Ukungathembeki kweJerusalema

16Ilizwi leNkosi lafika kimi futhi lisithi: 2 Ndodana yomuntu, yenza iJerusalema yazi amanyala ayoa, 3 uthi: Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova kuyo iJerusalema: Ukudabuka kwakho lokuzalwa kwakhob kungokwelizwe lamaKhananic; uyihlod wayengumAmorie lonyokof umHethig. 4 Mayelana lokuzalwa kwakho, ngosuku owazalwa ngalo inkaba yakho kayiqunywanga, njalo kawugeziswanga emanzini ukuthi uhlanjululwe, kawugcotshwanga ngetshwayi ngitsho, kawugoqelwanga ngamalembu ngitshoh. 5 Kakulalihlo elakuhawukelayo, ukuthi lenze yiloba yikuphi kwalezizinto kuwe, ukuthi likuhawukelei. Kodwa waphoselwa ebusweni bendle, ekunengekeni kobuntu bakhoj, ngosuku owazalwa ngalok.

6 Kwathi ngisedlula kuwe ngikubona uqhatsha egazini lakho, ngathi kuwe usegazini lakhol: Phila; yebo ngathi kuwe usegazini lakho: Philam. 7 Ngikwenzile waba linani elikhulu, waba njengehlumela leganga, wanda, wakhulan, wafika emicecisweni emihleo; amabele akho abumbekile, lenwele zakho zakhula; kanti wawunqunu uzep. 8 Kwathi ngisedlula kuwe ngakubona, khangela-ke, isikhathi sakho sasiyisikhathi sothando; ngasengisendlala umphetho wesembatho sami phezu kwakho, ngembesa ubunqunu bakho; yebo, ngafunga kuwe, ngangena esivumelwaneni lawe, itsho iNkosi uJehovaq, wasusiba ngowamir. 9 Ngasengikugezisa ngamanzi, ngahlambulula igazi lakho elinengi kuwe, ngakugcoba ngamafuthas. 10 Ngakugqokisa ilembu elifekethisiweyot, ngakufaka amanyathelau ezikhumba zikamantswanev, ngakubhincisa ilembu elicolekileyo kakhuluw, ngakwembesa ngesilikax. 11 Ngakucecisa ngezicecisoy, ngafaka amasongo ezandleni zakhoz, leketanea entanyeni yakhob. 12 Ngafaka isongo emakhaleni akho, lamacici ezindlebeni zakhoc, lomqhele omuhle ekhanda lakhod. 13 Ngokunjalo waceciswa ngegolide lesilivae, lesembatho sakho sasingeselembu elicolekileyo kakhuluf, lesilikag, lelembu elifekethisiweyoh; wadla impuphu ecolekileyo, loluju, lamafuthai; waba muhle kakhulukazi, waphumelela waba ngumbusoj. 14 Lodumo lwakho lwaphumela ezizwenik ngobuhle bakholm, ngoba babuphelele ngenkazimulo yami, engayibeka phezu kwakho, itsho iNkosi uJehovan.

15 Kodwa wathembela ebuhleni bakhoo, wawula ngenxa yebizo lakhop, wathululela ukuwula kwakho kuye wonke odlulayoq, kwaba ngokwakhe. 16 Wathatha ezembathweni zakho, wazenzela indawo eziphakemeyor ngemibalas, wawulela phezu kwazot; izinto ezinje kaziyikuza, njalo kakuyikwenzeka. 17 Wathatha futhi izitsha zakho ezinhle egolideni lami lesiliveni sami engangikunike khonau, wazenzela izithombe zabesilisav, wawula lazow. 18 Wathatha izembatho zakho ezifekethisiweyox, wazisibekela; wabeka amafutha ami lempepha yami phambi kwazoy. 19 Lokudla kwami engakunika khonaz, impuphu ecolekileyo lamafutha loluju engangikondla ngakhoa, wakubeka phambi kwazo kwaba liphunga elimnandi; kwaba njalo, itsho iNkosi uJehova.

20 Wasuthatha amadodana akho lamadodakazi akho, owawungizalele wonab, wawahlabela zona ukuze adliwec. Ukuphinga kwakho kwakukuncinyane yinid, 21 ukuze ubulale abantwana bamie, ubanikela ukuba ubadabulisef emlilweni kuzog? 22 Lakuwo wonke amanyala akho lokuwula kwakho kawukhumbulanga insuku zobutsha bakhoh, lapho wawunqunu uzei, uqhatshaj egazini lakhok.

23 Kwasekusithi emva kwayo yonke inkohlakalo yakho (maye, maye kuwe! itsho iNkosi uJehova), 24 wazakhela idundulu, wazenzela indawo ephakemeyo kuso sonke isitaladal. 25 Kuyo yonke inhloko yendlela wakhile indawo yakho ephakemeyom, wenza ubuhle bakho banengekan, wavulela bonke abedlulayo izinyawo zakhoo, wandisa ukuwula kwakhop. 26 Njalo waphingaq labantwana bamaGibhithe, omakhelwane bakhor, abakhulu ngenyama, wandisa ukuwula kwakhos, ukuze ungithukutheliset. 27 Ngakho, khangela, ngelulele isandla sami phezu kwakho, nganciphisau isabelo sakho esimisiweyov, ngakunikela entandweni yabakuzondayow, amadodakazi amaFilisti, alenhloni ngendlela yakho embix. 28 Uwulile futhiy labantwana bamaAsiriya ngoba ungasuthiseki; yebo, uwulile lawo, kube kanti kawusuthisekangaz. 29 Wandisa futhi ukuwula kwakhoab elizweni leKananic kuze kube seKhaladiyad; kodwa langalokhu kawusuthisekanga. 30 Ibuthakathaka kangakanani inhliziyo yakho, itsho iNkosi uJehova, ekwenzeni kwakho zonke lezizinto, umsebenzi wowesifazana ophingayo, obusayo, 31 ekwakheni kwakho idundulu lakho enhlokweni yayo yonke indlelae, wenza indawo yakho ephakemeyo kuso sonke isitaladaf, kanti kawubanga njengewule ngoba wadelela iholo lewuleg. 32 Umfazi ofebayo, endaweni yendoda yakhe uthatha abemzinih! 33 Bapha isipho kuwo wonke amawule. Kodwa wena unika isipho sakho kuzo zonke izithandwa zakho, uzithenga ukuze zize kuwe enhlangothini zonke ngokuwula kwakhoij. 34 Ngakho kuwe kulokuphambene labesifazana ekuwuleni kwakho, ngoba kakho olandela wena ukuyawula; lekunikeni kwakho iholo lewulek, njalo unganikwanga iholo lewule, ngakho usube ngophambeneyol.

35 Ngakho, wena wule, zwana ilizwi leNkosi. 36 Itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Ngoba ukuwula kwakho kuthululiwe, lobunqunu bakho bembulwa ngokuwula kwakho lezithandwa zakho, langazo zonke izithombe zezinengiso zakhom, langegazi labantwana bakhon owazinika bonao. 37 Ngakho, khangela, ngizaqoqa zonke izithandwa zakho obuthokoza lazop, lazo zonke obuzithanda kanye lazo zonke obuzizondaq; ngiziqoqe zimelane lawe zivela enhlangothini zonker, ngembule ubunqunu bakho kuzos ukuze zibone bonke ubunqunu bakhot. 38 Njalo ngizakugwebau ngezahlulelo zabesifazana abafebayovw labachithi begazixyz, ngikuphe igazi lentukuthelo lobukhwele. 39 Ngizakunikela futhi esandleni sazo, ziwisele phansi idundulu lakhoa, zidilize indawo zakho eziphakemeyob, zikuhlubule izigqoko zakhocde, zithathe izinto zakho ezinhlef, zikutshiye unqunu uzeg. 40 Zikwenyuselele ixukuh, zikukhande ngamatshe, zikugwaze ngezinkemba zazoi. 41 Zitshise izindlu zakho ngomliloj, zenze izahlulelo phezu kwakho phambi kwamehlo abesifazana abanengik. Njalo ngizakwenza uyekele ekubeni liwulel, njalo kawusayikupha iholo lewule futhim. 42 Ngokunjalo ngizakwenza ukukuthukuthelela kwami kuphumule, lobukhwele bami busuke kuwe; njalo ngizathula, ngingabe ngisathukuthelan. 43 Ngenxa yokuthi ungakhumbulanga insuku zobutsha bakhoo, kodwa ungithukuthelisile ngazo zonke lezizintop, khangela, mina-ke ngizakwehlisela futhi indlela yakho phezu kwekhanda lakho, itsho iNkosi uJehovaq. Njalo kawuyikwenza lobububi phezu kwazo zonke izinengiso zakhor.

44 Khangela, wonke osebenzisa izaga uzasebenzisa isaga ngawes esithi: Njengonina injalo indodakazi yakhe. 45 Wena uyindodakazi kanyoko, owayesenyanya indoda yakhe labantwana bakhet; lawe ungudade wabodadewenuu, ababesenyanya amadoda abo labantwana babov; unyoko wayengumHethiw loyihlo umAmorix. 46 Lodadewenu omdala yiSamariyay, yena lamadodakazi akhe abahlala ngakwesokhohlo sakhoza; lodadewenu omncane kuwe, ohlala ngakwesokunene sakhobc, yiSodoma lamadodakazi ayod. 47 Kanti kawuhambanga ngezindlela zabo, wenze njengokwezinengiso zaboe; kwakunjengento encinyane enengekayo; kodwa wonakala kulabo kuzo zonke izindlela zakhof. 48 Kuphila kwami, itsho iNkosi uJehovag, isibili iSodoma udadewenu kayenzanga, yona lamadodakazi ayo, njengokwenza kwakho, wena lamadodakazi akhoh. 49 Khangela, lesi sasiyisiphambeko seSodoma udadewenu: Ukuzigqaja, ukusutha isinkwa, lokuchelesa okulokuthula kwakukuyo lakumadodana ayo, kodwa kaqinisanga isandla sabayanga labaswelayoi. 50 Babeziphakamisa, benza isinengiso phambi kwamij; ngakho ngabasusak njengokubona kwamil. 51 Futhi iSamariya kayonanga ngengxenye yezono zakhom; kodwa wena wandisile izinengiso zakho kulabo, walungisisa odadewenu ngezinengiso zakho zonke ozenzileyon. 52 Laweo, thwala ihlazo lakhop, wena owahlulele odadewenuq, ngezono zakho ozenzileyo ngokunengeka okwedlula bona; balungile kulawe. Ngakho lawe woba lenhloni, uthwale ihlazo lakhor, ngoba ubalungisisile odadewenus.

53 Lapho ngizabuyisa abathunjiweyo babo, abathunjwa beSodoma lamadodakazi ayo, labathunjwa beSamariya lamadodakazi ayo, khona ngizabuyisa ukuthunjwa kwabathunjwa bakho phakathi kwabot. 54 Ukuze uthwale ihlazo lakhou, ube lenhloni ngakho konke okwenzileyov ekubaduduzeni kwakhow. 55 Lapho odadewenu iSodoma lamadodakazi ayo bezabuyela esimeni sabo sakuqala, leSamariya lamadodakazi ayo babuyele esimeni sabo sakuqala, lawe lamadodakazi akho lizabuyela esimeni senu sakuqalax. 56 Ngoba iSodoma udadewenu kayibanga semlonyeni wakho njengombiko ngosuku lokuzigqaja kwakho, 57 bungakembulwa ububi bakho, ngesikhathi sehlazo lamadodakazi eSiriyay, labo bonke abayizingelezeleyo, amadodakazi amaFilisti, abakweyisayo inhlangothi zonkez. 58 Wena uthwele amacebo akho amabi lezinengiso zakho, itsho iNkosia. 59 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Ngizakwenza lakuwe njengokwenza kwakho, odelelab isifungoc ngokwephulad isivumelwanoe. 60 Kube kanti mina ngizakhumbula isivumelwano sami lawef ensukwini zobutsha bakhog, ngimise lawe isivumelwano esilaphakadeh. 61 Khona uzakhumbula izindlela zakhoi, ube lenhlonij, lapho usemukela odadewenuk, omdala kuwe lomncinyane kuwel; ngoba ngizakunika bona babe ngamadodakazim, kodwa kungabi ngesivumelwano sakhon. 62 Njalo mina ngizamisa isivumelwano sami laweo, uzakwazi-ke ukuthi ngiyiNkosip. 63 Ukuze ukhumbule, ube lenhloniq, ungaber usavula umlomo wakhos ngenxa yehlazo lakhot, lapho sengikwenzele inhlawulo yokuthula ngakho konke okwenzileyo, itsho iNkosi uJehovau.