Izililo 4 - iBhayibhili Elingcwele 1978

Ukuhlutshwa kweJerusalema sekuphelele

¹ Yeka ukufiphala kwegolide lokuphenduka kwegolide elihle! Amatshe endlu engcwele achithekile ekuhlanganeni kwazo zonke indlela.

² Bona amadodana aligugu aseZiyone, abekade elingana legolide elihle kakhulu, khathesi aselingana lembiza zebumba nje ezenziwa yizandla zombumbi.

³ Lamakhanka ayehlisa, amunyise imidlwane yawo, kodwa abantu bami sebelesihluku njengezintshe zasenkangala.

⁴ Ulimi lomunyayo lunamathela olwangeni lwakhe ngenxa yokoma, abantwana bacela isinkwa kodwa kakho obaphayo.

⁵ Ababesidla okumnandi bafela ezindleleni, lalabo ababekhuliswa begqoka okuyibubende sebelala ezilotheni.

⁶ Ngoba ukutshaywa kwabantu bami kube kukhulu kulokutshaywa kwabaseSodoma elachithwa ngesikhatshana, kungekho okhalayo.

⁷ Izikhulu zabo zazihlambulukile kulongqoqwane, zimhlophe kulochago, lemizimba yazo ibomvu ukwedlula amatshe athiwa yikorali, lobuhle besimo sazo babunjengamatshe athiwa yisafire.

⁸ Kodwa khathesi ubuso bazo sebumnyama kulomsizi, kazisaziwa ezindleleni, lesigogo sazo sesitshwabhene phezu kwamathambo azo, soma njengogodo.

⁹ Babengcono abafela empini kulabo ababulawa yindlala, abafa bebulawa yikuswela izithelo zasemasimini.

¹⁰ Izandla zabesifazana abalesihawu zapheka abantwana babo, baba yikudla kwabo ekubhujisweni kwabantu bami.

¹¹ INkosi yaphelelisa ukuthukuthela kwayo, yehlisa ulaka lwayo olutshisayo, yaphemba umlilo eZiyone owaqothula izisekelo zalo.

¹² Amakhosi omhlaba kawakholwanga, kanye labakhileyo emhlabeni, ukuthi umufo lesitha singangena emasangweni eJerusalema.

¹³ Kwakungenxa yezono zabaprofethi balo lobubi babapristi balo, ababechitha igazi labalungileyo phakathi kwalo.

¹⁴ Bazula njengeziphofu ezindleleni, begcwele igazi, kungekho ongathinta izambatho zabo.

¹⁵ Abantu bathi: Sukani, lingcolile! Sukani, sukani! Lingasithinti. Ngakho basebesiba ngabazingelwayo labazulayo. Abantu bathi phakathi kwezizwe: Kabasayikuhlala lathi.

¹⁶ INkosi uqobo ibahlakazile, kayisayikubananza. Abapristi kabasahlonitshwanga, labadala kabasenzelwanga umusa.

¹⁷ Amehlo ethu afiphala lokhu silindele ukusizwa, ekulindeleni kwethu salindela isizwe esingelakusiza.

¹⁸ Abantu basizingela ukuze singahambi endleleni zethu. Ukuphela kwethu kwasondela, lensuku zethu zaphela, ngoba ukuphela kwethu kwasekufikile.

¹⁹ Abasizingelayo babelejubane kulamanqe aphezulu, baxotshana lathi ezintabeni, basicathamela enkangala.

²⁰ Ogcotshiweyo weNkosi, umoya wokuphila kwethu, wabanjwa emigodini yabo, yena esasithi ngaye: Ngaphansi komthunzi wakhe siyahlala phakathi kwezizwe.

²¹ Jabula uthabe, wena Edoma, ohlala elizweni laseUzi, inkezo izadlulela lakuwe, uzadakwa, uzinqunule.

²² Ukutshaywa ngenxa yobubi bakho sekuphelele, wena Ziyone. Kayisayikuliyekele ekuthunjweni. Kodwa, wena Edoma, uzatshaywa ngenxa yobubi bakho, izakwambula izono zakho.