UJoweli
3:1 Ngoba, bheka, ngalezo zinsuku nangaleso sikhathi, lapho ngiyoletha futhi
ukuthunjwa kukaJuda leJerusalema,
3:2 Futhi ngiyobutha zonke izizwe, futhi ngiyobehlisela esigodini
kaJehoshafati, futhi ngizobamela lapho ngenxa yabantu bami nabami
ifa lika-Israyeli, abamhlakazile phakathi kwezizwe, bamehlukanisa
umhlaba wami.
3:3 Benza inkatho ngabantu bami; futhi nginikeze umfana ngenxa ye
isifebe, wathengisa ngentombi ngewayini, ukuze banathe.
3:4 Yebo, futhi yini enihlangene nami, O Tire, neSidoni, futhi lonke?
ogwini lwasePalestine? Niyakungibuyisela yini? futhi uma wena
ngibuyisele, masinyane nangokuphangisa ngiyakubuyisela kukho
ikhanda lakho;
3:5 Ngoba nithathile isiliva lami negolide lami, futhi nikungenise kini
ithempeli izinto zami ezinhle ezinhle:
3:6 Futhi abantwana bakwaJuda nabantwana baseJerusalema nithengisiwe
kumaGreki, ukuze niwasuse kude nomkhawulo wawo.
3:7 Bhekani, ngiyakubavusa endaweni lapho enithengise ngabo.
futhi izabuyisela izenzo zakho phezu kwekhanda lakho.
3:8 Futhi ngiyothengisa amadodana akho namadodakazi akho esandleni sikaJehova
abantwana bakwaJuda, futhi bayozithengisa kumaSheba, kubantu
kude, ngokuba uJehova ukukhulumile.
3:9 Memezelani lokhu phakathi kwabezizwe; Lungisani impi, vusani amaqhawe
madoda, makasondele onke amadoda empi; mabakhuphuke.
3:10 Khandani amakhuba enu abe yizinkemba, nezinselo zenu zibe-yimikhonto;
obuthakathaka athi: Nginamandla.
3:11 Buthani, futhi nize, nonke nina bezizwe, futhi nibuthane
ndawonye nxazonke: yehlisa lapho amaqhawe akho, O
NKOSI.
3:12 Izizwe mazivuswe, zikhuphukele esigodini sikaJehoshafati.
ngokuba ngiyakuhlala lapho ukuba ngahlulele zonke izizwe nxazonke.
3:13 Fakani isikela, ngoba ukuvuna sekuvuthiwe; okwe
isikhamo sigcwele, amanoni ayachichima; ngoba ububi babo bukhulu.
3:14 Izixuku, izixuku esigodini sesinqumo, ngosuku lweN
UJehova useduze esigodini sokwahlulela.
3:15 Ilanga nenyanga kuyoba mnyama, futhi izinkanyezi ziyohosha
ukukhanya kwabo.
3:16 UJehova futhi uyobhonga eSiyoni, futhi uzokhipha izwi lakhe
iJerusalema; kuyakuzamazama izulu nomhlaba, kepha uJehova uyakuzamazama
ube yithemba labantu bakhe, namandla abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
3:17 Ngakho niyokwazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ohlezi eZiyoni, ongcwele wami
intaba: khona iJerusalema liyakuba ngcwele, kungabikho abezizwe
dlula kuye futhi.
3:18 Futhi kuyokwenzeka ngalolo suku, izintaba ziyokwehla
phansi iwayini elisha, namagquma ayogobhoza ubisi, futhi yonke imifula yase
UJuda uyakugobhoza amanzi, kuphume umthombo kuJehova
endlini kaJehova, anisele isigodi saseShithimi.
3:19 IGibithe liyakuba yihlane eliyincithakalo, no-Edomi abe yihlane eliyincithakalo;
ngenxa yobudlova phezu kwabantwana bakwaJuda, ngokuba bechithile
igazi elingenacala ezweni labo.
3:20 Kodwa uJuda uyohlala kuze kube phakade, futhi iJerusalema izizukulwane ngezizukulwane
isizukulwane.
3:21 Ngoba ngiyolihlanza igazi labo engingazange walihlanza, ngoba uJehova
uhlala eSiyoni.