Final Judgment and Hope

¹Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Izulu liyisihlalo sami sobukhosi, umhlaba uyisenabelo sezinyawo zami; iphi leyo ndlu ebeniyakungakhela yona, iphi indawo yami yokuphumula, na?

²Zonke lezi zinto zenziwe yisandla sami, kwavela kanjalo konke lokhu,” usho uJehova. “Kepha yilowo engiyakubheka kuye: ohluphekayo nonomoya ochobozekileyo, othuthumela ngezwi lami.

³Ohlaba inkunzi ebulala nomuntu, nohlaba iwundlu eyaphula nentamo yenja, nonikela ngomnikelo wempuphu, kepha enikela nangegazi lezingulube, noshisa inhlaka, ebonga nesithombe, yebo, laba bakhethile izindlela zabo, nemiphefumulo yabo iyathokoza ngezinengiso zabo.

⁴Ngalokho ngiyakubakhethela izinhlupho, ngibehlisele abakwesabayo, ngokuba ekubizeni kwami kwakungekho ophendulayo, nasekukhulumeni kwami abezwanga, kepha benza okubi emehlweni ami, bakhetha lokhu engingathokozanga ngakho.”

⁵Yizwani izwi likaJehova nina enithuthumela ngezwi lakhe. “Abafowenu abanizondayo, abanixosha ngenxa yegama lami, bashilo bathi: ‘Makazidumise uJehova ukuba sibone intokozo yenu,’ kepha bona bayakujabha.

⁶Yizwi lomsindo elivela emzini, yizwi lasethempelini! Yizwi likaJehova ephindisela izenzo zezitha zakhe.

⁷“ISiyoni lingakabi namihelo lazala; lingakehlelwa ngubuhlungu labeletha umntwana wesilisa.

⁸Ngubani ozwile okunjalo na? Ngubani obonile okunjengalokhu na? Izwe lingazalwa ngosuku olulodwa na? Isizwe singabelethwa kanyekanye na? Ngokuba iSiyoni lithe lisenemihelo, lazala abantwana balo.

⁹Mina ngiyakusondeza ekuzalweni ngingazalisi na?” usho uJehova. “Mina engingozalisayo bengiyakuvala na?” usho uNkulunkulu wakho.

¹⁰“Thokozani kanye neJerusalema, nilethabele nina nonke enilithandayo; jabulani ngenjabulo kanye nalo nina nonke enilililelayo,

¹¹ukuze nincele, naneliswe ngamabele ezinduduzo zalo, nenyiselwe, nename ngokugcwala kwenkazimulo yalo.”

¹²Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Bheka, ngiyakwelulela kulo ukuthula njengomfula, nenkazimulo yezizwe njengomfudlana okhukhulayo, nincele, niphathwe ngezingalo zalo, niwothwe nisemathangeni.

¹³Njengoduduzwa ngunina, kanjalo ngiyakuniduduza nina, niduduzeke eJerusalema.”

¹⁴Niyakukubona, izinhliziyo zenu zijabule, amathambo enu ahlume njengohlaza; isandla sikaJehova siyakwaziwa ukuthi sisezincekwini zakhe, athukuthelele izitha zakhe.

¹⁵Ngokuba bheka, uJehova uyakufika ngomlilo, izinqola zakhe zibe njengesivunguvungu, ukubuyisela intukuthelo yakhe ngokufutheka nokukhuza kwakhe ngamalangabi omlilo.

¹⁶Ngokuba uJehova uyakwahlulela inyama yonke ngomlilo nangenkemba; ababulawayo nguJehova bayakuba baningi.

¹⁷“Abazingcwelisa, bazihlambululele ukungena ezivandeni belandela omiyo egcekeni, bedla inyama yezingulube, nezinengiso, nezimpuku, bayakuphela kanyekanye,” usho uJehova.

¹⁸“Ngiyazi imisebenzi yabo nemicabango yabo; ngiyeza ukubutha zonke izizwe nezilimi, zifike, zibone inkazimulo yami.

¹⁹“Ngiyakubeka isibonakaliso phakathi kwazo, ngithume ababalekileyo babo kwabezizwe, eTharishishi, nasePhuli, naseLudi, abagoba umnsalo, nakuThubali naseJavani, eziqhingini ezikude, ezingezwanga umbiko ngami, zingabonanga inkazimulo yami, baze balande ngenkazimulo yami ezizweni.

²⁰Bayakuletha bonke abafowenu bebakhipha ezizweni zonke ngamahhashi, nangezinqola, nangezinhlaka, nangeminyuzi, nangamakamela, babe ngumnikelo kaJehova, beze entabeni yami engcwele eJerusalema,” usho uJehova, “njengalokhu abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bewuletha umnikelo wabo ngesitsha esihlambulukileyo endlini kaJehova.

²¹Nakubona ngiyakuthatha abapristi namaLevi,” usho uJehova.

²²“Ngokuba njengokuba izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha engiyakukwenza kuyakuma phambi kwami,” usho uJehova, “kanjalo kuyakuma inzalo yakho negama lakho.

²³Kusukela ekwethwaseni kwenyanga kuye kwenye, kusukela kwelinye isabatha kuye kwelinye yonke inyama iyakufika ukukhuleka phambi kwami,” usho uJehova.

²⁴“Bayakuphuma, babone izidumbu zabantu abaphambukile kimi, ngokuba impethu yabo ayiyikufa nomlilo wabo awuyikucima, babe yisinengiso kuyo yonke inyama.”