Xhosa - Book of Baruch

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ISAHLUKO 1

1 Ngawo la amazwi encwadi, awayibhalayo uBharuki unyana kaNeriya, unyana kaMahaseya, unyana kaZedekiya, unyana ka-Asadiya, unyana kaKelekiya,eBhabheli;

2 ngomnyaka wesihlanu, nangomhla wesixhenxe enyangeni leyo, ngexesha amaKaledi ayithimbayo iYerusalem,ayitshisangomlilo.

3 Wawalesa uBharuki amazwi ale ncwadi, ezindlebeni zikaYekoniya unyana kaYehoyakim, ukumkani wakwaYuda, nasezindlebeni zabo bonke abantuabezekuvalencwadi;

4 ezindlebeni zezikhulu ezoonyana bokumkani, nasezindlebenizamadodaamakhulu,nabantubonke, kuthabathela komphantsi kwesa phezulu, bonke abemiyoeBhabheli,ngakuMlamboiSudi.

5Balilake,bazilaukudla,bathandazakuYehova.

6Kananjalobahlanganisaimalingokwamandlaabo;

7 Bayithumela eYerusalem kuYehoyakim umbingeleli omkhulu, unyana kaHilekiya, unyana kaSalom, nakubabingeleli, nakubantu bonke abafumanekabenayeeYerusalem;

8Kwangeloxesha,ekwazamkeleniiimpahlazendlu kaYehova, ezazikhutshiwe etempileni, ukuba zibuyiselwe ezweni lakwaYuda, ngomhla weshumi wenyanga enguSivan, iimpahla zesilivere, zikaZedekiya, ukumkani wakwaYuda. unyana kaYosiyaukumkaniwaseYadawenza;

9 Emveni kokuba uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli emfudusile eYerusalem uYekoniya, nabathetheli, nabathinjwa, namagorha, nabantu belizwe,wabazisaeBhabheli.

10 Bathi, Yabonani, sikuthumele imali ukuba ndithenge kuni amadini anyukayo, nedini lesono, nesiqhumiso, nilungise imana, ninyuse esibingelelwenisikaYehovauThixowethu;

11 nithandazele ubomi bukaNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli, nobomi bukaBhaletshazare unyana wakhe, ukuba imihla yaboibenjengemihlayezuluemhlabeni;

12 UYehova uya kusinika ukomelela, awakhanyisele amehlo ethu, siphile emthunzini kaNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli, naphantsikomthunzikaBhaletatsareunyanawakhe, sibakhonze imihla emininzi, sibabalwe emehlweni abo..

13 Sithandazele nawe kuYehova uThixo wethu; ngokuba sonile kuYehova uThixo wethu; kude kube namhla, uburhalarhume bukaYehova nomsindowakheawubuyangakuthi.

14Nizeniyileselencwadisiyithumelekuni,ukuba niyenze uvumo endlwini kaYehova, ngamaxesha amisiweyo,nasemithendelekweni.

15 nithi ke, KukaYehova uThixo wethu bubulungisa,kuthikuthiukudanakobuso,njengoko kwenzekayo namhlanje, kubo bakwaYuda, nakubemibaseYerusalem;

16 nakookumkani bethu, nakubathetheli bethu, nakubabingeleli bethu, nakubaprofeti bethu, nakoobawo;

17KubasonilephambikoYehova,

18 Akaliphulaphula ilizwi likaYehova uThixo wethu, ukuba sihambe ngokwemithetho asiyalele yona;

19KususelakwiminiuYehovaawabakhuphangayo oobawo ezweni laseYiputa, unanamhla, asimphulaphula uYehova uThixo wethu, salityeshelailizwilakhe.

20 Banamathela kuthi ububi, nesiqalekiso, awasimisayouYehovangoMosesumkhonziwakhe, njengoko wabakhuphayo oobawo ezweni laseYiputa, ukuba asinike ilizwe elibaleka amasi nobusi, njengelizwe elibaleka amasi nobusi. kukubonaolusuku.

21 Noko ke asiliphulaphulanga ilizwi likaYehova uThixo wethu, ngokwamazwi onke abaprofeti awabathumelayokuthi;

22Elowo walandela ubungqola bentliziyo yakhe engendawo, wakhonza oothixo bolunye uhlanga, nokwenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova uThixo wethu.

ISAHLUKO 2

1UlimisilekeuYehovailizwilakhe,awalithethayo ngathi, nakubagwebi bethu, abagwebayo amaSirayeli, nakuokumkani bethu, nakubathetheli bethu,nakumadodaakwaSirayeli,nakumaYuda; 2 esizihlisela izibetho ezikhulu, ezingazanga zibekho phantsi kwezulu lonke, njengoko zabakhoyo eYerusalem, ngokwezinto ezibhaliweyo emyalelwenikaMoses;

3 ukuba indoda idle inyama yonyana wayo, nenyamayentombiyayo;

4 Wabanikela ukuba bazithobe kwizikumkani zonke ezisijikelezileyo, zibe yintlekisa nempanza phakathi kwezizwe zonke ngeenxa zonke, athe wabaphangalalisakuzouYehova.

5 Senjenjalo ukuthotywa, asiziphakamisi, ngokuba sonile kuYehova uThixo wethu, sangaliphulaphula ilizwilakhe.

6 KuYehova uThixo wethu kubulungisa; ke kuthi, noobawo bethu, elubala ihlazo, njengoko kunjalo namhla.

7 Ngokuba zisifikele zonke ezi zibetho, azithethileyouYehovangathi

8 Kanti asithandazanga phambi koYehova, ukuba sibuye elowo kubungqola bentliziyo yakhe engendawo.

9 Ngoko ke uYehova wasiphathela ububi, yaye uYehovawasiziselabona,kubauYehovaulilungisa kuyoyonkeimisebenziawasiyaleleyona.

10Asiliphulaphulangailizwi lakhe, ukubasihambe ngemithethokaYehovaayibekileyophambikwethu.

11 Kaloku ke, Yehova Thixo kaSirayeli, obakhuphileyo abantu bakho ezweni laseYiputa ngesandla esithe nkqi, nangengalo ephakamileyo, nangemiqondiso, nangezimanga, nangamandla amakhulu, wazenzela igama; njengoko kubonakala namhlanje:

12 Yehova Thixo wethu, sonile, senze ubugwenxa, senzengobugqwethakuwoonkeamasikoakho.

13Mabubuyekuthiukuvuthakomsindowakho;

14Yiva,Yehova,imithandazoyethu,nokutarhuzisa kwethu, Usihlangule ngenxa yegama lakho, Usibabalephambikwabasikhungisileyo;

15ukuzelazi lonkeihlabathi ukubawena,Yehova, unguThixo wethu, ngenxa enokuba uSirayeli nembewuyakheibizwangegamalakho.

16 Camagu, Nkosi yam, usendlwini yakho engcwele, usigqale; Thoba indlebe yakho, Yehova, usiphulaphule.

17 Vula amehlo akho, ubone; ngokuba abafileyo, abasemangcwabeni, abamphefumlo wabo isusiweyo emizimbeni yabo, abayi kuyinika iNkosi ndumiso,nabulungisa;

18 Ke wona umphefumlo okhwankqiswe kakhulu, oxhobileyo, otyhafileyo, namehlo atyhafileyo, nomphefumlo olambileyo, wokunika indumiso nobulungisa,Yehova.

19 Ke ngoko asenzanga sikhungo phambi kwakho, YehovaThixowethu,ngenxayobulungisaboobawo, nookumkanibethu.

20 Ngokuba usithumele ubushushu bakho, noburhalarhume bakho, njengoko wakuthethayo ngabakhonzibakhoabaprofeti,usithi, 21 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Thobani amagxa enu, nimkhonze ukumkani waseBhabheli, nihlale ke ezweniendalinikaooyihlo.

22 Ukuba anithanga niliphulaphule ilizwi likaYehova,nimkhonzeukumkaniwaseBhabheli, 23 Ndiya kuliphezisa emizini yakwaYuda nangaphandle kweYerusalem izwi lemihlali nezwi lemivuyo, izwi lomyeni nezwi lomtshakazi, libe senkangalakulolonkeilizwe.abahlali.

24 Asiliphulaphulanga ilizwi lakho, ukuze simkhonze ukumkani waseBhabheli; ngenxa yoko uwamise kakuhle amazwi owawathethayo ngabakhonzibakhoabaprofeti,wokubaamathambo ookumkani bethu, namathambo oobawo bethu, angcwatywe.bakhutshweendaweniyabo.

25 Kwaye, yabona, belahlelwa phandle ebushushwini bemini, nakwiqabaka yasebusuku, kwaye bafa ngobubi obukhulu yindlala, likrele, nayindyikityayokufa.

26 Ke yona indlu ebizwe ngegama lakho, uyenze yaphanziswa, njengoko injalo namhla, ngenxa yezintoezimbizendlukaSirayelinezendlukaYuda.

27 Yehova Thixo wethu, usenzele ngokokulunga kwakho konke, nangokwenceba yakho yonke enkulu;

28 njengoko wathethayo ngoMoses umkhonzi wakho, mini wamwiselayo umthetho wokuba awubhalephambikoonyanabakaSirayeli,uthi, 29Ukubaanithanganiliphulaphuleizwilam,inene, esi sihlwele sikhulu siya kujika sibe mbalwa phakathi kweentlanga, endiya kubachithachithela khona.

30 Kuba bendisazi ukuba abandiva; ngokuba bengabantu abantamo ilukhuni; ke basezweni labathinjwa,bayakuzikhumbula.

31 bazi ukuba ndinguYehova uThixo wabo, ndibanikeintliziyoneendlebezokuva;

32 Kwaye baya kundidumisa elizweni lakuthinjelwe,bakhumbuleigamalam.

33 babuye ekuqaqadekeni kweentamo zabo, nasezintweni zabo ezimbi; ngokuba baya kuyikhumbula indlela yooyise, abonayo phambi koYehova.

34ndibabuyiselekulo ilizwe endafungayokooyise, ooAbraham noIsake noYakobi, babe ziinkosi zalo, ndibandise,bangabisancipha.

35 ndenze umnqophiso ongunaphakade nabo, wokubandibenguThixowabo,babengabantubam, ndingabi sabagxotha abantu bam amaSirayeli emhlabeniendibanikawona.

ISAHLUKO 3

1 Yehova, wemikhosi, Thixo kaSirayeli, umphefumlooxhekileyoukhalakuwe;

2 Yiva, Yehova, ube nenceba; ngokuba unenceba kuwe, ube nenceba kuthi, kuba sonile phambi kwakho.

3 Ngokuba uhleli ngonaphakade, Ke thina sitshabalale.

4 Yehova wemikhosi, Thixo kaSirayeli, yiva ke imithandazo yamaSirayeli afileyo, noonyana babo, abonileyo phambi kwakho, abaliphulaphula izwi lakho Thixo wabo; ngenxa yoko sanamathela kuthi ezizibetho..

5 Musa ukubukhumbula ubugwenxa boobawo bethu; khawucinge ngamandla akho negama lakho ngoku.

6 Kuba wena, Yehova, unguThixo wethu, yaye wena,Nkosi,siyakukudumisa.

7 Ngenxa yoko ubeke ukoyika kwakho ezintliziyweni zethu, ukuze silinqule igama lakho, sikudumiseekuthinjwenikwethu;

8 Yabona, sisesekuthinjweni namhla, apho usichithachithe khona, saba sisingcikivo, nesiqalekiso, sihlawuliswe ngokobugwenxa bonke boobawo,abakreqayokuYehovauThixowethu.

9 Yiva, Sirayeli, imithetho yobomi, Beka indlebe uqondeubulumko.

10 Yini na ukuba utheni na, Sirayeli, ukuba usezweni leentshaba zakho, usuke wolulele ezweni lolunyeuhlanga,uzenzeinqambingabafi?

11Ukubaubalwanabahlebayekwelabafileyo?

12Ulishiyileithendelobulumko;

13 Kuba, ukuba ubuhamba ngendlela kaThixo, ungeuhlelieluxolweningonaphakade.

14 Fundani apho bukhoyo ubulumko, aphi na amandla, aphi na ukuqonda; ukuze wazi ukuba buphi na ubude bemihla, nobomi, apho buphi na ukukhanyakwamehlo,noxolo.

15 Ngubani na oyaziyo indawo yayo? Ngubani na ongeneebuncwanenibayo?

16 Baphi na abathetheli beentlanga, abalawula amarhamncwaehlabathini;

17 Abo badla iintaka zezulu, nabafumbela isilivere negolide,abakholosengayoabantu,bangenasiphelo sokuzuzakwabo?

18 Kuba abo basebenza ngesilivere, benyamekile, abamisebenziyaboingaphengululekiyo;

19 Banyamalele, behla baya kwelabafileyo, banyukileabanyeesikhundlenisabo.

20Amadodanaabonaukukhanya,ahlalaemhlabeni, kodwaabayazangaindlelayokwazi.

21 Abaziqondi iindlela zakho, Abayibamba; Abantwanababobabekudenaloondlela.

22 Akuvakalanga kwaKanan, akuzanga kubonwe nakwaTeman.

23 IiAgarenes ezifuna ubulumko emhlabeni, abarhwebi bakaMeran nabakwaTeman, ababhali bamabali, nabaphicothi abaphuma ekuqondeni; Akukho namnye kubo oyaziyo indlela yobulumko, akazikhumbulinomendowabo.

24Hayi,ukubamkhulukwendlukaThixo,Sirayeli! Hayiindlelaenkulungayoindawoyelifalakhe!

25 Mkhulu, ongenasiphelo; iphezulu, kwaye ayinakulinganiswa.

26 Kwakukho iingxilimbela, ezaziwayo kwasekuqalekeni, ezazizizidenge, iingcali emfazweni.

27 Ezo angazinyulanga, uYehova, akabanikanga nendlelayokwazi;

28 Batshabalala, ngenxa yokuba bebengenabulumko, batshabalala ngenxa yokumathakwabo.

29 Ngubani na owenyuka waya emazulwini, wayithabatha,wayihlisaemafini?

30 Ngubani na owaluwela ulwandle, wayifumana, wayizisaigolideecocekileyo?

31 Akukho uyaziyo indlela yakhe, Akawucingi nomkhondowakhe.

32 Ke yena ozaziyo zonke izinto, uyamazi, wamfumanangengqondoyakhe;

33 Lowo uthumela ukukhanya, kuye kuhambe, akubizekwakhona,kwayekumthobeleenoloyiko.

34 Iinkwenkwezi zakhanya emiboniselweni yazo, zivuya; baza ngokunjalo bechwayitha bembonisa ukukhanyakulowowabenzayo.

35 Nguye lo uThixo wethu, akukho namnye engabalelwakuye

36 Uyifumene yonke indlela yokwazi, Wayinika uYakobiumkhonziwakhe,USirayeliintandayakhe.

37 Emveni koko wabonakalaliswa emhlabeni, encokolanabantu.

ISAHLUKO 4

1 Yiyo le incwadi yemithetho kaThixo, nomyalelo ongunaphakade:bonkeabawugcinayobayakuphila; keothewayishiyayouyakufa.

2Jika,Yakobi,ubambelelekuwo,Hambaebusweni bokukhanyakwawo,ukuzeukhanyiselwe.

3 Uzuko lwakho musa ukulunika omnye, Iinto eziluncedo kuwe, neenzuzo zakho kuhlanga lwasemzini.

4 Sinoyolo thina, Sirayeli; ngokuba izinto ezikholekileyokuThixozazisiwekuthi.

5 Yomelelani, bantu bam, sisikhumbuzo sikaSirayeli.

6 Kuthengiswe kuni ezintlangeni, kungekhona ukuzenitshabalale;

7 Kuba namqumbisa lowo wanenzayo ngokubingelelakwiidemon,kungekhonakuThixo. 8NimlibeleuThixoongunaphakade,owaninyusayo; niyenzebuhlunguiYerusalem,yonayanincancisayo.

9 Kuba yabubona ubushushu bukaThixo phezu kwenu,yathi,Yivani,ninabemibaseZiyon;

10 Ndakubona ukuthinjwa koonyana bam neentombizam,awabahliselabonauNgunaphakade.

11 Ndabondla ngovuyo; wabandulula belila nokumbambazela.

12 Makungabikho namnye undivuyelelayo, mna mhlolokazi, ndishiyiweyo ngabaninzi; ngenxa yokubabewushiyileumthethokaThixo.

13 Abayazi imimiselo yakhe, abahamba ngendlela yemithetho yakhe, abawunyathela umendo woqeqeshoebulungisenibakhe.

14 Mabeze abemi baseZiyon, nikhumbule ukuthinjwa koonyana bam neentombi zam, awabahliselazonauNgunaphakade.

15Kubaiziswephezukwabouhlangaoluvelakude, uhlangaoluphumakude,oluntethoilulwimilulunye, olungayihloneliindodaenkulu,nomntwanaolula

16 Aba baye bazithimba abantwana abaziintanda zomhlolokazi, abathandekayo, bamshiye eshiywe yedwa,engenantombi.

17Kodwandingakuncedangantoni?

18 Kuba lowo wanihliselayo ezi zibetho uya kunihlangulaesandleniseentshabazenu.

19 Hambani, bantwana bam, hambani; ngokuba ndishiywendim.

20 Ndikhulule ingubo yoxolo, ndabeka ezirhwexayo zokuthandaza phezu kwam; NdikhalelakuYehovangemihlayam.

21 Yomelelani, Owu bantwana bam, khalani eNkosini, kwaye iya kunihlangula emandleni nasesandleniseentshaba.

22 Ngokuba ithemba lam lingunaphakade, ukuba wokusindisa; kwaye uvuyo lufikile kum luvela koyiNgcwele, ngenxa yenceba eya kuza kuni kamsinyane ivela kuMsindisi wethu onguNaphakade.

23 Kuba ndanithuma nisenza isijwili, nilila; ke uThixo uya kunibuyisela kum, ninovuyo novuyo olungunaphakade.

24 Njengoko abamelwane beZiyon bekubona ukuthinjwa kwenu, baya kulubona kamsinya usindiso lwenu luvela kuThixo wethu, oluya kunifikela ngobuqaqawuli obukhulu, bokubengezelakobungunaphakade.

25 Bantwana bam, yinyamezeleni ingqumbo kaThixo, enifikeleyo; kodwa kamsinya uya kukubona ukwaphuka kwayo, uyinyathele entanyeniyayo.

26 Iinto ezimyoli zam zihamba ngeendlela ezizizo, zathi hlasiswa njengomhlambi othinjwe ezintshabeni.

27Thuthuzelani,bantwanabam,nikhalekuThixo;

28 Kuba njengokuba ibikukuthanda kwenu ukulahleka kuThixo; wobuya nimfune ngokuphindwekashumi.

29Kubalowounizisileyoezizibethouyakunizisela uvuyoolungunaphakadengosindisolwenu.

30 Yomelela, Yerusalem, ngokuba lowo wakuthiyayouyakukuthuthuzela.

31 Balusizi ababandezeli bakho, Bavuyela ukuwa kwakho;

32Ibibiimiziababeyikhonzaoonyanabakho;

33 Njengoko lakuvuyelayo ukuwa kwakho, lakuvuyelaukuwakwakho;

34 Ngokuba ndiya kuyisusa imihlali yengxokolo yayoenkulu,neqhayiyalayolibesisijwili.

35 Kuba kuya kuza phezu kwayo umlilo uvela kwaphakade, ingunaphakade; kwaye iya kumiwa ziidemonixeshaelide.

36 Yerusalem, bheka ngakuwe empumalanga, uluboneuvuyooluzakuwe,luvelakuThixo.

37 Yabona, bayeza oonyana bakho, owabandululayo, bahlanganiselwe ndawonye bevelaempumalanga,besaentshonalanga,ngelizwi loyiNgcwele,bevuyaekuzukolukaThixo.

ISAHLUKO 5

1Khulula,Yerusalem,inguboyesijwili nembandezelo,ambatheubungangamelabozuko oluvelakuThixo,kudekuseephakadeni.

2Bhinqainguboyokwalekayobulungisaobuphuma kuThixo;ubekeisithsabaentlokweniyakho lobungangamshabamaphakade.

3NgokubauThixouyakukubonakalisaukukhanya kwakhokuwoonkeamazweaphantsikwezulu. 4Kubaigamalakholiyakubizwangokuba nguThixongonaphakade,Uxololobulungisa, IsihombosokukhonzauThixo.

5 Suk’ ume, Yerusalem, uze ume phezulu, uze ukhangelengasempuma,kwayeukhangele abantwanabakhobehlanganisenebevela entshonalangaukuyaempumalangangelizwi loyiNgcwele,benemihlaliekukhumbuleniuThixo. 6Kubabemkilekuwengeenyawo,Bakhukuliswa ezintshabenizabo;

7KubauThixoumisezonkeiinduliezinde, neendongaezizekezayo,zidilike,zizaliswe iintlambo,ukuzekwenziwenelizweelo,ukuze uSirayeliahambeekholosile,ebuqaqawulini bukaThixo;

8Kananjaloamahlathinawowonkeumthi onevumbaelimnandiwowagubungelauSirayeli ngokomthethokaThixo.

9NgokubauThixouyakuwakhokelangovuyo uSirayeliekukhanyenikobuqaqawulibakhe, ngencebanobulungisaobuphumakuye.

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