UBawo Ugweba Iintlanga
Isigwebo sikaBawo wethu sihlela phezu kwabamelwane bakwaSirayeli, kodwa umongo ngukumkani oza eZiyon—olilungisa, onoloyiso, nothobekileyo, okhwele i-esile, onqumla ihashe lemfazwe, athethe uxolo kwiintlanga. Amabanjwa anethemba axelelwa ukuba alindele ukubuyiselwa kabini.
9 1Isiprofeto: ilizwi likaBawo wethu lichasene nelizwe laseHadrake, iDamasko ke yindawo yalo yokuphumla—kuba amehlo abantu nezizwe zonke zakwaSirayeli abheka kuBawo wethu, 2neHamati ngokunjalo, elimelene nalo, neTire neTsidon, nangona zilumkile kakhulu. 3ITire yazakhela inqaba, yafumba isilivere njengothuli, negolide ecikizekileyo njengodaka lwezitrato. 4Kodwa khangela—iNkosi uBawo iya kuyigqogqa, iwabethe amandla ayo aselwandle, yona iya kudliwa ngumlilo. 5IAshkelon iya kukubona yoyike; neGaza iya kuzibhijabhija yintlungu, neEkron, kuba ithemba layo liyabuna lithi shwaka. Ukumkani uya kutshabalala eGaza, neAshkelon ayisayi kuba nabemi.
6“Isizwe esingamaxube siya kuhlala eAshdode, ndize ndikunqumle ukukhukhumala kwamaFilisti. 7Ndiya kulisusa igazi emlonyeni walo, namasikizi alo phakathi kwamazinyo alo; nalo liya kuba yintsalela kaBawo wethu, libe njengomzalwane kwaYuda, neEkron ibe njengamaYebhusi. 8Ndiya kumisa inkampu endlwini yam njengomlindi, ukuze kungabikho mntu odlulayo egqitha; akusayi kuphinda kubekho mcinezeli ohamba phezu kwabo, kuba ngoku ndibukele ngawam amehlo.”
Ukumkani Wakho Uyeza
9Vuya kakhulu, ntombi yaseZiyon! Memelela, ntombi yaseYerusalem! Khangela—ukumkani wakho uyeza kuwe; ulilungisa yaye enoloyiso yena, uthobekile ekhwele e-esileni, phezu kwenkonyana, ithole le-esile. a a v9 Ukumkani olulamileyo oza ekhwele e-esileni nguYesu, owangena eYerusalem kanye ngale ndlela — Mateyu 21:5; Yohane 12:15. 10Ndiya kuyinqumla inqwelo yokulwa kwaEfrayim, nehashe lokulwa eYerusalem, saye isaphetha sokulwa siya kunqunyulwa; aze athethe uxolo kweentlanga. Ulawulo lwakhe luya kuthabathela elwandle luse kolunye ulwandle, luthabathele eMlanjeni luse eziphelweni zomhlaba. b b v10 ‘UMlambo’ ubhekisa kumEfrati, umlambo omkhulu owawungumda kwiMpumalanga Esondeleyo yamandulo.
11“Kananjalo wena, ngenxa yegazi lomnqophiso wam nawe, ndiya kuwakhulula amabanjwa akho emhadini ongenamanzi. 12Buyelani emboniselweni yenu, nina mabanjwa anethemba; namhlanje ndiyavakalisa okokuba ndiya kunibuyisela ngokuphindwe kabini. 13Kuba uYuda ndimgobile njengesaphetha sam, ndaza ndambeka uEfrayim kuso njengotolo. Ndiya kubavusa oonyana bakho, Ziyon, ndibabhekise koonyana bakho, Grisi, ndikwenze ube njengekrele legorha.”
14Wandule ke uBawo wethu abonakale ngaphezu kwabo, luphume utolo lwakhe njengombane; iNkosi uBawo iya kuvuthela isigodlo, iphume nenkqwithela yasezantsi. 15UBawo wemikhosi yezulu uya kubakhusela bona, baze badle, banyathele amatye enkwitshi; baya kusela babharhule ngokungathi banxila yiwayini, bazale njengesitya, baphuphume njengeembombo zesibingelelo. 16Ngaloo mini uBawo wabo uya kubasindisa, njengomhlambi wabantu bakhe; kuba njengamatye anqabileyo esithsaba baya kubengezela ezweni lakhe. 17Hayi ubukhulu bokulunga kwakhe, nobukhulu bobuhle bakhe! Ingqolowa iya kwenza abafana bachume, newayini entsha iintombi.
