Against Wicked Leaders

¹Ngathi: “Zwanini nina zinhloko zakwaJakobe, nani zikhulu zendlu yakwa-Israyeli ukuthi: Akusikho okwenu ukwazi ukulunga

²nina enizonda okuhle, nithanda okubi, enebula kubo isikhumba sabo, nenyama yabo emathanjeni abo,

³enidla inyama yabantu bami, nihlinza kubo isikhumba sabo, naphula amathambo abo, yebo, nibaqoba njengokwasekhanzini nanjengenyama phakathi kwebhodwe.”

⁴Khona bayakukhala kuJehova, kepha akayikubaphendula; uyakusitheza ubuso bakhe kubo ngaleso sikhathi ngenxa yokwenza kwabo izenzo zabo zibe zimbi.

⁵Usho kanje uJehova: “Ngabaprofethi abadukisa abantu bami, abathi, bese nakho okokuhlafuna ngamazinyo abo, bamemeze bathi: ‘Ukuthula,’ nongabeki lutho emlonyeni wabo bamlungisele ukulwa.

⁶Ngalokho ubusuku buyakunehlela ukuze ningabi nambono, kuhlwe kini, ningabe nisabhula; ilanga liyakushonela abaprofethi, usuku lube mnyama phezu kwabo.

⁷Ababoni bayakuba namahloni, ababhuli bayangaze; bayakumboza amadevu abo bonke, ngokuba akuveli mpendulo kuNkulunkulu.”

⁸Kepha mina ngigcwele amandla ngoMoya kaJehova ngokulunga nangobuqhawe ukuba ngimtshele uJakobe iziphambeko zakhe, u-Israyeli izono zakhe.

⁹Ake nizwe lokhu nina zinhloko zendlu kaJakobe nani zikhulu zendlu yakwa-Israyeli eninengwa ngukwahlulelwa, nihlanekezela konke ukulunga,

¹⁰enakha iSiyoni ngegazi neJerusalema ngobubi,

¹¹elizinhloko zalo zahlulela ngemivuzo, nelibapristi balo bafundisa ngenkokhelo, nelibaprofethi balo babhula ngemali, bencike nokho kuJehova, bethi: “UJehova akaphakathi kwethu na?” Asiyikwehlelwa ngokubi.

¹²Ngalokho ngenxa yenu iSiyoni liyakulinywa njengensimu, iJerusalema libe yincithakalo, intaba yendlu ibe yizindawo eziphakemeyo zamahlathi.