Isahluko 24
1
Bheka, uJehova wenza ize umhlaba, awuchithe, agumbuqele ubuso bawo, ahlakaze abakhileyo kuwo.
2
Kuyakuthi njengakubantu kube njalo kumpristi, nanjengasencekwini kube njalo enkosini yayo, nanjengasencekukazini kube njalo enkosikazini yayo, nanjengakumthengi kube njalo kumthengisi, nanjengakotshelekayo kube njalo kobolekayo, nanjengakobiza inzalo kube njalo kokhokha inzalo.
3
Umhlaba uyakuba yize leze, uphangwe nokuphangwa, ngokuba uJehova ukhulumile izwi lakhe.
4
Umhlaba uyalila, ubune; izwe liyaphela amandla, linyamalale, abaphakemeyo bomhlaba badangale.
5
Umhlaba wonakalisiwe phansi kwabakhileyo kuwo, ngokuba beqile imithetho, badlulile ezimisweni, baphulile isivumelwano esiphakade.
6
Ngalokho isiqalekiso sidlile umhlaba, nabakhileyo kuwo batholiswa icala; ngalokho abakhileyo emhlabeni bayashiswa, kusale abantu abayingcosana nje.
7
Iwayini elisha liyalila, umvini uyahhuma, bonke ababethokoza ngenhliziyo bayabubula.
8
Ukujabula kwezigubhu kunqamukile, ukuxokozela kwabajabulayo kuphelile, nenjabulo yehabhu ikhawukile.
9
Abasayikuphuza iwayini ngesihlabelelo; uphuzo olunamandla luyakubaba kubo abaluphuzayo.
10
Umuzi oyihlane ubhidliziwe; zonke izindlu zivaliwe ukuba kungangeni muntu.
11
Kukhalwa ngewayini ezitaladini; yonke intokozo inyamalele; injabulo yezwe idlulile.
12
Emzini kusele incithakalo; isango livithiziwe, lachithwa.
13
Ngokuba kuyakuba njalo emhlabeni phakathi kwabantu, njengokushaywa kweminqumo nanjengokukhothoza, lapho sekuvuniwe.
14
Laba bayaphakamisa izwi labo, bamemeze; bajabula ngobukhosi bukaJehova entshonalanga.
15
Ngalokho mdumiseni uJehova empumalanga, nasogwini lolwandle igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
16
Siyezwa amahubo avela emikhawulweni yomhlaba, athi: “Udumo malube koLungileyo!” Kepha mina ngithi: “Ngifile, ngifile! Maye kimi!” Abakhohlisi bakhohlisile, yebo, abakhohlisi bakhohlisile nokukhohlisa.
17
Ukwesaba, nomgodi, nogibe kuphezu kwakho wena owakhileyo emhlabeni.
18
Kuyakuthi obalekela umsindo wokwesaba awele emgodini; okhuphuka emgodini uyakubanjwa lugibe, ngokuba amafasitele aphezulu avuliwe, nezisekelo zomhlaba ziyazamazama.
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Umhlaba uyaphuka nokwaphuka, umhlaba uyavithizwa nokuvithizwa, umhlaba uyazanyazanyiswa nokuzanyazanyiswa.
20
Umhlaba uyatengezela nokutengezela njengesidakwa, uyantengantenga njengexhiba; isiphambeko siyakuba nzima phezu kwawo, uwe, ungabe usavuka futhi.
21
Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku uJehova ahambele ibandla lasezulwini phezulu, namakhosi omhlaba emhlabeni.
22
Bayakubuthelwa ndawonye njengeziboshwa zibuthelwa emgodini, bavalelwe etilongweni, bajeziswe emva kwezinsuku eziningi.
23
Inyanga ekhazimulayo isiyakuyangaza, nelanga elinkemuzelayo liyakujabha, ngokuba uJehova Sebawoti uyakuba yinkosi entabeni yaseSiyoni naseJerusalema, abe yinkazimulo phambi kwamalunga akhe.