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Kuthenjiswa ukuthi iJerusalema izahlalwa futhi
8Laselifika ilizwi leNkosi yamabandla lisithi: 2 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Ngilobukhwele ngeZiyoni ngobukhwele obukhulua, yebo, ngilobukhwele ngayo ngokuvutha okukhulub. 3 Itsho njalo iNkosi: Ngibuyele eZiyonic, njalo ngizahlala phakathi kweJerusalemad; njalo iJerusalema izakuthiwa ngumuzi weqinisoe, lentaba yeNkosi yamabandlaf, intaba engcweleg. 4 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Kusezakuhlala amaxhegu lezalukazih ezitaladeni zeJerusalemai, ngulowo lalowo elodondolo esandleni sakhe ngenxa yobunengi bezinsuku. 5 Lezitalada zomuzi zizagcwala abafana lamankazana bedlala ezitaladeni zawo. 6 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Uba kumangalisa emehlweni ensali yalababantu ngalezozinsukuj, kungamangalisa lemehlweni ami yinik? itsho iNkosi yamabandla. 7 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Khangela, ngizasindisa abantu bamil elizweni lempumalangam, lelizweni lokutshona kwelangan; 8 ngibalethe, bahlale phakathi kweJerusalema; njalo bazakuba ngabantu bami, lami ngibe nguNkulunkulu waboo, ngeqiniso langokulungap.
9 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Izandla zenu kaziqineq, lina elizwayo ngalezinsuku amazwi la ngomlomo wabaprofethir, ababekhona mhla isisekelo sendlu yeNkosi yamabandla sibekwas, ukuze ithempeli lakhiwe. 10 Ngoba ngaphambi kwalezonsukut kwakungelaholo lomuntu, kwakungekho iholo lenyamazanau; futhi kungekho ukuthula kulowo owayephuma kumbe owayengena ngenxa yenhluphekov; ngoba ngathuma wonke umuntu ngulowo emelene lomakhelwane wakhe. 11 Kodwa khathesi kangiyikuba kunsali yalababantu njengensukwini zakuqalaw, itsho iNkosi yamabandla. 12 Ngoba inhlanyelox izaphumelelay, ivini lithelez izithelo zaloa, lomhlabathi uphe isivuno sawob, lamazulu aphe amazolo awoc; njalo ngizakwenza insali yalababantu ukuthi idle ilifa lazo zonke lezizintod. 13 Kuzakuthi-ke njengoba laliyisiqalekiso phakathi kwabezizwee, wena ndlu kaJuda, lawe ndlu kaIsrayeli, ngokunjalo ngizalisindisaf, libe yisibusisog. Lingesabih, izandla zenu kaziqinei. 14 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Njengoba nganginakane ukwenza okubi kinij, lapho oyihlo bengithukuthelisak, itsho iNkosi yamabandla, njalo kangizisolangal; 15 ngokunjalo ngibuye ngacabanga kulezinsuku ukwenza okuhle kuyo iJerusalema lakuyo indlu kaJudam; lingesabin.
16 Lezi yizinto elizazenza: Khulumani iqiniso, ngulowo lalowo kumakhelwane wakheo; yehlulelani iqinisop lesahlulelo sokuthulaq emasangweni enur. 17 Lingacabangi ububi enhliziyweni yenus ngulowo lalowo emelene lomakhelwanet; lingathandi isifungo samangau; ngoba zonke lezizinto yilezo engizizondayo, itsho iNkosi.
18 Ilizwi leNkosi yamabandla laselifika kimi, lisithi: 19 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Ukuzila ukudla kwenyanga yesine, lokuzila ukudlav kweyesihlanu, lokuzila ukudlaw kweyesikhombisa, lokuzila ukudlax kweyetshumi, kuzakuba yintokozo, lokuthabay, lezikhathi ezimisiweyoz zezinjabulo kuyo indlu yakoJuda. Ngakho thandani iqinisoa lokuthulab.
20 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Kusezakwenzeka ukuthi kufike abantu labahlali bemizi eminengi. 21 Labahlali bomunye umuzi bazakuya komunye, besithi: Kasihambeni ngokuphangisac ukuyancenga phambi kweNkosi, lokudinga iNkosi yamabandla; lami ngizahamba. 22 Yebo, kuzakuza abantu abanengi lezizwe ezilamandla ukuzadinga iNkosi yamabandla eJerusalemad, lokuncenga phambi kweNkosi. 23 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Ngalezonsuku kuzakuthi abambee amadoda alitshumif ezindimini zonke zezizweg, yebo abambeh umphetho wesembatho somuntu ongumJudai, athi: Sizahamba lani; ngoba sizwile ukuthi uNkulunkulu ulanij.
a 1.14; Jow. 2.18.
b Heb. 10.27.
c 1.16.
d 2.10.
e Isa. 1.21,26.
f Isa. 2.2,3; Mika 4.1; Hez. 40.2.
g Jer. 31.23; Hlab. 48.1; Jow. 3.17.
h Isa. 65.20,22; Eks. 20.12; 1 Sam. 2.31,32.
i Jer. 33.10.
j 8.11; 12; Zef. 2.7.
k Gen. 18.14; Mat. 19.26; Roma 4.21.
l 8.13; 10.6; Amos 9.14,15; Hlab. 107.3; Hez. 37.21.
m Mal. 1.11; Isa. 43.5; 49.12; Hos. 11.10.
n Mal. 1.11; Isa. 43.5; 49.12; Hos. 11.10.
o 13.9; Jer. 31.33.
p Jer. 4.2.
q 8.13; Hag. 2.4; 2 Sam. 16.21.
r Ezra 5.1,2; Zek. 7.3.
s Hag. 2.18.
t Hag. 2.16.
u Hag. 1.6.
v 2 Lan. 15.5.
w 8.11; 8.12; Zef. 2.7.
x Hos. 2.21,22; Hag. 2.19.
y Jer. 33.9.
z Jow. 2.22.
a Hag. 1.10.
b Levi 26.4.
c Hag. 1.10.
d Jer. 3.18.
e 8.42.18; Isa. 43.28; Isa. 65.15.
f 8.7.
g Gen. 12.2; Isa. 19.24,25; Hez. 34.26; Jow. 2.14.
h Hag. 2.5.
i 8.9.
j Jer. 31.28; 32.42.
k Dute. 9.7,8,22; Hlab. 106.32.
l Jer. 20.16.
m Jer. 31.28; 32.42.
n Hag. 2.5.
o Hlab. 15.2; Efe. 4.25.
p 8.19.
q 8.19.
r Jobe 5.4.
s 7.10.
t Isa. 55.7.
u 5.4.
v Jer. 39.2; 52.6.
w 7.3.
x 7.5.
y 2 Kho. 25.1; Jer. 39.1; 52.4.
z Esta 8.17; Isa. 35.10; 51.11.
a 8.19.
b 8.19.
c Isa. 2.3.
d 2.11; Isa. 14.1; 14.16.
e Isa. 4.1; Isa. 3.6.
f Gen. 31.7; 2 Kho. 7.13.
g Isa. 66.18; Isam. 5.9.
h Isa. 4.1; 3.6.
i Ruthe 3.9.
j 1 Kor. 14.25.