UJeremiya
4 “Aluba belingaphenduka kimi, awu bantu bako-Israyeli,
Nxa belingaphenduka kimi,
Lisuse izithombe zenu ezenyanyekayo phambi kwami,
Belingasoze lithunjwe,”+ kutsho uJehova.
2 “Nxa lingafunga ngeqiniso langobuqotho kanye lokulunga lithi,
‘Sifunga ngoJehova uNkulunkulu ophilayo!’
3 UJehova uthi ebantwini bakoJuda labeJerusalema:
“Limani emasimini,
Liyekele ukulima endaweni elameva.+
4 Sokani libe ngabakaJehova,
Sokani inhliziyo zenu,+
Lina bantu bakoJuda lani elihlala eJerusalema,
Ukuze ulaka lwami lungavuthi njengomlilo,
Lulavuke kuswelakale ongalucitsha,
Ngenxa yezenzo zenu ezimbi.”+
5 Khulumani ngakho koJuda, likumemezele eJerusalema,
Memezani litshaye uphondo kulo lonke ilizwe,+
Limemeze kakhulu lithi: “Buthanani ndawonye,
Sibalekele emadolobheni avikelwe ngemiduli.+
6 Phakamisani uphawu olutshengisa indlela eya eZiyoni.
Dingani indawo yokucatsha, lingami ndawonye,”
Ngoba ngiletha umonakalo ovela enyakatho,+ umonakalo omkhulu.
Sisukile endaweni yaso ukuze sizotshabalalisa ilizwe lakho.
Amadolobho akho azasala engamanxiwa, kungelamuntu ohlala kuwo.+
8 Ngakho gqokani izembatho zamasaka+
Likhale* futhi lilile,
Ngoba ulaka lukaJehova oluvuthayo lulokhu luphezu kwethu.
9 “Ngalelolanga inhliziyo yenkosi izaphela amandla,”+ kutsho uJehova,
“Lezikhulu zizatshaywa luvalo,
Abaphristi bazakwethuka bathithibale, labaphrofethi bamangale.”+
10 Ngakho ngathi: “Awu Nkosi Enkulu Jehova, ubayengile sibili abantu laba+ kanye leJerusalema wathi, ‘Lizakuba lokuthula,’+ yona inkemba isezintanyeni zethu.”
11 Ngalesosikhathi kuzathiwa ebantwini laba laseJerusalema:
“Umoya otshisayo ovela emaqaqeni asenkangala
Uzavunguza phezu kwendodakazi* yabantu bami.
Akusimoya wokwela amabele kumbe owokuwahlambulula.
12 Ngizabiza umoya olamandla uvela ezindaweni lezo,
Ngibatshele isigwebo sabo.
13 Isitha sizakuza njengamayezi ezulu,
Izinqola zaso zinjengomoya wesiphepho.+
Amabhiza aso alesiqubu ukwedlula izinkozi.+
Maye saphela thina!
14 Hlambulula inhliziyo yakho wena Jerusalema, ususe okubi ukuze usindiswe.+
Kuzaze kube nini ulokhu ufukamele imicabango emibi?
15 Kuzwakala ilizwi libika izindaba ezivela koDani,+
Limemezela umonakalo ezintabeni zako-Efrayimi.
16 Kubikeni lokhu ezizweni,
Likumemezele eJerusalema.”
“Abalindi* bayeza bevela elizweni elikhatshana,
Bazamemeza befuna ukuhlasela amadolobho akoJuda.
17 Bazayihanqa macele wonke iJerusalema njengabalindi behanqa insimu,+
Ngenxa yokuthi ingihlamukele,”+ kutsho uJehova.
18 “Izindlela zakho lezenzo zakho zizalethwa phezu kwakho.+
Uzakwehlelwa ngumonakalo obuhlungu,
Ngoba inhliziyo yakho igcwele ukuhlamuka!”
19 Maye babo, maye babo!
Inhliziyo yami ibuhlungu kakhulu.
Inhliziyo yami itshaya ngamandla.
20 Kubikwe umonakalo phezu komonakalo,
Ngoba ilizwe lonke selitshabalele.
Amatende ami adilizwe ngesikhatshana nje,
Ngesikhatshana amaseyili amatende ami abesetshabalele.+
21 Kuzaze kube nini ngilokhu ngibona uphawu olutshengisa ukuthi yiphi indlela eya eJerusalema
Njalo ngisizwa uphondo lukhala?+
22 “Abantu bami bayizithutha,+
Abalandaba lami.
Bangabantwana abayiziphukuphuku, abangelalwazi.
Bahlakaniphele ukwenza okubi kuphela,
Kodwa bayehluleka ukwenza okuhle.”
23 Ngakhangela ilizwe ngabona liyinkangala nje engelalutho,+
Ngakhangela emazulwini kodwa ukukhanya kwakungasekho.+
24 Ngakhangela izintaba ngabona zizamazama,
Ngakhangela lamaqaqa ngabona enyikinyeka.+
25 Ngakhangela ngabona kungaselamuntu,
Lenyoni zonke seziphaphile.+
26 Ngathi ngisithi mehlo suka ngabona ilizwe elivundileyo seliyinkangala,
Lamadolobho alo wonke esediliziwe.+
Lokho kwakwenziwe nguJehova,
Ngenxa yolaka lwakhe oluvuthayo.
27 UJehova uthi: “Ilizwe lonke lizasala lingamanxiwa,+
Kodwa angisoze ngilitshabalalise ngokupheleleyo.
28 Ngenxa yalokho ilizwe lizalila,+
Lamazulu aphenduke abe mnyama,+
Ngoba mina sengikhulumile futhi sengikumisile,
29 Nxa kungazwakala umsindo wabagadi bamabhiza lamabutho alemitshoko,
Abantu bonke edolobheni bayabaleka+
Bangene ezixukwini,
Bakhwele lemadwaleni,+
Wonke amadolobho asale engelabantu,
Kungela ngitsho umuntu ohlala kuwo.”
30 Khathesi uzakwenzani njengoba usutshabalele?
Wawujayele ukugqoka izigqoko ezibomvu,
Uzicecise ngemiceciso yegolide
Njalo uzicombacombe emehlweni ngokumnyama.
Kodwa akuncedanga ngalutho ukuzicomba kwakho,+
Ngoba labo ababekuhawukela sebekulahlile,
Khathesi sebefuna ukukubulala.+
31 Ngizwe ukububula okungathi ngokowesifazana ogulayo,
Lokukhala okungathi ngokowesifazana obeletha umntwana wokuqala,
Lilizwi lendodakazi yaseZiyoni ekhefuzelayo.
Yelula izandla zayo ithi:+
“Maye babo, sengidiniwe ngababulali laba!”