UJoweli
ISAHLUKO1
1IzwilikaJehovaelafikakuJoweliindodanakaPhethuweli. 2Yizwanilokhuninamaxhegu,nibekeindlebeninanonke enakhileyoezweniKwakekwabanjaloyiniemihleniyenu nasemihleniyawoyihlona?
3Kutsheleniabantwanabenungakho,abantwanabenu batsheleabantwanababo,nabantwanababobatshele isizukulwane.
4Okushiyweyinkumbikudliweyisikhonyane;okushiywe yisikhonyanekudliweyinkumbi;okushiyweyinkasa kudliweyinkasa.
5Vukanininazidakwa,nikhale;nihhewuleninanonke eniphuzaiwayiningenxayewayinielisha;ngobaliqunyiwe emlonyeniwenu.
6Ngokubaisizweesikhuphukeleezwenilami,esinamandla, esingenakubalwa,esimazinyoasoangamazinyo engonyama,esinamazinyoezihlathinizengonyamaenkulu.
7Sichithileumviniwami,sawukhonkothaumkhiwane wami;amagatshaawoenziweabamhlophe
8Lilanjengentombiebhinceindwanguyesakangomyeni wobushabayo
9Umnikelowempuphunomnikelowokuphuzwayo kunqunyiweendlinikaJehova;abapristi,izikhonzi zikaJehova,bayalila
10Insimuichithiwe,izweliyalila;ngokubaamabele ayachithwa,iwayinielishalishile,amafuthaaphelile.
11Jabhani,balimi;hhewulanininabasebenzibezivini, ngenxakakolweninangebhali;ngobaisivunosamasimu siphelile.
12Umviniubunile,nomkhiwaneubunile;umpomegranati, nesundu,nama-apula,yonkeimithiyasendleibunile, ngokubaintokozoibunilekubantwanababantu.
13Bhincani,nilile,bapristi;hhewulanininazikhonzizealtare;wozaninilaleubusukubonkengendwangu yamasaka,ninazikhonzizikaNkulunkuluwami,ngokuba umnikelowempuphunomnikelowokuphuzwayo kugodliweendlinikaNkulunkuluwenu
14Ngcwelisaniukuzilaukudla,nibizeumbuthano onesizotha,nibutheleamalunganabobonkeabakhileyo ezweniendlinikaJehovauNkulunkuluwenu,nikhale kuJehova; 15Mayengalolosuku!ngobausukulukaJehovaluseduze, luzanjengokuchithaokuvelakuSomandla.
16Ukudlaakunqunyiweyiniphambikwamehloethu,yebo, intokozonentokozoendlinikaNkulunkuluwethu?
17Imbewuibolilengaphansikwamagabadelaayo, izinqolobanezichithekile,izinqolobanezidiliziwe;ngoba amabeleabunile
18Yekaukububulakwezilwane!Imihlambiyezinkomo ididekile,ngobaayinadlelo;yebo,imihlambiyezimvu yenziweincithakalo
19Jehova,ngikhalakuwe,ngokubaumliloudlileamadlelo asehlane,nelangabilishisileyonkeimithiyasendle 20Nezilwanezasendleziyakhalakuwe,ngokubaimifula yamanziishile,nomliloudlileamadleloasehlane.
ISAHLUKO2
1VuthelaniicilongoeSiyoni,nihlabeumkhosientabeni yamiengcwele;mabathuthumelebonkeabakhileyoezweni, ngokubausukulukaJehovaluyeza,ngokubaluseduze; 2Usukulobumnyamanolwesigayegaye,usukulwamafu nolobumnyamaobukhulu,njengokusakwekwendlaleka ezintabeni,abantuabaninginabanamandla;akukazekube khonaokufanayo,akusayikubakhonaemvakwakho,kuze kubeyiminyakayezizukulwanengezizukulwane
3Umliloudlaphambikwabo;nasemvakwabokuvutha ilangabi;izwelinjengensimuyase-Edenephambikwabo, nasemvakwaboliyihlaneeliyincithakalo;yebo,futhi akukholuthooluyophunyukakubo
4Ukubonakalakwabokunjengokubonakalakwamahhashi; nanjengabagibelibamahhashi,kanjalobayakugijima
5Njengomsindowezinqolabayakugxumaeziqongweni zezintaba,njengomsindowelangabilomliloelidlaamabibi, njengabantuabanamandlaabahleleleimpi
6Phambikobusobaboabantubayakubalusizikakhulu; bonkeubusobuyakubamnyama.
7Bayakugijimanjengamaqhawe;bayakukhuphukaugange njengamadodaempi;bayakuhamba,kubeyilowonalowo ngendlelayakhe,bangahlukani.
8Futhikayikududulaomunye;bayakuhamba,kubeyilowo nalowoendleleniyakhe;laphobewelaphezukwenkemba, abayikulinyazwa.
9Bayogijimabayeemuvaemzini;bayakugijimaodongeni, bakhuphukeleezindlini;bayakungenangamafasitela njengesela
10Umhlabauyazamazamaphambikwabo; kuyakuthuthumelaizulu,kubemnyamailanganenyanga, izinkanyezizihoxiseukukhanyakwazo;
11UJehovauzwakalisaizwilakhephambikwebutholakhe, ngokubaikamulakhelikhulukakhulu,ngokubaunamandla owafezayoizwilakhe;ngubaniongamana?
12“Ngalokhomanje,ushouJehova,phendukelanikimi ngenhliziyoyenuyonke,nangokuzilaukudla, nangokukhala,nangokulila;
13niklebhuleinhliziyoyenu,hhayiizingubozenu, niphendukelekuJehovauNkulunkuluwenu,ngokuba unomusanesihe,wephuzaukuthukuthela,unomusa omkhulu,futhiuyazisolangobubi
14Ngubaniowaziyoumaezobuyafuthiaphenduke,futhi ashiyeisibusisongemvakwakhe;umnikelowempuphu nomnikelowokuphuzwayokuJehovauNkulunkuluwenu na?
15BethaniicilongoeSiyoni,ningcweliseukuzilaukudla, nibizeumhlanganoozothileyo;
16Buthaniabantu,ningcweliseibandla,buthaniabadala, buthaniabantwananabamunyaamabele,umyeni makaphumeekamelwenilakhe,nomakotiegumbinilakhe
17Abapristi,izikhonzizikaJehova,mabakhalephakathi komphemene-altare,bathi:‘Hawukelaabantubakho, Jehova,unganikeliifalakholibeyihlazo,ukuzeabezizwe babusephezukwabo;yithiphakathikwabantu:Uphi uNkulunkuluwabo?
18KhonauJehovauyakubanomhawungezwelakhe,abe nesihawukubantubakhe.
19Yebo,uJehovauyakuphendulaathikubantubakhe: ‘Bhekani,ngiyakunithumelaamabele,newayini,namafutha, nisuthengakho;
20Kephangiyakudediselakudenaniimpiyasenyakatho, ngiyixosheleezwenieliwugwaduleneliyincithakalo,ubuso bayobubhekeulwandlelwasempumalanga,ingemuvalayo libhekengaselwandle,ukunukakwalokukhuphuke, kuyakukhuphukaiphungaelibi,ngokubawenzeizinto ezinkulu
21Ungesabi,zwe;jabulaujabule,ngokubauJehova uyakwenzaizintoezinkulu.
22Ningesabininazilwanezasendle,ngokubaamadlelo asehlaneayahluma,ngokubaumuthiuthelaizithelozawo, umkhiwanenomvinikuvezaamandlaako
23Ngakhojabulani,bantwanabaseSiyoni,nithokoze kuJehovauNkulunkuluwenu,ngokubauninikileimvula yokuqalangokulinganiselwe,wehliselaimvula,imvula yokuqala,nemvulayamuvaezweniinyangayokuqala
24Izibuyaziyakugcwalaukolweni,namanoniayochichima iwayininamafutha
25Ngiyakubuyiselakiniiminyakaeyadliwayisikhonyane, nezinkumbi,nezinkumbi,nenkumbi,impiyamienkulu engayithumaphakathikwenu
26Niyakudlanatha,nisuthe,nilidumiseigamalikaJehova uNkulunkuluwenuoniphathengokumangalisayo;
27Niyakwaziukuthingiphakathikuka-Israyeli,nokuthi nginguJehovauNkulunkuluwenu,akakhoomunye;abantu bamiabayikujabhakuzekubephakade.
28KuyakuthingasemuvangithululeuMoyawamiphezu kwayoyonkeinyama;amadodanaenunamadodakazienu ayakuprofetha,amaxheguenuaphupheamaphupho, nezinsizwazenuziboneimibono;
29Naphezukwezincekunezincekukazingalezozinsuku ngiyakuthululauMoyawami.
30Ngiyakwenzaizimangalisoezulwininasemhlabeni, igazi,nomlilo,nezinsikazomusi
31Ilangaliyakuphendukaubumnyama,nenyangaibe yigazi,lungakafikiusukulukaJehovaolukhulu nolwesabekayo
32KuyakuthiyilowonalowoobizaigamalikaJehova akhululwe,ngokubaentabeniyaseSiyoninaseJerusalema kuyakubakhonaukukhululwa,njengalokhoeshilouJehova, naphakathikwensaliuJehovaayakuyibiza.
ISAHLUKO3
1Ngokubabhekani,ngalezozinsukunangalesosikhathi, laphongibuyisaukuthunjwakukaJudaneJerusalema, 2Ngiyakubuthazonkeizizwe,ngizehliseleesigodini sikaJehoshafati,ngimelanenazokhonangenxayabantu baminefalamiu-Israyeli,ezibahlakazeezizweni, zahlukaniselaizwelami
3Benzainkathongabantubami;zathengisangomfana ngesifebe,zathengisangentombingewayini,ukuzeziphuze 4Yebo,nihlangenenganinami,Tire,neSidoni,naninonke zifundazasePalestina?Niyakungibuyiselayini?futhiuma ningibuyisela,masinyanefuthingokusheshangizobuyisela ukuphindiselakwenuphezukwekhandalenu;
5Ngokubanithathéisilivalaminegolidelami,nangenisa izintozamiezinhleezinhleemathempelinienu;
6NabathengisangabantwanabakwaJudanabantwana baseJerusalemakumaGreki,ukuzenibasusekude nomkhawulowabo.
7Bhekani,ngiyakubavusaendawenienibathengiselekuyo, ngibuyiseleizenzozenuphezukwamakhandaenu
8Ngiyakuthengisangamadodanaenunamadodakazienu esandlenisabantwanabakwaJuda,bawathengise kumaSheba,isizweesikude,ngokubauJehova ukukhulumile.
9Memezelanilokhuphakathikwabezizwe;Lungisaniimpi, nivuseamaqhawe,asondeleonkeamadodaempi; mabakhuphuke
10Khandaniamakhubaenuabeyizinkemba,nezinsemba zenuzibeyimikhonto;obuthakathakamakathi: "Nginamandla"
11Buthanani,nizeninazizwezonkenxazonke,nibuthane, wehliselekhonaamaqhaweakho,Jehova
12Mazivusweizizwe,zikhuphukeleesigodini sikaJehoshafati,ngokubangiyakuhlalakhonaukuba ngahlulelezonkeizizwenxazonke
13Fakaniisikela,ngokubaukuvunasekuvuthiwe;ngokuba isikhamosigcwele,amanoniayachichima;ngobaububi babobukhulu
14Izixuku,izixukuesigodinisokwahlulela,ngokubausuku lukaJehovaluseduzeesigodinisokwahlulela
15Ilanganenyangakuyakufiphazwa,izinkanyezizihoxise ukukhanyakwazo.
16UJehovauyakubhongaeseSiyoni,azwakaliseizwilakhe eseJerusalema;kuyakuzamazamaizulunomhlaba,kepha uJehovauyakubayithembalabantubakhenenqaba yabantwanabakwa-Israyeli
17NiyakwaziukuthinginguJehovauNkulunkuluwenu ohlezieZiyoni,intabayamiengcwele;
18Kuyakuthingalolosukuizintabaziconseiwayinielisha, namagqumaagelezeubisi,nemifulayonkeyakwaJuda igobhozeamanzi,kuphumeumthomboendliniyeNkosi. Jehova,aniseleisigodisaseShitimi
19IGibitheliyakubayihlaneeliyincithakalo,no-Edomiabe yihlaneeliyincithakalongenxayobudlovaphezu kwabantwanabakwaJuda,ngokubabechithileigazi elingenacalaezwenilabo
20KephauJudauyakuhlalakuzekubephakade, neJerusalemaizizukulwanengezizukulwane
21Ngokubangiyakulihlanzaigazilaboengingalihlanzanga, ngokubauJehovauhlalaeSiyoni.