Amavesi eBhayibheli adumile avela kokuthi Joel 1

Dlulisela

Declare a holy fast. Call a solemn assembly. Gather the leaders and all the people of the land to the house of YAHWEH your God. Cry out with all your hearts to YAHWEH!

You priests, put on sackcloth and weep. You ministers who serve at the altar, mourn and wail! Go, spend the night in the temple, you servants of my God, because there is no more grain or wine offerings to bring to the house of your God.

The vine has withered, and the fig tree wilts away. In fact, every tree of the field has withered— pomegranate, date palm, and apple tree. And in the same way, the people’s joy and gladness has withered too.