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IJuda LeJerusalema Yahlulelwa Kanye Lezinye Izizwe.

UJuda Ukhuthazwa Ukuthi Aphenduke

¹Buthanani ndawonye, buthanani ndawonye,wena sizwe esiyangisayo,²isikhathi esimisiweyo singakafikilosuku ludlule njengamakhoba,ukuthukuthela okwesabekayo kukaThixokungakafiki kuwe,usuku lolaka lukaThixolungakafiki kuwe.³Dingani uThixo, lonke lina abathobekileyo belizwe,lina elenza lokho akulayayo.Dingani ukulunga, dingani ukuthobeka;mhlawumbe lingavikelwangosuku lwentukuthelo kaThixo.

Ukumelana LeFilistiya

⁴IGaza izadelwale-Ashikheloni isale isingamanxiwa.Abantu base-Ashidodi bazaxotshwa emini,le-Ekroni isitshulwe.⁵Maye kini lina elihlala ngasolwandle,lina sizwe samaKherethi;ilizwi likaThixo limelana lani,wena Khenani, lizwe lamaFilistiya.“Ngizakutshabalalisa,njalo kakho ozasala.”⁶Ilizwe elingasolwandlelizakuba yindawo yabelusilezibaya zezimvu.⁷Ilizwe lizakubangelabaseleyo abendlu kaJuda;bazathola amadlelo khona.Kusihlwa bazalala phansiezindlini zase-Ashikheloni.UThixo uNkulunkulu wabo uzabalondoloza;uzabenza baphumelele futhi.

Ukumelana LeMowabi Le-Amoni

⁸“Ngizizwile izithuko zeMowabilokuchothoza kwama-Amoni,abathuka abantu bamibesongela lelizwe labo.⁹Ngakho ngeqiniso elinjengoba ngikhona,”kutsho uThixo uSomandla,uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,“impela iMowabi izakuba njengeSodoma,ama-Amoni abe njengeGomora,indawo yokhula lemigodi yetshwayi,ilizwe elichithekileyo nini lanini.Abaseleyo babantu bami bazabaphanga;abaphephileyo babantu bami bazathatha ilizwe labo.”

¹⁰Lokhu yikho abazakuthola kungumvuzo wokuzigqaja kwabo,ngenxa yokuthuka lokuklolodelaabantu bakaThixo uSomandla.¹¹UThixo uzakwesabeka kubolapho esetshabalalisa bonke onkulunkulu belizwe.Izizwe ezisemakhunjini wonke zizamkhonza,ngulowo elizweni lakhe.

UKumelana LeKhushi

¹²“Lani futhi, lina maKhushilizabulawa ngenkemba yami.”

Ukumelana Le-Asiriya

¹³Uzakwelulela isandla sakhe enyakathoachithe i-Asiriya,atshiye iNiniva itshabalele ngokupheleleyonjalo yome njengenkangala.¹⁴Imihlambi yezimvu leyenkomo izalala phansi khonapho,lezidalwa zezinhlobo zonke.Isikhova senkangala lomandukulokuzahlala ensikeni zakhe.Ukukhala kwazo kuzezwakala emawindini,imfucuza izakuba eminyango,imijabo yemisedari ichayeke.¹⁵Leli lidolobho elingakhathaliyoelalizihlalele livikelekile.Lazitshela lathi:“Ngiyimi, kakho omunye ngaphandle kwami.”Yeka ukuchitheka eseliyikho,isikhundla sezinyamazana zeganga!Bonke abadlula kulo bahleka usulubalikhombe ngeminwe.