Joromiya
50 Ilizwi uJehova alikhuluma malungana neBhabhiloni,+ malungana nenarha yamaKhaledi,* ngoJoromiya umphorofidi:
2 “Likhulume hlangana neentjhaba begodu ulimemezele.
Phakamisa itshwayo, ulimemezele.
Ungafihli litho!
Ithi, ‘IBhabhiloni lithunjiwe.+
UBhele uphathiswe iinhloni.+
UMerodaki uthukiwe.
Iinthombe zakhe ziphathiswe iinhloni.
Iinthombe zakhe ezinyenyisako* zithukiwe.’
3 Ngombana iintjhaba zize ngokujamelene nalo zivela etlhagwini.+
Zenza inarhalo into yokusatjwa;
Akekho ohlala kilo.
Abantu neembandana babalekile;
Bakhambile.”
4 “Emalangeni lawo ngesikhatheso,” kutjho uJehova, “abantu bakwa-Israyeli nabantu bakwaJuda bazokuhlangana.+ Bazokulila njengombana bakhamba,+ bazokufuna uJehova uZimabo ndawonye.+ 5 Bazokubuza ngendlela eya eZiyoni, ubuso babo buqale endleleni leyo,+ bathi, ‘Yizani asizihlanganiseni noJehova ngesivumelwano esingapheliko engeze salitjalwa.’+ 6 Abantu bami babe mhlambi wezimvu ezilahlekileko.+ Abelusi babo bababangele bona balahleke.+ Babadurhisele eentabeni, bakhamba ukusuka eentabeni ukuya embundwini. Bakhohlwe ngendawo yokuphumula. 7 Boke ababafumanako bayabatjhabalalisa,+ amanababo bewathi, ‘Asinamlandu, ngombana bonile kuJehova, ngokujamelene nendawo yokuhlala yokulunga nethemba labokhokho babo, uJehova.’”
8 “Balekani eBhabhiloni,
Phumani enarheni yamaKhaledi,*+
Nibe njengeenlwana ezidosa phambili umhlambi.
9 Ngombana ngibiza begodu ngilethe ngokujamelene neBhabhiloni
Ihlangano yeentjhaba ezikulu ezivela enarheni yetlhagwini.+
Zizokuza ngokujamelene nalo ngendlela ehlelekileko njengeenqhema zamasotja;
Lizokuthunjwa lapho.
Imicibitjholwalo ifana neyengorho
Ibangela bona ababelethi balahlekelwe bantwana;+
Angekhe ibuye inganamiphumela.
10 IKhaledi* izokuthathelwa izinto.+
Boke abayithathela izinto bazokwaneliseka,”+ kutjho uJehova.
Benisolo nifuna njengethokazana etjanini,
Begodu nisolo nirhuwelela njengeenjomani.
12 Ummakho uhlazisiwe.+
Okubelethileko udanile.
Qala! Ungomncani eentjhabeni,
Ummango onganamanzi noyirhalawumba.+
Nanyana ngubani odlula eBhabhiloni, uzoliqala ngokuthukwa.
Abethe umlozi ngebanga lazo zoke iimbetho zalo.+
14 Yizani ngokujamelene neBhabhiloni ngendlela ehlelekileko njengeenqhema zamasotja kiwo woke amahlangothi,
Nina noke badumuzi bemisubela*
Lidumuzeni ningatjhiyi namunye umcibitjholo,+
Ngombana lone uJehova.+
15 Rhahlawulani isililo sepi ngokujamelene nalo kiwo woke amahlangothi.
Lizinikele.*
Zibuyiselele kilo.
Yenza kilo njengombana lenzile.+
16 Susani abatjalako eBhabhiloni
Nalabo abaphatha isegere ngesikhathi sokuvuna.+
Ngebanga lesabula enelunya, ngamunye uzokubuyela ebantwini bekhabo,
Ngamunye uzokubalekela enarheni yekhabo.+
17 “Abantu bakwa-Israyeli bazizimvu ezirhatjhekileko.+ Amabhubezi abarhatjhile.+ Kokuthoma ikosi ye-Asiriya ibarhiribidele;+ bese iKosi yeBhabhiloni uNebukadinetsari* ihlafunye amathambwabo.+ 18 Nje-ke nakhu uJehova wamabutho uZimu ka-Israyeli akutjhoko, ‘Qala ngizokwenza ekosini yeBhabhiloni nenarhenayo ngendlela engenze ngayo ekosini ye-Asiriya.+ 19 Ngizokubuyisa u-Israyeli emadlelwenakhe,+ uzokudla eKarameli neBhatjhani,+ neentabeni zakwa-Efrayimu+ neGiliyadi,+ uzokwaneliseka.’”
20 “Emalangeni lawo ngesikhatheso,” kutjho uJehova,
‘Umlandu ka-Israyeli uzokufunwa,
Kodwana angekhe ufunyanwe,
Izono zakwaJuda angekhe zifunyanwe,
Ngizokulibalela labo abaseleko.”+
21 “Khamba uyokujamelana nenarha yamaMeratayimu nezakhamuzi zePekodi.+
Babulale begodu ubatjhabalalise ngokupheleleko,” kutjho uJehova.
“Yenza koke engikuyale ngakho.
22 Kunetjhada lepi enarheni,
Ihlekelele ekulu.
23 Qala indlela inondo yephasini loke equntwe begodu ephuke ngayo!+
Nendlela iBhabhiloni ebe ngayo yinto esatjwako hlangana neentjhaba!+
24 Ngikubekele isithiyo begodu sakubamba, wena Bhabhiloni,
Bewungasazi.
Ufunyenwe begodu wathunjwa,+
Ngombana ujamelene noJehova.
25 UJehova uvule isilulu sakhe,
Begodu uletha iinkhali zelaka lakhe.+
Ngombana iKosi ePhakemeko, uJehova wamabutho, unomsebenzi
Enarheni yamaKhaledi.*
26 Yiza ngokujamelene naye uvela eendaweni ezikude.+
Uvule iinlulu zesivuno sakhe.+
Mpakelele njengequbi lekoroyi.
Mtjhabalalise ngokupheleleko.+
Kwanga angasala anganamuntu.
27 Bulala zoke iinkunzi zakhe ezincani;+
Zise ekurhayilweni.
Maye kibo! Ngombana ilanga labo lifikile,
Isikhathi sabo sokujeziswa!
28 Kuzwakala itjhada lababalekako,
Lababaleka enarheni yeBhabhiloni,
Bona bamemezele eZiyoni ukuzibuyiselela kwakaJehova uZimethu,
Ukuzibuyiselela kwethempeli lakhe.+
29 Biza abadumuzi bemisubela ngokujamelene neBhabhiloni,+
Boke abagoba umsubela.
Libhodeni ningavumeli namunye aphunyurhe.
Libuyiseleni ngokwezenzo zalo.+
Nenze kilo njengombana lenzile.+
Ngombana lizikhakhazisile ngokujamelene noJehova,
Nangokujamelene noCwengileko ka-Israyeli.+
30 Woke amasokanalo azokuwa ematatawini,+
Begodu woke amasotjakhe azokutjhabalala ngelangelo,” kutjho uJehova.
31 “Qala! Ngijamelene nawe,+ wena ozikhakhazisako,”+ kutjho iKosi ePhakemeko uJehova wamabutho,
“Ngombana ilanga lakho kufuze lifike, isikhathi engizokubiza bona uziphendulele.
32 Maye wena ozikhakhazisako! Uzokukhutjwa begodu uwe,+
Kungabi nomuntu okuvusako.
Begodu ngizokutjhisa amadorobhakho ngomlilo,
Uzokurhiribidela koke okukubhodileko.”
33 Nakhu uJehova wamabutho akutjhoko:
“Abantu bakwa-Israyeli nabakwaJuda bagandelelekile,
Begodu boke ababathumbileko babambelele kibo.+
Abafuni ukubalisa bakhambe.+
34 Kodwana uMhlengabo unamandla.+
uJehova wamabutho ligama lakhe.+
Nakanjani uzobancengela emlandwinabo,+
Bona anikele inarha ukuthula+
Begodu alethele izakhamuzi zeBhabhiloni ukutshwenyeka okukhulu.”+
35 “Kunesabula ngokujamelene namaKhaledi,*” kutjho uJehova,
“Ngokujamelene nezakhamuzi zeBhabhiloni, amakhosanalo nangokujamelene nabahlakaniphileko balo.+
36 Kunesabula ngokujamelene nabaphorofidi bamala begodu bazokwenza ngobudlhadlha.
Kunesabula ngokujamelene neengorho zalo begodu zizokuthukwa.+
37 Kunesabula ngokujamelene
neenjomani zakhe nangeenkarana zakhe zepi,
Nangokujamelene nayo yoke imihlobo yabantu abakiyo,
Bazokuba njengabafazi.+
Kunesabula ngokujamelene namagugwalo begodu azokudlelezelwa.+
38 Maye! Emanzinalo, ngombana azokoma.+
Ngombana yinarha yeenthombe ezibaziweko,+
Begodu ngebanga lemibonwabo ethusako basolo benza ngokuhlanya.
39 Nje-ke, iimbandana zerhalawumbeni, zizokuhlala neenlwana ezenza itjhada,
Neenciliba zizokuhlala lapho.+
Angekhe lisaba nezakhamuzi,
Nanyana libe yindawo yokuhlala kizo zoke iinzukulwana.”+
40 “Njengombana uZimu atjhabalalisa iSodoma neGomora+ namadorobho ahlanu kwalo,”+ kutjho uJehova, “akunamuntu ozokuhlala lapho begodu akunamuntu ozokunzinza lapho.+
41 Qala! Abantu bayeza bavela etlhagwini;
Isitjhaba esikhulu namakhosi amakhulu+ azokuvuswa
Avela eengcenyeni ezikude zephasi.+
42 Baphethe imisubela nemikhonto.+
Banelunya begodu angekhe babazwele.+
Bazwakala njengelwandle elibhodlako,+
Njengombana bakhwele iinjomani zabo.
Ngobunye bajame ngendlela ehlelekileko njengeenqhema zamasotja ngokujamelene nawe, maye! Ndodakazi yeBhabhiloni.+
43 Ikosi yeBhabhiloni izwe imibiko ngabo,+
Begodu izandla zayo ziyahlengezela+
Ngebanga lokusaba,
Ubuhlungu obunjengobomfazi obelethako.
44 Qala! Kunomuntu ozokuvela ngokujamelene namadlelo avikelekileko njengebhubezi elivela ehlathini elimnyama hlangana neJordani kodwana ngokwesikhatjhana ngizobenza bambalekele. Ngizokubeka okhethiweko phezu kwakhe.+ Ngombana ngubani onjengami, ngubani ozokujamelana nami? Ngimuphi umalusi ongajama phambi kwami?+ 45 Nje-ke, yizwani nina bantu isiqunto uJehova asenzileko ngokujamelene neBhabhiloni+ nangalokho azimisele ukukwenza ngokujamelene nenarha yamaKhaledi.*
Ngokuqinisekileko abancani bomhlambi bazokurhudulelwa kude.
Uzokwenza indawabo yokuhlala ibe marubhi ngebanga labo.+
46 Nakuzwakala itjhada lokuthunjwa kweBhabhiloni, iphasi lizokusikinyeka,
Begodu isililo sizokuzwakala hlangana neentjhaba.”+