Jeremiya
13 Jehova utsite kimi: “Hamba uyotsenga libhande lelineni futsi ulibophe elukhalo lwakho, kodvwa ungalenyi emantini.” 2 Ngako ngalitsenga lelibhande njengobe nje Jehova bekashito, futsi ngalibopha elukhalo. 3 Jehova waphindze wakhuluma nami watsi: 4 “Tsatsa lelibhande lolitsengile futsi lolibophe elukhalo, uhambe nalo uye eYufrathe, ufike ulifihle esikhaleni selidvwala lelichekekile.” 5 Ngako ngahamba ngayolifihla eYufrathe njengobe nje Jehova bekashito.
6 Kodvwa ngemuva kwemalanga lamanyenti Jehova watsi kimi: “Hamba uye eYufrathe ufike utsatse lelibhande lengatsi lifihle lapho.” 7 Ngako ngaya eYufrathe ngafike ngagubha, ngakhipha lelibhande lapho bengilifihle khona, futsi ngabona kutsi beselonakele; beseliyintfo nje lengenamsebenti.
8 Jehova wase utfumela livi kimi watsi: 9 “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova: ‘Kutikhukhumeta kwesive sakaJuda nekutikhukhumeta kwebantfu baseJerusalema kutawuba lite njengalelibhande.+ 10 Labantfu lababi batawuba njengalelibhande leseliyintfo lengenamsebenti. Abafuni kulalela emavi ami,+ benta loko lokufunwa tinhlitiyo tabo,+ balandzela labanye bonkulunkulu, babakhonte futsi babakhotsamele.’ 11 Jehova utsi: ‘Njengobe nje libhande liboshwa elukhalo lwemuntfu, nami ngababophela kimi bantfu baka-Israyeli nebakaJuda, kuze babe bantfu bami,+ batsandzeke kimi,+ ngitfole inkhatimulo ngabo, futsi ngitfole ludvumo ngabo. Kepha-ke abazange bangilalele.’+
12 “Naku lokunye lokufanele ubatjele kona: ‘Jehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli utsi: “Nibotigcwalisa ngeliwayini tonkhe timbita letinkhulu.”’ Bona batakuphendvula batsi: ‘Kantsi tsine asati yini kutsi tonkhe timbita letinkhulu kufanele tigcwaliswe ngeliwayini?’ 13 Ubobese utsi kubo: ‘Jehova utsi: “Ngitawunatsisa bonkhe bantfu bakulelive liwayini baze badzakwe,+ ngilinatsise emakhosi lahlala esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide, baphristi, baphrofethi nabo bonkhe bantfu baseJerusalema. 14 Ngitabenta balimatane bodvwa, bobabe balimatane nemadvodzana abo.+ Angeke ngibakhalele nobe ngibavele buhlungu nobe ngibentele umusa. Kute nalokutangivimba kutsi ngibacotfule,” kusho Jehova.’+
15 Lalelani futsi ninakisise.
Ningatikhukhumeti ngobe Jehova sewukhulumile.
16 Dvumisani Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu
Ngaphambi kwekutsi ente kube mnyama
Ngaphambi kwekutsi nigileke etintsabeni nasekuhwalele.
17 Nangabe ningafuni kulalela,
Ngitawukhala emasitseleni ngenca yekutigcabha kwenu.
18 Ubotjela inkhosi nendlovukazi+ utsi: ‘Yehlani etihlalweni tenu tebukhosi,
Ngobe imichele yenu lemihle itawudzilika etinhloko tenu.’
19 Emadolobha aseningizimu avaliwe,* futsi kute nalongawavula.
Bonkhe bantfu bakaJuda batfunjiwe, kwangasali ngisho namunye.+
20 Phakamisa emehlo akho* ubuke labo labachamuka enyakatfo.+
Uphi lomhlambi lowaniketwa wona, lokutimvu takho letinhle?+
21 Utawenta njani-ke nase ujeziswa
Ngulabo lebebasolo babangani bakho labakhulu?+
Angeke yini uve buhlungu lobukhulu, njengalobo lobuviwa ngumfati nakabeleka?+
22 Nakwenteka utibuta utsi: ‘Tingehlele leni letintfo?’+
Ubokwati kutsi tono takho letinyenti ngito letente kutsi ukhunyulwe tidvwaba takho,+
Tenta nekutsi ufutselwe titsendze takho.
23 UmTopiya* angalishintja yini libala lesikhumba sakhe, nengwe ingawashintja yini emabala ayo?+
Nakungatsiwa loku kuyenteka, nani ningakwenta lokuhle
Nine lenejwayele kwenta lokubi.
24 Ngako-ke ngitanisakata njengetinhlanga letipheshulwa ngumoya wasehlane.”+
25 Jehova utsi: “Nguloku-ke lokutakwenteka kuwe, lokusabelo lengikunika sona
Ngenca yekutsi ungikhohliwe+ futsi wetsemba tintfo letingemanga.+
26 Ngitawugwabula tidvwaba takho tibuye ebusweni,
Kuze kubonakale bungcunu bakho,+
27 Kubonakale kuphinga+ kwakho nekushiswa kwakho yinkhanuko,
Kanye nebugwadla bakho lobushwacisa lugogo.*
Emagcumeni nasetigangeni,
Ngikubonile kutiphatsa kwakho lokwenyanyekako.+
Awu wena Jerusalema!
Utawuhlale ungcolile kuze kube kunini?”+