UJeremiya 20:1-18
20 UPhashuri indodana ka-Imeri, owayengumphristi futhi ekhangela konke okwakusenziwa endlini kaJehova, wayelalele ngesikhathi uJeremiya ephrofetha izinto lezi.
2 UPhashuri watshaya umphrofethi uJeremiya wasembophela emapulankeni amakhulu+ ayesegedini lakoBhenjamini elingaphezulu, endlini kaJehova.
3 Kodwa ngelanga elilandelayo wamkhulula emapulankeni ayembophele kuwo, uJeremiya wasesithi kuye:
“UJehova uthe awusenguye uPhashuri kodwa usuyiKwethuka Okugcwele Indawo Yonke.+
4 Ngakho uJehova uthi, ‘Engizakwenza khona kuzakwethusa wena labo bonke abangane bakho. Izitha zabo zizababulala ngenkemba phambi kwamehlo akho+ futhi ngizanikela bonke abantu bakoJuda esandleni senkosi yeBhabhiloni. Izabathumba ibase eBhabhiloni ifike ibabulale ngenkemba.+
5 Yonke inotho yedolobho leli, lempahla yonke, lakho konke okuligugu kanye lenotho yonke yamakhosi akoJuda ngizakunikela esandleni sezitha zabo.+ Zizakuthumba konke zihambe lakho eBhabhiloni.+
6 Wena Phashuri labo bonke abahlala endlini yakho lizathunjwa. Uzakuya eBhabhiloni futhi uzafela khona. Yikho lapho wena labangane bakho elizangcwatshwa khona ngoba uphrofethe amanga ebantwini laba.’”+
7 Ngangingakholwa Jehova kodwa wena wangenza ngakholwa.*
Watshengisa ukuthi ulamandla kulami, wanqoba.+
Sengibe yinhlekisa ebantwini ilanga lonke;Bonke abantu bayangihleka.+
8 Loba nini nxa ngikhuluma kumele ngimemeze ngithi,“Kuza udlakela lomonakalo!”
Ilizwi likaJehova lenze ngathukwa futhi ngachothozwa ilanga lonke.+
9 Ngakho ngathi: “Angisoze ngikhulume ngaye,Angisoze ngiphinde ngikhulume ngebizo lakhe.”+
Kodwa enhliziyweni yami ilizwi lakhe laba njengomlilo ovuthayo, kwaba angathi kulomlilo ovalelwe emathanjeni ami.
Ngasengidiniwe ngokulivalela ngaphakathi,Kwala ukuthi ngiqhubeke ngithule.+
10 Kunengi okubi engezwa abantu bekukhuluma ngami,Ngangisesaba ngoba banengi ababengisongela.+
Babesithi: “Asimsoleni, asimsoleni!”
Bonke abantu ababengifisela ukuthula babekhangelele ukuthi ngehlelwe ngokubi,+Besithi: “Mhlawumbe uzakwenza ubuthutha aphambanise,Besesimnqoba siziphindiselele kuye.”
11 Kodwa uJehova wayelami njengeqhawe elilamandla.+
Yikho labo abangihlukuluzayo bezakhubeka futhi bengasoze banqobe.+
Bazayangeka kakhulu ngoba abasoze baphumelele,Ukuyangiswa kwabo kuzahlala kukhunjulwa.+
12 Kodwa wena Jehova wamabutho uyamhlola olungileyo.
Ubona inhliziyo lemicabango ejulileyo.*+
Ngivumela ngibone ukuphindisela kwakho kubo,+Ngoba udaba lwami ngilubeke kuwe.+
13 Hlabelelani uJehova! Mdumiseni uJehova!
Ngoba ukhulule umuntu ongumyanga ezandleni zabantu abenza okubi.
14 Kaliqalekiswe ilanga engazalwa ngalo!
Kalingabusiswa ilanga umama angibeletha ngalo!+
15 Kaqalekiswe umuntu owabikela ubaba indaba ezinhle wathi:
“Uzalelwe umntwana ongumfana!”
Wamenza wathokoza kakhulu.
16 Lowomuntu kafanane lamadolobho uJehova awatshabalalisa wangazisoli.
Kazwe isililo ekuseni lomkhosi wempi emini.
17 Kungani engangibulalanga ngisesesiswini sikamama,Ukuze umama abe lingcwaba lami,Ahlale ezithwele engabelethi?+
18 Kungani ngaphuma esibelethweni sikamama?
Khathesi sengiphakathi kokuhlupheka losizi,Lensuku zami zizaphela ngiphakathi kwehlazo.+
