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8 Jehova watsi kimi: “Tsatsa sibhelekece lesikhulu+ ubhale kuso ngelutsi lwekubhala utsi, ‘Maheri-shalali-hashi-bazi.’* 2 Bo-Uriya umphristi naZakhariya, indvodzana yaJeberekhiya akube ngibo labatangimelela* babe bofakazi bami labetsembekile.”+
3 Ngabese ngilala* nemphrofethikati* futsi wakhulelwa watala indvodzana.+ Jehova wase utsi kimi: “Yetse ligama utsi nguMaheri-shalali-hashi-bazi, 4 ngobe ngaphambi kwekutsi lomfana akwati kutsi ‘Babe!’ nobe ‘Make!’ umnotfo waseDamaseko netintfo letitsetfwe kulabehluliwe baseSamariya kutawutsatfwa, futsi inkhosi yase-Asiriya itawube ibuka.”+
5 Jehova waphindze wakhuluma nami watsi:
6 “Ngenca yekutsi labantfu bawalile emanti aseShilowa* lageleta kahle+
Futsi bajatjuliswa nguResini nendvodzana yaRemaliya,+
7 Ngako-ke Jehova utawubangela kutsi bahlaselwe
Ngemanti lamanyenti futsi lanemandla eMfula,*
Yinkhosi yase-Asiriya+ kanye nalo lonkhe ludvumo lwayo.
Itawufika kuyo yonkhe imifula yayo
Futsi iphuphumele elusentseni lwayo
8 Itsanyele lonkhe lakaJuda.
Itawugcwala futsi iphuphume yendlule, ifike entsanyeni;+
Timphiko tayo letivulekile titawugcwala lonkhe live lakho,
9 Yentani umonakalo nine bantfu kodvwa nitawuphihlitwa nibe ticucu.
Lalelani nonkhe nine lenichamuka etindzaweni letikhashane temhlaba!
Tilungiseleleni imphi,* kodvwa nitawuphihlitwa nibe ticucu!+
Tilungiseleleni imphi, kodvwa nitawuphihlitwa nibe ticucu!
10 Yakhani licebo, kodvwa angeke liphumelele!
11 Angibambe ngesandla sakhe lesicinile, naku Jehova lakukhuluma kimi angecwayisa kuze ngingayilandzeli indlela yalabantfu:
12 “Ningakubiti ngekutsi kuvukela loko labantfu labakubita ngekutsi kuvukela!
Ningakwesabi loko labakwesabako;
Kunganetfusi.
13 NguJehova wemabutfo lokufanele nimati kutsi ungcwele,+
Nguye lokufanele nimesabe,
Futsi nguye lokufanele anente nesabe.”+
14 Yena utawuba njengendzawo lengcwele,
Kodvwa utawuphindze abe njengelitje lekuhlasela
Nanjengelidvwala lelibangela kugileka+
Kuto totimbili tindlu taka-Israyeli,
Abe njengelugibe nesitsiyo
Kubantfu baseJerusalema.
15 Linyenti labo liyawukhutjwa, liwe bese liyephuka;
Bayawutsiywa bese bayabanjwa.
17 Ngitawuhlale ngilindzele* Jehova,+ lofihlele indlu yaJakobe buso bakhe,+ futsi ngitawubeka litsemba lami kuye.
18 Mine nebantfwana lengibanikwe nguJehova+ sifana netimphawu+ futsi sifana netimangaliso ka-Israyeli letivela kuJehova wemabutfo lohlala eNtsabeni iSiyoni.
19 Nangabe batsi kini: “Butani etangomeni nobe kulabaphengulako labahhomutelako futsi bakhulumele phansi,” akukafaneli yini kutsi bantfu babute kuNkulunkulu wabo? Kufanele yini babutele labaphilako kubantfu labafile?+ 20 Esikhundleni saloko, kufanele bafune timphendvulo emtsetfweni nakulesicinisekiso* lesibhalwe phansi!
Nabangakhulumi lokuhambisana nalelivi, bete kukhanya.+ 21 Ngamunye wabo utawuhamba adzabule lelive ahluphekile futsi alambile;+ ngenca yekutsi utawube alambile futsi atfukutsele, utakwetfuka inkhosi yakhe kanye naNkulunkulu wakhe nakabuka etulu. 22 Utawubese ubuka emhlabeni abone kucindzeteleka nebumnyama, kuphelelwa litsemba netikhatsi letimatima, kanye nebumnyama nekuba bete kukhanya.