UJOROMIYA 49 - IsiNdebele 2012 Translation

Isiphorofido nge-Amoni

¹ Mayelana nama-Amoni. Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: “U-Israyeli akanamadodana na? UGadi bekangasi yindlalifakhe na? Alo, kubayini-ke uMilikomu athumbe iGadi? Kubayini abantu bakhe bahlala emizinayo na?”

² USomnini uthi: “Qalani isikhathi siyeza lapha ngizokubangela khona kobana kuzwakale umkhosi wepi phezu kweRabha yama-Amoni. Lizakuba yintundu yeququ nemizi elibhodileko itjhiswe ngomlilo. Nje-ke, u-Israyeli uzakuqotjha labo abamqotjhako.” Kutjho uSomnini.

³ “Lila wena Rhetjhibhoni ngombana i-Ayi itjhabalalisiwe! Rhahlawulani nina madodakazi weRabha! Yembathani iinzilo nilile, ziritheni ngesibejana esirhayako ngombana uMilikomu uzakuya ekuthunjweni kanye nabaphristi neenduna zakhe.

⁴ Wena ndodakazi eqoqomako, kubayini uzikhakhazise ngemirhobakho, iye, ngomrhobakho ogeleza amanzi na? Wena uthembela emagugwinakho bese uthi, ‘Ngubani ongangisahlela na?’

⁵ Qala, sele ngizokwehlisela phezu kwakho ukwesaba okuvela kibo boke abakuzombileko.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla onguMninimandlawoke. “Nina bantu beRabha, nizakuqotjhwa omunye nomunye abaleke ngendlelakhe. Akuzukuba khona obutha abaphadlhaleleko.

⁶ “Kodwana ngemva kwalokho, ngizakutjhugulula ubujamo bama-Amoni.” Kutjho uSomnini.

Isiphorofido nge-Edomu

⁷ Mayelana ne-Edomu. Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke: “Akusenabuhlakani eTemana na? Abahlakaniphileko abasenazeluleko na? Ukuhlakanipha kwabo kubunile na?

⁸ Fulathelani nibaleke, nizifihle ekusithekeni nina bahlali beDedani ngombana ngizakwehlisela ihlekelele phezu kwaka-Esewu lokha nangimhlunguphazako.

⁹ Abavuni bamadiribe nabeza kuwe, abazokutjhiyela amaburujo na? Amasela nafika phakathi kobusuku, akazukweba ngokuzanelisa na?

¹⁰ Nakungimi, ngizamhlangula u-Esewu, ngizakwembula iindawo zakhe zokubhaca, ukuze angasakghona ukuzifihla. Iinzukulwana zakhe, abafowabo nabomakhelwana bakhe bazakubhujiswa; yena angeze asabakhona.

¹¹ Nawutjhiya iintandani zakho, kumele mina ngizivikele na? Abahlolokazi bakho kufanele bathembele kimi na?”

¹² Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: “Qalani, labo abangakafaneli ukusela ikapho, ngambala bayayisela. Alo, wena ngabe umsulwa na? Awusimsulwa nakancani; nakukuyisela uzayisela!”

¹³ USomnini uthi: “Ngafunga ngathi iBotsira lizakuba lirubhi, into yokurhubutjhwa, yokukakamalelwa neyokunikelelwa begodu yoke imizanalo izakuba marubhi unomphela.”

¹⁴ Ngizwe umlayezo obuya kuSomnini uthi: “Kwathunywa isithunywa ezizweni kobana sithi, ‘Buthanani nilisahlele! Zilungiseleleni ipi!’

¹⁵ Mbala, wena Edomu, ngizokwenza ube mncani ezizweni, unyazeke ebantwini.

¹⁶ Ukuzitjhaya kwakho kobudlhadlha nokuzazi kwehliziywakho kukuyengile, wena ohlala emipharwini yamadwala, olawula iintaba eziphakemeko. Nanyana wakha indlwanakho phezulu njengedlanga, ngizakususa lapho ngikwehlisele phasi.” Kutjho uSomnini.

¹⁷ “I-Edomu izakuba libhudu. Woke odlula kiyo uzakumangala abe akhuze ngebanga lazo zoke iingemegeme zayo.

¹⁸ Njengombana iSodoma neGomora zaketulwa kanye nemizana yakhona, ngokunjalo akakho ozakuhlala lapho, akunamuntu ozakhonza kiyo.” Kutjho uSomnini.

¹⁹ “Qalani, njengebhubezi livela ehlathini eliminyeneko elihlanu kweJordani liya edlelweni esebeni lomlanjana, ngizakugijimisa i-Edomu endawenayo msinyana. Nanyana ngubani engimkhethako ngizambeka kiyo. Ngubani onjengami nongangitjhijila na? Ngimuphi umelusi ongajama phambi kwami na?

²⁰ Ngalokho, yizwani lokho uSomnini akuhlele phezu kwe-Edomu, lokho akuhlose ngalabo abahlala eTemana: Kwamambala abesana abelusa imihlambi bazazithathela imihlambi leyo. Iye, uSomnini uzakubangela bonyana amadlelo we-Edomu atjhiywe.

²¹ Ngetjhada lokuwa kwabantu be-Edomu, iphasi lizokuthuthumela, isililo sabo sizakuzwakala elwandle lomGaba.

²² Qalani, isitha sizakutjhinga phezulu njengedlanga eliphapha lizulazule ngehla kweBotsira. Mhlokho iinhliziyo zeengorho ze-Edomu zizakuba njengeyomfazi obelethako.”

Isiphorofido ngeDamaseku

²³ Mayelana neDamaseku. “IRhamathi ne-Aripadi zikakamele ngombana zizwe iindaba ezimbi. Zehla zenyuka njengelwandle elikhephuzelako, azinakuthula.

²⁴ IDamaseku liyabogaboga, lifulathele kobana libaleke libanjwe livalo, liphethwe lisizi neenhlabi njengomfazi obelethako.

²⁵ Kubayini idorobho elidumileko, iye, umuzi wethabo ungakasindiswa?

²⁶ Ngambala amasokanawo azakufela ematatawinawo, woke amajoni wakhona azakuthuliswa mhlokho.” Kutjho uSomnini uMninimandlawoke.

²⁷ Ngizakuthungelela umlilo emithangaleni yeDamaseku, uzakuqothula ubuphephelo beBheni-Hadadi.

Isiphorofido ngeKhedari neRhatsori

²⁸ Mayelana neKhedari nemibuso yeRhatsori yasahlelwa nguNebukadiretsari ikosi yeBhabheli. Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: “Zilungiseleni nisahlele iKhedari, nibhubhise abantu bepumalanga.

²⁹ Amatendabo nemihlambabo izakuthathwa namatjhila wakhona azakuthwalwa kanye nayo yoke ipahlabo namakamela. Abantu bazakurhuwelela bathi, ‘Ukwesabeka mahlangothi woke!’ ”

³⁰ USomnini uthi: “Balekani, nizulazule! Zifihleni ekusithekeni nina bahlali beRhatsori ngombana uNebukadiretsari ikosi yeBhabheli ahlelile, wenze ubukhwebetjhana ngani.

³¹ Zilungiseleni, nisahlele isizwe esizigedlileko, esihlezi ngokuphepha; iye, isizwe esinganamasango namkha iinqabo, abantu baso bazihlalela bodwa.” Kutjho uSomnini.

³² “Amakamelaso azakuba yipango nemihlambaso emikhulu ihlangulwe. Labo abagude iinhloko zabo eenhlafunyweni; ngizabahlakazela emmoyeni wamagumbi woke begodu ngibehlisele ihlekelele mahlangothi woke.” Kutjho uSomnini.

³³ IRhatsori lizokuba lidzaba leempungutjha, indawo elibhudu nini nanini. Akunamuntu ozakuhlala lapho, namkha umuntu ozakukhonza khona.

Isiphorofido nge-Elamu

³⁴ Ilizwi lakaSomnini elafika kuJoromiya umphorofidi mayelana ne-Elamu ekuthomeni kokubusa kwakaTsedekhiya ikosi yakwaJuda.

³⁵ Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: “Qalani, sele ngizokwephula umsebe we-Elamu, iye, igugu lamandlayo wepi.

³⁶ Ngizokwehlisela imimoya emine phezu kwe-Elamu, kusukela emagumbini womane wephasi. Ngizobasabalalisa mahlangothi woke wemimoya leyo. Abaqotjhiweko be-Elamu bazakufunyanwa ezizweni zoke.

³⁷ Ngizokuhlakaza ama-Elamu phambi kwezitha zawo, iye, phambi kwalabo abazumana nepilwawo; ngizokwehlisela ihlekelele phezu kwawo, okutjho itukuthelwami evuthako.” Kutjho uSomnini. “Ngizowagijimisa ngesabula bengiwaqede nya.

³⁸ Ngizokubeka isihlalo sobukhosi bami e-Elamu, ngibhubhise ikosi yakhona neenduna zakhona.” Kutjho uSomnini.

³⁹ “Kodwana emalangeni ezako ngizokutjhugulula ubujamo be-Elamu.” Kutjho uSomnini.