UJeremiya 50
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Jeremiya 50
INkosi ikhuluma ngeBabele
1Izwi uJehova alikhuluma ngeBabele nangezwe lamaKaledi ngomprofethi uJeremiya.
2Memezelani phakathi kwezizwe, nimemezele, nimise ibhanela; memezelani ningafihli; anothi: IBabele linqotshiwe, uBeli ujabhile, uMerodaki uchotshoziwe; izithombe zalo zijabhile, izithombe zalo zichotshoziwe.
3Ngokuba isizwe esisenyakatho siyamvukela owenza izwe laso libe yihlane, kungahlali muntu kulo; bayakumuka, bamuke, abantu nezilwane.
4Ngalezo zinsuku nangaleso sikhathi, usho uJehova, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayakufika, bona nabantwana bakwaJuda kanyekanye, bahambe bakhale; bayohamba bayomfuna uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.
5Bazabuza indlela eya eZiyoni, ubuso babo bukhangele kulo, bathi: Wozani sihlangane loJehova esivumelwaneni esingapheliyo esingayikukhohlakala.
6Abantu bami babe yizimvu ezilahlekileyo; abelusi bawo babadukisa, bawadukisa ezintabeni; basuka entabeni baya egqumeni, bakhohlwa indawo yabo yokuphumula.
7Bonke abawatholayo bawadla bawaqeda; izitha zabo zathi: “Asicunuki, ngokuba bonile kuJehova, ikhaya lokulunga, ithemba lawoyise, uJehova.”
8Sukani phakathi kweBhabhiloni, nimuke ezweni lamaKaledi, nibe njengezimbuzi phambi komhlambi.
9Ngokuba bhekani, ngiyokwenza umhlangano wezizwe ezinkulu ukuba ukhuphuke uvela ezweni lasenyakatho futhi ukhuphukele eBabiloni; lizathathwa lapho; imicibisholo yabo iyakuba njengeyeqhawe elinamandla; akekho oyobuyela ize.
10IKaledi liyakuba yimpango; bonke abaliphangayo bayakusutha, usho uJehova.
11Ngokuba nathokoza, ngokuba nathokoza, nina bachitha ifa lami, ngokuba nakhuluphalisa njengethokazi etshanini, nabhodla njengezinkunzi;
12Unyoko uyakuba namahloni kakhulu; uyakujabha owakuzalayo; bheka, ekugcineni kwezizwe kuyakuba yihlane, izwe elomileyo, nogwadule.
13Ngenxa yentukuthelo kaJehova ayiyikuhlalwa, kepha iyoba yihlane ngokuphelele;
14Zihleleleni ukulwa neBabele nxazonke; bonke abansala umnsalo bacibishela kuyo, bangashiyi imicibisholo, ngokuba yonile kuJehova.
15Khamulukani ngokumelene nalo nxazonke; wamnika isandla; izisekelo zalo ziwile, izingange zalo zidilikile; ngokuba lokhu kuyimpindiselo kaJehova; ziphindiselela kuye; yenzani kuyo njengoba yenza.
16Mbhubhise umhlwanyeli eBabiloni nalowo osebenzisa isikela ngesikhathi sokuvuna; ngenxa yokwesaba inkemba ecindezelayo bayophendukela, kube yilowo nalowo kubantu bakubo, babalekele, kube yilowo nalowo ezweni lakubo.
17U-Israyeli uyimvu ehlakazekile; amabhubesi amxosha; kuqala inkosi yase-Asiriya yamdla; ekugcineni uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, waphula amathambo akhe.
18Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Bheka, ngiyakuhambela inkosi yaseBabele nezwe layo, njengalokho ngahambela inkosi yase-Asiriya.
19Ngiyakumbuyisela u-Israyeli endaweni yakhe yokuhlala, adle eKarmeli naseBashani, umphefumulo wakhe usuthe entabeni yakwa-Efrayimi naseGileyadi.
20Ngalezo zinsuku nangaleso sikhathi,” usho uJehova, “kuyakufunwa ububi buka-Israyeli, kepha abuyikuba khona; nezono zikaJuda aziyikufunyanwa, ngokuba ngiyakubathethelela engibagcinayo.
21Khuphukani nimelene nezwe laseMeratayimi, nimelene nalo nakwabakhileyo ePhekodi; ubabhubhise, ubabhubhise ngesiqalekiso, usho uJehova, wenze njengalokho ngikuyalile.
22Kukhona umsindo wempi ezweni nowokubhujiswa okukhulu.
23Yeka ukuhlukaniswa nokuphulwa kwesando somhlaba wonke! yeka ukuthi iBabiloni libe yincithakalo kanjani phakathi kwezizwe!
24Ngakubekela ugibe, wabanjwa nawe, Babele, wawungazi; watholakala futhi wathunjwa, ngoba walwa noJehova.
25UJehova wavula izikhali zakhe, wakhipha izikhali zolaka lwakhe; ngokuba lokhu kungumsebenzi weNkosi uJehova Sebawoti ezweni lamaKaledi.
26Wozani kulo livela ekupheleni, livule amagugu alo, lilibuthe njengezinqwaba, lichithe ngesiqalekiso; lingasali lutho kuye.
27Hlabani zonke izinkunzi zalo; mabehlele ekuhlatshweni; maye kubo! ngoba usuku lwabo selufikile, isikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwabo.
28Izwi lababalekiyo nababalekayo ezweni laseBabele, ukuba bamemezele eSiyoni impindiselo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, impindiselo yethempeli lakhe.
29Bizani abacibishelayo bemelene neBabele, bonke abansala umnsalo balikanise nxazonke; ungaphunyuki lutho; mvuze ngokomsebenzi wakhe; yenzani kuyo njengoba nje lenzile, ngoba yazidla phambi kukaJehova, koNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
30Ngakho izinsizwa zalo ziyakuwa ezitaladini, nawo onke amaqhawe alo ayakunqunywa ngalolo suku,” usho uJehova.
31Bheka, nginakho ngawe, wena ozidlayo, isho iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti; ngoba usuku lwakho selufikile, isikhathi sokukuhambela kwami.
32Abazidlayo bayokhubeka bawe, futhi akekho oyobaphakamisa; ngiyakuphemba umlilo emizini yakhe, umqede nxazonke.
33Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli nabantwana bakwaJuda bacindezelwe kanyekanye, bonke ababathumbayo bababambe; bala ukubakhulula.
34UMsindisi wabo unamandla; nguJehova Sebawoti igama lakhe; Uyolivikela ngokugcwele icala labo lomthetho, anike izwe ukuphumula futhi aphazamise abakhileyo eBhabhele.
35“Inkemba imelene namaKaledi,” kusho uJehova, “naphezu kwabakhileyo eBhabhiloni naphezu kwezikhulu zalo nabahlakaniphile bayo.
36Inkemba iphezu kwabaqamba amanga; bayakudla; inkemba ifike phezu kwamaqhawe akhe; futhi bayoshaywa luvalo.
37Inkemba iyakuba phezu kwamahhashi alo, naphezu kwezinqola zalo, naphezu kwengxubevange yabantu abaphakathi kwalo; bayakuba njengabesifazane; inkemba iphezu kwengcebo yakhe; njalo bazaphangwa.
38Ukoma kuphezu kwamanzi alo; bayakubuna, ngokuba yizwe lezithombe ezibaziweyo, bathanda izithombe zabo.
39Ngakho-ke kuyohlala khona izilwane zasehlane kanye nezilwane zaseziqhingini, nezikhova kuyohlala khona; alisayikuhlalwa phakade; futhi ngeke kuhlalwe kuyo izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.
40Njengalokho uNkulunkulu wachitha iSodoma neGomora nemizi yangakubo,” usho uJehova; ngakho akuyikuhlala muntu khona, nendodana yomuntu ayiyikuhlala khona.
41Bheka, kuyakuvela abantu enyakatho, isizwe esikhulu, namakhosi amaningi ayakuvuswa ezindaweni zomhlaba.
42Bayobamba umnsalo nejula; banonya futhi ngeke babonise umusa; izwi labo liyohlokoma njengolwandle, futhi bayogibela amahhashi, yilowo nalowo ebhince izikhali njengendoda yokulwa, ngokumelene nawe, ndodakazi yaseBhabhiloni.
43Inkosi yaseBabele yezwa umbiko ngabo, izandla zayo zaxega;
44Bheka, uyakwenyuka njengengonyama ephuma emagagasini aseJordani, aye endaweni yokuhlala yeziQhinga; kodwa ngizakwenza masinyane bambaleke kuye; ngubani okhethiweyo, engingambeka phezu kwakhe na? ngoba ngubani onjengami? ngubani ongangibekela isikhathi na? ngubani umalusi ongema phambi kwami na?
45Ngakho zwanini icebo likaJehova alicebile ngeBhabhiloni; namacebo akhe awanqumile ngezwe lamaKaledi: Impela bayakuzala abancinyane emhlambini; ngokuqinisekile uyokwenza indawo yabo yokuhlala ibe yihlane kanye nabo.
46Ngomsindo wokuthunjwa kweBabele umhlaba uyathuthumela, kuzwakale ukukhala phakathi kwezizwe.
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