Kubuya kutapiwa kwe Juda
1 Yahwe banowohwila ngoni Jakubo, ndizo wali banowoshalula Baiziraela kakale ngono bakabagadza mu shango yabo, bazhi banowozwishanganya nabo bakabhatana ne ng'umba ya Jakubo. 2 Zwitjaba zowobatola zwikabayisa ku magalo abo, ngono Baiziraela banowobathuwa mu shango ya Yahwe, banowobe balandalume ne balandakadzi babo. Banowotapa ibabo bakatongo batapa, bakabusa ibabo bakatongo batshambilidza.
Kuwa kwa mambo we Bhabhiloni
3 Kowoti mu zhuba Yahwe labamunyalulusa mu kudziyila kwenyu ne mu phipiti ne kushinga kunolema kwamakashingisiwa, 4 ipapo mowokuwelela mambo we Bhabhiloni sahwoku:
“Ntshambilidzi waswika mu bhelelo lile!
Bushongola guna bukomba gwapela!
5 Yahwe bavuna lukombo gwe mbiimbi,
ludozo gwe bushe gwe babusi,
6 igo gwabakaloba bathu ndigo bakagwadzamoyo
beloba nge kusingame,
igo gwakabusa njudzi nge bushongola
nge kudziidza kusina ngoni.
7 Shango yose yakanyaluluka yakatebama,
bathu banomilidza bemba.
8 Miti ye misipurasi inoshongozhela ngekwenyu,
misidara ye Lebanoni yakashatha inoti,
‘Tjinga kwawakalala pasi
akuna ntemi unozha kuhwotitema.’ ”
9 Bugalo gwe bafi pasi gozunguzika
kukushanganidza ha uzha,
gomusa mitutshi kukulebesa,
bose bakabe bali batungamili be shango,
tjobamilidza mu zwigalo zwe bumambo,
bose bakabe bali bomambo be njudzi.
10 Bose banowolebeleka
ngono banowoti ku kuli:
“Nawe auzotjasimabo saswi!
Wafanana koga naswi!”
11 Kuzwikudza kuko kwayisiwa pasi ku bugalo gwe bafi
ne misindo ye zwilidzo zwizo,
wonye dzabe bulalo kusi kuko,
ne wonyana dzabe ngubo iyo.
12 “Sekwawakawa ndiko kudwa kudzimu,
iwe nyenyedzi ye kuyedza, iwe nkololo we mazhokuyedza!
Sekwawathubugwa ukalashigwa pasi,
iwe wakatongo ladza zwitjaba pasi!
13 Wakati ukati mu moyo uwo,
‘Ndowotathila kudzimu,
zhuzhugwi kwe nyenyedzi dze Ndzimu,
ndowogadza tjigalo tjangu tje bumambo zhuzhugwi,
ndowogala mu dombo le nshangano
kule ku bunandzwa.
14 Ndowotathila pezhugwizhugwi kwe makole,
ndowozwithama anga Upezhugwizhugwi.’ ”
15 Koga wayisiwa pasi ku bugalo gwe bafi,
mu phelelo dze gomba.
16 Banowokubona banowokukaabalila,
bakakumbula nge kuko beti:
“Apa ndiye nlume wakathama shango ikatetema iwoyu,
ndiye kene wakazunguza mibuso?
17 Apa ndiye wakathama shango ikanga tjilambanyika,
kakolomodza mizi yayo mikulu kene?
Ndiye wakabe asingaletje batapiwa babe bakayenda kanyi kene?”
18 Bomambo bose be njudzi balele mu gudzo,
mmwe ne mmwe wabo mu ikumbu tjitje,
19 koga iwe walashigwa kuzhe kwe ikumbu tjitjo
se lutabi kusingashakike,
wakafukidziwa ne bafi bakabhayiwa ne thumo,
ibabo banodelukila ku mabgwe e gomba,
se itumbu tjinotshambiwa nge makumbo.
20 Awutowobiganyiwa kang'ompela nabo,
ngoti wakakolomodza shango iyo,
wakabulaya bathu babo.
“Bana be babiibi
akutjowolebgwa nge kwabo kakale.
21 Lulwamisilani kulilita bakololo babe
ngekwe nlandu wa botate babo,
basitongodwa bemilika betola shango,
bebe bedwa bezhadza shango nge mizi mikulu.”
22 Yahwe Masimbawose bakati, “Ndowomilika abhayana nabo.
Ndowolobesa zina le Bhabhiloni ne malimbelimbe,
bana nenge ludzi, Kolebeleka Yahwe.
23 Ngono ndowouthama magalo e shoni,
ne madziba e vula,
ndowoulonga ntshwailo we golomodzo, kolebeleka Yahwe Masimbawose.”
24 Yahwe Masimbawose bakatuna bakati:
“Sekwandakalongolosa
ndiko kunowoshingikala,
ne tjandakazwimisila
nditjo tjinowobe itjo.
25 Ndowolobesa N'asiriya mu shango yangu,
ngono ndowontshamba nge makumbo pezhugwi kwe matombo angu,
jokwi lile lowobhuda mu bali
ne ntolo uwe unowodusiwa mu mathudzi abo.”
26 Awa ndiwo mazwimisilo azwimisigwe
ngekwe shango yose,
ikoku tjiazha tjakatambunudzigwa
njudzi dzose.
27 Ngoti Yahwe Masimbawose bazwimisila kuthama ikoku,
ngono ndiyani kene ungabamisa?
Luboko gwabo gwakatambunuka,
ndiyani ngono ungagubuza?
28 Mu gole lakafa Mambo Ahazi kwakazha ndaidzo eyi:
29 “Musishathe imwi mose Bafilisitiya,
ngoti ikombo tjakamurutha tjavunika,
ngoti kudwa mu ndzi we nyoka kobhuda itumbimilidzo,
mu mabumbulu atjo kube kubhuda bhophoma linowuluka.
30 Mbano ye nshayi inowowana zojiwa,
ne unosheta unowolala akabakililika,
koga uwo ndzi ndowoubulaya nge bhamba,
ne malimbelimbe awo ndowoabulaya.
31 Amba, iwe nkoba, iwe nzi nkulu lila,
pelegwani nge simba imwi mose Bafilisitiya!
Ngoti busi wogu godwa ku bunandzwa,
ngono akuna umile ega mu babhayani babe.”
32 Dabilo ndiipi ingapiwa thumwa dze ludzi igogu kene?
“Yahwe ndibo bakabamba Ziyoni,
ndizo muuli bathu bawo badziidziwa banowowana dizhilo.”
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