Bible Reading Plan – Day 176

₂Kuyakuthi ngezinsuku ezizayo

intaba yendlu kaJehova iqiniswe esiqongweni sezintaba,

iphakame kunamagquma,

nezizwe zonke ziyakugobhozela khona.

₃Abantu abaningi bayakuhamba, bathi:

“Wozani sikhuphukele entabeni kaJehova

endlini kaNkulunkulu kaJakobe;

uyakusifundisa izindlela zakhe,

sihambe emikhondweni yakhe,”

ngokuba umthetho uyakuvela eSiyoni,

nezwi likaJehova eJerusalema.

₄Uyakwahlulela phakathi kwezizwe,

anqume phakathi kwabantu abaningi;

bayakukhanda izinkemba zabo zibe ngamakhuba,

nemikhonto yabo ibe ngocelemba;

isizwe asiyikuphakamisela isizwe inkemba,

zingabe zisafunda ukulwa.

₅Wena ndlu kaJakobe,

woza sihambe ekukhanyeni kukaJehova.

₆Ngokuba ushiyile abantu bakho,

indlu kaJakobe,

lokhu begcwele ezasempumalanga,

behlola imihlola njengamaFilisti,

bexhawulana nabantwana babezizwe.

₇Izwe lakubo ligcwele isiliva negolide,

akukho ukuphela kwengcebo yabo;

izwe lakubo ligcwele futhi namahhashi,

nokuphela kwezinqola akukho.

₈Izwe lakubo ligcwele futhi nezithombe;

bakhuleka kokwenziwe yizandla zabo

nakwekwenzileyo iminwe yabo.

₉Kepha abantu bayakufoliswa,

namadoda ayakuthotshiswa;

abayikuthethelelwa.

₁₀Ngena edwaleni, ucashe othulini

ngokwesabeka kukaJehova nangodumo lobukhosi bakhe.

₁₁Amehlo omuntu aziphakamisileyo ayakuthotshiswa,

nokuzikhukhumeza kwamadoda kuyakufola,

kuphakame uJehova kuphela ngalolo suku.

₁₂Ngokuba uJehova Sebawoti unosuku oluyakuba

phezu kwakho konke okuzidlayo nokuzikhukhumezayo,

naphezu kwakho konke okuphakemeyo, kuthotshiswe,

₁₃naphezu kwayo yonke imisedari* yaseLebanoni,

emide nephakemeyo,

naphezu kwawo onke ama-oki* aseBashani,

₁₄naphezu kwazo zonke izintaba ezinde,

naphezu kwawo onke amagquma aphakemeyo,

₁₅naphezu kwayo yonke imibhoshongo ephakemeyo,

naphezu kwazo zonke izingange eziqinisiweyo,

₁₆naphezu kwayo yonke imikhumbi yaseTharishishi,

naphezu kwayo yonke imikhunjana enxanelekayo.

₁₇Ukuzikhukhumeza kwabantu kuyakufoliswa,

nokuziphakamisa kwamadoda kuyakuthotshiswa,

kuphakame uJehova kuphela ngalolo suku,

₁₈ziphele izithombe, zithi nya.

₁₉Bayakungena emihumeni yamadwala nasemigodini yomhlaba

ngokwesabeka kukaJehova nangodumo lobukhosi bakhe,

lapho evuka ukushaya umhlaba ngovalo.

₂₀Ngalolo suku abantu bayakulahla kuwo

amavukuzi nakuwo amalulwane

izithombe zabo zesiliva

nezithombe zabo zegolide,

abazenzele zona ukuba bakhuleke kuzo,

₂₁ukuze bangene emihumeni yamadwala

nasemifantwini yeziwa

ngokwesabeka kukaJehova

nangodumo lobukhosi bakhe,

lapho evuka ukushaya umhlaba ngovalo.

₂₂Bayekeni abantu okusemakhaleni abo kukhona ukuphefumula nje,

ngokuba babalwa njengantoni na?

₁Ngokuba bheka, iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti

iyasusa eJerusalema nakwaJuda uzime nodondolo,

lonke uzime lwesinkwa

nalo lonke uzime lwamanzi:

₂amaqhawe namadoda empi,

abahluleli nabaprofethi,

ababhuli namalunga,

₃izinduna zamashumi ayisihlanu nabantu abanodumo,

abeluleki nezingcweti ezihlakaniphileyo,

nabanolwazi lokulumba.

₄Ngiyakubanika abafana babe yizikhulu zabo,

nezingane ziyakubabusa.

₅Abantu bayakucindezelana,

kube yilowo nalowo,

yebo, yilowo nalowo nomakhelwane wakhe;

abantwana bayakubhensela abadala,

nabadelelekileyo abanodumo.

₆Lapho umuntu eyakubamba umfowabo

endlini kayise ethi:

“Wena unengubo,

yiba ngumbusi wethu,

le ncithakalo ibe phansi kwesandla sakho,”

₇ngalona lolo suku uyakudazuluka athi:

“Angiyikuba ngumelaphi,

ngokuba endlini yami akukho sinkwa,

akukho ngubo;

ningangibeki umbusi wabantu.”

₈Ngokuba iJerusalema likhubekile,

noJuda uwile,

lokhu izilimi zabo nezenzo zabo ziphambene noJehova

ukucunula amehlo enkazimulo yakhe.

₉Ukukhetha kwabo ubuso kuyafakaza ngabo;

benza izono zabo obala njengeSodoma, abazifihli.

Maye kuyo imiphefumulo yabo!

Ngokuba bazenzele okubi.

₁₀Yishoni kolungileyo ukuthi kuyakuba kuhle kuye,

ngokuba bayakudla izithelo zezenzo zabo.

₁₁Maye komubi! Kuyakuba kubi kuye,

ngokuba uyakubuyiselwa izenzo zezandla zakhe.

₁₂Abantu bami-ke izingane ziyabacindezela,

nabesifazane bayababusa.

O bantu bami,

abaniholayo bayanidukisa;

bachitha indlela yemikhondo yakho.

₁₃UJehova usesukumile ukuyokulwa,

umi ukuthetha amacala ezizwe.

₁₄UJehova uyakungena ekwahluleleni

namalunga abantu bakhe nezikhulu zabo ngokuthi:

“Yinina eniqedile isivini,

impango yabampofu isezindlini zenu.

₁₅Nichobozeleni abantu bami,

nigaye ubuso babampofu, na?”

isho iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti.

“Ngenxa yokuba amadodakazi aseSiyoni eziphakamisa,

ehamba elula izintamo,

eqhikiza amehlo,

ehamba ecokama ekuhambeni kwawo,

ekhenceza ngezinyawo zawo,

₁₇ngalokho iNkosi iyakuzenza izimpandla

izinkakhayi zamadodakazi aseSiyoni,

uJehova awanqunise.”

₂₄Kuyakuthi esikhundleni samakha kube ngukubola,

nasesikhundleni sebhande* igoda,

nasesikhundleni sezinwele ezilungisiweyo impandla,

nasesikhundleni sesidiya isibhamba sendwangu yamasaka,

nasesikhundleni sobuhle isishada.

₂₅Amadoda akho ayakuwa ngenkemba

namaqhawe akho ngokulwa.

₂₆Amasango alo ayakukhala, alile;

liyakuba yize, lihlale emhlabathini.