayikudlula mcindezeli kubo,
ngokuba sengibonile ngawami amehlo.
INkosi yaseSiyoni
9Thokoza kakhulu,
ndodakazi yaseSiyoni;
jabula nokujabula,
ndodakazi yaseJerusalema;
bheka, iNkosi yakho iza kuwe,
ilungile, inensindiso,
ithobekile, ikhwele imbongolo,
ithole, inkonyane yembongolokazi.
10Ngiyakunquma inqola kwa-Efrayimi nehhashi eJerusalema,
nomnsalo wokulwa uyakunqunywa;
iyakukhuluma ukuthula kwabezizwe,
nokubusa kwayo kuyakusukela elwandle kuze kufike elwandle,
kusukela eMfuleni* kuze kufike emajukujukwini omhlaba.
11Nawe, ngenxa yegazi lesivumelwano sakho,
ngikhiphile iziboshwa zakho emgodini okungekho kuwo amanzi.
12Buyelani enqabeni, ziboshwa esezinethemba;
namuhla ngiyanitshela ukuthi ngiyakubuyisela kini okuphindwe kabili.
13Ngokuba ngizigobela uJuda njengomnsalo,
ngibeka u-Efrayimi kuwo,
ngivusela amadodana akho, Siyoni,
kumadodana akho, Javani,
ngikwenze inkemba yeqhawe.
14UJehova abesebonakala phezu kwabo,
umcibisholo wakhe uphume njengonyazi;
iNkosi uJehova iyakubetha icilongo,
ihambe ngezivunguvungu zaseningizimu.
15UJehova Sebawoti uyakubavikela,
badle, banyathele phansi amatshe endwayimana;
bayakuphuza igazi labo njengewayini,
bagcwale njengemikhele,
njengamagumbi e-altare.
16UJehova uNkulunkulu wabo uyakubasindisa ngalolo suku
njengomhlambi wabantu bakhe,
ngokuba bangamatshe omqhele abengezela phezu kwezwe lakhe.
17Yeka ubuhle balo!
Yeka ukubukeka kwalo!
Amabele abo ayakuhlumisa izinsizwa zalo,
newayini elisha izintombi zalo.
