UJeremiya 9:1-26
9 Aluba nje ikhanda lami belingumthombo wamanzi,Lamehlo ami engumthombo wezinyembezi,+Bengizakhala ubusuku lemini,Ngikhalela abantu bakithi ababuleweyo.
2 Aluba bengilendlu yezihambi enkangala,Bengizasuka ngibatshiye abantu bakithi,Ngoba bonke bayizifebe,+Abathembekanga ngitsho.
3 Bahlala bekulungele ukuqamba amanga angathi ngumuntu ogobise idandili* efuna ukutshoka umtshoko.
Akulamuntu othembekileyo elizweni, bonke baqamba amanga.+
“Basuka kokubi bayekwenza okunye okubi,Njalo abangilaleli ngitsho,”+ kutsho uJehova.
4 “Lonke nanzelelani omakhelwane benu,Lingabathembi ngitsho labafowenu,Ngoba bonke abafowenu bangabathengisi,+Labomakhelwane benu bathanda ukukhuluma kubi ngabanye.+
5 Ngamunye wabo uqila umakhelwane wakhe,Kakho okhuluma iqiniso.
Bafundise ulimi lwabo ukukhuluma amanga,+Bayazidinisa ngokwenza izinto ezimbi.
6 Abantu ohlala phakathi kwabo bangamaqili,Abafuni ukungazi ngenxa yobuqili babo,” kutsho uJehova.
7 Ngakho uJehova wamabutho uthi:
“Ngizabancibilikisa njengensimbi ngibahlole.+
Kambe kuyini okunye engingakwenza ngendodakazi yabantu bami?
8 Ulimi lwabo lunjengomtshoko oyingozi, lukhuluma amanga.
Nxa umuntu ekhuluma lomakhelwane wakhe wenza angathi kulokuthula,Kodwa ngaphakathi ebumba amacebo okumcathamela.”
9 Ngakho uJehova uthi: “Kambe ngingayekela ukubajezisa bona besenza izinto lezi?
Ngingayekela sibili ukuphindisela esizweni esinje?+
10 Ngizakhala ngililele izintaba,Ngizalila* ngenxa yamadlelo asegangeni,Ngoba atshile futhi akuselamuntu odlula khona,Akusazwakali lomsindo wezifuyo.
Izinyoni lezinyamazana lazo zibalekile, kazisekho.+
11 Ngizakwenza iJerusalema ibe yinqwaba yamatshe+ lendawo yamakhanka,+Ngizatshabalalisa amadolobho akoJuda kusale kungelamuntu ohlala khona.+
12 Ngubani ohlakaniphe okokuthi angakuzwisisa lokhu?
UJehova utshele bani ukuthi akhulume ngakho?
Kungani ilizwe selitshabalele?
Kungani selitshe laba njengenkangala,Njalo kungaselamuntu odlula kulo?”
13 UJehova waphendula wathi: “Kungenxa yokuthi bawutshiyile umthetho wami engabanika wona njalo abawulandelanga. Abazange balilalele ilizwi lami,
14 kodwa baqinise intamo balandela inhliziyo zabo lezithombe zikaBhali,+ besenza lokho oyise ababafundisa khona.+
15 Ngakho uJehova wamabutho, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi, ‘Ngizakwenza abantu laba badle isihlahlakazana esibaba gamu,* ngibanathise lamanzi aletshefu.+
16 Ngizabasabalalisa bagcwale ezizweni bona laboyise ababengazazi.+ Ngizakwenza ukuthi baxotshaniswe ngenkemba ngize ngibaqede bonke.’+
17 UJehova wamabutho uthi,‘Cabangisisani ngokwenzakalayo,Libize abesifazana abahlabela izingoma zokulila,+Lalabo abaziwa ngokulila,
18 Ukuze babuye masinyane bazosililela,Sikhale ezimathonsi,Amehlo ethu ajuluke izinyembezi.+
19 Phela kuzwakale abantu belila eZiyoni+ besithi:
“Awu lakanye saphela!
Sehlelwe lihlazo elikhulu!
Sitshiye ilizwe lethu futhi imizi yethu idiliziwe.”+
20 Lina besifazana lalelani ilizwi likaJehova,Indlebe zenu kazizwe ilizwi eliphuma emlonyeni wakhe.
Fundisani amadodakazi enu ingoma le yokulila,Lani liyifundisane.+
21 Ukufa kungene ngamawindi,Kwangena lasezinqabeni zethu,Kuzothatha abantwana abasemigwaqweni,Lamajaha asemagcekeni edolobho.’+
22 Ubatshele uthi, ‘UJehova uthi:
“Izidumbu zabantu zizakuba njengomquba emhlabathini,Zizakuba njengezikhwebu zamabele asanda kuqunywa ngumuntu ovunayo,Kodwa kungelamuntu ongazibutha.”’”+
23 UJehova uthi:
“Ohlakaniphileyo kangazigqaji ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe;+Lolamandla kangazigqaji ngamandla akhe;Lonothileyo kangazigqaji ngenotho yakhe.”+
24 “Lowo ozigqajayo kazigqaje ngalokhu:
Ukuthi ulokuqedisisa lokuthi uyangazi mina,+Ukuthi nginguJehova, lowo olothando oluqotho, owahlulela kuhle njalo owenza okulungileyo emhlabeni,+Ngoba lokho yikho okungithokozisayo,”+ kutsho uJehova.
25 UJehova uthi, “Ziyeza insuku lapho engizajezisa khona bonke abasokileyo kodwa bengasokanga okweqiniso.+
26 Ngizajezisa labaseGibhithe,+ labakoJuda,+ labako-Edomi,+ lama-Amoni+ labakoMowabi+ labo bonke abahlala enkangala abagela inwele zabo emaceleni,+ ngoba zonke izizwe azisokanga njalo bonke abako-Israyeli abasokanga enhliziyweni.”+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Kumbe, “Ngizahlabela ingoma yokulila.”
^ Kumbe, “umhlonyane.”
