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1 Yabonani, kuza imini eyekaYehova, kwabiwe amaxhoba akho esazulwini sakho.2 Ndozihlanganisela eYerusalem zonke iintlanga ukuba zilwe; umzi uthinjwe, ziphangwe izindlu, badlwengulwe abafazi; siphume isiqingatha somzi sithinjwe; ke amasalela abantu anganqunyulwa wona kuwo umzi.3 Uya kuphuma ke uYehova, alwe nezo ntlanga, njengemini yokulwa kwakhe, ngemini yomdibaniso.4 Ziya kuma iinyawo zakhe ngaloo mini phezu kweNtaba yemiNquma, ephambi kweYerusalem ngasempumalanga, icandeke iNtaba yemiNquma phakathi, ithabathele empumalanga ise entshonalanga, ibe sisihlambo esikhulu kakhulu; sisunduzeke isiqingatha sentaba sisinge entla, esinye isiqingatha sayo sisinge ezantsi.5 Nosabela esihlanjeni seentaba zam, kuba isihlambo seentaba ezo siya kufika naseAtsele; nisabe njengoko nasabayo ngenxa yenyikima emihleni kaUziya ukumkani wakwaYuda, eze uYehova uThixo wam, eneengcwele zakhe zonke.6 Kothi ngaloo mini kungabi mhlophe, iinkwenkwezi ezinendili zibe luzizi.7 Kuya kuba yimini eyodwa; yona iya kwazeka kuYehova; ayimini, ayibusuku; kuthi ngexa langokuhlwa kube mhlophe.

8 Kothi ke ngaloo mini, kuphume eYerusalem amanzi aphilileyo: esinye isiqingatha sawo siye kulwandle lwasempumalanga, esinye isiqingatha sawo siye kulwandle lwasentshonalanga; kube njalo ehlotyeni nasebusika.9 UYehova woba ngukumkani phezu kwehlabathi lonke; ngaloo mini iya kuba nguYehova yedwa, negama lakhe lodwa.10 Ilizwe lonke liya kujika libe njengeArabha, lithabathele eGebha lise eRimon, ezantsi kweYerusalem; liphakame, lihlale esikhundleni salo, lithabathele esangweni lakwaBhenjamin, lise endaweni yesango lokuqala, lise esangweni lembombo; lithabathele enqabeni ende yakwaHananeli, lise ezixovulelweni zokumkani.11 Bohlala kulo, kungabi sabakho kusingela phantsi; ihlale iYerusalem ikholosile.12 Siso esi isibetho aya kuzibetha ngaso uYehova zonke izizwe eziyiphumele umkhosi iYerusalem: uya kuyingcungcuthekisa inyama yomntu, emi ngeenyawo zakhe, aphelele amehlo akhe emakrolomeni awo, luphelele ulwimi wakhe emlonyeni wakhe.13 Kothi ngaloo mini, sibe sikhulu isaqunge phakathi kwazo, siphuma kuYehova; babambe elowo isandla sommelwane wakhe, isandla sakhe siphakamele isandla sommelwane wakhe.14 Naye uYuda uya kulwa nazo eYerusalem; buhlanganiswe ubutyebi beentlanga zonke ezingeenxa zonke, igolide, nesilivere, neengubo, into eninzi kakhulu.15 Soba njalo isibetho kumahashe, nakoondlebende, nakwiinkamela, nakunaesile, nakwiinkomo zonke eziya kuba seminqubeni leyo, sibe njengeso sibetho.

16 Othi onke amaqongqolo eentlanga zonke ezibe ziyingenele iYerusalem, enyuke iminyaka ngeminyaka, aye kumnqula uKumkani, uYehova wemikhosi, enze umthendeleko weminquba.17 Kothi emizalwaneni yehlabathi, osukuba engenyuki aye kumnqula eYerusalem uKumkani, uYehova wemikhosi, anganelwa mvula.18 Uya kuthi umzalwane wamaYiputa ongathanga unyuke uze, anganelwa mvula; yoba sisibetho, aya kubetha ngaso uYehova zonke iintlanga ezingenyukiyo ziye kwenza umthendeleko weminquba.19 Siya kuba seso isohlwayo sesono seYiputa, nesohlwayo sesono seentlanga zonke ezingenyukiyo ziye kwenza umthendeleko weminquba.20 Ngaloo mini kuya kubhalwa emankentezeni amahashe, kuthiwe, bubungcwele kuYehova; neembiza endlwini kaYehova zoba njengezitya zokutshiza eziphambi kwesibingelelo.21 Zothi zonke iimbiza eYerusalem nakwaYuda zibe ngcwele kuYehova wemikhosi; beze bonke ababingelelayo, bathabathe kuzo, baphekele kuzo; ngaloo mini kungabi sabakho mKanan endlwini kaYehova wemikhosi.