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22 Jehova utsi: “Yehlela esigodlweni* senkhosi yakaJuda ufike usho nangu umlayeto. 2 Ubotsi: ‘Wena nkhosi yakaJuda lesesihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide, lalela livi laJehova, wena netinceku takho kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu bakho, lokungulabo labangena kulamagede. 3 Jehova utsi: “Nibowehlulela kahle futsi nente tintfo ngekulunga. Loyo lotsatselwe tintfo takhe nibomlamulela etigebengwini. Ningamphatsi kabi umuntfu losihambi futsi ningakwenti lokubi kumntfwana loyintsandzane* nobe kumfelokati.+ Ningacali nibulale umuntfu longenacala kulendzawo.+ 4 Ngobe nangabe nitakwenta loko lengikushoko, emakhosi lahlala esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide+ atawungena ngemagede alesigodlo agibele tinkalishi nemahhashi futsi aphekeletelwa tinceku tawo kanye nebantfu bawo.”’+
5 “Jehova utsi: ‘Ngitifunga mine kutsi nangabe ningeke niwalalele lamavi, lesigodlo sitawuba tindzala.’+
6 “Ngobe naku Jehova lakushoko mayelana nesigodlo senkhosi yakaJuda:
‘Kimi ufana neGileyadi,
Ufanana nesicongo saseLebanoni.
Kodvwa ngitakwenta ufane nelihlane;
Futsi onkhe emadolobha akho atawusala angenamuntfu.+
Titawugawula tihlahla takho temisedari telikhetselo,
Titijike emlilweni.+
8 “‘Tive letinyenti titawengca ngakulelidolobha futsi tibutane titsi: “Jehova ukwenteleni loku kulelidolobha lelibaluleke kangaka?”+ 9 Bantfu batawuphendvula batsi: “Kungobe bantfu bakulelidolobha abakasigcini sivumelwane labasenta naJehova Nkulunkulu wabo, kodvwa bakhotsamele labanye bonkulunkulu futsi babakhonta.”’+
10 Ningayikhaleli lenkhosi lefile,
Futsi ningayilileli.
Kodvwa mkhaleleni kakhulu loyo loyotfunjwa,
Ngobe angeke aphindze alibone live latalelwa kulo.
11 “Mayelana naShalumi*+ indvodzana yaJosaya, lowalandzela babe wakhe waba yinkhosi yakaJuda+ kodvwa losahambile kulelive, Jehova utsi: ‘Angeke aphindze abuye. 12 Ngobe utawufela kulendzawo latawutfunjelwa kuyo, futsi akayuphindze alibone lelive.’+
13 Maye kuloyo* lowakha indlu yakhe ngetindlela letingakalungi
Akhe emakamelo akhe lasetulu ngetindlela letingaketsembeki,
Ente nekutsi bantfu bamsebentele kodvwa basebentele lite,
Futsi angabaholeli;+
14 Loyo lotsi: ‘Ngitawutakhela indlu lenkhulu
Indlu lenemakamelo lamakhulu lasetulu.
Ngitayifaka emafasitelo,
Ngihlobise lubondza lwayo ngemsedari futsi ngiyipende ngapende lobovu.’
15 Ucabanga kutsi lokusebentisa kwakho imisedari leminyenti kunalabanye kutakwenta uchubeke ubusa yini?
Babe wakho naye bekadla futsi anatsa,
Kodvwa bekehlulela ngekulunga nangekungakhetsi,+
Kungako tintfo tamhambela kahle.
16 Bekabakhulumela labahluphekile nalabeswele emacaleni lebebabekwe wona,
Ngako tintfo tahamba kahle.
‘Nguloku-ke kwati mine,’ kusho Jehova.
17 ‘Kodvwa inhlitiyo yakho ihlale ifuna tindlela tekutfola tintfo ngekungetsembeki,
Tindlela tekubulala bantfu labangenacala,
Kukhwabanisa kanye nekwemuka bantfu tintfo tabo.’
18 “Ngako naku Jehova lakushoko mayelana naJehoyakimu+ inkhosi yakaJuda loyindvodzana yaJosaya:
‘Bantfu bavame kukhalela labafile batsi:
“Awu mnaketfu! Awu dzadzewetfu!”
Kodvwa Jehoyakimu ngeke bamlilele batsi:
“Awu nkhosi!” “Bukhatikhati bakhe sebushabalele.”
19 Njengobe nembongolo ingangcwatjwa nayifile, naye angeke angcwatjwe,+
Kodvwa sidvumbu sakhe sitawuhudvulwa futsi silahlwe
Ngephandle kwemagede aseJerusalema.’+
20 Yenyuka* uye eLebanoni ufike umemete,
Memeta kakhulu eBhashani,
Umemete use-Abarimu+
Ngobe bonkhe lebebakutsandza kakhulu sebabhujisiwe.+
21 Ngakhuluma nawe ngesikhatsi usativa uphephile.
Kodvwa wena watsi: ‘Angeke ngilalele.’+
Bewusolo wenta njalo kusukela ebusheni bakho,
Bewungalilaleli livi+ lami.
Ngemuva kwaloko utawudliwa ngemahloni futsi uhlazeke ngenca yalenhlekelele letakwehlela.
23 Wena lohlala eLebanoni,+
Futsi lotitfukuse emkhatsini wemisedari,+
Utawukhala kakhulu nase usetinhlungwini,
24 “Jehova Nkulunkulu lophilako utsi: ‘Ngitifunga mine, kutsi nobe bekungatsiwa wena Khoniya*+ loyindvodzana yaJehoyakimu,+ naloyinkhosi yakaJuda bewuyindandatho yesiciniseko esandleni sami sangasekudla, bengitakukhipha lapho! 25 Ngitakunikela esandleni salabo labafuna kukubulala, ngikunikele kulabo lobesabako, nakuNebukhadnezari* inkhosi yaseBhabhulona kanye nakumaKhaledi.+ 26 Wena kanye namake wakho lokutalako ngitanicosha nginiyise kulelinye live leningatalelwanga kulo, futsi nitawufike nifele lapho. 27 Angeke niphindze nibuyele kulelive lenifise kubuyela kulo.+
28 Lendvodza lenguKhoniya ifana nelibhodo lelingatsandvwa futsi lelephukile yini,
Nobe injengeludziwo lolungafunwa ngumuntfu?
Kwentiwa yini kutsi yena nebantfwana bakhe balahlwe,
Futsi bacoshwe bayiswe eveni labangalati?’+
29 Awu nine bantfu labahlala emhlabeni,* lalelani livi laJehova.
30 Naku Jehova lakushoko: