UJoweli
2:1 Vuthelani icilongo eSiyoni, nihlabe umkhosi entabeni yami engcwele
bonke abakhileyo ezweni bayathuthumela, ngokuba usuku lukaJehova luyeza;
ngoba kuseduze;
2:2 Usuku lobumnyama nesigayegaye, usuku lwamafu nolunzima
ubumnyama, njengokusa kwesa phezu kwezintaba: isizwe esikhulu nesizwe
eqinile; akukaze kube khona okufanayo, futhi akusayikuba khona
emva kwawo, kuze kube yiminyaka yezizukulwane eziningi.
2:3 Umlilo udla phambi kwabo; emva kwabo ilangabi liyavutha, izwe
injengensimu yase-Edene phambi kwabo, futhi emva kwabo iyincithakalo
ihlane; yebo, futhi akukho lutho oluyophunyuka kubo.
2:4 Ukubonakala kwabo kunjengokubonakala kwamahhashi; nanjengabagibeli bamahhashi,
kanjalo bayakugijima.
2:5 Njengomsindo wezinqola bayogxuma eziqongweni zezintaba.
njengomsindo welangabi lomlilo eliqothula izinhlanga, njenge-a
abantu abanamandla bahlele impi.
2:6 Phambi kobuso babo abantu bayakuba kakhulu ubuhlungu: bonke ubuso ngeke
qoqa ubumnyama.
2:7 Bayogijima njengamadoda anamandla; bayakukhwela ugange njengamadoda
impi; bayakuhamba, kube yilowo nalowo ngendlela yakhe, kepha abayikuhamba
hlukana nezigaba zabo:
2:8 Futhi ngeke asunduze omunye; bayakuhamba, kube yilowo nalowo endleleni yakhe;
futhi lapho bewela phezu kwenkemba, abayikulinyazwa.
2:9 Bayogijima baye emuva futhi emzini; bayogijima phezu kodonga.
bayakukhwela phezu kwezindlu; bayakungena ngamafasitela
njengesela.
2:10 Umhlaba uyazamazama phambi kwabo; liyazamazama izulu: ilanga
inyanga ibe mnyama, nezinkanyezi zihoxise ukukhanya kwazo;
2:11 Futhi uJehova uyokhipha izwi lakhe phambi kwebutho lakhe, ngoba ikamu lakhe kakhulu
mkhulu, ngokuba unamandla owenza izwi lakhe ngosuku lukaJehova
mkhulu futhi wesabekayo kakhulu; ngubani ongamelana nakho?
2:12 Ngakho futhi manje, kusho uJehova, "phendukela kimi kanye nazo zonke izinto zenu
ngenhliziyo, nangokuzila ukudla, nangokukhala, nangokulila;
2:13 Futhi niklebhule inhliziyo yenu, hhayi izingubo zenu, futhi niphendukele kuJehova yenu
uNkulunkulu: ngokuba unomusa nesihe, wephuza ukuthukuthela, mkhulu
umusa, aphenduke ebubini.
2:14 Ngubani owaziyo uma uzobuya futhi aphenduke, futhi ashiye isibusiso ngemuva
yena; umnikelo wempuphu nomnikelo wokuphuzwayo kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu na?
2:15 Vuthelani icilongo eSiyoni, ningcwelise ukuzila ukudla, nibize umhlangano onesizotha.
2:16 Hlanganisa abantu, ungcwelise ibandla, buthani abadala,
buthani abantwana, nabamunya amabele;
phuma ekamelweni lakhe, nomakoti ekamelweni lakhe.
2:17 Abapristi, izikhonzi zikaJehova, makakhale phakathi kompheme kanye
i-altare, bathi: 'Hawukela abantu bakho, Jehova, unganiki.'
ifa lakho libe yihlazo, ukuze izizwe zibuse phezu kwabo;
Bangasho ngani phakathi kwabantu ukuthi: 'Uphi uNkulunkulu wabo na?'
2:18 Khona-ke uJehova uyoba nomhawu ngezwe lakhe, futhi uhawukele abantu bakhe.
2:19 Yebo, uJehova uzophendula futhi athi kubantu bakhe: 'Bheka, Ngiyakuthuma
namabele, newayini, namafutha, nisuthe ngakho;
angisayikunenza nibe yihlazo phakathi kwabezizwe;
2:20 Kodwa mina ngiyosusa kude nawe ibutho enyakatho, futhi ngiyomxosha
ezweni eliwugwadule neliyincithakalo, ubuso bakhe bubheke olwandle lwasempumalanga, futhi
ingemuva lakhe libheke ekupheleni kolwandle, nokunuka kwakhe kuyakukhuphuka, futhi
iphunga lakhe elibi liyakukhuphuka, ngokuba wenze izinto ezinkulu.
2:21 Ungesabi, O mhlaba; jabulani nijabule, ngokuba uJehova uyakwenza okukhulu
izinto.
2:22 Ningesabi, nina zilwane zasendle, ngokuba amadlelo asezweni
ihlane liyahluma, ngokuba umuthi uthela izithelo zawo, umkhiwane, nomkhiwane
umvini uthela amandla awo.
2:23 Jabulani ke, nina bantwana baseZiyoni, futhi nijabule ngoJehova uNkulunkulu wenu
uninike imvula yokuqala ngokulinganayo, futhi uyakuletha
kunehlele imvula, imvula yokuqala, nemvula yamuva ekuqaleni
inyanga.
2:24 Futhi izibuya ziyogcwala ukolweni, futhi imikhombe bayochichima
iwayini namafutha.
2:25 Ngiyakubuyisela kini iminyaka eyadliwa yisikhonyane,
Iinkumbi, nenkasa, nenkumbi, impi yami enkulu enginayo
ngathumela phakathi kwenu.
2:26 Niyakudla inala, nisuthe, nidumise igama likaJehova
uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, oniphathe ngokumangalisayo;
ungabi namahloni.
2:27 Niyakwazi ukuthi ngiphakathi kuka-Israyeli, nokuthi mina nginguJehova
uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, akakho omunye; abantu bami abayikujabha kuze kube phakade.
2:28 Futhi kuzothi ngemva kwalokho, ukuthi ngiyothululela umoya wami phezu
inyama yonke; amadodana enu namadodakazi enu ayakuprofetha, amaxhegu enu
ziyakuphupha amaphupho, nezinsizwa zenu zibone imibono;
2:29 Futhi phezu kwezinceku nezincekukazi ngalezo zinsuku I
ngithulule umoya wami.
2:30 Futhi ngiyobonisa izimangaliso ezulwini nasemhlabeni, igazi, futhi
umlilo, nezinsika zomusi.
2:31 Ilanga liyophenduka ubumnyama, futhi inyanga ibe igazi, ngaphambi
kufike usuku lukaJehova olukhulu nolwesabekayo.
2:32 Futhi kuyokwenzeka, ukuthi yilowo nalowo obiza igama likaJehova
UJehova uyakusindiswa, ngokuba entabeni yaseSiyoni naseJerusalema kuyakuba khona
ukukhululwa, njengalokho eshilo uJehova, naphakathi kwabaseleyo uJehova
uzofona.