INkosi igweba iBhabhiloni

51Itsho njalo iNkosi: Khangela ngizavusela iBhabhiloni lalabo abahlala enhliziyweni yalabo abangivukelayoa umoya ochithayo.b 2 Ngithume eBhabhiloni abelayo,c abazakuyela, bathulule ilizwe layo, ngoba bazamelana layo bevela inhlangothi zonked ngosuku lobubi.e 3 Kakuthi otshokayo agobise idandili lakhef emelene loligobisayo,g njalo emelene loziphakamisayoh ebhatshini lakhe lensimbi;i njalo lingawayekeli amajaha ayo, lilitshabalalise ibutho layo lonke.j 4 Ngokunjalo ababuleweyo bazakuwa elizweni lamaKhaladiya, labagwazwek ezitaladeni zayo.l 5 Ngoba uIsrayeli kayikutshiywa,m loJuda nguNkulunkulu wabo, yiNkosi yamabandla, lanxa ilizwe labo ligcwele icala koNgcwele kaIsrayeli.

6 Balekani liphume phakathi kweBhabhiloni,no likhulule ngulowo lalowo umphefumulo wakhe;p lingaqunywa esiphambekweni sayo;q ngoba lesi yisikhathi sempindiselo yeNkosi,r ophindisela impindiselo kuyo.s

7 IBhabhiloni yayiyinkezo yegolide esandleni seNkosi,t eyayidakisa umhlaba wonke; izizwe zanatha okwewayini layo;u ngenxa yalokho izizwe zahlanya.v 8 IBhabhiloniw yahle yawa, yephuka;x qhinqani isililo ngayo,y lithathele ubuhlungu bayo ibhalisamu,z mhlawumbe ingelatshwa. 9 Besingayelapha iBhabhiloni, kodwa kayelaphekanga; itshiyeni,a asihambeni ngulowo lalowo aye elizweni lakhe;b ngoba isigwebo sayo sifinyelelec emazulwini,d siphakanyisiwe kwaze kwafika esibhakabhakeni.e 10 INkosi ikhuphef ukulunga kwethu;g wozani, silandise eZiyonih umsebenzi weNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu.

11 Lolani imitshoko,i liqoqe izihlangu;j iNkosi ivusile umoya wamakhosik amaMede;l ngoba icebo layo limelene leBhabhilonim ukuyichitha; ngoba lokho kuyimpindiselo yeNkosi,n impindiselo yethempeli layo.o 12 Phakamisani isiboniso phezu kwemiduli yeBhabhiloni,p liqinise ukulinda,q libeke abalindi,r lilungise abacathami, ngoba iNkosi isikucebile, futhi izakwenzas lokho ekukhulume ngabahlali beBhabhiloni.

13 Wena ohlala emanzini amanengi,t owande ngamagugu,u ukuphela kwakho sekufikile, isilinganiso senzuzo yakho embi.v 14 INkosi yamabandla ifungilew ngomphefumulo wayo yathi: Isibili ngizakugcwalisa ngabantux njengamacimbi,y njalo bazahlabelela umkhosi ngawe.z

15 Wenza umhlaba ngamandla akhe,a walimisa ilizwe ngenhlakanipho yakhe, langokuqedisisa kwakhe wendlala amazulu. 16 Lapho ekhupha ilizwi lakhe, kulokuhlokoma kwamanzi amanengi emazulwini, ukhuphula inkungu ivela emkhawulweni womhlaba, enze imibane kanye lezulu, akhuphe umoya eziphaleni zakhe.

17 Wonke umuntu uyisiphukuphuku kalalwazi; wonke umkhandi wegolide uyangiswa yisithombe esibaziweyo, ngoba isithombe sakhe esibunjwe ngokuncibilikisa siyinkohliso, njalo kakulamoya kuzo. 18 Ziyize, umsebenzi wezinkohliso; ngesikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwazo zizabhubha. 19 Isabelo sikaJakobe kasinjengazo; ngoba yena nguye umbumbi wakho konke, loIsrayeli uyintonga yelifa lakhe;b iNkosi yamabandla libizo lakhe.

20 Wena uyinduku yami yempi, izikhali zempi;cd ngoba ngawe ngizaphahlaza izizwe, langawe ngichithe imibuso, 21 langawe ngiphahlaze ibhiza lomgadi walo, langawe ngiphahlaze inqola lomkhweli wayo, 22 langawe ngiphahlaze indoda lowesifazana, langawe ngiphahlaze ixhegu lomutsha,e langawe ngiphahlaze ijaha lentombi,f 23 langawe ngiphahlaze umelusi lomhlambi wakhe, langawe ngiphahlaze umlimi lesipani sakhe, langawe ngiphahlaze ababusi lezinduna.g 24 Njalo ngizayiphindisela iBhabhilonih labo bonke abahlali beKhaladiya konke okubi kwabo abakwenzileyo eZiyonii emehlweni enu, itsho iNkosi.

25 Khangela, ngimelana lawe, wena ntaba echithayo,j itsho iNkosi, echitha umhlaba wonke; ngizakwelulela isandla sami kuwe, ngikugiqe usuke emadwaleni, ngikwenze ube yintaba yokutshiswa.k 26 Njalo kabayikuthatha kuwe ilitshe libe ngelengonsi,l lelitshe libe ngelezisekelo; ngoba uzakuba ngamanxiwa aphakade, itsho iNkosi.

27 Phakamisani isiboniso elizweni,m livuthele uphondo phakathi kwezizwe,n lilungiseo izizwe ukumelana layo,p liyibizele ndawonye imibusoq yeArarathi,r iMini,s leAshikenazi;t libeke umlawuli webutho emelene layo,u lenyuse amabhiza njengentethe ezimaxhakaxhaka.v 28 Lungisani izizwew ukumelana layo,x amakhosi amaMede,y induna zayo,z lababusi bayo bonke, lelizwe lonke lombuso wayo.a 29 Lelizwe lizazamazama libe lobuhlungu,b ngoba ngalinye lamacebo eNkosi lima limelene leBhabhiloni,c ukwenza ilizwe leBhabhiloni libe yincithakalod engelamhlali.e

30 Amaqhawe eBhabhiloni ayekele ukulwa, ahlala ezinqabeni, amandla awo aphelile, sebengabesifazana;f bathungele indawo zayo zokuhlala,g imigoqo yayohi yephukile.j 31 Isigijimi sizagijima ukuhlangana lesigijimi,k lombiki ukuhlangana lombiki, ukutshela inkosi yeBhabhiloni ukuthi umuzi wayo uthunjiwe kusukela ekucineni,l 32 lamazibukom abanjiwe,n lamaxhaphozi atshiswe ngomlilo,o lamadoda empi ethukile. 33 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Indodakazi yeBhabhiloni injengebala lokubhulela;p kuyisikhathi sokuyinyathela;q kuseyisikhatshana, lesikhathi sesivuno sizafika kuyo.r

34 UNebhukadirezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni ungidlile,s ungichobozile; wangibeka ngaba yimbiza engelalutho, wangiginyat njengomgobho,u wagcwalisa isisu sakhe ngezibondlo zami, wangixotsha.v 35 Udlakela lwami lolwenyama yami kube phezu kweBhabhiloni, utsho umhlalikazi weZiyoni; legazi lami libe phezu kwabahlali beKhaladiya, itsho iJerusalema.

36 Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi: Khangela, ngizalumela udaba lwakho,w ngiphindisele impindiselo yakho; ngomisexy ulwandle lwayo,z ngenze umthombo wayo wome.a 37 LeBhabhiloni izakuba ngamadundulu,b indawo yokuhlalac yemigobho,d isesabiso,e lento yokuncifelwa,f kungelamhlali.g 38 Bazabhonga kanyekanye njengamabhongo ezilwane,h bahwabhe njengemidlwane yezilwane.i 39 Ekutshisekeni kwabo ngizabenzela amadili,j ngibadakisekl ukuze bathokoze, balale ubuthongo obulaphakade,mn bangavuki,o itsho iNkosi. 40 Ngizabehlisa njengamawundlu ekuhlatshweni, njengezinqama kanye lezimpongo.p

41 Ithunjwe njani iSheshaki;q yebo, lubanjiwer udumo lomhlaba wonke!s IBhabhiloni isibe njani yisesabiso phakathi kwezizwe!t 42 Ulwandle lukhukhumele phezu kweBhabhiloni,u isibekelwe ngobunengi bamagagasi alo. 43 Imizi yayo isingamanxiwa,v ilizwe elomileyo,w lenkangala,x ilizwe okungahlali muntu kulo,y okungadluli kulo indodana yomuntu.

44 Njalo ngizajezisa uBheli eBhabhiloni,z ngikhuphe emlonyeni wakhe lokho akuginyileyo;a lezizwe kazisayikujulukela kuyo;b yebo, umduli weBhabhiloni uwile.c 45 Phumani phakathi kwayo, bantu bami,d likhulule ngulowo lalowo umphefumulo wakhee ekuvutheni kolaka lweNkosi.f 46 Njalo hlezi inhliziyo yenu ibe buthakathaka,g lesabe ngombiko ozwakala elizweni;h ngoba kuzafika umbiko ngomunye umnyaka, lemva kwalokho umbiko ngomnyaka olandelayo, lodlakela elizweni, lombusi avukele umbusi.i 47 Ngakho khangela, insuku ziyeza lapho engizahambelaj izithombe ezibaziweyo zeBhabhiloni;kl lelizwe lonke layo lizayangeka,m lababuleweyo bayo bonke bawele phakathi kwayo.n 48 Kuzakuthi-ke amazulu lomhlaba lakho konke okukukhoo kuhlabelele ngeBhabhiloni, ngoba abachithi bazayifikela bevela enyakatho,p itsho iNkosi. 49 Njengalokhu iBhabhiloni yenza bawe ababuleweyo bakoIsrayeli,q ngokunjalo ababuleweyo bomhlaba wonke bazakuwa eBhabhiloni.r

50 Lina eliphunyukileyo enkembeni,s hambani, lingemi; khumbulani iNkosi lisekhatshana,t leJerusalema ivele enhliziyweni yenu.u 51 Siyangekile ngoba sizwile ihlazo;v inhloni zisibekele ubuso bethu,wx ngoba abezizwe sebefikile ezindaweni ezingcwele zendlu yeNkosi.y

52 Ngakho khangela, insuku ziyeza,z itsho iNkosi, lapho engizahambela izithombe zayo ezibaziweyo;a lakulo lonke ilizwe layob kuzabubula ogwaziweyo.c 53 Loba iBhabhiloni ingaphakamela emazulwini,d njalo loba ingaqinisa ukuphakama kwamandla ayo,e kube kanti abachithi bazayifikela bevela kimi, itsho iNkosi.

54 Kulomsindo wokukhala ovela eBhabhiloni,f lokufohlela okukhulu elizweni lamaKhaladiya. 55 Ngoba iNkosi ichithile iBhabhiloni, yabhubhisa kuyo ilizwi elikhulu. Lapho amagagasi abo ahlokoma njengamanzi amanengi,g umsindo wawo uzakhupha ilizwi. 56 Ngoba umchithi wehlela phezu kwayo, phezu kweBhabhiloni, amaqhawe ayo azathunjwa, amadandili awo ephukile; ngoba iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wezimpindiselo, uzayivuza sibili.h

57 Ngizadakisa-kei iziphathamandla zayo,j lezihlakaniphi zayo,k ababusi bayo,l lenduna zayo,m lamaqhawe ayo; njalo bazalala ubuthongo obulaphakade,n bangavuki,o itsho iNkosi, obizo layo nguJehova wamabandla.p 58 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Imiduli ebanzi yeBhabhiloni izadilizwa ngokupheleleyo,q lamasango ayo aphakemeyo athungelwe ngomlilo,r labantu batshikatshikele ize,s lezizwet zitshikatshikele umlilo,u zikhathale.vw

59 Ilizwi uJeremiya umprofethi alilaya uSeraya indodana kaNeriya,x indodana kaMahaseya, ekuhambeni kwakhe loZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda ukuya eBhabhiloni emnyakeni wesine wokubusa kwakhe.y Njalo uSeraya wayeyisiphathamandlaz sokuthula.a 60 UJeremiya wasebhala egwalweni konke okubi okuzakwehlela iBhabhiloni, wonke lamazwi abhaliweyo emelene leBhabhiloni.b 61 UJeremiya wasesithi kuSeraya: Lapho usufikile eBhabhiloni, ubone ufunde wonke lamazwi. 62 Ubususithi: Nkosi, wena ukhulumile ngalindawo ukuthi uzayiquma, ukuze kungabi khona umhlali kiyo,c kusukela emuntwini kusiya enyamazaneni,d kodwa ibe zincithakalo phakade. 63 Kuzakuthi-ke usuqedile ukulufunda lolugwalo, ubophele ilitshe kulo,e uluphosele phakathi kweYufrathi, 64 ubususithi: Ngokunjalo iBhabhiloni izatshona,f ingabe isavumbuluka, ngenxa yobubi engizayehlisela bona; njalo bazadinwa.g Kuze kube lapha ngamazwi kaJeremiya.h