Ujoweli 3:8-20 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

8. Ngiyakuthengisa ngamadodana enu nangamadodakazi enu esandleni sabantwana bakwaJuda, bona bathengise ngabo kumaSheba, isizwe esikude,” ngokuba uJehova ukhulumile.

9. Memezelani lokhu phakathi kwabezizwe,ningcwelise impi,niwavuse amaqhawe;mawasondele,enyuke onke amadoda empi.

10. Khandani amakhuba enu abe yizinkemba,ocelemba benu babe yimikhonto,obuthakathaka asho ukuthi ngiyiqhawe.

11. Sheshani nifike nina bezizwe zonke nxazonke, nibuthane,wehlisele khona amaqhawe akho, Jehova.

12. “Mabazivuse abezizwe,benyukele esigodini sikaJehoshafati,ngokuba ngahlulele bonke abezizwe nxazonke.

13. Fakani isikela,ngokuba okuzakuvunwa sekuvuthiwe;ngokuba isikhamo sewayini sigcwele,nezikhongozelo ziyachichima,ngokuba ububi babo bukhulu.”

14. Yizixuku ngezixuku esigodini sokwahlulela,ngokuba usuku lukaJehova lusondele esigodini sokwahlulela.

15. Ilanga nenyanga kuba mnyama,izinkanyezi zisusa ukukhanya kwazo.

16. UJehova uyaduma eseSiyoni,ezwakalise izwi lakhe eseJerusalema;izulu nomhlaba kuyazamazama,kepha uJehova uyisiphephelo sabantu bakhe,nenqaba yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

17. Bese nikwazi ukuthi nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenuengihlala eSiyoni, intaba yami engcwele;iJerusalema liyakuba ngcwele,abafokazi abasayikulidabula.

18. “Kuyakuthi ngalolo sukuizintaba ziconse iwayini elimnandi,amagquma agobhoze ubisi,yonke imifula yakwaJuda igobhoze amanzi;kuyakuvela umthombo endlini kaJehovaoyakunisela isigodi saseShithimi.

19. IGibithe liyakuba yincithakalo,u-Edomi abe yihlane lencithakalongenxa yendluzula eyenziwe kubantwana bakwaJuda,ngokuba bachithile igazi elingenacala ezweni labo.

20. Kepha uJuda uyakuhlala kuze kube phakade,neJerusalema ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.

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