Bible Reading Plan – Day 215

₁Yeka ukuhlala kodwa komuzi owawunabantu abaningi!

Usungumfelokazi owawunezizwe eziningi.

Owawuyinkosikazi phakathi kwezifunda usungobuswayo.

₂Uyakhala nokukhala ebusuku,

izinyembezi zawo zisezihlathini zawo;

kawunamduduzi phakathi kwazo zonke izithandwa zawo;

bonke abangane bawo bawuphathe ngenkohliso,

sebe yizitha zawo.

₃UJuda uthunjiwe ngenxa

yokuhlupheka nobugqila obuningi;

uhlala phakathi kwabezizwe,

katholi ukuphumula;

bonke abamzingelayo bamfica ephakathi kobuhlungu.

₄Izindlela zaseSiyoni ziyalila

ngokuba kungeziwa emikhosini emisiweyo;

onke amasango achithekile,

abapristi balo bayabubula;

izintombi zalo ziyahlupheka,

nalo linomunyu.

₅Abamelene nalo sebe yinhloko,

izitha zalo zinokuthula,

ngokuba uJehova ulihluphile

ngenxa yobuningi beziphambeko zalo;

izingane zalo ziye ekuthunjweni ebusweni bezitha.

₆Bonke ubukhosi bumukile

endodakazini yaseSiyoni;

izikhulu zalo sezinjengezindluzele ezingafumani idlelo,

zihambile zingenamandla ebusweni babaxoshayo.

₇IJerusalema liyakhumbula ezinsukwini

zokuhlupheka kwalo nezinsizi zalo

konke okuhle okwakukhona ezinsukwini zasendulo;

lapho abantu balo bewela esandleni sezitha,

kungekho olisizayo,

abamelene nalo balibona,

bahleka ukuchithwa kwalo.

₈IJerusalema lalonile kakhulu;

ngalokho seliyisinengiso;

bonke ababelidumisa sebelidelela

ngokuba bebone ubunqunu balo;

seliyabubula nalo, libuyela emuva.

₉Ukungcola kwalo

kwakusemaphethelweni alo,

alikhumbulanga ukuphela kwalo;

lehlile ngokumangalisayo, alinamduduzi.

Bheka, Jehova, ukuhlupheka kwami,

ngokuba isitha sizikhulisile.

₁₀Isitha selulile isandla saso

phezu kwakho konke okumnandi kwalo,

ngokuba sibonile ukuthi abezizwe

bangene endlini yalo engcwele,

owabayala ukuthi abayikungena ebandleni lakho.

₁₁Bonke abantu balo bayabubula,

befuna isinkwa sabo;

banika okumnandi kwabo ngokudla

ukuba babuyise umphefumulo.

Bheka, Jehova, ubhekisise,

ngokuba ngiyadelelwa.

₁₂“Akulutho kinina nonke enidlula

ngendlela na?

Bhekani, nibone

ukuba kukhona yini ubuhlungu

obunjengobuhlungu bami engehlelwe yibo,

uJehova angihluphe ngabo ngosuku lokufutheka kwentukuthelo yakhe.

₁₃“Ephezulu ungithumele umlilo

emathanjeni ami, wawahlula;

wenekele izinyawo zami inetha,

wangibuyisela emuva.

Ungenze incithakalo,

ngiphele amandla usuku lonke.

₁₄“Iziphambeko zami zaboshwa ngesandla sakhe,

zaba yijoka;

zalukwa, sezisentanyeni yami;

wakhubekisa amandla ami.

INkosi inginikele esandleni sabo engingenakumelana nabo.

₁₅“INkosi ilahlile onke amaqhawe ami phakathi kwami;

ingibizele umhlangano ukuphahlaza izinsizwa zami;

iNkosi inyathele njengasesikhamweni sewayini

intombi eyindodakazi yakwaJuda.

₁₆“Ngiyakhala ngalokhu;

iso lami, iso lami liyamululeka izinyembezi,

ngokuba umduduzi wami obeyakubuyisa umphefumulo wami ukude nami.

Abantwana bami bachithekile,

ngokuba isitha sahlulile.”

₁₇ISiyoni liyelula izandla zalo,

akakho oliduduzayo.

UJehova uyalile ngoJakobe ukuba abamzungezayo babe yizitha zakhe.

IJerusalema linjengesinengiso phakathi kwabo.

₁₈“UJehova ulungile,

ngokuba ngihlubukile izwi lakhe.

Ake nizwe, bantu bonke,

nibone ubuhlungu bami.

Izintombi zami nezinsizwa zami ziye ekuthunjweni.

₁₉“Ngazibiza izithandwa zami, zangikhohlisa.

Abapristi bami namalunga ami bafela emzini,

besafuna ukudla ukuba babuyise umphefumulo wabo.

₂₀“Bheka, Jehova, ngokuba nginosizi;

izibilini zami ziyaxhaphazela.

Inhliziyo yami iphendukile phakathi kwami,

ngokuba ngihlubukile nokuhlubuka.

Endle yinkemba eyaphucayo,

ekhaya ngukufa.

₂₁“Bezwile ukuthi ngiyabubula,

kepha anginamduduzi.

Zonke izitha zami zizwile ukuhlupheka kwami;

ziyathokoza ukuthi nguwe okwenzileyo.

Ululethile usuku olumemezileyo,

kepha ziyakuba njengami.

₂₂“Mabufike bonke ububi bazo ebusweni bakho,

wenze kuzo njengokwenza kwakho kimi

ngenxa yazo zonke iziphambeko zami,

ngokuba ukububula kwami kukhulu,

nenhliziyo idangele.”

₁Yeka ukwembesa kweNkosi indodakazi yaseSiyoni

amafu ngentukuthelo yayo.

Uphonsile ubuhle buka-Israyeli emhlabeni busuke ezulwini,

angasikhumbulanga isenabelo sezinyawo zayo

ngosuku lwentukuthelo yayo.

₂INkosi igwinyile onke amakhaya

kaJakobe ingahawukelanga.

Ngentukuthelo yayo, ibhidlizile izinqaba zendodakazi yakwaJuda,

yazidilizela emhlabathini,

yangcolisa umbuso nezikhulu zawo.

₃Yanquma ngokufutheka kolaka lwayo

zonke izimpondo zakwa-Israyeli,

yabuyisela emuva isandla sayo sokunene ebusweni bezitha,

yashisa uJakobe ngomlilo wamalangabi odla nxazonke.

₄Yansala umnsalo wayo njengesitha,

yema njengomelene nathi ngesokunene sayo,

yabulala konke okwakumnandi emehlweni ethu.

Etendeni lendodakazi yaseSiyoni yathulula ukufutheka kwayo njengomlilo.

₅INkosi isinjengesitha,

imgwinyile u-Israyeli;

yagwinya zonke izindlu zakhe zobukhosi,

yachitha izinqaba zakhe;

yandisile endodakazini yakwaJuda ukukhala nokulila.

₆Yachitha idokodo layo njengelensimu,

yaqeda indawo yayo yokuhlangana.

UJehova wenza ukuba kukhohlakale

imikhosi emisiweyo namasabatha eSiyoni,

wadelela ngokufutheka kolaka lwakhe inkosi nompristi.

₇INkosi yalilahla i-altare layo,

yanengwa yindlu yayo engcwele,

yanikela izingange zezindlu zayo zamakhosi esandleni sesitha.

Ziphakamise izwi endlini kaJehova njengasosukwini lomkhosi omisiweyo.

₈UJehova wayecebile ukuchitha ugange

lwendodakazi yaseSiyoni;

wawelula umucu wokulinganisa,

akabuyisanga isandla sakhe ekuchitheni;

wenza ukuba kukhale ugange nodonga,

kudangale kanyekanye.

₉Amasango alo ashona emhlabathini;

wachitha, wayaphula imigoqo yalo.

Inkosi nezikhulu zalo baphakathi kwezizwe,

lapho kungekho khona umthetho.

Nabaprofethi balo abatholi mbono kuJehova.

₁₀Amalunga endodakazi yaseSiyoni

ahlezi emhlabathini, athule;

athele uthuli emakhanda awo,

abhince indwangu yamasaka.

Izintombi zaseJerusalema zithobisela phansi amakhanda azo.

₁₁Amehlo ami ayaphela izinyembezi,

izibilini zami ziyaxhaphazela;

isibindi sami sithululelwe emhlabathini

ngenxa yokuchitheka kwendodakazi yabantu bami,

ngokuba izingane nabancelayo bayadangala ezigcawini zomuzi.

₁₂Bathi konina: “Aphi amabele newayini?”

lapho bedangala njengababulawayo ezigcawini zomuzi,

imiphefumulo yabo ithululelwe ezifubeni zawonina.

₁₃Ngingafakaza ngokuthini ngawe,

ngikufanise nani,

ndodakazi yaseSiyoni, na?

Ngingakulinganisa nani ukuba ngikududuze,

ntombi eyindodakazi yaseSiyoni na?

Ngokuba ukuchitheka kwakho kukhulu njengolwandle.

Ngubani ongakuphulukisa na?

₁₄Abaprofethi bakho bakubonele imibono eyize nobuwula;

abambulanga ukona kwakho ukuba babuyise ukuthunjwa kwakho.

Kepha bakubonele iziprofetho eziyize nezikhohlisayo.

₁₅Bonke abadlula ngendlela bakushayela ihlombe,

bancimfe, banikine amakhanda abo ngenxa yendodakazi yaseJerusalema ngokuthi:

“Yiwo lo muzi owawubizwa ngokuthi

ubuhle obupheleleyo nentokozo yomhlaba wonke na?”

₁₆Zonke izitha zikukhamisela umlomo wazo,

zincimfa, zigedla amazinyo, zithi:

“Siwugwinyile.

Impela yilo usuku esilulindele;

sesilufumene, silubonile.”

₁₇UJehova wenzile lokhu abekucebile;

uligcwalisile izwi lakhe,

ayeyale ngalo ezinsukwini zasendulo;

ubhidlizile engenasihawu,

wenza ukuba isitha sithokoze phezu kwakho,

waphakamisa uphondo lwabamelene nawe.

₁₈Izinhliziyo zabo zikhala eNkosini;

wena lugange lwendodakazi yaseSiyoni,

izinyembezi mazehle njengemifula imini nobusuku.

Mawungazivumeli ukuphumula,

inhlamvu yeso lakho ingayeki.

₁₉Vuka ukhale ebusuku ekuqaleni kwemilindo,

uthulule inhliziyo yakho njengamanzi phambi kobuso beNkosi;

phakamisa izandla zakho kuyo ngenxa yokuphila kwezingane

ezidangala ngendlala ezingosini zezitaladi zonke.

₂₀“Bheka, Jehova,

ubone ukuthi wenzile kanjalo kubani.

Abesifazane bayakudla yini izithelo zabo,

izingane eziphathiweyo kahle, na?

Abaprofethi nabapristi bayakubulawa endlini engcwele yeNkosi, na?

₂₁“Balele phansi ezitaladini,

abasha nabadala.

Izintombi zami nezinsizwa zami ziwile ngenkemba.

Wababulala ngosuku lwentukuthelo yakho,

wabulala ungahawukelanga.

₂₂“Wabiza njengasosukwini lomhlangano

izesabiso zami nxazonke;

akubangakho ngosuku lwentukuthelo

kaJehova owasindayo nowasalayo.

Labo engangibaphathile, ngabondla,

izitha zami zibaqedile.”