Ikrele likaBawo wethu liwela phezu kwelamaFilisti
Umsinga kaBawo wethu unyuka uvela entla phezu kwamaFilisti, ngequbuliso kangangokuba ooyise bangabuyi umva ngenxa yabantwana babo. IGaza neAshkelon ziyazila. Kuvalwa ngekrele elibuzwa ukuba koda kube nini na lingekaphumli, liphendulwe kuthiwe: alinakuphumla lisenomyalelo.
47 1Ilizwi likaBawo wethu kuYeremiya umprofeti ngamaFilisti, phambi kokuba uFaro ayibethe iGaza.
2Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: “Khangela, amanzi anyuka evela ngasentla, abe ngumsinga okhukulayo. Aya kuligubungela ilizwe nako konke okukulo, umzi nabemi bawo. Baya kukhala abantu, babhomboloze bonke abemi belizwe. 3Ekuvakaleni kokungqisha kwamanqina amahashe akhe, ekuhlokomeni kweenqwelo zakhe, nasekugqumeni kweevili zakhe, ooyise abayi kubuya umva ngenxa yabantwana babo, izandla zabo ziwohlokile, 4ngenxa yemini ezayo yokutshabalalisa onke amaFilisti, ukunqumla eTire naseTsidon wonke osindileyo onokunceda. Kuba uBawo wethu uyawatshabalalisa amaFilisti, amasalela aselunxwemeni lwaseKafetore. 5IGaza iya kucheba intloko yayo ekuzileni; iAshkelon iya kudaka. Nina masalela entilini yabo, koda kube nini na nizicenta? 6Yeha, krele likaBawo wethu! Koda kube nini na ungekaphumli? Buyela esingxobeni sakho; thi cwaka, uzole. 7Kodwa lingaphumla njani na, ekubeni uBawo wethu eliwisele umthetho? Nxamnye neAshkelon nangolunxweme lolwandle—nguloo ndawo aliyalele kuyo.”
