Judgment on the Philistines

¹Izwi likaJehova elafika kuJeremiya umprofethi ngamaFilisti, uFaro engakanqobi iGaza.

²Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Bheka, amanzi ayenyuka enyakatho, abe ngumfula okhukhulayo, akhukhule izwe nokugcwala kwalo, umuzi nabakhileyo kuwo; abantu bayakukhala, bonke abakhileyo ezweni bahhewule.

³Ngomsindo wokudubhuza kwezinselo zamahhashi akhe anamandla, nangokuduma kwezinqola zakhe, nangodumo lwamasondo akhe oyise ababheki emuva kubantwana ngenxa yobuthakathaka bezandla zabo

⁴ngenxa yosuku olufika ukuchitha onke amaFilisti nokunquma eTire naseSidoni bonke abasizi abaseleyo, ngokuba uJehova uyakuwachitha amaFilisti, insali yesiqhingi saseKafitori.

⁵Ubumpandla bulehlele iGaza; i-Ashikeloni liphelile, insali yesigodi sabo; uyakuzisika kuze kube nini na?

⁶“Awu wena nkemba kaJehova, koze kube nini ungathuli na? Buyela emgodleni wakho, uthule, uzole.

⁷Ingathula kanjani, lapho iyalezwe nguJehova, na? Uyinqumele i-Ashikeloni nogu lolwandle.”