Juweli
3 “Qala! Emihleni leyo nesikhathineso,
Nangibuyisa abathunjiweko bakwaJuda nebeJerusalema,+
2 Ngizokubuthelela nazo zoke iintjhaba
Ngizehlisele emRhobeni kaJehotjhafathi.*
Ngizozahlulela lapho+
Ngebanga labantu bami nelifa lami u-Israyeli,
Ngombana zabasabalalisela eentjhabeni,
Zahlukaniselana inarhami.+
3 Zenzela abantu bami ifumbe,+
Bezithengisa umsana bona ziqatjhe ingwadla
Zithengise umntazana bona zifumane iwayini lokurhamula.
4 Godu, kanti ningibangisani,
Wena Tirosi neTsidoni nazo zoke iimfunda zeFilista?
Kghani niyazibuyiselela kimi ngebanga lokuthileko?
Nangabe niyazibuyiselela,
Mina ngizozibuyiselela phezu kweenhloko zenu msinyana nangokurhabako.+
5 Ngombana nithethe isiliva negolide lami,+
Begodu nilethe amagugwami akhethekileko emathempelinenu,
6 Abantu bakwaJuda nebeJerusalema nibathengisele amaGirigi,+
Ukuze nibase kude nenarhabo,
7 Ngizobahlohlozela bona baphume endaweni enabathengisela kiyo,+
Begodu ngizozibuyiselela phezu kweenhloko zenu.
8 Ngizokuthengisa amadodana namadodakazakho ebantwini bakwaJuda,+
Bona bazowathengisa emadodeni weTjheba, isitjhaba esikude khulu;
Ngombana mina Jehova ngikhulumile.
9 Memezelani lokhu eentjhabeni:+
‘Lungelani ipi! Hlohlozelani iintsitsirimba!
Woke amajoni awatjhidele, ayihlome isahlele!+
10 Yenzani amalembe weemplurhu zenu abe ziinsabula nemikhwenu yokuthena imithi ibe mikhonto.
Obogabogako akathi: “Nginamandla.”
11 Yenize nizokusiza, noke nina ntjhaba ezisibhodileko, hlanganani!’”+
Maye! Jehova yehlisela iingorho zakho endaweni leyo.
12 “Iintjhaba azihlohlozelwe bezikhuphukele emRhobeni kaJehotjhafathi,
Ngombana ngizokuhlala lapho bona ngahlulele zoke iintjhaba ezinibhodileko.+
13 Fakani isegere, ngombana isivuno sesivuthiwe.
Yehlani nigadange, ngombana ubutlhodlhelo bewayini buzele.+
Imigodi yokutlhodlhela iyaphuphuma, ngombana ubumbi babo bunengi khulu.
14 Iinqubuthu, iinqubuthu zisemrhobeni wesahlulelo,
Ngombana ilanga lakaJehova litjhidele emrhobeni wesahlulelo.+
15 Ilanga nenyezi zizokuba mnyama,
Neenkwekwezi zizokufiphala.
16 UJehova uzokubhodla aseZiyoni,
Uzokuphakamisa ilizwi aseJerusalema.
Izulu nephasi kuzokudengezela,
Kodwana uJehova uzokuba siphephelo sabantu bakhe,+
Uzokuba yindawo evikelekileko yabantu bakwa-Israyeli.
17 Nina nizokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova uZimenu, ohlala eZiyoni, intabami ecwengileko.+
18 Ngelangelo iintaba zizokuwuluka iwayini elitjha,+
Imibundu izokugeleza ibisi,
Yoke imilanjana yakwaJuda izokugeleza amanzi.
Kuzokugeleza amanzi aphuma emthonjeni ongendlini kaJehova,+
Azokuthelelela iMithi yoMunga esemRhobeni.
19 Kodwana iGibhide izokuba yindawo enganalitho,+
I-Edomu izokuba mumango onganalitho,+
Ngebanga lenturhu eziyenze ebantwini bakwaJuda,+
Zaphalaza iingazi ezinganamlandu enarhenabo.+
20 Kodwana kwaJuda kuzokuhlala kunezakhamuzi,
NeJerusalema izokuhlalwa ziinzukulwana ngeenzukulwana.+