Joromiya
48 Nakhu uJehova wamabutho uZimu ka-Israyeli akutjhoko ngoMowabi:+
“Maye! KuNebo+ ngombana utjhatjalalisiwe.
IKhiriyatayimu+ ihlazisiwe begodu ithunjiwe.
Isiphephelo esivikelekileko* sihlazisiwe begodu siphahlazekile.+
2 Abasadumisi uMowabi.
ERhetjhibhoni+ bamlukele amano wokumwisa bathi:
‘Yewize asimqede njengesitjhaba.’
Nawe, Madimeni kufuze uthule,
Ngombana isabula iyakulandela.
3 Kunetjhada lokurhuwelela okukhulu okuvela eRhoronayimu,+
Itjhada lokutjhabalalisa nokugirika okukhulu.
4 UMowabi utjhatjalalisiwe.
Abancani bakhe bayarhuwelela.
5 Endleleni ekhuphukako eya eLurhithi basolo bayalila njengombana bakhuphuka.
Begodu nabehla eRhoronayimu bezwa iinlilo zokugandeleleka ngehlekelele.+
6 Balekani nisindise ukuphila kwenu!
Kufuze nifane nomuthi womjunipha osemmangweni.
7 Ngebanga lokuthi uthembele emsebenzinakho nemagugwinakho,
Nawe uzokuthunjwa.
IKemotjhi+ izokuya ekudingisweni,
Nabaphristi bayo namakhonasayo.
8 Umtjhabalalisi uzokuza kiwo woke amadorobho,
Begodu alikho idorobho elizokuphunyurha.+
Umrhoba uzokutjhatjalaliswa,
Inarha elelezekileko izokutjhatjalaliswa njengombana uJehova akhulumile.
9 Bekela uMowabi itshwayo,
Ngombana nakawela ekutjhatjalalisweni uzokubaleka,
Begodu amadorobhakhe azokuba yinto yokusatjwa,
Enganazakhamuzi.+
10 Uqalekisiwe owenza umsebenzi kaJehova ngokungatjheji!
Uqalekisiwe ovimba isabulakhe bona ingaphalazi iingazi!
11 BakwaMowabi akhenge batshwenywe kusukela ebutjheni,
Njengewayini elibekwe emjekeni.
Akhenge basuswe komunye umjeka bathelwe komunye,
Akhenge baye ekudingisweni.
Kungebangelo indlela abanambitheka ngayo ingakhenge itjhuguluke,
Begodu nendlela abanuka ngayo ingakhenge itjhuguluke.
12 “‘Nje-ke qala! Ayeza amalanga kutjho uJehova,’ lapho ngizokuthumela abantu bona babaketule. Bazobaketula bakghuthule okungemijekenabo, baphahlaze imijekabo emikhulu ibe ziinquqwana. 13 BakwaMowabi bazokuba neenhloni ngoKemotjhi njengombana indlu ka-Israyeli ineenhloni ngeBetheli ebeyithembele kilo.+
14 Ningatjho njani ukuthi: “niziingorho ezilungele ukulwa”?’+
Kutjho iKosi, igama layo nguJehova wamabutho.+
16 Ihlekelele izokufikela bakwaMowabi msinyana,
Nokuwa kwabo kuzobafikela msinyana.+
17 Boke ababazombileko kuzokufuze babazwele,
Boke abazi igama labo.
Batjeleni indlela iswazi elinamandla eliphuke ngayo, intonga yobuhle!’
18 Yehla ephazimulwenakho,
Uhlale phasi womile,* wena ndodakazi ehlala eDiboni,+
Ngombana umtjhabalalisi wakwaMowabi uze ngokujamelane nawe,
Begodu uzokutjhabalalisa iindawo zakho ezivikelekileko.+
19 Jama hlanu kwendlela ubukele, sakhamuzi se-Aroweri.+
Buza indoda ebalekako nomfazi ophunyukako, ‘Ukuthi kwenzekeni?’
20 UMowabi uphathiswe iinhloni begodu ubetjhwa livalo.
Rhahlawula begodu urhuwelele.
Memezela e-Arinoni+ ukuthi uMowabi utjhatjalalisiwe.
21 “Isahlulelo sizokuza enarheni elelezekileko+ ngokujamelene neRholoni,+ iJahatsi neMefathi;+ 22 ngokujamelene neDiboni,+ iNebo+ neBhethe-Dibilatayimu; 23 ngokujamelene neKhiriyatayimu,+ iBhethe-Gamulu neBhethe-Mewoni;+ 24 ngokujamelene neKeriyothi+ neBhozira nangokujamelene nawo woke amadorobho wenarheni yakwaMowabi, akude naseduze.
25 ‘Amandla kaMowabi aquntiwe;
Umkhonwakhe uphuliwe,’ kutjho uJehova.
26 ‘Menze adakwe+ ngombana uziphakamisile ngokujamelene noJehova.+
UMowabi uzibhudabhuda emahlanzwenakhe,
Begodu uyinto yokuhlekisa.
27 Kghani u-Israyeli akhenge abe yinto yokuhlekisa kini?+
Kghani wafunyanwa hlangana namasela,
Bona ninikine iinhloko zenu begodu nikhulume kumbi ngaye?
28 Tjhiyani amadorobho niyokuhlala edwaleni, zakhamuzi zakwaMowabi,
Begodu yibani njengejuba elakha iindleke zalo magega nomrhoba.’”
29 “Sizwile ngokuzikhakhazisa kwakaMowabi, uzikhukhumeza khulu
Ngokuzitjela kwakhe, ukuzikhakhazisa kwakhe, ukuzigqaja kwakhe nokuziphakamisa kwehliziywakhe.”+
30 “‘Ngiyalazi ilaka lakhe,’ kutjho uJehova,
‘Kodwana ikulumwakhe engatjho litho izokuba lilize.
Angekhe benze litho.
31 Kungebangelo ngizokurhahlawulela uMowabi,
Woke amadorobho kaMowabi ngizowalilela
Ngizokulilela woke umuntu weKhiri-Rharesethi.+
Amahlumelakho amahle ayame ilwandle.
Afike elwandle eJazeri,
Umtjhabalalisi wehlele
Esithelweni sakho sehlobo nesivunweni sakho sesimu yamadiribe.+
33 Ukuthaba nokujekezela angekhe kusaba khona esimini yeenthelo
Nenarheni kaMowabi.+
Ngibangele bona iwayini lingasagelezi ebutlhodlhelweni bewayini.
Akekho ozokugadanga amadiribe athabile.
Kuzokuzwakala itjhada elihlukileko.’”+
34 “‘Kuzwakale isililo eRhetjhibhoni+ sayokufika e-Eliyale.+
Baphakamisa amaphimbwabo bewayokufika eJahatsi,+
Kusukela eTsowari kufikela eRhoronayimu+ kufikele ne-Egilathi-Tjhelitjhiya.
Ngitjho namanzi weNimrimu azokoma.+
35 Ngizomenza angabi khona kwaMowabi,
Oletha iminikelo endaweni ephakemeko
Nowenza imihlatjelo kuzimakhe,’ kutjho uJehova.
36 Kungebangelo ihliziywami izokulilela uMowabi njengefuludi,*+
Begodu ihliziywami izokulilela abantu beKhiri-Rharesethi njengefuludi.
Ngombana umnotho awenzileko uzokutjhabalala.
37 Zoke iinhloko zigudiwe,+
Begodu zoke iindevu zirhuniwe.
38 “‘Kiyo yoke imifulelo yakwaMowabi
Nakizo zoke iindawo zakhe ezisetatawini,
Kuzwakala isililo kwaphela.
Ngombana ngimphahlazile uMowabi
Njengomjeka olahliweko,’ kutjho uJehova.
39 ‘Qala bona uthukwe kangangani! Uyarhahlawula!
Qala indlela uMowabi abaleka ngayo aneenhloni!
UMowabi ube yinto yokuhlekwa,
Into ethusako kibo boke abantu abambhodileko’”
40 “Ngilokhu uJehova akutjhoko:
41 Amadorobho azokuthunjwa,
Begodu iimphephelo zakhe zizokuthathwa.
Iinhliziyo zeengorho zakwaMowabi
Zizokuba njengehliziyo yomma obelethako.’”
43 Ukusaba, umgodi nesithiyo ziphambi kwakho,
Wena sakhamuzi sakwaMowabi,’ kutjho uJehova.
44 ‘Nanyana ngubani obalekela ukusaba uzokuwela ngemgodini,
Nanyana ngubani ophuma emgodini uzokubanjwa sithiyo.’
‘Ngombana ngizokulethela uMowabi umnyaka wesijeziso sakhe,’ kutjho uJehova.
45 ‘Ababalekako angekhe babe namandla esithunzini seRhetjhibhoni.
Ngombana umlilo uzokuvela eRhetjhibhoni
Begodu ilangabi lizokuvela eSirhoni.+
Lizokutjhisa isiphongo sakaMowabi
Nekhakhayi lamadodana wenturhu.’+
46 ‘Maye kuwe Mowabi!
Abantu beKemotjhi+ batjhatjalalisiwe.
Amadodanakho athunjiwe,
Begodu amadodakazakho asiwe ekudingisweni.+
47 Ngizokubuthelela abathunjiweko bakwaMowabi engcenyeni yokugcina yamalanga,’ kutjho uJehova.
‘Uphelela lapha umlayezo wesahlulelo sakwaMowabi.’”+