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Isahluko 28

Wo kuwo umqhele wokuziphakamisa wezidakwa zakwa-Efrayimi, nakuyo imbali ebunayo yobuhle bakhe obukhazimulayo, esenhloko yesigodi esivundileyo sabanqotshwe yiwayini.
2 Bheka, iNkosi inaye oqinileyo nonamandla; uyakuwisa phansi ngamandla njengesivunguvungu esinesichotho, nesiphepho esichithayo, nesiphihli samanzi esinamandla esikhukhulayo.
3 Umqhele wokuziphakamisa wezidakwa zakwa-Efrayimi uyakunyathelwa ngezinyawo,
4 imbali ebunayo yobuhle bakhe obukhazimulayo, esenhloko yesigodi esivundileyo, ibe njengekhiwane elivuthiwe kungakafiki ukuvuna; olibonayo uyalibuka, aligwinye, lise sesandleni sakhe.
5 Ngalolo suku uJehova Sebawoti uyakuba ngumqhele wobukhosi, nesicoco esihle kuyo insali yabantu bakhe,
6 nomoya wokwahlulela kohlezi ekwahluleleni, namandla kubo ababuyisa impi esangweni.
7 Nalabo baduka ngewayini; ngophuzo olunamandla bayatengezela; abapristi nabaprofethi bayaduka ngophuzo olunamandla, bayatengezela ngophuzo olunamandla; bayaduka ekuboneni, bakhubeka ekwahluleleni.
8 Yebo, onke amatafula agcwele ubuhlanzo nokungcola, kungabe kusabakho ndawo.
9 “Ngubani ayakumfundisa ukwazi, aqondise bani umbiko, na? Yibo abalunyuliweyo obisini, basuswa emabeleni, na?
10 Ngokuba kuyisiyalezelo phezu kwesiyalezelo, isiyalezelo phezu kwesiyalezelo, umthetho phezu komthetho, umthetho phezu komthetho, lapha ingcosana, nalapho ingcosana.”
11 Yebo, ngezindebe ezingingizayo nangolunye ulimi uyakukhuluma kulaba bantu
12 akade esho kubo ukuthi: “Lokhu kungukuphumula; phumuzani abayethileyo; lokhu kungukuhlunyelelwa,” kepha abathandanga ukuzwa.
13 Ngalokho izwi likaJehova liyakuba kubona isiyalezelo phezu kwesiyalezelo, isiyalezelo phezu kwesiyalezelo, umthetho phezu komthetho, umthetho phezu komthetho, lapha ingcosana, nalapho ingcosana, ukuze bahambe, bawe nyovane, baphuke, bacushwe, babanjwe.
14 Ngalokho yizwani izwi likaJehova nina bantu abadelelayo, enibusa laba bantu baseJerusalema.
15 Ngokuba nithe: “Senzile isivumelwano nokufa, sivumelene nendawo yabafileyo; lapho isiswebhu esikhukhulayo sidlula, asiyikusehlela thina, ngokuba senzile amanga abe yisiphephelo sethu, sicashile phansi kwenkohliso.”
16 Ngalokho ithi iNkosi uJehova: “Bheka, ngibeka eSiyoni itshe lesisekelo, itshe elivivinyekileyo, itshe legumbi elinqabileyo lesisekelo esiyiso; okholwayo kayikubaleka.
17 Ngiyakwenza ukwahlulela kube ngumucu wokulinganisa, nokulunga kube ngumthofu wokumisa, isichotho sihlwithe isiphephelo samanga, amanzi akhukhule indawo yokucasha.
18 Futhi isivumelwano senu nokufa siyakuchithwa, nokuvumelana kwenu nendawo yabafileyo akuyikuma; lapho isiswebhu esikhukhulayo sidlula, niyakunyathelwa phansi yiso.
19 Njalo lapho sidabula, siyakunibamba, ngokuba siyakudabula ukusa ngokusa imini nobusuku,” kube ngukwesaba kuphela, lapho umbiko uqondwa.
20 Ngokuba umbhede uyakuba mfushane kunokuba umuntu enabe kuwo, nengubo ibe ncane kunokuba umuntu azisonge ngayo.
21 Ngokuba uJehova uyakusukuma njengasentabeni yasePherasimi, athukuthele njengasesigodini saseGibeyoni, ukuze enze umsebenzi wakhe, umsebenzi wakhe ongavamile, afeze isenzo sakhe, isenzo sakhe esimangalisayo.
22 Ngalokho ningadeleli, funa izibopho zenu ziqiniswe, ngokuba ngizwile eNkosini uJehova Sebawoti ukuthi ukuphela kunqunyiwe phezu kwawo wonke umhlaba.
23 Bekani indlebe, nizwe izwi lami; lalelani, nizwe ukukhuluma kwami.
24 Umlimi, eyakutshala, ulima lonke usuku na? Uyaduba abhuqe umhlabathi wakhe njalo na?
25 Lapho esehlelembile ubuso bawo, angithi uhlwanyela amafitshizi, asakaze ikumini, atshale ukolweni ngezinhla, nebhali ezindaweni zalo, nokolweni ocolekileyo eceleni, na?
26 UNkulunkulu wakhe uyamhlakahlisa ngendlela eyiyo, amfundise.
27 Ngokuba amafitshizi awabhulwa ngesibhulo esibukhali, nesondo lengqukumbane kaliphendulwa phezu kwekumini, kepha amafitshizi ayavuthuzwa ngenduku nekumini ngothi.
28 Amabele esinkwa ayacolwa na? Cha, ngokuba awabhulwa nokubhulwa njalo; nakuba eqhuba isondo lengqukumbane namahhashi alo phezu kwawo, awacolisiswa.
29 Nalokho kuvela kuJehova Sebawoti oyisimangaliso ekululekeni nomkhulu emaswini.