Jeremiya
4 Jehova utsi: “Awu Israyeli, nawungamane nje ubuye,
Nawungamane nje ubuye kimi
Futsi ususe tithico takho letenyanyekako embikwami,
Ngeke uzulazule.+
2 Nawungafunga,
Futsi ufunge ngeliciniso nangekulunga utsi: ‘Ngifunga Jehova Nkulunkulu lophilako!’
3 Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguJehova kubantfu bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema:
“Limani umhlaba longakalinywa,
Futsi niyekele kuhlanyela emanyeveni.+
4 Tisokeni embikwaJehova,
Sokani tinhlitiyo tenu+
Nine bantfu bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema,
Kuze intfukutselo yami ingasuki emalangabi njengemlilo
Futsi ingavutsi kube kute lotayicisha,
Ivutse ngenca yetento tenu letimbi.”+
5 Memetelani loku kaJuda, nikumemetele naseJerusalema.
Memetani futsi nishaye luphondvo kulo lonkhe lelive.+
Memetani nitsi: “Hlanganani ndzawonye,
Asibalekeleni emadolobheni lavikelekile.+
6 Phakamisani luphawu lolukhomba indlela leya eSiyoni.
Funani indzawo yekukhosela, futsi ningemi nje nigoce tandla,”
Ngobe ngiletsa inhlekelele lenkhulu, inhlekelele lebuya enyakatfo.+
7 Njengelibhubesi leliphuma etihlahleni lebelibhace kuto;+
Kanjalo-ke nembhubhisi wetive sewuphumile.+
Uphumile endzaweni yakhe kuze ente lelive lenu libe yindzawo leyetfusako.
Emadolobha enu atawuba tindzala futsi kute lotawusala kuwo.+
8 Ngako-ke gcokani tindvwangu temasaka,+
Nilile futsi nikhale kabuhlungu,
Ngobe intfukutselo yaJehova solo iyasivutsela.
9 Jehova utsi: “Ngalelolanga, inkhosi itawufikelwa kwesaba,+
Netindvuna titawesaba;
Baphristi batawuvevetela ngenca yekwesaba futsi baphrofethi batawumangala.”+
10 Ngabese ngitsi: “Awu, Nkhosi Lephakeme Jehova! Ubakhohlise mbamba bantfu bakaJuda+ nebaseJerusalema, watsi: ‘Nitawuba nekuthula,’+ kantsi sekusele kancane kutsi sibulawe ngenkemba.”*
11 Naku bantfu bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema labatawutjelwa kona ngaleso sikhatsi:
“Umoya loshisako losuka emagcumeni asehlane
Utawuphephula bantfu bami;*
Lomoya awusiwo wekwela nobe wekuhlunga.
12 Ngimi lolotsi lomoya lonemandla awute.
Manje sengimemetela sigwebo sami kubo.
13 Sitsa sita njengemafu laletsa imvula,
Futsi tincola taso tifana nesivunguvungu.+
Emahhashi aso agijima kakhulu kunetinsweti.+
Nine nitawutsi: ‘Maye tsine! Sekuphelile ngatsi!’
14 Awu Jerusalema, geza bubi lobusenhlitiyweni yakho kuze usindziswe.+
Kutawuze kube ngunini solo unemicabango lemibi?
15 Ngobe kunelivi lelimemetela ngendzawo yakaDani,+
Futsi limemetela ngenhlekelele letawenteka etintsabeni taka-Efrayimu.
16 Memetelani lomlayeto etiveni;
Niwumemetele eJerusalema.”
“Kuta tinhloli* letisuka eveni lelikhashane,
Futsi titawuhlaba umkhosi, timelane nemadolobha akaJuda.
17 Titawuhlasela iJerusalema kuto tonkhe tinhlangotsi kuhle kwabogadzi labagadze siganga,+
Tiyihlasele ngobe ingivukele,”+ kusho Jehova.
18 “Wena utawubhekana nemiphumela yekutiphatsa kwakho neyetento takho.+
Inhlekelele letakwehlela ibuhlungu kakhulu,
Itawufika ngisho nasenhlitiyweni!”
19 Maye ngicindzetelekile, ngicindzeteleke kakhulu!
Ngiva buhlungu lobukhulu enhlitiyweni,
Inhlitiyo yami ishaya ngemandla.
20 Kubikwa inhlekelele emvakwalenye,
Ngobe lonkhe lelive libhujisiwe.
Kutsite kusenjalo kwadzilitwa emathende ami,
Ngatsi ngingakagadzi kwadzilitwa tindvwangu telithende lami.+
21 Kutawuze kube ngunini ngibona luphawu lolukhombisa indlela leya eSiyoni,
Solo ngiva umsindvo wekukhala kweluphondvo?+
22 Nkulunkulu watsi: “Bantfu bami batilima,+
Abanendzaba nami.
Babantfwana labalibele, futsi bete kucondza.
Bahlakaniphele kwenta lokubi,
Kodvwa abakwati kwenta lokuhle.”
23 Ngatsi nangibuka live labo ngabona kutsi belingenalutfo, sekute nalohlala kulo.+
Ngabuka emazulwini futsi besekungasakhanyi lutfo.+
24 Ngatsi nangibuka tintsaba ngatibona titamatama,
Nemagcuma nawo atamatama.+
25 Ngatsi ngiyabuka, ngangaboni muntfu,
Netinyoni temazulu besetindize tonkhe, tabaleka.+
26 Ngatsi ngiyabuka, ngabona lelive lelivundzile selilihlane,
Nemadolobha alo besekadzilitwe onkhe.+
Loko kwentiwe nguJehova
Ngobe bekatfukutsele abilelana.
27 Ngobe Jehova utsi: “Kute umuntfu lotawuhlala kulo lonkhe lelive,+
Kodvwa angeke ngilibhubhise liphele nya.
29 Nakuvakala umsindvo walabagibele emahhashi newalabasebentisa butjoki,
Bonkhe bantfu labasedolobheni bayabaleka.+
Bangena emahlatsini,
Futsi babhace emadvwaleni.+
Onkhe emadolobha ashiywa angenamuntfu,
Futsi kute umuntfu lohlala kuwo.”
30 Sewutawenta njani nyalo njengobe sewubhujisiwe?
Bewuvame kugcoka timphahla letibovu,
Utihlobise ngemihlobiso yeligolide,
Futsi upende emehlo akho ngapende lomnyama.*
Kodvwa akukasiti ngalutfo kutihlobisa kwakho,+
Ngobe bakwalile labo lebebakukhanuka,
Nyalo sebafuna kukubulala.+
31 Ngobe ngive umsindvo lonjengewemfati logulako,
Ngeva bantfu bacuma kuhle kwamake nakabeleka umntfwana wekucala,
Ngeva nendvodzakati yaseSiyoni solo iphefumulela etulu.
Yelula tandla tayo itsi:+
“Maye mine kwami, sengiphelelwe ngemandla ngenca yalababulali!”