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3 Ngombana qala! IKosi yeqiniso, uJehova wamabutho,
Isusa eJerusalema nakwaJuda yoke imihlobo yesekelo,
Loke isekelo loburotho namanzi,+
2 Indoda enamandla nengorho,
Umahluleli nomphorofidi,+ umbhuli nomuntu omdala,
3 Induna yamasotja ama-50,+ isikhulu nomeluleki,
Usomlingo onekghono nomlawuli weenyoka onekghono.+
4 Ngizokwenza abesana babe makhosanabo,
Nabantu abahlala batjhugulula iingqondo zabo bazobabusa.
5 Abantu bazokugandelelana,
Ngamunye agandelele umuntu wekhabo.+
Umsana uzokusahlela umuntu omdala,
Onyazekako uzokudelela ohloniphekileko.+
6 Omunye nomunye uzokubamba umfowabo endlini kayise bese athi:
“Unephuraphura, yiba mbusethu.
Busa endaweni emarubhi le.”
7 Kodwana ngelangelo uzokwala athi:
“Angekhe ngibe mlaphakho;
Anginakudla namkha izambatho ngendlinami.
Ningangenzi umbusi phezu kwabantu.”
8 Ngombana iJerusalema liwile,
NoJuda uwile,
Ngebanga lokuthi bajamelene noJehova ngamezwi nangezenzo;
Baziphatha ngendlela ehlazisako phambi kwephazimulo yokuba khona kwakhe.+
9 Indlela ubuso babo obuqaleka ngayo buphikisana nabo,
Begodu bakhuluma ngesono sabo njengeSodoma;+
Abalingi ukusifihla.
Maye! Kibo ngombana bazilethela ihlekelele.
11 Maye! Kokhohlakeleko.
Ihlekelele izomehlela,
Lokho akwenze ngezandla zakhe kuzokwenzeka kuye!
12 Labo ababela abantu bami imisebenzi bayabatlhorisa,
Begodu babuswa bafazi.
Bantu bami, abadosiphambili benu banibangela bona nizulazule,
Bayaniphambukisa eendleleni zenu.+
13 UJehova ulungela ukubeka abantu umlandu;
Uyasikima bona agwebe iintjhaba.
14 UJehova ngokwakhe uzokwahlulela abadala babantu bakhe namakhosanabo.
“Nitjhise isimu yamadiribe,
Begodu enikwebele abantu abatlhagako kuseendlini zenu.+
15 Nisithathaphi isibindi sokutshidlha abantu bami
Nigandelele abatlhagako phasi?”+ Kutjho iKosi ePhakemeko, uJehova wamabutho.
16 UJehova uthi: “Ngombana amadodakazi weZiyoni ayazikhakhazisa,
Akhamba athwele amahlombe,*
Aqala ngamehlo aganukejako, asikinya amadini nawakhambako,
Enza itjhada ngemikghabiso eseenyaweni zawo,
17 UJehova uzokubetha iinhloko zamadodakazi weZiyoni ngekhwekhwe,
Begodu uJehova uzokwenza iinhloko zabo zingabi neenhluthu.+
18 Ngelangelo uJehova uzokususa ubuhle bamabhengelabo,
Imikghabiso yehloko nemikghabiso ebumbeke njengenyezi,+
19 Amacici, imikghabiso yesandleni, namatjhila wokugubuzesa ubuso,
20 Amadugu, imikghabiso yeenyaweni, namabhande wokuzikghabisa,
Izinto zokuphatha amakha anuka kamnandi nezinto eziletha itjhudu,
21 Iindzilamnwana namacici wepumulweni,
22 Iimphuraphura ezimbathwa nakwenziwa iminyanya, izambatho zangaphandle, iimphuraphura neenkhwama zemali,
23 Iimboniboni ezincani+ nezambatho zelineni,
Amatjhila athwalwa ehloko namatjhila wokuzigubuzesa.
24 Esikhundleni samafutha webhalisamu,+ kuzokuba nomnuko wokubola;
Esikhundleni sebhande, irobho;
Esikhundleni seenhluthu ezihle, ipandla;+
Esikhundleni sesambatho esibizako, isambatho esenziwe ngomgodla;+
Itshwayo elenziwe ngokutjhiswa* esikhundleni sobuhle.
25 Abantu bazokuwa ngesabula,
Neengorho zakho zizokuwa epini.+