UJeremiya 47

Ilizwi Ngamafilistiya

1Leli yilizwi likaThixo elafika kuJeremiya umphrofethi mayelana lamaFilistiya ngesikhathi uFaro engakahlaseli iGaza:

2UThixo uthi:

“Khangela ukuphakama kwamanzi enyakatho;

azakuba ngumfula okhukhulayo.

Azakhukhula ilizwe lakho konke okukulo,

amadolobho lalabo abahlala kuwo.

Abantu bazakhala,

bonke abahlala elizweni bazalila

3ekuzweni umsindo wamasondo amabhiza agijimayo,

lekuzweni umsindo wezinqola zesitha

lomdumo wamasondo azo.

Oyise kabayikuphenduka ukuba basize abantwababo;

izandla zabo zizalenga zingelamandla.

4Ngoba usuku selufikile

ukuba abhujiswe wonke amaFilistiya,

lokuqeda bonke abasilayo

abangasiza iThire leSidoni.

Sekuseduze ukuba uThixo abhubhise amaFilistiya,

insalela emakhunjini eKhafithori.

5IGaza izaphuca ikhanda layo ilila;

i-Ashikheloni izathuliswa.

Lina nsalela esemagcekeni,

lizazisika kuze kube nini na?

6Likhala lisithi, ‘Maye, nkemba kaThixo,

koba nini ukuze uphumule?

Buyela emgodleni wakho;

khawuka ungathi nyiki.’

7Kodwa ingaphumula njani

yona ilaywe nguThixo,

ithunywe nguye

ukuba ihlasele i-Ashikheloni lamakhumbi olwandle na?”