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1UThixo uzakuba lesihawu kuJakhobe;uzamkhetha njalo u-Israyeli,abahlalise elizweni labo.Abezizwe bazahlangana labobamanyane lendlu kaJakhobe.2Izizwe zizabathathazibase endaweni yabo.Indlu ka-Israyeli izathumba izizwezibe yizisebenzi zesilisa lezesifazane elizweni likaThixo.Bazakwenza abathumbi babo babe yizigqili,babuse abancindezeli babo.3Ngosuku uThixo azaliphumuza ngalo ekuhluphekeni, ekutshikatshikeni, lasebugqilini obulesihluku,4lizakutsho la amazwi okukloloda enkosini yaseBhabhiloni lithi:Umncindezeli usefikile ekucineni,ukuthukuthela kwakhe sekuphelile!5UThixo useyephule intonga yababi,induku yobukhosi eyababusi,6abatshaya abantu ngokuthukuthela,langokugalela okungapheliyo,banqoba izizwe ngentukuthelolangokuncindezela okungapheliyo.7Amazwe wonke alokuphumula lokuthula;aphahluka ahlabelele izingoma.8Lezihlahla zamaphayini lemisedari yaseLebhanoniziyathokoza ngawe zithi,“Njengoba khathesi usuwiselwe phansiakula ozakuzasigamula.”9Ithuna ngaphansi liyanyakazaukuba likuhlangabeze ekufikeni kwakho.Livusa imimoya yabafayo ukuba ikubingelele,bonke labo ababengababusi emhlabeni;libenza basukume ezihlalweni zabo zobukhosi,bonke labo ababengamakhosi ezizwe.10Bazaphendula bonke,bazakuthi kuwe,“Lawe usubuthakathaka njengathi,usube njengathi.”11Bonke ubukhosi bakho sebehliselwe phansi ethuneni,kanye lomsindo wamachacho akho.Impethu zendlaliwe ngaphansi kwakho,inhlavane zikwembesile.12Yeka ukuwa kwakho uvela ezulwini,wena nkanyezi yekuseni, ndodana yokusa!Uphoselwe phansi emhlabeni,wena owake wehlisela izizwe phansi!13Wathi enhliziyweni yakho,“Ngizakwenyukela ezulwini,ngizaphakamisela isihlalo sami sobukhosingaphezu kwezinkanyezi zikaNkulunkulu;ngizahlala ebukhosini phezu kwentaba yombuthano,ezingqongweni zentaba engcwele.14Ngizakwenyukela phezu kwezindawoeziphakemeyo emayezini;ngizazenza ngibe njengoPhezukonke.”15Kodwa ulethwe phansi ethuneni,ekuzikeni kwegodi.16Labo abakubonayo bakudonsela amehlo,bayacabanga ngowakudalelwayo bathi:“Nguye lo na umuntu owanyikinya umhlabawenza imibuso yaqhaqhazela,17umuntu owenza umhlaba waba lugwadule,owadiliza amadolobho awo,kazavumela abathunjwayo bakheukubuyela ekhaya na?”18Wonke amakhosi ezizwe alele ebukhosini,enye lenye ethuneni layo.19Kodwa wena uphoselwe ngaphandle kwethunalakho njengogatsha olulahliweyo;welekwe ngababulawayo,lalabo abagwazwa ngenkemba,labo abehlela ematsheni egodi.Njengesidumbu esinyathelwe ngezinyawo,20kawuyikuhlangana labo ekungcwatshweni;ngoba usulichithile ilizwe lakhowabulala labantu bakini.Inzalo yababikakungakhulunywa ngayo futhi.21Lungisa indawo yokubulalela abantwabakhengenxa yezono zabokhokho babo.Kabamelanga bavuke ukuba bathathe ilizwebagcwalise umhlaba ngamadolobho abo.22“Ngizabavukela,”kutsho uThixo uSomandla.“Ngizakwesula iBhabhiloni labasindayoabantwabakhe lezizukulwane,”kutsho uThixo.23“Ngizalenza libe yindawo yezikhovalelizwe elilixhaphozi.Ngizalithanyela ngomthanyelo wencithakalo,”kutsho uThixo uSomandla.