UBawo Ugweba uFaro
UFaro lirhamncwa elikhulu lomlambo elibanga ukuba uMlambo ngowalo ngokuba lawenza. UBawo wethu ufaka amagwegwe emihlathini yakhe, amrhole amse entlango. IYiputa yayiyingcongolo eyaphukayo kuSirayeli. Emva kweminyaka engamashumi amane isenkangala, ibuya ibe lelona bukumkani buphantsi.
29 1Ngomnyaka weshumi, ngenyanga yeshumi, ngomhla weshumi elinambini, lafika kum ilizwi likaBawo wethu:
2Nyana womntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho kuFaro ukumkani waseYiputa, uprofete ngaye nangeYiputa iphela.
3Thetha uthi: Utsho iNkosi uBawo ukuthi: “Yabona, ndikuchasile, wena Faro ukumkani waseYiputa, wena rhamncwa elikhulu elele phakathi kwemijelo yakho, othi: ‘UMlambo wam ngowam; ndawenzela mna.’ 4Kodwa ndiza kufaka amagwegwe emihlathini yakho, ndenze iintlanzi zemijelo yakho zinamathele emaxolweni akho; ndikurhole ndikukhuphe phakathi kwemijelo yakho, zinamathele emaxolweni akho zonke iintlanzi zemijelo yakho. 5Ndiza kukulahlela entlango, wena nazo zonke iintlanzi zemijelo yakho. Uya kuwa endle evulekileyo; akuyi kubuthwa ungahlanganiswa. Ndikunikile emarhamncweni asendle neentakeni zezulu ube kukudla. 6Baya kwandula ke bonke abemi baseYiputa ukwazi ukuba ndinguBawo, ngenxa yokuba bebengumsimelelo weengcongolo kwindlu kaSirayeli. 7Xa bakubamba ngesandla, wena waphukaphuka wakrazuka egxalabeni labo; baza xa beyama kuwe, wena waphuka, wawenza imilenze yabo yakhubeka.”
8Ngoko ke itsho iNkosi uBawo ukuthi: Yabona, ndiza kukuzisela ikrele, ndinqamle kuwe umntu nenkomo.
9Ilizwe laseYiputa liya kuba senkangala libe ngamanxuwa, baze bazi ukuba ndinguBawo—ngenxa yokuba uFaro wathi: “UMlambo ngowam; ndawenza mna.”
10“Ngoko ke ndikuchasile, wena nemijelo yakho, ndiza kulenza ilizwe laseYiputa libe ngamanxuwa aphele nenkangala, ukususela eAswan kuse emdeni wakwaKushi. 11Akukho nyawo lwabantu luya kuwela kulo, akukho nyawo lwenkomo luya kuwela kulo; akukho bani uya kuhlala khona iminyaka engamashumi mane. 12Ndiza kulenza ilizwe laseYiputa libe senkangala phakathi kwamazwe asenkangala, nemizi yakhe ibe ngamanxuwa phakathi kwemizi engamanxuwa, iminyaka engamashumi mane. Ndiza kubachithachitha abaseYiputa phakathi kweentlanga, ndibaphangalalise emazweni.”
13Kuba itsho iNkosi uBawo ukuthi: “Ekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi mane ndiza kubabutha abaseYiputa ezizweni ababechithachithwe kuzo. 14Ndiza kukubuyisa ukuthinjwa kweYiputa, ndibabuyisele ezweni lasePatros, ilizwe lokuzalwa kwabo, baze khona babe bubukumkani obuphantsi. 15Buya kuba bubukumkani obuphantsi kunabo bonke, bungabi sazenyusa ngaphezu kweentlanga. Ndiza kubenza babe bancinane kangangokuba bangabi sazilawula iintlanga. 16IYiputa ayisayi kuba yinqolonci yendlu kaSirayeli, ibe sisikhumbuzo sobugwenxa babo xa bebuyela kuyo. Baze bazi ukuba ndiyiNkosi uBawo.”
17Ngomnyaka wamashumi amabini anesixhenxe, ngenyanga yokuqala, ngomhla wokuqala, lafika kum ilizwi likaBawo wethu:
18Nyana womntu, uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabhilon wawusebenzisa kanzima umkhosi wakhe ekulweni kwakhe eTire. Zonke iintloko zaguda zaba zinkqayi, onke amagxa aba krwada, kodwa yena nomkhosi wakhe abazuzanga mvuzo eTire ngomsebenzi awawenzayo ngokuchasene nayo. 19Ngoko ke itsho iNkosi uBawo ukuthi: Ngoku ndinike ilizwe laseYiputa kuNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabhilon. Uya kuthwala ubutyebi balo, athimbe amaxhoba alo, aphange izinto zalo eziphangiweyo—ube ngumvuzo womkhosi wakhe. 20Njengomvuzo wakhe ngomsebenzi awawenzayo, ndimnike ilizwe laseYiputa, ngokuba bawenzela mna, itsho iNkosi uBawo.
21Ngaloo mini ndiya kuhlumisa uphondo lwendlu kaSirayeli, ndiwuvule umlomo wakho phakathi kwabo. Baze bazi ukuba ndinguBawo. a a v21 Uphondo oluhlumayo lungumqondiso wamandla avelayo nosindiso; lubhekisa phambili kuphondo losindiso awaluvusayo uBawo wethu ngoYesu, ozelwe emnombeni kaDavide.
