UJeremiya
49 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova ngama-Amoni:+
“Kanti u-Israyeli kalamadodana?
Kalandlalifa yini?
Pho kungani uMalikhamu+ esethethe indawo yakoGadi?+
Kungani abantu bakhe sebehlala emadolobheni ako-Israyeli?”
2 “‘Ziyeza insuku,’ kutsho uJehova,
‘Lapho engizakwenza kuzwakale isimemezelo sempi kuhlaselwa iRabha+ yama-Amoni.+
IRabha izasala ingamanxiwa,
Amadolobho aseduze kwayo azatshiswa ngomlilo.’
‘Abako-Israyeli bazalithatha ilizwe kulabo ababebathathele lona,’+ kutsho uJehova.
3 ‘Lila wena Heshibhoni ngoba i-Ayi isitshabalalisiwe!
Khalani lina madolobho aseduze kweRabha,
Gqokani izembatho zamasaka.
Lilani lihambahambe ezibayeni ezakhiwe ngamatshe,*
Ngoba uMalikhamu uzathunjwa
Labaphristi bakhe lezikhulu zakhe.+
4 Kungani uzigqaja ngezigodi zakho
Langamagceke akho ageleza amanzi, wena ndodakazi engathembekanga?
Uthembe inotho yakho,
Njalo uthi: “Ngubani ozangihlasela?”’”
5 “INkosi Enkulu uJehova wamabutho ithi:
‘Ngizakwenza ukuthi wehlelwe ngumonakalo owesabekayo,
Ozavela kubo bonke abakugombolozeleyo.
Abantu bakho bazasabalala bagcwale yonke indawo,
Kakho ozaqoqa ababalekayo.’”
6 “‘Kodwa ngemva kwesikhathi ngizabaqoqa abathunjiweyo bako-Amoni,’ kutsho uJehova.”
7 Nanku uJehova wamabutho akutshoyo ngo-Edomi, uthi:
“Kanti akusekho yini ukuhlakanipha eThemani?+
Lalabo abalokuqedisisa abaselawo yini amacebo amahle?
Ukuhlakanipha kwabo akusasebenzi yini?
8 Balekani libuyele emuva!
Hambani liyehlala esigodini lina bantu baseDedani!+
Ngizakwehlisela u-Esawu umonakalo,
Nxa isikhathi sami sokumjezisa sesifikile.
9 Nxa abavuni bamagilebisi bebengafika kuwe,
Bebengeke bavune batshiye okunye yini?
Nxa amasela ebengakungenela ebusuku,
Abengeke yini athathe lokho akufunayo kuphela?+
10 Kodwa u-Esawu ngizamphundla konke alakho.
Ngizaziveza egcekeni izindawo acatsha kuzo,
Ukuze angenelisi ukucatsha.
11 Tshiya izintandane zakho,
Mina ngizazigcina,
Labafelokazi bakho bazathemba mina.”
12 UJehova uthi: “Nxa labo abangagwetshelwanga ukuthi banathe okusenkomitshini bezanatha kuyo, kambe wena usungasala ungajeziswanga? Uzajeziswa loba sekutheni ngoba kumele unathe okusenkomitshini yami.”+
13 “Ngifungile,”* kutsho uJehova, “ukuthi iBhozira izakwehliselwa umonakalo owesabekayo,+ ithukwe, itshabalaliswe futhi iqalekiswe. Wonke amadolobho ayo azakuba ngamanxiwa kuze kube nini lanini.”+
14 Ngizwe umbiko ovela kuJehova,
Kulesithunywa esithunywe ezizweni ukuthi sithi:
“Buthanani limhlasele u-Edomi,
Lungiselelani impi.”+
15 “Sengikwenze waba yisizwe esincane phakathi kwezizwe,
Ngikwenze wadeleleka ebantwini.+
16 Ukwesatshwa kwakho kukukhohlisile,
Lokuzigqaja kwakho kukuqilile,
Wena ohlala ezimbalwini zamadwala,
Laseqaqeni oluphakeme kulawo wonke.
Lanxa ungaze wakhe isidleke sakho khonale phezulu njengokhozi,
Ngizakwethula,” kutsho uJehova.
17 “U-Edomi uzakwehliselwa umonakalo owesabekayo.+ Wonke umuntu ozadlula kuye uzamkhangela ethuke, atshaye umlozwi ngenxa yazo zonke inhlupho ezimehleleyo.” 18 UJehova uthi, “Njengoba nje kwatshabalala idolobho leSodoma leleGomora kanye lamadolobho ayeseduze kwawo,+ akulamuntu ozahlala ko-Edomi futhi kakho ozakwakha khona.+
19 “Njengesilwane+ siphuma ezixukwini eziseceleni komfula uJodani, kulomuntu ozahlasela amadlelo avikelekileyo. Ngizabenza babaleke elizweni labo, besengibeka lowo engimkhethileyo ukuthi alibuse. Ngubani onjengami? Ngubani ongamelana lami? Ukhona yini umelusi ongama phambi kwami?+ 20 Ngakho zwanini lina bantu lokho uJehova asekhethe ukukwenza nge-Edomi lalokho asekucabangile ngabantu beThemani:+
Abancane emhlambini bazahudulwa loba sekutheni.
Indawo yabo yokuhlala izasala ingamanxiwa ngenxa yezenzo zabo.+
21 Umsindo wokuwa kwabo wenze umhlaba wazamazama.
Kulesililo esikhulu!
Umsindo uzwakala laseLwandle Olubomvu.+
22 Isitha sizaqansa siye phezulu njengokhozi, besesisehla ngesiqubu esikhulu,+
Sizavula impiko zaso sehlele phezu kweBhozira.+
Ngalolosuku inhliziyo zamabutho ako-Edomi
Zizakuba njengenhliziyo yowesifazana obelethayo.”
23 Nanti ilizwi elimayelana leDamaseko:+
“IHamathi+ le-Ariphadi ziyangisiwe,
Ngoba zizwe umbiko omubi.
Abantu bazo baphele amandla ngenxa yokwesaba.
Ulwandle luyagubhazela futhi aluthuliseki.
24 IDamaseko isisesaba.
Itshibilikile yazama ukubaleka kodwa iyehluleka ngenxa yokwesaba.
Yehlelwe yibuhlungu losizi,
Njengowesifazana obelethayo.
25 Kungani abantu bengabalekanga edolobheni elilodumo,
Edolobheni lokuthokoza?
26 Amajaha alo azakuwa emagcekeni edolobho,
Wonke amabutho alo azaphela ngalelolanga,” kutsho uJehova wamabutho.
27 “Ngizathungela imiduli yeDamaseko ngomlilo,
Uzatshisa inqaba zikaBheni-hadadi.”+
28 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova ngeKhedari+ langemibuso yeHazori, leyo uNebhukhadinezari* inkosi yeBhabhiloni ayihlaselayo, uthi:
“Suka uye eKhedari,
Uyetshabalalisa abantu basempumalanga.
29 Amatende abo lemihlambi yabo kuzathunjwa,
Amalembu amatende kanye layo yonke impahla yabo izathathwa,
Amakamela abo azathunjwa,
Bakhale kubo bathi, ‘Kuyesabeka yonke indawo!’”
30 “Balekani liyekhatshana!
Hambani liyehlala ezigodini lina bantu beHazori,” kutsho uJehova,
“Ngoba uNebhukhadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni wenze icebo lokulihlasela,
Ubumbe icebo lokulwa lani.”
31 “Suka uyehlasela isizwe sabantu abahlezi ngokuthula,
Abangesabi lutho!” kutsho uJehova.
“Ilizwe labo alilaminyango lemigoqo. Bahlala bodwa.
32 Amakamela abo azathunjwa,
Lemfuyo yabo enengi izathathwa.
Labo abagela inwele zabo emaceleni,+
Ngizabachithachitha yonke indawo.
Umonakalo engizabehlisela wona uzathutsha uvela kuzo zonke indawo,” kutsho uJehova.
33 “IHazori izakuba yindawo ehlala amakhanka,
Izakuba ngamanxiwa kuze kube nini lanini.
Akulamuntu ozahlala kuyo,
Kakho ozakwakha khona.”
34 Nanti ilizwi likaJehova elafika kuJeremiya umphrofethi mayelana le-Elami,+ ekuqaliseni kokubusa kukaZedekhiya+ inkosi yakoJuda: 35 “UJehova wamabutho uthi, ‘Sengisephula idandili* labantu be-Elami+ elibenza babe lamandla. 36 Ngizakwenza i-Elami ihlaselwe macele wonke* njalo ngizachithachitha abantu bayo yonke indawo. Akulasizwe esizasala singelabantu abavela e-Elami.’”
37 “Ngizakwenza abase-Elami baphele amandla phambi kwezitha zabo laphambi kwalabo abafuna ukubabulala. Ngizabehlisela umonakalo lolaka lwami oluvuthayo,” kutsho uJehova. “Ngizathuma inkemba ibalandele ngize ngibaqede bonke.”
38 “Ngizabeka isihlalo sami sobukhosi e-Elami,+ ngibulale inkosi lezikhulu zayo,” kutsho uJehova.
39 “Kodwa ekucineni kwezinsuku ngizabaqoqa abathunjiweyo be-Elami,” kutsho uJehova.