Indoda Enolutya Lokulinganisela
Indoda enolutya lokulinganisela isuka iye kulinganisa iYerusalem, ize ixelelwe ukuba ingazihluphi—umzi uya kuba ngaphezu kodonga olunjani na. UBawo wethu ngokwakhe uya kuba ludonga lomlilo olujikeleze yona, abe luzuko oluphakathi kwayo, zize iintlanga ezininzi zizibandakanye naye, zibe ngabantwana bakhe.
2 1Ndaza ndawaphakamisa amehlo am, ndabona indoda inolutya lokulinganisela esandleni sayo. 2Ndathi: “Uya ngaphi na?” Wathi kum: “Ndiya kulinganisa iYerusalem, ndibone ukuba ibanzi kangakanani, inde kangakanani.”
3Saphuma isithunywa ebesithetha nam, kwaphuma nesinye isithunywa seza kusihlangabeza, 4sathi kuso: “Gidima, uxelele lo mfana usithi: ‘IYerusalem iya kuhlaliswa njengelizwe elivulekileyo, ngenxa yobuninzi babantu nemfuyo ephakathi kwayo.’
5Mna ngokwam ndiya kuba ludonga lomlilo olujikeleze yona, utsho uBawo wethu, ndibe luzuko oluphakathi kwayo.’”
6“Yizani! Yizani! Sabani ezweni lasentla, utsho uBawo wethu, kuba ndanichithachitha njengoomoya abane bezulu, utsho uBawo wethu. 7Yiza, Ziyon! Zisindise, wena uhleli nentombi yaseBhabhilon.
8Utsho uBawo wethu wemikhosi ukuthi, emva kokuba uzuko lwakhe lundithume ngokuchasene neentlanga ezaniphangayo: lowo unichukumisayo uchukumisa ukhozo lweliso lakhe:
9Kuba yabona, ndiya kusiphakamisa isandla sam phezu kwazo, zibe ngamaxhoba kwabo babezikhonza. Nokwazi ke ukuba uBawo wethu wemikhosi undithumile.
10Vuma uze ugcobe, ntombi yaseZiyon! Kuba yabona, ndiza kuhlala phakathi kwakho, utsho uBawo wethu.
11“Iintlanga ezininzi ziya kuzibandakanya noBawo wethu ngaloo mini, zibe ngabantwana bam. Ndiya kuhlala phakathi kwakho, uze wazi ukuba uBawo wethu wemikhosi undithumile kuwe. 12UBawo wethu uya kumenza uYuda abe sisabelo sakhe emhlabeni ongcwele, aphinde ayinyule iYerusalem.
13Yithini tu, nyama yonke, phambi koBawo wethu, kuba uzivusile evela endaweni yakhe engcwele yokuhlala.”
