UJeremiya
2 Ilizwi likaJehova lafika kimi lathi: 2 “Hamba uyememezela lokhu eJerusalema uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova:
“Ngikukhumbula kuhle ukuzinikela kwakho usesemutsha,+
Lothando owawulalo ngesikhathi sisathembisene,+
Lokuthi wangilandela enkangala,
Elizweni elingahlanyelwanga lutho.+
3 U-Israyeli wayengcwele kuJehova,+ eyizithelo zokuqala zesivuno sakhe.”’
‘Loba ngubani owayemhlasela wayesiba lecala,
Ehlelwe ngumonakalo,’ kutsho uJehova.”+
4 Zwanini ilizwi likaJehova lina abendlu kaJakhobe,
Lani lonke elivela ezimulini zendlu ka-Israyeli.
5 UJehova uthi:
“Okhokho benu basolani kimi,+
Okwenza bangitshiya baya khatshana lami,
Balandela izithombe ezingelancedo,+ labo bacina bengaselancedo?+
6 Abazange babuze bathi, ‘Ungaphi uJehova,
Lowo owasikhipha elizweni leGibhithe,+
Wasikhokhela sidabula enkangala,
Elizweni elilugwadule+ elilamagodi,
Ilizwe elomileyo+ elilamathunzi amnyama,
Okungelamuntu odlula kulo,
Lelingahlalwa muntu?’
7 Ngaliletha elizweni elilezihlahla zezithelo,
Ukuze lidle izithelo zazo lakho konke okuhle okukulo.+
Kodwa lina lafika langcolisa ilizwe lami,
Lenza ilifa lami lenyanyeka.+
8 Abaphristi abazange babuze ukuthi ungaphi uJehova,+
Labo okwakumele bafundise abantu uMthetho abazange bangazi,
Abelusi bangihlamukela,+
Abaphrofethi baphrofetha ngoBhali,+
Balandela onkulunkulu abangelancedo.
9 Ngakho uJehova uthi, ‘Ngizaqhubeka ngilethesa amacala,+
Lamadodana amadodana enu ngizawethesa amacala.’
10 ‘Chaphani liye ezihlengeni zaseKhithimu+ libone,
Khangelani libone ukuthi into enje seyake yenzakala yini,
Lithumele ilizwi eKhedari+ licabangisise ngakho.
11 Kambe kulesizwe esake satshiya onkulunkulu baso salandela onkulunkulu abangelancedo?
Kodwa abantu bami batshiye inkazimulo yami balandela izinto ezingelancedo.+
12 Akulimangalise lokhu lina mazulu,
Lethuke lithuthumele,’ kutsho uJehova,
13 ‘Ngoba abantu bami benze izinto ezimbili ezimbi:
Bangitshiyile mina lanxa ngingumthombo wamanzi okuphila,+
Bazigebhela eyabo imigodi,
Imigodi engagcini manzi.’
14 ‘U-Israyeli kasinceku kumbe isigqili esizalelwe endlini yenkosi yaso,
Manje kungani ethunjiwe?
15 Izilwane ezilamandla ziyambhongela,+
Njalo ziyahwabha.
Sezitshabalalise ilizwe lakhe,
Amadolobho akhe athungelwe ngomlilo ukuze angahlalwa muntu.
16 Abantu baseNofi*+ labaseThaphanesi+ badla ekhanda lakho.
17 Kayisuwe yini ozilethele uhlupho lolu,
Ngokutshiya uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho,+
Owayekukhokhela ekutshengisa indlela?
Kungani ufuna ukuya e-Asiriya+
Uyenatha amanzi omfula uYufrathe?
19 Izinto ezimbi owazenzayo kumele zikufundise isifundo,
Usolwe ngenxa yokungathembeki kwakho.
Kumele wazi futhi ubone ukuthi kubuhlungu njalo kubi kangakanani+
Ukutshiya uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.
Utshengise ukuthi awungesabi ngitsho,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu, uJehova wamabutho.
20 ‘Ngephula ijogwe lakho+ kudala,
Ngaqamula lamaketane akho.
Kodwa wena wathi: “Angisoze ngikukhonze.”
Walala wazichaya,
Ufeba+ phezu kwawo wonke amaqaqa aphakemeyo, langaphansi kwazo zonke izihlahla eziyizithingithingi.+
21 Ngakuhlanyela uyisihlahla esihle samagilebisi abomvu+ awenhlanyelo enhle.
Pho kungani usutshintshe waba yisihlahla samagilebisi eganga esilamahlumela amabi?’+
22 ‘Lanxa ungaze ugeze ngesoda langesepa enengi,
Uzabe ulokhu ungcolile phambi kwami ngoba icala lakho likhulu,’+ kutsho iNkosi Enkulu uJehova.
23 Manje kungani usithi, ‘Mina angizange ngizingcolise,
Angizange ngilandele oBhali’?
Khangela indlela obuziphatha ngayo esigodini,
Ucabangisise ngalokho okwenzileyo.
Unjengekamela elincane elisikazi elilesiqubu,
Eligijima ligcwale yonke indawo.
24 Unjengobabhemi ojayelane lomango wenkangala,
Ohamba enukanuka edinga omduna ngoba etshiswa yinkanuko.
Ngubani ongambamba nxa esetshiswa yinkanuko?
Zonke ezinduna ezimdingayo akumelanga zizihluphe,
Zizamthola ngesikhathi sakhe.
25 Mana ngoba uzacina usuhamba phansi ngenyawo,
Lomphimbo wakho ucine usuwomile.
Kodwa wena uthi, ‘Akuncedi lokho!+
26 Abako-Israyeli sebeyangekile,
Sebelenhloni njengesela elibanjwe litshontsha,
Bayangekile bona lamakhosi abo lezikhulu zabo,
Labaphristi labaphrofethi babo.+
27 Bathi esihlahleni, ‘Wena ungubaba,’+
Besebesithi elitsheni, ‘Nguwe owangizalayo.’
Mina bayangifulathela, abafuni lokungikhangela.+
Kodwa ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwabo bazakuthi,
‘Buya usisindise!’+
28 Khathesi bangaphi onkulunkulu bakho owazenzela bona?+
Kababuye bakusindise njengoba ususebunzimeni,
Phela onkulunkulu bakho banengi njengamadolobho akho, wena Juda.+
29 ‘Kungani liqhubeka liphikisana lami?
Kungani lonke lingihlamukela?’+ kutsho uJehova.
Inkemba yakho iqede abaphrofethi,+
Angathi yisilwane esilolaka.
31 Bantu bami, ake lilalele ilizwi likaJehova.
Sengibe yinkangala yini kwabako-Israyeli?
Sengibe lilizwe elimnyama okwesabekayo yini?
Manje kungani abantu bami besithi, ‘Sizihambela loba ngaphi esifuna khona.
Asisoze siphenduke kuwe’?+
32 Kambe intombi ingakhohlwa imiceciso yayo?
Umakoti angayikhohlwa yini imigaxo yakhe?
Kodwa abantu bami bona bangikhohlwe okwesikhathi eside.+
33 Wena ungowesifazana okwazi kuhle ukuhuga amadoda!
Usuzifundise ukwenza izinto ezimbi.+
34 Igazi labantu abangabayanga futhi abangelacala ligcwele ezigqokweni zakho,+
Ligcwele kuzo zonke izembatho zakho
Lanxa ngingabatholanga begqekeza.+
35 Kodwa wena uthi, ‘Angilacala.
Kumele ukuthi khathesi kasangizondelanga.’
Lanxa kunjalo mina ngizakujezisa
Ngoba uthi awonanga lutho.
36 Kungani ukuthatha kancane ukungathembeki kwakho?
37 Ngenxa yalokho uzaphuma uthwele imikhono ekhanda,+
Ngoba uJehova ubalahlile labo obathembileyo,
Abasoze bakuncede ngalutho.”