Joromiya
5 Khambakhamba eendleleni zeJerusalema.
Qala hlanu kwakho begodu uyelele.
Funa ematatawinakhe ubone
Ukuthi ungamfumana na umuntu onobulungiswa,+
Ofuna ukuthembeka,
Begodu ngizoyilibalela.
2 Ngitjho nanyana bangathi: “Sifunga ngoJehova ophilako!”
Basazokufunga entweni emamala.+
3 Maye! Jehova amehlwakho awaqali ukuthembeka na?+
Wababetha kodwana lokho akhenge kubenze litho.
Wabatjhabalalisa kodwana balile ukwamukela isiyalo.+
4 Kodwana ngazitjela ngathi: “Ngokuqinisekileko laba ngabaqalelwa phasi.
Benza ngobudlhayela ngombana abayazi indlela kaJehova,
Isahlulelo sakaZimabo.
5 Ngizokuya emadodeni adumileko begodu ngikhulume nawo,
Ngombana kufuze ukuthi ayayazi indlela kaJehova,
Isahlulelo sakaZimawo.+
Kodwana woke aphule ijogi
Begodu arathula izinto eziwavimbako.”
6 Kungebangelo ibhubezi lehlathini libasahlela,
Ipisi yemmangweni othabaleleko isolo ibarhiribidela,
Ingwe ihlala iphapheme emadorobhenabo.
Woke umuntu ophuma kiwo urathulwa abe ziinquqwana.
Ngombana imitjhaphwabo minengi;
Izenzo zabo zokungathembeki zinengi.+
7 Ngingakulibalela njani ngalokhu?
Amadodanakho angilahlile,
Begodu afunge ngalokho okungasinguZimu.+
Nganelise iintlhogo zawo,
Kodwana asolo afeba,
Begodu agijimele endlini yobungwadla.
8 Banjengeenjomani ezitjhiswa yikanuko ekulu,
Ngamunye urhuwelela umfazi wenye indoda.+
9 “Inga-kghani kufuze ngingabajezisi ngalokhu?” kutjho uJehova.
Kghani akukafuzi ngizibuyiselele esitjhabeni esinje?”+
10 Yewize ngokujamelene nesimakhe yamadiribe begodu uyonakalise,
Kodwana ungayitjhabalalisi ngokupheleleko.+
Thatha amahlumelakhe ahlumako,
Ngombana akusingewakaJehova.
11 Ngombana indlu ka-Israyeli nendlu kaJuda
Zibe ngezingikhohlisa khulu,” kutjho uJehova.+
Ayikho ihlekelele ezosehlela;
Angekhe sibone isabula namkha indlala.’+
13 Abaphorofidi bazele umoya,
Begodu ilizwi* alikho kibo.
Lokho akwenzeke kibo!”
14 Nje-ke ngilokhu uJehova, uZimu wamabutho akutjhoko:
“Ngombana abantwaba bathi,
Ngenza amezwami abe mlilo emlonyenakho,+
Abantwaba bazokuba ziinkuni,
Begodu uzobatjhisa.”+
15 “Ngiletha isitjhaba esivela kude kuwe ndlu ka-Israyeli,”+ kutjho uJehova.
“Sitjhaba esikghodlhelelako.
16 Isikhwama sabo somcibitjholo sinjengethuna elivulekileko;
Boke baziingorho.
17 Bazokurhiribidela isivuno sakho noburotho bakho.+
Bazokurhiribidela amadodanakho namadodakazakho.
Bazokurhiribidela izimvu zakho neenkomo zakho.
Bazokurhiribidela amasimakho wamadiribe nemithakho yamafeyi.
Bazokutjhabalalisa amadorobhakho avikelekileko owathembako ngesabula.”
18 “Ngitjho nemihleni leyo,” kutjho uJehova, “Angekhe ngikutjhabalalise ngokupheleleko.+ 19 Nababuzako, ‘Kubayini uJehova uZimethu enze zoke izintwezi kithi?’ kufuze niphendule nithi, ‘Njengombana ningilahlile bona niyokulotjha uzimu wesinye isitjhaba enarhenenu, yeke nizokulotjha abantu abavela kwezinye iinarha, enarheni ekungasingeyenu.’”+
20 Memezelani lokhu endlini kaJakopo,
Begodu nikubikezele kuJuda, nithi:
21 “Yizwani lokhu, nina bantu abaziindlhayela nabanganangqondo:+
22 ‘Aningisabi na?’ kutjho uJehova,
‘Akukafuzi nihlengezele phambi kwami?
Ngimi obeke ihlabathi bona ibe mkhawulo welwandle,
Isinqophiso esizokuhlala sikhona esingekhe sidlule.
Ngitjho nanyana amagagasi aphoseka ngapha nangapha, angekhe aphumelele;
Ngitjho nanyana abhodla, angekhe adlule kilokho.+
23 Kodwana abantwaba banehliziyo enekani nevukelako;
Baphambukile bakhamba endlelenabo.+
24 Eenhliziyweni zabo abatjho ukuthi:
“Asisabeni uJehova uZimethu,
Loyo osinikela izulu ngesikhathi salo,
Izulu lesiruthwana neletwasahlobo,
Loyo ositjhejela iimveke ezibekelwe ukuvuna.”+
25 Imitjhaphwakho ikhandele izintwezi bona zingezi;
Izono zakho zikuvimbele okuhle.+
26 Kunabantu abakhohlakeleko hlangana nabantu bami.
Basolo bahlola, njengalokha abathiyi beenyoni bagugubala phasi.
Babeka isithiyo esibulalako.
Babamba abantu.
27 Njengewogo ezele iinyoni,
Nezindlu zabo zizele ikohliso.+
Kungebangelo babe namandla begodu banjinga.
28 Banonile begodu babutjhelelezi;
Baphuphuma ngobumbi.
Abalweli umlandu ongokomthetho walabo abanganaboyise,+
Bona baphumelele;
Begodu badima odududu ubulungiswa.’”+
29 “Kghani akukafuzi ngibajezise ngebanga lezintwezi?” kutjho uJehova.
“Kghani akukafuzi ngizibuyiselele esitjhabeni esinje?
30 Kwenzeke into ethusako nesabekako enarheni le:
31 Abaphorofidi baphorofida amala,+
Abaphristi babusa ngamandlabo wokulawula.
Begodu abantu bami bathanda nakunjalo.+
Kodwana bazokwenzani nakufika isiphelo?”