Yeremiya 14:1-22
14 Nali ilizwi likaYehova elafika kuYeremiya lithetha ngembalela:+
2 UYuda uzilile,+ neegeyithi zakhe zinyamalele.
Zitshona emhlabeni zidangele,Nesikhalo siyenyuka siye eYerusalem.
3 Neenkosi zabo zithuma izicaka zazo amanzi.
Ziya emithonjeni zize zingawafumani.
Zibuya neengqayi zingenanto.
Zihlazekile yaye zidanile.Futhi zogqume iintloko zazo.
4 Kuba umhlaba uqhekekaNgenxa yokungabikho kwemvula elizweni,+Abalimi bathe xhungu ibe bogqume neentloko zabo.
5 Kwanexhamakazi endle lilizala lize lilishiye itakane lalo,Kuba kungekho ngca.
6 Amaqwarhashe ema ezindulini ezomileyo.
Akhefuzela oku koodyakalashe;Amehlo awo ayaphelelwa ngenxa yokukhangela izityalo ezingekhoyo.+
7 Nangona izono zethu zingasithetheleli,Sincede ngenxa yegama lakho,+ yhini Yehova.
Kuba siye asathembeka kaninzi,+Ibe nguwe esimonileyo.
8 Owu themba likaSirayeli, Msindisi wakhe+ ngexesha lentlungu,Kutheni ufana nomntu ongaziwayo elizweni,Njengomhambi ochitha nje ubusuku obunye?
9 Kutheni unjengomntu owothukileyo,Njengendoda enamandla engakwazi kusindisa?
Kuba uphakathi kwethu Yehova,+Ibe sibizwa ngegama lakho.+
Sukusilahla.
10 Uthi uYehova ngesi sizwana: “Sithanda ukubhadula;+ asizibambanga iinyawo zaso.+ Ngoko uYehova akasithandi.+ Ngoku uza kukhumbula isono saso, asiphendulise ngezono zaso.”+
11 Wathi uYehova kum: “Sukuthandazela ukuba silungelwe esi sizwana.+
12 Xa sizila ukutya, andikumameli ukundicenga kwaso,+ naxa sinikela umnikelo otshiswa ngokupheleleyo nomnikelo wokutya, andisithandi,+ kuba ndiza kusitshayela ngekrele, ngendlala nangesifo esingubhubhani.”+
13 Ndathi ke mna: “Owu, Nkosi enguMongami Yehova! Abaprofeti bathi kubo, ‘Anizukulibona ikrele, ibe anizukufunyanwa yindlala, kodwa ndiza kuninika uxolo lokwenene kule ndawo.’”+
14 Wathi uYehova kum: “Abaprofeti baprofeta ubuxoki egameni lam.+ Andikhange ndibathume, ndingakhange ndibayalele okanye ndithethe nabo.+ Baniprofetela umbono wobuxoki, ukuvumisa okungento yanto nenkohliso yentliziyo yabo.+
15 UYehova uthi ngaba baprofeti baprofeta egameni lam, ndingabathumanga, nabathi akukho krele okanye ndlala eza kubakho kweli lizwe: ‘Baza kutshabalala ngekrele nendlala abo baprofeti.+
16 Nabantu ababaprofetelayo baza kuphoselwa phandle ezitratweni zaseYerusalem, ngenxa yendlala nekrele, kungekho mntu wokubangcwaba,+ bona, abafazi babo, oonyana babo neentombi zabo, kuba ndiza kubazisela intlekele ebafaneleyo.’+
17 “Umele uthethe eli lizwi kubo,‘Amehlo am mawakhuphe iinyembezi imini nobusuku, mawangayeki,+Kuba intombi yabantu bam engazange yalala nandoda ityunyuzwe yaza yaphulwa ngokupheleleyo,+Inenxeba elikhulu.
18 Ukuba ndiyaphuma ndiye endle ndize ndijonge,Ndibona abo babulewe ngekrele!+
Kwaye ukuba ndingena esixekweni,Ndibona izifo ezibangelwa yindlala!+
Kuba umprofeti kunye nombingeleli bajikeleze ilizwe abangalaziyo.’”+
19 Umlahle ngokupheleleyo na uYuda, okanye uyayenyanya na iZiyon?+
Kutheni usibethe sada asabi nakuphiliswa?+
Besinethemba loxolo, kodwa akukho nto intle izileyo,Besinethemba lokuba siza kuphiliswa, kodwa siyoyika!+
20 Siyabuvuma ububi bethu, owu Yehova,Nesiphoso sookhokho bethu,Kuba sikonile.+
21 Sukusilahla, ngenxa yegama lakho;+Sukungayifuni itrone yakho ezukileyo.
Sikhumbule, ungasophuli isivumelwano osenze nathi.+
22 Ngaba sikho kwezi zithixo zingancedi nganto esinganisela iintlanga imvula,Okanye amazulu angazinisela ngokwawo izantyalantyala zemvula?
Ayinguwe wedwa na, owu Yehova Thixo wethu?+Sithembele kuwe,
Kuba nguwe wedwa owenze ezi zinto.
