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6Lina bantwana bakoBhenjamini,a buthanelani ukubaleka liphume phakathi kweJerusalema,b livuthele uphondoc eThekhowa,d liphakamise uphawu lomliloe eBeti-Hakeremi:f ngoba ububi bubona phansi busenyakatho,g lencithakalo enkulu. 2 Indodakazi yeZiyoni ngiyifananise lowesifazana omuhle obuthakathaka.h 3 Abelusi bazafika kuye lemihlambi yabo;i bazamisa amathente beqondene laye inhlangothi zonke,j beluse ngulowo lalowo endaweni yakhe.k 4 Zehlukaniseleni impi limelene layo;l sukumani, kasenyuke emini enkulu.m Maye kithi! ngoba ilanga selithambeme1 n, ngoba amathunzi okuhlwa aselulekile. 5 Sukumani, senyuke ngobusuku, sidilize izigodlo zayo.

6 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Gamulani izihlahla,o libuthelele umduli wokuvimbezela limelene leJerusalema.p Yiwo lo umuzi ozajeziswa;q kulocindezelo kuphela phakathi kwawo. 7 Njengomthombo umpompoza amanzi awo,r ngokunjalo umpompoza inkohlakalo yawo; udlakelas t lencithakalo kuzwakala kuwo;u phambi kwami kulenhlungu lamanxeba njalonjalo. 8 Layeka, Jerusalema, hlezi umphefumulo wami wehlukane lawe;v hlezi ngikwenze unxiwa, ilizwe elingahlalwanga.w

9 Itsho njalo INkosi yamabandla: Bazayikhothoza lokuyikhothoza insali kaIsrayeli njengevini;x buyisela isandla sakho ezitsheni njengomvuni wevini. 10 Ngizakhuluma kubani,y ngixwayise, ukuze bezwe? Khangela, indlebe yabo kayisokwanga,z kabalakulalela;a khangela, ilizwi leNkosi lilihlazo kibo,b kabathokozi ngalo. 11 Ngakho ngigcwele ulaka lweNkosi, ngikhathele yikuzithiba.c Ngizakuthululela phezu kwabantwanad esitaladeni lemhlanganwenie wamajaha ndawonye,f g ngoba lendoda kanye lomfazi bazathathwa,h omdala kanye logcwele izinsuku.i 12 Lezindlu zabo zizanikelwa kwabanye,j k amasimu labafazi kanyekanye;l ngoba ngizakwelulela isandla sami phezu kwabahlali belizwe, itsho iNkosi. 13 Ngoba kusukela komncinyane wabo kuze kufike komkhulu wabom bonke bayizihwaba zenzuzo embi;n njalo kusukela komprofethi kuze kube kompristi bonke benza ngenkohliso.o 14 Bapholisa kancane inxeba labantu bami,p besithi: Ukuthula, ukuthula;q lapho kungekho ukuthula.r 15 Baba lenhloni yini lapho besenza isinengiso?s Hatshi, kababanga lanhloni lakanye,t futhi kabakwazi ukuyangeka. Ngakho bazakuwa phakathi kwabawayo;u ngesikhathi sokubahambela kwami bazakhubeka, itsho iNkosi.

16 Itsho njalo iNkosi: Manini ezindleleni, libone, libuze ngemikhondo yasendulo,v ukuthi ingaphi indlela enhle, lihambe kuyo, njalo lizazuzelaw imiphefumulo yenu ukuthula.x Kodwa bathi: Kasiyikuhamba ngayo.y 17 Futhi ngilibekele abalindi,z ngisithi: Lalelani ukukhalaa kophondo.b Kodwa bathi: Kasiyikulalela. 18 Ngakho zwanini, lina zizwe, wazi, wena bandla, okuphakathi kwabo. 19 Zwana, wena mhlaba;c khangela, ngizaletha ububi phezu kwalababantu, isithelo semicabango yabo,d ngoba bengalalelanga amazwi ami, lomlayo wami, kodwa bawalile. 20 Izelani kimie impephaf ivela eShebha,g lomhlanga olephunga elimnandi ovela elizweni elikhatshana?h Iminikelo yenu yokutshiswa kayemukeleki,i lemihlatshelo yenu kayimnandi kimi. 21 Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi: Khangela, ngizabeka izikhubekiso phambi kwalababantu,j njalo oyise lamadodana bakhubeke kanyekanye kuzo, umakhelwane lomngane wakhe, bazabhubha.

22 Itsho njalo INkosi: Khangela, abantu bayeza bevelak elizweni lenyakatho,l lesizwe esikhulu sizavuswa ezinhlangothini zomhlaba.m 23 Bazabamba idandili lomkhonto;n balesihluku,o kabalasihawu;p ilizwi labo lihlokoma njengolwandle;q bagade amabhiza, behleliwe njengabantu bempi bemelene lawe, ndodakazi yeZiyoni. 24 Siyizwile indumela yakho, izandla zethu ziyadangala;r usizi lusibambile, ubuhlungu obunjengobowesifazana obelethayo.s 25 Lingaphumi liye egangeni, lingahambi endleleni, ngoba kukhona inkemba yesitha, ukwesaba inhlangothi zonke.t

26 Wena ndodakazi yabantu bami, bhinca amasaka,u ubhuquzev emlotheni,w uzenzele isililo,x esinjengesendodana eyiyo yodwa, ukukhala okubuhlungu kakhulu;y ngoba umchithi uzafika kithi masinyane. 27 Ngikubekile ube ngumphotshongoz lenqaba phakathi kwabantu bami,a ukuze wazi uhlole indlela yabo.b 28 Bonke bangabahlamuki abalenkani,c behamba behleba;d balithusi lensimbi,e bonke bangabonakalisi.f 29 Imvutho itshile, umnuso usuqedwe ngumlilo;g umncibilikisi uncibilikisela ize,h ngoba ababi kabakhutshwa.i 30 Bazababiza ngokuthi bayisiliva esilahliweyo,j ngoba iNkosi ibalahlile.

a Hlu. 1.21.

b 4.6; 10.17.

c 4.5.

d 2 Sam. 14.2.

e Hlu. 20.38,40. Isa. 30.27.

f Neh. 3.14.

g 1.13.

h Dute. 28.56.

i 23.1.

j 4.17.

k Isa. 56.5.

l 12.3; 22.27; 51.27,28. Jow. 3.9.

m 15.8.

1 selithambeme: Heb. seliphendukile.

n Hlab. 90.9.

o Dute. 20.20.

p Hez. 4.2; 26.8. 2 Sam. 20.15. Luka 19.43.

q Luka 19.44.

r Isa. 57.20.

s Hlab. 55.9. Hez. 7.11,23.

t 20.8.

u 20.8.

v Hez. 23.17,18. Hos. 9.12.

w 4.7; 8.13; 22.6.

x Isa. 46.3.

y Isa. 28.9.

z Seb. 7.51. Eks. 6.12.

a 7.26. Isa. 42.20.

b 20.8.

c 20.9.

d 9.21.

e 15.17.

f 9.21.

g Lilo 2.21.

h 8.9.

i Lilo 2.21.

j Dute. 28.30.

k 6.15; 8.10-12.

l 6.15; 8.10-12.

m 31.34; 42.1,8; 44.12. Jona 3.5. Seb. 8.10; 26.22. Heb. 8.11. 1 Kho. 22.31.

n Isa. 56.11.

o 14.18; 23.11. Mika 3.11. Lilo 4.13.

p 8.11,21.

q 4.10; 14.13; 23.17; 28.9. Hez. 13.10. Mika 3.5. Joha. 14.27.

r Isa. 48.22; 57.21. Hez. 7.25.

s 8.12.

t 3.3.

u 8.12.

v 18.15. Hlab. 139.24. Luka 16.29.

w Mat. 11.29. Hlab. 116.7.

x Isa. 28.12.

y 44.16.

z 25.4. Isa. 21.11; 56.10; 62.6. Hab. 2.1.

a 50.5.

b 4.19. Isa. 58.1.

c 2.12.

d Zaga 1.31.

e Hlab. 40.6.

f Isa. 43.23; 60.6.

g 1 Kho. 10.1.

h Isa. 43.24. Eks. 30.23.

i 7.21; 14.12.

j Hez. 3.20.

k 6.24; 50.41-43.

l 1.13; 13.20.

m 25.32; 31.8; 50.41.

n Jobe 39.23.

o 30.14. Isa. 13.9.

p Isa. 13.18.

q Isa. 17.12.

r 38.4; 47.3; 49.24. Hez. 7.17; 21.7. 2 Sam. 4.1.

s 4.31; 13.21; 22.23; 30.6; 48.41; 49.22,24; 50.43. Isa. 13.8; 42.14.

t 20.3.

u 4.8.

v 25.34. Hez. 27.30. Mika 1.10. Lilo 3.16.

w Esta 4.1.

x Amos 8.10. Zek. 12.10.

y 31.15. Hos. 12.14.

z Isa. 23.13.

a 1.18; 15.20.

b 9.7; 11.20; 12.3. Zek. 13.9. Jobe 23.10.

c 5.23. Hlab. 68.6.

d 9.4. Levi 19.16.

e Hez. 22.18.

f Isa. 1.4.

g Hez. 22.18.

h Isa. 1.25.

i Amos 4.11. Zek. 3.2. Juda 1.23.

j Isa. 1.22. 1 Kor. 9.27.