Joromiya
16 Ilizwi lakaJehova lafika kimi godu, lathi: 2 “Akukafuzi uzithathele umfazi, begodu akukafuzi ube namadodana namadodakazi endaweni le. 3 Nakhu uJehova akutjhoko malungana namadodana namadodakazi abelethelwe lapho namalungana nabonina abababelethileko namalungana naboyise ababangele bona babelethwe enarheni le: 4 ‘Bazokufa ngebanga lokugula okubulalako,+ kodwana akunamuntu ozabalilela namkha ozobabulunga; bazokuba njengomsuqwa ehlabathini.+ Bazokutjhabalala ngesabula nangendlala,+ begodu iindumbu zabo zizokuba kukudla kweenyoni zezulu nokweembandana zephasi.’
Ngombana ngithethe ukuthula kwami ebantwinaba,’ kutjho uJehova,
‘Nethando lami elithembekileko nomusami.+
6 Abakhulu nabancani bazokuhlongakalela enarheni le.
Angeze babulungwe,
Akunamuntu ozobalilela,
Begodu akunamuntu ozozisika namkha agude iinhluthu ngebanga labo.
7 Akunamuntu ozokunikela abalilela ukudla,
Ozobaduduza ngebanga lokuhlongakalelwa;
Akunamuntu ozobanikela ikapho yenduduzo
bona basele ngebanga lokuhlongakalelwa ngubaba namkha umma.
8 Ungangeni ngendlini yomnyanya
Bona uhlale, udle begodu usele nabo.’
9 “Ngombana ngilokhu uJehova wamabutho uZimu ka-Israyeli akutjhoko, ‘Endaweni le, emalangenakho naphambi kwamehlwakho ngizokuqeda itjhada lokujekezela nokuthaba, iphimbo lomkhwenyana nephimbo lakamakoti.’+
10 “Nawutjela abantwaba woke amezwi la bazokubuza ukuthi, “Kubayini uJehova akhulume ngehlekelele engaka ezosenzakalela? Ngimiphi imitjhapho nezono esizenzileko phambi kwakaJehova uZimethu?’+ 11 Kufuze ubaphendule uthi, ‘“Ngebanga lokuthi abakhokho benu bangitjhiyile,”+ kutjho uJehova, baragela phambili nokulandela abanye abozimu begodu babalotjha, babakhothamela.+ Kodwana bangitjhiyile nemithethwami akhenge bayiphethe.+ 12 Nina niziphethe kumbi khulu ukudlula abakhokho benu+ begodu ngamunye wenu ulandela ikani yehliziywakhe ekhohlakeleko kunokungilalela.+ 13 Ngizonifuthela ngaphandle kwenarha le, nginise enarheni eningayaziko nabokhokho benu abangayaziko,+ lapho nizokulotjha abanye abozimu imini nobusuku,+ ngombana angekhe ngibe nomusa kini.”’
14 “‘Nanyana kunjalo, amalanga ayeza’ kutjho uJehova ‘angekhe basathi: “Ngifunga ngoJehova ophilako, owakhupha abantu bakwa-Israyeli enarheni yeGibhide!”+ 15 kodwana bazokuthi, “Ngifunga ngoJehova ophilako olethe abantu bakwa-Israyeli bavela enarheni yetlhagwini nakizo zoke iindawo ebekabarhatjhele kizo begodu ngizobabuyisela enarhenabo engayinikela abokhokho babo.+
16 ‘Qala ngithumela abathiyi beemfesi abanengi,’ kutjho uJehova,
Bazobathiyela iimfesi.
Ngemva kwalokho ngizokuthumela abazumi abanengi,
Begodu bazobazumela kizo zoke iintaba nakuyo yoke imibundu
Nemarharheni wamadwala.
17 Amehlwami akikho koke abakwenzako.
Angekhe bangifihlele izinto abazenzako,
Ngitjho nemitjhapho ayikafihleki emehlwenami.
18 Kokuthoma, ngizobajezisa ngokupheleleko ngebanga lomtjhapho nezono zabo,+
Ngombana basilaphaze inarhami ngeenthombe zabo ezinyenyisako ezingaphiliko
Begodu bazalise ilifa lami ngezinto ezinyenyisako.’”+
19 Maye! Jehova, umamandlami nesiphephelo sami,
Uyindawami yokubalekela ngesikhathi sokugandeleleka,+
Iinarha zizokuza kuwe zivela emaphethelweni wephasi,
Bazokuthi abakhokho bethu balandela isiko lokulotjha abozimu bamala,
Izinto ezililize, ezingasizi ngalitho nezingazuzisiko.”+
20 Kghani umuntu angazenzela aboZimu?
Akwenzako akusibozimu bamambala.+
21 “Nje-ke, ngizobenza bazi,
Ngesikhatheso ngizobenza bazi amandlami nobukhulu bami,
Begodu kuzokufuze bazi ukuthi igama lami nginguJehova.”