Jeremiya
9 Kube mane inhloko yami beyingaba ngumtfombo logcwele emanti,
Kuze emehlo ami ahlale ageleta tinyembeti,+
Bengitawukhala busuku nemini
Ngikhalele bantfu bakitsi lababulewe.
2 Kube mane bengati kutsi ngingayitfolaphi indzawo lengingahlala kuyo ehlane
Bengingahamba ngibashiye bantfu bakitsi,
Ngobe bonkhe batiphingi,+
Futsi bakhohlakele.
3 Bahlale balungele kukhuluma emanga, kuhle kwemuntfu logoba butjoki alungele kudubula.
Lelive ligcwele bantfu labanemanga, kute nalabetsembekile.+
“Bachubeka benta tintfo letimbi
Futsi abanendzaba nami,”+ kusho Jehova.
4 “Nguloyo naloyo akacaphele makhelwane wakhe,
Futsi ningetsembi ngisho nabomnakenu.
5 Nguloyo naloyo wenta makhelwane wakhe silima,
Futsi kute lokhuluma liciniso.
Lulwimi lwabo sebalujwayete kukhuluma emanga.+
Emandla abo aphelela ekwenteni lokubi.
6 Wena uphila emkhatsini webantfu labanemanga.
Bayakhohlisa, futsi abafuni kungati,” kusho Jehova.
7 Ngako naku lokushiwo nguJehova wemabutfo:
“Ngitabacwengisisa futsi ngibavivinye,+
Ngobe sengingabuye ngente njani nje ngebantfu bami?
8 Lulwimi lwabo lunjengemcibisholo loyingoti, luhlale lukhuluma emanga.
Umuntfu ukhuluma kahle namakhelwane wakhe,
Kodvwa ngenhlitiyo abe amcabangela lokubi.”
9 Jehova utsi: “Ngingabajezisi yini ngenca yaloku labakwentile?
Ngingatiphindziseleli yini kulesive lesinje?+
10 Ngitawukhala ngililele tintsaba
Ngitawulilela emadlelo asehlane,
Ngobe tintsaba tishile, nemadlelo ashile, futsi sekute lohamba khona,
Ngisho nemfuyo ayisevakali.
Tinyoni telizulu netilwane tesiganga setibalekile; tonkhe tihambile.+
11 IJerusalema ngitayenta ibe yindvundvuma yematje,+ ibe ngumhume wabojakalazi,+
Emadolobha akaJuda ngitawenta asale ete lutfo, kube bete bantfu labahlala kuwo.+
12 Ngubani lohlakaniphile longakucondza loku?
Jehova ukukhulume nabani loku, kuze loyo muntfu atotjela labanye ngako?
Kungani lelive libhujisiwe?
Kwentiwe yini kutsi lishe lize lifane nelihlane,
Futsi kubebete nalohamba khona?”
13 Jehova waphendvula watsi: “Kungenca yekutsi labantfu bawalile umtsetfo* wami lengabanika wona, abakawulaleli futsi nelivi lami abakalilaleli. 14 Esikhundleni saloko baba nenkhani, benta lokufunwa tinhlitiyo tabo,+ futsi bakhonta boBhali njengobe nje bokhokho babo babafundzisa.+ 15 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguJehova wemabutfo, longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli: ‘Labantfu ngitabadlisa sihlahla lesibabako futsi ngibanatsise emanti lanashevu.+ 16 Ngitabasakatela etiveni bona nabokhokho babo labangatati,+ ngitfumele netitsa tabo kutsi tibacoshe ngenkemba ngize ngibacedze.’+
17 Jehova wemabutfo utsi:
‘Cabangisisani ngaloku lokwentekako.
Bitani bafati labahlabela tingoma tekulila,+
Nibite nebafati labanelikhono lekulila.
18 Abafike ngekushesha basihlabelele tingoma tekulila
Khona kutawuhushuka tinyembeti emehlweni etfu
Tehlele etihlatsini tetfu.+
19 Ngobe eSiyoni kuvakele bantfu balila batsi:+
“Saze sasala ebaleni bo!
Maye saze sahlazeka!
Kudzingeke kutsi silishiye lelive, nemakhaya etfu abhidlitiwe.”+
20 Nine bafati, asenive kutsi Jehova utsini.
Lalelani loko lakushoko.
Lengoma yekulila yifundziseni emadvodzakati enu,
Futsi nani nifundzisane yona.+
21 Ngobe kufa sekungene ngisho nangemafasitelo;
Kungene emibhoshongweni yetfu levikelekile
Kwabulala bantfwana emigwacweni
Kwabulala nemajaha etimakethe.’+
22 Khuluma utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguJehova:
“Tidvumbu tebantfu titawube titse nja emhlabatsini kuhle kwemcuba,
Titawuba njengakolo loshiywe ngulovunako nakacedza kuwujuba emalayinini awo,
Futsi kwaba bete lowubutsako.”’”+
23 Jehova utsi:
“Umuntfu lohlakaniphile akangatigcabhi ngekuhlakanipha kwakhe;+
Umuntfu lonemandla akangatigcabhi ngemandla akhe;
Nenjinga ayingatigcabhi ngebunjinga bayo.”+
24 “Kepha lotigcabhako akatigcabhe
Ngekutsi unekucondza futsi uyangati,+
Nangekutsi uyati kutsi mine nginguJehova, nginguNkulunkulu lobaphatsa ngelutsandvo lolucotfo bantfu labasemhlabeni, ngibaphatsa ngekulunga nangekungakhetsi,+
Ngobe ngiyakutsandza loku,”+ kusho Jehova.
25 Jehova utsi: “Kutawufika emalanga lapho ngitawujezisa bonkhe labasoke enyameni kuphela,+ 26 ngijezise baseGibhithe,+ bakaJuda,+ baka-Edomu,+ baka-Amoni+ nebakaMowabi,+ nabo bonkhe labahlala ehlane labahhule tinwele tabo ngasemabuntini.+ Loku ngitakwenta ngenca yekutsi tonkhe letive atikasoki enhlitiyweni, nangenca yekutsi sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli asikasoki enhlitiyweni.”+