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1“Nxa uphenduka, wena Israyeli, buyela kimi,”kutsho uThixo.“Ungasusa phambi kwami izithombe zakho ezenyanyekayoungabe usaphambuka futhi,2njalo nxa uzafunga ngobuqotho,ngokulunga langokuqonda, uthi,‘Ngeqiniso elinjengoba uThixo ekhona,’ngakho izizwe uzazibusisaziziqhenye ngaye.”3Ebantwini bakoJuda labeJerusalema uThixo uthi:“Qhathani ingqatho yenu,lingahlanyeli phakathi kwameva.4Zisokeleni kuThixo,lisoke inhliziyo zenu,lina bantu bakoJuda lani bantu baseJerusalema,hlezi ulaka lwami luvuke luvuthe njengomlilongenxa yobubi elibenzileyo,lutshise kungekho muntu ongalucitsha.”

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5“Bikani koJuda limemezele laseJerusalema lithi:‘Tshayani icilongo elizweni lonke!’Klabalalani lithi,‘Buthanani ndawonye!Kasibalekeleni emadolobheni avikelweyo!’6Phakamisani uphawu lokuya eZiyoni!Balekelani ekusileni ngokuphangisa!Ngoba ngiletha umonakalo ovela enyakatho,lencithakalo embi kakhulu.”
7Isilwane sesiphumile esikhundleni saso,umchithi wezizwe usephumile.Usesukile endaweni yakheukuba achithe ilizwe lenu.Amadolobho enu azakuba ngamanxiwaengelamuntu ohlala kuwo.8Ngakho gqokani amasaka,khalani lilile,ngoba ulaka lukaThixo olwesabekayokalususwanga kithi.
9UThixo uthi,“Ngalolosuku inkosi lezikhulu bazaphelelwa lithemba,abaphristi bazathuthumela,abaphrofethi bazakwesaba.”10Lapho-ke mina ngathi, “Awu, Thixo Wobukhosi, ubakhohlisile sibili abantu laba kanye leJerusalema ngokuthi, ‘Lizakuba lokuthula,’ inkemba yona isemiphinjeni yethu!”11Ngalesosikhathi abantu laba leJerusalema kuzathiwa kubo, “Umoya otshisayo ovela enkangala emiqolweni elugwadule uvunguza usiya ebantwini bami, kodwa kungayisikwela kumbe ukuhlungula,12umoya olamandla kakhulu uvela kimi. Khathesi-ke sengimemezela ukwahlulela kwami kubo.”13Khangela! Uyeza njengamayezi,izinqola zakhe zempi zibuya njengesivunguzane,amabhiza akhe alesiqubu esedlula esengqungqulu.Maye! Sesiphelile!14We Jerusalema, geza ububi obusenhliziyweni yakho usindiswe.Koze kube nini ugcine imicabango emibi na?15Ilizwi elivela koDani liyamemeza,libika umonakalo ovela emaqaqeni ako-Efrayimi16Izizwe zitshele lokhu,ukubike laseJerusalema,“Ibutho elivimbezelayo liyeza livela elizweni elikhatshana,limemezela umkhosi wempi emadolobheni akoJuda.17Balihanqile njengabantu abalinda insimu,ngoba langihlamukela,”kutsho uThixo.18“Ukuziphatha kwakho lezenzo zakhokwehlisele lokhu phezu kwakho.Lesi yisijeziso sakho.Sibuhlungu kakhulu!Sihlaba enhliziyweni!”
19Maye, ngobuhlungu, ubuhlungu engibuzwayo.Ngiyazitshila ngenxa yobuhlungu.Maye, ngokufuthelwa kwenhliziyo yami!Inhliziyo yami iyatshaya ngaphakathi kwami,angingeke ngithule,ngoba ukukhala kwecilongo sengikuzwile,umkhosi wempi sengiwuzwile.20Incithakalo ilandela incithakalo,ilizwe lonke selingamanxiwa.Ngesikhatshana nje amathente ami adiliziwe,lamakhetheni ami ngomzuzwana nje.21Koze kube nini ngibona uphawu lwempingisizwa lokukhala kwecilongo na?
22“Abantu bami bayiziwula,kabangazi.Bangabantwana abangelangqondo,kabalakho ukuqedisisa.Bahlakaniphele ukwenza okubi,kabakwazi ukwenza okulungileyo.”
23Ngakhangela umhlaba,wawungelasimo njalo ungelalutho;lasemazulwini,ukukhanya kwawo kwakungasekho.24Ngakhangela ezintabeni,zazinyikinyeka,lamaqaqa wonke ayezunguzeka.25Ngakhangela, kwakungelabantu,izinyoni zonke zasezisukile emkhathini.26Ngakhangela, ilizwe elithelayo laseliyinkangala,amadolobho alo wonke ayesengamanxiwa phambi kukaThixo,phambi kolaka lwakhe olwesabekayo.27UThixo uthi:“Ilizwe lonke lizachithekalanxa ngingayikulitshabalalisa ngokupheleleyo.28Ngakho umhlaba uzalilaiphezulu libe mnyama,ngoba sengikhulumile njalo angiyikuyekethisa,sengenze isinqumo angiyikubuyela emuva.”
29Ekuzwakaleni komsindo wabagadi bamabhiza labemitshokoamadolobho wonke ayabaleka.Abanye bangena ezixukwini,abanye bakhwele emadwaleni.Amadolobho wonke atshiyiwe,akulamuntu ohlala kuwo.
30Wenzani na, wena ohlutshwe kakhulu?Kungani ugqoka okubomvu gebhuufaka lezigqoko zegolide na?Kungani ucomba amehlo akho ngomphendulo na?Uzicecisela ize.Izithandwa zakho ziyakweyisa,zifuna ukukubulala.
31Ngizwa ukukhala okunjengokowesifazane ohelelwayo,ukububula okufana lozuza umntwana wakhe wakuqala,ukukhala kweNdodakazi yaseZiyoni ikhefuzela,yelule izandla zayo isithi,“Maye mina! Amandla ami asephela,ukuphila kwami sekunikelwe kubabulali.”
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