UJeremiya 31:1-40
31 UJehova uthi, “Ngalesosikhathi ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wabantu bazo zonke izizwana zako-Israyeli njalo bona bazakuba ngabantu bami.”+
2 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova:
“Ngesikhathi abako-Israyeli besiya endaweni ababezaphumula kuyo,Abantu abangabulawanga ngenkemba benzelwa umusa enkangala.”
3 UJehova wabonakala kimi ngisendaweni ekhatshana wathi:
“Ngikuthande ngothando olungapheliyo,Yikho ngikusondeze kimi ngothando oluqotho.*+
4 Ngizaphinda ngikwakhe kutsha, wakheke.+
Wena ntombi egcweleyo yako-Israyeli uzaphinda uthathe amathamborini akho,Uhambe ugida uthokoza.*+
5 Uzaphinda uhlanyele amagilebisi ezintabeni zeSamariya;+Abalimi bazawahlanyela badle izithelo zawo.+
6 Luyeza usuku lapho abalindi abasezintabeni zako-Efrayimi abazamemeza khona bathi:
‘Buyani siqanse intaba iZiyoni siye kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.’”+
7 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova:
“Memezani uJakhobe lithokoze.
Memezani ngentokozo ngoba lina liphezu kwezizwe.+
Memezelani ilizwi lidumise lithi,‘Awu Jehova sindisa abantu bakho, abaseleyo bako-Israyeli.’+
8 Ngizabaletha besuka elizweni elisenyakatho,+Ngibaqoqe bevela ezindaweni ezikhatshana.+
Phakathi kwabo kuzabe kuleziphofu lezigoga,+Kuzabe kulabesifazana abazithweleyo lababelethayo, bonke behlangene.
Bazaphenduka lapha belixuku elikhulu.+
9 Bazakuza bekhala.+
Ngizabakhokhela nxa sebengincenga befuna ngibe lomusa kubo.
Ngizabakhokhela ngibase ezifuleni zamanzi,+Ngibahambise endleleni evulekileyo engasoze ibenze bakhubeke,Ngoba mina nginguYise ka-Israyeli futhi u-Efrayimi lizibulo lami.”+
10 Zwanini ilizwi likaJehova lina zizwe,Lilimemezele ezihlengeni ezikhatshana+ lithi:
“Lowo owachithachitha abako-Israyeli uzabaqoqela ndawonye.
Uzabakhangela njengomelusi eluse izimvu zakhe.+
11 UJehova uzamhlenga uJakhobe,+Amkhulule esandleni salowo olamandla kulaye.+
12 Bazakuza bamemeze ngentokozo bephezu kwentaba iZiyoni,+Bajabule ngenxa yezinto ezinhle ezivela kuJehova.
Bazathokoza ngenxa yamabele lewayini elitsha+ kanye lamafutha,Bajabule ngenxa yamazinyane ezimvu lamathole asemhlambini.+
Bazafana lengadi ethola amanzi eneleyo,+Abasoze baphinde bahlupheke.”+
13 “Ngalesosikhathi intombi egcweleyo izagida ithokoza,Kugide lamajaha lamaxhegu.+
Ngizatshintsha ukulila kwabo kube yintokozo,+Ngibaduduze ngibenze bathokoze kulokuthi bakhale.+
14 Ngizanika abaphristi ukudla okunengi.
Abantu bami bazathokoza ngenxa yezinto ezinhle engizabenzela zona,”+ kutsho uJehova.
15 “Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova:
‘Kuzwakala ilizwi eRama,+ kulokukhala lokulila:
URasheli ukhalela amadodana akhe,*+Uyala ukududuzwa,Ngoba amadodana akhe awasekho.’”+
16 UJehova uthi:
“‘Thula ungakhali, yesula izinyembezi emehlweni akho,Ngoba uzathola umvuzo ngenxa yalokho okwenzileyo,’ kutsho uJehova.
‘Amadodana akho azaphenduka evela elizweni lesitha.’+
17 ‘Likhona ithemba lokuthi ikusasa lakho lizakuba lihle,’+ kutsho uJehova.
‘Amadodana akho azaphenduka elizweni lawo.’”+
18 “Ngikuzwile sibili ukukhala kuka-Efrayimi esithi,‘Ungikhuzile lami ngavuma ukuqondiswaNjengethole elingathanjiswanga.
Ngibuyisela, lami ngizahle ngiphenduke,Ngoba wena unguJehova uNkulunkulu wami.
19 Ngazisola kakhulu ngaphenduka;+Ngathi sengizwisisile ngezwa ubuhlungu obukhulu.*
Ngayangeka ngaba lenhloni,+Ngoba ngangithwele ihlazo lezenzo zobutsha bami.’”
20 “U-Efrayimi kasindodana yami eligugu engiyithandayo yini?+
Lanxa ngihlala ngimsola, ngiyamkhumbula.
Yikho ngimzwela kangaka.+
Ngizakuba lesihawu kuye sibili,” kutsho uJehova.+
21 “Faka izimpawu emgwaqweni,Ufake lamabhakane.+
Uwunanzelele umgwaqo omkhulu, umgwaqo ozahamba ngawo.+
Phenduka wena ntombi egcweleyo yako-Israyeli, phenduka emadolobheni akho.
22 Kuzaze kube nini ulokhu uhlanhlatha wena ndodakazi engathembekanga?
UJehova wenze into entsha emhlabeni:
Owesifazana udinga indoda ngamehlo abomvu.”
23 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova wamabutho, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: “Bazaphinda bakhulume amazwi la elizweni lakoJuda lasemadolobheni alo nxa sengibuyisela bonke abathunjiweyo babo elizweni labo. Bazakuthi: ‘Kwangathi uJehova angakubusisa wena khaya lokulunga,+ ntaba engcwele.’+
24 Abantu bazahlala elizweni lakoJuda lakuwo wonke amadolobho alo. Abalimi labelusi bazahlala kulo ngokuthula.+
25 Ngizavuselela odiniweyo, nginike olambileyo ukudla.”+
26 Ngathi ngisizwa lokhu ngaphaphama ngavula amehlo. Ngangilele ubuthongo obumnandi.
27 UJehova uthi, “Ziyeza insuku lapho engizakwenza abendlu yako-Israyeli labendlu yakoJuda babe banengi. Ngizakwenza lezifuyo zabo zande.”+
28 “Njengoba ngangibakhangele ukuze ngibasiphune, ngibawisele phansi, ngibadilize, ngibahlasele njalo ngibatshabalalise,+ ngizabakhangela futhi ukuze ngibakhe njalo ngibahlanyele,”+ kutsho uJehova.
29 “Ngalezonsuku abasoze baphinde bathi, ‘Obaba badla amagilebisi amunyu kodwa amazinyo abantwana yiwo atshelelayo.’+
30 Lowo lalowo uzafela icala lakhe. Loba ngubani ozakudla amagilebisi amunyu nguye ozakuba lamazinyo atshelelayo.”
31 UJehova uthi, “Ziyeza insuku lapho engizakwenza khona isivumelwano esitsha+ lendlu yako-Israyeli lendlu yakoJuda.
32 Isivumelwano lesi asisoze sifanane laleso engasenza labokhokho babo ngelanga engababamba ngesandla ngibakhipha elizweni laseGibhithe.+ ‘Isivumelwano engasenza labo basephula+ lanxa kwakuyimi ngedwa inkosi yabo,’* kutsho uJehova.”
33 “Nansi isivumelwano engizasenza labendlu ka-Israyeli ngemva kwensuku lezo: Ngizafaka umthetho wami ngaphakathi kwabo,+ ngiwubhale ezinhliziyweni zabo.+ Ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe ngabantu bami,”+ kutsho uJehova.
34 “Ngamunye wabo kasoze aphinde afundise umakhelwane wakhe loba umfowabo esithi, ‘Mazi uJehova!’+ ngoba bonke bazangazi kusukela komncane kusiya komkhulu.+ Ngizabathethelela icala labo njalo angisoze ngibe ngisasikhumbula isono sabo,”+ kutsho uJehova.
35 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova,Osinika ilanga ukuze lisikhanyisele emini,Obeka imithetho eqondisa inyanga lezinkanyezi ezikhanyisa ebusuku,Odunga ulwandle enze amagagasi alo ahlokome,Lowo obizwa ngokuthi nguJehova wamabutho:+
36 “‘Njengoba imithetho le izahlala isebenza,’ kutsho uJehova,‘Izizukulwane zako-Israyeli lazo zizahlala ziyisizwe phambi kwami.’”+
37 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova: “‘Njengoba nje amazulu engeke alinganiswe, lezisekelo zomhlaba zingeke zihlolisiswe, lami ngeke ngizilahle zonke izizukulwane zako-Israyeli lanxa zenze konke lokhu,’ kutsho uJehova.”+
38 “Ziyeza insuku lapho okuzakwakhiwa khona idolobho+ likaJehova kusukela emphotshongweni kaHananeli+ kusiyafika egedini elisekhoneni,”+ kutsho uJehova.
39 “Intambo yokulinganisa+ izakwelulwa ize iyefika eqaqeni lwaseGarebhi, ibisiphambuka iqonde eGowa.
40 Yonke indawo kusukela esigodini esilezidumbu lomlotha,* lasemasimini wonke, kutshaye kuze kuyefika esigodini seKhidroni+ lasekhoneni legedi lamabhiza+ elingasempumalanga, izakuba yindawo engcwele kuJehova.+ Kayisoze iphinde idilizwe loba itshabalaliswe.”
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “ngiqhubeke ngikutshengisa uthando oluqotho.”
^ Kumbe, “Uphume uyegida labathokozayo.”
^ Kumbe, “abantwabakhe.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “ngazitshaya umlenze.”
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “umkabo.”
^ Kumbe, “lomlotha ohlangene lamafutha.” Lapha kutshiwo umlotha owawuhlangene lamafutha emihlatshelo.
