Umhlambi Omiselwe Ukuxhelwa
Ngelizwi likaBawo wakhe uZekariya wenza indima yomalusi phezu komhlambi omiselwe ukuxhelwa, aqhekeze iintonga zakhe ezimbini, iNceba neManyano, aze ahlawulwe ngamashumi amathathu eesilivere, aziphosele kumbumbi. Oko kulandelayo ngumalusi ongenamsebenzi odla umhlambi.
11 1Vula iingcango zakho, Lebhanon— umlilo mawuyidle imisedare yakho! 2Lilani, misipres, kuba iwile imisedare, itshatyalalisiwe imithi emikhulu! Lilani, mioki yaseBhashan, kuba lehlile ihlathi elishinyeneyo! 3Phulaphulani—isililo sabalusi, kuba uzuko lwabo lutshatyalalisiwe! Phulaphulani—ukugquma kweengonyama ezintsha, kuba amahlathi aseYordan atshatyalalisiwe!
4Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Wuluse umhlambi omiselwe ukuxhelwa.
5Abawuthengayo bawuxhela bengohlwaywa; abawuthengisayo bathi: “Makabongwe uThixo, ndizuze ubutyebi!”—baza abalusi bawo abawuluseyo bangabi nayo imfesane kuwo. 6Kuba andisayi kuba sabasindisa abemi beli lizwe, utsho uBawo wethu. Yabonani, ndiyabanikela bonke abantu, elowo esandleni sommelwane wakhe nasesandleni sokumkani wakhe; baya kulicumza eli lizwe, ndingahlanguli namnye esandleni sabo.
7Ngoko ke ndawulusa umhlambi omiselwe ukuxhelwa, ngowona ucinezelwe kakhulu emhlambini. Ndathabatha iintonga ezimbini, enye ndayithiya igama lokuba yiNceba, enye ndathi yiManyano, ndawulusa ke umhlambi. 8Ngenyanga enye ndabasusa abo balusi bathathu. Ndaba nokungxama kubo, nabo bandithiya. a a v8 Ukuba ngoobani na ‘aba balusi bathathu’ akwaziwa; akukho mbono wezifundiswa uphumelele. 9Ndaza ndathi: “Andisayi kunilusa. Ofayo makafe, otshabalalayo makatshabalale, abo baseleyo badle inyama yomnye.”
10Ndathabatha intonga yam eyiNceba, ndayaphula, ndiwuchitha umnqophiso endawenza nazo zonke izizwe. 11Yaphulwa ke ngaloo mini, waza umhlambi olusizana obundibukele wazi ukuba lilizwi likaBawo wethu. 12Ndathi kubo: “Ukuba kulungile emehlweni enu, ndinikeni umvuzo wam; ukuba akunjalo, wugcineni.” Baza bawulinganisela umvuzo wam—iingqekembe ezingamashumi amathathu zesilivere. b b v12 Ezi ngqekembe zesilivere zingamashumi amathathu lelona xabiso iTestamente eNtsha elibiza ngelokuba yimali eyanikwa ukungcatshwa kukaYesu (Mateyu 27:9-10).
13Wandula uBawo wethu wathi kum: “Yiphosele kumbumbi”—xabiso likhulu kangaka abandilinganisela ngalo! Ndaza ndazithabatha iingqekembe ezingamashumi amathathu zesilivere, ndaziphosa endlwini kaBawo wethu, kumbumbi.
14Ndaza ndayaphula intonga yam yesibini, eyiManyano, ndibhangisa ubuzalwana phakathi koYuda noSirayeli.
15Wandula uBawo wethu wathi kum: “Buya uthabathe impahla yomalusi osisidenge. 16Kuba ndiyamvusa umalusi kweli lizwe ongayi kuyinyamekela into etshabalalayo, angayifuni echithakeleyo, angayiphilisi eyaphukileyo, angayondli ephilileyo—kodwa aya kuyidla inyama yezinonileyo, azidlavule namanqina azo. 17Yeha, mlusindini wam olitshijolo, oshiya umhlambi! Ikrele malehlele engalweni yakhe nakwiliso lakhe lasekunene! Ingalo yakhe mayintshwenye iphele, neliso lakhe lasekunene limfanyekele kuphele!”
