Joel 3

Izizwe Ziyahlulelwa

1“Ngalezonsuku langalesosikhathi,
lapho sengibuyisela inotho kaJuda leJerusalema,
2ngizaqoqa izizwe zonke
ngizehlisele eSigodini sikaJehoshafathi.
Lapho-ke ngizazahlulela
mayelana lelifa lami, abantu bami u-Israyeli
ngoba zahlakazela abantu bami phakathi kwezizwe,
zabelana ilizwe lami.
3Zenza inkatho ngabantu bami,
zathenga izifebe ngabafana;
zathengisa amankazana ngewayini ukuze zinathe.
4Manje-ke lisolani ngami, wena Thire loSidoni lani lonke zifunda zaseFilistiya? Liyangiphindisela ngolutho engilwenzileyo na? Nxa lingiphindisela, ngizaphanga ngibuyisele elakwenzayo phezu kwamakhanda enu ngokuphangisa. 5Ngoba lathatha isiliva sami legolide lami lathwalela lenotho yami eligugu emathempelini enu. 6Lathengisa abantu bakoJuda laseJerusalema kumaGrikhi, ukuze libase khatshana lelizwe labo.

7Khangelani, ngizabavusa ezindaweni elabathengisa kuzo, njalo ngizabuyisela phezu kwamakhanda enu lokho elakwenzayo. 8Ngizathengisa amadodana enu lamadodakazi enu ebantwini bakoJuda, njalo labo bazawathengisa kumaSabhini, isizwe esikhatshana.” UThixo usekhulumile.

9Memezelani lokhu ezizweni lithi:
Lungiselani impi!
Vusani amabutho!
Wonke amadoda empi kasondele ahlasele.
10Khandani amakhuba enu abe zinkemba
lemihedla yenu yokuthena izihlahla ibe yimikhonto.
Obuthakathaka kathi,
“Ngiqinile!”
11Wozani ngokuphangisa, lonke lina zizwe zasezinhlangothini zonke,
libuthane khonapho.

Yehlisa amabutho akho, Oh Thixo!

12“Izizwe kazivuswe;
kaziye eSigodini sikaJehoshafathi
ngoba ngizahlala khona
ukwehlulela izizwe zonke zasezinhlangothini zonke.
13Hehethani ngesikela
ngoba okuvunwayo sekuvuthiwe.
Wozani, gxobani amavini,
ngoba isikhamelo sewayini sesigcwele
lezimbizakazi seziphuphuma,
bukhulu kangaka ububi bazo!

14Amaxuku, amaxuku
esigodini sesinqumo!
Ngoba usuku lukaThixo luseduze
esigodini sezinqumo.
15Ilanga lenyanga kuzakuba mnyama,
lezinkanyezi zingabe zisakhanya.
16 UThixo uzavungama eseZiyoni
aphinde akhwaze eseJerusalema;
umhlaba lomkhathi kuzagedezela.
Kodwa uThixo uzakuba yisiphephelo sabantu bakhe,
inqaba yabantu bako-Israyeli.”

Izibusiso Zabantu BakaNkulunkulu

17“Ngakho lizakwazi ukuthi mina, uThixo uNkulunkulu wenu,
ngihlala eZiyoni, intaba yami engcwele.
IJerusalema izakuba ngcwele;
kayiyikuphinda ihlaselwe ngabezizweni futhi.

18Ngalolosuku izintaba zizagobhoza iwayini elitsha,
lamaqaqa ageleze uchago;
zonke indonga zakoJuda zizageleza amanzi.
Umthombo uzantuntuza endlini kaThixo
uthambise isigodi saseShithima.
19Kodwa iGibhithe izachithakala,
i-Edomi ibe yinkangala elugwadule,
ngenxa yodlakela olwenziwa ebantwini bakoJuda
lapho bachitha khona igazi elingelacala elizweni labo.
20KoJuda kuzahlalwa khona kuze kube nininini
laseJerusalema kuzahlala izizukulwane zonke.
21Umlandu wabo wegazi, engingakaxoli ngawo,
ngizabaxolela ngawo.”

UThixo uhlala eZiyoni!