Iqhina likaBawo wethu lamakhozi amabini
Iqhina ngamakhozi amabini, incotshe yomsedare, nomdiliya ofudusiweyo, licaciswa njengoZedekiya owaphula isifungo awasifungela eBhabheli, wafikelela eYiputa efuna amahashe. Akayi kusiphepha. Kanti uBawo wethu uthi yena uya kutyala ihlumelo lakhe elithambileyo entabeni yakwaSirayeli.
17 1Lafika kum ilizwi likaBawo wethu:
2“Nyana womntu, jikela iqhina, uthethe umzekeliso kwindlu kaSirayeli, 3uthi: Utsho oku uBawo oyiNkosi: ‘Ukhozi olukhulu, olunamaphiko amakhulu, iintsiba ezinde, noboya obuzeleyo obunemibala emininzi, lweza eLebhanon, lwathabatha incotshe yomsedare. 4Lwanqumla incotshe yamahlumelo awo amancinane, lwayisa ezweni lorhwebo; lwayibeka emzini wabarhwebi. 5Lwathabatha inxenye yembewu yelizwe, lwayityala emhlabeni ovundileyo; lwayibeka ngasemanzini amaninzi, ukuze ikhule njengomnyezane. 6Yahluma yaba ngumdiliya ophantsi onwenwayo, omasebe awo abheka elukhozini, neengcambu zawo zihleli phantsi kwalo. Ngoko waba ngumdiliya, wakhupha amasebe, wahlumisa amahlumelo. 7Kodwa kwakukho olunye ukhozi olukhulu, olunamaphiko amakhulu noboya obuninzi; waza lo mdiliya wazigobisa iingcambu zawo ngakulo, wawolula amasebe awo ngakulo, ukuze ufumane amanzi amaninzi kulo kunakweso sitiya owawutyalwe kuso. 8Wawutyalwe emhlabeni olungileyo ngasemanzini amaninzi, ukuze ukhuphe amasebe, uvelise iziqhamo, ube ngumdiliya obekekileyo.’
9Yithi, Utsho oku uBawo oyiNkosi: ‘Uya kuphumelela na? Aluyi kuzincothula na iingcambu zawo, luhluthe iziqhamo zawo, ukuze onke amagqabi awo amatsha abune? Akuyi kufuneka ngalo inamandla nankitha inkulu ukuwuncothula ngeengcambu zawo. 10Nangona utyaliwe, uya kuphumelela na? Awuyi kubuna uphele kwaphela na xa uthe wabethwa ngumoya wasempumalanga, ubune kweso sitiya owuhlume kuso?’”
11Laza lafika kum ilizwi likaBawo wethu:
12“Yithi kuyo indlu eneenkani: Anazi na ukuba zithetha ntoni na ezi zinto? Baxelele: Ukumkani waseBhabhilon weza eYerusalem, wathabatha ukumkani wayo nabathetheli bayo, wababuyisela eBhabhilon. 13Wathabatha omnye wenzala yokumkani, wenza umnqophiso naye ngesifungo, wasusa namadoda aphambili elizwe, 14ukuze ubukumkani buthotywe bungabi saphakama, kodwa buthi ngokuwugcina umnqophiso wakhe bume. 15Kodwa uZedekiya wamvukela ukumkani waseBhabhilon, ethumela izigidimi eYiputa ukuze afumane amahashe nomkhosi omkhulu. Uya kuphumelela na? Angasinda na lowo wenza oku? Angawaphula na umnqophiso aze asinde?”
16“Ndihleli nje, utsho uBawo oyiNkosi, uya kufela eBhabhilon, apho uhleli khona ukumkani owamenza ukumkani—awasidelayo isifungo sakhe, wawaphula umnqophiso wakhe. 17‘UFaro, enomkhosi wakhe onamandla neqela elikhulu, akayi kumnceda emfazweni, xa kusenziwa iindundulu zokungqinga, kwakhiwa iindonga zokungqinga, ukuze kutshatyalaliswe imiphefumlo emininzi. 18Wasidela isifungo, wawaphula umnqophiso; wayesinikele isandla sakhe, kanti wenza konke oku—akayi kusinda.’”
19Ngoko utsho uBawo oyiNkosi: “Ndihleli nje, isifungo sam awasidelayo nomnqophiso wam awawaphulayo ndiya kuzibeka phezu kwentloko yakhe. 20‘Ndiya kuwutwabulula umnatha wam phezu kwakhe, abanjwe emgibeni wam. Ndiya kumsa eBhabhilon, ndimgwebe khona ngenxa yokumeneza kwakhe kum. 21Onke amagorha akhe ahleliweyo emkhosini wakhe aya kuwa likrele, baze abasindileyo bachithachithwe emimoyeni yonke. Nize ke nazi ukuba mna, uBawo wenu, ndithethile.’”
22Utsho oku uBawo oyiNkosi: “Mna ngokwam ndiya kuthabatha igatya encotsheni ephakamileyo yomsedare, ndilityale. Kumasebe awo amancinane aphezulu ndiya kwaphula ihlumelo elithambileyo, ndize mna ngokwam ndilityale entabeni ende ephakamileyo. a a v22 Apho ubukumkani babantu busilelayo, uBawo wethu uthembisa ukutyala ihlumelo lakhe elithambileyo—uKumkani ozayo ophuma emlibweni kaDavide, ozalisekiswa kuYesu, okhulela abe bubukumkani obukhusela zonke izizwe. 23Entabeni ephakamileyo yakwaSirayeli ndiya kulityala, liphume amasebe, livelise iziqhamo, libe ngumsedare obekekileyo. Phantsi kwawo kuya kuhlala zonke iintlobo zeentaka, zisenza izidleke emthunzini wamasebe awo. 24Yaye yonke imithi yasendle iya kwazi ukuba mna ndinguBawo, othoba umthi omde, aphakamise umthi ophantsi, owomise umthi oluhlaza, atyatyambise umthi owomileyo. Mna, uBawo, ndithethile, ndiya kukwenza oko.”
