Kwehlulelwa kweBhabhulona kuyachubeka1 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Buka la, ngiyawuvusa umoya wembhubhisi usukele iBhabhulona kanye nebantfu baseLebu Khamayi. 2 Ngiyawutfumela tihambi eBhabhulona kutsi titeyihlunga tibhubhise nelive layo. Tiyawumelana nayo ndzawo tonkhe, ngelilanga lenhlekelele yayo. 3 Umnembi waseBhabhulona akangacibisheli ngebutjoki bakhe, futsi angahlomi ngetikhali takhe. Ungabashiyi labasha bayo, yibhubhise uyicedze imphi yayo yonkhe. 4 Bayakuwela phansi bagwaziwe eveni lemaBhabhulona, balimele bamancebanceba etitaladini talo. 5 Ngobe baka-Israyeli nebakaJuda abakashiywa nguNkulunkulu wabo, Simakadze longuSomandla, noko live lemaBhabhulona liphuphuma ngemacala kuLongcwele waka-Israyeli. 6 “Phumani nibaleke eBhabhulona! Phephisani timphilo tenu! Ningabhujiswa ngenca yetono tayo. Sesikhatsi sekuphindzisela kwaSimakadze; utayikhokhela ngaloko lokuyifanele. 7 IBhabhulona bekuyindzebe yegolide esandleni saSimakadze; yadzakisa wonkhe umhlaba. Tive tanatsa liwayini layo, ngako manje setiyahlanya. 8 Ngalokutumako iBhabhulona iyakuwa ibhidlitwe. Yilileleni bo! Yitfoleleni ibhalisamu yekwelapha leminjunju yayo; mhlawumbe ingelapheka. 9 “ ‘Ngabe sesiyiphilisile iBhabhulona, kodvwa ayelapheki, asiyishiye, ngulowo nalowo aye eveni lakubo, ngobe kwehlulelwa kwayo kufikela esibhakabhakeni. 10 “ ‘Simakadze usivikele. Wotani siyewukhuluma eSiyoni kutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu usenteleni.’ 11 “Lolani imicibisholo, nitsatse emahawu! Simakadze uchukulute emakhosi aseMediya, ngobe injongo yakhe kubhubhisa iBhabhulona. Simakadze utawutiphindzisela, akhiphe sibhongo ngenca yelithempeli lakhe. 12 Phakamisani siboniso semphi, ngasetibondzeni taseBhabhulona! Cinisani bogadzi, nimise kahle balindzi, kulalela titsa endleleni! Simakadze utayiphumelelisa injongo yakhe, utakukwenta loko labekukhuluma kubantfu baseBhabhulona. 13 Wena lohlala ngasemantini lamanyenti futsi lonjingile ngemcebo, siphetfo sakho sesifikile, sikhatsi sakho sekutsi uncanyulwe.” 14 Simakadze longuSomandla utifunge yena, watsi: “Ngiyawukugcwalisa ngemadvodza, kube shangatsi ngemabulo etintsetse, bayawumemeta ngelivi lelikhulu bahalalise ngawe.” Liculo lekudvumisa Nkulunkulu15 “Umhlaba wawenta ngemandla akhe, wawusekela ngekuhlakanipha kwakhe, wendlala emazulu ngekucondza kwakhe. 16 Nakabhavumula yena, emanti asemazulwini ayabhodla, ukhuphula emafu emikhawulweni yonkhe yemhlaba. Utfumela umbane nemvula, akhiphe umoya etingungwini takhe. 17 “Wonkhe umuntfu akanangcondvo, futsi akanalwati; wonkhe umbumbi wetegolide unemahloni ngetithico takhe. Titfombe takhe tiyinkhohliso nje, atinamphefumulo. 18 Atinamsebenti walutfo, tintfo nje tekuhlekisa. Tiyawuphela mhlazana kufika kwehlulelwa kwato. 19 Lowo Losabelo sakaJakobe akafanani naleti, ngobe yena unguMenti wato tonkhe tintfo, ngisho newesive lesilifa lakhe. Libito lakhe nguSimakadze longuSomandla. 20 “Ulizembe lami lemphi, nesikhali sami semphi, ngawe ngiphihlita tive, ngawe ngibhubhise imibuso. 21 Ngawe ngiphihlita lihhashi nemgibeli walo, ngawe ngiphihlita incola yemphi nemshayeli wayo. 22 Ngawe ngiphihlita umfati nendvodza, ngawe ngiphihlita emakhehla nalabasebancane, ngawe ngiphihlita lijaha nentfombi, 23 ngawe ngiphihlita umelusi nemhlambi wakhe wetimvu, ngawe ngiphihlita umlimi netinkhabi takhe, ngawe ngiphihlita babusi netiphatsimandla.” Sijeziso sayo iBhabhulona24 “Embikwemehlo enu ngiyawutiphindzisela kuyo iBhabhulona, nakubo bonkhe labahlala eveni lemaBhabhulona ngako konkhe labona ngako eSiyoni,” kusho Simakadze. 25 “Ngimelene nawe, wena ntsaba lebhubhisako, wena lobhubhisa umhlaba wonkhe,” kusho Simakadze. “Ngiyakwelula sandla sami silwe nawe, ngikugicite ngikwehlise eticongweni, ngikwente ube yintsaba leshisiwe. 26 Kute lidvwala leliyawutsatfwa kuwe liyekwentiwa sisekelo sendlu, kute nome litje leliyakwentiwa sisekelo, ngobe sewuyawusala kukhala libhungane phakadze naphakadze,” kusho Simakadze. 27 “Phakamisani emhlabeni siboniso semphi! Shayani impalampala emkhatsini wetive! Lungisani tive, nitilungiselele kulwa neBhabhulona. Butsani lemibuso, niyisukele niyihlasele: nibite i-Ararathi, neMini kanye ne-Ashkenazi. Bekani indvuna yemphi, nimelane neBhabhulona. Tfumelani emahhashi lanjengemabulo esikhonyane. 28 Lungisani tive nitilungiselele kulwa nayo, emakhosi aseMediya, nebabusi bawo, netiphatsimandla tawo tonkhe, kanye nemave onkhe letiwabusako. 29 Live liyatfutfumela ligidzitele, ngobe injongo yaSimakadze ngeBhabhulona imile, kutsi abhubhise live laseBhabhulona, kuze kutsi kubete namunye longahlala kulo. 30 Emabutfo aseBhabhulona aseyekele kulwa, asahleti nje etinqabeni tawo. Emandla awo asaphelile, asanjengebafati. Tindzawo tayo tekuhlala setilunyekwe ngemlilo; imicabo yemasango ayo seyephuliwe. 31 Sigijimi lesinye silandzela lesinye, nesitfunywa silandzela lesinye sitfunywa kuyawubikela inkhosi yaseBhabhulona kutsi lonkhe lidolobha layo selitfunjiwe. 32 Ematubuko avinjiwe, imihlanga ishiswe ngemlilo, emasotja atfutfumela.” 33 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: “INdvodzakati yaseBhabhulona injengendzawo yekubhulela kolo ngesikhatsi nayigcotjwagcotjwa, sikhatsi sekuyivuna iBhabhulona sitawufika masinyane.” 34 “Usidlile Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, wasicedza, wasenta saba ludziwo lolungenalutfo. Njenganyokangwenya usigwinyile, wagcwalisa sisu sakhe ngebumnandzi betfu, wabuya wasihlanta. 35 Shangatsi lobudlwangudlwangu lobentiwe enyameni yetfu bungabasetikweBhabhulona,” kusho takhamiti taseSiyoni. “Shangatsi ingati yetfu ingabasetikwalabo labatakhamiti eveni lemaBhabhulona,” kusho iJerusalema. Simakadze uyakuwasita ema-Israyeli36 Ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Buka la, ngiyakuyivikela indzaba yakho, ngikubuyiselele; ngiyakomisa lwandle lwelive lemaBhabhulona ngente imitfombo yalo yome. 37 IBhabhulona iyawuba yindvundvuma yematje, kube ngumgedze wetimphungutja, sesabiso nentfo yekuphukutwa, yebo, indzawo lengahlalwa ngumuntfu. 38 Bantfu bakhona bonkhe babhodla njengemabhubesi lasemancane, bayahhonga njengemankhonyane emabhubesi. 39 Kodvwa bayawutsi nase bavutsa, ngibentele lidzili labo, ngibadzakise, kuze batewumemeta ngenjabulo, bese balala kokuphela bangaphindzi bavuke,” kusho Simakadze. 40 “Ngiyawubehlisela phansi bayiswe ekuhlatjweni njengemazinyane nanjengetihhanca netiphongo.” Loko losekuncunyelwe iBhabhulona41 “Maye, iyawutfunjwa iSheshaki bo! Yona lebeyiludvumo lwemhlaba wonkhe itawubanjwa. Maye, iyawuba sesabiso iBhabhulona emkhatsini wetive! 42 Lwandle luyawukhuphukela etikweBhabhulona, emagagasi alo ladvumako ayawuyisibekela. 43 Emadolobha ayo ayawusala akhala libhungane, ibe live lelomile nalelilihlane, live lapho kungahlali muntfu khona, lapho kungahambi muntfu khona. 44 Ngiyakumjezisa Bheli eBhabhulona, ngimente akuhlantele phansi konkhe loko lakumitile. Tive atisayikubekelela tiye kuye, nelubondza lwaseBhabhulona luyakuwa. 45 “Phumani kuyo, sive sami! Balekisani timphilo tenu! Balekelani intfukutselo leyesabekako yaSimakadze. 46 Ningajabhi, futsi ningesabi, nakuvakala emahemuhemu eveni. Lenye indzaba itawufika lonyaka, lenye ifike nyakenye, emahemuhemu ebudlwangudlwangu eveni, newembusi lovukela umbusi. 47 Ngobe ngempela sikhatsi siyawufika, lapho ngiyawujezisa khona tithico taseBhabhulona. Live layo lonkhe liyawuhlazeka, nabo bonkhe labagwaziwe bakhona bayawulala lucaca ekhatsi kuyo. 48 Ngulapho-ke lizulu nemhlaba nako konkhe lokukuko kuyawumemeta ngenjabulo ngeBhabhulona, ngobe kuyawuchamuka babhubhisi ngasenyakatfo bateyihlasela,” kusho Simakadze. 49 “IBhabhulona kufanele iwe ngenca yema-Israyeli labulewe, njengaloko labo lababulewe emhlabeni wonkhe bawa ngenca yeBhabhulona.” Livi laSimakadze kuma-Israyeli laseBhabhulona50 “Nine leniphunyulile enkembeni, hambani ningabe nisalibala! Khumbulani Simakadze, niseveni lelikhashane, nicabange ngeJerusalema.” 51 “Sihlazekile, ngobe setfukiwe, lihlazo lisimbonye buso betfu, ngobe bantfu bekuhamba bangenile etindzaweni letingcwele tendlu yaSimakadze.” 52 “Kodvwa ayeta emalanga, lapho ngiyawujezisa khona tithico tayo, kulo lonkhe live layo labalimele bayawububula,” kusho Simakadze. 53 “Ngisho nome iBhabhulona ingefikela esibhakabhakeni icinise tonkhe tinqaba tayo letiphakeme, ngiyawutfumela babhubhisi bayisukele,” kusho Simakadze. Kubhujiswa kweBhabhulona kuyachubeka54 “Umsindvo wekukhala uchamuka eBhabhulona, umsindvo wekubhubhisa lokukhulu uchamuka eveni lemaBhabhulona. 55 Simakadze uyakuyibhubhisa iBhabhulona, uyawuvala imilomo yemisindvo yayo. Emagagasi etitsa ayawugubha njengemanti lamakhulu, kudvuma kwemavi ato kuyawuvakala kuhlokoma. 56 Umbhubhisi uyawufika emelane neBhabhulona, emabutfo ayo ayawutfunjwa, nebutjoki bawo buyakwephulwa. Ngobe Simakadze unguNkulunkulu wemivuzo, uyawukhokhela ngalokuphelele. 57 Ngiyawudzakisa tindvuna tayo kanye nalabahlakaniphile bayo, nebabusi bayo, netiphatsimandla tayo, kanye nemabutfo ayo nawo. Bayawulala kokuphela bangaphindzi bavuke,” kusho iNkhosi, lelibito layo kunguSimakadze longuSomandla. 58 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Lubondza lolulicinsi lwaseBhabhulona luyakwendlaleka phansi, nemasango ayo laphakeme alunyekwe ngemlilo, bantfu batikhatsate ngelite, umshikashika wetive ungemafutsa nje ekubasela emalangabi.” Umlayeto waJeremiya utfunyelwa eBhabhulona59 Lona ngumlayeto Jeremiya umphrofethi lawutjela Seraya, umsa waNeriya, umsa waMahaseya, ngesikhatsi aya eBhabhulona, ahamba naSedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, ngemnyaka wesine wekubusa kwakhe. Seraya abeyindvuna yekulungisa tindzawo tekuphumula neyekwaba kudla netimphahla temabutfo emphi. 60 Jeremiya abebhale encwadzini legocotwako ngato tonkhe tigemegeme letatitakwehlela iBhabhulona, konkhe loko lokwakubhaliwe macondzana neBhabhulona. 61 Wakhuluma kuSeraya, watsi: “Nawufika eBhabhulona, ubocaphela kutsi uyawafundza onkhe lamavi kakhulu. 62 Bese utsi: ‘Awu, Simakadze, utsite utakuyibhubhisa lendzawo, kangangekutsi kute umuntfu nome silwane lesiyawuhlala kuyo, seyiyawusala ikhala libhungane phakadze naphakadze.’ 63 Ubotsi ungacedza kufundza lencwadzi legocotwako, ubophele litje kuyo, bese uyijika emfuleni iYufrathe, 64 bese utsi: ‘Iyawucwila kanjalo-ke iBhabhulona, ingasayiwuphindza ivuke, ngenca yesigemegeme lengiyawusehlisela kuyo. Nebantfu bakhona bayakuwa.’ ” Emavi aJeremiya aphelela lapha-ke. |
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