UBawo Wenza Umqondiso Wokungqingwa KweYerusalem
UHezekile wenza ukungqingwa kukaBawo wethu njengomdlalo wasesitratweni: isitena esiqingqwe sayiYerusalem, ipani yesinyithi ibe ludonga, iintsuku ezingamakhulu mathathu anamanci asithoba elele ngecala elinye namanci mane ngakwelinye, isonka esilinganiselweyo namanzi alinganisiweyo. Uyaphikisa ukupheka phezu kwelindle lomntu, waza wanikwa ubulongwe benkomo endaweni yoko.
4 1“Wena, nyana woluntu, thabatha isitena, usibeke phambi kwakho, uqingqe umzi kuso—iYerusalem. 2Uwungqinge: wakhe udonga lokulwa nawo, ufumbele ithala lokungqinga elisingiselwe kuwo, umise iminquba ngokuchasene nawo, ubeke izixhobo zokubhidliza udonga ngeenxa zonke. 3Thabatha ipani yesinyithi; uyimise ibe ludonga lwesinyithi phakathi kwakho nomzi. Ubhekise ubuso bakho kuwo; woba phantsi kokungqingwa, uze uwucinezele ngokungqinga. Lo ngumqondiso kwindlu kaSirayeli.
4“Wena, lala ngecala lakho lasekhohlo, ubeke ityala lendlu kaSirayeli phezu kwalo. Imihla othe walala ngalo, uya kuthwala ityala labo. 5Kuba ndikumisele iminyaka yetyala labo njengenani leentsuku—iintsuku ezingamakhulu mathathu anamanci asithoba—ukuze ulithwale ityala lendlu kaSirayeli.
6“Wakuba uzigqibile ezi, ubuye ulale ngecala lakho lasekunene, uthwale ityala lendlu kaYuda iintsuku ezimashumi mane; ndikumisele usuku ngomnyaka ngamnye. 7Ubhekise ubuso bakho ekungqingweni kweYerusalem, ingalo yakho ize, uprofete ngokuchasene nayo. 8Khangela, ndiya kukubopha ngezintya ukuze ungabi nako ukujika usuka kwelinye icala uye kwelinye, ude ugqibe iintsuku zokungqinga kwakho.
9“Thabatha ingqolowa, nerhasi, neembotyi, neentlumaya, namazimba, nespelete; uzibeke emphandeni mnye, wenze isonka ngazo. Usidle ngemihla othe walala ngecala lakho—iintsuku ezingamakhulu mathathu anamanci asithoba. 10Ukudla okudlayo ukulinganise ngobunzima—malunga neeawunsi ezisibhozo ngemini; udle ngamaxesha amisiweyo. 11Sela amanzi alinganisiweyo—malunga nepinti ngemini; usele ngamaxesha amisiweyo. 12Uze usidle njengezonkana zerhasi, usose elubala phezu kwelindle lomntu.” 13Wathi ke uBawo wethu: “Ngokunjalo oonyana bakaSirayeli baya kudla isonka sabo siyinqambi phakathi kweentlanga endiya kubaqhubela kuzo.”
14Ndaza ndathi: “Yheke, Nkosi enguBawo! Andizange ndizenze inqambi. Kususela ebuncinaneni bam kude kube ngoku andizange ndidle nto ife ngokwayo okanye eqwengwe ziinyamakazi, akukho nyama imbozisayo eyangena emlonyeni wam.”
15Wathi kum: “Khangela, ndikuvumela ukuba usebenzise ubulongwe benkomo endaweni yelindle lomntu, uphekele isonka sakho phezu kwabo.”
16Wathi kum: “Nyana woluntu, khangela, ndaphula intonga yesonka eYerusalem. Baya kudla isonka ngobunzima, benexhala, basele amanzi ngomlinganiso, benxunguphele, 17kuba isonka namanzi kuya kunqaba. Baya kukhangelana bothukile, batshabalale ngenxa yetyala labo.”
