UBawo Ulikhusela IYerusalem
IYerusalem iba lilitye elenzakalisa zonke izizwe ezizama ukulifunqula, aze olona unobuthathaka ekumkhuseleni alwe njengoDavide. Aze imeko iguquke ngokupheleleyo: uBawo wethu uphalaza umoya wobabalo, baze bakhangele kuYesu, lowo bamhlabayo, balile njengokulilela umntwana okuphela kwakhe.
12 1Umthwalo: ilizwi likaBawo wethu ngoSirayeli—isivakaliso sikaBawo wethu, owolula amazulu, oseka umhlaba, obumba umoya womntu ngaphakathi:
2“Yabona, ndiyenza iYerusalem ibe yindebe yokuwuwuzelisa zonke izizwe eziningqongileyo; noYuda uya kuba sekungqingweni kweYerusalem. 3Ngaloo mini ndiya kuyenza iYerusalem ibe lilitye elinzima kuzo zonke izizwe; bonke abalifunqulayo baya kuceba kakubi, ngelixa zonke iintlanga zomhlaba zibuthelana kuyo.’ 4Ngaloo mini, utsho uBawo wethu, ndiya kubetha lonke ihashe ngomothuko, umkhweli walo ngokubhuda. Ndiya kuyigcina indlu kaYuda, kodwa ndiwabethe onke amahashe ezizwe ngobumfama. 5Zaza izizwe zakwaYuda ziya kuthi ezintliziyweni zazo: ‘Abemi baseYerusalem bomelele ngoBawo wabo, uBawo wethu wemikhosi yasezulwini.’
6“Ngaloo mini ndiya kuzenza izizwe zakwaYuda zibe liziko elivuthayo phakathi kweenkuni, zibe sisikhuni esivuthayo phakathi kwezithungu; ziya kuzidla zonke izizwe eziningqongileyo, ngasekunene nangasekhohlo, ngelixa iYerusalem ihleli ikhuselekile endaweni yayo.
7“UBawo wethu uya kusindisa iintente zakwaYuda kuqala, ukuze indlu kaDavide nabemi baseYerusalem bangazukiswa ngaphezu kukaYuda. 8Ngaloo mini uBawo wethu uya kubakhusela abo bahleli eYerusalem, ukuze oyena uthambileyo phakathi kwabo abe ligorha njengokumkani uDavide. Yaye inzala yokumkani iya kuba njengoBawo wethu, njengesithunywa sikaBawo wethu esihamba phambi kwabemi baseYerusalem. 9‘Ngaloo mini ndiya kuvuka ndizimisele ukuzitshabalalisa zonke iintlanga ezizayo ukulwa neYerusalem.
Ukukhangela Kulowo Bamhlabayo
10“Ndiya kuthulula phezu kwendlu kaDavide naphezu kwabo bahleli eYerusalem umoya wobabalo nokutarhuzisa ngenceba, ukuze bakhangele kum, endahlatywa ngabo, baze bamenzele isijwili njengomntu owenza isijwili ngomntwana wakhe okuphela kwakhe, babe buhlungu ngaye njengomntu obuhlungu ngamazibulo. a a v10 Apha uBawo wethu ubhekisa kuNyana wakhe: lowo wahlatywayo nguYesu. INcwadi kaYohane ibona esi sibhalo sizaliseka emnqamlezweni, neSityhilelo siyasiphinda—abo babemgatyile ngaxesha lithile baya kukhangela kuye, benze isijwili, bafumane indlela ebuyela ekhaya. 11Ngaloo mini isijwili saseYerusalem siya kuba sikhulu njengesijwili sikaHadade-rimon kwithafa laseMegido. b b v11 IMegido yayilithafa elikhulu lemfazwe lakwaSirayeli, elalikhunjulwa ngenxa yesijwili esinzulu sohlanga—igama lentlungu ekrakra kunene esinokuyazi isizwe. 12Ilizwe liya kwenza isijwili, usapho ngalunye lulodwa: indlu kaDavide ilodwa, nabafazi balo bebodwa; indlu kaNatan ilodwa, nabafazi balo bebodwa; 13usapho lwendlu kaLevi lulodwa nabafazi balo bebodwa; usapho lwamaShimeyi lulodwa nabafazi balo bebodwa; 14nawo onke amasapho aseleyo, usapho ngalunye lulodwa, nabafazi balo bebodwa.’”
