Zulu - The Book of Prophet Ezekiel

UHezekeli

ISAHLUKO1

1Kwathingomnyakawamashumiamathathu,ngenyanga yesine,ngolwesihlanulwenyanga,ngiphakathi kwabathunjwangasemfuleniiKhebari,avulekaamazulu, ngabonaimibonokaNkulunkulu.

2Ngosukulwesihlanulwenyanga,okwakungumnyaka wesihlanuwokuthunjwakwenkosiuJehoyakini, 3IzwilikaJehovalafikangokuqondilekuHezekeliumpristi, indodanakaBuzi,ezwenilamaKaledingasemfuleni iKhebari;isandlasikaJehovasasiphezukwakhelapho

4Ngasengibona,bheka,kwavelaisivunguvungu enyakatho,ifuelikhulu,nomliloovuthayo,nokukhanya nxazonkezalo,naphakathikwawokungathi okwesibhakabhaka,kuphumaphakathikomlilo.

5Futhiphakathikwawokwaphumaokufananezidalwa ezineeziphilayoFuthilokhukwakuyisimosabo; babenesimosomuntu.

6Yilelonalelolalinobusoobune,yilelonalelo lalinamaphikoamane

7Izinyawozazozaziyizinyawoeziqondile;amathe ezinyawozazoayenjengamatheonyawolwethole, zazicwebezelanjengombalawethusielikhazimulayo

8Zazinezandlazomuntuphansikwamaphikoazo ezinhlangothinizazozozine;zozinezazinobusobazo namaphikoazo

9Amaphikoazoayehlangene,elinyenelinye; aziphendukangaekuhambenikwazo;zahamba,yileyo naleyoiqondephambili

10Ngokuqondenenesimosobusobazo,zozinezazinobuso bomuntunobusobengonyamangakwesokunene;zozine zazinobusobenkomongakwesobunxele;zozinezazinobuso bokhozi.

11Babunjaloubusobazo;amaphikoazoayelulekele phezulu;amaphikoamabilikwelinyeayehlangene kwelinye,amabiliembesaimizimbayazo.

12Zahamba,kwabayilowonalowowaqondaphambili; futhiawaphendukangaekuhambenikwawo

13Ngokuqondenenesimosezidalwaeziphilayo, ukubonakalakwazokwakunjengamalahleomliloavuthayo nanjengokubonakalakwezibani;umlilowawukhanya,futhi emlilwenikwaphumaumbani

14Izidalwaeziphilayozazigijimazibuye njengokubonakalakombani.

15Ngathingibonaizidalwaeziphilayo,bheka,isondo elilodwaemhlabenieduzekwezidalwaeziphilayo,nobuso bazoobune.

16Ukubonakalakwamasondonomsebenziwawo kwakunjengombalawekrisolite,omaneayenokufana munye,nokubukekakwawonomsebenziwawo kwakunjengesondophakathikwesondo 17Ekuhambenikwawoahambaezinhlangothinizawo zozine,awaphendukangaekuhambenikwawo.

18Amasongoawoayephakemekangangokuthi ayesabekayo;amasongoawoayegcweleamehlonxazonke zozine.

19Laphoizidalwaeziphilayozihamba,amasondoahamba eduzekwazo;nalaphoizidalwaeziphilayoziphakanyiswa emhlabeni,amasondoaphakanyiswa.

20Nomaphilaphoumoyawawuthandaukuyakhona,zaya khona,laphoumoyawazowawufunaukuyakhona; amasondoaphakanyiswaphambikwazo,ngokubaumoya wezidalwawawusemasondo

21Lapholezizihamba,lawaahamba;nalapholezozisima, nalaema;nasekuphakanyiswenikwazoemhlabeni, amasondoaphakanyiswamaqondananazo,ngokubaumoya wezidalwawawusemasondo

22Phezukwamakhandaezidalwakwakukhonaokufana nomkhathikunjengombalawekristaluelesabekayo,wenebe phezukwamakhandaazophezulu

23Ngaphansikomkhathiamaphikoazoayeqondile,elinye laqondana,yilesonalesosinamabiliambozengalapha, namabiliayesibekeleimizimbayazongalapha

24Laphozihamba,ngezwaumsindowamaphikoazo, njengomsindowamanziamaningi,njengezwilikaSomandla, nomsindowokukhulumanjengomsindowebutho;lapho zimi,zehlisaamaphikoazo.

25Kwavelaizwiemkhathiniowawuphezukwamakhanda azo,laphozimi,zehliseamaphikoazo

26Phezukomkhathiowawuphezukwamakhandaazo kwakukhonaokufananesihlalosobukhosi njengokubonakalakwetshelesafire,naphezukomfanekiso wesihlalosobukhosikwakukhonaokufananokubonakala komuntuphezukwaso

27Ngabonakungathiumbalawenhlaka,njengokubonakala komlilophakathikwalonxazonke,kusukelaokhalweni lwakhekuyaphezulu,kusukelakokungathiukhalolwakhe kuyaphansi,ngabonaokufananomlilo,kunokukhanya nxazonke

28Njengokubonakalakothingoolusefwiningosuku lwemvula,kwakunjaloukubonakalakokukhanyanxazonke. Lokhukwakungukubonakalakomfanekisowenkazimulo kaJehovaNgathingikubona,ngawangobusobami, ngezwailizwilokhulumayo.

ISAHLUKO2

1Wathikimi:“Ndodanayomuntu,yimangezinyawozakho, ngikhulumenawe

2Laphoekhulumakimiumoyawangenakimi,wangimisa ngezinyawozami,ngamuzwaokhulumakimi

3Wathikimi:“Ndodanayomuntu,ngiyakuthuma kubantwanabakwa-Israyeli,esizweniesihlubukayo esingihlubukile;bonanoyisebaphambukilekimikuzekube yilolusuku

4Ngobabangabantwanaabanezinhliziyoezilukhuni. ngiyakuthumakubo;uthikubo:‘IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova 5Kephabonanomabelalela,nomabephika,ngokuba bayindluedlubulundayo,bayokwazinokhoukuthi kwakukhonaumprofethiphakathikwabo

6Wena-ke,ndodanayomuntu,ungabesabi,ungawesabi amazwiabo,nomaamakhakhasinamevakungakuwe, uhlalaphakathikwawofezela,ungawesabiamazwiabo, ungashaywaluvaloebuswenibabo,nakubabeyindlu edlubulundayo.

7Uyakukhulumakuboamazwiami,nomabezwa,noma benqaba,ngokubabahlubukakakhulu

8Kephawena,ndodanayomuntu,yizwaengikushokuwe; Ungabiyisihlubukinjengaleyondluehlubukayo;vula umlomowakho,udleengikunikakhona

9Ngathingibona,khangela-ke,isandlasathunyelwakimi; bheka,kwakukhonaumquluwencwadiphakathikwawo;

10Wasendlalaphambikwami;kwakulotshwekuyoizililo, nokulila,nosizi.

ISAHLUKO3

1Wathikimi:“Ndodanayomuntu,dlaokutholayo;yidlalo mqulu,uhambeukhulumekuyoindluyakwa-Israyeli 2Ngakhongavulaumlomowami,wangidlisalowomqulu.

3Wathikimi:“Ndodanayomuntu,dlisaisisusakho, ugcwaliseizibilinizakhongalomquluengikunikawona Ngabesengiyidla;futhiemlonyeniwaminjengoju lwezinyosikubemnandi

4Wathikimi:“Ndodanayomuntu,hambauyeendlini yakwa-Israyeli,ukhulumekubongamazwiami

5Ngokubaawuthunyelwangakubantuabalulimi oluyinqabanolulukhuni,kephakuyoindluyakwa-Israyeli; 6angikuthumelikubantuabaningiabalulimioluyinqaba nolulukhuni,abamazwiaboongewaqondi;Impela,ukube bengikuthumelekubo,bebeyakulalela.

7Kephaindluyakwa-Israyeliayifuniukukulalela;ngokuba abafuniukungilalela,ngokubayonkeindluyakwa-Israyeli ilukhuninenhliziyoelukhuni.

8Bheka,ngenzeubusobakhobuqinebufanenobusobabo, nebunzilakholibelukhuniphambikwamabunziabo

9Ngenzeibunzilakholibenjengedayimanelilukhuni kunensengetsha;ungabesabi,ungapheliamandlangobuso babo,nakubabeyindluedlubulundayo

10Wathikimi:“Ndodanayomuntu,wonkeamazwiami engiyakuwakhulumakuwewemukeleenhliziyweniyakho, uwezwengezindlebezakho

11Hambauyekwabathunjwa,kubantwanababantubakini, ukhulumekubo,uthikubo:ItshonjaloiNkosiuJehova; nomabezwa,nomabenqaba

12UMoyawangiphakamisa,ngezwaemvakwamiizwi lokudumaokukhulu,lithi:“Mayibusisweinkazimulo kaJehovaendaweniyayo

13Ngezwanomsindowamaphikoezidalwaeziphilayo ethintaelinyenelinye,nomsindowamasondongakuzo, nomsindowokuhlokomaokukhulu

14UMoyawangiphakamisa,wangisusa;ngahamba nginomunyuekushisenikomoyawami;kephaisandla sikaJehovasasinamandlaphezukwami

15NgasengifikakwabathunjwaeThelabibiababehlala ngasemfuleniiKhebari,ngahlalalaphoababehlezikhona, ngahlalalaphophakathikwaboizinsukueziyisikhombisa ngimangele.

16Kwathiekuphelenikwezinsukueziyisikhombisaizwi likaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

17Ndodanayomuntu,ngikwenzeumlindiwendlukaIsrayeli;ngalokhoyizwaizwiemlonyeniwami, ubaxwayisengokusukakimi

18Laphongithikomubi:Impelauyakufa;futhi ungamxwayisi,ungakhulumiukumxwayisaomubi endleleniyakheembi,ukusindisaumphefumulowakhe; lowoomubiuyakufangobubibakhe;kephaigazilakhe ngiyakulibizaesandlenisakho

19Kephaumaumxwayisaomubi,angabuyiebubinibakhe nasendleleniyakheembi,uyakufaebubinibakhe;kepha uwukhululileumphefumulowakho

20Futhi,laphoolungileyoephendukaekulungenikwakhe, enzeokubi,mina-kengibekeisikhubekisophambikwakhe, uyakufa,ngokubaungamxwayisanga,uyakufangesono

sakhe,nokulungakwakheakwenzileyoakuyikukhunjulwa; kephaigazilakhengiyakulibizaesandlenisakho.

21Kephaumaumxwayisaolungileyo,ukubaangoni olungileyo,angoni,uyakuphilanokuphila,ngokuba exwayisiwe;futhiuwukhululileumphefumulowakho.

22IsandlasikaJehovasasiphezukwamilapho;yasisithi kimi:Sukuma,uyeethafeni,ngizakhulumalawekhona 23Ngasukuma,ngaphumelaethafeni,bheka,inkazimulo kaJehovayayimilaphonjengenkazimuloengayibona ngasemfuleniiKhebari,ngawangobuso

24UMoyawayesengenakimi,wangimisangezinyawo zami,wakhulumanami,wathikimi:'Hambauzivalele endliniyakho.'

25Kephawena,ndodanayomuntu,bheka,bayakukufaka izibopho,bakubophengazo,ungaphumiphakathikwabo; 26Ngiyakwenzaulimilwakholunamatheleolwangeni lwakho,ubeyisimungulu,ungabingumuntuosolayokubo, ngokubabayindluedlubulundayo

27Kephalaphongikhulumanawe,ngiyakuwuvula umlomowakho,uthikubo:‘IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova; Ozwayomakezwe;nowenqabayomakayeke,ngokuba bayindluedlubulundayo.

ISAHLUKO4

1Wena-ke,ndodanayomuntu,thathaithayela,ulibeke phambikwakho,uqophephezukwaloumuzi,iJerusalema; 2Futhiuwuvimbezele,wakheinqabangakuwo, uwunqwabeleiduli;ubekeikamungokumelenenalo,ubeke izinqamazokudilizainhlangothizonke

3“Zithatheleikhanzilensimbi,ulimiselibeludonga lwensimbiphakathikwakhonomuzi,ubhekiseubuso bakhokuwo,wonauvinjezelwe,uwuvimbezeleLokhu kuyakubayisibonakalisokuyoindluka-Israyeli.

4Nawelalangohlangothilwakholwesokhohlo,ubeke ububibendluyakwa-Israyeliphezukwalo;

5Ngokubangikubekaphezukwakhoiminyakayokona kwaboukubaibenenanilezinsuku,izinsuku ezingamakhuluamathathunamashumiayisishiyagalolunye, ukuzeuthwaleububibendluyakwa-Israyeli.

6Laphousuzifezile,ulalengohlangothilwakholokunene, uthwaleububibendluyakwaJudaizinsukuezingamashumi amane;

7“Uzabhekisaubusobakhoekuvinjezelweni kweJerusalema,ingaloyakhoyambulwe,uprofethengayo 8Bheka,ngiyakufakaizibophophezukwakho, ungaphendukelikolunyeuhlangothi,uyekolunye,uze uqedeizinsukuzokuvinjezelwakwakho.

9“Zithatheleukolweni,nebhali,nobhontshisi,namalelile, namabele,namafiga,ukubekeesitshenisinye,uzenzele isinkwasakhongokwenanilezinsukuolalangaso ngohlangothilwakho,uyakudlakukhoizinsuku ezingamakhuluamathathunamashumiayisishiyagalolunye 10Ukudlakwakhooyakukudlakuyakubangesisindo, amashekeliangamashumiamabilingosuku,ukudle izikhathingezikhathi 11Amanziuyakuwaphuzangesilinganiso,inxenye yesithuphayehini;uyakuphuzaizikhathingezikhathi 12Uyakukudlanjengamaqebelengwaneebhali,ukupheke ngobulongweobuphumakubantuemehlweniabo.

13UJehovawathi:“Kanjaloabantwanabakwa-Israyeli bayakudlaisinkwasaboesingcolilephakathikwezizwe, laphongiyobaxoshelakhona

14Ngasengithi:“Awu,NkosiJehova!bheka, umphefumulowamiawungcoliswanga;akungenanga nyamaenengekayoemlonyeniwami

15Wayesethikimi:“Bheka,ngikunikileubulongwe benkomoesikhundlenisobulongwebomuntu,ulungise isinkwasakhongabo

16Wathikimi:“Ndodanayomuntu,bheka,ngiyakwephula udondololwesinkwaeJerusalema,badleisinkwa ngesilinganisonangokukhathazeka;bayakuphuzaamanzi ngesilinganisonangokumangala; 17Ukuzebasweleisinkwanamanzi,bamangaleomunye nomunye,baqedwengobubibabo

ISAHLUKO5

1“Wenandodanayomuntu,zithatheleinkembaebukhali, uzithatheleimpucoyomgundi,uyidluliseekhandalakho nasesilevinisakho,uthatheizilinganisozokulinganisa, uhlukaniseizinwele.

2Ingxenyeyesithathuuyakuyishisangomlilophakathi komuzi,laphoseziphelileizinsukuzokuvinjezelwa,uthathe ingxenyeyesithathu,ugaqekuyongommesenxazonke, nengxenyeyesithathuuyihlakazeemoyeni;ngiyakuhosha inkembaemvakwabo

3Wothabathakuyoeziyingcosana,uzibopheemiphethweni yezingubozakho

4Beseuthathakuzofuthi,ukuphonsephakathikomlilo, ukushiseemlilweni;ngokubakuyophumaumlilo,ungene kuyoyonkeindluyakwa-Israyeli

5ItshonjaloiNkosiuJehova;LeliyiJerusalema:ngilimise phakathikwezizwenamazwealihaqayo.

6Iziguquleizahlulelozamingobubikunezizwe,nezimiso zamikunamazweayihaqayo,ngokubazalileizahlulelo zaminezimisozami,abahambangangazo.

7NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Ngokuba nandakunezizweezinihaqayo,anihambangangezimiso zami,anigcinangaizahlulelozami,anizangenenze njengezahlulelozezizweezinihaqayo;

8NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Bheka,mina, yebo,minangimelenenawe,ngiyakwenzaizahlulelo phakathikwakhoemehlweniezizwe

9Ngiyakwenzakuwelokhoengingakwenzanga, engingasayikukwenzaokufanayokukhongenxayazo zonkeizinengisozakho

10Ngalokhooyisebayakudlaamadodanaphakathikwakho, amadodanaadleoyise;ngiyakwenzaizahlulelokuwe,futhi yonkeinsaliyakhongiyoyihlakazelakuyoyonkeimimoya 11Ngalokho,kuphilakwami,ishoiNkosiuJehova;Impela, ngokubaungcolisileindluyamiengcwelengazozonke izinengisozakhonangazozonkeizinengisozakho, ngalokhonamingiyakukunciphisa;isolami aliyikubahawukela,futhiangiyikubanesihawu

12Ingxenyeyesithathuyakhoiyakufangesifo,futhi iyakuqedwangendlalaphakathikwakho,nengxenye yesithathuiyakuwangenkembanxazonkezakho;ingxenye yesithathungiyoyihlakazelaemimoyeniyonke,futhi ngiyohoshainkembangemvakwayo.

13Kanjalointukutheloyamiiyakuphelela,ngenzeukuba ukufuthekakwamikuhlalephezukwabo,ngiduduzeke,

baziukuthiminaJehovangikukhulumilengokushisekela kwami,laphosengiqedileukufuthekakwamikubo.

14Ngiyakukwenzaincithakalonehlazophakathikwezizwe ezikuhaqayoemehlweniabobonkeabadlulayo.

15Kuyakuba-yisihlambanenhlamba,nesiyalo nesimangalisoezizweniezikuhaqayo,laphongenzakuwe izahlulelongentukuthelonangokufuthekanangokusola okufuthekayo.minaJehovangikukhulumile.

16laphongithumelaphezukwaboimicibisholoemibi yendlalaeyakubangeyokubhubhisa,engiyoyithumela ukubaibhubhise,ngiyandiseindlalaphezukwenu, ngephuleudondololwesinkwasenu;

17Ngiyakuthumaphezukwenuindlalaneziloezimbi, zikuphuceabantwana;kuyakudlulakuweisifonegazi; ngiyakulethainkembaphezukwakhominaJehova ngikukhulumile.

ISAHLUKO6

1IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

2Ndodanayomuntu,bhekisaubusobakhoezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli,uprofethengazo;

3uthi:‘Ninazintabazakwa-Israyeli,yizwaniizwileNkosi uJehova;IshokanjeiNkosiuJehovakuzoizintaba nasemagqumeni,emifuleninasezigodini;Bhekani,mina ngiyakwehliselainkembaphezukwenu,ngichitheizindawo zenueziphakemeyo

4Ama-altareenuayakubayincithakalo,kwaphulwe izinsikazenuezingcwele,ngiwiseababuleweyobenu phambikwezithombezenu

5Ngiyakubekaizidumbuzabantwanabakwa-Israyeli phambikwezithombezabo;ngiyakuwahlakazaamathambo enunxazonkezama-altareenu

6Kuzozonkeizindawozenuzokuhlalaimiziiyakuba yincithakalo,nezindawoeziphakemeyozibeyincithakalo; ukuzeama-altareenuabhujiswe,enziweincithakalo, kwaphulweizithombezenu,ziphele,nezithombezenu ezibaziweyozigawulwe,kuchithweimisebenziyenu

7Ababuleweyobayakuwaphakathikwenu,naziukuthi nginguJehova.

8Nokhongiyakushiyainsali,ukuzenibenabaphunyuka enkembeniphakathikwezizwe,laphonihlakazwa emazweni.

9Abaphunyukayokinibayakungikhumbulaphakathi kwezizwelaphobeyothunjelwakhona,ngokuba ngephukileinhliziyoyaboebufebe,eyemukilekimi, namehloaboabaphinganezithombezabo,benengeka ngenxayobubiababenzilekuzozonkeizinengisozabo.

10BayakwaziukuthinginguJehova,nokuthiangishongo ngezeukuthingiyakwenzalobububikubo

11IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Shayangesandlasakho, unyathelengonyawolwakho,uthi:“Mayengazozonke izinengisoezimbizendluyakwa-Israyeli!ngokuba bayakuwangenkemba,nangendlala,nangesifo 12Okudeuyakufangesifo;oseduzeuyakuwangenkemba; oseleyoevinjezelweuyakufangendlala,ngifezeukufutheka kwamiphezukwabo.

13NiyakwaziukuthinginguJehova,laphoababuleweyo babobephakathikwezithombezabonxazonkezama-altare abo,phezukwawowonkeamagqumaaphakemeyo,kuzo zonkeiziqongozezintaba,naphansikwayoyonkeimithi eluhlaza,naphansikwayoyonkeimi-okieminyene,indawo

laphoabanikelakhonakuzozonkeizithombezabo ezinephungaelimnandi.

14Ngiyakwelulelaisandlasamiphezukwabo,ngenzeizwe libeyincithakalo,libeyincithakalokunehlanelaseDibila kuzozonkeizindawozabozokuhlala,baziukuthi nginguJehova

ISAHLUKO7

1IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

2“Wenandodanayomuntu,ishokanjeiNkosiuJehova kuloizwelakwa-Israyeli;Ukuphela,ukuphelasekufikile emagumbiniomaneezwe.

3Manjeukuphelasekufikephezukwakho,futhi ngiyakuthumaintukutheloyamiphezukwakho, ngikwahlulelenjengezindlelazakho,ngehliselephezu kwakhozonkeizinengisozakho

4Isolamialiyikukuhawukela,angiyikukuhawukela,kepha ngiyakwehliselaizindlelazakhophezukwakho,izinengiso zakhozibephakathikwakho,naziukuthinginguJehova

5ItshonjaloiNkosiuJehova;Okubi,okubikuphela,bheka, kuyeza.

6Ukuphelakuyeza,ukuphelakuyeza;bheka,selifikile

7Ukusakufikilekuwe,wenaohlalaelizweni;

8Manjengiyakuthululamasinyaneukufuthekakwami phezukwakho,ngifezeintukutheloyamiphezukwakho, ngikwahlulelenjengezindlelazakho,ngehliselephezu kwakhozonkeizinengisozakho.

9Isolamialiyikukuhawukela,angiyikubanesihawu; niyakwaziukuthinginguJehovaoshayayo

10Bhekaniusuku,bheka,selufikile;iqhakazileinduku, kuqhakazileukuzidla

11Ubudlovabuphakamebabayindukuyobubi, akuyikusalamuntukubo,nasesixukunisabo,nakuyekubo, akuyikubakhoukulilangabo

12Isikhathisesifikile,usukulusondele;

13Ngokubaumthengisiakayikubuyelakulokho okuthengiswayo,nakubaesaphila,ngokubaumbono ngesixukusakhosonkeesingabuyi;kakhoozaqiniswa ebubinibempiloyakhe.

14Sebevutheleicilongo,balungisekonke;kephaakakho oyaempini,ngokubaukufuthekakwamikuphezu kwesixukusabosonke.

15Inkembaingaphandle,isifonendlalaphakathi;osendle uyakufangenkemba;osemzini,indlalanesifo kuyakushwabadela.

16Kephaabaphunyukayokubobayakuphunyuka,babe sezintabeninjengamajubaezigodini,bonkebelila,kube yilowonalowongenxayobubibakhe

17Zonkeizandlaziyakubabuthakathaka,namadoloonke ayakubabuthakathakanjengamanzi

18Bayobhincaindwanguyamasaka,uvalolubasibekele; amahloniayakubaphezukobusobonke,nempandlaphezu kwawowonkeamakhandaabo

19Bayakuphonsaisilivalaboezitaladini,negolidelabo liyakunyakaziswa,isilivalabonegolidelabongekelibe namandlaokubakhululangosukulolakalukaJehova; 20Ubuhlebomhlobisowakhewabubekangobukhosi, kephabenzakhonaizithombezaboezinengekayo nezinengisozabo;

21Ngiyakulinikelaesandlenisabafokazilibeyimpango, nakwababibomhlabakubeyimpango;bayakulingcolisa

22Ngiyakufulathelaubusobamikubo,bangcoliseindawo yamiyokusithelwa,ngokubaabaphangibayakungenakuyo, bayingcolise

23Yenzaiketanga,ngokubaizweligcweleamacalaegazi, nomuziugcweleubudlova.

24Ngalokhongiyakulethaabezizweababikakhulu,badle izindluzabo,ngiqedeukuzidlakwabanamandla;nezindawo zaboezingcweleziyakungcoliswa.

25Ukubhujiswakuyeza;bayakufunaukuthula,kepha akuyikubakhona

26Ububibuyakufikaphezukobubi,kubenamahemuhemu phezukwamahemuhemu;khonabayakufunaumbono kumprofethi;kephaumthethouyakubhubhakumpristi, nesilulekokumalunga

27Inkosiiyakukhala,nesikhulusiyakwembatha incithakalo,nezandlazabantubezweziyakuthuthumela; bazakwaziukuthinginguJehova

ISAHLUKO8

1Kwathingomnyakawesithupha,ngenyangayesithupha, ngolwesihlanulwenyanga,ngihleziendliniyami, namalungaakwaJudaehleziphambikwami,isandla seNkosiuJehovasehlelaphezukwamikhona

2Ngasengibona,bheka,kwakunjengokubonakalakomlilo; kusukelaokhalwenilwakhekuyaphezulu, njengokubonakalakokukhazimula,njengombalawegolide; 3Wayeselulaisimosesandla,wangibambangesihluthu sekhandalami;umoyawangiphakamisaphakathikomhlaba nezulu,wangiyisaeJerusalemaemibonwenikaNkulunkulu, ngasemnyangowesangoelingaphakathielibhekeenyakatho; sasikuphiisihlalosesithombesomona,esivusaumona

4Bheka,inkazimulokaNkulunkuluka-Israyeliyayilapho njengombonoengawubonaethafeni.

5Wathikimi:“Ndodanayomuntu,akeuphakamiseamehlo akhoubhekeenyakathoNgasengiphakamisaamehloami ngasenyakatho,bheka,ngasesangwenile-altarelesi sithombesomonasisemnyango

6Wathikimi:“Ndodanayomuntu,uyakubona abakwenzayona?izinengisoezinkuluindluyakwa-Israyeli ezenzayolaphaukubangisukengisukeendliniyami engcwelena?kephauyakubuyafuthi,uboneizinengiso ezinkulu.

7Wayesengingenisangasemnyangowegceke;lapho ngibona,bheka,kwakukhonaimboboodongeni

8Wathikimi:“Ndodanayomuntu,akeugebheodongeni; 9Wathikimi:"Ngena,uboneizinengisoezimbi abazenzayolapha."

10Ngakhongangenangabona;bheka,zonkeizinhlobo zezilwanyanaezinwabuzelayo,nezilwaneezinengekayo, nazozonkeizithombezendluyakwa-Israyelikudwetshiwe odongeninxazonke.

11Kwakumiphambikwazoamadodaangamashumi ayisikhombisaamalungaendluyakwa-Israyeli, noJahazaniyaindodanakaShafaniemiphakathikwawo, yilowonalowoenomcengeziwakhewomliloesandleni sakhe;kwenyukaifuelinzimalempepho.

12Wathikimi:“Ndodanayomuntu,ukubonileyini akwenzayoamalungaendluyakwa-Israyeliebumnyameni, kubeyilelonaleloemakamelweniaboezithombena? ngokubabathi:‘UJehovaakasiboni;uJehovauwushiyile umhlaba

13Wathikimi:“Uyabuyafuthi,uboneizinengisoezinkulu abazenzayo.

14Wayesengiyisangasemnyangowesangolendlu kaJehovaelingasenyakatho;bheka,kwakuhleziabesifazane belilelauTamuzi.

15Wayesethikimi:“Uyakubonalokhu,ndodanayomuntu? uyakubuyeuboneizinengisoezinkulukunalezi

16WangingenisaegcekenielingaphakathilendlukaJehova, bheka,ngasemnyangowethempelilikaJehovaphakathi komphemene-altare,kwakukhonaamadodakungathi angamashumiamabilinanhlanu,efulatheleithempeli likaJehova,ubusobawobubhekeempumalanga;bakhuleka elangeningasempumalanga.

17Wayesethikimi:“Uyakubonalokhu,ndodanayomuntu? KuyintoelulayinikuyoindluyakwaJudaukuthiyenze izinengisoezizenzayolaphana?+ngobabagcwaliseizwe ngobudlova,+futhibabuyileukuzebangicunule,+bheka, babekaigatshaemakhaleniabo 18Ngalokhonamingiyakwenzangokufutheka;isolami aliyikuhawukela,angiyikubanesihawu;nomabekhala ezindlebenizamingezwielikhulu,nokhoangiyikubalalela ISAHLUKO9

1Wasememezaezindlebenizamingelizwielikhulu,esithi: Sondezaniabaphetheumuzi,ngulowolalowoephethe isikhalisakhesokubhubhisaesandlenisakhe

2Bheka,kwavelaamadodaayisithuphangendlelayesango eliphezuluelibhekeenyakatho,yilowonalowoephethe isikhalisakhesokubulala;indodaethilephakathikwabo yayimbetheilineni,inophondolukayinkiwombhali ethangenilayo,bangena,bemangase-altarelethusi 3InkazimulokaNkulunkuluka-Israyeliyakhuphukaisuka ekherubinieyayiphezukwalo,yayaembundwiniwendlu. Wabizaindodaeyembetheilineni,enophondolukayinki wombhaliethangenilayo;

4UJehovawathikuye:“Dabulaphakathikomuzi,phakathi kweJerusalema,ubekeuphawuemabunziniabantu ababubulayonabakhalayongazozonkeizinengiso ezenziwaphakathikwalo.

5Wathikwabanyeezindlebenizami:“Dabulaniphakathi kwakhephakathikomuzi,nibulale;

6Bulalani,amaxhegu,nabasha,nezintombi,nabantwana, nabesifazane,kephaningasondelikumuntuonophawu; niqaleendliniyamiengcweleBaqala-keemadodeni amadalaaphambikwendlu.

7Wathikubo:"Yonakalisaniindlu,nigcwaliseamagceke ngababuleweyo;phumani."Basebephuma,babulalaemzini.

8Kwathibesawabulala,minangisele,ngawangobuso, ngakhalangathi:“Awu,NkosiJehova!Uyakuchithayonke insaliyakwa-Israyeliekuthululenikwakhoukufutheka kwakhophezukweJerusalemana?

9Wathikimi:“Ububibendluka-IsrayelinoJudabukhulu kakhulu,izweligcweleigazi,nomuziugcweleububi, ngokubabathi:‘UJehovauwushiyileumhlaba,uJehova akaboni

10Nami-ke,isolamialiyikubahawukela,angiyikuba nesihawu,kephangiyakwehliselaindlelayabophezu kwamakhandaabo

11Bheka,indodaeyembetheilineni,inophondolukayinki ethangenilayo,yabikaindaba,yathi:"Ngenzile njengokungiyalakwakho"

ISAHLUKO10

1Ngasengibona,bheka,emkhathiniowawuphezu kwamakhandaamakherubikwabonakalaphezukwawo kunjengetshelesafire,kufananomfanekisowesihlalo sobukhosi

2Wakhulumaendodenieyembetheilineni,wathi:"Ngena phakathikwamasondo,phansikwekherubi,ugcwalise isandlasakhongamalahleomliloophakathikwamakherubi, uwahlakazephezukomuzi"Wangenaphambikwamehlo ami

3Amakherubiayemingakwesokunenesendluekungeneni komuntu;ifulagcwalisaigcekeelingaphakathi.

4InkazimulokaJehovayakhuphukaisukaekherubini, yemaembundwiniwendlu;indluyagcwalaifu,negceke lagcwalaukubenyezelakwenkazimulokaJehova.

5Umsindowamaphikoamakherubiwezwakalakwaze kwabasegcekenielingaphandlenjengezwilikaNkulunkulu uSomandlalaphoekhuluma.

6Kwathilaphoeyalaindodaeyembetheilineni,ethi: “Thathaumlilophakathikwamasondo,phakathi kwamakherubi;wayesengena,wemangasemasondo.

7Elinyeikherubilelulelaisandlasalolisukaphakathi kwamakherubiemlilweniowawuphakathikwamakherubi, lawuthatha,lawubekaezandlenizowembetheilineni; wawuthatha,waphuma

8Kwabonakalaemakherubhiniisimosesandlasomuntu phansikwamaphikoawo.

9Ngabona,bheka,amasondoamaneeceleni kwamakherubi,elinyeisondoecelenikwelinyeikherubi, nelinyeisondoecelenikwelinyeikherubi,futhi ukubonakalakwamasondokwakunjengombala wekrisolithe

10Ngokuqondenenokubonakalakwawoomaneayefana kungathiisondoliphakathikwesondo

11Ekuhambenikwawoahambaezinhlangothinizawo zozine;awaphendukangaekuhambenikwawo,kephalapho ikhandalalibhekekhona,alilandela;aziphendukanga ekuhambenikwazo

12Umzimbawawowonke,nemihlaneyawo,nezandla zawo,namaphikoawo,namasondokwakugcweleamehlo nxazonke,amasondoomaneayenawo

13Amasondoabizwaezindlebenizamingokuthi:Osondo.

14Yilelonalelolalinobusoobune:ubusobokuqala babungubusobekherubi,ubusobesibilibabungubuso bomuntu,nobesithathubabungubusobengonyama, nobesinebabungubusobokhozi

15Amakherubiayesephakanyiswa;Lesiyisilwane engasibonaemfuleniiKhebari

16Laphoamakherubiehamba,amasondoayehamba ecelenikwawo;

17Ekumenikwawonawoema;kwathiekuphakameni kwawo,nawoaphakama,ngokubaumoyawezidalwa eziphilayowawukuwo

18InkazimulokaJehovayasukaembundwiniwendlu, yemaphezukwamakherubi

19Amakherubiaphakamisaamaphikoawo,enyuka emhlabeniphambikwamehloami;inkazimulo kaNkulunkuluka-Israyeliyayiphezukwawophezulu

20Leziyizidalwaeziphilayoengazibonaphansi kukaNkulunkuluka-IsrayelingasemfuleniiKhebari;ngase ngaziukuthiayengamakherubi

21Yilelonalelolalinobusoobuneinye,yilelonalelo lalinamaphikoamane;futhiokufananezandlazomuntu kwakungaphansikwamaphikoazo

22Isimosobusobazosasiyilabobusoengabubona ngasemfuleniiKhebari,ukubonakalakwazonazo ngokwazo;

ISAHLUKO11

1UMoyawangiphakamisa,wangisaesangwenilendlu kaJehovaelisempumalanga,elibhekengasempumalanga; bheka,ngasemnyangowesangoamadodaangamashumi amabilinanhlanu;phakathikwabongabonauJahazaniya indodanaka-AzurinoPhelathiyaindodanakaBenaya, izikhuluzabantu

2Wayesethikimi:“Ndodanayomuntu,lawangamadoda acebaokubi,alulekaamasukulomuzi; 3abathi:Kakuseduze;asakheizindlu:lomuziuyikhanzi, thinasiyinyama.

4Ngakhoprofethangokumelenenabo,profetha,ndodana yomuntu

5UMoyakaJehovawehlelaphezukwami,wathikimi: “Khuluma;UshokanjeuJehova;“Nishokanjeninandlu ka-Israyeli,ngokubangiyazazizonkeezifika ezinhliziywenizenu.

6Nibandisileababuleweyobenukulomuzi,nigcwalise izitaladizawongababuleweyo

7NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Ababuleweyo benuenibabekilephakathikwawobayinyama,nalomuzi uyikhanzi,kephaminangiyakunikhiphaphakathikwawo

8Niyesabainkemba;ngiyakwehliselainkembaphezu kwenu,ishoiNkosiuJehova

9Ngiyakunikhiphaphakathikwawo,ngininikeleesandleni sabafokazi,ngenzeizahlulelophakathikwenu.

10Niyakuwangenkemba;Ngiyakunahlulela emkhawulweniwakwa-Israyeli;niyakwaziukuthi nginguJehova.

11Lomuziawuyikubayikhanzikini,nanianiyikuba yinyamaphakathikwawo;kephangiyakunahlulela emkhawulweniwakwa-Israyeli; 12NiyakwaziukuthinginguJehova,ngokubaanihambanga ngezimisozami,anizenzangaizahlulelozami,kephanenze njengezimisozezizweezinihaqileyo.

13Kwathilaphongiprofetha,uPhelathiyaindodana kaBenayawafaNgawangobusobami,ngamemezangezwi elikhulu,ngathi:“Awu,NkosiJehova!Uyakuqeda ngokupheleleinsaliyakwa-Israyelina?

14IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi: 15Ndodanayomuntu,abafowenu,abafowenu,amadoda ezihlobozakho,nayoyonkeindluyakwa-Israyeli,yibo abakhileyoeJerusalemaabathekubo:‘DedanikuJehova; 16Ngakhoyithi:ItshonjaloiNkosiuJehova;Nakuba ngibadediselekudephakathikwezizwe,ngabahlakazela emazweni,nokhongiyobayindluengcwelekubo isikhashanaemazweniabayakufikakuwo 17Ngakhoyithi:ItshonjaloiNkosiuJehova; Ngiyakunibuthakubantu,nginibutheemazweni enihlakazekelekuwo,ngininikeizwelakwa-Israyeli 18Bayakufikakhona,basusekhonazonkeizinengisozalo nazozonkeizinengisozalo.

19Ngizabanikainhliziyoeyodwa,ngibekeumoyaomutsha phakathikwenu;ngiyakukhiphainhliziyoyetsheenyameni yabo,ngibanikeinhliziyoyenyama; 20ukuzebahambengezimisozami,bagcineizahlulelo zami,bazenze,babengabantubami,minangibe nguNkulunkuluwabo

21Kephalaboabanhliziyoyaboilandelaizinhliziyo zezintozaboezinengekayonezinengisozabo, ngiyakwehliselaindlelayabophezukwamakhandaabo, ishoiNkosiuJehova

22Amakherubiayesephakamisaamaphikoawo, namasondoecelenikwawo;inkazimulokaNkulunkulukaIsrayeliyayiphezukwawophezulu.

23InkazimulokaJehovayakhuphukaphakathikomuzi, yemaentabeniengasempumalangakomuzi

24NgasemuvauMoyawangiphakamisa,wangiyisa eKaledikubathunjwaembonweningoMoyakaNkulunkulu Ngakhoumbonoengangiwubonilewenyukausukakimi 25NgasengikhulumakwabathunjwazonkeizintouJehova ayengibonisezona

ISAHLUKO12

1IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

2Ndodanayomuntu,uhlalaphakathikwendluehlubukayo, enamehlookubona,angaboni;banezindlebezokuzwa, abezwa,ngokubabayindluedlubulundayo

3“Wenandodanayomuntu,zilungiseleimpahla yokuhamba,uhambeeminiemehlweniabo;usuke endaweniyakho,uyekwenyeindawoemehlweniabo; mhlawumbebayakuqaphela,nomabeyindluedlubulundayo. 4Uyakukhiphaimpahlayakhoeminiemehlweniabo njengempahlayokuhamba,uphumekusihlwaemehlweni abonjengabaphumaukuyaekuthunjweni.

5Gebhaugangeemehlweniabo,uwukhiphengalo

6Uyakuyithwalaemahlombeaboemehlweniabo, uyikhiphekuhwelela,usibekeleubusobakho,ukuze ungaboniphansi,ngokubangikubekileubeyisibonakaliso kuyoindluyakwa-Israyeli

7Ngenzenjalonjengokulaywakwami;ngakhuphaimpahla yamiemininjengempahlayokuthunjwa,lakusihlwa ngabhobozaumdulingesandlasami;ngayikhipha kuhwelela,ngayithwalaehlombeemehlweniabo.

8KwathiekuseniizwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

9Ndodanayomuntu,indluyakwa-Israyeli,indlu ehlubukayo,ayishongoyinikuweukuthi:'Wenzanina?'

10Yishokuboukuthi:‘IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova;Lesi siprofethongesikhulusaseJerusalema,nayoyonkeindlu yakwa-Israyeliephakathikwayo

11Wothi:‘Ngiyisibonakalisosenu;njengalokhongenzile, kuyakwenziwakanjalokubo;bayakumuka,bathunjwe 12Isikhuluesiphakathikwabosiyakuthwalaehlombe kuhwelela,siphume;bayakubhobozaogangeniukuba baphumengalo;siyakumbozaubusobaso,ukuzesingaboni umhlabathingamehloaso

13Ngiyakwenekainethalamiphezukwakhe,abanjwe ogibenilwami,ngimyiseeBabeleezwenilamaKaledi; nokhoakayikulibona,nomaefelakhona

14Ngiyakubahlakazelakuyoyonkeimimoyabonke abasizungezayoukumsizanawowonkeamaviyoaso; ngiyakuhoshainkembaemvakwabo

15BayakwaziukuthinginguJehova,laphongibahlakazela ezizweni,ngibahlakazelaemazweni.

16Kephakubongiyakushiyaamadodaambalwa enkembeni,nasendlaleni,nesifoesiwumshayabhuqe;ukuze bamemezelezonkeizinengisozabophakathikwezizwe laphobezakhona;bazakwaziukuthinginguJehova

17IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi: 18Ndodanayomuntu,yidlaisinkwasakho ngokuthuthumela,uphuzeamanziakhongokuthuthumela nangokukhathazeka;

19“Yishokubantubezwe,uthi:‘IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova kwabakhileyoeJerusalemanasezwenilakwa-Israyeli,uthi: Bayakudlaisinkwasabongokukhathazeka,baphuze amanziabongokumangala,ukuzeizwelalolibe yincithakalokukhokonkeokukulo,ngenxayobudlova babobonkeabahlalakulo.

20Imiziehlalwayoiyochithwa,nezwelibeyihlane eliyincithakalo;niyakwaziukuthinginguJehova

21IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

22Ndodanayomuntu,siyinilesosagaeninasoezweni lakwa-Israyelisokuthi:‘Izinsukuziyandiswa,nayoyonke imibonoiyashabalala,’na?

23Ngakhoyithikubo:ItshonjaloiNkosiuJehova; Ngiyakwenzaukubalesisagasiphele,bangabe besakhulumangasokwa-Israyeli;kodwauthikubo: ‘Izinsukusezisondele,nomphumelawayoyonkeimibono

24Ngokubaakusayikubakhonanomayimuphiumbono oyizenomaukubhulaokuthophayophakathikwendlu yakwa-Israyeli

25NgokubanginguJehova;ngiyakukhuluma,izwi engiyakulikhulumaliyokwenzeka;akusayikunwetshwa, ngokubaezinsukwinizenuninandluehlubukayo ngiyakukhulumaizwi,ngilenze,ishoiNkosiuJehova

26IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

27“Ndodanayomuntu,bheka,abendluka-Israyelibathi: ‘Umbonoawubonayoungowezinsukueziningiezizayo, futhiuprofethangezikhathiezikude.

28Ngakhoyithikubo:ItshonjaloiNkosiuJehova; Akusayikuchithwanelilodwalamazwiami,kephaizwi engilikhulumileyoliyakufezeka,ishoiNkosiuJehova.

ISAHLUKO13

1IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

2Ndodanayomuntu,profethangabaprofethibakwaIsrayeliabaprofethayo,uthikuboabaprofethaokusuka enhliziyweniyabo:‘YizwaniizwilikaJehova; 3ItshonjaloiNkosiuJehova;Mayekubaprofethi abayiziwulaabalandelaowaboumoya,bengabonangalutho!

4OIsrayeli,abaprofethibakhobanjengezimpungushe ehlane

5Anikhuphukelangaezikhaleni,anibiyelangaindluyakwaIsrayeliuthangoukubanimeekulweningosukulukaJehova

6Baboneokuyizenokubhulakwamanga,abathi:‘Usho kanjeuJehova,’kephauJehovakabathumanga;

7Anibonangayiniumbonooyize,anikhulumanga ukubhulaokungamanga,laphonithi:‘UshokanjeuJehova; kantiangikhulumanga?

8NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Ngokuba nikhulumeokuyize,nabonaamanga,ngalokhobhekani, ngimelenenani,ishoiNkosiuJehova

9Isandlasamisiyakubaphezukwabaprofethiababona okuyizenababhulaamanga;niyakwaziukuthingiyiNkosi uJehova

10Ngoba,yebo,ngenxayokuthibayebadukisaabantu bami,besithi:Ukuthula;kwakungekhoukuthula;omunye wakhaugange,bheka,abanyebelunamekangodaka olungaxutshiwe;

11Yishonikwabalugcobangodakaolungavuthisiukuthi liyakuwa;nani,Omatsheesichotho,niyokuwa;nomoya oyisivunguvunguuzowudwengula

12Bhekani,laphougangeluwa,akuyikuthiwakini:'Kuphi ukunamekaeninamekelengakhona?'

13NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi: ngiyakuwudwengulangesivunguvungungokufutheka kwami;kuyakubakhonaisihlambiesichichimayo entukuthelweniyami,namatsheesichothongokufutheka kwamiukukuqeda

14Ngiyakudilizaugangeenilunamekelengodaka olungenamvubelo,ngiliwisephansi,sizembulweisisekelo salo,liwe,niqedwephakathikwalo,naziukuthi nginguJehova

15Ngiyakufezaukufuthekakwamiphezukomdulinaphezu kwabalunamekelengodakaolungenamvubelo,ngithikini: ‘Ugangeabasekho,nabalunabileyoabasekho;

16Abaprofethibakwa-IsrayeliabaprofethangeJerusalema, abalibonelaimibonoyokuthula,kungekhoukuthula,isho iNkosiuJehova

17“Wenandodanayomuntu,bhekisaubusobakhokuwo amadodakaziabantubakho,aprofethaokwenhliziyoyawo; futhiuprofethengokumelenenabo

18uthi:‘IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova;Mayekwabesifazane abathungaimicamelokuzozonkeizimbobozamakhwapha, benzeizindwanguemakhandaabobonkeubudeukuze bazingeleimiphefumulo!Ningazingelayiniimiphefumulo yabantubami,nisindiseimiphefumuloezayokinina?

19Niyakungingcolisayiniphakathikwabantubamingenxa yezandlaezigcwelezebhalinezingcezuzesinkwa,ukuze nibulaleimiphefumuloebingayikufa,nisindise imiphefumuloebingayikuphilangokuqambakwenu amangakubantubamiabezwaamangaenu,na?

20NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Bhekani, ngimelenenemicameloyenuenizingelangayo imiphefumuloukubaiphaphazele;

21Ngiyakudabulaizindwanguzenu,ngikhululeabantu bamiesandlenisenu,bangabebesabasesandlenisenu ukubabazingelwe;niyakwaziukuthinginguJehova.

22Ngokubanidabukisilengamangainhliziyoyolungileyo, engingamenzangalusizi;waqinisaizandlazomubiukuba angabuyiendleleniyakheembingokumthembisaukuphila; 23Ngalokhoanisayikubonaokuyizenokubhula,ngokuba ngiyakubakhululaabantubamiesandlenisenu,naziukuthi nginguJehova.

ISAHLUKO14

1Kwasekufikakimiamadodaamalungaakwa-Israyeli, ahlalaphambikwami.

2IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi: 3Ndodanayomuntu,lawamadodaagxumeizithombe zawoezinhliziywenizawo,abekaisikhubekisosobubi bawophambikobusobawo;ngiyakubuzwayiwona?

4Ngakhokhulumakubo,uthikubo:ItshonjaloiNkosi uJehova;Yilowonalowowendluyakwa-Israyeli ophakamisaizithombezakheenhliziyweniyakhe,abeke isikhubekisosobubibakhephambikobusobakhe,eze kumprofethi;MinaJehovangiyakumphendulaozayo njengobuningibezithombezakhe; 5ukuzengibambeindluka-Israyelingenhliziyoyayo, ngokubabonkebehlukanisiwenamingezithombezabo.

6“Ngalokhoyishokuyoindluyakwa-Israyeli,uthi:‘Isho kanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Phendukani,nifulathele izithombezenu;bususeubusobenukuzozonkeizinengiso zenu

7Ngokubayilowonalowowendluyakwa-Israyeli, nomfokaziogogobeleyokwa-Israyeli,ozahlukanisanami, abekeizithombezakheenhliziyweniyakhe,abeke isikhubekisosobubibakhephambikobusobakhe,eze kumprofethiukubaambuzengaye;minaJehova ngiyakumphendulangokwami;

8Ngiyakumisaubusobamibumelanenalowomuntu, ngimenzeisibonakalisonesaga,ngimnqumephakathi kwabantubami;niyakwaziukuthinginguJehova

9Umaumprofethiekhohliswaukubaakhulumeinto,mina Jehovangimkhohlisilelowomprofethi,ngiyakwelulela isandlasamiphezukwakhe,ngimchithephakathikwabantu bamiu-Israyeli.

10Bayakuthwalaisijezisosobubibabo; 11Ukuzeindluyakwa-Israyeliingabeisadukaisukakimi, futhiingabeisangcoliswangazozonkeiziphambekozayo; kodwaukuzebabengabantubami,minangibe nguNkulunkuluwabo,ishoiNkosiuJehova

12IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

13Ndodanayomuntu,laphoizwelisonakimingokwenza isiphambekoesikhulu,ngiyakwelulaisandlasamiphezu kwalo,ngiphuleudondololwesinkwasalo,ngithumelekulo indlala,nginqumekuloabantunezilwane;

14nomalawamadodaamathathu,uNowa,noDaniyeli, noJobe,ebekhonakulo,bebeyakukhululaimiphefumulo yabokuphelangokulungakwabo,ishoiNkosiuJehova

15Umangidabulaiziloezimbiezweni,ziliphange,libe yincithakalo,kungabikhomuntuodabulakulongenxa yezilwane;

16Nomalawamadodaamathathuebekhonakulo,kuphila kwami,ishoiNkosiuJehova,awayikophulaamadodana namadodakazi;bonakuphelabayakukhululwa,kephaizwe liyakubayihlaneeliyincithakalo

17Nomangilethelainkembakulelozwe,ngithi:'Inkemba, dabulaizwe;'ukuzenginqumekuwoabantunezilwane;

18Lawamadodaamathathuayekulo,kuphilakwami,isho iNkosiuJehova,awayikophulaamadodananamadodakazi, kephaayakukhululwawonawodwa

19Nomangithumelaisifokulelozwe,ngithulule ukufuthekakwamiphezukwalongegazi,ukubanginqume kuloabantunezilwane;

20NomauNowanoDaniyelinoJobebabekulo,kuphila kwami,ishoiNkosiuJehova,abayikukhululandodana nandodakazi;bayokhululaimiphefumuloyabokuphela ngokulungakwabo.

21NgokubaishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Kakhulu kangakanani,laphongithumelaphezukweJerusalema izahlulelozamiezineezimbi,inkemba,nendlala,nesilwane esibi,nesifo,ukubanginqumekuloabantunezilwanena?

22Nokho,bhekani,kuyosalakuyoinsalieyozalwa, amadodananamadodakazi;bhekani,bayophumelakini, futhiniyobonaindlelayabonezenzozabo,futhi niyoduduzwangobubiengehliselephezukweJerusalema, ngishokukhokonkeengikwehliselephezukwalo.

23Bayakuniduduza,laphonibonaizindlelazabonezenzo zabo,naziukuthiangikwenzangangezekonke engikwenzilekulo,ishoiNkosiuJehova.

ISAHLUKO15

1IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

2Ndodanayomuntu,isihlahlasomvinisidlulanikuyo yonkeimithi,negatshaeliphakathikwemithiyehlathi?

3Kungathathwakuwoukhunilokwenzaumsebenzina? Kumbeabantubangathathakuwoisikhonkwane ukuphanyekaisitshakuso?

4Bheka,iphonswaemlilweniukubaibaselwe;umliloudla imikhawuloyawoyomibili,kushileingaphakathilawo. Ingabeifanelekilekunomayimuphiumsebenzi?

5Bheka,laphousuphelele,wawungafanelwangamsebenzi; kakhulukangakanani-ke,laphoumlilousuwudlile,washa, kangakanani-kelaphousuwuqedileumsebenziwawo?

6NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Njengomuthi womviniphakathikwemithiyehlathiengiwunikele emlilweniukubaubaswe,kanjalongiyakunikela abakhileyoeJerusalema

7Ngizamisaubusobamibumelanelabo;bayakuphuma emlilweni,omunyeumliloubaqede;niyakwaziukuthi nginguJehova,laphongibhekisaubusobamibumelane nabo.

8Ngiyakwenzaizwelibeyincithakalo,ngokubabonile, ishoiNkosiuJehova

ISAHLUKO16

1IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

2Ndodanayomuntu,yazisaiJerusalemaizinengisozalo, 3uthi:‘IshokanjeiNkosiuJehovakuloiJerusalema; Ukuzalwakwakhonokuzalwakwakhokuvelaezweni laseKhanani;uyihlowayengumAmori,unyokoengumHeti 4Ukuzalwakwakhongosukuowazalwangaloinkaba yakhoayinqunywanga,awugezwangangamanziukuba uhlanzeke;awufakwanganosawoti,awugoqwanga nokusongelwa

5Alikhoisoelakuhawukelaukwenzanomaiyiphiyalezi zintokuweukubalibenesihekuwe;kephawaphonswa endle,ngenxayokwenukwakwakhongosukuowazalwa ngalo

6Ngadlulakuwe,ngakubonaungcolileegazinilakho, ngathikuweusegazinilakho:‘Phila;yebo,ngathikuwe usegazinilakho:Phila.

7“Ngikwandisilenjengokuhlumakwasendle,wanda, wakhula,usufinyeleleemihlobisoemihlekakhulu; 8Laphongidlulakuwe,ngakubona,bheka,isikhathisakho kwakuyisikhathisothando;ngendlalaumphethowengubo yamiphezukwakho,ngembesaubunqunubakho,yebo, ngafungakuwe,ngenzaisivumelwanonawe,ishoiNkosi uJehova,wabangowami

9Ngakugezangamanzi;yebo,ngaligezaigazilakhokuwe, ngakugcobangamafutha

10Ngakugqokisaizindwanguezifekethisiweyo, ngakugqokisaizicathulozesikhumbasamatahasi, ngakubhincailinenielicolekileyo,ngakumbozangosilika

11Ngakuhlobisangezivunulo,ngafakaamasongo ezandlenizakho,neketangaentanyeniyakho.

12Ngafakaitsheebunzinilakhonamaciciezindlebeni zakho,nomqheleomuhleekhandalakho

13Wavunuliswangegolidenangesiliva;nezingubozakho zazingezelinenielicolekileyo,nosilika,nezifekethisiweyo; wadlaimpuphuecolekileyo,nezinyosi,namafutha, wawumuhlekakhulu,waphumelelaembusweni

14Udumolwakholwaphumelaezizweningobuhlebakho, ngokubabaphelelangobuhlebamiengangibubekephezu kwakho,ishoiNkosiuJehova

15Kephawethembaebuhlenibakho,wafebangenxa yegamalakho,wathululelaubufebebakhophezukwabo bonkeabadlulayo;kwakungokwakhe

16Wathathaezingutshenizakho,wahlobisaizindawo zakhoeziphakemeyoezinemibalaehlukahlukene,wafeba phezukwazo;

17Wathathanezintozakhoezinhleegolidenilami nasesilivanilamiengangikunikezona,wazenzela izithombezamadoda,waphingangazo;

18Wathathaizingubozakhoezifekethisiweyo, wazisibekela,wabekaamafuthaaminempephoyami phambikwazo

19Ukudlakwamiengakunikakhona,impuphuecolekileyo, namafutha,nezinyosiengakondlangakho,wakubeka phambikwakhokubeyiphungaelimnandi;kwabanjalo, ishoiNkosiuJehova

20Wathathaamadodanaakhonamadodakaziakho, ongizalelewona,wawahlabelawonaukubaadliweIngabe lokhuubufebebakhokuyintoencane?

21ukuthiubuleleabantwanabami,wabanikelaukuthi ubadabuliseemlilweningenxayabo?

22Kuzozonkeizinengisozakhonobufebebakho awukhumbulangaizinsukuzobushabakho,lapho wawunqunu,unqunu,ungcoliswaegazinilakho

23Kwathiemvakwabobonkeububibakho,maye,maye kuwe,ishoiNkosiuJehova!

24Wazakhelaindawoephakemeyo,wazenzelaindawo ephakemeyoezitaladinizonke

25Wakhaindawoyakhoephakemeyoezinhlokwenizonke zezindlela,wenzaubuhlebakhobabayisinengiso,wavulela bonkeabadlulayoizinyawozakho,wandisaubufebebakho

26WafebanabaseGibithe,omakhelwanebakho,abakhulu ngenyama;wandisaubufebebakhoukuzeungicunule

27Bheka,ngelulelaisandlasamiphezukwakho, nganciphisaukudlakwakhookuvamileyo,ngakunikela entandweniyabakuzondayo,amadodakaziamaFilisti, abanamahloningendlelayakhoyokukhanuka

28Wafebanabase-Asiriya,ngokubaungasuthi;yebo, ufebilenabo,nokhoaweneliswanga

29WandisaubufebebakhoezwenilaseKhananikuzekube seKaledi;kantiawuneliswangangalokho

30Yekaukuthiinhliziyoyakhoibuthakathakakangakanani, ishoiNkosiuJehova,lokhuwenzazonkelezizinto, umsebenziwowesifazaneoyisifebeoxhwalekileyo; 31Ngokwakhakwakhoinqabayakhoemakhandaazo zonkeizindlela,wenzeindawoyakhoephakemeyokuzo zonkeizitaladi;awubanganjengesifebengokudelela inkokhelo;

32Kodwanjengomfaziophingayoothathaabezizweni esikhundlenisomyeniwakhe!

33Zonkeizifebeziphaizipho,kephawenauzinikazonke izithandwazakhoiziphozakho,waziqashaukubazize kuwenxazonkengenxayobufebebakho.

34Kephakuwekukhonaokuphambenenokwabanye abesifazaneebufebenibakho,njengokubakungekho okulandelayoukubawenzeubufebe;

35Ngakho-ke,sifebe,yizwaizwilikaJehova

36IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Ngokubaukungcola kwakhokuchithiwe,nobunqunubakhobembulwa ngokufebakwakhonezithandwazakho,nangazozonke izithombezakhoezinengekayo,nangegazilabantwana bakhoowabanikalona;

37Ngakho-ke,bheka,ngiyakubuthazonkeizithandwa zakhoosususufunakuzo,nabobonkeobathandilekanye nabobonkeobazondayo;Ngiyakubabuthelanxazonke zakho,ngibambuleleubunqunubakho,babonebonke ubunqunubakho.

38Ngiyakukwahlulelangokwahlulelwakwabesifazane abaphingayonabachithaigazi;ngiyakukunikaigazi lokufuthekanomhawu.

39Futhingiyakukunikelaesandlenisabo,futhibayodiliza indawoyakhoephakeme,futhibayodilizaizindawozakho eziphakemeyo,futhibayokuhlubulaizingubozakho, bathatheizintozakhoezinhle,bakushiyeunqunufuthi unqunu

40Bayakukhuphulelaibandla,bakukhandangamatshe, bakugwazengezinkembazabo

41Bayoshisaizindluzakhongomlilo,bakwenzele izahluleloemehlweniabesifazaneabaningi,ngikuyekise ubufebe,ungabeusakhokhainkokhelo

42Ngiyakwenzaukufuthekakwamikuwekuphele, umhawuwamiusukekuwe,ngithule,ngingabe ngisathukuthela

43Ngokubaawukhumbulangaizinsukuzobushabakho, kephawangihluphangazozonkelezizinto;bheka,nami ngiyakwehliselaindlelayakhophezukwekhandalakho, ishoiNkosiuJehova,ungenzilobububingaphezukwazo zonkeizinengisozakho.

44Bheka,bonkeabasebenzisaizagabayakusebenzisalesi sagangawe,bethi:'Njengonina,injaloindodakaziyakhe' 45Wenauyindodakazikanyoko,owenyanyekayoumyeni wakhenabantwanabakhe;wenaungudadewabodadewenu, abenengwangamadodaabonabantwanababo;unyoko wayengumHeti,uyihloengumAmori.

46UdadewenuomdalauyiSamariyanamadodakazialo ahlalangakwesokhohlosakho;udadewenuomncaneohlezi ngakwesokunenesakhoyiSodomanamadodakazialo

47Nokhoawuhambangangezindlelazabo,ungenzanga ngezinengisozabo,kephakwabanjengokuncanelokho, wonakalakakhulukunaboezindlelenizakhozonke.

48Kuphilakwami,ishoiNkosiuJehova,iSodoma udadewenu,yonanamadodakazialo,akenzanga njengalokhowenzile,wenanamadodakaziakho

49Bheka,lokhukwakungububibukadadewenuiSodoma: ukuzidla,ukusuthakwesinkwa,nokuvilaphakwakukhona kulonamadodakazialo,futhialiqinisangaisandla sabampofunabampofu

50Babezidla,benzaizinengisophambikwami;ngase ngibasusangokubonakwamiokuhle

51NeSamariyaalenzangaingxenyeyezonozakho;kepha wenawandisaizinengisozakhokunabo,walungisisa odadewenukuzozonkeizinengisozakhoozenzileyo

52Naweowahlulelaodadewenu,thwalaihlazolakho ngezonozakhoozenzilenezinengisokunabo;bona balungilekunawe;yebo,naweubenamahloni,uthwale ihlazolakho,ngokubauthetheleleodadewenu

53Laphongibuyiselaukuthunjwakwabo,ukuthunjwa kweSodomanamadodakazialo,nokuthunjwakweSamariya namadodakazialo,ngiyobuyiselaukuthunjwa kwabathunjwabakhophakathikwabo 54ukuzeuthwaleihlazolakho,ujabhekukhokonke okwenzileyongokubaubeyinduduzokubo.

55Odadewenu,iSodomanamadodakazialo,bayakubuyela esimwenisabosokuqala,neSamariyanamadodakazialo babuyeleesimwenisabosangaphambili,wena namadodakaziakhonibuyeleesimwenisenusokuqala

56NgokubaiSodomaudadewenuayiphathwanga emlonyeniwakhongosukulokuzidlakwakho;

57Ngaphambikokwambulwaububibakho, njengasesikhathinisokuhlanjalazwakwakhoamadodakazi ase-Aramunabobonkeabayihaqayo,amadodakazi amaFilistiakudelelanxazonke

58Uthwaleukukhanukakwakhonezinengisozakho,”usho uJehova.

59NgokubaishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi: ngiyakukwenzakuwenjengobawenzile,odeleleisifungo ngokwephulaisivumelwano.

60Nokhongiyakukhumbulaisivumelwanosaminawe ezinsukwinizobushabakho,ngikumiseleisivumelwano esiphakade.

61Uyakukhumbulaizindlelazakho,ubenamahloni,lapho wamukelaodadewenu,abakhulunabancanebakho, ngikunikebonababengamadodakaziakho,kungabi ngesivumelwanosakho

62Ngiyakumisaisivumelwanosaminawe;uzokwazi ukuthinginguJehova.

63ukuzeukhumbule,ubenamahloni,ungabeusavula umlomowakhongenxayehlazolakho,lapho sengikuthethelelengakhokonkeokwenzileyo,ishoiNkosi uJehova

ISAHLUKO17

1IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

2Ndodanayomuntu,chazaimfumbe,ukhulume umfanekisokuyoindluyakwa-Israyeli;

3uthi:‘IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova;Ukhoziolukhulu olunamaphikoamakhulu,olunamaphikoamade,lugcwele izimpaphe,ezinemibalaemibalabala,lwafikaeLebanoni, lwathathaisihlokoesiphezulusomsedari;

4Lanqamulaisihlokosegatshalaso,saliyisaezweni lokuthengisa;wayibekaemziniwabathengisi

5Lathathafuthiembewiniyezwe,layitshalaensimini ethelayo;yasibekangasemanziniamakhulu,yasibeka njengesihlahlasomnyezane

6Yamila,yabangumvinionabileyoomude,amagatsha awoaphendukelakulo,nezimpandezawozabaphansi kwalo;

7Kwakukhonanolunyeukhoziolukhuluolunamaphiko amakhulunezimpapheeziningi;bheka,lomviniwagobela

izimpandezawokulo,waphumiselakuloamagatshaawo, ukuzeuwuniselengasemiseleniyokutshalwakwawo.

8Wawutshalweemhlabathiniomuhlengasemanzini amaningi,ukuzeuvezeamagatsha,utheleisithelo,ube ngumviniomuhle.

9Yishowena,uthi:'IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova; Lizophumelelana?Ayiyikusiphulaizimpandezawo, inqumeisithelosawo,ukuzeubune,na?uyobunakuwo wonkeamaqabungaomthombowawo,ngaphandle kwamandlaamakhulunomaabantuabaningiukuwusiphula ezimpandenizawo

10Yebo,bheka,laphoitshaliwe,iyakuphumelelana? Awuyikubunanokubuna,laphoumoyawasempumalanga uwuthintana?iyakubunaemiselenilaphoikhulekhona 11IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

12Akeuthikuyoindluehlubukayo:Anaziyiniukuthilezi zintoziyinina?batsheleukuthi:Bhekani,inkosi yaseBabeleisifikileeJerusalema,yathumbainkosiyalo nezikhuluzalo,yabayisaeBabelekanyenaye;

13Uthathewenzaloyenkosi,wenzaisivumelwanonayo, wafungakuyo,wathathanabanamandlabezwe; 14ukuzeumbusoubephansi,ungaziphakamisi,kodwa ukuzeumengokugcinaisivumelwanosakhe

15Kephawamhlubukangokuthumaizithunywazakhe eGibitheukubaamnikeamahhashinabantuabaningi. Ingabeuyophumelela?Owenzaizintoezinjalo uyakuphunyukana?nomaaphuleisivumelwano, akhululwe,na?

16Kuphilakwami,ishoiNkosiuJehova,impelaendaweni yokuhlalainkosieyambekainkosi,esifungosayo yasidelela,nesivumelwanosayowasaphula,uyakufanayo phakathikweBabele

17FuthiuFaronebutholakheelinamandlanesixuku esikhulungekeamenzeleimpingokunqwabelanisaiziduli nokwakhaizinqabaukuzeanqumeabantuabaningi 18Njengobaedeleleisifungongokwephulaisivumelwano, bheka,enikeisandlasakhe,wenzazonkelezizinto, akayikuphunyuka

19NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Kuphila kwami,impelaisifungosamiasideleleyo,nesivumelwano samiasephulile,ngiyakwehliselaphezukwekhandalakhe 20Ngiyakwelulelainethalamiphezukwakhe,abanjwe ogibenilwami,ngimyiseeBabele,ngimelanenayekhona ngenxayesiphambekosakheangiphambukengaso

21Bonkeababalekibakhenamaviyoakheonkebayakuwa ngenkemba,nabaseleyobahlakazekelekuyoyonke imimoya,naziukuthiminaJehovangikukhulumile

22IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Ngiyakuthabatha esihlokweniesiphakemekakhulusomsedari,ngisimise; esihlokwenisegatshalawoelishangiyakunquma, ngilitshaleentabeniendenephakemeyo; 23NgiyakulitshalaentabeniyendawoephakemeyakwaIsrayeli;bayakuhlalaemthunziniwamagatshaawo 24YonkeimithiyasendleiyakwaziukuthiminaJehova ngehliseumuthiomude,ngiphakamisileumuthiomncane, ngomisileumuthioluhlaza,ngenzaukubaumuthi owomileyouqhakaze;minaJehovangikhulumile, ngikwenzile

ISAHLUKO18

1IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

2NishoukuthiniukubanikhulumelesisagangezwelakwaIsrayeli,nithi:“Oyisebadlileizithelozomviniezimuncu, ababusheleleziamazinyoabantwana?

3Kuphilakwami,ishoiNkosiuJehova,anisayikubanaso lesisagakwa-Israyeli.

4Bhekani,yonkeimiphefumuloingeyami; njengomphefumulokayise,unjalonomphefumulo wendodanaungowami;umphefumuloowonayouyakufa.

5Kephaumaumuntuelungile,enzeukwahlulela nokulunga, 6engadlileezintabeni,engaphakamiseliamehloakhe ezithombenizendluyakwa-Israyeli,angangcolisi umkamakhelwanewakhe,angasondelikowesifazane osesikhathini;

7futhiengacindezelimuntu,kodwayabuyisela kokweletayoisibambisosakhe,ingaphangamuntu ngobudlova,inikaolambileyoisinkwasayo,yembathisa onqunungengubo;

8Lowoonganikelinzalo,nongathabathangainzuzo, obuyiseisandlasakheebubini,wenzeukwahlulela okuqinisileyophakathikomuntunomuntu;

9wahambangezimisozami,wagcinaizahlulelozami, ukwenzangeqiniso;ulungile,impelauyakuphila,isho iNkosiuJehova

10Umaezalaindodanaengumphangi,echithaigazi, eyenzaokufananalokhukunomaiyiphiyalezozinto, 11futhiongenzinowodwawaleyomisebenzi,kodwaudlile ezintabeni,wangcolisaumkamakhelwanewakhe;

12Ucindezeleompofunompofu,waphangangobudlova, akabuyisangaisibambiso,waphakamiselaamehloakhe ezithombeni,wenzaisinengiso;

13Umaenikelangenzuzo,ethathainzuzo,uyakuphilana? akayikuphila;wenzezonkelezizinengiso;uyakufanokufa; igazilakheliyakubaphezukwakhe.

14Bhekani,umaizalaindodanaebonazonkeizono zikayiseazenzileyo,ibone,ingenziokunjalo, 15ongadlileezintabeni,ongaphakamiseliamehloakhe ezithombenizendluyakwa-Israyeli,ongangcolisi umkamakhelwanewakhe;

16futhiengacindezelimuntu,engagodliisibambiso, engaphangangobudlova,kephaenikaolambileyoisinkwa sakhe,wembesaonqunungengubo;

17Osuseisandlasakhekompofu,ongamukeliinzalonoma inzalo,owenzaizahlulelozami,wahambangezimisozami; akayikufangenxayobubibukayise,uyakuphilaimpela 18Uyiseyena,ngokubawacindezelangonya,waphanga umfowabo,wenzaokubiphakathikwabantubakubo,bheka, yenauyakufangobubibakhe.

19Nokhonithi:Nganina?Indodanaayithwaliyiniububi bukayisena?“Laphoindodanaisikwenzileukwahlulela nokulunga,yagcinazonkeizimisozami,yazenza, iyakuphilanokuphila.

20UmphefumuloowonayouyakufaIndodana ayiyikuthwalaububibukayise,noyiseakayikuthwalaububi bendodana;ukulungakolungileyokuyakubaphezukwakhe, nobubibomubibuyakubaphezukwakhe

21Kephaumaomubiephendukaezonwenizakhezonke azenzileyo,agcinezonkeizimisozami,enzeukwahlulela nokulunga,uyakuphilanokuphila,akayikufa

22Zonkeiziphambekozakheazenzileaziyikukhunjulwa kuye;ngokulungakwakheakwenzileyouyakuphila

23Ngiyathokozayiningokufakomubina?ishoiNkosi uJehova,kungesikhoukuthiabuyeezindlelenizakhe, aphile,na?

24Kephalaphoolungileyoephendukaekulungenikwakhe, enzeokubi,enzeizinengisozonkeomubiazenzayo, uyakuphilana?Konkeukulungakwakheakwenzileyo akuyikukhunjulwa;ngenxayesiphambekosakheonengaso, nasonwenisakheonengaso,uyakufangenxayalokho.

25Nokhonithi:‘IndlelayeNkosiayilinganiAkenizwe ninandluka-Israyeli;Indlelayamiayilinganina?izindlela zenuazilinganina?

26Laphoolungileyoephendukaekulungenikwakhe,enze ububi,afengenxayabo;ngenxayobubibakheabenzileyo uyakufa

27Futhilaphoomubiephendukaebubinibakheabenzileyo, enzeukwahlulelanokulunga,uyakusindisaumphefumulo wakhe

28Ngokubaebonile,wabuyakuzozonkeiziphambeko zakheazenzileyo,uyakuphilaimpela,akayikufa.

29Nokhoindluka-Israyeliithi:IndlelayeNkosiayilingani Ninandluka-Israyeli,izindlelazamiazilinganina? izindlelazenuazilinganina?

30Ngakhongiyakunahlulelaninandluka-Israyeli,kube yilowonalowonjengezindlelazakhe,ishoiNkosiuJehova Phendukani,nibuyekuzozonkeiziphambekozenu;ngakho ububiabuyikubaincithakaloyenu

31Lahlanikinizonkeiziphambekozenueneqangazo; nizenzeleinhliziyoentshanomoyaomusha,ngokuba niyakufelanininandluka-Israyelina?

32Ngokubaangithokozingokufakofayo,ishoiNkosi uJehova;

ISAHLUKO19

1“Futhiphakamisaisililongezikhuluzakwa-Israyeli, 2uthi:Uyiniunyoko?Ingonyamakazi,yalalaphakathi kwezingonyama,yondlaamazinyaneayophakathi kwamabhongoezingonyama

3Yakhulisaelinyelamawundluayo,labayibhongo lengonyama,lafundaukubambaimpango;ladlaabantu.

4Izizwezezwangaye;yabanjwaemgodiniwabo,bayiyisa ezwenilaseGibithengamaketanga

5Laphoibonaukuthiilindile,nokuthiithembalayo seliphelile,yathathaelinyelamawundluayo,yalenza ibhongolengonyama

6Yahambahambaphakathikwezingonyama,yaba yibhongolengonyama,yafundaukubambaimpango,yadla abantu.

7Yazaziizigodlozaboeziyincithakalo,yachithaimizi yabo;izwelabayihlanenokugcwalakwalongomsindo wokubhongakwakhe

8Izizwezasezifundazwenizalibuthanxazonke,zeneka inethalazophezukwalo,labanjelwaemgodiniwazo

9Zalifakaesitokisiningamaketanga,zaliyisaenkosini yaseBabele,zaliyisaezinqabeni,ukuzeizwilalolingabe lisazwakalaezintabenizakwa-Israyeli

10Unyokounjengomviniegazinilakho,otshalwe ngasemanzini;wawuthela,ugcweleamagatshangenxa yamanziamaningi

11Wawunezindukueziqinilezezintongazababusi,nobude bawobuphakemephakathikwamagatshaawugqinsi,

wabonakalaekuphakamenikwawongobuningibamagatsha awo.

12Kephawasishulwangokufutheka,waphonswaphansi, nomoyawasempumalangawomisaizithelozawo;umlilo wabaqeda.

13Manjeutshalweehlane,emhlabathiniowomileyo nowomile

14Kuphumeumliloohlotshenilwamagatshaawo,wadla isithelosawo,kwazekwabayilaphokungekhontonga eqinileyokubayintongayokubusaLesiyisililo,futhi siyakubangelesililo

ISAHLUKO20

1Kwathingomnyakawesikhombisa,ngenyangayesihlanu, ngolweshumilwenyanga,kwafikaamadodaamalunga akwa-IsrayeliukubaabuzekuJehova,ahlalaphambikwami 2LaselifikaizwilikaJehovakimi,lathi:

3Ndodanayomuntu,khulumakumalungaakwa-Israyeli, uthikuwo:ItshonjaloiNkosiuJehova;Nizeukuzobuza kimina?Kuphilakwami,ishoiNkosiuJehova, angiyikubuzwayinina.

4Uzabahlulelayini,ndodanayomuntu,uzabahlulelayini? baziseizinengisozawoyise;

5Uzakuthikubo:ItshonjaloiNkosiuJehova;Ngosuku engakhethangalou-Israyeli,ngiphakamiselaisandlasami enzalweniyendlukaJakobe,ngizazisakuboezweni laseGibithe,ngiphakamisaisandlasamikubo,ngathi: “NginguJehovauNkulunkuluwenu;

6mhlangibaphakamiselaisandlasamiukubangibakhiphe ezwenilaseGibithe,ngibayiseezweniengabahlolelalona, elichichimaubisinezinyosi,eliwudumolwamazweonke;

7Ngasengithikubo:“Lahlani,kubeyilowonalowo izinengisozamehloakhe,ningazingcolisingezithombe zaseGibithe;nginguJehovauNkulunkuluwenu

8Kephabangihlubuka,kabangilalelanga,abalahlanga, kwabayilowonalowoizinengisozamehloabo, abazishiyangaizithombezaseGibithe;ngasengithi: ‘Ngiyakuthululaukufuthekakwamiphezukwabo, ngipheleliseintukutheloyamikubophakathikwezwe laseGibithe

9Kephangenzangenxayegamalamiukuba lingangcoliswaphambikwezizweababephakathikwazo, engazazisakuboemehlweniazongokubakhiphaezweni laseGibithe

10NgasengibakhiphaezwenilaseGibithe,ngabayisa ehlane

11Ngabanikaizimisozami,ngabazisaizahlulelozami, okuthiumaumuntuezenza,aphilengazo

12Futhingabanikaamasabathaami,abeyisibonakaliso phakathikwaminabo,ukuzebaziukuthinginguJehova obangcwelisayo.

13Kephaindluyakwa-Israyeliyangihlubukaehlane, abahambangangezimisozami,badelelaizahlulelozami, umuntuayakuphilangazoumaezenza;amasabathaami bawangcolisakakhulu;ngasengithingiyakuthulula ukufuthekakwamiphezukwaboehlaneukubangibaqede.

14Kephangenzangenxayegamalamiukuba lingangcoliswaphambikwezizweengabakhipha emehlweniazo.

15Nokhofuthingabaphakamiselaisandlasamiehlane, ukuthiangiyikubangenisaezweniengangibanikilelona, eligelezaubisinezinyosi,eliwudumolwamazweonke; 16ngokubabedelelaizahlulelozami,abahambanga ngezimisozami,bawonaamasabathaami,ngokuba inhliziyoyaboyalandelaizithombezabo

17Nokhoisolamilabahawukelaukubabangababhubhisi, futhiangibaqedangaehlane.

18Kephangathikubantwanababoehlane:“Ningahambi ngezimisozawoyihlo,ningagciniizahlulelozabo, ningazingcolisingezithombezabo;

19NginguJehovauNkulunkuluwenu;hambaningezimiso zami,nigcineizahlulelozami,nizenze;

20Ningcweliseamasabathaami;ziyakubayisibonakaliso phakathikwaminani,ukuzenaziukuthinginguJehova uNkulunkuluwenu.

21Kephaabantwanabangihlubuka,abahambanga ngezimisozami,abagcinangaizahlulelozamiukuba bazenze,okuthiumaumuntuezenza,aphilengazo;bawona amasabathaami;ngasengithingiyakuthululaukufutheka kwamiphezukwabo,ngipheleliseintukutheloyamikubo ehlane.

22Nokhongasibuyisaisandlasami,ngenzangenxa yegamalamiukubalingangcoliswaemehlweniezizwe engabakhiphaemehlweniazo.

23Ngasengiphakamiselaisandlasamikuboehlane,ukuthi ngiyakubahlakazelaphakathikwezizwe,ngibahlakazele emazweni;

24ngokubabengazenzangaizahlulelozami,bedelela izimisozami,bawonaamasabathaami,amehloabo alandelaizithombezawoyise.

25Ngasengibanikaizimisoezingezinhlenezahlulelo ababengayikuphilangazo;

26Ngabangcolisangeziphozabo,ngokudabulisaemlilweni konkeokuvulaisizalo,ukuzengibenzeincithakalo,ukuze baziukuthinginguJehova

27“Ngalokho,ndodanayomuntu,khulumakuyoindlu yakwa-Israyeli,uthikubo:‘IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi: Nokhooyihlobangithukilengalokhu,ngokubabonilekimi 28Ngokubalaphosengibangeniseezweni engaphakamiselakuloisandlasamiukubanikalona, babonaonkeamagqumaaphakemeyonemithiyonke eminyene,banikelakhonaimihlatsheloyabo,baletha khonaukucunulakomnikelowabo,babekakhonaiphunga laboelimnandi,bathululelakhonaiminikeloyabo yokuphuzwa.

29Ngasengithikubo:“Iyiniindawoephakemeyoeniya kuyona?IgamalawolathiwaiBamakuzekubenamuhla.

30“Ngalokhoyishokuyoindluyakwa-Israyeliukuthi: ‘IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Ningcolilengendlela yawoyihlona?nifebangezinengisozabona?

31Ngokubalaphoninikelangeziphozenu,lapho nidabulisaamadodanaenuemlilweni,niyazingcolisangazo zonkeizithombezenukuzekubenamuhla;ngiyakubuzwa yininaninandluka-Israyelina?Kuphilakwami,isho iNkosiuJehova,angiyikubuzwayinina

32Lokhookufikaenhliziyweniyenuakuyikuba-khona nakanye,ukuthinithi:'Siyakubanjengezizwe njengemindeniyamazweukukhonzaimithinamatshe' 33Kuphilakwami,ishoiNkosiuJehova,ngiyakubusa phezukwenungesandlaesinamandla,nangengalo eyeluliweyo,nangokuthululwakolaka

34Ngiyakunikhiphakubantu,nginibutheemazweni enihlakazekelekuwongesandlaesinamandla,nangengalo eyeluliweyo,nangolakaoluthululiweyo

35Ngiyakuniyisaehlanelabantu,ngimangalenanikhona ubusonobuso.

36Njengalokhongamangalelaoyihloehlanelezwe laseGibithe,kanjalongiyakuphikisanani,ishoiNkosi uJehova.

37Ngiyakunenzanidlulephansikwenduku,nginingenise esibophwenisesivumelwano;

38Ngiyakuhlambululaphakathikwenuabahlubukileyo nabaphambukayokimi,ngibakhipheezwenilokugogobala kwabo,bangangeniezwenilakwa-Israyeli,naziukuthi nginguJehova

39Ninandluka-Israyeli,ishokanjeiNkosiuJehova; Hambaninikhonze,kubeyilowonalowoizithombezakhe, nasemuvafuthi,umaningangilaleli,kepha anisayikungcolisaigamalamielingcwelengeziphozenu nangezithombezenu.

40Ngokubaentabeniyamiengcwele,entabeniyendawo ephakemeyakwa-Israyeli,ishoiNkosiuJehova,lapho yonkeindluyakwa-Israyeli,yonkeezweni,iyakungikhonza; 41Ngiyakunamukelangephungalenuelimnandi,lapho nginikhiphakubantu,nginibuthaemazwenienihlakazekele kuwo;ngiyakungcweliswakuwephambikwabezizwe.

42NiyakwaziukuthinginguJehova,laphonginingenisa ezwenilakwa-Israyeli,ezweniengaphakamiselakulo isandlasamiukulinikaoyihlo.

43Niyakukhumbulalaphoizindlelazenu,nazozonke izenzozenuenangcoliswangazo;niyakunengwa emehlwenienungabobonkeububibenuenibenzileyo.

44NiyakwaziukuthinginguJehova,laphongenzekini ngenxayegamalami,kungabingokwezindlelazenuezimbi nangokwezenzozenuezonakeleyoninandluka-Israyeli, ishoiNkosiuJehova

45IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

46Ndodanayomuntu,bhekisaubusobakhoeningizimu, uwiseizwilakhongaseningizimu,uprofethengehlathi lasendle;

47uthiehlathinilaseningizimu:‘YizwaizwilikaJehova; IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova;Bheka,ngiyakuphembaumlilo phakathikwakho,uqedeyonkeimithieluhlazaphakathi kwakhonayoyonkeimithieyomileyo;

48YonkeinyamaiyakubonaukuthiminaJehova ngiwubasile;awuyikucinywa

49Ngasengithi:“Awu,NkosiJehova!bathingami: Akakhulumingemifanekisona?

ISAHLUKO21

1IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi: 2Ndodanayomuntu,bhekisaubusobakho ngaseJerusalema,uwiseizwilakhongasezindaweni ezingcwele,uprofethengezwelakwa-Israyeli, 3Yishoezwenilakwa-Israyeli,uthi:‘UshokanjeuJehova; Bheka,ngimelenenawe,ngiyakuhoshainkembayami emgodleniwayo,nginqumekuweabalungileyonababi. 4Ngakho-kenjengobangizaqumakuweolungileyolomubi, ngakhoinkembayamiizaphumaemgodleniwayoimelane layoyonkeinyamakusukelaeningizimukusiyaenyakatho. 5ukuzeyonkeinyamayaziukuthiminaJehovangihoshile inkembayamiemgodleniwayo;

6Ngakhobubula,ndodanayomuntu,ngokuphuka kwezinkalozakho;bubulangomunyuphambikwamehlo abo

7Kuyakuthilaphobethikuwe:'Ububulanina?'ukuthi uphenduleuthi:Ngezindaba;zonkeizinhliziyo ziyoncibilika,futhizonkeizandlaziyodangala,futhiyonke imimoyaiyodangala,futhiwonkeamadoloayakuba buthakathakanjengamanzi; 8IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

9Ndodanayomuntu,profethauthi:UshokanjeuJehova; Yishoni,inkemba,inkembailoliwe,futhiiphucuziwe; 10Liloliweukuzelibulale;ukhazimulisiweukuze ubengezele;pho,siyakujabulana?ludelelaintonga yendodanayaminjengemithiyonke

11Uyinikileukubaikhazimulisweukubaiphathwe ngesandla;

12Khala,uhhewule,ndodanayomuntu,ngokubaiyakuba phezukwabantubami,ibephezukwezikhuluzonkezakwaIsrayeli;

13Ngobakuyisivivinyo,futhikuthiwaniumainkemba idelelangishonenduku?akusayikubakhona,ishoiNkosi uJehova.

14“Wenandodanayomuntu,profetha,ushayeizandla zakho,inkembaiphindweokwesithathu,inkemba yababuleweyo;

15Ngimiseinkembaphezukwawowonkeamasangoabo, ukuzeinhliziyoyaboipheleamandla,incithakaloyabo yande;yenziweyakhanya,isongwengenjongo yokuhlatshwa

16Hambauyengakwesokunenenomangakwesokhohlo, nomaphilaphoubusobakhobubhekekhona.

17Namingizatshayaizandlazami,ngipholiseukufutheka kwami;minaJehovangikhulumile

18IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

19“Wenandodanayomuntu,zibekeleizindlelaezimbili, ukuzekufikeinkembayenkosiyaseBabele,zombili ziphumeezwenielilodwa;

20MisaindlelaukubainkembaifikeeRabalabantwana bakwa-AmoninakwaJudaeJerusalemaelivikelwe

21NgokubainkosiyaseBabeleyemaekwahlukaneni kwendlela,enhlokoyezindlelaezimbiliukubaibhule, yakhamisaimicibisholoyayo,ibuzaezithombeni,yabheka esibindini.

22Esandlenisakhesokunenekwakukhonaukubhula ngeJerusalemaukuzekumisweizinduna,+ukuvula umlomoekubulaleni,+kuphakanyisweizwingokumemeza, +kubekweizinqamazokubhodlozaemasangweni,+ nokunqwabelanisaiduli,+nokwakhainqaba.

23Kuyakubakubonjengokubhulakwamangaemehlweni abokwabafungiizifungo,kephaakhumbuzeububi,ukuze babanjwe

24NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Ngokuba nakhunjuzwaububibenu,iziphambekozenuzambulwa, ukuzeizonozenuzibonakalekuzozonkeizenzozenu; ngokuba,ngithi,nikhunjulwe,niyakubanjwangesandla 25“Nawe,sikhulusakwa-Israyeliesibi,esilusukulwakho lufikile,laphoububibuphela, 26IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Susaumqhele,ususe umqhele,lokhuakuyikufana;phakamisaophansi,nehlise ophakeme.

27Ngiyakugumbuqela,ngikuchithe,ngikuchithe,kungabe kusabakhona,azeafikelowookungokwakhe;futhi ngizomnikayona

28“Wena-ke,ndodanayomuntu,profethauthi:‘Ishokanje iNkosiuJehovangokuphathelenenabantwanabakwaAmoninangesihlambasabo;wothi:‘Inkemba,inkemba ihoshiwe;

29Laphobebonaokuyizekuwe,laphobekubhulaamanga, ukuzebakwehliseleezintanyenizababuleweyo,ababi, usukulwaboselufikile,laphoububibabobuphela 30Ngiwubuyiseleemgodleniwayona?Ngiyokwahlulela endawenilaphowadalwa,ezwenilokuzalwakwakho 31Ngiyakuthululaphezukwakhoukufuthekakwami, ngikuvuthelengomlilowokufuthekakwami,ngikunikele esandlenisabantuabanonya,abanekhonolokubhubhisa 32Uyakubayizinkunizomlilo;igazilakholiyakuba phakathikwezwe;awusayikukhunjulwa,ngokubamina Jehovangikukhulumile

ISAHLUKO22

1IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi: 2“Wenandodanayomuntu,uyakwahlulela,uyakwahlulela umuziwegazina?yebo,uyakulibonisazonkeizinengiso zalo.

3Uzakuthi:ItshonjaloiNkosiuJehova:Umuziuchitha igaziphakathikwawo,ukuzekufikeisikhathisawo,wenze izithombekuwoukuzeuzingcolise.

4Ngegazilakhoolichithileyounecala;wazingcolisa ngezithombezakhoozenzileyo;ususondezileizinsuku zakho,usufikileeminyakeniyakho;ngalokhongikwenze isihlambakwabezizwe,nenhlekisaemazwenionke 5Abaseduzenabakudenawebayakuklolodela,wena onegamaelibinononyayo.

6Bheka,izikhuluzakwa-Israyelizazikuwe,kwabayilowo nalowoemandleniazoukuchithaigazi

7Badelelakuweuyisenonina,bacindezelaumfokazi phakathikwakho,izintandanenabafelokazibahlupha phakathikwakho

8Udeleleizintozamiezingcwele,wawonaamasabathaami.

9Abantuabahlebayobaphakathikwakhoukuzebachithe igazi,badlaphakathikwakhoezintabeni,benzaamanyala phakathikwakho.

10Bambulékuweubunqunubaboyise,ongcwelisiweyo bamthobilekuwe

11Omunyewenzeisinengisonomkamakhelwanewakhe; omunyeungcoliseumalokazanawakhengokukhanuka; omunyeuthobiseudadewaboindodakazikayisekuwe.

12Bamukeleiziphophakathikwakhoukuzebachitheigazi; uthathéinzalonenzuzo,uzuzangokuhahakumakhelwane wakhongokubacindezela,ungikhohliwe,ishoiNkosi uJehova.

13Ngakho-kebheka,ngishayeisandlasamingenxa yenzuzoyakhoembioyizuzile,nangenxayegazilakho eliphakathikwakho

14Inhliziyoyakhoiyakumayini,izandlazakhozibe namandlaezinsukwiniengiyakuphathananawengazo,na? MinaJehovangikukhulumile,ngiyakukwenza

15Ngiyakukuhlakazaphakathikwezizwe,ngikuhlakazele emazweni,ngiqedeukungcolakwakhokuwe.

16Uyakuzidlaifalakhoemehlweniezizwe,waziukuthi nginguJehova

17IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi: 18Ndodanayomuntu,indluka-Israyeliisiphenduke amanyelakimi,bonkebayithusi,nethini,nensimbi, nomthofu,phakathikwesithando;bangamanyelaesiliva. 19NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Ngenxa yokuthiseningamanyelanonke,ngalokhobhekani, ngiyakunibuthelaphakathikweJerusalema 20Njengobabebuthaisiliva,nethusi,nensimbi,nomthofu, nethiniphakathikwesithando,ukuzekuvuthelweumlilo phezukwakho,ukukuncibilikise;kanjalongiyakunibutha ngentukutheloyaminangokufuthekakwami,nginishiye khona,nginincibilikise

21Yebo,ngiyakunibutha,nginivuthelengomlilo wokufuthekakwami,nincibilikephakathikwawo

22Njengokuncibilikiswakwesilivaphakathikwesithando, niyakuncibilikakanjalophakathikwaso;niyakwaziukuthi minaJehovangithululileukufuthekakwamiphezukwenu 23IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

24Ndodanayomuntu,yithikulo:Wenauyizwe elingahlanjululwanga,elinganisangaphezukwalongosuku lwentukuthelo

25Kukhonauzungulwabaprofethibalophakathikwalo njengengonyamaebhongayoedwengulaimpango;badlile imiphefumulo;bathathéingcebonezintoeziyigugu; bandiseabafelokazibalophakathikwawo.

26Abapristibalobephuleumthethowami,bangcolisile izintozamiezingcwele;

27Izikhuluzalophakathikwawozinjengezimpisi ezidwengulaimpango,ukuzezichitheigazi,zichithe imiphefumulo,ukuzezitholeinzuzoembi

28Abaprofethibawobabanamekelengodaka olungenamvubelo,bebonaokuyize,bebhulaamangakubo, bethi:‘IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,’kubeuJehova engakhulumanga.

29Abantubezwebacindezele,baphangile,bahluphile ompofunompofu,bacindezelaumfokazingokungeyikho 30Ngafunaphakathikwaboumuntuongamisauthango, ameesikhaleniphambikwamingenxayezwe,ukuze ngingalichithi,kephaangimfumananga

31Ngalokhongithululeukufuthekakwamiphezukwabo; ngibaqedilengomlilowokufuthekakwami,ngehlisela indlelayabophezukwamakhandaabo,ishoiNkosiuJehova

ISAHLUKO23

1IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi: 2Ndodanayomuntu,kwakukhonaabesifazaneababili, amadodakazioninamunye; 3BafebaeGibithe;bafebaebushenibabo;kwachotshozwa khonaamabeleabo,balimazakhonaisifubasobuntombi babo

4Amagamaabokwakungu-Oholaomkhulu,no-Oholiba udadewabo;babangabami,bazalaamadodana namadodakaziAyenjaloamagamaabo;ISamariyalinguOhola,iJerusalemalingu-Oholiba 5U-Oholawaphingaesengowami;wakhanukela izithandwazakhe,ama-Asiriya,omakhelwanebakhe; 6Bembetheokuluhlaza,izindunanababusi,izinsizwa ezinxanelekayozonke,izinkwelizikhweleamahhashi 7Wafebanabobonkeabakhethiweyobase-Asiriya,nabo bonkeayekhanukelangabo,wazingcolisangazozonke izithombezabo

8AkashiyangaubufebebakhebaseGibithe,ngokuba ebushenibakhebalalanaye,balimazaizifubazobuntombi bakhe,bathululelakuyeubufebebabo

9Ngalokhongimnikeleesandlenisezithandwazakhe, esandlenisabase-Asiriyaabakhanukelayo.

10Bonabambulaubunqunubakhe,bathathaamadodana akhenamadodakaziakhe,bambulalangenkemba,waduma phakathikwabesifazane;ngobababenzileisahlulelophezu kwayo

11Udadewabou-Oholibaekubonalokho,wonakala kunayeekukhanukenikwakhe,nasekufebenikwakhe kunodadewaboebufebenibakhe

12Wakhanukelaabase-Asiriya,izindunanababusi, abakhelwanebakhe,abakhelwanebakhe,bembethe ezibukekayokakhulu,abamahhashibegibeleamahhashi, izinsizwaezinxanelekayozonke.

13Ngasengibonaukuthiungcolile,bahambangandlelanyebobabili;

14Wandisaubufebebakhe,ngokubalaphoebonaamadoda edwetshiweodongeni,izithombezamaKaledizidwetshwe ngokubomvu;

15Bebhinceamabhandeezinkalwenizabo,begqoke izinguboezidayiwengokwedluleleemakhandaabo,bonke beyizikhuluokufanelebabhekekuzo,ngokwendlela yamaKalediaseKaledi,izwelokuzalwakwabo.

16Kwathiewabonangamehloakhe,wabakhanukela, wathumaizithunywakuboeKaledi

17AbaseBabelebezakuyeembhedeniwothando, bamngcolisangobufebebabo,wangcoliswangabo, nomphefumulowakhewahlukananabo

18Wasembulaubufebebakhe,wambulaubunqunubakhe; 19Nokhowandisaubufebebakhengokukhumbula izinsukuzobushabakheaphingangazoezwenilaseGibithe 20Wakhanukelaamashendeabo,anyamayawo injengenyamayezimbongolo,nokuphumakwawo kunjengokuphumakwamahhashi

21Wakhumbulaukukhanukakobushabakholapho uchotshozwaizifubazakhongabaseGibithengenxa yamabeleobushabakho

22Ngakho-ke,Oholiba,ishokanjeiNkosiuJehova; “Bheka,ngiyakuvuselaizithandwazakhoezisukilekuzo inhliziyoyakho,ngiziletheukulwanawenxazonke; 23abaseBhabhiloni,nawowonkeamaKaledi,oPhekodi, noShowa,noKowa,nawowonkeama-Asiriyakanyenawo, wonkeamajahaanxanelekayo,nezinduna,nababusi, izikhulunezinduna,bonkebekhweleamahhashi.

24Bayakufikelabenezinqola,nezinqola,namasondo, nesixukusabantuabayakukubekaihawunesihlangu nesigqokosokuzivikelanxazonke,ngibekeisahlulelo phambikwabo,bakwahlulelengokwezahlulelozabo 25Ngiyakubekakuweumhawuwami,bakuphathe ngokufutheka,basuseikhalalakhonezindlebezakho;insali yakhoiyakuwangenkemba,ithatheamadodanaakho namadodakaziakho;futhiokuseleyokwakhokuyoqedwa ngomlilo

26Bayakukuhlubulaizingubozakho,bakuthatheleizinto zakhoezinhle.

27Ngiyakwenzaukubaukukhanukakwakhokuphelekuwe, nobufebebakhoowabukhiphaezwenilaseGibithe,ungabe usabaphakamiselaamehloakho,ungabeusalikhumbula iGibithe

28NgokubaishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Bheka, ngiyakukunikelaesandlenisalaboobazondayo,esandleni salaboinhliziyoyakhoidediselwekudenabo;

29Bayakukuphathangenzondo,basusewonke umshikashikawakho,bakushiyeunqunu,unqunu, kwambulweubunqunubobufebebakho,ukukhanuka kwakhonobufebebakho

30Ngiyakukwenzalokhokuwe,ngokubauphingile nabezizwe,nangenxayokungcoliswakwakhongezithombe zabo

31Uhambengendlelakadadewenu;ngalokho ngiyakunikelaindebeyakheesandlenisakho

32IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Uyakuphuzaindebe kadadewenuejulileyonebanzi;uyakubayinhlekiso nokuhlekwa;uquketheokuningi

33Uyakugcwalaukudakwanosizi,ngendebe yesimangalisonencithakalo,indebekadadewenuiSamariya 34Uyakuliphuza,ulimunce,uphuleizindebezalo,uhlwithe amabeleakho,ngokubaminangikukhulumile,ishoiNkosi uJehova

35NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Ngokuba ungikhohliwe,wangilahlaemvakwakho,ngalokhouthwale ukukhanukakwakhonobufebebakho

36UJehovawathikimi;Ndodanayomuntu,uyakwahlulela o-Oholano-Oholibana?yebo,memezelakuboizinengiso zabo;

37ukuthibaphingile,negazilisezandlenizabo,baphingile nezithombezabo,futhibadabuliseamadodanaabo abawazalelekimiemlilweniukubaabaqede

38Bakwenzilelokhukimi:bangcolisaindluyami engcwelengalolosuku,bawonaamasabathaami.

39Laphosebehlabaabantwanababoezithombenizabo, bangenaendliniyamiengcwelengalonalolosuku ukuyingcolisa;bheka,benzenjalophakathikwendluyami.

40Futhiphezukwalokhoukuthinithumelekumadoda avelakude,okwathunyelwakuwoisithunywa;bheka, bafika,owazigezelabona,wazipendaamehloakho, wazihlobisangezivunulo;

41Wahlalaembhedeniomuhle,kunetafulaelilungisiwe phambikwawo,wabekakuloimpephoyaminamafutha ami

42Ilizwilexukuelalihlezingokukhululekalalikanyelaye, njalokanyelabantubomhlabawonkebalethwaamaSabeya avelaenkangala,afakaamasongoezandlenizawo lemiqheleemihleemakhandaawo

43Ngasengisithikowayegugangokuphinga:Kambe bazaphingalaye,yenakanyelabo?

44Bangenakuyenjengokungenakowesifazaneoyisifebe; bangenakanjaloku-Oholano-Oholiba,abesifazane amanyala

45Amadodaalungileyoayakubahlulelangokwesiko leziphinginangokwesikolabesifazaneabachithaigazi; ngobabayiziphingi,legazilisesandlenisabo

46NgokubaishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi: ngizakwehliselaibandlaphezukwabo,ngibanikeleukuba bathungwebaphangwe

47Ibandlaliyakubakhandangamatshe,libagwaze ngezinkembazalo;bayakubulalaamadodanaabo namadodakaziabo,bashiseizindluzabongomlilo

48Ngiyakuqedaukukhanukaezweni,bafundiswebonke abesifazaneukubabangenzinjengamanyalaenu

49Bayakwehliselaukukhanukakwenuphezukwenu, nithwaleizonozezithombezenu,naziukuthingiyiNkosi uJehova

ISAHLUKO24

1Kwathingomnyakawesishiyagalolunye,ngenyanga yeshumi,ngolweshumilwenyanga,izwilikaJehovalafika kimi,lathi:

2Ndodanayomuntu,zibhaleleigamalosukulwalolusuku; inkosiyaseBabeleizimiseleukulwaneJerusalemangalona lolosuku

3Ukhulumeumfanekisokuyoindluehlubukayo,uthikubo: ‘IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Bekaebhodweni,ulibeke, futhiutheleamanzikulo:

4Buthelakuloizingcezuzalo,zonkeiziqephuezinhle, ithanganehlombe;ligcwalisengamathamboakhethiweyo

5Thathaokukhethiweyokomhlambi,ushisenamathambo phansikwawo,ulibilisekahle,kuphekweamathamboalo phakathikwalo

6NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:“Mayekuwo umuziwegazi,ekhanzinieligqwaliphakathikwalo, elingaphumikulougwadule!likhipheiziqephu; makungawelikusoinkatho

7Ngokubaigazilawoliphakathikwawo;walibeka esiqongwenisedwala;alilithelangaemhlabathiniukuba lisibekelengothuli;

8Ukuzekukhuphukeukufuthekaukuzebaphindisele; Ngibekileigazilakheesiqongwenisedwala,ukuze lingasitshekelwa

9NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Mayeemzini onegazi!Ngiyokwenzainqwabayomliloibenkulu 10Fumbelaizinkuni,ukhwezeleumlilo,uqedeinyama, unukekahle,amathamboashiswe.

11ulibekephezukwamalahlealolingenalutho,ukuze lishise,livutheithusilwayo,ukungcolakwalokuncibilike phakathikwalo,kuqedweukungcolakwalo.

12Uzikhathazilengamanga,namabibiawoawaphumanga kuye;

13Ekungcolenikwakhokukhonaukukhanuka,ngokuba ngikuhlambulule, awuhlanjululwanga, awusayikuhlanjululwaekungcolenikwakho,ngizengibeke phezukwakhoukufuthekakwami.

14MinaJehovangikukhulumile;kuyakwenzeka, ngiyakukwenza;kangiyikubuyelaemuva,njalo kangiyikuyekela,njalokangiyikuzisola;bayakukwahlulela njengezindlelazakhonangokwezenzozakho,ishoiNkosi uJehova.

15IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

16Ndodanayomuntu,bheka,ngiyakususakuweisifiso samehloakhongokushaya,kephaungalili,ungakhali, nezinyembezizakhoaziyikwehla.

17Gwemaukukhala,ungenziukulilelaofileyo,bopha ibhandelekhandalakhophezukwakho,ufakeizicathulo zakhoezinyawenizakho,ungazimboziizindebezakho, ungadliisinkwasabantu

18Ngasengikhulumaebantwiniekuseni;ekuseningenza njengokulaywakwami

19Abantubathikimi:“Awuyikusitshelaukuthilezizinto ziyinikithiukubawenzenjalona?

20Ngabaphendulangathi:“IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi, lathi:

21TshonokuyoindlukaIsrayeli,uthi:ItshonjaloiNkosi uJehova;Bhekani,ngiyakungcolisaindluyamiengcwele, ukuzikhukhumezakwamandlaenu,isifisosamehloenu, nalokhoumphefumulowenuokuhawukelayo;amadodana enunamadodakazienueniwashiyileayakuwangenkemba.

22Niyakwenzanjengalokhongenzile:aniyikuvala izindebezenu,ningadliisinkwasabantu

23Izibophozenuziyakubasemakhandaenu,nezicathulo zenuezinyawenizenu;kephaniyakunyamalalangobubi benu,nilileomunyekomunye

24UHezekeliuyakubayisibonakalisokini;niyakukwenza njengakhokonkeakwenzileyo;laphokufikalokhu, niyakwaziukuthingiyiNkosiuJehova.

25“Wenandodanayomuntu,akuyikubayinimhlangisusa kuboamandlaabo,intokozoyenkazimuloyabo,isifiso samehloabo,nalokhoababekaizinhliziyozabokukho, amadodanaabonamadodakaziabo, 26ukuthiophunyukayongalolosukuuyakuzakuwe ukukuzwisangezindlebezakhona?

27Ngalolosukuumlomowakhouyakuvuleka kophunyukileyo,ukhulume,ungabeusabayisimungulu; uyakubayisibonakalisokubo;bazakwaziukuthi nginguJehova

ISAHLUKO25

1IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

2Ndodanayomuntu,bhekisaubusobakhokubantwana bakwa-Amoni,uprofethengabo;

3uthikubantwanabakwa-Amoni,‘YizwaniizwileNkosi uJehova;IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova;Ngokubawathi: “Ashila,ngendluyamiengcwele,laphoingcoliswa;nezwe lakwa-Israyeli,lapholiyincithakalo;nendluyakwaJuda ekuthunjwenikwayo;

4Bheka,ngiyakukunikelakubantubasempumalangaube yifa,bamiseizigodlozabokuwe,bakheizindluzabokuwe, badleizithelozakho,baphuzeubisilwakho.

5NgiyakwenzaiRabalibeyidlelolamakamela, nabantwanabakwa-Amonilibeyindawoyokubuthisa umhlambi,naziukuthinginguJehova.

6NgokubaishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Ngokuba ushayeihlombe,wanyathelangezinyawo,wathokoza ngenhliziyongakhokonkeukudelelaizwelakwa-Israyeli; 7Bheka,ngiyakwelulelaisandlasamiphezukwakho, ngikunikeleubeyimpangokwabezizwe;ngiyakukunquma kubantu,ngikubhubhiseemazweni;ngiyakukubhubhisa; uzokwaziukuthinginguJehova

8ItshonjaloiNkosiuJehova;NgokubaoMowabinoSeyiri bathi:“Bheka,indluyakwaJudaifananezizwezonke; 9Ngalokhobheka,ngiyakuvulauhlangothilukaMowabi emizini,emiziniyakheesemngceleniwakhe,ubuhlebezwe, iBetiJeshimoti,neBalimeyoni,neKiriyatayimi, 10KubantubasempumalangakanyenabantwanabakwaAmoni,ngibanikeifa,ukuzeabantwanabakwa-Amoni bangakhunjulwaphakathikwezizwe

11NgiyakwenzaizahlulelokwaMowabi;bazakwaziukuthi nginguJehova.

12ItshonjaloiNkosiuJehova;Ngenxayokuthiu-Edomi wenzeimpindiselokuyoindluyakwaJuda,wonilekakhulu, waziphindiselelakubo;

13NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi: Ngiyakwelulelaisandlasamiphezukuka-Edomi,nginqume

kuloabantunezilwane;ngiyakuyenzaincithakalokusukela eThemani;abaseDedanibayakuwangenkemba.

14Ngiyakubekaimpindiseloyamikwa-Edomingesandla sabantubamiu-Israyeli,benzekwa-Edomi njengentukutheloyaminangokufuthekakwami; bayakukwaziimpindiseloyami,ishoiNkosiuJehova

15IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:NgokubaamaFilisti enzengokuphindisela,aziphindiselelengenhliziyoembi ukubaayichithengenxayenzondoendala;

16NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Bheka, ngiyakwelulelaisandlasamiphezukwamaFilisti, nginqumeamaKherethi,ngichitheinsaliogwinilolwandle

17Ngiyakwenzaimpindiseloenkulukubongezijeziso ezivuthayo;bayakwaziukuthinginguJehova,lapho ngehliselaimpindiseloyamikubo

ISAHLUKO26

1Kwathingomnyakaweshuminanye,ngolokuqala lwenyanga,izwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

2Ndodanayomuntu,ngokubaiTirelishilongeJerusalema ukuthi:“Ashila,laphukileamasangoabantu; seliphendukelekimi;

3NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:“Bheka, ngimelenenawe,Tire,ngehliseleizizweeziningiukulwa nawe,njengolwandlelukhuphulaamagagasialo

4ZiyakudilizaizingangezaseTire,zibhidlize imibhoshongoyalo;

5Iyakubayindawoyokwenekaamanethaphakathi kolwandle,ngokubaminangikhulumile,ishoiNkosi uJehova,ibeyimpangoyezizwe.

6Amadodakazialoasemaphandleniayakubulawa ngenkemba;bazakwaziukuthinginguJehova

7NgokubaishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Bheka, ngiyakwehliselaphezukweTireuNebukadinesariinkosi yaseBabele,inkosiyamakhosi,evelaenyakatho, enamahhashi,nezinqola,nabamahhashi,namaviyo, nabantuabaningi

8Uyakubulalaamadodakaziakhoasendlengenkemba, akwakheleinqaba,akumiseleiduli,akumiseleihawu.

9Uyakubekaizinsimbizokulwaezindongenizakho, abhidlizeimibhoshongoyakhongezimbazozakhe 10Ngenxayobuningibamahhashiakheuthulilwawo luyakusibekela,izingangezakhozizamazamengomsindo wabamahhashi,nowamasondo,nowezinqola,laphoengena emasangweniakho,njengabantubengenaemzini obhodloziwe

11Ngezinselozamahhashiakheuyakunyathelaphansi zonkeizitaladizakho,abulaleabantubakhongenkemba, nezinqabazakhoeziqinileziwelephansi

12Bayakuphangaingceboyakho,baphangeimpahlayakho othengiselwayo,badilizeizingangezakho,bachitheizindlu zakhoezithandekayo,babekeamatsheakhonezingodo zakhonothulilwakhophakathikwamanzi

13Ngiyakwenzaukubaumsindowezihlabelelozakho uphele;umsindowamahabhuakhoawusayikuzwakala

14Ngiyakukwenzaubenjengesiqongosedwala,ube yindawoyokwenekaamanethaphezukwayo; awusayikwakhiwa,ngokubaminaJehovangikukhulumile, ishoiNkosiuJehova.

15IshokanjeiNkosiuJehovakuloiTire;Iziqhingi aziyikuzamazamayiningomsindowokuwakwakho,lapho

abagwaziweyobekhala,laphobebulawaphakathikwakho, na?

16Zonkeizikhuluzasolwandleziyakwehlaezihlalweni zazozobukhosi,zikhumuleizingubozazozobukhosi, zihlubuleizingubozazoezifekethisiweyo,zembathe ukuthuthumela;bayakuhlalaphansi,bathuthumele ngezikhathizonke,bamangalengawe

17Bayakukuphakamiselaisililo,bathikuwe:‘Yeka ukuchithwakwakhoowawuhlalwengabahambi basolwandle,umuziodumileyoowawunamandlaolwandle, wonanabakhileyokuwo,ababangelaukubaukwesaba kwabokubephezukwabobonkeabahlalakuwo!

18Manjeiziqhingiziyakuthuthumelangosukulokuwa kwakho;yebo,iziqhingiezisolwandleziyakuthuthumela ngokuhambakwakho

19NgokubaishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Lapho ngikwenzaubeumuzioyincithakalo,njengemizi engahlalwamuntu;laphongikwehliselautwaphezu kwakho,amanziamaningiakusibekele;

20Laphongikwehliselaphansikanyenabehlelaegodini, kanyenabantubasendulo,ngikubekeezindawenieziphansi zomhlaba,ezindawenieziyincithakaloyasendulo,kanye nabehlelaegodini,ukuzeungahlalimuntu;ngiyakubeka inkazimuloezwenilabaphilayo;

21Ngiyakukwenzaubeyingebhe,ungabeusabakhona;

ISAHLUKO27

1IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

2“Wenandodanayomuntu,phakamiselaiTireisililo; 3uthikuloiTire:‘Wenaohlezingasekungenenikolwandle, wenaungumhwebiwezizweeziqhinginieziningi,isho kanjeiNkosiuJehova;WenaTire,wenaushilo,Ngimuhle ngokuphelele.

4Imingceleyakhoiphakathikwezilwandle,abakhibakho baphelelisileubuhlebakho

5Benzilewonkeamapulangweemikhumbiyakho ngemisayipuresiyaseSeniri;bathathaimisedari yaseLebanoniukwenzaizinsikazakho

6Ngama-oki*aseBashanibenzileizigwedlozakho; Ibandlalama-Ashurilenzeizihlalozakhongezimpondo zendlovueziphumaeziqhinginizaseKitimi

7IlinenielicolekileyolemifekethisolaseGibithelaliyilo walindlalekalibenguseyiliwakho;okuluhlaza nokububendekwaseziqhinginizase-Elisha kwakukusibekela.

8AbakhileyoeSidoninase-Arvadibabengamatilosiakho; 9AmalungaaseGebalinabahlakaniphileyobakhona phakathikwakhobabengabalungiselelibakho;

10AbasePheresiyanaseLudinasePhutibabesempini yakho,amadodaakhoempi;bavezaubuhlebakho

11Amadodaase-Arvadinempiyakhoayephezu kwezindongazakhonxazonke,namaGamadi ayesemibhoshongweniyakho;baphelelisileubuhlebakho

12ITarshishilalingumhwebiwakhongenxayobuningi bayoyonkeingcebo;bahwebelanangempahlayakho ngesiliva,nensimbi,nethini,nomthofu.

13IJavani,noThubali,noMeshekebabengabathengiselani bakho,benananisangemizimbayabantunezitshazethusi 14AbendlukaThogarmabahwebangempahlayakho ngamahhashi,nabamahhashi,neminyuzi

15AmadodaaseDedaniayengabathengibakho;iziqhingi eziningizaziyimpahlayesandlasakho,zalethakuwe izimpondozophondolwendlovunomsimbithinjengesipho

16I-Aramuyahwebelananawengenxayobuningi bempahlayakhooyenzile,bathengaimpahlayakho ngesimaragidu,nokuyibubende,nemifekethiso,nelineni elicolekileyo,namakhorali,ne-agathe

17“UJudanezwelakwa-Israyelibabengabathengiselani bakho;

18IDamasekulalithengiselananawengobuningibempahla yakho,ngobuningibayoyonkeingcebo;ewayinini laseHelboni,noboyaobumhlophe

19ODaninoJavanibahambabehambangempahlayakho, insimbiekhandiweyo,nekasiya,*nekalamos kwakuthengwayo

20IDedanilalingumhwebiwakhongezinguboeziyigugu zezinqola

21I-ArabiyanazozonkeizikhuluzaseKedari zazingabathengibakhongamawundlu,nezinqama, nezimpongo,zahwebelananawe

22AbathengibaseShebanaseRamababengabathengiselani bakho,benanaimpahlayakhongamakhaonkeamnandi, namatsheonkeanenani,negolide

23IHarana,neKhane,ne-Edene,abathengibaseSheba, nase-Ashuri,naseKilimadibabengabathengibakho.

24Labababengabathengibakhongempahlayonke, ngezinguboeziluhlaza,nezifekethisiweyo,namabhokisi ezinguboezinothileko,aboshwengezintambo,enziwe ngomsedariphakathikwempahlayakho

25ImikhumbiyaseTharishishiyahlabelelangawe endaweniyakhoyokuthengisa,wasuthiswa, wakhazinyuliswakakhuluphakathikolwandle

26Abagwedlibakhobakungeniseemanziniamakhulu; umoyawasempumalangaukwaphulilephakathi kwezilwandle

27Ingceboyakho,nempahlayakho,nempahlayakho, namatilosiakho,namatilosiakho,nabalungisayobakho, nabathengibakhobempahlayakho,nawoonkeamadoda akhoempiaphakathikwakho,nesixukusakhosonke esiphakathikwakho,bayakuwelaphakathikwezilwandle ngosukulokuchithwakwakho

28Ngokuzwakalakokukhalakwabashayelibakho amadleloayazamazama.

29Bonkeabaphathaisigwedlo,amatilosi,nabobonke abashayelibasolwandle,bayakwehlaemikhunjiniyabo, bemeemhlabathini;

30Bazakwenzaukuthiizwilabolizwakalengokumelene nawe,bakhalekamunyu,batheleuthuliemakhandaabo, bazibhuquzeleemlotheni

31Bayozichebanempandlangenxayakho,babhince indwanguyamasaka,bakukhalelengomunyuwenhliziyo nangokulilaokumunyu.

32Ekulilenikwabobayakukuphakamiselaisililo, bakukhalele,bathi:‘NgumuphiumuzionjengeTire, onjengochithiweyophakathikolwandle,na?

33Ekuphumenikwempahlayakhoolwandle,wasuthisa abantuabaningi;wacebisaamakhosiomhlabangobuningi bengceboyakhonempahlayakhoethengiswayo

34Ngesikhathisokuphulwakwakhoulwandleekujuleni kwamanziukuthengisakwakhonesixukusakhosonke esiphakathikwakhokuyakuwa

35Bonkeabakhileyoeziqhinginibayakumangalangawe, namakhosiaboayakubanokwesabaokukhulu,ubusobabo buthuthumele

36Abathengisiphakathikwezizwebayakuklolodela; uyakubayingebhe,ungabeusabakhona.

ISAHLUKO28

1IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

2Ndodanayomuntu,yishoenduneniyaseTire,uthi:‘Isho kanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Ngokubainhliziyoyakho iziphakamisile,wathi:NginguNkulunkulu,ngihlezi esihlalwenisikaNkulunkuluphakathikwezilwandle;kepha ungumuntu,ungesiyeuNkulunkulu,nomaubekainhliziyo yakhonjengenhliziyokaNkulunkulu;

3Bheka,uhlakaniphekunoDaniyeli;akukhomfihlo abangakufihlelayona;

4Ngokuhlakaniphakwakhonangokuqondakwakho uzenzeleingcebo,wangenisaigolidenesilivaengcebeni yakho;

5Ngokuhlakaniphakwakhookukhulunangohwebolwakho wandiseingceboyakho,nenhliziyoyakhoyaphakama ngenxayengceboyakho

6NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Ngokuba ubekeinhliziyoyakhonjengenhliziyokaNkulunkulu;

7Ngakho-kebheka,ngiyakwehliselaphezukwakho abezizwe,abesabekayobezizwe,bahosheleubuhle bokuhlakaniphakwakhoizinkembazabo,bangcolise ukukhazimulakwakho

8Bayakwehliselaegodini,ufeukufakwababuleweyo phakathikolwandle.

9Usashophambikombulaliwakhoukuthi: NginguNkulunkulu,na?kephauyakubangumuntu, ungesiyeuNkulunkulu,esandlenisalowookubulalayo.

10Uyakufaukufakwabangasokilengesandlasabafokazi, ngokubaminangikhulumile,ishoiNkosiuJehova 11IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi: 12Ndodanayomuntu,phakamiselainkosiyaseTireisililo, uthikuyo:‘IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova;Uyavala isilinganiso,ugcweleukuhlakanipha,uphelelengobuhle. 13Ubuse-EdeneensiminikaNkulunkulu;Wonkeamatshe ayiguguayeyisimbozosakho,isardiyu,netopazi, nedayimane,nekrisolithe,neshohamu,nejaspi,nesafire, nesimaragidu,nesimaragidu,nesmarado,negolide; 14Wenauyikherubieligcotshiweyoelisibekelayo; ngakubekakanjalo:wabasentabeniengcwele kaNkulunkulu;uhambewehlawenyukaphakathi kwamatsheomlilo.

15Wawupheleleezindlelenizakhokusukelaosukwini lokudalwakwakhokwazekwatholakalaububikuwe

16Ngobuningibempahlayakhoethengiswayobagcwalise phakathikwakhongobudlova,wonile;ngalokho ngiyakukulahlaungcolileentabenikaNkulunkulu, ngikuchithe,kherubielisibekelayo,ungabikhophakathi kwamatsheomlilo

17Inhliziyoyakhoiziphakamisilengenxayobuhlebakho, wonakalisaukuhlakaniphakwakhongenxayokukhanya kwakho;

18Ngobuningibobubibakho,ngobubibokuthengisa kwakho,uzingcolisileizindluzakhoezingcwele;ngalokho ngiyakukhiphaumlilophakathikwakho,ukuqede,

UHezekeli

ngikuqedeleubengumlothaemhlabeniemehlweniabo bonkeabakubonayo.

19Bonkeabakwaziyophakathikwezizwebayakumangala ngawe;uyakubayingebhe,ungabeusabakhona.

20IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

21Ndodanayomuntu,bhekisaubusobakhobumelene neSidoni,uprofethengokumelenenalo, 22uthi:‘IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova;Bheka,ngimelene naweSidoni;ngiyakukhazinyuliswaphakathikwakho,bazi ukuthinginguJehova,laphongenzaukwahlulelakulo, ngingcweliswekulo

23Ngiyakuthumakuloisifonegaziezitaladinizalo; abalimeleyobayakwahlulelwaphakathikwalongenkemba phezukwalonxazonke;bazakwaziukuthinginguJehova

24Ngekekusabakhonaikhakhasielihlabayonanoma yiliphiivaelilimazayokubobonkeababahaqayo ababadelelayo;bazakwaziukuthingiyiNkosiuJehova

25IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Laphosengiyibuthile indluka-Israyelikubantuabahlakazekelephakathikwabo, ngingcweliswekuboemehlweniezizwe,bayakuhlala ezwenilaboengalinikaincekuyamiuJakobe

26Bayakuhlalakulobelondekile,bakheizindlu,batshale izivini;yebo,bayohlalangokuqiniseka,laphongenza izahlulelophezukwabobonkeababedelelanxazonkezabo; +futhibayokwaziukuthinginguJehovauNkulunkuluwabo.

ISAHLUKO29

1Kwathingomnyakaweshumi,ngenyangayeshumi, ngolweshuminambililwenyanga,izwilikaJehovalafika kimi,lathi:

2Ndodanayomuntu,bhekisaubusobakhokuFaroinkosi yaseGibithe,uprofethengayenangeGibithelonke; 3Khulumauthi:ItshonjaloiNkosiuJehova;Bheka, ngimelenenawe,Faro,nkosiyaseGibithe,udrakoomkhulu olelephakathikwemifulayakhe,othi:'Umfulawami ungowami,ngizenzelewonangokwami.'

4Ngiyakufakaizingwegweemihlathiniyakho,ngenze ukubaizinhlanzizemifulayakhozinamatheleemaxolweni akho,ngikukhuphulephakathikwemifulayakho,zonke izinhlanzizemifulayakhozinamatheleemaxolweniakho 5Ngiyakukushiyauphonsweehlane,wenanezinhlanzi zonkezemifulayakho,uweendle;awuyikubuthwa, ungabuthwa;ngikunikileukubaubengukudlakwezilwane zasendlenokwezinyonizezulu

6BonkeabakhileyoeGibhithebayokwaziukuthi nginguJehova,ngobabebeludondololomhlangakuyoindlu ka-Israyeli.

7Laphobebambaisandlasakho,waphuka,waklebhula ihlombelabolonke;nalaphobencikakuwe,wenawaphuka, wamisazonkeizinkalozabo

8NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Bheka, ngiyakwehliselainkembaphezukwakho,nginqumekuwe abantunezilwane

9IzwelaseGibitheliyakubayihlaneeliyincithakalo; bayakwaziukuthinginguJehova,ngokubaushiloukuthi umfulaungowami,ngiwenzile.

10Ngakho-kebheka,ngimelenenawenemifulayakho, futhingiyokwenzaizwelaseGibhithelibeyihlane eliyincithakalonencithakalo,kusukelaembhoshongweni waseSivenekuzekubesemngceleniwaseKushe

11Akuyikudabulaunyawolomuntukulo,nonyawo lwesilwanealuyikudabulakulo,aliyikuhlalwakulo iminyakaengamashumiamane

12NgiyakwenzaizwelaseGibithelibeyincithakalo phakathikwamazweachithekileyo,nemiziyalophakathi kwemiziechithekileyoiyakubayincithakaloiminyaka engamashumiamane,ngihlakazeabaseGibithephakathi kwezizwe,ngibahlakazeleemazweni.

13NokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Ekupheleni kweminyakaengamashumiamanengiyakubabutha abaseGibithekubantuababehlakazekelekubo; 14NgiyakukubuyisaukuthunjwakweGibithe, ngibabuyiseleezwenilasePhatirosi,ezwenilokuhlala kwabo;futhibayakubakhonaumbusoophansi

15Kuyakuba-phansikunayoyonkeimibuso;futhi alisayikuziphakamisangaphezukwezizwe,ngokuba ngiyakubanciphisa,bangabebesabusaphezukwezizwe

16Ayisayikubayithembalendluyakwa-Israyeli, ekhumbuzaububibayolaphoibabheka,kephabayokwazi ukuthingiyiNkosiuJehova

17Kwathingomnyakawamashumiamabilinesikhombisa, ngenyangayokuqala,ngolokuqalalwenyanga,izwi likaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

18Ndodanayomuntu,uNebukadinesariinkosiyaseBabele wenzaimpiyakheukubaisebenzeinkonzoenkuluphezu kweTire,amakhandaonkeahlutshiwe,namahlombeonke ahlutshiwe;

19NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Bheka, ngiyakunikelaizwelaseGibithekuNebukadinesariinkosi yaseBabele;iyakuthathaisixukusayo,ithatheimpango yayo,ithatheimpangoyayo;futhikuyakubayinkokhelo yebutholakhe

20NgimnikeizwelaseGibitheumsebenziwakhe awusebenzelekulo,ngokubabasebenzekimi,ishoiNkosi uJehova

21NgalolosukungiyakuhlumisauphondolwendluyakwaIsrayeli,ngikunikezeukuvulwakomlomophakathikwabo; bazakwaziukuthinginguJehova

ISAHLUKO30

1IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

2Ndodanayomuntu,profethauthi:‘IshokanjeiNkosi uJehova;Hewulani,Mayengosuku!

3Ngokubausukuluseduze,usukulukaJehovaluseduze, usukulwamafu;kuyakubayisikhathisabezizwe.

4InkembaiyakufikaphezukweGibithe,kubenobuhlungu obukhulueKushe,laphoababuleweyobewaeGibithe, basuseisixukusalo,zibhidlizweizisekelozalo

5IKushe,neLibhiya,neLidiya,nayoyonkeingxubevange, neKubi,namadodaezweelihlangeneyoayakuwakanye nawongenkemba.

6UshokanjeuJehova;AbaphasaiGibithebayakuwa; nokuziqhenyakwamandlaalokuyakwehla,kusukela embhoshongweniwaseSivenebayakuwakuwongenkemba, ishoiNkosiuJehova

7Bayakubayincithakalophakathikwamazwe achithekileyo,nemiziyawoibephakathikwemizi echithekileyo

8BayakwaziukuthinginguJehova,laphongiphemba umliloeGibithe,nalaphobonkeabasizibalobechithwa

9Ngalolosukuizithunywaziyakuphumakimi ngemikhumbiukwesabisaamaKusheadelelayo,kube nosiziolukhulunjengasosukwinilwaseGibithe,ngokuba bheka,luyeza.

10IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Futhingiyokwenza ukubaisixukusaseGibhithesiqedwengesandla sikaNebukadinesariinkosiyaseBhabhiloni 11Yenanabantubakhekanyenaye,abesabekayobezizwe, bayakulethwaukubabachitheizwe,bahosheleiGibithe izinkembazabo,bagcwaliseizwengabagwaziweyo 12Ngiyomisaimifula,ngithengisengezweesandleni sababi,ngenzeizwelibeyihlanenakhokonkeokukulo ngesandlasabafokazi;minaJehovangikhulumile.

13ItshonjaloiNkosiuJehova;Ngiyakuchithaizithombe, ngiqedeizithombezazoeNofi;akusayikubakhonaisikhulu ezwenilaseGibithe,ngibekeingebheezwenilaseGibithe. 14NgiyokwenzaiPhatirosiincithakalo,ngithungeleumlilo eZowani,ngenzeizahluleloeNo

15NgiyakuthululaukufuthekakwamiphezukweSini, inqabayaseGibithe;futhingiyonqumaisixukusaseNo

16NgiyakuphembaumliloeGibithe,iSiniibenobuhlungu obukhulu,iNolidatshulwe,iNofilibenokucindezeleka imihlangemihla

17Izinsizwazase-AveninasePhibesetiziyakuwa ngenkemba,lemiziiyaekuthunjweni.

18EThehafenehesiusukuluyakubamnyama,lapho ngephulakhonaamajokaaseGibithe,nobukhosibamandla alobuphelephakathikwalo;lona,ifuliyakulisibekela, namadodakazialoayakuyaekuthunjweni

19Ngiyakwenza-keizahluleloeGibithe,baziukuthi nginguJehova.

20Kwathingomnyakaweshuminanye,ngenyanga yokuqala,ngosukulwesikhombisalwenyanga,izwi likaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

21Ndodanayomuntu,ngephulileingalokaFaroinkosi yaseGibhithe;bheka,ayiboshiwe,ukuzeilashwe,ukuba kufakweisigingciukuyibopha,ukuzeiqiniseukubamba inkemba

22NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Bheka, ngimelenenoFaroinkosiyaseGibithe;ngiyakwenzaukuba inkembaiweesandlenisakhe

23NgiyakubahlakazelaabaseGibitheezizweni, ngibahlakazeleemazweni.

24NgiyakuqinisaizingalozenkosiyaseBabele,ngibeke inkembayamiesandlenisayo,kephangizaphuleizingalo zikaFaro,abubulephambikwakhengokububulakomuntu olimelekakhulu

25KephangiyakuqinisaizingalozenkosiyaseBabele, izingalozikaFaroziwe;ziyakwaziukuthinginguJehova, laphongibekainkembayamiesandlenisenkosiyaseBabele, futhiiyelulelaphezukwezwelaseGibhithe

26NgiyakubahlakazelaabaseGibitheezizweni, ngibahlakazeleemazweni;bazakwaziukuthinginguJehova

ISAHLUKO31

1Kwathingomnyakaweshuminanye,ngenyanga yesithathu,ngolokuqalalwenyanga,izwilikaJehovalafika kimi,lathi:

2Ndodanayomuntu,khulumakuFaroinkosiyaseGibithe nasesixukunisakhe;Ufananobaningobukhulubakho?

3Bheka,umAsiriyawayengumsedariwaseLebanoni, unamagatshaamahle,unethunzielinomthunzi,umude; isihlokosawosasiphakathikwamagatshaamakhulu

4Amanziamkhulisa,utwalwamenzawabaphezulu, imifulayawoyazungezaizitshalozayo,yathumelaimifula yawokuyoyonkeimithiyasendle

5Ngalokhoubudebawobaphakamangaphezukwayo yonkeimithiyasendle,namagatshaawoanda,namagatsha awoabamadengenxayobuningibamanziekuhlumeni kwawo

6Zonkeizinyonizezuluzakhaizidlekezazoemagatsheni awo,nezilwanezonkezasendlezazalelaphansi kwamagatshaawo,nangaphansikomthunziwakhezahlala izizwezonkeezinkulu

7Kanjalowawumuhlengobukhulubawo,ngobude bamagatshaawo,ngokubaimpandeyawo yayingasemanziniamaningi

8ImisedariyasensiminikaNkulunkuluyayingenakumfihla; futhinomayimuphiumuthiensiminikaNkulunkulu owawufananawongobuhlebawo

9Ngawenzawabamuhlengobuningibamagatshaawo, kangangokuthiyonkeimithiyase-Edeneeyayisensimini kaNkulunkuluyabanomonangawo

10NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Ngokuba uziphakamisilengobude,yasikhulisaisihlokosayo phakathikwamagatshaamakhulu,nenhliziyoyaso iziphakamisilengokuphakamakwayo;

11Ngalokhongimnikeleesandleniseqhawelabezizwe; uyakumphathanokumphatha;ngimxoshilengenxayobubi bakhe

12Abafokazi,abesabekayobezizwe,bamnqume,bamshiya; bonkeabantubomhlababehlileemthunziniwakhe, bamshiya

13Zonkeizinyonizezuluziyakuhlalaphezukwencithakalo yakhe,nezilwanezasendlezibephezukwamagatshaakhe; 14ukuzekungabikhonesisodwasemithiengasemanzini esiziphakamisayongokuphakamakwaso,singaphumi isiqongosasophakathikwamagatshaamakhulu,nemithi yasoimeekuphakamenikwaso,zonkeeziphuzaamanzi; ngokubazonkezinikelweekufeni,ezindawenieziphansi zomhlaba,phakathikwabantwanababantu,kanye nabehlelayoegodini

15IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Ngosukuowehlela ngaloendaweniyabafileyongamenzaisililo,ngasibekela utwa,ngavimbaizikhukhulazalo,kwavinjwaamanzi amaningi,ngalilelaiLebanoni,nemithiyonkeyasendle yaphelelwaamandlangenxayakhe

16Ngenzaukubaizizwezinyakazengomsindowokuwa kwakhe,laphongimphonsaendaweniyabafileyokanye nabehlelaegodini,futhiyonkeimithiyase-Edene, ekhethekekakhuluyaseLebanoni,yonkeephuzaamanzi, iyoduduzwaezindaweniezingaphansikomhlaba.

17Nabobehlelanayeesihogwenikwababulewe ngenkemba;nababeyingaloyakhe,ababehlalaemthunzini wakhephakathikwezizwe

18Ufananobaningokukhazimulayonangobukhulu phakathikwemithiyase-Edenena?kephauyakwehliselwa phansikanyenemithiyase-Edeneezindawenieziphansi zomhlaba,ulalephakathikwabangasokilenababulewe ngenkemba.LonanguFaronesixukusakhesonke,isho iNkosiuJehova

ISAHLUKO32

1Kwathingomnyakaweshuminambili,ngenyanga yeshuminambili,ngolokuqalalwenyanga,izwilikaJehova lafikakimi,lathi:

2Ndodanayomuntu,phakamiselauFaroinkosi yaseGibitheisililo,uthikuye:‘Wenaunjengebhongo lengonyamalezizwe,unjengomkhomoolwandle; 3ItshonjaloiNkosiuJehova;Ngiyakwenekainethalami phezukwakhongesixukusabantuabaningi; bayakukukhuphulangenethalami

4Ngiyakukushiyaemhlabeni,ngikuphonseendle,ngenze ukubazonkeizinyonizezuluzihlalephezukwakho, ngigcwaliseizilozomhlabawonkengawe

5Ngiyakubekainyamayakhophezukwezintaba, ngigcwaliseizigodingokuphakamakwakho.

6Ngiyakuliphuzisaizwengegazilakhoobhukudakulo, kuzekubesezintabeni;imifulaiyakugcwalangawe

7Laphongikucisha,ngiyakusibekelaizulu,ngenze mnyamaizinkanyezi;ngiyakusibekelailangangefu, nenyangaayiyikukhanya

8Zonkeizinkanyisoezikhanyayozasezulwini ngiyakuzenzazibemnyamaphezukwakho,ngenze ubumnyamaphezukwezwelakho,ishoiNkosiuJehova

9Ngiyakukhathazaizinhliziyozabantuabaningi,lapho ngilethaukubhujiswakwakhophakathikwezizwe, emazweniongawazi

10Yebo,ngiyakwenzaabantuabaningibamangalengawe, amakhosiaboakwesabenokwesaba,laphongisika inkembayamiphambikwabo;bayakuthuthumelangaso sonkeisikhathi,kubeyilowonalowongenxayokuphila kwakhengosukulokuwakwakho

11NgokubaishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:inkemba yenkosiyaseBabeleizakwehlelaphezukwakho.

12Ngiyakwenzaukubaisixukusakhosiwengezinkemba zamaqhawe,abesabekayobezizwebonke,baphange ukuzidlakwaseGibithe,sonkeisixukusalosibhujiswe.

13Ngiyakuzibhubhisazonkeizilozalongasemanzini amakhulu;unyawolomuntualusayikuyinyakazisa, nezinselozezilwaneaziyikunyakazisa.

14Khonangiyakushonisaamanziabo,ngenzeimifulayabo igelezenjengamafutha,ishoiNkosiuJehova

15LaphongenzaizwelaseGibhithelibeincithakalo,futhi izweliyophucwaokugcwelekulo,laphongibulalabonke abahlalakulo,khona-kebayokwaziukuthinginguJehova

16Lesiyisililoabayakulilelangaso:amadodakaziezizwe ayakulilela,alilelengeGibithenangasosonkeisixukusalo, ishoiNkosiuJehova.

17Kwathingomnyakaweshuminambili,ngosuku lweshuminanhlanulwenyanga,izwilikaJehovalafikakimi, lathi:

18Ndodanayomuntu,khalelaisixukusaseGibithe,usilahle phansi,lonanamadodakaziezizweezidumile,kuzekufike ezindawenieziphansizomhlaba,kanyenalaboabehlela egodini

19Udlulabaningobuhle?yehla,ulaliswekwabangasokile

20Bayakuwaphakathikwababulewengenkemba, linikelweenkembeni;lidonsekanyenazozonkeizixuku zalo

21Abanamandlaphakathikwamaqhawebayakukhuluma kuyebephakathikwendawoyabafileyonabasizayo,bathi: Behlile,balelebengasokile,bebulewengenkemba

22I-Asiriyalikhonanesixukusalosonke,amathunaalo nxazonkezalo,bonkebebulewe,bewangenkemba. 23amathunaaboabekweezinhlangothinizomgodi, nesixukusalosizungezaithunalalo,bonkebebulewe,bewa ngenkemba,ababebangaukwesabaezwenilabaphilayo.

24Kukhonai-Elamunasosonkeisixukusalonxazonke zethunalalo,bonkebebulewe,bewangenkemba,abehlele ezindawenieziphansizomhlababengasokile,ababebangela ukwesabaezwenilabaphilayo;nokhobathweleihlazolabo kanyenabehlelaegodini

25Balibekeleumbhedephakathikwababuleweyokanye nesixukusalosonke,amathunaasonxazonkezakhe,bonke bengabangasokile,bebulewengenkemba,nomabesatshwe ezwenilabaphilayo,bathweleihlazolabokanyenabehlela egodini;ubekwephakathikwababuleweyo

26“UkhonauMesheki,noThubali,nasosonkeisixuku sakhe,amathunaakhenxazonkezakhe,bonke bengabangasokile,bebulewengenkemba,nomabebanga ukwesabaezwenilabaphilayo.

27Futhiabayikulalanamaqhaweawileyokwabangasokile, abehleleesihogweninezikhalizabozempi,abeke izinkembazabophansikwamakhandaabo,kephaububi babobuyakubaphezukwamathamboabo,nakubababesaba amaqhaweezwenilabaphilayo

28Yebo,uyakwaphulwaphakathikwabangasokile,ulale nababulewengenkemba

29“Ukhonau-Edomi,amakhosiakhenazozonkeizikhulu zakhe,ezabekwakwababulewengenkembangamandlaazo, ziyolalanabangasokilekanyenabehlelaegodini

30Kukhonaizikhuluzasenyakatho,zonkezazo,nawo onkeamaSidoni,abehlilenababuleweyo;ngokwesaba kwabobajabhilengamandlaabo;balelebengasokile nababulewengenkemba,bathweleihlazolabokanye nabehlelaegodini.

31UFarouyakubabona,aduduzekengasosonkeisixuku sakhe,uFaronayoyonkeimpiyakheebulewengenkemba, ishoiNkosiuJehova.

32Ngobangenzéukwesabekakwamiezwenilabaphilayo, futhiuyolaliswaphakathikwabangasokilekanye nababulewengenkemba,yebouFaronasosonkeisixuku sakhe,ishoiNkosiuJehova

ISAHLUKO33

1IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

2Ndodanayomuntu,khulumakubantwanababantubakini, uthikubo:Nxangilethainkembaphezukwelizwe,uba abantubelizwebethathaumuntuemikhawulweniyabo, bambekeumlindiwabo;

3Umaebonainkembaifikaphezukwezwe,avuthele icilongo,axwayiseabantu;

4Yilowonalowoozwaukukhalakwecilongo,angaxwayi; umakufikainkemba,imsuse,igazilakheliyakubaphezu kwekhandalakhe

5Wezwaukukhalakwecilongo,akaxwayanga;igazilakhe liyakubaphezukwakheKephaoqaphelayouyakusindisa umphefumulowakhe.

6Kephaumaumlindiebonainkembaifika,engavuthi icilongo,abantubengaxwayiswa;umakufikainkemba, ikhipheumuntuphakathikwabo,uyakususwangobubi bakhe;kodwaigazilakhengizalibizaesandlenisomlindi

7Ngakhowena,ndodanayomuntu,ngikwenzeumlindi wendluka-Israyeli;ngalokhouyakuzwaizwiemlonyeni wami,ubaxwayisengokusukakimi

8Laphongithikomubi:‘Wenamuntuomubi,uyakufa nokufa;umaungakhulumiukumxwayisaomubiendleleni yakhe,lowomuntuomubiuyakufangobubibakhe;kepha igazilakhengiyakulibizaesandlenisakho

9Nokho,umaumxwayisaomubingendlelayakheukuba abuyekuyo;umaengabuyiendleleniyakhe,uyakufa ngobubibakhe;kephauwukhululileumphefumulowakho 10Ngakho-ke,Ondodanayomuntu,khulumakuyoindlu ka-Israyeli;Nishokanje,nithi:'Umaiziphambekozethu nezonozethuziphezukwethu,siwohlokakukho, siyakuphilakanjanina?

11Yishokuboukuthi:'Kuphilakwami,ishoiNkosi uJehova,angithokozingokufakomubi;kephaukubaomubi abuyeendleleniyakhe,aphile;buyani,buyaniezindleleni zenuezimbi;ngobalizafelanilinandlukaIsrayeli?

12“Wenandodanayomuntu,yishokubantwanababantu bakini,uthi:‘Ukulungakolungileyoakuyikumkhulula ngosukulwesiphambekosakhe;nolungileyoakayikuphila ngokulungakwakhengosukuonangalo.

13Laphongizakuthikolungileyouzaphilaisibili;uma ethembelaekulungenikwakhe,enzeokubi,konke ukulungakwakheakuyikukhunjulwa;kephangenxayobubi bakheabenzileyo,uyakufangabo

14Futhilaphongithikomubi:Impelauyakufa;uma ephendukaesonwenisakhe,enzeukwahlulelanokulunga;

15Umaomubiebuyiselaisibambiso,abuyisele akuphangayo,ahambengezimisozokuphila,angenziokubi; uyakuphilaimpela,akayikufa.

16Akukhonesisodwasezonozakheabonileyo esiyakukhunjulwakuye;uyakuphilaimpela

17Nokhoabantwanababantubakinibathi:‘Indlela yeNkosiayilingani,kodwabonaindlelayaboayilingani

18Laphoolungileyoephendukaekulungenikwakhe,enze okubi,uyakufangakho.

19Kephaumaomubiephendukaebubinibakhe,enze ukwahlulelanokulunga,uyakuphilangakho

20Nokhonithi:‘IndlelayeNkosiayilingani.NinandlukaIsrayeli,ngiyakunahlulela,kubeyilowonalowo ngokwezindlelazakhe

21Kwathingomnyakaweshuminambiliwokuthunjwa kwethu,ngenyangayeshumi,ngolwesihlanulwenyanga, kwafikakimiophunyukileyoeJerusalema,ethi:"Umuzi ushayiwe."

22IsandlasikaJehovasasiphezukwamikusihlwa, ngaphambikokufikakophunyukileyo;futhiyayivule umlomowami,yazeyafikakimiekuseni;umlomowami wavuleka,angibangengisabayisimungulu

23IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

24Ndodanayomuntu,abakhileyoenkangalayelizwe lakoIsrayelibakhulumabesithi:UAbrahamawayemunye, wadlailifalelizwe,kodwathinasibanengi;izwesilinikiwe libeyifalethu

25“Ngalokhothanakubo:‘IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi: Nidlaokunegazi,niphakamiseleamehloenuezithombeni zenu,nichitheigazi;niyakudlaifalezwena?

26Nimienkembeniyenu,nenzaisinengiso,ningcolisa, kubeyilowonalowoumkamakhelwanewakhe;

27Yishokanjekubo,uthi:‘IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi: Kuphilakwami,abasemagwadulebayakuwangenkemba,

nosendlengiyakumnikaiziloukubaadliwe,abasezinqabeni nasemigedenibayakufangesifo.

28Ngiyakwenzaizwelibeyihlaneeliyincithakalo,kuphele ukuzidlakwamandlaalo;izintabazakwa-Israyeliziyakuba yincithakalo,kungabekusadabulamuntu.

29BayakwaziukuthinginguJehova,laphongenzeizwe libeyihlaneeliyincithakalongenxayazozonkeizinengiso zaboabazenzileyo.

30“Wenandodanayomuntu,abantwanababantubakini basakhulumangawengasemidulininaseminyangoyezindlu, bakhulumaomunyekomunye,kubeyilowonalowo kumfowabo,bethi:‘Akenize,nizweukuthiliyiniizwi eliphumakuJehova.

31Bezakuwenjengokuzakwabantu,bahlalephambi kwakhonjengabantubami,bezweamazwiakho,kepha abawenzi,ngokubangomlomowabobabonakalisauthando olukhulu,kephainhliziyoyaboilandelainzuzoyabo

32Bheka,kubounjengengomaethandekayoyomsindo omnandi,obethakahleugubhu,ngokubabayawezwa amazwiakho,kephaabawenzi

33Lapholokhukwenzeka,(bheka,kuyeza),khona-ke bayokwaziukuthikwakukhonaumprofethiphakathikwabo.

ISAHLUKO34

1IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

2Ndodanayomuntu,profethangabelusibakwa-Israyeli, profetha,uthikubo:‘IshokanjeiNkosiuJehovakubelusi, uthi:Mayekubelusibakwa-Israyeliabazidlayobona! Akufaneleyiniabelusibaluseumhlambi?

3Niyadlaamanoni,nembathauboya,nihlaba ezikhuluphele,kephaizimvuanizalusi

4Ezigulayoaniziqinisanga,futhianizangeniphulukise egulayo,futhianiyibophangaephukile,futhi aniyibuyisangaeyayixoshiwe,futhianiyifunangaelahlekile; kephanibabusengamandlanangonya

5Zahlakazeka,ngokubakungekhoumalusi,zabangukudla kwazozonkeizilwanezasendle,zihlakazekile

6Izimvuzamizazulazulakuzozonkeizintabanakuwo wonkeamagqumaaphakemeyo;

7Ngakho-ke,ninabelusi,yizwaniizwilikaJehova;

8Kuphilakwami,ishoiNkosiuJehova,ngenxayokuthi umhlambiwamiubeyimpango,nomhlambiwamiwaba ngukudlakwazozonkeizilwanezasendle,ngokuba kungekhomalusi,nabelusibamiabakhangebawufune umhlambiwami,kephaabelusibabezalusaumhlambi wami,

9Ngakho-ke,ninabelusi,yizwaniizwilikaJehova;

10IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Bhekani,ngimelene nabelusi;ngiyakufunaumhlambiwamiesandlenisabo, ngibenzebayekeukwalusaumhlambi;futhiabelusi abasayikuzidlabona;ngokubangiyakophulaumhlambi wamiemlonyeniwabo,ungabingukudlakwabo 11NgokubaishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Bhekani,mina, yebo,minangiyakuzifunaizimvuzami,ngizicinge 12Njengomalusiebhekaumhlambiwakhengosuku ephakathikwezimvuzakheezihlakazekileyo;kanjalo ngiyakuzifunaizimvuzami,ngizikhululeezindawenizonke ezihlakazekelekuzongosukulwamafunolumnyama 13Ngiyakuzikhiphakubantu,ngizibutheemazweni, ngiziyiseezwenilazo,ngizaluseezintabenizakwa-Israyeli ngasemifuleninasezindawenizonkeezakhiweyozezwe

14Ngiyakuzaluselaemadlelweniamahle,isibayasazosibe sezintabenieziphakemeyozakwa-Israyeli; 15Minangiyakwelusaizimvuzami,ngenzeukuba zibuthise,ishoiNkosiuJehova.

16Ngiyakufunaelahlekileyo,ngibuyiseexoshiweyo, ngibopheephukileyo,ngiqiniseegulayo;ngizazondla ngokwahlulela

17Kephanina,mhlambiwami,ishokanjeiNkosiuJehova; Bheka,ngiyakwahlulelaphakathikwenkomonenkomo, naphakathikwezinqamanezimpongo

18Kuyintoencaneyinikiniukuthinidleamadleloamahle, ninyathelephansingezinyawozenuokuseleyokwamadlelo enuna?nokuthiniphuzeamanziajulileyo,ningcolise aseleyongezinyawozenuna?

19Umhlambiwamiudlaenikunyathelengezinyawozenu; baphuzelokhoenikungcolisilengezinyawozenu.

20NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehovakubo;Bhekani, mina,yebo,minangiyakwahlulelaphakathikwezimvu ezikhulupheleyonezimvuezondile.

21Ngokubanisunduzilengohlangothinangehlombe, niphucilezonkeezimbingezimpondozenu,nize nizihlakaze;

22Ngakhongiyakuwusindisaumhlambiwami,ungabe usabayimpango;ngiyakwahlulelaphakathikwezinkomo nezinkomo.

23Ngiyakumisaphezukwazoumalusioyedwa,azaluse, incekuyamiuDavide;uyakuzalusa,abengumalusiwazo

24MinaJehovangizakubanguNkulunkuluwazo,lenceku yamiuDavidaibeyisikhuluphakathikwazo;minaJehova ngikukhulumile

25Ngiyakwenzanaboisivumelwanosokuthula,ngiqede izilwaneezimbiezweni,bahlalengokulondekaehlane, balaleemahlathini

26Ngiyakuzenzazonanezindawoezizungezaintabayami zibeyisibusiso;futhingiyobangelaukubaimvulayehle ngesikhathisayo;kuyakubakhonaizihlambizesibusiso

27Isihlahlasasendlesiyakuthelaizithelozaso,umhlabathi utheleukudlakwawo,bahlalebelondekileezwenilabo, baziukuthinginguJehova,laphongephulaizibophozejoka labo,ngibakhululeesandlenisalaboabazisebenzelayo.

28Abasayikubayimpangoyabezizwe,nesilosezwe asiyikubadla;kodwabazahlalabevikelekile,njalokakho ozabesabisa.

29Ngiyakubavuselaisitshalosodumo,bangabebesaqedwa yindlalaezweni,bangabebesathwalaihlazolabezizwe 30BayakwaziukuthiminaJehovauNkulunkuluwabo nginabo,nokuthibona,indluka-Israyeli,bangabantubami, ishoiNkosiuJehova.

31Ninazimvuzami,zimvuzedlelolami,ningabantu,mina nginguNkulunkuluwenu,ishoiNkosiuJehova

ISAHLUKO35

1IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi: 2Ndodanayomuntu,bhekisaubusobakhoentabeni yaseSeyiri,uprofethengayo; 3Uzakuthikuyo:ItshonjaloiNkosiuJehova;Bheka,wena ntabayaseSeyiri,ngimelenenawe;ngiyakwelulelaisandla samikuwe,ngikwenzeincithakalonencithakalo

4Ngiyakwenzaimiziyakhoibeyincithakalo,ubeyihlane eliyincithakalo,waziukuthinginguJehova

5Ngobauyewabanenzondoephakade,wachithaigazi labantwanabakwa-Israyelingamandlaenkemba ngesikhathisenhlekeleleyabo,ngesikhathisokuphela ukonakwabo;

6Ngalokhokuphilakwami,ishoiNkosiuJehova, ngiyakukulungiselelaigazi,igazilikusukele;

7NgiyakwenzaintabayaseSeyiriibeyincithakalo nencithakalo,nginqumekuyoodlulayonobuyayo.

8Ngiyakugcwalisaizintabazalongababuleweyobakhe, emagqumeniakho,nasezigodinizakho,nakuyoyonke imifulayakho,ababulewengenkembabayakuwa

9Ngiyakukwenzaincithakaloephakade,imiziyakho ingabuyi,naziukuthinginguJehova.

10Ngokubauthe:Lezizizweezimbilinalawamazwe womabiliayakubangawami,siyakulidla;kantiuJehova wayelapho.

11“Ngalokhokuphilakwami,ishoiNkosiuJehova, ngiyakwenzanjengokwentukutheloyakhonanjengomhawu wakhoowusebenzisilengenzondoyakhokubo; ngiyakuzibonakalisaphakathikwabo,lapho sengikwahlulele

12UyakwaziukuthinginguJehova,nokuthingizwilezonke izihlambazakhoozikhulumengezintabazakwa-Israyeli, uthi:‘Zichithiwe,zinikelwethinaukubazidle

13Kanjalongomlomowenunizidlangami,nandisile amazwienukimi;minangiwezwile

14IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Laphoumhlabawonke uthokoza,ngizokwenzaincithakalo.

15Njengalokhowalithokozelaifalendluyakwa-Israyeli, ngokubalaliyincithakalo,ngiyakwenzakanjalokuwe;

ISAHLUKO36

1“Wenandodanayomuntu,profethakuzoizintabazakwaIsrayeli,uthi:‘Ninazintabazakwa-Israyeli,zwaniniizwi likaJehova

2ItshonjaloiNkosiuJehova;Ngokubaisithasishilongani ukuthi:‘Ashila,izindawoeziphakemeyozasenduloziyifa lethu;

3Ngakhoprofethauthi:ItshonjaloiNkosiuJehova; Ngokubabelenzileincithakalo,beligwinyainhlangothi zonke,ukuzenibeyifalensaliyezizwe,nithathwe ezindebenizabakhulumayo,nibeyihlazokubantu; 4Ngalokhoninazintabazakwa-Israyeli,yizwaniizwi leNkosiuJehova;IshokanjeiNkosiuJehovakuzoizintaba, nasemagqumeni,emifuleni,nasezihosheni,ezihlahleni eziyincithakalo,nasemizinieshiyiweyo,eyabayimpango nokuhlekwainsaliyezizweezihanqileyo;

5NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Impela ngomlilowomhawuwamingikhulumilengensali yabezizwe,nangawowonkei-Idumiya,abamiseizwelami libeyifalabongentokozoyenhliziyoyaboyonke, nangezingqondozabo,ukulixoshalibeyimpango

6Ngakhoprofethangezwelakwa-Israyeli,uthikuzo izintabanasemagqumeni,kuzoimifulanezigodi:‘Isho kanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Bhekani,ngikhulumile ngomhawuwaminangokufuthekakwami,ngokuba nithweleihlazolabezizwe;

7NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi: Ngiphakamisileisandlasami,impelaabezizwe abanizungezayobayakuthwalaihlazolabo

8Kephanina,zintabazakwa-Israyeli,niyakuhluma amagatshaenu,nitheleleabantubamiu-Israyeliizithelo zenu;ngobasebeseduzeukuza

9Ngokubabhekani,ngikini,ngiyakuphendukelakini, nilinywe,nihlwanyelwe;

10Ngiyakwandisaabantuphezukwenu,yonkeindlu yakwa-Israyeli,yonkeyayo; 11Ngiyakwandisaphezukwenuabantunezilwane; bayakwanda,batheleizithelo,nginihlalisengokwezimo zenuzasendulo,ngenzeokuhlekinikunasekuqalenikwenu, naziukuthinginguJehova

12Yebo,ngiyakwenzaukubaabantubahambephezu kwenu,yebo,abantubamiu-Israyeli;bayakukudla,ube yifalabo,ungabeusabaphucaabantu

13ItshonjaloiNkosiuJehova;Ngokubabathikini:Wena izweudlaabantu,futhiwaphucaizizwezakho;

14Ngalokhoawusayikudlaabantu,ungabeusaphuca isizwesakho,ishoiNkosiuJehova

15Angisayikwenzaukubaabantubezwekuweihlazo lezizwe,ungabeusathwalaihlazolabantu,ungabeusawisa izizwezakho,ishoiNkosiuJehova

16IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi: 17Ndodanayomuntu,laphoindluyakwa-Israyeliisahlezi ezwenilayo,yalingcolisangezindlelazayonangezenzo zayo;

18Ngasengithululaukufuthekakwamiphezukwabo ngenxayegaziababelichithilephezukwezwenangenxa yezithombezaboababelingcolisengazo;

19Ngabahlakazelaphakathikwezizwe,bahlakazeka emazweni;

20Laphobefikaezizweniababeyakuzo,balihlambalaza igamalamielingcwele,laphobethikubo:“Laba bangabantubakaJehova,futhibaphumileezwenilakhe 21Kodwangalihawukelaigamalamielingcwele,indlukaIsrayelieyayilingcolisilephakathikwezizwelaphoeya khona

22“Ngalokhoyishokuyoindluyakwa-Israyeli,uthi:‘Isho kanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Lokhuangikwenzingenxayenu ninandluyakwa-Israyeli,kephangenxayegamalami elingcweleenilingcolisilephakathikwezizweenayakuzo.

23Ngiyakungcwelisaigamalamielikhulu,elingcoliswe phakathikwezizwe,enilingcolisilephakathikwazo;izizwe ziyakwaziukuthinginguJehova,ishoiNkosiuJehova, laphongingcweliswakiniphambikwamehloazo

24Ngokubangiyakunithathaphakathikwezizwe, nginibutheemazwenionke,nginiyiseezwenilakini.

25Ngiyakunifafazangamanziahlanzekileyo,nihlambuluke, nginihlambululekukhokonkeukungcolakwenunakuzo zonkeizithombezenu

26Ngiyakuninikainhliziyoentsha,ngifakephakathi kwenuumoyaomusha,ngikhipheinhliziyoyetshe enyameniyenu,ngininikeinhliziyoyenyama.

27Ngiyakufakaumoyawamiphakathikwenu,ngenze ukubanihambengezimisozami,nigcineizahlulelozami, nizenze

28Niyakuhlalaezweniengalinikaoyihlo;niyakuba ngabantubami,minangibenguNkulunkuluwenu.

29Ngiyakunisindisakukhokonkeukungcolakwenu, ngibizeamabele,ngiwandise,ngingabekiindlalaphezu kwenu.

30Ngiyakwandisaisithelosomuthi,nezithelozensimu, ukuzeningabenisakwamukelaisihlambangendlala phakathikwezizwe

31Niyakukhumbulaizindlelazenuezimbinezenzozenu ezingezinhle,ninengekeemehlwenienungenxayobubi benunangenxayezinengisozenu

32“Angikwenzilokhungenxayenu,ishoiNkosiuJehova, makwazekekini;

33IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Mhlanginihlanzakuzo zonkeizonozenungiyakunenzanihlaleemizini,kwakhiwe izincithakalo

34Izweeliyincithakaloliyakulinywa,lapho laliyincithakaloemehlweniabobonkeabadlulayo.

35Bayakuthi,Lelizweelaliyincithakaloselinjengensimu yase-Edene;nemizieyinxiwaneyincithakalonechithekile ibiyelweebiyelwe,iyahlalwa.

36Izizweeziseleyonxazonkezenuziyakwaziukuthimina Jehovangakhaizindawoezidilikileyo,ngitshala okwakuyincithakalo;minaJehovangikukhulumile, ngiyakukwenza

37IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Ngalokho ngisayakubuzwayindluyakwa-Israyeliukubangibenzele; ngizabandisangabantunjengomhlambi;

38njengomhlambiongcwele,njengomhlambi waseJerusalemaemikhosiniyawoemisiweyo;kanjalo imiziechithekileyoigcwaleimihlambiyabantu,baziukuthi nginguJehova

ISAHLUKO37

1IsandlasikaJehovasasiphezukwami,sangikhipha ngomoyakaJehova,sangibekaphakathikwesigodi esigcweleamathambo;

2Wangidlulisakuwonxazonke;bheka,ayemaningi kakhuluesigodiniesivulekile;bheka,omilekakhulu

3Wathikimi:“Ndodanayomuntu,lawamathambo angaphilana?Ngathi:“ONkosiJehova,wenauyazi.

4Wayesethikimi:“Profethaphezukwalawamathambo, uthikuwo:‘Oninamathamboomileyo,yizwaniizwi likaJehova.

5IshokanjeiNkosiuJehovakulawamathambo,ithi: Bhekani,ngiyakungenisakiniumoya,niphile;

6Ngiyakubekaphezukwenuimisipha,ngivuseinyama phezukwenu,nginembesengesikhumba,ngifakekini umoya,niphile;niyakwaziukuthinginguJehova

7Ngasengiprofethanjengokuyaliwekwami;ngisaprofetha kwabakhonaumsindo,bheka,ukuzamazama,amathambo asondelana,ithamboethanjenilalo.

8Ngabona,bheka,kwavelaimisiphanenyamaphezu kwawo,nesikhumbasasibekelangaphezulu,kepha kwakungekhomoyakukho

9Wayesethikimi:“Profethakuwoumoya,profetha, ndodanayomuntu,uthiemoyeni:‘IshokanjeiNkosi uJehova;Wozauvelaemimoyeniyomine,Omoya,futhi uphefumulelephezukwababuleweyo,ukuzebaphile 10Ngasengiprofethanjengokungiyalakwakhe,umoya wangenakubo,baphila,bemangezinyawozabo,impi enkulukakhulu

11Wathikimi:“Ndodanayomuntu,lawamathambo ayindluyonkeyakwa-Israyeli; 12Ngakhoprofethauthikubo:ItshonjaloiNkosiuJehova; Bhekani,bantubami,ngiyakuvulaamathunaenu,

nginikhuphuleemathunenienu,ngiletheezwenilakwaIsrayeli.

13NiyakwaziukuthinginguJehova,laphosengiwavule amathunaenu,bantubami,nginikhuphuleemathunenienu; 14Ngiyakufakaumoyawamikini,niphile,nginibeke ezwenilenu,naziukuthiminaJehovangikukhulumile, ngakwenza,”ushouJehova

15IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

16“Wenandodanayomuntu,zithatheleindukueyodwa, ulobekuyoukuthi:‘EkaJudaneyabantwanabakwa-Israyeli abanganebakhe,’uthatheenyeinduku,ulobekuyoukuthi: ‘EkaJosefa,indukuka-Efrayimi,nendluyonkeyakwaIsrayeliabanganebakhe;

17Futhiuwahlanganise,omunyekomunye,abeyinduku eyodwa;zibe-nyeesandlenisakho

18“Laphoabantwanababantubakinibekhulumakuwe, bethi:‘Awuyikusitshelayiniukuthileziziyinina?

19Wothikubo:‘IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Bheka, ngiyakuthathaindukukaJosefa,esesandlenisika-Efrayimi, nezizwezakwa-Israyeliabanganebakhe,ngibabekekanye naye,intongakaJuda,ngibenzeintongaeyodwa,babe yinyeesandlenisami.

20Izintiobhalekuzoziyakubasesandlenisakhophambi kwamehloabo

21uthikubo:‘IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova;“Bheka, ngiyakuthathaabantwanabakwa-Israyeliphakathi kwezizweabayakuzo,ngibabuthenxazonke,ngibangenise ezwenilakubo;

22NgiyakubenzaisizwesinyeezweniezintabenizakwaIsrayeli;nenkosieyodwaiyakubayinkosikubobonke, bangabebesabaizizweezimbili,bangabebesahlukanababe imibusoemibili;

23Abasayikuzingcolisangezithombezabo,nangezinto zaboezinengekayo,nangeziphambekozabo,kepha ngiyakubasindisakuzozonkeizindawozabozokuhlala abonekuzo,ngibahlanze,babengabantubami,minangibe nguNkulunkuluwabo.

24UDavideincekuyamiuyakubayinkosiphezukwabo; bonkebayakubanomalusimunye;bayakuhamba ngezahlulelozami,bagcineizimisozami,bazenze.

25BayakuhlalaezweniengalinikaincekuyamiuJakobe, ababehlalakulooyihlo;bayakuhlalakulo,bona, nabantwanababo,nabantwanababantwanababo,kuze kubephakade;uDavideincekuyamiuyakubayisikhulu sabokuzekubephakade

26Ngiyakwenzaisivumelwanosokuthulanabo;kuyakuba yisivumelwanoesiphakadenabo,ngibabeke,ngibandise, ngibekeindluyamiengcwelephakathikwabokuzekube phakade

27Itabernakelelamiliyakubakubo,yebo,ngiyakuba nguNkulunkuluwabo,bonababengabantubami

28IzizweziyakwaziukuthiminaJehovangingcwelisauIsrayeli,laphoindluyamiengcweleiphakathikwabokuze kubephakade

ISAHLUKO38

1IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

2Ndodanayomuntu,bhekisaubusobakhobumelane noGogi,izwelakwaMagogi,isikhuluesiyinhloko sakwaMeshekinoThubali,uprofethengokumelenenaye

3uthi:‘IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova;Bheka,ngimelenenawe Gogi,sikhuluesiyinhlokosakwaMeshekinoThubali; 4Ngiyakukubuyiselaemuva,ngifakeizingwegwe emihlathiniyakho,ngikukhiphewenakanyenayoyonke impiyakho,amahhashinabamahhashi,bonkebembethe zonkeizinhlobozezikhali,iviyoelikhuluelinamahawu nezihlangu,bonkebephathaizinkemba;

5iPheresiya,iTopiya,neLibhiyakanyenabo;bonke banesihlangunezigqoko;

6uGomerenamaviyoakheonke;nendlukaThogarima ohlangothinilwasenyakatho,nawoonkeamaviyoakhe, nabantuabaningikanyenawe

7Zilungiselele,uzilungisele,wenanebandlalakholonke elibuthenekuwe,ubengumlindiwalo

8Emvakwezinsukueziningiuyakuhanjelwa;ngeminyaka yokugcinauyakungenaezwenielibuyisweenkembeni, elibuthiweezizwenieziningi,limelanenezintabazakwaIsrayeliezihlezizichithekile,kephalikhishweezizweni, zihlalengokulondekazonke.

9Uyakwenyuka,uzenjengesiphepho,uyakubanjengefu ukusibekelaizwe,wenanamaviyoakhoonke,nabantu abaningikanyenawe.

10IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Kuyakuthingaleso sikhathikungeneizintoengqondweniyakho,ucabange umcabangoomubi;

11Uzakuthi:Ngizakwenyukelaelizwenilemizi engabiyelweyo;Ngiyakuyakwabaphumuleyo,abahlezi belondekile,bonkebehlezibengenazindonga, bengenamigoqonamasango; 12ukubambaimpango,nokuphanga;ukuzeuphendule isandlasakhophezukwamanxiwaahlalwayomanje, nakubantuababuthiweezizweniabazuzeimfuyonempahla, abahlalaphakathikwezwe

13ISheba,neDedani,nabathengibaseTharishishi,nawo onkeamabhongoaloezingonyamabayakuthikuwe: 'Ingabeuzeukuphanga?Ubuthileibandlalakhoukuba lithatheimpangona?nokumukanesilivanegolide, nokuthathaizinkomonempahla,kuphangweimpango enkuluna?

14Ngakho,ndodanayomuntu,profethauthikuGogi:Itsho njaloiNkosiuJehova;NgalolosukulaphoabantubamiuIsrayelibehlalabelondekile,ngekeukwazina?

15Uyakuvelaendaweniyakhoezingxenyeniezisenyakatho, wenanabantuabaningikanyenawe,bonkebegibele amahhashi,ibandlaelikhulu,nempienamandla; 16Uyakukhuphukaumelanenabantubamibakwa-Israyeli njengefulisibekeleizwe;kuyakuthingezinsukuezizayo, ngikuletheumelanenezwelami,ukuzeizizwezingazi, laphongingcweliswakuwe,Gogi,phambikwamehloazo 17IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Ingabenguwe engakhulumangayeendulongezincekuzamiabaprofethi bakwa-Israyeliababeprofethangalezozinsukuiminyaka eminingiukuthingiyakukuyisakubona?

18“KuyakuthingalesosikhathilaphouGogiefika ngokumelenenezwelakwa-Israyeli,ishoiNkosiuJehova, ukufuthekakwamikukhuphukeleebuswenibami 19Ngokubangomhawuwaminangomlilowolakalwami ngikhulumile,ngathi:Impelangalolosukukuyakubakhona ukuzamazamaokukhuluezwenilakwa-Israyeli; 20ukuzekuthuthumelephambikwamiizinhlanzi zolwandle,nezinyonizezulu,nezilwanezasendle, nezilwanyanaezinwabuzelayoemhlabeni,nabantubonke

UHezekeli

abasebuswenibomhlaba,zidilizwe,nezintabazidilizwe, ziweamawa,nalolonkeudongaluwelephansi.

21Ngiyakumbizelainkembakuzozonkeizintabazami, ishoiNkosiuJehova;

22Ngiyomphikisangesifonangegazi;ngiyakunisaphezu kwakhe,naphezukwamaviyoakhe,naphezukwabantu abaningiabakanyenaye,imvulaekhukhulayo,namatshe esichotho,umlilonesibabule.

23Kanjalongiyakuzikhulisa,ngizingcwelise; ngiyakwaziwaemehlweniezizweeziningi,zaziukuthi nginguJehova

ISAHLUKO39

1“Wenandodanayomuntu,profethangoGogi,uthi:'Isho kanjeiNkosiuJehova;Bheka,ngimelenenaweGogi, sikhuluesiyinhlokosakwaMeshekinoThubali;

2Ngiyakukubuyiselaemuva,ngikushiyeingxenye yesithuphayakho,ngikukhuphuleezingxenyeni ezisenyakatho,ngikuyiseezintabenizakwa-Israyeli

3Ngiyakutshayaumnsalowakhousukeesandlenisakho sobunxele,ngenzeukubaimicibisholoyakhoiweesandleni sakhosokunene

4Uyakuwaezintabenizakwa-Israyeli,wenanawoonke amaviyoakho,nezizweezinawe;

5Uyakuwaendle,ngokubaminangikhulumile,ishoiNkosi uJehova

6NgiyakuthumaumlilokwaMagogi,naphakathi kwabahlezingokulondekaeziqhingini,baziukuthi nginguJehova

7Ngiyakwenzaigamalamielingcwelelaziwephakathi kwabantubamiu-Israyeli;angisayikubavumelaukuba bangcoliseigamalamielingcwele,izizwezaziukuthi nginguJehovaoNgcwelekwa-Israyeli.

8Bheka,kuyeza,kuyakwenzeka,ishoiNkosiuJehova;yilo loluusukuengikhulumengalo

9Abakhileyoemiziniyakwa-Israyelibayakuphuma, bathungelengomlilo,bashiseizikhali,izihlangu, namahawu,neminsalo,nemicibisholo,nezinduku, nemikhonto,bakushisengomliloiminyakaeyisikhombisa; 10Kabayikuthezaizinkuniegangeni,njalo kabayikugamulaemahlathini;+ngobabayoshisaizikhali ngomlilo,+baphangeababaphangayo,+baphuce ababaphangayo,”+ishoiNkosiuJehova

11KuyakuthingalolosukungimnikeuGogiindawo yamathunakwa-Israyeli,isigodisabagwadule ngasempumalangakolwandle,sivaleamakhala abadabulayo,bammbelekhonauGoginasosonkeisixuku sakhe,basibizengokuthiisigodisikaHamongogi

12Indluyakwa-Israyeliiyakubembelaizinyanga eziyisikhombisa,ukuzebahlambululeizwe

13Yebo,bonkeabantubezwebayakubambela;+futhi kuyobayigamakubongosukuengiyokhazinyuliswangalo, ishoiNkosiuJehova

14Bayakwahlukanisaabantuabasebenzayoimihlayonke, abadabulaizweukubabangcwabeabaseleyoebusweni bomhlabakanyenabadabulayo,bawuhlanze;emva kokuphelakwezinyangaeziyisikhombisabayakuphenya

15Abagibeliabadabulaizwe,laphoumuntuebonaithambo lomuntu,bayakumisauphawueduzekwalo,abangcwabi balingcwabeesigodinisaseHamongogi

16FuthiigamalomuziliyakubayiHamonaKanjalo bayakulihlambululaizwe.

17“Wenandodanayomuntu,ishokanjeiNkosiuJehova; Khulumanikuzozonkeizinyoniezinezimpaphenakuzo zonkeizilwanezasendle,nithi:‘Buthanani,nize;buthanani nxazonkeemhlatshelweniwamienginihlabelawona, umhlatsheloomkhuluezintabenizakwa-Israyeliukuba nidleinyama,niphuzeigazi.

18Niyakudlainyamayamaqhawe,niphuzeigazilezikhulu zomhlaba,ngelezinqama,nelamawundlu,nelezimbuzi, nelezinkunzi,amatholeakhuluphalisiweyoaseBashani; 19Niyakudlaamanoninizenisuthe,niphuzeigazinize nidakweemhlatshelweniwamiengiwuhlabele.

20Niyakusuthaetafulenilamingamahhashi,nezinqola, ngamaqhawe,nangawoonkeamadodaempi,ishoiNkosi uJehova.

21Ngiyakubekainkazimuloyamiphakathikwezizwe, zonkeizizweziboneisahlulelosamiengisenzile,nesandla samiengisibekephezukwabo.

22NgakhoindlukaIsrayeliizakwaziukuthinginguJehova uNkulunkuluwabokusukelakulolosukukusiyaphambili

23Izizweziyakwaziukuthiindluyakwa-Israyeli yathunjwangenxayobubibayo,ngokubabaphambuka kimi,ngabusithelisaubusobamikubo,ngabanikela esandlenisezithazabo,bawabonkengenkemba.

24Ngenzakubonjengokungcolakwabonanjengezeqo zabo,ngabusithelisaubusobamikubo

25NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Manje ngiyakubuyisaukuthunjwakukaJakobe,ngihawukele yonkeindluka-Israyeli,ngibenomhawungegamalami elingcwele;

+26Ngemvakwalokhobayothwalaihlazolabonazo zonkeiziphambekozaboabaphambukangazokimilapho behlalangokulondekaezwenilabo,kungekho owayebesabisa

27Laphosengibabuyisilekubantu,ngibabuthileemazweni ezithazabo,ngingcwelisiwekuboemehlweniezizwe eziningi;

28BayakwaziukuthinginguJehovauNkulunkuluwabo owabathumbelaphakathikwezizwe,kephangibabuthele ezwenilakubo,angibangengisashiyakhonanoyedwakubo 29Angisayikusifihlaubusobamikubo,ngokubangithulule uMoyawamiphezukwendluyakwa-Israyeli,ishoiNkosi uJehova

ISAHLUKO40

1Ngomnyakawamashumiamabilinanhlanuwokuthunjwa kwethu,ekuqalenikonyaka,ngolweshumilwenyanga, ngomnyakaweshuminaneemvakokushaywakomuzi, ngalonalolosukuisandlasikaJehovasabaphezukwami, sangiyisakhona.

2NgemibonokaNkulunkuluwangingenisaezwenilakwaIsrayeli,wangibekaentabeniendekakhulu,phezukwayo kwakunjengohlakalomuzingaseningizimu

3Wangiyisakhona;bheka,kwakukhonaumuntu, okubonakalakwakhekwakunjengesimosethusi,ephethe umucuwefilakisiesandlenisakhe,nohlangalokulinganisa; wemaesangweni

4Lowomuntuwathikimi:“Ndodanayomuntu,bheka ngamehloakho,uzwengezindlebezakho,ubekeinhliziyo yakhokukhokonkeengikubonisakhona;ngokubaulethwe

laphaukubangikubonisezona;memezelakuyoindlu yakwa-Israyelikonkeokubonayo.

5Bheka,kwakukhonaudongangaphandlekwendlu nxazonke,nasesandlenisomuntukunohlangalokulinganisa oluyizingaloeziyisithuphaubudenengalonobubanzi besandla;walinganisaububanzibesakhiwo;nokuphakama, umhlangamunye

6Wayesefikaesangwenielibhekengasempumalanga, wakhuphukangezitebhisizalo,walinganisaumbundu wesango,wawuluhlangaolulodwaububanzi;lomunye umbunduwesangowawumhlangaowodwaububanzi

7Ikamelongalinyelabancanelaliwumhlangamunyeubude, nobubanzibomhlangamunye;phakathikwamakamelo amancanekwakuyizingaloeziyisihlanu;umbunduwesango ngasemphemeniwesangongaphakathiwawuluhlanga lunye.

8Walinganisaumphemewesangongaphakathi:luhlanga lunye

9Wayeselinganisaumphemewesango,izingalo eziyisishiyagalombili;nezinsikazalo:yizingaloezimbili; umphemewesangowawungaphakathi

10Amakameloamancaneesangongasempumalanga ayemathathungalapha,emathathunangalapha;zontathu zaziyisilinganisosinye,nezinsikazazinesilinganisosinye ngalaphanangalapha.

11Yalinganisaububanzibokungenakwesango:yizingalo eziyishumi;ubudebesangobuyizingaloeziyishumi nantathu.

12Indawophambikwamakameloamancaneyayiyingalo ngalapha,nendawoyayiyingalongalapha,namakamelo amancaneayizingaloeziyisithuphangalaphanezingalo eziyisithuphangalapha

13Walinganisaisango,kusukelaophahlenilwekamelo elilodwakuzekufikeophahlenilwelinye;ububanzi babuyizingaloezingamashumiamabilinanhlanu, umnyangoubhekenenomnyango

14Wazenzanezinsika,izingaloezingamashumi ayisithupha,zazezafikaezinsikenizegcekenxazonke zesango

15Kusukelaphambikwesangolokungenakuzekufike phambikomphemewesangoelingaphakathi kwakuyizingaloezingamashumiamahlanu

16Kwakukhonaamafasiteleayingcingoemakamelweni nasezinsikenizawongaphakathikwesangonxazonke, kanjalonakuyoimengamo;kwakukhonaamafasitele nxazonkengaphakathi;

17Wayesengingenisaegcekenielingaphandle;bheka, kwakukhonaamakamelonomgandayowegcekenxazonke; kwakukhonaamakameloangamashumiamathathu endaweniegandayiweyo

18Umgandayoowawusecelenikwamasangoulingana nobudebamasangoumgandayoophansi.

19Walinganisaububanzikusukelangaphambikwesango eliphansikuzekubengaphambikwegcekeelingaphakathi ngaphandle,izingaloeziyikhulungasempumalanga nasenyakatho

20Isangolegcekeelingaphandleelibhekengasenyakatho walinganisaubudebalonobubanzibalo

21Amakameloaloamancaneayemathathungalapha, emathathunangalapha;izinsikazalonemengamoyalo kwakunjengesilinganisosesangolokuqala;ubudebalo

buyizingaloezingamashumiayisihlanu,nobubanzi buyizingaloezingamashumiamabilinanhlanu.

22Amafasitelealo,nemengamoyalo,namasundualo kwakunjengesilinganisosesangoelibheke ngasempumalanga;bakhuphukelakulongezitebhisi eziyisikhombisa;imengamoyaloyayiphambikwazo

23Isangolegcekeelingaphakathilalimalunganesango ngasenyakathonangasempumalanga;walinganisakusukela esangwenikuzekufikeesangweni,izingaloeziyikhulu

24Wayesengiyisangaseningizimu,bheka,kunesango elingaseningizimu;

25Kwakukhonaamafasitelekulonasezingangenizalo nxazonkenjengamafasitele;ubudebuyizingalo ezingamashumiayisihlanu,nobubanzibuyizingalo ezingamashumiamabilinanhlanu

26Kwakukhonaizinyatheloeziyisikhombisa zokukhuphukelakulo,imengamoyaloyayiphambikwazo; lalinamasundu,elinyengalaphanelinyengalapha ezinsikenizalo.

27Kwakukhonaisangoegcekenielingaphakathi ngaseningizimu;

28Wangingenisaegcekenielingaphakathingesango laseningizimu,walilinganisaisangolaseningizimu njengezilinganisozalezizilinganiso;

29namakameloaloamancane,nezinsikazalo,nemengamo yalonjengezilinganisozalezizilinganiso;kwakukhona amafasitelekulonasezingangenizalonxazonke;ubude balobuyizingaloezingamashumiayisihlanu,nezingalo ezingamashumiamabilinanhlanuububanzi

30Imengamonxazonkezaziyizingaloezingamashumi amabilinanhlanuubude,nezingaloezinhlanuububanzi.

31Imengamoyaloyayibhekeegcekenielingaphandle; amasunduayephezukwezinsikazalo,nokukhuphukela kulokwakunezinyatheloeziyisishiyagalombili.

32Wayesengingenisaegcekenielingaphakathi ngasempumalanga,walilinganisaisangonjengezilinganiso zalezizilinganiso.

33Amakameloaloamancane,nezinsikazalo,nemengamo yalokwakulingananalezizilinganiso;kwakukhona amafasitelekulonasezingangenizalonxazonke;ubude balobuyizingaloezingamashumiayisihlanu,nezingalo ezingamashumiamabilinanhlanuububanzi

34Imengamoyaloyayibhekeegcekenielingaphandle; amasunduayephezukwezinsikazalongalaphanangalapha; ukukhuphukela kulo kwakunezinyathelo eziyisishiyagalombili.

35Wayesengiyisaesangwenilasenyakatho,walilinganisa njengezilinganisozalezizilinganiso;

36amakameloaloamancane,nezinsikazalo,nemengamo yalo,namafasitelekulonxazonke;ubudebuyizingalo ezingamashumiayisihlanu,nobubanzibuyizingalo ezingamashumiamabilinanhlanu.

37Izinsikazalozazibhekeegcekenielingaphandle; amasunduayephezukwezinsikazalongalaphanangalapha; ukukhuphukela kulo kwakunezinyathelo eziyisishiyagalombili

38Amakameloneminyangoyawokwakungasezinsikeni zamasango,laphobabegezelakhonaumnikelowokushiswa 39Emphemeniwesangokwakukhonaamatafulaamabili ngaphanamatafulaamabilingalaphaokuhlatshelwakuwo umnikelowokushiswanomnikelowesononomnikelo wecala

40Eceleningaphandlelaphokukhuphukelaekungeneni kwesangolasenyakathokwakukhonaamatafulaamabili; ngakolunyeuhlangothiolungasemphemeniwesango kwakukhonaamatafulaamabili.

41Amatafulaamaneayengalaphanamatafulaamane ngalaphaecelenikwesango;amatafulaayisishiyagalombili ababehlabelakuwoimihlatsheloyabo

42Amatafulaamaneomnikelowokushiswaayengamatshe aqoshiwe,ubudebuyingalonenxenye,nobubanzi buyingalonenxenye,nokuphakamakwawokuyingalo;

43Kwakukhonaizingwegwengaphakathi,ububanzi bungangobubanzibesandla,ziboshweinhlangothizonke; phezukwamatafulakwakukhonainyamayomnikelo.

44Ngaphandlekwesangoelingaphakathikwakukhona amakameloabahlabeleliegcekenielingaphakathi elisecelenikwesangolasenyakatho;elinye lalingaseningizimu,elinyelisohlangothinilwesango lasempumalanga,libhekeenyakatho

45Wathikimi:“Lelikameloelibhekengaseningizimu ngelabapristiabagcinainkonzoyendlu

46Ikameloelibhekengasenyakathongelabapristiabagcina inkonzoye-altare;yilawoangamadodanakaSadoki phakathikwamadodanakaLeviasondelakuJehova ukumkhonza

47Walinganisaigceke,izingaloeziyikhuluubude, nezingaloeziyikhuluububanzi,nezinhlangothiezine ezilinganayo;ne-altareelaliphambikwendlu

48Wayesengiyisaemphemeniwendlu,walinganisa izinsikazompheme:yizingaloeziyisihlanungalapha nezingaloeziyisihlanungalapha,nobubanzibesango babuyizingaloezintathungalaphanezingaloezintathu ngalapha

49Ubudebomphemebabuyizingaloezingamashumi amabili,nobubanzibuyizingaloeziyishuminanye; wangiyisangezitebhisiabakhuphukelakuzokulo; kwakukhonaizinsikangasezinsikeni,enyengalapha,nenye ngalapha.

ISAHLUKO41

1Wasengingenisaethempelini,walinganisaizinsika: ububanzibuyizingaloeziyisithuphangalaphanezingalo eziyisithuphaububanzingalapha,ububanzibetabernakele.

2Ububanzibomnyangobabuyizingaloeziyishumi; izinhlangothizomnyangozaziyizingaloeziyisihlanu ngalaphanezingaloeziyisihlanungalapha;walinganisa ubudebawo,buyizingaloezingamashumiamane, nobubanzibuyizingaloezingamashumiamabili.

3Wayesengenaphakathi,walinganisainsikayomnyango: yizingaloezimbili;nomnyango,izingaloeziyisithupha; nobubanzibomnyangobabuyizingaloeziyisikhombisa

4Walinganisaubudebawo:yizingaloezingamashumi amabili;nobubanzibabuyizingaloezingamashumiamabili phambikwethempeli,wathikimi:“Leyindawo engcwelengcwele

5Yalinganisaudongalwendlu,izingaloeziyisithupha; nobubanzibamakameloezinhlangothibabuyizingaloezine nxazonkezendlunxazonke

6Amakameloezinhlangothiayemathathu,elinyephezu kwelinye,engamashumiamathathungokulandelana; angenaodongenilwendluemakamelweniasemaceleni

nxazonke,ukuzeabenamandla,kephaayengabambeki odongenilwendlu.

7Kwakukhonaindawoebanzifuthiezungezayoukuya phezuluukuyaphezuluemakamelweniasemaceleni,ngoba ukugoqakwendlukwakuqhubekaukuyaphezulunxazonke zendlu;

8Ngabonanokuphakamakwendlunxazonke;

9Uhlonzelomduliolwalungowegumbieliseceleni ngaphandlebabuyizingaloeziyisihlanu;

10Phakathikwamakamelokwakukhonaububanzi obuyizingaloezingamashumiamabilinxazonkezendlu nxazonke

11Iminyangoyamakameloasemaceleniyayibheke endawenieseleyo,omunyeumnyangoubhekeenyakatho, omunyeumnyangoubhekeeningizimu;ububanzibendawo eseleyobabuyizingaloeziyisihlanunxazonke.

12Isakhiwoesasiphambikwendawoehlukanisiwe ekupheleningasentshonalangasasiyizingalo ezingamashumiayisikhombisaububanzi;udonga lwesakhiwolwaluyizingaloeziyisihlanunxazonke,nobude balobuyizingaloezingamashumiayisishiyagalolunye

13Yalinganisaindlu,ubudebayobuyizingaloeziyikhulu; nendawoehlukanisiweyo,nesakhiwonezindongazaso, ubudebuyizingaloeziyikhulu;

14Ububanzibobusobendlu,nobendawoehlukanisiweyo ngasempumalanga,buyizingaloeziyikhulu

15Walinganisaubudebesakhiwoesiphambikwendawo ehlukanisiweyoeyayingemuvakwaso,nemiphemeyaso ngalaphanangalapha,izingaloeziyikhulu,nethempeli elingaphakathi,nemiphemeyegceke;

16Izinsikazomnyango,namafasiteleamancane, nemiphemenxazonkeezitezinizazoezintathumalungana nomnyango,zimbozwengokhuninxazonke,kusukela phansikuzekufikeemafasiteleni,namafasiteleembozwe; 17kuzekubengaphezukomnyango,kuzekubeendlini engaphakathinangaphandle,nasogangenilonkenxazonke ngaphakathinangaphandle,ngesilinganiso.

18Kwasekwenziwaamakherubinamasundu,isundu laliphakathikwekherubinekherubi;ikherubingalinye lalinobusoobubili;

19Ubusobomuntubabubhekeisundungalapha,nobuso bebhongolengonyamabubhekeesundwiningalapha; kwenziwakuyoyonkeindlunxazonke.

20Kusukelaemhlabathinikuzekubephezukomnyango kwenziwaamakherubinamasunduodongenilwethempeli 21Izinsikazethempelizazinezinhlangothiezine ezilinganayo,nobusobendluengcwele;ukubonakala kwelinyenjengokubonakalakwelinye.

22I-altarelomuthilaliyizingaloezintathuukuphakama, nobudebalobuyizingaloezimbili;amakhonaalo,nobude balo,nezindongazalokwakungomuthi,wathikimi:“Leli itafulaeliphambikukaJehova.

23Ithempelinendluengcwelekwakunezicabhaezimbili 24Iminyangoyayilezicabhaezimbili,izicabhaezimbili eziphendukayo;izicabhaezimbilikomunyeumnyango, nezivaloezimbilikomunyeumnyango 25Eminyangoyethempelikwenziwakuwoamakherubi namasundunjengokwenziweezindongeni;kwakukhona amapulangweaminyeneebuswenibomphemengaphandle 26Kwakukhonaamafasiteleamancanenamasundu ngalaphanangalaphaezinhlangothinizompheme,

nasemagumbiniasemaceleniendlunamapulangwe aminyene.

ISAHLUKO42

1Wayesengikhiphelaegcekenielingaphandlengendlela engasenyakatho,wangingenisaekamelwenielibhekene nendawoehlukanisiweyo,elaliphambikwesakhiwo ngasenyakatho

2Ngaphambikobudeobuyizingaloeziyikhulu kwakukhonaumnyangoosenyakatho,ububanzi buyizingaloezingamashumiamahlanu

3Malungananezingaloezingamashumiamabilizegceke elingaphakathi,namalungananendawoegandayiweyo yegcekeelingaphandle,kwakukhonaumphememalungana nemphemeeziteziezintathu.

4Ngaphambikwamakamelokwakukhonaindawo yokuhambaeyizingaloeziyishumiububanzinaleyo phakathi,indlelaeyingaloeyodwa;iminyangoyawoibheke enyakatho

5Amakameloangaphezuluayemafishane,ngokuba imiphemeyayiphakemekunalawa,kunaphakathi kwesakhiwo

6Ngokubaayeyiziteziezintathu,engenazoizinsika njengezinsikazamagceke;

7Udongaolwalungaphandlemalungananamakamelo ngasegcekenielingaphandlengaphambikwamakamelo, ubudebalobabuyizingaloezingamashumiayisihlanu.

8Ngokubaubudebamakameloayesegcekenielingaphandle babuyizingaloezingamashumiayisihlanu;bheka,phambi kwethempelibuyizingaloeziyikhulu.

9Ngaphansikwalawamakamelokwakukhonaukungena ohlangothinilwasempumalanga,laphokungenakuwo kuvelaegcekenielingaphandle.

10Amakameloayesebubanzinibodongalwegceke ngasempumalanga,malungananendawoehlukanisiweyo, malungananesakhiwo.

11Indlelaphambikwawoyayinjengokubonakala kwamakameloabhekeenyakatho,ubudebawonobubanzi bawo;nakhokonkeukuphumakwawo kwakunjengokuklanywakwawonangeminyangoyawo

12Njengeminyangoyamakameloabhekeeningizimu kwakukhonaumnyangoekuqalenikwendlela,indlela ephambikogangengasempumalanga,laphoumuntuengena kuwo

13Wathikimi:“Amakameloasenyakathonamakamelo aseningizimuaphambikwendawoehlukanisiweyo angamakameloangcwele,laphoabapristiabasondela kuJehovabayakudlakhonaizintoezingcwelengcwele; ngobaindawoingcwele

14Laphoabapristibengenakhona,abayikuphuma endaweniengcwele,bayeegcekenielingaphandle,kepha bayakubekalaphoizingubozaboabakhonzangazo;ngoba bangcwele;agqokeezinyeizambatho,asondeleezintweni zabantu

15Eseqedileukulinganisaindluengaphakathi, wangikhiphelangasesangwenielibhekengasempumalanga, walilinganisanxazonke

16Walinganisauhlangothilwasempumalangangohlanga lokulinganisa:yizinhlangaezingamakhuluayisihlanu ngohlangalokulinganisanxazonke

17Yalinganisauhlangothilwasenyakatho:yizinhlanga ezingamakhuluayisihlanungohlangalokulinganisa nxazonke

18Walinganisauhlangothilwaseningizimu,imihlanga engamakhuluayisihlanungohlangalokulinganisa.

19Waphendukelaohlangothiniolusentshonalanga, walinganisaimihlangaengamakhuluayisihlanungohlanga lokulinganisa.

20Walilinganisaezinhlangothinizozine;lalinogange nxazonke,zinhlangaezingamakhuluayisihlanuubude, nezingamakhuluayisihlanuububanzi,ukwahlukanisa indawoengcwelenendawoengcolile

ISAHLUKO43

1Emvakwalokhowangiyisaesangweni,isangoelibheke ngasempumalanga;

2Bheka,inkazimulokaNkulunkuluka-Israyeliyavela ngasempumalanga,nezwilakhelalinjengomsindowamanzi amaningi,umhlabawakhanyangenkazimuloyakhe

3Kwakunjengokubonakalakombonoengawubonayo, njengombonoengawubonayoekufikenikwamiukuchitha umuzi;imibonoyayinjengombonoengawubona ngasemfuleniiKhebari;ngasengiwangobusobami

4InkazimulokaJehovayangenaendliningendlelayesango elibhekengasempumalanga

5UMoyawangiphakamisa,wangingenisaegcekeni elingaphakathi;bheka,inkazimulokaJehovayagcwalisa indlu

6Ngamuzwaekhulumakimiesendlini;indodayemaeduze kwami.

7Wathikimi:“Ndodanayomuntu,indawoyesihlalosami sobukhosi,nendawoyamatheezinyawozami,lapho ngiyakuhlalakhonaphakathikwabantwanabakwa-Israyeli kuzekubephakade,negamalamielingcwele,indluyakwaIsrayeliayisayikungcolisa,bona,namakhosiabo, ngobufebebabo,nezidumbuzamakhosiaboezindaweni zaboeziphakemeyo

8Ekumisenikwaboumbunduwabongasembundwini wami,nezinsikazabongasemigubaziniyami,nogange phakathikwaminabo,bangcolisaigamalamielingcwele ngezinengisozaboabazenzileyo;ngalokhongibaqedile ngentukutheloyami.

9Manjemabasuseubufebebabonezidumbuzamakhosi abozibekudenami,ngihlalephakathikwabokuzekube phakade.

10“Wenandodanayomuntu,bonisaindluyakwa-Israyeli lendluukubababenamahloningobubibabo,futhi mabalinganiseisifanekiso

11Umabenamahloningakhokonkeabakwenzileyo, baboniseisimosendlu,nokwakhekakwayo,nokuphuma kwayo,nokungenakwayo,nazozonkeizimozayo,nazo zonkeizimisozayo,nazozonkeizimozayo,nemithetho yayoyonke,ukulobeemehlweniaboukubabagcinekonke ukumakwayonokwenzakwayo

12Lonaungumthethowendlu;Esiqongwenisentaba wonkeumkhawulowayonxazonkeuyakuba ngcwelengcwelebheka,nankuumthethowendlu

13Leziziyizilinganisoze-altarengezingalo:ingalo iyingalonobubanzibesandla;isinqesalosibeyingalo, nobubanzibubeyingalo,umkhawulowaloosecelenikwalo

nxazonkeubengumeluleweminwe,kubeyindawo ephakemeyoye-altare.

14Kusukelaesinqeniesiphansikuzekufikeesinqeni esiphansikuyakubayizingaloezimbili,nobubanzi buyingalo;kusukelaonqenqemenioluncanekuzekufike onqenqemeniolukhulukuyakubayizingaloezine, nobubanzibuyingalo

15I-altareliyakubayizingaloezine;kusukelae-altarekuya phezulukukhonaizimpondoezine

16I-altareliyakubayizingaloeziyishuminambiliubude, libeyizingaloeziyishuminambiliububanzi,libe yizinhlangothiezineezilinganayo

17Umphethouyakubayizingaloeziyishuminaneubude, neshuminaneububanzi,ezigcawinizawozozine;udini nxazonkezalouyakubayingxenyeyengalo;isinqesawo sibeyingalonxazonke;izitebhisizakhezibheke ngasempumalanga

18Wathikimi:“Ndodanayomuntu,ishokanjeiNkosi uJehova;Leziziyizimisoze-altaremhlabelenzaukuba banikelengeminikeloyokushiswaphezukwalo,bafafazwe ngegaziphezukwalo

19Uyakunikelakubapristi,amaLevienzalokaSadoki, abasondelakimiukubabangikhonze,ishoiNkosiuJehova, idunalibengumnikelowesono

20Wothabathaegazinilayo,ulibheceezimpondwenizalo zozine,nasezingosinizozinezomuzwa,naseceleni nxazonke;

21Wothathanenkunziyomnikelowesono,uyishise endaweniemisiweyoyendlungaphandlekwendlu engcwele

22Ngosukulwesibiliuyakunikelangezinyanelembuzi elingenasici,libengumnikelowesono;bayakulihlambulula i-altare,njengalokhobelihlambululengenkunzi

23“Nxausuqedileukukuhlambulula,uyakunikelangeduna elingenasicinenqamaephumaemhlambini,engenasici

24WokusondezaphambikukaJehova,abapristibathele usawotiphezukwakho,bakunikelekubengumnikelo wokushiswakuJehova

25Izinsukueziyisikhombisauyakulungisaimihlangemihla impongoibengumnikelowesono,balungiseneduna nenqamayasemhlambiniezingenasici

26Izinsukueziyisikhombisabayakuhlambululai-altare, balihlambulule;futhibayakuzingcwelisa.

27Laphoseziphelilelezozinsuku,kuyakuthingosuku lwesishiyagalombilinaphambiliabapristibenzeiminikelo yenuyokushiswae-altareneminikeloyenuyokuthula; ngiyakunamukela,ishoiNkosiuJehova

ISAHLUKO44

1Wayesengibuyiselangendlelayesangolendluengcwele elingaphandleelibhekengasempumalanga;laselivaliwe.

2WayesethiuJehovakimi;Lelisangoliyakuvalwa, aliyikuvulwa,kungangenimuntungalo;ngobauJehova uNkulunkulukaIsrayeliungenengalo,ngakholizavalwa

3Kungokwesikhulu;isikhulu,siyakuhlalakulo,sidle isinkwaphambikukaJehova;siyakungenangendlela yomphemewesango,siphumengendlelayawo 4Wayesengiyisangendlelayesangolasenyakathophambi kwendlu;ngabheka,bheka,inkazimulokaJehovaigcwalisa indlukaJehova;ngawangobuso

5UJehovawathikimi:“Ndodanayomuntu,qaphela,ubone ngamehloakho,uzwengezindlebezakhokonke engikukhulumakuwemayelananazozonkeizimisozendlu kaJehovanemithethoyayoyonke;uqapheleukungena kwendlu,nakhokonkeukuphumakwendluengcwele.

6Uyakushokwabahlubukayokuyoindluyakwa-Israyeli, uthi:‘IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi;Ninandluka-Israyeli, makwanelekiningazozonkeizinengisozenu.

7Ngokubaningeniseendliniyamiengcweleabezizwe abangasokilengenhliziyo,abangasokilengenyama,ukuba babesendliniyamiengcwele,bayingcolise,yebo,indlu yami,laphoninikelangesinkwasami,amanoni,negazi, bephuleisivumelwanosamingenxayazozonkeizinengiso zenu

8Anigcinangaimfaneloyezintozamiezingcwele,kepha nizibekeleabagcinibenkonzoyamiendliniyamiengcwele.

9ItshonjaloiNkosiuJehova;“Akekhoowezizwe ongasokilengenhliziyonongasokilengenyamaoyakungena endliniyamiengcwelekubobonkeabezizweabaphakathi kwabantwanabakwa-Israyeli

10NamaLeviasukakudenamiekudukenikuka-Israyeli, adukakimi,alandelaizithombezawo;bayakuthwalaububi babo

11Nokhobayakubayizikhonziendliniyamiengcwele, bephetheamasangoendlu,nabakhonzaendlini,bahlabele abantuumnikelowokushiswanomhlatshelo,bemephambi kwaboukubababakhonze

12Ngobababakhonzaphambikwezithombezabo,benza indlukaIsrayeliyawelaebubini;ngalokho ngibaphakamiseleisandlasami,ishoiNkosiuJehova,bona bathwaleububibabo.

13Abayikusondelakimiukubabenzeumsebenzi wobupristikimi,bangasondelikunomaiyiphiyezintozami ezingcweleendaweniengcwelengcwele,kepha bayakuthwalaihlazolabonezinengisozaboabazenzileyo 14Kodwangizabenzababengabalindibenkonzoyendlu ekwenzeniyonkeimisebenziyayolakukhokonke okuzakwenziwakuyo

15KodwaabapristibamaLevi,amadodanakaSadoki, ababegcinaimfaneloyendluyamiengcwelelapho abantwanabakwa-Israyelibedukabesukakimi,bona bayosondelakimiukuzebangikhonze,futhibayokuma phambikwamiukuzebanikelekimiamanoninegazi,isho iNkosiuJehova

16Bayakungenaendliniyamiengcwele,basondele etafulenilamiukubabangikhonze,bagcineimfaneloyami. 17Kuyakuthilaphobengenangamasangoegceke elingaphakathi,bembatheizambathozelineni;uboya bezimvuabuyikubaphezukwabo,laphobekhonza emasangweniegcekeelingaphakathi,nangaphakathi 18Bayakubanezigqokozelineniemakhandaabo,babe namabhulukweelineniokhalwenilwabo;abayikuzibhinca intoebalekisaizithukuthuku

19Laphobephumelaegcekenielingaphandle,ngisho nasegcekenielingaphandlekubantu,kumelwebakhumule izingubozaboababekhonzabenazo,bazibeke emakamelweniangcwele,bembatheezinyeizambatho; futhikabayikungcwelisaabantungezingubozabo 20Abayikuphucaamakhandaabo,bangavumeliizihluthu zabozibezinde;bayakugencaamakhandakuphela. 21Umpristiakayikuphuzaiwayini,laphobengena egcekenielingaphakathi

22Abayikuthathaumfelokazinomaolahliweyobabe ngabafazibabo,kephabayakuthathaamantombazane enzalweniyendluyakwa-Israyelinomaumfelokazi onompristikuqala.

23Bayakufundisaabantubamiumehlukophakathi kokungcwelenokungcolile,babazisephakathi kokungcolilenokuhlambulukileyo

24Futhiekuphikisanenibayakumaekwahluleleni; bayakulahlulelanjengezahlulelozami,bagcineimithetho yaminezimisozamikuyoyonkeimihlanganoyami; bayakungcwelisaamasabathaami

25“‘Abayikungenakofileyoukubabazingcolise,kepha ngoyisenomangoninanomangendodananoma ngendodakazinomangomfowabonomangodadewabo ongenandodabangazingcolisa

26Ngemvakokuhlanjululwakwakhe,bayombalela izinsukueziyisikhombisa

27Ngosukuengenaendliniengcweleegcekeni elingaphakathiukukhonzaendliniengcwele,uyakunikela ngomnikelowakhewesono,ishoiNkosiuJehova

28Kuyakubayifakubo,minangiyifalabo;aniyikubanika mpahlakwa-Israyeli;minangiyifalabo.

29Bayakudlaumnikelowempuphu,nomnikelowesono, nomnikelowecala;zonkeizintoezingcwelekwa-Israyeli ziyakubangezabo.

30Ulibolwazozonkeizintozokuqala,nawowonke umnikelowakhowempuphu,kuzozonkeizinhlobo zeminikeloyenu,kuyakubangokompristi,futhiniyakunika umpristiulibolomgqakazowenu,ukuzeaphumuze isibusisoendliniyakho

31Abapristiabayikudlaintoezifeleyonomaedwenguliwe, nomainyoninomaisilwane

ISAHLUKO45

1Futhilaphonahlukanisaizwengenkatholibeyifa, niyakunikelangomnikelokuJehova,ubeyisabelo esingcwelesezwe,ubudebubeyizinhlanga eziyizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabilinanhlanu, ububanzibubeyizinkulungwaneeziyishumi.lokhu kuyakubangcweleemikhawulweniyalonxazonke

2Kulokhukuyakubangamakhuluamahlanuokwendlu engcwele,namakhuluamahlanuububanzi,ibeyizikwele nxazonke;amadleloaloabeyizingaloezingamashumi ayisihlanunxazonke

3Ngalesosilinganisouyakulinganisaubude obuyizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabilinanhlanu, nobubanziobuyizinkulungwaneeziyishumi,kubekhona indawoengcwelenendawoengcwelengcwele

4Isabeloesingcwelesezwesiyakubangesabapristi, izikhonzizendluengcwele,abasondelaukumkhonza uJehova,ibeyindawoyezindluzabo,nendawoengcwele yendluengcwele

5Izinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabilinanhlanuubude nezinkulungwaneeziyishumiububanziziyakubangokwazo amaLevi,izikhonzizendlu,kubeyifalawoamakamelo angamashumiamabili.

6Niyakubekaifalomuziizinkulungwaneeziyisihlanu ububanzinezinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabili nanhlanuubudemalungananomnikeloongcwele,libe ngelendluyonkeyakwa-Israyeli

7Isabelosiyakubasesikhulungalaphanangalapha komnikelowesabeloesingcwelenosefalomuziphambi komnikelowesabeloesingcwelenaphambikwefalomuzi, kusukelaohlangothiniolusentshonalanga ngasentshonalanga,nasempumalanga,nangasempumalanga, ubudebubhekanenesinyesezabelo,kusukelaemngceleni osentshonalangakuzekufikeemngceleniosentshonalanga 8Izweliyakubayifalasokwa-Israyeli;izikhuluzami azisayikubacindezelaabantubami;+futhiingxenyeesele yezwebayoyinikaindluka-Israyelingokwezizwezayo 9ItshonjaloiNkosiuJehova;Makwanelenina,zikhulu zakwa-Israyeli;susaniubudlovanokuphanga,nenze ukwahlulelanokulunga,nisuseukuxoshwakwenukubantu bami,ishoiNkosiuJehova

10Niyakubanezilinganisoezilungileyo,ne-efa elilungileyo,nebhatielilungileyo.

11I-efanebhatikuyakubayisilinganisosinye,ibhati liphetheokweshumikwehomere,ne-efaokweshumi kwehomere;

12Ishekeliliyakubangamageraangamashumiamabili; amashekeliangamashumiamabili,namashekeli angamashumiamabilinanhlanu,namashekeliayishumi nanhlanuayakubayimanekini

13Lokhukungumnikeloeniyakunikelangawo;ingxenye yesithuphaye-efalehomerelikakolweni,ninikeleingxenye yesithuphaye-efalehomerelebhali;

14Ngokwesimisosamafutha,ibhathilamafutha, niyakunikelaokweshumikwebhatiekorenieliyihomere lamabhatiayishumi;ngobaamabhathiayishumiayihomere 15newundlulibelinyeemhlambiniwamakhuluamabili, emadlelweniavundileyoakwa-Israyeli;kubengumnikelo wempuphu,nomnikelowokushiswa,neminikeloyokuthula, ukwenzelaukubuyisana,ishoiNkosiuJehova

16Bonkeabantubezwebayakunikelangalomnikelo ngesikhulusakwa-Israyeli

17Kuyakubayisabelosesikhuluukunikelaiminikelo yokushiswa,neminikeloyempuphu,neminikelo yokuphuzwa,ngemikhosi,nasekuthwasenikwezinyanga, nangamasabatha,ngemikhosiyonkeyendluyakwa-Israyeli; 18ItshonjaloiNkosiuJehova;Ngenyangayokuqala, ngolokuqalalwenyanga,uyakuthathaidunaelingenasici, uhlambululeindluengcwele

19Umpristiuyakuthathaigazilomnikelowesono,alibhece ezinsikenizendlu,nasezingosinizozinezomzilawe-altare, nasezinsikenizesangolegcekeelingaphakathi

20Uzakwenzanjalongosukulwesikhombisalwenyanga ngabobonkeabaphambukayolakumuntuoyisithutha; 21Ngenyangayokuqala,ngosukulweshuminane lwenyanga,niyakubanephasika,umkhosiwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa;isinkwaesingenamvubelosiyakudliwa 22Ngalolosukuisikhulusiyakuzilungiselasonanabo bonkeabantubezweinkunziibengumnikelowesono.

23Izinsukueziyisikhombisazomkhosiuyakunikela ngomnikelowokushiswakuJehova,izinkunzi eziyisikhombisanezinqamaeziyisikhombisaezingenasici imihlangemihlangezinsukueziyisikhombisa;nempongo imihlangemihlaibengumnikelowesono.

24Solungisaumnikelowempuphu,i-efangenkunzi,ne-efa ngenqama,nehinilamafuthange-efa

25Ngenyangayesikhombisa,ngosukulweshuminanhlanu lwenyanga,uyakwenzalokhongomkhosiwezinsuku

eziyisikhombisa,njengomnikelowesono,nomnikelo wokushiswa,nomnikelowempuphu,nangamafutha.

ISAHLUKO46

1ItshonjaloiNkosiuJehova;Isangolegceke elingaphakathielibhekeempumalangaliyakuvalwa izinsukueziyisithuphazokusebenza;kodwangesabatha lizavulwa,langosukulokuthwasakwenyangalizavulwa

2Isikhulusiyakungenangendlelayomphemewesango ngaphandle,simengasensikeniyesango,abapristi balungiseumnikelowasowokushiswaneminikeloyaso yokuthula,sikhulekengasembundwiniwesango,siphume; kodwaisangokaliyikuvalwakuzekuhlwe

3Kanjaloabantubezwebayakukhulekangasemnyango walelisangophambikukaJehovangamasabatha nangokwethwasakwenyanga

4Umnikelowokushiswaisikhuluesiyakunikelangawo kuJehovangosukulwesabathauyakubangamawundlu ayisithuphaangenasicinenqamaengenasici

5Umnikelowempuphuuyakubayi-efangenqama, nomnikelowempuphuwamawundluubenjengamandlaaso anganikelangawo,nehinilamafuthange-efa

6Ngosukulokwethwasakwenyangakuyakubakhona idunaelingenasici,namawundluayisithupha,nenqama, kungabinasici

7Silungiseumnikelowempuphu,i-efangenkunzi,ne-efa ngenqama,namawundlunjengokufinyelelakwesandlasaso, nehinilamafuthange-efa

8Laphoisikhulusingena,siyakungenangendlela yomphemewesango,siphumengendlelayawo.

9KephalaphoabantubezwebengenaphambikukaJehova ngemikhosiemisiweyo,ongenangendlelayesango lasenyakathoukukhonzauyakuphumangendlelayesango laseningizimu;ongenangendlelayesangolaseningizimu uyakuphumangendlelayesangolasenyakatho,angabuyi ngendlelayesangoangenengalo,kodwauyakuphuma malungananalo

10Isikhuluesiphakathikwabosiyakungena,ekungeneni kwabo;futhilaphobephuma,bayophuma.

11“Emikhosininangemikhosiumnikelowempuphu uyakubayi-efangenkunzi,ne-efangenqama,namawundlu njengamandlaasoanikelengawo,nehinilamafuthange-efa.

12“Nxaisikhulusilungiselelaumnikelowokushiswa wesihlenomaiminikeloyokuthulakuJehova ngokuzithandela,siyakusivulelaisangoelibheke ngasempumalanga,silungiseumnikelowasowokushiswa neminikeloyasoyokuthula,njengalokhosenzilengosuku lwesabatha,siphume;emvakokuphumakwakheomunye uyakuvalaisango

13UyakunikelangomnikelowokushiswakuJehovaimihla ngemihlangewundluelinomnyakamunyeelingenasici, ulilungiseekuseninjalo

14Ulungiseleumnikelowempuphungawoekuseninjalo, ingxenyeyesithuphaye-efa,nengxenyeyesithathuyehini lamafuthaukuvuthisaimpuphuecolekileyo;umnikelo wempuphungesimisoesiphakadekuJehova.

15Bayakulungisakanjaloiwundlu,nomnikelowempuphu, namafuthaekuseninjalo,kubengumnikelooshiswaimihla yonke.

16IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Umaisikhulusinika enyeyamadodanaasoisipho,ifalayoliyakuba ngelamadodanaaso;liyakubayifalabo

17Kodwaumasinikaesinyesezincekuzasoisiphoefeni laso,siyakubangesasokuzekubeumnyakawenkululeko; liyakubuyelaesikhulu,kephaifalasoliyakuba ngelamadodanaaso

18Isikhuluasiyikuthathaefenilabantungokubacindezela, ukubaxoshaempahleniyabo;kodwaizanikaamadodana ayoifaempahleniyaso,ukuzeabantubamibangahlakazwa, kubeyilowonalowoefenilakhe

19Wangingenisaemnyangoowawungasecelenikwesango emakamelweniangcweleabapristi,ayebhekeenyakatho; bheka,kwakukhonaindawonhlangothizombili ngasentshonalanga

20Wayesethikimi:“Leyindawolaphoabapristi bayakuphekakhonaumnikelowecalanomnikelowesono, laphoabayakuphekelakhonaumnikelowempuphu;ukuze bangawakhiphibayeegumenielingaphandle,ukuze bangcweliseabantu

21Wayesengikhiphelaegcekenielingaphandle, wangidlulisaemagumbiniomaneegceke;bheka, emagumbinionkeegcekekwakukhonaigceke

22Emagumbiniomaneegcekekwakukhonaamagceke ahlanganisiwe,ubudebuyizingaloezingamashumiamane, nobubanziobungamashumiamathathu;lawaamagumbi omaneayeyisilinganisosinye

23Kwakukhonauhlalwezakhiwonxazonkekuzozozine nxazonke,kwenziwaizindawozokubilaphansikwezinhla nxazonke

24Wayesethikimi:“Leziziyizindawozabaphekelayo, laphoizikhonzizendluziyakuphekakhonaimihlatshelo yabantu

ISAHLUKO47

1Wayesengibuyiselangasemnyangowendlu;bheka, amanziaphumaphansikombunduwendlu ngasempumalanga,ngokubaindawoengaphambiliyendlu yayibhekengasempumalanga,amanziehlaesuka ngaphansiohlangothinilokunenelwendlu,ohlangothini lwe-altareolungaseningizimu

2Wayesengikhiphangendlelayesangoelingasenyakatho, wangizungezangendlelaengaphandle,wazewafika esangwenielingaphandle,ngendlelaebhekeempumalanga; bheka,kwaphumaamanzingakwesokunene.

3Laphoumuntuephumaesiyangasempumalanga, enentamboyokulinganisaesandlenisakhe,walinganisa izingaloeziyinkulungwane,wangidabulisaemanzini; amanziafikaemaqakaleni

4Wabuyewalinganisainkulungwane,wangidabulisa emanzini;amanziayefikaemadolweni.Wabuye walinganisainkulungwane,wangidabula;amanziafika okhalweni

5Ngasemuvawalinganisainkulungwane;kwakungumfula engingenakuwuwela,ngokubaamanziayephakeme, amanziokubhukuda,umfulaongaweleki.

6Wathikimi:“Ndodanayomuntu,uyakubonalokhuna? Wayesengiletha,wangibuyiselaosebenilomfula

7Laphosengibuyile,bheka,osebenilomfulakwakukhona imithieminingikakhulungalaphanangalapha

8Wayesethikimi:“Lawamanziaphumelaezweni lasempumalanga,ehleleehlane,ayeolwandle,lapho ephunyiselwaolwandle,aphilisweamanzi

9Kuyakuthikonkeokuphilayookunyakazayonomaphi laphoumfulaufikakhonakuyakuphila,kubekhona izinhlanzieziningikakhulu,ngokubalamanziayakufika khona,ngokubaayakuphiliswa;futhikonkekuyakuphila laphoumfulaufikakhona.

10Kuyakuthiabadobibemekuwo,kusukelae-EniGedi kuzekubese-Eneglayimi;bayakubayindawoyokweneka amanetha;izinhlanzizazoziyakubangezinhlobozazo njengezinhlanzizolwandleolukhulu,zibeziningikakhulu 11Kephaizindawozaloezinodakanamaxhaphozialo akuyikuphulukiswa;ziyakunikelwazibeusawoti

12Emfuleniosebenilwawongalaphanangalapha kuyakumilayonkeimithiedliwayo,amaqabungaayo angabuni,nesithelosayosingashisi;iyakuthelaizithelo ezintshanjengezinyangazayo,ngokubaamanziazo aphumaendaweniengcwele;isithelosasosiyakuba ngesokudla,namaqabungaawoabengowokwelapha 13ItshonjaloiNkosiuJehova;“Nankuumkhawulo eniyakudlangawoizwengokwezizweeziyishuminambili zakwa-Israyeli:uJosefaabenezabeloezimbili

14Niyakulidlaifa,omunyenjengomakhelwane, engaphakamisaisandlasamiukulinikaoyihlo;lelizwe liyakuwelakininjengefa

15“Lokhukuyakubangumkhawulowezweohlangothini lwasenyakatho,kusukelaoLwandleOlukhulungendlela yaseHetiloni,ukuyaeSedadi;

16iHamati,neBerotha,neSibrayimi,eliphakathi komkhawulowaseDamasekunomkhawulowaseHamati; iHazarihatikonielisogwinilwaseHaurani

17UmkhawuloosukaelwandleuyakubayiHazarenani, umkhawulowaseDamaseku,ngasenyakathongasenyakatho, nomkhawulowaseHamatiLoluwuhlangothi lwasenyakatho

18Uhlangothilwasempumalanganiyakulinganisakusukela eHawurannaseDamasekunaseGileyadinasezwenilakwaIsrayelingaseJordani,kusukelaemkhawulwenikuzekufike olwandlelwasempumalanga.Loluwuhlangothi lwasempumalanga

19Uhlangothilwaseningizimungaseningizimu,lusuka eTamari,luzelufikeemanzinieMeribhaeKadeshi,luze lufikeeLwandleOlukhuluLoluyilouhlangothi lwaseningizimungaseningizimu

20UhlangothilwasentshonalangaluyakubauLwandle Olukhulukusukelaemkhawulwenikuzekufikelapho umuntueqondananeHamati.Loluwuhlangothi lwasentshonalanga

21NiyakwahlukaniselalelizwengokwezizwezakwaIsrayeli

22Kuyakuthinilahlukanisengenkatho,libeyifakini, nelabafokaziabagogobeleyophakathikwenu,abayakuzala abantwanaphakathikwenu,babekininjengabazalelwa ezweniphakathikwabantwanabakwa-Israyeli;bayakudla ifanawephakathikwezizwezakwa-Israyeli

23Kuyakuthikusoisizweumfokaziagogobelekuso, nimnikeifalakhelapho,ishoiNkosiuJehova

ISAHLUKO48

1Lawaangamagamaezizwekusukelaekupheleni enyakatho,kuzekubesogwinilwendlelayaseHetiloni, ukuyaeHamati,naseHatsarenani,umkhawulo waseDamasekungasenyakatho,kuzekubesemngceleni weHamati;ngokubalezizingohlangothilwakhe empumalanganasentshonalanga;isabelosikaDan.

2NgasemdenikaDani,kusukelaohlangothini lwasempumalangakuzekubesohlangothini lwasentshonalanga:u-Asheri,libelinye

3Ngasemdenika-Asheri,kusukelaohlangothini lwasempumalangakuzekubesohlangothini lwasentshonalanga,uNafetali,libelinye

4NgasemdenikaNafetali,kuthabathelaecaleni lasempumalanga,kuseecalenilasentshonalanga:uManase, libelinye

5NgasemdenikaManase,kuthabathelaecaleni lasempumalanga,kuseecalenilasentshonalanga, uEfrayimulibelinye

6Ngasemdenika-Efrayimi,kuthabathelaecaleni lasempumalanga,kuseecalenilasentshonalanga:uRubeni, libelinye

7NgasemdenikaRubeni,kusukelaohlangothini lwasempumalangakuzekubesohlangothini lwasentshonalanga:uJuda,libelinye

8NgasemdenikaJuda,kusukelaohlangothini lwasempumalangakuzekubesohlangothini lwasentshonalanga,kuyakubangumnikeloeniyakunikela ngawo,ubeyizingaloeziyizinkulungwaneezingamashumi amabilinanhlanuububanzi,nobudenjengesinyesezinye, kusukelaohlangothinilwasempumalangakuzekube sohlangothinilwasentshonalanga,indluengcweleibe phakathikwawo.

9UmnikeloeniyakunikelangawokuJehovauyakuba yizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabilinanhlanuubude, nezinkulungwaneeziyishumiububanzi.

10Lomnikelouyakubangowabo,owabapristi; ngasenyakathoizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabili nanhlanuubude,nasentshonalangaizinkulungwane eziyishumiububanzi,nangasempumalangaizinkulungwane eziyishumiububanzi,nangaseningizimuizinkulungwane ezingamashumiamabilinanhlanuubude,nendawo engcwelekaJehovaibephakathikwayo

11Kuyakubangokwabapristiabangcwelisiwe emadodanenikaSadoki;abagcinaisiyalezosami esingadukangaekudukenikwabantwanabakwa-Israyeli njengokudukakwamaLevi.

12Lomnikelowezweonikelwakubouyakuba yingcwelengcwelengasemngceleniwamaLevi

13“NgaphambikomkhawulowabapristiamaLeviayakuba nezinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabilinanhlanuubude neshumilamawakaububanzi,bonkeubudebube ngamashumiamabinianamahlanuamawaka,nobubanzi bubelishumilamawaka

14Abayikuthengisangayo,bangahwebi,bangadluliseli phambiliulibolwezwe,ngokubalingcwelekuJehova.

15“Izinkulungwaneezinhlanueziseleebubanzini maqondananezinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabili nanhlanuziyakubayindawoengcolileyomuzi,indawo yokuhlala,neyedlelo,nomuziubephakathikwawo

16Leziziyakubayizilinganisozawo;icalalasenyakatho ngamawakaamaneanamakhuluamahlanu,icala langasezantsilibengamawakaamaneanamakhulu amahlanu,icalalasempumalangalibengamawakaamane anamakhuluamahlanu,icalalasentshonalangalibe ngamawakaamaneanamakhuluamahlanu

17Idlelolomuziliyakubangamakhuluamabilinamashumi ayisihlanu,naseningizimulibengamakhuluamabili namashumiamahlanu,nasempumalangalibengamakhulu amabilinamashumiamahlanu,ngasentshonalangalibe ngamakhuluamabilinamashumiamahlanu

18Okuseleyongobudemalungananomnikeloongcwele kuyakubayizinkulungwaneeziyishumingasempumalanga nezinkulungwaneeziyishumingasentshonalanga;isivuno sawosibengukudlakwabasebenzibomuzi

19Abasebenzaemzinibayakuwulimabevelaezizweni zonkezakwa-Israyeli

20Umrhumowonkewobangamashumiamabini anamahlanuamawakaububanzi,ubengamashumiamabini anamahlanuamawakaububanzi;

21Okuseleyokuyakubangeyesikhulungalapha nangalaphakomnikeloongcwelenokwefalomuziphambi kwezinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabilinanhlanu zomnikelongasemngceleniwasempumalanga, nasentshonalangamalungananezinkulungwane ezingamashumiamabilinanhlanungasemngceleni osentshonalangaphambikwezabelozesikhulu,kube ngumnikeloongcwele;nendluengcweleyendluiyakuba phakathikwawo

+22FuthikusukelaefenilamaLevi+nasefenilomuzi, phakathinendawookungokwesikhulu,phakathikomngcele wakwaJudanomngcelewakwaBhenjamini,kuyakuba ngokwesikhulu

23Ngokuqondenenezinyeizizwe,kusukelaohlangothini lwasempumalangakuzekubesohlangothini lwasentshonalangauBhenjaminiuyakubanesabelo

24NgasemdenikaBenjamini,kusukelaohlangothini lwasempumalangakuzekubesohlangothini lwasentshonalanga,uSimeyoniuyakubanesabelo

25NgasemdenikaSimeyoni,kusukelaohlangothini lwasempumalangakuzekubesohlangothini lwasentshonalanga:uIsakare,libelinye

26NgasemdenikekaIsakare,kuthabathelaecaleni lasempumalanga,kuseecalenilasentshonalanga: uZebhulon,libelinye

27NgasemdenikaZebhulon,kusukelaohlangothini lwasempumalangakuzekubesohlangothini lwasentshonalanga:uGadi,libelinye.

28NgasemkhawulwenikaGadi,ohlangothini lwaseningizimu,ngaseningizimu,umkhawulouyakuba kusukelaeTamarikuzekufikeemanzinieMeribha eKadeshi,nasemfuleningaseLwandleOlukhulu.

29Leliyizweeniyakulabelaizizwezakwa-Israyeli ngenkathonjengefa,leziziyizabelozazo,ishoiNkosi uJehova

30Zizoeziiziphelozomuzi,ngecalalasenyakatho, izilinganisoeziyizinkulungwaneezinenamakhulu amahlanu

31Amasangoomuziayakubangokwamagamaezizwe zakwa-Israyeli,amasangoamathathungasenyakatho; elinyeyisangolakwaRubeni,elinyeyisangolakwaJuda, elinyeyisangolakwaLevi

32Ngecalalasempumalangaizinkulungwaneezine namakhuluamahlanu,namasangoamathathu;isango likaJosefaelilodwa,isangolakwaBenjaminielilodwa, isangolakwaDanielilodwa.

33Ngecalalaseningizimuizilinganisoeziyizinkulungwane ezinenamakhuluamahlanu,namasangoamathathu;elinye yisangolakwaSimeyoni,elinyeyisangolakwa-Isakare, elinyeyisangolakwaZebuloni.

34Ngecalalasentshonalangaizinkulungwaneezine namakhuluamahlanu,namasangoawoamathathu;elinye yisangolakwaGadi,elinyeyisangolakwa-Asheri,elinye yisangolakwaNafetali

35Kwakuyizilinganisoeziyizinkulungwaneeziyishumi nesishiyagalombilinxazonke;igamalomuzikusukela ngalolosukuliyakubanguJehova