Jeremiya
19 Jehova watsi: “Hamba uye kumbumbi uyotsenga lijeke lelakhiwe ngelubumba.+ Tsatsa lamanye emadvodza lamadzala alesive kanye nalabanye baphristi labaholako, 2 uye nabo ekungeneni kweLigede Lembumbi, leliseSigodzini seNdvodzana yaHinomu.+ Nawufika lapho ubomemetela naku lengikutjela kona. 3 Ubotsi: ‘Lalelani nali livi laJehova nine makhosi akaJuda nani nine lenihlala eJerusalema. Jehova wemabutfo longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli utsi:
“‘“Sekusedvute kutsi ngehlise inhlekelele kulendzawo, futsi bonkhe bantfu batawutsi nabeva ngayo bamangale.* 4 Ngobe ningishiyile+ futsi lendzawo niyishintjile ngaze ngangasayiboni kutsi ngiyo.+ Kulendzawo nenta imihlatjelo, niyentela bonkulunkulu leningabati, nine nabokhokho benu kanye nemakhosi akaJuda. Nibulele nebantfu labanyenti labangenacala kulendzawo.+ 5 Nakhe tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhonta Bhali kuze nishise emadvodzana enu emlilweni abe ngumnikelo wekushiswa lophelele lowentelwa Bhali,+ lokuyintfo lengingazange ngitsi niyente nobe ngiyisho futsi lengingazange sengiyicabange nekuyicabanga.”’*+
6 “‘Jehova utsi: “Ngako-ke bukani la! Kutawufika sikhatsi lapho lendzawo ingeke isabitwa ngekutsi yiThofethi nobe Sigodzi seNdvodzana yaHinomu, kodvwa itawubitwa ngekutsi Sigodzi Sekuhlatjwa.+ 7 Kulendzawo ngitawenta angaphumeleli emacebo ebantfu bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema, futsi ngitawenta kutsi titsa tabo letifuna kubabulala tibabulale ngenkemba. Ngitawenta nekutsi tidvumbu tabo tibe kudla kwetinyoni telizulu nekwetilwane tesiganga.+ 8 Lelidolobha ngitalenta libe yindzawo leyetfusako futsi libe yinhlekisa.* Bonkhe labendlula ngakulo batalibuka bamangele futsi bashaye inkwela nababona tonkhe tinhlupheko letilehlele.+ 9 Ngitabenta badle emadvodzana abo nemadvodzakati abo, futsi bantfu batawudlana bodvwa, ngobe nasebavinjetelwe titsa tabo letifuna kubabulala batawuvaleleka futsi bacindzeteleke.”’+
10 “Ubobese uphihlita lelijeke embikwalamadvodza lohamba nawo, 11 futsi utsi kuwo: ‘Jehova wemabutfo utsi: “Ngitabaphihlita ngalendlela labantfu kanye nalelidolobha, kuhle kwemuntfu nakaphihlita ludziwo lwembumbi, futsi aluphihlitele kutsi lungasalungiseki. Batawungcwaba labafile eThofethi kuze kube bete indzawo.”’+
12 “Jehova utsi: ‘Nguloko kanye lengitakwenta kulendzawo nakulabo labahlala kuyo, kuze ngente lelidolobha libe njengeThofethi. 13 Tindlu taseJerusalema netemakhosi akaJuda titawufana nalendzawo lengcolile yaseThofethi,+ ngobe labantfu bente imihlatjelo eluphahleni lwetindlu tabo, bayinikelela lonkhe libutfo lasezulwini*+ baphindze batfulula neminikelo yalokunatfwako, bayitfululela labanye bonkulunkulu.’”+
14 Ngemuva kwekutsi Jeremiya abuye eThofethi, lapho Jehova bekamtfume khona kutsi ayophrofetha, wema ebaleni lendlu yaJehova futsi wakhuluma nabo bonkhe labantfu watsi: 15 “Jehova wemabutfo longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli utsi: ‘Lelidolobha ngitalehlisela yonkhe lenhlekelele lengitsite ngitayiletsa, ngiyehlisele nakuwo onkhe emadolobha lakhelene nalo, ngobe bantfu bakhona banenkhani futsi abafuni* kulalela emavi ami.’”+