Jeremiya 23:1-40
23 Jehova utsi: “Maye kubelusi lababulala timvu letisemadlelweni ami futsi batihlakate!”+
2 Naku-ke lokushiwo nguJehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli mayelana nebelusi labelusa bantfu bakhe: “Nitihlakatile timvu tami, natiyekela tagcwala yonkhe indzawo futsi nangatinakekeli.”+
“Ngako-ke ngitanijezisa ngenca yetintfo letimbi lenitentile,” kusho Jehova.
3 “Ngemuva kwaloko, timvu tami letisele ngitatigcogca kuwo onkhe lamave lengitihlakatele kuwo,+ futsi ngitatibuyisela emadlelweni ato.+ Titawandza tigcine titinyenti kakhulu.+
4 Ngitawubeka belusi labatawutelusa kahle.+ Angeke tiphindze tesabe nobe tetfuke, futsi kute ngisho nayinye letawulahleka,” kusho Jehova.
5 Jehova utsi: “Kutawufika sikhatsi lapho ngitawubeka khona indlalifa* lelungile esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide.+ Itawuba yinkhosi,+ ibuse ngekucondza, futsi yehlulele live ngekulunga nangekungakhetsi.+
6 Ngemalanga ayo, bantfu bakaJuda batawusindziswa+ futsi ema-Israyeli atawuhlala aphephile.+ Ligama letawubitwa ngalo litsi: Jehova Ungumtfombo Wekulunga.”+
7 Jehova utsi: “Kutawufika emalanga lapho bantfu bangeke basatsi: ‘Sifunga Jehova Nkulunkulu lophilako lowakhipha ema-Israyeli eGibhithe!’+
8 kunaloko batawutsi: ‘Sifunga Jehova Nkulunkulu lophilako lowakhipha bantfwana ba-Israyeli eveni lasenyakatfo, nakuwo onkhe emave lebekabasakatele kuwo futsi wababuyisa.’ Nyalo sebatawuhlala eveni labo.”+
9 Nangu umlayeto loya kubaphrofethi:
Inhlitiyo yami yephukile.
Onkhe ematsambo ami ayachachatela.
Ngibe njengemuntfu lodzakiweNgaba njengemuntfu lodzakwe liwayiniNgesikhatsi ngiva emavi langcwele aJehova.
10 Ngobe lelive ligcwele bantfu labaphingako,*+Liyalila ngobe licalekisiwe+Nemadlelo lasehlane ashile.+
Bantfu bakhona benta tintfo letimbi futsi balisebentisa kabi ligunya labo.
11 “Baphrofethi nebaphristi sebakhohlakele.*+
Tintfo letimbi labatentako ngitibone ngisho nasendlini yami,”+ kusho Jehova.
12 “Ngako kutawushelela lapho bahamba khona futsi kube mnyama,+Ngitawubafuca futsi batakuwa.
Ngobe ngitabehlisela inhlekeleleNgemnyaka labatawujeziswa ngawo,” kusho Jehova.
13 “Ngitibonile tintfo letenyanyekako letentiwa baphrofethi baseSamariya.+
Baphrofetha egameni laBhali,Futsi badukisa bantfu bami, lokungema-Israyeli.
14 Ngitibonile tintfo letenyanyekako letentiwa baphrofethi baseJerusalema.
Bayaphinga*+ futsi bakhuluma emanga,+Bakhutsata* bantfu labenta lokubi kutsi bachubeke,Futsi ababuyekeli bubi lababentako.
Bonkhe banjengeSodoma+ kimiFutsi bantfu labahlala kulelidolobha bafanana neGomora.”+
15 Ngako naku lokushiwo nguJehova wemabutfo mayelana nalabaphrofethi:
“Ngitawubenta badle sihlahla lesibabakoFutsi ngitabanatsisa emanti lanashevu.+
Ngobe baphrofethi baseJerusalema bente kutsi lonkhe lelive lihlubuke.”
16 Jehova wemabutfo utsi:
“Ningatilaleli letiphrofetho lenititjelwa ngulabaphrofethi.+
Bayaniyenga.*
Umbono labatsi bawubonile basuke baticabangele+ wona,Usuke ungaphumi emlonyeni waJehova.+
17 Bachubeka bakhuluma nebantfu labangangihloniphi batsi:
‘Jehova utsite: “Nitawuba nekuthula.”’+
Futsi bakhuluma nawo wonkhe umuntfu lolalela inhlitiyo yakhe lenenkhani batsi:
‘Kute inhlekelele letanehlela.’+
18 Ngubani lome emkhatsini webantfu labasondzelene naJehovaKuze alicondze livi lakhe futsi alive?
Ngubani lonakisise livi lakhe ngobe afuna kuliva?
19 Jehova utawutfukutsela kube shengatsi kusuka sivunguvungu;Intfukutselo yakhe itawehlela etinhloko talababi njengesiphepho lesinemandla.+
20 Lentfukutselo yaJehova angeke ibohleKuze kube ngulapho akufeza loko lokufunwa yinhlitiyo yakhe.
Nitakucondza kahle loku emalangeni ekugcina.
21 Labaphrofethi angizange ngibatfume, kodvwa bona basuka emagonso.
Kute lengakusho kubo, kodvwa bona baphrofetha.+
22 Kantsi kube bema emkhatsini webantfu labasondzelene nami,Bebatawenta kutsi bantfu bami bawalalele emavi amiFutsi bebatabenta bayekele tindlela tabo letimbi netento tabo letimbi.”+
23 Jehova utsi: “Ngigcina ngekuba nguNkulunkulu nangidvutane nani yini? Angisuye yini Nkulunkulu ngisho nalapho ngikhashane nani?”
24 Jehova utsi: “Ukhona yini umuntfu longabhaca endzaweni lefihlekile langingeke ngimbone khona?”+
“Angikuboni yini konkhe lokusezulwini nasemhlabeni?”+ kusho Jehova.
25 “Ngibavile labaphrofethi labaphrofetha emanga egameni lami batsi: ‘Ngiphuphile! Ngiphuphile!’+
26 Kutawuze kube ngunini labaphrofethi bachubeka bakhuluma emanga? Baphrofetha emanga lasuka etinhlitiyweni tabo.+
27 Bacocelana emaphupho babe bahlose kwenta bantfu bami balikhohlwe libito lami, njengobe nje nabokhokho babo balikhohlwa ngenca yaBhali.+
28 Umphrofethi lobe neliphupho akasho liphupho lakhe, kodvwa loyo lonemavi ami akawasho ngekwetsembeka.”
“Luhlanga luyafana yini nenhlavu yakolo?” kusho Jehova.
29 “Livi lami alifani yini nemlilo,+ futsi alifani yini nesandvo lesicheketa lidvwala?” kusho Jehova.+
30 “Ngako ngitabajezisa baphrofethi labeba emavi ami lengiwatjele labanye baphrofethi,” kusho Jehova.+
31 Jehova utsi: “Ngitabajezisa baphrofethi labakhuluma tintfo tabo batsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguNkulunkulu!’”+
32 “Ngitabajezisa baphrofethi labasho emaphupho langemanga futsi badukise bantfu bami ngenca yemanga abo nekutigcabha kwabo,” kusho Jehova.+
“Angikabatfumi futsi angikabatjeli kutsi bakhulume. Ngako labaphrofethi angeke babasite ngalutfo labantfu,”+ kusho Jehova.
33 “Nakwenteka labantfu bakubuta nobe ubutwa ngumphristi nobe umphrofethi atsi: ‘Utsini umlayeto* lovela kuJehova?’ ubophendvula utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguJehova: “Nine ningumtfwalo! Futsi ngitanicosha.”’+
34 Nangabe kunemphrofethi, umphristi nobe bantfu labatsi: ‘Nangu umlayeto* lovela kuJehova!’ mine-ke ngitamjezisa loyo muntfu kanye nemndeni wakhe.
35 Nguloyo naloyo kini ukhuluma nemngani wakhe nemnakabo atsi: ‘Uphendvule watsini Jehova? Utsiteni Jehova?’
36 Kodvwa ningasakhulumi ngisho nekukhuluma ngemlayeto* lovela kuJehova, ngobe nguloyo naloyo kini uchaza lomlayeto* ngendlela yakhe, futsi seniwashintjile emavi aNkulunkulu lophilako, Jehova wemabutfo, longuNkulunkulu wetfu.
37 “Ubotsi kulomphrofethi: ‘Ukuphendvule watsini Jehova? Utsiteni Jehova?
38 Nanitawuchubeka nitsi: “Nangu umlayeto* lovela kuJehova!” naku-ke Jehova lakushoko: “Njengobe nichubeka nitsi: ‘Emavi lesiwashoko angumlayeto* waJehova,’ ngisho nobe senginitjelile kutsi ningacali nitsi: “Nangu umlayeto* lovela kuJehova!”
39 Ngitanitsatsa nginijikijele khashane nami, futsi ngitawenta njalo nakulelidolobha lengalinika nine nabokhokho benu.
40 Ngitanenta nibe nemahloni kuze kube phakadze, futsi lihlazo lenu litawuhlale likhunjulwa.”’”+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “lihlumela.”
^ Nobe “Lelive ligcwele bantfu labangaketsembeki kuNkulunkulu.”
^ Nobe “sebatihlubuki.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “Babacinisa tandla.”
^ Nobe “Abaketsembeki kuNkulunkulu.”
^ Nobe “Baninika litsemba lelingekho.”
^ Nobe “umlayeto longumtfwalo.” Leligama lesiHebheru lisho nati tintfo letimbili: “simemetelo lesimatima lesivela kuNkulunkulu” nobe “intfo lengumtfwalo.”
^ Nobe “umlayeto longumtfwalo.”
^ Nobe “umlayeto longumtfwalo.”
^ Nobe “umlayeto longumtfwalo.”
^ Nobe “umlayeto longumtfwalo.”
^ Nobe “umlayeto longumtfwalo.”
^ Nobe “umlayeto longumtfwalo.”
