Inkemba kaBaba wethu Iwela phezu kweFilistiya
Isikhukhula sikaBaba wethu siyakhuphuka sivela enyakatho phezu kweFilistiya, ngokuzumayo kangangokuba obaba abaphenduki ukuze babuyele ezinganeni zabo. IGaza ne-Ashikeloni kuyalila. Kuphetha ngokuthi inkemba ibuzwe ukuthi kuyoze kube nini ingakaphumuli, iphendule: hhayi lapho isenayo imiyalo.
47 1Izwi likaBaba wethu elafika kuJeremiya umprofethi mayelana namaFilisti, ngaphambi kokuba uFaro ashaye iGaza.
2Nakhu okushiwo uBaba wethu, uthi: “Bheka, amanzi ayakhuphuka evela enyakatho, abe yisikhukhula esikhukhulayo. Ayakhukhula izwe nakho konke okukulo, umuzi nabantu bawo. Abantu bayakukhala, bonke abahlala ezweni bayakulila. 3Ngomsindo wokugquma kwamasondo amahhashi akhe, ngokuduma kwezinqola zakhe nokudidizela kwamavili azo, oyise ngeke babuyele emuva ngenxa yabantwana babo, izandla zabo ziphelelwe ngamandla, 4ngenxa yosuku oluzayo lokubhubhisa onke amaFilisti, ukuba kunqunywe kuTire naseSidoni bonke abasindile ababengasiza. Ngokuba uBaba wethu uyawabhubhisa amaFilisti, insali evela ogwini lwaseKafitori. 5IGaza iyakuphuca ikhanda layo ngenxa yokulila; i-Ashikeloni iyakuthuliswa. Nina nsali yesigodi sabo, koze kube nini nizisika? 6Maye, nkemba kaBaba wethu! Koze kube nini uphumule? Buyela emgodleni wakho; thula, uphole. 7Kodwa ingaphumula kanjani uBaba wethu eyinike umyalo na? Ngokumelene ne-Ashikeloni nangokumelene nogu lolwandle—yilapho eyiqondise khona.”
