Xhosa - The Book of Prophet Joel

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Yoweli

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1IlizwilikaYehovaelafikakuYoweli,unyanakaPetuweli. 2Yivanioku,ninamadodamakhulu,nibekeindlebe, nonkebemibelizwe;Kwakhakwakhonaokongemihla yenu,nangemihlayooyihlo?

3Kuxelenikoonyanabenu,oonyanabenubakuxele koonyanababo,oonyanababobakuxelekwisizukulwana esinye.

4Okushiywengumqikelakudliwengumqikela;okushiywe ngumqikelakudliwengumqikela;okushiywengumqikela kudliwengumqikela.

5Vukani,manxila,nilile;bhombolozani,nonkebaseli bewayini,ngenxayewayinientsha;ngokubainqunyulwe emlonyeniwakho.

6Kubakunyukeleezwenilamuhlangaolunamandla, olungenakubalwa,olumazinyoamazinyoengonyama, olunamazinyoazidleleengonyamaenkulu.

7Luwubhuqileumdiliyawam,lwawukhuthulula umkhiwanewam;amasebeawoenziwemhlophe

8Bhombolozanjengentombiebhinqeezirhwexayo,ngenxa yendodayobutshabayo

9UnqamkileendlwinikaYehovaumnikelowokudla nothululwayo;benzaisijwiliababingeleli,abalungiseleli bakaYehova

10Libhuqiweamasimi,ilizwelenzaisijwili;kuba ibhuqiweingqolowa,itshileiwayinientsha,ioliyomile.

11Danani,balimi;bhombolozani,basebenzibezidiliya, ngenxayengqolowanangenxayerhasi;ngokubauvuno lwamasimilutshabalele.

12Umdiliyautshile,nomkhiwaneuntshwenyile; umrharnate,nesundu,nom-apile,yonkeimithiyasendle, yomile;ngokubakuphelileuvuyokoonyanababantu.

13Bhinqaniezirhwexayo,nimbambazele,babingeleli; bhombolozani,balungiselelibesibingelelo;yizani,lalani ngezirhwexayobonkeubusuku,balungiseleliboThixowam; kubaindluyoThixowamivinjiweumnikelowokudla nothululwayo

14Ngcwalisaniuzilo,bizaniingqungquthela,hlanganisani amadodaamakhulu,nabemibonkebelizwe,bezeendlwini kaYehovauThixowenu,nikhalekuYehova; 15Yehakeloomini!ngokubaisondeleiminikaYehova, ivelanjengembuqokuSomandla

16Akunqunyulwanaphambikwamehloethuukudla, nemivuyonemivuyoendlwiniyoThixowethu?

17Ibolilephantsikwamagadaabo,achithakeleoovimba, adilikeamaqonga;kubaingqolowayomile.

18Hayi,ukuncwinakwamarhamncwa!Ikhohliwe imihlambiyeenkomo,kubaingenatyani;ewe,imihlambi yempahlaemfutshaneiphanzisiwe.

19Ndikhalakuwe,Yehova;kubaumlilouwatshisile amakriwaasentlango,nelangatyelayirhawulayonkeimithi yasendle.

20Kwanamarhamncwaasendleakhalakuwe;kubaitshile imijeloyamanzi,nomlilowawatshisaamakriwaasentlango

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VuthelaniisigodloeZiyon,nihlabeumkhosientabeniyam engcweleMabagungqebonkeabemibelizwe,ngokuba isizaiminikaYehova,kubaisondele;

2yiminiyobumnyamanesithokothoko,iminiyamafu nesithokothoko,njengokusa,phezukweentaba,abantu abaninzi,abanamandla;akuzangakubenjalo,akusayikuba sabakhoemvakwayo,kudekuseeminyakeni yezizukulwanangezizukulwana

3Phambikwabokutshisaumlilo;nasemvakwabokutsha ilangatye;ilizwelinjengomyezowase-Edenphambikwabo; ewe,akukhontoiyakusinda

4Injengokubonakalakwamahasheimbonakaloyabo; njengakhwelwayo,benjenjaloukubaleka.

5Njengesithongaseenqwelozokulwaezincotsheni zeentababayakutsiba,njengesandiselangatyelomliloodla iindiza,njengabantuabanamandlaabakheuluhlu.

6Ziyakuzibhijabhijaizizwephambikobusobabo; 7Bagidimanjengamagorha;bayakunyukaudonga njengamadodaokulwa;bayakuhambaelowongendlela yakhe,bangahambingendlelayakhe,bangeziizintluzabo; 8Kananjaloomnyeakayikutyhalana;bayakuhamba elowongendlelayakhe;nokubabawelikrele,abayi kukwenzakala

9Babalekelaphakathikomzi;bayakubalekaeludongeni, banyukeezindlwini;bayakungenangeefestilenjengesela.

10Phambikwabouyanyikimaumhlaba;Liyanyikimaizulu, libemnyamailanganenyanga,neenkwenkwezi zikufinyezileukukhanyakwazo;

11UYehovaukhuphaizwilakhephambikomkhosiwakhe; ngokubamkhulukakhuluumkhosiwakhe;kubaunamandla umenziwelizwilakhe;ngubaninakeonokuyinyamezela?

12Nangokuke,utshouYehovaukuthi,Buyelanikum ngentliziyoyenuyonke,nangokuzila,nangokulila, nangokumbambazela;

13nikrazuleintliziyoyenu,ingabiziingubozenu,nibuyele kuYehovauThixowenu;kubaunobabalonemfesane,yena uzekakadeumsindo,unencebaenkulu,uyazohlwaya ngenxayobubi

14Ngubaninaowaziyoukubawobuyaaguquke,ashiye intsikelelongasemvakwakhe;ngumnikelowokudla nothululwayokuYehovauThixowenu?

15VuthelaniisigodloeZiyon,ngcwalisaniuzilo,memani ingqungquthela;

16Hlanganisaniabantu,ngcwalisaniibandla,hlanganisani amadodaamakhulu,hlanganisaniabantwana, nabanyanyayoamabele;makaphumeumyeniegumbini lakhe,umtshakaziegumbinilakhe

17Mabalileababingeleli,abalungiselelibakaYehova, phakathikwevarandanesibingelelo,bathi,Yibanenceba ebantwinibakho,Yehova,ungalinikeliilifalakho ekungcikivweni,ukubababalawuleiintlanga;yithini ebantwini,UphinauThixowabo?

18WabanobukhwelekeuYehovangelizwelakhe,waba nofefengabantubakhe.

19WaphendulauYehova,wathiebantwinibakhe, Yabonani,ndinithumelaingqolowa,newayinientsha,neoli, eniyakwaneliswayiyo;

20Ndiyakumkhweleliselakudekuniumkhosiwangasentla, ndimgxotheleezwenielingumqwebedu,enkangala,ubuso bakhebubhekekulwandlelwasempumalanga,umqosheliso wakheusingeelwandlelwasentshonalanga,kunyuke

ukunukakwakhe,kunyukeukunukakwakhekunyuka ivumbaelibi,ngokubawenzeizintoezinkulu.

21Musaukoyika,hlabathi;vuyaninigcobe,ngokuba uYehovauyakwenzaizintoezinkulu.

22Musaniukoyika,mpahlainkuluyasendle;kuba amakriwaasentlangoaphumauhlaza;kubaumthiuxakatha isiqhamosawo,umkhiwanenomdiliyaunikaamandlaawo 23Yibaninemihlali,nyanabaseZiyon,nigcobengoYehova uThixowenu;kubauninikeimvulayokuqala;inyanga yokuqala

24Zozalaizandayingqolowa,namanqathaaphuphume yiwayinineoli;

25Ndonibuyiselaiminyakaeyadliwaziinkumbi, neenkumbiezinqunquthayo,neenkumbiezinqunquthayo, umkhosiwamomkhuluendawuthumelaphakathikwenu

26Niyakudlanidlile,nihluthe,nilidumiseigama likaYehovauThixowenu,oniphethengokubalulekileyo; bangadaniabantubamnaphakade

27naziukubandiphakathikwamaSirayeli;ukubamna YehovandinguThixowenu,akukhowumbi;bangadani abantubamnaphakade

28Kuyakuthiemvenikokubanjalo,ndithululeuMoya wamphezukwenyamayonke;baprofeteoonyanabenu neentombizenu,amadodaenuamakhuluaphuphe amaphupha,amadodanaenuaboneimibono;

29Kwanaphezukwabakhonzinaphezukwabakhonzazana ndothululauMoyawamngaloomihla

30Ndiyakwenzaizimangaezulwininasehlabathini,igazi nomlilonemiquluyomsi

31Ilangaliyakusukalibemnyama,nenyangaibeligazi, phambikokubaifikeiminikaYehova,leyoinkulu yoyikekayo

32BothibonkeabasukubabenqulaigamalikaYehova, basinde;kubaentabeniyaseZiyonnaseYerusalemkuya kubakhoabasindileyo,njengokowatshoyouYehova; naphakathikwabaseleyokubekhoawobabizauYehova

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1Kuba,yabonani,ngaloomihlanangeloxesha,endiya kukubuyisaukuthinjwakukaYudaneYerusalem, 2ndozibuthazonkeiintlanga,ndizihliseleentilini yakwaYoshafati,ndimangalelanenazokhonangenxa yabantubam,ilifalamamaSirayeli,ezithezalichithachitha ezintlangeni,zalabelailizwelam

3Benzaamaqashisongabantubam;zathengisa ngenkwenkwengenxayehenyukazi,zathengisangentombi ngewayini,ukuzezisele.

4Yintoninaenamnawe,Tire,neTsidon,naninonkemida yasePalestina?Niyakundibuyekezaimpathona? Kwakamsinya,ngokukhawulezayo,ndiyakukubuyisela ukuphathakwenuentlokweniyenu;

5Ekubeninithabatheisilivereyamnegolideyam,nazisa izintozamezinqwenelekayo,nazisaetempileniyenu;

6NathengisangoonyanabakaYudanoonyana baseYerusalemkumaGrike,ukuzenibakhweleliselekude emdeniwabo.

7yabonani,ndiyabavusaendawenienathengisangabo, ndikubuyiseleukuphathakwenuentlokweniyenu 8Ndothengisangoonyanabenunangeentombizenu esandlenisoonyanabakaYuda,bathengisengabo

kumaShebha,kubantuabakude;ngokubauYehova ethethile.

9Memezaniokuphakathikweentlanga;ngcwalisani imfazwe;vusaniamagorha;makasondeleonkeamadoda okulwa;mabanyuke; 10Khandaniamakhubaenuabengamakrele,namagwegwe enuabeyimikhonto;

11Buthaninize,nonkezintlangazangeenxazonke, nibuthelane;wahliselekhonaamagorhaakho,Yehova 12Mazixhoxhwezinyukeiintlanga,ziyeentilini yakwaYoshafati;ngokubandiyakuhlalaphantsikhona, ukuzendizigwebezonkeiintlangazangeenxazonke

13Fakaniirhengqa,kubaukudlakuvuthiwe;ngokuba siyahluthaisixovulelo,ayaphuphumaamanqatha;ngokuba ububibabobukhulu

14Yimbuthumbuthu,yimbuthumbuthuentiliniyesigqibo! KubaisondeleiminikaYehovaentiliniyesigqibo

15Ilanganenyangazenziwemnyama,iinkwenkwezi zikufinyezileukukhanyakwazo.

16UYehovaubharhulaeZiyon,ukhuphailizwilakhe eYerusalem;linyikimeizulunehlabathi;keuYehova ulithembalabantubakhe,uligwibaloonyanabakaSirayeli.

17NiyakwazikeukubamnaYehovandinguThixowenu, ohlelieZiyon,entabeniyamengcwele;iYerusalemyoba ngcwele,abasemzinibangabisacandaphakathikwayo.

18Kuyakuthingaloomini,iintabazivuzeiwayinientsha, iinduliziphalaleamasi,nemijeloyonkeyakwaYuda iphalaleamanzi,kuphumeumthombowendlukaYehova. Yehova,ayisezeintiliyeShitim

19IYiputakuyakubasenkangala,nelakwaEdomlibe yintlangoesenkangala,ngenxayokugonyamelakwabo oonyanabakaYuda,ekubenibephalazeigazielimsulwa ezwenilabo

20KeuYudauyakumiwangonaphakade,iYerusalem imiwekwizizukulwanangezizukulwana

21Ndiyakulisulaigazilaboendandingalisulanga;ngokuba uYehovauhlelieZiyon.

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