Jeremiya
49 Naku lokushiwo nguJehova ngelive lema-Amoni:+
“Kantsi Israyeli ute yini emadvodzana?
Ute yini indlalifa?
Kwentiwa yini-ke kutsi Malkhamu*+ atsatse indzawo yakaGadi?+
Kwentiwa yini nekutsi bantfu bakhe bahlale emadolobheni aka-Israyeli?”
2 “Jehova utsi: ‘Emalanga ayeta
Lapho ngitawenta kutsi kuvakale bantfu bahlaba umkhosi wemphi* eRabha,+ lokulidolobha lema-Amoni.+
Lelidolobha litawusala litindzala futsi lingenamuntfu,
Nemadolobha laseceleni* kwalo atawulunyekwa ngemlilo.’
‘Ema-Israyeli atawuphindze ayitsatse indzawo yawo kulabo lebebawemukile,’+ kusho Jehova.
3 ‘Awu Heshboni, khala ngobe i-Ayi seyibhujisiwe!
Khalani kakhulu nine madolobha laseceleni kweRabha.
Gcokani indvwangu yelisaka.
Khalani kakhulu futsi nihambahambe ekhatsi etibayeni tetimvu,*
Ngobe Malkhamu utawutfunjwa
Kanye nebaphristi bakhe netindvuna takhe.+
4 Nitigabatiselani ngetihosha tenu,
Nangelitsafa lenu lelivundzile, nine bantfu labangaketsembeki?
Nine netsembe umcebo wenu
Futsi nitsi: “Ngubani nje longasihlasela?”’”
5 “Jehova wemabutfo loyiNkhosi Lephakeme utsi: ‘Nyalo nginiletsela intfo letanesabisa
Letawuchamuka kubo bonkhe lenakhelene nabo.
Nitawuhlakateka niye kuto tonkhe tindzawo,
Futsi kute lotawubutsisa labo labatawubaleka.’”
6 “‘Kodvwa ngemuva kwaloko ngitababutsisa ndzawonye bantfu baka-Amoni lebebatfunjiwe,’ kusho Jehova.”
7 Naku lokushiwo nguJehova wemabutfo ngelive laka-Edomu:
“Sekwaba bete yini kuhlakanipha eThemani?+
Labo labahlakaniphile sebaba bete yini seluleko lesinengcondvo?
Nekuhlakanipha kwabo utsi kusasita nje?
8 Jikani nibaleke!
Hambani niyobhaca emajukujukwini nine bantfu baseDedani!+
Ngobe Esawu ngitamletsela inhlekelele
Nasekufike sikhatsi sekutsi ngimjezise.
9 Kube bantfu labavuna emagilebisi bebangeta kuwe,
Bebangeke yini bakushiyele longawabutsa?
Kube bekungafika tigebengu ebusuku,
Betingatsatsa loko nje letikutele.+
10 Kodvwa Esawu ngitamshiya angenalutfo.
Ngitativeta ebaleni tindzawo labhaca kuto,
Kuze angakhoni kubhaca.
11 Tishiyeni kimi tintsandzane tenu,
Futsi mine ngitawulondvolota kuphila kwato,
Nebafelokati benu batawetsembela kimi.”
12 Jehova utsi: “Nine ningasala njani ningajeziswa nangabe labo labangazange banikwe sigwebo sekunatsa kulendzebe yentfukutselo kufanele banatse kuyo? Angeke nihlale ningajeziswa, ngobe kufanele ninatse kulendzebe.”+
13 Jehova utsi: “Ngobe ngitifunge mine kutsi iBhosra itawuba yindzawo leyetfusako,+ ibe lihlazo, ibhujiswe, futsi icalekiswe. Onkhe emadolobha akhona atawuba tindzala kuze kube phakadze.”+
14 Ngitfole umbiko lovela kuJehova,
Kunesitfunywa lesitfunyelwe etiveni, futsi sitsi:
“Butsanani ndzawonye nihlasele live laka-Edomu;
Lungelani kuya emphini.”+
15 “Nginente naba sive lesibukelwa phansi,
Ngabangela nekutsi bantfu banedzelele.+
16 Nitikhohlise nine ngekwenta kutsi bantfu banesabe,
Nangekutetsemba kakhulu,
Nitikhohlisile, nine lenihlala ekhatsi emadvwaleni,
Futsi lenihlala esicongweni sentsaba.
Ngisho nobe ningakha sidleke senu etulu kuhle kwelusweti,
Mine ngitanilandza khona lapho,” kusho Jehova.
17 “Live laka-Edomu litawuba yindzawo leyetfusako.+ Bonkhe bantfu labendlula ngakhona batawetfuka nabalibona, futsi batawuhlekisa* ngalelive nababona tonkhe tinhlupheko letilehlele.” 18 Jehova utsi: “Njengobe nje kwaba njalo nakubhujiswa iSodoma neGomora kanye nemadolobha labomakhelwane,+ kutawuba njalo nange-Edomu. Kute umuntfu lotawuhlala khona futsi kute nalotawakha khona.+
19 “Kunemuntfu lotawufika kuhle kwelibhubesi+ liphuma emahlatsini langaseJordane, futsi utawuhlasela emadlelo lavikelekile aka-Edomu. Kodvwa ngekushesha nje ngitawenta kutsi bantfu bakhona babaleke kulelive. Ngitawubeka naloyo lengimkhetsile kutsi abe ngumholi walo. Ngobe ngubani nje lofanana nami, futsi ngubani longangivimba? Ukhona yini umelusi longaphikisana nami?+ 20 Ngako-ke lalelani naku Jehova lasancume* kukwenta ngelive laka-Edomu nangebantfu labahlala eThemani:+
Emazinyane etimvu atawuhudvulwa ayiswe le nale.
Emadlelo awo atawusala ete lutfo ngenca yalabantfu.+
21 Batsite nababhujiswa kwaba nemsindvo lomkhulu lowente kutsi umhlaba utamatame.
Kukhalwa siyoyoyo!
Lomsindvo uvakala ngisho naseLwandle Lolubovu.+
22 Njengelusweti lolundiza luye etulu bese luyantjweza luye phansi,+
Nesitsa sitawelula emaphiko aso etikwelidolobha laseBhosra.+
Ngalelolanga tinhlitiyo temasotja aka-Edomu
Titawuba njengenhlitiyo yamake lobelekako.”
23 Nangu umlayeto lomayelana neDamaseko:+
“IHamathi+ ne-Aphadi ihlazekile,
Ngobe itfole umbiko lomubi.
Bantfu bakhona bayachachatela ngenca yekwesaba.
Lwandle lutfukutsele futsi alubohli.
24 Bantfu baseDamaseko sebaphelelwe ngemandla.
Bajikile babaleka, kepha solo bayesaba.
Bacindzetelekile futsi basebuhlungwini
Kuhle kwemfati lobelekako.
25 Kungani bantfu bangakabaleki balishiya lelidolobha lelikhatimulako,
Lokulidolobha leligcwele injabulo?
26 Ngobe emajaha akhona atawufela etimakethe takulelidolobha,
Futsi ngalelolanga onkhe emasotja atawubhujiswa,” kusho Jehova wemabutfo.
27 “Ngitalilumeka ngemlilo lubondza lwaseDamaseko,
Futsi lomlilo utawushisa imibhoshongo levikelekile yaBheni-hadadi.”+
28 Naku lokushiwo nguJehova ngeKhedari+ nangemibuso yaseHasori, leyo leyancotjwa nguNebukhadnezari* inkhosi yaseBhabhulona:
“Sukumani niyohlasela iKhedari,
Futsi nibhubhise bantfu baseMphumalanga.
29 Kutawutsatfwa emathende abo nemihlambi yabo,
Kutsatfwe netindvwangu temathende abo kanye nato tonkhe tintfo tabo.
Emakamela abo nawo atawutsatfwa,
Futsi bantfu batawumemeta, batsi kubo: ‘Kunekwesaba kuyo yonkhe indzawo!’”
30 “Balekani niye khashane!
Hambani niyobhaca emajukujukwini nine bantfu baseHasori,” kusho Jehova.
“Ngobe Nebukhadnezari* inkhosi yaseBhabhulona sewunakhele lisu,
Futsi sewuhlele kuniletsela inhlekelele.”
31 “Khuphukani niyohlasela lesive lesikhululekile,
Futsi lesihleli ngekuthula,” kusho Jehova.
“Sihlala sodvwa; site ngisho netivalo kanye nemishudo.
32 Emakamela abo atawutfunjwa,
Nemihlambi yabo lemikhulu itawetjiwa.
Ngitabahlakatela kuyo yonkhe indzawo*
Labo labahhula tinwele tabo ngasemabunti,+
Futsi ngitabaletsela inhlekelele ichamuke kuyo yonkhe indzawo,” kusho Jehova.
33 “IHasori itawuba ngumhume wabojakalazi,
Itawukhala libhungane kuze kube phakadze.
Kute lotawuhlala khona,
Futsi kute nalotawakha khona.”
34 Ekucaleni kwekubusa kwaSedekiya inkhosi yakaJuda, Jehova wakhuluma nemphrofethi Jeremiya mayelana ne-Elamu+ watsi: 35 “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova wemabutfo: ‘Ngitabephula butjoki base-Elamu,+ lokungubona betsembele kubo.* 36 Ngitawutfumela e-Elamu imimoya lemine levela emagumbini lamane emhlaba, futsi bantfu bakhona ngitabahlakatela kuyo yonkhe indzawo.* Labantfu labahlakatekile batawuya kuto tonkhe tive.’”
37 “Ngitawenta kutsi bantfu base-Elamu besabe titsa tabo nalabo labafuna kubabulala, futsi ngitabaletsela inhlekelele, ngibaletsele intfukutselo yami levutsako. Ngitabacosha ngenkemba ngize ngibabhubhise bonkhe,” kusho Jehova.
38 “Ngitawubeka sihlalo sami sebukhosi e-Elamu,+ ngibulale nenkhosi yakhona netindvuna tayo,” kusho Jehova.
39 “Kodvwa emalangeni ekugcina, ngitababutsa bantfu base-Elamu labatfunjiwe,” kusho Jehova.