UBawo wethu uthetha ngokuchasene noGogi
UGogi waseMagogi ujikwa ngamakhonkco emihlathini yakhe, arholelwe kwilizwe elihlaliweyo kwakhona, elingenadonga, aceba ukuliphanga. Abarhwebi babuza ukuba uze kuphanga na. UBawo wethu uthi olu hlaselo lusisenzo sakhe, nomhlaba ngokwawo uya kunyikima.
38 1Lafika kum ilizwi likaBawo wethu, lisithi:
2Nyana woluntu, bhekisa ubuso bakho kuGogi, welizwe laseMagogi, isikhulu esikhulu seMesheki neTubhali, uprofete ngokuchasene naye. 3Yithi: Itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu ukuthi: “Ndichasene nawe, Gogi, sikhulu esikhulu seMesheki neTubhali. 4Ndiya kukujika, ndibeke amakhonkco emihlathini yakho, ndikukhuphe nomkhosi wakho wonke, amahashe nabamahashe, bonke bexhobile befakwa izikrweqe, isikhungu esikhulu esinamakhaka amakhulu namancinane, ngamnye ephethe ikrele. 5IPersi, noKushi, noPuti zinaye, zonke ziphethe amakhaka neminqwazi yokhuseleko; 6noGomere nemikhosi yayo yonke, neBhete-togarma evela kude ngasentla, nemikhosi yayo yonke — izizwe ezininzi zinawe.
7Zilungise; uzilungiselele, wena nesikhungu sakho sonke esihlanganisene ngakuwe, ube ngumphathi wazo. 8Emva kwemihla emininzi uya kubizwa. Ngeminyaka yokugqibela uya kungenela ilizwe elihlangulwe emfazweni, elabantu abahlanganiselwe bevela ezizweni ezininzi, ezintabeni zakwaSirayeli ezaziyimiwewe ixesha elide. Bakhutshwa ezizweni, ngoku bonke bahleli bekholosile. 9Uya kunyuka, utshotshobale njengesaqhwithi, ube njengelifu eligubungela ilizwe — wena nemikhosi yakho yonke, nezizwe ezininzi zinawe.”
10Itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu ukuthi: “Ngaloo mini kuya kufika iingcinga engqondweni yakho, uyile isicwangciso esingendawo. 11Uya kuthi: ‘Ndiya kungenela ilizwe lemizana evulekileyo; ndiya kubahlasela abantu abaxolileyo abahleli bekholosile, bonke bengenazindonga, bengenamivalo, bengenamasango,’ 12ukuze uthimbe amaxhoba, uphange, ungenele amanxuwa akhiweyo nabantu abahlanganiselwe ndawonye bevela ezizweni, abafumene imfuyo neempahla, abahleli emnyeleni welizwe. 13IShebha, neDedan, nabarhwebi baseTarshishe nawo onke amathole awo eengonyama baya kuthi kuwe: ‘Uze kuthimba amaxhoba na? Usihlanganisele isikhungu sakho ukuba uphange na — ukuba uthabathe isilivere negolide, uthimbe imfuyo neempahla, ube namaxhoba amaninzi na?’”
14Ngoko ke profeta, nyana woluntu, umxelele uGogi: Itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu ukuthi: “Ngaloo mini, xa abantu bam amaSirayeli behleli bekholosile, akuyi kukwazi na oko? 15Uya kuvela endaweni yakho ekude ngasentla, wena nezizwe ezininzi zinawe, bonke bekhwele amahashe — isikhungu esikhulu, umkhosi onamandla. 16Uya kunyuka uze kubantu bam amaSirayeli njengelifu eligubungela ilizwe. Ngemihla yokugqibela ndiya kukuzisa ukuba ungenele ilizwe lam, Gogi, ukuze izizwe zindazi xa ndizibonakalisa ndingcwele ngawe phambi kwamehlo azo.”
17Itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu ukuthi: Nguwe na lowo ndathetha ngaye kudala ngabakhonzi bam abaprofeti bakwaSirayeli, ababeprofeta iminyaka ngelo xesha, besithi ndiya kukuzisa phezu kwabo? 18Ngaloo mini, xa uGogi elihlasela ilizwe lakwaSirayeli, itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu, uya kuvutha umsindo wam oshushu. 19“Ngobukhwele bam nangomlilo womsindo wam ndithetha ndisithi: ngaloo mini kuya kubakho inyikima enkulu ezweni lakwaSirayeli. 20Iintlanzi zolwandle, neentaka zezulu, namarhamncwa asendle, nazo zonke izinambuzane ezinambuzelayo emhlabeni, nabantu bonke basemhlabeni, baya kungcangcazela phambi kobuso bam. Iintaba ziya kugungxulwa, iingxondorha ziya kuwa, nalo lonke udonga luya kuwa phantsi.” 21Ndiya kubizela ikrele phezu koGogi kuzo zonke iintaba zam, itsho iNkosi enguBawo wethu; ikrele leyure nganye liya kujika lichasane nomnakwabo. 22“Ndiya kumgweba ngesibetho nangokuphalaza igazi; ndiya kuthulula imvula enkulu, namatye esichotho, nomlilo, nesulfure phezu kwakhe, naphezu kwemikhosi yakhe, nezizwe ezininzi ezinaye. 23Ndiya kubonakalisa ubukhulu bam nobungcwele bam, ndizazise phambi kwezizwe ezininzi. Baya kwandula bazi ukuba ndinguBawo wethu.”
