UJeremiya
14 Leli lilizwi likaJehova elafika kuJeremiya elalimayelana lendlala:+
2 Abantu bakoJuda bayalila,+ lamagedi abo awile.
Bahlezi phansi behlulukelwe,
Njalo kuzwakala isililo eJerusalema.
3 Amakhosi abo athuma izinceku zawo ukuthi ziyekukha amanzi.
Ziyahamba ziyewadinga emithonjeni kodwa zithole komile,
Beseziphenduka zithwele imbiza zamanzi ezingelalutho.
Zifika zidanile futhi ziyangekile,
Zimboze amakhanda azo.
4 Umhlabathi womile
Ngenxa yokuthi akulazulu elizweni.+
Abalimi bamangele futhi bamboze amakhanda abo.
5 Lempalakazi ilitshiya egangeni izinyane layo elisanda kuzalwa,
Ngoba akuselatshani.
6 Obabhemi beganga bamile emaqaqeni angelazihlahla,
Badonsa umoya njengamakhanka bezama ukuphefumula.
Amehlo abo awasaboni kuhle ngoba akulatshani.+
7 Lanxa iziphambeko zethu ziveza ukuthi sonile,
Sicela usincede, awu Jehova, ngenxa yebizo lakho,+
Ngoba iziphambeko zethu sezizinengi,+
Njalo sonile kuwe.
8 Awu themba labantu bako-Israyeli, wena obasindisayo+ nxa besekuhluphekeni,
Kungani unjengesihambi elizweni,
Esihlala ubusuku obubodwa nje sidlule?
9 Kungani unjengomuntu omangeleyo?
Kungani unjengomuntu olamandla kodwa ongenelisi ukusindisa abantu bakhe?
Ngakho ungasilahli.
10 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova ngabantu laba: “Bathanda ukuhamba,+ abazibambanga inyawo zabo.+ Yikho uJehova kathokozi ngabo,+ uzakhumbula iziphambeko zabo abajezisele izono zabo.”+
11 UJehova wasesithi kimi: “Ungathandazi ucela ukuthi ngibenzele okuhle abantu laba.+ 12 Bazila ukudla bengincenga kodwa angibalaleli.+ Banikela ngeminikelo yokutshiswa egcweleyo langeminikelo yamabele kodwa ayingithokozisi.+ Ngizabaqeda ngenkemba, langendlala langesifo.”*+
13 Mina ngasengisithi: “Awu Nkosi Enkulu Jehova, abaphrofethi bathi kubo, ‘Alisoze libulawe ngenkemba loba lihlaselwe yindlala kodwa ngizalinika ukuthula okukhulu endaweni le.’”+
14 UJehova wasesithi kimi: “Abaphrofethi baphrofetha amanga ngebizo lami.+ Angibathumanga, angibalayanga futhi angikhulumanga labo.+ Baphrofetha kini imibono yamanga lokuhlahlula okungancediyo njalo bakhuluma ubuqili obusezinhliziyweni zabo.+ 15 Ngakho nanku okutshiwo nguJehova: ‘Abaphrofethi laba abaphrofetha ngebizo lami mina ngingabathumanga futhi abatshela abantu ukuthi abasoze babulawe ngenkemba loba bahlaselwe yindlala elizweni leli, bazabulawa ngenkemba baqedwe layindlala.+ 16 Izidumbu zalabo ababelalela iziphrofetho zabo zizagcwala emigwaqweni yeJerusalema ngenxa yendlala lenkemba. Akulamuntu ozabangcwaba+ bona labomkabo, lamadodana abo lamadodakazi abo ngoba ngizabehlisela isijeziso esibafaneleyo.’+
17 “Kumele uthi kubo,
‘Amehlo ami kawajuluke izinyembezi ubusuku lemini, ngikhale ngingathuli,+
Ngoba indodakazi yabantu bami eyintombi egcweleyo ihlaselwe yephulwa,+
Yasala ilenxeba elibi.
18 Nxa ngingaya egangeni,
Ngibona abantu ababulewe ngenkemba.+
Nxa ngingangena edolobheni,
Ngibona abagula imikhuhlane ebangelwa yindlala!+
Abaphrofethi labaphristi babhodabhoda elizweni abangalaziyo.’”+
19 Usumlahle kokuphela yini uJuda? Usuyenyanya yini iZiyoni?+
Kungani usitshaye kabuhlungu sasala singaselapheki?+
Besilethemba lokuthi kuzakuba lokuthula kodwa akulanto enhle efikileyo,
Besilethemba lokuthi sizasiliswa kodwa sehlelwe yibunzima obukhulu!+
20 Siyavuma ukuthi senze okubi, awu Jehova,
Siyazivuma leziphambeko zabokhokho bethu,
Ngoba sonile kuwe.+
21 Ungasilahli ngenxa yebizo lakho,+
Ungaseyisi isihlalo sakho sobukhosi esikhazimulayo.
Khumbula isivumelwano owasenza lathi, ungasephuli.+
22 Kambe izithombe ezingelancedo zingaliletha yini izulu,
Lomkhathi uwodwa ungawuletha na umfefezo?
Nguwe wedwa awu Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu ongakwenza lokhu.+
Sibeka ithemba lethu kuwe,
Ngoba nguwe wedwa owenze lezizinto.