UBaba wehlulela iThire
ITire lizuza ekonakaleni kweJerusalema, lilindele ukuhweba okwengeziwe manje njengoba isango selaphukile. UBaba wethu uthi izizwe ziyakulihlasela njengamagagasi. UNebukadinesari uyakugqekeza izindonga zalo, amatshe alo alahlwe olwandle, nendawo ishiywe iyidwala elingenalutho lokwomisa amanetha.
26 1Ngomnyaka weshumi nanye, ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga, izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kimi, lathi:
2Ndodana yomuntu, ngenxa yokuba iThire lakhuluma ngeJerusalema lathi: ‘Ehheni! Isango labantu lephukile, livulekele mina. Lona selibhidlikile; ngiyakuceba.’ 3Ngakho isho kanje iNkosi uBaba: Bheka, ngimelene nawe, Thire. Ngiyakwenyusa izizwe eziningi zimelane nawe, njengolwandle oluveza amagagasi alo. 4Ziyakudiliza izindonga zeThire, zibhidlize nemibhoshongo yalo; ngiyakuhwaya umhlabathi walo, ngilishiye liyidwala elize. 5Liyakuba yindawo yokwendlala amanetha phakathi kolwandle, ngokuba ngikhulumile, kusho iNkosi uBaba. Liyakuba yimpango yezizwe, 6nemizana yalo esezwekazini iyakubulawa ngenkemba. Khona-ke bayakwazi ukuthi mina nginguBaba.
7Isho kanje iNkosi uBaba: Bheka, ngiletha uNebukadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, inkosi yamakhosi, ukuba imelane neThire ivela enyakatho, inamahhashi, izinqola zempi, abagibeli bamahhashi, nebutho elikhulu lamaqhawe amaningi. 8Uyakubulala imizana yakho esezwekazini ngenkemba, akhe udonga lokukuvimbezela, amise idundu lokuhlasela, aphakamise izihlangu zimelane nawe. 9Uyakushaya izindonga zakho ngezigxobo zakhe zokubhidliza, abhidlize imibhoshongo yakho ngamazembe akhe. 10Amahhashi akhe ayakuba maningi kangangokuba uthuli lwawo luyakukusibekela. Izindonga zakho ziyakuzamazama ngenxa yomsindo wabagibeli bamahhashi, izinqola, nezinqola zempi, lapho engena emasangweni akho njengabantu abangena emzini odilizwe izindonga zawo. 11Amasondo amahhashi akhe ayakunyathela zonke izitaladi zakho. Uyakubulala abantu bakho ngenkemba, nezinsika zakho eziqinile ziyakuwela phansi. 12Bayakuphanga ingcebo yakho, baphange impahla yakho, badilize izindonga zakho, babhidlize izindlu zakho ezinhle, baphonse amatshe akho, izingodo zakho, nezinsalela zakho phakathi kolwandle. 13Ngiyakuthulisa izingoma zakho ezinomsindo; amahabhu akho awasayikuzwakala. 14Ngiyakukwenza uyidwala elize, indawo yokwendlala amanetha. Awusayikwakhiwa kabusha, ngokuba mina, uBaba, ngikhulumile, kusho iNkosi uBaba.
15Isho kanje iNkosi uBaba eThire: Amazwe asogwini awayikuzamazama yini ngomsindo wokuwa kwakho, lapho abalimele bebubula, lapho ukubulawa kugcwala phakathi kwakho? 16Khona-ke bonke ababusi bolwandle bayakwehla ezihlalweni zabo zobukhosi, bakhumule izembatho zabo, bakhiphe izingubo zabo ezifekethisiweyo. Bembethe ukuthuthumela, bayakuhlala phansi, beqhaqhazela njalonjalo, bethuswe nguwe. 17Bayakukhalela isililo ngawe, bathi: ‘Yeka ukubhubha kwakho, muzi odumileyo, wena owawuhlala abantu abavela ezilwandle—owawunamandla olwandle, wena nabahlali bakho, enanibafaka uvalo bonke ababehlala khona!’ a a v17 IThire laliwumuzi ozimele oseziqhingini onothileyo, amandla walo nabantu balo kwakwakhelwe phezu kohwebo lolwandle. 18Manje amazwe asogwini ayathuthumela ngosuku lokuwa kwakho; iziqhingi eziselwandle ziyethuka ngenxa yokudlula kwakho.
19Isho kanje iNkosi uBaba: Lapho ngikwenza umuzi ochithekileyo, njengemizi eyashiywa kudala, lapho ngenyusa ulwandle olujulileyo phezu kwakho, namanzi amakhulu akusibekele, 20khona-ke ngiyakukwehlisa kanye nalabo abehlela emgodini, kubantu basendulo. Ngiyakukuhlalisa emhlabeni ongezansi, phakathi kwamanxiwa asendulo, kanye nalabo abehlela emgodini, ukuze ungabuyi, ungatholi indawo yakho ezweni labaphilayo. 21Ngiyakukwenza isiphetho esesabekayo, ungabe usaba khona. Uyakufunwa kodwa ungaphinde utholakale, kusho iNkosi uBaba.
