UJeremiya
16 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: 2 “Akumelanga uthathe umfazi njalo akumelanga ube lamadodana lamadodakazi endaweni le, 3 ngoba nanku okutshiwo nguJehova ngamadodana lamadodakazi azalwa elizweni leli kanye labonina laboyise: 4 ‘Bazabulawa yimikhuhlane etshabalalisayo+ njalo akulamuntu ozabakhalela loba abangcwabe. Bazakuba ngumquba emhlabathini.+ Bazaqedwa yinkemba layindlala+ futhi izidumbu zabo zizadliwa zinyoni lezinyamazana.’
5 UJehova uthi,
‘Ungayi endlini yesililo,
Ungangeni kuyo usiyaduduza abalilayo kumbe usiyakhala,+
Ngoba ukuthula kwami sengikususile ebantwini laba,
Ngasusa lothando lwami* kanye lesihawu sami,’+ kutsho uJehova.
6 ‘Kuzakufa abancane labakhulu elizweni leli.
Abasoze bangcwatshwe,
Njalo akulamuntu ozabakhalela.
Kakho ozazisika loba aphuce ikhanda ngenxa yabo.*
7 Akulamuntu ozanika abalilayo ukudla,
Ukuze abaduduze ngokufelwa kwabo.
Kakho ozabanika iwayini lokubaduduza,
Ukuze banathe baduduzeke ngokufelwa ngoyise loba ngonina.
8 Ungangeni lasendlini yedili,
Usiyahlala labo ukuze udle njalo unathe.’
9 “Phela uJehova wamabutho uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi, ‘Ngensuku zenu ngizaqeda umsindo wentokozo lowokujabula endaweni le futhi akusoze kuzwakale ilizwi lomyeni loba elikamakoti.+ Lokhu ngizakwenza phambi kwamehlo enu.’
10 “Nxa ungatshela abantu wonke amazwi la, bazakubuza bathi, ‘Kungani uJehova esithi uzasehlisela umonakalo ongaka? Senze cala bani futhi soneni kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu?’+ 11 Kumele ubaphendule uthi, ‘“Kungenxa yokuthi okhokho benu bangitshiya+ baqhubeka belandela abanye onkulunkulu, bebakhonza futhi bebakhothamela.+ Bangitshiya njalo abawulalelanga umthetho wami,”+ kutsho uJehova. 12 “Lina lenze okubi ukwedlula lokho okwenziwa ngokhokho benu+ futhi lonke lilenkani, liqhubeka lilandela inhliziyo zenu ezimbi kulokuthi lingilalele.+ 13 Ngizalisusa elizweni leli ngiyelilahlela elizweni elingalaziyo futhi elalingaziwa ngokhokho benu.+ Selikhonale lizakhonza abanye onkulunkulu ubusuku lemini+ ngoba angisoze ngibe lomusa kini.”’
14 “UJehova uthi: ‘Ziyeza insuku lapho abangasoze baphinde bathi: “Sifunga ngoJehova uNkulunkulu ophilayo, owakhipha abantu bako-Israyeli elizweni leGibhithe!”+ 15 Kodwa bazakuthi: “Sifunga ngoJehova uNkulunkulu ophilayo, owakhipha abantu bako-Israyeli elizweni elisenyakatho lakuwo wonke amazwe ayebenze basabalala kuwo!” Ngizababuyisela elizweni labo, ilizwe engalinika okhokho babo.’+
16 ‘Ngizathumela abagoli benhlanzi abanengi.
Bazabadinga babagole.
Ngemva kwalokho ngizathuma abazingeli abanengi,
Babazingele kuzo zonke intaba lakuwo wonke amaqaqa,
Babadinge lasezingoxweni zamadwala,’ kutsho uJehova,
17 ‘Ngoba amehlo ami ayakubona konke abakwenzayo.
Ngeke bangifihlele lutho,
Lesono sabo ngiyasibona.
18 Ngizaqala ngokubapha sonke isijeziso esifanele izono zabo lamacala abo,+
Ngoba bangcolise ilizwe lami ngezithombe zabo ezenyanyekayo futhi ezingaphiliyo.
Bagcwalise ilifa lami ngezinto ezenyanyekayo.’”+
19 Awu Jehova, ungamandla ami lenqaba yami,
Uyindawo engibalekela kuyo nxa ngisebunzimeni.+
Izizwe zizabuya kuwe zivela emikhawulweni yomhlaba,
Zifike zithi: “Okhokho bethu baqhubeka bekhonza onkulunkulu bamanga,
Iziphamaso ezingancedi ngalutho.”+
20 Kambe umuntu angazenzela onkulunkulu bakhe?
Uyabe esenza iziphamaso nje.+
21 “Ngakho ngizabafundisa,
Ngalesosikhathi ngizabenza bawazi amandla ami lobukhulu bami,
Bazakwazi ukuthi ibizo lami nguJehova.”