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Ilizwi NgeGibhithe
1 Leli yilizwi likaThixo elafika kuJeremiya umphrofethi mayelana lezizwe:
2 Mayelana leGibhithe:
Leli yilizwi elimayelana lebutho likaFaro Nekho inkosi yaseGibhithe, elanqotshwayo eKharikhemishi emfuleni iYufrathe nguNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni ngomnyaka wesine kaJehoyakhimi indodana kaJosiya inkosi yakoJuda:
3 “Lungisani amahawu enu, amakhulu lamancane,
liphume liye empini.
4 Bophani amabhiza,
liwagade!
Manini ezindaweni zenu
lilezingowane zenu!
Lolani imikhonto yenu,
ligqoke impahla zempi!
5 Kuyini engikubonayo?
Bayesaba,
bahlehlela emuva,
amabutho abo ehlulwe.
Abaleka ngesiqubu
anganyemukuli,
njalo kulokwesaba izindawo zonke,” kutsho uThixo.
6 “Olejubane kasoze abaleke
kumbe olamandla aphephe.
Ngasenyakatho, emfuleni iYufrathe
bayakhubeka bawe.
7 Ngubani lo ophakama njengeNayili,
njengemifula elamanzi agubhazelayo na?
8 IGibhithe liphakama njengeNayili,
njengemifula elamanzi agubhazelayo.
Lithi: ‘Ngizaphakama ngembese umhlaba;
ngizachitha amadolobho labantu bawo.’
9 Hlaselani, lina mabhiza!
Qhubekani ngentukuthelo, lina zinqola zempi!
Yanini phambili, lina mabutho,
madoda aseKhushi lawePhuthi, aphatha amahawu,
madoda aseLudi agoba idandili.
10 Kodwa usuku lolo ngolweNkosi, uThixo uSomandla,
usuku lokuphindisela, olokuphindisela ezitheni zakhe.
Inkemba izakudla ize isuthe,
ize icitshe ukoma kwayo ngegazi.
Ngoba iNkosi, uThixo uSomandla uzanikela umhlatshelo
elizweni lasenyakatho ngasemfuleni iYufrathe.
11 Yana eGiliyadi uyethatha umuthi wokwelapha,
wena Ndodakazi egcweleyo yaseGibhithe.
Kodwa imithi uyandisela ize;
akukho kusila kuwe.
12 Izizwe zizakuzwa ngehlazo lakho;
ukukhala kwakho kuzagcwala umhlaba.
Elinye ibutho lizakhubeka kwelinye;
womabili azawela phansi ndawonye.”
13 Leli yilizwi uThixo alikhuluma kuJeremiya umphrofethi ngokuza kukaNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni ukuba ahlasele iGibhithe:
14 “Memezelani lokhu eGibhithe, likubike laseMigidoli;
kumemezeleni njalo laseMemfisi laseThahiphanesi lithi:
‘Manini ezindaweni zenu lilunge,
ngoba inkemba idla abakhelene lani.’
15 Amabutho enu azabulawelwani na?
Angeke ame,
ngoba uThixo uzawalahlela phansi.
16 Azakhubeka kokuphela;
azakuwa elekane.
Azakuthi, ‘Vukani, kasibuyeleni emuva
ebantwini bakithi lasemazweni akithi,
kude kwenkemba yomncindezeli.’
17 Khonale bazamemeza bathi,
‘UFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe
ingumsindo omkhulu nje kuphela;
uselahlekelwe lithuba lakhe.’
18 Ngeqiniso elinjengokuthi ngikhona,” kutsho iNkosi,
obizo layo nguThixo uSomandla,
“kuzafika omunye onjengoThabhori phakathi kwezintaba,
njengoKhameli ngasolwandle.
19 Lungisani impahla zekuthunjweni,
lina abahlala eGibhithe,
ngoba iMemfisi izadilizwa
ibe lunxiwa olungahlali muntu.
20 IGibhithe ilithokazi elihle,
kodwa isibawu siyeza
silisongela sivela enyakatho.
21 Amabutho okuqatshwa aphakathi kwalo
anjengamathole anonisiweyo.
Lawo azaphenduka abaleke endawonye,
kawayikuma,
ngoba usuku lomonakalo luyeza phezu kwabo,
isikhathi sabo sokujeziswa.
22 IGibhithe izakhwaza njengenyoka ebalekayo
lapho isitha sisondela ngobunengi baso;
sizayihlasela ngamahloka
okwabantu abagamula izihlahla.
23 Sizagamula amahlathi ayo,” kutsho uThixo,
“lanxa eminyene kanjani.
Banengi kulentethe,
ngeke babalwe.
24 Indodakazi yaseGibhithe izayangiswa,
inikelwe ebantwini basenyakatho.”
25 UThixo uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: “Sekuseduze ukuba ngijezise u-Amoni unkulunkulu waseThebesi, loFaro, leGibhithe kanye labonkulunkulu balo lamakhosi alo, lalabo abathembe uFaro.
26 Ngizabanikela kulabo abafuna ukubabulala, kuNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni lezikhulu zakhe. Kodwa muva, iGibhithe lizahlalwa ngabantu futhi njengasezinsukwini zakudala,” kutsho uThixo.
27 “Ungesabi, wena Jakhobe nceku yami;
ungathuthumeli, wena Israyeli.
Impela ngizakukhulula endaweni ekude,
lenzalo yakho elizweni lokuthunjwa kwayo.
UJakhobe uzakuba lokuthula
futhi kanye lokuvikeleka,
njalo kakho ozamthuthumelisa.
28 Ungesabi wena Jakhobe nceku yami
ngoba ngilawe,”
kutsho uThixo.
“Lanxa ngizachitha ngokupheleleyo izizwe zonke
engakuhlakazela kuzo,
wena angiyikukuchitha ngokupheleleyo.
Ngizakujezisa kodwa ngokufaneleyo kuphela;
angiyikukuyekela nje ungajeziswanga.”