Restoration of Israel

¹Ngalolo suku uJehova uyakuhambela ngenkemba yakhe elukhuni enkulu nenamandla uLeviyathani, inyoka esheshayo, uLeviyathani, inyoka ethandelayo, abulale udrako oselwandle.

²Ngalolo suku kuyakuba khona isivini esinxanelekayo. “Hlabelelani ngaso.

³Mina Jehova ngingumlindi waso, ngiyakusinisela njalo; funa soniwe, ngiyakusilinda ubusuku nemini.

⁴Ukufutheka akukho kimi; sengathi kungaba khona amakhakhasi nameva! Bengiyakuwasukela ngokulwa, ngiwashise kanyekanye,

⁵noma abambelele emandleni ami ukuba enze ukuthula nami, enzelane ukuthula nami.”

⁶Ngezinsuku ezizayo uJakobe uyakugxila, u-Israyeli akhahlele, aqhakaze, bagcwalise ubuso bomhlaba ngezithelo.

⁷Ubashayile njengalokho ebashayile ababashayayo na? Babulewe njengokubulawa kwababulewe nguye na?

⁸Ngokubamukisa nangokubaxosha uyabajezisa; wabasusa ngomoya wakhe olukhuni ngosuku lomoya wasempumalanga.

⁹Ngakho ububi bukaJakobe buyakuhlangulwa ngalokhu, lokhu kube yisithelo sonke sokususa isono sakhe, lapho enza ukuba onke amatshe e-altare avithizeke njengamatshe omcako, kungabe kusamiswa o-Ashera nama-altare empepho.

¹⁰Ngokuba umuzi obiyelweyo uyize, nekhaya limukelwe, lishiyiwe njengehlane; ithole liyakuklaba khona, libuthise khona, lidle, liqede amahlamvu awo.

¹¹Lapho amagatsha awo esebunile, ayakwaphulwa, kufike abesifazane, baphembe umlilo kuwo, ngokuba bangabantu abangenakuqonda; ngalokho owabenzayo akayikubahawukela, nowababumbayo akayikuba namusa kubo.

¹²Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku uJehova avuthuze ezikhwetshini zasemfuleni kuze kube semfuleni waseGibithe, nibuthwe abanye ngabanye nina bantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

¹³Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku libethwe icilongo elikhulu, kufike ababelahlekile ezweni lase-Asiriya nabaxoshiweyo ezweni laseGibithe, bakhuleke kuJehova entabeni engcwele eJerusalema.