Joromiya
4 “Nange uzokubuyela kimi Israyeli,” kutjho uJehova,
“Nange uzokubuyela kimi
Ususe iinthombe zakho ezinyenyisako phambi kwami,
Angekhe ube mbaleki.+
2 Nawufunga uthi,
‘Ngifunga ngoJehova ophilako!’ ngeqiniso, ngobulungiswa nangokulunga,
Iintjhaba zizozifumanela isibusiso kuye,
Begodu zizozikhakhazisa ngaye.”+
3 UJehova uthi ebantwini bakwaJuda neJerusalema:
“Zilimeleni inarha evundileko,
Begodu ningasolo nitjala hlangana nameva.+
4 Zisokeni kuJehova,
Nisuse amajwabu weenhliziyo zenu,+
Nina madoda wakwaJuda nezakhamuzi zeJerusalema,
Bona ilaka lami lingavuthi njengomlilo
Litjhise kungabi nomuntu ozolicima,
Ngebanga lezenzo zenu ezimbi.”+
5 Bikezelani lokhu kwaJuda, nikumemezele eJerusalema.
Rhuwelelani, nivuthele iphondo kiyo yoke inarha.+
Rhuwelelani nithi: “Asihlanganeni ndawonye,
Begodu sibalekele emadorobheni avikelekileko.+
6 Phakamisani itshwayo ngeZiyoni.
Nifune indawo yokuhlala, ningajami,”
Ngombana ngiletha ihlekelele evela etlhagwini,+ ukuphahlazeka okukhulu.
Uphume endawenakhe bona enze inarhakho into ethusako.
Amadorobhakho azokuba marubhi, angekhe asaba nezakhamuzi.+
8 Yeke mbathani imigodla,+
Nilile begodu nirhahlawule,
Ngombana ilaka lakaJehova elivuthako alikasuki kithi.
9 “Ngelangelo,” kutjho uJehova, “ikosi ngekhe isaba nesibindi,+
Namakhosana angekhe asaba nesibindi;
Abaphristi bazokuthukwa begodu abaphorofidi bazokurareka.”+
10 Yeke ngathi: “Maye, Kosi ePhakemeko Jehova! Ngokuqinisekileko ubakhohlise ngokupheleleko abantwaba+ neJerusalema, wathi, ‘Nizokuba nokuthula,’+ kukulapho isabula isemphinjenethu.”
11 Ngesikhatheso abantwaba neJerusalema bazokutjelwa ukuthi:
“Umoya otjhisako ovela emibundwini enganalitho yerhalawumbeni
Uzokuthanyela indodakazi* yabantu bami;
Awuzeli ukuzokuhlunga namkha ukuzokuhlwengisa.
12 Umoya onamandla uvela eendawenezi nangiwutjelako.
Nje ngizokukhupha izahlulelo ngokujamelene nabo.
13 Qala! Uzokuza njengamafu wezulu,
Iinkarana zakhe zinjengesiwuruwuru.+
Iinjomani zakhe zinebelo kunamakhozi.+
Maye kithi ngombana sitjhabalele!
14 Hlamba ukukhohlakala okusehliziywenakho Jerusalema, bona usindiswe.+
Uzokuba nemicabango ekhohlakeleko bekube kunini?
15 Ngombana ilizwi likhuluma iindaba ezivela kwaDani,+
Begodu limemezela ihlekelele evela eentabeni zakwa-Efrayimu.
16 Ibikezeleni eentjhabeni;
Nimemezele ngokujamelene neJerusalema.”
“Amasotja* ayeza avela enarheni ekude,
Azokuphakamisa amaphimbawo ngokujamelene namadorobho wakwaJuda.
17 Eza kuye ngokujamelene naye mahlangothi woke njengabonogada enarheni evulekileko,+
Ngebanga lokuthi ungihlubukile,”+ kutjho uJehova.
18 “Iindlela nezenzo zakho zizokulethwa phambi kwakho.+
Qala bona ibuhlungu kangangani ihlekelelakho,
Ngombana ifika ehliziywenakho!”
19 Maye ubuhlungu bami, ubuhlungu bami!
Ngizwa ubuhlungu obukhulu ehliziywenami.
Ihliziywami ibethela phezulu.
20 Kubikwe ihlekelele ngemva kwehlekelele,
Ngombana yoke inarha itjhatjalalisiwe.
Amatendami atjhatjalaliswe ngokuphazima kwelihlo,
Amatjhila wetende lami atjhatjalaliswe ngesikhatjhana.+
21 Kuzabe kube kunini ngisolo ngibona itshwayo,
Ngisolo ngizwa itjhada lephondo?+
22 “Abantu bami baziindlhadlha;+
Abanandaba nami.
Bamadodana aziindlhadlha, abazwisisi.
Bahlakaniphele ukwenza okumbi,
Kodwana abakwazi ukwenza okuhle.”
23 Ngabona inarha begodu qala! Beyinganalitho begodu imarubhi.+
Ngaqala ezulwini begodu ukukhanya kwabo bekungasekho.+
24 Ngabona iintaba begodu qala! Bezihlengezela,
Imibundu beyisikinyeka.+
25 Ngabona begodu qala! Bekunganamuntu,
Neenyoni bezibaleke zoke.+
26 Ngabona begodu qala! Isimu yeenthelo besele iimmango,
Begodu woke amadorobhayo agirikile.+
Bekungebanga lakaJehova,
Ngebanga lelaka lakhe elivuthako.
27 Ngombana uJehova uthi: “Inarha yoke izokuba marubhi,+
Kodwana angekhe ngiyitjhabalalise ngokupheleleko.
Ngombana ngikhulumile begodu ngiquntile,
Angekhe ngitjhugulule umkhumbulwami namkha ngibuyele emuva.+
29 Nakuzwakala itjhada labakhweli beenjomani nabadumuzi bemisubela,
Idorobho loke liyabaleka.+
Lingena emahlathini,
Begodu likhwele emadwaleni.+
Woke amadorobho alahliwe,
Begodu akunabantu abahlala kiwo.”
30 Njengombana utjhabalele, uzokwenzani?
Bewujayele ukuzimbathisa ngobubomvu,
Bewujayele ukuzikghabisa ngemikghabiso yegolide,
Begodu wenze amehlwakho abe makhulu ngepende enzima.
31 Ngombana ngizwe itjhada elinjengelakamma ogulako,
Ukugandeleleka okufana nokukamma obeletha izibulo lakhe,
Ilizwi lendodakazi yeZiyoni esolo idosa umoya.
Ithi njengombana ilule izandla zayo:+
“Maye! Kimi, ngombana ngidiniwe ngebanga lababulali.”