UJeremiya 50 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

Jeremiya 50 INkosi ikhuluma ngeBabele

¹ Izwi uJehova alikhuluma ngeBabele nangezwe lamaKaledi ngomprofethi uJeremiya.

² Memezelani phakathi kwezizwe, nimemezele, nimise ibhanela; memezelani ningafihli; anothi: IBabele linqotshiwe, uBeli ujabhile, uMerodaki uchotshoziwe; izithombe zalo zijabhile, izithombe zalo zichotshoziwe.

³ Ngokuba isizwe esisenyakatho siyamvukela owenza izwe laso libe yihlane, kungahlali muntu kulo; bayakumuka, bamuke, abantu nezilwane.

⁴ Ngalezo zinsuku nangaleso sikhathi, usho uJehova, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayakufika, bona nabantwana bakwaJuda kanyekanye, bahambe bakhale; bayohamba bayomfuna uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.

⁵ Bazabuza indlela eya eZiyoni, ubuso babo bukhangele kulo, bathi: Wozani sihlangane loJehova esivumelwaneni esingapheliyo esingayikukhohlakala.

⁶ Abantu bami babe yizimvu ezilahlekileyo; abelusi bawo babadukisa, bawadukisa ezintabeni; basuka entabeni baya egqumeni, bakhohlwa indawo yabo yokuphumula.

⁷ Bonke abawatholayo bawadla bawaqeda; izitha zabo zathi: “Asicunuki, ngokuba bonile kuJehova, ikhaya lokulunga, ithemba lawoyise, uJehova.”

⁸ Sukani phakathi kweBhabhiloni, nimuke ezweni lamaKaledi, nibe njengezimbuzi phambi komhlambi.

⁹ Ngokuba bhekani, ngiyokwenza umhlangano wezizwe ezinkulu ukuba ukhuphuke uvela ezweni lasenyakatho futhi ukhuphukele eBabiloni; lizathathwa lapho; imicibisholo yabo iyakuba njengeyeqhawe elinamandla; akekho oyobuyela ize.

¹⁰ IKaledi liyakuba yimpango; bonke abaliphangayo bayakusutha, usho uJehova.

¹¹ Ngokuba nathokoza, ngokuba nathokoza, nina bachitha ifa lami, ngokuba nakhuluphalisa njengethokazi etshanini, nabhodla njengezinkunzi;

¹² Unyoko uyakuba namahloni kakhulu; uyakujabha owakuzalayo; bheka, ekugcineni kwezizwe kuyakuba yihlane, izwe elomileyo, nogwadule.

¹³ Ngenxa yentukuthelo kaJehova ayiyikuhlalwa, kepha iyoba yihlane ngokuphelele;

¹⁴ Zihleleleni ukulwa neBabele nxazonke; bonke abansala umnsalo bacibishela kuyo, bangashiyi imicibisholo, ngokuba yonile kuJehova.

¹⁵ Khamulukani ngokumelene nalo nxazonke; wamnika isandla; izisekelo zalo ziwile, izingange zalo zidilikile; ngokuba lokhu kuyimpindiselo kaJehova; ziphindiselela kuye; yenzani kuyo njengoba yenza.

¹⁶ Mbhubhise umhlwanyeli eBabiloni nalowo osebenzisa isikela ngesikhathi sokuvuna; ngenxa yokwesaba inkemba ecindezelayo bayophendukela, kube yilowo nalowo kubantu bakubo, babalekele, kube yilowo nalowo ezweni lakubo.

¹⁷ U-Israyeli uyimvu ehlakazekile; amabhubesi amxosha; kuqala inkosi yase-Asiriya yamdla; ekugcineni uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, waphula amathambo akhe.

¹⁸ Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Bheka, ngiyakuhambela inkosi yaseBabele nezwe layo, njengalokho ngahambela inkosi yase-Asiriya.

¹⁹ Ngiyakumbuyisela u-Israyeli endaweni yakhe yokuhlala, adle eKarmeli naseBashani, umphefumulo wakhe usuthe entabeni yakwa-Efrayimi naseGileyadi.

²⁰ Ngalezo zinsuku nangaleso sikhathi,” usho uJehova, “kuyakufunwa ububi buka-Israyeli, kepha abuyikuba khona; nezono zikaJuda aziyikufunyanwa, ngokuba ngiyakubathethelela engibagcinayo.

²¹ Khuphukani nimelene nezwe laseMeratayimi, nimelene nalo nakwabakhileyo ePhekodi; ubabhubhise, ubabhubhise ngesiqalekiso, usho uJehova, wenze njengalokho ngikuyalile.

²² Kukhona umsindo wempi ezweni nowokubhujiswa okukhulu.

²³ Yeka ukuhlukaniswa nokuphulwa kwesando somhlaba wonke! yeka ukuthi iBabiloni libe yincithakalo kanjani phakathi kwezizwe!

²⁴ Ngakubekela ugibe, wabanjwa nawe, Babele, wawungazi; watholakala futhi wathunjwa, ngoba walwa noJehova.

²⁵ UJehova wavula izikhali zakhe, wakhipha izikhali zolaka lwakhe; ngokuba lokhu kungumsebenzi weNkosi uJehova Sebawoti ezweni lamaKaledi.

²⁶ Wozani kulo livela ekupheleni, livule amagugu alo, lilibuthe njengezinqwaba, lichithe ngesiqalekiso; lingasali lutho kuye.

²⁷ Hlabani zonke izinkunzi zalo; mabehlele ekuhlatshweni; maye kubo! ngoba usuku lwabo selufikile, isikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwabo.

²⁸ Izwi lababalekiyo nababalekayo ezweni laseBabele, ukuba bamemezele eSiyoni impindiselo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, impindiselo yethempeli lakhe.

²⁹ Bizani abacibishelayo bemelene neBabele, bonke abansala umnsalo balikanise nxazonke; ungaphunyuki lutho; mvuze ngokomsebenzi wakhe; yenzani kuyo njengoba nje lenzile, ngoba yazidla phambi kukaJehova, koNgcwele ka-Israyeli.

³⁰ Ngakho izinsizwa zalo ziyakuwa ezitaladini, nawo onke amaqhawe alo ayakunqunywa ngalolo suku,” usho uJehova.

³¹ Bheka, nginakho ngawe, wena ozidlayo, isho iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti; ngoba usuku lwakho selufikile, isikhathi sokukuhambela kwami.

³² Abazidlayo bayokhubeka bawe, futhi akekho oyobaphakamisa; ngiyakuphemba umlilo emizini yakhe, umqede nxazonke.

³³ Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli nabantwana bakwaJuda bacindezelwe kanyekanye, bonke ababathumbayo bababambe; bala ukubakhulula.

³⁴ UMsindisi wabo unamandla; nguJehova Sebawoti igama lakhe; Uyolivikela ngokugcwele icala labo lomthetho, anike izwe ukuphumula futhi aphazamise abakhileyo eBhabhele.

³⁵ “Inkemba imelene namaKaledi,” kusho uJehova, “naphezu kwabakhileyo eBhabhiloni naphezu kwezikhulu zalo nabahlakaniphile bayo.

³⁶ Inkemba iphezu kwabaqamba amanga; bayakudla; inkemba ifike phezu kwamaqhawe akhe; futhi bayoshaywa luvalo.

³⁷ Inkemba iyakuba phezu kwamahhashi alo, naphezu kwezinqola zalo, naphezu kwengxubevange yabantu abaphakathi kwalo; bayakuba njengabesifazane; inkemba iphezu kwengcebo yakhe; njalo bazaphangwa.

³⁸ Ukoma kuphezu kwamanzi alo; bayakubuna, ngokuba yizwe lezithombe ezibaziweyo, bathanda izithombe zabo.

³⁹ Ngakho-ke kuyohlala khona izilwane zasehlane kanye nezilwane zaseziqhingini, nezikhova kuyohlala khona; alisayikuhlalwa phakade; futhi ngeke kuhlalwe kuyo izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.

⁴⁰ Njengalokho uNkulunkulu wachitha iSodoma neGomora nemizi yangakubo,” usho uJehova; ngakho akuyikuhlala muntu khona, nendodana yomuntu ayiyikuhlala khona.

⁴¹ Bheka, kuyakuvela abantu enyakatho, isizwe esikhulu, namakhosi amaningi ayakuvuswa ezindaweni zomhlaba.

⁴² Bayobamba umnsalo nejula; banonya futhi ngeke babonise umusa; izwi labo liyohlokoma njengolwandle, futhi bayogibela amahhashi, yilowo nalowo ebhince izikhali njengendoda yokulwa, ngokumelene nawe, ndodakazi yaseBhabhiloni.

⁴³ Inkosi yaseBabele yezwa umbiko ngabo, izandla zayo zaxega;

⁴⁴ Bheka, uyakwenyuka njengengonyama ephuma emagagasini aseJordani, aye endaweni yokuhlala yeziQhinga; kodwa ngizakwenza masinyane bambaleke kuye; ngubani okhethiweyo, engingambeka phezu kwakhe na? ngoba ngubani onjengami? ngubani ongangibekela isikhathi na? ngubani umalusi ongema phambi kwami na?

⁴⁵ Ngakho zwanini icebo likaJehova alicebile ngeBhabhiloni; namacebo akhe awanqumile ngezwe lamaKaledi: Impela bayakuzala abancinyane emhlambini; ngokuqinisekile uyokwenza indawo yabo yokuhlala ibe yihlane kanye nabo.

⁴⁶ Ngomsindo wokuthunjwa kweBabele umhlaba uyathuthumela, kuzwakale ukukhala phakathi kwezizwe.