UJeremiya
20 UPhashuri indodana ka-Imeri, owayengumphristi futhi ekhangela konke okwakusenziwa endlini kaJehova, wayelalele ngesikhathi uJeremiya ephrofetha izinto lezi. 2 UPhashuri watshaya umphrofethi uJeremiya wasembophela emapulankeni amakhulu+ ayesegedini lakoBhenjamini elingaphezulu, endlini kaJehova. 3 Kodwa ngelanga elilandelayo wamkhulula emapulankeni ayembophele kuwo, uJeremiya wasesithi kuye:
“UJehova uthe awusenguye uPhashuri kodwa usuyiKwethuka Okugcwele Indawo Yonke.+ 4 Ngakho uJehova uthi, ‘Engizakwenza khona kuzakwethusa wena labo bonke abangane bakho. Izitha zabo zizababulala ngenkemba phambi kwamehlo akho+ futhi ngizanikela bonke abantu bakoJuda esandleni senkosi yeBhabhiloni. Izabathumba ibase eBhabhiloni ifike ibabulale ngenkemba.+ 5 Yonke inotho yedolobho leli, lempahla yonke, lakho konke okuligugu kanye lenotho yonke yamakhosi akoJuda ngizakunikela esandleni sezitha zabo.+ Zizakuthumba konke zihambe lakho eBhabhiloni.+ 6 Wena Phashuri labo bonke abahlala endlini yakho lizathunjwa. Uzakuya eBhabhiloni futhi uzafela khona. Yikho lapho wena labangane bakho elizangcwatshwa khona ngoba uphrofethe amanga ebantwini laba.’”+
7 Ngangingakholwa Jehova kodwa wena wangenza ngakholwa.*
Watshengisa ukuthi ulamandla kulami, wanqoba.+
Sengibe yinhlekisa ebantwini ilanga lonke;
Bonke abantu bayangihleka.+
8 Loba nini nxa ngikhuluma kumele ngimemeze ngithi,
“Kuza udlakela lomonakalo!”
Ilizwi likaJehova lenze ngathukwa futhi ngachothozwa ilanga lonke.+
9 Ngakho ngathi: “Angisoze ngikhulume ngaye,
Angisoze ngiphinde ngikhulume ngebizo lakhe.”+
Kodwa enhliziyweni yami ilizwi lakhe laba njengomlilo ovuthayo, kwaba angathi kulomlilo ovalelwe emathanjeni ami.
Ngasengidiniwe ngokulivalela ngaphakathi,
Kwala ukuthi ngiqhubeke ngithule.+
10 Kunengi okubi engezwa abantu bekukhuluma ngami,
Ngangisesaba ngoba banengi ababengisongela.+
Babesithi: “Asimsoleni, asimsoleni!”
Bonke abantu ababengifisela ukuthula babekhangelele ukuthi ngehlelwe ngokubi,+
Besithi: “Mhlawumbe uzakwenza ubuthutha aphambanise,
Besesimnqoba siziphindiselele kuye.”
11 Kodwa uJehova wayelami njengeqhawe elilamandla.+
Yikho labo abangihlukuluzayo bezakhubeka futhi bengasoze banqobe.+
Bazayangeka kakhulu ngoba abasoze baphumelele,
Ukuyangiswa kwabo kuzahlala kukhunjulwa.+
12 Kodwa wena Jehova wamabutho uyamhlola olungileyo.
Ubona inhliziyo lemicabango ejulileyo.*+
13 Hlabelelani uJehova! Mdumiseni uJehova!
Ngoba ukhulule umuntu ongumyanga ezandleni zabantu abenza okubi.
14 Kaliqalekiswe ilanga engazalwa ngalo!
Kalingabusiswa ilanga umama angibeletha ngalo!+
15 Kaqalekiswe umuntu owabikela ubaba indaba ezinhle wathi:
“Uzalelwe umntwana ongumfana!”
Wamenza wathokoza kakhulu.
16 Lowomuntu kafanane lamadolobho uJehova awatshabalalisa wangazisoli.
Kazwe isililo ekuseni lomkhosi wempi emini.
17 Kungani engangibulalanga ngisesesiswini sikamama,
Ukuze umama abe lingcwaba lami,
Ahlale ezithwele engabelethi?+
18 Kungani ngaphuma esibelethweni sikamama?
Khathesi sengiphakathi kokuhlupheka losizi,
Lensuku zami zizaphela ngiphakathi kwehlazo.+