Joromiya 17:1-27
17 “Isono sakaJuda sitlolwe ngepeni yesimbi.
Ngetlobo yedayimani sibazwe elitjeni elisiphara leenhliziyo zaboNeempondweni zama-aldarabo,
2 Kukulapho amadodanabo akhumbula ama-aldarawo neengodo zawo ezicwengileko*+
Ezihlanu komuthi ohlaza emibundwini ephakemeko,+
3 Eentabeni emaphandleni avulekileko.
Ipahlakho, woke amagugwakho, azokuthathwa+Neendaweni zakho eziphakemeko ngebanga lesono kizo zoke iimfunda zakho.+
4 Uzokulahlekelwa lilifa lakho engikunikele lona ngebanga lakho.+
Begodu ngizokwenza ulotjhe amanabakho enarheni ongayaziko,+Ngombana nivuthise ilaka lami njengomlilo.*+
Lizokutjha ngokungapheliko.
5 Nakhu uJehova akutjhoko:
“Uqalekisiwe umuntu othembela emuntwini,+Othembela emandleni womuntu,+Nehliziywakhe efulathela uJehova.
6 Uzokuba njengomuthi ozijamele wodwa erhalawumbeni.
Angekhe abone okuhle nakuzako,Kodwana uzokuhlala eendaweni ezomileko emmangweni,Enarheni yetswayi engahlalwa mumuntu.
7 Ubusisiwe umuntu othembela kuJehova,Ithemba lakhe likuJehova.+
8 Uzokuba njengomuthi otjalwe hlanu kwamanzi,Othumela imirabhwawo emilanjaneni.
Angekhe abone nakuza ukutjhisa,Kodwana amakarakhe azokuhlala ahlaza.+
Begodu ngomnyaka wesomiso angekhe atshwenyeke,Namkha angatheli.
9 Ihliziyo ikhohlisa khulu ukudlula nanyana yini begodu yonakele.*+
Ngubani ongayazi?
10 Mina Jehova ngiphenyisisa ihliziyo,+Ngihlolisisa imicabango* edephileko,Bona nginikele ngamunye ngokuvumelana neendlela zakhe,Ngokuvumelana nesithelo semisebenzakhe.+
11 Njengenyoni yommango ebuthelela amaqanda engakawabekeli,Unjalo nomuntu ofumana ubunjinga ngokungakathembeki.+
Buzomtjhiya angakalindeli,Begodu emaswapheleni uzokuba ngonganangqondo.”
12 Isihlalo sobukhosi esiphazimulako esiphakanyiswe kusukela ekuthomeni,Yindawethu yesiphephelo.+
13 Maye! Jehova themba laka-Israyeli,Boke abakulahlako bazokuhlaziswa.
Abakuhlubukako* bazokutlolwa ethulini,+Ngombana balahle uJehova umthombo wamanzi wokuphila.+
14 Maye! Jehova ngilapha begodu ngizokulapheka,Ngisindisa begodu ngizokusindiswa,+Ngombana nguwe engimdumisako.
15 Qala! Kunalabo abathi kimi:
“Liphi ilizwi lakaJehova?+
Sibawa lize!”
16 Kodwana mina, akhenge ngilise ukukulandela njengomalusi,Namkha ngikhanukele ilanga lehlekelele.
Ukwazi kuhle koke engikukhulumileko;Koke kwenzeke phambi kwakho!
17 Ungabi ngunobangela wokusaba kimi.
Usiphephelo sami ngelanga lehlekelele.
18 Abangihlunguphazako abahlaziswe,+Kodwana ungavumi bona ngihlaziswe.
Ababetjhwe kusaba,Kodwana ungavumi bona ngibetjhwe kusaba.
Balethele ilanga lehlekelele,+Ubaphahlaze begodu ubatjhabalalise ngokupheleleko.
19 Nakhu uJehova angitjele khona: “Khamba uyokujama esangweni lamadodana wabantu lapho amakhosi wakwaJuda angena bekaphume khona, nakiwo woke amasango weJerusalema.+
20 Kufuze uthi kibo, ‘Yizwani ilizwi lakaJehova, nina makhosi wakwaJuda, noke bantu bakwaJuda nazo zoke izakhamuzi zeJerusalema eningena ngamasango la.
21 Nakhu uJehova akutjhoko: “Zitjhejeni begodu ningaphathi umthwalo ngelanga leSabatha namkha niwungenise ngamasango weJerusalema.+
22 Akukafuzi nikhuphe umthwalo emzinenu ngelanga leSabatha begodu akukafuzi nenze nanyana ngimuphi umsebenzi.+ Yenzani ilanga leSabatha lihlale licwengile njengombana ngayala abakhokho benu.+
23 Kodwana akhenge bangizwe namkha bangilalelisise begodu ngekani, bala ukungilalela namkha ukwamukela isiyalo.”’+
24 “‘“Nanyana kunjalo, nange ningilalelisisa,” kutjho uJehova, “begodu ningangenisi umthwalo ngamasango wedorobheli ngelanga leSabatha begodu nenze ilanga leSabatha lihlale licwengile ngokungenzi nanyana ngimuphi umsebenzi ngalo,+
25 amakhosi namakhosana ahlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sakaDavida+ nawo azokungena ngamasango wedorobheli akhwele ikarana nenjomani, wona namakhosanawo, abantu bakwaJuda nezakhamuzi zeJerusalema+ begodu idorobheli lizokuhlalwa ngokungapheliko.
26 Begodu abantu bazokuvela emadorobheni wakwaJuda, eendaweni ezimagega neJerusalema, enarheni yakwaBhenjamini+ enarheni ethabaleleko,+ esifundeni seentaba neNegebhi,* balethe umnikelo otjhiswako opheleleko,+ imihlatjelo,+ iminikelo yekoroyi,+ ipepho emhlophe nemihlatjelo yokuthokoza endlini kaJehova.+
27 “‘“Kodwana nange ningangilaleli ngokwenza ilanga leSabatha lihlale licwengile ngokungaphathi imithwalo niyingenise ngamasango weJerusalema ngelanga leSabatha, ngizokutjhisa amasangwalo ngomlilo begodu uzokurhiribidela imibhotjhongo yeJerusalema evikelekileko+ angekhe ucinywe.”’”+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Qala Ihlathululo.
^ Namkha kungenzeka “Ngombana njengomlilo nitjhiswe ngelaka lami.”
^ Namkha kungenzeka “ayilapheki.”
^ Namkha “imizwa edephileko.” NgesiHebheru, “Iziso.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “abangihlubukako” kungenzeka kuqaliselwe kuJehova.
^ Namkha “ngeSewula.”
