Umbono weHlane loLwandle
Umbono ovela kuBaba oyiNkosi Ephakeme ushiya umprofethi egoba ngobuhlungu bokubeletha, ebuka amadoda edla idili kuze kukhalwe umkhosi. Kumiswa umlindi, futhi lapho kufika abagibeli uyamemeza ukuthi iBhabhiloni liwile. Lapho ebuzwa ukuthi ubusuku buhamba kanjani, uyaphendula: ukusa kuyeza, nobusuku futhi.
21 1Isiprofetho sehlane loLwandle. Njengezivunguvungu ezikhukhula eNegevi, kuvela ehlane, izwe elesabekayo. 2Ngiboniswe umbono onzima: umkhapheli uyakhaphela, nomchithi uyachitha. Yenyuka, Elamu! Vimbezela, Mediya! Ngikuqedile konke ukububula ebikubanga. 3Ngalokho umzimba wami ubanjwe ubuhlungu; imihelo ingibambile, njengemihelo yowesifazane obelethayo. Ngigobene kangangokuba angikwazi ukuzwa, ngethukile kangangokuba angikwazi ukubona. 4Inhliziyo yami iyantenga; uvalo lungigubuzele. Ukuhwalala engangikulangazelela kuphenduke kwaba ukuthuthumela kimi. 5Balungisa itafula, bendlala izingubo, badla, baphuza. Sukumani, zikhulu! Gcobani izihlangu ngamafutha! a a v5 Ukugcoba izihlangu zesikhumba ngamafutha kwakuzigcina zithambile zikulungele impi — lena kwakuyindlela evamile amabutho asendulo ayezilungiselela ngayo ukulwa.
6Ngokuba nakhu akusho uBaba oyiNkosi kimi: “Hamba, umise umlindi; makabike akubonayo. 7Lapho ebona abagibeli, abamahhashi bengababili, abagibeli bezimbongolo, abagibeli bamakamela, makaqaphele ngokucophelela, ngokucophelela okukhulu.”
8Khona-ke umlindi wamemeza: “Ibhubesi! Phezu kombhoshongo wokulinda, Baba oyiNkosi, ngimi njalo emini, nasesikhundleni sami ngilinde ubusuku bonke.” 9Bheka—nampa abagibeli befika, abamahhashi bengababili! Waphendula wathi: “Iwile, iwile iBabiloni, nazo zonke izithombe ezibaziweyo zonkulunkulu bayo ziphahlazekile phansi emhlabathini.” 10Bantu bami ababhuliweyo, mntwana webala lami lokubhula, lokho engikuzwile kuBaba wamabutho asezulwini, ngikumemezela kini.
Mlindi, Kuthiwani Ngobusuku?
11Isiprofetho ngeDuma. Kukhona ongibizayo evela eSeyiri: “Mlindi, kuthiwani ngobusuku? Mlindi, kuthiwani ngobusuku?” b b v11 IDuma lisho ukuthi “ukuthula” — igama elifanele kulesi siprofetho esimelene ne-Edomi, izwe laseSeyiri. 12Umlindi uthi: “Kuyasa, kodwa kufika nobusuku. Uma ningabuza, buzani; nibuye futhi.”
Izwi Elimayelana ne-Arabiya
13Isiprofetho nge-Arabiya. Emahlathini ase-Arabiya niyakulala khona, nina zindwendwe zaseDedani. 14Phathelani abomileyo amanzi; nina enihlala ezweni laseThema, phathelani isinkwa obalekayo. 15Ngokuba babalekela izinkemba—inkemba ehoshiweyo, umnsalo ogotshiweyo, nobunzima bempi.
16Ngokuba uBaba oyiNkosi ungitshelile: “Phakathi konyaka owodwa, njengokubala kwesisebenzi esiqashiweyo, yonke inkazimulo yaseKedari iyakuphela. 17Abacibisheli abaseleyo, amadodana amaqhawe aseKedari, ayakuba mabalwa, ngokuba uBaba wethu usekhulumile.”
