Jeremiya 50:1-46
50 Jehova wakhuluma nemphrofethi Jeremiya mayelana neBhabhulona,+ wakhuluma mayelana nelive lemaKhaledi watsi:
2 “Tjela tive lomlayeto futsi uwumemetele kuto.
Phakamisa luphawu, umemetele lomlayeto.
Akube bete lokufihlako!
Ubotsi: ‘IBhabhulona seyincotjiwe.+
Beli* uhlazekile.+
Merodaki wetfuke kakhulu.
Tithico letingumfanekiso wakhe tihlazekile,Letithico letenyanyekako* tetfukile.’
3 Ngobe kunesive lesivela enyakatfo+ lesite kutoyihlasela.
Sente lelidolobha laba yindzawo leyetfusako;Futsi kute lohlala kulo.
Bantfu babalekile, netilwane tibalekile;Konkhe kubalekile.”
4 Jehova utsi: “Ngalawo malanga nangaleso sikhatsi, bantfu baka-Israyeli nebakaJuda batawuhlangana ndzawonye.+ Batawuhamba bakhala+ futsi bonkhe batawufuna Jehova Nkulunkulu wabo.+
5 Batawubuta indlela leya eSiyoni babe babuke khona,+ futsi batawutsi: ‘Wotani, asilaleleni Jehova futsi sigcine lesivumelwane saphakadze lesitawuhlale sikhunjulwa.’+
6 Bantfu bami sebabe njengemhlambi wetimvu lolahlekile.+ Belusi babo babadukisile.+ Babalahlele etintsabeni, benta kutsi bazulazule etintsabeni nasemagcumeni, baze bayikhohlwa nendzawo labaphumula kuyo.
7 Wonkhe umuntfu lobatfolako uyabacotfula,+ netitsa tabo titsi: ‘Site licala ngobe labantfu bonile kuJehova. Bone kuJehova longumtfombo wekulunga nalolitsemba labokhokho babo.’”
8 “Balekani eBhabhulona,Phumani eveni lemaKhaledi,+Nibe njengetimvu letindvuna netimbuti letindvuna letihola umhlambi.
9 Ngobe nyalo iBhabhulona ngiyiletselaLicembu letive letinemandla letivela enyakatfo.+
Letive titatihlela tibe libutfo kuze tiyihlasele;Futsi titayincoba.
Tikhali tato tifana netelisotja,Tishiya batali sebete bantfwana;+Futsi atigeji.
10 EmaKhaledi atawemukwa konkhe lanako.+
Bonkhe labatawutsatsa tintfo tawo batawutitapela baze benele,”+ kusho Jehova.
11 “Ngobe benihlale nijabula+ futsi nihalalisaNanemuka bantfu labalifa lami tintfo tabo.+
Benigcumagcuma njengelitfokati etjanini,Futsi benikhala njengemahhashi lamadvuna.
12 Make wenu sewuhlazekile.+
Loyo lowanitala ujabhile.
Yena ungulophansi kuto tonkhe tive,Ulihlane lelomile nalelilugwadvule.+
13 Kute losetawuphindze ahlale eBhabhulona ngobe Jehova uyitfukutselele;+Itawusala ikhala libhungane.+
Bonkhe bantfu labendlula ngakhona batawetfuka nabayibona,Futsi batawuhlekisa* ngayo nababona konkhe kuhlupheka lokuyehlele.+
14 Tihleleni nibe libutfo, nihlasele iBhabhulona kuto tonkhe tinhlangotsi,Nonkhe nine lenisebentisa butjoki.
Yidubuleni kungasali ngisho namunye umcibisholo,+Ngobe iBhabhulona yonile kuJehova.+
15 Hlabani umkhosi wemphi, niyihlasele kuto tonkhe tinhlangotsi.
IBhabhulona seyitinikele.*
Tinsika tayo tiwile nelubondza lwayo lubhidlikile,+Ngobe Jehova uyatiphindziselela kuyo.+
Nani tiphindziseleleni kuyo.
Yenteni loko leyakwenta kulabanye.+
16 Bulalani umhlanyeli eBhabhulonaKanye naloyo lophatsa lisikela ngesikhatsi sekuvuna.+
Ngenca yekutsi inkemba seyibulele bantfu labanyenti, nguloyo naloyo utawubuyela kubantfu bakubo,Futsi nguloyo naloyo utawubalekela eveni lakhe.+
17 “Bantfu baka-Israyeli banjengetimvu letihlakatekile.+ Emabhubesi abahlakatile.+ Bacale badzabudzabulwa yinkhosi yase-Asiriya,+ kwabese kulandzela Nebukhadnezari* inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, lowabhasha ematsambo abo.+
18 Ngako naku lokushiwo nguJehova wemabutfo longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli: ‘Njengobe nje ngayijezisa inkhosi yase-Asiriya, ngitayijezisa nenkhosi yaseBhabhulona nelive layo.+
19 Israyeli ngitambuyisela edlelweni lakhe,+ futsi utawudla esutse eKhameli, eBhashani+ kanye nasetintsabeni taka-Efrayimu+ netakaGileyadi.’”+
20 Jehova utsi: “Ngalawo malanga nangaleso sikhatsi,Kutawufunwa licala lema-IsrayeliKodvwa angeke litfolakale,Netono temaJuda angeke titfolakale,Ngobe ngitabatsetselela labo lengabavumela kutsi basale.”+
21 “Khuphuka uyohlasela iMerathayimu kanye nalabo labahlala ePhekodi.+
Shengatsi ungababulala futsi ubabhubhise baphele nya,”* kusho Jehova.
“Ubokwenta konkhe lengikutjele kona.
22 Kuvakala umsindvo wemphi kulendzawo,Umsindvo wenhlekelele lenkhulu.
23 Asenibuke nje, sandvo lebesifihlita tive temhlaba wonkhe sesephulwe saba ticucu!+
IBhabhulona seyiyindzawo leyetfusako emkhatsini wetive!+
24 Ngikubekele lugibe wena Bhabhulona, futsi wabanjwa,Ubanjwe ungakagadzi.
Utfolakele futsi wancotjwa,+Ngobe bewumelene naJehova.
25 Jehova uvule incolobane yakhe,Wakhipha tikhali latisebentisa nakatfukutsele.+
Ngobe Jehova wemabutfo loyiNkhosi Lephakeme unemsebentiLokufanele awente eveni lemaKhaledi.
26 Nine lenisuka khashane, buyani nitohlasela lelive.+
Vulani tincolobane talo.+
Tibekeni ndzawonye tintfo lenititsetse kulelive, kube shengatsi yindvundvuma yakolo.
Babhubhiseni baphele nya* bantfu bakulelive.+
Shengatsi kungaba bete ngisho namunye losalako.
27 Bulalani tonkhe tinkunzana letikulelive;+Tehliseni tonkhe tiyohlatjwa.
Maye ngaletinkunzana! Selifikile lilanga lato,Lokusikhatsi sekutsi tibhujiswe!
28 Kuvakala umsindvo webantfu lababalekakoBaphuma eBhabhulona,Labantfu bayomemetela eSiyoni kutsi Jehova Nkulunkulu utiphindziselele,Utiphindziselele ngenca yelithempeli lakhe.+
29 Bitani labo labasebentisa butjoki kute bahlasele iBhabhulona,Babiteni bonkhe labagoba* butjoki.+
Litungeleteleni lelidolobha, ningavumeli muntfu kutsi aphunyule.
Tiphindziseleleni ngenca yetento talo.+
Lenteni loko lelakwenta kulabanye.+
Ngobe ledzelele Jehova,Ledzelele Longcwele waka-Israyeli.+
30 Ngako emajaha akhona atawufela etimakethe takulelidolobha,+Futsi ngalelolanga onkhe emasotja akhona atawushabalala,”* kusho Jehova.
31 Jehova wemabutfo loyiNkhosi Lephakeme utsi: “Awu wena lonenkhani, ngimelene nawe,+Lilanga lakho litawufika, sitawufika sikhatsi sekutsi ujeziswe.
32 Awu wena lonenkhani, utawugileka futsi uwe,Kube bete nalotakuvusa.+
Emadolobha akho ngitawalumeka ngemlilo,Futsi lomlilo utawucotfula konkhe lokukutungeletile.”
33 Jehova wemabutfo utsi:
“Bantfu baka-Israyeli nebakaJuda bacindzetelekile,Bonkhe lababatfumba babankonkoshele,+Abafuni kubakhulula.+
34 Kodvwa uMhlengi wabo unemandla.+
Libito lakhe nguJehova wemabutfo.+
Utawubamelela ecaleni lababekwe lona,+Kuze ente live labo libe nekuthula+Futsi atfukutselise bantfu labahlala eBhabhulona.”+
35 Jehova utsi: “Kunenkemba letawucotfula emaKhaledi,Itawucotfula bantfu labahlala eBhabhulona, netindvuna takulelidolobha kanye nebantfu bakhona labahlakaniphile.+
36 Kunenkemba letawucotfula bantfu labakhuluma lite,* futsi batakwenta tintfo letibulima.
Lenkemba itawucotfula emasotja akhona, futsi atawesaba kakhulu.+
37 Kunenkemba letawucotfula emahhashi akhona netinkalishi temphi,Itawucotfula bonkhe bantfu bekuhamba labahlala khona,Futsi batawuba njengebafati labesabako.+
Kunenkemba letawucotfula umcebo wakhona futsi utawutsatfwa.+
38 Maye ngemanti aseBhabhulona, ngobe atawukoma.+
IBhabhulona igcwele tithico letibatiwe,+Nebantfu bakhona babona imibono leyetfusako, bese kuba ngatsi bayahlanya.
39 Tilwane taselugwadvule titawuhlala netilwane letishaya umkhulungwane,Futsi khona lapho eBhabhulona kutawuhlala tinshi.*+
Kute umuntfu lotawuphindze ahlale khonaNobe akhe khona kuto tonkhe titukulwane.”+
40 “Njengobe nje kwaba njalo ngesikhatsi Nkulunkulu abhubhisa iSodoma neGomora+ kanye nemadolobha labomakhelwane,+ kutawuba njalo nangeBhabhulona. Kute umuntfu lotawuhlala khona futsi kute nalotawakha khona,”+ kusho Jehova.
41 “Kunebantfu labachamuka enyakatfo.
Kutawufika sive lesinemandla nemakhosi ladvumile+Lasuka etindzaweni letikhashane temhlaba.+
42 Bahlome ngebutjoki nangetikhali.+
Abanamusa futsi kute labatamhawukela.+
Umsindvo wekuta kwabo ungatsi lwandle lolunemagagasi,+Njengobe beta bagibele emahhashi abo.
Batatihlela babe libutfo, futsi batakuta bamunye kuze bakuhlasele wena Bhabhulona.*+
43 Inkhosi yaseBhabhulona ivile ngabo,+Netandla tayo setiyachachatela ngenca yekwesaba.+
Icindzeteleke kakhulu,Futsi iva buhlungu lobufana nebemfati nakabeleka.
44 “Kunemuntfu lotawufika kuhle kwelibhubesi liphuma emahlatsini langaseJordane, futsi utawuhlasela emadlelo lavikelekile aseBhabhulona. Kodvwa ngekushesha nje ngitawenta kutsi bantfu bakhona babaleke kulelidolobha. Ngitawubeka loyo lengimkhetsile kutsi abe ngumholi walo.+ Ngobe ngubani nje lofanana nami, futsi ngubani longangivimba? Ukhona yini umelusi longaphikisana nami?+
45 Ngako-ke lalelani naku Jehova lasancume* kukwenta ngeBhabhulona+ nangelive lemaKhaledi:
Emazinyane etimvu atawuhudvulwa ayiswe le nale.
Emadlelo awo atawusala ete lutfo ngenca yalabantfu.+
46 Kutawutsi nakuncotjwa iBhabhulona kube nemsindvo lomkhulu lotawenta kutsi umhlaba utamatame,Futsi tive titawukhala siyoyoyo.”+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Fundza Tinchazelo Temagama, ubuke ligama lelitsi “Merodaki.”
^ Leligama lesiHebheru kungenteka lihlobene neligama lelisho “bulongo” futsi lisetjentiswa nakukhulunywa ngendzelelo.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “batawushaya inkwela.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “seyiphakamise tandla.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “Nebukhadrezari,” lena ngulenye indlela yekubhala lelibito.
^ Nobe “ubacotfule.”
^ Nobe “Bacotfuleni.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “labasebentisa lunyawo kuze bagobe.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “atawuthuliswa.”
^ Nobe “baphrofethi bemanga.”
^ NgesiNgisi kutsiwa yi-Ostrich.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “ndvodzakati yaseBhabhulona.”
^ Nobe “lafuna.”
