Bible Society of South Africa

Bible Reading Plan – Day 193

Um(Imi)bhalo weBhayibheli

UZefaniya 1

Usuku lukaJehova

1Izwi likaJehova elafika kuZefaniya indodana kaKushi kaGedaliya ka-Amariya kaHezekiya ezinsukwini zikaJosiya indodana ka-Amoni, inkosi yakwaJuda.

2“Ngiyakuqothula nokuqothula konke,

kusuke ebusweni bomhlaba,” usho uJehova.

3“Ngiyakuqothula abantu nezilwane,

ngiqothule izinyoni zezulu nezinhlanzi zaselwandle,

ngikhubekise ababi,

nginqume abantu ebusweni bomhlaba,” usho uJehova.

4“Ngiyakwelula isandla sami phezu kukaJuda

naphezu kwabo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema,

nginqume insali kaBali kule ndawo,

negama labapristi bezithixo kanye nabapristi,

5nabakhuleka kulo ibandla lasezulwini phezu kwezindlu,

nabakhuleka kuJehova bemfunga,

befunga futhi uMilkomu,

6nababuyile ekumlandeleni uJehova,

nabangamfunanga uJehova bengabuzanga ngaye.

7Thula phambi kobuso beNkosi uJehova,

ngokuba usuku lukaJehova luseduze;

uJehova ulungisile umhlatshelo,

ungcwelisile abamenyiweyo bakhe.

8Kuyakuthi ngosuku lomhlatshelo kaJehova,

ngihambele izikhulu,

namadodana enkosi,

nabo bonke abembethe isambatho sabezizwe.

9Ngalolo suku ngiyakuhambela bonke abeqa umbundu,

begcwalisa indlu yamakhosi abo ngobudlova nangenkohliso.

10“Ngalolo suku,” usho uJehova,

“kuyakuba khona izwi lokukhala,

livela eSangweni Lezinhlanzi,

nokuhhewula,

kuvela eNxenyeni Yesibili,

nokufahlazeka okukhulu,

kuvela emagqumeni.

11Hhewulani nina enakhe esiGqulweni,

ngokuba bonke abantu abathengisayo bachithekile,

bonke abathweswe isiliva banqunyiwe.

12Kuyakuthi ngaleso sikhathi ngicwaninge iJerusalema ngezibani,

ngihambele abantu abajiyile enhleseni yabo,

abathi ezinhliziyweni zabo:

UJehova akenzi okuhle,

akenzi nokubi.

13Ingcebo yabo iyakuba yimpango,

nezindlu zabo incithakalo;

bayakwakha izindlu,

kepha abayikuhlala kuzo,

batshale izivini,

bangaliphuzi kodwa iwayini lazo.

14“Usuku olukhulu lukaJehova luseduze;

luseduze, lushesha kakhulu;

umsindo wosuku lukaJehova uyababa,

neqhawe liyahhewula khona.

15Lolo suku lungusuku lolaka,

usuku lokuhlupheka nolosizi,

usuku lwencithakalo nolokuyize,

usuku lobumnyama nolwesigayegaye,

usuku lwamafu nolobumnyama obukhulu,

16usuku lwecilongo nolokuhlaba umkhosi

ngasemizini ebiyelweyo

nasemibhoshongweni yasezingosini.

17Ngiyakucindezela abantu,

bahambe njengezimpumputhe,

ngokuba bonile kuJehova;

igazi labo liyakuthululwa njengothuli,

nenyama yabo njengomquba.

18Nasiliva labo nagolide labo akuyikuba namandla okubophula

ngosuku lwentukuthelo lukaJehova,

kepha umhlaba wonke uyakudliwa ngumlilo womhawu wakhe,

ngokuba uyakuqeda,

yebo, aqede ngokuzumayo bonke abakhileyo ezweni.”

UZefaniya 2

Ukwahlulelwa kwezizwe

1Buthanani, yebo, buthana,

sizwe esingenamahloni,

2isimiso singakazali lolo suku ludlula njengamakhoba

lungakanehleli ulaka oluvuthayo lukaJehova,

lungakafiki phezu kwenu usuku lolaka lukaJehova.

3Funani uJehova nina nonke bathobekileyo bomhlaba

enisebenzile ukwahlulela kwakhe;

funani ukulunga; funani ukuthobeka;

mhlawumbe niyakusitshekelwa ngosuku lolaka lukaJehova.

4Ngokuba iGaza liyakushiywa,

i-Ashikeloni libe yincithakalo;

bayakulixosha i-Ashidodi emini,

i-Ekroni lisishulwe.

5Wo kwabakhileyo ngasogwini lolwandle,

isizwe samaKhereti!

Izwi likaJehova liphezu kwakho, Khanani,

lizwe lamaFilisiti.

“Ngiyakukuchitha ukuze kungabikho ohlala khona.”

6Ugu lolwandle luyakuba ngamadlelo,

lube nemigodi yabelusi nezibaya zezimvu.

7Ugu luyakuba ngolwensali yendlu yakwaJuda,

yaluse kulo;

ezindlini zase-Ashikeloni bayakubuthisa kusihlwa,

ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo uyakubahambela,

abuyise ukuthunjwa kwabo.

8“Ngiyizwile inhlamba yakwaMowabi

nezithuko zabantwana bakwa-Amoni abathuke ngazo abantu bami,

bazikhulisela imikhawulo yabo.

9Ngalokho, kuphila kwami,” usho uJehova Sebawoti,

uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi:

“Impela uMowabi uyakuba njengeSodoma,

nabantwana bakwa-Amoni njengeGomora,

izwe lezimbabazane nelemigodi kasawoti

nencithakalo yaphakade;

insali yabantu bami iyakubaphanga,

nabaseleyo besizwe sami bayakudla ifa labo.”

10Lokhu kuyakuba sesikhundleni sokuziphakamisa kwabo,

ngokuba bathukile,

bazikhulisela abantu bakaJehova Sebawoti.

11UJehova uyakwesabeka phezu kwabo,

ngokuba uyakuzacisa bonke onkulunkulu bomhlaba,

bakhuleke kuye,

kube yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe,

zonke iziqhingi zezizwe.

12“Nani maKushe

niyakubulawa ngenkemba yami.”

13Uyakwelulela isandla sakhe ngasenyakatho,

achithe i-Asiriya,

alenze iNineve libe yincithakalo,

lome njengehlane.

14Imihlambi iyakubuthisa phakathi kwalo,

zonke izilwane zesizwe,

ivuba nonondwebu kuhlale ebusuku ezihlokweni zezinsika zalo,

isikhova sikhale emafasiteleni,

kube khona incithakalo emigulugulwini,

ngokuba wambulile okwemisedari.*

15Yiwo umuzi owajabula wahlala ulondekile,

owathi enhliziyweni yawo:

Mina ngikhona, akakho omunye;

yeka ukuphenduka kwawo incithakalo nendawo yokubuthisa kwezilwane!

Bonke abadlula kuwo bayakuncimfa,

banikine isandla sabo.

UZefaniya 3

IJerusalema elikhona nelizayo

1Wo kohlubukileyo nongcolileyo,

muzi ocindezelayo!

2Awuzwa zwi,

awamukeli ukulaywa,

awumethembi uJehova,

awusondelanga kuNkulunkulu wawo.

3Izikhulu zawo phakathi kwawo ziyizingonyama ezibhongayo;

abahluleli bawo bayizimpisi zokuhlwa;

abashiyeli lutho ingomuso.

4Abaprofethi bawo bangamayiyane nabakhohlisi;

abapristi bawo bayingcolisile indlu engcwele,

bawudlovulile umthetho.

5UJehova ulungile phakathi kwawo,

akenzi okubi;

ekuseni njalo uveza ukwahlulela kwakhe ekukhanyeni,

akuphuthi;

kepha abangalungile abazi amahloni.

6“Nginqumile izizwe,

imibhoshongo yazo yasezingosini ichithekile;

ngichithile izitaladi zazo ukuze kungadluli muntu;

imizi yazo iqothuliwe ukuze kungabikho muntu,

kungabikho ohlala kuyo.

7Ngathi: ‘Nokho uyakungesaba,

wamukele ukulaywa.’

Indawo yawo yokuhlala ayiyikunqunywa,

kungenzeki konke engiwumisele khona;

kepha bavuka ekuseni, benza okubi.

8Ngalokho, ngilindeleni,” usho uJehova,

“kuze kube lusuku engivuka ngalo ukuba ngiphange,

ngokuba kuyisinqumo sami ukubutha izizwe ukuba ngiqoqe imibuso,

ukuze ngithulule phezu kwabo intukuthelo yami,

lonke ulaka lwami oluvuthayo,

ngokuba wonke umhlaba uyakudliwa ngumlilo womhawu wami.

9“Ngokuba lapho ngiyakunika abantu izindebe ezihlanzekileyo,

ukuze bonke babize igama likaJehova,

bamkhonze nganhliziyonye.

10Kusukela phesheya kwemifula yaseKushe

abanxusa kimi, indodakazi yabahlakazekileyo bami,

bayakuletha umnikelo wami.

11Ngalolo suku awusayikuba namahloni ngazo zonke izenzo zakho

ophambuke ngazo kimi,

ngokuba khona ngiyakususa phakathi kwakho

abazidla ngokujabula,

awusayikuziphakamisa entabeni yami engcwele.

12Kepha ngiyakushiya phakathi kwakho abantu abahluphekayo nabampofu;

bayakwethemba igama likaJehova.

13Insali yakwa-Israyeli ayisayikwenza okubi,

ingakhulumi amanga,

kungafunyanwa emlonyeni wabo ulimi olukhohlisayo;

yebo, bayakwaluka, babuthise,

kungekho obesabisayo.”

14Hlabelela ngokujabula, ndodakazi yaseSiyoni,

umemeze, Israyeli,

uthokoze, wethabe ngenhliziyo yonke,

ndodakazi yaseJerusalema.

15UJehova ususile ukwahlulelwa kwakho,

uxoshile izitha zakho.

INkosi yakwa-Israyeli, uJehova,

iphakathi kwakho;

awusayikwesaba okubi.

16Ngalolo suku kuyakuthiwa kulo iJerusalema:

“Ungesabi, Siyoni!

Izandla zakho mazingadangali.

17UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uphakathi kwakho,

iqhawe eliyakukusindisa;

uyakujabula ngawe ngentokozo,

athule othandweni lwakhe,

ethabe ngawe ngokuhlabelela.”

18“Abadabuka ngemikhosi ngiyakubabutha,

ababahlukene nawe,

usathwele ihlazo.

19Bhekani, ngaleso sikhathi ngiyakuphatha bonke abakuhluphayo,

ngisindise abaqhugayo,

ngibuthe abaxoshiweyo,

ngibenze indumiso negama

abahlazo labo lalisemhlabeni wonke.

20Ngaleso sikhathi ngiyakuningenisa,

ngaleso sikhathi ngiyakunibutha,

ngokuba ngiyakunenza igama nendumiso

phakathi kwabantu bonke bomhlaba,

lapho ngibuyisa ukuthunjwa kwenu

phambi kwamehlo enu,” usho uJehova.

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