Jeremiya 2:1-37
2 Jehova watsi kimi:
2 “Hamba uyomemetela eJerusalema utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguJehova:
“Ngiyikhumbula kahle indlela lobewutinikele* ngayo ngesikhatsi usemusha,+Nelutsandvo lowangikhombisa lona ngesikhatsi setsembisene umshado.+
Ngikhumbula nendlela lobewungilandzela ngayo ehlane,Eveni lelingakahlanyelwa lutfo.+
3 Israyeli bekangcwele kuJehova,+ atitselo tekucala tesivuno sakhe.”’
‘Umuntfu lomshwabadzelako abebekwa licala,Futsi bekehlelwa yinhlekelele,’ kusho Jehova.”+
4 Wenandlu yaJakobe, lalela livi laJehova,Nani nonkhe nine mindeni yendlu ya-Israyeli.
5 Naku lokushiwo nguJehova:
“Nguliphi liphutsa bokhokho benu labalitfola kimi,+Kutsi bangaze baphambuke kangaka kimi,Futsi balandzele tithico letingenamsebenti,+ nabo bagcine sebabantfu labangenamsebenti?+
6 Abazange babute batsi: ‘Uphi Jehova,Loyo lowasikhipha eGibhithe,+Wasihola ehlane,Wasihola eveni lelilugwadvule+ naleligcwele imigodzi,Eveni lelinesomiso+ nalelimnyama tsu,Eveni lelingahanjwa ngumuntfuFutsi lelingahlali muntfu?’
7 Ngabese nginiletsa eveni lelivundzile,*Kutsi nidle titselo talo kanye netintfo talo letinhle.+
Kodvwa nafike nalingcolisa live lami;Nalenta lenyanyeka lifa lami.+
8 Baphristi abazange babute batsi: ‘Uphi Jehova?’+
Labo labafundzisa uMtsetfo bebangangati,Nebelusi bangivukela,+Baphrofethi bebaphrofetha egameni laBhali,+Futsi balandzela bonkulunkulu labangeke babasite ngalutfo.
9 Jehova utsi: ‘Ngitawuphindze nginibeke licala,+Futsi ngitababeka licala bantfwana bebantfwana benu.’
10 ‘Yewelelani elugwini* loluhlala bantfu baseKhithimu+ futsi nibuke.
Tfumelani bantfu eKhedari+ futsi nicabangisise;Nibuke kutsi intfo lenjena ike yenteka yini.
11 Kuke kwenteka yini kutsi sive sishiye bonkulunkulu baso sikhetse labanye bonkulunkulu?
Kodvwa bantfu bami badvumise tintfo letingenamsebenti kunekutsi badvumise mine.+
12 Nine mazulu, bukani loku futsi nimangale;Chachateliswani kwesaba,’ kusho Jehova,
13 ‘Ngobe bantfu bami bente tintfo letimbili letimbi:
Bangishiyile, mine lengingumtfombo wemanti ekuphila,+Babese batigubhela* imitfombo,Lokuyimitfombo lete emanti.’
14 ‘Israyeli usisebenti yini? Usigcili lesitelwe endlini yemphatsi wakhe yini?
Kwentiwa yini-ke kutsi bantfu bamtfumbe?
15 Emabhubesi lanemandla ayambhodlela,+Ahhonga kakhulu.
Live lakhe alente laba yintfo leyetfusako.
Emadolobha akhe ashiswe ngemlilo, futsi kute nalohlala kuwo.
16 Bantfu baseNofi*+ nebaseThaphanesi+ bacotfule inhloko yakho bakushiya unemphandla.
17 Akusuwe yini lotibangele lokuNgekutsi ushiye Jehova Nkulunkulu wakho+Ngesikhatsi akuhola endleleni?
18 Sewufunelani kubuyela eGibhithe+Uyonatsa emanti aseShihori?*
Sewufunelani kubuyela e-Asiriya+Uyonatsa emanti asemfuleni iYufrathe?
19 Kufanele ufundze etintfweni letimbi lotentile,Futsi wekhutwe ngenca yekungetsembeki kwakho.
Kufanele wati uphindze ubone kutsi kubi kakhulu futsi kuletsa imiphumela lebuhlungu+Kushiya Jehova Nkulunkulu wakho;Awukakhombisi kutsi uyangesaba,’+ kusho Jehova wemabutfo, loyiNkhosi Lephakeme.
20 ‘Lijoka lakho ngalephula kadzeni+Futsi ngadzabula tinketane takho.
Kodvwa wena watsi: “Angeke ngikukhonte,”
Ngobe kuwo onkhe emagcuma laphakeme nangephansi kwato tonkhe tihlahla letinkhulu letiluhlata+Bewugenukile, ugwadla.+
21 Ngakuhlanyela usihlahla selikhetselo semagilebisi labovu,+ ngakuhlanyela ngenhlanyelo lesezingeni lelisetulu;Manje sewungishintjele njani waba ngemahlumela lamabi esihlahla semagilebisi esiganga?’+
22 ‘Ngisho nobe bewungatishikisha futsi utigeze kahle,*Bewutawuchubeka ungcolile embikwami ngenca yesono sakho,’+ kusho iNkhosi Lephakeme lenguJehova.
23 Ungasho njani utsi: ‘Angikatingcolisi.
Angikabalandzeli boBhali’?
Bukisisa indlela lebewutiphatsa ngayo ngesikhatsi usesihosheni.
Cabangisisa ngaloko lokwentile.
Ufana nelikamela lelincane lelisikati futsi lelinematubane,Leligijima liye lena nalena ngekutsandza kwalo.
24 Ufana nembongolo yesiganga lejwayele lihlane,Lehosha umoya naseyikhanuka inkunzi.
Ngubani nje longayivimba naseyifuna kwekhwelwa?
Tonkhe timbongolo letindvuna letiyifunako akudzingeki tikhatsateke.
Titayitfola ngesikhatsi seyifuna kwekhwelwa.*
25 Ungagijimi kakhulu ngobe kutawugcine sekute longakufaka etinyaweniNemphimbo wakho utawuze wome.
Kodvwa wena utsite: ‘Cha, kute litsemba!+
Ngitsandzana nebantfu lengingabati,*+Futsi ngitabalandzela.’+
26 Njengalapho lisela lihlazeka naselibanjiwe,Kanjalo-ke nendlu yaka-Israyeli ihlazekile,Yona, emakhosi ayo, tindvuna tayo,Baphristi bayo kanye nebaphrofethi bayo.+
27 Batsi esihlahleni: ‘Wena ungubabe wami,’+Batsi etjeni: ‘Wena wangitala.’
Kunekutsi banginake, bangifulatsele.+
Kodvwa nasebehlelwe yinhlekelele batawutsi:
‘Phakama usisindzise!’+
28 Sebaphi nyalo labonkulunkulu bakho lebewutakhele bona?+
Abakusite nabangakhona kukusindzisa kulenhlekelele lekwehlele,Awu Juda, bonkulunkulu bakho sebanyenti kakhulu, sebangangemadolobha akho.+
29 ‘Kungani nichubeka nilwa nami?
Kungani nonkhe ningivukela?’+ kusho Jehova.
30 Ngiwajezisile emadvodzana enu kodvwa akukasiti ngalutfo.+
Akasemukeli siyalo;+Nibulele baphrofethi benu ngenkemba yenu,+Kuhle kwelibhubesi leliyingoti lelifuna lelingamudla.
31 Wena situkulwane, cabangisisa ngelivi laJehova.
Senginjengelihlane yini ku-IsrayeliNobe senginjengelive lelinebumnyama lobukhulu?
Bentiwa yini bantfu bami kutsi batsi: ‘Siya nobe ngukuphi lasifuna kuya khona.
Angeke siphindze site kuwe’?+
32 Intfombi ntfo ingayikhohlwa yini imihlobiso yayo,Namakoti angalikhohlwa yini libhande latihlobisa ngalo?*
Kodvwa bantfu bami bangikhohlwe sikhatsi lesidze.+
33 Maye unemasu* ekufunana nelutsandvo!
Wente tindlela takho taba timbi kakhulu.+
34 Ngisho timphahla takho tifatwe yingati yalabaphuyile labangenacala,+Nanobe ngingakase ngibabone bagcekeza endlini yakho,Kodvwa ngayibona ingati yabo kuto tonkhe timphahla takho.+
35 Kepha wena utsite: ‘Anginacala.
Nkulunkulu angeke asangitfukutselela.’
Nyalo ngitakwehlulelaNgobe utsi: ‘Angikoni.’
36 Kungani kungasho lutfo kuwe kushintjashintja tindlela takho?
Utawuba nemahloni ngeGibhithe,+Njengobe nje waba nemahloni nange-Asiriya.+
37 Ngaleso sizatfu, utawuhamba wetfwele tandla enhloko,+Ngobe Jehova ubalahlile labo lowetsembele kubo;Angeke bakuphumelelise.”
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “lutsandvo lolucotfo.”
^ Nobe “eveni leligcwele tihlahla tetitselo.”
^ Nobe “etichingini.”
^ Nobe “bembile,” lokungenteka kusho kumba emadvwaleni.
^ Nobe “baseMemfisi.”
^ Lokusho, umfudlana losuka eMfuleni iNayili.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “beningageza ngesoda nangensipho lenyenti.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “ngenyanga yayo.”
^ Nobe “nabonkulunkulu baletinye tive.”
^ Nobe “libhande lalibopha ngelilanga lemshado.”
^ Lapha kukhulunywa ngeJerusalema nobe iSiyoni.
