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1 Ke kaloku kwathi, ngomnyaka weshumi elinamnye, ngenyanga yesithathu, ngolokuqala enyangeni leyo, kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi,2 Nyana womntu, yithi kuFaro ukumkani waseYiputa, nakwingxokolo yakhe, Ufana nabani na ngobukhulu bakho?3 Uyabona, uAsiriya ebengumsedare waseLebhanon, omasebe mahle, eyintshinyela yemithi enomthunzi, ephakamile ngobude; aba phakathi kweengqimba zamafu amantloko akhe.4 Amanzi amkhulisa, amanzi enzonzobila amphakamisa, imilambo yawo yahamba ngeenxa zonke elutyalweni lwawo, athumela imijelo yawo kuyo yonke imithi yasendle.5 Ngako oko, ubude bakhe baphakama, baba ngaphezu kwayo yonke imithi yasendle; iimbaxa zakhe zanda, namahlamvu akhe aba made, ngenxa yamanzi amaninzi ekunabeni kwakhe.6 Zonke iintaka zezulu zakha ezimbaxeni zakhe, zonke izinto eziphilileyo zasendle zazakhela phantsi kwamahlamvu akhe; zonke iintlanga ezinkulu zahlala emthunzini wakhe.7 Wamhle ngobukhulu bakhe, ngobude bamasebe akhe; ngokuba ingcambu yakhe yabe isemanzini amaninzi.8 Imisedare esemyezweni kaThixo ayimsithanga; imisipres ayifananga neembaxa zakhe, nemipleyini ayibanga njengamahlamvu akhe; yonke imithi emyezweni kaThixo ayifananga naye ngobuhle bayo.9 Ndamenza mhle ngobuninzi bamasebe akhe, yaba nomona ngaye yonke imithi yase-Eden, esemyezweni kaThixo.

10 Ngako oko yatsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi, Ngenxa enokuba eziphakamisile ngobude, wawanyusela amantloko akhe phakathi kweengqimba zamafu, yazinyusa intliziyo yakhe ngokuphakama kwakhe:11 ndiya kumnikela esandleni senjengele yeentlanga; inene, iya kumphatha ngesiko layo; ndamgxotha ngenxa yokungendawo kwakhe.12 Bamnqumla abasemzini, abangcangcazelisi basezintlangeni bamlahla. Ezintabeni nasemifuleni yonke awa amasebe akhe; amahlamvu akhe aphukela ezihlanjeni zehlabathi lonke; zehla zemka emthunzini wakhe zonke izizwe zehlabathi, zamlahla.13 Phezu kwesibili sakhe esiwileyo kuhlala zonke iintaka zezulu, zifike emahlamvini akhe zonke izinto eziphilileyo zasendle;14 ukuze ingaziphakamisi ngenxa yobude bayo yonke imithi yasemanzini, ingawanyuseli phakathi kweengqimba zamafu amantloko ayo, ingazimeli ngokwayo ekuziphakamiseni kwayo, yonke esela amanzi. Ngokuba bonke bephela banikelwe ekufeni, ezweni langaphantsi, phakathi koonyana baka-Adam, kwabahle baya embadini.15 Itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi, Ngemini yokuhla kwakhe ukuya kwelabafileyo, ndabanga isijwili; ndawagqubuthela ngenxa yakhe amanzi anzongonzongo, ndathintela imilambo yawo, avingcelwa amanzi amakhulu. Ndayambathisa iLebhanon ngezimnyama zokuzila ngenxa yakhe, yonke imithi yasendle yetha amandla ngenxa yakhe.16 Ngesithonga sokuwa kwakhe ndazinyikimisa iintlanga, ekumhliseleni kwam ukuba aye kwelabafileyo, nabahle baya emhadini; yathuthuzeleka ezweni langaphantsi yonke imithi yase-Eden, enyuliweyo emihle yaseLebhanon, yonke esela amanzi.17 Nabo njengaye behla baya kwelabafileyo, kwababuleweyo ngekrele; ababeyingalo yakhe, behleli emthunzini wakhe phakathi kweentlanga.18 Kunjalonje, ufana nabani na ngobuqaqawuli nangobukhulu emithini yase-Eden? Uya kuhliselwa nemithi yase-Eden ezweni langaphantsi; uya kulala phakathi kwabangalukileyo, kwanababuleweyo ngekrele. NguFaro ke lowo, nengxokolo yakhe yonke; itsho iNkosi uYehova.