The Anger of God

¹Yeka ukwembesa kweNkosi indodakazi yaseSiyoni amafu ngentukuthelo yayo. Uphonsile ubuhle buka-Israyeli emhlabeni busuke ezulwini, angasikhumbulanga isenabelo sezinyawo zayo ngosuku lwentukuthelo yayo.

²INkosi igwinyile onke amakhaya kaJakobe ingahawukelanga. Ngentukuthelo yayo, ibhidlizile izinqaba zendodakazi yakwaJuda, yazidilizela emhlabathini, yangcolisa umbuso nezikhulu zawo.

³Yanquma ngokufutheka kolaka lwayo zonke izimpondo zakwa-Israyeli, yabuyisela emuva isandla sayo sokunene ebusweni bezitha, yashisa uJakobe ngomlilo wamalangabi odla nxazonke.

⁴Yansala umnsalo wayo njengesitha, yema njengomelene nathi ngesokunene sayo, yabulala konke okwakumnandi emehlweni ethu. Etendeni lendodakazi yaseSiyoni yathulula ukufutheka kwayo njengomlilo.

⁵INkosi isinjengesitha, imgwinyile u-Israyeli; yagwinya zonke izindlu zakhe zobukhosi, yachitha izinqaba zakhe; yandisile endodakazini yakwaJuda ukukhala nokulila.

⁶Yachitha idokodo layo njengelensimu, yaqeda indawo yayo yokuhlangana. UJehova wenza ukuba kukhohlakale imikhosi emisiweyo namasabatha eSiyoni, wadelela ngokufutheka kolaka lwakhe inkosi nompristi.

⁷INkosi yalilahla i-altare layo, yanengwa yindlu yayo engcwele, yanikela izingange zezindlu zayo zamakhosi esandleni sesitha. Ziphakamise izwi endlini kaJehova njengasosukwini lomkhosi omisiweyo.

⁸UJehova wayecebile ukuchitha ugange lwendodakazi yaseSiyoni; wawelula umucu wokulinganisa, akabuyisanga isandla sakhe ekuchitheni; wenza ukuba kukhale ugange nodonga, kudangale kanyekanye.

⁹Amasango alo ashona emhlabathini; wachitha, wayaphula imigoqo yalo. Inkosi nezikhulu zalo baphakathi kwezizwe, lapho kungekho khona umthetho. Nabaprofethi balo abatholi mbono kuJehova.

¹⁰Amalunga endodakazi yaseSiyoni ahlezi emhlabathini, athule; athele uthuli emakhanda awo, abhince indwangu yamasaka. Izintombi zaseJerusalema zithobisela phansi amakhanda azo.

¹¹Amehlo ami ayaphela izinyembezi, izibilini zami ziyaxhaphazela; isibindi sami sithululelwe emhlabathini ngenxa yokuchitheka kwendodakazi yabantu bami, ngokuba izingane nabancelayo bayadangala ezigcawini zomuzi.

¹²Bathi konina: “Aphi amabele newayini?” lapho bedangala njengababulawayo ezigcawini zomuzi, imiphefumulo yabo ithululelwe ezifubeni zawonina.

¹³Ngingafakaza ngokuthini ngawe, ngikufanise nani, ndodakazi yaseSiyoni, na? Ngingakulinganisa nani ukuba ngikududuze, ntombi eyindodakazi yaseSiyoni na? Ngokuba ukuchitheka kwakho kukhulu njengolwandle. Ngubani ongakuphulukisa na?

¹⁴Abaprofethi bakho bakubonele imibono eyize nobuwula; abambulanga ukona kwakho ukuba babuyise ukuthunjwa kwakho. Kepha bakubonele iziprofetho eziyize nezikhohlisayo.

¹⁵Bonke abadlula ngendlela bakushayela ihlombe, bancimfe, banikine amakhanda abo ngenxa yendodakazi yaseJerusalema ngokuthi: “Yiwo lo muzi owawubizwa ngokuthi ubuhle obupheleleyo nentokozo yomhlaba wonke na?”

¹⁶Zonke izitha zikukhamisela umlomo wazo, zincimfa, zigedla amazinyo, zithi: “Siwugwinyile. Impela yilo usuku esilulindele; sesilufumene, silubonile.”

¹⁷UJehova wenzile lokhu abekucebile; uligcwalisile izwi lakhe, ayeyale ngalo ezinsukwini zasendulo; ubhidlizile engenasihawu, wenza ukuba isitha sithokoze phezu kwakho, waphakamisa uphondo lwabamelene nawe.

¹⁸Izinhliziyo zabo zikhala eNkosini; wena lugange lwendodakazi yaseSiyoni, izinyembezi mazehle njengemifula imini nobusuku. Mawungazivumeli ukuphumula, inhlamvu yeso lakho ingayeki.

¹⁹Vuka ukhale ebusuku ekuqaleni kwemilindo, uthulule inhliziyo yakho njengamanzi phambi kobuso beNkosi; phakamisa izandla zakho kuyo ngenxa yokuphila kwezingane ezidangala ngendlala ezingosini zezitaladi zonke.

²⁰“Bheka, Jehova, ubone ukuthi wenzile kanjalo kubani. Abesifazane bayakudla yini izithelo zabo, izingane eziphathiweyo kahle, na? Abaprofethi nabapristi bayakubulawa endlini engcwele yeNkosi, na?

²¹“Balele phansi ezitaladini, abasha nabadala. Izintombi zami nezinsizwa zami ziwile ngenkemba. Wababulala ngosuku lwentukuthelo yakho, wabulala ungahawukelanga.

²²“Wabiza njengasosukwini lomhlangano izesabiso zami nxazonke; akubangakho ngosuku lwentukuthelo kaJehova owasindayo nowasalayo. Labo engangibaphathile, ngabondla, izitha zami zibaqedile.”