UJoweli
3 “Zwanini! Ngalezonsuku langalesosikhathi,
Lapho sengibuyisela abathunjiweyo bakoJuda labaseJerusalema,+
2 Ngizaqoqela izizwe zonke ndawonye
Ngizise esigodini sikaJehoshafathi.*
Ngizazahlulela khona+
Ngenxa yabantu bami bako-Israyeli, abalilifa lami,
Ngoba zabahlakazela ezizweni,
Zabelana ilizwe lami.+
3 Zazisenza inkatho ngabantu bami,+
Zithengisa umntwana ongumfana ukuze zithenge isifebe
Zithengisa loyinkazana ukuze zithole iwayini.
4 Kanti lingibangisani
Wena Thire leSidoni lezabelo zonke zamaFilisti?
Kukhona yini elikuphindiselayo kimi?
Nxa kuyikuthi liyaphindisela,
Masinyane nje, ngizaphanga ngibuyisele ukuphindisela kwenu phezu kwamakhanda enu.+
5 Ngoba lithethe isiliva legolide lami,+
Lathatha amagugu ami amahle kakhulu lawasa emathempelini enu,
6 Lithethe abantu bakoJuda labeJerusalema labathengisela amaGrikhi,+
Ukuze libaxotshele khatshana lelizwe labo,
7 Khathesi sengibenza basukume, basuke endaweni elabathengisela kuyo,+
Ngizabuyisela ukuphindisela kwenu phezu kwamakhanda enu.
8 Amadodana lamadodakazi enu ngizawathengisela abantu bakoJuda,*+
Bona bazawathengisela amadoda aseShebha, isizwe esikhatshana kakhulu,
UJehova yena ngokwakhe usekhulumile.
9 Memezelani lokhu ezizweni:+
‘Lungiselelani impi! Wafakeni idlabuzane amadoda alamandla.
Wonke amasotsha kawasondele ahlasele!+
10 Khandani amakhuba enu abe zinkemba, lengqamu zenu zokuthena izihlahla zibe yimikhonto.
Lowo ongelamandla kathi: “Ngilamandla.”
11 Buyani lizoncedisa lina lonke zizwe eziseduze, buthanani ndawonye!’”+
Awu Jehova, thumela amabutho akho endaweni leyo.
12 “Izizwe kaziphakame zize esigodini sikaJehoshafathi,
Ngoba ngizahlala khona ukuze ngahlulele zonke izizwe eziseduze.+
13 Thelani isikela ngoba sezilungele ukuvunwa.
Wozani lizovoxa amagilebisi ngoba asegcwele esikhamelweni sewayini.*+
Iwayini seligcwele emagodini eligelezela kuwo ngoba ububi bezizwe bukhulu kakhulu.
14 Amaxuku abuthene esigodini sesinqumo,
Ngoba usuku lukaJehova seluzafika esigodini sesinqumo.+
15 Ilanga lenyanga kuzakuba mnyama,
Lokukhanya kwezinkanyezi kuzafiphala.
16 UJehova uzabhonga eseZiyoni,
Uzaliphakamisa ilizwi lakhe eseJerusalema.
Izulu lomhlaba kuzazamazama,
Kodwa uJehova uzakuba yisiphephelo sabantu bakhe,+
Abe yinqaba yabantu bako-Israyeli.
17 Lizakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, ngihlala entabeni yami engcwele iZiyoni.+
18 Ngalelolanga iwayini elimnandi lizageleza ezintabeni,+
Uchago lugeleze emaqaqeni,
Amanzi azageleza kuzo zonke izifula zakoJuda.
Umthombo uzampompoza endlini kaJehova amanzi ageleze,+
Athelele isigodi sezihlahla zesinga.
19 Kodwa iGibhithe izakuba lunxiwa,+
Le-Edomi izakuba yinkangala,+
Ngenxa yodlakela olwenziwe ebantwini bakoJuda,+
Langenxa yokubulawa kwabantu abangelacala okwenziwe elizweni labo.+
20 Kodwa koJuda kuzahlala kulabantu,
Kanye laseJerusalema kuzo zonke izizukulwane ezizayo.+