UBawo Ubuyela Kumzi Wakhe
UBawo wethu uthi ubuyele eZiyon, umfanekiso awunikayo uqhelekile: amadoda amakhulu aphethe iintonga, nabantwana bedlala ezitratweni. Ukuzila kuya kuguquka kube ngamatheko, iintlanga ziya kuza zimfuna, baze abantu bakhe bathethe inyaniso, bagwebe ngokunyaniseka.
8 1Lafika kum ilizwi likaBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini, lisithi:
2Utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini ukuthi: Ndinekhwele ngeZiyon, ikhwele elikhulu; ndinekhwele ngayo ngengqumbo evutha.
3Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Ndibuyele eZiyon, ndiya kuhlala phakathi kweYerusalem. IYerusalem iya kubizwa ngokuthi nguMzi Wenyaniso, nentaba kaBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini kuthiwe yiNtaba Engcwele.
4Utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini ukuthi: Amadoda amakhulu nabafazi baya kubuya bahlale ezitratweni zaseYerusalem, elowo ephethe intonga yakhe ngenxa yobudala obukhulu. 5Nezitrato zalo mzi ziya kuzala ngamakhwenkwe namankazana edlala ezitratweni zalo.
6Utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini ukuthi: Ukuba kummangalisa amasalela abo bantu ngaloo mihla, ngaba kuya kundimangalisa nam na? utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini.
7Utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini ukuthi: Yabona, ndiyabasindisa abantu bam ezweni lempumalanga nasezweni lentshonalanga. 8Ndiya kubabuyisela ekhaya, baze bahlale phakathi kweYerusalem. Baya kuba ngabantwana bam, mna ndibe nguBawo wabo, ngenyaniso nangobulungisa.
9Utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini ukuthi: Mazomelele izandla zenu, nina nithi ngale mihla nive la mazwi emlonyeni wabaprofeti abethetha ngexesha lokusekwa kwendlu kaBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini, ukuze yakhiwe itempile. 10Ngaphambi koko kwakungekho mvuzo womntu nowenkomo, engekho nomnye ophuma nongena osindileyo elutshabeni; kuba ndandibeka elowo ngommelwane wakhe. 11Kodwa ngoku andiyi kwenza kumasalela abo bantu njengakwemihla yangaphambili, utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini. 12Kuya kubakho ukuhlwayelwa koxolo: umdiliya unike iziqhamo zawo, umhlaba unike ungeniselo lwawo, amazulu anike umbethe wawo. Ndiya kuwanika amasalela abo bantu zonke ezi zinto zibe lilifa labo. 13Njengokuba naniyisiqalekiso phakathi kweentlanga, nina ndlu kaYuda nendlu kaSirayeli, ngokunjalo ndiya kunisindisa, nibe yintsikelelo. Musani ukoyika; mazomelele izandla zenu.
14Utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini ukuthi: Njengokuba ndacinga ukwenza ububi kuni xa ooyihlo bandiqumbisayo, andazohlwaya, utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini, 15ngokunjalo ndibuye ngazo ezi mihla ndagqiba ukuyenzela okulungileyo iYerusalem nendlu kaYuda. Musani ukoyika. 16Yenzani ezi zinto: Thethani inyaniso, elowo kummelwane wakhe; gwebani ngenyaniso nangobulungisa ukuze kubekho uxolo emasangweni enu. a a v16 Amasango omzi kwimihla yakudala ayelingana nenkundla yamatyala — apho amatyala ayethethwa aze agwetywe khona esidlangalaleni. 17Musani ukuyila ububi ezintliziyweni zenu ngommelwane wenu, ningasithandi isifungo esibuxoki; kuba ndizithiyile zonke ezi zinto, utsho uBawo wethu.
18Lafika kum ilizwi likaBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini, lisithi:
19Utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini ukuthi: Ukuzila kokudla kwenyanga yesine, neyesihlanu, neyesixhenxe, neyeshumi kuya kuba luvuyo nemihlali nemithendeleko echwayitayo kwindlu kaYuda. Ngoko ke yithandeni inyaniso noxolo. b b v19 Oku kuzila kokudla okune kwakuzilela ukungqingwa nokuwa kweYerusalem nokutshatyalaliswa kwetempile; uBawo wethu uthembisa ukuyijika yonke indawo yosizi ibe ngumthendeleko wovuyo.
20Utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini ukuthi: Kusaza kufika izizwe, abemi bemizi emininzi. 21Abantu balo mnye umzi baya kuya komnye, besithi: Masiye kwangoku siye kufuna ubuso bukaBawo wethu, sifune uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini; nam ngokwam ndiya kuhamba. 22Izizwe ezininzi neentlanga ezinamandla ziya kufika zifune uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini eYerusalem, zifune ubuso bukaBawo wethu. 23Utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini ukuthi: Ngaloo mihla ishumi lamadoda avela kuzo zonke iilwimi zeentlanga liya kuyibamba ingubo yendoda engumYuda, lisithi: Masihambe nani, kuba sivile ukuba uThixo unani.
