Umhla Wembubhiso weYiputa
Ingoma yesijwili ngeYiputa nabancedi bayo, ibala umzi emva komzi, iMemfis, iThebhe, iPelusiyam, neTapanhese, emtshiselwe ngomlilo okanye ethinjiwe. Ingalo kaFaro sele yaphulwe nguBawo wethu, ayinakubotshwa, ize ikrele libekwe esandleni seBhabhilon endaweni yoko.
30 1Lafika kum ilizwi likaBawo wethu, lisithi:
2Nyana womntu, profeta uthi: Itsho iNkosi uBawo: “Bhombolozani, nithi: ‘Yeha, le mini!’ 3Kuba umhla usondele, umhla kaBawo wethu usondele— ngumhla wamafu, lixesha lembubhiso kweentlanga. 4Ikrele liya kufikela iYiputa, nenkxwaleko iya kuba kwaKushi xa bewa ababuleweyo eYiputa, xa kuthatyathwa ubutyebi bayo, neziseko zayo zidilizwe. 5IKushi, uPuti, noLudi, lonke elase-Arabhi, iLibhi, nabantu belizwe lomnqophiso baya kuwa kunye nabo ngekrele.” 6Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: “Abo baxhasa iYiputa baya kuwa, liya kuhla iqhayiya lamandla ayo; ukusuka eMigdoli ukuya eAswan baya kuwa ngaphakathi kuyo ngekrele, utsho iNkosi uBawo. 7Baya kuba senkangala phakathi kwamazwe asenkangala, nemizi yayo iya kuba phakathi kwemizi engamanxuwa. 8Baya kwazi ke ukuba ndinguBawo, xa nditshisa iYiputa ngomlilo, baphuke bonke abancedi bayo.
9Ngaloo mini, abathunywa baya kuphuma kum ngeenqanawa ukuya kubeka ukunkwantya phezu kweKushi ekholosile, babanjwe kukuzibhija-bhija ngemini yeYiputa—kuba inene iyeza.”
10Itsho iNkosi uBawo ukuthi: “Ndiya kuyiphelisa inkitha yeYiputa ngesandla sikaNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabhilon. 11Yena nomkhosi wakhe wonke, ezona ntlanga zingenanceba, baya kungeniswa ukuze bonakalise ilizwe; baya kuwarhola amakrele abo ngakwiYiputa, balizalise ilizwe ngababuleweyo. 12Ndiya kuyomisa imilanjana yoMnayile, ndilithengise ilizwe kubenzi bobubi; ndenze ilizwe kube senkangala, nako konke okukulo, ngesandla sabasemzini. Mna, uBawo, ndithethile.”
13Itsho iNkosi uBawo ukuthi: “Ndiya kuzitshabalalisa izithixo, ndiyiphelise imifanekiso engamampunge eMemfisi. Akusayi kubakho sikhulu ezweni laseYiputa, ndibeke uloyiko kulo lonke ilizwe. a a v13 IMemfisi yayilikomkhulu lamandulo leYiputa esezantsi — ngesiHebhere sikaHezekile ibizwa ngokuba yiNofi. 14Ndiya kwenza iPatros kube senkangala, nditshise iTsohan ngomlilo, ndiwise umgwebo eThebesi. b b v14 IThebesi yayisisixeko esikhulu seYiputa esentla — ngesiHebhere sikaHezekile ibizwa ngokuba yiNo. 15Ndiya kuyithululela ingqumbo yam phezu kwePelusiyam, inqaba yeYiputa, ndiyinqamle inkitha yaseThebesi. 16Ndiya kuyitshisa iYiputa ngomlilo; iPelusiyam iya kuzibhija-bhija yintlungu, iThebesi iya kugqojozwa, iMemfisi ibe neentshaba emini. 17Amadodana aseHeliyopolisi nasePibheseti aya kuwa ngekrele, nemizi ngokwayo iya kuthinjwa. 18ETapanhesi imini iya kuba mnyama xa ndiyaphula khona idyokhwe yeYiputa, liphele iqhayiya lamandla ayo ngaphakathi kuyo. Ilifu liya kuyigubungela yona, nemizana yayo iya kuthinjwa. 19Ngoko ndiya kuwisa umgwebo eYiputa. Baya kwazi ke ukuba ndinguBawo.”
UBawo Wophula Ingalo kaFaro
20Ngomnyaka weshumi elinanye, ngenyanga yokuqala, ngosuku lwesixhenxe, lafika kum ilizwi likaBawo wethu, lisithi:
21Nyana womntu, ndiyaphule ingalo kaFaro, ukumkani waseYiputa; ayibotshwanga ukuze iphile, ingafakelwanga zinto zokuyibopha, ukuze yomelela ide ikwazi ukuphatha ikrele. 22Ngoko itsho iNkosi uBawo ukuthi: “Ndichasene noFaro, ukumkani waseYiputa. Ndiya kuziyaphula iingalo zakhe—zombini, eyomeleleyo neyaphukileyo—ndilenze ikrele liwe esandleni sakhe. 23Ndowachithachitha amaYiputa phakathi kweentlanga, ndiwaphangalalise emazweni. 24Ndiya kuzomeleza iingalo zokumkani waseBhabhilon, ndibeke ikrele lam esandleni sakhe; kodwa ndiya kuziphula iingalo zikaFaro, uFaro aya kuncwina phambi kokumkani waseBhabhilon njengomntu ofayo. 25Ndiya kuzomeleza iingalo zokumkani waseBhabhilon, kodwa iingalo zikaFaro ziya kuwa. Baya kwandula ukwazi ukuba ndinguBawo, xa ndibeka ikrele lam esandleni sokumkani waseBhabhilon, aze alolulele kwilizwe laseYiputa. 26Ndowachithachitha amaYiputa phakathi kweentlanga, ndiwaphangalalise emazweni. Baya kwandula ukwazi ukuba ndinguBawo.”