Chapter 8
1 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova wemikhosi, lisithi,
2 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Ndinekhwele, ikhwele elikhulu, ngeZiyon; ndinekhwele, ndinobushushu obukhulu ngayo.
3 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ndiyibuyele iZiyon; ndiya kuhlala ke phakathi kweYerusalem, kuthiwe iYerusalem ngumzi wenyaniso; nentaba kaYehova wemikhosi kuthiwe yintaba engcwele.
4 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Kusaya kuhlala amadoda amakhulu neentokazi ezinkulu ezitratweni zaseYerusalem, elowo ephethe umsimelelo wakhe ngesandla, ngenxa yobudala babo;
5 zizale izitrato zomzi ngamakhwenkwe namantombazana, edlala ezitratweni zawo.
6 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Ukuba kuyinto engummangaliso emehlweni amasalela aba bantu ngaloo mihla, kuya kuba yinto engummangaliso yini na nasemehlweni am? utsho uYehova wemikhosi.
7 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Yabonani, ndiya kubasindisa abantu bam elizweni lokuphuma kwelanga, naselizweni lokutshona kwalo.
8 Ndobazisa, bahlale phakathi kweYerusalem, babe ngabantu bam, ndibe nguThixo wabo, ngenyaniso nangobulungisa.
9 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Izandla zenu mazomelele, nina bawevayo la mazwi ngale mihla, ephuma emlonyeni wabaprofeti, ababekho mhlenikweni yasekwayo indlu kaYehova wemikosi, itempile, ukuze yakhiwe.
10 Ngokuba phambi kwaloo mihla bekungekho mvuzo wabantu, nomvuzo weenkomo ubungekho; nophumayo nongenayo ebengenaluxolo, ngenxa yombandezeli. Ndabenza bonke ukuba umntu achasane nommelwane wakhe.
11 Ngoku ke andiyi kuba njengokwemihla yamandulo kumasalela aba bantu; utsho uYehova wemikhosi.
12 Kobakho imbewu yoxolo; umdiliya wonika isiqhamo sawo, nelizwe linike indyebo yalo, nezulu linike umbethe walo; zonke ezo zinto ndizidlise ilifa amasalela abantu.
13 Kothi, njengoko benilutshabhiso ezintlangeni, ndlu kaYuda, nani ndlu kaSirayeli, ndenjenjalo ukunisindisa, nibe yintsikelelo; musani ukoyika, mazomelele izandla zenu.
14 Ngokuba utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Njengoko ndankqangiyelayo ukwenza ububi kuni, oko ooyihlo bandenza ndaba noburhalarhume, utsho uYehova wemikhosi, andazohlwaya ke:
15 ngokunjalo ndibuye ndankqangiyela ngale mihla ukwenza okulungileyo kwiYerusalem, nakwindlu kaYuda; musani ukoyika.
16 Nanzi iindawo enothi nizenze zona: Thethani inyaniso elowo kummelwane wakhe; gwebani ngenyaniso nangesigwebo soxolo emasangweni enu.
17 Musani ukucinga okubi, elowo ngommelwane wakhe entliziyweni yakhe; ningathandi ukufunga ngobuxoki; ngokuba konke oko; koko ndikuthiyileyo; utsho uYehova.
18 Ezinye iintlanga ziya kumfuna uYehova Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova wemikhosi kum, lisithi,
19 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Uzilo lweyesine inyanga, nozilo lweyesihlanu, nozilo lweyesixhenxe, nozilo lweyeshumi, luya kuba yimihlali, nemivuyo, namaxesha emisiweyo okuchwayitha, kwindlu kaYuda; ke thandani inyaniso noxolo.
20 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Kusaya kuza izizwe, nabemi bemizi emininzi.
21 Baya kuhamba abemi bomnye baye komnye, bathi, Masihambe siye kumbongoza uYehova, simquqele uYehova wemikhosi; bathi abo, Siya kuhamba nathi.
22 Izizwe ezininzi neentlanga ezinamandla ziya kuza kumquqela uYehova wemikhosi eYerusalem, zimbongoze uYehova.
23 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Ngezo mini aya kuthi abambe amadoda alishumi asezilwimini zonke zeentlanga, abambe esondweni lengubo yendoda engumYuda, athi, Siya kuhamba nani, ngokuba sivile ukuba uThixo unani.