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14 Ngobe Jehova utawentela Jakobe umusa+ futsi utawuphindze akhetse Israyeli.+ Utabahlalisa* eveni labo+ futsi bantfu bakuletinye tive batawuba nabo, batihlanganise nendlu yaJakobe.+ 2 Labantfu batabatsatsa baye nabo endzaweni yabo, futsi indlu yaka-Israyeli itabenta lifa layo, babe tinceku netincekukati+ tayo eveni laJehova; batawutfumba labo bebabatfumbile futsi batawutfotjelwa ngulabo bebabaphocelela kutsi basebente.
3 Ngelilanga Jehova layokunika ngalo kuphumula ekuhluphekeni naselusizini lwakho, nasekugcilatweni,+ 4 utawusho lesaga* mayelana nenkhosi yaseBhabhulona:
“Iyamangalisa indlela lawe ngayo lona lobekaphocelela labanye kutsi basebente!
Iyamangalisa indlela lokuphele ngayo kuhlukumeteka!+
5 Jehova sewephule intfonga yalomubi,
Wephule indvuku yebabusi,+
6 Labo labashaya bantfu ngentfukutselo bangayekeli,+
Labo labancoba tive ngentfukutselo nekuhlukumeta lokungapheli.+
7 Nyalo wonkhe umhlaba uyaphumula, ute tiphatamiso.
Bantfu bamemeta ngenjabulo.+
8 Ngisho netihlahla temjunipha tiyajabula ngenca yakho,
Kanye netihlahla temsedari taseLebanoni.
Titsi, ‘Solo wawa,
Kute umuntfu logawula tingodvo lota kutosihlasela.’
9 Ngisho neliThuna* liyanyakata ngaphansi,
Kuze likuhlangabete nawuta.
Ngenca yakho, livusa labo labangenamandla labafile,
Bonkhe baholi* bemhlaba labacindzetela bantfu.
Lenta onkhe emakhosi etive kutsi asukume etihlalweni tawo tebukhosi.
10 Onkhe ayakhuluma atsi kuwe,
‘Nawe sewute emandla njengatsi yini?
Sewufana natsi yini?
Timphetfu tigcwele ngephansi kwakho njengembhedze,
Futsi tibungu tikumbonyile.’
12 Uwe ngendlela lemangalisako usuka ezulwini,
Wena lomanyatelako, ndvodzana yentsatsakusa!
Ugecwe ngendlela lemangalisako walahlwa phansi emhlabeni,
Wena loncobe tive!+
13 Utsite enhlitiyweni yakho, ‘Ngitawukhuphukela emazulwini.+
Ngitawuphakamisa sihlalo sami sebukhosi sibe ngetulu kwetinkhanyeti taNkulunkulu,+
Futsi ngitawuhlala phansi entsabeni yekuhlangana,
Emajukujukukwini enyakatfo.+
14 Ngitawuhamba ngiye ngetulu kwemafu;
Ngitawutenta ngifanane naLosetikwako Konkhe.’
15 Esikhundleni saloko, utakwehliselwa phansi eThuneni,*
Emajukujukwini emgodzi.
16 Labakubonako batakubukisisa;
Batawusondzela batokubuka kahle, bese batsi,
‘Lena ngulendvodza lebeyinyakatisa umhlaba yini,
Leyachachatelisa imibuso,+
17 Leyenta lomhlaba waba njengelihlane
Futsi yacumba phansi emadolobha awo,+
Lengavumanga kukhulula tiboshwa tayo?’+
19 Kodvwa wena ulahliwe, wangangcwatjwa,
Njengelihlumela* lelenyanyekako,
Wembetse tidvumbu letagwazwa ngenkemba,
Letiya phansi ematjeni emgodzi,
Njengesidvumbu lesigcotjwagcotjwa ngetinyawo.
20 Angeke ube kanye nabo ethuneni,
Ngobe ulibulele nya live lakho,
Ubabulele bantfu bakho.
Intalelwane yalabenta lokubi angeke iphindze ibe khona.
21 Lungisa indzawo yekubulalela emadvodzana akhe
Ngenca yelicala labokhokho bawo,
Kuze angavuki bese abusa lomhlaba
Aphindze agcwalise lelive ngemadolobha awo.”
22 “Ngitawumelana nabo,”+ kusho Jehova wemabutfo.
“EBhabhulona ngitawucedza ligama, nalabasele, nentalelwane kanye netitukulwane letitako,”+ kusho Jehova.
23 Jehova wemabutfo utsi: “Ngitayenta ibe yindzawo yetingungumbane nesifundza lesinematete futsi ngitayishanyela ngemshanyelo wembhubhiso.”+
24 Jehova wemabutfo ufungile watsi:
“Njengobe nje ngihlosile, kutakwenteka kanjalo,
Futsi njengobe ngincumile, nguloko lokutakwenteka.
25 Ngitawufihlita um-Asiriya eveni lami,
Futsi ngitamgcobagcoba etintsabeni tami.+
Lijoka lakhe litawususwa kubo,
Nemtfwalo wakhe utakwehliswa emahlombe abo.”+
26 Nguloku lesekuncunyelwe wonkhe umhlaba,
Futsi nasi sandla leselulelwe* kumelana nato tonkhe tive.
27 Ngobe Jehova wemabutfo sewuncumile,
Ngubani longakuvimba loko?+
Sandla sakhe selulekile,
Ngubani longasijikisa?+
28 Ngemnyaka iNkhosi Ahazi leyafa ngawo,+ kwakhishwa nasi simemetelo:
29 “Ungajabuli wena Filistiya, akube bete lojabulako kuwe,
Ngenca yekutsi nje indvuku yalokushayako seyephukile.
Ngobe emphandzeni yenyoka+ kutawuphuma inyoka lenebutsi,+
Futsi intalelwane yayo itawuba yinyoka lendizako lekhipha umlilo.*
30 Kutakutsi kusadla litibulo lemuntfukatana
Nalabaphuyile balale baphephile,
Ngitawubulala imphandze yakho ngendlala,
Futsi lokusele kwakho kutawubulawa.+
31 Lila wena sango! Khala kakhulu wena dolobha!
Nonkhe nitawuphelelwa litsemba, awu Filistiya!
Ngobe kuchamuka intfutfu enyakatfo,
Futsi kute bantfu labanwabulukako ebutfweni lakhe.”
32 Kufanele batiphendvule batsini titfunywa tesive?
Kufanele batsi Jehova ubeke sisekelo saseSiyoni,+
Baphindze batsi bantfukatana bakhe batawukhosela kuyo.