Joromiya
12 Ulungile Jehova+ nanginghonghoyila kuwe,
Lokha nangikhuluma iindaba zobulungiswa nawe.
Kodwana kubayini indlela yabakhohlakeleko iphumelela,+
Kubayini abakhohlisako bangatshwenyeki?
2 Ubatjalile begodu baveze imirabhu.
Bakhulile begodu baveza iinthelo.
Useduze nomlomabo kodwana ukude nemicabangwabo edephileko.+
Bakhuphe njengezimvu eziyokuhlatjwa,
Begodu bahlukanisele ilanga lokubulawa.
4 Inarha kufuze itjhwabe isikhathi esingangani
Neentjalo zawo woke amasimu kufuze zome isikhathi esingangani?+
Ngebanga lobumbi balabo abahlala kiyo,
Iimbandana neenyoni zithanyeliwe.
Ngombana bathe: “Akakuboni okuzokwenzeka kithi.”
5 Nawudinwa ugijima nabantu abagijima ngeenyawo,
Ungagijima njani neenjomani?+
Ngitjho nanyana unethemba enarheni yokuthula,
Uzokukhamba njani emahlathini anzima hlanu kweJordani?
6 Ngombana ngitjho nabafowenu, umndeni kayihlo,
Ukukhohlisile.+
Barhuwelele ngokujamelene nawe.
Ungabakholwa,
Ngitjho nanyana bakutjela izinto ezihle.
7 “Ngitjhiye indlwami;+ ngilahle ilifa lami.+
Nginikele ngaloyo engimthanda khulu esandleni samanabakhe.+
8 Ilifa lami libe njengebhubezi kimi ehlathini.
Isitjhaba sibhodle ngokujamelene nami.
Ngalokho ngasihloya.
9 Ilifa lami linjengedlanga lemibalabala kimi;
Amanye amadlanga ayalibhoda, alisahlele.+
Yizani, hlanganani ndawonye noke mbandana zehlathi,
Yizani nidle.+
Benze ingcenyami efiselekako yenarha yaba mmango onganalitho.
11 Ibe yinarha enganalitho.
Itjhwabile;*
Ibe marubhi phambi kwami.+
Yoke inarha yenziwe yaba marubhi,
Kodwana akunamuntu oyitjhejako.+
12 Abatjhabalalisi beze ngazo
zoke iindlela ezimotjhekileko bafahla emmangweni,
Ngombana isabula kaJehova irhiribidela kusukela komunye umkhawulo wenarha ukuya komunye.+
Abantu abakufumani ukuthula.
13 Batjale ikoroyi kodwana bavune ameva.+
Basebenze budisi kodwana akunanzuzo.
Bazokuphathwa ziinhloni ngalokho abakukhiqizileko
Ngebanga lelaka lakaJehova elivuthako.”
14 Nakhu uJehova akutjhoko ngokujamelene nabo boke abomakhelwana bami abakhohlakeleko, abathinta ilifa engiliphe abantu bami u-Israyeli:+ “Qala ngiyabaruthula enarhenabo,+ ngizokuruthula indlu kaJuda hlangana nabo. 15 Ngemva kokubaruthula, ngizokuba nomusa kibo godu bese ngibuyisele ngamunye wabo ilifa lakhe, enarhenakhe.”
16 “Nabaqinisekako bona bafunda iindlela zabantu bami begodu bafunga ngegama lami bathi, ‘Sifunga ngoJehova ophilako!’ Njengombana bafundisa abantu bami bona bafunge ngoBhali, bazokunikelwa indawo hlangana nabantu bami. 17 Kodwana nange bangafuni ukungilalela, ngizokuruthula isitjhabeso, ngisiruthule bengisitjhabalalise,” kutjho uJehova.+