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Isahluko 66

Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Izulu liyisihlalo sami sobukhosi, umhlaba uyisenabelo sezinyawo zami; iphi leyo ndlu ebeniyakungakhela yona, iphi indawo yami yokuphumula, na?
2 Zonke lezi zinto zenziwe yisandla sami, kwavela kanjalo konke lokhu,” usho uJehova. “Kepha yilowo engiyakubheka kuye: ohluphekayo nonomoya ochobozekileyo, othuthumela ngezwi lami.
3 Ohlaba inkunzi ebulala nomuntu, nohlaba iwundlu eyaphula nentamo yenja, nonikela ngomnikelo wempuphu, kepha enikela nangegazi lezingulube, noshisa inhlaka, ebonga nesithombe, yebo, laba bakhethile izindlela zabo, nemiphefumulo yabo iyathokoza ngezinengiso zabo.
4 Ngalokho ngiyakubakhethela izinhlupho, ngibehlisele abakwesabayo, ngokuba ekubizeni kwami kwakungekho ophendulayo, nasekukhulumeni kwami abezwanga, kepha benza okubi emehlweni ami, bakhetha lokhu engingathokozanga ngakho.”
5 Yizwani izwi likaJehova nina enithuthumela ngezwi lakhe. “Abafowenu abanizondayo, abanixosha ngenxa yegama lami, bashilo bathi: ‘Makazidumise uJehova ukuba sibone intokozo yenu,’ kepha bona bayakujabha.
6 Yizwi lomsindo elivela emzini, yizwi lasethempelini! Yizwi likaJehova ephindisela izenzo zezitha zakhe.
7 “ISiyoni lingakabi namihelo lazala; lingakehlelwa ngubuhlungu labeletha umntwana wesilisa.
8 Ngubani ozwile okunjalo na? Ngubani obonile okunjengalokhu na? Izwe lingazalwa ngosuku olulodwa na? Isizwe singabelethwa kanyekanye na? Ngokuba iSiyoni lithe lisenemihelo, lazala abantwana balo.
9 Mina ngiyakusondeza ekuzalweni ngingazalisi na?” usho uJehova. “Mina engingozalisayo bengiyakuvala na?” usho uNkulunkulu wakho.
10 “Thokozani kanye neJerusalema, nilethabele nina nonke enilithandayo; jabulani ngenjabulo kanye nalo nina nonke enilililelayo,
11 ukuze nincele, naneliswe ngamabele ezinduduzo zalo, nenyiselwe, nename ngokugcwala kwenkazimulo yalo.”
12 Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Bheka, ngiyakwelulela kulo ukuthula njengomfula, nenkazimulo yezizwe njengomfudlana okhukhulayo, nincele, niphathwe ngezingalo zalo, niwothwe nisemathangeni.
13 Njengoduduzwa ngunina, kanjalo ngiyakuniduduza nina, niduduzeke eJerusalema.”
14 Niyakukubona, izinhliziyo zenu zijabule, amathambo enu ahlume njengohlaza; isandla sikaJehova siyakwaziwa ukuthi sisezincekwini zakhe, athukuthelele izitha zakhe.
15 Ngokuba bheka, uJehova uyakufika ngomlilo, izinqola zakhe zibe njengesivunguvungu, ukubuyisela intukuthelo yakhe ngokufutheka nokukhuza kwakhe ngamalangabi omlilo.
16 Ngokuba uJehova uyakwahlulela inyama yonke ngomlilo nangenkemba; ababulawayo nguJehova bayakuba baningi.
17 “Abazingcwelisa, bazihlambululele ukungena ezivandeni belandela omiyo egcekeni, bedla inyama yezingulube, nezinengiso, nezimpuku, bayakuphela kanyekanye,” usho uJehova.
18 “Ngiyazi imisebenzi yabo nemicabango yabo; ngiyeza ukubutha zonke izizwe nezilimi, zifike, zibone inkazimulo yami.
19 “Ngiyakubeka isibonakaliso phakathi kwazo, ngithume ababalekileyo babo kwabezizwe, eTharishishi, nasePhuli, naseLudi, abagoba umnsalo, nakuThubali naseJavani, eziqhingini ezikude, ezingezwanga umbiko ngami, zingabonanga inkazimulo yami, baze balande ngenkazimulo yami ezizweni.
20 Bayakuletha bonke abafowenu bebakhipha ezizweni zonke ngamahhashi, nangezinqola, nangezinhlaka, nangeminyuzi, nangamakamela, babe ngumnikelo kaJehova, beze entabeni yami engcwele eJerusalema,” usho uJehova, “njengalokhu abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bewuletha umnikelo wabo ngesitsha esihlambulukileyo endlini kaJehova.
21 Nakubona ngiyakuthatha abapristi namaLevi,” usho uJehova.
22 “Ngokuba njengokuba izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha engiyakukwenza kuyakuma phambi kwami,” usho uJehova, “kanjalo kuyakuma inzalo yakho negama lakho.
23 Kusukela ekwethwaseni kwenyanga kuye kwenye, kusukela kwelinye isabatha kuye kwelinye yonke inyama iyakufika ukukhuleka phambi kwami,” usho uJehova.
24 “Bayakuphuma, babone izidumbu zabantu abaphambukile kimi, ngokuba impethu yabo ayiyikufa nomlilo wabo awuyikucima, babe yisinengiso kuyo yonke inyama.”