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U-Israyeli Uzachithwa
1 Ngabona uThixo emi phansi kwe-alithari, wasesithi:
“Tshaya izihloko zensika
ukuze imibundu inyikinyeke.
Ziwisele phansi phezu kwamakhanda abantu bonke;
labo abazasala ngizababulala ngenkemba.
Kakho lamunye ozaphunyuka,
kakho ozabaleka.
2 Loba besimba baze bafike ekudepheni kwengcwaba,
isandla sami sizabathatha khonapho.
Loba bekhwela baye phezulu emazulwini,
bekhonapho ngizabehlisela phansi.
3 Loba becatsha engqongweni yeKhameli,
khonapho ngizabadinga ngibabambe.
Loba bengicatshela enzikini yolwandle,
khonapho ngizalaya inyoka ukuba ibalume.
4 Loba izitha zabo zingabasa ekuthunjweni,
khonale ngizalaya inkemba ukuba ibabulale.
Ngizagxilisa amehlo ami kubo
ngenxa yobubi hatshi ngobuhle.”
5 INkosi, uThixo uSomandla,
yena othinta umhlaba uncibilike,
kuthi bonke abahlezi kuwo bakhale,
ilizwe lonke liyaphakama njengoNayili
liphinde litshone phansi njengomfula waseGibhithe,
6 yena owakha indlu yakhe yobukhosi ephakemeyo emazulwini
njalo ubeka isisekelo sakhe phezu komhlaba,
ebiza amanzi olwandle
awathele phezu kobuso bomhlaba,
7 “Lina ma-Israyeli,
kimi kalinjengamaKhushi na?”
kutsho uThixo .
“U-Israyeli kangimkhuphanga eGibhithe,
lamaFilistiya eKhafithori,
kanye lama-Aramu eKhiri na?
8 Impela amehlo kaThixo Wobukhosi
aphezu kombuso olesono.
Ngizawukhucula ebusweni bomhlaba
ikanti indlu kaJakhobe
angiyikuyichitha ngokupheleleyo,”
kutsho uThixo .
9 “Ngoba ngizakupha umlayo,
njalo ngizahlungula indlu ka-Israyeli
phakathi kwezizwe zonke
njengokuhlungulwa kwamabele ekhomaneni
njalo akukho hlamvu oluzawela phansi.
10 Izoni zonke phakathi kwabantu bami
zizakufa ngenkemba,
bonke labo abathi,
‘Umonakalo kawuyikusifica loba usihlangabeze.’ ”
Ukubuyiswa Kuka-Israyeli
11 “Ngalolosuku
ngizavusa ithente likaDavida elawayo.
Ngizavala izikhala zalo,
ngivuselele okwadilikayo kwalo,
ngilakhe njengelaliyikho khona,
12 ukuze bathathe insalela ye-Edomi
kanye lezizwe zonke ezizabizwa ngebizo lami,”
kutsho uThixo , ozazenza lezizinto.
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lapho ovunayo ezaficwa ngolimayo,
lohlanyelayo aficwe ngokhama amavini.
Iwayini elitsha lizagobhoza ezintabeni,
njalo ligeleze emaqaqeni wonke.
14 Ngizababuyisela abantu bami
bako-Israyeli abathunjwayo.
Bazawakha kutsha amadolobho adilikayo bahlale kuwo.
Bazahlanyela izivini banathe iwayini lazo;
bazakwenza izivande badle izithelo zazo.
15 Ngizagxumeka u-Israyeli elizweni lakhe
angaphindi asitshunwe futhi
elizweni engimnike lona,”
kutsho uThixo uNkulunkulu wenu.