Jeremiya
16 Jehova waphindze wakhuluma nami watsi: 2 “Ungacali utsatse umfati, futsi ungabi nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati kulendzawo. 3 Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguJehova mayelana nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati latalwa kulendzawo nangabomake bawo nabobabe bawo: 4 ‘Batawubulawa tifo letibulalako,+ kodvwa kute lotabalilela nobe abangcwabe. Batawufanana namanyolo emhlabatsini.+ Batawubulawa ngenkemba, babulawe nayindlala,+ futsi tidvumbu tabo titawuba kudla kwetinyoni telizulu nekwetilwane tesiganga.’
5 Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguJehova:
‘Ungangeni endlini lakulilwa khona,
Futsi ungayi kuyokhala nobe uyobalilela.’+
Jehova utsi: ‘Angiphindzi ngibente babe nekuthula labantfu,
Futsi angeke ngisabatsandza ngelutsandvo lolucotfo nobe ngibentele umusa.+
6 Bantfukatana netikhulu batawufela kulelive.
7 Kute nalotawubaletsela kudla labo labalilako,
Kuze abadvudvute kulolusizi lwekufelwa;
Kute nalotabanika liwayini lelitabadvudvuta,
Labangalinatsa njengobe bafelwe bobabe babo nobe bomake babo.
8 Ungangeni nasendlini lakwentiwe khona lidzili,
Kuze uhlale phansi nabo udle futsi unatse nabo.’
9 “Ngobe Jehova wemabutfo longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli utsi: ‘Ngitawucedza umsindvo wekujabula newekutfokota, ngicedze nenjabulo yemkhwenyane neyamakoti. Konkhe loku ngitakwenta kulendzawo, ngikwente nisaphila futsi nitatibonela ngewenu.’+
10 “Utawutsi nawutjela labantfu konkhe loku bakubute batsi: ‘Kungani Jehova atsite utasehlisela konkhe lokuhlupheka lokungaka? Soneni, futsi nguliphi liphutsa lesilentile kuJehova Nkulunkulu wetfu?’+ 11 Ubotsi kubo: ‘Jehova utsi: “Kungenca yekutsi bokhokho benu bangilahla.+ Bachubeka balandzela labanye bonkulunkulu, babakhonta futsi babakhotsamela.+ Kodvwa mine bangishiya, nemtsetfo wami abazange bawugcine.+ 12 Nine senenta lokubi kakhulu kwendlula bokhokho benu,+ futsi nonkhe ninenkhani, nenta lokufunwa tinhlitiyo tenu letimbi kunekutsi ningilalele.+ 13 Ngako ngitanicosha kulelive nginiyise eveni nine nabokhokho benu leningalati,+ futsi nasenilapho nitawukhonta labanye bonkulunkulu busuku nemini,+ ngobe ngeke nginentele umusa.”’
14 “Jehova utsi: ‘Kutawufika emalanga lapho bantfu bangeke basatsi: “Sifunga Jehova Nkulunkulu lophilako lowakhipha ema-Israyeli eGibhithe!”+ 15 kunaloko batawutsi: “Sifunga Jehova Nkulunkulu lophilako lowakhipha bantfu baka-Israyeli eveni lasenyakatfo, wabakhipha kuwo onkhe emave lebekabasakatele kuwo!” futsi mine ngitababuyisela eveni labo lebengilinike bokhokho babo.’+
16 Jehova utsi: ‘Ngibita badwebi labanyenti,
Futsi batabafuna baze bababambe.
Ngemuva kwaloko ngitawubita batingeli labanyenti,
Batawubatingela kuto tonkhe tintsaba nakuwo onkhe emagcuma
Babatingele nasetikhaleni temadvwala lachekekile.
17 Ngobe emehlo ami akubona konkhe labakwentako.*
Kute labangangifihlela kona,
Nemaphutsa abo ngiwabona onkhe.
18 Kodvwa ngisengakababuyisi, ngitawucale ngibajezisele onkhe emaphutsa abo netono tabo,+
Ngobe balingcolisile live lami ngetithico tabo letenyanyekako futsi letingaphili,*
Lifa lami baligcwalise ngetintfo letenyanyekako.’”+
19 Awu Jehova, wena ungemandla ami futsi ngiphephela kuwe,
Uyindzawo lengingakhosela kuyo nangicindzetelekile.+
Tive titakuta kuwe tisuka emikhawulweni yemhlaba,
Futsi titawutsi: “Bokhokho betfu bebasolo bakhonta bonkulunkulu bemanga kusukela kulesinye situkulwane kuye kulesinye,
Bakhonta tintfo letilite naletingenamsebenti.”+
20 Umuntfu angatakhela yini bonkulunkulu?
Loko latakhela kona akusibo nje bonkulunkulu.+
21 “Ngako-ke ngitawubenta bati,
Ngaleso sikhatsi ngitawubenta bawati emandla ami nebukhulu bami,
Futsi batawubese bayati kutsi libito lami nguJehova.”