Ndzimu unowosumikilisa zwitjaba
1 “Ndizo bonani!
Mu misi iyeyo ne tjibaka itjetjo,
tjandinobuzila Juda ne Jerusalema thundu,
2 ndowokubunganya zwitjaba zose,
ndowozwidelusila ku guku la Jehoshafati.
Ndowobasumikilisa ikweno
ngekwe bathu bangu, lukata gwangu Iziraela,
ngobe bakabapaladza nge zwitjaba,
kakale bakakobana shango yangu.
3 Bakakandila bathu bangu,
beteetshanya mbisana nge fukula
betengesa mwanadi nge nkumbi we zhambi, ngono bakaung'wa.
4 “Apa muni kundili kene, imwi Tire na Sidoni ne mituthu yose ye Filisitiya? Apa kuna tjamunondibgwilizilila tjandakathama kene? Ha kuna tjamunondibgwilizilila, ndowomubgwilizila tjamakathama tjinyolotjo. 5 Ne kuti makanditolela siliva yangu ne golide yangu, makatutila thundu yangu mbuya mu ng'umba dzenyu dze midzimu. 6 Makatengesela Magiriki bathu be Juda ne Jerusalema, mubayisa kule kule ne shango yabo. 7 Bonani, ndowobadzonga kuti badwe mu magalo amakabatengesa kuali, amubgwilizila tjamakathama. 8 Ndowotengesela bathu be Juda bakololo ne bakololokadzi benyu. Banowobatengeselabo bathu be Sheba itjaba tji kule kule.” Kwaleba Yahwe.
9 Zibisani zwitjaba kuthu ikoku:
Muzwilulwamisile ngwa.
Musani balume bakasima,
balume be ngwa basedzele pejo baitange.
10 Thulani zwikara zwe mapadza enyu makanu,
mipanga inosunulila miti ibe mathumo.
Usakasima ati, “Ndakasima.”
11 Tjimbidzani muswike,
imwi zwitjaba kupoteleka,
muzwikubunganye ipapaje.
Yahwe, delusilani babhayani benyu ko.
12 “Zwitjaba zwizwimuse,
zwizhe ku guku la Jehoshafati.
Ndiko kwandinowogala ndisumikilisa zwitjaba zose,
kupoteleka kose.
13 Longani mpanga,
mathunde akabidwa.
Nginani mutshambe,
ngobe panokobolegwa zhambi pazhele,
makamba anotutuma,
ngobe mbipo yabo yapindilila.”
14 Mibungabunga ye bathu,
mu guku linotolegwa thambo,
ngobe zhuba la Yahwe labe pejo,
mu guku linotolegwa thambo.
15 Zhuba ne mwedzi zowotizwi,
nyenyedzi dzowotundubala.
Ndzimu unowokombolela bathu bawo.
16 Yahwe banobomba kudwa mu Ziyoni,
hwi labo lodwa mu Jerusalema.
Pezhugwi na pasi kowotengenyeka.
Yahwe banowobe mbakililo ye bathu babo,
dizhilo le bathu be Iziraela.
17 “Ipapo mowoziba kuti imi Yahwe Ndzimu wenyu,
ndogala mu Ziyoni, dombo langu lakayengemala.
Jerusalema unowoyengemala,
zwita azwitjoupalama kakale.
18 Mu zhuba ilelo,
matombo anowodotha nkumbi we zhambi unozipa,
matuthu anowowunga nkaka,
wobana dzose dze Juda dzowobe dziwunga vula.
Nsenya unowowunga udwa mu Ng'umba ya Yahwe,
unodilidzila guku le Shitimu.
19 “Egipiti inowobe dongo,
Edomu inowobe tjilambanyika tjisingamele tjimwe,
ngobe bakathamila bathu be Juda phipiti,
bakatebula lopa lisina nlandu mu shango yabo.
20 Koga Juda unowogaligwa tjose,
ne Jerusalema kunoti ku zwizekugwana zose.
21 Kutebula malopa kwabo,
kwandisakazwiibhatigwa, ndowokuzwiibhatigwa.”
Yahwe banogala mu Ziyoni.
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