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.