Xhosa - The Book of Prophet Ezekiel

UHezekile

ISAHLUKO1

1Kekaloku,ngomnyakawamashumiomathathu, ngenyangayesine,ngolwesihlanuusukuenyangenileyo, ndakubon'ukubandiphakathikwabathinjiweyo ngasemlanjenioyiKebhare,avulekaamazulu,ndabona imibonokaThixo

2Ngomhlawesihlanuenyangenileyo,ngumnyaka wesihlanuwokuthinjwakokumkaniuYehoyakin.

3KwafikailizwilikaYehovakuHezekileunyanakaBhuzi, umbingeleli,ezwenilamaKaledi,ngasemlanjeni oyiKebhare;sabaphezukwakheaphoisandlasikaYehova.

4Ndabona,nankokuvelaumoyaovuthuzayo,uvela ngasentla,unelifuelikhulu,nomliloujingaphezukwawo, kukhoukubengezelangeenxazonke,kuphumaphakathi kwawo,ngathiyimbonakaloyegolideevuthiweyo, kuphumaphakathikomlilo

5Ngaphakathikwawoyimfanoyezintoeziphilileyoezine. Yiyolekeimbonakaloyabo;babenemfanoyomntu 6inyeibeinobusoobune,inyekuzoaphoibinamaphiko amane.

7Iinyawozazobeziyimilenzeethetye;umphantsi weenyawowawunjengomphantsiwenqinalethole; zibengezelanjengobheduolubengezelisiweyo.

8Zazinezandlazomntungaphantsikwamaphikoazo emacaleniazoomane;zonezazinobusobazonamaphiko azo.

9Amaphikoazoabehlangene,elaleyonelaleyo;azajika ekuhambenikwazo;zahambaiyileyoiyekwicala elikhangelenenobusobayo.

10Imfanoyobusobazoibinobusobomntuzone,nobuso bengonyamazonengasekunene;zibezinobusobenkomo zonengasekhohlo;zinobusobokhozizone.

11Ababunjaloubusobazo;iyileyoinamaphikoamabini ehlangenekwelo,namaphikoamabinikeegubungele imizimbayazo.

12Zahambake,iyileyoyayakwicalaelikhangelenenobuso bayo;azajikaekuhambenikwazo

13Imfanoyezintoeziphilileyoezo,imbonakaloyazo, ibingathingamalahleomliloabasiweyo;ibingathi yimbonakaloyezikhuniezitshangazayo;wona wahambahambaphakathikwezintoeziphilileyoezo;umlilo ubukhazimla,kwaphumaimibaneemlilweni

14Izintoeziphilileyobezigidimazibuye,ngokokubonakala kokuphambaphambakombane

15Ndazibonaizintoeziphilileyo;nankoke,kukhoiivili emhlabeni,ecalenikwezintoeziphilileyo,zinganyeiivili kubusongobusobazoobune

16Ukubonakalakweevilinokusetyenzwakwazo kwakunjengembonakaloyekrizolite,zimfani-nyezone, ukubonakalakwazonokusetyenzwakwazokungathiivili ingaphakathikwevili

17Ekuhambenikwazozaphambelakumacalaazoomane; azajikaekuhambenikwazo

18Amakhonkcoazo,ebephakamengokoyikeka; amakhonkcokuzoebezelengamehlongeenxazonkekuzo zone

19Zakuhambaizintoeziphilileyo,zahambanazoiivili ecalenilazo;zakusukaizintoeziphilileyoemhlabeni, zasukanazoiivili.

20Aphosukubausiyakhonaumoya,zayaaphosukuba umoyaubusiyakhona;zasukaiivilimalunganazo; ngokokubaumoyawezintoeziphilileyoubukhoezivilini ezo

21Zakuhambaezo,zahambanawo;zathizema,nawoema; zakusukaemhlabeni,zasukaiivilikunyenazo;ngokokuba umoyawezintoeziphilileyoubukhoeziviliniezo

22Naphezukweentlokozezintoeziphilileyobekukhointo efananesibhakabhaka,ngathingembonakaloyikristale eyoyikekayo,sanekiwephezukwentlokoyazongaphezulu 23Ngaphantsikwesibhakabhakaamaphikoayethetye,elo lasingakwelo;iyileyoinamabiniayigubungeleyo,iyileyo naleyoinamabiniayigubungeleyoemzimbeni

24Ekuhambenikwazondevaisandisamaphikoazo, sinjengesandisamanziamaninzi,ngathisisandi soSomandla,sisandisokuthethanjengesandisomkhosi; ekumenikwazozawathobaamaphikoazo

25Kwabakhokeizwiesibhakabhakeniesiphezu kweentlokozazo,ekumenikwazo,eehliseamaphikoazo 26Ngaphezukwesibhakabhakaesibesiphezukweentloko zazo,kwabonakalaumfanekiselowetrone,wangalilitye lesafire;ngaphezukomfanekiselowetronekwabakho umfanekiseloongathiyimbonakaloyomntuphezukwayo ngaphezulu.

27Ndabonake,ngathiyimbonakaloyegolideevuthiweyo, ngathiyimbonakaloyomlilongaphakathikwayo nangeenxazonkekuyo,kwathabathelaembonakalweni yesinqekwenyusa;

28Ngathiyimbonakaloyomnyamaobakhoyoefinimini ngemvula,yabeinjaloimbonakaloyobumhlophengeenxa zonkeLeyimbonakaloyomfanekiselowobuqaqawuli bukaYehova.Ndithendakukubonaoko,ndawangobuso, ndevaizwilothethayo.

ISAHLUKO2

Wathikum,Nyanawomntu,yimangeenyawozakho, ndithethenawe.

2KwangenakeuMoyakum,xaabethethanam,wandimisa ngeenyawozam,ndamvaothethakum

3Wathikum,Nyanawomntu,ndikuthumakoonyana bakaSirayeli,kwiintlangaezingabagwiliki,abagwilikileyo kum;

4Ngokubabangabantwanaabaziingwanyalala,balukhuni intliziyondikuthumakubo;uzeuthikubo,ItshoiNkosi uYehova

5Kebona(nokubabathebeva,nokubabathebala,kuba beyindlueneenkani)bayakwaziukubabekukhoumprofeti phakathikwabo

6Wenake,nyanawomntu,musaukuboyika,ungawoyiki amazwiabo,naxauhleliphakathikoonomadudwane,uhleli phakathikoonomadudwane,ungawoyikiamazwiabo, ungaqhiphukiumbilinibubusobabo,nakubabeyindlu eneenkani

7Wathethekekuboamazwiam,nokubabathebeva, nokubabathebala;ngokubabaneenkani.

8Wenake,nyanawomntu,yivaendikuthethayokuwe; Musaukubaneenkani,njengaloondluineenkani;vula umlomowakho,udleendikunikayo.

9Ndabona,nasoisandlasolulelwekum;nantsoincwadi esongwayophakathikwayo;

10Wayitwabululaphambikwam;kwayekubhaliwe ngaphakathinangaphandle,kubhalwekhonaizimbonono, nezijwili,noyeha.

ISAHLUKO3

Wathikekum,Nyanawomntu,kudleokufumanayo;yidle lencwadiisongwayo,uyeuthethekwindlukaSirayeli

2Ndawuvulakeumlomowam,wandidlisalooncwadi isongwayo;

3Wathikum,Nyanawomntu,dlisaisisusakho,uzalise umbiliniwakhongalencwadiisongwayondikunikayo Ndayidlake;yabamnandinjengobusiemlonyeniwam

4Wathikum,Nyanawomntu,hambauyekwindlu kaSirayeli,uthethekubongamazwiam

5Ngokubaakuthunyelwakubantuabantethoinzulu, abalulwimilunzima;uthunyelwakwindlukaSirayeli.

6Andikuthumelikwizizweezininzi,ezintethoinzulu, ezilulwimilunzima,ezimazwiungaweviyo;Inene,ukuba bendikuthumekubo,bebeyakukuva.

7KeindlukaSirayeliayifuniukukuphulaphula;ngokuba abavumiukundiphulaphulanam;

8Yabona,ndibenzalukhuniubusobakho,kwanjengobuso babo;

9ndilenzalibenjengedayiman,elukhuningaphezu kweqhwitha,ibunzilakho.Uzeungaboyiki,ungaqhiphuki umbilinibubusobabo;ngokubabayindlueneenkani 10Wathikum,Nyanawomntu,onkeamazwiamendiya kuwathethakuwe,wamkeleleentliziyweniyakho,uweve ngeendlebezakho;

11uhambeuyekubathinjwa,koonyanababantubakowenu, uthethekubouthikubo,ItshoiNkosiuYehova;nokuba bathebeva,nokubabathebala

12WandifunqulauMoya,ndevangasemvakwamisandi sendudumoenkulu,sisithi,Mabubongweubuqaqawuli bukaYehova,endaweniyabo

13Kananjalondevanesandisamaphikoezinto eziphililileyo,elolifikelelakwelo,nesandiseevilingakuzo, nesandisendudumoenkulu

14WandifunqulauMoya,wandisusa;ndahambandikrakra bubushushubomoyawam;KesonaisandlasikaYehova sabaphezukwam

15NdafikakeeTelabhibhi,kubathinjwaababehleli emlanjenioyiKebhare,aphobabehlelikhona,ndahlala khonaiintsukuzasixhenxe,ndimangalisiwe,phakathi kwabo.

16Kwathiekuphelenikweentsukuezisixhenxe,kwafika ilizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 17Nyanawomntu,ndikwenzeumboniselikwindlu kaSirayeli;livekeilizwiemlonyeniwam,ubavuselele ngokuphumakum

18Ndakuthikongendawo,Inene,uyakufa;usukewena ungamlumkisi,ungathethiukubaumvuseleleongendawo, endleleniyakheengendawo,ukubaawusindise umphefumlowakhe;wofaongendawoyenangobugwenxa bakhe;keigazilakhendolibizaesandlenisakho

19Wenake,xauthewamvuselelaongendawo,akabuya endleleniyakhe,endleleniyakheengendawo:wofa ngobugwenxabakhe;kewenauwuhlanguleumphefumlo wakho

20Xalitheilungisalabuyaebulungisenibalo,lenza ngobugqwetha,ndabekaisikhubekisophambikwalo:lofa ke;keigazilakhendolibizaesandlenisakho

21Wenake,xauthewalivuselelailungisa,ukubalingoni ilungisa,alonake:lophilangokubalivuselelwe; wawuhlanguleumphefumlowakho

22SabakhoaphoisandlasikaYehovaphezukwam;Yathi kum,Vuka,phumauyeentilini,ndithethenawekhona.

23Ndesukandema,ndaphumandayaentilini;nankoke, kumikhonaubuqaqawulibukaYehova obunjengobuqaqawuliobuyandabubonayongasemlanjeni oyiKebhare;ndawangobuso

24KwafikauMoyakum,wandimisangeenyawozam, wathethanam,wathi,Yiyauzivaleleendlwiniyakho

25Wenake,nyanawomntu,yabona,bayakukufaka izintya,bakubophengazo,ukuzeungaphumiuyephakathi kwabo;

26Ndiyakulunamathelisaulwimilwakhoekhuhlangubeni lakho,ubesisidenge,ungabiyindodaeyohlwayayokubo; ngokubabayindlueneenkani

27Ndakuthethanawe,ndowuvulaumlomowakho,uthi kubo,ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Lowouvayomakeve; owalayomakancame;ngokubabayindlueneenkani

ISAHLUKO4

1Wenake,nyanawomntu,thabathaisitena,usibeke phambikwakho,ukrolephezukwasoumzioyiYerusalem; 2uwungqinge,uwakheleiinqabazokubonisela, uwufumbeleudongalokungqinga;uwumiseleiminquba, ubekeiindongazokutyhomfaiindongangeenxazonke.

3Wenake,zithabatheleipaniyesinyithi,uyibekeibe ludongalwesinyithiphakathikwakhonomzilowo, ububhekiseubusobakhokuwo,wonaubeselungqingweni, wenauwungqingeOkokuyakubangumqondisokwindlu kaSirayeli

Wenake,lalangecalalakholasekhohlo,ububeke ubugwenxabendlukaSirayeliphezukwalo:ngangenani leentsukuoyakulalangalo,uyakubuthwalaubugwenxa babo.

5Kubaiminyakayobugwenxababondiyenzaukubakuwe ibengangenanileentsuku,iintsukuezimakhulumathathu anamanciasithoba;uyakubuthwalaubugwenxabendlu kaSirayeli

6Uyakuthi,wakubauzifezileezo,ulalengecalalakho lasekunene,ubuthwaleubugwenxabendlukaYudaiintsuku ezimashumimane;ndikwenzausukulubengumnyaka, usukulubengumnyaka.

7Uzeububhekiseubusobakhoelungqingweni lweYerusalem,ingaloyakhoihlutyiwe,uprofetengayo 8Yabona,ndikufakaizintya,ukuzeungaguqukelikwelinye icala,udeuzigqibeiintsukuzokungqingakwakho.

9Wenake,thabathaingqolowa,nerhasi,neembotyi, neentlumayo,namazimba,nesende,uzigaleleezozinto sityenisinye,uzenzelewenaisonka,ngokwenanileentsuku oyakulalangecalalakho:uyakusidlaiintsukuezimakhulu mathathuanamanciasithoba.

10Ukudlakwakhooyakukudlakobangokomlinganiso, iishekeleezimashumimabiningemini;uyakusidla amaxeshangamaxesha.

11Namanziwowaselangomlinganiselo,isahlulo sesithandathusehin;wowaselaamaxeshangamaxesha

12Uyakusidlangokwesonkaesiliqebengwanaserhasi, usojeemehlweniabongeengqathaeziphumaemntwini.

13WathiuYehova,OonyanabakaSirayelibaya kwenjenjaloukusidlasiyinqambiezintlangeni,endiya kubagxothelakuzo.

14Ndathi,Awu!NkosiYehova!Yabona,umphefumlo wamawuzenzanganqambi;akubangakhonyamainesikizi emlonyeniwam.

15Wathikum,Uyabona,ndikunikaamalongweenkomo esikhundleniseengqathazomntu;

16Wathikum,Nyanawomntu,yabona,ndiyakuwaphula umsimeleloosisonkaeYerusalem,basidleisonka ngomlinganiselo,benesithukuthezi;bawaseleamanzi ngomlinganiselo,bemangalisiwe;

17ukuzebasweleisonkanamanzi,bamangale,baphele ngobugwenxababo.

ISAHLUKO5

Wenake,nyanawomntu,thabathaikreleelibukhali, ulihambiseentlokweniyakhonasesilevinisakho,uthabathe isikalisokulinganisela,uzahluleiinwele.

2Isahlulosesithathuuzeusitshisengomliloesazulwini somzi,zakuzalisekaiintsukuzongqingo,uthabatheesinye isahlulosesithathu,uxabelengasongemela,usichithachithe isahlulosesithathuemoyeni;ndirholeikreleemvakwabo

3Uzeuthabathekuyoibembalwa,uyibopheembhinqweni wakho;

4ubuyeuthabathekuzo,uziphoseemlilweni,uzitshise emlilweni;kubakuyokuyakuphumaumlilo,uyekuyo yonkeindlukaSirayeli.

5ItshoiNkosiuYehova;LeyiYerusalem,endiyimise esazulwiniseentlanga,amazweangeenxazonkekuyo

6Keiwaphikisilengokungendawoamasikoamngaphezu kweentlanga,nemimiseloyamngaphezukwamazwe angeenxazonkekuyo;ngokubabawacekisileamasikoam, abahambangemimiseloyam.

7Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi;11ngenxa enokubanasukanazakhelangaphezukweentlanga ezingeenxazonkekuni,anahambangemimiseloyam, anawagcinaamasikoam,anawenzangokwamasiko eentlangaezingeenxazonkekuni; 8Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi;Yabona,mna, ewemna,ndikuchasile,ndiyakwenzaizigweboesazulwini sakhoemehlwenieentlanga; 9ndenzekuweendingazangandikwenze,endingayi kubuyandikwenzeokunjalo,ngenxayamasikiziakhoonke 10Ngakookoooyisebayakudlaoonyanaesazulwinisakho, oonyanabadleooyise;ndenzeizigwebokuwe, ndiwachithachitheonkeamasalelaakhoemimoyeniyonke 11Ngakookondihlelinje,itshoiNkosiuYehova;Okunene, ngenxaenokubauyenzeinqambiingcweleyamngeento zakhozonkeezinezothe,nangamasikiziakhoonke,nam ndiyakukuphungula;aliyikubanancebailisolam, ndingabinamfesane;

12Isahlulosesithathukuwesiyakufayindyikityayokufa, siphelenayindlalaesazulwinisakho;esinyeisahlulo sesithathusiwelikrelengeenxazonkekuwe;esinye isahlulosesithathundisichithachitheemimoyeniyonke, ndirholeikreleemvakwabo.

13Wophelelakekuboumsindowam,ndibupholiselekubo ubushushubam,ndithuthuzeleke;baziukubamnaYehova

ndithethilendinekhwele,ekubuphleleliseleniubushushu bamkubo.

14Phezukokondokwenzaubelinxuwanesingcikivo ezintlangeniezingeenxazonkekuwe,emehlweniabo bonkeabadlulayo.

15Uyakubasisingcikivonesingcikivo,ubesisithethiso nommangalisokwiintlangaezingeenxazonkekuwe, ekwenzenikwamizigwebokuwengomsindo nangobushushu,nangezohlwayozobushushumnaYehova ndithethile

16nasekuzithumenikwamkuweiintoloezimbizendlala, eziyakubazezokwaphukakwazo,endiyakuzithumaukuze zinonakalise.Ndiyakuyandisaindlalaphezukwenu, ndiwaphuleumsimeleloasisonkakuni;

17ndithumephezukwenuindlalanamarhamncwa, akuhlutheabantwana;ifikelelekuweindyikityayokufa negazi;ndikuziseleikrelemnaYehovandithethile

ISAHLUKO6

1KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 2Nyanawomntu,bhekisaubusobakhoezintabeni zakwaSirayeli,uprofetengazo;

3uthi,NinazintabazakwaSirayeli,liveniilizwileNkosi uYehova.ItshoiNkosiuYehovakwiintabanakwiinduli, kwizihlambonakwimifula;Yabonani,mnandinizisela ikrele,ndizitshabalaliseizigangazenu;

4Ziyakubangamanxuwaizibingelelozenu,zaphulwe izithixozenuzelanga,ndibakhahleleababuleweyobenu phambikwezigodozenu

5NdozibekaizidumbuzoonyanabakaSirayeliphambi kwezigodozabo;ndiwachithachitheamathamboenu ngeenxazonkeezibingelelwenizenu

6Imiziyobangamanxuwaezindawenizonkeenihlalakuzo, nezigangazibengamanxuwa;ukuzezibengamanxuwa izibingelelozenu,zaphulwezipheleizigodozenu, zigawulweizithixozenuzelanga,icinyweimisebenziyenu.

7Uyakuwaobuleweyoesazulwinisenu;naziukuba ndinguYehova

8Ndiyakushiyaamasalela,ukuzekubekhokuniabasinde ekreleniphakathikweentlanga,ekuchithwachithweni kwenuemazweni

9Abasindileyokunibondikhumbulaphakathikweentlanga abathinjelwekuzo;ngenxaenokubandaphukilengenxa yentliziyoyaboehenyuzayo,eyemkayokum,namehloabo ahenyuzayongokulandelaizigodozabo;

10baziukubandinguYehova;andifumanendathethandathi, Ndiyakubenzaobububikubo.

11ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Bethangesandlasakho,ungqishe ngonyawolwakho,uthi,Yeha,ngenxayamasikizionke amabiendlukaSirayeli!ngokubabayakuwalikrele, nayindlala,nayindyikityayokufa.

12Okudeuyakufayindyikityayokufa;okufuphiuyakuwa likrele;oseleyowangqingwauyakufayindlala, ndibuphelelisekuboubushushubam

13NiyakwaziukubandinguYehova,bakubaababuleweyo babobephakathikwezigodozabongeenxazonke ezibingelelwenizabo,ezindulinizonkeeziphakamileyo, ezincotshenizonkezeentaba,naphantsikwemithiyonke eluhlaza,naphantsikwemiokiyonkeetheshinyi,apho babebingelelaivumbaelithozamisayokwizigodozabo zonke

14Ndiyakusolulaisandlasamphezukwabo,ndilenze ilizwekubesenkangalayakwankangala,ngaphezu kwentlangoyakwaDibhelata,ezindawenizonkezokuhlala kwabo;baziukubandinguYehova.

ISAHLUKO7

1KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 2Wenake,nyanawomntu,itshoiNkosiuYehovakulo ilizwelakwaSirayeli,ukuthi,Yabona,ndikufikele;Isiphelo, sizifikeleiimbombozonezelizwe

3Ngokuisiphelosikufikele;ndiyakuwukhuphelaumsindo wamphezukwakho,ndikugwebengokweendlelazakho, ndiwabekephezukwakhoamasikiziakhoonke

4Aliyikubanancebakuweilisolam,ndingakucongi;ke ndiyakukuziselaiindlelazakho,abesesazulwinisakho amasikiziakho;naziukubandinguYehova

5ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Ububi,ububibodwa,yabonani, bufikile.

6Kuzaisiphelo,isiphelosifikile;yabona,iyeza 7Kufikeumsokuwe,mmiwelizwe;

8Ngokukwakufuphindiyakuthululaphezukwakho ubushushubam,ndiwupheleliselekuweumsindowam, ndikugwebengokweendlelazakho,ndiwabekephezu kwakhoamasikiziakhoonke.

9Aliyikubanancebakuweilisolam,ndingakucongi;ke ndiyakuwabekaphezukwakhongokweendlelazakho amasikiziakhophakathikwakho;naziukubamnaYehova ndingobethayo

10Nantsoimini!Nantso,ifikile!Liphumaiintyatyambo uswazi,ukukhukhumalakuyaphumaamathupha.

11Ugonyameloluphakamelwabaluswazilokungendawo; akuyikubakhonamnyekuboosalayo,kungabikhonto kwingxokoloyabo,kungabikhontokwintabalalayabo;

12Lifikileixesha,isondeleimini;othengayomakangavuyi, othengisayomakangenzisijwili;

13Ngokubaothengisayoakayikubuyelaentweni abethengisengayo,nokubaubesadlaubomiphakathi kwabadlaubomi;ngokubaumbonoongengxokoloyonke yakhonaawuyikubuyaumva;akukhobaniuyakubuqinisa ubugwenxabomphefumlowakhe

14Bavuthelaisigodlo,balungisakonke;kodwaakukho namnyeoyaekulweni;ngokubaubushushubambuyizele ingxokoloyaboyonke

15Ngaphandleikrele,ngendyikityayokufanendlala ngaphakathi.Osentsiminiuyakufalikrele;ophakathi komziuyakumqwengwayindlalanayindyikityayokufa

16Keabasindileyokubobosinda,babesezintabeni njengamavukuthuasemifuleni,belilabonkebephela,elowo ebhombolozangobugwenxabakhe

17Ziwilezonkeizandla,onkeamadoloathenkqi 18babhinqeezirhwexayo,bagutyungelwekukududuzela; ebuswenibonkeibekukudana,iintlokozabozonkezibe ziinkqayi

19Isilivereyabobayakuyiphosaezitratweni,negolide yaboibeyintoephangiweyo,isilivereyabonegolideyabo ayiyikubanakoukubahlangulangeminiyokuphuphuma komsindokaYehova,bangayihluthisiimiphefumloyabo, bangazaliseizibilinizabo;ngokubasisikhubekisosokuba babegwenxa.

20Isivathosaboesinobukhazikhazibasimiselaikratshi, benzangasoimifanekisoyaboengamasikizi,enezothe;

21Ndiyakulinikelaesandlenisabasemziniukuba liphangwe,nakwabangendawobehlabathilibelixhoba; bayakuyenzainqambi

22ndibususeubusobamkubo,bayihlambeleingqwebo yam;bafikeabatyhobozi,bayihlambele.

23Yenzaumxokelelwane,ngokubailizweliliphalazaigazi elimsulwa,nomziuzelelugonyamelo

24Ndozisaabanobubibasezintlangeni,bazihlutheizindlu zabo,ndilipheliseiqhayiyalabanamandla;zibeziinqambi iindawozaboezingcwele

25Intshabalaloiyeza;bayakufunauxolo,lungabikho

26Kuzaumeyeliselophezukomeyeliselo,kubekhoudaba phezukodaba;bofunaumbonokumprofeti;Wotshabalala umyalelokumbingeleli,necebokumadodaamakhulu

27Ukumkaniuyakwenzaisijwili,nesikhulusambathe ummangaliso,ziyekeleleizandlazabantubelizweeli. Ndiyakwenzakubongokwendlelayabo,ndibagwebe ngokweentlangozabo;baziukubandinguYehova

ISAHLUKO8

1Kekalokukwathingomnyakawesithandathu,ngenyanga yesithandathu,ngolwesihlanuenyangenileyo,ndihleli endlwiniyam,namadodaamakhuluakwaYudaehleli phambikwam,sawaphezukwamkhonaisandlaseNkosi uYehova

2Ndabona,nantsointoefananendodaukubonakalakwayo; kuthabatheleesinqenisayokwehlisa,kubonakalaumlilo; kuthabatheleesinqenisayokunyuse,ngathikukubonakala kokukhazimla,ngathiyimbonakaloyegolideevuthiweyo 3Wolulaintoemiliseokwesandla,wandibamba ngesihlwithasentlokoyam;UMoyawandifunqulaphakathi komhlabanezulu,wandisaeYerusalememibonweni kaThixo,ekungenenikwesangoelingaphakathielibheke ngasentla;besiphinaisihlalosomfanekisowekhwele eliwukhweletisayo

4NabokebukhonaubuqaqawulibukaThixokaSirayeli, bunjengombonoendawubonayoentilinileyo

5Wathikum,Nyanawomntu,khawuphakamiseamehlo akho,ukhangelengasentla.Ndawaphakamisakeamehlo am,ndasingisaentla,ndabonalomfanekisowobukhwele usemantla,esangwenilesibingelelo

6Wathikum,Nyanawomntu,uyakubonanaabakwenzayo? lamasikiziamakhulu,iwenzayoaphaindlukaSirayeli, ukuzendikhwelelekudenengcweleyam?uyakubuya uboneamasikiziamakhulu.

7Wandisaemnyangowentendelezo;ndakhangela,nango umngxumaeludongeni.

8Wathikum,Nyanawomntu,khawugqobhozeeludongeni

9Wathikum,Yiza,uboneamasikiziamabiabawenzayo apha

10Ndangena,ndabona;nanzozonkeizintoezimilise okwezinambuzane,neziloezinezothe,nezigodozonke zendlukaSirayeli,zikrolweeludongeningeenxazonke

11Kumiphambikwazoamadodaangamashumiasixhenxe kumadodaamakhuluendlukaSirayeli,noYazaniyaunyana kaShafanemiphakathikwawo,iyileyoiphethengesandla isiqhumiselo;kwenyukailifulesiqhumiso

12Wathikum,Nyanawomntu,ukubonilenaakwenzayo emnyameniamadodaamakhuluendlukaSirayeli,iyileyo ezingontsinizayoezinemifanekiso?kubabesithi,UYehova akasiboni;uYehovaulilahlileihlabathi

13Wathikum,Usayakubuyauboneamasikiziawenzayo amakhulukunala.

14WandisaekungenenikwesangolendlukaYehova elingasentla;nankokuhleliabafaziapho,belilelauTamuzi.

15Wathikum,Ubonilena,nyanawomntu?uyakubuya uboneamasikiziamakhulukunala

16WandisaentendelezweniephakathiyendlukaYehova, nanko,ekungenenikwetempilekaYehova,phakathi kwevarandanesibingelelo,kukhoamadodaangathi amashumimabinianamahlanu,eyinikeleumvaitempile kaYehova,ubusobawobubhekeempumalanga;baqubuda elangeningasempuma

17Wathikum,Ubonilena,nyanawomntu?Kuyintoelula nakwindlukaYuda,ukubabenzeamasikiziabawenzayo apha?ngokubabelizalisileilizwengogonyamelo,babuye bandiqumbisa;

18Namndiyakwenzangobushushu;aliyikubananceba ilisolam,ndibaconge;nokubabadandulukeezindlebeni zamngezwielikhulu,andiyikuva.

ISAHLUKOSE-9

1Wabizangelizwielikhuluezindlebenizam,esithi, Sondelani,bavelelibomzi,elowoephethengesandla izixhobozakhezokutshabalalisa.

2nanko,kusizaamadodaamathandathu,evelangendlela yesangoeliphezuluelibhekengasentla,iyileyoinesixhobo sokuxhelaesandlenisayo;kukhoindodakuwoeyambethe ilinenecikizekileyo,inophondolweinkiyombhaliecaleni layo,yangena,yemaecalenikwesibingelelosobhedu

3BenyukaubuqaqawulibukaThixokaSirayeli,busuka ekerubhiniobebuphezukwayo,bayaemnyangowendlu Wabizaindodaeyambetheilinenemhlophe,ebinophondo lweinkilombhaliethangenilayo;

4WathiuYehovakuyo,Candaesazulwinisomzi, esazulwiniseYerusalem,ubekeuphawuemabunzini amadodaagcunayo,ancwinayongenxayamasikizionke awenzekayoesazulwinisayo

5Wathikwamanyeezindlebenizam,Yilandeleniphakathi komzi,nixabele,malingabinancebailisolenu,ningacongi; 6Amaxhego,amadodananomthinjana,abantwananabafazi, babulaleni,batshabalale;niqaleengcweleniyamBaqalela kumadodaamakhuluabephambikwendlu.

7Wathikekuwo,Yenzeniinqambiindlule,nizizalise iintendelezongababuleweyo;Baphumakebabulalakuwo umzi.

8Kwathi,xaababulalayo,ndiselemna,ndawangobuso, ndakhala,ndathi,Awu!Uyakuwatshabalalisaonkena amasalelaakwaSirayelingokubuthululaubushushubakho phezukweYerusalem?

9Wathikum,UbugwenxabendlukaSirayelinobendlu kaYudabukhulukakhulukunene,nelizwelizeleligazi, nomziuzelebubugqwetha;

10Kenamaliyikubanancebailisolam,ndibaconge, ndibanikengokwendlelayaboentlokweniyabo

11Nantsoindodaeyayambetheilinenemhlophe, ebinophondolweinkiethangenilayo,ibuyanelizwi,isithi, Ndenzenjengokoubundiwiseleumthethongako

ISAHLUKOSE-10

1Ndabona,nanko,phezukwesibhakabhakaesibesiphezu kwentlokoyeekerubhi,kunjengelityelesafire,kubonakala ngathingumfanekisowetrone;wabonakalaphezukwazo uYehova

2Wathethakwindodaeyambetheilinenemhlophe,wathi, Yiyaphakathikweeviliezijikelezayophantsikwekerubhi, uzaliseisandlasakhongamalahleomlilo,uwathabathe phakathikweekerubhi,uwasasazephezukomziWangena keemehlweniam

3Keiikerubhibezimingasekunenekwendlu,ekungeneni kwendodaleyo;ilifulayizalisaintendelezoengaphakathi. 4BenyukaubuqaqawulibukaYehova,besukaezikerubhini, bemaemnyangowendluYazalakeindlulilifu, nentendelezoyazalabubukhazikhazibobuqaqawuli bukaYehova

5Savakalaisandisamaphikoeekerubhi,sadasaya entendelezweniengaphandle,sinjengezwiloSomandla, ekuthethenikwakhe

6Kwathi,akuyiwiselaumthethoindodaeyambetheilinen emhlophe,esithi,Thabathaumlilophakathikweevili ezijikelezayo,phakathikweekerubhi;Wangenake,wema ecalenikweevili

7Yasolulaenyeikerubhiisandlasayophakathi kweekerubhi,isiseemlilweniophakathikweekerubhi, yawuthabatha,yawubekaezandlenizowambetheilinen emhlophe;wawuthabathake,waphuma.

8Kwabonakalakeezikerubhiniintoefananesandlasomntu, phantsikwamaphikoazo

9Ndabona,nanzoiiviliezinezisecalenileekerubhi,ivili enyeisecalenilekerubhi,enyeiviliisecalenilekerubhienye, ukubonakalakweevilibekunjengembonakaloyelitye lekrizolite.

10Keukubonakalakwazozonebezimfani-nye,kwanga kukhoiviliphakathikwevili

11Ekuhambenikwazozaphambelakumacalaazoomane; azaguqukaekuhambenikwazo;azijikaekuhambenikwazo 12Umzimbawazowonke,nomhlanawazo,nezandlazazo, namaphikoazo,neevili,ubezelengamehlongeenxazonke; zonebezineevili

13Iiviliezozabizwaezindlebenizam,kwathiwa,ziivili ezijikelezayo.

14Inyeibeinobusoobune:ubusobokuqalaibubuso bekerubhi,ubusobesibiniibubusobomntu,obesithathu ibubusobengonyama,obesineibubusobokhozi.

15Zenyukaiikerubhi;Yilaantoiphilileyo,ndayibonayo emlanjenioyiKebhare;

16Ekuhambenikweekerubhizahambaiiviliecalenilazo; nasekuwaphakamisenikweekerubhiamaphikoazo,ukuba zisukeemhlabeni,azijikanganeevilizazozimkeecaleni lazo.

17Ekumikwawo,nawoema;zathizakusuka,zesukanazo; ngokubaumoyawentoephilileyoubeukhokuzo

18BaphumakeubuqaqawulibukaYehova,bemka emnyangowendlu,bezakumaphezukweekerubhi

19Iikerubhizawaphakamisaamaphikoazo,zesuka emhlabeniphambikwamehloam;ubuqaqawulibukaThixo kaSirayelibabaphezukwawophezulu

20Yilaantoiiphilileyo,ndayibonayophantsikoThixo kaSirayeliemlanjenioyiKebhare;ndazikeukuba ziziikerubhi

21Inyeibeinobusoobuneinyeibeinamaphikoamane; nemfanoyezandlazomntuibiphantsikwamaphikoazo.

22Keimfanoyobusobazo,ibeibobaabusondabubonayo imlanjenioyiKebhare,nokubonakalakwazonazo ngokwazo;zibezihambaiyileyoiyekwicalaelikhangelene nobusobayo

ISAHLUKOSE-11

1WandifunqulauMoya,wandisaesangwenilendlu kaYehovaelisempumalanga,elibhekeempumalanga; nankokeekungenenikwesangoamadodaamashumi mabinianamahlanu;phakathikwabondabonauYazaniya unyanaka-Azure,noPelatiyaunyanakaBhenaya, abathethelibabantu

2Wathikekum,Nyanawomntu,ngawolaamadodaacinga ububi,acebaamaceboamabikulomzi; 3abathi,Akukufuphi;masakheizindlu;lomziuyimbiza, thinakesiyinyama.

4Ngakookoprofetangabo,profeta,nyanawomntu

5WandiwelakeuMoyakaYehova,wathikum,Thetha; UtshouYehovaukuthi;Nitsho,ndlukaSirayeli;ngokuba ndiyazazizonkeezizintozithiqathaentliziyweniyenu

6Nibandisileababuleweyobenukulomzi,nazizalisa izitratozawongababuleweyo.

7Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi;Ababuleweyo benu,ebenibabekaphantsiphakathikwawoumzi, bayinyama,wonalomziuyimbiza,kemnandiya kunikhuphaphakathikwawo

8Niyaloyikaikrele;ndiniziseleikrele,itshoiNkosi uYehova.

9Ndiyakunikhuphaphakathikwawo,ndininikele esandlenisabasemzini,ndizenzeizigwebokuni;

10Niyakuwalikrele;ndiyakunigwebaemdeni wakwaSirayeli;naziukubandinguYehova

11Lomziawuyikubayimbizakuni,aniyikubayinyama ninaphakathikwawo;ndiyakunigwebaemdeni wakwaSirayeli

12naziukubandinguYehova;anihambangangemimiselo yam,namasikoamaniwenzanga;nesukanenza ngokwamasikoeentlangaezingeenxazonkekuni 13Kwathikendakuprofeta,wafauPelatiyaunyana kaBhenaya.Ndawangobusobam,ndakhalangezwi elikhulu,ndathi,Awu!Uyawagqibelakuphelenawena amasalelaakwaSirayeli?

14KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 15Nyanawomntu,abazalwanabakhoabazalwanabakho ngamadodaakowenu,nendlukaSirayeliyonkeiphela,bona abobathikuboabemibaseYerusalem,Makubekude kuYehova;linikwethinaelilizweukubalibelelabo 16Ngakookoyithi,ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Ekubeni ndibakhweleliseleezintlangeni,ndabaphangalalisa emazweni,ndobayingcwelekuboumzuzwanaomncinane kuloomazwebayekuwo

17Ngakookoyithi,ItshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi,Yabona, ndikuthabathelendawo;Ndiyakunibuthaezizweni, ndinihlanganiseemazwenienilusalikuwo,ndininike umhlabawakwaSirayeli

18Bayakufikakhona,bazisusekhonazonkeizintozayo ezinezothe,namasikiziawoonke.

19Ndobanikantliziyoyimbi,ndibekeumoyaomtsha ngaphakathikwenu;ndiyisuseintliziyoyelityeenyameni yabo,ndibanikeintliziyoyenyama;

20ukuzebahambengemimiseloyam,bagcineamasikoam bawenze,babengabantubam,mnandibenguThixowabo.

21Kebonaabantliziyoihambangokwentliziyoyezinto zaboezinezothe,nezingamasikiziabo,ndiyakubanika ngokwendlelayaboentlokweniyabo;

22Iikerubhizawaphakamisaamaphikoazo,kwaneevili ezingakuzo;ubuqaqawulibukaThixokaSirayelibaba phezukwawophezulu

23BenyukaubuqaqawulibukaYehova,besukaphakathi komzi,bemaentabeniengasempumalangakuwoumzi.

24UMoyawandifunqula,wandisakwelamaKaledi kubathinjwa,ndisembonweningoMoyakaThixoWenyuka wemkakumumbonoebendiwubonile.

25NdathethakubathinjwaonkeamazwikaYehova, abendibonisile

ISAHLUKOSE-12

1KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 2Nyanawomntu,uhleliphakathikwendlueneenkani, banamehlookubona,ababoni;baneendlebezokuva,abeva; ngokubabayindlueneenkani.

3Wenake,nyanawomntu,zilungiseleleiimpahla zemfuduka,uhambeeminiemehlweniabo;ufuduke endaweniyakho,uyendaweniyimbiemehlweniabo, mhlawumbibobona,ngokubabeyindlueneenkani

4uyikhupheimpahlayakhongokwempahlayemfuduka emini,emehlweniabo,emehlweniabo; 5Gqobhozaeludongeniemehlweniabo,uyikhuphe ngakhona

6Yithwalengamagxaemehlweniabo,yikhuphekwakuba mnyama;bugqubutheleubusobakho,ungalikhangeliilizwe; ngokubandikwenzeisimangakwindlukaSirayeli

7Ndenzanjengokondawiselwaumthethongako, ndayikhuphaeminiimpahlayamnjengempahla yokuthinjwa,ndazangokuhlwandagqobhozaeludongeni ngesandla;ndayikhuphakwakubamnyama,ndayithwala ngamagxaemehlweniabo

8KwafikailizwilikaYehovakumkusasa,lisithi, 9Nyanawomntu,indlukaSirayeli,indlueneenkani, ayitshongonakuweukuthi,Wenzantonina?

10Yithikubo,ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Esisihlabo sisingiselekwisikhuluesiseYerusalem,nakwindluyonke kaSirayeli,abaphakathikwayoabathinjiweyo

11Yithi,Ndisisimangakuni;njengokondenzengako,kuya kwenzekangokunjalokubo;bayakufuduka,bathinjwe

12Isikhuluesiphakathikwabosiyakuyithwalangamagxa kuthethsumnyama,siphume;bayakugqobhoza eludongeniukubabayikhuphengakhona;siya kugqubuthelaubusobaso,singayikulikhangelailizwe ngamehlo

13Ndiyakuwutwabululaphezukwasoumnathawam, sibanjiswengumgibewam,ndisiseeBhabheli,ezweni lamaKaledi;keakaboni,nokubauyakufelakhona.

14Ndiyakukuchithachithaemimoyeniyonkekonke esiphahlwekuko,abancedibasonamahleloasoonke; ndirholeikreleemvakwabo.

15baziukubandinguYehova,ekubaphangalalisenikwam ezintlangeni,ndibaphangalaliseleemazweni;

16Ndoshiyakuboamadodaambalwa,asindeekreleni, nasendlaleni,nasendyikityeniyokufa;ukuzebawaxele amasikiziaboonkeezintlangeniabafikakuzo;baziukuba ndinguYehova.

17KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, Nyanawomntu,sidleisonkasakhoungcangcazela,uwasele amanziakhoungcangcazela,unesithukuthezi; 19Uzeuthikeebantwinibelizwe,ItshoiNkosiuYehova ngokusingiselekubemibaseYerusalem,emhlabeni wakwaSirayeli,ukuthi,Yabona,ndikuchasile;20Bosidla isonkasabobenesithukuthezi,bawaseleamanziabo bemangalisiwe,ukuzeilizwelabokubesenkangala, lingabikhokonkeokukulo,ngenxayogonyamelolwabo bonkeabemibalo

20Yobangamanxuwaimiziemiweyo,kubesenkangala elizweni;naziukubandinguYehova.

21KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 22Nyanawomntu,uyintoninalomzekelisoninawo emhlabeniwakwaSirayeli,wokuthi,Imihlaiyoluka, iyadakaimibonoyonke?

23Ngakookoyithikubo,ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Ndiya kuwenzauphelelomzekeliso,bangabisazekelisangawo kwaSirayeli;yithikubo,Isondeleimihla,nesiphelosayo yonkeimibono

24Ngokubaakuyikubasabakhonamnyeumbono okhohlakeleyo,nokuvumisaokucengacengayo,phakathi kwendlukaSirayeli

25NgokubandinguYehova,ndiyakuthetha;ilizwi endisukubandilithethaliyakwenzeka;ngokubangemihla yenu,ndlundiniineenkani,ndithethailizwi,ndilenze;itsho iNkosiuYehova.

26KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 27Nyanawomntu,yabona,indlukaSirayeliithi,Umbono awubonayoyenalo,ngowemihlaemininzi;uprofetele amaxeshaakude

28Ngakookoyithikubo,ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Akayi kubasalibazisaamazwiam;ilizwiendilithethileyoliya kwenzeka;itshoiNkosiuYehova

ISAHLUKOSE-13

1KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 2Nyanawomntu,profetangabaprofetibakwaSirayeli abaprofetayo,uthikwabaprofetaokweentliziyozabo, LiveniilizwilikaYehova

3ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Yeha,abaprofetiabaziziyatha, abalandelaowaboumoya,ababonanto!

4Babanjengeempungutyeemanxuweniabaprofetibakho, Sirayeli

5Aninyukanganiyeemathutyeni,niyibiyelengodonga indlukaSirayeli,ukuzenakheuluhlulokulwangomhla kaYehova.

6Babonaintoekhohlakeleyonokuvumisaokungamanga, abobathi,UtshouYehova;uYehovaengabathumanga, ukantibalindeleukulimisaelolizwi

7Anibonangambonowankohlakalona,nakuvumisa okungamanga,nisithinje,UtshouYehova;khange ndithethe?

8Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi;Ngenxa enokubanithetheintoekhohlakeleyo,nibonaamanga, ngakooko,yabonani,ndinichasile;itshoiNkosiuYehova

9Isandlasamsiyakubaphezukwabaprofetiababona amampunge,nabavumisaamanga;naziukubandiyiNkosi uYehova

10Ngenxayokuba,ewe,ngenxayokuba bebandwendwisileabantubam,besithi,Luxolo; akwabakholuxolo;besakhaudonga,nankobelutyabeka ngodakaolungenaludaka

11Yithikwabalutyabekangodakaolungenaludaka,iya kuwa;nani,matyeesichotho,niyakuwa;umoya ovuthuzayouyakuyiqwenga

12Xakeluthelwawaudonga,akuyikuthiwanakuni, Kuphinaukutyabekaenatyabekangako?

13Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi;ndiya kuqhushumbisangomoyaovuthuzayongobushushubam; kuyakubakhoizantyalantyalazemvulangomsindowam, namatyeesichothongobushushubam,ukuzendidle.

14Ndiyakulugungxulaudongaenalutyabekangodaka oluhlephukayo,ndiluwiseemhlabeni,sityhilekeisiseko salo,luwe,niphelephakathikwalo;naziukuba ndinguYehova

15ndobuphelelisakeubushushubameludongeni,nakwabo balutyabekangodakaolungenaludaka,ndithikuni,Olu ludongaalusekho,nabalutyabekayoabasekho;

16abaprofetibakwaSirayeliababeprofetangeYerusalem, ababebonaumbonowoxolo,kungekholuxolo;itshoiNkosi uYehova

17Wenake,nyanawomntu,bhekisaubusobakho kwiintombizabantubakowenu,eziprofetaokweentliziyo zazo;wenakeuprofetengabo

18Uzeuthi,ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Yehake,abobathunga izibophelelokwiingalozonke,benzeizigubungelo kwiintlokozabobonkeubude,ukuzebazingele imiphefumlo!Nithiyelenaimiphefumloyabantubam, niyisindiseimiphefumloezayokuni?

19Nindihlambelephakathikwabantubamngenxayerhasi esutywengezandla,nangenxayamaqhekezaesonka,ukuze nibulaleimiphefumloebingeyakufa,nisindiseimiphefumlo ebingeyakusindiswa,ngamangaenuebantwinibamabava amanga

20Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi,Yabona, ndikuchasile;Yabonani,ndizichasileizibophelelozenu, enithiyelangazoimiphefumlonjengeentakaNdiya kuziqhawulaezingalwenizenu,ndiyindululeimiphefumlo, kwaimiphefumloeniyithiyeleyonjengeentaka

21Ndozikrazulaizigubungelozenu,ndibahlanguleabantu bamesandlenisenu,bangabisazingelaesandlenisenu;nazi ukubandinguYehova

22Ngenxaenokubaniyenzebuhlungungobuxokiintliziyo yelungisa,endingalenzangabuhlungumna;wazomeleza izandlazongendawo,ukubaangabuyiendleleniyakheembi, abeethembisaubomi

23ngakookoaniyikuphindaniboneintoekhohlakeleyo ningabisavumisanokuvumisa;ngokubandiya kubahlangulaabantubamesandlenisenu;naziukuba ndinguYehova

ISAHLUKOSE-14

1Kwafikakumamadodaakumadodaamakhulu akwaSirayeli,ahlalaphambikwam.

2KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi,

3Nyanawomntu,lamadodaanyuseizigogozawo ezintliziywenizawo,amisaisikhubekisosokubaabe gwenxaphambikobusobawo;ndingaquqelwandiquqelwe ngawona?

4Ngakookothethakubo,uthikubo,ItshoiNkosiuYehova; ElowonalowowendlukaSirayeli,othewanyusaizigodo zakheentliziyweniyakhe,wamisaisikhubekisosokubaabe gwenxaphambikobusobakhe,wezakumprofeti;Mna Yehovandiyakumphendulaowezangokobuninzibezigodo zakhe;

5ukuzendiyixhakamfuleindlukaSirayelingentliziyoyabo, ekubenibeshenxilekumbonkebephelangezigodozabo

6NgakookoyithikwindlukaSirayeli,ItshoiNkosi uYehova;Guqukaninizilahleizigodozenu;nibususeubuso benukumasikizienuonke

7NgokubaelowowendlukaSirayeli,nowasemzini ophambukelekwaSirayeli,othewazahlulakum,wanyusa izigodozakheentliziyweniyakhe,wamisaisikhubekiso sokubaabegwenxaphambikobusobakhe,weza kumprofetiukuzeaquqelekum;MnaYehova ndomphendulangokwam;

8Kemnandiyakumchasaloondoda,ndiyiphanziseibe ngumqondisonomzekeliso,ndiyinqumleebantwinibam; naziukubandinguYehova

9Umprofeti,xaathewarhwebeshwa,wathethailizwi,mna Yehovandimrhwebeshileloomprofeti:ndosolulaisandla samphezukwakhe,ndimtshabalalisephakathikwabantu bamamaSirayeli.

10Bayakubuthwalaubugwenxababo;njengesohlwayo somprofetilowo;

11ukuzeindlukaSirayeliingabisandwendwaimke ekundilandelenikwayo;bangabisazenzaiinqambi ngezikreqozabozonke;babengabantubam,ndibe nguThixowabo;itshoiNkosiuYehova.

12KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 13Nyanawomntu,xailizwelithelonakumngokwenza ubumenemene,ndosolulaisandlasamphezukwalo, ndiwaphulekuloumsimeleloosisonka,ndithumelekulo indlala,ndinqumlekuloumntunenkomo; ekhophakathikwalolamadodaomathathu,ooNowa noDaniyelinoYobhi,wonaebeyakuhlangulaowawo umphefumlokuphelangobulungisabawo;itshoiNkosi uYehova.

15Ukubandithendacandisaamarhamncwaezweni, alihlutha,kwabasenkangalakulo,kungacandibaningenxa yamarhamncwalawo; 16ekhophakathikwaloloomadodaomathathu:ndihleli nje,itshoiNkosi,ebengayikuhlangulananyananantombi; kuyakuhlangulwabonabodwa,kodwailizwekube senkangala

17Nokubandithendaliziselaikreleelolizwe,ndathi, Ikrelemalicandekwelolizwe;ukuzendinqumlekuyo umntunenkomo; ekhophakathikwaloloomadodaomathathu:ndihlelinje, itshoiNkosiuYehova,ebengayikuhlangulanyana nantombi;ngokubaebeyakuhlangulekawonaodwa 19Nokubandithendathumelaindyikityayokufakwelo zwe,ndathululaubushushubamphezukwalongegazi, ukuzendinqumlekuloumntunenkomo; 20bekhophakathikwaloooNowanoDaniyelinoYobhi: ndihlelinje,itshoiNkosiuYehovabebengayikuhlangula

nyananantombi;bayakuwuhlangulaowaboumphefumlo kuphelangobulungisababo.

21NgokubaitshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi;Kobekaphina ke,xandithendathumelaeYerusalemzozineizigwebozam ezibi,ikrele,nendlala,namarhamncwa,nendyikityayokufa, ukuzekunqumkekuyoumntunenkomo?

22Yabonanike,kuyakusalakuyoabasindileyo,abaya kukhutshwa,abangoonyananeentombi;yabonani,baya kuphumabezekuni,niyiboneindlelayaboneentlondizabo; nithuthuzelekengenxayobubiendayiziselabona iYerusalem,ngenxayentoyonkeendiyizisileyophezu kwayo

23Bayakunithuthuzela,xaniyibonayoindlelayabo neentlondizabo;naziukubaandifumanangandikwenze konkeendakwenzayokuyo;itshoiNkosiuYehova

ISAHLUKOSE-15

1KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 2Nyanawomntu,umthiwomdiliyauyidlulangantonina yonkeimithi,nesebeeliphakathikwemithiyehlathi?

3Kuthatyathweumthinakuwowokusebenzaumsebenzi? kuthatyathwenesikhonkwanekuwonasokuxhomaisitya kuwo?

4Yabona,kufakwaemlilweniukubauwutshise;umlilo utshisaiincamzawozombini,sirhawukeisibilisawo Ngabaifanelekilekuwonawuphinaumsebenzi?

5Yabona,okoubeusewonke,ubungenamsebenzi;wobeka phinakeukungabinamsebenzi,xauthewatshiswa ngumlilo,watsha?

6Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi;Njengomthi womdiliyaphakathikwemithiyehlathi,endiwufaka emlilweniukuzeutshiswe,ndenjenjaloukubabeka emlilweniabemibaseYerusalem,njengokondiyakubabeka emlilweni

7Ndiyakubuchasaubusobamkubo;bayakuphuma emlilweni,umlilouyakubadla;naziukubandinguYehova, ekubhekiseniubusobamkubo

8Ndiyakulenzakubesenkangalailizwe,ngenxayokuba bemenezilengobumenemene;

ISAHLUKOSE-16

1KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 2Nyanawomntu,yaziseiYerusalemngamasikiziayo, 3Uzeuthi,ItshoiNkosiuYehovakwiYerusalemukuthi, ItshoiNkosiuYehovakwiYerusalemukuthi,Yabona, ndikuthabathelendawo;Ukuzalwakwakhonokuzalwa kwakhokuphumaezwenilakwaKanan;uyihlowaye engumAmori,unyokoengumHetikazi

4Ukuzalwakwakhoke,ngeminiyokuzalwakwakho ayinqunyulwangaimfesaneyakho,akuhlanjwanga ngamanziukubausuleke;akugalelwangatyuwa, akusongelwanganokusongelwa

5Akubangakholisolinencebakuwe,ukuzewenzelwe nokoinyekwezozinto,ngokubanofefekuwe;Kewena walahlelwaphandleendle,ngenxayokukruqukakwakho ngomhlawokuzalwakwakho

6Ndagqithakuwe,ndakubonaugqushagqushaegazini lakhe,ndathikuwe,Usegazinilakhonjalo,phila;Ewe, ndathikuweusegazinilakho,Phila!

7Ndakwenzawabayinyambalala,njengokuntshula kwentsimi;

8Kekalokundagqithakuwe,ndakubona,naloixeshalakho lilixeshalothando.Ndatwabululaisondolenguboyam phezukwakho,ndabugubungelaubuzebakho, ndakufungela,ndanqophisananawe,itshoiNkosiuYehova, wabangowamke

9Kendakuhlambangamanzi;Kendakuhlambaamagazi akhokuwe,ndakuthambisangeoli

10Ndakwambesangeenguboezimfakamfele,ndakunxiba izixathulazesikhumbasamahlengezi,ndakubhinqisailinen ecikizekileyo,ndakugqubuthelangesilika

11Ndakuvathisangesivatho,ndakufakaizacholoezandleni, nomxokelelwaneemqaleniwakho

12Ndakunikaikhonkcolempumlo,namajikaziezindlebeni zakho,nesithsabasokuhombaentlokweniyakho.

13Wavathakeigolidenesilivere;Iingubozakhozaba zezelinenecikizekileyo,nezesilika,nezimfakamfeleWadla umguboocoliweyo,nobusi,neoli; Lwaphumaudumolobuhlebakholwagqibailizwelonke; ngokubabaphelelisekabonangobungangamelabam, endabubekaphezukwakho;itshoiNkosiuYehova.

15Wakholosangobuhlebakho,wahenyuzangenxayegama lakho,wathululaubuhenyubakhophezukwabobonke abadlulangendlela;yayiyeyakhe.

16Wathabathaezingutyenizakho,izigangawazenzela iintenteezirhwexu,wahenyuzaphezukwazo;

17Wathabathaiimpahlazakhozokuhombazegolideyam, nezesilivereyamendakunikayo,wazenzelaimifanekiso engamadoda,wahenyuzangayo;

18Wathabathaiingubozakhoezimfakamfele, wayigubungelangazo;neoliyamnesiqhumisosam wasibekaphambikwayo

19Isonkasamendakunikayo,nomguboocoliweyo,neoli, nobusi,izintoendakudlisayozona,wazibekaphambi kwayo,ukubazibelivumbaelithozamisayoKwabanjalo; itshoiNkosiuYehova.

20Wathabathaoonyanabakhoneentombizakho, owazizalelamna,wabingelelangazokuyoukubaidle Kuncinanenaokokubuhenyubakho?

21ukubanjeubasikeoonyanabam,ubanikele ngokubacandisabonaemlilweningenxayayo?

22Emasikiziniakhoonke,nasekuhenyuzenikwakho, akuyikhumbulangaimihlayobuncinanebakho,okouzéuzé, usenzainqambiegazinilakho

23Kwazakwathi,emvakobubibakhobonke(yeha,yeha kewena!itshoiNkosiuYehova);

24wazakhelaamanqugwala,wazenzelaiindawo eziphakamileyoezitratwenizonke

25Emantlokoeendlelazonkewazakhelaiindawozakho eziphakamileyo,wabenzaubuhlebakhobalisikizi,wayithi qhekeimilenzeyakhokubobonkeabadlulangendlela, wabandisaubuhenyubakho

26WahenyuzanamaYiputa,abamelwanebakhoabakhulu ngenyama;wabandisaubuhenyubakhoukuzeundiqumbise 27Yabona,ndasolulaphezukwakhoisandlasam, ndawunciphisaumamkelisoowumiselweyo,ndakunikela elithenilabakuthiyayo,kweleentombizamaFilisti,ezibe ziyidaneleindlelayakhoyamanyala

28WahenyuzanoonyanabaseAsiriya,ngenxayokuba unganelanga;wahenyuzanabo,akwanelanoko

29WabandiselaezwenilamaKananubuhenyubakho kwelamaKaledi;akwanelanoko.

Hayi,ukuthambakwentliziyoyakho!itshoiNkosiuYehova; ukubawenzezonkeezozinto,imisebenziyenkazana ehenyuzayo,esileyo.

31Ekwakhenikwakhoamanqugwalaemantlokoeendlela zonke,nasekwenzenikwakhoiindawozakho eziphakamileyoezitratwenizonke;akubanga njengehenyukazi,ngokusukauwucukucezeumvuzo wobuhenyu;

32Umfaziokrexezayowamkelaabasemzini,noko angumkamntu

3333Onkeamahenyukaziawanikaizipho;kewena uzinikazonkeizithandanezakhoiziphozakho, uziqeqeshile,ukuzezizekuwezivelangeenxazonke, ngenxayokuhenyuzakwakho.

34Wenauhenyuzilengokunxamnyenowabanyeabafazi, ngokuthiingabinguweolandelwayoekuhenyuzeni; ngokuthiwenaurholeumvuzowobuhenyu,ungarholelwa umvuzowobuhenyu;

35Ngakooko,henyukazi,liveilizwilikaYehova

36ItshoiNkosiuYehova;ngenxaenokubabuthululwayo ukungcolakwakho,babutyhileubuzebakhongokuhenyuza kwakhonezithandanezakho,nangokwezithixozonke zamasikiziakho,nangenxayamagazioonyanabakho, owabanikayo;

37Ngakooko,yabona,ndiyakuzihlanganisazonke izithandanezakho,owakholisananazo,nabobonke owabathandayo,nabobonkeowabathiyayo;Ndobabutha kuwengeenxazonke,ndibutyhileubuzebakhokubo, babuboneubuzebakhobonke;

38Ndokugwebangokugwetywakwabakrexezikazi nabaphalazibegazi;ndikwenzeubeligazilobushushu nobukhwele.

39Ndiyakukunikelaesandlenisabo,bawagungxule amanqugwalaakho,bazidilizeizigangazakho,bakuhlube iingubozakho,bazithabatheiimpahlazakhozokuhomba, bakushiyeuzekanye

40Bayakukunyuselaibandla,bakuxulubengamatye, bakuxabelengamakreleabo;

41bazitshiseizindluzakhongomlilo,bakwenzeleizigwebo emehlweniabafaziabaninzi,ndikuyekiseukuhenyuza, ungabisarholaumvuzowobuhenyu.

42Ndobupholiselakuweubushushubam,limkeikhwele lamkuwe,ndizole,ndingabisaqumba

43Ngenxaenokubaungayikhumbulangaimihla yobuncinanebakho,wesukawangqungisananamngezo zintozonke;yabona,namndikunikangokwendlelayakho entlokweniyakho,itshoiNkosiuYehova,ukuzeungenzi manyalaangaphezukwamasikiziakhoonke

44Yabona,bonkeabazekelisibayakuzekelisangawe, besithi,Ifuzeuninaintombiyakhe.

45Wenauyintombiyonyoko,odimeleyoyindodayakhe nabantwanabakhe;wenaungudadewoodadebenu, abadimeleyongamadodaabonabantwanababo;unyoko ngumHetikazi,uyihlongumAmori

46UdadewenuomkhulunguSamarinamagxamesiakhe ahlelingasekhohlokwakho;nomsakwenuomncinanekuwe, ehlelingasekunenekwakho,yiSodomnamagxamesiayo

47Akuhambangakengeendlelazabo,wenze ngokwamasikiziabo;usukewonakalisengaphezukwabo ngeendlelazakhozonke

48Ndihlelinje,itshoiNkosiuYehova,iSodomumsakwenu, yonanamagxamesiayo,ayenzanganjengokowenzengako wenanamagxamesiakho

49NabukeubugwenxabeSodomumsakwenu;yabe ilikratshi,nokuhluthasisonka,nokuchulumacha,yona namagxamesiayo;

50Babezidla;besenzaamasikiziphambikwam;

51NoSamariakonangangokwesiqingathasezonozakho; kewenauwandisileamasikiziakhongaphezukwabo, wabenzaamalungisaoodadebenungamasikiziakhoonke, owenzileyo

52Nawe,ugwebeoodadebenu,lithwaleihlazolakho ngenxayezonozakhoozenzileyo,ezingamasikizikunabo; bonabangamalungisakunawe;neentloninawe,ulithwale ihlazolakho,ekubeniugwebeleoodadebenu

53Ekukubuyisenikwamukuthinjwakwabo,ukuthinjwa kweSodomnamagxamesiayo,nokuthinjwakoSamari namagxamesiakhe,ndikubuyiseukuthinjwakwabathinjwa bakhophakathikwabo;

54ukuzeulithwaleihlazolakho,udaneezintwenizonke ozenzileyo,ngokubaubathuthuzele

55Bayakubuyelaoodadebakho,iSodomnamagxamesi ayo,kwakwisimosabosangaphambili,noSamari namagxamesiakhebabuyelekwakwisimosabo sangaphambili,nawenamagxamesiakhonibuyele kwakwisimosenusangaphambili

56ISodomumsakwenuayibanganagamaemlonyeni wakhongeminiyekratshilakho;

57zingekatyhilwaizintozakhoezimbi,njengasexesheni lesingcikivosamagxamesiakwa-Aramnesangeenxazonke kuwo,samagxamesiamaFilisti,awakugibayongeenxa zonke

58Amanyalaakhonamasikiziakhouwathwele,utsho uYehova.

59NgokubaitshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi;Ndenzekekuwe njengokowenzengakowena,osidelileyoisifungo,ukuba uwaphuleumnqophiso.

60Ndiyakuwukhumbulamnaumnqophisowamnawe ngemihlayobuncinanebakho,ndikumiseleumnqophiso ongunaphakade.

61Wozikhumbulaiindlelazakho,udaneekubamkeleni kwakhooodadebenu,abakhulukunawenabancinane kunawe;ndikunikebabeziintombikuwe,noko bengengabomnqophisowakho

62Ndiwumiseumnqophisowamnawe;waziukuba ndinguYehova.

63ukuzeukhumbule,udane,ungabisabanakuvulamlomo ngenxayehlazolakho,ekukuxolelenikwamzonkeizinto ozenzileyo;itshoiNkosiuYehova

ISAHLUKOSE-17

1KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 2Nyanawomntu,jikelaiqhina,uthethengomzekeliso kwindlukaSirayeli;

3Uzeuthi,ItshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi;Ixhalanga elikhulu,elimaphikomakhulu,elimaphikomakhulu,lizele ziintsiba,zimibala-bala,lafikaeLebhanon,lathabatha amaphambiliomthiwomsedare; 4Laqhawulaeliphezuluemahlamviniawo,lalisaezweni lakwaKanan;wayibekaemziniwabarhwebi

5Lathabathaembewiniyelozwe,layityalaentsimini echumayo;wawubekangasemanziniamakhulu,wawumisa ngokomngcunube

6Yahluma,yabangumdiliyaonabileyo,omfuphi,ukuze amasebeawoasingekulo,neengcambuzawozibephantsi kwalo;

7Kwabakhoelinyeixhalangaelikhulu,elimaphiko makhulu,linoboyaobuninzi.

8Ubutyelweentsiminielungileyowona,ngasemanzini amaninzi,ukuzewenzeamasebe,uxakatheiziqhamo, ukubaubengumdiliyaonguwonaunguwo

9Yithi,ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Iyakuphumelelana?Eyi ayiyikuzinyothulanaiingcambuzawo,isinqumle iziqhamozawo,ubune?uyakubunaemagqabinionke entlakohlazayawo,kungekhomandlamakhulu,nokuba baninziabantu,ukuwunyothulaezingcanjinizawo.

10Yabona,khonautyelwe,womilana?Awuyikubuna ubunena,wakufikelwalulophulwasempumalanga?Uya kubunelaezindimeniohlumekuzo.

11KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi,

12Khawuthikwindlueneenkani,Anikwazinaukuba kuyintoninaoko?Yithikubo,Yabonani,ukumkani waseBhabheliuzaeYerusalem,wamthabathaukumkani wayonabathethelibayo,wabasanayeeBhabheli;

13Wathabathaembewiniyokumkani,wanqophisananaye, wamfungisa;

14ukuzebubebubukumkaniobuphantsi,ukuze bungaziphakamisi,ukuzeawugcineumnqophisowakhe, ukuzeumewona

15Wasukakewagwilikakuyengokuthumaabathunywa bakheeYiputa,ukuzeanikweamahashenabantuabaninzi. Uyakuphumelelana?Wosindanaowenzeloonto? Wowaphulanaumnqophiso,asinde?

16Ndihlelinje,itshoiNkosiuYehova,inene,endaweni ahlelikuyoukumkani,owamenzaukumkani,osidelileyo isifungo,awaphuleyoumnqophisowakhe,nayeuyakufela phakathikweBhabheli.

17UFaroakayikumenzelaimfazwe,enempiyakhe enamandla,nangesikhungusikhulu,kwafunjwaudonga lokungqinga,kwakhiweinqabazokubonisela,ukuze anqumleabantuabaninzi

18Ekubeniesidelileisifungo,ukubaawaphule umnqophiso,yabona,unikeisandlasakhe,wazanoko wenzazonkeezizinto;

19Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi,Yabona, ndikuchasile;Ndihlelinje,inyaniso,isifungosam asidelileyo,nomnqophisowamawaphuleyo,ndiya kumnikaentlokweniyakhe.

20Ndowutwabululaphezukwakheumnathawam, abanjiswengumgibewam,ndimseeBhabheli, ndimangalelanenayekhonangenxayomenezolwakhe, andimenezelengalo.

21Bayakuwalikrelebonkeabasabileyobakhe emahlelweniakheonke,namasalelaathiwesaaqhu kwimimoyayonke;naziukubamnaYehovandithethile 22ItshoiNkosiuYehova;mnandiyakuthabathake ihlamvuemantlokoomsedareomde,ndilimise;encotsheni yamahlamvuawondiyakuqhawulaelithambileyo, ndilityalephezukwentabaephakamileyo,ephakamileyo; 23NdiyakulityalakeentabeniendeyakwaSirayeli,linyuse amasebe,lixakatheiziqhamo,libengumsedareongowona

unguwo,zihlalephantsikwawozonkeiintakazeentlobo ngeentlobo;ziyakuhlalaemthunziniwamasebeawo.

24Iyakwaziyonkeimithiyasendle,ukubamnaYehova ndiwuthobileumthiophakamileyo,ndiwuphakamisile umthiomfuphi,ndiwomisileumthiomanzi, ndiwuqhamisileumthiowomileyoMnaYehova ndithethile,ndenza

ISAHLUKOSE-18

1KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 2Uyintoninakunilomzekeliso,nizekelisangawo emhlabeniwakwaSirayeli,nisithi,Ooyisebadleiidiliya ezimuncu,kwababutheleziamazinyooonyana?

3Ndihlelinje,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi,anisayikuba sazekelisangalomzekelisokwaSirayeli. 4Yabonani,yonkeimiphefumloyeyam;umphefumlo woyiseunjengomphefumlowonyana,yeyamyomibini; umphefumloowonayo,kuyakufawonawodwa.

5Kodwaukubaumntuuthewalilungisa,wenza ngokwesikonangobulungisa,

6angadleliezintabeni,amehloakheangawaphakamiseli kwizigodozendlukaSirayeli,angamenziinqambiumfazi wommelwane,angasondelikumfazionamanyala;

7akamxinzelelaphantsiumntu,wasibuyiselaisibambiso sakhekobolekayo,akaxhakamfula;isonkasakhewasinika olambileyo,wamgubungelaozengengubo;

8Lowounganikeliukubaadleabanyengemali, ongathabathangalungeniselo,osibuyiselweyoisandla sakheebugwenxeni,wenzeisigweboesiyinyanisophakathi komntunomntu;

9wahambangemimiseloyam,wagcinaamasikoam,ukuba enzengenyaniso;ulilungisa,inene,uyakuphila;itsho iNkosiuYehova.

10Ukubauthewazalaunyanawesihange,umphalazi wegazi,owenzaintoenjalonakweyiphinakwezozinto, 11ongenzinanyekwezombopheleleko,kodwawadla ezintabeni,wamenzainqambiumfaziwommelwanewakhe; 12Ocudisausizananehlwempu,ephangangokugonyamela, engasibuyiseliisibambiso;owaphakamiselakwizigodo amehloakhe,wenzaamasikizi;

13onikelaimaliukubaadleabanyengayo,othabathainzala yemboleko:wophilanakeloonyana?akayikuphila; uwenzileonkelamasikizi;inene,uyakufa;igazilakheliya kubaphezukwakhe

14Yabonanike,etheyenaethewazalaunyana,wazibona zonkeizonozikayiseazenzileyo,waqonda,angenjenjalo; 15angadlangaezintabeni,amehloakheangawaphakamiseli kwizigodozendlukaSirayeli,angamenziinqambiumfazi wommelwanewakhe; 16akacudisabani,angasibiziisibambiso,angaxhakamfuli; isonkasakheasinikeolambileyo,amgubungeleoze ngengubo;

17othewasusaisandlasakhekosizana,ongathabathanga nzala,nangenisoyemboleko,wenzaamasikoam,nohamba ngemimiseloyam;akayikufangobugwenxabukayise; inene,uyakuphila.

18Uyiseyena,ngokokubaecudisilekakubi,exhakamfula umzalwana,wenzaokungalungileyophakathikwabantu bakowabo,yabonani,uyakufangobugwenxabakhe.

19Ukantinithike,Nganina?Unyanaakabuthwalina ubugwenxabukayise?Unyanawenzengokwesiko

nangobulungisa,wayigcinayonkeimimiseloyam,wayenza, inene,uyakuphila.

20Umphefumloowonayo,kuyakufawonawodwa Unyanaakayikubuthwalaubugwenxabukayise,noyise akayikubuthwalaubugwenxabonyana;ubulungisa belungisabuyakubaphezukwalo,nokungendawo kongendawokuyakubaphezukwalo

21Ongendawoke,xaathewabuyaezonwenizakhezonke azenzileyo,wayigcinayonkeimimiseloyam,wenza ngokwesikonangobulungisa,inene,uyakuphila; 22Zonkeizikreqozakheazenzileyoaziyikukhunjulelwa kuye;ngobulungisabakheabenzileyo,uyakuphila

23Kumnandinakanenekumukufakongendawo?itsho iNkosiuYehova;asikukonokubaabuyeezindlelenizakhe, aphile?

24Khonaekubuyenikwelungisaebulungisenibalo,lenza ngobugqwetha,ngokwamasikiziawenzileyoongendawo, lophilanalona?Bonkeubulungisabaloelabenzayoabuyi kukhunjulelwa;ngenxayobumenemenebaloelimeneze ngabo,nangenxayezonozaloelonengazo:ngenxayezo zintoliyakufa

25Ukantinithike,IndlelayeNkosiayilungelelene. Khanive,ndlukaSirayeli;Indlelayamayilungelelenena? Azilungelelenenaiindlelazenu?

26Xalitheilungisalabuyaebulungisenibalo,lenza ngobugqwetha,lofangezozinto;lofangobugwenxabalo elibenzileyo

27Xaatheongendawowabuyakokungendawokwakhe akwenzileyo,wenzangokwesikonangobulungisa,yenauya kuwusindisaumphefumlowakhe

28Ekubeniebonile,wabuyaezikreqwenizakhezonke azenzileyo,uyakuphila;akayikufa

29UkantiithikeindlukaSirayeli,IndlelayeNkosi ayilungelelene.Iindlelazamazilungelelenena,ndlu kaSirayeli?Azilungelelenenaiindlelazenu?

30Ngakookondiyakunigwebaelowongokwendlela yakhe,ndlukaSirayeli;Guqukani,nizibuyiseezikreqweni zenuzonke;keubugwenxaabuyikubasisikhubekisokuni 31Lahlanizonkeizikreqozenuenikreqengazo;nizenzele intliziyoentshanomoyaomtsha.Yininaukubanife,ndlu kaSirayeli?

32Ngokubaakumnandikumukufakofayo;itshoiNkosi uYehova.Zibuyisenikeniphile.

ISAHLUKOSE-19

1Wenake,ziphakamiseleisimbononoizikhulu zakwaSirayeli.

2Uyintoninaunyoko?Ingonyamakazi,ilalaphakathi kweengonyama,iwakhuliselaamatholeayophakathi kweengonyamaezintsha

3Yakhulisaelinyeematholeniayo,labayingonyama entsha,lafundaukuqwengainyamakazi;yabadlaabantu 4Zayevangayeiintlanga;labanjiswaemhadiniwabo, balizisaezwenilaseYiputangemixokelelwane

5Yakubonaingonyamakaziukubaaliphumeleli,lidakile ithembalayo,yathabathaelinyeematholeniayo,yalenza ingonyamaentsha

6Yahambahambaphakathikweengonyama,yaba yingonyamaentsha,yafundaukuqwengainyamakazi,yadla abantu

7Izaziiingxandezaboezinde,yayenzaamanxuwaimizi yabo;kubesenkangalaelizweni,nenzalisekoyalo,ngezwi lokubharhulakwalo

8Iintlangangeenxazonkeemazweni,zamisakulo, zawutwabululaphezukwaloumnathawazo,labanjiswa emhadiniwazo

9Zalifakaeluvalelwenilinamakhamandela,zalisa kukumkaniwaseBhabheli,zalisaezimboniselweni,ukuze ilizwilalolingabisavakalaezintabenizakwaSirayeli

10Unyokoubenjengomdiliya,otyelwengasemanzini, ekuphumlenikwakho,waqhama,wanamasebeamaninzi ngenxayamanziamaninzi

11Wabanamasebeaqinileyookubaziintongazabalawuli, ubudebawobaphakamephakathikweengqimbazamafu, wabonakalaekuphakamenikwawongobuninzibamasebe awo.

12Wanyothulwakengobushushu,wakhahlelwaemhlabeni, nomoyawasempumalangawazomisaiziqhamozawo; umlilowabatshisa.

13Ngokukeutyelweentlango,ezwenielingumqwebedu, elomileyo

14Kuphumekeumliloemahlamviniamasebeawo, wazitshisaiziqhamozawo,akwabakhosebeliqinileyo kuwo,lokubayintongayokulawulaSisoesisimbonono, siyakubasisimbonono.

ISAHLUKO20

1Kekalokukwathingomnyakawesixhenxe,ngenyanga yesihlanu,ngolweshumienyangenileyo,kwafikaamadoda, evelakumadodaamakhuluakwaSirayeli,ukubaabuzise kuYehovaAhlalaphantsiphambikwam 2KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 3Nyanawomntu,thethanamadodaamakhuluakwaSirayeli, uthikuwo,ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Nizekubuzisakumna? Ndihlelinje,itshoiNkosiuYehova,andiyikubuzwanini, nakanye.

4Uzakubagwebana,nyanawomntu,uzakubagwebana? Baziseamasikiziooyise

5Uzeuthikubo,ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Ngemini endamnyulayouSirayeli,ndasiphakamisaisandlasam embewiniyendlukaYakobi,endazazisakuboezweni laseYiputa,endasiphakamisayokuboisandlasam,ndisithi, NdinguYehova,uThixowenu; 6Ngeminindabaphakamiselaisandlasam,ndibakhupha ezwenilaseYiputa,ndibaseezweniendalihlolayongenxa yabo,elibalekaamasinobusi,eliligugukumazweonke;

7Ndathikubo,Lahlanielowoizintoezinezothezamehlo akhe,ningazenziiinqambingezigodozaseYiputa; ndinguYehova,uThixowenu

8Basukababaneenkanikum,abavumaukundiphulaphula, abazilahlaelowoizintoezinezothezamehloakhe, abazishiyaizigodozaseYiputa;ndathike,ndiyakuthulula ubushushubamphezukwabo,ndiwupheleliselekubo umsindowamphakathikwelizwelaseYiputa

9Ndenzakengenxayegamalam;ukuzelingahlanjelwa emehlwenieentlanga,ababephakathikwazo,endazazisa kuboemehlweniazo,ekubakhuphenikwamezweni laseYiputa

10NdabakhuphakeezwenilaseYiputa,ndabasaentlango. 11ndabanikaimimiseloyam,ndabazisanamasikoam, awothiumntuewenzileaphilengawo

12Kananjalondabanikaiisabathazam,ukubazibe ngumqondisophakathikwamnabo,ukuzebaziukubamna Yehovandiyabangcwalisa

13IndlukaSirayeliyesukayabaneenkanikumentlango; abahambangemimiseloyam;bawacekisaamasikoam, awothiumntuewenzile,aphilengawo;bazihlambela kakhuluiisabathazam;ndathike,ndiyakuthulula ubushushubamphezukwaboentlango,ukuzendibagqibele. 14Kokondenzayongenxayegamalam;ukuze lingahlanjelwaemehlwenieentlanga,endabakhuphayo emehlweniazo

15Kananjalomnandabaphakamiselaisandlaentlango, ukubandingabasiezweniendabanikalona,elibalekaamasi nobusi,eliligugukumazweonke;

16ngenxayokubabawacekisileamasikoam,abahamba ngemimiseloyam,bazihlambelaiisabathazam;ngokuba intliziyoyaboyazilandelaizigodozabo

17Kokolabanencebailisolamkubo,ukuba ndingabatshabalalisi,ndingabagqibelientlango.

18Ndathikekoonyanababoentlango,Musaniukuhamba ngemimiseloyooyihlo,ningawagciniamasikoabo, ningazenziiinqambingezigodozabo;

19NdinguYehova,uThixowenu;hambaningemimiselo yam,niwagcineamasikoam,niwenze; 20uzingcwaliseiisabathazam;zibengumqondisophakathi kwamnani,ukuzenaziukubandinguYehovauThixowenu 21Basukaoonyanababaneenkanikum;abahamba ngemimiseloyam,abawagcinaamasikoamukubabawenze, awothiumntuewenzileaphilengawo;bazihlambela iisabathazam;ndathike,ndiyakuthululaubushushubam phezukwabo,ndiwupheleliselekuboumsindowam entlango

22Kokondasibuyisayoisandlasam,ndenzangenxa yegamalam,ukubalingahlanjelwaemehlwenieentlanga, endabakhuphayoemehlweniazo

23Kananjalondabaphakamiselaisandlasamentlango, ukubandibachithachitheezintlangeni,ndibaphangalalisele emazweni;

24ngenxaenokubabengawenzangaamasikoam, bayicekisayoimimiseloyam,bazihlambelaiisabathazam, amehloaboalandelaizigodozooyise

25Namndabamiselaimimiseloengabalungeleyo, namasikoabangenakuphilangawo.

26Ndabenzaiinqambingeziphozabo,ekucandisenikwabo emlilweniyonkeintoevulaisizalo,ukuzendibaphanzise; ukuzebaziukubandinguYehova.

27Ngakooko,thethakwindlukaSirayeli,nyanawomntu, uthikubo,ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Kambekeooyihlo bandinyelisengokwenjenjalo,ekumenezenikwabo ababemenezakum

28Kubaxenikwenindabasayoezweniendasiphakamisela kuloisandlasamsokubandibanikelona,basuka bakhangelazonkeiinduliezinde,nemithiyonkeetheshinyi, bayibingelelakhonaimibingeleloyabo,basondezakhona imisondezoyaboequmbisayo,benzakhonaivumbalabo elithozamisayo,bathululelakhonaiminikeloyabo ethululwayo.

29Ndathikekubo,Esisiganganiyakusosiyintonina? KwathiwaigamalasoyiBhamaunanamhla

30NgakookoyithikwindlukaSirayeli,ItshoiNkosi uYehova;Nizenzeiinqambingendlelayooyihlona? nihenyuzengokwamasikiziabo?

31nizenzeiinqambiezigodwenizenungokunikelaizipho zenu,nangokubacandisaemlilwenioonyanabenu nanamhlaNdiyakuquqelwaninina,ndlukaSirayeli? Ndihlelinje,itshoiNkosiuYehova,andiyikubuzwanini, nakanye.

32Loontoitheqathaemoyeniwenu,ayiyikubakho nokubakho:leyonithi,Siyakubanjengeentlanga, njengemizalwaneyamazwe,silungiselelekwimithi namatye

33Ndihlelinje,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi,ngesandla esithenkqi,nangengaloeyolukileyo,nangobushushu obuthululwayo,ndiyakunilawulaphezukwenu; 34Ndiyakunikhuphaezizweni,ndinibutheemazweni enilusalikuwongesandlaesithenkqi,nangengalo eyolukileyo,nangobushushuobuthululwayo

35Ndiyakunizisakwintlangoyezizwe,ndimangalelane nani,sikhangelaneebusweni;

36njengokondamangalelananooyihlokwintlangoyelizwe laseYiputa,ndiyakwenjenjaloukumangalelananani;itsho iNkosiuYehova

37Ndoniphumelisaphantsikwentonga,ndinibophelele emnqophisweni;

38ndibasusekuniabagwilikayo,nabakreqayokum, ndibakhupheezwenilokuphambukelakwabo,bangangeni emhlabeniwakwaSirayeli;naziukubandinguYehova.

39Ninake,ndlukaSirayeli,itshoiNkosiuYehova; Hambaniniyekukhonzaelowoizigodozakhe;kananjalo emvenikoko,ukubaanithanganindiphulaphule;ize ningabisalihlambelaigamalamelingcwelengeziphozenu, nangezigodozenu

40NgokubaitshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi,Entabeniyam engcwele,entabeniendeyakwaSirayeli,khonaaphoiya kundikhonzayonkeindlukaSirayeli,yonkeiphelaezweni; khonaaphondiyakukholiswangabo,ndibizekhona imirhumoyenuneentlahlelazemirhumoyenu,ezintweni zenuzonkeezingcwele

41Ndiyakunamkelangevumbalenuelithozamisayo, ekunikhuphenikwamezizweni,ndinibutheemazweni enilusalikuwo;ndingcwaliswekuwephambikweentlanga 42naziukubandinguYehova,ekuningenisenikwam emhlabeniwakwaSirayeli,ezweniendaphakamisakulo isandlasamsokubandilinikeooyihlo

43Niyakuzikhumbulakhonaiindlelazenuneentlondizenu zonke,enazenzaiinqambingazo;nizikruqukelengokwenu ngenxayobubibenubonke,enibenzileyo

44naziukubandinguYehova,ekuniphathenikwamngenxa yegamalam,kungekhonangokweendlelazenuezimbi, nangokweentlondizenuezibolileyo,ndlukaSirayeli;itsho iNkosiuYehova

45KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 46Nyanawomntu,bhekisaubusobakhokwelasezantsi, uwiseintethousingiseezantsi,uprofetengehlathilelizwe lasezantsi;

47uthikwihlathilelizwelasezantsi,LiveilizwilikaYehova; ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Yabona,ndifakaumlilokuwe, utshisekuwewonkeumthiomanzi,nawowonkeumthi owomileyo;

48Yobonayonkeinyama,ukubamnaYehovandiwubasile; awuyikucinywa

49Ndathi,Awu!NkosiYehova!Bathingam,Akathethi ngemizekelisona?

ISAHLUKO21

1KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 2Nyanawomntu,bhekisaubusobakhoeYerusalem,uwise intethoengcweleni,uprofetengomhlabawakwaSirayeli; 3YithikumhlabawakwaSirayeli,UtshouYehovaukuthi, Yabona,ndikuthabathelendawo;Yabona,ndikuchasile; ndirholeikrelelamesingxotyenisalo,ndinqumlekuwe olilungisanongendawo

4Ngenxaenokubandiyakunqumlakuweilungisa nongendawo,ngakookoliyakuphumaikrelelam esingxotyenisalo,liyeenyameniyonke,lithabathele ezantsiliseentla;

5yaziyonkeinyama,ukubamnaYehovandilirholileikrele lamesingxotyenisalo;

6Wenake,nyanawomntu,ncwina,uqhekekeisinqe; uncwinengobukrakraemehlweniabo

7Kothi,xabathekuwe,Uncwinelanina?uzeuphendule, uthi,Ngenxayeendabaezilungileyo;zinyibilikezonke iintliziyo,ziwezonkeizandla,incameyonkeimimoya, amadoloabebuthathakaonke;yabonani,ziyeza,ziya kubakho;itshoiNkosiuYehova.

8KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 9Nyanawomntu,profetauthi,UtshouYehovaukuthi; Yithi,Ikrele,ikreleliloliwe,kananjalolikhazimlisiwe; 10Liloliweukuzelixhelelibulale;likhazimlisiwe, likhazimle;Intongayonyanawamayicekisiimithiyonke; 11Linikelweukubalikhazimliswe,liphathwengesandla; 12Khalaubhomboloze,nyanawomntu;ngokubalithene mbendenabantubam,lithenembendenezikhuluzonke zakwaSirayeli;

13Ngokubasekucikidiwe;kothininaukubanentonga ecekisayo?ayisayikubasabakho;itshoiNkosiuYehova 14Wenake,nyanawomntu,profeta,utywakrazeizandla, liphindweokwesithathuikrelelababuleweyo;

15Ukuzeintliziyoitheamandla,zandeizikhubekiso, ndiwamiseleamasangoaboonkeikreleelijikajikayo. lenziwelakhazimla,lisongiweukubalixhelwe

16Hambaniniyeekunene,nokubanisingaekhohlo,apho sukubaubusobakhobubhekisekhona.

17Namndiyakuzitywakrazaizandlazam,ndibupholise ubushushubam,mnaYehovandithethile

18KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, Wenake,nyanawomntu,zimiseleiindlelazibembini, ukuzelifikengazoikrelelokumkaniwaseBhabheli, ziphumeezwenielinyezombini,unyulekeindawo, uyinyuleemantlokoendlelayomzi

20Misaindlela,ukuzeikrelelifikeeRabhayoonyanabakaAmon,nakwaYuda,eYerusalemenqatyisiweyo

21KubaukumkaniwaseBhabheliumiseekwahlukaneni kweendlela,emantlokoeendlelazombini,ukuzeahlabe isihlabo;uhlukuhlaiintolo,ubuzakwimilondekhaya, ukhangelaesibindini

22EsandlenisakhesokunenewavumisangeYerusalem, ukubakumisweabathetheli,kuvulweumlomowokubulala, kuphakanyisweizwilokuduma,kumisweizinto zokutyhomfaemasangweni,kufunjweudongalokungqinga, kwakhiweudongalokungqinga

23Sobanjengesihlaboesikhohlakeleyokuboemehlweni abo,bafungelweizifungobona;keyenawokhumbuza ubugwenxa,ukuzebabanjwe

24Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi,Yabona, ndikuchasile;Ngenxayokubanabukhumbuzaubugwenxa benu,ekutyhilekenikwezikreqozenu,ukuzezibonakale izonozenuezintlondinizenuzonke;ngenxayokuba,ndithi, ukubanikhunjulwe,niyakubanjwangesandla.

25Wenake,sikhulusakwaSirayeliesikhohlakeleyo, esifikeleyoiminiyokuphelakobugwenxa; 26ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Susaunkontsho,ususeisithsaba; akuyikubanjalo;

27Ndiyakukuphenulandikuphenule,ndikuphenule;kwaye ndiyakumnikayona

28Wenake,nyanawomntu,profetauthi,ItshoiNkosi uYehovangokusingiselekoonyanabaka-Amon, ngokusingiselekungcikivolwabo,ukuthi,yithi,Ikrele, ikrelelirholiwe;likhazimlisiweukubulalangenxa yomenyezi;

29Ekubenibebonaamampungekuwe,bakuhlabelela ubuxoki,ukubabakubekeezintanyenizababuleweyo, abangendawoefikaiminiyabo,xabupheleyoubugwenxa babo;

30Ndiyakuwubuyiselanaesingxotyenisawo?ndiya kukugwebaendaweniowadalwakuyo,ezwenilokuzalwa kwakho

31NdiyakuthululaphezukwakhoubhavumolwamNdiya kukubaselangomlilowokuphuphumakomsindowam, ndikunikeleesandlenisamadodaazizityhakala,iingcibi ezonakalisayo

32Uyakubakukudlakomlilo;igazilakholiyakuba phakathikwelizwe;ungabisakhunjulwa;ngokubamna Yehovandithethile

ISAHLUKO22

1KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 2Wenake,nyanawomntu,uzakuwugwebana,uwugwebe naumziwamagazi?Woyibonisaonkeamasikiziayo

3Uzeuthi,ItshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi,Umziuphalaza igaziesazulwinisawo,ukuzelifikeixeshalawo,wenze izigodokuwo,ukuzeubeyinqambi;

4egazinilakhoolithululeyouzekeityala;wazenzainqambi ngezigodozakhoozenzileyo;uyisondezileimihlayakho, ufikileeminyakeniyakho;ngenxayokondikwenze isingcikivoezintlangeni,nesingcikivokumazweonke.

5Abakufuphinabakudekuwebayakukucukuceza; 6Yabona,izikhuluzakwaSirayeli,zibezikuwe,zibe sesinyeisandlasaso,ukuzeziphalazeigazi.

7Uyisenoninababacukucezelakuwe;owasemzini bamcudisaesazulwinisakho;iinkedamanabahlolokazi babaxinzelelaphantsikuwe

8Iingcwelezamuzidelile,neesabathazamuzihlambele 9kuweamadodaamanyeliso,ukuzeaphalazeigazi;akuwe adlelaezintabeni,enzaamanyalaesazulwinisakho. 10Ubuzebooyisebutyhilelwekuwe;umfaziongendawo bamdlwengulilekuwe

11Indodayenzaamasikizinomfaziwommelwanewakhe; omnyeumenzainqambiumolokazanawakhe ngobugqwirha;omnyeudlwengulaudadewabo,intombi kayise,kuwe

12Bamkelaiziphokuwe,ukuzebaphalazeigazi;wenaudle abantungemali,wathabathainzalayemboleko:uyamdla ummelwanewakhongokucudisa;undilibele;itshoiNkosi uYehova

13Yabona,nditywakrazaizandlazamngenxayenzuzo yakhoembioyizuzileyo,nangenxayamagaziakho asesazulwinisakho

14Intliziyoyakhoiyakumana?Izandlazakhoziyakuthi nkqina,ngemihlaendiyakukuphathangayo?MnaYehova ndithethile,ndiyakwenza

15Ndiyakukuchithachithaphakathikweentlanga, ndikuchithachitheemazweni,ndibugqibeleubunqambi bakhokuwe

16Wozidlailifakuweemehlwenieentlanga;waziukuba ndinguYehova

17KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 18Nyanawomntu,indlukaSirayeliisukeyabaligwebu lentsimbikum;bonkebabalubhedunebhekilenesinyithi nelothe,phakathieziko;Baligwebulesilivere

19Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi,Yabona, ndikuchasile;Ngenxayokubanabaligwebulentsimbi nonkeniphela,ngakooko,yabonani,ndiyakunibutha esazulwiniseYerusalem.

20njengokubakuqokelelwaisilivere,nobhedu,nesinyithi, nelothe,nebhekile,phakathieziko,ukubakuvuthelwe umlilo,ukubainyibilike;ndonibuthandinomsindo, ndinobushushu,ndinishiyekhona,ndininyibilikise

21Ndonibutha,ndifutheumlilowokuphuphumakomsindo wamkuni,ninyibilikephakathikwawo.

22Njengokubaisilivereinyibilikiswaphakathieziko,niya kwenjenjaloukunyibilikiswaphakathikwayo;naziukuba mnaYehovandibuthululeubushushubamphezukwenu.

23KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 24Nyanawomntu,yithikulo,Ulilizweelingazange lihlanjululwe,elinganelwayongomhlawobhavumo.

25Lucebolwabaprofetibaloesazulwinisalo Njengengonyamaebharhulayo,eqwengainyamakazi,badla ixhoba;badleimiphefumlo;bathabathaubutyebinezinto ezinqabileyo;bandisileabahlolokazibaloesazulwinisayo 26Ababingelelibalobayawugonyamelaumyalelowam, bazihlambeleiingcwelezam;abacaluliphakathi kokungcwelenokuhlambelayo,abacaluliphakathi okuyinqambinokuhlambulukileyo,bayawafihlaamehlo abokwiisabathazam,ndihlanjelwephakathikwabo.

27Abathethelibaloesazulwinisalobanjengeengcuka eziqwengaixhoba,ukubabaphalazeigazi,batshabalalise imiphefumlo,ukuzebazuzeinzuzoembi.

28abaprofetibayobazityabekengodakaoluthaphukayo, bebonaintoekhohlakeleyo,bebavumisangobuxoki,besithi, ItshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi,xauYehovaengathethanga.

29Abantubelizweelobayacudisa,bayaphanga, baxinzelelephantsiusizananehlwempu,bacudise owasemziningokungesesikweni

30Ndafunakuboindodaengabaluthangophakathi,ime ethutyeniphambikwam,ikhuseleilizweelo,ukuze ndingalitshabalalisi;andiyifumani.

31Ngokokendithululeubhavumolwamphezukwabo; ndibagqibelengomlilowokuphuphumakomsindowam, ndibanikengokwendlelayaboentlokweniyabo;itsho iNkosiuYehova

ISAHLUKO23

1KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 2Nyanawomntu,kwakukhoabafaziababini,iintombi zamfazimnye

3BahenyuzaeYiputa;bahenyuzaebuncinanenibabo; zacinezelwakhonaamabeleabo,zaphathwakhonaiingono zamabelezobuntombibabo

4AmagamaabokenguNtente-yakheomkhulukubo, noNtente-yam-kuyeumsakwabo;babangabam,bazala oonyananeentombiNgalokeamagamaabo; ElakwaSamaringuNtente-yakhe,neYerusalemnguNtenteyakhe.

5UAholawahenyuzaesengowam;Watshiseka kukubakhanukaizithandanezakhe,ama-Asiriya, ummelwanewakhe;

6bambetheiinguboezimsi,abathethelinababusi, amadodanaanqwenelekayoonkeephela,abamahashe bekhweleemahasheni

7Wakubhekiselakuboukuhenyuzakwakhe,koonyana baseAsiriyaabaluluhlebonke;wathikubobonke abetshisekakukubakhanuka,wazenzainqambingezigodo zabo

8AkakuyekanokuhenyuzakwakhekwaseYiputa;ngokuba ebuncinanenibakhebabelalanaye,baziphatheiingono zamabelezobuntombibakhebona;bathululeleubufebe babophezukwakhe.

9Ngakookondamnikelaesandlenisezithandanezakhe, esandlenisama-Asiriya,abetshisekakukubakhanuka

10Bonababutyhilaubuzebakhe,bathabathaoonyana bakheneentombizakhe,bambulalangekrele;ngokuba bebemgwebe

11Wakubonaokoumsakwabo,uNtente-yam-kuye,waba mandundukunayeukutshisekakwakhekukukhanuka, kwabamandunduukuhenyuzakwakhekunokuhenyuza kodadewabo.

12Watshisekakukubakhanukaama-Asiriya,abathetheli, nababusi,ummelwanewakhe,abavetheezimbejembeje, abamahashebekhweleemahasheni,amadodana anqwenelekayoonkeephela

13Ndabonaukubauzenzeinqambi,bandlela-nyebobabini; 14Wongezakeukuhenyuzakwakhe,ebonaamadoda ekrolweeludongeni,imifanekisoyamaKalediizotywe bubomvurha;

15bebhinqisweumbhinqoesinqeni,bevatheiingubo ezidayiweyo,entloko,bezizimvilaezibomvu, bengabathethelibonkebephela,ngokwesikolamaKaledi amaKaledi,ilizwelokuzalwakwawo.

16Wathiakuwabonangamehlo,wawanqwenela, wathumelaabathunywakubokwelamaKaledi

17BezakekuyeoonyanabaseBhabheliesililini sokuncokolisa,bamenzainqambingobufebebabo; wazenzainqambingabo;wancothukakuboumphefumlo wakhe

18Wakutyhilaukuhenyuzakwakhe,wabutyhilaubuze bakhe,wancothukakeumphefumlowamkuye,njengoko umphefumlowamwancothukayokumsakwabo.

19Wongezakeukuhenyuzakwakhe,ngokukhumbula imihlayobuncinanebakhe,awahenyuzangayoezweni laseYiputa

20Watshisekakukuwakhanukaamakhweleabo,anyama ngathiyinyamayamaesile,amadlisoawongathi ngamabhodloamahashe

21Wamanaukhumbulaamanyalaobuncinanebakho,oko amaYiputaabephatheiingonozamabeleakho,ngenxa yamabeleobuncinanebakho

22Ngakooko,Oholibha,itshoiNkosiuYehova;Yabona, ndikuxhokonxelaizithandanezakho,ezouncothukileyo kuzoumphefumlowakho; 23amaKaledi,namaKaledionke,ooPekodi,noShowa, noKowa,nama-Asiriyaonkeakunyenawo,amadodana anqwenelekayo,nabathetheli,namabamba,iinkosi, nabadumileyo,bonkebephelabekhweleemahasheni

24Bayakukufikelabeneenqwelozokulwa,neenqwelo, neevili,benebandlalabantu,bakujikelezise iingweletshetshenamakhakanezigcina-ntloko,ndibeke amatyalaphambikwabo,bakugwebengokwamasikoabo; 25ndikumiseleikhwelelam,bakuphathengobushushu Bayakususaimpumloyakhoneendlebezakho;abaseleyo bakhobawelikrele,bathabatheoonyanabakhoneentombi zakho;okuseleyokwakhokutshiswengumlilo

26bakuhlubeiingubozakho,bazithabatheiimpahlazakho zokuhomba

27ndiwapheliseamanyalaakhokuwe,nokuhenyuza kwakhoezwenilaseYiputa,ungabisawaphakamisela amehloakhokubo,ungabisayikhumbulaiYiputa

28NgokubaitshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi;Yabona,ndiya kukunikelaesandlenisaboubathiyileyo,esandlenisabo uncothukileyokuboumphefumlowakho

29Bayakukuphathangentiyo,bathabathekonke ukuxelengakwakho,bakushiyeuzekanye,butyhileke ubuzebokuhenyuzakwakho,namanyalaakho, nokuhenyuzakwakho

30Ndiyakuzenzaezozintokuwe,ngenxayokuhenyuza kwakhoekulandeleniiintlanga,ngenxaenokubauzenze inqambingezigodozazo

31Wenauhambengendlelayodadewenu;ndiya kuyinikelaindebeyakheesandlenisakho

32ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Uyakuyiselaindebe yomsakwenu,yonaleyoinzulu,ibanzi;inomthwalo omkhulu

33Uyakuzalakukunxilanasisingqala;yindebe yakwankangalakankangalaindebeyodadewenuuSamari.

34Uyakuyiselake,uyifince,uwaqobeamagopheayo, uzijecenamabele;ngokubandithethile,itshoiNkosi uYehova.

35Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi,Yabona, ndikuchasile;Ekubeniundilibele,wandiphosaemva komhlanawakho,uyakuwathwalanokuwathwala amanyalaakhonokuhenyuzakwakho

36WathiuYehovakum;Nyanawomntu,uzakubagweba naooNtente-yakhenoNtente-yam-kuye?ewe,baxelele amasikiziabo;

37bakrexezile,izandlazabozinegazi;bakrexezene nezigodozabo;kananjalobabacandiseleemlilweni oonyanababo,ababazalelamna,ngenxayabo,ukuba batshise

38Babuyebenzanokukum:bayenzeinqambiingcwele yamkwangayoloomini,bazihlambelaiisabathazam; 39bakuzisikelaizigodozabooonyanababo,bangena engcweleniyamkwangayoloomini,ukuzebayihlambele; yabona,benjenjalophakathikwendluyam

40Phezukokonithumelekumadodaavelakude, kwathunyelwakuwoumthunywa;nanzozifikile; wazihlambangenxayazo,waziqabaamehlo,wazithijize ngezivathozakho;

41wahlalaesingqengqelweniesinobuqaqawuli, alungiselwaisithebephambikwaso,wabekakuso isiqhumisosamneoliyam

42Kwayeilizwilesihlweleesonwabileyolalikunyenaye, kwazakuthatyathelwaamaShebhaentlangokunye namadodaangamahlwempu,abekaizacholoezandleni zawo,nezithsabazokuhombaentloko

43Ndathikekulowooselehageleekukrexezeni,Ngokunje bayakuhenyuzanaye,abeyenanabo?

44Bamngenakenjengokokungenwangakokumfazi olihenyukazi:benjenjaloukumngenauNtente-yakhe, noNtente-yam-kuye,abobafazibanamanyala

45Kewonaamadodaangamalungisa,wonakewonaaya kubagwebangokwesikolabakrexezikazi,nangokwesiko labaphalazibegazi;ngokubabengabakrexezikazi,izandla zabozinegazi.

46NgokubaitshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi;ndiya kubanyuselaibandla,ndibanikeleekunqakulweni nasekuphangweni.

47ibandlalibaxulubengamatye,libasikengamakrelealo; liyakubabulalaoonyanababoneentombizabo,lizitshise izindluzabongomlilo.

48ndiwapheliseamanyalaezweni,baqeqeshwebonke abafazi,bangenzingokwamanyalaenu

49Bayakuwabekaphezukwenuamanyalaenu,nizithwale izonozezigodozenu;naziukubandiyiNkosiuYehova

ISAHLUKO24

1Kwathingomnyakawesithoba,ngenyangayeshumi, ngolweshumienyangenileyo,kwafikailizwilikaYehova kum,lisithi, 2Nyanawomntu,zibhaleleigamalalemini,layoyonale mini;ukumkaniwaseBhabheliuyimiseleiYerusalem ngayoyonalemini

3Uzeuyizekeliselengomzekelisoindlueneenkani,uthi kubo,ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Bekaimbiza,yibeke,kwaye ugaleleamanzikuyo:

Hlanganiselakuyoiinyamazayo;zonkeiinyama ezilungileyo,umlenzenegxalaba;yizalisengamathambo akhethiweyo

5Thabathaezikhethiweyozempahlaemfutshane, uwatshiseamathambongaphantsikwayo,uyibilise, amathamboayoaphekwephakathikwayo

6Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi;Yeha,mzindini unamagazi,kuyoimbizaekuyoumhlwa,ongaphumiyo umhlwakuyo!Yikhupheiinyamazayo;malingaweli iqashisokuyo.

7Ngokubaigazilawoliphakathikwawo;ulibeke encotsheniyengxondorha;ayigalelaemhlabeni,ukuba iwagubungelengothuli;

8ukuzekunyukeubushushu,ukubakuphindezele impindezelo;igazilawondilibekeengxondorheni,ukuba lingagutyungelwa

9Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi;Yeha,umzi onamagazi!ndiyakuyenzaibenkuluimfumbayomlilo

10Fumbaiinkuni,khwezelaumlilo,vuthisainyama,ujiye umhluzi,atsheamathambo

11uyibekephezukwamalahleayo,ingasenanto,ukuze lufudumalelutsheubhedulwayo,bunyibilikeubunqambi bayophakathikwayo,umhlwawayougqibele

12Izidinisilengobuxoki,akuphumikuyoumhlwawayo omkhulu;

13Ebunqambinibakhongamanyala;ngenxaenokuba ndikuhlambulule,akwahlambuluka,akusayikuhlambuluka ebunqambinibakho,ndidendibupholiselekuweubushushu bam

14MnaYehovandithethile;iyezalento,ndiyakuyenza; andiyikuyeka,andiyikubananceba,andiyikuzohlwaya; Bayakukugwebangokweendlelazakho,nangokweentlondi zakho;itshoiNkosiuYehova

15KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 16Nyanawomntu,yabona,ndithabathakuweintanda yamehloakhongesibetho,uzeungambambazeli,ulile; 17Gcumauthecwaka;uzeungenzisijwilingabafileyo Jikelaunkontsholwakho,unxibeiimbadadazakho ezinyawenizakho,ungazigqubutheliiindevuzakho eziphezukomlomo,ungasidliisonkasabantu

18Ndathethakenabantukusasa;ngokuhlwawafaumkam; ndenzakekusasanjengokondiwiselweumthethongako. 19Bathiabantukum,Akusixelelina,ukubaezizintozithini nakuthi,ukubawenjenje?

20Ndathikubo,KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 21ThethakwindlukaSirayeli,uthi,ItshoiNkosiuYehova; Yabonani,ndiyayihlambelaingcweleyam,iqhayiya lamandlaenu,intandayamehloenu,intoosikwayimfesane ngayongumphefumlowenu;oonyanabenuneentombi zenuenizishiyileyobawelikrele

22Niyakwenzakenjengokondenzengako:iindevu eziphezukomlomoaniyikuzigqubuthela,ningasidliisonka sabantu;

iinkontshozenuziyakubasentlokokuni,neembadadazenu zibesezinyawenizenu;aniyikumbambazela,nilile;keniya kungcungcuthekangenxayobugwenxabenu,nigcume, omnyeekhangelekomnye.

24UHezekilewobasisimangakuni;niyakwenzanjengako konkeakwenzileyo;ekuzenikwakooko,niyakwaziukuba ndiyiNkosiuYehova.

25Wenake,nyanawomntu,akuyikubanamhla, ndiwahluthileamandlaabo,imihlaliyozukolwabo,into enqwenelekayoyamehloabo,nentoabawumiliselekuyo umphefumlowabo,oonyanababoneentombizabo; 26ukubaosindileyoafikekuwengaloomini,avakaliseoko ezindlebenizakho?

27Ngayoloominiuyakuvulekaumlomowakho,kunye nosindileyolowo;uthethe,ungabisabasisidenge;ube sisimangakubo;baziukubandinguYehova.

ISAHLUKO25

1KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 2Nyanawomntu,bhekisaubusobakhokoonyanabakaAmon,uprofetengabo; 3uthikoonyanabaka-Amon,LiveniilizwileNkosi uYehovaItshoiNkosiuYehova;Ngenxaenokubausithi, Tshotsho,ngengcweleyam,xaihlanjelwe;nakwilizwe lakwaSirayeli,ekusenkangalakwalo;nendluyakwaYuda, ekufuduswenikwayo; ngakooko,yabona,ndikunikelakoonyana basempumalanga,ukubabamelekuwe,bamiseiingqili zabokuwe,benzeneendawozokuhlalakwabokuwe;bona bayakudlaiziqhamozakho,baseleamasiakho

5NdiyakuyenzaiRabhaibelikriwaleenkamela,eloonyana baka-Amonndilenzelibelikriwalemihlambi;naziukuba ndinguYehova

6NgokubaitshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi;Ngenxaenokuba uqhwabeizandla,wangqishangonyawo,wavuya ngentliziyoyakhokonkeukungcikivakwakhoilizwe lakwaSirayeli;

7Yabona,ndiyakusolulaisandlasamphezukwakho, ndikunikeleukubaubelixhobaezintlangeni;ndikunqumle ezizweni,ndikwenzeungabikhoemazweniNdiya kukutshabalalisa;waziukubandinguYehova

8ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Ngenxaenokubabesithi ooMowabhinoSehire,Yabonani,injengeentlangazonke indlukaYuda;

9Ngakooko,yabona,ndiyakulivulaicalalakwaMowabhi, ezixekweni,ezixekwenizakhe,eliseludenilwakhe, eliligugulelizwe,iBhete-yeshimoti,neBhahali-mehon, neKiriyatayim;

10Ndolinikelakoonyanabasempumalanga,kunye noonyanabaka-Amon,ndibanikelimiwe,ukuzebangabi sakhunjulwaezintlangenioonyanabaka-Amon 11ndenzeizigwebokwaMowabhi;baziukuba ndinguYehova

12ItshoiNkosiuYehova;NgenxaenokubauEdomeyenze impindezelokwindluyakwaYuda,wonekakhulu, waziphindezelakubo;

13Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi;ndiya kusolulaisandlasamnaphezukwelakwaEdom,ndinqumle kuloumntunenkomo;ndiyenzekubesenkangala, kwaTeman;nabakwaDedanbayakuwalikrele

14NdiyakuphindezelakwaEdomngesandlasabantubam amaSirayeli,benzekwaEdomngokomsindowam nangokobushushubam;bayakuyaziimpindezeloyam; itshoiNkosiuYehova.

15ItshoiNkosiuYehova;NgenxaenokubaamaFilistienze impindezelo,aphindezelaimpindezeloenentliziyo ebuhlungu,ukubaayitshabalalisengenxayentiyoyakudala; 16Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi,Yabona, ndikuchasile;Yabona,ndiyakusolulaisandlasamphezu kwamaFilisti,ndiwanqumleamaKreti,ndiwatshabalalise amasalelaaselunxwemenilolwandle

17Ndiyakwenzakuboimpindezeloenkulu,ezishushu; baziukubandinguYehova,ekwenzenikwamimpindezelo kubo

ISAHLUKO26

1Kekalokukwathingomnyakaweshumielinamnye, ngolokuqalaenyangenileyo,kwafikailizwilikaYehova kum,lisithi, 2Nyanawomntu,ngenxaenokubaiTireyathi ngeYerusalem,Tshotsho!Yaphukileamasangoabantu; 3Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi;Yabona, ndikuchasile,Tire;ndiyakukunyuselaiintlangaezininzi, njengokubaulwandlelunyusaamazaalo

4ziziqhuqheiindongazaseTire,zizigungxuleiinqaba zakhoezinde.Ndolutshayelauthulilwayokuyo,ndiyenze ibenjengengxondorhaebalelelwelilanga

5Iyakubayindawoyokwanekelaiminathaphakathi kolwandle,ngokubandithethile,itshoiNkosiuYehova;ibe lixhobaleentlanga

6Namagxamesiayoasemaphandleniayakubulawa ngekrele;baziukubandinguYehova.

7NgokubaitshoiNkosiuYehova;Uyabona,iTirendiya kuyiziselauNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwaseBhabheli, evelaentla,ukumkaniwookumkani,enamahashe neenqwelozokulwa,nabamahashe,nesikhungusabantu, nabantuabaninzi

8Amagxamesiakhoasemaphandleniuyakuwabulala ngekrele,akumiseleinqabayokubonisela,akumisele udongalokungqinga,akumiseleikhusilamakhaka; 9abhekiseezindongenizakhoizixhobozemfazwe, azidilizeiinqabazakhoezindengeentsimbizakhe

10Ngenxayobuninzibamahasheakhe,uthulilwawoluya kukugubungela;

11Ngamanqinaamahasheakheuyakuzigqushazonke izitratozakho,ababulalengekreleabantubakho,neenqaba zakhoeziqinileyoziwiseemhlabeni

12Bayakubuthimbaubutyebibakho,bayiphangeinto orhwebangayo,bazigungxuleiindongazakho,bazidilize izindluzakhoezinqwenelekayo,bawagxotheemanzini amatyeakho,nemithiyakho,nothulilwakho

13Ndoyiphelisaingxokozeloyeengomazakho;asiyikuba saviwaisandiseehadizakho

14Ndokwenzaubeyingxondorhaebalelelwelilanga;uya kubayindawoyokwanekaiminatha;akuyikubasakhiwa; ngokubamnaYehovandithethile;itshoiNkosiuYehova 15ItshoiNkosiuYehovakwiTire,ukuthi;Aziyikunyikima naiziqithingenxayesithongasokuwakwakho, ekuncwinenikwabangxwelerhiweyo,ekubulaweni kwabaphakathikwakho?

16Ziyakuhlazonkeizikhuluzaselwandleezitronenizazo, zikhululeiingubozazoezinde,zikhululeiingubozazo ezimfakamfele,zisambathengokungcangcazela;baya kuhlalaemhlabeni,bagungqengamaxeshaonke,bathi mangangawe

17Bayakukuphakamiselaisimbonono,bathikuwe,Hayi, ukuphanziswakwakho,obumibemiziyolwandle,umzi wodumo,ubunamandlaelwandle,wonanabemibawo; 18Ngokuziyagubhaiziqithingomhlawokuwakwakho; ewe,ziyakukhwankqiswaiziqithieziselwandlengenxa yokuphelakwakho

19NgokubaitshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi;Ekukwenzeni kwamubengumziolinxuwa,njengemiziengasamiweyo; ekunyusenikwamphezukwakhoamanzianzongonzongo, akugubungeleamanziamaninzi;

20Ekuhlisenikwamnabahlebayeemhadini,kunye nabantubamandulo,ndikubekeezihlanjenizomhlaba, eminyaweniyamandulo,nabahlebayeemhadini,ukuba ungamiwe;ndiyakubekauzukoezwenilabaphilileyo;

21Ndokwenzaubesisikhwankqiso,ungabikho;bakufune, bangabisafunyanwanaphakade;itshoiNkosiuYehova

ISAHLUKO27

1KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 2Wenake,nyanawomntu,yiphakamiseleisimbonono iTire;

3uthikwiTire,Wenauhleliyoezingenwenizolwandle, mrhwebeliwezizwewaseziqithiniezininzi,itshoiNkosi uYehova;Uthi,Tire,Ndimhlekwaphela.

4Imidayakhoisesazulwinisolwandle;babuphelelisile ubuhlebakhoabakhibakho

5NgemisipresyaseSenirebazenzazonkeiiplangazakho; bathabathaimisedareyaseLebhanonukwenzaimasti. 6BawenzangemiokiyaseBhashanamagwegweakho; Ibandlalama-Ashurilizenzeizihlalozakhongeempondo zeendlovu,eziphumaeziqithinizamaKiti.

7IlinenecikizekileyoemfakamfeleyaseYiputayaba iyiseyileyakho,ukubaibeyibhanilekuwe;ubugubungele bemisontoemsinemfusaeziqithinizakwaElisha.

8AbemibaseTsidonneArvadibayebengababheqibakho; izilumkozakho,Tire,zabaphakathikwakho,zaba ngabaqhubibakho

9AmadodaamakhuluaseGebhalinezilumkozakhonaebe zikuwe,zabangabalungisibeentandazakho.Yonke imikhombeyolwandleibeikuwe,noomateloshebayo, ukubayananeurhwebolwakho

10AmaPersinamaLudinamaPutiebesemkhosiniwakho, engamadodaakhookulwa;abezixhomakuwe iingweletshetshenezigcina-ntloko;zibalisa ubungangamshabakho.

11OonyanabaseArvadibabenomkhosiwakhophezu kweendongazakhongeenxazonke,namakroti abesezinqabenizakhoezinde;babenzebagqibelelaubuhle bakho

12ITarshisheyarhwebelananawengenxayobuninzi bobuncwanebonke;bakurholelaisilivere,nesinyithi, nebhekile,nelothe,ngeempahlazakho

13OoYavannoTubhalinoMeshekibabengabarhwebeli bakhobarhwebisananawengeziquzabantunangeempahla zobhedu

14AbendlukaTogarmabakurholelaamahashe, nabamahashe,noondlebende,ngeempahlazakho.

15OonyanabakaDedanbabengabarhwebelibakho;iziqithi ezininzibezirhwebisananawe,zakubuyiselaiimpondo zeendlovunemisimbithi,yabasisabelosakho.

16UAramwarhwebelananawengenxayobuninzibezinto ozenzayo,bakurholelaiikarbhunkolo,neenguboezimfusa, nezimfakamfele,nelinenecikizekileyo,nekorale,neerubhi, ngeempahlazakho

17ElakwaYudanelizwelakwaSirayelibelingabarhwebeli bakho;barhwebisananawengengqolowayaseMiniti nangemiqhathane,nangobusi,nangeoli,nangamafutha aqholiweyo

18IDamaskoyarhwebelananawe,ngenxayobuninzi bezintoozenzayo,ngenxayobuninzibobuncwanebonke ngewayiniyaseHelbhonnoboyaobumhlophe

19OoDannoYavanwaseUzalibayebekurholelaintsimbi ekhandiweyo;ikasiyanekalamobezisekurhwebenikwakho

20UDedanbekurhwebelananawengeempahlazokulwa ezinqwenelekayo

21Elakwa-ArabhinezikhuluzonkezakwaKedare bezirhwebisananawe,zarhwebisananawengamatakane, nangeenkunzizeegusha,nangeenkunzizeebhokhwe.

22AbarhwebibakwaShebhanabakwaRamabaye bengabarhwebelibakho,bakurholelaubulawubonke obuyintloko,namatyeonkeanqabileyo,negolide, ngeempahlazakho

23OoHarannoKanenoEden,abarhwebibakwaShebha, nabaseAsiriya,nabaseKilemadi,bayebengabarhwebeli bakho;

24babengabarhwebelibakhongeenguboezintlekwaphela, nangeengubozokwalekaezimsinezimfakamfele, nangemichakoemabalabala

25ZamemelelangaweiinqanawazaseTarshishe kwezentengisoyakho,wazala,wazukakakhuluesazulwini solwandle

26Bakusaemanziniamakhuluababheqibakho;ulophu lwasempumalangalwakwaphulaembilininiyeelwandle.

27Ubutyebibakho,neempahlazakhoothengisengazo, noomateloshebakho,nabaqhubibakho,nabalungiseleli bakho,nabalungiselelibakho,nabarhwebibakhoborhwebo lwakho,namadodaakhoonkeokulwaaphakathikwakho, nesikhungusakhosonkeesiphakathikwakho,bawelwa embilininiyeelwandlengeminiyokuwakwakho

28Ngenxayezwilokukhalalabaqhubibakho,ayanyikima amadlelo.

29Bayakuhlaezinqanawenizabobonkeababheqi, noomateloshe,bonkeabaqhubibaselwandle,beme emhlabeni;

30Bayakulivakalisakuweilizwilabo,bakhalekakrakra, bazigalelengothulientloko,bazigalelengothuthu;

31Bozichebaiintlokongenxayakho,babhinqe ezirhwexayo,bakulilelengobukrakrabomphefumlowabo, bembambazelakakrakra

32Bokuphakamiselaisimbononoesimemenisabo, bakwenzeleisimbonono,besithi,Nguwuphinaumzi onjengeTire,onjengobethweembilininielwandle?

33Ekuphumenikorhwebolwakhoelwandle,wahluthisa abantuabaninzi;ngobuninzibobuncwanebakho nobolwananisolwakhowabatyebisaookumkanibehlabathi 34Ngexeshalokutyumzwakwakhoezilwandle, ezinzulwinizamanziurhwebolwakho,nebandlalakho lonkeesazulwinisakho

35Bonkeabemibeziqithibayakumangaliswanguwe, ookumkanibabobabenamanwelebenamanwele,buthe ntshwaubusobabo

36Abarhwebiabasezizwenibayakwenzaumsondlo;uya kubasisikhwankqiso,ungabisabakhonaphakade

ISAHLUKO28

1KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 2Nyanawomntu,yithikwinkosanayaseTire,ItshoiNkosi uYehovaukuthi,ItshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi,Itsho iNkosiuYehovaukuthi,Yabona,ndikuvuseokunene; Ngenxaenokubaintliziyoyakhoiphakamile,uthi, NdinguThixo,ndihleliesihlalwenisoThixoembilinini yeelwandle;ungumntu,ungeThixo,nakubauyenze intliziyoyakhoyanjengentliziyokaThixo;

3Yabona,ulumkekambenangaphezukoDaniyeli;akukho mfihlakalobangayikuzifihlakuwe;

4Ngobulumkobakhonangengqondoyakhouzenzele ubuhandiba,wangenisaigolidenesilivereebuncwaneni bakho

5Ngobuninzibobulumkobakhoubandisileubuhandiba bakho,ngorhwebolwakho,yaphakamaintliziyoyakho ngobuhandibabakho

6Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi;Ngokuba uyenzeyanjengentliziyokaThixointliziyoyakho;

7Ngakooko,uyabona,ndiyakukuziselaabasemzini, abangcangcazelisibasezintlangeni,baburholeleubuhle bobulumkobakhoamakreleabo,bakuhlambele ukubengezelakwakho.

8Bayakukuhliselaemhadini,ufeukufakwababuleweyo esazulwinisolwandle

9Wotshonaukuthi,NdinguThixo,phambikombulali wakho?uyakubayindoda,ungabinguThixoesandleni salowoukubulaliyo

10Uyakufaukufakwabangalukileyongesandla sabasemzini,ngokubandithethile;

11KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 12Nyanawomntu,mphakamiseleisimbononoukumkani waseTire,uthikuye,ItshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi,Yabona, ndikuthabatheleisimbonono;Ulutywineumlinganiselo, uzeleyobubulumko,ugqibelelengobuhle

13Ubuse-EdenemyezwenikaThixo;Onkeamatye anqabileyoebesisigqubuthelosakho,ikarbhunkolo,itopazi, nedayimani,nebherilo,nebherilo,neyaspisi,nesafire, nesmarado,nesmarado,nesmarado,negolide;

14Uyikerubhiethanjisiweyo,egqubuthelayo;ndakumisa, wabasentabeniengcwelekaThixo;Uhambahamba phakathikwamatyeanomlilo

15Wagqibelelangeendlelazakho,kususelakwimini yokudalwakwakho,kwadakwafumanekaubugwenxa kuwe

16Ngobuninziborhwebolwakhoumbiliniwakhowazala kukugonyamela,wonake;ndiyakukulahla,ngokwento engcolileyo,umkeentabenikaThixo,ndikutshabalalise, kerubhiigqubuthelayo,ungabikhophakathikwamatye anomlilo.

17Intliziyoyakhoiphakamilengenxayobuhlebakho, ubonakalisileubulumkobakhongenxayokubengezela kwakho.

18Ngobuninzibobugwenxabakho,ngobugwenxa borhwebolwakho,uzihlambeleiingcwelezakho; ndikhupheumlilokwaphakathikwakho,ukutshise, ndikwenzeubeluthuthuemhlabeniemehlweniabobonke abakubonayo

19Bonkeabakwaziyoezizwenibayakumangaliswanguwe, usukeubesisikhwankqiso,ungabisabakhonaphakade

20KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 21Nyanawomntu,bhekisaubusobakhoeTsidon,uprofete ngayo;

22Uzeuthi,ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Uyabona,ndikuchasile, Tsidon;ndiyakuzizukisaphakathikwakho;baziukuba ndinguYehova,ekwenzenikwamizigwebokuyo, ndizingcwaliselekuyo

23Ndiyakuthumelakuyoindyikityayokufanegazi ezitratwenizayo;abangxwelerhiweyobayakugwetywa phakathikwayolikrele,eliyifikelengeenxazonke;bazi ukubandinguYehova.

24Akuyikubasabakhomevaanobuhlungu,naluviko lwenzabuhlungu,kwindlukaSirayeli,luphumakubobonke abangeenxazonkekuyo,abayicukuleyo;baziukuba ndiyiNkosiuYehova

25ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Ekuyibuthenikwamindlu kaSirayeli,ezizweniabaphangalaliswekuzo, ndingcwaliswekuboemehlwenieentlanga,bahlale emhlabeniwabo,endawunikaumkhonziwamuYakobi

26Bayakuhlalakuwobekholosile,bakheizindlu,batyale nezidiliya;ewe,bahlalebekholosileekwenzenikwam izigwebokubobonkeababacukulayo,abangeenxazonke kubo;baziukubandinguYehovauThixowabo

ISAHLUKO29

1Ngomnyakaweshumi,ngenyangayeshumi,ngolweshumi elinesibinienyangenileyo,kwafikailizwilikaYehovakum, lisithi,

2Nyanawomntu,bhekisaubusobakhokuFaroukumkani waseYiputa,uprofetengaye,nangeYiputayonkeiphela

3Thetha,uthi,ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Uyabona, ndikuchasile,FarokumkaniwaseYiputa,ngwenyainkulu ibuthumileyoemijelweniyayoyoMnayile,ithi,Ngowam umlambo,ndizenzelemna

4Ndiyakufakaamagwegweemihlathiniyakho, ndizinamatheleemaxolweniakhoiintlanzizemijeloyakho, ndikunyusephakathikwemijeloyakho,zinamathele emaxolweniakhozonkeiintlanzizomlambowakho

5Ndiyakukulahlelaentlango,wenaneentlanzizonke zemijeloyakhoUyakuwaendle;akuyikuhlanganiswa, akuyikuhlanganiswa;ndikunikaukubaubekukudla kwamarhamncwaasendlenokweentakazezulu.

6BayakwazibonkeabemibaseYiputaukuba ndinguYehovaNgokokubaibeingumsimelelo wengcongolokwindlukaSirayeli.

7Bakubambangesandlasakho,waphuka,wakrazulalonke igxalabalabo;bathi,bakubon’ukubabayamangawe, waphukawena,wenzaamanqeaboonke.

8Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi;uyabona, ndikuziselaikrele,ndinqumlekuweumntunenkomo; 9ilizwelaseYiputakubesenkangala,libharhe;baziukuba ndinguYehova,ngenxaenokubausithi,Umlambongowam, ndiwenzile

10Ngakookouyabona,ndikuchasilenemijeloyakho; ndiyakulibharhisailizwelaseYiputalibharhe,kube senkangala,lithabatheleeMigidoli,liseeSevene,lise emdeniwakwaKushi.

11Akuyikucandalunyawolwamntukuyo,akuyikucanda lunyawolwankomokuyo,ingemiwa,iminyakaemashumi mane.

12NdiyakulenzakubesenkangalailizwelaseYiputa phakathikwamazweabharhileyo,nemiziyalophakathi kwemiziengamanxuwaibengamanxuwaiminyaka emashumimane,ndiwachithachitheamaYiputa ezintlangeni,ndiwachithachitheemazweni

13Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi,Yabona, ndikuchasile;Ekuphelenikweminyakaengamashumi amane,ndiyakuwabuthaamaYiputaezizweni, abephangalaliselwekuzo;

14NdiyakukubuyisaukuthinjwakweYiputa, ndibabuyiseleezwenilasePatrosi,ezwenilokumiwakwabo; bayakubabubukumkaniobuphantsi

15Iyakubasesodwakwizikumkani;angabisaziphakamisa ngokwawophezukweentlanga;ndiwanciphise,angabi sazilawulaiintlanga.

16AkayikubasabayinkolosekoyendlukaSirayeli, ekhumbuzaubugwenxangokubhekakwayokuwo;azi ukubandiyiNkosiuYehova

17Kekalokukwathingomnyakawamashumiamabini anesixhenxe,ngenyangayokuqala,ngolokuqalaenyangeni leyo,kwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 18Nyanawomntu,uNebhukadenetsare,ukumkani waseBhabheli,umkhosiwakhewawunikelainkonzo enkulueTire,zonkeiintlokozichetyiwe,onkeamagxalaba atyabukile;

19Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi,Yabona, ndikuchasile;Uyabona,ilizwelaseYiputandilinikela kuNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwaseBhabheli;ayithabathe ingxokoloyayo,ithimbeamaxhobaayo,ayiphange;ibe ngumvuzowomkhosiwakhe.

20Umvuzowakheawusebenzeleyondimnikailizwe laseYiputa,ngokubabayebesebenzelemna;itshoiNkosi uYehova.

21Ngayoloominindiyakuyihlumiselauphondoindlu kaSirayeli,ndikunikeukuvulwakomlomophakathikwabo; baziukubandinguYehova

ISAHLUKO30

1KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 2Nyanawomntu,profetauthi,ItshoiNkosiuYehova; Bhombolozani,Yeha,imini!

3Ngokubaikufuphilemini,ikufuphiiminikaYehova, iminiyamafu;iyakubalixeshaleentlanga.

4IkreleliyakuyifikelaiYiputa;kuyakubakho ukuzibhijabhijakwaKushi,ekuwenikwababuleweyo eYiputa,ithatyathweintabalalayayo,zichithweiziseko zayo

5AmaKushi,namaPuti,namaLidiya,nomxukuxelawonke, namaKubhi,namadodaelizwelomnqophiso,ayakuwa likrelendawonyenawo

6UtshouYehovaukuthi;BayakuwaabaxhasibeYiputa; BayakuthabathelaenqabeniendeyaseSivene,bawelikrele kuyo;itshoiNkosiuYehova

7Wobangamanxuwaphakathikwamazweabharhileyo, nemiziyawoibephakathikwemiziengamanxuwa; 8baziukubandinguYehova,ekufakenikwamumlilo eYiputa,baphukebonkeabancedibalo

9Ngaloominikuyakuphumakumabathunywa ngeenqanawa,ukuzebothuseamaKushiakholosileyo, azibhijabhijengokwawonjengaseminiyeYiputa;ngokuba, uyabona,iyezalento.

10ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Ndiyakuyiphelisaingxokolo yeYiputangesandlasikaNebhukadenetsareukumkani waseBhabheli.

11Yenaenabantubakhe,abangcangcazelisi basezintlangeni,bayakuziswaukubabalitshabalalise ilizwe,bayirholeleamakreleaboiYiputa,balizaliseilizwe ngababuleweyo

12NdoyomisaimijeloyoMnayile,ndithengisengelizwe esandlenisabangendawo,ndilenzelibesenkangalailizwe nenzalisekoyalo,ngesandlasabasemzini;mnaYehova ndithethile.

13ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Ndoyitshabalalisaizithixo ezingeni,ndiyipheliseizithixoezingentoeNofu;akusayi kubasabakhosikhuluezwenilaseYiputa,ndilenze unkwantyoezwenilaseYiputa.

14NdiyakuyenzakubesenkangalaiPatrosi,ndifakeumlilo eTsohan,ndenzeizigweboeNo

15ndobuthululaubushushubamphezukweSin,inqaba yaseYiputa;ndiyinqumleingxokoloyaseNo

16ndifakeumliloeYiputa;iSiniyakuzibhijabhija,neNo iyakucalulwa,iNofuibeneembandezeloiminingemini

17AmadodanaaseAvennasePibheseteayakuwalikrele, yonakeloomiziithinjwe.

18ETapanesiiyakubamnyamaimini,ekuzaphulenikwam khonaiidyokhwezaseYiputa,liphelekuyoiqhayiya lamandlaayo

19ndenzeizigweboeYiputa;baziukubandinguYehova. 20Kekalokukwathingomnyakaweshumielinamnye, ngenyangayokuqala,ngolwesixhenxeenyangenileyo, kwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, Nyanawomntu,ingalokaFaroukumkaniwaseYiputa ndiyaphule;uyabona,ayiyikubotshwaukubaifakwe umhlabelo,ukubaibotshwengezithandelo,ukubayomelele, ukubaiphatheikrele

22Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi,Yabona, ndikuchasile;Yabona,ndimchasileuFaroukumkani waseYiputakwayendiyakuliwisaikreleesandlenisakhe 23ndiwachithachitheamaYiputaezintlangeni, ndiwachithachitheemazweni; 24ndiyakuzomelezaiingalozokumkaniwaseBhabheli, ndibekeikrelelamesandlenisakhe,ndizaphuleiingalo zikaFaro,ancwinephambikwakhengoncwinolomntu ohlatyiweyo

25NdiyakuzomelezaiingalozokumkaniwaseBhabheli, ziweiingalozikaFaro;baziukubandinguYehova, ekulibekenikwamikrelelamesandlenisokumkani waseBhabheli,alulephezukwelizwelaseYiputa

26NdowaphangalaliselaamaYiputaezintlangeni, ndiwachithachitheemazweni;baziukubandinguYehova

ISAHLUKO31

1Kekalokukwathingomnyakaweshumielinamnye, ngenyangayesithathu,ngolokuqalaenyangenileyo, kwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 2Nyanawomntu,thethakuFaroukumkaniwaseYiputa, nakwingxokoloyakhe;Ufananabaninangobukhulubakho?

3Yabona,uAsiriyaebengumsedarewaseLebhanon, omasebemahle,eyintshinyelayemithienomthunzi, ephakamilengobude;umphezuluwawowabaphakathi kweengqimbazamafu

4Amanziamkhulisa,amanzienzonzobilaamphakamisa, nemilamboyawoyahambangeenxazonkeelutyalweni lwawo,athumelanemijeloyawokuyoyonkeimithi yasendle

5Ngenxayoko,ubudebakhebaphakama,babangaphezu kwayoyonkeimithiyasendle,andaamasebeakhe,aba made,ngenxayamanziamaninziekunabenikwakhe

6Zonkeiintakazezuluzakhaezimbaxenizakhe,zonke izintoeziphilileyozasendlezazalelaphantsikwamahlamvu akhe,naphantsikomthunziwakhezahlalazonkeiintlanga ezinkulu

7Wamhlengobukhulubakhe,ngobudebamasebeakhe; ngokubaingcambuyakheibingasemanziniamakhulu

8ImisedareyasemyezwenikaThixoayinamandla okusithela;kwayewonkeumthiosemyezwenikaThixo wawufananawongobuhlebawo

9Mnandiwenzewamhlengobuninzibamasebeawo, yammonelayonkeimithiyase-Eden,ebisemyezweni kaThixo.

10Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi;Ngenxa enokubauziphakamisilengobude,wawanyuselaamantloko akhephakathikweengqimbazamafu,yazinyusaintliziyo yakhengokuphakamakwakhe;

11ndamnikelakeesandlenisenjengeleyeentlanga;inene, uyakumphathakakubi;ndimgxothengenxayobubibakhe.

12Bamnqumlaabasemzini,abangcangcazelisi basezintlangeni,bamshiya;behlileemthunziniwakhe bonkeabantubehlabathi,bamshiya.

13Ziyakuhlalaphezukwentshabalaloyakhezonkeiintaka zezulu,zibesemasebeniakhezonkeizintoeziphilileyo zasendle;

14ukuzeyonkeimithiesemanziniingaziphakamisi ngokuphakamakwayo,inganyusiamantlokoayophakathi kweengqimbazamafu,inganyukiimithiyayo ekuphakamenikwayo,yonkeeselaamanzi;ngokubabonke bephelabenikelweekufeni,ezingontsinizomhlaba, phakathikoonyanababantu,kwabehlabayeemhadini

15ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Ngeminiyokuhlakwakheukuya kwelabafileyo,ndambekelaisijwili,ndawagubungela amanzianzongonzongongenxayakhe,ndawavingca imilamboyawo,athintelwaamanziamaninzi;

16Ngesithongasokuwakwakhendazinyikimisaiintlanga, ekumhliselenikwamukubabayekwelabafileyo,nabahle bayaemhadini,yathuthuzelekakwelangaphantsiyonke imithiyase-Eden,enyuliweyoyaseLebhanon,yonkeesela amanzi

17Nabobehlanayebayakwelabafileyo,kwababuleweyo ngekrele;ababeyingaloyakhe,ababehleliemthunzini wakhephakathikweentlanga

18Ufananabaninangobuqaqawulinangobungangamsha phakathikwemithiyase-Eden?uyakuhliselwaphantsi nemithiyase-Eden,ezwenilangaphantsi;uyakulala phakathikwabangalukileyo,kwanababuleweyongekrele NguFarokelowo,nengxokoloyakheyonke;itshoiNkosi uYehova

ISAHLUKO32

1Kekalokukwathingomnyakaweshumielinesibini, ngenyangayeshumielinesibini,ngolokuqalaenyangeni leyo,kwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 2Nyanawomntu,menzeleisimbononouFaroukumkani waseYiputa,uthikuye,Wafananengonyamaentsha yeentlanga,wabanjengengwenyaelwandle; 3ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Ndiyakuwutwabululaphezu kwakhoumnathawam,kunyenesikhungusezizweezininzi; bayakukunyusangomnathawam

4Ndiyakukulahlelaemhlabeni,ndikujuleleendle, ndizihlalisephezukwakhozonkeiintakazezulu, ndiwahluthisengaweamarhamncwaelizwelonke

5Ndoyibekaphezukweentabainyamayakho,ndizizalise izihlambongezidumbuzakho

6Ndiyakulinyakamisangegazilakhoilizweelouqubha kulo,liseezintabeni;iyakuzalangaweimilambo

7Ndiyakulisibekelaizuluekukucimenikwam, ndizambathiseiinkwenkwezizalongezimnyamazokuzila; Ndiyakulisibekelailangangelifu,nenyangaingakhanyisi ngokukhanyakwayo

8Zonkeizikhanyisoezikhanyisayoezulwinindiya kuzambathisangezimnyamazokuzilangenxayakho, ndenzeubumnyamaphezukwelizwelakho;

9Ndoyenzaibebuhlunguintliziyoyezizweezininzi, ekuzisenikwamukwaphulwakwakhoezintlangeni, emazweniongawazanga

10Kananjalondiyakuzimangalisaizizweezininzingawe, babenamanweleukubaookumkanibazobabenamanwele ngawe,ekulilingiseniikrelelamphambikwabo;baya kugubhangamaxeshaonke,elowongenxayomphefumlo wakhe,ngeminiyokuwakwakho.

11NgokubaitshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi;Ikrele lokumkaniwaseBhabheliliyakukufikela

12Ndiyakuyiwisangamakreleamagorhaingxokoloyakho, abangcangcazelisibeentlangabonkebephela,balibhuqe ikratshileYiputa,itshabalaleyonkeingxokoloyayo

13Ndiyakuzitshabalalisazonkeiinkomozayo,zimke emanziniamakhulu;aluyikubasagxobhaunyawolomntu, namanqinaeenkomoangawagxobhi.

14Okondiyakuwawuthisaamanziayo,nemilamboyayo, ndiyihambisengokweoli;itshoiNkosiuYehova

15NdakulenzakubesenkangalailizwelaseYiputa,lenziwe kekubesenkangalailizwe,lingabinayoinzalisekoyalo, ekubaxabelenikwambonkeabemibalo:bayakwaziukuba ndinguYehova.

16Sisoesiisimbonono;siyakuvunywangokwesimbonono; iintombizeentlangaziyakuyivumangokwesimbonono; ngeYiputanangengxokoloyayoyonke,ziya kuyimbambazela;itshoiNkosiuYehova

17Kekalokukwathingomnyakaweshumielinesibini, ngolweshumielinesihlanuenyangenileyo,kwafikailizwi likaYehovakum,lisithi, Nyanawomntu,bhombolozangenxayengxokoloyeYiputa, uyiwiselephantsi,yona,yona,neentombizeentlanga,ziye kwelangaphantsikomhlaba,nabahlebayeemhadini

19Ugqithebaninangobuhle?yihla,ulale kwabangalukileyo.

20Bayakuwaphakathikwababuleweyongekrele;ikrele linikelweesandleni;yiqweqwediseni,nengxokoloyayo yonke.

21Ziyakuthethangayeiinjengelezamagorhaphakathi kwelabafileyo,nabancedibakhe,zithi,Behlile,balele khonaabangalukileyo,bebulewengekrele.

22UkhonauAsiriyanebandlalakhelonke;ngeenxazonke kuyeamangcwabaakhe,bonkebephelabebulewe,bewe likrele;

23amangcwabaaboabekweengontsiniyomhadi,ibandla layolingeenxazonkeengcwabenilayo;bonkebephela bebulewe,bewelikrele,ababesoyikelisailizwelabahleliyo.

24UkhonauElam,nengxokoloyakheyonkeengeenxa zonkeengcwabenilakhe,bonkebephelabebulewe,bewe likrele,abehlayobengalukanga,bayekwelasezantsiezweni, abasothuseilizwelabahleliyo;Bathweleihlazonabehla bayeemhadini.

25Bamenzelaisililiphakathikwababuleweyo, enengxokoloyakheyonke;ngeenxazonkekuye amangcwabaayo;bonkebephelabengalukile,bebulewe ngekrele;nokokubabothuseilizwelabahleliyo,bathwele ihlazonabehlebayaemhadini,ubekwephakathi kwababuleweyo

26UkhonauMesheki-Tubhali,nengxokoloyakheyonke, engeenxazonkekuyeamangcwabaayo;bonkebephela bengalukile,bebulewengekrele;ngokubabesothuseilizwe labahleliyo

27Keabayikulalanamagorhaawileyo angawabangalukileyo,abehlayobayakwelabafileyo beneempahlazokulwa,ebekweamakreleabophantsi kweentlokozabo;ubugwenxababobubephezu

kwamathamboabo;ngokubabebesothusaamagorha ezwenilabahleliyo.

28Nawekeuyakwaphulwaphakathikwabangalukileyo, ulalenababuleweyongekrele.

29UkhonauEdom,ookumkanibakhenezikhuluzakhe zonke,abathibenobugorhababekwakwababuleweyo ngekrele;

30Zikhonaiinkosizasentla,zonkeziphela,namaTsidon onke,ezehlayonababuleweyo;ngokoyikekakwabobaya kudanangobugorhababo;zilelezingabangalukileyo kwanababuleweyongekrele,zithweleihlazolazonabehle bayaemhadini

31UFarouyakubabona,athuthuzelekengenxayengxokolo yakheyonke;uFaroubulewengekrelenempiyakheyonke; itshoiNkosiuYehova

32Mnandibangeleukubaothuseilizwelabahleliyo, ulaliswephakathikwabangalukileyo,kwanababuleweyo ngekrele,uFaronengxokoloyakheyonke;itshoiNkosi uYehova.

ISAHLUKO33

1KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 2Nyanawomntu,thethakoonyanababantubakowenu,uthi kubo,Xandithendaliziselailizweikrele,ukubaabantu belizweelobathabathaindodaemideniyabo,bayimisaibe ngumboniseliwabo;

3yabonaikrelelilifikelailizweelo,yavuthelaisigodlo, yabavusaabantu;

4keothewalivaizwilesigodlo,akavuswa;ukubalithe lafikaikrele,lamthabatha,igazilakhelobaphezu kwentlokoyakhe

5Esivaisandisesigodlo,akavuswa;igazilakheliyakuba phezukwakhe.Osilumkileyouyakuwuhlangula umphefumlowakhe

6Ukubakeumlindiuthewalibonaikrelelisiza,akavuthela isigodlo,bangazebalunyukisweabantu;Ukubalithelafika ikrele,lathabathaumntukubo,lowongobugwenxabakhe; keigazilakhendolibizaesandlenisomboniselilowo

7Wenake,nyanawomntu,ndikwenzeumboniselikwindlu kaSirayeli;uzeuveilizwiemlonyeniwam,ubalumkise ngokuphumakum

8Xandithikongendawo,Wenaungendawo,uyakufa, inene;usukeungathethiwena,ukubaumvuselele ongendawo,emkeendleleniyakhe:wofayenaongendawo ngobugwenxabakhe;keigazilakhendolibizaesandleni sakho

9Wenake,xauthewamvuselelaongendawoendleleni yakhe,ukubaabuyekuyo;ukubautheakabuyaendleleni yakhe,wofangobugwenxabakhe;kewenauwuhlangule umphefumlowakho

10Wenake,nyanawomntu,thethakwindlukaSirayeli; Niyatshoukuthi,Ukubaizikreqozethunezonozethu ziphezukwethu,singcungcuthekiswazizo,sothinina kuphila?

11Yithikubo,Ndihlelinje,itshoiNkosiuYehova, unakanyeukubakubemnandikumukufakongendawo; kubamakabuyeongendawoendleleniyakhe,aphile;buyani nibuyeezindlelenizenuezimbi;Yininaukubanife,ndlu kaSirayeli?

12Wenake,nyanawomntu,yithikoonyanababantu bakowenu,Ubulungisabelungisaabuyikulihlangula

ngeminiyokreqolwalo;nelungisaaliyikuphila ngobulungisabalongeminiyokonakwalo.

13Ndakuthikwilungisa,inene,lophila;ukubauthe ukholosengobulungisabakhe,wenzangobugqwetha,abuyi kukhunjulwabonkeubulungisabakhe;kengobugwenxa bakheabenzileyo,uyakufangabo

14Ndakuthikongendawo,Inene,uyakufa;ukubauthe wabuyaekonenikwakhe,wenzangokwesiko nangobulungisa;

15ongendawoasibuyiseisibambiso,ayimiseleinto ehluthwenguye,ahambengemimiseloyobomi,angenzi ngobugqwetha;inene,uyakuphila,akayikufa

16Zonkeizonozakheawonangazoaziyikukhunjulelwa kuye;wenzengokwesikonangobulungisa;inene,wophila 17Bathikeoonyanabakowenu,IndlelayeNkosi ayilungelelene;kantingabo,abandlelaingalungeleleneyo. 18Lakubuyailungisaebulungisenibalo,lenze ngobugqwetha,lofangabo

19Ongendawoke,xaathewabuyakokungendawokwakhe, wenzangokwesikonangobulungisa,inene,wophilangenxa yoko

20Ukantinithike,IndlelayeNkosiayilungelelene.Ndiya kunigwebaelowongokweendlelazakhe,ndlukaSirayeli 21Kekalokukwathingomnyakaweshumielinesibini wokuthinjwakwethu,ngenyangayeshumi,ngolwesihlanu enyangenileyo,kwafikakumosindileyoeYerusalem, wathi,Umziubulewe

22IsandlasikaYehovasabaphezukwamngokuhlwa, ngaphambikokufikakosindileyowawuvulaumlomowam, wadawezakumkusasa;wavulekaumlomowam,ndangabi sabasisidenge.

23KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, Nyanawomntu,batshoabemibomqwebedubakwaSirayeli ukuthi,UAbrahamwayemnye,walidlailifailizwe;ilizwe linikelwekuthiukubalibelilifa

25Ngakookoyithikubo,ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Nidla enegazi,amehloenuniwaphakamiseleezigodwenizenu, niphalazeigazi;nolidlailifanakeilizwe?

26Nimingekrelelenu,nenzaamasikizi,nithielowo nimenzeinqambiumfaziwommelwanewakhe;nolidlailifa nakeilizwe?

27Yithikubo,ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Ndihlelinje, okuneneabasemanxuwenibayakuwalikrele,nosendle ndimnikeleemarhamncweni,ukubaamdle,bafe yindyikityayokufaabasezimboniselweninasemiqolombeni 28Ndiyakulenzakubesenkangalayakwankangalailizwe, lipheleiqhayiyalamandlaalo;iintabazakwaSirayelizoba senkangala,kungacandibanikuzo.

29baziukubandinguYehova,ndakulenzakubesenkangala yakwankangalailizwe,ngenxayamasikizionke ababewenzile

30Wenake,nyanawomntu,oonyanababantubakowenu basathethangawengasezindongeninaseminyangoyezindlu, elowoethethaelowokumzalwanawakhe,esithi,Khanize, siveukubalilizwilininaeliphumakuYehova

31Bezakuwenjengokuzakwabantu,bahlalephambi kwakhongokwabantubam,baweveamazwiakho, bangawenzi;kubabenzaukuthandaokukhulungomlomo wabo,kantiintliziyoyaboilandelainzuzoyaboembi

32Yabona,kubounjengovumaingomaemnandi,ozwi liyolileyo,olungisayoukubethauhadi;

33Kothikwakufikaoko(nankokusiza),baziukuba bekukhoumprofetiphakathikwabo.

ISAHLUKO34

1KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 2Nyanawomntu,profetangabalusibakwaSirayeli,profeta, uthikubo,ItshoiNkosiuYehovakubalusi,ukuthi,Kubelusi; Yehake,abalusibakwaSirayeli,abobazalusangokwabo! Ngabaabalusimabangawalusiumhlambi?

3Amanqathaniyawadla,uboyanizambathisengabo, ezityetyisiweyoniyazixhela,umhlambianiwalusi

4Ezifayoanizomelezi,ezifayoaniziphilisi,ezaphukileyo anizibophi,eziziintsalianizibuyisi,ezidakileyoanizifuni; nibalawulengogonyamelonangenkohlakalo

5Zabalusalingokungabinamalusi;zabakukudla kwamarhamncwaonkeasendle,zabalusali

6Umhlambiwamwadungudelaezintabenizonke, nasezindulinizonkeezinde,wachithachithekawonke umhlambiwamehlabathinilonke,kungekhouwufunayo nowufunayo

7Ngakooko,balusi,liveniilizwilikaYehova.

8Ndihlelinje,itshoiNkosiuYehova,ngenxaenokuba umhlambiwamwabalixhoba,umhlambiwamwaba kukudlakwamarhamncwaonkeasendle,ngenxayokuba kungekhomalusi,nabalusibambengawukhathaleli umhlambiwam,abalusibezalusangokwabo,bengawalusi umhlambiwam;

9Ngakooko,balusi,liveniilizwilikaYehova

10ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Yabonani,ndibachasileabalusi; Ndiyakuwubizaumhlambiwamesandlenisabo, ndibayekiseekwaluseniumhlambiwam;nabalusiabasayi kubasazalusangokwabo;ngokubandiyakuwuhlangula umhlambiwamemlonyeniwabo,ungabikukudlakwabo.

11NgokubaitshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi;Yabonani,mna ndiyakuwukhathalelaumhlambiwam,ndiwuvelele

12Njengomalusiawuvelelayoumhlambiwakhe,ngemini yokubakhokwakhephakathikomhlambiwakheothiwesaa qhu;ndiyakuwuvelelaumhlambiwam,ndiwuhlangule ezindawenizonke,owachithachithekekuzongemini yamafunesithokothoko

13Ndiyakuwukhuphaezizweni,ndiwubutheemazweni, ndiwuseemhlabeniwako,ndiwaluseleezintabeni zakwaSirayeli,ezihlanjeninasezindawenizonke ezimiweyozelizwe

14Ndiyakuwaluselaebutyaniniobulungileyo,libe sezintabeniezindezakwaSirayeliidlelolawo;edlelweni elilungileyo,uyakubuthakhona,udleutyaniobutyebileyo ezintabenizakwaSirayeli

15Mnandiyakuwalusaumhlambiwam,ndiwenzeubuthe mna;itshoiNkosiuYehova

16Ezilahlekileyondiyakuzifuna,ndibuyiseeziziintsali, ndibopheezaphukileyo,ndizomelezeezifayo, ndizitshabalaliseezityebileyonezomeleleyo;ndiya kuzalusangokusesikweni

17Ninake,mhlambiwam,itshoiNkosiuYehova; Yabonani,ndiyakugwebaphakathikweegushaneegusha, naphakathikweenkunzizeegushaneenkunzizeebhokhwe

18Yintoencinanenakuni,ukuthinibudleutyani obulungileyo,nizeokuseleyokotyaninikunyhashe ngamanqinaenu?niwaseleamanzianzongonzongo, niwagxobheaseleyongamanqinaenu?

19Umhlambiwamudlaobunyhashiweyongamanqinaenu; baselaintoeniyigxobhileyongamanqinaenu.

20Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovakuboukuthi,Yabona, ndikubo;Yabonani,mnandiyakugwebaphakathi kweegushaezityebileyoneegushaezinqinileyo.

21Ekubeninityhalangamacalanangegxa,nizityhalezonke ezigulayongeempondozenu,nidenizichithachithe; 22ndowusindisaumhlambiwam,ungabisabalixhoba; ndiyakugwebaphakathikweegushaneegusha

23Ndiyakumisaphezukwawoumalusiabemnye,awaluse, umkhonziwamuDavide;yenauyakuwalusa,abe ngumalusiwawoyena

24mnaYehovandibenguThixowawo,umkhonziwam uDavideabeyisikhuluphakathikwawo;mnaYehova ndithethile

25Ndiyakubenzelaumnqophisowoxolo,ndiwaphelise amarhamncwaamabielizweni,bahlaleentlango bekholosile,balaleemahlathini

26Ndowenzawona,kwaneendawoezingeenxazonke enduliniyam,ubeyintsikelelo;ndiyakuyihliselaimvula ngexeshalayo;kuyakubakhoizantyalantyalazentsikelelo

27Umthiwasendlewonikaisiqhamosawo,umhlabaunike indyeboyawo,banqabisekeemhlabeniwabo;

28Abayikubasabalixhobaleentlanga,angabadli amarhamncwaelizwe;bayakuhlalabekholosile, kungabikhoubothusayo

29Ndobaveliselaisityalosokubaludumo,bangabi sabulawayindlalaelizweni,bangabisathwalahlazo leentlanga

30BayakwaziukubamnaYehovaThixowabondinabo, bangabantubambona,indlukaSirayeli;itshoiNkosi uYehova

31Ninakeningumhlambiwam,umhlambiwedlelolam; nisisintu,ndinguThixowenu;itshoiNkosiuYehova.

ISAHLUKO35

1KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 2Nyanawomntu,bhekisaubusobakhoentabeni yakwaSehire,uprofetengayo.

3Uzeuthikuyo,ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Yabona, ndikuchasile,ntabayakwaSehire;ndiyakusolulaisandla samphezukwakho,ndikwenzekubesenkangala yakwankangala

4Imiziyakhondiyakuyenzaamanxuwa,ubesenkangala; waziukubandinguYehova.

5Ngenxaenokubawabanentiyoengunaphakade, waliphalazaigaziloonyanabakaSirayelingomkhosi wekrele,ngexeshalokusindekakwabo,ngexeshalokuphela kobugwenxababo;

6Ngakooko,ndihlelinje,itshoiNkosiuYehova,ndiya kukwenzaigazi,likusukeleigazi;ngokubaungalithiyanga igazi,lokusukelaigazi

7Ndoyenzakubesenkangalayakwankangalaintaba yakwaSehire,ndinqumlekuyoodlulayonobuyayo

8Ndiyakuzizalisaiintabazakhengababuleweyobakhe; ezindulinizakho,nasezihlanjenizakho,nasezihlanjeni zakhozonke,ababuleweyongekrelebawekuzo

9Ndiyakukwenzakubesenkangalakuwengonaphakade, imiziyakhoingemiwamntu;naziukubandinguYehova.

10Ngenxaenokubausithi,Iintlangaezizombininamazwe laomabiningawam,sowahlutha;ekhouYehova

11Ngakookondihlelinje,itshoiNkosiuYehova,ndiya kwenzakuwengokomsindowakho,nangokobukhwele bakho,obenzileyokubongentiyoyakho;ndiyakuzazisa kubo,ekugwebenikwam;

12UyakwaziukubamnaYehovandikuvilekonkeukugiba kwakho,owakuthethayongeentabazakwaSirayeli,usithi, Kusenkangalakuzo,sizinikiweukubazibekukudla 13Nindiqhayisengomlomowenu,nawaphindaphinda amazwienukum;ndiwavile

14ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Lakuvuyaihlabathilonke,ndiya kukwenzaubesenkangala;

15NjengokowalivuyelayoilifalendlukaSirayeli,ngenxa yokubabekusenkangalakulo,ndiyakwenjenjalokuwe; kuyakubasenkangala,ntabayakwaSehire,nelakwaEdom lonkeliphela;baziukubandinguYehova

ISAHLUKO36

1Wenake,nyanawomntu,profetangazoiintaba zakwaSirayeli,uthi,ZintabazakwaSirayeli,liveniilizwi likaYehova

2ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Ngokubalusithiutshabangani, Tshotsho,izigangazamanduloziyilifalethu;

3Ngakookoprofetauthi,ItshoiNkosiuYehova;ngenxa enokubabenziweinxuwa,baniginyangeenxazonke,ukuze nibelilifalamasalelaeentlanga,wabasemilebeniyomlomo wabathethisayo,wabayintoembiezizweni Ngakooko,ninazintabazakwaSirayeli,liveniilizwi leNkosiuYehovaItshoiNkosiuYehovakwiintaba nakwiinduli,kwizihlambonakwimifula,kumanxuwa amanxuwa,nakwimizieshiyiweyo,eyabalixhoba nesigculelokumasalelaeentlangaezingeenxazonke; 5Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi;Inene, ndithethengomlilowobukhwelebamngamasalela eentlanga,nangamaEdomonke,alabeleilizwelam lahluthwa,ngokuvuyakwentliziyoyawoyonke, ecatshukiswa,ukubaalilahlekeleukubaliphangwe. 6Ngakooko,profetangomhlabawakwaSirayeli,uthi kwiintabanakwiinduli,kwizihlambonakwimifula,Itsho iNkosiuYehova;Yabonani,ndithethendinobukhwele, ndinobushushu,ngenxaenokubanithweleihlazoleentlanga 7Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi;Mna ndisiphakamisileisandlasam;inyaniso,iintlanga ezingeenxazonkekuni,zonaziyakuthwalaihlazolazo

8Kenina,zintabazakwaSirayeli,niyakuvelisaamasebe, iziqhamozenunizixakatheleabantubamamaSirayeli; ngokubakusezakufika

9Ngokuba,niyabona,ndingakuni;ndobuyelakuni, nilinywe,nihlwayelwe;

10Ndiyakwandiselaabantuphezukwenu,yonkeindlu kaSirayeli,yonkeiphela,imiweimizi,akhiweamanxuwa 11Ndiyakwandiselaabantukenenkomophezukwenu; bande,baveliseiziqhamo,ndinimisengokwamandulo, ndinenzeokulungileyongaphezukokwasekuqalenikwenu; naziukubandinguYehova

12Ndohambisaabantuphezukwenu,abantubam amaSirayeli;akuhluthe,ubelilifalawo,ungasabuyi ubahlutheabantwana

13ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Ngokubabesithikuwe,Ilizweeli udlaabantu,uzihlutheabantwanaiintlangazakho; 14ngakookoakuyikubuyaubesisidlabantu,ungabuyi ulukhubekiseuhlangalwakho;itshoiNkosiuYehova

15Andiyikubuyandiliviseihlazoleentlanga,ungabuyi usithwaleisingcikivosezizwe,ungabuyiulukhubekise uhlangalwakho;itshoiNkosiuYehova

16KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, Nyanawomntu,xaindlukaSirayeliyabeihleliemhlabeni wayo,bawenzainqambingeendlelazabonangeentlondi zabo;iindlelazabophambikwamzabanjengobunqambi bomfazionomzi.

18Ndaphalazaubushushubamphezukwabongenxa yegazi,ababeliphalazeezwenielo,nangenxayokulenza inqambikwabongezigodozabo;

19Ndabenzababalusaliezintlangeni,bachithwachithwa emazweni;ndabagwebangokweendlelazabo, nangokweentlondizabo

20Bafikaezintlangeniezobabesiyakuzo,balihlambela igamalamelingcwele,ekubenibabesithikubo,Ngabantu bakaYehovaaba,baphumeezwenilakhe

21Ndabanofefengenxayegamalamelingcwele, ebeyilihlambeleindlukaSirayeliezintlangeniabayakuzo.

22NgakookoyithikwindlukaSirayeli,ItshoiNkosi uYehova;Andikwenziokungenxayenu,ndlukaSirayeli; ndenzangenxayegamalamelingcwele,enilihlambeleyo ezintlangeniebeniyekuzo

23Ndiyakulingcwalisaigamalamelikhulu,elihlanjelweyo ezintlangeni,enilihlambeleyophakathikwazo;zazi iintlangaukubandinguYehova,itshoiNkosiuYehova, ndakuzingcwalisangokwamkuniemehlweniazo

24Kubandiyakunithabathaezintlangeni,ndinibuthe emazwenionke,ndiniseemhlabeniwenu

25Ndiyakunitshizangamanziamhlophe,nihlambuluke; ndinihlambululekubunqambibenubonke,nakwizigodo zenuzonke

26Ndoninikaintliziyoentsha,ndininikeumoyaomtsha ngaphakathikwenu,ndiyisuseintliziyoyelityeenyameni yenu,ndininikeintliziyoyenyama

27Ndofakaumoyawamngaphakathikwenu,ndinenze nihambengemimiseloyam,niwagcineamasikoam, niwenze

28niyakuhlalaezweniendalinikaooyihlo;nibengabantu bam,mnandibenguThixowenu.

29Ndiyakunisindisaebunqambinibenubonke,ndibize ingqolowa,ndiyandise,ndinganiziseliindlala

30Ndosandisaisiqhamosomthinokuphumaemasimini, ukuzeningabuyinamkelisweisingcikivosendlala ezintlangeni

31Niyakuzikhumbulakeiindlelazenuezimbi,neentlondi zenuezingalungileyo,nizikruqukelengokwenu,ngenxa yobugwenxabenunangenxayamasikizienu.

Andiyikukwenzaokungenxayenu,itshoiNkosiuYehova; makwazekeokokuniDanani,nibenehlazongenxa yeendlelazenu,ndlukaSirayeli

33ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Ngeminiendiyakunihlambulula ngayoebugwenxenibenubonke,ndiyakuyenzaimizi ukubaimiwe,akhiweamanxuwa

34Ilizweebekusenkangalakuloliyakulinywa,endaweni yokubabekusenkangalakuloemehlweniabobonke abadlulayo.

35Bayakuthi,Elilizwe,bekusenkangalakulo,lisukelaba njengomyezowase-Eden;nemiziebeyibharhile, ebingamanxuwa,ebigungxulwe,imiwe,inqatyisiwe.

36Ziyakwazikeiintlangaeziseleyongeenxazonkekuni, ukubamnaYehovandakhaintoegungxulweyo,ndiyityale

UHezekile

indawoebekusenkangalakuyoMnaYehovandithethile, ndiyakwenza.

37ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Ngalentondisayakuquqelwa yindlukaSirayeli,ukubandibenzele;ndiyakubandisababe sisintunjengomhlambi;

38njengomhlambiongamadiniangcwele,njengomhlambi waseYerusalemngamaxeshaayoamisiweyo;iyakuzala yimihlambiyabantu,imiziengamanxuwa;baziukuba ndinguYehova

ISAHLUKO37

1SabaphezukwamisandlasikaYehova,saphumanam ngoMoyakaYehova,wandibekaentlanjeniezele ngamathambo;

2Wandidlulisakuwo,wandijikelezisangeenxazonke; yabona,ebemaninzikakhuluentilinileyo;nantsoomile kakhulu

3Wathikekum,Nyanawomntu,ayakuphilanakela mathambo?Ndathi,NkosiYehova,nguweowaziyo

4Wathikum,Profetaphezukwalamathambo,uthikuwo, Mathambondiniomileyo,liveniilizwilikaYehova.

5ItshoiNkosiuYehovakulamathambo,ukuthi,Kula mathambo;Niyabona,ndingenisaumoyakuni,niphile;

6Ndiyakunifakaimisipha,ndimilisekuniinyama, ndinalekengolusu,ndifakeumoyangaphakathikwenu, niphile;naziukubandinguYehova

7Ndaprofetangokobendiwiselweumthethongako; kwabakhoingxokozelondakuprofeta;

8Ndabona,nankokukhoimisiphakuwo,yamilainyama, lwalekaulusuluthabathelaphezulu;

9Wathikum,Profetakuwoumoya,nyanawomntu,uthi kuwoumoya,ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Wenamoya,yiza uvelakwimimoyayomine,uphefumlelekwabababuleweyo, baphile

10Ndaprofetakengokobendiwiselweumthethongako Wangenaumoyakuwo;baphila,bemangeenyawo, umkhosiomkhulukakhulukunene

11Wathikekum,Nyanawomntu,lamathamboyindlu kaSirayeliyonke;yabona,bathi,Amathamboethuomile, nethembalethulidakile,sinqanyulwe

12Ngakookoprofeta,uthikubo,ItshoiNkosiuYehova; Yabonani,bantubam,ndiyakuwavulaamangcwabaenu, ndininyuseniphumeemangcwabenienu,ndiniseemhlabeni wakwaSirayeli

13NiyakwaziukubandinguYehova,ekuwavulenikwam amangcwabaenu,ndininyuse,niphumeemangcwabenienu, bantubam;

14Ndofakaumoyawamkuni,niphile,ndinibeke emhlabeniwenu;naziukubamnaYehovandithethile, ndiyakwenza;utshouYehova

15KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 16Wenake,nyanawomntu,thabathaintongaibenye, ubhalekuyoukuthi,EkaYuda,neyoonyanabakaSirayeli amadlelaneakhe,uthabatheenyeintonga,ubhalekuyo ukuthi,EkaYosefu,intongakaEfrayim,nendluyonke kaSirayeliamadlelaneakhe; 17uzisondezeke,enyekwenye,zibentonga-nye;zibentonyeesandlenisakho

18Bothibakuthethanaweoonyanababantubakowenu, besithi,Akasixelelina,ziyintoninaezintongakuwe?

19Yithikubo,ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Yabona, ndiyayithabathaintongakaYosefu,esesandleni sikaEfrayim,nezizwezakwaSirayeliamadlelaneakhe, ndiwabekekuyekwintongakaYuda,ndibenzeintongaibe nye,babento-nyeesandlenisam.

20iintongaobhalekuzozibesesandlenisakhophambi kwamehloabo

21Uzeuthikubo,ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Yabonani,ndiya kubathabathaoonyanabakaSirayeliphakathikweentlanga abahambakuzo,ndibabuthe,bavelengeenxazonke, ndibaseemhlabeniwabo;

22ndibenzeluhlangalunyeelizwenielo,ezintabeni zakwaSirayeli;abemnyeukumkanioyakubangukumkani kubobonke,bangabisabaziintlangaezimbini,bangabi sahlukanababezizikumkaniezibini;

23Abayikubuyabazenzeiinqambingezigodozabo, nangezintozaboezinezothe,nangezikreqozabozonke; ndibasindiseemakhayeniaboonke,ababesonakuwo, ndibahlambulule,babengabantubam,mnandibenguThixo wabo

24UmkhonziwamuDavidewobangukumkanikubo; bonkebephelabayakubanomalusiomnye;nabobaya kuhambangamasikoam,bayigcineimimiseloyam, bayenze

25BohlalaezweniendalinikaumkhonziwamuYakobi, ababehlelikuloooyihlo;bahlalekhonabona,nabantwana babo,nabantwanababantwanababo,kudekuseephakadeni; uDavide,umkhonziwam,abeyinkosiyabokudekuse ephakadeni

26Ndobenzelaumnqophisowoxolo;ubengumnqophiso ongunaphakadekubo,ndibamise,ndibandise,ndibeke ingcweleyamphakathikwabongonaphakade

27Umnqubawamubekubo,ndibenguThixowabo,babe ngabantubambona;

28zaziiintlangaukubamnaYehovandiwangcwalisile amaSirayeli,xaingcweleyamiyakubakhophakathi kwawongonaphakade.

ISAHLUKO38

1KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 2Nyanawomntu,bhekisaubusobakhokuGogi,ilizwe lakwaMagogi,inkosanaenkuluyakwaMeshekinoTubhali, uprofetengaye

3Uzeuthi,ItshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi;Yabona, ndikuchasile,Gogi,nkosiinkuluyakwaMeshekinoTubhali. 4Ndiyakukujika,ndifakeamagwegweemihlathiniyakho, ndikukhuphewenanomkhosiwakhowonke,amahashe nabamahashebonkebephela,bethiwewambungezikrweqe, ibandlaelikhuluiingweletshetshenamakhaka,bonke bephetheamakrele;

5amaPersi,namaKushi,namaPutiakunyenawo;bonke bephelabenekhakanezigcina-ntloko;

6uGomerenamahleloakheonke;nendlukaTogarma ezingontsinizasentla,namahleloakheonke,nabantu abaninziabanawe

7Lunga,uzilungiseleiintozonke,wenanebandlalakho lonke,elibizelwendawonyekuwe,ubengumgciniwalo 8Emvakwemihlaemininziuyakuvelelwa;ekupheleni kweminyakaleyouyakufikaezwenielibuyisiweyo ekreleni,libuthiweezizweniezininzi,liyeezintabeni

zakwaSirayeliezahlalazinxuwa;likhutshiweezintlangeni, lihlalelikholosilezonke.

9Uyakunyukauzenjengesiphango,njengelifu ukulisibekelailizwe,wenanamahleloakhoonke,nezizwe ezininziezinawe.

10ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Kuyakuthikwangeloxesha, kuthiqathaizintoentliziyweniyakho,ucingeingcinga embi;

11Uyakuthi,Ndiyakunyukandiyeezwenilamaphandle; ndiyakubafikelaabazolileyo,abahlelibekholosilebonke bephela,abahlelibengenazindonga,bengenamivalo nazingcango;

12ukubaathimbe,athimbe;ukubausibuyiseleisandla sakhokumanxuwaamiweyo,nakubantuababuthiweyo ezintlangeni,befumeneimfuyonempahla,abahleli esazulwinisomhlaba.

13OoShebhanoDedan,nabarhwebibaseTarshishe, neengonyamaezintshazabozonke,bayakuthikuwe,Uze kuthimbana?Libizelandawonyenaibandlalakho,ukuba liphange?ukubakuthiwenjweisiliverenegolide, kuthabatheiinkomonempahla,kuphangekakhulu?

14Ngakookoprofeta,nyanawomntu,uthikuGogi,Itsho iNkosiuYehova;Akuyikubanjalonangaloomini, ekuhlalenikwabantubamamaSirayelibekholosile,uya kuyaziloonto?

15Uyakuphumaendaweniyakhoezingontsinizasentla, wenanezizweezininziezinawe,bekhweleemahasheni bonkebephela,ibandlaelikhulu,impieninzi; 16unyukeubafikeleabantubamamaSirayelinjengelifu, ukubaulisibekeleilizwe;Kuyakuthiekuphelenikwemihla, ndikuziseleezwenilam,zindaziiintlanga, ekuzingcwalisenikwamkuwe,Gogi,emehlweniazo 17ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Nguwenalowa,ndandithetha yenangeeminizamandulongomlomowabakhonzibam, abaprofetibakwaSirayeli,ababeprofetaiminyakakwezo miningelithi,ndokuzisaphezukwabo?

18Kuyakuthingeloxesha,ngeminiyokuwufikela kukaGogiumhlabawakwaSirayeli,itshoiNkosiuYehova, bunyukeubushushubamemathatheniam

19Kendithethendinobukhwele,ndinomlilo wokuphuphumakomsindowamInyaniso,ngaloomini kuyakubakhoukunyikimaokukhuluemhlabeni wakwaSirayeli;

20Ziyakunyikimaphambikwamiintlanzizolwandle, neentakazezulu,nezilozasendle,nezinambuzanezonke ezinambuzelayoemhlabeni,nabantubonkeabaphezu komhlaba,zidilikeiintaba,ziweamaxandeka,ziwe emhlabenizonkeiindonga.

21Ndombizelaikreleezintabenizamzonke,itshoiNkosi uYehova;ikrelelomntuliyakumakumzalwanawakhe 22Ndiyakumgwebangendyikityayokufanangegazi; Ndiyakunisaimvulaekhukulayo,namatyeesichotho, umlilonesulfure,phezukwakhenaphezukwamabutho akhenaphezukwezizweezininziezinaye 23Ndiyakwenjenjaloukuzikhulisa,ndizingcwalise;Ndiya kwaziwaemehlwenieentlangaezininzi;zaziukuba ndinguYehova.

ISAHLUKO39

Wenake,nyanawomntu,profetangoGogi,uthi,Itsho iNkosiuYehova;Yabona,ndikuchasile,Gogi,nkosiinkulu yakwaMeshekinoTubhali.

2Ndiyakukujika,ndikushiyeisahlulosesithandathu, ndikunyuseuphumeezingontsinizasentla,ndikuse ezintabenizakwaSirayeli;

3Ndiyakusibethaisaphethasakhoesandlenisakho sasekhohlo,neentolozakhoziweesandlenisakho sasekunene

4UyakuwaezintabenizakwaSirayeli,wenanamahlelo akhoonke,nezizweezinawe.Ndiyakukunikelaezintakeni ezixwilayozeentlobongeentlobo,nasemarhamncweni asendle,ukubaubekukudla

5Uyakuwaendle,ngokubandithethile;itshoiNkosi uYehova

6NothumelaumlilokwaMagogi,nakubemibeziqithi abakholosileyo;baziukubandinguYehova.

7Ndiyakulazisaigamalamelingcwelephakathikwabantu bamamaSirayeli;ndingabisalihlambelaigamalam elingcwele;zaziiintlangaukubamnaYehova ndingoyiNgcwelekwaSirayeli

8Yabona,lentoiyeza,iyakubakho;itshoiNkosiuYehova; yiloominindithethangayo.

9BayakuphumaabemibemiziyakwaSirayeli,baphembe umlilo ngezikrweqe, neengweletshetshe, nangeengweletshetshe,ngezaphetha,nangeentolo, nangeentonga,nangezikhali,bazitshiseezozintongomlilo iminyakaesixhenxe;

10Abayikuthezaziinkuniendle,bangagawuli nasemahlathini;ngokubabayakuwutshisangezikrweqe ngomlilo,baphangeabathinjwababo,baphange ababephangwengabo;itshoiNkosiuYehova.

11Kuyakuthingaloomini,ndimnikeuGogiindawo yamangcwabakwaSirayeli,umfulawabahambi ngasempumalangaelwandle,uvaleimpumloyabadlulayo, bamngcwabelekhonauGoginengxokoloyakheyonke, bathingumfulawengxokolokaHamongogi

12IndlukaSirayeliyobaneenyangaezisixhenxe ibangcwaba,ukuzebalihlambululeilizwe;

13bonkeabantubelizweelibayakubangcwaba;ibe ludumokubominiendiyakuzihombisa,itshoiNkosi uYehova

14Bayakubalulaamadodaanomondeacandacanda elizweni,nahambanahambanahambaezweni,angcwabe abaseleyoebuswenibelizwe,ukubaalihlambulule Ekuphelenikweenyangaezisixhenxeayakuligocagoca.

15Bayakucandaabacandacandaelizweni,baboneithambo lomntu,bamiseumthelekeleloecalenikwalo,bade abangcwabibalingcwabeemfuleniwengxokolokaGogi

16IgamalomziokhonaliyakubayiNgxokolo; balihlambululekeilizwe

17Wenake,nyanawomntu,itshoiNkosiuYehova; Thethanikwiintakazonke,nakumarhamncwaonkeasendle, Buthananinize;zihlanganiseningeenxazonke embingelelweniwamendinibingeleleyo,umbingelelo omkhuluezintabenizakwaSirayeli;nidleinyama,nisele igazi

18Niyakudlainyamayamagorha,niseleigazilezikhulu zehlabathi,iinkunzizeegusha,namatakane,neenkunzi

zeebhokhwe,neenkunzizeenkomoezintsha ezityetyisiweyozaseBhashan,zonkeziphela.

19Nodlaamanqathanihluthe,niseleigazinideninxile embingelelweniwamendinibingeleleyo.

20niyakuhluthaesithebenisamngamahasheneenqwelo zokulwa,ngamagorha,ngamadodaonkeokulwa;itsho iNkosiuYehova

21Ndiyakubumisaubuqaqawulibamezintlangeni, ziwuboneiintlangazonkeumgwebowamendiyakuwenza, nesandlasamendiyakusisakuzo

22IyakwaziindlukaSirayeliukubandinguYehovauThixo wabo,ithabathelakuyoleminiisenaphi

23NeentlangaziyakwaziukubaindlukaSirayeliyathinjwa ngenxayobugwenxababo;ngenxaenokubabamenezayo kum,ndabusithelisaubusobamkubo,ndabanikela esandleniseentshabazabo,bawalikrelebonkebephela.

24Ndabenzangokobunqambibabonangokwezikreqozabo, ndabusithelisaubusobamkubo

25Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi,Yabona, ndikuchasile;Ngokundiyakukubuyisaukuthinjwa kukaYakobi,ndisikweyimfesanengenxayendluyonke kaSirayeli,ndibenobukhwelengegamalamelingcwele; 26Bayakulithwalaihlazolabo,nobumenemenebabo bonkeababemenezangabokum,ekuhlalenikwaboezweni labobekholosile,kungekhoubothusayo.

27Ekubabuyisenikwamezizweni,ekubabuthenikwam emazwenieentshabazabo,ndozingcwalisakubo emehlwenieentlangaezininzi.

28baziukubandinguYehovauThixowabo, owabafuduselayoezintlangeni,ndibawomeliseleemhlabeni wabo,ndingabuyindishiyenamnyekubokhona.

29Andiyikubasabusithelisaubusobamkubo,ngokokuba ndithululeuMoyawamphezukwendlukaSirayeli;itsho iNkosiuYehova.

ISAHLUKO40

1Ngomnyakawamashumiamabinianesihlanu wokuthinjwakwethu,ekuqalekenikomnyaka, ngolweshumienyangenileyo,ngomnyakaweshumi elinesineemvakokuxatyelwakomzi,ngayokanyeloomini, isandlasikaYehovasabaphezukwam,sandisakhona

2NgemibonokaThixowandisaezwenilakwaSirayelielo, wandibekaentabeniephakamekakhulu,phezukwayo kwanjengesakhiwosomzingasezantsi

3Wandisakhona:nankoumntu,okubonakala kunjengokubonakalakobhedu,ephetheintsonteloyeflakisi ngesandla,nengcongoloyokulinganisa;wemaesangweni.

4Wathikumloomntu,Nyanawomntu,khangela ngamehloakho,uvengeendlebezakho,ugqalengentliziyo yakhozonkeizintoendikubonisazona;kubauzisweapha ngenjongoyokubandikuboniseyona.Yixelekwindlu kaSirayeliyonkeintooyibonayo

5Nankoke,kukhoudongangaphandlekwendlu, olujikelezileyongeenxazonke,isesandlenisomntulowo ingcongoloyokulinganisa,iziikubhiteezintandathu,iyileyo iyikubhiteenobubanzibesandla.Wabulinganisaububanzi besakhiwo;nokuphakamakwabayingcongoloenye 6Wayaesangwenielibhekeempumalanga,wenyuka izinyukozalo,walinganisaumbunduwesango, wayingcongoloenyeububanzi;omnyeumbunduwesango wayingcongoloenyeububanzi

7Negumbilokulindalabayingcongoloenyeubude, layingcongoloenyeububanzi;phakathikwamagumbi okulindazaziikubhiteezintlanu;umbunduwesangoke, ongasevarandeniyesangoenganenokwayoindlu, wayingcongoloenye.

8Walinganisaivarandayesangoleyoinganenokwayo indlu,yayingcongoloenye

9Walinganisaivarandayesangoke,yaziikubhite ezisibhozo;iintsikazalozaziikubhiteezimbini;nevaranda yesangoyonayayiphakathi

10Keamagumbiokulinda,esangoelisingiseempumalanga, abamathathungapha,amathathunangapha;zaba mlinganisomnyezontathu,zabamlinganisomnyeiintsika ngaphanangapha

11Wabulinganisaububanzibomnyangowesango, baziikubhiteezilishumi;ubudebesango,buziikubhite ezilishumielinantathu

12Keumdaphambikwamagumbiokulinda wawuyikubhiteenyengapha,wayikubhiteenyenangapha umda;amagumbiokulindaabaziikubhiteezintandathu ngapha,abaziikubhiteezintandathunangapha

13Walinganisaisango,ethabathelaeluphahleni lwamagumbiokulinda,esaeluphahlenilwamanye;laba ziikubhiteezimashumimabinianantlanuububanzi; umnyangoulungenomnyango.

14Iintsikawazenzazangamashumiomathandathu eekubhite;yezakumangentsikaintendelezoejikelezileyo ngeenxazonkeesangweni.

15Ukuthabathelaphambikwesangolokungena,kuse phambikwevarandayesangoeliphakathi,zabaziikubhite ezimashumimahlanu.

16Bekukhoiifestileezivaliweyoemagumbiniokulinda nasezintsikenizawongecalaeliphakathiesangweni, zijikelezilengeenxazonke;bekukwanjalo nasezingqamekweniBekukhoiifestilengaphakathi, zijikelezilengeenxazonke;bekukhoamasunduezintsikeni 17Wandisaentendelezweniephandle;nanko,kwenziwe amagumbinombekelelowamatye,kwajikelezangeenxa zonkeentendelezweni;yayingamagumbiangamashumi mathathuembekelelweniwamatye.

18Umbekelelowamatyeubusemacaleniamasango, ulungelelenenobudebamasango;

19Walinganisaububanzi,ethabathelaphambikwesango lentendelezoephantsi,esaphambikwelentendelezo ephakathinganenokwalo;zalikhululeekubhite ngasempumalanganangasentla.

20Isangolentendelezoephandle,elikhangeleentla, wabulinganisaubudebalonobubanzibalo; 21namagumbiokulindaamathathungapha,amathathu nangapha,neentsikazalo,neengqamekozaloiintsikazalo neengqamekozalozalingananomlinganisowesango lokuqala;baziikubhiteezimashumimahlanuubudebalo, neekubhiteezimashumimabinianantlanuububanzi

22Iifestilezalo,neengqamekozalo,namasundualo,zaba ngangomlinganisowesangoelibhekeempumalanga; benyukaukuyakulongezinyukoezisixhenxe; neengqamekozalozaziphambikwazo.

23Isangolentendelezoephakathilalimalunganesango langasentlanelangasempumalanga;walinganisaukusuka esangweniukusaesangweni,iikubhiteezilikhulu.

24Wandisaezantsi;naliisango,lisingiseezantsi, walinganisaiintsikazaloneengqamekozalo kwangokwaloomilinganiso

25Bekukhoiifestilekulonakwiingqamekozalo, zijikelezilengeenxazonke,njengeziyaiifestile;zaba ziikubhiteezimashumimahlanuubude,baziikubhite ezimashumimabinianantlanuububanzi

26Ukunyukaukuyakulokwabanezinyukoezisixhenxe, nezingqamekozalozaziphambikwazo;belinamasundu, elinyelingapha,elinyelingapha,ezintsikenizalo

27Bekukhoisangoentendelezweniephakathi,elisingise ezantsi;

28Wandisaentendelezweniephakathingesangolasezantsi, walilinganisaisangolasezantsikwangokwaloomilinganiso; 29namagumbialookulinda,neentsikazalo,neengqameko zalo,kwangokwaloomilinganiso.Bekukhoiifestilekulo nakwiingqamekozalo,zijikelezilengeenxazonke;aba ziikubhiteezimashumimahlanuubude,zabaziikubhite ezimashumimabinianantlanuububanzi.

30Iingqamekozajikelezangeenxazonke:zabaziikubhite ezimashumimabinianantlanuubude,zabaziikubhite ezintlanuububanzi.

31Iingqamekozalozabhekaentendelezweniephandle; zibezinamasunduiintsikazaloUkunyukaukuyakulo kwabanezinyukoezisibhozo.

32Wandisaentendelezweniephakathi,esingise empumalanga,walilinganisaisangokwangokwaloo milinganiso;

33namagumbialookulinda,neentsikazalo,neengqameko zalo,kwangokwaloomilinganisoBekukhoiifestilekulo, nakwiingqamekozalo,zijikelezilengeenxazonke;aba ziikubhiteezimashumimahlanuubude,zabaziikubhite ezimashumimabinianantlanuububanzi

34Iingqamekozalozabhekaentendelezweniephandle; zibezinamasunduiintsikangaphanangaphaUkunyuka ukuyakulokwabanezinyukoezisibhozo

35Wandisaesangwenilasentla,walilinganisa kwangokwaloomilinganiso;

36namagumbialookulinda,neentsikazalo,neengqameko zalo.Bekukhoiifestilekulo,zijikelezilengeenxazonke; zabaziikubhiteezimashumimahlanuubude,zaba ziikubhiteezimashumimabinianantlanuububanzi

37Iintsikazalozakhangelaentendelezweniephandle;zibe zinamasunduiintsikangaphanangaphaUkunyukaukuya kulokwabanezinyukoezisibhozo

38Keamagumbineminyangoyawoebemiemigubasini yamasango,aphobebehlanjwakhonaamadinianyukayo

39Evarandeniyesangobekukhoiitafileezimbiningapha, iitafileezimbininangapha,zokuxhelelaamadinianyukayo, nawesono,nawetyala

40Ecalenielingaphandle,konyukayoesiyaekungeneni kwesangongasentla,bekukhoiitafileezimbini;nakwelinye icalangasevarandeniyesangobekukhoiitafileezimbini

41Kwabakhoiitafileezinengapha,iitafileezinenangapha, ecalenilesango;neetafileezisibhozo,zokuxhelelakuzo imibingeleloyabo

42Bezaneetafileezinezamatyeaqingqiweyookubhite enyeenesiqingathaubude,ikubhiteenyeenesiqingatha ububanzi,ikubhiteenyeukuphakama,bekubhiteenye ukuphakama;

43Amagwegweangangobubanzibesandla,abe eqiniselweendlwini,ajikelezangeenxazonke;yaye isezitafileniinyamayomsondezo

44Ngaphandlekwesangoeliphakathibekukhoamagumbi eemvumientendelezweniephakathi,esecalenilesango langasentla;elinyelingasecalenilesangolasempumalanga, libhekeezantsi,elinyelingasecalenilesango lasempumalanga.

45Wathikum,Eligumbi,libhekeezantsi,lelababingeleli abagcinaisigxinasendlule

46Igumbielibhekeentlalelababingeleliabagcinaisigxina sesibingelelo:abangoonyanabakaTsadokiphakathi koonyanabakaLevi,abasondelayokuYehovaukuba balungiselelekuye

47Wayilinganisaintendelezo;zabaziikubhiteezilikhulu ubude,zabaziikubhiteezilikhulunobubanzi;imbombo-ne; nesibingeleloesibesiphambikwendlu

48Wandisaevarandeniyayoindlu,walinganisaintsika yevaranda:iikubhitezontlanungapha,iikubhitezontlanu ngapha,ububanzibesangobabaziikubhiteezintathu ngapha,iikubhiteezintathunangapha

49Ubudebevarandababaziikubhiteezimashumimabini, ububanzibabaziikubhiteezilishumielinanye ngasezinyukweniWandihambisangezinyuko,abenyuka ngazoukuyakulo.Bekukhoiintsikangasezintsikeni,enye ngapha,enyenangapha

ISAHLUKO41

1Wandisaetempileni,walinganisaiintsika;zabaziikubhite ezintandathuububanzingapha,zabaziikubhite ezintandathuububanzinangapha;bububanzikebentente 2Ububanzibomnyangobebuziikubhiteezilishumi; amacalaomnyangoabaziikubhiteezintlanungapha, iikubhiteezintlanunangaphaWabulinganisaubudebayo, baziikubhiteezimashumimane,ububanzibabaziikubhite ezimashumimabini.

3Wangenakengaphakathi,walinganisaintsika yomnyango;umnyangowabaziikubhiteezintandathu; ububanzibomnyangobabaziikubhiteezisixhenxe.

4Wabulinganisakeubudebayo,baziikubhiteezimashumi mabini;ububanzi,buziikubhiteezimashumimabini, phambikwetempile;wathikum,Leyingcwelekangcwele.

5Walulinganisaudongalwendlu,lwaziikubhite ezintandathu;Ububanzibegumbielisecaleni bebuziikubhiteezine,obujikelezileyongeenxazonke.

6Amagumbiendawoyokwayamaabamathathu,igumbi phezukwegumbi,abamashumimathathu;ayakufika eludongeniebeyinaloindlule,ngasemagumbiniendawo yokwayama,eyajikelezangeenxazonke,ukuzeabe nokubambekakhona,kodwaengabambekieludongeni lwayoindlu.

7Kwabayindawoephangaleleyo,kwajikelezangeenxa zonkeemagumbiniendawoyokwayama,kwajikeleza nokujikelezangeenxazonke; 8Ndabonakwasendlwinileindawoephakamileyo, ejikelezileyongeenxazonke; 9Ububanzibodonga,ebeinaboindawoyokwayama ngaphandle,bebuziikubhiteezintlanu; 10Phakathikwamagumbiibeibububanzibeekubhite ezimashumimabiniobujikelezileyo,bayijikelezaindlu ngeenxazonke

11Iminyangoyendawoyokwayamayayikhangele endawenieshiyekileyo;omnyeumnyangoukhangele ngentla,omnyeumnyangoukhangelengezantsi;ububanzi bendawoeshiyekileyobebuziikubhiteezintlanu,bajikeleza ngeenxazonke.

12Isakhiwoesibesiphambikwendawoeqhiwukileyo, sasiziikubhiteezimashumiasixhenxeububanzibaso ngecalaelisingiseentshonalanga;udongalwesakhiwoeso lwaluziikubhiteezintlanuububanzibalo,lwajikeleza ngeenxazonke,nobudebasobabaziikubhiteezimashumi asithoba

13Wayilinganisakeindluleyo,yabaziikubhiteezilikhulu ubude;indawoeqhiwukileyo,nesakhiwoeso,neendonga zaso,zabaziikubhiteezilikhuluubude;

14Ububanzibobusobayoindlu,nobendawoeqhiwukileyo ekhangeleempumalangababaziikubhiteezilikhulu.

15Wabulinganisakeubudebesakhiwoesibesiphambi kwendawoeqhiwukileyo,ebesingasemvakwayo,neegalari zasongaphanangapha,iikubhitezabalikhulu;nendawo engcweleyangaphakathi,neevarandazentendelezo

16Imigubasi,neefestileezivaliweyo,neegalari,ngeenxa zonkekuzozontathu,zikhangelenenomnyango,zenziwe ngamaplangangeenxazonke;kwathabathelaemhlabeni kwesaezifestileni;

17naphezukweminyango,kwesaendlwiningaphakathi nangaphandle,naseludongenilonke,kwajikelezangeenxa zonke,ngaphakathinangaphandle,kwabayimilinganiso 18Kwayekwenziweiikerubhinamasundu;yalisundu phakathikwekerubhinekerubhi;Ikerubhinganyeinobuso obubini;

19yabubusobomntuobubhekeesundwiningapha, yabubusobengonyamaobubhekeesundwiningapha, kwajikelezaendlwiniyonke,kwajikelezangeenxazonke 20Kuthabathelaemhlabenikwesaphezukomnyango, kwenziweiikerubhinamasundu,eludongenilwetempile 21Itempile,imigubasiyayoibeimbombo-ne;Inkangeleko yelinye,injengokubonakalakweyesibini.

22Isibingelelosomthisasiziikubhiteezintathu ukuphakamakwaso,nobudebasobabaziikubhiteezimbini; iimbombozayo,nobudebayo,neendongazayo, bezizezomthi,wathikum,LeyitafileephambikoYehova

23Bezimbiniiingcangozetempilenezengcwele

24Bezingambiniiingcangokwiminyangoleyo, ziziingcangoezijingayozombini;iingcangozibembini komnyeumnyango,zimbiniiingcangonakomnye umnyango.

25Kwayekwenziwekuzo,kwiingcangoezozetempile, iikerubhinamasundu,kunjengokobekwenziwengako ezindongenibekukhoamaplangaphambikwevaranda ngaphandle

26Iifestileezivaliweyonamasunduzazingaphanangapha, emacalenievaranda,nasemagumbiniendawoyokwayama kuyoindlu,nezinyuko

ISAHLUKO42

1Waphumanam,wayaentendelezweniengaphandle ngendlelaesingangentla,wandisaemagumbiniamalunga nendawoleiqhiwukileyo,amalunganesakhiwoeso, akhangeleentla.

2Phambikwecalaelibudebuziikubhiteezilikhulu, elimnyangoungasentla,ububanzibabaziikubhite ezimashumimahlanu

3Malunganeekubhiteezimashumimabinizentendelezo ephakathi,malunganombekelelowamatye osentendelezweniengaphandle,yabayigalariisinge egalarinieludidinilwesithathu

4Phambikwamagumbikwakukhoindawoyokuhamba, ububanzibayobuziikubhiteezilishumi;iingcangozazo zikhangelengasentla

5Keamagumbiaphezuluebemafuphikunawaphantsi, kunaphakathiesakhiweni;

6Ngokubaebendidintathuwona,engenazintsika, njengokubaiintendelezozineentsika;

7Keudongaolungaphandle,malungananamagumbi, lukhangeleentendelezweniengaphandlephambi kwamagumbi,lwabaziikubhiteezimashumimahlanu ubudebalo

8Ngokubaubudebamagumbientendelezoengaphandle babaziikubhiteezimashumimahlanu;kodwakephambi kwetempilebabaziikubhiteezilikhulu

9Ngaphantsikwalamagumbi,indawoyokungena yayikhangeleempumalanga,xaubaniengenakuwo,evela entendelezweniengaphandle

10Ebubanzinibodongalwentendelezo,kusingise empumalanga,phambikwendawoeqhiwukileyonaphambi kwesakhiwo,bekukhoamagumbi

11Indlelaphambikwawoibinjengokubonakala kwamagumbiasingiseentla,ngobudebawo,abanjalo nangobubanzibawo,abanjaloabanjaloabanjalo; 12Njengokoinjaloiminyangoyawolawo,injalo neminyangoyamagumbiabeekhangelengezantsi;

13Wathikum,Amagumbiangasentla,namagumbi angasezantsi,aphambikwendawoeqhiwukileyo,wona ngamagumbiangcwele,aphoababingeleliabasondelayo kuYehovabayakudlelakhonaezonantozingcwele, nomnikelowokudla,nedinilesono,neletyala;ngokubale ndawoingcwele

14Bakungenaababingeleli,mabangaphumiengcweleni, bayeentendelezweniengaphandle;bozibekaaphoiingubo zabo,abalungiselelabenazo,ngokubazingcwele;ngokuba bangcwele;bambathengubozimbi,basondeleke empahleniyabantu.

15Uthekeakugqibaukuyilinganisaindluengaphakathi, waphumanam,wasingisaesangwenielibheke empumalanga,walilinganisangeenxazonke.

16Walinganisaicalalasempumalangangengcongolo yokulinganisa;yaziingcongoloezimakhulumahlanu ngengcongoloyokulinganisa,ngeenxazonke

17Walinganisaicalalangasentla,labaziingcongolo ezimakhulumahlanu,ngengcongoloyokulinganisa, ngeenxazonke.

18Yalinganisaicalalasezantsi,yaziingcongoloezimakhulu mahlanu,ngengcongoloyokulinganisa

19Wajikelaecalenilangasentshonalanga,walinganisa amakhuluamahlanueengcongolo,ngengcongolo yokulinganisa.

20Wayilinganisaemacaleniomane;yabanodonga ngeenxazonke,lwabangamakhuluamahlanueengcongolo ubude,namakhuluamahlanueengcongoloububanzi,ukuze yahlulephakathikwengcwelenendawoehlambeleyo

ISAHLUKO43

1Wandisaesangweni,isangoelibhekeempumalanga; 2NabokeubuqaqawuliboThixokaSirayeli,buvela ngendlelayangasempumalanga,isandisabosinjengesandi samanziamaninzi;

3Imbonakalokeendayibonayo,yayinjengembonakaloleya, ndayibonayoukuyakuwonakalisakwamumzi;ndawa ngobuso

4BezaubuqaqawulibukaYehovaendlwiningendlela yesangoelibhekeempumalanga

5WandifunqulauMoya,wandisaentendelezweni ephakathi;nabokeubuqaqawulibukaYehovabuyizalisile indlu

6Ndevaothethakumesendlwini;indodaleyoyema ngakum.

7Wathikum,Nyanawomntu,indawoyetroneyam, indawoyentendeyeenyawozam,aphondiyakuhlalakhona phakathikoonyanabakaSirayelingonaphakade,lingabi sayenzainqambiigamalamelingcweleindlukaSirayeli, bonanookumkanibabo,ngobuhenyubabo,nangezidumbu zookumkanibaboezigangenizabo.

8ekumisenikwaboumbunduwomnyangowabo ngasembundwiniwomnyangowam,nemigubasiyabo ecalenilemigubasiyam,iludongalodwaphakathikwam nabo,balenzainqambiigamalamelingcwele,ngamasikizi aboabawenzileyo;

9Ngokukemabakhwelelisekumubuhenyubabo, nezidumbuzookumkanibabo,ndihlalephakathikwabo ngonaphakade

10Wenake,nyanawomntu,indlukaSirayeliyibonisele ndlu,beveihlazongenxayobugwenxababo,basilinganise isilinganiseloeso

11Ukubabathebalivaihlazongenxayezintozonke abazenzileyo,baboniseisimilosendlule,nokumilakwayo, nokuphumakwayo,nokuvelakwayo,nokumilakwayo konke,nemimiseloyayoyonke,nobumebayobonke, nemithethoyayoyonke,uyibhaleemehlweniabo, bakugcinekonkeukumakwayo,nemimiseloyayoyonke, nemithethoyayoyonke.

12Nguwoloumyalelowayoindlu;encotsheniyentaba, wonkeumdawayo,ojikelezileyongeenxazonke, uyingcwelekangcwele.nguwoloumyalelowayoindlu.

13Yiyoleimilinganisoyesibingelelongokweekubhite (ikubhiteyikubhitenobubanzibesandla);umzantsiwawo wobayikubhiteenye,ubeyikubhiteububanzi;ulungqu lwawoeludininilwawo,olujikelezileyongeenxazonke, lubengumolukoweminwe.

14Kuthabathelaemzantsiniosemhlabeni,kudekuse emacaleniaphantsi,kobaziikubhiteezimbiniukuphakama, nobubanzibubeyikubhiteenye;kuthabathelakomncinane kudekuseemacaleniamakhulu,kobaziikubhiteezine, nobubanzibubeyikubhiteenye

15Isibingelelosobaziikubhiteezine;ukusuka esibingelelwenizinyuseiimpondoezine

16Isibingelelosobaziikubhiteezilishumielinambini ubudebaso,zibelishumielinambiniububanzibalo; 17Amacalaobaziikubhiteezilishumielinaneubudebawo, neshumielinaneububanzi,ngokwamacalaawoomane; ulungqungeenxazonkekuwolubesisiqingathasekubhite; umzantsiwawoubeyikubhiteenyengeenxazonke; izinyukozakhezibhekeempumalanga

18Wathikekum,Nyanawomntu,itshoiNkosiuYehova; Yiyoleimimiseloyesibingelelo,ngeminiyokwenziwa kwaso,ukubakunyuswephezukwasoamadinianyukayo, kutshizwengegazikuso.

19Uyakubanikaababingeleli,abaLeviabangabembewu kaTsadoki,abasondelayokum,itshoiNkosiuYehova, ukubabalungiselelekuminkunzientsha,itholelenkomo, libelidinilesono.

20Uzeuthabatheegazinilayo,uliqabeezimpondwenizaso zone,nasezimbombenizonezomphetho,naseludinini ngeenxazonke;

21uyithabatheinkunzientshayedinilesono,bayitshise endaweniemisiweyoyayoindlu,ngaphandlekwengcwele. 22Ngomhlawesibiniwosondezainkunziyebhokhwe exhontiegqibeleleyo,ibelidinilesono;basenzenyulu isibingelelo,njengokobenzangakongenkunzientsha.

23Ekugqibenikwakhoukusenzanyulu,wosondeza inkunzientsha,itholelenkomoeligqibeleleyo,nenkunzi yasempahleniemfutshaneegqibeleleyo.

24WozisondezaphambikoYehova,ababingelelibagalele ityuwaphezukwazo,bazinyusezibelidinielinyukayo kuYehova.

25Iintsukuezisixhenxeuyakunikelainkunziyebhokhwe exhontieyedinilesonongemini;balungiselelenenkunzi entsha,itholelenkomo,nenkunziyasempahleniemfutshane egqibeleleyo

26Iintsukuezisixhenxebosicamagushelaisibingelelo, basihlambulule;bazingcwalise.

27Bayakuzigqibaezontsuku,kuthingomhlawesibhozo, nanini,ababingelelibenzeamadinienuanyukayo nemibingeleloyenuyoxoloesibingelelweni;+yayendiya kunamkela,itshoiNkosiuYehova

ISAHLUKO44

1Yandibuyiselangendlelayesangolengcweleephandle elibhekeempumalanga;lwavalwake.

2WathiuYehovakum;Elisangoliyakuhlalalivaliwe, aliyikuvulwa,akuyikungenamntungalo;ngokuba uYehovauThixokaSirayeliungenengalo;liyakuhlala livaliweke

3Yenkosi;Sohlalakusoisikhulu,sidleisonkaphambi koYehova;Songenangendlelayasevarandeniyesango, siphumekwangendlelayayo

4Yandisangendlelayesangolangasentla,phambikwendlu leyo;ndakhangela,naboubuqaqawulibukaYehova buyizalisileindlukaYehova,ndawangobuso

5WathikumuYehova,Nyanawomntu,gqalangentliziyo yakho,ubonengamehloakho,uvengeendlebezakho, konkeendisukubandikuthethakuwe,ngokusingisele kwimimiseloyonkeyendlukaYehova,nangokusingisele kwimiyaleloyayoyonke;ukugqaleukungenaendlwini, ekuphumenikwazozonkeiindawoezingcwele

6Wothikekwabaneenkani,kwindlukaSirayeli,Itsho iNkosiuYehova;Kwanelengenxayamasikizienuonke, ndlukaSirayeli;

7Ngokungenisakwenuabasemzini,abangalukileyo ngentliziyo,abangalukileyongenyama,ukubababe sengcweleniyam,ukuzeniyihlambeleindluyam, nisondezaisonkasam,amanqatha,negazi,bawaphule umnqophisowamngenxayamasikizienuonke

8Anisigcinangaisigxinasengcweleyam;nabamisela abagcinibesigxinasamengcweleniyam.

9ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Bonkeoonyanabolunyeuhlanga, abangalukileyongentliziyo,abangalukileyongenyama, abayikungenaengcweleniyam,bakubobonkeoonyana bolunyeuhlanga,abaphakathikoonyanabakaSirayeli 10KwanabaLevi,abakhwelelayokudekum, ekundwendwenikwamaSirayeli,awandwendwayokum, alandelaizigodozawo;bobuthwalaubugwenxababo 11Bayakwanelaukubangabalungiseleliengcweleniyam, bephetheamasangoendlule,belungiselelaendlwinile, baxheleleabantuidinielinyukayonombingelelo,bona bemephambikwabo,babalungiselele.

12ngenxaenokubababalungiselelayophambikwezigodo zabo,babasisikhubekisosobugwenxakwindlukaSirayeli; ngenxayokondibaphakamiseleisandlasam,itshoiNkosi uYehova,ukubababuthwaleubugwenxababo 13Abayikufikakum,ukubabenzeububingelelikum, bangafikikwiingcwelezamzonke,engcwelenikangcwele, bayakuthwalaihlazolabo,namasikiziaboabawenzileyo 14Ndobenzababengabagcinibesigxinasendlule ngokwenkonzoyayoyonke,nangokwezintozonke ezenzelwakuyo

15KebonaababingeleliabaLevi,oonyanabakaTsadoki, abasigcinayoisigxinasengcweleyam,ekundwendweni koonyanabakaSirayelikum,bosondelabonakum,ukuba bandilungiselele,bemephambikwam,ukubabasondeze kuminqathanegazi;itshoiNkosiuYehova.

16Bongenabonaengcweleniyam,basondelebona esithebenisam,ukubabandilungiselele,bagcineisigxina sam.

17Kothi,ekungenenikwabongamasangoentendelezo ephakathi,bambatheiingubozelinen;kungabikhonto yoboyakuboekulungiselelenikwaboemasangweni entendelezoephakathi,naxabangaphakathi

18Zobaziinkontshozelinenezintlokwenizabo,ibe ziibhulukhwezelinenezinqenizabo;abayikubhinqa, babilise

19Bothi,ekuphumenikwabobesiyaentendelezweni engaphandle,entendelezweniengaphandlebesiya ebantwini,bazihlubeiingubozaboababelungiselelabenazo, bazibekeemagumbiniangcwele,bambathengubozimbi; bangabangcwalisekiabantungezambathozabo.

20Mabangazichebiiintloko,bangaziyekiiinwelezabozibe ngamayakayaka;bozinquthulaiintlokozodwa

21Makangaseliwayiniwonkeumbingeleliekungeneni kwakheentendelezweniephakathi

22Umhlolokazinowaliweyomabangabazekibabe ngabafazibabo;

23Bobayalaabantubam,ukubabahluleokungcwele kokuhlambeleyo, babazise okuyinqambi nokuhlambulukileyo.

24Ekubambanenikwabantumabemeematyaleni;bagwebe ngokwamasikoam,bayigcineimiyaleloyamnemimiselo yamngamaxeshaamonke;bazingcwaliseiisabathazam

25Mabangayiemntwiniofileyo,bazenzeiinqambi; kungabakungoyise,nonina,nonyana,nentombi, nomzalwana,nodadewaboongabanganandoda, abangazenzaiinqambingabo,bonabodwa 26Bombalelaimihlaesixhenxeemvakokuhlanjululwa kwakhe

27Ngomhlakewokungenakwakheengcweleni, entendelezweniephakathi,ukuzealungiseleleengcweleni, wosondezaidinilakhelesono;itshoiNkosiuYehova 28Okokobalilifalabo,ibendimilifalabo;ningabaniki nzuzokwaSirayeli;ndiminzuzoyabo.

29Umnikelowokudla,nedinilesono,nedinaletyala,bodla ezozintobona;zonkeizintoezisingelwephantsi kwaSirayelizobazezabo.

30Ingqaloyeentlahlelazonkezezintozonke,nomrhumo wonkeweentozonke,ekusondezenikwenukonke,yoba yeyombingeleli;nengqaloyomgrayowenunomnika umbingeleli,ukuzeihlaleintsikeleloendlwiniyakho

31Ababingeleliabayikudlantoizifeleyoneqwengiweyo, nokubakusezintakeni,nokubakusezinkomeni

ISAHLUKO45

Ekulabenikwenuilizwengamaqashiso,ukubalibelilifa, nomrhumelauYehovaumrhumooyintoengcwelekulo ilizweelo:ubudebubengamashumiamabinianamahlanu amawakaeengcongolo,ububanzibubelishumilamawaka Yobangcwelekeemideniyayoyonkengeenxazonke.

2Kukookukobangamakhuluamahlanuobude,abe ngamakhuluamahlanu,abengamakhuluamahlanu obubanzi,abemacalaonke;zangamashumiomahlanu eekubhitezamadleloalongeenxazonke

3Kulomlinganisowolinganisaubudeobungamashumi amabinianamahlanuamawaka,nobubanziobulishumi lamawaka;ibekuyoingcwele,indawoeyingcwele kangcwele

4Yonayobayintoengcwelekuloilizweelo,ilunge nababingeleli,abalungiselelibengcwele,abasondelaukuba balungiselelekuYehova;ibeyindawoyezindluzabo, indawoengcweleilungenengcwele.

5Amashumiamabinianamahlanuamawakaobude, neshumilamawakaobubanzi,abelilifalabaLevi, abalungiselelibendlu,libelilifalemiziyawo.

6Nosinikailifalomzilibengamawakaamahlanuobubanzi, anamashumiamabinianesihlanuamawakaubude, malungananomrhumoongcwele,libengowendlu kaSirayeliyonke

7Sobasesabelwaisikhulungaphanangaphakomrhumo wesahluloesingcwele,nakwilifalomzi,phambikomrhumo wesahluloesingcwele,naphambikwelifalomzi, kuthabathelaecalenilasentshonalangaecaleni lasentshonalanga,kuseecalenilasempumalanga,kuse empumalanga;ubudebukatarisananesinyesezabelo, kuthabathelaemdeniwasentshonalanga,kuseemdeni wasempumalanga

8Lobalilizwelaso,libeyinzuzokusokwaSirayeli; izikhuluzamzingabuyizibesabaxinzelelaphantsiabantu bam;KeilizwealinikeindlukaSirayelingokwezizwezayo.

9ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Yanelani,zikhuluzakwaSirayeli; susaniukugonyamelanokubhuqa,nenzeokusesikweni nobulungisa;nikususeukubaxinakwenuebantwinibam; itshoiNkosiuYehova

10Nobanezikalizobulungisa,ne-efayobulungisa,nebhate yobulungisa

11Iefanebhateyobangumlinganisomnye,ibhateibe sisahluloseshumisehomere,ne-efaibesisahluloseshumi sehomere,umlinganisowayoubengokwehomere 12Ishekeleyobaziigeraezimashumimabini;

13Nguwoloumrhumoeniyakuwusondeza;isahlulo sesithandathuse-efayehomereyengqolowa,ninikele isahlulosesithandathuse-efayehomereyerhasi;

14nomlinganisoweoli,webhateyeoli,nirhumeisahlulo seshumisebhateekoreni,ezibhateniezilishumiehomereni ke;kubaiibhateezilishumiyihomere

15nexhwanelibenyeemhlambini,kumakhuluamabini, emakriweniatyebileyoakwaSirayeli;nomnikelowokudla, nedinielinyukayo,nemibingeleloyoxolo,ukuba bacanyagushelwe;itshoiNkosiuYehova

16Bonkeabantubelizweelibosirhumelalomrhumo isikhulusakwaSirayeli

17Sobasisabelosesikhulueso,ukubasinikeleamadini anyukayo,nomnikelowokudla,neminikeloethululwayo, emithendelekweni,nasekuthwasenikwenyanga, nangeesabatha,ngamaxeshaonkeendlukaSirayeli, silungiseleleidinilesono,nomnikelowokudla,nedini elinyukayo,nemibingeleloyoxolo,ukubasiyicamagushele indlukaSirayeli.

18ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Ngeyokuqalainyanga, ngolokuqalaenyangenileyo,wothabathainkunzientsha, itholelenkomoeligqibeleleyo,uyihlambululeingcwele; 19Umbingeleliwocaphulaegaziniledinilesono,aliqabe emigubasiniyendlule,nasezimbombenizonezamacala esibingelelo,nasemigubasiniyesangolentendelezo ephakathi;

20Uyakwenjenjalonangolwesixhenxeenyangenileyo, ngenxayomntuolahlekayo,nangenxayosisiyatha, niyicamagusheleindlule

21Ngeyokuqalainyanga,ngosukulweshumielinesine enyangenileyo,nobanepasika,umthendelekoweentsuku ezisixhenxe;izonkaezingenagwelezodliwa

22Ngaloominiisikhulu,ngenxayasonangenxayabantu bonkebelizweeli,solungiselelainkunzientshayenkomo, ibelidinilesono

23Iintsukuezisixhenxezomthendelekosomenzela uYehovaidinielinyukayo,iinkunziezintshazeenkomo zibesixhenxe,neenkunzizeegushaezigqibeleleyozibe sixhenxengemini,ngeentsukuezisixhenxe;nenkunzi yebhokhweexhontiibenyeiminingemini,ibelidinilesono.

24Solungiselelaumnikelowokudla,iefaenkunzinientsha, iefaenkunziniyegusha,ihinyeolikuyoiefa

25Ngenyangayesixhenxe,ngosukulweshumielinesihlanu enyangenileyo,uyakwenzaokufanayo,emthendelekweni weentsukuezisixhenxe,ngokwedinilesono,nangokwedini elinyukayo,nangomnikelowokudla,nangokweoli.

ISAHLUKO46

1ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Isangolentendelezoephakathi, elikhangeleempumalanga,lohlalalivaliwengeentsuku ezintandathuzokusebenza;kodwangesabathaiyakuvulwa, ngomhlawokuthwasakwenyangaivulwe

2Songenaisikhulungendlelayasevarandeniyesango elingaphandle,simeemgubasiniwesango,ababingeleli balungiseleleidinilasoelinyukayo,nemibingeleloyaso yoxolo,siqubudeembundwiniwesango,siphumeke; kodwaisangoaliyikuvalwakudekuhlwe

3Abantubelizweeliboqubudaekungenenikwesango ngesabathanasekuthwasenikwenyanga,phambikoYehova.

4Idinielinyukayo,esosondezalonaisikhulukuYehova ngomhlawesabatha,lobaziimvanaezintandathu ezigqibeleleyo,nenkunziyegushaegqibeleleyo

5Umnikelowokudlawobayiefaenkunziniyegusha,ube ngumnikelowokudlakuzoiimvana,njengokosinokunikela ngako,ubeyihinyeolikuyoiefa

6Ngosukulokuthwasakwenyanga,liyakubayinkunzi entshaegqibeleleyo,itholelenkomo,neemvana ezintandathu,nenkunziyegusha,zigqibelelezonke 7Solungiselelaumnikelowokudla,iefaenkunzinientsha, iefaenkunziniyegusha,kuzoiimvanaibeyinto esinokufikelelakuyoisandlasaso,ibeyihinyeolikuyoiefa 8Ekungenenikwesikhulu,songenangendlela yasevarandeniyesango,siphumengendlelayayo

9EkuzenikekwabantubelizweeliphambikoYehova ngamaxeshaamisiweyo,ongenengendlelayesango langasentla,esizakunqula,wophumangendlelayesango lasezantsi;ongenengendlelayesangolasezantsi,wophuma ngendlelayesangolangasentla;makangabuyingendlela yesangoebengenengalo,aphumemalungananalo 10Songenaisikhuluphakathikwabo,ekungenenikwabo; bathiekuphumenikwabo,baphume.

11Umnikelowokudlangemithendelekonangamaxesha amisiweyowobayiefakuyoinkunzientshayenkomo,neefakuyoinkunziyegusha,uthiezimvaneniuligane nesandlasaso,ibeyihinyeolikuyoiefa

12Xasitheisikhulusalungiselelaidinielinyukayo ngokuqhutywayintliziyo,nokubayimibingeleloyoxolo ngokuqhutywayintliziyo,kuYehova,solivulaisango elibhekeempumalanga,silungiseleleidinilasoelinyukayo, nemibingeleloyasoyoxolo,njengokosenzileyongomhla wesabatha,siphumeke;+yayeemvakokuphumakwakhe uyakuvalaisango

13Bolungiselelaimvanaemnyakamnye,egqibeleleyo,ibe lidinielinyukayongeminikuYehova,balilungiseleleimiso ngemiso

14Bolungiselelaumnikelowokudlakunyenaloimiso ngemisoyonke,ubesisahlulosesithandathuse-efa,neoli ibesisahlulosesithathusehinyokunyakamisaumgubo ocoliweyo;ubengumnikelowokudlakuYehovalowo ungunaphakade;

15Bolungiselelaimvana,nomnikelowokudla,neoli,imiso ngemisoyonke,ibelidinielinyukayolamaxeshaonke.

16ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Xasitheisikhulusamphaomnye koonyanabasoisipho,sobalilifalakhe,lobaleloonyana bakhe;yobalilifalabo.

17Xasithesamphaomnyekubakhonzibasoisiphoelifeni laso,sobasesalowo,kudekusekumnyakawenkululeko; Wobuyelaemvakwisikhulu;keilifalasolobaleloonyana basokubo

18Isikhuluesoasiyikuthabathaelifenilabantu,ukuze sibaxinzelelephantsi,bahlukanenenzuzoyabo.Sobadlisa oonyanabasoilifakweyeyasoinzuzo;ukuzebangabilusali abantubam,elowoahlukanenenzuzoyakhe

19Wandingenisaekungeneni,okusecalenilesango, emagumbiniangcweleababingeleli,akhangeleentla,nanko kukhoindawo,emacaleniomabini,ngasentshonalanga.

20Wathikum,Leyindawoaphoababingelelibophekela khonaidiniletyala,nedinilesonoukuzebangazikhuseli entendelezweniengaphandle,ukubabangcwaliseabantu.

21Waphumanam,wayaentendelezweniengaphandle, wandidlulisaemagumbiniomaneentendelezo;nanzo, kukhointendelezoemagumbinionkeentendelezo 22Emagumbiniomaneentendelezokwakukhoiintendelezo ezidityanisiweyo,ubudebasobuziikubhiteezimashumi mane,ububanzibuziikubhiteezimashumimathathu, umlinganisoumnyekuloomagumbiomane Bekukhoucambalwezakhiwoolujikelezileyokuzo, lujikelezilekuzozone;kukhoamazikookupheka,enziwe ngaphantsikweengcambangeenxazonke 24Wathikum,Ezizizindluzokupheka,aphoabalungiseleli bayoindlubaphekelakhonaumbingelelowabantu

ISAHLUKO47

1Yandibuyiselaemnyangowayoindlu;nankokuphuma amanziphantsikombunduwomnyangowendluleyo,esiya ngasempumalanga;kubaumphambiliwayoindluubumi ngasempumalanga,esihlaamanziephumangaphantsi, evelakwicalalasekunenelendlu,ngecalalasezantsi lesibingelelo

2Waphumanamngendlelayesangolangasentla, wandijikelezisangendlelaengaphandle,wandisaesangweni elingaphandle,ngendlelaelibhekeempumalanga;nanko, empompozaamanzi,evelangasekunene.

3Xaindodaleyoiphetheulutyalokulinganisaesandleni sayo,ibhekangasempumalanga,yalinganisaiwaka leekubhite,yandihambisaemanzini;amanziema emaqatheni

4Walinganisaiwaka,wandihambisaemanzini;amanzi efikaemadolweni.Wabuyawalinganisaiwaka, wandihambisa;amanziayeesinqeni

5Emvenikokowalinganisaiwaka;kwayeibingumlambo endingenakuwuwela;kubaamanziebenyukile,amanzi okudada,umlamboongenakuwelwa

6Wathikum,Ubonilena,nyanawomntu?Yandihambisa, yandibuyiselaelunxwemenilomlambo.

7Ekubuyenikwam,nankokukhoeludininilomlambo imithiemininzikunene,ngaphanangapha

8Wathikum,Lamanziaphumaayekummandla wasempumalanga,ehleayeentlango,ayeelwandle,athiele elwandle,ophilisweamanzilawo

9Kuyakuthike,yonkeintoephilileyo,enyakazelayo ezindawenizonkeothewafikakuzoumlambokazilowo, iphile;zibezininzikuneneiintlanzi;ngokubaefikilekhona lamanzi;iphileyonkeintoofikekuyoumlambolowo.

10Kothikekumeababambisibeentlanziphezukwawo, bathabathelee-En-gedi,badebayee-En-heglayim;iyakuba yindawoyokwanekaiminatha;ziyakubangokohlobo lwazoiintlanzizabo,njengeentlanzizolwandleolukhulu, ukubazininzikunene

11Keiindawozaloezinodaka,namadikealo,azisayikuba saphiliswa;ayakunikelwaekubeniyityuwa

12“Elunxwemenilomlambo,elunxwemenilwawokweli calanakweliyaicala,kuyakuhlumayonkeimithiedliwayo, egqabilayolingabuniyo,nesiqhamosalosingavuthisiphele; liyakuthwalaisiqhamoesitshangokweenyangazalo; ngokubaamanziawoaphumaengcweleni,isiqhamosawo sibesesokudliwa,negqabilawolibelelokuphilisa

13ItshoiNkosiuYehova;Nguwoloumda,eniyakuzabela ngawoilizwe,ngokwezizweezilishumielinazibini zakwaSirayeli:uYosefuwobanazabeloezibini

14Ilizweniyakulidlailifa,elowoalidlenjengowabo; ngokubandaphakamisaisandlasamsokubandilinike ooyihlo;lowelakunielilizwengokwelifa

15Nguwoloumdawelizweelo:ngecalalangasentla wothabathelakulwandleolukhulungendlelayaseHetelon, ukubauyeeTsedade;

16neHamati,neBherota,neSibrayim,ephakathikomda weDamaskonomdawaseHamati;iHatsa-hatikoni engaselunxwemenilwaseHawuran

17Umdauthabathelaelwandle,umengeHatsare-enon, umdawaseDamasko;owasentlangasentlaumda waseHamatiLicalalangasentlake

18Icalalasempumalanga,nothabathelaeHawuran, naseDamasko,naseGiliyadi;nelizwelakwaSirayeli, yiYordan;Licalalasempumalangakeeli

19IcalalasezantsingasezantsilothabathelakwaTamare, liseemanziniembambanoaseKadeshe,lihambe ngomlambo,lisekuloulwandleolukhuluLicalalasezantsi ngasezantsikeelo.

20Icalalasentshonalangalulwandleolukhulu,luthabathela emdenilowo,ludelulungenokuyaeHamatiElilicala lasentshonalanga.

21NozabelakeelilizwengokwezizwezakwaSirayeli 22Kothikenilabengamaqashiso,libelilifakuni, nakubaphambukeliabaphambukelephakathikwenu, abazeleoonyanaphakathikwenu;ayakubalilifanani phakathikwezizwezakwaSirayeli

23Kuyakuthi,esizweniaphambukelekusoowasemzini, nimnikeilifalakheapho;itshoiNkosiuYehova

ISAHLUKO48

1NgawolaamagamaezizweIthabatheleekupheleni komntla,iyeecalenilendlelayaseHetelon,iyeeHamati, naseHatsare-enon,umdawaseDamaskongasentla,uye ekuphelenikweHamati;ngokubalawongamacalaakhe empumalanganasentshonalanga;isahlulosikaDan.

2NgasemdenikaDan,kuthabathelaecaleni lasempumalanga,kuseecalenilasentshonalanga:uAshere, libelinye.

3Ngasemdenika-Ashere,kuthabathelaecaleni lasempumalanga,kuseecalenilasentshonalanga:uNafetali, libelinye.

4NgasemdenikaNafetali,kuthabathelaecaleni lasempumalanga,kuseecalenilasentshonalanga:uManase, libelinye.

5NgasemdenikaManase,kuthabathelaecaleni lasempumalanga,kuseecalenilasentshonalanga:uEfrayim, libelinye

6NgasemdenikaEfrayim,kuthabathelaecaleni lasempumalanga,kuseecalenilasentshonalanga:uRubhen, libelinye.

7NgasemdenikaRubhen,kuthabathelaecaleni lasempumalanga,kuseecalenilasentshonalanga:uYuda, libelinye

8NgasemdeniwakwaYuda,kuthabathelaecaleni lasempumalanga,kuseecalenilasentshonalanga,yoba ngumrhumoeniwurhumayo,obuziingcongolo ezingamashumiamabinianesihlanuamawakaububanzi, nobudeobufananelinyeicala,kuthabathelaecaleni lasempumalanga,kuseecalenilasentshonalanga,ibe ingcwelephakathikwawo

9UmrhumoeniyakuwurhumelauYehovawoba ngamashumiamabinianamahlanuamawakaubude, neshumilamawakaububanzi

10lobangumnikeloongcwelekubo,ababingeleli; ngasemntlaamashumiamabinianesihlanuamawakaubude, nasentshonalangaishumilamawakaububanzi, nangasempumalangaishumilamawakaububanzi, nangasezantsiamashumiamabinianesihlanuamawaka ubude,kwayeingcwelekaYehovayobasesazulwinisayo

11ibeyeyababingeleliabangcwalisiweyokoonyana bakaTsadoki;bonabasigcinayoisigxinasam, abaphambukangaekulahlekenikoonyanabakaSirayeli, njengokobalahlekayoabaLevi.

12Lomsondezowelizweelisondezwakubowoba yingcwelekangcwelengasemdeniwabaLevi

13Kekalokumalunganomdawababingeleli,abaLevi bozuzaisahluloesingamashumiamabinianamahlanu amawakaubude,neshumilamawakaububanzi;bonke ubudebubengamashumiamabinianamahlanuamawaka, nobubanzibubelishumilamawaka

14àbathengisangayo,bangatshintshisingayo, bangagqithiseliintlahlelayelizweelo;ngokubaingcwele kuYehova

15Keamawakaamahlanuaseleyokububanzibecala elimalunganamashumiamabinianamahlanuamawaka, akayikubayindawoeyinqambi,yeyomzi,yeyokuhlala, neyedlelo;umziubesesazulwinisawo

16Yiyoleimilinganisoyalo;Icalalasemntlalingamawaka amaneanamakhuluamahlanu,icalalasezantsilibe ngamawakaamaneanamakhuluamahlanu,icala lasempumalangalibengamawakaamaneanamakhulu amahlanu,icalalasentshonalibengamawakaamane anamakhuluamahlanu

17Idlelolomzingasentlaliyakubangamakhuluamabini anamashumiamahlanu,ngasezantsilibengamakhulu amabinianamashumiamahlanu,nasempumalangalibe ngamakhuluamabinianamashumiamahlanu, ngasentshonalangalibengamakhuluamabinianamashumi amahlanu

18Okuseleyokubudeobumalunganomrhumoongcwele, kobangamawakaalishumingasempumalanga,kube ngamawakaalishumingasentshonalanga;ungeniselo lwawolubekukudlakwabasebenzibesixeko.

19Abasebenzibesixekobosikhonzabevelaezizwenizonke zakwaSirayeli

20Umrhumowonkewobangamashumiamabini anamahlanuamawakaububanzi,ubengamashumiamabini anamahlanuamawakaububanzi;isahlulosesinesomrhumo ongcwelenosirhumelaukubasibesesomzilowo

21Okuseleyokobangawesikhulu,ngaphanangapha komrhumoongcwele,nakwilifalomzi,phambi kwamawakaangamashumiamabinianamahlanu,omrhumo osempuma,nasentshonalanga,phambikomdawasentshona, malunganezahlulozesikhulu;wobangumrhumoongcwele nengcweleyendluyobasesazulwinisayo

22KananjaloelifenilabaLevi,nakwilifalomzi, elisesazulwinisomhlabawesikhulu,phakathikomda wakwaYudanomdawakwaBhenjamin,lobaliloelesikhulu 23Eziseleyokeizizwe,kuthabathelaecaleni lasempumalanga,kuseecalenilasentshonalanga,koba nesahlulosikaBhenjamin

24NgasemdenikaBhenjamin,kuthabathelaecaleni lasempumalanga,kuseecalenilasentshonalanga,uSimon wobanesahlulo

25NgasemdenikaSimon,kuthabathelaecaleni lasempumalanga,kuseecalenilasentshonalanga:uIsakare, libelinye

26NgasemdenikaIsakare,kuthabathelaecaleni lasempumalanga,kuseecalenilasentshonalanga: uZebhulon,libelinye

27NgasemdenikaZebhulon,kuthabathelaecaleni lasempumalanga,kuseecalenilasentshonalanga:uGadi, libelinye

28NgasemdenikekaGadi,ngasezantsi,ngasezantsi,umda wothabathelakwaTamare,useemanziniembambano aseKadeshe,umiseumlambo,usekuloulwandleolukhulu 29LiloeloilizweeniyakulabelaizizwezakwaSirayeli ngamaqashiso,libelilifalazo,itshoiNkosiuYehova

30Zizoeziiindawozokuphumakomzi,ngecala langasentla:ngamawakaamanéanamakhulumahlanu, umlinganisowokulinganisa

31amasangoomziongokwamagamaezizwezakwaSirayeli; elinyeisangolikaRubhen,elinyeisangolikaYuda,elinye isangolikaLevi;

32Ngecalalasempumalangangamawakaamane anamakhuluamahlanu,namasangoamathathu;ibelisango likaYosefu,elinye,isangolikaBhenjamin,nesangolikaDan elinye

33Ngecalalangasezantsingamawakaamaneanamakhulu mahlanuokulinganisa;ibelisangolikaSimon,elinyeisango likaIsakare,elinyeisangolikaZebhulon

34Ngecalalasentshonalangangamawakaamane anamakhulumahlanu;libelisangolikaGadi,libelisango lika-Ashere,libelisangolakwaNafetali

35Ukujikelezangeenxazonkeishumielinesibhozo lamawakaeelinganisa;