Jeremiya
3 Bantfu bavame kubuta batsi: “Nangabe indvodza icosha umfati wayo bese lomfati uyahamba uyoshada nalenye, kufanele yini lendvodza iphindze ibuyele kuye?”
Angitsi lelive selivele lonakele?+
“Senigwadle nebantfu labanyenti lenitsandzana nabo,+
Manje nyalo senicabanga kubuya kimi?” kusho Jehova.
2 “Phakamiselani emehlo enu emagcumeni futsi nibuke.
Ikhona yini indzawo leningakaze nilale kuyo nemadvodza?
Benihlala ngasemigwacweni nimele labo lenitsandzana nabo,
Kuhle kwemuntfu lozulazulako* losehlane.
Niyachubeka ningcolisa lelive
Ngebugwadla benu nangebubi lenibentako.+
3 Ngako timvula anisatitfoli,+
Futsi alisani nasentfwasahlobo.
4 Kodvwa nyalo senikhala kimi nitsi:
‘Babe, wena ungumngani wetfu kusukela sisebasha!+
5 Utasitfukutselela kuze kube phakadze yini,
Futsi utawuhlale usibambele emagcubu yini?’
Nguloko-ke lenikushoko,
Kodvwa nichubeka nenta tonkhe tintfo letimbi lenifuna kutenta.”+
6 Ngemalanga eNkhosi Josaya,+ Jehova watsi kimi: “‘Ubonile yini kutsi wenteni Israyeli longaketsembeki? Wenyukele kuto tonkhe tintsaba letiphakeme futsi waya ngephansi kwato tonkhe tihlahla letinkhulu letiluhlata kuze ayogwadla khona.+ 7 Kwatsi ngisho nalapho sekatente tonkhe letintfo, ngachubeka ngimtjela kutsi akabuye kimi,+ kodvwa akazange abuye; futsi Juda abesolo akubona loko lobekwentiwa ngudzadzewabo lokhohlakele.+ 8 Ngatsi nangikubona loku, ngamcosha Israyeli longaketsembeki ngenca yekuphinga kwakhe, ngamnika incwadzi yedivosi.+ Kodvwa Juda longudzadzewabo lokhohlakele, akazange esabe kujeziswa; naye wahamba wayogwadla.+ 9 Loko wakutsatsa* njengentfo lengasho lutfo, wachubeka angcolisa live futsi aphinga ngekukhonta ematje netihlahla.+ 10 Ngetulu kwako konkhe loku, Juda, longudzadzewabo lokhohlakele, akabuyanga kimi ngenhlitiyo yakhe yonkhe, abemane nje atentisa,’ kusho Jehova.”
11 Jehova wase utsi kimi: “Sono saJuda lokhohlakele sikhulu kakhulu kunesa-Israyeli longaketsembeki.+ 12 Hamba umemetele nankha emavi enyakatfo:+
“‘“Buya wena Israyeli losihlubuki,” kusho Jehova.’+ ‘“Angeke ngikuswacele,+ ngobe ngetsembekile,” kusho Jehova.’ ‘“Angeke ngihlale ngikutfukutselele kuze kube phakadze. 13 Mane nje uvume licala lakho, ngobe uvukele Jehova Nkulunkulu wakho. Bewusolo ulala nebantfu longabati* ngephansi kwato tonkhe tihlahla letinkhulu letiluhlata, wangalilaleli livi lami,” kusho Jehova.’”
14 “Buyani nine madvodzana latihlubuki,” kusho Jehova. “Ngobe sengingumphatsi* wenu sibili; futsi ngitanitsatsa, ngitsatse munye edolobheni, ngitsatse babili esiveni bese nginiletsa eSiyoni.+ 15 Ngitawubese ngininiketa belusi labenta intsandvo yami,*+ futsi batanenta nibe nelwati nekucondza. 16 Ngalawo malanga nitawuba banyenti futsi nandze eveni,” kusho Jehova.+ “Angeke niphindze nitsi: ‘Libhokisi lesivumelwane saJehova!’ Angeke lifike engcondvweni yenu, angeke nilikhumbule nobe nilifise, futsi angeke liphindze lakhiwe. 17 Ngaleso sikhatsi nitawubita iJerusalema ngekutsi sihlalo sebukhosi saJehova.+ Tonkhe tive titawuhlanganiswa eJerusalema kuze tidvumise libito laJehova,+ futsi angeke niphindze nichube inkhani nente loko lokufunwa tinhlitiyo tenu letikhohlakele.”
18 “Ngalawo malanga, bantfu bakaJuda nebantfu baka-Israyeli batawuhamba kanyekanye,+ futsi bonkhe batawuchamuka eveni lelisenyakatfo baye eveni lengalinika bokhokho benu kutsi libe lifa labo.+ 19 Ngacabanga ngatsi: ‘Maye bekungijabulisa kunitsatsa njengemadvodzana ami, ngaze nganinika nelive lelihle, nganinika lifa lelihle kakhulu emkhatsini wetive!’*+ Bengicabanga kutsi nitangibita nitsi, ‘Babe!’ ngicabanga nekutsi angeke niyekele kungilandzela. 20 ‘Njengobe nje umfati longaketsembeki ashiya indvodza* yakhe, kanjalo nani nine ma-Israyeli aniketsembeki kimi,’+ kusho Jehova.”
21 Kuvakala umsindvo emagcumeni,
Kuvakala bantfu baka-Israyeli bayakhala futsi bayancenga,
Ngobe baphambukile endleleni yabo;
Bamkhohliwe Jehova Nkulunkulu wabo.+
22 “Buyani madvodzana latihlubuki.
Ngitanelapha kulokuhlubuka kwenu.”+
“Naku sesikhona! Sesibuyile kuwe,
Ngobe wena Jehova unguNkulunkulu wetfu.+
23 Besitikhohlisa ngesikhatsi simemeta emagcumeni nasetintsabeni.+
Ngobe Jehova Nkulunkulu wetfu ungumsindzisi wema-Israyeli.+
24 Kusukela ebusheni betfu, lonkulunkulu longenamsebenti watsatsa tonkhe tintfo labatisebentela kamatima bokhokho betfu,+
Wadla imihlambi yabo yetimvu, yetimbuti neyetinkhomo,
Wadla emadvodzana abo nemadvodzakati abo.