13 yaye uYehova waqhubeka emlumkisa+ uSirayeli+ noYuda+ ngabo bonke abaprofeti bakhe+ nangazo zonke iimboni zakhe,+ esithi: “Buyani ezindleleni zenu ezimbi+ nize nigcine imiyalelo yam,+ imimiselo yam,+ ngokuvisisana nawo wonke umthetho+ endayalela ngawo ookhokho benu+ nendanithumelela wona ngabakhonzi bam abaprofeti”;+

7 Umntu ongendawo makashiye indlela yakhe,+ nomntu owenzakalisayo makashiye iingcamango zakhe;+ makabuyele kuYehova, oya kuba nenceba kuye,+ kuThixo wethu, kuba uya kuxolela ngokukhulu.+

11 “Ke kaloku, khawuncede, utsho kumadoda akwaYuda nakubemi baseYerusalem ukuthi, ‘Utsho uYehova ukuthi: “Yabonani, ndiniyilela intlekele kwaye ndinicingela ingcamango.+ Khanincede, nibuye, ngamnye endleleni yakhe embi, nilungise iindlela zenu nezenzo zenu.”’”+

15 Kwaye ndamana ndithumela kuni bonke abakhonzi bam abaprofeti,+ ndivuka ekuseni ndize ndithumele kubo, ndisithi, ‘Khanincede, nibuye, ngamnye endleleni yakhe embi,+ nize nilungise izenzo zenu,+ ningalandeli abanye oothixo ukuba nibakhonze.+ Qhubekani nihlala emhlabeni endiwunike nina nookhokho benu.’+ Kodwa anizange niyithobe indlebe yenu, ningazange nindiphulaphule.+

30 “‘Ngoko ke ndiya kunigweba ngamnye ngokweendlela zakhe,+ ndlu kaSirayeli,’ itsho iNkosi enguMongami uYehova.+ ‘Buyani, ewe, nizibuyise ekunxaxheni kwenu konke,+ kuze kungabikho nto isisikhubekiso enibangela nenze isiphoso.+

11 Yithi kubo, ‘“Ndiphila nje,” itsho iNkosi enguMongami uYehova, “andiyoliswa kukufa kongendawo,+ kodwa kukuba ongendawo abuye+ endleleni yakhe aze okunene ahlale ephila.+ Buyani, buyani ezindleleni zenu ezimbi,+ kuba kutheni na ukuba nide nife, ndlu kaSirayeli?”’+

8 Mabazigqume ngamarhonya, umntu nesilwanyana sasekhaya; yaye mabamemeze kuThixo ngamandla baze babuye,+ ngamnye kwindlela yakhe embi nakugonyamelo olwalusezandleni zakhe.

4 “‘Musani ukuba njengooyihlo+ abamemezayo kubaprofeti bangaphambili,+ besithi: “Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, ‘Khanincede, nibuye ezindleleni zenu ezimbi nakwizenzo zenu ezibi.’”’+

“‘Kodwa abazange baphulaphule, yaye abazange banikele ngqalelo kum,’+ utsho uYehova.

7 Ukususela kwimihla yookhokho benu niye naphambuka kwimimiselo yam naza anayigcina.+ Buyelani kum, nam ndiza kubuyela kuni,”+ utsho uYehova wemikhosi.

Naza nina nathi: “Siya kubuyela ngayiphi na indlela?”

9 UYehova akacothi ngokuphathelele isithembiso sakhe,+ njengoko abanye becinga njalo, kodwa unomonde kuni ngenxa yokuba akanqweneli ukuba kutshabalale nabani na kodwa unqwenela ukuba bonke bafikelele enguqukweni.+