UJeremiya 4:1-31
4 “Aluba belingaphenduka kimi, awu bantu bako-Israyeli,Nxa belingaphenduka kimi,Lisuse izithombe zenu ezenyanyekayo phambi kwami,Belingasoze lithunjwe,”+ kutsho uJehova.
2 “Nxa lingafunga ngeqiniso langobuqotho kanye lokulunga lithi,‘Sifunga ngoJehova uNkulunkulu ophilayo!’
Lapho-ke izizwe zizathola isibusiso esivela kuye,*Njalo zizazigqaja ngaye.”+
3 UJehova uthi ebantwini bakoJuda labeJerusalema:
“Limani emasimini,Liyekele ukulima endaweni elameva.+
4 Sokani libe ngabakaJehova,Sokani inhliziyo zenu,+Lina bantu bakoJuda lani elihlala eJerusalema,Ukuze ulaka lwami lungavuthi njengomlilo,Lulavuke kuswelakale ongalucitsha,Ngenxa yezenzo zenu ezimbi.”+
5 Khulumani ngakho koJuda, likumemezele eJerusalema,Memezani litshaye uphondo kulo lonke ilizwe,+Limemeze kakhulu lithi: “Buthanani ndawonye,Sibalekele emadolobheni avikelwe ngemiduli.+
6 Phakamisani uphawu olutshengisa indlela eya eZiyoni.
Dingani indawo yokucatsha, lingami ndawonye,”Ngoba ngiletha umonakalo ovela enyakatho,+ umonakalo omkhulu.
7 Isitha siphume njengesilwane siphuma esixukwini,+Isitha esitshabalalisa izizwe sesiphumile.+
Sisukile endaweni yaso ukuze sizotshabalalisa ilizwe lakho.
Amadolobho akho azasala engamanxiwa, kungelamuntu ohlala kuwo.+
8 Ngakho gqokani izembatho zamasaka+Likhale* futhi lilile,Ngoba ulaka lukaJehova oluvuthayo lulokhu luphezu kwethu.
9 “Ngalelolanga inhliziyo yenkosi izaphela amandla,”+ kutsho uJehova,“Lezikhulu zizatshaywa luvalo,Abaphristi bazakwethuka bathithibale, labaphrofethi bamangale.”+
10 Ngakho ngathi: “Awu Nkosi Enkulu Jehova, ubayengile sibili abantu laba+ kanye leJerusalema wathi, ‘Lizakuba lokuthula,’+ yona inkemba isezintanyeni zethu.”
11 Ngalesosikhathi kuzathiwa ebantwini laba laseJerusalema:
“Umoya otshisayo ovela emaqaqeni asenkangalaUzavunguza phezu kwendodakazi* yabantu bami.
Akusimoya wokwela amabele kumbe owokuwahlambulula.
12 Ngizabiza umoya olamandla uvela ezindaweni lezo,Ngibatshele isigwebo sabo.
13 Isitha sizakuza njengamayezi ezulu,Izinqola zaso zinjengomoya wesiphepho.+
Amabhiza aso alesiqubu ukwedlula izinkozi.+
Maye saphela thina!
14 Hlambulula inhliziyo yakho wena Jerusalema, ususe okubi ukuze usindiswe.+
Kuzaze kube nini ulokhu ufukamele imicabango emibi?
15 Kuzwakala ilizwi libika izindaba ezivela koDani,+Limemezela umonakalo ezintabeni zako-Efrayimi.
16 Kubikeni lokhu ezizweni,Likumemezele eJerusalema.”
“Abalindi* bayeza bevela elizweni elikhatshana,Bazamemeza befuna ukuhlasela amadolobho akoJuda.
17 Bazayihanqa macele wonke iJerusalema njengabalindi behanqa insimu,+Ngenxa yokuthi ingihlamukele,”+ kutsho uJehova.
18 “Izindlela zakho lezenzo zakho zizalethwa phezu kwakho.+
Uzakwehlelwa ngumonakalo obuhlungu,Ngoba inhliziyo yakho igcwele ukuhlamuka!”
19 Maye babo, maye babo!
Inhliziyo yami ibuhlungu kakhulu.
Inhliziyo yami itshaya ngamandla.
Kuyala ukuthi ngithule,Ngoba ngizwe uphondo lukhala,Ngizwe isimemezelo sempi.*+
20 Kubikwe umonakalo phezu komonakalo,Ngoba ilizwe lonke selitshabalele.
Amatende ami adilizwe ngesikhatshana nje,Ngesikhatshana amaseyili amatende ami abesetshabalele.+
21 Kuzaze kube nini ngilokhu ngibona uphawu olutshengisa ukuthi yiphi indlela eya eJerusalemaNjalo ngisizwa uphondo lukhala?+
22 “Abantu bami bayizithutha,+Abalandaba lami.
Bangabantwana abayiziphukuphuku, abangelalwazi.
Bahlakaniphele ukwenza okubi kuphela,Kodwa bayehluleka ukwenza okuhle.”
23 Ngakhangela ilizwe ngabona liyinkangala nje engelalutho,+Ngakhangela emazulwini kodwa ukukhanya kwakungasekho.+
24 Ngakhangela izintaba ngabona zizamazama,Ngakhangela lamaqaqa ngabona enyikinyeka.+
25 Ngakhangela ngabona kungaselamuntu,Lenyoni zonke seziphaphile.+
26 Ngathi ngisithi mehlo suka ngabona ilizwe elivundileyo seliyinkangala,Lamadolobho alo wonke esediliziwe.+
Lokho kwakwenziwe nguJehova,Ngenxa yolaka lwakhe oluvuthayo.
27 UJehova uthi: “Ilizwe lonke lizasala lingamanxiwa,+Kodwa angisoze ngilitshabalalise ngokupheleleyo.
28 Ngenxa yalokho ilizwe lizalila,+Lamazulu aphenduke abe mnyama,+Ngoba mina sengikhulumile futhi sengikumisile,Angisoze ngitshintshe ingqondo* kumbe ngiyekele ukukwenza.+
29 Nxa kungazwakala umsindo wabagadi bamabhiza lamabutho alemitshoko,Abantu bonke edolobheni bayabaleka+Bangene ezixukwini,Bakhwele lemadwaleni,+Wonke amadolobho asale engelabantu,Kungela ngitsho umuntu ohlala kuwo.”
30 Khathesi uzakwenzani njengoba usutshabalele?
Wawujayele ukugqoka izigqoko ezibomvu,Uzicecise ngemiceciso yegolideNjalo uzicombacombe emehlweni ngokumnyama.
Kodwa akuncedanga ngalutho ukuzicomba kwakho,+Ngoba labo ababekuhawukela sebekulahlile,Khathesi sebefuna ukukubulala.+
31 Ngizwe ukububula okungathi ngokowesifazana ogulayo,Lokukhala okungathi ngokowesifazana obeletha umntwana wokuqala,Lilizwi lendodakazi yaseZiyoni ekhefuzelayo.
Yelula izandla zayo ithi:+
“Maye babo, sengidiniwe ngababulali laba!”
Amabala angaphansi
^ Lapha kutshiwo uJehova.
^ Kumbe, “Litshaye izifuba zenu.”
^ Lolu lulimi olusankondlo olungabe lutshengisa uzwelo loba isihawu.
^ Kumbe, “Inhloli.”
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “umkhosi wempi.”
^ Kumbe, “ngizisole.”
