Jeremiya 8:1-22
8 Jehova utsi: “Ngaleso sikhatsi, ematsambo emakhosi akaJuda, etindvuna takaJuda, ebaphristi newebaphrofethi kanye newebantfu baseJerusalema atawukhishwa emathuneni.
2 Atawendlalwa ngephansi kwelilanga, ngephansi kwenyeti nangephansi kwato tonkhe tinkhanyeti,* lokutintfo lebebatitsandza, batikhonta, batilandzela, babuta kuto futsi batikhotsamela.+ Lamatsambo ngeke abutfwe nobe angcwatjwe. Atawuba njengemcuba emhlabatsini.”+
3 Jehova wemabutfo utsi: “Bonkhe bantfu balesive lesikhohlakele labatawusindza batawutsi nasebakuto tonkhe tindzawo lengitabasakatela kuto banconote kufa kunekuphila.”
4 “Ubotsi kubo: ‘Naku Jehova lakushoko:
“Batakuwa bangasavuki yini?
Nangabe lomunye wabo ashintja indlela lebekahamba ngayo, angeke yini lomunye naye ashintje?
5 Kwentiwa yini kutsi labantfu baseJerusalema bachubeke nekungetsembeki kimi?
Abehlukani nemanga,Abafuni nekushintja tindlela tabo.+
6 Ngachubeka ngibalalelisisa, kodvwa konkhe lebebakukhuluma bekungemanga.
Kute ngisho namunye lowayekela kwenta lokubi, nobe lowatibuta watsi: ‘Yini lena lengiyentile?’+
Bonkhe bebachubeka nekuphila ngendlela labanye lebebaphila ngayo, kuhle kwelihhashi leligijimela emphini.
7 Ngisho nadvoye uyasati sikhatsi sakhe sekutfutsela kulenye indzawo.*
Lituba, inkonjane kanye naletinye tinyoni* tiyasati sikhatsi sato sekubuyela emuva.*
Kodvwa bantfu bami abati kutsi mine Jehova ngitabehlulela nini.”’+
8 ‘Ningasho kanjani-ke nitsi: “Sihlakaniphile futsi sinemtsetfo* waJehova”?
Kantsi babhali* labanemanga basebentisa lutsi lwabo lwekubhala*+ kuze babhale emanga kuphela.
9 Bantfu labahlakaniphile bahlazekile.+
Batawesaba kakhulu futsi babanjwe lugibe.
Abakalilaleli livi laJehova,Ungatsi bahlakaniphile nje labantfu laba?
10 Ngako bafati babo ngitabanika lamanye emadvodza,Nemasimu abo ngiwanike labanye bantfu;+Ngobe bonkhe batizuzisa bona ngetindlela letingaketsembeki,+ kusukela kumuntfukatana kuya kumuntfu losesikhundleni lesiphakeme;Baphrofethi nebaphristi nabo abaketsembeki.+
11 Betama kupholisa emanceba ebantfu bami* ngekumane nje batsi,“Kunekuthula! Kunekuthula!”
Kantsi kute kuthula.+
12 Utsi banawo nje emahloni ngetintfo letenyanyekako labatentile?
Bete ngisho nalamancane!
Abati nekutsi kunjani kuhlazeka!+
Ngako batawubulawa njengalabanye lesebabulewe.
Batawudzayitela nasengibajezisa,’+ kusho Jehova.
13 Jehova utsi: ‘Ngemuva kwekubabutsa ngitababhubhisa,Kutawuba bete emagilebisi latawusala esihlahleni sawo, kubebete nemakhiwa latawusala esihlahleni sawo, futsi emacembe ato atawubuna.
Batawulahlekelwa nanguloko lengabanika kona.’”
14 “Sihleti leni lana?
Asihlanganeni singene emadolobheni lavikelekile+ futsi sifele khona.
Ngobe Jehova Nkulunkulu wetfu utasicotfula,Futsi usinatsisa emanti lanashevu,+Ngobe sonile kuJehova.
15 Besilindzele kutsi kube nekuthula, kodvwa kute lokuhle lokwenteka,Besilindzele kutsi selashwe, kodvwa esikhundleni saloko sesihlale sesaba!+
16 KaDani kuvakala kutsimula kwemahhashi etitsa.
Kutsi nakuvakala emahhashi lamadvuna akhalaKutamatame lonkhe live.
Letitsa tiyefika futsi tibhubhise lelive nako konkhe lokukhona,Tibhubhise lidolobha kanye nebantfu labahlala kulo.”
17 Jehova utsi: “Ngitanitfumelela tinyoka,Lokutinyoka letiyingoti leningeke nikhone kutilawula ngisho nangemlingo,Futsi nakanjani titaniluma.”
18 Kute likhambi kulolusizi lwami;Inhlitiyo yami yephukile.
19 Kuvakala bantfu labaseveni lelikhashane bakhalela lusitoKuvakala bantfu baseSiyoni* batsi:
“Jehova akekho yini eSiyoni?
Inkhosi yakhona ayikho yini lapho?”
“Bangitfukutseliseleni ngaletithico tabo letibatiwe,Ngalabonkulunkulu babo labangenamsebenti bakuletinye tive?”
20 “Sesicedzile kuvuna, nelihlobo selengcile,Kodvwa tsine solo asikasindziswa!”
21 Linceba lebantfu baseSiyoni* lingivisa buhlungu kakhulu;+Umoya wami wephukile,Futsi ngesaba kakhulu.
22 Kantsi kute yini ibhalisamu* kaGileyadi?+
Kute yini dokotela lapho?+
Kwentiwa yini kutsi kube bete lowelapha bantfu baseSiyoni?*+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “libutfo lasezulwini.”
^ Nobe “tikhatsi letibekiwe.”
^ Kungaphindze kubekwe ngekutsi, “nagilonki.”
^ Nobe “sekutfutsa.”
^ Nobe “sinesicondziso.”
^ Nobe “bomabhalane.”
^ Nobe “ipheni.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “endvodzakati yebantfu bami.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “indvodzakati yebantfu bami.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “indvodzakati yebantfu bami.”
^ Nobe “emafutsa ekupholisa buhlungu.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “indvodzakati yebantfu bami.”
