Bible Reading Plan – Day 165

“UJehova uyaduma eseSiyoni,

ezwakalise izwi lakhe eseJerusalema;

amadlelo abelusi ayakulila,

nesiqongo saseKarmeli siyakubuna.”

“Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zaseDamaseku,

yebo, ngenxa yezine, angiyikuguquka,

ngokuba babhula iGileyadi ngezibhulo ezibukhali zensimbi.

₄Kepha ngiyakuthuma umlilo endlini kaHazayeli,

uqede izindlu zobukhosi zikaBeni Hadadi.

₅Ngiyakwaphula imigoqo yaseDamaseku,

nginqume abakhileyo eBikati Aveni,

nophethe intonga eBeti Edene,

abantu base-Aramu bathunjelwe eKhiri,” usho uJehova.

“Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zaseGaza,

yebo, ngenxa yezine, angiyikuguquka,

ngokuba bathumba abantu ngokuthumba okupheleleyo

ukuba babakhaphele ku-Edomi.

₇Kepha ngiyakuthuma umlilo ogangeni lwaseGaza,

uqede izindlu zalo zamakhosi.

₈Ngiyakunquma abakhileyo e-Ashidodi,

nophethe intonga e-Ashikeloni,

ngiphendulele isandla sami e-Ekroni;

nensali yamaFilisti iyakuphela,” isho iNkosi uJehova.

“Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zaseTire,

yebo, ngenxa yezine, angiyikuguquka,

ngokuba bakhaphela abantu ngokuthumba okupheleleyo ku-Edomi,

bangakhumbuli isivumelwano sabazalwane.

₁₀Kepha ngiyakuthuma umlilo ogangeni lwaseTire,

uqede izindlu zalo zamakhosi.”

“Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zakwa-Edomi,

yebo, ngenxa yezine, angiyikuguquka,

ngokuba wamxosha umfowabo ngenkemba,

walahla isihe sakhe,

wagcina ulaka lwakhe,

wayilondoloza intukuthelo yakhe.

₁₂Kepha ngiyakuthuma umlilo eThemani,

uqede izindlu zamakhosi zaseBosira.”

“Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zabantwana bakwa-Amoni,

yebo, ngenxa yezine, angiyikuguquka,

ngokuba baqaqile abakhulelweyo kwaGileyadi

ukuba bayenze banzi imikhawulo yabo.

₁₄Kepha ngiyakuphemba umlilo ogangeni lwaseRaba,

uqede izindlu zalo zamakhosi ngokumemeza ngosuku lokulwa,

nangesiphepho ngosuku lwesivunguvungu.

₁₅Inkosi yabo iyakuya ekuthunjweni,

yona nezikhulu zayo kanyekanye,” usho uJehova.

“Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zakwaMowabi,

yebo, ngenxa yezine, angiyikuguquka,

ngokuba washisa amathambo enkosi yakwa-Edomi

aba ngumcako.

₂Kepha ngiyakuthuma umlilo kwaMowabi,

uqede izindlu zamakhosi zaseKeriyote,

uMowabi afe ngokuxokozela,

nangokumemeza,

nangokukhala kwecilongo.

₃Ngiyakunquma umahluleli phakathi kwakhe,

ngibulale zonke izikhulu zakhe kanye naye,” usho uJehova.

“Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zakwaJuda,

yebo, ngenxa yezine, angiyikuguquka,

ngokuba bawulahlile umthetho kaJehova,

abagcinanga izimiso zakhe,

namanga abo abadukisile,

abawalandelayo nawoyise.

₅Kepha ngiyakuthuma umlilo kwaJuda,

uqede izindlu zamakhosi zaseJerusalema.”

“Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zakwa-Israyeli,

yebo, ngenxa yezine, angiyikuguquka,

ngokuba bathengisile olungileyo ngesiliva,

nompofu ngamabhangqa ezicathulo.

₇Bazondelela amakhanda abampofu ukuba abe sothulini lomhlabathi,

bachezukisa indlela yabathobileyo;

indoda noyise baya entombininye,

ukuze balihlambalaze igama lami elingcwele,

₈bacambalale ezingutsheni ezithathwe zaba yisibambiso

eceleni kwawo onke ama-altare,

baphuze iwayini labahlawulisiweyo endlini kaNkulunkulu wabo.

₉“Nokho mina ngachitha ama-Amori ebusweni babo,

akuphakama kwawo kwakunjengokuphakama kwemisedari,*

ayenamandla njengama-oki;*

kepha ngachitha nokho izithelo zawo phezulu

nezimpande zawo phansi.

₁₀“Futhi mina nganikhuphula ezweni laseGibithe,

nganihambisa iminyaka engamashumi amane ehlane

ukuba nidle ifa lezwe lama-Amori.

₁₁Ngavusa kumadodana enu abaprofethi

nasezinsizweni zenu amaNaziri.*

Akunjalo, nina bantwana bakwa-Israyeli, na?” usho uJehova.

₁₂“Kepha naphuzisa amaNaziri iwayini,

ngokuthi: ‘Ningaprofethi.’

₁₃“Bhekani, ngiyakunicindezela endaweni yenu

njengengqukumbane icindezela,

igcwele izithungu.

₁₄Onejubane uyakuswela ukubaleka;

onamandla akayikuqinisa amandla akhe,

neqhawe aliyikuzikhulula.

₁₅Obambe umnsalo akayikuma;

onejubane ngezinyawo zakhe kayikuzikhulula,

nokhwele ihhashi akayikuzikhulula;

₁₆onesibindi phakathi kwamaqhawe

uyakubaleka ze ngalolo suku,” usho uJehova.

₂“Nginazile nina kuphela emindenini yonke yomhlaba;

ngalokho ngiyakunihambela ngabo bonke ububi benu.”

₃Kuhamba ababili kanyekanye,

uma bengavumelananga, na?

₄Ingonyama iyabhodla ehlathini,

ingenampango, na?

Ibongo lengonyama liyezwakalisa izwi lalo emphandwini walo,

uma lingabambanga lutho, na?

₅Inyoni iwela ogibeni emhlabathini,

ingenasihibe, na?

Ugibe luyaxhuma emhlabathini,

lungabambanga nokubamba, na?

₆Kungabethwa icilongo emzini,

bangesabi abantu, na?

Umuzi ungehlelwa ngokubi,

engakwenzamga uJehova, na?

₇Ngokuba iNkosi uJehova ayenzi lutho,

ingayambulanga imfihlakalo yayo ezincekwini zayo abaprofethi.

₈Ingonyama ibhongile,

ngubani ongayikwesaba na?

INkosi uJehova ikhulumile,

ngubani ongayikuprofetha na?

₉Zwakalisani ezindlini zamakhosi zase-Ashidodi,

nasezindlini zamakhosi zasezweni laseGibithe, nithi:

“Buthanani ezintabeni zaseSamariya,

nibone izidumo ezinkulu eziphakathi kwalo,

nokucindezelwa okukulo.”

₁₀“Ngokuba abakwazi ukwenza okulungileyo,” usho uJehova;

“babekelela ubudlova nokuphanga ezindlini zabo zamakhosi.”

“Isitha siyakulihaqa izwe,

sehlise kini izinqaba zenu,

ziphangwe izindlu zenu zamakhosi.”

“Njengalokhu umalusi ophula emlonyeni wengonyama

imilenze emibili noma inxenye yendlebe,

kanjalo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayakophulwa,

abahlala eSamariya ezingosini zezihlalo

naphezu kwezingubo zikasilika* zemibhede.”

₁₄“Ngokuba mhla ngiyakumhambela u-Israyeli

ngeziphambeko zakhe,

ngiyakuhambela nama-altare aseBethele,

kunqunywe izimpondo ze-altare,

ziwe phansi.

₁₅Ngiyakushaya indlu yasebusika kanye nendlu yasehlobo,

kuphele izindlu zophondo lwendlovu,

yebo, izindlu eziningi ziyakuphela,” usho uJehova.