Jeremiya 18:1-23
18 Jehova watsi kuJeremiya:
2 “Yehlela endlini yembumbi,+ futsi nasewulapho ngitawukhuluma nawe.”
3 Ngako ngehlela kulendlu yembumbi futsi ngamkhandza abumba ludziwo.*
4 Kodvwa loludziwo lebekalubumba ngelubumba lonakala esandleni sakhe. Ngako lombumbi wabese ubumba lolunye ludziwo, walubumba ngendlela lebekafuna ngayo.*
5 Jehova wase utfumela livi kimi watsi:
6 “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova: ‘Awu nine bantfu baka-Israyeli, ngingehluleka yini kukwenta kini loku lokwentiwe ngulombumbi? Njengelubumba lolusesandleni sembumbi, nani ninjalo esandleni sami, nine bantfu baka-Israyeli.+
7 Nobe nini nangitsi ngitawusiphula umbuso nobe sive, ngisibhidlite futsi ngisibhubhise,+
8 kodvwa lesive sibuyekele lobubi lebengisekhute ngabo, mine-ke ngitawushintja ingcondvo yami* ngingasasehliseli lenhlekelele lebengitimisele kusiletsela yona.+
9 Kodvwa nakwenteka ngitsi ngitawakha umbuso nobe sive futsi ngisente sisime,
10 kepha sona sente lokubi emehlweni ami, singalilaleli livi lami, ngitawubese ngishintja ingcondvo yami,* ngingasasenteli lokuhle lebengifuna kusentela kona.’
11 “Nyalo-ke ngicela ukhulume nebantfu bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema utsi kubo: ‘Jehova utsi: “Ngihlela kunehlisela inhlekelele futsi nginentela lisu kuze ngimelane nani. Ngicela niyekele kwenta lokubi, nishintje tindlela tenu netento tenu.”’”+
12 Kodvwa bona batsite: “Akusiti ngalutfo!+ Ngobe sitawenta loko lesikucabangako, futsi sonkhe sitakwenta ngenkhani loko lokufunwa tinhlitiyo tetfu letimbi.”+
13 Ngako-ke Jehova utsi:
“Ngicela nibute letinye tive.
Ngubani nje loke weva intfo lenjena?
Bantfu baka-Israyeli* bente intfo leyenyanyeka kakhulu.+
14 Siyancibilika yini sitfwatfwa saseLebanoni lesisetindzaweni letiphakeme letinemadvwala?
Emanti lapholile lachamuka etindzaweni letikhashane ake ashe yini?
15 Kodvwa bantfu bami bangikhohliwe.+
Benta imihlatjelo,* bayentele intfo lengenamsebenti.+
Bantfu bami bagila labanye endleleni lebebahamba ngayo kusukela kadzeni+Futsi babente bahamba ngaleminye imigwaco lemibi, lengakakhiwa kahle.
16 Ngako-ke live labo litawuba yindzawo leyetfusako+Futsi litawuba yinhlekisa* kuze kube phakadze.+
Bonkhe labendlula ngakulo batalibuka bamangele, banikine netinhloko tabo.+
17 Ngitabasakata embikwetitsa, kuhle kwemoya wasemphumalanga nawusakata tinhlanga.
Ngitabafulatsela* nasebehlelwa yinhlekelele.”+
18 Bona batsi: “Asakheni lisu kuze simelane naJeremiya,+ ngobe baphristi betfu ngibo labatawuchubeka basichazela umtsetfo,* bantfu labahlakaniphile ngibo labatawuchubeka baseluleka futsi baphrofethi ngibo labatawuchubeka basitjela livi laNkulunkulu. Buyani simkhulume kabi futsi singakulaleli loko lakushoko.”
19 Awu Jehova, ngicela unginake,Futsi ulalele loku lokushiwo ngulabantfu labamelene nami.
20 Lokuhle kufanele kubuyiselwe ngalokubi yini?
Ngobe sebangigubhele umgodzi kuze bangibulale.+
Khumbula kutsi kukanyenti kangakanani ngita embikwakho ngibakhulumela kahle,Kuze ungasabatfukutseleli.
21 Ngako yenta emadvodzana abo abulawe yindlala,Futsi ubente bafe ngenkemba.+
Shengatsi bafati bangafelwa bantfwana futsi babe bafelokati.+
Shengatsi emadvodza angabulawa sifo lesingumshayabhuce,Nemajaha abulawe ngenkemba emphini.+
22 Shengatsi kungevakala sililo etindlini taboNawutfumela tigebengu kutsi tibahlasele bangakagadzi.
Ngobe bangigubhele umgodzi kuze bangibambe,Baze bangibekela netintfo tekungitsiya.+
23 Kodvwa wena JehovaUwati kahle onkhe emasu abo ekungibulala.+
Ungabacoleli,Futsi ungasisuli sono labasentile.
Shengatsi bangagileka embikwakho+Nasewubajezisa utfukutsele.+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “asebenta esondvweni lekubumba.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “ngendlela lebekayibona ikahle.”
^ Nobe “ngitatisola.”
^ Nobe “ngiyatisola.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “Intfombi ntfo yaka-Israyeli.”
^ Nobe “Bashuncisa iminikelo yekushiswa.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “bantfu batawutsi nabalibuka bashaye inkwela.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “Ngeke babubone buso bami kodvwa batawubona umhlane wami.”
^ Nobe “umyalo.”
