Aluhoywa Uqeqesho lukaBawo
Amankazana onwabileyo afuna iziselo kunye nezihlwele ezingxamele eBhetele zinemibingelelo ecocekileyo kuyamangalelwa omabini. Izihlandlo ezihlanu uBawo wabo ukhankanya ubunzima — indlala, imbalela, imbabala, indyikitya yokufa, nokubhukuqwa — kwaza izihlandlo ezihlanu wavakala umxholo ophindwayo: kodwa anabuyela kum. Ngoko lungiselelani ukumhlangabeza.
4 1Live eli lizwi, nina mathokazi aseBhashan, enisentabeni yaseSamari, nina enicudisa amahlwempu, enityumza iintsizana, enithi enkosini zenu: “Siphatheleni into yokusela!” a a v1 Amathokazi aseBhashan ayeziinkomo ezixabisekileyo, ezityetyisiweyo kakuhle zaloo mmandla uchumileyo — apha ngumfanekiso obukhali wabafazi abatotoshiweyo, abazonwabisayo baseSamari ababephila ngokucudisa amahlwempu.
2INkosi uBawo ufunge ngobungcwele bakhe, wathi: “Iyeza imihla eniya kurhuqelwa kude ngayo ngeengwegwe, nabaseleyo kuni ngamahuku okuloba. b b v2 Imikhosi yama-Asiriya yayikhokela abathinjwa ngemixokelelwane, inamahuku okanye amakhonkxa adlula empumlweni nasemihlathini — lo mfanekiso ubonisa ukufuduselwa okungenalusini, okulihlazo. 3Niya kuphuma ngezikhewu zodonga, elowo ethe tye phambili, nize nivuthululelwe ngaseHarmon,” utsho uBawo wethu.
4“Yizani eBhetele, nigwilike; niye eGiligali, nigwilike ngakumbi! Zisani imibingelelo yenu rhoqo ekuseni, izishumi zenu rhoqo emva kweentsuku ezintathu. 5Qhumisani isonka esinegwele sibe lidini lombulelo, nivakalise iminikelo yenu yokuqhutywa yintliziyo, niyimemeze—kuba yiloo nto niyithandayo, bantu bakwaSirayeli!” utsho iNkosi uBawo.
6“Ndaninika izisu ezize kuyo yonke imizi, nokusweleka kwesonka kuzo zonke iindawo, kodwa anabuyela kum,” utsho uBawo wethu.
7“Kananjalo ndaniyivimba imvula kusekho iinyanga ezintathu ukuya ekuvuneni. Ndaninisela imvula komnye umzi, ndayivimba komnye; enye intsimi yaniselwa imvula, yaza intsimi enganiselwanga yoma. 8Ngoko imizi emibini nemithathu yagxadazela isiya komnye umzi ifuna amanzi, kodwa ingafumani anele okusela, kodwa anabuyela kum,” utsho uBawo wethu.
9“Ndanibetha ngembabala nexoshomba; iinkumbi zadla imiyezo yenu emininzi nezidiliya zenu, nemikhiwane yenu neminquma yenu, kodwa anabuyela kum,” utsho uBawo wethu.
10“Ndathumela isibetho phakathi kwenu njengeso saseYiputa; ndababulala abafana benu ngekrele, ndawathimba namahashe enu. Ndenza ivumba leminquba yenu lenyuka laya emathatheni enu, kodwa anabuyela kum,” utsho uBawo wethu.
11“Ndabhukuqa inxenye yenu njengoko ndayibhukuqayo iSodom neGomora, naba njengesikhuni esihlutywe emlilweni, kodwa anabuyela kum,” utsho uBawo wethu.
12“Ngoko ke yile nto ndiya kukwenza kuwe, Sirayeli; yaye ngenxa yokuba ndiya kukwenza oku kuwe, lungiselela ukuhlangana noBawo wakho, Sirayeli!”
13Kuba nguye obumba iintaba, adale umoya, otyhila iingcinga zakhe ebantwini, oguqula ukusa kube bubumnyama, onyathela iindawo eziphakamileyo zomhlaba— uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini ligama lakhe.
