Zulu - The Book of Prophet Isaiah

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ISAHLUKO1

1Umbonoka-Isayaindodanaka-Amoseawubonayo ngoJudaneJerusalemaemihlenika-Uziya,noJothamu,noAhazi,noHezekiya,amakhosiakwaJuda

2Yizwanininamazulu,ubekeindlebewenamhlaba, ngokubauJehovaukhulumile,wathi:“Ngondlile ngakhulisaabantwana,kodwabangihlubukile

3Inkabiiyamaziumniniyo,nembongoloiyamazi umkhombewenkosiyayo,kephau-Israyeliakazi,abantu bamiabaqondi

4“Hhawu,sizweesonayo,abantuabasindwangobubi, inzaloyabenzibokubi,abantwanaabonakalisayo!

5Nisashaywanganina?nizakuhlubukakakhulu,ikhanda lonkeliyagula,nenhliziyoyonkeiyaphela.

6Kusukelaemathenionyawokuzekufikeekhandaakukho ukuphilakuwo;kephaamanxeba,nemivimbo,nezilonda ezibolayo,azivalwanga,aziboshiwe,azigcotshwanga ngamafutha

7Izwelakiniliyincithakalo,imiziyenuishisiwengomlilo; izwelakhoabafokazibayalidlaphambikwenu, liyincithakalonjengokuchithwakwabafokazi

8IndodakaziyaseSiyoniiselenjengendlwanaesivinini, njengendluyokulalaensiminiyamakhukhamba, nanjengomuziovinjezelwe

9UkubauJehovaSebawotiubengasishiyelangainsali encane,ngabesifananeSodoma,sifananeGomora.

10YizwaniizwilikaJehovaninababusibaseSodoma; bekaniindlebeemthethwenikaNkulunkuluwethu,nina bantubaseGomora.

11Buyinikimiubuningibemihlatsheloyenuna?usho uJehova,“Ngigcweleiminikeloyokushiswayezinqama namanoniezilwaneezikhuluphalisiweyo;futhiangithokozi ngegazilezinkunzi,nelamawundlu,nelezimbuzi

12Laphonizaukubonakalaphambikwami,ngubani okucelilelokhoesandlenisenuukubaninyatheleamagceke amina?

13Ningabenisalethaiminikeloeyize;impepho iyisinengisokimi;ukwethwasakwenyanganamasabatha, nokubizaimihlangano,anginakukuqeda;kungububi,yebo umhlanganoonesizotha.

14Ukwethwasakwezinyangazenunemikhosiyenu emisiweyoumphefumulowamiuyakuzonda;ngikhathele ukuzithwala.

15Laphonelulaizandlazenu,ngiyakufihlakiniamehlo ami;yebo,laphonenzaimikhulekoeminingi,angiyikuzwa; izandlazenuzigcweleigazi.

16Gezani,nihlanzeke;susaniububibezenzozenuphambi kwamehloami;yekaniukwenzaokubi; 17fundaniukwenzaokuhle;funaniisahlulelo,khululani ocindezelweyo,yahluleleniintandane,nimeleumfelokazi 18Wozani-ke,sibonisane,ushouJehova;nomaizonozenu zibomvukakhulu,ziyakubamhlophenjengeqhwa;noma zibomvunjengokubomvu,ziyakubanjengoboyabezimvu 19Umanivuma,nilalela,niyakudlaokuhlekwezwe; 20Kephaumanala,nihlubuka,niyakudliwayinkemba, ngokubaumlomokaJehovaukhulumile

21Yekaukuthiumuziothembekileyouphendukekanjani isifebe!laligcweleukwahlulela;ukulungakwahlalakulo; kodwamanjebangababulali.

22Isilivalakhoseliphendukeamanyela,iwayinilakho lixutshwenamanzi

23Izikhuluzakhoziyizihlubuki,nabanganebamasela; bonkebathandaizipho,baphishekelaimivuzo;abahluleli intandane,necalalomfelokazialifikikubo

24“NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehovaSebawoti, uMninimandlaonkeka-Israyeli,ithi:“Awu, ngiyakuzidambisaezithenizami,ngiphindiseleezitheni zami;

25Ngiyakubuyiselaisandlasamiphezukwakho,ngihlanze amanyelaakho,ngisusewonkeamathiniakho

26Ngiyakubuyiselaabahlulelibakhonjengakuqala, nabelulekibakhonjengasekuqaleni;ngasemuva uyakubizwangokuthiuMuziwokulunga,umuzi othembekileyo.

27IZiyonilizahlengwangokwahlulela,labaphendukayo balongokulunga

28Ukubhujiswakwabaphambukayonezonikuyakuba kanyekanye,nabamshiyayouJehovabaphele

29Ngokubabayakubanamahloningama-okieniwafisayo, nibenamahloningezingadienizikhethile.

30Ngokubaniyakubanjenge-okielimaqabungaabunayo, nanjengensimuengenamanzi

31Onamandlauyakubanjengefilakisi,nomenziwaloube yinhlansi,kuvuthakokubilikanyekanye,kungabikho ocimayo

ISAHLUKO2

1Izwiu-Isayaindodanaka-AmosealibonangoJuda neJerusalema

2KuyakuthingezinsukuzokugcinaintabayendlukaJehova iqinisweesiqongwenisezintaba,iphakamekunamagquma; zonkeizizweziyakugobhozelakhona

3Futhiabantuabaningibayohambafuthibathi:Wozani sikhuphukeleentabeniyeNkosi,endlinikaNkulunkulu kaJakobe;uyakusifundisaizindlelazakhe,sihambe emikhondweniyakhe,ngokubaumthethouyakuphuma eSiyoni,nezwilikaJehovaeJerusalema

4Uyakwahlulelaphakathikwezizwe,asoleabantu abaningi,bakhandeizinkembazabozibengamakhuba, nemikhontoyaboibengocelemba;

5WenandlukaJakobe,wozanisihambeekukhanyeni kukaJehova.

6Ngakhoubalahlileabantubakho,indlukaJakobe,ngoba begcwelebevelaempumalanga,bangamadlozi njengamaFilisti,bezitikangabantwanabezizweni.

7Izwelabofuthiligcweleisilivanegolide,futhiakukho ukuphelakwengceboyabo;izwelaboligcweleamahhashi, nezinqolazaboazinakuphela.

8Izwelaboligcweleizithombe;bakhonzaumsebenzi wezandlazabo,lokhookwenziweyiminweyabo; 9Umuntuophansiuyakhothama,nomkhuluuyazithoba; 10Ngenaedwaleni,ucasheothuliningenxayokwesaba uJehovanangenxayodumolobukhosibakhe

11Amehloomuntuaziphakamisayoayothotshiswa, nokuzidlakwabantukuyothotshiswa,futhiuJehovayedwa uyophakanyiswangalolosuku

12NgokubausukulukaJehovaSebawotiluyakubaphezu kwabobonkeabazidlayonabakhukhumeleyo,naphezu kwabobonkeabaziphakamisayo;futhiuyakuthotshiswa; 13naphezukwayoyonkeimisedariyaseLebanoni, ephakemeyonephakemeyo,naphezukwawowonkeamaokiaseBashani;

14naphezukwazozonkeizintabaeziphakemeyonaphezu kwawowonkeamagqumaaphakemeyo; 15naphezukwayoyonkeimibhoshongoephakeme, naphezukwazozonkeizindongaezibiyelweyo; 16naphezukwayoyonkeimikhumbiyaseTharishishi, naphezukwayoyonkeimifanekisoemihle

17Ukuzidlakomuntukuyakuthotshiswa,nokuzidla kwabantukuyakuthotshiswa,kuphakameuJehovakuphela ngalolosuku

18Izithombeuyakuziqedanya.

19Bayakungenaemihumeniyamadwalanasemihumeni yomhlabangenxayokwesabauJehova,nangenxayodumo lobukhosibakhe,laphoesukumaukuzamazamakomhlaba ngokwesabeka

20Ngalolosukuumuntuuyakulahlakuzoiimvukuzane nasemalulwaneniizithombezakhezesilivanezithombe zakhezegolideabazenzeleukubaazikhulekele; 21ukungenaemifantwiniyamadwala,naseziqongweni zamadwalaadilikileyo,ngenxayokwesabauJehova, nangenxayodumolobukhosibakhe,laphoesukuma ukuzamazamakomhlabangokwesabeka

22Yekanikumuntuokuphefumulakwakhekusemakhaleni akhe,ngokubakuthiwanina?

ISAHLUKO3

1Ngokubabhekani,iNkosi,uJehovaSebawoti,iyakususa eJerusalemanakwaJudaisibambisonodondolo,namandla onkeesinkwa,namandlaonkeamanzi; 2iqhawe,nendodayempi,nomahluleli,nomprofethi, noqondayo,nomdala, 3indunayamashumiayisihlanu,nodumo,nomeluleki, nengcwetiehlakaniphileyo,nesikhulumiesikwaziyo ukukhuluma.

4Ngiyakubanikaabantwanababeyizikhuluzabo, nabantwanabayakubabusa

5Abantubayakucindezelwa,kubeyilowonalowo,kube yilowonalowonomakhelwanewakhe; 6Laphoumuntueyakubambaumfowabowendlukayise, ethi:“Wenaunengubo,yibangumbusiwethu,lokhu kuchithwakubephansikwesandlasakho; 7Ngalolosukuuyafunga,ethi:Kangiyikubangumelaphi; ngokubaendliniyamiakukhosinkwanangubo;ungangenzi umbusiwabantu

8NgokubaiJerusalemalichithiwe,noJudauwile,ngokuba ulimilwabonezenzozabozimelenenoJehovaukuba bacunuleamehloenkazimuloyakhe

9Ukubonakalakobusobabokuyafakazangokumelene nabo;futhibamemezelaisonosabonjengeSodoma, abasifihliMayeemphefumulweniwabo!ngoba baphindiselaokubikubo.

10Yishonikolungileyoukuthikuyakubakuhlekuye, ngokubabayakudlaizithelozezenzozabo 11Mayekwababi!kuyakubakubikuye,ngokubaumvuzo wezandlazakheuyakunikwa

12Kephaabantubami,abantwanabangabacindezeli, nabesifazanebayababusa.Obantubami,abaniholayo bayanidukisa,bachitheindlelayezindlelazenu

13UJehovaumiukubaakhulume,umiukubaahlulele abantu.

14UJehovauyakungenaekwahluleleninamalungaabantu bakhenezikhuluzabo,ngokubanisidlileisivini;impango yabampofuisezindlinizenu.

15Nishoukuthiniukubanishayeabantubamibabe yizicucu,nigayeubusobabampofuna?ishoiNkosi uJehovaSebawoti

16FuthiuJehovauthi:“Ngenxayokuthiamadodakazi aseSiyoniayazidla,futhiahambaenezintamoezinwetshiwe namehloaxhwalile,ehambaehlinaehamba,enkenceza ngezinyawozawo;

17NgalokhoiNkosiiyakushayaukhakhakhakhakhakha lwamadodakaziaseSiyoningotwayi,uJehovaambuleizitho zawoezisithekileyo

18NgalolosukuiNkosiizasusaubuqhawebemvunulozabo ezincencethayoezinyawenizabo,lezindengezizabo, lamasondoaboanjengenyanga;

19amaketanga,namasongo,nezinsimbi, 20izigqoko,nezivunulozemilenze,namabhande asekhanda,nezibhebhe,namacici;

21Amasongo,nobucwebebamakhala, 22Izinguboeziguqukayo,neziphuku,nezigqoko, nezikhonkwaneezicwebezelayo, 23izingilazi,nelinenielicolekileyo,nezigqoko,namaveyili. 24Kuyakuthiesikhundlenisephungaelimnandikube yiphunga;esikhundlenisebhandeisiklebhu;esikhundleni sezinweleezilungisiweimpandla;esikhundlenisesinqe ukubhincaindwanguyamasaka;nokushiswaesikhundleni sobuhle

25Amadodaakhoayakuwangenkemba,namaqhaweakho empini

26Amasangoaloayakulila,alile;futhiyonaincithakalo iyakuhlalaemhlabathini.

ISAHLUKO4

1Ngalolosukuabesifazaneabayisikhombisa bayakubambelelaendodenieyodwa,bathi:“Siyakudla esethuisinkwa,sembatheezethuizingubo;

2NgalolosukuigatshalikaJehovaliyobalihlefuthi likhazimule,futhiisithelosomhlabasiyobayinhlefuthi sibukekekulaboabaphunyukileyobakwa-Israyeli.

3KuyakuthiabaseleeSiyoninabaseleyoeJerusalema kuthiwebangcwele,yibobonkeabalotshwekwabaphilayo eJerusalema;

4LaphoiNkosiisigezileukungcolakwamadodakazi aseSiyoni,isihlambululeigazilaseJerusalemaphakathi kwalongomoyawokwahlulelanangomoyawokushisa.

5UJehovauyakudalaphezukwayoyonkeindawo yokuhlalayentabayaseSiyoninaphezukwemibuthano yayoifunomusiemininokukhanyakomliloovuthayo ebusuku,ngokubaphezukwayoyonkeinkazimulo kuyakubakhonaisivikelo.

6Kuyakubakhonaitabernakelelibengumthunziemini ekushiseni,nendawoyokukhosela,nesivikelo esivunguvungwininasemvuleni.

1Manjesengizahlabelelaothandiweyowamiingoma yothandiweyowamimayelananesivinisakhe. Othandiweyowamiunesivinientabeniethelakakhulu; 2Wasibiyela,wakhiphaamatsheaso,watshalakuso umviniwekhethelo,wakhaumbhoshongophakathikwawo, wenzanesikhamokuwo,wabhekaukuthisiyakuthela izithelozomvini,sathelaizithelozomvinizasendle

3Manje,ninabakhileyoeJerusalemanamadodaakwaJuda, akenahlulelephakathikwaminesivinisami

4Yinienyeengingayenzaesivinisamiengingayenzangana? ngani,laphongibonaukuthiiyakuthelaizithelozomvini, yathelaizithelozasendle,na?

5Manjehambaniniye;Ngiyakunitshelaengiyakwenza esivinisami:ngiyakususauthangolwaso,sidliwe;ngidilize ugangelwawo,lunyathelwe

6Ngiyakuwenzaincithakalo;kephakuyakumila amakhakhasinameva;ngiyakuyalaamafuukubaanganinisi mvulaphezukwawo

7NgokubaisivinisikaJehovaSebawotisiyindluka-Israyeli, namadodaakwaJudayisithombosakheesithandekayo; ngifunaukulunga,kephabhekaukukhala

8Mayekulaboabahlobanisaindlunendlu,abahlanganisa insimunensimu,kuzekungasekhondawo,bazebahlaliswe bodwaemhlabeni!

9UJehovaSebawotiwathiezindlebenizami:“Impela izindlueziningiziyakubayincithakalo,ezinkulunezinhle zingabinakuhlala

10Yebo,amahektareayishumiesiviniayakuthelaibhathi elilodwa,nehomerelembewuiyakuvezai-efa.

11Mayekulaboabavukaekuseniukuzebalandeleuphuzo oludakayo;baqhubekekuzekubesebusuku,lizelibashise iwayini.

12Ihabhu,nogubhu,nesigubhu,nomtshingo,newayini kukhonaemikhosiniyabo,kephaabawunakiumsebenzi kaJehova,abawunakiizenzozezandlazakhe.

13Ngalokhoabantubamibayaekuthunjweni,ngokuba bengenalwazi;abakhulubabobalambile,nesixukusabo somilengokoma.

14Ngalokhoindawoyabafileyoyandisile,yavulaumlomo wayongokungenakulinganiswa;

15Umuntuophansiuyakwehliswa,nendodaenamandla ithotshiswe,namehloabaphakemeyoathotshiswe;

16KephauJehovaSebawotiuyakuphakanyiswa ekwahluleleni,noNkulunkuluongcweleuyakungcweliswa ngokulunga

17Khonaamawundluayakuklabanjengedlelolawo, nezincithakalozabakhulupheleyoziyakudliwangabafokazi

18Mayekwabadonsaububingezintamboeziyize,nesono kungathingentamboyenqola;

19Abathi:Makasheshise,asheshiseumsebenziwakhe, ukuzesiwubone;

20Mayekulaboabathiokubikuhle,okuhlekubi;ababeka ubumnyamaesikhundlenisokukhanya,nokukhanya esikhundlenisobumnyama;ababekaokubabayo esikhundlenisobumnandi,nobumnandiesikhundleni sokubabayo!

21Mayekwabahlakaniphileyoemehlweniabo nabahlakaniphileyoemehlweniabo!

22Mayekulaboabanamandlaokuphuzaiwayini, namadodaanamandlaekuxubeniuphuzoolunamandla;

23abathiomubiulungileukuzeatholeumvuzo,basuse ukulungakolungileyokuye.

24Ngakho-kenjengomliloodlaamabibi,nelangabilidla amakhoba,impandeyaboiyakubanjengokubola,nembali yaboikhuphukenjengothuli,ngokubabawulahlile umthethokaJehovaSebawoti,balidelelaizwiloNgcwele ka-Israyeli

25NgalokhointukuthelokaJehovaiyabavuthelaabantu bakhe,weluleleisandlasakhephezukwabo,wabashaya; Kukhokonkelokhuintukutheloyakheayibuyi,isandla sakhesiseluliwe

26Iyakuphakamiselaizizweezikudeibhanela,ishaye ikhwelokuzozisemikhawulweniyomhlaba;

27Akekhooyokhathalanomaakhubekephakathikwabo; akakhooyokozela,akalali;ibhandelezinkalozabo aliyikuthukululwa,nomchilowezicathulozabo awuyikugqashuka;

28Imicibisholoyaboibukhali,nayoyonkeiminsaloyabo igobile,izinselozamahhashiaboziyakuba njengensengetsha,namasondoabonjengesivunguvungu

29Ukubhongakwabokunjengokwengonyama, bayakubhonganjengamabhongoengonyama,yebo, bayakubhonga,babambeimpango,bayimukeiphephile, kungekhooyophulayo

30Ngalolosukubayakudumaphezukwabonjengokuduma kolwandle;umaumuntuebhekaumhlaba,bheka,bheka, ubumnyamanosizi,nokukhanyakufiphaleemazulwiniawo

ISAHLUKO6

1Ngomnyakawokufakwenkosiu-UziyangabonauJehova ehleziesihlalwenisobukhosiesiphezulunesiphakemeyo, umphethowenguboyakheugcwalisaithempeli

2Ngaphezukwakhekwakumiamaserafi,yilelonalelo lalinamaphikoayisithupha;ngamabiliyambozaubusobayo, nangamabiliyambozaizinyawozayo,nangamabiliyandiza

3Elinyelamemezakwelinye,lathi:“Ungcwele,ungcwele, ungcweleuJehovaSebawoti,umhlabawonkeugcwele inkazimuloyakhe

4Izinsikazomnyangozanyakazangezwilalowo owayememeza,indluyagcwalaumusi

5Ngasengisithi:Mayekimi!ngobasengiphelile;ngokuba ngingumuntuonezindebeezingcolile,ngihlalaphakathi kwabantuabazindebezingcolile,ngokubaamehloami abonileiNkosi,uJehovaSebawoti

6Landizelakimielinyelamaserafi,liphetheilahle elivuthayoesandlenisalo,elalilithathengodlawue-altare 7Yasibekaemlonyeniwami,yathi:“Bheka,lokhu kuthintileizindebezakho;ububibakhobususiwe,nesono sakhosihlanziwe

8NgasengizwaizwileNkosi,lithi:"Ngiyakuthumabani, ngubanioyakusiyelana?"Ngasengithi:Nangumina; ngithumele

9Wathi:“Hamba,uthikulababantu:‘Zwanininokuzwa, kephaningaqondi;bhekaniimpela,kephaaniboni

10Yenzainhliziyoyalababantuikhuluphale,wenze izindlebezabozibelukhuni,uvaleamehloabo;funa babonengamehloabo,bezwengezindlebezabo,baqedisise ngenhliziyo,baphenduke,baphiliswe

11Ngasengisithi:Nkosi,kozekubenini?Wathi:“Imiziize ichithwe,ingabinamuntu,nezindluzingabinamuntu, nezwelibeyincithakalonokuchithwa;

12UJehovausebasusileabantukude,kubenokushiywa okukhuluphakathikwezwe.

13Kephakulokuyakubakhonaokweshumi,futhi kuyakubuya,kudliwe:njengesihlahlasomuthinesihlahla se-okiesikukhokuso,laphosivuthululaamaqabungaawo, kanjaloinzaloengcweleiyakubayimpahlayawo

ISAHLUKO7

1Kwathiezinsukwinizika-AhaziindodanakaJothamu indodanaka-UziyainkosiyakwaJudauResiniinkosiyaseAramunoPhekaindodanakaRemaliyainkosiyakwaIsrayelibenyukelaeJerusalemaukulwanalo,kepha babengenakulinqoba

2KwabikwaendlinikaDavideukuthi:"ISiriyalihlangene no-Efrayimi."Inhliziyoyakheyanyakaziswa,nenhliziyo yabantubakhenjengemithiyehlathiinyakaziswangumoya 3WayesethiuJehovaku-Isaya:“Phumamanje ukumhlangabezau-Ahazi,wenanoSheyarijashubi indodanayakho,ekuphelenikomselewechibielingenhla emgwaqweniomkhuluwensimuyomhlanziwezingubo;

4uthikuye:Qaphela,uthule;ungesabi,ungadangali ngenxayemisilayomibiliyalezizikhuniezishunqayo, ngenxayolakaoluvuthayolukaResinineSiriya nolwendodanakaRemaliya.

5Ngokubai-Aramu,no-Efrayimi,nendodanakaRemaliya, benzeiceboelibingawe,bethi:

6MasikhuphukesilwenoJuda,simhlukumeze,sisenzele ukubhodloza,sibekeinkosiphakathikwakhe,indodana kaThabehali;

7IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Lokhuakuyikuma, akuyikwenzeka

8Ngokubainhlokoye-AramuyiDamaseku,nenhloko yeDamasekunguResini;phakathikweminyaka engamashumiayisithuphananhlanuu-Efrayimi uyakwaphulwaangabiyisizwe

9Inhlokoka-EfrayimiyiSamariya,inhlokoyeSamariya yindodanakaRemaliyaUmaningakholwa,aniyikuqiniswa 10UJehovawabuyewakhulumaku-Ahazi,wathi: 11ZiceleleisibonakalisosikaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho; celaekujulenilobaekuphakameniphezulu

12Kephau-Ahaziwathi:"Angiyikucela,futhi angiyikumlingauJehova."

13Wathi:“Yizwamanje,wenandlukaDavide;Kuyinto encanekiniukukhathazaabantu,nizenikhathale noNkulunkuluwamina?

14NgakhoiNkosiuqoboizakunikaisibonakaliso;Bheka, intombiiyakukhulelwa,izaleindodana,iqambeigamalayo ngokuthiu-Imanuweli

15Uyakudlaamabhotelanezinyosi,ukuzeaziukwala okubi,akhetheokuhle

16Ngokubaengakakwaziumntwanaukwalaokubi, akhetheokuhle,izweamakhosialoomabilianinengekile liyakushiywa

17UJehovauyakwehliselaphezukwakho,naphezu kwabantubakho,naphezukwendlukayihlo,izinsuku ezingazangezibekhonakusukelaosukwiniu-Efrayimi asukangalokuJuda;inkosiyase-Asiriya

18KuyakuthingalolosukuuJehovaashayeikhwelo impukaneesekuphelenikwemifulayaseGibhithe,nezinyosi ezisezwenilase-Asiriya

19Ziyofika,ziphumulezonkeezigodinieziyincithakalo, nasemigodiniyamadwala,naphezukwawowonkeameva, naphezukwezihlahlazonke

20NgalolosukuuJehovauyakuphucangensingoeqashiwe, ngabongaphesheyakoMfula,ngenkosiyase-Asiriya, ikhandanoboyabezinyawo,futhiiyoqedanentshebe

21Kuyothingalolosukuumuntuuyokondlaithole lenkomokanyenezimvuezimbili;

22Kuyakuthingenxayobisioluningieziyakumnikazona, adleibhotela,ngokubabonkeabaseleyoezwenibayakudla ibhotelanezinyosi

23Kuyakuthingalolosukuyonkeindawolapho kwakukhonaimivinieyinkulungwaneebizaamashekeli ayinkulungwaneesiliva,ibengeyekhakhasinameva

24Bayakufikakhonanemicibisholoneminsalo;ngokuba umhlabawonkeuyakubangamakhakhasinameva.

25Kuwowonkeamagqumaagaywangegejaakuyikufika khonaukwesabaamakhakhasinameva,kephakuyakuba ngelokuthumaizinkabi,nokunyathelwakwezinkomo.

ISAHLUKO8

1UJehovawayesethikimi:“Zithatheleumquluomkhulu, ulobekuwongepenilomuntungokuthi:‘Maheshalali Hashibazi.

2Ngazithathelaofakaziabathembekileyoukubababhale phansi,u-UriyaumpristinoZakariyaindodana kaJebherekiya.

3Ngayakumprofethikazi;wakhulelwa,wazalaindodana WayesethiuJehovakimi:“Mqambeigamalokuthi, uMahere-ShalaliHashibazi.

4Ngokubaengakakwaziumntwanaukuthi:Baba,noma, ingceboyaseDamasekunempangoyaseSamariya kuyakuthunjwaphambikwenkosiyase-Asiriya.

5UJehovawabuyewakhulumakimi,wathi:

6NjengobalababantubenqabaamanziaseShilowa ahambakancane,futhibajabulengoResininendodana kaRemaliya;

7Ngakho-ke,bhekani,uJehovawehliselaphezukwabo amanziomfula,anamandlanamaningi,inkosiyase-Asiriya nobukhosibayobonke;

8IyakudabulakwaJuda;uyakuchichima,adlule,afinyelele entanyeni;futhiukwelulaamaphikoakhekuyogcwalisa ububanzibezwelakho,OImanuweli

9Zihlanganiseni,Oninazizwe,futhiniyophihlizwa; bekaniindlebeninanonkebamazweakude;bhincani, niyakuphihlizwa;bhincani,niyakuphihlizwa

10Celananiisiluleko,kephasiyakuchithwa;khulumani izwi,kephaaliyikuma,ngokubauNkulunkuluunathi

11NgokubauJehovawakhulumakanjekimingesandla esinamandla,wangiyalaukubangingahambingendlela yalababantu,ethi:

12Ningashoukuthi:'Inhlangano,'kubobonkelababantu abashokuboukuthi:'Umhlangano;ningesabiukwesaba kwabo,ningesabi

13NgcwelisaniuJehovaSebawoti;makabeyingebheyenu, abeyingebheyenu.

14Uyakubayindawoengcwele;kephanjengetshelokuwisa nedwalalokuwisakuzozombiliizindluzakwa-Israyeli,abe lugibenogibekwabakhileyoeJerusalema.

15Abaningiphakathikwabobayakukhubeka,bawe, baphuke,bacushwe,babanjwe

16Bophaubufakazi,valaumthethophakathikwabafundi bami.

17NgiyakulindelauJehova,osithezaubusobakheendlini kaJakobe,ngimbheke.

18Bhekani,minanabantwanauJehovaanginikebona siyizibonakalisonezimangalisokwa-Israyeliezivela kuJehovaSebawotiohlezientabeniyaseSiyoni

19Laphobethikini:“Buzanikwabanamadlozi nakubathakathiabakhalayo,abanyenyezayo,abantu akufanelebafunekuNkulunkuluwabona?kwabaphilayo kwabafileyona?

20Emthethweninasebufakazini:umabengakhulumi njengalelizwi,kungobaakukhoukukhanyakubo.

21Bayodabulakulo,bexinekile,belambile;kuyakuthi laphobelambile,bathukuthele,bathukeinkosiyabo noNkulunkuluwabo,babhekephezulu.

22Futhibayobhekaemhlabeni;bheka,nosizinobumnyama, nobumnyamabosizi;futhibayoxoshwaebumnyameni

ISAHLUKO9

1Nokhoubumnyamaabuyikubanjengasekuhluphekeni kwalo,laphoekuqalenialihluphaizwelakwaZebuloni nezwelakwaNafetali,kamuvawalihluphakakhulu ngasendleleniyolwandle,ngaphesheyakweJordani,eGalile labezizwe

2Abantuababehambaebumnyamenibaboneukukhanya okukhulu;

3Wandisaisizwe,kawukhulisangaintokozoyakho; bathokozaphambikwakhonjengokuthokozangesikhathi sokuvuna,nanjengokuthokozakwabantuekwabeleni impango

4Ngokubawephulileijokalomthwalowabo,nodondolo lwamahlombeabo,nendukuyomcindezeliwabo, njengasosukwinilukaMidiyani

5Ngokubakonkeukulwakweqhawekunomsindo ophithizelayo,nezinguboezigingqelweegazini;kepha lokhukuyakubangokushiswanokubasakomlilo

6Ngokubasizalelweumntwana,siphiweindodana, nombusouyakubasemahlombeakhe,negamalakhe liyakuthiwaoMangalisayo,uMluleki,uNkulunkulu onamandla,uYiseongunaphakade,iNkosiyokuthula

7Ukwandakombusowakhenokuthulaakuyikuphela, esihlalwenisobukhosisikaDavidenasembusweniwakhe ukubaumiswe,umiswengokwahlulelanangokulunga, kusukelamanjekuzekubephakade.Ukushisekela kukaJehovaSebawotikuyakwenzalokhu

8INkosiyathumelaizwikuJakobe,futhilehlelaphezu kuka-Israyeli

9Bonkeabantubayakwazi,u-Efrayiminabakhileyo eSamariya,abathingokuzidlanangobulukhunibenhliziyo, 10Izitiniziwile,kephasiyakwakhangamatsheabaziweyo; 11NgakhouJehovauyobaphakamiselaabamelene noResiningokumelenenaye,futhiahlanganiseizithazakhe ndawonye;

12Ama-Aramungaphambili,namaFilistingemuva; bayakushwabadelau-Israyelingomlomoovulekile.Kukho konkelokhuintukutheloyakheayibuyi,isandlasakhe siseluliwe

13Ngokubaabantuabaphendukelikobashayileyo,futhi abamfunangauJehovaSebawoti

14NgalokhouJehovauyakunqumakwa-Israyeliikhanda nomsila,igatshanomhlanga,ngalusukulunye.

15Omdalanohloniphekileyouyinhloko;nomprofethi ofundisaamangaungumsila.

16Ngokubaabaholibalababantubayabadukisa; nabaholwayibobayabhujiswa

17NgalokhoiNkosiayiyikujabulangezinsizwazabo, ingabahawukeliizintandanenabafelokazibabo,ngokuba bonkebangabazenzisinabenzaokubi,nayoyonkeimilomo ikhulumaubuwulaKukhokonkelokhuintukutheloyakhe ayibuyi,isandlasakhesiseluliwe

18Ngokubaububibuvuthanjengomlilo,budla amakhakhasinameva,bushisaezihlahlenizehlathi, zikhuphukenjengokunyukakomusi

19NgokufuthekakukaJehovaSebawotiizwelibamnyama, futhiabantubayobanjengokudlakomlilo,akekho ongahawukelaumfowabo

20Uyakuhlwithangakwesokunene,alambe;uyakudla ngakwesokhohlo,kephabangasuthi,kubeyilowonalowo inyamayengaloyakhe;

21uManase,uEfrayimi;no-EfrayimiuManase,bona kanyekanyebamelanenoJuda.Kukhokonkelokhu intukutheloyakheayibuyi,isandlasakhesiseluliwe

ISAHLUKO10

1Mayekulaboabamisaizimisoezingalungile,nabaloba usiziabalubekile;

2ukuzebasuseabampofuekwahlulelweni,baphuce abampofubabantubamiilungelo,ukuzeabafelokazibabe yimpangoyabo,baphangeizintandane!

3Niyokwenzenjaningosukulokuhanjelwa, nasencithakalwenievelakudena?Niyakubalekelakubani nifunausizona?Niyakuyishiyaphiinkazimuloyenuna?

4Ngaphandlekwamibayokhothamangaphansi kweziboshwa,futhibayowelangaphansikwababuleweyo Kukhokonkelokhuintukutheloyakheayibuyi,isandla sakhesiseluliwe

5O,i-Asiriya,intongayentukutheloyami,nodondolo olusesandlenisaboyintukutheloyami.

6Ngiyakumthumelaesizweniesikhohlisayo,ngimyale ukubaathatheimpango,athatheimpango,anyathelwe phansinjengodakalwezitaladi.

7Kephaakacabangikanjalo,nenhliziyoyakheayicabangi kanjalo;kephakusenhliziyweniyakheukuchitha nokunqumaizizweezingeyingcosana.

8Ngokubauthi:“Izikhuluzamiazisiwoamakhosionkena? 9IKalinoalinjengeKharikemishina?IHamatialinjengeAripadina?ISamariyaalinjengeDamasekuna?

10Njengalokhuisandlasamisifumeneimibuso yezithombe,nezithombezazoezibaziweyozedlula eyaseJerusalemaneyaseSamariya;

+11AngiyikwenzakanjalokuloiJerusalemanezithombe zalonjengobangenzilekuloiSamariyanezithombezalo?

12KuyakuthilaphoiNkosiisiqedilewonkeumsebenzi wayoentabeniyaseSiyoninaseJerusalema,ngijezise isithelosokuzidlakwenhliziyoyenkosiyase-Asiriya, nokuzikhukhumezakwamehloayo

13Ngokubauthi:“Ngamandlaesandlasamingikwenzile nangokuhlakaniphakwami;ngokubangihlakaniphile, ngisusileimikhawuloyabantu,ngaphangaingceboyabo, ngehliselephansiabakhileyonjengendodaeyiqhawe;

14Isandlasamisafumanaingceboyezizwenjengesidleke, njengalokhuumuntuebuthaamaqandaasele,ngibuthile umhlabawonke;akwabakhoonyakazisaiphiko,noma ovulaumlomo,nomaolunguza.

15Izembeliyakuzigabisangogawulangalona?isaha liyozikhulisangokumelenenolinyakazayona? njengokungathiindukuinyakazisaphezu kwabaluphakamisayo,nomanjengokungathiudondolo luyaziphakamisa,kungathialulonaukhuni

16NgalokhoiNkosi,uJehovaSebawoti,iyakuthuma ukondaphakathikwabakhulupheleyobayo;naphansi kwenkazimuloyakheuyakuphembaukuvutha njengokuvuthakomlilo.

17Ukukhanyakuka-Israyelikuyakubangumlilo, oNgcwelewakheabeyilangabi;

18Iyakuqedainkazimuloyehlathilakhe,neyensimuyakhe ethelayo,kusukelaemphefumulweninasenyameni,kube njengokuqulekakwendoda

19Izihlahlaeziseleyozehlathilakheziyakubayingcosana, zilobenomntwana

20Kuyakuthingalolosukuinsaliyakwa-Israyeli, nabaphunyukileyobendlukaJakobe,bangabebesancika kuyeobashayile;kephabayakumakuJehova,oNgcwelekaIsrayeli,ngeqiniso

21Insaliiyobuya,insalikaJakobe,ibuyelekuNkulunkulu onamandla

22NgokubanomaabantubakhoIsrayeli bengangesihlabathisolwandle,nokhoinsaliyabo iyakubuya;

23NgokubaiNkosiuJehovaSebawotiiyakwenzaukuphela okunqunyiweyophakathikwezwelonke.

24“NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehovaSebawoti,ithi: “ObantubamienakhileyoeSiyoni,ningalesabii-Asiriya; 25Ngokubakuseyisikhashananje,ukufuthekakuzophela, nentukutheloyamiekubhujiswenikwabo

26UJehovaSebawotiuyakumvuselaisiswebhu njengokucekakukaMidiyaniedwalenilika-Orebi;

27Kuyothingalolosuku,umthwalowakheususwe ehlombelakho,nejokalakheentanyeniyakho,futhiijoka liyobhujiswangenxayokugcotshwa.

28Ufikilee-Ayati,udluleleeMigroni;eMikimashiubeke inqolayakhe;

29Bawelileesikhaleni,balalisaeGeba;IRamaiyesaba; IGibeyalikaSawulelibalekile

30Phakamisaizwilakho,ndodakaziyaseGalimi; zwakalisaLayishi,Anathotiompofu.

31IMadimenaisusiwe;abakhileyoeGebimibabuthana ukubababaleke.

32IsekhonaeNobingalolosuku;

33Bheka,iNkosi,uJehovaSebawoti,iyakunquma amagatshangokwesaba,nabaphakemeyobayogawulwa, nabazidlayobathotshiswe.

34Iyakugawulaamahloziehlathingensimbi,iLebanoni liwiswengonamandla

ISAHLUKO11

1KuyakuphumaindukuesiqwinisikaJese,kuhlume iHlumelaezimpandenizakhe

2UmoyakaJehovauyakubaphezukwakhe,umoya wokuhlakaniphanowokuqonda,umoyawamasu nowamandla,umoyawokwazinowokumesabauJehova;

3Uyakumenzaabenokuqondaokusheshayoekumesabeni uJehova,angahlulelingokubonakwamehloakhe,angasoli ngokuzwakwezindlebezakhe;

4Kephauyakwahlulelaabampofungokulunga,asole abathobekileyobomhlabangobuqotho,ashayeumhlaba ngentongayomlomowakhe,abulaleomubingomoya wezindebezakhe

5Ukulungakuyakubayibhandelezinkalozakhe, nokuthembekakubeibhandelezinsozakhe

6Impisiiyakuhlalanewundlu,ingweilalenezinyane lembuzi;ithole,nebhongolengonyama,nethole elikhuluphalisiweyondawonye;nomntwanaomncane uyakuzihola.

7Inkomonebherekuyoklaba;amazinyaneazoalalephansi kanyekanye,ingonyamaidleutshaninjengenkomo

8Omunyayouyakudlalaemgodiniwephimpi, nolunyuliweyoabekeisandlasakheemgodiniwephimpi

9Aziyikulimaza,zingachithientabeniyonkeyami engcwele,ngokubaumhlabauyakugcwalaukumazi uJehovanjengamanziasibekelaulwandle

10KuyakuthingalolosukuimpandekaJeseimeibe yibhanelakubantu;abezizwebayakufunakukho, nokuphumulakwakhekuyakubayinkazimulo

11Kuyothingalolosuku,iNkosiiphindeibuyiseleisandla sayongokwesibiliukubuyiselainsaliyabantubayo,eyosala e-Asiriya,naseGibhithe,nasePhatirosi,naseKushe,naseElamu,naseShineyari,naseHamati,naseziqhingini zolwandle.

12Iyakuphakamiselaizizweibhanela,ibuthe abaxoshiweyobakwa-Israyeli,ibutheabahlakazekileyo bakwaJudaemagumbiniomaneomhlaba.

13Umhawuka-Efrayimiuyakumuka,nabamelenenoJuda bayakunqunywa;u-EfrayimiakayimhawungoJuda,noJuda akayikumhluphau-Efrayimi.

14KephabayakundizelaemahlombeamaFilisti ngasentshonalanga;bayakuphangakanyekanye abasempumalanga;abantwanabakwa-Amoni bayakubalalela

15UJehovauyakuqedaimpelaulimilolwandle lwaseGibithe;+futhingomoyawayoonamandla uyonyakazisaisandlasakhephezukomfula,futhi ngokuqinisekileuyowushayaubeyimifudlana eyisikhombisa,+futhiuyowelisaabantubembethe izicathulo

16Kuyobakhonaumgwaqowensaliyabantubakhe, eyosalae-Asiriya;njengalokhokwakunjaloku-Israyeli mhlaekhuphukaephumaezwenilaseGibithe

ISAHLUKO12

1Ngalolosukuuyakuthi:“Jehova,ngiyakukubonga;noma wangithukuthelela,intukutheloyakhoibuyile, wangiduduza

2Bheka,uNkulunkuluuyinsindisoyami;ngiyakwethemba, ngingesabi,ngokubauJehovauJehovaungamandlaami nesihlabelelosami;wabayinsindisoyami

3Ngakhoniyakukhaamanzingokujabulaemithonjeni yensindiso

4Ngalolosukuniyothi:‘DumisaniuJehova,nibizeigama lakhe,nimemezeleizenzozakhephakathikwabantu,nisho ukuthiigamalakheliphakeme

5HlabelelanikuJehova;ngokubawenzeizintoezinhle kakhulu;lokhukwaziwaemhlabeniwonke.

6Khamulukaumemeze,wenaowakhileyoeSiyoni, ngokubamkhuluoNgcweleka-Israyeliphakathikwakho.

ISAHLUKO13

1IsiprofethongeBabeleasibonayou-IsayaindodanakaAmose

2Phakamisaniibhanelaentabeniende,niphakamiseleizwi kubo,nibaxhawule,ukuzebangeneemasangweniabakhulu 3Ngibayalileabangcwelebami,futhingibizile abanamandlabamingentukutheloyami,yebolabo abajabulangokuphakamakwami

4Umsindowesixukuezintabeni,njengowesizweesikhulu; umsindowokuxokozelawemibusoyezizweibuthene; uJehovaSebawotiubuthaimpi

5Bavelaezwenielikude,emkhawulweniwezulu,uJehova nezikhalizentukutheloyakheukubaachitheizwelonke.

6Hewulani;ngobausukulukaJehovaselusondele; liyakufikanjengokuchithaokuvelakuSomandla

7Ngakho-kezonkeizandlaziyakudangala,nezinhliziyo zabantubonkeziyakuncibilika; 8Futhibayokwesaba:imihelonosiziluyobabamba; bayakubasezinhlungwininjengobelethayo,bamangale omunyekomunye;ubusobabobuyakubanjengamalangabi 9Bheka,usukulukaJehovaluyeza,lunonyanolaka nentukutheloevuthayo,ukubalwenzaizwelibe yincithakalo,abhubhiseizonizalokulo

10Ngokubaizinkanyezizezulunemilazaayiyikukhanya; ilangaliyakubamnyamaekuphumenikwalo,nenyanga ayiyikukhanyisaukukhanyakwayo

11Ngiyakujezisaizwengobubibalo,nababingobubibabo; ngiyakwenzaukubakupheleukuzidlakwabaziqhenyayo, ngehliseukuzidlakwabasabekayo

12Ngiyakwenzaumuntuabeyigugukunegolideelihle; yebo,umuntukunesigaxasegolidesase-Ofiri.

13Ngakhongiyozamazamisaamazulu,futhiumhlaba uyonyakazausukeendaweniyawo,ngentukuthelo kaJehovaSebawotinangosukulwentukutheloyakhe evuthayo

14Kuyakubanjengensepheexoshwayonanjengezimvu ezingaqoqwamuntu;bayakuphendukela,kubeyilowo nalowokubantubakubo,abalekele,kubeyilowonalowo ezwenilakubo

15Bonkeabafunyanwayobayakugwazwa;bonke abahlangenenabobayakuwangenkemba

16Abantwanababobayakuchotshozwaphambikwamehlo abo;izindluzaboziyakuphangwa,omkabobadlwengulwe

17Bheka,ngiyakubavuselaamaMedeangayikunakaisiliva; futhiigolide,ngekebajabulengalo

18Iminsaloyaboiyakuphahlazaizinsizwazibeyizicucu; futhiabayikusihawukelaisithelosesizalo;isolabo aliyikuhawukelaabantwana

19IBhabhiloni,inkazimuloyemibuso,ubuhlebobukhosi bamaKaledi,liyobanjengalaphouNkulunkuluegumbuqela iSodomaneGomora.

20Akusayikuhlalwakuyonaphakade,akuyikuhlalwakuyo izizukulwanengezizukulwane;nabelusiabayikukwenza khonaisibayasabo.

21Kephaizilozasehlaneziyakubuthisakhona;futhi izindluzaboziyogcwalaizinyoni;nezikhovaziyohlala lapho,namadloziayosinalapho

22Izilozaseziqhinginiziyakukhalaezindlinizazo eziyincithakalo,nezimpungusheezindlinizabozobukhosi ezithandekayo;

ISAHLUKO14

1NgokubauJehovauyakubanomusakuJakobe,abuye amkhetheu-Israyeli,abahlaliseezwenilakubo,abafokazi bahlanganenabo,banamatheleendlinikaJakobe

2Abantubayakubathatha,babayiseendaweniyabo;futhi bayobusaphezukwabacindezelibabo

3KuyakuthingosukuuJehovaakunikangaloukuphumula osizinilwakho,nasekwesabenikwakho,nasebugqileni obunzimaowakhonzwangabo,

4NiyakuphakamiselalesisagangenkosiyaseBabele,nithi: ‘Yekaukuphezakomcindezeli!umuziwegolidewaphela!

5UJehovawephulileudondololwababi,nentonga yobukhosiyababusi

6Owashayaabantungokuthukuthelangokushaywanjalo, owabusaizizwengolaka,uyazingelwa,akavimbelimuntu 7Umhlabawonkeuphumule,uthule;baqhuma ukuhlabelela.

8Yebo,nemisayipuresiithokozangawe,nemisedari yaseLebanoni,ithi:'Selokhuwalaliswaphansi, akukhuphukelimgawuliukusihlasela.'

9Isihogongaphansisiyanyakazangaweukukuhlangabeza ekufikenikwakho;sikuvuselaabafileyo,zonkeizinduna zomhlaba;iphakamisileezihlalwenizawozobukhosionke amakhosiezizwe

10Bonkebayakukhuluma,bathikuwe:"Kantinawe ubuthakathakanjengathina?"usufananathina?

11Ubukhosibakhokwehliselweendaweniyabafileyo, nomsindowezingubhuzakho;izimpethuzendlalwephansi kwakho,nezimpethuziyakusibekela.

12Yekaukuwakwakhoezulwini,OLusifa,ndodana yokusa!yekaukugawulelwakwakhophansi,wena owathobisaizizwe!

13“Ngokubautheenhliziyweniyakho: ‘Ngiyakukhuphukelaezulwini,ngiphakamiseisihlalosami sobukhosiphezukwezinkanyezizikaNkulunkulu,ngihlale entabeniyenhlangano,ezingxenyeniezisenyakatho

14Ngiyakwenyukelangaphezukweziqongozamafu; ngizobanjengoPhezukonke.

15Nokhouyakwehliselwaendaweniyabafileyo, ekugcinenikomgodi.

16Abakubonayobayakukubheka,bakunake,bathi:‘Nguye lomuntuowazamazamisaumhlaba,owazamazamisa imibuso;

17owawenzaumhlabawabayihlane,wachithaimiziyawo; ongavulangaindluyeziboshwazakhena?

18Wonkeamakhosiezizwe,yebo,wonke,alele enkazimulweni,ngulowoendliniyakhe

19Kodwawenaulahliweuphumeethunenilakho njengegatshaelinengekayo,njengesembathosababuleweyo, abagwazwengenkemba,abehlelaematsheniomgodi; njengesidumbuesinyathelwephansi

20Awuyikuhlanganiswanaboekumbelweni,ngokuba uchithileizwelakho,wabulalaabantubakho;inzaloyababi ayiyikudumaphakade

21Lungiselelaniabantwanabakheukuhlabangenxa yobubibawoyise;ukuzebangavuki,bangadliizwe, bangagcwalisiubusobomhlabangemizi

22Ngokubangiyakubavukela,ushouJehovaSebawoti, nginqumeeBabeleigama,nensali,nendodana,nomshana,” ushouJehova

23Ngiyakulenzalibeyifalikababa,namachibiamanzi, ngilishanelengomshanelowencithakalo,”ushouJehova Sebawoti

24UJehovaSebawotiufungile,wathi:“Impela njengokucabangakwamikuyakuba-njalo;njengalokho ngihlosile,kuyakuma;

25ukuthingiyakwephulaumAsiriyaezwenilami, ngimnyathelephansiezintabenizami,ijokalakhelisuke kubo,nomthwalowakheusukeemahlombeabo

26Lokhukuyinjongoehloselweumhlabawonke:yilesi isandlaeselulelwephezukwezizwezonke

27NgokubauJehovaSebawotiuhlosile,ngubani ongachithana?nesandlasakheseluliwe,ngubani ongasibuyisana?

28Ngomnyakawokufakwenkosiu-Ahazikwaba lomthwalo.

29UngathokoziwenaFilistiyonke,ngokubainduku yalowoowakushayayephukile,ngokubaempandeni yenyokakuyophumaiphithi,nesithelosayosiyakuba yinyokaevuthayoendizayo

30Izibulolabampofuliyoklaba,nabampofubayolala belondekile,ngibulaleimpandeyakhongendlala,futhi ngokuqinisekileiyobulalainsaliyakho

31Hewulawenasango;khala,muzi;wena,Filistiyalonke, uyachithwa,ngokubakuyakuvelaumusiuvelaenyakatho, akekhooyosalayedwangezikhathizakheezimisiwe

32Izithunywazesizweziyakuziphendulazithinina?

UkuthiuJehovaulibekileiSiyoni,nabampofubabantu bakhebayakwethembakulo

ISAHLUKO15

1IsiprofethongoMowabiNgokubaebusukui-Ari lakwaMowabilichithiwe,lathuliswa;ngobaebusukuiKiri lakwaMowabilichithwa,lithulisiwe;

2UkhuphukeleeBayitinaseDiboniezindaweni eziphakemeyoukuyokhala;uMowabiuyakukhalaphezu kweNebonaphezukweMedeba,emakhandaaboonke kunempandla,nazozonkeizilevuzigundiwe

3Ezitaladinizabobayobhincaindwanguyamasaka, eziqongwenizezindluzabonasezitaladinizabo,bonke bayaklewula,bekhalangokuchichimayo.

4IHeshiboniliyakhala,ne-Elale;izwilaboliyakuzwakala kuzekubeseJahazi;ukuphilakwakhekuyakubabuhlungu kuye

5InhliziyoyamiiyakhalangoMowabi;ababalekibakhe bayakubalekelaeSowari,ithokazielineminyakaemithathu; +ngobaendleleniyaseHoronayimibayophakamisa ukukhalakwencithakalo

6NgokubaamanziaseNimrimiayakubayincithakalo, ngokubautshanibubunile,utshanibuphelile,akukho okuluhlaza

7Ngakhoinalaababekuzuzile,nalokhoababekuqongelele, bayokuthwalabakuyiseemfudlaneniweminyezane.

8Ngokubaukukhalakuzungezaimikhawulo yakwaMowabi;ukukhalakwayokuzekufikee-Eglayimi, nokukhalakwayokuzekubeseBerelimi

9NgokubaamanziaseDimoniayakugcwalaigazi,ngokuba ngiyakwehliselaokwengeziwephezukweDimoni, izingonyamaphezukwabasindileyobakwaMowabi, naphezukwensaliyezwe

ISAHLUKO16

1Thumelaniamawundlukumbusiwezwe,asukaeSela,aye ehlane,entabeniyendodakaziyaseSiyoni

2Kuyakuthinjengenyoniezulazulayoekhishweesidlekeni, ayakubanjaloamadodakaziakwaMowabiemazibukweni ase-Arinoni

3Celanani,nenzeukwahlulela;yenzaisithunzisakhosibe njengobusukuphakathikweminienkulu;fihla abaxoshwayo;ungamtshengisiodukayo

4AbaxoshiweyobamimabahlalekuweMowabi;ube yisivikelokuboebuswenibomphangi,ngokuba umcibisholousephelile,umchithiuphelile,abacindezeli baqedweezweni.

5Isihlalosobukhosisiyakumiswangomusa,ahlalekuso ngeqiniso,etendenilikaDavide,ahlulele,efuna ukwahlulela,esheshaukulunga.

6SizwilengokuzidlakukaMowabi;ukhukhumelekakhulu, nangokuzidlakwakhe,nokuzidlakwakhe,nentukuthelo yakhe,kephaamangaakheawanjalo.

7NgalokhouMowabiuyakukhalangoMowabi,bonke bakhale;impelabayashaywa

8NgokubaamasimuaseHeshiboniabunile,nomvini waseSibima;amakhosiezizweadilizileizitshalozawo eziyinhloko,azeafikanaseJazeri,azulazulaehlane; 9NgalokhongiyakukhalangokukhalakweJazeringomvini waseSibima,ngikuniselengezinyembezizami,Heshiboni, naweElehale,ngokubaukuhlokomakwezithelozakho nokuvunakwakhosekuwile.

10Ukuthokozakususiwenokujabulaensimini;nasezivinini akuyikubakhoukuhlabelela,nokumemezaakuyikubakho; ngiyekileukumemezakwabokokuvuna.

11Ngalokhoizibilinizamiziyakukhalanjengehabhu ngoMowabi,nezibilinizamingeKirihareshi

12KuyakuthilaphouMowabiebonakalaukuthiukhathele endaweniephakemeyo,angeneendliniyakheengcwele ukubaakhuleke;kodwakayikunqoba

13LeliyizwiuJehovaalikhulumilengoMowabikusukela ngalesosikhathi

14KephamanjeuJehovaukhulumile,wathi:‘Phakathi kweminyakaemithathunjengeminyakayomqashwa, udumolukaMowabiluyakudelelwa,nasosonkelesosixuku esikhulu;futhiinsaliiyobancanekakhulufuthiibe buthakathaka.

ISAHLUKO17

1IsiprofethongeDamasekuBheka,iDamasekulisusiwe ekubeniumuzi,futhiliyobayinqwabaechithayo.

2Imiziyase-Aroweriishiyiwe,ibengeyezimvu, ezibuthisayo,kungabikhooyethusayo

3Inqabaiyakuphelakwa-Efrayimi,nombusoeDamaseku, nensaliyase-Aramu,ibenjengenkazimuloyabantwana bakwa-Israyeli,”ushouJehovaSebawoti

4KuyakuthingalolosukuudumolukaJakobelubemncane, nokukhuluphalakwenyamayakhekubekuncipha.

5Kuyakubanjengalaphoumvuniebuthaamabele,evuna izikhwebungengaloyakhe;kuyakubanjengalokhoebuthe izikhwebuesigodinisamaRefa.

6Kephaumkhothozouyakusalakulonjengokunyakaziswa komnqumo,izitheloezimbilinomaezintathuesiqongweni segatshaeliphezulu,ezinenomaeziyisihlanuemagatsheni asoathelakakhulu,ushouJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli

7NgalolosukuumuntuuyakubhekakuMenziwakhe, amehloakheabhekekoNgcweleka-Israyeli

8Akayikubhekaama-altare,umsebenziwezandlazakhe, angabhekilokhookwenziweyiminweyakhe,o-Ashera nezithombe

9Ngalolosukuimiziyakheenamandlaiyakuba njengehlaneelishiyiweyonegatshalasesiqongweni, abalishiyangenxayabantwanabakwa-Israyeli,libe yincithakalo

10NgokubaukhohliweuNkulunkuluwensindisoyakho, awukhumbulangaidwalalamandlaakho; 11Ngosukuuyakuhlumisaisitshalosakho,ekuseni uyakuhlumisaimbewuyakho,kephaukuvunakuyakuba yinqwabangosukulosizinolosiziolukhulu

12Mayengobuningibezizweezibangaumsindo njengokuhlokomakolwandle;nasekuxokomenikwezizwe, ezihlokomanjengokuhlokomakwamanzianamandla!

13Izizweziyakuhlokomanjengokuhlokomakwamanzi amaningi,kephauNkulunkuluuyakuzikhuza,zibalekele kude,zixoshwenjengamakhobaezintabaphambikomoya, nanjengentongaeginqikayophambikwesivunguvungu 14Bheka,ngesikhathisokuhlwa,kukhonainkathazo;futhi ngaphambikokusaakasekhoLesiyisabelosabasiphangayo, nenkathoyabasiphangayo

ISAHLUKO18

1Mayekuloilizweelinethunzingamaphiko, elingaphetsheyakwemifulayaseKushe!

2ethumaizithunywangolwandlengezitshazenyaziphezu kwamanzi,ithi:“Hambanininazithunywaezinejubane, niyeesizweniesihlakazekilenesihlutshiwe,kubantu abesabekayokusukelaekuqalenikuzekubemanje;isizwe esinqunyelwe,sanyathelwaphansi,esilizwelasoimifula liphangiwe

3Ninanonkeenakhileyoezweni,nanienihlalaemhlabeni, bhekani,laphoephakamisaibhanelaezintabeni;lapho eshayaicilongo,lalelani

4NgokubaushokanjeuJehovakimi,wathi: ‘Ngiyakuphumula,ngibhekeendaweniyami njengokushisisakwemifino,nanjengefulamazolo ekushisenikokuvuna

5Ngokubangaphambikokuvuna,laphoihlumela seliphelele,nezithelozomviniezimuncusezivuthiwe ezimbalini,uyakunqumaamagatshangezingwegwe zokuthenaimithi,awasuse,awanqume

6Ayakushiyelwakanyekanyeizinyonizasezintabeni nasezilwanenizomhlaba;

7NgalesosikhathisiyolethwaisiphokuJehovaSebawoti, singabantuabahlakazekilenabahlutshiwe,sivelakubantu abesabekayokusukelaekuqalenikuzekubemanje;isizwe esinqunyiwe,esinyathelwephansi,esilizwelasoimifula

iliphangile,kuzekufikeendaweniyegamalikaJehova Sebawoti,intabayaseSiyoni.

ISAHLUKO19

1IsiprofethongeGibhitheBheka,uJehovaugibeleifu elinejubane,uyakungenaeGibithe;izithombezaseGibithe ziyakunyakaziswaebuswenibakhe,inhliziyoyaseGibithe incibilikephakathikwalo

2NgiyakumisaabaseGibithengokumelenenabaseGibithe, balwe,kubeyilowonalowonomfowabo,kubeyilowo nalowonomakhelwanewakhe;umuziuvukeleumuzi, nombusouvukeleumbuso.

3UmoyawaseGibhitheuyophelaphakathikwawo; ngiyakuchithaicebolakhona,bafuneezithombeni, nakubathakathi,nabanamadlozi,nakubathakathi.

4AbaseGibithengiyakubanikelaesandlenisenkosienonya; nenkosienolakaiyakubusaphezukwabo,ishoiNkosi uJehovaSebawoti.

5Amanziayakuphelaolwandle,nomfulauwothe,wome

6Futhibayophendulelakudeimifula;nemifudlana yokuzivikelaiyakugeqwafuthiyome:umhlanga namafulegeayobuna

7Izinhlangaezingasemifudlaneningasemlonyeniwemifula, nakhokonkeokuhlwanyelwengasemifulenikuyobuna, kuphetshwe,kungabekusabakhona

8Abadobibayakukhala,bonkeabaphonsaudoboemfuleni balile,abenekaamanethaphezukwamanzibayakudangala.

9Futhilaboabasebenzangefilakisiecolekileyo,nabaluki amanethabayakubanamahloni

10Bayakwaphulwangezinhlosozabo,bonkeabenza izisulunamachibiezinhlanzi

11IzikhuluzaseSowaniziyiziwulaimpela,isiluleko sabelulekiabahlakaniphilebakaFarosenziweubuwula; nishokanjanikuFaroukuthi:“Minangiyindodana yabahlakaniphileyo,indodanayamakhosiasendulo,”na? 12Bangaphi?ziphiizihlakaniphizakhona?mabakutshele manje,baziukuthiuJehovaSebawotiakuhlosileyo ngeGibithe

13IzikhuluzaseZowaniziyiziwula,izikhuluzaseNofi zikhohlisiwe;balidukisileiGibithe,laboabayizinqaba zezizwezalo

14UJehovauhlanganisileumoyawobubiphakathikwawo, benzeiGibitheukubalidukeemsebenziniwalowonke, njengokugxambukelakodakwaebuhlanzwenibakhe 15Kakuyikubakhona-keumsebenziwaseGibithe, ongenziwayinhlokonomaumsila,igatshanomaumhlanga 16NgalolosukuiGibitheliyakubanjengabesifazane; 17IzwelakwaJudaliyakubayingebheeGibithe; 18NgalolosukuimiziemihlanuezwenilaseGibithe iyakukhulumaulimilwaseKhanani,ifungeuJehova Sebawoti;omunyeuyakuthiwauMuziwokubhujiswa.

19Ngalolosukukuyakubakhonai-altarelikaJehova phakathikwezwelaseGibithe,nensikakuJehova ngasemngceleniwalo

20KuyakubayisibonakalisonobufakazikuJehova SebawotiezwenilaseGibithe,ngokubabayakukhala kuJehovangenxayabacindezeli,abathumeleumsindisi omkhulu,abakhulule

21UJehovauyokwaziwaeGibhithe,futhiabaseGibhithe bayomaziuJehovangalolosuku,futhibayokwenza

umhlatsheloneminikeloyempuphu;yebo,bayakwenza isithembisokuJehova,basigcwalise.

22UJehovauyakulishayaiGibithe,alishaye,aliphulukise; 23Ngalolosukukuyobakhonaumgwaqoomkhulu ophumaeGibhitheoyae-Asiriya,futhii-Asiriyaliyongena eGibhithe,nowaseGibhitheayee-Asiriya,futhi abaseGibhithebayokhonzakanyenama-Asiriya 24Ngalolosukuu-Israyeliuyakubangowesithathukanye neGibhithene-Asiriya,yeboisibusisophakathikwezwe

25uJehovaSebawotiayakubabusisa,ethi:‘Malibusiswe iGibitheabantubami,ne-Asiriyaumsebenziwezandlazami, no-Israyeliifalami

ISAHLUKO20

1NgomnyakauTharithaniafikangawoe-Ashidodi,lapho uSarigoniinkosiyase-Asiriyaemthuma,walwaneAshidodi,wayithumba;

2NgalesosikhathiuJehovawakhulumango-Isaya indodanaka-Amose,wathi:“Hambauthukululeindwangu yesakaokhalwenilwakho,ukhumuleizicathulozakho ezinyawenizakho.Wenzenjalo,ehambanqunu,engafakile zicathulo

3WayesethiuJehova:“Njengalokhoincekuyamiu-Isaya ihambeze,ingafakileizicathuloiminyakaemithathu, kwabayisibonakalisonesimangalisophezukweGibithe naphezukweTopiya;

4Kanjaloinkosiyase-Asiriyaiyakuthumbaizithunjwa zaseGibithe,nabathunjwabaseTopiya,abashanabadala, benqunu,bengafakileizicathulo,izinqezabozembuliwe, kubeyihlazoeGibithe.

5Bayakwesaba,babenamahloningeKusheithembalabo nangeGibitheudumolwabo

6Abakhileyokulesisiqhingibayakuthingalolosuku: ‘Bheka,linjaloithembalethu,esibalekelakuloukuba sisizwe,sophulwaenkosiniyase-Asiriya;

ISAHLUKO21

1Isiprofethongogwadulelolwandle.Njengezivunguvungu zaseningizimuzidlula;kanjalolivelaogwadule,ezweni elesabekayo

2Ngitshelweumbonoobuhlungu;umkhohlisiwenza ngokukhohlisa,nomchithiuyaphangaKhuphuka,Elamu, vimbezelaMediya;konkeukububulakwalongikwenze ukubakuphele.

3Ngakhoizinkalozamizigcweleusizi,imihelo ingibambilenjengemiheloyobelethayo;ngashaqekalapho ngibona

4Inhliziyoyamiiyagubha,ingebheyangethusa;ubusuku bentokozoyamibuphendukeukwesabakimi

5Lungisaniitafula,nilindeembhoshongweniwokulinda, nidle,niphuze;sukumanininazikhulu,nigcobeisihlangu

6NgokubaishokanjekimiiNkosi,ithi:Hamba,umise umlindi,amemezelelokhoakubonayo

7Wabonainqolanabamahhashiababili,nenqola yezimbongolo,nenqolayamakamela;futhiwalalela ngekulalelakakhulu

8Yamemezayathi:“Ingonyama:‘Nkosiyami,ngiminjalo embhoshongweniwokulindaemini,ngihlezingilindile ubusukubonke

9Bheka,nansiinqolayabantu,nabagadibamahhashi ababili;Yaphendulayathi:“Liwile,liwileiBabele;zonke izithombeezibaziweyozonkulunkulubalouziphahlaze phansi.

10“O,okubhulayokwami,namabeleesibuyasami, engikuzwilekuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli, ngikumemezelekini

11IsiprofethongeDuma.UyangibizaeseSeyiri,uthi: “Mlindi,kuyiniebusukuna?Mlindi,kuthiwaniebusuku?

12Umlindiwathi:“Kuyezaukusa,nobusukufuthi;uma nibuza,buzani;

13Isiprofethonge-ArabiyaEhlathinilase-Arabiyaniyolala, ninamabandlaaseDedanimi.

14AbakhileyoezwenilaseThemabamlethelaamanzi owomileyo,bamnqandengesinkwaobalekayo

15Ngokubababalekelaizinkemba,inkembaehoshiwe, nomnsaloosansaliwe,nobuhlungubempi

16NgokubaishokanjekimiiNkosi,ithi:Phakathinonyaka, njengeminyakayomqashwa,yonkeinkazimuloyaseKedari iyakuphela

17Insaliyesibalosabacibishelayo,amaqhaweabantwana bakwaKedari,iyakuncipha,ngokubauJehovauNkulunkulu ka-Israyeliukhulumile

ISAHLUKO22

1IsiprofethongesigodisombonoUlani,ukuthiwenyukele phezukwezindlu?

2Wenaogcweleukuxokozela,muzioxokozelayo,muzi ojabulayo;ababuleweyobakhoababulawangangenkemba, abafelangaempini.

3Bonkeababusibakhobabalekilekanyekanye,baboshiwe ngabacibishelayo;bonkeabafunyanwakuwebaboshwe kanyekanye,ababalekelekude.

4Ngalokhongathi:“Ningangibheki;Ngiyakukhala kamunyu,ningakhandlekiukungiduduzangenxa yokuchithwakwendodakaziyabantubami.

5Ngokubakulusukulosizi,nolokunyathelwaphansi, nolokudidekangeNkosiuJehovaSebawotiesigodini sombono,lokudilizaizingange,nokukhalelaizintaba.

6I-Elamuyaphathaumgodlakanyenezinqolazabantu nabamahhashi,iKhirilembulaisihlangu

7Kuyakuthiizigodizakhoezinhlekakhuluzigcwale izinqola,nabamahhashibahlelengasesangweni

8WasembulaisivikelosakwaJuda,wabhekangalolosuku izikhalizendluyehlathi.

9NibonilenemifantuyomuzikaDavideukuthiminingi, nabuthaamanziechibieliphansi.

10NizibalileizindluzaseJerusalema,nizidilizileizindlu ukubaniqiniseugange

11Nenzelaamanziechibielidalaumselephakathi kwezindongazombili,kephaanibhekangakumenziwawo, anizangenimbhekeowawabumbakudala

12NgalolosukuiNkosiuJehovaSebawotiyabizaukukhala, nokulila,nempandla,nokubhincaindwanguyamasaka; 13Bheka,ukuthokozanokuthokoza,ukuhlatshwa kwezinkabi,nokuhlabaizimvu,nokudlainyama, nokuphuzaiwayini;ngobakusasasizakufa

14UJehovawembulaezindlebenizamiukuthi:“Impela lobububiabuyikuhlangulwakini,nizenife,”ishoiNkosi uJehovaSebawoti

15IshokanjeiNkosiuJehovaSebawoti,ithi:“Hambauye kumphathisikhwama,kuShebinaophezukwendlu,uthi: 16Ulanilapha?Unabanilapha,ukubauzimbeleithuna lapha,njengalowouzimbelaithunaphezulu,oziqophela indawoyokuhlalaedwaleni,na?

17Bheka,uJehovauyakukumukanokuthunjwa okunamandla,akusibekelenokukusibekela

18Uyakuphendukelanokukuhlubuka,akujikijele njengebholaezwenielibanzi;uyakufakhona,lapho izinqolazodumolwakhozibeyihlazolendluyenkosiyakho 19Ngiyakukuxoshaesikhundlenisakho,akudilize esikhundlenisakho

20KuyakuthingalolosukungibizeincekuyamiuEliyakimiindodanakaHilikiya; 21Ngiyakumembathisainguboyakho,ngimqinise ngebhandelakho,nginikeleukubusakwakhoesandleni sakhe,abenguyisekwabakhileyoeJerusalemanakuyo indluyakwaJuda

22NgiyakubekaisihluthulelosendlukaDavideehlombe lakhe;kanjalouyakuvula,kungabikhoovalayo;uyakuvala, kungavulimuntu

23Ngizambethelanjengesikhonkwaneendawenieqinileyo; futhiuyakubayisihlalosobukhosiesikhazimulayoendlini kayise

24Bayakuphanyekaphezukwakheyonkeinkazimulo yendlukayise,amanzalonamagawulayo,zonkeizitsha eziyingcosana,kusukelaezitshenizezindebekuzekufike ezitshenizonkezezindebe.

25Ngalolosuku,”ushouJehovaSebawoti,“isikhonkwane esibethelweendawenieqinisekilesiyosuswa,sigawulwe, siwe;nomthwaloophezukwalouyakunqunywa,ngokuba uJehovaukukhulumile

ISAHLUKO23

1IsiprofethongeTireHewulani,ninamikhumbi yaseTharishishi;ngokubaichithiwe,akusekhondlu, akusayikungena;kwambulelwekubokuvelaezweni laseKitimi

2Thulanininabakhileyoesiqhingini;wenaowagcwaliswa ngabathengisibaseSidoniabawelaulwandle

3EmanziniamakhuluimbewuyaseSihori,isivunosoMfula, inzuzoyalo;futhiliyindawoyezizwe.

4Yibanamahloni,Sidoni,ngokubaulwandlelukhulumile, inqabayolwandle,luthi:“Angiyimihelo,angizalanga, angikhulisangaizinsizwa,angikhulisiizintombi.

5NjengombikongeGibithe,bayakubabuhlungukakhulu ngombikoweTire.

6WelelanieTharishishi;hhewulanininaenihlala esiqhingini

7Yilomuziwenuojabulayo,ubudalabawobusukela ezinsukwinizasendulona?izinyawozakheziyakumyisa kudeukubaagogobale

8NgubaniocebelelicebongeTire,umuziothwesa umqhele,obathengibawobayizikhulu,obathengibawo bangabadunyiswaemhlabenina?

9UJehovaSebawotiukuhlosileukubaangcoliseukuzidla kwayoyonkeinkazimulo,adelelebonkeabahloniphekayo bomhlaba

10Dabulaezwenilakininjengomfula,ndodakazi yaseTharishishi;

11Welulelaisandlasakhephezukolwandle, wazamazamisaimibuso;

12Wathi:“Awusayikujabulawenantombiecindezelweyo, ndodakaziyaseSidoni;nalaphokawuyikuphumula.

13Bheka,izwelamaKaledi;lesisizwesasingasekho,iAsiriyalazelabamiselaabakhileyoehlane,lamisa imibhoshongoyalo,lamisaizinqabazalo;wayichitha 14HewulanininamikhumbiyaseTharishishi,ngokuba inqabayenuichithiwe

15KuyakuthingalolosukuiTirelikhohlakaleiminyaka engamashumiayisikhombisanjengezinsukuzenkosi eyodwa;

16Thathaihabhu,uzungezeumuzi,sifebeesikhohliwe; culakamnandi,hlabelelaizingomaeziningi,ukuze ukhunjulwe

17“Kuyakuthiekuphelenikweminyakaengamashumi ayisikhombisauJehovaahambeleiTire,libuyele enkokhelweniyalo,lifebenayoyonkeimibusoyezwe esebuswenibomhlaba.

18Impahlayalonenkokheloyalokuyakubangcwele kuJehova;ngobaukuthengisakwalokuzakubangeyalabo abahlalaphambikweNKOSI,ukuzebadlebasuthe, bembathisenjalo

ISAHLUKO24

1Bheka,uJehovauyenzaizeumhlaba,awuchithe, awugumbuqele,uyabahlakazaabakhileyokuwo.

2Kuyakubanjalongompristi;njengasenceku,kunjalo nasenkosiniyayo;njengasencekukazinikanjalo nasenkosikaziniyayo;njengakumthengi,kunjalo ngomthengisi;njengakumboleki,kunjalokobolekayo; njengakulowoothathainzalo,kanjalokomnikainzalokuye 3Izweliyakuchithwaimpela,liphangwenokuphangwa, ngokubauJehovaukhulumilelelizwi

4Umhlabauyalila,uyabuna,izweliyadangala,liyabuna, abantuabaziqhenyayobomhlababayadangala.

5Umhlabaungcolilengaphansikwabakhileyokuwo; ngobabeqileimithetho,baguquleizimiso,baphulile isivumelwanoesiphakade.

6Ngalokhoisiqalekisosidlileumhlaba,nabakhileyokuwo bachithekile;

7Iwayinielishaliyalila,umviniuyabubula,bonke abajabulayongenhliziyobayabubula

8Ukuthokozakwezigubhukunqamukile,umsindo wabajabulayouphelile,intokozoyehabhuiphelile.

9Abayikuphuzaiwayiningengoma;uphuzoolunamandla luyakubabakwabaluphuzayo.

10Umuzioyisiphithiphithiubhidliziwe,zonkeizindlu zivaliweukuzekungangenimuntu

11Kukhonaukukhalangewayiniezitaladini;yonke intokozoisimnyama,intokozoyezweiphelile.

12Emzinikuseleincithakalo,nesangolishaywe ngokubhujiswa

13Laphokuyakubanjalophakathikwezwephakathi kwabantu,kuyakubakhonanjengokunyakaziswa komnqumonanjengokukhothozaekuvunwenikwemivini.

14Bayakuphakamisaizwilabo,bahlabelelengobukhosi bukaJehova,bamemezebeselwandle

15NgakhodumisaniuJehovaemlilweni,yebo,igama likaJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyelieziqhinginizolwandle

16Sizwileamahuboavelaemikhawulweniyomhlaba,athi: Udumomalubekolungileyo.Kodwangathi:Ukuzaca kwami,ukubhibhakwami,mayekimi!abakhohlisayo benzengokukhohlisa;yebo,abakhohlisayobenzé ngokukhohlisakakhulu.

17Ukwesaba,nomgodi,nogibekuphezukwakho,wena owakhileyoemhlabeni

18Kuyakuthiobalekelaumsindowokwesabekaawele emgodini;okhuphukayoephumaemgodiniuyakubanjwa ogibeni,ngokubaamafasiteleavelaphezuluavulekile, nezisekelozomhlabaziyazamazama

19Umhlabauyachithwanokuchithwa,umhlaba uyancibilikangokuphelele,umhlabauyanyakaziswa kakhulu

20Umhlabauyantengantenganjengesidakwa, uyanyakaziswanjengendluyangasese;nesiphambekosalo siyakubanzimaphezukwalo;liyakuwa,lingabuyilivuke

21KuyakuthingalolosukuuJehovaahambeleimpi yabaphakemeyoezindawenieziphakemeyo,namakhosi omhlabaemhlabeni

22Bayobuthelwandawonyenjengeziboshwazibuthelwa egodini,bavalelweetilongweni,bavakashelweemva kwezinsukueziningi

23Inyangaiyakujabha,nelangalijabhe,laphouJehova SebawotiebusaentabeniyaseSiyoni,naseJerusalema, naphambikwamalungaakhengenkazimulo

ISAHLUKO25

1Jehova,unguNkulunkuluwami;ngiyakukuphakamisa, ngidumiseigamalakho;ngobawenzeizimangaliso; izinjongozakhozasenduloziyiqinisoneqiniso

2Ngokubaumuziwenzilewabayinqwaba;umuzi obiyelweyoubeyincithakalo;isigodlosabafokazisingabi ngumuzi;kayiyikwakhiwanaphakade

3Ngalokhoabantuabanamandlabayakukukhazimulisa, umuziwezizweezesabekayouyakukwesaba.

4Ngokubaubuyinqabakompofu,inqabakompofu ekuhluphekenikwakhe,isiphepheloesivunguvungwini, umthunziekushiseni,laphoukufuthekakwabasabekayo kunjengesiphephoodongeni

5Uzakwehlisaumsindowabafokazinjengokutshisa endawenieyomileyo;nokushisakanyenethunzilefu, igatshalabasabekayoliyothotshiswa

6“KulentabauJehovaSebawotiuyakwenzelazonke izizweidililokukhulupheleyo,idililewayinielinenhlese, lokukhulupheleokugcweleumnkantsha,lewayini elinenhleseelicolisisiwe.

7Futhiuyakuchithakulentabaubusoobumboziweyo phezukwabantubonke,nesigubuzeloesigubuzelezonke izizwe

8Uyakugwinyaukufangokunqoba;iNkosiuJehova iyakwesulaizinyembeziebuswenibonke;nokusola kwabantubakheuyakukususaemhlabeniwonke,ngokuba uJehovaukukhulumile

9Futhikuyothiwangalolosuku:Bheka,lo unguNkulunkuluwethu;besithembelekuye,uyakusisindisa; longuJehova;silindeleyena,sithokoze,sithokoze ngensindisoyakhe

10NgokubaisandlasikaJehovasiyakuhlalakulentaba, uMowabianyathelwephansikwakhenjengokunyathelwa kotshaniemqulwini

11Uyakwelulaizandlazakhephakathikwazo,njengalokho obhukudayoelulelaizandlazakheukubaabhukude,ehlise ukuziqhenyakwabokanyenempangoyezandlazabo 12Inqabaephakemeyoyezindongazakhouyakuyidiliza, ayiwise,ayiwisephansi,othulini.

ISAHLUKO26

1Ngalolosukulesisihlabelelosiyakuhlatshelelwaezweni lakwaJuda;Sinomuzioqinile;uNkulunkuluuyakumisa insindisoibeyizindonganezivikelo

2Vulaniamasango,ukuzeisizweesilungileyoesigcina iqinisosingene.

3Onhliziyoyakheibambelelekuweuyakumgcina ngokuthulaokupheleleyo,ngokubaethembelekuwe

4ThembanikuJehovakuzekubephakade,ngokuba uJehovaunamandlaaphakade;

5Ngokubauyabawisaabahleziphezulu;umuzi ophakemeyouyawuthobisa;uyawuwisaphansi,kuzekube semhlabathini;uyakuyisaothulini

6Unyawoluyakuwunyathela,izinyawozabampofu nezinyathelozabampofu.

7Indlelayabalungileyoiqotho;wena,uqotho,uyalinganisa indlelayabalungileyo

8Yebo,endleleniyezahlulelozakho,Jehova,sikulindile; ukufisakomphefumulowethukusegamenilakho nasekukhumbuleniwena

9Ngomphefumulowamingikufiseebusuku;yebo, ngomoyawamiphakathikwamingiyakukufunaekuseni, ngokubalaphoizahlulelozakhozisemhlabeni,abakhileyo ezwenibayakufundaukulunga.

10Makubeumusakomubi,kephaakafundiukulunga; ezwenilobuqothouyakwenzaukonakala,angaboni ubukhosibukaJehova.

11Jehova,isandlasakhosiphakeme,kabayikubona,kodwa bayakubona,bajabhengomhawuwabongabantu;yebo, umlilowezithazakhouyakubaqeda.

12Jehova,uyakusimiselaukuthula,ngokubaimisebenzi yethuyonkeuwenzilekithi

13JehovaNkulunkuluwethu,amanyeamakhosi ngaphandlekwakhoayeabusaphezukwethu,kephangawe wedwasiyakukhumbulaigamalakho

14Bafile,abasayikuphila;bafile,abayikuvuka;ngalokho ubahambele,wabachitha,waqedakonkeukukhunjulwa kwabo

15Wandisaisizwe,Jehova,wandisaisizwe,udunyisiwe, wasisusakudeemikhawulweniyonkeyomhlaba

16Jehova,ekuhluphekenibakuhambela,bathulula umkhulekoekujezisenikwakho

17Njengowesifazaneokhulelweyoesesondeleesikhathini sokubeletha,esezinhlungwini,akhaleemiheloyakhe;saba njaloemehlweniakho,Jehova.

18Sakhulelwa,sabanobuhlungu,sabelethaumoya; asenzangainsindisoemhlabeni;nabakhileyoezweniabawa 19Abafileyobakhobayakuphila,kanyenesidumbusami bayakuvukaVukaninihlabeleleninaenihlalaothulini, ngokubaamazoloenuanjengamazoloemifino, nomhlabathiuyakukhiphaabafileyo 20Wozani,bantubami,ningeneemakamelwenienu, nizivaleleiminyango,nicasheumzuzwana,kuzekudlule ulaka

21Ngokubabhekani,uJehovauyaphumaendaweniyakhe ukubaahambeleububibabakhileyoemhlabeni;

ISAHLUKO27

1NgalolosukuuJehovangenkembayakheelukhuni nenkulunenamandlauyojezisauLeviyathaniinyoka ebhodlayo,uLeviyathaniinyokaegwegwile;futhiiyobulala udrakoosolwandle

2Ngalolosukuhlabelelanikuso:Isivinisewayinielibomvu

3MinaJehovangiyawugcina;ngiyakusiniselaumzuzwana wonke,funakulimazwe,ngiyakusigcinaubusukunemini

4Ulakaalukhokimi;ngubaniongabekaamakhakhasi namevaukulwanamina?Bengizodlulakuzo,ngizishise kanyekanye

5Nomamakabambeamandlaami,ukuzeenzeukuthula nami;njalouzakwenzaukuthulalami

6AbafikabakaJakobebayakumilaizimpande,u-Israyeli aqhakaze,aqhakaze,agcwaliseubusobomhlabangesithelo.

7Umshayilenjengalokhueshayaabamshayayona?noma ubulewengokubulawakwababulewenguyena?

8Ngesilinganiso,ekuhlumenikwawo,uyaphikisananawo; unqandaumoyawakheovunguzayongosukulomoya wasempumalanga

9NgalokhuububibukaJakobebuyakuhlawulelwa;futhi lokhukuyizithelozonkezokususaisonosakhe;lapho ewenzawonkeamatshee-altareabenjengamatsheekaliki aqhekeziwe,o-Asheranezithombeakuyikusukuma.

10Nokhoumuziobiyelweyouyakubayincithakalo, indawoyokuhlalaishiyiwe,ishiywenjengehlane;

11Laphoamagatshaawoesebunile,ayakwaphulwa, abesifazanabayeza,bawathungelengomlilo,ngoba bangabantuabangaqedisisiyo;

12KuyakuthingalolosukuuJehovaabhuquzekusukela emfuleniwoMfulakuzekufikeemfuleniwaseGibhithe, futhiniyobuthwangamunyengamunye,ninabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

13“Kuyothingalolosukukushayweicilongoelikhulu, futhilaboababelungeleukushabalalaezwenilase-Asiriya, nabaxoshiweyoezwenilaseGibhithebayofika,futhi bayokhulekakuJehovaentabeniengcweleeJerusalema

ISAHLUKO28

1MayekuwoumqhelewokuzidlaezidakwanizakwaEfrayimi,imbaliebunayoyobuhlebayoobukhazimulayo, esekhandalezigodiezivundileyozabanqotshweyiwayini!

2Bheka,iNkosiinayeonamandlanonamandla, njengesiphephosesichotho,nesiphephoesibhubhisayo, njengesikhukhulasamanzianamandlaaphuphumayo, siyakuwiselaemhlabeningesandla

3Umqhelewokuzidla,izidakwazakwa-Efrayimi, ziyakunyathelwaphansi

4Ubuhleobukhazimulayo,obuphezukwekhandalesigodi esivundileyo,buyakubayimbaliebunayo,njengesithelo esiphuphumayongaphambikwehlobo;okuthinxa olikhangelayoalibone,lisesesandlenisakhe,alidleakuqede.

5NgalolosukuuJehovaSebawotiuyakubangumqhele wenkazimulo,nomqhelewobuhlekuyoinsaliyabantu bakhe;

6Nomoyawokwahlulelakohleziekwahluleleni,namandla kwababuyiselaimpiesangweni

7Kephanabobayadukangenxayewayini,nangenxa yophuzoolunamandlabayaphambuka;umpristi nomprofethibayadukangenxayophuzoolunamandla, bagwinyiweyiwayini,bayaphambukangenxayophuzo olunamandla;bayadukaembonweni,bayakhubeka ekwahluleleni

8Ngokubaonkeamatafulaagcweleubuhlanzonokungcola, akukhondawoehlambulukileyo.

9Ngubanioyakumfundisaukwazina?Ngubani eyakumenzaukubaaqondeimfundisona?abalunyulweyo obisini,nabakhishweebeleni

10Ngokubaumyalokumelweubephezukwesiyalezelo, isiyalezelophezukwesiyalezelo;umugqaphezukomugqa, umugqaphezukomugqa;laphakancane,futhilaphaya kancane

11Ngokubangezindebeezingingizayonangolunyeulimi uyakukhulumakulababantu

12Wathikubo:“Nakhuukuphumulaeniyakuphumuza ngakhoabakhatheleyo;lokhuyikhoukuqabuleka:kodwa abezwanga

13KephaizwilikaJehovakubolaliyisiyalezelophezu kwesiyalezelo,isiyalezelophezukwesiyalezelo;umugqa phezukomugqa,umugqaphezukomugqa;ingcosanalapha, ingcosanalaphaya;ukuzebahambe,bawenyovane, baphuke,bacushwe,babanjwe.

14NgalokhoyizwaniizwilikaJehovaninabantu abadelelayoenibusalababantubaseJerusalema 15Ngokubanithé:Senzaisivumelwanonokufa, sivumelenenendawoyabafileyo;laphoisiswebhu esikhukhulayosidlula,asiyikufikakithi,ngokubasenze amangaabeyisiphephelosethu,sizicashilephansi kwamanga;

16“NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Bheka, ngibekaeSiyoniitshelesisekelo,itsheelivivinyiwe,itshe legumbielinqabileyo,isisekeloesiqinisekileyo;

17Ngiyakwenzaukwahlulelakubeyintambo yokulinganisa,nokulungakubengumthofuwokumisa, isichothosikhukhuleisiphephelosamanga,amanzi akhukhuleindawoyokucasha

18Isivumelwanosenunokufasiyakuchithwa, nokuvumelanakwenunendawoyabafileyoakuyikuma; laphoisiswebhuesikhukhulayosidlula,niyakunyathelwa ngaso.

19Kusukelaekuphumenikwaloliyakunithatha,ngokuba liyakudabulaukusangokusa,imininobusuku; 20Ngokubaumbhedemfushanekunokubaumuntu angendlalakuwo,nesimbozosincanekunokuba angazisongakuso.

21NgokubauJehovauyakusukumanjengasentabeni yasePherasimi,athukuthelenjengasesigodinisaseGibeyoni ukubaenzeumsebenziwakhe,umsebenziwakhe ongavamile;futhienzeisenzosakhe,isenzosakhe esiyinqaba

22Ngalokhoningabiyizisulu,funaizibophozenu ziqiniswe,ngokubangizwileeNkosiniuJehovaSebawoti ukubhujiswaokunqunyiwephezukomhlabawonke

23Bekaniindlebe,nizweizwilami;lalelani,nizwe inkulumoyami

24Umlimiuyalimayiniusukulonkeukubaahlwanyelena? Uyavula,aphuleamagabadeomhlabawakhena?

25Laphoesebulungisileubusobawo,akachithiyini imisele,ahlakazeikumini,atheleukolweni,nebhali* elimisiweyo,nesibelekoendaweniyako,na?

26NgobauNkulunkuluwakheuyamfundisaukuhlakanipha, amfundise.

27Ngokubaamafitshi*awabhulwangesibhulo,nesondo lenqolaaliphendulwaphezukwekumini;kodwaamafitshisi abhulwangodondolo,lekuminingentonga.

28Amabeleesinkwaayachotshozwa;ngokuba akayikusibhula,akayikusiphulangesondolenqolayakhe, ayichobozenabamahhashibakhe

29NalokhukuphumakuJehovaSebawoti,oyisimangaliso ngesiluleko,nomkhuluekusebenzeni.

ISAHLUKO29

1Mayekuyoi-Ariyeli,kuyoi-Ariyeli,umuziuDavide ahlalakuwo!yengezaniumnyakangomnyaka;mabahlabe imihlatshelo.

2Nokhongiyakuyicindezelai-Ariyeli,kubekhona ukudabukanosizi,ibenjenge-Ariyelikimi

3Ngiyakumisangakuwenxazonke,ngikuvimbezele ngentaba,ngikumiseleizinqaba

4Futhiuyokwehliselwaphansi,futhiuyokhuluma usemhlabeni,futhiinkulumoyakhoiyobaphansiiphuma othulini,futhiizwilakholiyophumaemhlabathini, njengelomuntuonomoya,futhiinkulumoyakhoiyohlebeza iphumaothulini.

5Isixukusabafokazibakhosiyakubanjengothuli olucolekileyo,isixukusabasabekayosibenjengamakhoba amukayo,yebo,kubengokuzumayongokuphazimakweso.

6UyakuhanjelwanguJehovaSebawotingokuduma, nangokuzamazamakomhlaba,nangomsindoomkhulu, ngesiphepho,nesiphepho,namalangabiomlilooqothulayo.

7Uquqabalwezizwezonkeezilwane-Ariyeli,zonke ezilwanalonenqabayalo,eziyicindezelayo,luyakuba njengephupholombonowasebusuku.

8Kuyakubanjengalaphoolambileephupha,bheka,edla; kephauyavuka,umphefumulowakheungenalutho;noma njengalaphoowomileyoephupha,bheka,uyaphuza;kepha uyavuka,bheka,udiniwe,umphefumulowakheulambile; 9Hlalaninina,nimangale;khalani,nikhale;bayadakwa, kungengawayini;bayadiyazela,kodwahhayingesiphuzo esinamandla

10NgokubauJehovauthululelephezukwenuumoya wobuthongoobunzima,wavalaamehloenu,wabasibekela abaprofethinababusibenu,ababoni

11Kuniumbonowabobonkeusunjengamazwiencwadi enamathelisiwe,abayinikaokwaziyoukuyifunda,bathi: “Akeufundelokhu,”athi:“Angikwazi;ngobalivaliwe 12Incwadiinikweongafundile,kuthiwe:"Akeufunde lokhu,"athi:"Angifundile."

13NgalokhouJehovawathi:“Njengokubalababantu besondelakimingomlomowabo,bangidumisangezindebe zabo,kephainhliziyoyabobayidediselekudenami, nokungesabakwabokufundiswangomthethowabantu; 14Ngakho-kebhekani,ngizaqhubekangenzeumsebenzi omangalisayophakathikwalababantu,umsebenzi omangalisayolesimangaliso,ngobaukuhlakanipha kwabahlakaniphileyobabokuzabhubha,lokuqedisisa kwabahlakaniphileyobabokuyakufihlwa

15MayekulaboabajulaukufihlelauJehovaamasuabo, futhiizenzozabozisebumnyameni,bathi:“Ngubani osibonayona?futhingubaniosaziyo?

16Impelaukuphendukakwenuphansikuyakuthiwa njengobumbalombumbi,ngokubaumsebenziuyakusho yiningowawenzayoukuthi:‘Akangenzanga,’na?noma intoebunjiweyoithingoyiqabileyo:Akabanganakuqonda na?

17AkuseyisikhashanayiniukubaiLebanoniiguqulweibe yinsimuethelayo,insimuethelayoithiweihlathi,na?

18Ngalolosukuabayizithulubayozwaamazwiencwadi, namehloezimpumputheayobonaesekufiphele nasebumnyameni.

19AbathobekileyobayakwandisaintokozoyabokuJehova, nabampofuphakathikwabantubathokozekoNgcwelekaIsrayeli.

20Ngokubaomubiuchithwa,nesidelelisiyaqedwa,nabo bonkeabaqaphaububibayanqunywa;

21abenzaumuntuonecalangezwi,bambekeugibeosolayo esangweni,bahlubuleolungileyokubeyize

22NgalokhoushokanjeuJehovangendlukaJakobe, owamhlengau-Abrahama,uthi:“UJakobeakayikuba namahlonimanje,nobusobakheabuyikuphaphatheka

23Kodwalaphoebonaabantwanabakhe,umsebenzi wezandlazami,phakathikwakhe,bayongcwelisaigama lami,futhibayongcwelisaoNgcwelekaJakobe,futhi bayomesabauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli

24Laboabadukaemoyenibayakuqonda,nababubulayo bayakufundaisifundiso

ISAHLUKO30

1“Mayekubantwanaabahlubukayo,”ushouJehova, “abelulekayokungengami;nabembesangesembozo, kungesikhookomoyawami,ukuzebenezeleisono esonweni;

2AbahambabehlelaeGibithe,bengabuzangaemlonyeni wami;ukuzebaziqiniseemandlenikaFaro,bathembele emthunziniwaseGibithe!

3NgalokhoamandlakaFaroayakubayihlazokini, nokuthembelaemthunziniwaseGibithekubeyihlazolenu 4NgokubaizikhuluzakheziseZowani,nezithunywazakhe zafikaeHanesi.

5Bonkebabanamahloningabantuabangenakubasiza, abangelusizonomaabasizayo,kephaabayihlazo,nehlazo 6Isiprofethongezilwanezaseningizimu:ezweni lokuhluphekanosizi,laphokuvelakhonaibhubesi nengonyama,inyokanenyokaevuthayo,bayakuthwala ingceboyabophezukwamahlombeezimbongolo,nemfuyo yabophezukwamakamela,bayiyisekubantuabangayi kubasizangayo

7NgokubaabaseGibithebayakusizangezenangeze; 8Manjehamba,ukulobephambikwaboesibhebheni, ukubhaleencwadini,kubengokwesikhathiesizayokuze kubephakadenaphakade;

9ukuthilababangabantuabahlubukayo,abantwana abaqambaamanga,abantwanaabangafuniukuzwa umthethokaJehova; 10abathikubaboni:Ningaboni;nakubaprofethi: Ningasiprofetheliokuqondileyo,sikhulumeniokubushelezi, niprofetheamanga;

11Sukaniendleleni,phumaniendleleni,menzeukuba apheleoNgcweleka-Israyeliphambikwethu.

12“NgalokhoushokanjeoNgcweleka-Israyeli,uthi: “Ngenxayokubanidelelalelizwi,nithembela ekucindezelweninasebubini,nihlalekukho; 13Ngakho-kelobububikinibuyakubanjengemboboesele isondeleukuwa,ekhukhulekaodongeniolude,okuqhekeka kwayokufikengokuzumayongokuphazimakweso.

14Uyakuhlephulanjengokuphahlazwakwesitsha sombumbisichotshozwa;akayikubahawukela,kuze kungafunyanwaekuqhumenikwawoigobolondo lokubambaumliloeziko,nomaukukhaamanziemgodini 15NgokubaishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,oNgcwelekaIsrayeli;Ekubuyeninasekuphumuleniniyakusindiswa; ekuthuleninasekuthembeleniayakubaamandlaenu,kepha anivumanga.

16Kodwalathi:Hatshi;ngobasiyakubalekangamahhashi; ngalokhoniyakubaleka;ngalokhoabanixoshayo bayakushesha.

17Abayinkulungwanebayakubalekangokusolakoyedwa; ngokukhuzakwabahlanuniyakubaleka,nizenishiywe njengesibaniesiqongwenisentabananjengebhanela egqumeni

18NgalokhouJehovauyakulindaukubaabenomusakini, ngalokhouyakuphakanyiswa,abenomusakini,ngokuba uJehovaunguNkulunkuluwokwahlulela;

19NgokubaabantubayakuhlalaeSiyonieJerusalema, ungabeusakhala;uyakubanomusakuwengezwilokukhala kwakho;laphoekuzwa,uyakuphendula

20NomauJehovaeninikaisinkwasokuhluphekanamanzi okuhlupheka,abafundisibenuabasayikunyathelwa engosini,kephaamehloakhoayakubabonaabafundisi bakho;

21Izindlebezakhoziyakuzwaizwiemvakwakho,lithi: Nansiindlela,hambaningayo,laphoniphambukela ngakwesokunene,nalaphoniphambukangakwesokhohlo 22Niyakungcolisaukumbozwakwezithombezenu ezibaziweyozesiliva,nomhlobisowezithombezenu ezibunjiweyozegolide;uyakuthikuyo:Sukalapha

23Khonauyakunikaimvulayenzaloyakho, oyakuhlwanyelangayoemhlabathini;nesinkwasesivuno somhlaba,siyakuvuthela,siname;izinkomozakho ziyakudlaemadlelweniabanzingalolosuku.

24Izinkabinezimbongoloezilimainhlabathiziyakudla ifolishielihlanzekile,elelwéngefosholonangefoloko

25Phezukwazozonkeizintabaeziphakemeyonaphezu kwawowonkeamagqumaaphakemekuyobakhonaimifula nemifudlanayamanzingosukulokuhlabaokukhulu,lapho kuwaimibhoshongo

26Ukukhanyakwenyangakuyakubanjengokukhanya kwelanga,nokukhanyakwelangakuphindwekasikhombisa njengokukhanyakwezinsukueziyisikhombisa,ngosuku uJehovaabophangaloukuphukakwabantubakhe,apholise ukushaywakwesilondasabo

27Bheka,igamalikaJehovalizalivelakude,livutha intukutheloyakhe,nomthwalowalounzima;

28Umoyawakhenjengomfulaokhukhulayo uyakufinyelelaphakathikwentamoukubaahlungeizizwe ngesisefoesiyize,kubenetomuemihlathiniyabantu abadukisayo.

29Niyakubanengoma,njengasebusukulaphokugcinwa khonaumkhosi;nokujabulakwenhliziyonjengalapho

ohambaephetheumtshingoukuyaentabenikaJehova eQodwenilika-Israyeli.

30UJehovauyakwenzaukubaizwilakhelenkazimulo lizwakale,abonakaliseukwehlakwengaloyakhe ngokufuthekakwentukutheloyakhe,nangamalangabi omlilooqothulayo,nokuhlakazeka,nesiphepho,namatshe esichotho

31NgokubangezwilikaJehovai-Asiriyaliyakushaywa, elishayangentonga

32Kuyoyonkeindawolaphookuyodlulakhonaudondolo olumisiwe,uJehovaayakulubekaphezukwakhe,kuyakuba nezigubhunamahabhu;

33NgokubalamiswakwasenduloiThofeti;yebo, ilungiselelweinkosi;wawenzawajula,wababanzi; inqwabayawoingumlilonezinkunieziningi;umoya kaJehova,njengomfulawesibabule,uyakuwuthungela.

ISAHLUKO31

1MayekwabehlelaeGibithebeyofunausizo;babambelele emahhashini,bethembaizinqola,ngokubaziziningi; nangabamahhashi,ngokubabanamandlakakhulu;kepha ababhekikoNgcweleka-Israyeli,futhiabamfuniuJehova 2Nokhonayeuhlakaniphile,futhiuyolethaokubi,futhi ngekeawabuyiseamazwiakhe,kodwauyovukelaindlu yabenzibobubinosizolwabenzaokubi

3ManjeabaseGibhithebangabantu,hhayiuNkulunkulu; namahhashiaboyinyama,hhayiumoya.LaphouJehova eselulaisandlasakhe,osizayouyakuwa,osizayouyakuwa, baphelekanyekanye

4NgokubaushokanjekimiuJehova,uthi: ‘Njengengonyamanebhongolengonyamalibhongelaphezu kwempangoyalo,laphoabelusiabaningibebizelwaukulwa nalo,aliyikwesabaizwilabo,lingathobingomsindowabo, kanjalouJehovaSebawotiuyakwehlaukubaalweleintaba yaseSiyoninegqumalayo

5Njengezinyoniezindizayo,kanjalouJehovaSebawoti uyakulivikelaiJerusalema;evikelafuthiuyoyikhulula; futhiedlulaphezukwayouyoyilondoloza

6Buyelanikuyeabantwanabakwa-Israyeliabahlubuke kakhulukuye

7Ngokubangalolosuku,yilowonalowouyakulahla izithombezakhezesiliva,nezithombezakhezegolide, ezizenzelezonaizandlazenuzibeyisono

8Khona-kei-Asiriyaliyowangenkemba,engeyona yendodaenamandla;inkembaengesiyeeyomuntu iyakumshwabadela,kephauyakubalekelainkemba, nezinsizwazakheziyakuhlakazeka.

9Uyakudlulelaenqabeniyakhengokwesaba,nezikhulu zakheziyesabeibhanela,”ushouJehovaomlilowakhe useSiyoni,nesithandosakhesiseJerusalema

ISAHLUKO32

1Bheka,inkosiiyakubusangokulunga,nezikhulu ziyakubusangokwahlulela

2Umuntuuyakubanjengendawoyokucashelaumoya nesivikeloesivunguvungwini;njengemifulayamanzi endawenieyomileyo,njengomthunziwedwalaezweni eliyethileyo.

3Amehloababonayoawayikufiphazwa,nezindlebe zabezwayoziyakulalela

4Inhliziyoyabanamawalaiyakuqondaukwazi,nolimi lwabangingizayoluyakusheshaukukhulumakahle.

5Isiwulaasiyikubizwangokuthisikhululekile, nesikhohlakaliasiyikubizwangokuthisinomusa.

6Ngokubaisiwulasiyakukhulumaubuwula,nenhliziyo yasoyenzaokubi,senzeubuzenzisi,sikhulume isiphambekongoJehova,simenzeizeumphefumulo wolambileyo,abangeleukubaomileaphuzwe.

7Izikhalizomqilizimbi;ucebaamaceboamabiukuba achitheompofungamazwiamanga,nalaphoompofu ekhulumakahle

8Kephaophanayoucebaizintoezikhululekile;futhi uyokumangezintoezikhululekile.

9Vukanininabesifazaneabakhululekile;yizwaniizwi lami,madodakaziadelelayo;bekaindlebeekukhulumeni kwami.

10Izinsukueziningineminyakaniyakukhathazwanina besifazaneabangakhathali,ngokubaukuvunwakwemivini kuyakuphela,nokubuthwaakuyikufika.

11Thuthumelanininabesifazaneabakhululekile;hlubulani, nihlubule,nibhinceindwanguyamasakaezinkalwenizenu 12Bayakulilelaamabele,ngamasimuamahle,nangomvini othelayo

13Ezwenilabantubamikuyovelaamevanamakhakhasi; yebo,naphezukwazozonkeizindluzenjabuloemzini ojabulayo;

14Ngobaizigodlozizashiywa;isixukusomuzi siyakushiywa;izinqabanemibhoshongokuyakuba yimihumekuzekubephakade,intokozoyezimbongolo zasendle,idlelolemihlambi;

15uMoyauzeuthululelwephezukwethuovelaphezulu, ihlanelibeyinsimuethelayo,nensimuithiweihlathi

16Khonaukwahlulelakuyakuhlalaehlane,nokulunga kuhlaleensimini.

17Umsebenziwokulungauyakubangukuthula;futhi umphumelawokulungaukuthulanokuqinisekakuzekube phakade.

18Abantubamibayakuhlalaematendeniokuthula, nasezindliniezilondekayo,nasezindawenizokuphumula ezizolile; 19Laphoisichothosiwelaphezukwehlathi;umuzi uthotshisweendaweniephansi

20Nibusisiweninaenihlwanyelangasemanzinionke, enithumakhonaizinyawozezinkabinezezimbongolo

ISAHLUKO33

1Wokuwenaophangayo,wenaongachithwanga; wasebenzangokukhohlisa,kabazangebakukhohliselapho usuyekileukuphanga,uyakuphangwa;laphousuqedile ukwenzangokukhohlisa,bayakukukhohlisa

2Jehova,yibanomusakithi;sibeyingaloyaboekuseni njalo,insindisoyethungesikhathisokuhlupheka

3Ngomsindowokuxokozelaabantubabaleka; ekuphakamenikwakhoizizwezahlakazwa

4Impangoyenuiyakubuthwanjengokubuthakwenkumbi; 5UJehovauphakeme;ngokubauhlalaphezulu;ugcwalise iSiyoningokwahlulelanokulunga

6Ukuhlakaniphanokwazikuyakuba-khonaukusimama kwezikhathizakho,namandlaosindiso;ukumesaba uJehovakuyingceboyakhe

7Bheka,amaqhaweaboayakukhalangaphandle; izithunywazokuthulaziyakhalangokumunyu.

8Imigwaqoiyize,umhambiuphelile;wephule isivumelwano,udeleleimizi,akanakimuntu.

9Umhlabauyalila,udangele;iLebanonilijabhile,ligayiwe; iSharoniinjengehlane;iBashanineKarmeliziyavuthulula izithelozazo

10Manjesengiyakusukuma,ushouJehova;manje ngiyakuphakanyiswa;manjengiyakuziphakamisa

11Niyakukhulelwaamakhoba,nizaleizinhlanga; ukuphefumulakwenunjengomlilokuyakuqeda

12Abantubayakubanjengokushiswakomcako;

13Yizwanininaenikude,engikwenzileyo;futhinina eniseduze,vumaniamandlaami

14IzonieZiyoniziyesaba;ukwesabakubamangazile abazenzisi.Ngubaniphakathikwethuongahlalaemlilweni oqothulayo?ngubaniphakathikwethuongahlala ekushisweniokuphakadena?

15Lowoohambangokulunga,okhulumangobuqotho; odelelainzuzoyokucindezelwa,onyathelaizandlazakhe ukubazingafumbathisi,ovalaizindlebezakheukuba zingezwangegazi,ovalaamehloakheukubaangaboni okubi;

16Uyakuhlalaphezulu,inqabayakheibeyizinqaba zamadwala;amanziakheayakuqiniseka.

17Amehloakhoayakubonainkosiebuhlenibayo,abone izweelikude

18Inhliziyoyakhoiyakuzindlaukwesaba.Uphiumbhali? uphiumamukeli?uphiyenaowabalaimibhoshongo?

19Kawuyikubonaabantuabanolaka,abantuabanenkulumo ejulileyoongayiboniyo;ngolimiolungingizayo,ukuze ungezwa

20BhekaiSiyoni,umuziwemikhosiyethu;akuyikususwa nesisodwasezikhonkwanezalo,nezintambozalo aziyikugqashulwa

21KodwalaphoiNkosiekhazimulayoizakubakithi indawoyemifulanemifulaebanzi;ongayikuhambakhona umkhumbionamaphini,nomkhumbiomkhulu awuyikudlulakuwo

22NgokubauJehovaungumahluleliwethu,uJehova ungumniki-mthethowethu,uJehovauyinkosiyethu; uzosisindisa

23Izintambozakhozixegisiwe;azikwazangaukuqinisa insikayazoyensika,azinakwelulauseyili;izinyonga zithathaimpango

24Abakhekhonaabayikushoukuthi:“Ngiyagula,”abantu abahlalakhonabathethelelweububibabo

ISAHLUKO34

1Sondelanininazizwe,nizwe;nilaleleninazizwe: mawuzweumhlabanakhokonkeokukuwo;umhlaba, nakhokonkeokuphumakuwo

2NgokubaintukuthelokaJehovaiphezukwezizwezonke, nentukutheloyakheiphezukwawowonkeamabuthoazo; 3Ababuleweyobazobayakulahlwangaphandle,nokunuka kwabokuyakukhuphukaezidumbuzabo,nezintaba zincibilikengegazilabo

4Lonkeibutholasezulwiniliyakuncibilika,amazulu asongwenjengomqulu;

5Ngokubainkembayamiiyakugezwaezulwini;bheka, iyokwehlelaphezukuka-Idumiya,naphezukwabantu besiqalekisosami,ukwahlulelwa

6InkembakaJehovaigcweleigazi,ikhuluphaliswe ngamanoni,nangegazilamawundlunelezimbuzi, ngamanoniezinsozezinqama,ngokubauJehova unomhlatsheloeBhoziranokuhlabaokukhuluezweni lakwa-Idumiya.

7Izinyathiziyokwehlakanyenazo,nezinkunzikanye nezinkunzi;izwelaboliyakugcwalaigazi,nothulilwabo lukhuluphaliswengamanoni

8NgobakulusukulwempindiseloyeNkosi,lomnyaka wembuyiselowecalaleZiyoni.

9Imifudlanayaloiyakuphendukaikolitayi,uthuli lwakhonalubeyisibabule,izwelakhonalibeyikolitayi elivuthayo.

10Aliyikucinywaubusukunemini;umusiwalo uyakwenyukakuzekubephakade;liyakubayincithakalo ezizukulwaneningezizukulwane;akuyikudabulamuntu kulokuzekubephakadenaphakade

11Kephainkalakathanenyongoiyakulidla;kuyakuhlala kuyoisikhovanegwababa,yelulelephezukwaloumucu wesiphithiphithinamatsheokuyize

12Bayakubizelaembusweniizikhuluzalo,kepha akuyikubakhokhona,nazozonkeizikhuluzaloziyakuba yize

13Amevaayakumilaezindlinizalozobukhosi, izimbabazanenamakhakhasiezinqabenizalo,libeyindawo yokuhlalayamakhanka,negcekelezikhova

14Izilozasogwaduleziyakuhlangananezilwane zasesiqhingini,nombusoukhalekumnganewakhe; isikhovasiyaphumulakhona,sizitholeleindawo yokuphumula

15Laphoisikhovasiyakwakhaisidlekesaso,sizalele, sichanyuselwe,sibutheneemthunziniwaso; 16FunaniencwadinikaJehova,nifunde:akuyikuphutha nayiyodwakulokhu,akuyikuswelaumnganewayo, ngokubangumlomowamioyalile,nomoyawakhe okubuthile

17Uzenzeleinkatho,isandlasakhesizahlukaniselelona ngomucuwokulinganisa;ziyakulidlakuzekubephakade, zihlalekuloizizukulwanengezizukulwane

ISAHLUKO35

1Ihlanenehlanekuyakujabulakubo;nogwadule luyakujabula,lukhahlelenjengerose

2Liyakukhahlelakahle,lithokoze,yebo,ngentokozo nangokuhlabelela,linikweinkazimuloyaseLebanoni, nobukhosibaseKarmelinobeSharoni,liboneinkazimulo kaJehovanobukhosibukaNkulunkuluwethu

3Qinisaniizandlaezibuthakathaka,niqiniseamadolo axegayo

4Yishonikwabanenhliziyoeyesabayoukuthi:“Qinani, ningesabi;uzozaanisindise

5Khona-keamehloezimpumputheayovulwa,nezindlebe zabayizithuluziyovulwa.

6Khonaunyongaluyakutshekulanjengendluzele,nolimi lwesimungululuhube,ngokubakuyakubhobokaamanzi ehlane,nemifudlanaehlane.

7Umhlabaohanguzelayouyakubayichibi,izweelomileyo libeyimithomboyamanzi;

8Kuyakubakhonaumgwaqoomkhululapho,nendlela, futhiiyobizwangokuthi,Indlelayobungcwele;ongcolileyo akayikudlulakulo;kodwakuyakubangokwalabo: abahambi,nakubaabayiziwula,abayikudukakuyo.

9Akuyikubakhonalaphoingonyama,nesilwaneesihahayo asiyikukhuphukelakhona,asiyikufunyanwakhona;kepha abakhululweyobayakuhambakhona;

10AbahlengiweyobakaJehovabayakubuya,bezeeSiyoni ngokuhuba,intokozoephakadeibephezukwamakhanda abo;bayakutholaintokozonentokozo,kubalekeusizi nokububula

ISAHLUKO36

1KwathingomnyakaweshuminanewenkosiuHezekiya uSaneheribiinkosiyase-Asiriyawenyukawamelananayo yonkeimiziebiyelweyoyakwaJuda,wayithumba

2Inkosiyase-AsiriyayathumauRabiShakeeJerusalema enkosiniuHezekiya,esukaeLakishi,enempienkulu. Wemaemseleniwechibilasenhlaemgwaqweniomkhulu wensimuyomhlanzi

3Kwasekuphumelakuyeu-EliyakimiindodanakaHilikiya owayephezukwendlu,noShebinaumbhali,noJowa indodanaka-Asafa,umabhalana

4URabishakewathikubo:“AkenishokuHezekiya,nithi: ‘Ishokanjeinkosienkulu,inkosiyase-Asiriya,ithi: Yithembalinileliolethembayona?

5“Ngithi,(kodwaamazwiayize)nginesunamandla okulwa;pho,wethembabaniukubaungihlubukena?

6Bheka,wethembaudondololwalomhlanga owaphukileyoeGibithe;okuthiumaumuntuencikakulo, liyakungenaesandlenisakhe,lusihlabe;unjalouFaroinkosi yaseGibithekubobonkeabamethembayo

7Kephaumauthikimi:‘SimethembauJehova uNkulunkuluwethu,’akusiyeyiniozindawozakhe eziphakemeyonama-altareakheakususileuHezekiya, wathikuJudaneJerusalema:‘Niyakukhulekaphambi kwalelialtare,’na?

8Ngakho-keakeubekeisibambisoenkosiniyami,inkosi yase-Asiriya,ngikunikeamahhashiayizinkulungwane ezimbili,umawenaukwaziukubekaabagibelikuwo

9Pho,ungabubuyiselakanjaniemuvaubusobenduna eyodwayezincekuezincanezenkosiyami,wenauthembele eGibitheukuzeutholeizinqolanabamahhashi,na?

10Manjengenyukeleukulwanalelizwengaphandle kukaJehovaukubangilichithena?uJehovawathikimi: ‘Khuphukelalelizwe,ulichithe

11Basebethio-EliyakiminoShebinanoJowakuRabi Shake:“Akeukhulumenezincekuzakhongesi-Aramu; ngobasiyakuzwa,ungakhulumilathingesiJudaezindlebeni zabantuabasodongeni

12KephauRabiShakewathi:"Inkosiyamiingithumile enkosiniyakhonakuweukubangikhulumelawamazwi na?"Akangithumangayinikubantuabahleziphezu komduliukubabadleubulongwebawo,baphuzeumchamo wabokanyenani,na?

13URabishakewema,wamemezangezwielikhulungolimi lwesiJuda,wathi:“Zwaniniamazwienkosienkulu,inkosi yase-Asiriya

14Ishokanjeinkosi,ithi:‘Maningakhohliswa nguHezekiya,ngokubaakayikubanamandlaokunophula

15FuthiuHezekiyaangalenzinithembelekuJehova,ethi: ‘UJehovauyakusophulanokusikhulula;lomuzi awuyikunikelwaesandlenisenkosiyase-Asiriya

16NingamlaleliuHezekiya,ngokubaishokanjeinkosi yase-Asiriya,ithi:‘Yenzaniisivumelwanonamingesipho, niphumenizekimi,nidle,kubeyilowonalowoumvini wakhe,kubeyilowonalowoemkhiwaneniwakhe,niphuze, kubeyilowonalowoamanziomthombowakhe; 17ngizengifikenginiyiseezwenielinjengezwelakini, izwelamabelenelewayini,izwelesinkwanezivini

18“XwayanifunauHezekiyaaniyenge,ethi:‘UJehova uyakusophulaOnkulunkulubezizwebakhonayiniophulile izwelaboesandlenisenkosiyase-Asiriyana?

19BaphionkulunkulubaseHamatinase-Aripadi?baphi onkulunkulubaseSefarivayimina?balikhululeiSamariya esandlenisamina?

20Ngubaniphakathikwabobonkeonkulunkulubalawa mazweabakhululeizwelaboesandlenisami,ukuba uJehovaakhululeiJerusalemaesandlenisamina?

21Kephabathula,abamphendulangangazwi,ngokuba umyalowenkosiwawuthi:"Ningamphenduli"

22Kwasekufikau-EliyakimiindodanakaHilikiya owayephezukwendlu,noShebinaumbhali,noJowa indodanaka-Asafa,umabhalana,kuHezekiyaizingubo zaboziklebhukile,bamtshelaamazwikaRabishake.

ISAHLUKO37

1KwathiinkosiuHezekiyaisizwile,yaklebhulaizingubo zayo,yembathaindwanguyamasaka,yangenaendlini kaJehova.

2Yathumau-Eliyakimiowayephezukwendlu,noShebina umbhali,namalungaabapristi,bembetheindwangu yamasaka,ku-Isayaumprofethi,indodanaka-Amose.

3Bathikuye:“UshokanjeuHezekiya,uthi:‘Lolusuku lungusukulosizi,nolokusolwa,nolokuhlambalaza, ngokubaabantwanasebefikileekuzalweni,kephaamandla okubelethaawekho

4MhlawumbeuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhouyakuzwa amazwikaRabiShakeothunyweinkosiyase-Asiriyainkosi yakheukubaahlambalazeuNkulunkuluophilayo,asole amazwiuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoawezwileyo; 5ZasezifikaizincekuzenkosiuHezekiyaku-Isaya.

6U-Isayawathikubo:“Niyakushokanjeenkosiniyenu, ukuthi:‘UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:Ungawesabiamazwi owazwileyo,izincekuzenkosiyase-Asiriyaezingithuke ngawo

7Bheka,ngiyakuthumaumoyaphezukwakhe,ezwe umbiko,abuyeleezwenilakubo;futhingiyomenzaukuba awengenkembaezwenilakubo

8WayesebuyauRabishake,wafumanainkosiyase-Asiriya ilwaneLibina,ngokubawayezwileukuthiisukileeLakishi.

9WezwangoTirihakainkosiyaseKusheukuthi: “Uphumileukulwanawe;Esezwile,wathumaizithunywa kuHezekiya,wathi:

10NiyakushokanjekuHezekiyainkosiyakwaJuda,nithi: ‘UNkulunkuluwakhoomethembayomakangakukhohlisi ngokuthi:‘IJerusalemaaliyikunikelwaesandlenisenkosi yase-Asiriya

11Bheka,wenauzwileokwenziwangamakhosiaseAsiriyakuwowonkeamazwengokuwachitha;wena uyakukhululwana?

12Onkulunkulubezizweabazichithayoobaba bazikhululile,iGozani,neHarana,neResefi,nabantwana base-EdeneababeseThelasarina?

13IphiinkosiyaseHamati,nenkosiyase-Aripadi,nenkosi yomuziwaseSefarivayimi,naseHena,nase-Ivana?

14UHezekiyawayamukelaincwadiesandlenisezithunywa, wayifunda;uHezekiyawakhuphukelaendlinikaJehova, wayenekaphambikukaJehova.

15UHezekiyawakhulekakuJehova,wathi:

16JehovaSebawoti,Nkulunkuluka-Israyeli,wenaohlezi phakathikwamakherubi,wenaunguNkulunkulu,wena wedwa,wemibusoyonkeyomhlaba,wenawenzileizulu nomhlaba.

17Bekaindlebeyakho,Jehova,uzwe;vulaamehloakho, Jehova,ubone,uzweonkeamazwikaSaneheribi awathumeleukuthukauNkulunkuluophilayo.

18Impela,Jehova,amakhosiase-Asiriyaazichithilezonke izizwenamazweazo;

19Baphonsaonkulunkulubazoemlilweni,ngokuba babengesiboonkulunkulu,babengumsebenziwezandla zomuntu,ukhuninetshe;ngalokhobabachitha

20Ngalokho,JehovaNkulunkuluwethu,sisindise esandlenisakhe,ukuzeyonkeimibusoyomhlabayazi ukuthiwenaunguJehova,wenawedwa

21U-Isayaindodanaka-Amoziwayesethumela kuHezekiya,wathi:“UshokanjeuJehovauNkulunkulukaIsrayeli,uthi:‘LokhuukhulekilekimingoSaneheribiinkosi yase-Asiriya;

22LeliyizwiuJehovaalikhulumilengaye;Intombi emsulwa,indodakaziyaseSiyoni,iyakudelela,yakuhleka usulu;indodakaziyaseJerusalemainikineikhandangenxa yakho

23Ngubaniomthukeuhlambalazile?Uphakamiselebani izwilakho,uphakamiseleamehloakhophezulu,na?ngisho ngokumelenenoNgcweleka-Israyeli

24NgezincekuzakhouyithukileiNkosi,wathi: ‘Ngobuningibezinqolazamingenyukeleendaweni ephakemeyezintaba,ecelenikweLebanoni;ngiyakugawula imisedariyaloemide,nemisayipuresiyaloekhethiweyo, ngingeneendaweniephakemeyoyomkhawulowalo nasehlathinileKarmeliyalo

25Ngimbile,ngaphuzaamanzi;ngomisangamathe ezinyawozamiyonkeimifulayezindawoezivinjezelwe.

26Kawuzwangayiniukuthingenzileendulo;nasendulo, ukuthingakubumbana?manjesengikwenzileukuba uchitheimiziebiyelweyoibeyinqwaba.

27Abakhileyokuyobabenamandlaamancane,bashaywa luvalo,bajabha,babanjengotshanibasendle, nanjengotshaniobuluhlaza,notshaniphezukwendlu, nanjengomabeleohashileengakakhuli

28Kodwangiyakwaziukuhlalakwakho,lokuphuma kwakho,lokungenakwakho,lokungithukuthelelakwakho.

29Ngenxayokungithukuthelelakwakho,nokuxokozela kwakhokukhuphukeleezindlebenizami,ngiyakufaka ingwegweyamiekhalenilakho,netomulamiemlonyeni wakho,ngikubuyisengendlelaowezangayo

30Lokhukuyakubayisibonakalisokuwe:Niyakudla izimilangokwazokulonyaka;ngomnyakawesibiliisimila kuwo,ngomnyakawesithathunihlwanyele,nivune, nitshaleizivini,nidleizithelozazo.

31AbasindileyobendluyakwaJudaabaseleyobayakubuye bagxilephansi,batheleizithelophezulu;

32NgokubakuyakuphumaeJerusalemainsali, nabasindileyoentabeniyaseSiyoni;ukushisekela kukaJehovaSebawotikuyakwenzalokhu

33Ngakho-keyilokhuuJehovaakushilongenkosiyaseAsiriya:“Ngekeingenekulomuzi,nomaicibishele umcibisholokhona,nomaiwufikeinezihlangu,futhi ayiyikunqwabelaidulingakuwo

34Ngendlelaezengayo,uyakubuyangayo,futhi ayiyikungenakulomuzi,”ushouJehova

35Ngokubangiyakuwuvikelalomuzi,ukuzengiwusindise ngenxayaminangenxakaDavideincekuyami

36YasiphumaingelosikaJehova,yabulalaekamulabaseAsiriyaabayizinkulungwaneeziyikhulunamashumi ayisishiyagalombilinanhlanu;

37WayesesukauSaneheribiinkosiyase-Asiriya,wahamba, wabuya,wahlalaeNineve.

38KwathiekhulekaendlinikaNisirokiunkulunkuluwakhe, u-AdramelekinoSharezeriamadodanaakhebambulala ngenkemba;+babalekelaezwenilase-Ararati,+u-Esarihadoni+indodanayakhewabayinkosiesikhundlenisakhe

ISAHLUKO38

1NgalezozinsukuuHezekiyawagulawazewafaU-Isaya umprofethi,indodanaka-Amose,wafikakuye,wathikuye: “UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:‘Lungisaindluyakho,ngokuba uyakufa,awuyikuphila

2UHezekiyawaphendulelaubusobakhengasodongeni, wakhulekakuJehova,

3Wathi:“Akeukhumbule,Jehova,ukuthingihambe kanjaniphambikwakhongeqinisonangenhliziyo epheleleyo,ngenzileokuhleemehlweniakhoUHezekiya wakhalakakhulu

4LaselifikaizwilikaJehovaku-Isaya,lathi:

5Hamba,uthikuHezekiya:‘UshokanjeuJehova uNkulunkulukaDavideuyihlo,uthi:Ngizwileumkhuleko wakho,ngibonileizinyembezizakho;bheka, ngiyakwenezelaezinsukwinizakhoiminyakaeyishumi nanhlanu

6NgiyakukhululawenanalomuziesandlenisenkosiyaseAsiriya,ngiwuvikelelomuzi

7LokhukuyakubayisibonakalisokuweesivelakuJehova ukuthiuJehovauyakwenzalokhuakukhulumileyo;

8Bheka,ngiyakubuyiselaemuvaisithunzisezinyuko esehlileesinyathelwenisika-Ahaziselanga,izinyathelo eziyishumi.Ilangalabuyaamadigriayishumi,laselishona ngalo

9UmbhalokaHezekiyainkosiyakwaJuda,laphoegula, esilaesifwenisakhe;

10Ngathiekuphelenikwezinsukuzami:“Ngiyakungena emasangweniabafileyo;ngiphuciweinsalelayeminyaka yami.

11Ngathi:“AngiyikumbonauJehova,uJehova,ezweni labaphilayo;angisayikubonaumuntukanyenabakhileyo ezweni

12Umhlabawamiusumukile,ususiwekiminjengetende lomalusi,nginqumeukuphilakwaminjengomluki; uyakunginqumangokugula;

13Ngazibalakwazekwasa,njengengonyama,kanjalo uyakuwaphulaonkeamathamboami;kusukelaeminikuze kubesebusukuuyakungiqeda

14Ngakhalanjengenkonjane,ngalilanjengejuba,amehlo amiaphelangokubhekaphezulu;Jehova,ngicindezelwe; zenzelemina

15Ngizothini?ukhulumilekimi,wakwenzayena; ngiyakuhambangokuthulayonkeiminyakayami ngomunyuwomphefumulowami

16OJehova,abantubaphilangalezozinto,futhikukho konkeukuphilakomoyawami;

17Bheka,nganginomunyuomkhulungenxayokuthula, kephawenangothandowawukhululaumphefumulowami emgodiniwokonakala,ngokubawalahlazonkeizonozami ngemvakomhlanewakho

18Ngokubaindawoyabafileyoayinakukudumisa,ukufa akunakukudumisa;abehlelaegodiniabanakulindelaiqiniso lakho

19Abaphilayo,abaphilayo,nguyenaoyakukubonga, njengaminamuhla;

20UJehovaubezimiseleukungisindisa;ngalokho siyakuhlabelelaizingomazamiezinezintambozonke izinsukuzokuhambakwethuendlinikaJehova

21Ngokubau-Isayawayeshiloukuthi:“Mabathabathe isigaxasamakhiwane,basibekephezukwethumba,khona uyakusinda

22UHezekiyawathi:"Siyiniisibonakalisosokuthi ngiyakwenyukelaendlinikaJehovana?"

ISAHLUKO39

1NgalesosikhathiuMerodaki-baladaniindodana kaBaladaniinkosiyaseBabelewathumelaizincwadi nesiphokuHezekiya,ngokubawayezwileukuthiwayegula, wasinda

2UHezekiyawabajabulela,wababonisaindluyezinto zakheeziyigugu,isiliva,negolide,namakha,namafutha amahle,nayoyonkeindluyezikhalizakhe,nakhokonke okwafunyanwaengcebweniyakhe;akubangakholutho endliniyakhenasekubusenikwakhekonkeuHezekiya angababonisangangakho

3Wayesefikau-IsayaumprofethienkosiniuHezekiya, wathikuye:“Bathenilababantuna?bevelangaphibeza kuwe?WathiuHezekiya:“Bavelaezwenielikude,eBabele, bezekimi

4Wathi:"Baboneniendliniyakhona?"UHezekiyawathi: “Bakubonilekonkeokusendliniyami;akukhoengcebeni yamiengingababonisangayona

5Wayesethiu-IsayakuHezekiya:“YizwaizwilikaJehova Sebawoti

6Bheka,izinsukuziyeza,laphokonkeokusendliniyakho nalokhooyihloabakubekelelekhonakuzekubenamuhla kuyakuyiswaeBabele,akuyikusalalutho,”ushouJehova 7Bayothathaamadodanaakhoayakuphumakuwe,oya kuwazala;bayakubangabathenwaesigodlwenisenkosi yaseBabele

8WayesethiuHezekiyaku-Isaya:“LihleizwilikaJehova olikhulumileWathifuthi:Ngokubakuyakubakhona ukuthulaneqinisoemihleniyami

ISAHLUKO40

1Duduzani,duduzaniabantubami,ushouNkulunkulu wenu

2KhulumanikahleneJerusalema,nikhalekuloukuthi ukulwakwalokuphelile,nokuthiububibalobuthethelelwe, ngokubalamukeleesandlenisikaJehovaokuphindwekabili ngazozonkeizonozalo.

3Izwilomemezayoehlane,lithi:Lungisaniindlela kaJehova,niqondiseogwaduleumgwaqokaNkulunkulu wethu

4Zonkeizigodiziyakuphakanyiswa,nazozonkeizintaba namagqumakuyakwehliswa;

5InkazimulokaJehovaiyakwambulwa,inyamayonke ibonekanyekanye,ngokubaumlomokaJehovaukhulumile

6Ilizwilathi:MemezaWathi:“Ngikhalelanina?Yonke inyamaingutshani,nabobonkeubuhlebayobunjengembali yasendle

7Utshanibuyabuna,imbaliiyabuna,ngokubaumoya kaJehovauphephethaphezukwabo;

8Utshanibuyabuna,imbaliiyavuthuluka,kephaizwi likaNkulunkuluwethulimikuzekubephakade

9Wena,Ziyoni,olethaizindabaezinhle,khuphukela entabeniende;Jerusalema,wenaolethaizindabaezinhle, phakamisaizwilakhongamandla;liphakamise,ungesabi; yishoemiziniyakwaJudaukuthi:'NanguuNkulunkulu wenu!

10Bheka,iNkosiuJehovaiyakuzainesandlaesinamandla, nengaloyayoiyakubusa;bheka,umvuzowayounayo, nomsebenziwayouphambikwayo

11Iyakwelusaumhlambiwayonjengomalusi,ibuthe amawundlungengaloyayo,iwathwaleesifubenisayo,ihole kahleezanyisayo

12Ngubaniolinganiseamanzienhlotsheniyesandlasakhe, walinganisaizulungobubanzibesandla,wahlanganisa uthulilomhlabangesilinganiso,wakalaizintabangesikali, namagqumangesilinganiso,na?

13NgubanioqondiseuMoyakaJehova,wamfundisa engumelulekiwakhe,na?

14Welulekananobani,wamyala,wamfundisaindlela yokwahlulela,wamfundisaukwazi,wamazisaindlela yokuqonda,na?

15Bheka,izizwezinjengethonsikwasesitsheni,zibalwa njengothulilwesilinganiso;

16ILebanonialaneleukushiswa,nezilwanezaloazinele umnikelowokushiswa

17Zonkeizizwezinjengezephambikwakhe;babalwakuye abalutho,bayize

18PholingamfanisalobaniuNkulunkulu?Ningamfanisa nanina?

19Isisebenzisincibilikisaisithombeesibaziweyo, nomkhandiwegolidewasenamekangegolide,abumbe amaketangaesiliva

20Lowoompofukangangokuthiakanamnikeloukhetha umuthiongaboli;uzifunelaisisebenziesihlakaniphileyo ukubasilungiseisithombeesibaziweyoesinganyakaziswa.

21Anazina?anizwangana?Kalitshelwangayinikusukela ekuqaleni?aniqondangakusukelaekusekelwenikomhlaba na?

22Nguyeohleziphezukwesiyingisomhlaba,labakhileyo kuwobanjengezintethe;owenekaizulunjengesihenqo, owenekanjengetendelokuhlala;

23Owenzaizeizikhulu;wenzaabahlulelibomhlabababe yize.

24Yebo,abayikutshalwa;yebo,abayikuhlwanyelwa,yebo, isiphunzisaboasiyikumilaemhlabathini,futhi

uyakuphephethakubo,babune,nesivunguvungusibasuse njengamabibi.

25Pho-keniyakungifanisanobani,ngilinganena?kusho oNgcwele.

26Phakamiselaniamehloenuphezulu,niboneukuthi ngubaniodalilelezizinto,okhiphaimpiyazongenani, azibizezonkengamagamangobukhulubamandlaakhe, ngokubaunamandlangamandla;akakhoosilelayo.

27Usholoni,Jakobe,ukhulumelani,Israyeli,uthi:Indlela yamiisithekilekuJehova,nokwahlulelakwamikudlulile kuNkulunkuluwami?

28Kawukwaziyini?AwuzwangayiniukuthiuNkulunkulu ongunaphakade,uJehova,uMdaliwemikhawuloyomhlaba, akakhathali,akakhathali?akukhoukuphenywakokuqonda kwakhe

29Abatyhafileyouyabaphaamandla;lalabo abangenamandlauyandisaamandla

30Ngishonabashabayophelelwaamandlafuthibakhathale, nezinsizwaziyowanokuwa.

31KephaabamethembayouJehovabayatholaamandla amasha;bayakukhuphukangamaphikonjengezinkozi; bayakugijima,bangakhathali;bayakuhamba,bangapheli amandla

ISAHLUKO41

1Thulaniphambikwamininaziqhingi;abantu mabavuseleleamandlaabo,basondele;kabakhulume; masisondelendawonyeekwahlulelweni

2Ngubaniowavusaolungileyoempumalanga,ombizela onyawenilwakhe?wabanikelaenkembeniyakhe njengothuli,nomnsalowakhenjengamabibiaqhunyiswayo 3Wabaxosha,wadlulaelondekile;ngishonangendlela ayengahambangangayonezinyawozakhe.

4Ngubaniokusebenzilewakwenza,obizaizizukulwane kwasekuqaleni?minaJehova,owokuqalanowokugcina; nginguye.

5Iziqhingizakubona,zesaba;imikhawuloyomhlaba yethuka,yasondela,yeza

6Basiza,kwabayilowonalowoumakhelwanewakhe; bathingulowolalowokumfowabo:Isibindi

7Umbaziwakhuthazaumkhandiwegolide,noshelelayo ngesandowamkhuthazaoshayainkezo,ethi: “Sekulungiselweukuphekwa,”wayesebethelelangezipikili ukubazinganyakaziswa

8KephawenaIsrayeli,uyincekuyami,Jakobe engikukhethileyo,inzaloka-Abrahamaumnganewami 9wenaengikuthathileemikhawulweniyomhlaba, engakubizaezindunenizawo,ngathikuwe:Uyincekuyami; ngikukhethile,angikulahli

10Ungesabi;ngokubaminanginawe;ungapheliamandla; ngokubaminanginguNkulunkuluwakho;yebo, ngizokusiza;yebo,ngizokusekelangesandlasokunene sokulungakwami

11Bheka,bonkeabafuthekelawenabayakubanamahloni, bajabhe;nabamelenenawebayakubhubha

12Uyakubafuna,kephaawuyikubafumana,labo abaphikisananawe;

13NgokubaminaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho ngiyakubambaisandlasakhosokunene,ngithikuwe: Ungesabi;ngizokusiza

14Ungesabi,sibungu,Jakobe,nanimadodaakwa-Israyeli; minangiyakusiza,ushouJehova,uMhlengiwakho, oNgcweleka-Israyeli

15Bheka,ngiyakukwenzaisibhuloesishaesibukhali esinamazinyo;uyakubhulaizintaba,uzicolise,wenze amagqumaabenjengamakhoba

16Uyakuwaphephula,umoyauwasuse,isivunguvungu sizihlakaze;wenauyojabulakuJehova,uzidumise ngoNgcweleka-Israyeli

17Laphoabampofunabampofubefunaamanzi,kepha awekho,nolimilwabolupheleukoma,minaJehova ngiyakubaphendula,minaNkulunkuluka-Israyeli angiyikubashiya.

18Ngiyakuvulaimifulaezindawenieziphakemeyo, nemithombophakathikwezigodi,ngenzeihlanelibe yichibilamanzi,nomhlabathiowomileyoubeyimithombo yamanzi

19Ngiyakutshalaehlaneumsedari,nomtholo, nemibomvana,nomuthiwamafutha;Ngiyakumisaehlane umsayipuresi,nomsayipuresi,nomselendawonye; 20ukuzebabone,bazi,baqonde,baqondekanyekanye ukuthiisandlasikaJehovasikwenzilelokhu,noNgcwele ka-Israyeliukudalile

21Vezaniindabayenu,ushouJehova;vezaniizizathuzenu eziqinile,ishoiNkosikaJakobe.

22Mabazikhiphe,basitsheleokuyakwenzeka,mabasitshele izintozakuqala,ukuthiziyini,sizicabange,saziukugcina kwazo;nomasimemezeleizintoezizayo.

23Shumayelaniokuzayoemvakwalokho,ukuzesazi ukuthiningonkulunkulu;yebo,yenzaniokuhle,noma nenzeokubi,ukuzesesabe,sikubukekanyekanye.

24Bhekani,niyize,nomsebenziwenuuyize;uyisinengiso onikhethayo

25Ngivusileovelaenyakatho,futhiuyeza;

26Ngubaniowamemezelakwasekuqaleniukuzesazina? nangaphambili,ukuzesithi:Ulungile?yebo,akakho obikayo,yebo,akakhoomemezelayo,yebo,akakho owezwayoamazwienu

27EyokuqalaiyakuthikuloiSiyoni:‘Bheka,babone,’ nginikeiJerusalemaolethaizindabaezinhle.

28Ngokubangabona,kephakwakungekhomuntu; phakathikwabo,kungekhoumeluleki,ongaphendulaizwi kubo,laphongibabuza.

29Bheka,bonkebayize;imisebenziyaboiyize,izithombe zaboezibunjiweyozingumoyanesiphithiphithi

ISAHLUKO42

1Bhekaincekuyamiengiyisekelayo;okhethiweyowami othokozangayeumphefumulowami;ngibekileuMoya wamiphezukwakhe:uyakuphumelelisaabezizwe ukwahlulela.

2Akayikukhala,angaphakamisi,enzeukubaizwilakhe lizwakaleezitaladini

3Umhlangaofecekileyoakayikuwuphula,nelineni elithunqayoakayikuwucima;

4Akayikuphela,nomaapheleamandla,azeabeke ukwahlulelaemhlabeni,neziqhingizilindeleumthetho wakhe

5UshokanjeuNkulunkuluuJehova,owadalaizulu, waweneka;owendlalaumhlaba,nokuphumakuwo;onika abantuabakuloukuphefumula,nabahambakuloumoya;

6MinaJehovangikubizilengokulunga,ngiyakubamba isandlasakho,ngikulondoloze,ngikubekeube yisivumelwanosabantu,ubengukukhanyakwabezizwe; 7ukuzeuvuleamehloezimpumputhe,ukhipheiziboshwa etilongweni,nabahleziebumnyamenietilongweni.

8NginguJehova,leloyiloigamalami;angiyikunika omunyeinkazimuloyami,nezithombeezibaziweyoudumo lwami.

9Bhekani,izintozakuqalasezifikile,ngiyamemezelaizinto ezintsha,zingakaphumingiyanitshelangazo

10HlabelelanikuJehovaihuboelisha,nodumolwakhe kusukelaemikhawulweniyomhlaba,ninaenehlela elwandlenakhokonkeokukulo;iziqhingi,nabakhileyo kuzo

11Ihlanenemiziyalomakuliphakamiseizwilako,imizana iKedarieyakhekhona;

12MabamdumiseuJehova,bamemezeleudumolwakhe eziqhingini

13UJehovauyakuphumanjengeqhawe,uyakuvusa umhawunjengendodayempi;uyakunqobaizithazakhe 14Kadengithulile;ngithulile,ngazibamba;manje ngiyakukhalanjengobelethayo;ngiyakuqeda, ngishwabadelengasolesosikhathi

15Ngiyakuchithaizintabanamagquma,ngomisayonke imifinoyakho;ngiyakwenzaimifulaibeyiziqhingi, ngomisenamachibi

16Ngizahambisaizimpumputhengendlelaezingayaziyo; ngizabaholaezindleleniabangazaziyo;ngizakwenza ubumnyamabubengukukhanyaphambikwabo,lezinto ezigobileyoziqondeLezizintongiyakuzenzakubo, ngingabashiyi.

17Bayakubuyelaemuva,bajabhekakhuluabathembela ezithombeniezibaziweyo,abathiezithombeni ezibunjiweyo:Ningonkulunkulubethu.

18Yizwanininazithulu;futhibhekanininazimpumputhe, ukuzenibone

19Ngubanioyimpumputhengaphandlekwencekuyamina? nomaisithulu,njengesithunywasamiengisithumayo? Ngubanioyimpumputhenjengopheleleyo,oyimpumputhe njengencekukaJehovana?

20Ubonaizintoeziningi,kephaawuqapheli;uvula izindlebe,kephaakezwa

21UJehovauyajabulangenxayokulungakwakhe; uyakuwukhulisaumthetho,awenzeuhlonipheke

22Kephalababangabantuabaphangiwenabaphangiwe; bonkebacushweemigodini,bafihlweetilongweni; bayimpango,akakhookhululayo;ngempango,akakhoothi: 'Buyisa.'

23Ngubaniphakathikwenuoyakulalelalokhuna?ngubani oyakulalela,ezwengesikhathiesizayona?

24NgubaniowanikelauJakobeukubaaphangwe,noIsrayelikubaphangi?AngithiuJehovaesonilekuyena? ngokubaabavumangaukuhambaezindlelenizakhe,futhi abawulalelangaumthethowakhe

25Ngalokhouthululelephezukwakheukufutheka kwentukutheloyakhenamandlaempi,kwamthungela inhlangothizonke,yenaengazi;wamshisa,kepha akakubekangaenhliziyweni

1KephamanjeushokanjeuJehovaowakudalayo,wena Jakobe,nowakubumba,Israyeli,uthi:“Ungesabi,ngokuba ngikuhlengile,ngikubizilengegamalakho;ungowami.

2Laphoudabulaemanzini,minanginawe;nalaphoudabula imifula,ayiyikukukhukhula;laphouhambaemlilweni, awuyikusha;nelangabialiyikukuvutha.

3NgokubanginguJehovauNkulunkuluwakho,oNgcwele ka-Israyeli,uMsindisiwakho,nginikeleiGibithelibe yisihlengosakho,iTopiyaneSebaesikhundlenisakho

4Njengobawawuyiguguemehlweniami,uyadunyiswa, futhiminangikuthandile;ngalokhongiyakunikelaabantu esikhundlenisakho,nezizweesikhundlenisokuphila kwakho

5Ungesabi,ngokubaminanginawe;ngiyakulethainzalo yakhoivelaempumalanga,ngikubuthengasentshonalanga; 6Ngizakuthienyakatho:Dedela;naseningizimu: 'Ungagodli;lethaniamadodanaamiavelakude, namadodakaziamiemikhawulweniyomhlaba;

7Yebo,wonkeumuntuobizwangegamalami,ngokuba ngimdaleleinkazimuloyami,ngimbumbile;yebo, ngimenzile

8Khiphaabantuabayizimpumputheabanamehlo,nezithulu ezinezindlebe.

9Izizwezonkemazibuthwendawonye,abantubabuthane; mabaletheofakazibabo,ukuzebathiwebalungile,noma bezwe,bathi:Kuyiqiniso.

10Ningofakazibami,”ushouJehova,“nencekuyami engiyikhethileyoukubanazi,nikholweyimi,niqonde ukuthinginguye;

11Mina,yebomina,nginguJehova;futhingaphandle kwamiakakhoumsindisi

12Minangimemezele,ngasindisa,ngabonisa,kungekho nkulunkuluwabezizwephakathikwenu;

13Yebo,ngaphambikosukunginguye;akakhoongophula esandlenisami;ngiyakusebenza,ngubaniongakuvumelana?

14UshokanjeuJehova,uMhlengiwenu,oNgcwelekaIsrayeli;NgenxayenungithumeleeBabele,ngehlisezonke izicukuthwanezabo,namaKaledi,okukhalakwawo kusemikhunjini

15NginguJehovaoNgcwelewenu,uMdalika-Israyeli, iNkosiyenu.

16UshokanjeuJehova,owenzaindlelaelwandle, nomkhondoemanzinianamandla; 17okhiphainqola,nehhashi,nempi,namandla;bayakulala phansikanyekanye,abayikuvuka;

18Ningakhumbuliizintozakuqala,ningacabangingezinto zasendulo

19Bheka,ngiyakwenzaintoentsha;khathesilizahluma; aniyikukwazina?Ngiyakwenzaindlelaehlane,nemifula ogwadule.

20Isilosasendlesiyakungidumisa,amakhankanezikhova, ngokubangiyakunikaamanziehlane,nemifulaehlane ukubangiphuziseabantubami,abakhethiweyobami

21Lababantungizibumbelebona;bayakumemezela udumolwami.

22Kephaawungibizanga,Jakobe;kephaudiniwengami, Israyeli

23Awungilethelangaizimvuzeminikeloyakho yokushiswa;awungidumisangangemihlatsheloyakho

Angikwenzangaukubaukhonzengomnikelo, angikukhathazangangempepho.

24Awungithengelangaumhlangaothaphukayongemali, awungisuthisangangamanoniemihlatsheloyakho,kepha ungisebenzisilengezonozakho,ungidinisilengobubibakho.

25Mina,yebo,minanginguyeowesulaiziphambekozakho ngenxayami,futhiangiyikukhumbulaizonozakho

26Ngikhumbuze,masimangalelane;memezela,ukuze uthiweulungile

27Uyihlowokuqalawonile,nabafundisibakho baphambukilekimi

28Ngalokhongingcolisileizikhuluzendluengcwele, ngimnikeleuJakobeabeyisiqalekiso,no-Israyeliabe yihlazo

ISAHLUKO44

1Kephamanjeyizwa,Jakobencekuyami;no-Israyeli engimkhethileyo.

2UshokanjeuJehovaowakudalayo,wakubumba kwasesiswini,yenaoyakusiza;Ungesabi,Jakobe,nceku yami;naweJeshuruni,engikukhethileyo.

3Ngiyakuthelaamanziphezukowomileyo,nezikhukhula emhlabathiniowomileyo,ngitheleuMoyawamiphezu kwenzaloyakho,nesibusisosamiphezukwenzaloyakho.

4Bayakuhlumaphakathikotshani,njengeminyezane ngasemifuleniyamanzi

5Omunyeuyakuthi:NgingokaJehova;omunyeazibize ngebizolikaJakobe;omunyeuyakulobangesandlasakhe kuJehova,aziqambeigamalika-Israyeli

6UshokanjeuJehova,iNkosiyakwa-Israyeli,nomhlengi wakhe,uJehovaSebawoti;Minangingowokuqala,futhi ngingowokugcina;futhiakakhouNkulunkulungaphandle kwami.

7Ngubanioyakumemezanjengami,akumemezele, angihlelele,selokhungamisaabantubasendulo,na?futhi izintoezizayo,nezizayo,mabazibonisebona.

8Ningesabi,ningesabi;anginitshelangakusukelakuleso sikhathi,ngazenganimemezelana?ningofakazibami UkhonayiniuNkulunkulungaphandlekwami?yebo, akekhouNkulunkulu;Angazilutho

9Abenzaizithombeezibaziweyobayizebonke;futhiizinto zaboezithandekayongekezisize;futhibangofakazibabo; ababoni,abazi;ukuzebabelenhloni

10Ngubaniobumbaunkulunkulu,nomaoncibilikise isithombeesibaziweyoesingasiziluthona?

11Bheka,bonkeabalinganebakhebayakubanamahloni, nezisebenzizingabantu;nokhobayakwesaba,bajabhe kanyekanye

12Umkhandiwezindlawuusebenzaemalahleni,asibumbe ngezando,asisebenzengamandlaezandlazakhe,yebo, ulambile,amandlaakheayaphela;

13Umbaziuyelulaukubusakwakhe;uyawukhangisa ngomucu;uyasihlomangamapulangwe,asikhangisise ngekhampasi,asenzengomfanekisowomuntu,njengobuhle bomuntu;ukuzeihlaleendlini

14Ugawulaimisedari,athatheumsayipuresinama-oki, aziqiniselaphakathikwemithiyehlathi;utshalaumlotha, imvulaiyawunothisa

15Khonakuyakubangeyomuntuukushisa,athathekuwo, othe;yebo,uyawubasa,abhakeisinkwa;yebo,wenza

unkulunkulu,akhulekekuye;ulenzaisithombeesibaziweyo, awelekuso.

16Ingxenyeyawouyishisaemlilweni;ngenxenyeyawo udlainyama;uyosa,asuthe;

17Okuseleyokuwouwenzaunkulunkulu,isithombesakhe esibaziweyo,akhothamekuso,akhulekekuso,akhuleke kuso,athi:“Ngikhulule;ngobawenaungunkulunkulu wami.

18Kabazi,kabaqedisisa,ngobauvalileamehloaboukuze bangaboni;nezinhliziyozabo,ukuzebangakwaziukuqonda 19akakhooqaphelayoenhliziyweniyakhe,akukhoukwazi nokuqondaukubaathi:“Ingxenyeyawongiyishisile emlilweni;yebo,futhingibhakeisinkwaphezukwamalahle awo;ngiyosileinyama,ngayidla;ngiweleesiphunzini somuthina?

20Udlaumlotha,inhliziyoekhohlisiweimphambukile ukubaangakwaziukukhululaumphefumulowakhe,noma athi:“Akukhomangaesandlenisamisokunenena?

21Khumbulalezi,wenaJakobe,Israyeli;ngokuba uyincekuyami;uyincekuyami;Israyeli,awuyikukhohlwa yimi

22Ngesulileiziphambekozakhonjengefu,nezonozakho njengefu;buyelakimi;ngobangikuhlengile

23Hlabelelanininamazulu;ngokubauJehovaukwenzile; memezanininazindawoeziphansizomhlaba,qhumanikani ngokuhlabelelaninazintaba,hlathi,naninonkemithiekulo, ngokubauJehovaumhlengileuJakobe,uzikhazimulisile kwa-Israyeli.

24UshokanjeuJehova,uMhlengiwakho,owakubumba kwasesiswini:NginguJehovaowenzazonkeizinto; owenekaizuluyedwa;owendlalaumhlabangedwa; 25ochithaizibonakalisozabaqambaamanga,ohlanyisa ababhuli;obuyiselaabahlakaniphileyoemuva,enzeulwazi lwabolubebuthutha;

26oqinisaizwilencekuyakhe,nofezaicebolezithunywa zakhe;othieJerusalema:Lizahlalwa;nasemizini yakwaJuda:Niyakwakhiwa,ngivuseizindawozayo ezibolile;

27oshoyoekujuleniukuthi:“Suka,ngikomiseimifula yakho;

28oshoyongoKoresiukuthi:‘Ungumalusiwami, uyakufezakonkeengikuthandayo;nasethempelini: Isisekelosakhosiyakubekwa.

ISAHLUKO45

1UshokanjeuJehovakogcotshiweyowakhe,kuKoresi, osandlasakhesokunenengisibambileukubangehlisele izizwephambikwakhe;futhingiyothukululaizinkalo zamakhosi,ukuzengivulephambikwakheamasango amabilianemvubelo;namasangoawayikuvalwa;

2Ngiyakuhambaphambikwakho,ngiqondiseizindawo ezimangelengele,ngiphahlazeamasangoethusi,nginqume imigoqoyensimbi;

3Ngiyakukunikaingceboyobumnyama,nengcebo efihliweyo,ukuzewaziukuthiminaJehovaokubiza ngegamalakho,nginguNkulunkuluka-Israyeli.

4NgenxayencekuyamiuJakobe,no-Israyeliokhethiweyo wami,ngikubizilengegamalakho;

5MinanginguJehova,akakhoomunye,akakho uNkulunkulungaphandlekwami;

6Ukuzebazikusukelaekuphumenikwelanga nasentshonalangaukuthiakakhoomunyengaphandle kwaminginguJehova,akakhoomunye

7Minangakhaukukhanya,ngidalaubumnyama,ngenza ukuthula,ngidalaububi;

8Donsaphansi,mazulu,phezulu,amafumawathulule ukulunga;umhlabamawuvuleke,uvezeinsindiso,kuhlume ukulungakanyekanye;minaJehovangikudalile.

9MayekulowoophikisananoMenziwakhe!Udengezi malugwazenezindengezizomhlabaUbumbalungashoyini kolubumbayoukuthi:'Wenzanina?'Nomaumsebenzi wakho,Akanazandlana?

10Wokothikuyise:Uzalanina?nomakowesifazane: 'Uzalentonina?

11UshokanjeuJehova,oNgcweleka-Israyeli,uMenzi wakhe,uthi:“Ngibuzeningezintoezizayongokuphathelene namadodanaami,nangokuphathelenenomsebenzi wezandlazamianongilaya

12Minangenzileumhlaba,ngadalaabantuphezukwawo; 13Minangimvusilengokulunga,futhingiyakuqondisa zonkeizindlelazakhe;

14UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:“UmsebenziwaseGibithe, nempahlayaseKushenamaSheba,abantuabade, kuyakwehlelakuwe,abengowakho;bayakuwelabeboshwe ngamaketanga,bakukhothamele,bakhulekekuwe,bethi: ImpelauNkulunkuluukuwe;futhiakakhoomunye,akakho uNkulunkulu

15ImpelaunguNkulunkuluozifihlayo,NkulunkulukaIsrayeli,Msindisi

16Bayakubanamahloni,bajabhebonkebonke;

17Kephau-IsrayeliuyakusindiswangoJehovangensindiso yaphakade;

18NgokubaushokanjeuJehovaowadalaamazulu; UNkulunkulungokwakheowabumbaumhlabafuthi wawenza;ulimisile,akalidalelangaize,walibumbaukuba kuhlalwekulo;nginguJehova;futhiakekhoomunye

19Angikhulumangaekusithekeni,endaweniemnyama yomhlaba;angishongoenzalwenikaJakobeukuthi: “Ngifuneningeze;minaJehovangikhulumaukulunga, ngimemezelaokuqondileyo.

20Buthaninize;sondelanikanyekanyeninaenibasindileyo bezizwe,abanakwaziabamisaugodolwezithombezabo ezibaziweyo,bakhulekakunkulunkuluongenakukusindisa. 21Yishoni,niyisondeze;yebo,mabacebisanekanyekanye ukuthi:Ngubaniowamemezelalokhukusukelaezikhathini zasendulona?ngubaniowakukhulumakusukelakuleso sikhathi?angithiminaJehova?futhiakakhoomunye uNkulunkulungaphandlekwami;uNkulunkuluolungileyo noMsindisi;akakhongaphandlekwami 22Bhekanikimi,nisindisweninamikhawuloyonke yomhlaba,ngokubanginguNkulunkulu,akakhoomunye 23Ngizifungile,izwiliphumileemlonyeniwami ngokulunga,aliyikubuyaukuthikimiamadoloonke ayakuguqa,nezilimizonkeziyakufunga

24“Impelaumuntuuyakuthi:“KuJehovaukulunga namandla;futhibonkeabamthukuthelelebayoba namahloni.

25NgoJehovayonkeinzaloka-Israyeliiyakulungisiswa, izidumise

1UBeliuyakhothama,uNebouyakhothama,izithombe zaboziphezukwezilwanenezinkomo;ziwumthwalo esilwaneniesikhathele.

2Ziyakhothama,zakhothamakanyekanye;abakwazanga ukukhululaumthwalo,kephabonabathunjiwe

3Ngilalele,wenandlukaJakobe,nayoyonkeinsaliyendlu ka-Israyeli,enathwalwayimikwasesiswini,enathwalwa kwasesiswini

4Ngishonasekugugenikwenunginguye;ngisho nasezinweleniezimpungangiyakunithwala;nami ngiyakuthwala,ngikukhulule.

5Niyakungifanisanobani,ningilinganise,ningiqhathanise nobaniukubasifanena?

6Bakhiphaigolideesikhwameni,bakalaisiliva esilinganisweni,baqashaumkhandiwegolide;ulenzalibe ngunkulunkulu;bayawa,yebo,bakhuleke

7Bayithwalaehlombe,bayithwale,bayimiseendaweni yayo,ime;akayikususwaendaweniyakhe,yebo,umuntu uyakukhalakuye,ahlulekeukumphendula,amsindise osizinilwakhe.

8Khumbulanilokhu,nizibonakaliseningamadoda;

9Khumbulaniizintozakuqalazasendulo,ngokuba nginguNkulunkulu,akakhoomunye;nginguNkulunkulu, akakhoonjengami;

10omemezelaukuphelakwasekuqaleni,nasenduloizinto ezingakenziwa,ethi:Isilulekosamisiyakuma,ngenze yonkeintandoyami;

11obizainyoniedlayoempumalanga,umuntuezweni elikudeowenzaicebolami;ngikuhlosile,futhi ngizokwenza

12Ngilalelenininaeniqinilengenhliziyo,enikude nokulunga;

13Ngisondezaukulungakwami;akuyikubakude, nensindisoyamiayiyikulibala;ngiyakubekainsindiso eSiyoniku-Israyeliinkazimuloyami.

ISAHLUKO47

1Yehla,uhlaleothulini,ntombiemsulwa,ndodakazi yaseBabele,hlalaphansi,asikhoisihlalosobukhosi, ndodakaziyamaKaledi,ngokubaawusayikubizwangokuthi uthambilenothambileyo

2Thathaamatsheokugaya,ugayeimpuphu;

3Ubunqunubakhobuyakwambulwa,yebo,nehlazolakho liyobonakala;

4UMhlengiwethu,igamalakhenguJehovaSebawoti, oNgcweleka-Israyeli

5Hlalauthule,ungeneebumnyameni,ndodakazi yamaKaledi,ngokubaawusayikubizwangokuthi iNkosazanayemibuso.

6Ngabathukuthelelaabantubami,ngalingcolisaifalami, ngabanikelaesandlenisakho;phezukwabadalaubekeijoka lakhoelinzimakakhulu

7Wathiwena:‘Ngiyakubayinkosikazikuzekubephakade,’ ukuzeungabekilezizintoenhliziyweniyakho, awukhumbulangaukugcinakwakho

8Ngakho-keyizwalokhuwenaozithokozisayo,ohlala ngokulondeka,othienhliziyweniyakho:Yimiyimi,akakho omunyengaphandlekwami;angiyikuhlala njengomfelokazi,nokulahlekelwaabantwanaangiyikwazi;

9Kephalezizintoezimbiliziyakukwehlelangokuphazima kweso,ngalusukulunye,ukufelwaabantwananobufelokazi; 10Ngokubauthembileebubinibakho,wathi:"Akekho ongibonayo."Ukuhlakaniphakwakhonolwazilwakho kukuphambukile;wathienhliziyweniyakho:Yimi,akakho omunyengaphandlekwami

11Ngalokhoububibuyakukwehlela;awuyikwazilapho liphumakhona;ububibuyakukwehlela;ngekeukwazi ukukuhlehlisa,futhiincithakaloizokwehlelangokuzumayo ongayikuyazi

12Yimamanjenemilingoyakhonobuningibemilingo yakhoowakhandlekakukhokwasebushenibakho;uma kungenzekauzuze,umakungenzekaunqobe.

13UkhathelengobuningibamaceboakhoMabasukume manjeizazizezinkanyezi,nababukaizinkanyezi, nababikezelibenyangangenyanga,bakusindisekulezizinto eziyakukwehlela

14Bheka,bayakubanjengamabibi;umliloubashise; abayikuzikhululaemandlenielangabi;akuyikubakhoilahle lokufudumeza,nomlilowokuhlalaphambikwalo

15Bayakubanjalokuwenaowakhandlekangabo, abahwebibakhokwasebushenibakho;akakho oyakukusindisa

ISAHLUKO48

1Yizwanilokhu,ninandlukaJakobe,enibizwangegama lika-Israyeli,eniphumeemanziniakwaJuda,enifunga igamalikaJehova,enikhulumangoNkulunkuluka-Israyeli, kungesikhongeqinisonangokulunga

2Ngokubabazibizangabomuziongcwele,bencika kuNkulunkuluka-Israyeli;NguJehovaSebawotiigama lakhe

3Ngimemezeleizintozakuqalakusukelaekuqaleni;futhi zaphumaemlonyeniwami,futhingazibonisa;ngazenza ngokuzuma,zafezeka

4Ngokubangangaziukuthiunenkani,nentamoyakho ingumsiphawensimbi,nebunzilakholiyithusi; 5Ngikumemezelekwasekuqaleni;kungakenzeki ngikutshengisile,funauthi:Isithombesamisizenzile, nesithombesamiesibaziweyonesithombesami esibunjiweyokuyalile

6Uzwile,bhekakonkelokhu;aniyikukumemezelana? Ngikutshelileizintoezintshakusukelakulesisikhathi, izintoezifihliwe,futhiawuzangeuzazi

7Zidaliwemanje,aziveliekuqaleni;ngaphambikosuku ongazizwangangalo;hleziuthi:Khangela,bengizazi

8Yebo,awuzwanga;yebo,wawungazi;yebo,kusukela kulesosikhathiindlebeyakhoibingavulwanga,ngokuba ngangaziukuthiwawenzangobuqili,wabizwangokuthi ungumkhohlisikwasesizalweni

9Ngenxayegamalamingiyakulibazisaintukutheloyami, nangenxayodumolwamingiyakuzibambangawe,ukuze ngingakunqumi

10Bheka,ngikucwengisisile,kodwahhayingesiliva; ngikukhethileesithandwenisokuhlupheka

11Ngenxayami,ngenxayami,ngiyakukwenza,ngokuba igamalamilingangcoliswakanjanina?futhikangiyikunika omunyeudumolwami

12Ngilalele,Jakobe,Israyeli,obiziweyowami;nginguye; Minangingowokuqala,futhingingowokugcina

13Isandlasamisabekaisisekelosomhlaba,nesandlasami sokuneneseluleizulu;laphongizibiza,zisukuma kanyekanye

14Buthananinonke,nizwe;ngubaniphakathikwaboobike lezizinto?UJehovaumthandile;uyakwenzaintandoyakhe phezukweBabele,nengaloyakheibephezukwamaKaledi 15Mina,yebomina,ngikhulumile;yebo,ngimbizile; ngimlethile,uyakuphumelelisaindlelayakhe.

16Sondelanikimi,nizwelokhu;angikhulumanga ekusithekenikwasekuqaleni;kusukelaesikhathinisalokho, ngikhona;manjeiNkosiuJehova,noMoyawayo, ingithumile

17UshokanjeuJehova,uMhlengiwakho,oNgcwelekaIsrayeli;NginguJehovauNkulunkuluwakhookufundisayo okukusizayo,okuholangendlelaomelweukuhambangayo 18Oukubeubuyilaleleimiyaloyami!khonaukuthula kwakhobekuyakubanjengomfula,nokulungakwakho njengamazaolwandle;

19Inzaloyakhoyayiyakubangangesihlabathi,nenzalo yezibilinizakhonjengamatsheaso;igamalakhe bekungafanelelinqunywenomalibhujiswephambikwami 20PhumanieBhabhiloni,balekelaniamaKaledi, nimemezelengezwilokuhlabelela,nikusholokhu, kukhulumekuzekubesemikhawulweniyomhlaba;anothi: UJehovauhlengileincekuyakheuJakobe.

21Futhiabomangalaphoebaholaehlane,wenzaukuba amanziabagobhozeephumaedwaleni,waqhekezaidwala, amanziampompoza.

22Akukhoukuthulakwababi,”ushouJehova

ISAHLUKO49

1Ngilalelenininaziqhingi;lalelanininabantubakude; UJehovawangibizakwasesiswini;ezibilininizikamame ukhulumeigamalami

2Wenzeumlomowamiwabanjengenkembaebukhali; ungithukusaemthunziniwesandlasakhe,wangenzauludi oluphucuziweyo;ungithukusaemgodleniwakhe; 3Wathikimi:“Wenauyincekuyami,Israyeli, engizokhazimuliswangayo.

4Ngasengithi:“Ngikhandlekeleize,amandlaami ngiwachithelengeze,nokhoukwahlulelakwami kukuJehova,nomsebenziwamiukuNkulunkuluwami.

5Manje,kushoiNkosieyangibumbakwasesiswiniukuba ngibeyincekuyayo,ukuzengibuyiseleuJakobekuye, nakubau-Israyeliengaqoqwa,nokhongizokhazimula emehlwenikaJehova,futhiuNkulunkuluwamiuyoba amandlaami.

6Wathi:"Kuyintoelulaukubaubeyincekuyamiyokumisa izizwezakwaJakobe,nokubuyiselaabalondoloziwebakwaIsrayeli;ngiyakukunikafuthiubengukukhanya kwabezizwe,ubeyinsindisoyamikuzekubesekugcineni komhlaba"

7IshokanjeiNkosi,uMhlengika-Israyeli,noNgcwele wakhe,kuyelowoodelelwaumuntu,kuyeisizwe esimenyanyayo,encekwiniyababusi,Amakhosiayobona futhiasukume,nezikhuluziyokhuleka,ngenxayeNkosi ethembekile,noNgcweleka-Israyeli,futhiuyokukhetha 8UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Ngesikhathiesamukelekayo ngikuzwile,nangosukulwensindisongiyakukusiza; 9ukuzeuthiezibotshwayo:Phumani; kwabasebumnyameni,ZibonakaliseniBazaklaba

ezindleleni,lamadleloaboabesendawenizonke eziphakemeyo.

10Abayikulambanomabome;nokushisanelanga akuyikubashaya,ngokubaohawukelayouyakubahola, abaholenasemithonjeniyamanzi.

11Ngiyakwenzazonkeizintabazamizibeyindlela, nezindlelazamiezinkuluziphakame

12Bheka,lababayakuzabevelakude,bheka,lababaya kuvelaenyakathonasentshonalanga;lababavelaezweni laseSinimi

13Hlabelelanininamazulu;futhijabula,Omhlaba; niqhumengokuhlabelelaninazintaba,ngokubauJehova ubaduduzileabantubakhe,uyakubanomusakwabampofu bakhe

14KephaiSiyoniyathi:“UJehovaungishiyile,iNkosiyami ingikhohliwe.

15Owesifazanaangamkhohlwayiniumntanakheosancela ukuthiangabilesihawuendodaneniyesizalosakhe?yebo, bangakhohlwa,kephaminaangiyikukukhohlwawena.

16Bheka,ngikuqopheezintendenizezandlazami; izingangezakhoziphambikwaminjalo

17Abantwanabakhobayashesha;abachithibakho nabakwenzaincithakalobayakuphumakuwe

18Phakamisaamehloakhonxazonke,ubone:bonkelaba bayabuthana,bezakuwe.Kuphilakwami,ushouJehova, uyakugqokisanokukugqokisabonkenjengemvunulo, uzibophephezukwakhonjengomakoti

19Ngokubaizindawozakhoeziyincithakalo neziyincithakalo,nezwelakhoelichithwayokuyakuba mncanekakhulungenxayabakhileyo,nabakugwinyileyo bayakubakude.

20Abantwanaoyakubanaboemvakokulahlekelwa ngomunye,bayakushofuthiezindlebenizakhoukuthi: 'Indawoiminyenekimi;nginikeindawoukubangihlale.

21Uyakuthienhliziyweniyakho:‘Ngubaniongizalelelaba, lokhungafelweabantwanabami,ngingenalutho, ngingumthunjwa,ngizulazulana?ngubaniokhuliselabana? Bheka,ngasengiselengedwa;laba,bebekuphina?

22IshokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Bheka, ngiyakuphakamiselaisandlasamikwabezizwe,ngimise ibhanelalamikubantu;

23Amakhosiayakubangabahlengikazibakho, izindlovukazizawozibengabanesibakho;uzokwaziukuthi nginguJehova,ngokubaabangilindeleabayikujabha

24Impangoingathathwayinikwabanamandla,noma isithunjwaesisemthethwenisikhululwe?

25KephaushokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Ngishonabathunjwa banamandlabayakuphucwa,nempangoyowesabekayo ikhululwe;

26Abakucindezelayongiyakubondlangeyaboinyama; bayakudakwayigazilabokungathiyiwayinielimnandi, inyamayonkeyaziukuthiminaJehovanginguMsindisi wakhonoMhlengiwakho,uMninimandlakaJakobe

ISAHLUKO50

1UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Iphiincwadiyesahlukaniso sikanyokoengimlahlileyona?Nomayimuphi kwabakweletayoengithengisenganikuye?Bhekani, nizithengisilengenxayobubibenu,unyokowalahlwa ngenxayeziphambekozenu

2Kunganiekufikenikwamikwakungekhomuntuna? laphongibiza,akwabakhoosabelayo?Isandlasami sifinyeziweyiniukubasingehlengena?nomaanginawo amandlaokukhululana?bheka,ngokusolakwamingomisa ulwandle,ngenzeimifulaibeyihlane;izinhlanzizayo ziyanuka,ngokubakungekhomanzi,ziyafaukoma 3Ngembathisaamazuluubumnyama,ngenzeindwangu yesakaibeisembozosawo.

4INkosiuJehovainginikileulimilwabafundileyoukuba ngikwaziukukhulumaizwingesikhathikokhatheleyo; 5INkosiuJehovaivuleindlebeyami,futhiangizange ngihlubuke,futhiangibuyelangaemuva 6Nganikelaumhlanewamikubashayi,nezihlathizami kwabahluthulaizinwele,angibufihlangaubusobami ehlazweninasekufelweniamathe

7NgokubaiNkosiuJehovaiyakungisiza;ngalokho angiyikujabha;ngalokhongimiseubusobami njengensengetsha,ngiyaziukuthiangiyikujabha 8Useduzeongilungisisayo;ngubaniongalwanami?asime ndawonye:ngubaniomelenenamina?akasondelekimi 9Bheka,iNkosiuJehovaiyakungisiza;ngubani ongangilahlana?bheka,bonkebayakuguganjengengubo; inunduliyakubaqeda

10NgubaniphakathikwenuomesabayouJehova,olalela izwilencekuyakhe,ohambaebumnyameni,engenakho ukukhanya,na?makathembeleegamenilikaJehova,ame kuNkulunkuluwakhe

11Bhekani,ninanonkeeniphembaumlilo,enihaqa izihlansi,hambaniekukhanyenikomlilowenu nasezikhusinienizibasileyoLokhulizakutholaesandleni sami;niyalalaphansinilusizi.

ISAHLUKO51

1Ngizwenininaenilandelaukulunga,ninaenifuna uJehova;bhekaniidwalaeniqoshwekulo,nomgodi womgodienimbekuwo.

2Bhekaniku-Abrahamauyihlo,nakuSaraowanizalayo, ngokubaeyedwangambiza,ngambusisa,ngamandisa

3NgokubauJehovauyakuliduduzaiSiyoni,aziduduze zonkeizindawozaloezichithekileyo;uyakwenzaihlane lalolibenjenge-Edene,nogwadulelwalolubenjengensimu kaJehova;ukujabulanokuthokozakuyakutholwakulo, ukubonganezwilokuhlabelela

4Ngilaleleni,bantubami;ngibekeniindlebeninasizwe sami,ngokubaumthethouyakuphumakimi,ngibeke ukwahlulelakwamikubengukukhanyakwabantu

5Ukulungakwamikuseduze;insindisoyamiisiphumile, futhiizingalozamiziyokwahlulelaabantu;iziqhingi ziyakungilinda,zithembeleengalweniyami

6Phakamiselaniamehloenuezulwini,nibhekeemhlabeni phansi,ngokubaizululiyakunyamalalanjengomusi, umhlabaugugenjengengubo,nabakhileyokuwobafe kanjalo,kephainsindisoyamiibephakade,nokulunga kwamiakuyikuchithwa

7Ngilalelenininaenaziukulunga,abantuabamthetho wamiusezinhliziywenizabo;ningesabiihlazolabantu, futhiningesabiizithukozabo

8Ngokubainunduliyakubadlanjengengubo,nesikelemu sibadlenjengoboyabezimvu,kephaukulungakwami kuyakubaphakade,nensindisoyamiezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane

9Vuka,vuka,wembatheamandla,ngalokaJehova;vuka, njengasezinsukwinizasendulo,ezizukulwanenizasendulo. AkuwenayinionqumeuRahabi,walimazaudrako,na?

10Awusuweyiniowomisaulwandle,amanziotwa olukhulu;owenzaukujulakolwandlekubeyindlelayokuba abahlengiwebadlulena?

11NgakhoabahlengiweyobakaJehovabayakubuya,beze eSiyoningokuhlabelela;nokuthokozaokuphakade kuyakubaphezukwamakhandaabo;usizinokulila kuyakubaleka

12Mina,yebo,minanginguyeoniduduzayo:ungubani wenaukubawesabeumuntuofayo,nendodanayomuntu eyokwenziwaibenjengotshani;

13ukhohlweuJehovauMenziwakho,owenekaizulu, wabekaizisekelozomhlaba;futhiwesabanjalousuku lonkengenxayokufuthekakomcindezeli,njengokungathi uzimiseleukubhubhisa?kuphiukufuthekakomcindezelina?

14Othunjiweyoothunjiweyouyasheshaukuzeakhululwe, futhiukuzeangafeleemgodini,nomaisinkwasakhe singapheli

15“KephaminanginguJehovauNkulunkuluwakho owahlukanisaulwandleukubaamazaaloahlokome, nguJehovaSebawotiigamalakhe

16Ngibekileamazwiamiemlonyeniwakho, ngakusibekelaemthunziniwesandlasami,ukuzengitshale amazulu,ngibekeizisekelozomhlaba,ngithikuloiSiyoni: ‘Ningabantubami

17Vuka,vuka,usukume,Jerusalema,wenaophuzile esandlenisikaJehovaindebeyokufuthekakwakhe;uphuze inhleseyendebeyokuthuthumela,wazifingqa

18akakhooyiholayophakathikwawowonkeamadodana awazalayo;akakhonoyedwaowambambangesandlakuwo onkeamadodanaawakhulisileyo

19Lezizintoezimbilizifikilekuwe;ngubani oyakuhawukelana?incithakalo,nokubhujiswa,nendlala, nenkemba;ngingakududuzangobanina?

20Amadodanaakhoaqulekile,alalaemaphethelweniazo zonkeizitaladinjengenyamazaneegayiwengenetha, agcweleukufuthekakukaJehovanokusolakukaNkulunkulu wakho.

21Ngakhoyizwalokhu,wenaohluphekileyonodakiweyo, kungengawayini;

22IshokanjeiNkosiyakhouJehova,noNkulunkuluwakho omelaabantubakhe,ithi:Bheka,ngiyithathileesandleni sakhoindebeyokuthuthumela,inkezoyenkezo yokufuthekakwami;awusayikuphuzafuthi; 23Kephangiyakukubekaesandlenisabakuhluphayo; abathiemphefumulweniwakho:Khothama,ukuzesiwele; wenawabekaumzimbawakhonjengomhlabathi nanjengesitaladikwabawelayo

ISAHLUKO52

1Vuka,vuka;gqokaamandlaakho,Siyoni;gqoka izingubozakhoezinhle,Jerusalema,muziongcwele, ngokubakusukelamanjeakuyikubakhokuweongasokile nongcolileyo.

2Zithintitheothulini;vuka,uhlalephansi,Jerusalema, zithukululeeziboshwenizentamoyakho,ndodakazi ethunjiweyoyaseSiyoni.

3NgokubaushokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Nizithengiseleize; niyakuhlengwangaphandlekwemali

4NgokubaishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Abantubami behlelaeGibithengaphambiliukubabagogobalekhona; umAsiriyawabacindezelangaphandlekwesizathu

5“Manjenginantonilapha,”ushouJehova,“laphoabantu bamibesusiwengezena?Ababusaphezukwabo bayahhewula,”ushouJehova;negamalamiliyahlanjalazwa imihlayonke

6Ngakhoabantubamibayakulaziigamalami;ngalokho bayakukwazingalolosukuukuthiyiminaengikhulumayo; 7Yekaukuthizinhlekangakananiezintabeniizinyawo zolethaizindabaezinhle,omemezelaukuthula;oletha izindabaezinhle,omemezelainsindiso;othikuloiZiyoni: UNkulunkuluwakhouyabusa.

8Abalindibakhobayakuphakamisaizwi;bayakuhlabelela ngezwikanyekanye,ngokubabayakubonaisongeso,lapho uJehovaebuyisaiSiyoni.

9Jabulaningentokozo,nihlabelelekanyekanye,nina manxiwaaseJerusalema,ngokubauJehovaubaduduzile abantubakhe,ulihlengileiJerusalema.

10UJehovawambulileingaloyakheengcweleemehlweni ezizwezonke;futhiyonkeimikhawuloyomhlaba iyakubonainsindisokaNkulunkuluwethu.

11Sukani,sukani,phumanilapho,lingathinti okungcolileyo;phumaniphakathikwayo;hlambulukanina eniphathaizitshazikaJehova.

12Ngokubaaniyikuphumangokuphangisa,nomanihambe ngokubaleka,ngokubauJehovauyakuhambaphambi kwenu;+futhiuNkulunkuluka-Israyeliuyakuba ngumphumelawenu

13Bheka,incekuyamiiyakuhlakanipha,iphakanyiswe, iphakanyiswe,iphakamekakhulu.

14Njengobaabaningibamangalangawe;ubusobakhe wonakalakakhuluukwedlulawonkeumuntu,lesisimo sakhesasidlulaesamadodanaabantu.

15Kanjalouyakuchithaizizweeziningi;amakhosi ayakuvalaimilomoyawongaye,ngokubaayakukubona okungatshelwangawona;futhilokhoabangakuzwanga bayokucabangela

ISAHLUKO53

1Ngubaniowakholwaumbikowethuna?futhiingalo kaJehovayembulwekubanina?

2Ngokubauyakumilaphambikwakhenjengesithombo, nanjengempandeemhlabathiniowomileyo;akanasimo nabuhle;futhilaphosizombona,akukhoubuhleukuthi singamfisa

3Udelelekile,waliwangabantu;umuntuwosizi,nowazi usizi;udelelekile,kephaasimphathangakahle

4Impelayazithwalaizinsizizethu,yathwalaizinsizizethu, kephathinasathiijezisiwe,ishaywenguNkulunkulu, ihlushiwe.

5Kodwayalinyazwangenxayeziphambekozethu, yachotshozwangobubibethu;nangemivimboyakhe siphilisiwethina

6Thinasonkesidukilenjengezimvu;siphenduke,kwaba yilowonalowoendleleniyakhe;uJehovawehliselaphezu kwakheububibethusonke

7Wacindezelwa,wathotshiswa,nokhoakawuvulanga umlomowakhe;njengewundlueliyiswaekuhlatshweni, nanjengemvuphambikwabagundibayoeyisimungulu, akawuvulangaumlomowakhe

8Wakhishwaetilongweninasekwahlulelweni;ngokuba wanqunywaezwenilabaphilayo,ngenxayesiphambeko sabantubamiwashaywa 9Wenzaithunalakhekanyenababi,kanyenabacebile ekufenikwakhe;ngobaakenzangaubudlova,futhi kwakungekhonkohlisoemlonyeniwakhe

10NokhokwabakuhlekuJehovaukumchoboza;umzwisile usizi:laphowenzaumphefumulowakheubengumnikelo wesono,iyakubonainzaloyayo,yandiseizinsukuzayo, nentandokaJehovaiyakuphumelelaesandlenisayo

11Uyakubonaemshikashikeniwomphefumulowakhe, asuthe;ngobayenauzathwalaububibabo

12Ngalokhongiyakuyabelanabakhulu,yahlukanise impangonabanamandla;ngobawawuthululela umphefumulowakheekufeni,wabalelwakanyenezoni; wathwalaizonozabaningi,wabakhulekelaabaphambukayo.

ISAHLUKO54

1Hlabelelawenanyumba,wenaongazalanga;qhumuka ngokuhlabelela,umemezewenaongabanganansimi, ngokubaabantwanaboyisigebengubaningikunabantwana bomfazioshadile,”ushouJehova

2Yandiseindawoyetendelakho,zeluleizilengezezindawo zakhozokuhlala,ungayeki,weluleizintambozakho, uziqiniseizikhonkwanezakho;

3Ngokubauyakuphumelangakwesokunene nangakwesokhohlo;inzaloyakhoiyakudlaifalezizwe, yenzeimizieyincithakaloihlalwe

4Ningesabi;ngobakawuyikujabhiswa;ungabilenhloni; ngokubaawuyikujabha,ngokubauyakukhohlwaihlazo lobushabakho,ungabeusakhumbulaihlazolobufelokazi bakho

5NgokubauMenziwakhoungumyeniwakho;nguJehova Sebawotiigamalakhe;noMhlengiwakhooNgcwelekaIsrayeli;UyobizwangokuthiuNkulunkuluwomhlaba wonke.

6NgokubauJehovaukubizilenjengowesifazane oshiyiweyonodabukileyoemoyeni,njengowesifazane wobusha,laphowalahlwakhona,”ushouNkulunkulu wakho

7Ngikushiyileokomzuzwanaomncane;kephangobubele obukhulungiyakukubutha.

8Ngolakaoluncanengabusithelisaubusobamikuwe isikhashana;kephangomusaophakadengiyakubanomusa kuwe,”ushouJehovauMhlengiwakho.

9NgokubalokhukunjengamanzikaNowakimi,ngokuba njengalokhongafungaukuthiamanzikaNowa awasayikuphindaadluleemhlabeni;kanjalongifungile ukuthiangiyikukuthukuthelela,ngingakukhuzi

10Ngokubaizintabaziyakumuka,namagqumaasuswe; kephaumusawamiawuyikusukakuwe,nesivumelwano samisokuthulaasiyikususwa,”ushouJehova okuhawukelayo

11“Wenaohluphekayo,ojikijelwayisiphepho, ongaduduzwanga,bheka,ngiyakubekaamatsheakhoabe yimibalaemihle,ngibekeizisekelozakhongamasafire.

12Ngiyakwenzaamafasiteleakhongamatsheayigugu, namasangoakhongamatsheakhazimulayo

13Bonkeabantwanabakhobayakubangabafundi bakaJehova;kuyakubakukhuluukuthulakwabantwana bakho

14Uyakumangokulunga;uyakubakudenokucindezela; ngobakawuyikwesaba;ngobakayisozeisondelekuwe.

15Bheka,bayakubuthananokubuthana,kungengami; 16Bheka,ngidalileumkhandiovuthelaamalahleemlilweni, akhipheithuluzilomsebenziwakhe;futhingidalile umchithiukubaachithe

17Asikhoisikhaliesenzelwawenaesiyakuphumelela;nalo lonkeulimiolukuvukelayoekwahlulelweniuyakululahla. LeliyifalezincekuzikaJehova,nokulungakwazookuvela kimi,”ushouJehova

ISAHLUKO55

1Hhawu,nonkeeniwomileyo,wozaniemanzini, nongenamali;wozaninithenge,nidle;yebo,wozani nithengeiwayininobisingaphandlekwemalinangaphandle kwentengo

2Nichithelaniimalingalokhookungesisoisinkwana? nomshikashikawenulokhookunganelisina?ngilaleleni nokungilalela,nidleokuhle,umphefumulowenuujabule ngamanoni

3Bekaniizindlebezenu,nizekimi;yizwani,umphefumulo wenuuphile;ngiyakwenzananiisivumelwanoesiphakade, umusaoqinisekileyokaDavide

4Bhekani,ngimnikeabengufakazikubantu,umholi nomyalikubantu

5Bheka,uyakubizaisizweongasazi,nezizwe ezazingakwaziziyakugijimelakuwengenxayeNkosi uNkulunkuluwakho,nangenxayoNgcweleka-Israyeli; ngobaukudumisile

6FunaniuJehovaesenokutholwa,nimbizeeseseduze; 7Omubimakashiyeindlelayakhe,nomuntuongalungile imicabangoyakhe,abuyelekuJehova,uyakubanomusa kuye;nakuNkulunkuluwethu,ngokubauyakuthethelela kubekukhulu

8Ngokubaimicabangoyamiayisiyoimicabangoyenu, nezindlelazenuazisizoizindlelazami,”ushouJehova.

9Ngokubanjengamazuluephakemekunomhlaba,kanjalo izindlelazamiziphakemekunezindlelazenu,nemicabango yamikunemicabangoyenu.

10Ngokubanjengokubaimvulayehla,neqhwalivela ezulwini,kungabuyelikhona,kephakuniseleumhlaba, kuwenzeuqhame,uqhakaze,ukuzekunikeohlwanyelayo inhlanyelo,nodlayoisinkwa;

11Liyakubanjaloizwilamieliphumaemlonyeniwami: aliyikubuyela-zekimi,kodwaliyakufezalokho engikuthandayo,liphumelelekulokhoengilithumelekukho

12Ngokubaniyakuphumangokujabula,niholwe ngokuthula;izintabanamagqumakuyakuqhumuka ngokuhlabelelaphambikwenu,nemithiyonkeyasendle ishayeihlombe

13Esikhundlenisamevakuyakumilaumsayipuresi, esikhundlenisokhulakumilaumbomvana,kubeyigama kuJehova,kubeyisibonakalisoesiphakade esingayikunqunywa

ISAHLUKO56

1UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Gcinaniukwahlulela,nenze ukulunga,ngokubainsindisoyamiiseduzeukufika, nokulungakwamiukwambulwa

2Ubusisiweumuntuowenzalokhu,nendodanayomuntu ebambelelakukho;ogcinaisabathaukubaangalingcolisi, ogcinaisandlasakhesingenziokubi

3FuthiindodanayowezizweozihlanganisenoJehova mayingashoukuthi:‘UJehovaungehlukanisile nokungahlukanisanabantubakhe;

4NgokubaushokanjeuJehovakubathenwaabagcina amasabathaami,nabakhethaengikuthandayo,nababamba isivumelwanosami;

5Ngiyakubanikabonaendliniyaminaphakathi kwezindongazamiindawonegamaelingcono kunamadodananamadodakazi,ngibanikeigamaeliphakade elingayikunqunywa.

6nabantwanabezizweniabazihlanganisanoJehova ukumkhonzanokuthandaigamalikaJehovaukubababe yizincekuzakhe,bonkeabagcinaisabathaukuba bangalingcolisi,ababambaisivumelwanosami;

7Nabongiyakubayisaentabeniyamiengcwele, ngibathokoziseendliniyamiyokukhuleka;iminikeloyabo yokushiswanemihlatsheloyaboiyakwamukelekae-altare lami;ngokubaindluyamiiyakubizwangokuthiyindlu yokukhulekayabantubonke.

8INkosiuJehovaebuthaabaxoshiweyobakwa-Israyeliithi: “Ngisezakubuthaabanyekuye,ngaphandlekwababuthelwe kuyo.

9Ninanonkezilwanezasendle,wozaninidle,yebo,nonke ninazilwanezasehlathini

10Abalindibakhebayizimpumputhe,bonkekabanaki, bonkebayizinjaeziyizimungulu,azikwaziukukhonkotha; elele,elala,ethandaukozela

11Yebo,bayizinjaezihahayo,ezingasuthiyo,bangabelusi abangenakuqonda;bonkebabhekaendleleniyabo,kube yilowonalowoenzuzoyakheendaweniyakhe

12Bathi:Wozani,ngizalethaiwayini,sisuthengophuzo olunamandla;kusasakuyakubanjenganamuhla,kuvame kakhulu

ISAHLUKO57

1Olungileyouyabhubha,kephaakakhookubeka enhliziyweni;

2Uyakungenaekuthuleni,baphumuleemibhedeniyabo, kubeyilowonalowoehambangobuqothobakhe.

3Kodwasondelanilapha,madodanaenyangakazi,inzalo yesiphingineyesifebe

4Nidlalanobanina?Nimvulelebaniumlomo,nikhipha ulimi,na?anisiboyiniabantwanabesiphambeko,inzalo yamanga,na?

5Ninaenivuthaezithombeniphansikwayoyonkeimithi eluhlaza,enibulalaabantwanaezigodiniphansikwemifantu yamadwala?

6Isabelosakhosiphakathikwamatsheabusheleleziomfula; wonaayinkathoyakho;wonauwuthululileumnikelo wokuphuzwa,unikelengomnikelowempuphuIngabe kufanelengitholeinduduzokulokhu?

7Entabeniendenephakemeyoubekeumbhedewakho, wakhuphukelakhonaukunikelangomhlatshelo.

8Wamisaisikhumbuzosakhoemvakweminyango nezinsika,ngokubawazibonakalisakomunyengaphandle kwami,wenyuka;wandiseumbhedewakho,wenze isivumelwanonabo;wawuthandaumbhedewabolapho owawubonakhona

9Wayaenkosiniuphetheamafutha,wandisaamakhaakho, wathumaizithunywazakhokude,wazehlisakwazekwaba seGehena

10Ukhathelengobuningibendlelayakho;nokho awushongoukuthi:'Akukhoithemba;ufumeneukuphila kwesandlasakho;ngalokhoawudabukanga

11Wesaba,wamesababani,wazewaqambaamanga, ungangikhumbula,ungakubekangaenhliziyweniyakho,na? angithulanganakwasendulo,awungesabina?

12Ngiyakumemezelaukulungakwakhonemisebenzi yakho;ngobaaziyikukusiza

13Laphoukhala,amaviyoakhomawakhulule;kepha umoyauyakuzisusazonke;okuyizekuyakubanjwa,kepha othembakimiuyakudlaifalezwe,adleifalentabayami engcwele;

14futhibayothi:‘Bumbani,misani,lungisaniindlela, nisuseisikhubekisoendleleniyabantubami

15NgokubaushokanjeoPhezukonke,ohleziphakade, ogamalakhelingcwele;ngihlalaendaweniephakemeyo nasendaweniengcwele,kanyenayeochobozekileonomoya othobekile,ukuvuselelaumoyawabathobekileyo, nokuvuselelaizinhliziyozabachotshoziweyo.

16Ngokubaangiyikulwakuzekubephakade, angiyikuthukuthelanjalo,ngokubaumoyauyakuphela phambikwami,nemiphefumuloengiyenzile.

17Ngenxayobubibokuhahakwakhengathukuthela, ngamshaya,ngacasha,ngathukuthela; 18Ngizibonileizindlelazakhe,ngiyakumphulukisa; 19Ngiyadalaisithelosezindebe;Ukuthula,ukuthulakuye okudenakuyeoseduze,”ushouJehova;ngiyakumphulukisa 20Kodwaababibanjengolwandleolunyakaziswayo,lapho lungenakuzola,amanzialoachithaudakanothuli 21Akukhoukuthulakwababi,”ushouNkulunkuluwami

ISAHLUKO58

1Memezakakhulu,ungayeki,phakamisaizwilakho njengecilongo,utsheleabantubamiiziphambekozabo, nendlukaJakobeizonozayo

2Nokhobayangifunaimihlangemihla,bathandaukwazi izindlelazaminjengesizweesenzaukulunga,esingashiyi ukwahlulelakukaNkulunkuluwaso;bayakujabulela ukusondelakuNkulunkulu.

3Bathi,sizileleniukudla,wenaungaboni?Siwuhlupheleni umphefumulowethu,wenaungazi,na?Bhekani,ngosuku lokuzilakwenunifumanaukuthokoza,nicindezelayonke imishikashikayenu

4Bhekani,nizilelaukuxabananokuphikisananokushaya ngesibhakelasobubi;anizilinjenganamuhlaukuba nizwakaliseizwilenuphezulu

5Yikuzilaokungakaengikukhethileyona?usukulokuba umuntuawuhlupheumphefumulowakhena?Ukugebisa ikhandalakhenjengomhlanga,nokwendlalaindwangu yamasakanomlothaphansikwakhe,na?Lokhu uyakukubizangokuthiukuzila,nosukuoluthandekayo kuJehovana?

6Lokhuakusikhoukuzilaengikukhethileyona? ukuthukululaizibophozobubi,ukuqaqaimithwaloenzima, lokukhululaabacindezelweyo,lokuthilephulewonke amajogwe?

7Akukhonaukwabelaabalambileisinkwasakho, nokulethaabampofuabaxoshiweyoendliniyakho,na?

laphoubonaohamba-ze,umembese;nokuthiungazifihli enyameniyakhona?

8Khonaukukhanyakwakhokuyakuphumanjengokusa, nokuphilakwakhokuyakuhlumamasinyane,nokulunga kwakhokuyakuhambaphambikwakho;inkazimulo kaJehovaiyakubasemuvakwakho

9Khonauyakubiza,uJehovaasabele;uyakukhala,athi: Nangumina.Umaususaphakathikwakhoijoka,nokwelula ngomunwe,nokukhulumaokuyize;

10Umauholelaolambileyoumphefumulowakho,usuthise umphefumuloohluphekayo;khonaukukhanyakwakho kuyakuphumaesinyameni,nobumnyamabakhobube njengeminienkulu;

11UJehovauyakukuholanjalo,asuthiseumphefumulo wakhoendaweniyokomisa,aqiniseamathamboakho,ube njengensimueniselweyo,nanjengomthombowamanzi, omanziawoangaphuni

12Abaphumakuwebayakwakhaizindawoezibhuqiwe ezindala,uvuseizisekelozezizukulwanengezizukulwane; uyakubizwangokuthi,uMlungisiwendawo,uMlungisi wezindlelazokuhlala

13Umaulususaunyawolwakhoesabathani,ukubaungenzi intandoyakhongosukulwamiolungcwele;ulibizeisabatha ngokuthiintokozo,ingcwelekaJehova,elidunyiswayo; uyakumdumisa,ungenziezakhoizindlela,ungatholi okuthandwanguwe,ungakhulumiamazwiakho; 14KhonauyakuthokozangoJehova;ngiyakukukhwelisa ezindawenieziphakemeyozomhlaba,ngikudliseilifa likaJakobeuyihlo,ngokubaumlomokaJehovaukhulumile

ISAHLUKO59

1Bheka,isandlasikaJehovaasifinyeziweukuba singasindisi;nendlebeyakheayinzimaukubaingezwa; 2KephaububibenubunahlukanisilenoNkulunkulu, nezonozenuzibusithileubusobakhekini,ukubaangezwa 3Ngokubaizandlazenuzingcolilengegazi,neminweyenu ngobubi;izindebezenuzikhulumeamanga,nolimilwenu luvungazelaokubi

4Akakhoomelaukulunga,akakhoowahlulelangeqiniso; bathembaokuyize,bakhulumaamanga;bakhulelwaokubi, bazaleububi

5Bachamuselaamaqandaenyoka,belukaubulembu bobuluba;

6Ubulembubaboabuyikubayizingubo,futhi abayikuzimbozangemisebenziyabo;imisebenziyabo iyimisebenziyobubi,nomsebenziwobudlovausezandleni zabo.

7Izinyawozabozigijimelaebubini,basheshaukuchitha igazielingenacala;imicabangoyaboiyimicabangoyobubi; ukuchithwanokubhujiswakusemikhondweniyabo

8Indlelayokuthulaabayazi;ukwahlulelaakukho emikhondweniyabo,bazenzeizindlelaeziyisigwegwe;

9Ngalokhoukwahlulelakukudenathi,nokulunga akusifumani;silindelaukukhanya,kephabheka, kumnyama;sifunaukukhanya,kodwasihamba ebumnyameni.

10Siphumputhaugangenjengezimpumputhe,siphumputha ngokungathiasinamehlo;sikhubekaemininjengasebusuku; sisezindawenieziyincithakalonjengabafileyo.

11Sonkesiyabhonganjengamabhere,sililakabuhlungu njengamajuba;sifunaukusindiswa,kephakukudenathi

12Ngokubaiziphambekozethuzandilephambikwakho, nezonozethuziyafakazangathi,ngokubaiziphambeko zethuzikithi;nobubibethusiyabazi; 13ngokweqanokumqambelauJehovaamanga, nokuhlubukakuNkulunkuluwethu,ukukhuluma ukucindezelanokuhlubuka,nokucabanganokukhuluma amazwiamangaaphumaenhliziyweni

14Ukwahlulelakubuyiselweemuva,nokulungakumikude, ngokubaiqinisoliwileesigcawini,nobuqotho abunakungena

15Yebo,iqinisoliyehluleka;osukaebubiniuzenzela impango;uJehovawakubona,kwabakubiemehlweniakhe ukuthiakukhoukwahlulela.

16Wabonaukuthikwakungekhomuntu,wamangala ngokuthikwakungekhomkhulumeli;nokulungakwakhe kwamsekela.

17Ngokubawagqokaukulunganjengesihlangusesifuba, nesigqokosensindisoekhandalakhe;wembathaizembatho zokuphindisela,wembathaukutshisekelanjengesembatho.

18Njengokwezenzozabo,kanjalouyakubuyiselaulaka kwabamelenenaye,nempathokwabamelenenaye; eziqhinginiuyakubuyiselaumvuzo.

19BayalesabaigamalikaJehovangasentshonalanga, nenkazimuloyakheempumalangaLaphoisithasifika njengesikhukhula,uMoyakaJehovauyakusiphakamisela ibhanela

20UmhlengiuyakufikaeSiyoni,nakulaboababuya eziphambekwenikwaJakobe,”ushouJehova.

21Mina-ke,lesiyisivumelwanosamilabo,”kutsho uJehova;Umoyawamiophezukwakho,namazwiami engiwabekeemlonyeniwakho,akuyikusukaemlonyeni wakho,nasemlonyeniwenzaloyakho,nasemlonyeni wenzaloyenzaloyakho,”ushouJehova,“kusukelamanje kuzekubephakade.

ISAHLUKO60

1Vuka,ukhanye;ngobaukukhanyakwakhokuyeza, lenkazimuloyeNKOSIisiphumilephezukwakho

2Ngokubabheka,ubumnyamabuyakusibekelaumhlaba, nesigayegayeizizwe,kephauJehovauyaphumaphezu kwakho,inkazimuloyakheibonakalephezukwakho

3Izizweziyakuzaekukhanyenikwakho,namakhosi ekukhazimulenikokuphumakwakho

4Phakamisaamehloakhonxazonke,ubone;bonke bayabuthana,bezakuwe;

5Khonauyakubona,ugobhozekanyekanye,inhliziyo yakhoyesabe,yande;ngokubaukuchichimakolwandle kuyakuphendukelakuwe,amandlaabezizweazakuzakuwe

6Ubuningibamakamelabuyakusibekela,amakamela akwaMidiyaninase-Efa;bonkebevelaeShebabayakuza, baletheigolidenempepho;bayakumemezelaizindumiso zikaJehova

7YonkeimihlambiyaseKedariiyakubuthelwakuwe, izinqama zaseNebayoti ziyakukukhonza; ziyakukhuphukelae-altarelamingokumukeleka, ngiyidumiseindluyenkazimuloyami.

8Bangobanilabaabandizanjengefu,nanjengamajubaesiya emafasiteleniawo?

9Impelaiziqhingiziyakungilinda,imikhumbi yaseTharishishikuqala,ukulethaamadodanaakhoavela kude,isilivalawonegolidelawolikuwo,egameni

likaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho,nakoNgcweleka-Israyeli, ngokubaukudumisile.

10Abezizwebayakuzakhaizingangezakho,amakhosiabo akukhonze,ngokubangolakalwamingakushaya,kepha ngomusawamingikuhawukele.

11Ngalokhoamasangoakhoayakuvulekanjalo; aziyikuvalwaimininobusuku;ukuzeabantubalethekuwe amabuthoezizwe,futhiamakhosiazoalethwe.

12Ngokubaisizwenombusoongayikukukhonza uyakubhubha;yebo,lezozizweziyakuchithwa

13InkazimuloyaseLebanoniiyakuzakuwe,umsayipuresi, nomsayipuresi,nomfeyikanyekanye,kuhlobiseindawo yendluyamiengcwele;ngiyakwenzaindawoyezinyawo zamiibeyinkazimulo

14Amadodanaabakucindezelayoayakuzakuwe ekhothame;bonkeabakudelelayobayakukhothama ngasematheniezinyawozakho;bayakukubizangokuthi, uMuzikaJehova,iSiyoniloNgcweleka-Israyeli

15Njengobaushiyiwefuthiuzondwa,kungazekubemuntu odabulakuwe,ngiyakukwenzaubuhleobuphakade, intokozoyezizukulwanengezizukulwane

16Uyakuncelaubisilwezizwe,unceleibelelamakhosi, waziukuthiminaJehovanginguMsindisiwakho noMhlengiwakho,uMninimandlakaJakobe

17Esikhundlenisethusingiyakulethaigolide, nasesikhundlenisensimbingiyakulethaisiliva, esikhundlenisomuthiithusi,nasesikhundlenisamatshe insimbi,ngibekeukuthulakubeyizindunazakho, nokulungakubeyizindunazakho

18Ubudlovaabuyikuzwakalaezwenilakho,ukuchithwa nokubhujiswaphakathikwemikhawuloyakho;kodwa uyakuthiizindongazakhoiNsindiso,namasangoakho ngokuthiiNdumiso

19Ilangaalisayikubangukukhanyakwakhoemini; nenyangaayiyikukukhanyiselangenxayokukhanya,kepha uJehovauyakubangukukhanyaokuphakadekuwe, uNkulunkuluwakhoabeyinkazimuloyakho.

20Ilangalakhoalisayikushona;nenyangayakho ayiyikuncipha,ngokubauJehovauyakubangukukhanya kwakhookuphakade,nezinsukuzokulilakwakhoziphele. 21Abantubakhobayakubangabalungileyobonke,badle ifalomhlabakuzekubephakade,igatshalokutshalwa kwami,umsebenziwezandlazami,ukuzengidunyiswe.

22Omncaneuyakubayinkulungwane,ophansiabeyisizwe esinamandla;minaJehovangiyakukusheshisangesikhathi sakho.

ISAHLUKO61

1UMoyaweNkosiuJehovauphezukwami;ngokuba uJehovaungigcobileukubangishumayeleizindabaezinhle kwabathotshisiweyo;ungithumileukubophaabanhliziyo ezaphukileyo,ukumemezelaukukhululwakwabathunjwa, nokuvulwakwetilongokwababoshiwe; 2ukumemezelaumnyakawomusakaJehovanosuku lwempindiselokaNkulunkuluwethu;ukududuzabonke abalilayo; 3ukubanikaabalilayoeSiyoniukubanikaisivunulo esikhundlenisomlotha,amafuthaentokozoesikhundleni sokulila,inguboyokudumisaesikhundlenisomoya odabukileyo;ukuzebabizwengokuthiimithiyokulunga, okutshalwenguJehova,ukuzeadunyiswe

4Bayakwakhaizincithakalozakudala,bavuseizindawo ezichithekileyozakuqala,balungiseimiziechithekileyo, izincithakalozezizukulwanengezizukulwane

5Abafokazibayakuma,baluseimihlambiyenu,abezizwe babeabalimibenunabaphathibezivinizenu.

6KephaninaniyakuthiwaabapristibakaJehova; bayakunibizangokuthiniyizincekuzikaNkulunkuluwethu; niyakudlaingceboyabezizwe,nizigabisengobukhosibazo.

7Ngenxayehlazolenuniyakuba-khonangokuphindwe kabili;bayakujabulangesabelosabongokuphoxeka, ngalokhoezwenilabobayakudlaifaeliphindiweyo; kuyakubakubointokozoephakade

8NgokubaminaJehovangithandaukulunga,ngizonda ukuphangakanyenomnikelowokushiswa;+futhi ngizoqondisaumsebenziwabongeqiniso,futhi ngiyokwenzaisivumelwanoesiphakadenabo.

9Inzaloyaboiyokwaziwaphakathikwezizwe,nenzalo yabophakathikwabantu;

10NgiyakuthokozanokuthokozakuJehova,umphefumulo wamiwethabekuNkulunkuluwami;ngobaungigqokise izembathozensindiso,ungigqokiseisembathosokulunga, njengomyeniehlobangezivunulo,lanjengomakotiehloba ngobucwebebakhe

11Ngokubanjengokubaumhlabauvezaimiqumbeyawo, nanjengensimuihlumisaokutshalwekuyo;kanjaloiNkosi uJehovaiyakwenzaukubakuhlumeukulunganokudumisa phambikwezizwezonke

ISAHLUKO62

1NgenxayeSiyoniangiyikuthula,nangenxayeJerusalema angiyikuphumula,kuzekuphumeukulungakwalo njengokukhazimula,nokusindiswakwalonjengesibani esivuthayo.

2Izizweziyakubonaukulungakwakho,amakhosionke aboneinkazimuloyakho;

3UyakubangumqhelewenkazimuloesandlenisikaJehova, nomqhelewobukhosiesandlenisikaNkulunkuluwakho

4Awusayikuthiwaoshiyiweyo;nezwelakho alisayikuthiwaincithakalo,kephauyakubizwangokuthi iHefizibanezwelakhongokuthiiBewula,ngokubauJehova uyajabulangawe,nezwelakholiyakugana

5Ngokubanjengensizwaiganwayintombi,kanjalo amadodanaakhoayakuthathawena;

6Phezukwezindongazakhongimisileabalindi abangayikuthulaimininobusuku,ninaenikhumbula uJehova,ningathuli;

7Ningamnikiukuphumula,azealiqinise,azeenze iJerusalemalibeyindumisoemhlabeni

8UJehovaufungilengesandlasakhesokunenenangengalo yamandlaakhewathi:“Impelaangisayikunikelaamabele akhoabengukudlakwezithazakho;abezizweni abayikuliphuzaiwayinilakhoozikhandlekele

9Kephaabakubuthayobayakukudla,bamdumiseuJehova; nabakubuthileyobayakuyiphuzaemagcekeniamiangcwele 10Phumani,ngenaningamasango;lungisaniindlela yabantu;lungisani,lungisaniumgwaqoomkhulu;khiphani amatshe;phakamiselaniabantuibhanela 11Bhekani,uJehovaumemezelekuzekubesekugcineni komhlaba:“YishonikuyoindodakaziyaseSiyoniukuthi: ‘Bheka,insindisoyakhoiyeza;bheka,umvuzowakhe unaye,nomsebenziwakheuphambikwakhe

12Bayakubabizangokuthi:Abantuabangcwele, abahlengiweyobakaJehova;

ISAHLUKO63

1Ngubaniloovelakwa-Edomi,nezinguboezidayiwe zaseBozirana?Lowookhazimulayongesambathosakhe, ehambaebukhulubamandlaakhe?Minaengikhuluma ngokulunga,ngilamandlaokusindisa

2Kunganiizingubozakhozibebomvu,nezingubozakho zibenjengonyathelaesikhamwenisewayini,na?

3Minanginyatheleisikhamosewayiningedwa;phakathi kwabantukwakungekhonami,ngokubangiyakubanyathela entukuthelweniyami,ngibanyathelengokufuthekakwami; futhiigazilaboliyofafazwaezingutshenizami,futhi ngizongcolisazonkeizingubozami.

4Ngokubausukulwempindiselolusenhliziyweniyami, nomnyakawokuhlengwakwamiusufikile

5Ngabheka,kephakwakungekhoosizayo;ngamangala ukuthikwakungekhoosekelayo;ngalokhoingaloyami yangilethelainsindiso;nokufuthekakwamikwangisekela

6Ngiyakunyathelaphansiabantungentukutheloyami, ngibadakisengokufuthekakwami,ngehliseleemhlabeni amandlaabo

7NgiyakukhulumangomusakaJehovanezindumiso zikaJehovanjengakhokonkeuJehovaasenzelekhona, nobuhleobukhulukuyoindluka-Israyeliabenzeleyona ngokobubelebakhenangobuningibomusawakhe.

8Ngobawathi:Isibilibangabantubami,abantwana abangaqambiamanga;ngakhowabanguMsindisiwabo 9Ekuhluphekenikwabokonkewahlupheka,ingelosi yobusobakheyabasindisa;wazithwala,wazithwalazonke izinsukuzasendulo

10Kephabahlubuka,bahluphauMoyawakheongcwele; ngalokhowaphendukawabayisithasabo,walwanabo 11Wayesekhumbulaizinsukuzasendulo,uMosenabantu bakhe,ethi:“Uphilowoowabakhuphulaelwandlekanye nomalusiwomhlambiwakhe?uphiyenaowafakauMoya wakheoNgcwelephakathikwakhena?

12owabaholangesandlasokunenesikaMosengengalo yakheekhazimulayo,wahlukanisaamanziphambikwabo, ukuzeazenzeleigamaeliphakadena?

13owabadabulaotwa,njengehhashiehlane,ukuba bangakhubekina?

14Njengesilwanesehlelaesigodini,uMoyakaJehova wasiphumuza,wabaholakanjaloabantubakho,ukuze uzenzeleigamaelitusekayo

15Bhekausezulwini,uboneusendaweniyakhoengcwele neyenkazimuloyakho;iphiukushisekelakwakhonamandla akho,nokuzwakalakwezibilinizakhonomusawakhokimi na?bayavinjelwana?

16Wenaungubaba,nakubau-Abrahamaengasazi,noIsrayeliengasivumi;igamalakholikhonakwaphakade 17Jehova,usidukiseniezindlelenizakho,wenzelukhuni izinhliziyozethuekukwesabenina?Buyangenxa yezincekuzakho,izizwezefalakho

18Abantubakhoabangcwelebalidlaisikhashananje; izithazethuzinyathelephansiindluyakhoengcwele 19Singabakho,awuzangeubabuse;kababizwangangebizo lakho.

1Sengathiungaklebhulaamazulu,wehle,izintaba zigobhozeebuswenibakho;

2Njengalaphoumlilooncibilikayouvutha,umliloubilisa amanziukubawenzeigamalakholaziweezithenizakho, ukuzeizizwezithuthumelephambikwakho

3Laphowenzaizintoezesabekayoesingazangesizibheke, wehla,izintabazehlaphambikwakho

4Ngokubakusukelaekuqalenikwezweabantuabezwanga, nomabezwangendlebe,nesoalikubonanga,ONkulunkulu, ngaphandlekwakho,lokhoamlungiseleyenaomlindileyo

5Uyamhlangabezaothokozayoenzeukulunga, abakukhumbulayoezindlelenizakho;ngobasonile:kukho ukuqhubeka,futhisiyakusindiswa

6Kodwasonkesinjengesingcolile,futhikonkeukulunga kwethukunjengendwanguengcolile;siyabunasonke njengeqabunga;nobubibethubusukilenjengomoya

7Futhiakakhoobizaigamalakhoozivusaukuba abambelelekuwe,ngokubausithezileubusobakho, wasiqedangenxayobubibethu

8Kephamanje,Jehova,ungubaba;thinasilubumba,wena umbumbiwethu;thinasonkesingumsebenziwesandla sakho

9Ungathukuthelikakhulu,Jehova,ungakhumbuliububi kuzekubephakade;bheka,siyakuncenga,singabantu bakhosonke

10Imiziyakhoengcweleiyihlane,iSiyoniliyihlane, iJerusalemaliyincithakalo

11Indluyethuengcwelenenhle,laphoobabaabakudumisa khona,ishisiwengomlilo,nazozonkeizintozethu ezithandekayozichithekile

12Uyakuzibambayinilezizinto,Jehova?Uzathula, usihlubekabuhlungukakhulu?

ISAHLUKO65

1Ngafunwayiboabangangibuzanga;Ngatholwayilabo ababengangifuni,ngathi:Bhekani,bhekanimina,esizweni esingabizwangangegamalami.

2Ngelulileizandlazamiusukulonkekubantu abahlubukayo,abahambangendlelaengeyinhle,belandela imicabangoyabo;

3abantuabangicunulayonjaloebuswenibami;ohlaba ezivandeni,ashiseimpephophezukwama-altareezitini; 4abasalaemathuneni,balalaemangcwabeni,abadla inyamayengulube,ezitshenizabokukhonaumhluzi wokunengeka;

5abathi:Yimawena,ungasondelikimi;ngokubamina ngingcwelekunaweLababangumusiemakhaleniami, umliloovuthausukulonke

6Khangela,kulotshiwephambikwamiukuthi: Kangiyikuthula,kodwangizaphindisela,ngiphindisele esifubenisabo;

7Ububibenu,nobubiboyihlokanyekanye,ushouJehova, abashiseimpephoezintabeni,bangihlambalaza emagqumeni;

8UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Njengalokhuiwayinielisha lifunyanwaehlukuzweni,besekuthiwa:“Ungalichithi; ngokubaisibusisosikulo;ngiyakwenzakanjalongenxa yezincekuzami,ukuzengingababhubhisibonke

9NgiyakuvezainzalokuJakobe,nendlalifayezintabazami kuJuda,abakhethiweyobamibayokudlaifa,nezinceku zamizihlalekhona

10ISharoniliyakubayisibayasezimvu,nesigodisaseAkorisibeyindawoyokubuthisaimihlambiyabantubami abangifunileyo

11“KephaninaningabashiyauJehova,nikhohlweintaba yamiengcwele,nilungiseleamaviyoitafula,nigcwalise umnikelowokuphuzwayoukubaubeyinani

12Ngalokhongiyakunimiselainkemba,nikhothamele ekuhlatshweninonke,ngokubalaphonginibiza, aniphendulanga;laphongikhuluma,anizwanga;kodwa senzaokubiemehlweniami,ngakhethalokho engingakuthandiyo

13NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Bhekani, izincekuzamiziyakudla,kephaninaniyakulamba;bhekani, izincekuzamiziyakuphuza,kephaninaniyokoma; 14Bhekani,izincekuzamiziyakuhlabelelangokuthokoza kwenhliziyo,kephaninaniyokhalangokudabuka kwenhliziyo,nikhalengokudabukakomoya

15Niyakushiyaigamalenulibeyisiqalekiso kwabakhethiweyobami,ngokubaiNkosiuJehova iyakunibulala,ibizeizincekuzayongelinyeigama; 16Ukuzelowoozibusisayoemhlabeniazibusise ngoNkulunkuluweqiniso;nofungaemhlabeniuyofunga uNkulunkuluweqiniso;ngokubaizinhluphekozakuqala sezikhohliwe,ngokubazisithekileemehlweniami

17Ngokubabhekani,ngiyadalaamazuluamashanomhlaba omusha;

18Kephathokozani,nethabekuzekubephakade ngengikudalayo,ngokubabhekani,ngilidalaiJerusalema libeyinjabulo,nabantubalobabeyinjabulo

19NgiyakwethabangeJerusalema,ngijabulengabantu bami,izwilokulilaalisayikuzwakalakulo,nezwilokukhala.

20Akusayikubakhonalaphousanalwezinsuku,nexhegu elingazigcwalisiizinsukuzalo,ngokubaumntwanauyakufa eneminyakaeyikhulu;kephaisoniesineminyakaeyikhulu siyakuqalekiswa

21Bayakwakhaizindlu,bahlalekuzo;bayakutshalaizivini, badleizithelozazo.

22Abayikwakha,kuhlaleomunye;abayikutshala,kudle omunye,ngokubanjengezinsukuzomuthizinjaloizinsuku zabantubami,nomsebenziwezandlazaboabakhethiweyo bamibayakudlaisikhathieside

23Abayikushikashikelaize,bazaleleukuhlupheka; ngokubabayinzaloyababusisiweyobakaJehova,nenzalo yaboikanyenabo

24Kuyakuthibengakangibizi,minangiphendule;kuthi besakhuluma,ngizwe

25Impisinewundlukuyakudlandawonye,ingonyamaidle utshaninjengenkunzi,nothulikubeukudlakwenyoka Aziyikulimaza,zingachithikuyoyonkeintabayami engcwele,”ushouJehova

ISAHLUKO66

1UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Izululiyisihlalosami sobukhosi,umhlabauyisenabelosezinyawozami;iphi indawoyamiyokuphumulana?

2Ngokubazonkelezozintozenziweyisandlasami,zonke lezozintozenzeka,ushouJehova;

3Ohlabainkomounjengobulalaumuntu;onikela ngewundluunjengonqumaintamoyenja;onikela ngomnikelounjengonikelangegazilezingulube;oshisa impephonjengobusisaisithombe.Yebo,bazikhethele izindlelazabo,futhiumphefumulowaboujabulela izinengisozabo

4Namingiyakukhethaukudukakwabo,ngehliselephezu kwaboukwesabekakwabo;ngobalaphongibiza,kakho owaphendulayo;ekukhulumenikwamiabezwanga,kodwa benzaokubiphambikwamehloami,bakhethalokho engingathokozingakho

5YizwaniizwilikaJehovaninaenithuthumelangezwi lakhe;Abafowenuabanizondayo,abanixoshangenxa yegamalami,bathi:‘MakadunyisweuJehova,’kodwayena uzobonakalaekujabulenikwenu,futhibayakubanamahloni 6Yizwilomsindoelivelaemzini,yizwielivelaethempelini, yizwilikaJehovaebuyiselaizenzoezithenizakhe 7Ngaphambikokubaabelethe,wazala;zingakafiki ubuhlungubakhe,wabelethaumntwanawesilisa.

8Ngubaniokewezwaintoenje?ngubaniokewabona izintoezinjalo?Umhlabauyakuvezangalusukulunyena?

Kuzazalwaisizwemasinyanena?ngokubaiSiyoniisanda kubeleka,yazalaabantwanabayo

9Ngiyakulethaekuzalweni,ngingazalisi,na?ushouJehova; ngiyakuveza,ngivaleisizalona?ushouNkulunkuluwakho. 10JabulanikanyeneJerusalema,nijabulekanyenalonina nonkeenilithandayo,jabulaningokujabulakanyenalonina nonkeenililelayo.

11ukuzenincele,nisuthengamabeleenduduzoyalo;ukuze nisenge,nijatshulisweukuchichimakwenkazimuloyalo

12NgokubaushokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Bhekani, ngiyakwelulelakuloukuthulanjengomfula,nenkazimulo yabezizwenjengomfulaogobhozayo;

13Njengomuntuoduduzwangunina,ngokunjalo ngizaliduduza;lizaduduzwaeJerusalema 14Laphonikubonalokhu,inhliziyoyenuiyakujabula, namathamboenuayakuhlumanjengotshani,isandla sikaJehovasizokwaziwaezincekwinizakhe, nokuthukuthelelakwakheizithazakhe

15Ngokubabhekani,uJehovauyakuzangomlilo, nezinqolazakhezinjengesivunguvungu,ukuzeabuyisele intukutheloyakhengokufutheka,nokukhuzakwakhe ngamalangabiomlilo.

16NgokubangomlilonangenkembauJehova uyakwahlulelainyamayonke,nababuleweyonguJehova bayakubabaningi.

17“Abazingcwelisayo,bazihlambululeleizivande, belandelaomunyeophakathi,bedlainyamayengulube, nesinengiso,negundane,bayakuqedwakanyekanye,”usho uJehova

18Ngokubangiyazaziizenzozabonemicabangoyabo; bayakuza,baboneinkazimuloyami.

19Ngiyakubekaphakathikwaboisibonakaliso, abaphunyukileyobabongibathumeleezizweni, eTharishishi,nasePhuli,naseLudi,abansalaumnsalo, eThubalinaseJavani,eziqhinginiezikude,ezingalizwanga udumolwami,nezingabonangainkazimuloyami; bayakumemezelainkazimuloyamiphakathikwabezizwe

20BonkeabafowenubayakulethakuJehova,bephuma kuzozonkeizizwe,babengumnikelokuJehova,begibele amahhashi,nangezinqola,nangezikebhe,naphezu kweminyuzi,naphezukwezilwaneezinejubane,entabeni

yamiengcweleeJerusalema,”ushouJehova,“njengalokho abantwanabakwa-Israyelibelethaumnikelongesitsha esihlanzekileendlinikaJehova

21Nakubongiyakuthathakubobabengabapristi namaLevi,”ushouJehova.

22Ngokubanjengalokhuamazuluamashanomhlaba omushaengiyokwenzakuyakumaphambikwami,”usho uJehova,“kanjalokuyakumainzaloyenunegamalenu. 23“Kuyakuthikusukelaekwethwasenikwenyangakuye kwenye,kusukelakwelinyeisabathakuyekwelinye,yonke inyamaiyakufikaukukhulekaphambikwami,”usho uJehova

24Bayakuphuma,babhekeizidumbuzamadoda aphambukekimi,ngokubaimpethuyaboayiyikufa, nomlilowaboawuyikucishwa;ziyakubayisinengisokuyo yonkeinyama.