ISAHLUKO 1
1 Lawa angamazwi encwadi uBharuki, indodana kaNeriya, indodana kaMahaseya, indodana kaSedekiya, indodana ka-Asadiya, indodana kaHilikiya,ayilobaeBhabhiloni,
2 ngomnyaka wesihlanu, nangosuku lwesikhombisa lwenyanga, isikhathi amaKaledi athatha ngaso iJerusalema,alishisangomlilo.
3 UBharuki wafunda amazwi ale ncwadi ezindlebeni zikaJekoniya indodana kaJehoyakimi inkosi yakwaJuda nasezindlebeni zabo bonke abantu abeza ukuzwaincwadi.
4 nasezindlebeni zezikhulu, namadodana enkosi, nasezindlebeni zamalunga, nezabo bonke abantu, kusukela kwabaphansi kuya phezulu, kubo bonke abahlalaeBabelengasemfuleniiSudi.
5 Bakhala, bazila ukudla, bakhuleka phambi kukaJehova.
6 Futhi benza iminikelo yemali ngokwamandla awo wonkeumuntu.
7 Balithumela eJerusalema kuJehoyakimi umpristi omkhulu, indodana kaHilikiya, indodana kaSalomu, nakubapristi,nakubantubonkeababetholakalabenaye eJerusalema;
8 Ngaso leso sikhathi lapho emukela izitsha zendlu yeNkosi, ezakhishwa ethempelini ukuba zibuyiselwe ezweni lakwaJuda, ngosuku lweshumi lwenyanga kaSivani, izitsha zesiliva, uSedekiya umbusi. indodanakaJosiyainkosiyaseJadaayenzile,
9 Ngemva kwalokho uNebukhadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloniwayesethumbileuJekoniya,nezikhulu, nabathunjwa, namaqhawe, nabantu bezwe, eJerusalema,wabayisaeBhabhiloni.
10Bathi:“Bhekani,sinithumeleimaliukubanithenge iminikeloyokushiswa,neminikeloyesono,nempepho, nilungise imana, ninikele e-altare likaJehova uNkulunkuluwethu;
11 Nikhulekele ukuphila kukaNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele nokuphila kukaBalithasari indodana yakhe, ukuba izinsuku zabo zibe emhlabeni njengezinsukuzezulu.
12 INkosi iyakusinika amandla, ikhanyise amehlo ethu, siphile emthunzini kaNebukhadinezari inkosi yaseBabele naphansi komthunzi kaBalithasari indodana yakhe, sibakhonze izinsuku eziningi, sifumaneumusaemehlweniabo..
13 Sikhulekeleni futhi eNkosini uNkulunkulu wethu, ngobasonileeNkosiniuNkulunkuluwethu;futhikuze kube namuhla ukufutheka kukaJehova nolaka lwakhe akukabuyikithi.
14 Niyakufunda le ncwadi esinithumele yona, ukuze nivume izono endlini yeNkosi, ngemikhosi nangezinsukuezimisiwe.
15 Niyakusho ukuthi: ‘KukaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ukulunga, kepha kithina ukujabha kobuso, njengokuba sekwenzekile namuhla kubo bakwaJuda nakwabakhileyoeJerusalema;
16 nakumakhosi ethu, nakuzo izikhulu zethu, nakubapristibethu,nakubaprofethibethu,nakobaba; 17NgobasonilephambikukaJehova, 18 kabalalelanga, kabalilalelanga ilizwi le Nkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, ukuthi sihambe ngemilayo asiyalezangayoobala.
19 Kusukela osukwini uJehova akhipha ngalo okhokho bethu ezweni laseGibhithe kuze kube namuhla, asizange simlalele uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu,futhisiyesadebeselelaukungalizwaizwilakhe.
20 Ngakho ububi basinamathela, lesiqalekiso iNkosi eyasimisa ngesandla sikaMozisi inceku yayo ngesikhathiikhuphaobabaelizwenileGibhithe,ukuze isinike ilizwe elivame ubisi lezinyosi, njengalo. wukubonalolusuku.
21 Nokho asililalelangaizwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu njengawo wonke amazwi abaprofethi abathumileyokithi.
22 Kepha kwaba yilowo nalowo walandela ubulukhuni benhliziyo yakhe embi, ukukhonza onkulunkulu bezizweni, nokwenza okubi emehlweni kaJehovauNkulunkuluwethu.
ISAHLUKO 2
1 Ngalokho uJehova ulenzile laba lihle izwi lakhe alikhulumangathi,nangabahlulelibethuabahlulelauIsrayeli, naphezu kwamakhosi ethu, naphezu kwezikhulu zethu, naphezu kwabantu bakwa-Israyeli noJuda,
2 ukuze asehlisele phezu kwethu izinhlupho ezinkulu ezingakaze zibe khona phansi kwezulu lonke, njengalokhu kwenzeka eJerusalema, njengokulotshiweyoemthethwenikaMose;
3 ukuthi umuntu adle inyama yendodana yakhe, nenyamayendodakaziyakhe.
4 Futhi wabanikela ukuba babe ngaphansi kwayo yonke imibuso esizungezile, ibe njengehlazo nencithakalo phakathi kwabantu bonke nxazonke, laphoiNkosiibahlakazelekhona.
5 Kanjalo saphonswa phansi, asiphakanyiswanga, ngokuba sonile kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, asilalelangaizwilakhe.
6 KuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu kungokokulunga, kepha kithina nakobaba bethu ihlazo elisobala, njengalokhukubonakalanamuhla.
7 Ngokuba zonke lezi zinhlupho zisehlele uJehova azishilongathi
8 Nokho asikhulekanga phambi kukaJehova ukuba siphenduke, kube yilowo nalowo ebukhungathweni benhliziyoyakheembi.
9 Ngalokho uJehova wasiqapha ngokubi, uJehova usehlisele phezu kwethu, ngokuba uJehova ulungile emisebenziniyakheyonkeasiyalengayo.
10 Nokho kasilalelanga izwi lakhe ukuba sihambe ngemiyaloyeNkosiayibekilephambikwethu.
11 Manje, Jehova Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, wena owakhipha abantu bakho ezweni laseGibhithe
ngesandla esinamandla, nangengalo ephakeme, nangezibonakaliso, nangezimangaliso, nangamandla amakhulu,futhiuzenzeleigama,njengobakubonakala namuhla:
12 Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu, sonile, senzile ububi, senzéngokungafanelekuzozonkeizahlulelozakho.
13 Intukuthelo yakho mayibuye kithi, ngokuba siyingcosana esele phakathi kwezizwe, lapho osihlakazelekhona.
14 Yizwa imikhuleko yethu, Jehova, nokunxusa kwethu, usikhulule ngenxa yakho, usinike umusa emehlweniabasidukisileyo.
15 Ukuze umhlaba wonke wazi ukuthi wena unguJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, ngokuba u-Israyeli nenzaloyakheibizwangegamalakho.
16Jehova,bhekausendliniyakhoengcwele,usibheke; bekaindlebeyakho,Jehova,usizwe.
17 Vula amehlo akho, ubone; ngokuba abafileyo abasemathuneni, abamphefumulo wabo ikhishwe emizimbeni yabo, abayikuyinika iNkosi indumiso nokulunga;
18 Kepha umphefumulo ocindezelwe kakhulu, okhothamayo nobuthakathaka, namehlo aphela amandla, nomphefumulo olambileyo uyakukunika indumisonokulunga,Jehova.
19 Ngakho-ke asincengi ngokuzithoba phambi kwakho, Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu, ngenxa yokulungakwawobabanokwamakhosiethu.
20 Ngokuba wehlisele phezu kwethu ulaka lwakho nokufutheka kwakho, njengalokho ukhulumile ngezincekuzakhoabaprofethi,wathi:
21 Isho kanje iNkosi, ithi: Gobisani amahlombe enu ukukhonza inkosi yaseBabele, kanjalo niyohlala ezweniengalinikaoyihlo.
22 Kepha uma ningalaleli izwi leNkosi, niyikhonze inkosiyaseBabele,
23 Ngiyakuqeda emadolobheni akwaJuda nangaphandle kweJerusalema izwi lenjabulo, nezwi lokuthokoza, izwi lomyeni nezwi likamakoti; izwe lonkeliyakubayincithakalo.izakhamuzi.
24 Kepha asilalelanga izwi lakho ukuba sikhonze inkosi yaseBabele; ngalokho uwaqinisile amazwi owawakhulumangezincekuzakhoabaprofethi,ukuthi amathambo amakhosi ethu, namathambo awobaba, agcwaliseke.basusweendaweniyabo.
25 Futhi, bheka, baphonswa ngaphandle ekushiseni kwemini,nayisithwathwasobusuku,futhibafangosizi olukhulungendlala,ngenkemba,nangesifo.
26 Indlu ebizwe ngegama lakho uyichithile, njengokuba ibonakala namuhla, ngenxa yobubi bendluka-IsrayelinendlukaJuda.
27 O Nkosi Nkulunkulu wethu, wenzile kithi njengokulunga kwakho konke, lanjengawo wonke lowomusawakhoomkhulu.
28 njengalokho wakhuluma ngesandla senceku yakho uMose mhla umyala ukuba alobe umthetho phambi kwabantwanabakwa-Israyeli,uthi:
29 Uma ningalilaleli izwi lami, lesi sixuku esikhulu impela siyophendulwa sibe yingcosana phakathi kwezizwe,laphoengiyobahlakazelakhona.
30 Ngangazi ukuthi abayikungizwa, lokhu bangabantu abantamo ilukhuni, kepha ezweni lokuthunjwakwabobayakuzikhumbula.
31 Bayakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, ngokuba ngiyakubanika inhliziyo nezindlebe zokuzwa;
32 Bayakungidumisa ezweni lokuthunjwa kwabo, bakhumbuleigamalami;
33 babuye ebukhuni bentamo yabo nasezenzweni zabo ezimbi, ngokuba bayakukhumbula indlela yawoyiseabonaphambikukaJehova.
34 Ngiyakubabuyisela ezweni engalifungela oyise, oAbrahama,no-Isaka,noJakobe,bayakubangamakhosi alo,ngibandise,bangabebesancipha.
35 Ngiyakwenza nabo isivumelwano esiphakade ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, babe ngabantu bami; angisayikubaxosha abantu bami u-Israyeli ezweni engibanikelona
ISAHLUKO 3
1 Jehova Sebawoti, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, umphefumuloodabukileyouyakhalakuwe.
2Zwana,Nkosi,ubelomusa;+ngobawenaunomusa, +futhiuhawukele,+ngobasonilephambikwakho.
3 Ngokuba wena umi phakade, siyabhubha nokubhubha.
4JehovaSebawoti,Nkulunkuluka-Israyeli,akeuzwe imikhuleko yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli abafileyo, nabantwana babo abonile phambi kwakho, bengalalelanga izwi lakho Nkulunkulu wabo; ngalokholezizinhluphozanamathelakithi..
5 Ungakhumbuli ububi babokhokho bethu, kodwa khumbula amandla akho negama lakho manje kulesi sikhathi.
6 Ngoba wena unguJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, futhi wena,ONkosi,siyakudumisa.
7 Ngenxa yalesi sizathu ubeke ukwesatshwa kwakho ezinhliziyweni zethu ukuba sibize igama lakho, sikudumise ekuthunjweni kwethu, ngokuba sikhumbule zonke iziphambeko zokhokho bethu abonaphambikwakho.
8 Bheka, sisekuthunjweni namuhla, lapho osihlakazele khona, sibe yihlazo nesiqalekiso, sibe nenkokhelo njengokwazo zonke iziphambeko zabobaba abahlubukayo kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.
9 Yizwa, Israyeli, imiyalo yokuphila, ubeke indlebe ekuqondeniukuhlakanipha.
10 “Kwenzeka kanjani, Israyeli, ukuthi usezweni lezitha zakho, usugugele ezweni labezizwe, ungcoliswengabafileyo,
11 ukuthi ubalwa kanye nabehlelayo endaweni yabafileyona?
12Uwushiyileumthombowokuhlakanipha.
13 Ngokuba uma ubuhamba endleleni kaNkulunkulu, ngabeuhlezingokuthulakuzekubephakade.
14 Fundani lapho kukhona ukuhlakanipha, aphi amandla, aphi ukuqonda; ukuze wazi futhi ukuthi buphi ubude bezinsuku, nokuphila, lapho ukukhanya kwamehlonokuthula.
15 Ngubani othole indawo yakhe? Ngubani ongene engcebeniyalona?
16Ziphiizikhuluzezizwe,nababusaiziloemhlabeni;
17 Labo ababenempatho yabo nezinyoni zezulu, nababuthelaisilivanegolide,abantuabathembelakulo, abangaqediluthongokuzuzisakwabo?
18 Ngokuba labo abasebenza ngesiliva, benakekela kangaka,nemisebenziyaboengaphenyeki; 19Banyamalele,behlelaendaweniyabafileyo,abanye benyukileesikhundlenisabo.
20 Izinsizwa zibone ukukhanya, zahlala emhlabeni, kephaindlelayolwaziabayazi;
21 Abaziqondanga izindlela zakho, abawubambanga; abantwanababobabekudengaleyondlela.
22 Kakuzwakalanga eKhanani, njalo kakubonwanga eThemani.
23 AmaHagareni afuna ukuhlakanipha emhlabeni, abathengisi bakaMeran nabakwaThemani, ababhali bezinganekwane, nabaphenyi ngokuqonda; akekho kubo owazi indlela yokuhlakanipha, akakho okhumbulaimikhondoyakho.
24 O Israyeli, yeka ukuthi inkulu kangakanani indlu kaNkulunkulu! futhi yeka ukuthi inkulu kangakanani indawoyempahlayakhe!
25 Mikhulu, futhi ayinakuphela; aphezulu, futhi angenakulinganiswa.
26 Kwakukhona iziqhwaga ezazidumile kwasekuqaleni, zazizinde kakhulu, ziyizingcweti zokulwa.
27 Labo iNkosi kayibakhethanga, kayibanikanga indlelayolwazi;
28 Kepha babhujiswa, ngokuba babengenakuhlakanipha,babhubhangobuwulababo.
29 Ngubani owenyukele ezulwini, wamthatha, wamehlisaemafwini,na?
30Ngubaniowawelaulwandle,walifumana,waliletha ngegolideelicwengekileyo,na?
31 Akekho owazi indlela yakhe, futhi akekho ocabangangomkhondowakhe.
32 Kepha owazi konke uyamazi, usemtholile ngokuqondakwakhe;
33 Othuma ukukhanya, kuhambe, uyakubiza futhi, kumlalelengokwesaba.
34 Izinkanyezi zakhanya emilindweni yazo, zathokoza; kanjalo ngokuthokoza bambonakalisa kulowoowabenzayo.
35LonanguNkulunkuluwethu,futhiakekhoomunye oyobalelwangaphandlekwakhe
36Utholileyonkeindlelayokwazi,wayinikauJakobe incekuyakhe,no-Israyeliothandiweyowakhe.
37 Emva kwalokho wabonakala emhlabeni, wakhulumanabantu.
ISAHLUKO 4
1 Le yincwadi yemiyalo kaNkulunkulu, nomthetho omi phakade: bonke abawugcinayo bayakuphila; kephaabayishiyayobayakufa.
2 Phenduka, Jakobe, ukubambe, hamba ebusweni bokukhanyakwawo,ukuzeukhanye.
3 Unganiki omunye udumo lwakho, noma izinto eziwusizokuweesizwenisabezizwe.
4 O Israyeli, sibusisiwe, ngokuba okuthandekayo kuNkulunkulukwazisiwekithi.
5 Yibani nesibindi, bantu bami, sikhumbuzo sikaIsrayeli.
6 Nathengiswa kwabezizwe, kungengokuba nibhujiswe, kepha ngokuba nathukuthela uNkulunkulunanikelwaezitheni.
7 Ngokuba nacunula owanenza ngokuhlabela amademoni,hhayiuNkulunkulu.
8 Senimkhohliwe uNkulunkulu waphakade owanikhulisa;nilidabukisileiJerusalemaelanincela.
9 Ngokuba lapho ebona ulaka lukaNkulunkulu lwehlela phezu kwenu, wathi: “Lalelani nina enakhileyoeSiyoni;
10 Ngoba ngabona ukuthunjwa kwamadodana ami lamadodakazi ami, iNkosi yaphakade eyehlisela phezukwawo.
11 ngabondla ngentokozo; kodwa wabamukisa ngokukhalanangokulila.
12 Makungabikho-muntu othokoza ngami, ngingumfelokazi, oshiyiwe ngabaningi, engishiywe yincithakalo ngenxa yezono zabantwana bami; ngoba bephambukileemthethwenikaNkulunkulu.
13 Abazazi izimiso zakhe, abahambanga ngezindlela zemiyalo yakhe, abanyathelanga ezindleleni zokulaya ekulungenikwakhe.
14 Abakhileyo eSiyoni mabeze, futhi nikhumbule ukuthunjwa kwamadodana ami namadodakazi ami, oPhakadeabehliselephezukwabo.
15 Ngokuba yehlisele phezu kwabo isizwe esivela kude, isizwe esingenamahloni, esinolimi olungaziwa, esingahloniphi ixhegu, noma umntwana ohawukelwayo.
16 Laba bathathe abantwana abathandekayo bomfelokazi,bamshiyaeyedwaengenamadodakazi. 17Kodwangingakusizangani?
18 Ngokuba olethe lezi zinhlupho phezu kwenu uyakunikhululaesandlenisezithazenu.
19 Hambani, bantwana bami, hambani, ngokuba ngishiywedengwane.
20 Ngikhumule ingubo yokuthula, ngembathisa indwangu yesaka yokukhuleka kwami, ngikhale kuJehovaongunaphakadeezinsukwinizami.
21 Yibani nesibindi, O bantwana bami, khalani eNkosini, futhi iyonikhulula emandleni nasesandleni sezitha.
22 Ngoba ithemba lami likuPhakade, ukuthi uzakusindisa; futhi injabulo ifikile kimi ivela
koNgcwele, ngenxa yomusa ozofika kini masinyane uvelakuMsindisiwethuwaPhakade.
23 Ngokuba ngalithuma ngokulila nangezinyembezi, kepha uNkulunkulu uyakubuye anibuyisele kimi ngentokozonentokozokuzekubephakade.
24 Njengalokhu abakhelwane baseSiyoni sebebonile ukuthunjwa kwenu, bayakubona masinyane ukusindiswa kwenu okuvela kuNkulunkulu wethu okuzakwehlela phezu kwenu ngenkazimulo enkulu langokukhanyakwaphakade.
25 Bantwanyana bami, bekezelani ulaka lukaNkulunkuluolulehlelephezukwenu,ngobaisitha senu sinizingele; kodwa masinyane uzobona ukubhujiswa kwayo, futhi uyonyathela entanyeni yayo.
26 Ezithambileyo zami zihambile ezindleleni ezimbi, zathathwanjengomhlambiobanjweyizitha.
27 Duduzekani, bantwana bami, nikhale kuNkulunkulu, ngokuba niyakukhunjulwa nguye owalethelalezizinto.
28 Ngokuba njengalokho benithanda ukuduka kuNkulunkulu,nimfunengokuphindwekashumi.
29 Ngokuba lowo olethe lezi zinhlupho phezu kwenu uyonilethelaintokozoyaphakadengensindisoyenu.
30 Yiba nenhliziyo enhle, Jerusalema, ngokuba lowo okubizelelogamauyakukududuza.
31 Balusizi abakuhluphayo, bathokoza ngokuwa kwakho.
32Mibiimiziabantwanabakhoabayikhonzayo; 33Ngokubanjengobalajabulangokuchithwakwakho, lajabula ngokuwa kwakho, kanjalo liyakuba lusizi ngokuchithwakwalo.
34 Ngoba ngizasusa intokozo yexuku layo elikhulu, lokuzigqajakwayokuphendukeisililo.
35Ngokubaumlilouyokwehlelaphezukwakheuvela kwaPhakade, uphimisele; futhi kuyohlalwa amademoniisikhathiesikhulu.
36 O Jerusalema, bheka ngasempumalanga, futhi bhekaintokozoezakuweivelakuNkulunkulu.
37 Bheka, amadodana akho ayeza, owawamukisayo, ayeza ebuthene ndawonye evela empumalanga nasentshonalanga ngezwi loNgcwele, ethokoza enkazimulwenikaNkulunkulu.
ISAHLUKO 5
1Khumula,Jerusalema,inguboyokulila nokuhlupheka,wembatheubukhazikhazibenkazimulo evelakuNkulunkulukuzekubephakade.
2Yembathainguboekabiliyokulungaokuvela kuNkulunkulu;ubekeumqheleekhandalakho lobukhosibukaNkulunkulu.
3NgobauNkulunkuluuzabonakalisaukukhanya kwakhoemhlabeniwonkengaphansikwezulu.
4NgokubaigamalakholiyakubizwanguNkulunkulu kuzekubephakade,ukuthulakokulunga,nenkazimulo yokukhonzauNkulunkulu.
5Vuka,OJerusalema,futhiumephezulu,futhi ubhekengasempumalanga,futhibhekaabantwana bakhobabuthenekusukelaentshonalangakuye empumalangangezwiloNgcwele,bejabula ekukhumbuleniuNkulunkulu.
6Ngokubabasukakuwengezinyawo,baholwayizitha zabo,kephauNkulunkuluubalethakuwebephakeme ngenkazimulo,njengabantwanabombuso.
7NgokubauNkulunkuluumisileukubaonke amagqumaaphakemeyonezinguezihlalaisikhathi esideziwiswephansi,nezigodizigcwaliswe,ukuze kwenziweumhlabathi,ukuzeu-Israyeliahambe elondekileenkazimulwenikaNkulunkulu; 8Futhiizinkuninazozonkeizihlahlaezinuka kamnandiziyakumsibekelau-Israyelingomyalo kaNkulunkulu.
9NgokubauNkulunkuluuyakuholau-Israyeli ngentokozoekukhanyenikwenkazimuloyakhe ngomusanokulungaokuvelakuye.