Joel - Chapter 1

Verse 1: Izwi likaJehova elafika kuJoweli indodana kaPhethuweli.

Verse 2: Yizwani lokhu nina badala, nibeke indlebe nina nonke enihlezi ezweni. Kwake kwaba khona emihleni yenu noma emihleni yawobaba na?

Verse 3: Kutsheleni abantwana benu, nabantwana benu abantwana babo, nabantwana babo esinye isizukulwane.

Verse 4: Okushiywe yisibotho kudliwe yisikhonyane, nokushiywe yisikhonyane kudliwe yizinkumbi, nokushiywe yizinkumbi kudliwe yinkasa.

Verse 5: Phaphamani, zidakwa, nikhale, nihhewule nonke eniphuza iwayini ukuthi iwayini linqanyulelwe emlonyeni wenu.

Verse 6: Ngokuba kwenyukele ezweni lami isizwe esinamandla nesingenakubalwa; amazinyo aso angamazinyo engonyama, namazinyo aso emihlathi angawengonyamakazi.

Verse 7: Sichithile umvini wami, saxebula umkhiwane wami; siwuxhozile nokuwuxhoza, sawulahla, amagatsha awo sawenza aba mhlophe.

Verse 8: Khala njengentombi ebhince indwangu yamasaka ngomyeni wobusha bayo.

Verse 9: Iminikelo yempuphu neminikelo yokuphuzwa inqamukile endlini kaJehova; abapristi, izikhonzi zikaJehova, bayalila.

Verse 10: Amasimu achithekile, umhlabathi uyalila, ngokuba amabele achithiwe; iwayini elisha lishile, amafutha ayawuma.

Verse 11: Jabhani, balimi, nihhewule nina baphathi bezivini ngokolweni nangebhali, ngokuba isivuno samasimu sichithakele.

Verse 12: Umvini ubunile, imikhiwane iwumile; imipomegranati, namasundu, nemi-apula, nemithi yonke yasendle kubunile, ngokuba intokozo ibunile phakathi kwamadodana abantu.

Verse 13: Bhincani, nikhale, bapristi, nihhewule, nina zikhonzi ze-altare; wozani nilale bonke ubusuku ezindwangwini zamasaka, zikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu wami, ngokuba iminikelo yempuphu neminikelo yokuphuzwa kugodliwe endlini kaNkulunkulu wenu.

Verse 14: Ngcwelisani ukuzila ukudla, nibize umhlangano; buthani amalunga, yebo, bonke abakhe ezweni, endlini kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, nikhale kuJehova.

Verse 15: Hawu lolo suku! Ngokuba usuku lukaJehova lusondele, lufika njengokuchitha kuvela kuSomandla.

Verse 16: Akunqunywanga ukudla kwethu phambi kwamehlo ethu, intokozo nenjabulo endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu, na?

Verse 17: Imbewu iyabola phansi kwamagade ayo; izingobo zichithakele, izinqolobane zidiliziwe, ngokuba amabele omile.

Verse 18: Yeka, ukububula kwezilwane! Imihlambi yezinkomo ikhungathekile, ngokuba ayinadlelo, yebo, nemihlambi yezimvu izithwese icala.

Verse 19: Ngikhala kuwe Jehova, ngokuba amadlelo asehlane adliwe ngumlilo, nelangabi lishisile yonke imithi yasendle.

Verse 20: Yebo, nezilwane zasendle ziyakulangazelela, ngokuba imifula yamanzi ishile, nomlilo udlile amadlelo asehlane.

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