Uzuko lweZiyon Lwaguquka Lwaba Luthuthu
Igolide elifiphele, izikhulu ezazimhlophe ngaphezu kwekhephu ngoku azaziwa ezitratweni, oomama abalambileyo bepheka abantwana babo. Imbongi igxeka abaprofeti nababingeleli abaphalaza igazi elimsulwa, isithi umlilo otshise izisekelo zeZiyon ube ngumsindo ophalaziweyo kaBawo wethu.
4 1Hayi, indlela igolide elifiphele ngayo, hayi indlela igolide elicocekileyo eliguquke ngayo! Amatye angcwele alele echithachithekile kuzo zonke iimbombo zezitrato. 2Abantwana abanqabileyo beZiyon, ababexabiswa ngokulingana negolide ecikizekileyo, hayi indlela abathi ngoku babalwa njengeembiza zodongwe, umsebenzi wezandla zombumbi! 3Nkqu oodyakalashe zinikela ibele, zanyise amathole azo, kodwa intombi yabantu bam ijike yakhohlakala, njengeenciniba entlango. a a v3 Iinciniba zazidume kwihlabathi lamandulo ngokushiya amaqanda nabantwana bazo — zaziliqhalo lenkohlakalo kwinzala yazo. 4Ulwimi losana olusamunyayo lunamathele phezu komlomo walo linxano; abantwana bacela isonka, kodwa akukho namnye obanika iqhekeza. 5Ababesidla izinto ezimnandi ngoku balele bephelelwe ezitratweni; ababekhuliswa bevethe ezimfusa ezihle ngoku banamathele ezaleni. 6Ubugwenxa bentombi yabantu bam bukhulu ngaphezu kwesono saseSodom, eyabhukuqwa ngephanyazo, nangona kungabekwanga sandla samntu kuyo. 7Izikhulu zayo zazicwengekile ngaphezu kwekhephu, zimhlophe ngaphezu kwamasi; imizimba yazo ibomvu ngaphezu kwekorale, isithomo sazo sinjengesafire. 8Ngoku imbonakalo yazo imnyama ngaphezu kothuthu lweziko; azaziwa ezitratweni. Ulusu lwazo lutshwabene emathanjeni azo; lutshile njengomthi. 9Ababulewe ngekrele babengcono kunababulawa yindlala, abancipha, behlatywa yindlala ngenxa yokuswela ukudla okuvela emasimini. 10Izandla zabafazi abanemfesane zapheka abantwana bazo; baba kukudla kwabo ekutshatyalalisweni kwentombi yabantu bam. 11UBawo wethu wayifeza yonke ingqumbo yakhe; waphalaza umsindo wakhe ovuthayo, waphemba umlilo eZiyon owazidlayo iziseko zayo. 12Ookumkani behlabathi abakholwanga, nabani na ohlala emhlabeni, ukuba utshaba okanye umchasi anganokungena emasangweni aseYerusalem. 13Kwakungenxa yezono zabaprofeti bayo nezenzo ezigwenxa zababingeleli bayo, ababeliphalaza phakathi kwayo igazi lamalungisa. 14Babhadula beziimfama ezitratweni, bengcoliswe ligazi, ngokokude kungabikho namnye onokuchukumisa iingubo zabo. 15“Sukani! Ziinqambi!” bamemeza kubo abantu. “Sukani! Sukani! Musani ukuchukumisa!” Baza babaleka babhadula, kwaza kwathiwa phakathi kweentlanga: “Abasenakuhlala apha.” 16Ubuso bukaBawo wethu bubachithachithile; akasayi kuphinda ababheke. Akubonwanga mbeko kubabingeleli, nobabalo kumadoda amakhulu. 17Amehlo ethu aphela kukulindela uncedo ngelize; sisezinqabeni zethu zokulinda silindele uhlanga olungenako ukusindisa. 18Babewalalela amanyathelo ethu size singabi nako ukuhamba ezitratweni zethu. Ukuphela kwethu kwasondela, imihla yethu yazaliseka, kuba ukuphela kwethu kwakufikile. 19Abasisukelayo babenamendu ngaphezu kwamaxhalanga asesibhakabhakeni; basisukela phezu kweentaba, basilalela entlango. 20Umoya wokuphila kwethu, umthanjiswa kaBawo wethu, wabanjwa emihadini yabo— lowo esathi ngaye: “Phantsi kwethunzi lakhe siya kuphila phakathi kweentlanga.” b b v20 “Phantsi kwethunzi lakhe” ngumfanekiso wesiHebhere wokhuselo — ukuphila ethunzini lokumkani kwakuthetha ukuphila phantsi kokhuselo lwakhe. 21Vuya, uchwayite, ntombi yase-Edom, wena uhleli ezweni laseUtse; kodwa indebe yomsindo wakhe iya kufika nakuwe— uya kunxila, uzihlube ze. 22Isohlwayo sakho sifezekile, ntombi yaseZiyon; akasayi kukwandisela ixesha lokuthinjwa kwakho. Kodwa ubugwenxa bakho, ntombi yase-Edom, uya kubuhlawulisa; uya kuzityhila izono zakho.
