Joel 2
1 to blow trumpet in/on/with Zion and to shout in/on/with mountain: mount holiness my to tremble all to dwell [the] land: country/planet for to come (in): come day LORD for near
Vuthelani icilongo eZiyoni; hlabani umkhosi entabeni yami engcwele. Bonke abahlala elizweni kabathuthumele, ngoba usuku lukaThixo luyeza. Selusondele, selufikile,
2 day darkness and darkness day cloud and cloud like/as dawn to spread upon [the] mountain: mount people many and mighty like him not to be from [the] forever: antiquity and after him not to add: again till year generation and generation
usuku lomnyama lokudana, usuku lwamayezi lobumnyama. Njengokusa kusendlaleka phezu kwezintaba, liyeza ibutho elikhulu elilamandla elingazange libe khona endulo kumbe libe khona eminyakeni ezayo.
3 to/for face: before his to eat fire and after him to kindle flame like/as garden Eden [the] land: country/planet to/for face: before his and after him wilderness devastation and also survivor not to be to/for him
Phambi kwabo umlilo uyatshisa, ngemva kwabo amalangabi ayavutha. Phambi kwabo ilizwe linjengensimu yase-Edeni ngemva kwabo yinkangala elugwadule, akukho okubaphunyukayo.
4 like/as appearance horse appearance his and like/as horse so to run: run [emph?]
Bakhangeleka benjengamabhiza; bamatha njengamabhiza empi.
5 like/as voice: sound chariot upon head: top [the] mountain: mount to skip about [emph?] like/as voice: sound flame fire to eat stubble like/as people: soldiers mighty to arrange battle
Ngomsindo onjengowezinqola zempi, beqa phezu kwezingqongo zezintaba, njengamabibi omlilo etshisa inhlanga, njengebutho elilamandla selilungele impi.
6 from face: before his to twist: writh in pain people all face to gather pale
Ekubaboneni nje, izizwe zizwa ubuhlungu; ubuso bonke buyadana.
7 like/as mighty man to run: run [emph?] like/as human battle to ascend: rise wall and man: anyone in/on/with way: journey his to go: walk [emph?] and not to lend [emph?] way their
Bahlasela njengamaqhawe; bakhwele imiduli njengamabutho. Bonke bahamba beludwendwe bengaphambuki endleleni yabo.
8 and man: anyone brother: compatriot his not to crowd [emph?] great man in/on/with highway his to go: walk [emph?] and about/through/for [the] missile to fall: fall not to cut off: to end
Kabasunduzani; lowo lalowo uhamba eqonde phambili. Badabula phakathi kwezivikelo kungekho kwehlukana kubo.
9 in/on/with city to rush in/on/with wall to run: run [emph?] in/on/with house: home to ascend: rise about/through/for [the] window to come (in): come like/as thief
Baya ngesiqubu edolobheni; bagijima besekele umduli. Bayakhwela bangene ezindlini; bangena ngamawindi njengamasela.
10 to/for face: before his to tremble land: country/planet to shake heaven sun and moon be dark and star to gather brightness their
Umhlaba uyanyikinyeka phambi kwabo; umkhathi uyaqhaqhazela, ilanga lenyanga kube mnyama, lezinkanyezi kazisakhanyisi.
11 and LORD to give: cry out voice his to/for face: before strength: soldiers his for many much camp his for mighty to make: do word his for great: large day LORD and to fear: revere much and who? to sustain him
UThixo uyakhwaza phambi kwebutho lakhe; amabutho akhe angeke abalwe, njalo balamandla labo abalalela ukulaya kwakhe. Usuku lukaThixo lukhulu; luyesabeka. Ngubani ongalumela na?
12 and also now utterance LORD to return: return till me in/on/with all heart your and in/on/with fast and in/on/with weeping and in/on/with mourning
“Lakhathesi,” kutsho uThixo, “phendukelani kimi ngenhliziyo zenu zonke, ngokuzila langokukhala lokulila.”
13 and to tear heart your and not garment your and to return: return to(wards) LORD God your for gracious and compassionate he/she/it slow face: anger and many kindness and to be sorry: relent upon [the] distress: harm
Dabulani inhliziyo zenu hatshi izigqoko zenu. Buyelani kuThixo uNkulunkulu wenu, ngoba ulomusa lesihawu, uyaphuza ukuthukuthela, ulothando olukhulu, njalo uyaxola ukuthumela umonakalo.
14 who? to know to return: repent and to be sorry: relent and to remain after him blessing offering and drink offering to/for LORD God your
Ngubani owaziyo? Engxenye angaphenduka abe lesihawu atshiye isibusiso, iminikelo yamabele leminikelo yokunathwayo kaThixo uNkulunkulu wenu.
15 to blow trumpet in/on/with Zion to consecrate: consecate fast to call: call to assembly
Vuthelani icilongo eZiyoni, memezelani ukuzila okungcwele, bizani ibandla elingcwele.
16 to gather people to consecrate: consecate assembly to gather old: elder to gather infant and to suckle breast to come out: come son-in-law from chamber his and daughter-in-law: bride from canopy her
Buthanisani abantu, ngcwelisani ibandla; hlanganisani abadala, buthanisani abantwana labo abamunyayo. Umyeni katshiye indlu yakhe lomlobokazi atshiye ikamelo lakhe.
17 between [the] Portico and to/for altar to weep [the] priest to minister LORD and to say to pity [emph?] LORD upon people your and not to give: make inheritance your to/for reproach to/for to rule in/on/with them nation to/for what? to say in/on/with people where? God their
Abaphristi abakhonzayo phambi kukaThixo, kabakhale bephakathi laphakathi kwentuba le-alithari. Kabathi, “Awu Thixo, zwela abantu bakho. Ungenzi ilifa lakho libe yinto yokuhlekwa, isiga phakathi kwezizwe. Kungani phakathi kwezizwe kumele bathi, ‘Ungaphi uNkulunkulu wabo?’”
18 and be jealous LORD to/for land: country/planet his and to spare upon people his
Lapho-ke uThixo uzakuba lobukhwele ngelizwe lakhe abe lesihawu ebantwini bakhe.
19 and to answer LORD and to say to/for people his look! I to send: depart to/for you [obj] [the] grain and [the] new wine and [the] oil and to satisfy with him and not to give: make [obj] you still reproach in/on/with nation
UThixo uzabaphendula athi: “Ngiyalithumela amabele lewayini elitsha lamafutha, okwaneleyo ukulisuthisa ngokugcweleyo; angiyikuphinda futhi ukulenza into yokuhlekisa ezizweni.
20 and [obj] [the] northern to remove from upon you and to banish him to(wards) land: country/planet dryness and devastation [obj] face: before his to(wards) [the] sea [the] eastern and end his to(wards) [the] sea [the] last and to ascend: rise stench his and to ascend: rise stench his for to magnify to/for to make: do
Ibutho lasenyakatho ngizalixotshela khatshana lani, ngilifuqele elizweni elomileyo elilugwadule, amaviyo alo aphambili esiya olwandle lwasempumalanga lawo angemuva esiya olwandle lwasentshonalanga. Iphunga lalo elibi lizakuya phezulu, umnuko walo uzaphakama.” Ngempela wenze izinto ezinkulu ezimangalisayo.
21 not to fear land: soil to rejoice and to rejoice for to magnify LORD to/for to make: do
Ungesabi, wena lizwe; thaba uthokoze. Impela uThixo wenze izinto ezinkulu.
22 not to fear animal field for to sprout habitation wilderness for tree to lift: bear fruit his fig and vine to give: give strength: rich their
Lingesabi, lina zinyamazana zeganga, ngoba amadlelo asesiba luhlaza. Izihlahla sezithela izithelo zazo; imikhiwa lemivini kuthela kakhulu.
23 and son: child Zion to rejoice and to rejoice in/on/with LORD God your for to give: give to/for you [obj] [the] rain/teacher to/for righteousness and to go down to/for you rain rain/teacher and spring rain in/on/with first: previous
Thabani, lina bantu baseZiyoni, thokozani kuThixo uNkulunkulu wenu ngoba ulinike izulu lekwindla ngokulunga. Ulilethela izulu elinengi kanye lezulu lekwindla lelentwasa, njengakuqala.
24 and to fill [the] threshing floor grain and to overflow [the] wine new wine and oil
Iziza zizagcwala amabele; izikhamelo zizaphuphuma iwayini lamafutha.
25 and to complete to/for you [obj] [the] year which to eat [the] locust [the] locust and [the] locust and [the] locust strength: soldiers my [the] great: large which to send: depart in/on/with you
“Ngizalihlawula okwaleyo minyaka lokho okwadliwa zintethe, lesikhonyane lobuyane, ezinye izintethe kanye lemitshitshi yezintethe, ibutho lami elikhulu engalithumela kini.
26 and to eat to eat and to satisfy and to boast: praise [obj] name LORD God your which to make: do with you to/for to wonder and not be ashamed people my to/for forever: any time
Lizakuba lokudla okunengi lize lisuthe, njalo lizadumisa ibizo likaThixo uNkulunkulu wenu, olenzele izimangaliso; abantu bami kabayikuphinda bayangeke futhi.
27 and to know for in/on/with entrails: among Israel I and I LORD God your and nothing still and not be ashamed people my to/for forever: any time
Ngakho lizakwazi ukuthi ngiko-Israyeli, lokuthi mina nginguThixo uNkulunkulu wenu, kanye lokuthi kakho omunye; abantu bami kabayikuphinda bayangeke futhi.”
28 and to be after so to pour: pour [obj] spirit my upon all flesh and to prophesy son: descendant/people your and daughter your old your dream to dream [emph?] youth your vision to see: see
“Emva kwalokho, ngizathululela uMoya wami kubo bonke abantu. Amadodana lamadodakazi enu azaphrofitha, izinsizwa zenu zizabona imibono, lamaxhegu enu azaphupha amaphupho.
29 and also upon [the] servant/slave and upon [the] maidservant in/on/with day [the] they(masc.) to pour: pour [obj] spirit my
Lasezincekwini zami, ezesilisa lezesifazane, ngizawuthulula uMoya wami ngalezonsuku.
30 and to give: make wonder in/on/with heaven and in/on/with land: country/planet blood and fire and column smoke
Ngizabonakalisa izimangaliso emazulwini lasemhlabeni, igazi lomlilo lezikhatha zentuthu.
31 [the] sun to overturn to/for darkness and [the] moon to/for blood to/for face: before to come (in): come day LORD [the] great: large and [the] to fear
Ilanga lizaphendulwa libe yibumnyama lenyanga ibeligazi phambi kokuba kufike usuku olukhulu lukaThixo, olwesabekayo.
32 and to be all which to call: call to in/on/with name LORD to escape for in/on/with mountain: mount Zion and in/on/with Jerusalem to be survivor like/as as which to say LORD and in/on/with survivor which LORD to call: call to
Njalo wonke obiza ibizo likaThixo uzasindiswa; ngoba eNtabeni iZiyoni laseJerusalema kuzakuba lokukhululwa, njengoba uThixo etshilo, iloba phakathi kwabasindileyo labo ababizwa nguThixo.”
