UJoweli 2 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

Joweli 2 Abantu bazobona ubuhlungu obukhulu

¹ Vuthelani icilongo eSiyoni, nihlabe umkhosi entabeni yami engcwele; mabathuthumele bonke abakhileyo ezweni, ngokuba usuku lukaJehova luyeza, ngokuba luseduze;

² usuku lobumnyama nolobumnyama, usuku lwamafu nesigayegaye, njengokusa kwekweba phezu kwezintaba, abantu abakhulu nabanamandla; akukaze kube khona into enjalo, futhi ayisayikuba khona kuze kube yiminyaka yezizukulwane eziningi.

³ Umlilo udla phambi kwabo; futhi emva kwabo ilangabi liyavutha; izwe linjengensimu yase-Edene phambi kwabo, futhi emva kwabo ugwadule lwasendle; yebo, futhi akukho lutho oluyophunyuka kubo.

⁴ Ukubonakala kwabo kunjengokubonakala kwamahhashi; nanjengabagibeli bamahhashi, kanjalo bayakugijima.

⁵ Njengomsindo wezinqola eziqongweni zezintaba bayogxuma, njengomsindo welangabi lomlilo liqothula izinhlanga, njengabantu abanamandla abami ngokulandelana kwempi.

⁶ Phambi kobuso babo abantu bayakuba nobuhlungu obukhulu; bonke ubuso buyakuba mnyama.

⁷ Bazagijima njengamaqhawe; bayokhuphuka ugange njengamadoda empi; futhi bayohamba, kube yilowo nalowo ngendlela yakhe, bangahlukani.

⁸ Akekho ongasunduza omunye; bayakuhamba, kube yilowo nalowo ngendlela yakhe, uma bewa ngenkemba, abayikulinyazwa.

⁹ Bayogijima baye ngapha nangapha emzini; bagijima odongeni, bakhwela ezindlini; bayakungena ngamafasitela njengesela.

¹⁰ Umhlaba uyazamazama phambi kwabo; izulu liyakuthuthumela, ilanga nenyanga kube mnyama, nezinkanyezi zisuse ukukhanya kwazo.

¹¹ UJehova uyakuphakamisa izwi lakhe phambi kwebutho lakhe, ngokuba ikamu lakhe likhulu kakhulu, ngokuba unamandla owenza izwi lakhe; ngoba usuku lukaJehova lukhulu, luyesabeka kakhulu; ngubani ongakuthwala na?

¹² Ngakho-ke, manje, kusho uJehova, phendukani kimi ngenhliziyo yenu yonke nangokuzila ukudla nangokukhala nangokulila.

¹³ Niklebhule inhliziyo yenu, hhayi izingubo zenu, niphendukele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, ngokuba unomusa, unesihe, uyabekezela, unomusa omkhulu, uyaphenduka ebubini.

¹⁴ Ngubani owaziyo uma eyobuya futhi aphenduke futhi ashiye isibusiso ngemva kwakhe; umnikelo wokudla nomnikelo wokuphuzwayo kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu na?

¹⁵ Vuthelani icilongo eSiyoni, ningcwelise usuku lokuzila, nibize umhlangano ozothileyo.

¹⁶ Buthani abantu, ningcwelise ibandla, amalunga aqoqe, abuthe abantwana nabamunya amabele; akaphume umyeni ekamelweni lakhe, nomakoti aphume engutsheni yakhe.

¹⁷ Abapristi, izinceku zikaJehova, mabakhale phakathi kompheme ne-altare, bathi: ‘Hawukela abantu bakho, Jehova, unganikeli ifa lakho libe yihlazo, ukuze abezizwe babuse phezu kwabo; bangasho ngani phakathi kwabantu ukuthi: “Uphi uNkulunkulu wabo na?

¹⁸ Khona-ke uJehova uyakuba nomhawu ngezwe lakhe, abe nesihe kubantu bakhe.

¹⁹ Yebo, uJehova uyakuphendula athi kubantu bakhe: “Bhekani, nginithumelela ukolweni newayini namafutha, nisuthe ngakho; angisayikunenza nibe yihlazo phakathi kwezizwe.

²⁰ Kodwa ngiyoyidedisela kude nani impi yasenyakatho ngilixoshele ezweni eliwugwadule neliyincithakalo, ubuso balo bubheke oLwandle LwaseBaltiki nezinqe zalo zibheke ngaselwandle lwasentshonalanga, ukunuka kwalo kukhuphuke, kukhuphuke iphunga lalo elibi; ngoba wenza izinto ezinkulu.

²¹ Ungesabi, zwe; jabula ujabule, ngokuba uJehova uyakwenza izinto ezinkulu.

²² Ningesabi nina zilwane zasendle, ngokuba amadlelo asogwadule ahluma, ngokuba umuthi uthela izithelo zawo, umkhiwane nomvini kuyabanika amandla.

²³ Ngakho-ke thokozani, bantwana baseSiyoni, nijabule kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, ngoba umisile izimvula zokuqala, futhi uyonehlisela imvula, imvula yokuqala nemvula yamuva ngenyanga yokuqala.

²⁴ Izibuya ziyogcwala ukolweni, namanoni ayochichima iwayini namafutha.

²⁵ Ngiyakunibuyisela iminyaka eyadliwa yisikhonyane, nezimpethu, nezinkumbi, nempethu, impi yami enkulu engayithuma phakathi kwenu.

²⁶ Niyakudla ngokuchichimayo, nisuthe, nilidumise igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu oniphathe ngokumangalisayo; futhi abantu bami abayikujabha kuze kube phakade.

²⁷ Niyokwazi ukuthi ngiphakathi kuka-Israyeli nokuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, akasiye omunye; futhi abantu bami abayikujabha kuze kube phakade.

²⁸ Emva kwalokho ngiyakuthulula uMoya wami phezu kwayo yonke inyama; amadodana enu namadodakazi enu ayakuprofetha, amaxhegu enu aphuphe amaphupho, nezinsizwa zenu zibone imibono.

²⁹ Naphezu kwezinceku nezincekukazi ngiyakuthulula uMoya wami ngalezo zinsuku.

³⁰ Ngiyakwenza izimangaliso ezulwini nasemhlabeni, igazi nomlilo nezinsika zomusi.

³¹ Ilanga liyakuphenduka ubumnyama nenyanga ibe yigazi, lungakafiki usuku lukaJehova olukhulu nolwesabekayo.

³² Bonke ababiza igama likaJehova bayakusindiswa; ngoba eNtabeni yaseSiyoni naseJerusalema kuyoba khona insindiso, njengoba nje uJehova ekhulumile, nakwabaseleyo bayobizwa uJehova.