Judgment on Judah and Israel

¹Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zakwaMowabi, yebo, ngenxa yezine, angiyikuguquka, ngokuba washisa amathambo enkosi yakwa-Edomi aba ngumcako.

²Kepha ngiyakuthuma umlilo kwaMowabi, uqede izindlu zamakhosi zaseKeriyote, uMowabi afe ngokuxokozela, nangokumemeza, nangokukhala kwecilongo.

³Ngiyakunquma umahluleli phakathi kwakhe, ngibulale zonke izikhulu zakhe kanye naye,” usho uJehova.

⁴Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zakwaJuda, yebo, ngenxa yezine, angiyikuguquka, ngokuba bawulahlile umthetho kaJehova, abagcinanga izimiso zakhe, namanga abo abadukisile, abawalandelayo nawoyise.

⁵Kepha ngiyakuthuma umlilo kwaJuda, uqede izindlu zamakhosi zaseJerusalema.”

⁶Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zakwa-Israyeli, yebo, ngenxa yezine, angiyikuguquka, ngokuba bathengisile olungileyo ngesiliva, nompofu ngamabhangqa ezicathulo.

⁷Bazondelela amakhanda abampofu ukuba abe sothulini lomhlabathi, bachezukisa indlela yabathobileyo; indoda noyise baya entombininye, ukuze balihlambalaze igama lami elingcwele,

⁸bacambalale ezingutsheni ezithathwe zaba yisibambiso eceleni kwawo onke ama-altare, baphuze iwayini labahlawulisiweyo endlini kaNkulunkulu wabo.

⁹“Nokho mina ngachitha ama-Amori ebusweni babo, akuphakama kwawo kwakunjengokuphakama kwemisedari, ayenamandla njengama-oki; kepha ngachitha nokho izithelo zawo phezulu nezimpande zawo phansi.

¹⁰“Futhi mina nganikhuphula ezweni laseGibithe, nganihambisa iminyaka engamashumi amane ehlane ukuba nidle ifa lezwe lama-Amori.

¹¹Ngavusa kumadodana enu abaprofethi nasezinsizweni zenu amaNaziri. Akunjalo, nina bantwana bakwa-Israyeli, na?” usho uJehova.

¹²“Kepha naphuzisa amaNaziri iwayini, ngokuthi: ‘Ningaprofethi.’

¹³“Bhekani, ngiyakunicindezela endaweni yenu njengengqukumbane icindezela, igcwele izithungu.

¹⁴Onejubane uyakuswela ukubaleka; onamandla akayikuqinisa amandla akhe, neqhawe aliyikuzikhulula.

¹⁵Obambe umnsalo akayikuma; onejubane ngezinyawo zakhe kayikuzikhulula, nokhwele ihhashi akayikuzikhulula;

¹⁶onesibindi phakathi kwamaqhawe uyakubaleka ze ngalolo suku,” usho uJehova.