Joel 1 (BONCB)

1 Ilizwi LIKATHIXO lafika kuJoweli indodana kaPhethuweli. 2 Zwanini lokhu, lina badala;lalelani lonke lina elihlala elizweni.Into enjengale seyake yenzakala na ensukwini zenuloba ensukwini zabokhokho benu? 3 Kutsheleni abantwabenu,abantwabenu labo batshele ababantwababo,abantwababo batshele isizukulwane esilandelayo. 4 Lokho okutshiywe ngumtshitshi wezintethekudliwe yisikhongwane;okutshiywe yisikhongwanekudliwe yibuyane;okutshiywe yibuyanekudliwe ngezinye intethe. 5 Vukani lina zidakwa likhale!Lilani lonke lina banathi bewayini;lilani ngenxa yewayini elitsha,ngoba lihluthunwe ezindebeni zenu. 6 Isizwe sihlasele ilizwe lami,silamandla asingeke sibalwe,silamazinyo esilwane,ingavula zesilwanekazi. 7 Sesitshabalalise izivini zami,saqothula lezihlahla zami zemikhiwa.Sebule amaxolo azosawaphosela khatshana,ingatsha zazo zasala sezimhlophe nke. 8 Lilani njengentombi egqoke isakaidabukele umyeni wobutsha bayo. 9 Umnikelo wamabele lomnikelo wokunathwakususiwe endlini KATHIXO.Abaphristi bayalila,bona abakhonzayo phambi KUKATHIXO. 10 Amasimu atshabalele,umhlabathi womile;amabele onakele,iwayini elitsha liphelile,amafutha kawasekho. 11 Delani, lina balimi,lilani, lina balimi bamavini;bubulelani ingqoloyi lebhali,ngoba isivuno sensimu sitshabalalisiwe. 12 Ivini lomilelomkhiwa ubunile;iphomegranathi, lelala lesihlahla sama-aphula,zonke izihlahla zeganga, zomile.Impela ukuthokoza kwabantukuphelile. 13 Vunulani amasaka, lina baphristi, likhale.Lilani lina elikhonzayo phambi kwe-alithari.Wozani, lilale lembethe amasaka ebusuku,lina elikhonzayo phambi kukaNkulunkulu wami,ngoba iminikelo yamabele leminikelo yokunathwayo igodliwe,kayanikelwa endlini kaNkulunkulu wenu. 14 Memezelani ukuzila okungcwele;bizani ibandla elingcwele.Memani abadalalabo bonke abahlala elizweni,baye endlini KATHIXO uNkulunkulu wenu,likhale KUTHIXO. 15 Maye ngalolosuku!Ngoba usuku LUKATHIXO seluseduze;luzafika njengencithakalo evela kuSomandla. 16 Ukudla akuzange kuphelephambi kwamehlo ethu,lokuthokoza kanye lokuthabaendlini kaNkulunkulu wethu na? 17 Inhlanyelo itshwabhenengaphansi kwamagade.Izindlu zamabele zingamanxiwa,iziphala zidiliziwe,ngoba amabele kawasekho. 18 Yeka ukukhala kwezinkomo!Imihlambi yenkomo iyaphithizelangoba kayilamadlelo;lemihlambi yezimvu iyahlupheka. 19 Ngiyakhala kuwe THIXO,ngoba umlilo usuqede amadlelolamalangabi asetshise zonke izihlahla zeganga. 20 Lezinyamazana zeganga zifuna wena;izifula zamanzi sezicitshile njalolomlilo usuqede amadlelo.

Joel 1 (BONCB)

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