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Ilizwi NgeMowabi
1Mayelana leMowabi:UThixo uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi:“Maye kuyo iNebho ngoba izachithwa.IKhiriyathayimi izayangeka njalo ithunjwe;inqaba izayangeka ibhidlizwe.2IMowabi kayiyikudunyiswa futhi;eHeshibhoni abantu bazaceba ukumbhidliza:besithi, ‘Wozani sitshabalalise isizwe lesiyana.’Lawe, wena Madimeni uzathuliswa;inkemba izaxotshana lawe.3Zwanini ukukhala okuvela eHoronayimi;ukukhala komonakalo omkhulu lencithakalo.4IMowabi izachitheka;abancinyane bayo bazakhala.5Baqansa ngendlela eya eLuhithi,bahamba belila kabuhlungu,emgwaqweni owehlela eHoronayimi,kuzwakala ukukhala okulosizi ngenxa yokuchitheka.6Balekani! Gijimani lizivikele ekufeni;wobani njengesihlahla enkangala.7Njengoba lithembe izenzo zenu lenotho yenu,lani futhi lizathunjwa,loKhemoshi uzakuya ekuthunjweni,kanye labaphristi bakhe lezikhulu zakhe.8Umchithi uzafika emadolobheni wonke,njalo akukho dolobho elizaphepha.Isigodi sizatshabalaliswa,lamagceke azaqothulwangoba uThixo usekhulumile.9Fakani itswayi kuyo iMowabingoba izachitheka;amadolobho ayo azakuba ngamanxiwaangayikuba lamuntu ozahlala kuwo.10Yeka isithuko kulowo oyekethisayo ekwenzeni umsebenzi kaThixo!Yeka isithuko kulowo ogodla inkemba yakhe ekuchitheni igazi!11IMowabi ibiphumule kusukela ebutsheni bayonjengewayini elisele phezu kwezinsipho zalo,elingathelwanga kwenye imbiza lisuswa kwenyekayithunjwanga.Ngakho inambitheka njengakuqala,iphunga layo kaliguqukanga.12Kodwa insuku ziyeza,lapho ngizathuma abantu abathulula okusembizeni,njalo bazayithululela phandle;bazachitha okusezimbizeni zayobazimahlaze imbiza zayo.13Lapho-ke iMowabi izayangeka ngoKhemoshinjengokuyangeka kwendlu ka-Israyelilapho babethembe iBhetheli.14Lingatsho kanjani na ukuthi, ‘Singamabutho,amadoda alesibindi empini na’?15IMowabi izachithwa, amadolobho ayo ahlaselwe;amajaha ayo aqinileyo azacakazelwa phansi abulawe,”kutsho iNkosi, obizo layo nguThixo uSomandla.16“Ukuwa kweMowabi sekuseduze;umonakalo wayo uzafika ngokuphangisa.17Ikhaleleni lonke lina elakhelene layo,bonke abalwaziyo udumo lwayo,lithi, ‘Yeka ukwephuka kwentonga yobukhosi elamandla,yeka ukwephuka kodondolo oluhle kakhulu!’18Yehlani ebukhosini benulihlale emhlabathini owomileyo,lina elihlala eNdodakazini yaseDibhoni.Ngoba lowo ochitha iMowabiuzakuzalihlaselaadilize amadolobho enu avikelweyo.19Manini emgwaqweni lilinde,lina elihlala e-Aroweri.Buzani indoda ebalekayo lowesifazane obalekayo;babuzeni lithi, ‘Kwenzakaleni na?’20IMowabi iyangekile, ngoba ichithekile.Lilani likhale!Bikani ngase-Arinoniukuthi iMowabi itshabalalisiwe.21Ukwehlulela sekufikile emagcekenieHoloni, leJahazi laseMefahathi,22eDibhoni, leNebho laseBhethi-Dibhilathayimi,23eKhiriyathayimi, leBhethi-Gamuli laseBhethi Meyoni,24eKheriyothi kanye laseBhozirakuwo wonke amadolobho aseMowabi, aseduze lakhatshana.25Uphondo lweMowabi luqunyiwe,ingalo yalo yephuliwe,”kutsho uThixo.26“Idakiseningoba idelele uThixo.IMowabi kayizibhixe ngamahlanzo ayo;kayibe yinto yokuhlekwa.27U-Israyeli wayengasinto yokuhlekisa kuwe na?Watholakala ephakathi kwamasela na,ukuba unikine ikhanda lakho ngokweyisangasosonke isikhathi lapho ukhuluma ngaye?28Tshiyani amadolobho enu lihlale emadwaleni,lina elihlala eMowabi.Wobani njengejuba elakhela isidleke saloemlonyeni wobhalu.29Sizwile ngokuzigqaja kweMowabi,ukuziqakisa kwayo lokuzazisa kwayo!Ukuzigqaja lokuzikhukhumeza kwayo,kanye lokuziphakamisa kwenhliziyo yayo.30Ngiyakwazi ukudelela kwayo, kodwa kuyize,lokuzincoma kwayo akusizi lutho,” kutsho uThixo31“Ngakho-ke ngiyalila ngeMowabi,ngikhalela iMowabi yonke,ngililela abantu baseKhiri-Haresethi.32Ngiyalikhalela njengokulila kweJazeri,lina zivini zaseSibhima.Ingatsha zenu zinaba zifike olwandle,zafika olwandle lwaseJazeri.Umchithi usehlelephezu kwezithelo zakho ezivuthiweyo laphezu kwamavini.33Ukuthokoza lokuthaba akusekhoezivinini lasemasimini eMowabi.Ukugeleza kwewayini ezikhamelweni sengikumisile;kakho ozalikhama eklabalala ngentokozo.Lanxa kulokuklabalalaakusikuklabalala kwentokozo.34Umsindo wokukhala kwabo uyaphakamauvelela eHeshibhoni usiya e-Eliyale laseJahazi,uvela eZowari usiyafika eHoronayimi le-Egilathi Shelishiya,ngoba lamanzi aseNimirimi asecitshile.35EMowabi ngizabaqedalabo abanikela iminikelo ezindaweni eziphakemeyobatshisele labonkulunkulu babo impepha,” kutsho uThixo.36“Ngakho inhliziyo yami ikhalela iMowabi njengemfegwana;iyakhala njengemfegwana ikhalela abantu beKhiri-Haresethi.Inotho ababeyizuzile kayisekho.37Amakhanda wonke aphuciwelezindevu zonke zigeliwe;izandla zonke zisikiwelezinkalo zonke zigqokiswe amasaka.38Phezu kwezimpahla zonke zezindlu zaseMowabilasemagcekeni kazulu,akulalutho ngaphandle kokukhala,ngoba iMowabi ngiyibulelenjengembiza engafunwa muntu,” kutsho uThixo.39“Yeka ukuphahlazwa kwayo! Yeka ukulila kwabo!Yeka ukufulathela kweMowabi ilehlazo!IMowabi isibe yinto yokuhlekwa;into yokwesatshwa yibo bonke abakhelane layo.”40UThixo uthi:“Khangela! Ukhozi lwehlela phansi ngesiqubu,lwelulele impiko zalo phezu kweMowabi.41IKheriyothi izathunjwa,lezinqaba zithunjwe.Ngalolosuku inhliziyo zamabutho aseMowabizizakuba njengenhliziyo yowesifazane ohelelwayo.42IMowabi izachithwa ingabe isaba yisizwengoba yadelela uThixo.43Ukwesaba lomgodi kanye lomjibila kulilindelelina bantu baseMowabi,”kutsho uThixo.44“Loba ngubani obalekela ukwesabauzawela emgodini,loba ngubani ophuma emgodiniuzabanjwa ngumjibila;ngoba ngizakwehlisela phezu kweMowabiumnyaka wokujeziswa kwayo,”kutsho uThixo.45“Emthunzini waseHeshibhoniababalekayo bayema kungelasizo,ngoba umlilo usuphumile eHeshibhoni,ilangabi elivela phakathi kwakoSihoni;litshisa amabunzi eMowabiinkakhayi zamaqhalaqhala alomsindo.46Maye kuwe! wena Mowabi!Abantu baseKhemoshi babhujisiwe;amadodana athunjiwelamadodakazi akho athunjiwe.47Kodwa inhlanhla ye-Mowabi ngizayibuyiselaensukwini ezizayo,”kutsho uThixo.Ukwahlulelwa kweMowabi kuphelela lapha.