Joromiya
6 Maye! Madodana kaBhenjamini. Phephelani endaweni ekude yeJerusalema.
Ngombana ihlekelele ivela etlhagwini, ihlekelele ekulu.+
2 Indodakazi yeZiyoni ifana nomfazi omuhle nophathwa kuhle.+
3 Abelusi nemihlambabo bazokuza.
4 “Lungiselela ukulwa naye!
Sikima begodu simsahlele emini!”
“Maye! Kithi ngombana ilanga liyatjhinga,
Kancanikancani kuba nzima.”
5 “Sikima asisahleleni ebusuku
Begodu sitjhabalalise imibhotjhongwakhe evikelekileko.”+
6 Ngombana ngilokhu uJehova akutjhoko:
“Quntani iingodo niphakamise indunduma yokuvimbezela iJerusalema.+
Lidorobho ekufuze libekwe umlandu;
Liyagandelela nje kwaphela.+
7 Njengombana ipetsi imthombo wamanzi apholileko,
Nedorobho limthombo wokukhohlakala.
Inturhu nokutjhabalala kuzwakala kilo;+
Ukugula nesibetho kuhlala kuphambi kwami.
8 Yelela Jerusalema, nakungasinjalo ngizokusuka kuwe nginyenyile;+
Ngizokutjhabalalisa, ngikwenze inarha enganazakhamuzi.”+
9 Nakhu uJehova wamabutho akutjhoko:
“Bazokuburujisisa abaseleko bakwa-Israyeli njengamadiribe wokugcina esidiribeni.
Lula isandla sakho njengomuntu obuthelela emasimini wamadiribe.”
10 “Kufuze ngikhulume nobani begodu ngiyelelise bani?
Ngubani ozokulalela?
Qala! Iindlebe zabo zivalekile, bona bangatjheji.+
Qala! Ilizwi lakaJehova libe yinto abahlekisa ngayo;+
Alibathabisi.
11 Yeke ngizele ngelaka lakaJehova,
Begodu ngidiniwe kulibamba.”+
“Lirhuthulele emntwaneni osendleleni,+
Eenqhemeni zamasokana ahlangene ndawonye.
Bazokuthunjwa boke, indoda nomkayo,
Amadoda amadala namaqhegu.+
12 Izindlu zabo zizokunikelwa abanye,
Kuhlanganise namasimabo nabomkabo.+
Ngombana ngizokululela isandla sami ezakhamuzini zenarha,” kutjho uJehova.
13 “Ngombana kusukela komncani kuya komkhulu, omunye nomunye wenza inzuzo engakathembeki;+
Kusukela emphorofidini kuye emphristini, boke bayakhwabanisa.+
14 Balinga ukulapha ukuphuka kwabantu bami ngokukuthatha lula, bathi,
‘Kunokuthula! Kunokuthula!’
Kukulapho kunganakuthula.+
15 Baneenhloni na ngezinto ezinyenyisako abazenzileko?
Abananhloni nakancani!
Abazi nokwazi ukuthi liyini ihlazo!+
Nje-ke bazokuwa hlangana nabawileko.
Nangibajezisako, bazokuwa,” kutjho uJehova.
16 Nakhu uJehova akutjhoko:
“Jamani lapho kuphambana khona indlela begodu nibone.
Buzani ngendlela yekadeni,
Buzani ukuthi iphi indlela elungileko nikhambe kiyo,+
Nizifumanele ukuphumula.”
Kodwana bathi: “Angekhe sikhambe kiyo.”+
Kodwana bathi: “Angekhe sililalelisise.”+
18 “Lalelani nina ntjhaba!
Begodu nazi nina hlangano,
Bona kuzokwenzekani kibo.
19 Maye! Phasi lalela.
Ngiletha ihlekelele ebantwinaba+
Bona ibe sithelo samaqhingabo,
Ngombana abawalaleli amezwami
Begodu bale umthethwami.”
20 “Kghani nginendaba nepephwakho emhlophe evela eTjheba
Nomobakho* onetjhukela ovela enarheni ekude?
Woke umnikelwakho otjhiswako awamukeleki,
Begodu umhlatjelwakho awungithabisi.”+
21 Nje-ke nakhu uJehova akutjhoko:
“Ngibekela abantwaba iinqabo,
Begodu bazokukhubeka phezu kwazo,
Abobaba namadodana ndawonye,
Umakhelwana nomnganakhe,
Begodu boke bazokutjhabalala.”+
22 Nakhu uJehova akutjhoko:
“Qala! Abantu bavela enarheni esetlhagwini,
Begodu isitjhaba esikhulu sizokuqubuka sivela eengcenyeni ezikude zephasi.+
23 Bazokubamba umsubela nomkhonto ophoswako.
Banelunya begodu angekhe babe nesirhawu.
Ilizwi labo lizokubhodla njengelwandle,
Begodu bazokukhwela iinjomani.+
Bazokujama ngendlela ehlelekileko njengomuntu ozokulwa nawe, wena ndodakazi yeZiyoni.”
24 Sizwe umbiko malungana nalokhu.
25 Ningayi emasimini,
Begodu ningayi endleleni,
Ngombana kunesitha esiphethe isabula;
Abantu bayasaba.
26 Maye! Ndodakazi yabantu bami.
Mbatha umgodla+ uzibhudabhude emlotheni.+
Lila urhahlawule kabuhlungu ngasuthi ulilela indodana ekukuphela kwayo,
Ngombana umtjhabalalisi uzokufika singakalindeli.+
27 “Ngikwenze* umhlungi wesimbi hlangana nabantu bami,
Loyo ophenyisisako;
Kufuze utjheje begodu uhlahlube indlelabo.
Banjengekhopha nesimbi;
Boke bonakele.
29 Ukurhuwelela komhlungi kutjhile.
Emlilweni kuphuma umthofu.
30 Bazokubizwa ngokuthi balisiliva elilahliweko,
Ngombana uJehova ubalahlile.”+