UJoweli 3
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Joweli 3
Izizwe ziyohlukana phakathi
1Ngokuba bhekani, ngalezo zinsuku nangaleso sikhathi, lapho ngiyakubuyisa ukuthunjwa kukaJuda neJerusalema,
2Ngiyakubutha zonke izizwe, ngizehlisele esigodini sikaJehoshafati, ngilwe nazo lapho ngenxa yabantu bami nefa lami u-Israyeli, owabahlakazela ezizweni, wahlukanisa izwe lami.
3Benza inkatho phezu kwabantu bami; wanika isifebe indodana, wathengisa ngentombazane ukuze aphuze iwayini.
4Yebo, nihlangene ngani nami, Tire, neSidoni, nani nonke zifunda zasePalestina na? uzongibuyisela yini? futhi uma ungiphindisela, ngokushesha futhi ngokushesha ngizokwehlisela impindiselo yakho phezu kwekhanda lakho;
5Ngoba nathatha isiliva lami legolide lami, laletha izinto zami eziligugu emathempelini enu.
6Abantwana bakwaJuda nabantwana baseJerusalema bathengisa ngani kumaGreki ukuba awasuse kude nemingcele yawo.
7Bhekani, ngiyakubavusa endaweni enabathengisa kuyo, ngenze ukuba umvuzo wenu uwe phezu kwamakhanda enu.
8Ngiyakuthengisa ngamadodana enu namadodakazi enu esandleni sabantwana bakwaJuda, bona bathengise ngabo kumaSheba, isizwe esikude, ngokuba uJehova ukukhulumile.
9Kumemezeleni phakathi kwabezizwe; Lungisani impi, phakamisani amaqhawe, asondele onke amaqhawe; mabakhuphuke.
10Phosani izinkemba zenu ezinkulu nemikhonto yenu yokuthena imithi; obuthakathaka makathi: Nginamandla.
11Buthanani nize nina zizwe zonke, nibuthane nxazonke; makwehlele khona amaqhawe akho, Jehova.
12Izizwe mazivuke, zikhuphukele esigodini sikaJehoshafati, ngokuba ngiyakuhlala khona ukuba ngahlulele zonke izizwe nxazonke.
13Hlalani esikeleni, ngokuba isivuno sesivuthiwe; woza, yehla; ngokuba isikhamo sigcwele, amanoni ayachichima; ngoba ububi babo bukhulu.
14Izixuku, izixuku esigodini sokwahlulela, ngokuba usuku lukaJehova luseduze esigodini sokwahlulela.
15Ilanga nenyanga kuyoba mnyama, nezinkanyezi ziyosusa ukukhanya kwazo.
16INkosi izabhonga iseZiyoni, iphakamise ilizwi layo iseJerusalema; kuyakuzamazama izulu nomhlaba, kepha uJehova uyakuba yithemba labantu bakhe nenqaba yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
17Niyakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ohlezi eSiyoni, intaba yami engcwele; khona iJerusalema liyakuba ngcwele, abafokazi abasayikulidabula futhi.
18Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku izintaba ziconse uleme, amagquma agobhoze ubisi, nemifula yakwaJuda igobhoze amanzi, kuphume nomthombo endlini kaJehova, futhi uyonisela isigodi saseSitimi.
19IGibithe liyakuba yincithakalo, no-Edomi abe yihlane eliyincithakalo, ngenxa yobudlova phezu kwabantwana bakwaJuda, ngokuba bachitha igazi elingenacala ezweni labo.
20Kodwa uJuda uzaphila kuze kube nininini, leJerusalema izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.
21Ngokuba ngiyakulihlanza igazi labo engingalihlanzanga, ngokuba uJehova uhlala eSiyoni.
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