Bible Reading Plan – Day 220

₁Kwafika kimi amadoda amalunga akwa-Israyeli, ahlala phambi kwami. ₂Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: ₃“Ndodana yomuntu, lawa madoda angenisile izithombe zawo ezinhliziyweni zawo, abeka isikhubekiso sokona kwawo phambi kobuso bawo. Impela ngiyakubuzwa yiwo na? ₄Qha! Ngalokho khuluma kuwona, uthi kuwo: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Yilowo nalowo muntu wakwa-Israyeli ongenisa izithombe zakhe enhliziyweni yakhe, abeke isikhubekiso sokona kwakhe phambi kobuso bakhe, eze kumprofethi, mina Jehova ngiyakumphendula ngokobuningi bezithombe zakhe, ₅ukuze ngibambe indlu yakwa-Israyeli ngenhliziyo yabo, ngokuba bonke bazahlukanisile nami ngezithombe zabo.’

₆“Ngalokho yisho kuyo indlu yakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Phendukani, nibuye ezithombeni zenu, nifulathele zonke izinengiso zenu.

₇“ ‘Ngokuba yilowo nalowo muntu wendlu ka-Israyeli nomfokazi ogogobele kwa-Israyeli, ozahlukanisa nami, angenise izithombe zakhe enhliziyweni yakhe, abeke isikhubekiso sokona kwakhe phambi kobuso bakhe, eze kumprofethi ukuba azibuzele kimi, mina Jehova ngiyakumphendula ngokwami, ₈ngibhekise ubuso bami bumelane nalowo muntu, ngimbeke abe yisibonakaliso nesaga, ngimnqume, asuke phakathi kwabantu bami, nazi ukuthi nginguJehova.

₉“ ‘Uma umprofethi eyengwa akhulume izwi, mina Jehova ngimyengile lowo mprofethi; ngiyakwelulela isandla sami phezu kwakhe, ngimchithe phakathi kwabantu bami u-Israyeli. ₁₀Bayakuthwala ukona kwabo, ukona kobuzayo kube njengokona komprofethi, ₁₁ukuze indlu yakwa-Israyeli ingabe isaduka kimi, ingabe isazingcolisa ngeziphambeko zayo zonke, kepha ibe ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, isho iNkosi uJehova.’ ”

₁₂Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: ₁₃“Ndodana yomuntu, lapho izwe lona kimi ngokwenza iziphambeko, ngelulele isandla sami phezu kwalo, ngaphule uzime lwalo lwesinkwa, ngithume indlala kulo, nginqume kulo abantu nezilwane, ₁₄noma ebekhona phakathi kwalo lawa madoda amathathu, oNowa, noDaniyeli, noJobe, wona ayeyakophula imiphefumulo yawo kuphela ngokulunga kwawo, isho iNkosi uJehova.

₁₅“Uma ngidabulisa izilwane ezimbi ezweni, ziliphange libe yincithakalo, ukuze kungadluli muntu ngenxa yezilwane, ₁₆noma ebekhona lawo madoda amathathu phakathi kwalo, kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova, ayengayikophula amadodana noma amadodakazi, ophulwe wona odwa, izwe libe yincithakalo.

₁₇“Nokuba bengiyakwehlisela inkemba phezu kwalelo zwe, ngithi: ‘Inkemba mayidabule ezweni,’ ukuze nginqume kulo abantu nezilwane, ₁₈noma ebekhona lawo madoda amathathu phakathi kwalo, kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova, ayengayikophula amadodana noma amadodakazi, ophulwe wona odwa.

₁₉“Nokuba bengiyakuthuma isifo kulelo zwe, ngithele ukufutheka kwami phezu kwalo ngegazi ukuba nginqume kulo abantu nezilwane, ₂₀noma bebekhona oNowa, noDaniyeli, noJobe phakathi kwalo, kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova, bebengayikophula amadodana noma amadodakazi, bophule imiphefumulo yabo kuphela ngokulunga kwabo.

₂₁“Ngokuba isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Kakhulu kangakanani, lapho ngithuma eJerusalema izahlulelo zami ezine ezimbi, inkemba, nendlala, nezilwane ezesabekayo, nesifo ukuba nginqume kulo abantu nezilwane, na? ₂₂Kepha bheka, kuyakushiywa kulo ababalekileyo abayakukhishwa, amadodana namadodakazi; bheka, ayakuphumela kini, nibone indlela yawo nemisebenzi yawo, niduduzwe ngokubi engehlisele khona phezu kweJerusalema, yebo, ngakho konke engehlisele khona phezu kwalo. ₂₃Ayakuniduduza, lapho nibona indlela yawo nemisebenzi yawo, nazi ukuthi angenzanga ngaphandle kwesizathu konke engikwenzileyo phakathi kwalo, isho iNkosi uJehova.”

₁Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: ₂“Ndodana yomuntu, umuthi womvini udlula ngani imithi yonke, igatsha lomvini eliphakathi kwemithi yasehlathini, na? ₃Kuyakuthathwa kuwo umuthi wokwenza umsebenzi, noma kuthathwe kuwo isikhonkwane ukuphanyeka isitsha, na? ₄Bheka, uyafakwa emlilweni ukuba udliwe, ziqedwe ngumlilo izihloko zawo zombili, kuhanguke okuphakathi kwazo; usulungele umsebenzi na? ₅Bheka, usaphelele awenziwanga waba ngokomsebenzi; kakhulu kangakanani, lapho umlilo uwuqedile wahanguka, uyobe usenziwa ube ngokomsebenzi, na?

₆“Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Njengomuthi womvini phakathi kwemithi yasehlathini engiwunike umlilo ukuba uqedwe, kanjalo ngiyakunikela abakhileyo eJerusalema. ₇Ngiyakubhekisa ubuso bami bumelane nabo; baphumile emlilweni, kepha umlilo uyakubaqeda; niyakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho ngibhekisa ubuso bami bumelane nabo. ₈Ngiyakwenza izwe libe yincithakalo, ngokuba benze isiphambeko, isho iNkosi uJehova.”

₁Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: ₂“Ndodana yomuntu, yazisa iJerusalema izinengiso zalo, ₃uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova kulo iJerusalema, ithi: Ukudabuka kwakho nokuzalwa kwakho kungokwezwe laseKhanani; uyihlo wayengumAmori, nonyoko wayengumHetikazi. ₄Ekuzalweni kwakho inkaba yakho ayinqunywanga ngosuku lokuzalwa kwakho, awugezwanga ngamanzi ukuba uhlambuluke, awuhlikihlwanga nakanye ngosawoti, awusongwanga nokusongwa. ₅Awuhawukelwanga yiso ukuba kwenziwe lokhu kuwe, uphathwe ngobubele, kepha waphonswa endle, lokhu wanengeka ngosuku lokuzalwa kwakho.

₆“ ‘Lapho ngidlula kuwe, ngikubona ungqasha egazini lakho, ngathi kuwe: Wena osegazini lakho: “Phila!” yebo, ngathi kuwe, wena osegazini lakho: “Phila!” ₇Wande njengehlumela lasendle; wanda, wakhula, wabukeka nokubukeka; amabele akho aphuhla, izinwele zakho zazimilile, kepha wawunqunu, wawuze.

₈“ ‘Lapho ngidlula kuwe, ngikubona, bheka, kwakuyisikhathi sakho, isikhathi sokuthanda; ngeneka ingubo yami phezu kwakho, ngembathisa ubunqunu bakho; yebo, ngafunga kuwe, ngangena esivumelwaneni nawe, isho iNkosi uJehova, waba ngowami.

₉“ ‘Ngakugeza ngamanzi, ngahlanzisisa igazi lakho kuwe, ngakugcoba ngamafutha. ₁₀Ngakwembathisa imifekethiso, ngakufaka izicathulo zesikhumba samatahasi,* ngakubhincisa ilineni elicolekileyo, ngakusibekela ngosilika.* ₁₁Ngakuvunulisa ngezivunulo, ngafaka amasongo ezandleni zakho nomnaka entanyeni yakho. ₁₂Ngafaka icici emakhaleni akho, namagenqeza ezindlebeni zakho, nomqhele omuhle ekhanda lakho. ₁₃Wawusuhlotshisiwe ngegolide nangesiliva, isambatho sakho sasiyilineni elicolekileyo, nosilika*, nemifekethiso; wadla impuphu ecolekileyo, nezinyosi, namafutha; wawumuhle kakhulu impela, wahlahlamela, waze wathola ubukhosikazi. ₁₄Igama lakho laphumela ezizweni ngobuhle bakho, ngokuba laliphelele ngemihlobiso engangiyibeke kuwe, isho iNkosi uJehova.

₁₅“ ‘Kepha wethemba ebuhleni bakho, wafebela igama lakho, wathululela bonke abadlulayo ubufebe bakho, baba ngobakhe. ₁₆Wathatha ezingutsheni zakho, wazenzela izindawo eziphakemeyo ezingamagqabhagqabha, wafeba kuzo, okungazange kwenzeke nokungasoze kwenziwa. ₁₇Wathatha izinto zakho ezinhle, egolideni lami nasesiliveni lami engangikunike khona, wazenzela izithombe zabesilisa, wafeba nazo. ₁₈Wathatha izingubo zakho ezifekethisiweyo, wazisibekela, wabeka amafutha ami nempepho yami phambi kwazo. ₁₉Nesinkwa sami engangikunike sona, impuphu ecolekileyo, namafutha, nezinyosi engangikudlise khona, wakubeka phambi kwazo, kwaba yiphunga elimnandi; kwaba njalo, isho iNkosi uJehova.

₂₀“ ‘Wawathatha amadodana akho namadodakazi akho owangizalela wona, wawahlabela zona ukuba adliwe. Babubuncane ubufebe bakho ₂₁ukuba ubulale abantwana bami, unikele ngabo kuzo ngokubadabulisa emlilweni, na? ₂₂Kuzo zonke izinengiso zakho nakubo bonke ubufebe bakho awukhumbulanga izinsuku zobusha bakho, lapho wawunqunu, wawuze, wangqasha egazini lakho.

₂₃“ ‘Kwathi emva kwabo bonke ububi bakho – maye, maye kuwe! isho iNkosi uJehova – ₂₄wazakhela iqhugwane, wazenzela indawo ephakemeyo ezigcawini zonke. ₂₅Ezingosini zonke zezitaladi wakha izindawo zakho eziphakemeyo, wenza ubuhle bakho baba yisinengiso, wenekela bonke abadlulayo imilenze yakho, wandisa ubufebe bakho. ₂₆Wafeba nabaseGibithe, abakhelwane bakho, abanyama inkulu, wandisa ubufebe ukungicunula. ₂₇Bheka, ngase ngelulela isandla sami kuwe, nganciphisa ukudla owakunqunyelwayo, ngakunikela entandweni yabakuzondayo, amadodakazi amaFilisti, ayenamahloni ngendlela yakho yokukhanuka. ₂₈Wafeba nama-Asiriya ngokuba wawungakadeli; yebo wafeba nawo, kepha namanje wawungakadeli. ₂₉Wandisa ubufebe bakho kuze kubesezweni labathengi, iKalideya, kepha nangalokho awudelanga.

₃₀“ ‘Yeka ubuthakathaka benhliziyo yakho, isho iNkosi uJehova, lokhu wenza zonke lezi zinto, izenzo zowesifazane oyisifebe esingazibambiyo. ₃₁Wakha iqhugwane lakho ezingosini zezitaladi, wenza indawo yakho ephakemeyo kuzo zonke izigcawu, ungaba nganjengezifebe ngokudelela inkokhelo, ₃₂wena mfazi ophingayo, othatha abafokazi esikhundleni sendoda yakhe. ₃₃Zonke izifebe ziphiwa imivuzo, kepha wena unika zonke izithandwa zakho imivuzo, uziqashe ukuba zifike kuwe nxazonke ekufebeni kwakho. ₃₄Wahlukene nabanye abesifazane ekufebeni kwakho ngalokho ukuthi akakho olandela wena ukuyofeba; ngokunika kwakho imivuzo, ungaphiwa imivuzo kodwa wena, ngalokho wahlukene.

₃₅“ ‘Ngalokho yizwa, sifebe, izwi likaJehova. ₃₆Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngokuba uthululile amahloni akho, nobunqunu bakho bambulwa ngobufebe bakho nezithandwa zakho, nangenxa yazo zonke izithombe zezinengiso zakho, nangegazi labantwana bakho owabanika lona, ₃₇ngalokho bheka, ngiyakubutha zonke izithandwa zakho ozenamisile nazo, nazo zonke ozithandileyo, nazo zonke ozizondileyo, ngizibuthe ngakuwe zivela nxazonke, ngizambulele ubunqunu bakho ukuba zibone bonke ubunqunu bakho. ₃₈Ngiyakukwahlulela ngesahlulelo seziphingikazi nesabachithi begazi, ngehlisele phezu kwakho igazi lokufutheka nomhawu. ₃₉Ngiyakukunikela esandleni sazo, zilibhidlize iqhugwane lakho, zizidilize izindawo zakho eziphakemeyo, zikuhlubule izingubo zakho, zithathe izinto zakho ezinhle, zikushiye unqunu, uze. ₄₀Ziyakukwenyusela isixuku, zikukhande ngamatshe, zikuhlahlele ngezinkemba zazo. ₄₁Ziyakushisa izindlu zakho ngomlilo, zikwahlulele emehlweni abesifazane abaningi, ngenze ukuba uyeke ukufeba, wena ungabe usanika umvuzo. ₄₂Ngiyakuqeda ukufutheka kwami kuwe, umhawu wami usuke kuwe, ngibe nokuthula, ngingabe ngisacunuka.

₄₃“ ‘Ngokuba awukhumbulanga izinsuku zobusha bakho, kepha ungikhathazile kukho konke lokhu, ngiyakwehlisela indlela yakho phezu kwekhanda lakho, isho iNkosi uJehova, ungenzi ukukhanuka phezu kwazo zonke ezinye izinengiso.

₄₄“ ‘Bonke abalinganisa ngezaga bayakulinganisa ngalesi kuwe, bathi: “Njengonina, injalo indodakazi.” ₄₅Uyindodakazi kanyoko owanengwa yindoda yakhe nabantwana bakhe; ungudade wawodadewenu abanengwa ngamadoda abo nabantwana babo; unyoko wayengumHetikazi, uyihlo wayengumAmori. ₄₆Udadewenu omkhulu uyiSamariya elihlezi namadodakazi alo ngakwesokhohlo sakho; udadewenu omncane ohlezi ngakwesokunene sakho uyiSodoma namadodakazi alo. ₄₇Awuhambanga ngezindlela zabo, awenzanga ngezinengiso zabo, kepha njengokuba lokho kwakuyinto encane nje, wonakala kuzo zonke izindlela zakho kunabo. ₄₈Kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova, iSodoma udadewenu alenzanga lona namadodakazi alo njengalokho wenzile wena namadodakazi akho.

₄₉“ ‘Bheka, nakhu ukona kukadadewenu iSodoma; ukuzidla, nokusutha ukudla, nokuzinza okuthuleyo kwakukhona kulo nakuwo amadodakazi alo, kepha aliqinisanga isandla sabampofu nabaswelayo. ₅₀Babeziphakamisa, benza izinengiso phambi kwami; ngase ngibasusa njengokubona kwami. ₅₁ISamariya alenzanga inxenye yezono zakho; kepha wandisile izinengiso zakho kunabo, wathetha odadewenu ngazo zonke izinengiso ozenzileyo. ₅₂Thwala wena ihlazo lakho, lokhu wathetha odadewenu; ngezono zakho ozenzileyo ezinengekayo balungile kunawe; yebo, mawujabhe, uthwale ihlazo lakho ngokuthetha odadewenu.

₅₃“ ‘Ngiyakubuyisa ukuthunjwa kwabo, ukuthunjwa kweSodoma nokwamadodakazi alo, nokuthunjwa kweSamariya nokwamadodakazi alo, nokuthunjwa kwabathunjwa bakho phakathi kwawo ₅₄ukuba uthwale ihlazo lakho, ujabhe ngenxa yakho konke okwenzileyo, ube yinduduzo kubo. ₅₅Odadewenu, iSodoma namadodakazi alo, bayakubuyela esimweni sabo sokuqala, neSamariya namadodakazi alo bayakubuyela esimweni sabo sokuqala, wena namadodakazi akho nibuyele esimweni senu sokuqala. ₅₆Ngokuba udadewenu iSodoma akaphathwanga ngomlomo wakho ngosuku lokuzidla kwakho, ₅₇bungakambulwa ububi bakho, njengasesikhathini sehlazo lamadodakazi ase-Aramu nawo onke amadodakazi amaFilisti alihaqayo, akudumaza nxazonke. ₅₈Usuyathwala ukukhanuka kwakho nezinengiso zakho, usho uJehova.

₅₉“ ‘Ngokuba isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngiyakwenza kuwe njengalokho okwenzileyo, udelele isifungo, waphula isivumelwano. ₆₀Kepha mina ngiyakusikhumbula isivumelwano sami nawe ebusheni bakho, ngikumisele isivumelwano esiphakade. ₆₁Usuyakuzikhumbula izindlela zakho, ujabhe, lapho uyakubamukela odadewenu, omkhulu nomncane, ngikunike wona abe ngamadodakazi, kungabi ngesivumelwano sakho kodwa. ₆₂Sengiyakumisa isivumelwano sami nawe, wazi ukuthi nginguJehova ₆₃ukuba ukhumbule, ube namahloni, ungabe usavula umlomo wakho ngenxa yehlazo lakho, lapho ngikuthethelele konke okwenzileyo, isho iNkosi uJehova.’ ”