UJoweli 2
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Joweli 2
Abantu bazobona ubuhlungu obukhulu
1Vuthelani icilongo eSiyoni, nihlabe umkhosi entabeni yami engcwele; mabathuthumele bonke abakhileyo ezweni, ngokuba usuku lukaJehova luyeza, ngokuba luseduze;
2usuku lobumnyama nolobumnyama, usuku lwamafu nesigayegaye, njengokusa kwekweba phezu kwezintaba, abantu abakhulu nabanamandla; akukaze kube khona into enjalo, futhi ayisayikuba khona kuze kube yiminyaka yezizukulwane eziningi.
3Umlilo udla phambi kwabo; futhi emva kwabo ilangabi liyavutha; izwe linjengensimu yase-Edene phambi kwabo, futhi emva kwabo ugwadule lwasendle; yebo, futhi akukho lutho oluyophunyuka kubo.
4Ukubonakala kwabo kunjengokubonakala kwamahhashi; nanjengabagibeli bamahhashi, kanjalo bayakugijima.
5Njengomsindo wezinqola eziqongweni zezintaba bayogxuma, njengomsindo welangabi lomlilo liqothula izinhlanga, njengabantu abanamandla abami ngokulandelana kwempi.
6Phambi kobuso babo abantu bayakuba nobuhlungu obukhulu; bonke ubuso buyakuba mnyama.
7Bazagijima njengamaqhawe; bayokhuphuka ugange njengamadoda empi; futhi bayohamba, kube yilowo nalowo ngendlela yakhe, bangahlukani.
8Akekho ongasunduza omunye; bayakuhamba, kube yilowo nalowo ngendlela yakhe, uma bewa ngenkemba, abayikulinyazwa.
9Bayogijima baye ngapha nangapha emzini; bagijima odongeni, bakhwela ezindlini; bayakungena ngamafasitela njengesela.
10Umhlaba uyazamazama phambi kwabo; izulu liyakuthuthumela, ilanga nenyanga kube mnyama, nezinkanyezi zisuse ukukhanya kwazo.
11UJehova uyakuphakamisa izwi lakhe phambi kwebutho lakhe, ngokuba ikamu lakhe likhulu kakhulu, ngokuba unamandla owenza izwi lakhe; ngoba usuku lukaJehova lukhulu, luyesabeka kakhulu; ngubani ongakuthwala na?
12Ngakho-ke, manje, kusho uJehova, phendukani kimi ngenhliziyo yenu yonke nangokuzila ukudla nangokukhala nangokulila.
13Niklebhule inhliziyo yenu, hhayi izingubo zenu, niphendukele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, ngokuba unomusa, unesihe, uyabekezela, unomusa omkhulu, uyaphenduka ebubini.
14Ngubani owaziyo uma eyobuya futhi aphenduke futhi ashiye isibusiso ngemva kwakhe; umnikelo wokudla nomnikelo wokuphuzwayo kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu na?
15Vuthelani icilongo eSiyoni, ningcwelise usuku lokuzila, nibize umhlangano ozothileyo.
16Buthani abantu, ningcwelise ibandla, amalunga aqoqe, abuthe abantwana nabamunya amabele; akaphume umyeni ekamelweni lakhe, nomakoti aphume engutsheni yakhe.
17Abapristi, izinceku zikaJehova, mabakhale phakathi kompheme ne-altare, bathi: ‘Hawukela abantu bakho, Jehova, unganikeli ifa lakho libe yihlazo, ukuze abezizwe babuse phezu kwabo; bangasho ngani phakathi kwabantu ukuthi: “Uphi uNkulunkulu wabo na?
18Khona-ke uJehova uyakuba nomhawu ngezwe lakhe, abe nesihe kubantu bakhe.
19Yebo, uJehova uyakuphendula athi kubantu bakhe: “Bhekani, nginithumelela ukolweni newayini namafutha, nisuthe ngakho; angisayikunenza nibe yihlazo phakathi kwezizwe.
20Kodwa ngiyoyidedisela kude nani impi yasenyakatho ngilixoshele ezweni eliwugwadule neliyincithakalo, ubuso balo bubheke oLwandle LwaseBaltiki nezinqe zalo zibheke ngaselwandle lwasentshonalanga, ukunuka kwalo kukhuphuke, kukhuphuke iphunga lalo elibi; ngoba wenza izinto ezinkulu.
21Ungesabi, zwe; jabula ujabule, ngokuba uJehova uyakwenza izinto ezinkulu.
22Ningesabi nina zilwane zasendle, ngokuba amadlelo asogwadule ahluma, ngokuba umuthi uthela izithelo zawo, umkhiwane nomvini kuyabanika amandla.
23Ngakho-ke thokozani, bantwana baseSiyoni, nijabule kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, ngoba umisile izimvula zokuqala, futhi uyonehlisela imvula, imvula yokuqala nemvula yamuva ngenyanga yokuqala.
24Izibuya ziyogcwala ukolweni, namanoni ayochichima iwayini namafutha.
25Ngiyakunibuyisela iminyaka eyadliwa yisikhonyane, nezimpethu, nezinkumbi, nempethu, impi yami enkulu engayithuma phakathi kwenu.
26Niyakudla ngokuchichimayo, nisuthe, nilidumise igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu oniphathe ngokumangalisayo; futhi abantu bami abayikujabha kuze kube phakade.
27Niyokwazi ukuthi ngiphakathi kuka-Israyeli nokuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, akasiye omunye; futhi abantu bami abayikujabha kuze kube phakade.
28Emva kwalokho ngiyakuthulula uMoya wami phezu kwayo yonke inyama; amadodana enu namadodakazi enu ayakuprofetha, amaxhegu enu aphuphe amaphupho, nezinsizwa zenu zibone imibono.
29Naphezu kwezinceku nezincekukazi ngiyakuthulula uMoya wami ngalezo zinsuku.
30Ngiyakwenza izimangaliso ezulwini nasemhlabeni, igazi nomlilo nezinsika zomusi.
31Ilanga liyakuphenduka ubumnyama nenyanga ibe yigazi, lungakafiki usuku lukaJehova olukhulu nolwesabekayo.
32Bonke ababiza igama likaJehova bayakusindiswa; ngoba eNtabeni yaseSiyoni naseJerusalema kuyoba khona insindiso, njengoba nje uJehova ekhulumile, nakwabaseleyo bayobizwa uJehova.
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