UJeremiya 51
51
Jeremiya 51
1Usho kanje uJehova; Bheka, ngiyakuvusa umoya obhubhisayo phezu kweBabele, nakulabo abangivukelayo;
2futhi ngiyothumela izikhonkwane eBhabhiloni eziyoyivuthela futhi yenze izwe lalo libe yize; ngoba ngosuku lwenhlupheko bazamelana layo nxazonke.
3Umcibisholo makawunsabe umnsalo phezu kocibishelayo, noziphakamisayo emibukweni yakhe; futhi akazihawukeli izinsizwa zawo; bhubhisa yonke impi yalo ngesiqalekiso esichithayo.
4Kanjalo ababuleweyo bayakuwa ezweni lamaKaledi, nabagwaziweyo ezitaladini zalo.
5Ngokuba u-Israyeli noJuda abashiywanga nguNkulunkulu wabo, uJehova Sebawoti; nakuba izwe labo laligcwele isono koNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
6Balekani eBabele, nisindise, kube yilowo nalowo umphefumulo wakhe; ngoba kuyisikhathi sempindiselo kaJehova; uzayibuyisela kuye.
7IBhabhiloni laliyindebe yegolide esandleni sikaJehova owadakisa umhlaba wonke; izizwe zaphuza iwayini lakhe; ngalokho izizwe ziyahlanya.
8IBhabhiloni lawa ngokuzumayo, lachithwa; mkhaleleni; thatha amafutha ezinhlungwini zakhe, uma kunjalo, angasinda.
9Besiyakuphulukisa iBabele, kepha aliphulukisanga; mshiyeni, sihambe, yilowo nalowo aye ezweni lakubo, ngokuba ukwahlulelwa kwalo kufinyelele ezulwini, kukhuphukele ezulwini.
10UJehova waveza ukulunga kwethu; wozani simemezele eSiyoni umsebenzi kaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.
11Khanyisa imicibisholo; qoqa izihlangu; uJehova wavusa umoya wamakhosi amaMede, ngokuba icebo lakhe limelene neBabele ukulichitha; ngokuba lokhu kuyimpindiselo kaJehova, impindiselo yethempeli lakhe.
12Misani ibhanela phezu kwezingange zaseBabele, niqinise abalindi, nimise abalindi, nilungise abaqamekeli, ngokuba uJehova ukucabangile, wenza lokho akukhulumayo kwabakhileyo eBabele.
13Wena ohlala emanzini amanengi, inotho yengcebo, sekufikile ukuphela kwakho, lesilinganiso sokuhaha kwakho.
14UJehova Sebawoti wafunga ngaye, wathi: “Impela ngiyakukugcwalisa ngabantu njengangezinkumbi; futhi bayophakamisa ukukhala ngokumelene nawe.
15Wenza umhlaba ngamandla akhe, walimisa izwe ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe, weneka izulu ngokuqonda kwakhe.
16Lapho ezwakalisa izwi lakhe, kukhona amanzi amaningi esibhakabhakeni; wakhuphula izinkungu emikhawulweni yomhlaba;
17Wonke umuntu uyazidla ngokwazi kwakhe; bonke abakhandi bajabhiswa ngesithombe esibaziweyo, ngokuba izithombe zabo ezibunjiweyo zingamanga, nomoya awukho kuzo.
18Ziyize, umsebenzi wenkohliso; ngesikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwazo ziyakubhubha.
19Oyisabelo sikaJakobe akafani nazo; ngokuba unguMbumbi wazo zonke izinto, u-Israyeli uyisizwe sefa lakhe; nguJehova Sebawoti igama lakhe.
20Wena uyizembe lami nezikhali zami zokulwa, ngokuba ngiyakuphahlaza izizwe ngawe, ngichithe imibuso ngawe;
21Ngiyakuchoboza ngawe ihhashi nomgibeli walo; ngiyakuchoboza ngawe inqola nomgadi wayo;
22Ngawe ngiyakuchoboza owesilisa nowesifazane; ngichoboza ngawe abadala nabasha; ngiyakuchoboza ngawe izinsizwa nentombi;
23Ngiyakuchoboza umalusi nomhlambi wakhe kanye nawe; ngiyakuchoboza ngawe umlimi nezinkabi zakhe ezimbili; ngiyakuchoboza ngawe ababusi nababusi.
24Futhi ngizobuyisela iBhabhiloni nabo bonke abakhileyo eKalideya ngakho konke okubi kwabo abakwenzile eSiyoni phambi kwamehlo enu,” kusho uJehova.
25“Bheka, nginakho ngawe wena ntaba eyincithakalo,” usho uJehova, “wena ochitha umhlaba wonke; ngizokwelulela isandla sami kuwe ngikugingqe emadwaleni ngikwenze intaba eshisiwe.
26Abayikuthatha kuwe itshe legumbi noma itshe lesisekelo; kepha uyakuba yihlane kuze kube phakade,” usho uJehova.
27Misani ibhanela ezweni, nibethe icilongo phakathi kwezizwe, nilungisele izizwe ukulwa nalo, nibizele kulo imibuso yase-Ararati, neMini, ne-Ashikenazi; bekani induna phezu kwayo; okwenza amahhashi akhuphuke njengezibungu.
28Lungisani izizwe ngokumelene nalo, amakhosi amaMede, izikhulu zawo, nazo zonke izikhulu zawo, nalo lonke izwe lombuso wakhe.
29Izwe liyothuthumela futhi lilile, ngoba yonke inhloso kaJehova iyofezwa ngokumelene neBhabhiloni ukwenza izwe laseBhabhiloni libe yihlane elingenamuntu.
30Amaqhawe aseBabele ayeka ukulwa, ahlala ezinqabeni zawo; amandla abo aphela; baba njengabesifazane; ashisa izindlu zakhe; imigoqo yakhe iphukile.
31Esinye isigijimi siyakuhlangana nesinye, nesithunywa sihlangane nesinye, ukwazisa inkosi yaseBabele ukuthi umuzi wayo uthathiwe nganxanye,
32Amaphaseji amiswa, imihlanga yavutha umlilo, namaqhawe esaba.
33Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Indodakazi yaseBabele injengesibuya, sekuyisikhathi sokuyibhula; kuseyisikhashana, kufike isikhathi sokuvuna kwayo.
34UNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, wangidla, wangichoboza, wangenza isitsha esingenalutho, wangidla njengodrako, wagcwalisa isisu sakhe ngezibiliboco zami, wangixosha.
35Ubudlova obenziwa kimi nenyama yami buseBabele, abakhileyo eZiyoni bayakusho; negazi lami phezu kwabakhileyo eKaledi, iJerusalema liyakusho.
36Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Bheka, ngiyakulwela indaba yakho, ngikuphindisele; ngiyomisa izilwandle zalo, ngomise nemithombo yalo.
37IBhabhele liyakuba yizinqwaba, indawo yokuhlala izimpungushe, nesimangaliso, nokunyenyeza, kungahlali ohlala khona.
38Babhonga kanyekanye njengamabhubesi, baklabalasa njengamawundlu ezingonyama.
39Ekushiseni kwabo ngiyakubenzela amadili, ngibadakise, ukuze bajabule, balale ubuthongo obuphakade, bangavuki,” usho uJehova.
40Ngiyakubehlisela ekuhlatshweni njengamawundlu, njengezinqama nezimpongo.
41Yathathwa kanjani iSesagi! nodumo lomhlaba wonke luyamangala! yeka ukuthi iBabiloni libe yisimangaliso kanjani phakathi kwezizwe!
42Ulwandle lunyukile phezu kweBabiloni, lisitshekelwe ngamaza alo amaningi.
43Imizi yakhe iyihlane, izwe elomileyo nehlane, izwe okungahlali muntu kulo, kungekho ndodana yomuntu edabula kulo.
44Ngiyakuhambela uBeli eBabele, ngikhiphe emlonyeni wakhe akugwinyile; izizwe azisayikubuthanela kuye; yebo, udonga lwaseBabele luyakuwa.
45Bantu bami, phumani kulo futhi nisindise, kube yilowo nalowo umphefumulo wakhe olakeni lukaJehova.
46Futhi ukuze inhliziyo yenu ingapheli futhi nesabe imibiko eyozwakala ezweni; kuyofika inzwabethi kokubili unyaka owodwa, futhi ngemva kwalokho ngomunye unyaka kuzofika umbiko nobudlova ezweni, umbusi emelene nombusi.
47Ngalokho bheka, izinsuku ziyeza lapho ngiyakwahlulela khona izithombe ezibaziweyo zaseBabele; izwe lakhe lonke liyakuba namahloni, bonke ababuleweyo bakhe bawe phakathi kwalo.
48Khona izulu nomhlaba nakho konke okukukho kuyakujabula ngeBabele, ngokuba abachithi bayakufika kulo bevela enyakatho,” usho uJehova.
49Njengalokho iBabele liwisa ababuleweyo bakwa-Israyeli, kanjalo ababuleweyo bomhlaba wonke bayakuwa eBabele.
50Nina eniphunyukileyo enkembeni, hambani, ningami; cabangani ngoJehova nisekude, iJerusalema likhuphuke emicabangweni yenu.
51Sijabhile, ngokuba sizwe inhlamba; amahloni asibekela ubuso bethu, ngokuba abezizwe bangenile ezindaweni ezingcwele zendlu kaJehova.
52“Ngakho-ke, bheka, izinsuku ziyeza,” usho uJehova, “lapho ngiyakwahlulela izithombe zalo ezibaziweyo, ezweni lonke lalo abalimeleyo babubule.
53Noma iBabele likhuphukela ezulwini, noma liqinisa indawo ephakeme yamandla alo, nokho abachithi balo bayakufika phezu kwalo bevela kimi,” usho uJehova.
54Kuvela umsindo wokumemeza ovela eBhabhiloni, nokubhujiswa okukhulu okuvela ezweni lamaKaledi.
55Ngokuba uJehova waliphanga iBabele, wachitha kulo izwi elikhulu; lapho amaza alo ehlokoma njengamanzi amakhulu, kuzwakale umsindo wezwi lawo.
56Ngokuba umchithi walifikela, yebo, phezu kweBabele, namaqhawe alo athunjwa, kwaphulwa yonke iminsalo yawo; ngoba uJehova, uNkulunkulu wembuyekezo, uyobuyisela ngokuqinisekile.
57Ngiyakudakisa izikhulu zayo nezihlakaniphi zayo, nezikhulu zayo, nezikhulu zayo, namaqhawe ayo; bayolala ubuthongo obuphakade, bangavuki,” isho iNkosi egama layo linguJehova Sebawoti.
58Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Izindonga ezibanzi zaseBabele ziyakubhidlizwa nokubhidlizwa, amasango alo aphakeme ashiswe ngomlilo; abantu bayakukhandlekela ize, nabantu emlilweni, badinwe.
59Izwi umprofethi uJeremiya ayala ngalo uSeraya, indodana kaNeriya, indodana kaMahaseya, lapho ehamba noSedekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, eBhabhiloni ngomnyaka wesine wokubusa kwakhe. LoSeraya wayeyisikhulu esithule.
60UJeremiya waloba zonke izinto ezimbi ezazizakwehlela iBabele encwadini, onke lawa mazwi alotshiwe ngeBabele.
61UJeremiya wathi kuSeraya: “Uma ufika eBabele, ubone, ufunde onke lawa mazwi;
62Uzakuthi: O Jehova, wena ukhulumile ngalendawo ukuyiqeda, ukuthi kungasala muntu kuyo, kungabi khona muntu kumbe isilwane, kodwa ukuthi ibe yinkangala kuze kube nininini.
63Lapho usuqedile ukufunda le ncwadi, kumelwe ubophe itshe kuyo, uyiphonse phakathi nomfula u-Ewufrathe.
64Futhi kumelwe uthi: Kanjalo iBabiloni liyocwila futhi lingaphumi ebubini engizolehlisela phezu kwalo; futhi bazokhathala. Kuze kube manje amazwi kaJeremiya.
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