Intombi Eshiywe Iyinkangala
Izibongo ezihlanu zosizi ngentshabalalo yeYerusalem—intlungu ekrwada, engagungqiyo. Yaye kanye esazulwini, phakathi kothuthu, kuvela olunye lwezona zivumo zinamandla zethemba kuso sonke isibhalo.
1 1Hayi, umzi uhleli wodwa owawuzele ngabantu! Usuke waba njengomhlolokazi, wona owawumkhulu phakathi kweentlanga. Wona owawuyinkosazana phakathi kwamaphondo usuke waba ngumsebenzi ofakwa uviko. a a v1 Izahluko 1, 2, no-4 zeziLilo zi-acrostic — ivesi nganye iqala ngonobumba olandelayo we-alfabhethi yesiHebhere, oyi-‘A ukuya ku-Z’ opheleleyo wosizi; isahluko 3 siphinda-phinda le nkqubo kathathu. Olu lungelelwaniso lulahleka esiNgesini, kodwa imo yentlungu igciniwe. 2Ulila ngokukrakra ebusuku, iinyembezi zisemihlathini yawo. Phakathi kwazo zonke izithandwa zawo akukho namnye wokuwuthuthuzela; bonke abahlobo bawo bawungcatshile, baye baba ziintshaba zawo. 3UYuda uye ekuthinjweni phantsi kwembandezelo nobukhoboka obunzima; uhleli phakathi kweentlanga kodwa akayifumani indawo yokuphumla. Bonke abamsukelayo bamfumene esephakathi kwenkxwaleko yakhe. 4Iindlela eziya eZiyon ziyazila, kuba kungekho bani oza eminqubeni emisiweyo. Onke amasango ayo achithakele, ababingeleli bayo bayancwina, iintombi zayo zikhedamile, yona ngokwayo isembandezelweni ekrakra. 5Abachasi bayo baye baba ziinkosi zayo, iintshaba zayo zikhululekile, kuba uBawo wethu uyicinezele ngenxa yezikreqo zayo ezininzi. Abantwana bayo bemkile, baqhutyelwe ekuthinjweni phambi kotshaba. b b v5 IziLilo zihlanganisa iinyaniso ezimbini intliziyo ezala ukuzidibanisa: uBawo wethu uyabaqeqesha abantwana bakhe, kananjalo uqeqesho lwakhe aluloo lizwi lokugqibela. Le ncwadi inye ithi yena ‘akayi kulahla ngonaphakade; nangona ebanga usizi, uya kuba nemfesane’ (IziLilo 3:31-32). 6Bonke ubungangamsha bayo bumkile kwintombi yaseZiyon. Abathetheli bayo baye baba njengamaxhama angafumani dlelo; abaleka engenamandla phambi kwabawasukelayo. 7Ngemihla yembandezelo nokubhadula kwayo, iJerusalem iyazikhumbula zonke izinto zayo ezinqabileyo zemihla yamandulo. Xa abantu bayo bawela ezandleni zotshaba, kungekho bani oyincedayo, iintshaba zabukela zahlekisa ngokuwa kwayo. 8IJerusalem yonile kakhulu; ngoko ke isuke yaba yinto yengcikivo. Bonke ababeyihlonela bayayidela, kuba babubonile ubuze bayo; yona ngokwayo iyancwina, ize ifulathele. 9Ubunqambi bayo bunamathele emiphethweni yengubo yayo; ayizange icinge ngekamva layo. Ukuwa kwayo kuyamangalisa, kungekho bani wokuyithuthuzela. “Khangela, Bawo, imbandezelo yam, kuba utshaba lweyisile!” c c v9 ‘Imiphetho’ yayo ngumphetho namasonga engubo yayo — ubunqambi obabunamathele apho babubonakala esidlangalaleni, buyiphawula njengengcolileyo ekuhleni ingazami nokubufihla. 10Utshaba lusolule isandla salo phezu kwazo zonke izinto zayo ezinqabileyo; izibukele iintlanga zingena engcweleni yayo—ezo owawuzivimbele ukuba zingangeni ebandleni lakho. 11Bonke abantu bayo bayancwina befuna isonka; bananisa ubutyebi babo ngokutya ukuze nje baphile. “Khangela, Bawo, ubone, kuba ndidelekile. 12Akuyonto na kuni, nonke nina nidlulayo? Khangelani nibone ukuba lukho na usizi olunjengosizi lwam, olwehliselwa phezu kwam, awaluhlisayo uBawo wethu ngemini yomsindo wakhe ovuthayo. 13Ephezulu wathumela umlilo emathanjeni am, waza wawoyisa. Wandanekela umnatha ezinyaweni zam, wandibuyisela umva; undishiye ndisenkangala, ndityhafile imini yonke. 14Izikreqo zam zabotshwa zaba yidyokhwe; zalukwa ngesandla sakhe, zabekwa entanyeni yam, waza wawaphelisa amandla am. INkosi uBawo wandinikela kwabo ndingenakumelana nabo. 15INkosi uBawo uwacekisile onke amagorha aphakathi kwam; wabizela intlanganiso ukuze iphume kum, atyumze abafana bam. INkosi uBawo uyinyathele intombi enyulu yakwaYuda njengasesixovulelweni. d d v15 Igama elithi 'intlanganiso' lilo kwanelo lisetyenziswa kwintlanganiso yomthendeleko ongcwele — ukusetyenziswa kwalo apha ngokwebutho lentshabalalo kuphethe intlekisa ekrakra neyabom. 16Ngenxa yezi zinto ndiyalila; amehlo am, amehlo am avuza iinyembezi, kuba umthuthuzeli onokuwuphilisa umphefumlo wam ukude kum. Abantwana bam basenkangala, kuba utshaba lweyisile.” 17IZiyon yolula izandla zayo, kodwa akukho bani oyithuthuzelayo. UBawo wethu uwisele umthetho wokuba abamelwane bakaYakobi babe ziintshaba zakhe; iYerusalem iphakathi kwabo ibe yinto engcolileyo. 18UBawo wethu ulilungisa, kuba ndiwuphikisile umlomo wakhe. Phulaphulani, nina zizwe zonke, nibone intlungu yam; iintombi zam namadodana am athinjiwe. 19Ndabiza izithandwa zam, kodwa zandikhohlisa. Ababingeleli bam namadoda am amakhulu bafela emzini ngexa babefuna ukutya ukuze nje baphile. 20Khangela, Bawo, kuba ndisembandezelweni; isisu sam siyagubhuzela, intliziyo yam ibhukuqekile ngaphakathi kum, kuba ndiphikise kakhulu. Esitratweni ikrele liyababulala abantu; endlwini kunjengokufa. 21Bakuvile ukuncwina kwam, kungekho bani undithuthuzelayo. Zonke iintshaba zam zibuvile ubunzima bam; ziyavuya kuba wena ukwenzile oku. Zisa umhla owuxelileyo, ukuze nazo zibe njengam. 22Bonke ububi babo mabuze phambi kwakho, uze ubenzele njengoko undenzele mna ngenxa yezikreqo zam zonke; kuba izincwino zam zininzi, intliziyo yam ityhafile.
