uZakariya
ISAHLUKO1
1Ngenyangayesishiyagalombili,ngomnyakawesibili kaDariyu,izwilikaJehovalafikakuZakariya,indodana kaBerekiya,indodanaka-Idoumprofethi,lathi:
2UJehovawabathukuthelelakakhuluoyihlo.
3Ngakho-keyithikubo:UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti; “Phendukelanikimi,”ushouJehovaSebawoti, “ngiphendukelekini,”ushouJehovaSebawoti.
4Ningabinjengawoyihloabaprofethibokuqalaabamemeza kubo,bathi:UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti;17:12Manje phendukaniezindlelenizenuezimbinasezenzwenizenu ezimbi,kodwaabazangebalalele,futhiabazangebalalele kimi,kushouJehova
5Oyihlobangaphi?nabaprofethibaphilaphakadena?
6Kephaamazwiaminezimisozamiengayalangakho izincekuzamiabaprofethi,akubambangayinikoyihlona? babuya,bathi:NjengalokhouJehovaSebawotiayehlosile ukwenzakithi,njengezindlelazethunanjengokwezenzo zethu,wenzékanjalokithi
7Ngosukulwamashumiamabilinanelwenyangayeshumi nanye,eyinyangakaSebati,ngomnyakawesibilikaDariyu, izwilikaJehovalafikakuZakariya,indodanakaBerekiya, indodanaka-Ido,umprofethi,lathi:
8Ngabonaebusuku,bheka,umuntuekhweleihhashi elibomvu,wayemiphakathikwemibomvana eyayingaphansi;nasemvakwakhekukhonaamahhashi abomvu,namabala,namhlophe 9Ngasengithi:“Onkosiyami,ziyinilezina?Ingelosi eyayikhulumanamiyathikimi:“Ngizakukukhombisa ukuthileziziyini
10Umuntuowayemiphakathikwemibomvanawaphendula wathi:“LabayibouJehovaabathumileukubabahambe behambahambaemhlabeni
11BasebephendulaingelosikaJehovaeyayimiphakathi kwemibomvana,zathi:“Sidabuleemhlabeni,bheka, umhlabawonkeuhleziuphumule
12IngelosikaJehovayaphendula,yathi:“OJehova Sebawoti,kozekubeniniungahawukeliiJerusalema nemiziyakwaJudaosuyithukutheleleleminyaka engamashumiayisikhombisana?
13UJehovawayiphendulaingelosieyayikhulumanami ngamazwiamahlenaduduzayo
14Yayisithikimiingelosieyayikhulumanami:“Memeza uthi:‘UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti;nginomhawu ngeJerusalemanangeSiyoningomhawuomkhulu 15Ngibathukuthelelekakhuluabezizweabahlezi ngokuthula,ngokubangabanolakakancane,kephabona bandisaukuhlupheka
16NgalokhoushokanjeuJehova;“NgibuyeleeJerusalema ngesihe,indluyamiyakhiwekulo,”ushouJehovaSebawoti, ‘kwelulweumucuphezukweJerusalema 17Phindaumemeze,uthi:‘UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti; Imiziyamiisasakazwangokuthula;uJehovausazoliduduza iSiyoni,abuyealikhetheiJerusalema 18Ngasengiphakamisaamehloami,ngabona,bheka, izimpondoezine
19Ngathiengelosinieyayikhulumanami:“Ziyinilezina? Yathikimi:“LeziziyizimpondoezihlakazileuJuda,noIsrayeli,neJerusalema. 20UJehovawangibonisaababaziabane 21Ngasengisithi:Lababezeukwenzani?Yakhulumayathi: “LeziziyizimpondoezihlakazeuJuda,kwazekwangabakho muntuophakamisaikhandalakhe,kephalezizizele ukuzozeyisa,ukulahlaizimpondozezizweezaphakamisa uphondolwazophezukwezwelakwaJudaukuba zilihlakaze
ISAHLUKO2
1Ngabuyengaphakamisaamehloami,ngabona,bheka, nangoumuntuenentamboyokulinganisaesandlenisakhe. 2Ngasengisithi:Uyangaphi?Wathikimi:“Ukulinganisa iJerusalema,ukubonaukuthibungakananiububanzibalo nobudebalo.
3Bheka,ingelosieyayikhulumanamiyaphuma,nenye ingelosiyaphumaukuyihlangabeza;
4Wathikuyo:“Gijima,ukhulumenalelinsizwa,uthi: ‘IJerusalemaliyakuhlalanjengemiziengenalugangengenxa yobuningibabantunezinkomophakathikwayo;
5Ngokubamina,ushouJehova,ngiyobalugangelomlilo kulonxazonke,ngibeyinkazimulophakathikwalo
6“Hhawu,sukani,nibalekeezwenilasenyakatho,”usho uJehova,“ngokubanginihlakazilenjengemimoyayomine yezulu,”ushouJehova
7Zikhulule,Siyoni,ohlalanendodakaziyaseBabele 8NgokubaushokanjeuJehovaSebawoti;Ingithumile emvakwenkazimuloezizweniezaziniphanga,ngokuba othintaninauthintainhlamvuyesolakhe.
9Ngokubabhekani,ngiyakwelulelaisandlasamikuzo, zibeyimpangoyezincekuzazo,naziukuthiuJehova Sebawotiungithumile.
10Hlabelelaujabule,ndodakaziyaseSiyoni,ngokuba bheka,ngiyeza,ngiyakuhlalaphakathikwakho,”usho uJehova.
11IzizweeziningiziyohlanganiswanoJehovangalolosuku, zibengabantubami,ngihlalephakathikwakho,waziukuthi uJehovaSebawotiungithumilekuwe.
12UJehovauyakudlaifalikaJudanjengesabelosakhe ezwenielingcwele,aphindeakhetheiJerusalema
13Thula,nyamayonke,phambikukaJehova,ngokuba uvukileendaweniyakheyokuhlalaengcwele
ISAHLUKO3
1WayesengibonisauJoshuwaumpristiomkhuluemi phambikwengelosikaJehova,noSathaneemi ngakwesokunenesakheukubaamelanenaye
2UJehovawathikuSathane:“UJehovauyakukukhuza, Sathane;yebo,uJehovaolikhethileiJerusalema uyakukukhuza;
3UJoshuwawayembetheizinguboezingcolile,wema phambikwengelosi.
4Wasephendula,wakhulumakwababemiphambikwakhe, esithi:MsuseniizembathoezingcolileyoWathikuye: "Bheka,ngibususileububibakhokuwe,futhi ngizokwembathisaizingubozokuphendulela"
5Ngathi:“Mabamthweseisigqokoesihleekhanda Basebemfakaisigqokoesihleekhanda,bamembathisa izembathoIngelosikaJehovayemaeduze
6IngelosikaJehovayamyalauJoshuwa,yathi:
7UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti;Umauhambaezindleleni zami,futhiumaugcinaumyalowami,uyakwahlulelafuthi indluyami,futhiuzogcinaamagcekeami,futhi ngizokunikaizindawozokuhambaphakathikwalabaabami khona
8Yizwa-ke,Joshuwa,mpristiomkhulu,wenanabangane bakhoabahleziphambikwakho,ngokubabangamadoda amangalisayo;
9NgokubabhekaitsheengilibekephambikukaJoshuwa; phezukwetsheelilodwakuyakubanamehloayisikhombisa; bheka,ngiyakuqophaukuqoshwakwalo,ushouJehova Sebawoti,ngisuseububibalelozwengalusukulunye.
10Ngalolosuku,”ushouJehovaSebawoti,“niyakubiza, kubeyilowonalowoumakhelwanewakhephansikomvini naphansikomkhiwane.
ISAHLUKO4
1Ingelosieyayikhulumanamiyabuya,yangivusa njengomuntuevuswaebuthongwenibakhe
2Yathikimi:Ubonani?Ngasengithi:Ngibhekile,bheka, uthilwezibanilwegolidelonkelunesitshaphezulu, nezibanizaloeziyisikhombisaphezukwalo,nemibhobho eyisikhombisaezibaninieziyisikhombisaeziphezukwalo; 3neminqumoemibilingakulo,enyengakwesokunene sesitsha,nesinyengakwesokhohlosalo
4Ngasengiphendulaingilosieyayikhulumalamingathi: Ziyinilezi,nkosiyami?
5Ingelosieyayikhulumanamiyaphendula,yathikimi: “Awukwaziyiniukuthileziziyinina?Ngathi:Hatshi, nkosiyami
6Yaphendula,yakhulumakimi,yathi:“Leliyizwi likaJehovakuZerubabele,lithi:‘Kungabingamandla, kungabingamandla,kephakubengomoyawami,’usho uJehovaSebawoti
7Ungubaniwenantabaenkulu?phambikukaZerubabele uyakubayithafa,akhipheitsheeliyinhlokolalo ngokukhamuluka,ememezaethi:“Umusa,umusakulo”
8IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:
9IzandlazikaZerubabelezibekeisisekelosalendlu; izandlazakheziyakuqeda;niyakwaziukuthiuJehova Sebawotiungithumilekini.
10Ngokubangubaniodeleleusukulwezintoezincanena? ngokubabayakujabula,baboneumthofuwokumisa esandlenisikaZerubabelenalawoayisikhombisa; bangamehlokaJehova,azulazulaemhlabeniwonke
11Ngasengiphendulangathikuye:Iyinileminqumo emibilingakwesokunenesothilwesibani nangakwesokhohlosalona?
12Ngaphendulafuthi,ngathikuye:Ayinilawamagatsha amabiliomnqumoaphumaemibhobheniemibiliyegolide athululakuwoamafuthaegolide?
13Yangiphendulayathi:Awaziyiniukuthileziziyini?
Ngathi:Hatshi,nkosiyami
14Wasesithi:Labangabagcotshiweyoababili,abemi eNkosiniyomhlabawonke.
ISAHLUKO5
1Ngasengiphenduka,ngaphakamisaamehloami,ngabona; bheka,nangoumquluondizayo
2Wathikimi:“Ubonanina?Ngathi:“Ngibonaumqulu ondizayo;ubudebawobuyizingaloezingamashumiamabili, nobubanzibuyizingaloeziyishumi
3Wayesethikimi:“Lesiyisiqalekisoesiphumelaebusweni bomhlabawonke;bonkeabafungayobayakunqunywa njengakuloluhlangothinjengaso
4Ngiyakusikhipha,ushouJehovaSebawoti,singene endliniyesela,nasendliniyofungaamangangegamalami, sihlalephakathikwendluyakhe,siyiqedekanyenezingodo zayonamatsheayo
5Yasiphumaingilosieyayikhulumalami,yathikimi:Ake uphakamiseamehloakho,uboneukuthikuyinilokhu okuphumayo.
6Ngasengisithi:Kuyini?Yasisithi:Leliyi-efaeliphumayo Wathifuthi:Lokhukufanakwaboemhlabeniwonke
7Bheka,kwaphakanyiswaitalentalomthofu;nansi owesifazaneohleziphakathikwe-efa
8Wathi:"Lokhukungububi"Wayiphonsaphakathikweefa;waphonsaisisindosomthofuemlonyeniwawo.
9Ngasengiphakamisaamehloami,ngabona,bheka, kwaphumaabesifazaneababili,umoyausemaphikweniabo; ngobababenamaphikonjengamaphikokanogolantethe, baliphakamisai-efaphakathikomhlabanezulu
10Ngasengisithikuyoingilosieyayikhulumalami:Laba balithwalangaphiiefa?
11Wathikimi:‘UkuyakhelaindluezwenilaseShineyari;
ISAHLUKO6
1Ngasengiphenduka,ngaphakamisaamehloami,ngabona; bheka,kwaphumaizinqolaezinephakathikwezintaba ezimbili;izintabazaziyizintabazethusi
2Enqoleniyokuqalakwakukhonaamahhashiabomvu; enqoleniyesibiliamahhashiamnyama;
3Enqoleniyesithathuamahhashiamhlophe;enqoleni yesineamahhashiampofunampofu
4Ngasengiphendulangathikuyoingilosieyayikhuluma lami:Ziyinilezi,nkosiyami?
5Ingelosiyaphendula,yathikimi:“Lenayimimoyaemine yezuluephumaekumeniphambikweNkosiyomhlaba wonke
6Amahhashiamnyamaahambanawoaphumelaezweni lasenyakatho;nabamhlophebaphumaemvakwabo; nezinezimpushanaziphumaziyeezwenilaseningizimu
7Ichwebalaseliphuma,lafunaukuhambaukubalihambe lizulazuleemhlabeni;Bahambahambaemhlabeni.
8Yasikhalakimi,yakhulumakimi,yathi:“Bheka,abaya ezwenilasenyakathobathulisileumoyawamiezweni lasenyakatho
9IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:
10Thathakwabathunjwa,kuHelidayi,kuThobiya, nakuJedaya,abezebevelaeBabele,uyewenangalonalolo suku,uyeendlinikaJosiyaindodanakaZefaniya; 11Uthatheisilivanegolide,wenzeimiqhele,uyibeke ekhandalikaJoshuwaindodanakaJehoshadakiumpristi omkhulu;
12Ukhulumekuye,uthi:UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti, uthi:'Bheka,umuntuogamalakhelinguHlumela; uyakukhulaendaweniyakhe,akheithempelilikaJehova; 13YenauyakulakhaithempelilikaJehova;iyakuthwala inkazimulo,ihlale,abuseesihlalwenisayosobukhosi;
uZakariya uyakubangumpristiesihlalwenisakhesobukhosi,kube khonaisilulekosokuthulaphakathikwabobobabili.
14ImiqheleiyakubangekaHelemu,nesikaThobiya, nesikaJedaya,nesikaHeniindodanakaZefaniya,sibe yisikhumbuzoethempelinilikaJehova.
15AbakudebayakuzabakheithempelilikaJehova,nazi ukuthiuJehovaSebawotiungithumilekiniLokhu kuyakwenzeka,umanilalelanokulalelaizwilikaJehova uNkulunkuluwenu
ISAHLUKO7
1KwathingomnyakawesinewenkosiuDariyuizwi likaJehovalafikakuZakariyangolwesinelwenyanga yesishiyagalolunyeeKhisilewu;
2LaphosebethumeleendlinikaNkulunkuluuSherezeri noRegemelekinamadodaaboukubabakhulekephambi kukaJehova
3nokukhulumakubapristiababesendlinikaJehova Sebawotinakubaprofethi,ngithi:“Ngikhaleyiningenyanga yesihlanu,ngizehlukanise,njengalokhungenzilele minyakaengakana?
4LaselifikakimiizwilikaJehovaSebawoti,lathi:
5Tshonokubobonkeabantubelizwe,lakubapristi,uthi: Lapholizilaukudla,lililangenyangayesihlanu leyesikhombisa,iminyakaengamatshumiayisikhombisa, lalizilelayinikimi,mina?
6Nalaphonidla,nalaphoniphuza,anizidlinina, niziphuzelana?
7AkufaneleyininizweamazwiuJehovaawamemeza ngesandlasabaprofethibokuqala,laphoiJerusalema lalakhiwefuthiliphumelelayo,nemiziyalonxazonkezalo, laphokwakhiweabantueningizimunasethafeni?
8IzwilikaJehovalafikakuZakariya,lathi:
9UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uthi:“Yenzani ukwahlulelaokuqinisileyo,niboniseumusanesihe,kube yilowonalowokumfowabo;
10Ningacindezeliumfelokazi,nentandane,nomfokazi, nomaompofu;makungabikhomuntukiniocebaokubi ngomfowaboenhliziyweniyakhe.
11Kodwabalaukulalela,basusaihlombe,bavalaizindlebe zaboukuzebangezwa
12Benzaizinhliziyozabozabanjengetsheledayimani, funabezweumthethonamazwiuJehovaSebawoti awathumelengomoyawakhengesandlasabaprofethi bokuqala;
13Ngakhokwathilaphoememeza,kodwakabalalelanga; ngalokhobakhala,kephaangizwanga,”ushouJehova Sebawoti
14Kodwangabahlakazangesivunguzanephakathi kwezizwezonkeababengazaziIzwelabayihlaneemva kwabo,akwazekwadabulamuntu,kungabuyelimuntu, ngokubabalichithaizweelithandekayolabayincithakalo
ISAHLUKO8
1IzwilikaJehovaSebawotilabuyelafikakimi,lathi: 2UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti;Ngabanesikhwele ngeSiyoningomonaomkhulu,futhingabanomhawungalo ngokufuthekaokukhulu.
3UshokanjeuJehova;NgiyakubuyelaeSiyoni,ngihlale phakathikweJerusalema;iJerusalemaliyakuthiwaumuzi weqiniso;nentabakaJehovaSebawotiintabaengcwele 4UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti;Kusayakuhlalaamaxhegu nezalukaziezitaladinizaseJerusalema,kubeyilowonalowo nodondololwakheesandlenisakhengenxayokuguga okukhulu
5Izitaladizomuziziyakugcwalaabafananamantombazane bedlalaezitaladinizawo
6UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti;Umakuyisimangaliso emehlweniensaliyalababantungalezizinsuku,kufanele kubeyisimangalisonasemehlweniamina?ushouJehova Sebawoti.
7UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti;Bheka,ngiyakubasindisa abantubamiezwenilasempumalanganasezweni lasentshonalanga;
8Ngiyakubaletha,bahlalephakathikweJerusalema,babe ngabantubami,minangibenguNkulunkuluwabo, ngeqinisonangokulunga.
9UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti;Izandlazenumaziqine ninaenizwalawamazwingalezizinsukungomlomo wabaprofethiababekhonamhlakubekwaisisekelosendlu kaJehovaSebawotiukubalakhiweithempeli
10Ngokubangaphambikwalezizinsukukwakungekho nkokheloyomuntunankokheloyezilwane;nophumayo nongenayokwakungekhoukuthulangenxayokuhlupheka, ngokubangamisabonkeabantu,kubeyilowonalowo kumakhelwanewakhe.
11Kephamanjeangisayikubakuyoinsaliyalababantu njengasezinsukwinizakuqala,”ushouJehovaSebawoti 12Ngobainzaloizaphumelela;umviniuyakuthelaizithelo zawo,umhlabathiutheleukudlakwawo,amazuluanike amazoloawo;ngiyakwenzaukubainsaliyalababantuidle ifalazozonkelezizinto.
13Kuyakuthi,njengalokhonaniyisiqalekisophakathi kwabezizwe,ninandluyakwaJudanawendluka-Israyeli; kanjalongiyakunisindisa,nibeyisibusiso;ningesabi,kepha maziqineizandlazenu
14NgokubaushokanjeuJehovaSebawoti;Njengalokho ngacabangaukunijezisa,laphooyihlobengicunula,”usho uJehovaSebawoti,“ngingazengizisole;
15Kanjalongibuyengacabangangalezizinsukuukwenza okuhleeJerusalemanasendliniyakwaJuda;ningesabi.
16Yileziizintoeniyakuzenza;Khulumaniiqiniso,kube yilowonalowokumakhelwanewakhe;yenzaniisahlulelo seqinisonokuthulaemasangwenienu;
17Makungabikhokininaocebaokubienhliziyweniyakhe ngomakhelwanewakhe;ningathandiizifungozamanga, ngokubazonkeleziyizintoengizizondayo,”ushouJehova 18IzwilikaJehovaSebawotilafikakimi,lathi:
19UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti;Ukuzilaukudla kwenyangayesine,nokuzilaukudlakweyesihlanu, nokuzilaukudlakweyesikhombisa,nokuzilaukudla kweyeshumikuyakubayindluyakwaJudaintokozo nentokozo,nemikhosiemihle;ngakhothandaniiqiniso nokuthula
20UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti;Kusazofikaabantu nabakhileyoemadolobheniamaningi
21Abakhileyokomunyeumuzibayakuyakomunye,bathi: ‘MasihambemasinyanesiyokhulekaphambikukaJehova, simfuneuJehovaSebawoti;
22Yebo,abantuabaninginezizweezinamandlaziyakuza ukumfunauJehovaSebawotieJerusalema,nokukhuleka phambikukaJehova
23UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti;“Ngalezozinsuku kuyakuthiamadodaayishumiaphumakuzozonkeizilimi zezizweabambeumphethowenguboyomJuda,athi: 'Sizohambanani,ngokubasizwileukuthiuNkulunkulu unani.'
ISAHLUKO9
1UmthwalowezwilikaJehovaezwenilaseHadiraki, eDamasekuuyakuba-yindawoyokuphumulayawo,lapho amehloomuntu,njengazozonkeizizwezakwa-Israyeli, ebhekekuJehova
2NeHamatinaloliyakubangumkhawulowalo;iTire neSidoni,nakubakuhlakaniphekakhulu
3ITirelazakhelainqaba,lanqwabelanisaisilivanjengothuli, negolidenjengodakalwasezitaladini.
4Bheka,uJehovauyakuliphonsa,ishayeamandlaalo olwandle;njaloizaqedwangomlilo
5I-Ashikeloniliyakubona,lesabe;IGazaliyakubona,libe lusizikakhulu,ne-Ekroni;ngokubaithembalaloliyakuba namahloni;inkosiiyakubhubhaeGaza,ne-Ashikeloni aliyikuhlalwa.
6Kuyohlalaumzwangedwae-Ashidodi,nginqume ukuzidlakwamaFilisti
7Ngiyakususaigazilakheemlonyeniwakhenezinengiso zakhephakathikwamazinyoakhe,kephaoseleyo,yena uyakubangokaNkulunkuluwethu,abenjengombusi kwaJuda,ne-EkroninjengomJebusi.
8Ngiyakumisanxazonkezendluyamingenxayempi ngenxayodlulayonobuyayo,kungabekusadabula umcindezelikubo,ngokubamanjengibonilengamehloami.
9Jabulakakhulu,ndodakaziyaseSiyoni;memeza, ndodakaziyaseJerusalema;bheka,iNkosiyakhoizakuwe; ilungile,inensindiso;ithobekile,igibeleimbongolo,ithole lembongolo
10Ngiyakunqumainqolakwa-Efrayimi,namahhashi eJerusalema,umnsalowokulwaunqunywe,akhulume ukuthulakwabezizwe,nokubusakwakhekuyakuba kusukelaolwandlekuzekufikeelwandle,kusukela emfulenikuzekubesemikhawulweniyomhlaba.
11Nawe-ke,ngegazilesivumelwanosakhongizikhiphile iziboshwazakhoemgodiniongenamanzikuwo 12Buyelanienqabeni,ziboshwazethemba; 13LaphongigobelaminauJuda,ngizalisaumnsalongoEfrayimi,ngivuselaamadodanaakho,Siyoni,phezu kwamadodanaakho,Grisi,ngikwenzeubenjengenkemba yeqhawe
14UJehovauyakubonwaphezukwabo,umcibisholo wakheuphumenjengombani,iNkosiuJehovaishaye icilongo,ihambenezivunguvunguzaseningizimu
15UJehovaSebawotiuyakubavikela;bayakushwabadela, banqobengamatsheendwayimana;bayakuphuza,benze umsindonjengasewayinini;ziyakugcwaliswanjengezitsha nanjengamagumbie-altare.
16UJehovauNkulunkuluwabouyakubasindisangalolo sukunjengomhlambiwabantubakhe,ngokubabayakuba njengamatsheomqheleaphakanyiswenjengebhanela ezwenilakhe
17Ngokubabukhulukangakananiubuhlebakhe,nobuhle bakhebukhulu!Amabeleayakujabulisaizinsizwa, newayinielishaizintombi
ISAHLUKO10
1CelaniimvulakuJehovangesikhathisemvulayamuva; kanjalouJehovauyakwenzaamafuakhazimulayo,abanike izihlambizemvula,kubeyilowonalowoutshanibasendle
2Ngokubaizithombezikhulumeokuyize,nababhuli baboneamanga,bakhulumaamaphuphoamanga;baduduza ngeze;ngalokhobahambanjengomhlambi,bakhathazeka, ngokubakungekhoumalusi.
3Intukutheloyamiiyeyabavuthelaabelusi,ngasengijezisa izimbuzi,ngokubauJehovaSebawotiuhambeleumhlambi wakhe,indluyakwaJuda,ubenzebabenjengehhashilakhe elihleekulweni
4Kuyekuphumaikona,kuyeisikhonkwane,kuyeumnsalo wempi,kuyebonkeabacindezelikanyekanye.
5Bayakubanjengamaqhaweanyathelaizithazaboodakeni lwezitaladiekulweni,balwe,ngokubauJehovaunabo, nabagibelibamahhashibayakujabha.
6FuthingiyoqinisaindlukaJuda,futhingizosindisaindlu kaJosefa,futhingizobabuyiselaendaweniyabo;+ngoba nginesihekubo,+futhibayobasengathiangibalahlanga,+ ngobanginguJehovauNkulunkuluwabo,+futhi ngiyobalalela
7Abakwa-Efrayimibayakubanjengeqhawe,inhliziyoyabo ijabulenjengasewayinini;inhliziyoyaboiyakuthokoza kuJehova
8Ngiyakubashayelaikhwelo,ngibabuthe;ngoba ngibahlengile,bazakwandanjengokwandakwabo
9Ngiyakubahlwanyelaphakathikwezizwe, bangikhumbuleemazweniakude;bayakuphilanabantwana babo,babuye
10NgiyakubabuyisaezwenilaseGibithe,ngibabutheeAsiriya;ngiyakubayisaezwenilakwaGileyadi naseLebanoni;futhiindawoyabongekeitholakale
11Uyodabulaulwandlengosizi,ashayeamagagasi olwandle,futhizonkeizizindazomfulaziyokoma,futhi ukuzigqajakwe-Asiriyakuyokwehliswa,nentonga yobukhosiyaseGibhitheimuke
12NgiyakubaqinisakuJehova;bayakuhambahamba ngegamalakhe,”ushouJehova
ISAHLUKO11
1Vulaiminyangoyakho,Lebanoni,ukuzeumlilouqede imisedariyakho
2Hewula,msayipuresi;ngobaumsedariuwile;ngokuba amaqhaweaphangiwe;hhewulanininama-okiaseBashani; ngobaihlathilokuvunaliwile.
3Kukhonaizwilokuklewulakwabelusi;ngokubaudumo lwazoluchithiwe;yizwilokubhongakwamabhongo ezingonyama;ngobaukuzigqajakweJordanikuphangiwe 4UshokanjeuJehovauNkulunkuluwami;Yalusa umhlambiwokuhlatshwa; 5ezibanikazibazoabazibulalayo,bangabinacala; nabathengisangazobathi:‘MakabongweuJehova; ngokubangicebile,abelusibawoabawahawukeli.
6Ngokubaangisayikubahawukelaabakhileyoezweni,” ushouJehova,“kephabhekani,ngiyakunikelaabantu,kube
yilowonalowoesandlenisomakhelwanewakhe nasesandlenisenkosiyakhe; 7Ngiyakwelusaizimvuzokuhlatshwa,wenaompofu womhlambi.Ngasengizithathelaizintiezimbili;enye ngayibizangokuthinguBuhle,nenyengayibizangokuthi iZibopho;ngalusaumhlambi
8Nganqumaabelusiabathathungenyangaeyodwa; umphefumulowamiwanengwayibo,nomphefumulowabo wanengwanami
9Ngasengithi:“Angiyikunondla;nalokho okuyakunqunywamakunqunywe;abaseleyomabadle,kube yilowonalowoinyamayomunye
10Ngasengithathaintongayami,uBuhle,ngayinqamula, ukuzengephuleisivumelwanosamiengasenzanabobonke abantu
11Yaphulwangalolosuku;abampofubomhlambi ababengilindilebaziukuthikwakuyizwilikaJehova
12Ngathikubo:“Umanibonakukuhle,nginikeniintengo yami;umakungenjalo,yekani.Basebelinganisaintengo yamiizinhlamvuezingamashumiamathathuzesiliva 13UJehovawathikimi:"Yiphonsekumbumbi,inanielihle engilinganiswengaloyibo."Ngasengithathaizinhlamvu ezingamashumiamathathuzesiliva,ngaziphonsa kumbumbiendlinikaJehova
14Ngasenginqamulaintongayamienye,uZibopho,ukuze ngephuleubuzalwanephakathikukaJudano-Israyeli
15UJehovawathikimi:“Zithatheleizikhalizomalusi oyisiwula.
16Ngokubabhekani,ngiyakuvusaumalusiezweni ongayikuhambelaababuleweyo,angayifunientsha, aphulukiseephukileyo,angaphakiemile,kephauyakudla inyamayamanoni,adabuleizinziphozabozibeyizicucu 17Mayekumalusioyisithixooshiyaumhlambi!inkemba iyakubaphezukwengaloyakhenaseswenilakhelokunene;
ISAHLUKO12
1IsiprofethosezwilikaJehovango-Israyeli,ushouJehova, owenekaizulu,obekaisisekelosomhlaba,nowenzaumoya womuntuphakathikwakhe.
2Bheka,ngiyakwenzaiJerusalemalibeyindebe yokuthuthumelakubobonkeabantunxazonke,lapho beyakuvinjezelwauJudaneJerusalema.
3NgalolosukungiyokwenzaiJerusalemalibeyitshe eliwumthwalokubobonkeabantu; 4Ngalolosuku,”ushouJehova,“ngiyakushayaonke amahhashingokumangala,nabagadibawongobuhlanya, ngivuleamehloamiphezukwendluyakwaJuda,ngishaye onkeamahhashiezizwengobumpumputhe
5AbabusibakwaJudabayakuthienhliziyweniyabo: ‘AbakhileyoeJerusalemabayakubayizikhwephazami kuJehovaSebawotiuNkulunkuluwabo.
6NgalolosukungiyakwenzaababusibakwaJudababe njengezikolomlilophakathikwezinkuninanjengobhaqa lomliloesithungwini;bayakushwabadelabonkeabantu nxazonkengakwesokunenenangakwesokhohlo, iJerusalemalihlalwefuthiendaweniyaloeJerusalema.
7UJehovauyakusindisaamatendeakwaJudakuqala,ukuze inkazimuloyendlukaDavidenenkazimuloyabakhileyo eJerusalemaingaphakamisiphezukukaJuda.
8NgalolosukuuJehovauyobavikelaabakhileyo eJerusalema;obuthakathakaphakathikwabongalolosuku
uyakubanjengoDavide;indlukaDavideibe njengoNkulunkulu,njengengelosikaJehovaphambikwabo. 9Kuyothingalolosukungifuneukubhubhisazonkeizizwe ezihlaselaiJerusalema.
10NgiyakuthululelaphezukwendlukaDavidenaphezu kwabakhileyoeJerusalemaumoyawomusanowokunxusa; bayakubhekaminaabangigwazayo,balilelenjengokulilela indodanayakheeyodwa,babenomunyungaye njengonomunyungenxayezibulolakhe
11Ngalolosukukuyakubakhonaukulilaokukhulu eJerusalemanjengesililosaseHadadrimoniesigodini saseMegidoni
12Izweliyakulila,imindeningemindeningokwayo; umndeniwendlukaDavidengokwawo,nabafazibawo ngokwawo;umndeniwendlukaNathaningokwawo nabafazibawongokwabo;
13umndeniwendlukaLevingokwawonabafazibawo ngokwawo;umndeniwakwaShimeyingokwawo,nabafazi bawongokwabo;
14Yonkeimindeniesele,imindeniiyodwa,nabafazibayo bebodwa
ISAHLUKO13
1Ngalolosukukuyakubakhonaumthomboovulelweindlu kaDavidenabakhileyoeJerusalemangenxayesono nokungcola
2“Kuyakuthingalolosuku,”ushouJehovaSebawoti, “nginqumeamagamaezithombeezweni,zingabe zisakhunjulwa,futhingibangeleukubaabaprofethinomoya ongcolilebaphumeezweni.
3Kuyakuthilaphoomunyeesaprofetha,uyisenonina abamzalayobathikuye:'Awuyikuphila;ngokubaukhuluma amangaegamenilikaJehova;uyisenoninaabamzalayo bayakumgwazalaphoeprofetha
4Kuyakuthingalolosukuabaprofethibabenamahloni, kubeyilowonalowongombonowakhelaphoeprofetha; futhikabayikugqokainguboembokozelayoukuze bakhohlise;
5Kodwauyakuthi:Kangisiyeumprofethi,mina ngingumlimi;ngobaumuntuwangifundisaukwelusa inkomokusukelaebutshenibami
6Futhiomunyeuyakuthikuye:Ayinilamanxeba asezandlenizakho?Uyakuthi:'Engangilimazaendlini yabanganebami'
7Vuka,nkemba,umelusiwami,uvukeleumuntu ongumakhelwanewami,ushouJehovaSebawoti;shaya umalusi,izimvuzihlakazeke;
8“Kuyakuthiezwenilonke,”ushouJehova,“izabelo ezimbilikulozinqunywe,zife;kodwaowesithathuuzasala kuwo
9Ngiyakulethaingxenyeyesithathuemlilweni, ngibacwengisisenjengokucwengiswakwesiliva, ngibavivinyenjengokuvivinywakwegolide,babizeigama lami,ngibezwe,ngithi:Bangabantubami,bathi:‘UJehova unguNkulunkuluwami
ISAHLUKO14
1Bheka,usukulukaJehovaluyeza,impangoyakho iyakwahlukaniswaphakathikwakho
2Ngokubangiyakubuthazonkeizizweukubazilwe neJerusalema;umuziuyakuthunjwa,izindluziphangwe, kudlwengulweabesifazane;nengxenyeyomuzi iyakuphumaiyeekuthunjweni,nabantuabaseleyo abayikunqunywaemzini.
3UJehovauyakuphuma,alwenalezozizwe njengasosukwinilokulwakwakhengosukulokulwa
4IzinyawozakheziyakumangalolosukueNtabeni YeminqumoephambikweJerusalemangasempumalanga, intabaYeminqumoiqhekezephakathikwayo ngasempumalanganasentshonalanga,kubekhonaisigodi esikhulukakhulu;inxenyeyentabaiyakusukelaenyakatho, nenxenyeyayoeningizimu.
5Niyakubalekelaesigodinisezintaba;ngokubaisigodi sezintabasiyakufinyelelae-Azali,yebo,niyakubaleka njengalokhonabalekelaukuzamazamakomhlaba ezinsukwinizika-UziyainkosiyakwaJuda;
6Kuyakuthingalolosukuukukhanyakungabisobala, kungabimnyama;
7Kephakuyakubalusukuolulodwaoluyakwaziwa uJehova,kungabiyimininomaebusuku,kephakuyakuthi ngesikhathisokuhlwakubengukukhanya.
8Kuyakuthingalolosukuamanziaphilayoaphume eJerusalema;inxenyeyayongaselwandle lwasempumalanga,nenxenyeyayongaselwandle lwasentshonalanga:ehlobonasebusikakuyakubanjalo
9UJehovauyakubayinkosiphezukomhlabawonke: ngalolosukukuyobakhonauJehovaoyedwanegamalakhe elilodwa
10Izwelonkeliyakuguqulwalibenjengethafakusukela eGebakuzekubeseRimonieningizimuyeJerusalema,futhi liyophakanyiswa,futhilihlalweendaweniyalo,kusukela eSangwenilakwaBenjaminikuzekufikeendaweniyeSango Lakuqala,kuzekubeseSangweniLegumbi,kusukela eMbhoshongwenikaHananelikuzekufikeezikhamweni zewayinizenkosi
11Abantubayohlalakulo,futhingekekusabakhona ukubhujiswaokuphelele;kephaiJerusalemaliyakuhlala lilondekile
12LokhukuyakubayinhluphekouJehovaayakushaya ngayobonkeabantuabalweneJerusalema;Inyamayabo iyakubhubhaemingezinyawozabo,amehloaboaphele emigodiniyabo,nolimilwabolupheleleemlonyeniwabo.
13Kuyakuthingalolosukukubekhonaisiyaluyalu esikhuluesivelakuJehovaphakathikwabo;bayakubamba, kubeyilowonalowoesandlenisomakhelwanewakhe, isandlasakhesiphakameleisandlasomakhelwanewakhe 14UJudanayeuyakulwaeJerusalema;ingceboyazozonke izizwenxazonkeiyakubuthwa,igolide,nesiliva,nezingubo, kubekuningikakhulu
15Kuyakubanjaloukushaywakwamahhashi,neminyuzi, namakamela,nezimbongolo,nakuzozonkeizilwane eziyakubakulawomatende,njengalesisifo
16Kuyakuthibonkeabaseleyokuzozonkeizizweezifike bahlaseleiJerusalemabakhuphukeiminyakangeminyaka ukukhulekaeNkosini,uJehovaSebawoti,nokugcina umkhosiwamadokodo.
17Kuyothinomaubaniongenyukelikuyoyonkeimindeni yomhlabaengakhuphukelieJerusalemaukuyokhuleka eNkosini,uJehovaSebawoti,ngishonaphezukwabongeke kunemvula
18UmaumndeniwaseGibitheungakhuphuki,ungezi,lowo mndeniawunamvula;kuyakubakhonaisifouJehova ayakushayangasoizizweezingakhuphukiukugcina umkhosiwamadokodo.
19LokhukuyakubayisijezisoseGibithenesijezisosazo zonkeizizweezingakhuphukiukugubhaumkhosi wamadokodo
20Ngalolosukukuzobhalwaezikhencezwenizamahhashi ukuthi:“UbungcwelekuJehova;amakhanziendlini kaJehovaayakubanjengezitshaeziphambikwe-altare 21ZonkeizimbizazaseJerusalemanakwaJudaziyakuba ngcwelekuJehovaSebawoti,bonkeabahlabayobayakufika, bathathekuzo,baphekekuzo;