UJeremiya
48 Nanku uJehova wamabutho, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, akutshoyo ngamaMowabi:+
“Maye ngeNebho+ ngoba isitshabalalisiwe!
IKhiriyathayimi+ isiyangisiwe yathunjwa.
Inqaba yabo idiliziwe basala beyangekile.+
2 IMowabi kabasayiniki udumo.
Babumbe icebo lokuyihlasela beseHeshibhoni+ besithi:
‘Wozani sisiqede sonke isizwe sabo.’
Lawe Madimeni kumele uthule,
Ngoba inkemba iyakulandela.
3 Kuzwakala ukukhala eHoronayimi,+
Ngoba isibhidliziwe yasala ingamanxiwa.
4 IMowabi isitshabalalisiwe,
Abantwabayo abancane bayakhala.
5 Abantu baqansa umqanso weLuhithi bekhala ezimathonsi.
Endleleni eyehla isuka eHoronayimi kuzwakala ukukhala okuzwisa usizi ngenxa yomonakalo obehleleyo.+
6 Balekani ukuze lisinde!
Kumele libe njengesihlahla somjunipha enkangala.
7 Lina lizathunjwa
Ngoba lithembe izinto elizenzileyo lenotho yenu.
UKhemoshi+ uzahanjiswa ekuthunjweni,
Labaphristi bakhe lezikhulu zakhe.
8 Isitha sizahlasela wonke amadolobho,
Alikho elizasala.+
Isigodi sizatshabalala,
Lezindawo ezichayileyo zizaqothulwa, njengoba nje uJehova etshilo.
9 Fakelani abantu bakoMowabi uphawu emgwaqweni,
Ngoba bazabaleka nxa sebehlaselwa.
Amadolobho abo azakuba ngamanxiwa esabekayo,
Asale engasahlali muntu.+
10 Uqalekisiwe umuntu ongenzi umsebenzi kaJehova ngenhliziyo yonke!
Uqalekisiwe lowo ongafuni ukubulala ngenkemba yakhe!
11 AbakoMowabi bebehlezi kuhle kusukela bebancane,
Njengewayini eselilesikhathi eside lingathintwanga.
Abakaze bathululelwe kwenye imbiza,
Loba bathunjwe.
Yikho indlela abanambitheka ngayo ingatshintshanga,
Lephunga labo lilokhu lifanana.
12 “‘Ngakho ziyeza insuku,’ kutsho uJehova, ‘lapho engizathuma khona abantu ukuthi bayebathulula njengewayini. Bazathulula konke okusezimbizeni zabo bazigonqamise, baphahlaze imbiza zabo ezinkulu zibe yizicucu. 13 AbakoMowabi bazayangeka ngonkulunkulu wabo uKhemoshi njengoba nje abako-Israyeli bayangeka ngeBhetheli ababeyithembile.+
14 Lingatsho njani ukuthi lingamaqhawe alamandla futhi likulungele ukulwa empini?’+
15 ‘IMowabi itshabalalisiwe,
Lamadolobho ayo ahlaselwe,+
Amajaha ayo alamandla asebulewe,’+
Kutsho iNkosi elebizo elithi Jehova wamabutho.+
16 Sekuseduze ukuthi abakoMowabi behlelwe ngumonakalo,
Lokuwa kwabo sekusondele.+
17 Bonke abaseduze kwabo bazabazwela,
Bonke abazi ibizo labo.
Batshele uthi: ‘Udondolo oluqinileyo lwephukile, intonga enhle iqamukile!’
18 Yehla ebukhazikhazini bakho,
Uhlale phansi ubunile,* wena ndodakazi ehlala eDibhoni,+
Ngoba isitha sakoMowabi sizokuhlasela,
Sizadiliza izinqaba zakho.+
19 Mana emgwaqweni ubukele wena ohlala e-Aroweri.+
Buza indoda ebalekayo lowesifazana ophunyukileyo uthi, ‘Kwenzenjani?’
20 AbakoMowabi sebeyangisiwe futhi sebesesaba.
Khala uklabalale.
Ubikele abase-Arinoni+ ukuthi iMowabi isitshabalele.
21 “UNkulunkulu uselahlulele ilizwe elichayileyo.+ Wahlulele iHoloni, leJahazi,+ leMefahathi,+ 22 leDibhoni,+ leNebho,+ leBhethi-dibhilayathimi, 23 leKhiriyathayimi,+ leBhethi-gamuli, leBhethi-meyoni,+ 24 leKheriyothi,+ leBhozira, lawo wonke amadolobho aselizweni lakoMowabi, aseduze kanye lalawo akhatshana.
25 ‘Amandla akoMowabi asephelile,
Ingalo yakhe yephuliwe,’ kutsho uJehova.
26 ‘Mdakise+ ngoba uziphakamisile phambi kukaJehova.+
IMowabi iyagiqika emahlanzweni ayo,
Isiyinhlekisa.
27 Awuzange umhleke yini u-Israyeli?+
Kanti watholakala phakathi kwamasela yini,
Ukuthi wawungaze unikine ikhanda ukhulume kubi ngaye?
28 Sukani emadolobheni enu liyehlala emadwaleni, lina elihlala koMowabi,
Libe njengejuba elakha isidleke salo eliweni.’”
29 “Sizwile ngokuzigqaja kweMowabi, iyazikhukhumeza kakhulu.
Sizwile ngokuziphakamisa kwayo, lokuzigqaja kwayo, lokuzikhukhumeza kwayo kanye lokuzitshaya kwayo isifuba.”+
30 “‘Ngiyalwazi ulaka lwayo,’ kutsho uJehova,
‘Kodwa ekukhulumayo akusoze kwenzakale.
Ayisoze yenze lutho.
31 Ngenxa yalokho ngizayililela iMowabi,
Ngizabakhalela bonke abakoMowabi,
Ngililele lamadoda aseKhiri-heresi.+
32 Wena sihlahla samagilebisi saseSibhima+ ngizakukhalela,
Ngizakulilela ukwedlula indlela engalilela ngayo iJazeri.+
Amahlumela akho amahle asechaphe ulwandle,
Asefike elwandle kanye laseJazeri.
Isitha sakho sesifikile,
Sesifikile ezithelweni zakho zehlobo lasemagilebisini owavunileyo.+
33 Ukuthokoza lokujabula akusekho engadini
Kanye laselizweni lakoMowabi.+
Sengenze ukuthi iwayini lingasagelezi lisuka esikhamelweni sewayini.*
Kakho ozavoxa amagilebisi ethokoza.
Ukumemeza okuzazwakala kuyabe kungayisikho kokujabula.’”+
34 “‘Kusukela eHeshibhoni+ kusiya e-Eliyale+ yizililo zodwa.
Bayaklabalala bekhala kuze kuyefika eJahazi,+
Kusukela eZowari kuze kuyefika eHoronayimi+ lase-Egilathi-shelishiya.
Lamanzi aseNimirimi azakutsha.+
35 Ngizakwenza ukuthi koMowabi
Kungabi lomuntu oletha umnikelo endaweni ephakemeyo,
Lalowo owenzela unkulunkulu wakhe umhlatshelo,’ kutsho uJehova.
36 Yikho inhliziyo yami izakhalela uMowabi angathi yifluthi,*+
Izalilela amadodana aseKhiri-heresi angathi yifluthi,*
Ngoba inotho yakhe izanyamalala.
37 Bonke baphuce amakhanda,+
Bagela lendevu.
38 “‘Ephahleni lwazo zonke izindlu zakoMowabi,
Lasemagcekeni amadolobho abo
Yizililo zodwa,
Ngoba ngimphahlazile uMowabi,
Njengembiza esilahliwe,’ kutsho uJehova.
39 ‘IMowabi iyesaba kakhulu! Qhinqani isililo!
IMowabi isifulathele ngenxa yokuyangeka!
IMowabi isiyinhlekisa,
Bonke abaseduze kwayo bethukile.’”
40 “UJehova uthi:
41 Amadolobho azanqotshwa,
Lezinqaba zizathunjwa.
Ngalolosuku inhliziyo zamabutho akoMowabi
Zizakuba njengenhliziyo yowesifazana osebeletha.’”
43 Ukwesaba legodi lomjibila kuphambi kwenu,
Lina elihlala koMowabi,’ kutsho uJehova.
44 ‘Loba ngubani obalekayo ngoba esesaba uzawela egodini,
Loba ngubani ophuma egodini uzabanjwa ngumjibila.’
‘Phela uyeza umnyaka lapho engizajezisa khona abakoMowabi,’ kutsho uJehova.
45 ‘Labo ababalekayo bazakuma emthunzini weHeshibhoni sebephele amandla.
Umlilo uzavelela eHeshibhoni,
Lelangabi lizavela edolobheni likaSihoni,+
Litshise ibunzi likaMowabi,
Lokhakhayi lwamaqhawe abo alesihluku.’+
46 ‘Maye kuwe Mowabi!
Abantu bakaKhemoshi+ baphelile.
Amadodana akho athunjiwe,
Lamadodakazi akho athethwe ahanjiswa ekuthunjweni.+
47 Kodwa ekucineni kwezinsuku ngizabaqoqa abathunjiweyo bakoMowabi,’ kutsho uJehova.
‘Lapha yikho okuphelela khona umlayezo wokwahlulelwa kwabakoMowabi.’”+