UJoweli 3 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

Joweli 3 Izizwe ziyohlukana phakathi

¹ Ngokuba bhekani, ngalezo zinsuku nangaleso sikhathi, lapho ngiyakubuyisa ukuthunjwa kukaJuda neJerusalema,

² Ngiyakubutha zonke izizwe, ngizehlisele esigodini sikaJehoshafati, ngilwe nazo lapho ngenxa yabantu bami nefa lami u-Israyeli, owabahlakazela ezizweni, wahlukanisa izwe lami.

³ Benza inkatho phezu kwabantu bami; wanika isifebe indodana, wathengisa ngentombazane ukuze aphuze iwayini.

⁴ Yebo, nihlangene ngani nami, Tire, neSidoni, nani nonke zifunda zasePalestina na? uzongibuyisela yini? futhi uma ungiphindisela, ngokushesha futhi ngokushesha ngizokwehlisela impindiselo yakho phezu kwekhanda lakho;

⁵ Ngoba nathatha isiliva lami legolide lami, laletha izinto zami eziligugu emathempelini enu.

⁶ Abantwana bakwaJuda nabantwana baseJerusalema bathengisa ngani kumaGreki ukuba awasuse kude nemingcele yawo.

⁷ Bhekani, ngiyakubavusa endaweni enabathengisa kuyo, ngenze ukuba umvuzo wenu uwe phezu kwamakhanda enu.

⁸ Ngiyakuthengisa ngamadodana enu namadodakazi enu esandleni sabantwana bakwaJuda, bona bathengise ngabo kumaSheba, isizwe esikude, ngokuba uJehova ukukhulumile.

⁹ Kumemezeleni phakathi kwabezizwe; Lungisani impi, phakamisani amaqhawe, asondele onke amaqhawe; mabakhuphuke.

¹⁰ Phosani izinkemba zenu ezinkulu nemikhonto yenu yokuthena imithi; obuthakathaka makathi: Nginamandla.

¹¹ Buthanani nize nina zizwe zonke, nibuthane nxazonke; makwehlele khona amaqhawe akho, Jehova.

¹² Izizwe mazivuke, zikhuphukele esigodini sikaJehoshafati, ngokuba ngiyakuhlala khona ukuba ngahlulele zonke izizwe nxazonke.

¹³ Hlalani esikeleni, ngokuba isivuno sesivuthiwe; woza, yehla; ngokuba isikhamo sigcwele, amanoni ayachichima; ngoba ububi babo bukhulu.

¹⁴ Izixuku, izixuku esigodini sokwahlulela, ngokuba usuku lukaJehova luseduze esigodini sokwahlulela.

¹⁵ Ilanga nenyanga kuyoba mnyama, nezinkanyezi ziyosusa ukukhanya kwazo.

¹⁶ INkosi izabhonga iseZiyoni, iphakamise ilizwi layo iseJerusalema; kuyakuzamazama izulu nomhlaba, kepha uJehova uyakuba yithemba labantu bakhe nenqaba yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

¹⁷ Niyakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ohlezi eSiyoni, intaba yami engcwele; khona iJerusalema liyakuba ngcwele, abafokazi abasayikulidabula futhi.

¹⁸ Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku izintaba ziconse uleme, amagquma agobhoze ubisi, nemifula yakwaJuda igobhoze amanzi, kuphume nomthombo endlini kaJehova, futhi uyonisela isigodi saseSitimi.

¹⁹ IGibithe liyakuba yincithakalo, no-Edomi abe yihlane eliyincithakalo, ngenxa yobudlova phezu kwabantwana bakwaJuda, ngokuba bachitha igazi elingenacala ezweni labo.

²⁰ Kodwa uJuda uzaphila kuze kube nininini, leJerusalema izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.

²¹ Ngokuba ngiyakulihlanza igazi labo engingalihlanzanga, ngokuba uJehova uhlala eSiyoni.