UBaba Ubuyela Emzini Wakhe
UBaba wethu uthi ubuyele eSiyoni, futhi isithombe asinikezayo singesejwayelekile: amakhehla aphethe izinduku, abantwana bedlala emigwaqweni. Ukuzila kuzophenduka imikhosi, izizwe zizofika zimfuna, nabantu bakhe kumele bakhulume iqiniso bahlulele ngokwethembeka.
8 1Izwi likaBaba wamabutho asezulwini lafika kimi, lithi:
2Usho kanje uBaba wamabutho asezulwini: Nginobukhwele obukhulu ngeZiyoni; nginobukhwele ngayo ngentukuthelo evuthayo.
3Usho kanje uBaba wethu: Ngibuyele eZiyoni, ngiyakuhlala phakathi kweJerusalema. IJerusalema iyakubizwa ngokuthi uMuzi weQiniso, nentaba kaBaba wamabutho asezulwini, iNtaba eNgcwele.
4Usho kanje uBaba wamabutho asezulwini: Amadoda amadala nabesifazane abadala bayakubuye bahlale emigwaqweni yeJerusalema, kube yilowo nalowo ephethe udondolo ngenxa yobudala obukhulu. 5Imigwaqo yomuzi iyakugcwala abafana namantombazane bedlala emigwaqweni yawo.
6Usho kanje uBaba wamabutho asezulwini: Uma kubonakala kuyisimangaliso esikhulu kakhulu kunsali yalaba bantu ngalezo zinsuku, ngabe kuyisimangaliso esikhulu kakhulu nakimi na? kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini.
7Usho kanje uBaba wamabutho asezulwini: Bhekani, ngiyabasindisa abantu bami ezweni lasempumalanga nasezweni lasentshonalanga. 8Ngiyakubabuyisa ekhaya ukuba bahlale phakathi kweJerusalema. Bayakuba ngabantwana bami, mina ngibe nguBaba wabo, ngeqiniso nangokulunga.
9Usho kanje uBaba wamabutho asezulwini: Izandla zenu mazibe namandla, nina enizwa lawa mazwi ngalezi zinsuku emlonyeni wabaprofethi abakhuluma ngesikhathi kubekwa isisekelo sendlu kaBaba wamabutho asezulwini, ukuze ithempeli lakhiwe. 10Ngaphambi kwaleso sikhathi kwakungekho mholo womuntu noma owesilwane, futhi kwakungekho muntu ophumayo noma ongenayo owayelondekile esitheni, ngokuba ngabhekanisa umuntu wonke nomakhelwane wakhe. 11Kodwa manje angiyikuyiphatha insali yalaba bantu njengasezinsukwini zakudala, kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini. 12Kuyakuba khona ukutshalwa kokuthula: umvini uyakuthela izithelo zawo, umhlaba ukhiphe isivuno sawo, amazulu ehlise amazolo awo. Futhi ngiyakunika insali yalaba bantu konke lokhu kube yifa. 13Njengoba naniyisiqalekiso phakathi kwezizwe, ndlu kaJuda nendlu ka-Israyeli, kanjalo ngiyakunisindisa, nibe yisibusiso. Ningesabi; izandla zenu mazibe namandla.
14Usho kanje uBaba wamabutho asezulwini: Njengoba nganihlelela inhlekelele ngesikhathi okhokho benu bengithukuthelisa, angizange ngiguqule umqondo wami, kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini, 15kanjalo futhi ngalezi zinsuku ngizimisele ukwenzela okuhle iJerusalema nendlu kaJuda. Ningesabi. 16Yenzani lezi zinto: Khulumani iqiniso omunye komunye; nahlulele ngeqiniso nangobulungiswa ukuze kube khona ukuthula emasangweni enu. a a v16 Amasango omuzi ayefana nenkantolo yakudala — lapho izingxabano zomthetho zazizwakala khona futhi zinqunywe obala. 17Ningacebi okubi ezinhliziyweni zenu ngomakhelwane wenu, ningasithandi isifungo samanga, ngokuba ngikuzonda konke lokhu, kusho uBaba wethu.
18Izwi likaBaba wamabutho asezulwini lafika kimi, lithi:
19Usho kanje uBaba wamabutho asezulwini: Ukuzila kokudla kwenyanga yesine, neyesihlanu, neyesikhombisa, neyeshumi kuyakuphenduka kube yinjabulo, nokuthokoza, nemikhosi emihle yendlu kaJuda. Ngakho-ke thandani iqiniso nokuthula. b b v19 Lokhu kuzila kokudla okune kwakulilela ukuvinjezelwa nokuwa kweJerusalema nokubhujiswa kwethempeli; uBaba wethu uthembisa ukuphendula isikhathi ngasinye sosizi sibe ngumkhosi wenjabulo.
20Usho kanje uBaba wamabutho asezulwini: Izizwe ziyakuza, abahlali bemizi eminingi. 21Abantu bomunye umuzi bayakuya komunye, bethi: “Masihambe ngokushesha ukuyofuna umusa kaBaba wethu, ukuyofuna uBaba wamabutho asezulwini; nami ngokwami ngizakuhamba.” 22Izizwe eziningi nezizwe ezinamandla ziyakuza ukuzofuna uBaba wamabutho asezulwini eJerusalema nokuzofuna umusa kaBaba wethu. 23Usho kanje uBaba wamabutho asezulwini: Ngalezo zinsuku amadoda ayishumi avela kuzo zonke izilimi zezizwe ayakubamba ingubo yendoda engumJuda, ethi: “Masihambe nani, ngokuba sizwile ukuthi uNkulunkulu unani.”
