Bible Reading Plan – Day 197

₁“Yehlani nenyuke ezitaladini zaseJerusalema,

nibone nazi,

nicinge ezigcawini,

uma ningafumana umuntu,

uma kukhona owenza ukwahlulela,

ofuna iqiniso;

bese ngilithethelela.

₂Noma bethi: ‘Kuphila kukaJehova,’

nokho bafunga amanga.”

₃Jehova, amehlo akho awaseqinisweni na?

Ubashayile, kepha abadabukanga;

ubaqedile, kepha balile ukwamukela ukulaywa;

benza lukhuni ubuso babo kunetshe,

bala ukuphenduka.

₄Ngase ngithi mina:

“Laba bayizimpofana nje,

bayiziwula,

ngokuba abayazi indlela kaJehova,

ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu wabo.

₅Sengiyakuya kwabakhulu,

ngikhulume nabo,

ngokuba bona bayayazi indlela kaJehova

nokwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu wabo;”

kepha bona babelaphulile ijoka kanyekanye,

bazigqabulile izibopho.

₆Ngalokho ingonyama yasehlathini iyakubashaya,

babhujiswe yimpisi yasehlane,

ingwe iyiqamekele imizi yabo,

badatshulwe bonke abaphuma kuyo,

ngokuba iziphambeko zabo ziningi,

nokuhlehla kwabo kwandile.

₇“Ngingakuthethelela kanjani na?

Abantwana bakho bangishiyile,

bafunga okungesibo onkulunkulu.

Ngabafungisa, kepha baphinga,

babuthana endlini yezifebe.

₈Banjengamahhashi akhulupheleyo andindayo;

yilowo nalowo uyiyizela umfazi womakhelwane wakhe.

₉Angiyikubahambela ngalokho na?” usho uJehova.

“Umphefumulo wami awuyikuphindisa esizweni esinjengalesi na?

₁₀“Khuphukelani ezingangeni zalo,

nilichithe,

ningaliqedi ngokupheleleyo nokho;

susani amagatsha alo,

ngokuba awasiwo akaNkulunkulu.

₁₁Ngokuba indlu ka-Israyeli nendlu kaJuda

zingikhohlisile nokungikhohlisa,” usho uJehova.

₁₂Zimphikile uJehova, zathi:

“Hhayi yena!

Okubi akuyikusehlela,

asiyikubona inkemba nendlala.

₁₃Abaprofethi bayakuba ngumoya,

akakho okhulumayo kubo;

kuyakwenziwa kanjalo kubo.”

“Ngokuba nikhuluma leli zwi,

bhekani, ngiyakwenza amazwi ami

abe ngumlilo emlonyeni wakho,

nalaba bantu babe yizinkuni, ubadle.

₁₅Bhekani,

ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwenu

isizwe esivela kude

nina ndlu ka-Israyeli,” usho uJehova;

“yisizwe esinamandla, yisizwe esidala,

yisizwe ongazi ulimi lwaso,

nongezwa lokhu abakukhulumayo.

₁₆Isambo sabo sinjengethuna elivulekileyo,

bangamaqhawe bonke.

₁₇Bayakudla okuvuniweyo kwakho nesinkwa sakho,

badle amadodana akho namadodakazi akho,

badle izimvu zakho nezinkomo zakho,

badle imivini yakho nemikhiwane yakho,

bachithe ngenkemba imizi yakho

ebiyelweyo othemba kuyo.

₂₀“Memezani lokhu endlini kaJakobe,

nikuzwakalise kwaJuda ngokuthi:

₂₁Yizwani lokhu nina bantu

eniyiziwula neningenakuqonda,

eninamehlo, ningaboni kodwa,

eninezindlebe, ningezwa kodwa.

₂₂Aningesabi yini,” usho uJehova,

“anithuthumeli phambi kwami,

mina engibeke isihlabathi

sibe ngumkhawulo wolwandle,

umncele ophakade olungenakudlula kuwo, na?

Noma lugubha, alunakuwahlula;

noma luduma, alunakudlula kuwo.

₂₃Kepha laba bantu banenhliziyo

eyambukileyo nehlubukileyo;

bambuka, bahamba.

₂₄Futhi abasho ezinhliziyweni zabo ukuthi:

‘Ake sesabe uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu

onika imvula eyokuqala neyamuva ngesikhathi sayo,

asigcinele amasonto anqunyiweyo akuvuna.’

₂₅Ububi benu buchezukisile lokhu,

nezono zenu zinenqabele okuhle.

₂₆“Ngokuba phakathi kwabantu bami kufunyanwa ababi,

baqamekela njengabacuphayo nabalinda izinyoni,

babeke ugibe,

babambe abantu.

₂₇Njengendlwana yezinyoni igcwele zona,

kanjalo izindlu zabo zigcwele inkohliso;

ngalokho bakhulile, bacebile.

₂₈Bakhuluphele, bayacwebezela;

yebo, bayadlula ezintweni zobubi;

abameli ukulunga,

abameli izintandane ukuba zihlahlamele,

nemfanelo yabampofu abayahluleli.

₂₉Angiyikubahambela ngalokho na?” usho uJehova.

“Umphefumulo wami

awuyikuphindisa esizweni esinjengalesi na?

₃₀“Okumangalisayo nokwesabekayo

kuyenziwa ezweni.

₃₁Abaprofethi baprofetha amanga,

abapristi babusa eceleni kwabo;

abantu bami bayakuthanda kanjalo,

kepha niyakwenze njani ekupheleni na?

₁“Thuthani impahla eJerusalema

nina bantwana bakwaBenjamini,

nibethe amacilongo eThekhowa,

niphakamise insika yomusi eBeti Hakeremi,

ngokuba ububi bulunguza ngasenyakatho

nokuchitha okukhulu.

₂Indodakazi yaseSiyoni etotosiweyo nethambileyo

ngiyakuyinquma.

₃Abelusi bayakufika kuyo benemihlambi yabo,

bamise amatende abo ngakuyo nxazonke,

baluse, kube yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe.”

₄“Zingcweliseleni ukulwa nayo;

vukani, sikhuphuke emini.

Maye kithina! Ngokuba ilanga liyaphenduka,

namathunzi okuhlwa aselulekile.

₅Vukani, sikhuphuke ebusuku,

sichithe izindlu zayo zamakhosi.”

“Gawulani imithi yayo,

ninqwabele iduli ngakulo iJerusalema.

Yiwo umuzi oyakuhanjelwa,

ungukucindezela kuphela phakathi kwawo.

₇Njengomthombo umpompoza amanzi awo,

kanjalo umpompoza ububi bawo;

ubudlova nokubhubhisa kuzwakele phakathi kwawo;

ukugula namanxeba kukhona phambi kwami njalo.

₈Mawuxwayiswe, Jerusalema,

funa umphefumulo wami wahlukane nawe,

funa ngikwenze incithakalo,

izwe elingahlalwa.”

“Bayakuyikhothoza nokuyikhothoza

insali yakwa-Israyeli njengomvini;

buyisela isandla sakho emaqomeni

njengobutha izithelo zomvini.”

₁₀Ngiyakukhuluma kubani,

ngifakaze ukuba bezwe, na?

Bheka, izindlebe zabo azisokile,

abanakulalela;

bheka, izwi likaNkulunkulu seliyihlazo kubo,

abathokozi ngalo.

₁₁Ngalokho ngigcwele ukufutheka kukaJehova,

ngikhathele ukunyamezela.

“Kuthululele phezu kwabantwana ezitaladini,

nasemihlanganweni yezinsizwa kanyekanye,

ngokuba nendoda iyakuthathwa nomkayo,

ogugileyo kanye nozinsuku zakhe zigcwele.

₁₂Izindlu zabo ziyakunikelwa kwabanye,

amasimu abo nawomkabo kanyekanye,

ngokuba ngiyakwelulela isandla sami

kwabakhileyo ezweni,” usho uJehova.

₁₃“Ngokuba kusukela kwabancane babo

kuya kwabakhulu babo

bayaphanga impango bonke,

nabaprofethi nabapristi bonke baqamba amanga.

₁₄Bapholisa kalula ukulimala kwabantu bami,

bathi: ‘Ngukuthula, ngukuthula,’

kepha akukho ukuthula.

₁₅Bayakuba namahloni,

ngokuba benza izinengiso;

nokho abanamahloni nakanye,

abakhophozi;

ngalokho bayakuwa phakathi kwabawayo;

ngesikhathi sokubahambela kwami

bayakukhubeka,” usho uJehova.

“Yimani ezindleleni, nibone,

nibuze imikhondo yasendulo

ukuthi iphi indlela enhle,

nihambe ngayo,

niyakufumana ukuphumula kwemiphefumulo yenu;

kepha bathi: ‘Asiyikuhamba ngayo.’

₁₇Ngase ngibeka abalindi phezu kwenu,

ngithi: ‘Qaphelani ukukhala kwecilongo,’

kepha bathi: ‘Asiyikukuqaphela.’

₁₈Ngalokho zwanini nina zizwe,

wazi wena bandla

ukuthi yintoni ephakathi kwabo.

₁₉Yizwa wena mhlaba ukuthi: Bheka,

ngiyakwehlisela okubi phezu kwalaba bantu,

izithelo zemicabango yabo,

ngokuba abaqaphelanga amazwi ami,

nomthetho wami bawulahlile.

₂₀Ifikelani kimi inhlaka evela eSheba,

nomhlanga othaphukayo ovela ezweni elikude, na?

Iminikelo yenu yokushiswa ayamukeleki,

nemihlatshelo yenu ayimnandi kimi.”

“Bheka, ngiyakubekela laba bantu izikhubekiso,

oyise namadodana bakhubeke kanyekanye kuzo,

umakhelwane abhubhe kanye nomngane wakhe.”

“Bheka, kuvela abantu ezweni elisenyakatho;

isizwe esikhulu siyakuvuswa ekugcineni komhlaba.

₂₃Babamba umnsalo nomkhonto;

banonya, abanamusa,

izwi labo liduma njengolwandle,

bakhwele amahhashi,

behleliwe njengabantu abayakulwa,

behlelelwe ukulwa nawe ndodakazi yaseSiyoni.”

₂₄Sizwile imibiko yalokho:

izandla zethu ziyadangala;

usizi lusibambile,

imihelo njengeyobelethayo.

₂₅Ningaphumeli endle,

ningahambi endleleni,

ngokuba isitha sinenkemba,

navalo nxazonke.

₂₆Ndodakazi yabantu bami,

bhinca indwangu yamasaka,

uhuquzele emlotheni,

wenze isililo njengesendodana eyodwa,

ukukhala okumunyu,

ngokuba umphangi uyakusehlela masinyane.

₂₇“Ngikubekile ukuba ube ngumhloli

nenqaba phakathi kwabantu bami,

wazi, uhlole indlela yabo.

₂₈Bahlubukile bonke nokuhlubuka,

behamba behleba;

bayithusi nensimbi,

bangabachithi bonke.

₂₉Izifutho ziyafutha,

kepha emlilweni kuphuma umthofu kuphela;

impela bancibilikisela ize nje,

ngokuba ababi abakhishwa.

₃₀Bayakuthiwa isiliva elilahlwayo,

ngokuba uJehova ubalahlile.”