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5 “O ndodakazi yokuhlaselwa, ngalesi sikhathi uyazisika;+ yena usivimbezele.+ Bayoshaya umahluleli ka-Israyeli ngenduku esihlathini.+
2 “Nawe, Bhetlehema-Efratha,+ wena omncane kakhulu ukuba ube phakathi kwezinkulungwane zakwaJuda,+ kuwe+ ngiyophunyelwa ozoba umbusi kwa-Israyeli,+ osiqalo sakhe sisukela ezikhathini zakuqala, ezinsukwini zesikhathi esingaziwa.+
3 “Ngakho uyobanikela+ kuze kube yisikhathi lapho obelethayo ebeletha.+ Bonke abanye abafowabo bayobuyela emadodaneni akwa-Israyeli.
4 “Uyokuma eluse ngama-ndla kaJehova,+ ngokuphakama kwegama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe.+ Futhi ngokuqinisekile bayoqhubeka behleli,+ ngoba manje uzoba mkhulu kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba.+ 5 Futhi lo uyoba ngukuthula.+ Kepha umAsiriya, lapho efika ezweni lakithi nalapho enyathela imibhoshongo yethu yokuhlala,+ nathi kuyomelwe sivuse abelusi abayisikhombisa bamelane naye, yebo izikhulu zesintu eziphakeme eziyisishiyagalombili. 6 Ziyokwelusa izwe lase-Asiriya ngenkemba,+ nezwe likaNimrode+ emasangweni alo. Nakanjani uyoletha ukukhululwa kumAsiriya,+ lapho efika ezweni lakithi nalapho enyathela endaweni yakithi.
7 “Abaseleyo bakaJakobe+ bayoba njengamazolo avela kuJehova+ phakathi kwezizwe eziningi, njengezihlambi ezinkulu phezu kwezimila,+ ezingathembele kumuntu futhi ezingalindele amadodana omuntu wasemhlabeni.+ 8 Phakathi kwezizwe, phakathi kwamaqembu amaningi ezizwe, abaseleyo bakaJakobe bayoba njengengonyama phakathi kwezilwane zehlathi, njengebhongo lengonyama elinomhlwenga phakathi kwemihlambi yezimvu, lelo okuthi lapho lidlula, linyathele futhi lidwengule;+ angabi khona umkhululi. 9 Isandla sakho siyophakama ngaphezu kwabaphikisana nawe,+ futhi zonke izitha zakho ziyonqunywa.”+
10 “Kuyothi ngalolo suku,” kusho uJehova, “nginqume amahhashi akho phakathi kwakho futhi ngibhubhise izinqola zakho.+ 11 Ngiyonquma imizi yezwe lakho ngidilize zonke izindawo zakho ezinezivikelo eziqinile.+ 12 Ngiyoqeda ubuthakathi esandleni sakho, futhi ngeke uqhubeke unabenzi bemilingo.+ 13 Ngiyonquma imifanekiso yakho ebaziwe nezinsika zakho phakathi kwakho, futhi ngeke uphinde ukhothamele imisebenzi yezandla zakho.+ 14 Ngiyosiphula izigxobo zakho ezingcwele+ phakathi kwakho ngibhuqe imizi yakho. 15 Ngentukuthelo nangokufutheka ngiyokhipha impindiselo phezu kwezizwe ezingalalelanga.”+