Yeremiya 16:1-21
16 Laphinda lafika kum ilizwi likaYehova lisithi:
2 “Uze ungazithatheli mfazi, yaye ungabi nanyana nazintombi kule ndawo.
3 Kuba uthi uYehova ngoonyana nangeentombi ezizalelwa kule ndawo, ngoomama nangootata ababazeleyo kweli lizwe:
4 ‘Baza kubulawa zizifo,+ kodwa akukho mntu uza kubazilela okanye abangcwabe; baza kuba njengomgquba phezu komhlaba.+ Baza kubulawa likrele nayindlala,+ izidumbu zabo zibe kukutya kweentaka zamazulu namarhamncwa omhlaba.’
5 Kuba uthi uYehova,‘Sukungena endlini enetheko labazilileyo,Ungayokwenza sijwili okanye uvelane nabo.’+
‘Kuba ndiluthathile uxolo lwam kwesi sizwana,’ utsho uYehova,‘Uthando lwam olungagungqiyo nenceba yam.+
6 Kuza kufa abakhulu nabancinci kweli lizwe.
Abazukungcwatywa,Akukho mntu uza kubazilela,Kungekho nabani na oza kuzisika okanye achebe inkqayi ngenxa yabo.*
7 Yaye akukho mntu uza kubanika kutya abo bazilileyo,Ukuze abathuthuzele kuba bebhujelwe;Akukho namntu uza kubanika ndebe yantuthuzeloUkuze basele ngenxa yokuswelekelwa ngutata okanye ngumama.
8 Ungangeni endlini yesidloUhlale phantsi, utye uze usele nabo.’
9 “Kuba uthi uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, ‘Apha kule ndawo, ngemihla yenu naphambi kwamehlo enu, ndiza kusiphelisa isandi sokugcoba nesemihlali, ilizwi lomyeni nelizwi lomtshakazi.’+
10 “Xa uxelela esi sizwana onke la mazwi, siza kuthi kuwe, ‘Kutheni uYehova esithi uza kusizisela yonke le ntlekele inkulu kangaka? Sisiphi isiphoso nesono esisenzileyo kuYehova uThixo wethu?’+
11 Uze uthi kuso, ‘“Kungenxa yokuba ookhokho benu bandishiya,”+ utsho uYehova, “baqhubeka belandela abanye oothixo, babakhonza baza baqubuda kubo.+ Kodwa mna bandishiya, nomthetho wam abazange bawuthobele.+
12 Nina nenze okubi ngakumbi kunookhokho benu,+ yaye endaweni yokundithobela, ngamnye wenu ulandela intliziyo yakhe embi neneenkani.+
13 Ndiza kuniphosela ngaphandle kweli lizwe, niye kwilizwe eningalaziyo nina nookhokho benu,+ apho kuza kufuneka nikhonze abanye oothixo imini nobusuku,+ kuba andizukunenzela bubele.”’
14 “‘Kodwa ke kuza imihla,’ utsho uYehova, ‘ekungazukuba sathiwa: “Ephila nje uYehova, owakhupha amaSirayeli kwilizwe laseYiputa!”+
15 kodwa kuthiwe: “Ephila nje uYehova, owakhupha amaSirayeli kwilizwe lasemntla nakuwo onke amazwe awayewasasazele kuwo!” ibe ndiza kuwabuyisela kwilizwe lawo, endalinika ookhokho bawo.’+
16 ‘Ndithumela ukuba kubizwe abalobi abaninzi,’ utsho uYehova,‘Baze bawalobe.
Emva koko ndiza kuthumela ukuba kubizwe abazingeli abaninzi,Bawazingele kuzo zonke iintaba nakuzo zonke iinduliNakwiimfanta zamawa.
17 Kuba ndiyazibona zonke izinto azenzayo.*
Ebengafihlekanga kum,Nesono sawo besingafihlekanga kum.
18 Okokuqala, ndiza kuwabhatalisa ngokupheleleyo ngenxa yesiphoso sawo nesono sawo,+Kuba aye alingcolisa ilizwe lam ngezithixo zawo ezingaphiliyo*Aza agcwalisa ilifa lam ngezinto zawo ezenyanyekayo.’”+
19 Owu Yehova mandla am nekhusi lam,Nendawo yam yokubalekela ngemini yobunzima,+Iintlanga ziza kuza kuwe zivela kwezona ndawo zikude emhlabeni,Ziza kuthi: “Ookhokho bethu bafumana izinto ezibubuxoki ngokupheleleyo,Ezingeyonto nezingancedi nganto.”+
20 Ngaba umntu unokuzenzela oothixoEkubeni nyhani bengengabo oothixo?+
21 “Ndiza kubenza bazi,Ngeli xesha ndiza kubenza bawazi amandla am nobukhulu bam,Ibe kuza kufuneka bazi ukuba igama lam nguYehova.”
Umbhalo osemazantsi
^ Kubonakala ukuba le yayiyindlela yokuzila yabahedeni eyayisetyenziswa ngamaSirayeli awexukileyo.
^ Ngokoqobo, “iindlela zawo.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “ngezidumbu.”
