Yeremiya 17:1-27
17 “Isono sikaYuda sibhalwe phantsi ngosiba lwentsimbi.
Sibhalwe elucwecweni lwentliziyo yabo ngentloko yedayimani,Nasezimpondweni zezibingelelo zabo,
2 Ngoxa oonyana babo bezikhumbula izibingelelo zabo nezibonda zabo ezingcwele*+Ecaleni komthi oluhlaza, phezu kweenduli eziphakamileyo,+
3 Ezintabeni endle.
Ubuncwane bakho, bonke ubutyebi bakho, ndiza kubunikela ukuba boxuthwe,+Neendawo zakho eziphakamileyo, ngenxa yesono esikuyo yonke imimandla yakho.+
4 Uza kulilahla ngokuzithandela ilifa endakunika lona.+
Kwaye ndiza kukwenza usebenzele iintshaba zakho kwilizwe ongalaziyo,+Kuba uye waphemba umsindo wam njengomlilo.*+
Uza kuvutha ngonaphakade.”
5 Uthi uYehova:
“Iqalekisiwe indoda* ethembela emntwini,+Exhomekeke emandleni omntu,+Nenentliziyo emfulathelayo uYehova.
6 Iza kuba njengomthi omi wodwa entlango.
Ayizukubona xa kufika okulungileyo,Iza kuhlala ezindaweni ezomileyo entlango,Kwilizwe letyiwa elingenakuhlala mntu.
7 Isikelelekile indoda* ebeka ithemba layo kuYehova,Ethembela ngoYehova.+
8 Iza kuba njengomthi otyalwe ngasemanzini,Othumela iingcambu zawo emfuleni.
Ayizukukuva ukuza kobushushu,Kodwa amagqabi ayo aza kutyatyamba.+
Ngonyaka wembalela ayizukuba naxhala,Ingazukuyeka nokuvelisa isiqhamo.
9 Intliziyo inamaqhinga* kunayo nantoni na, ibe iyatyhudisa.*+
Ngubani na onokuyazi?
10 Mna, Yehova, ndigocagoca intliziyo,+Ndihlolisisa ezona ngcinga zinzulu,*Ukuze ndinike ngamnye ngokweendlela zakhe,Ngokwesiqhamo sezenzo zakhe.+
11 Unjengesakhwatsha esifukama amaqanda angengowaso,Umntu ofumana ubutyebi ngondlela-mnyama.*+
Buza kumshiya phakathi ebomini,Ibe ekugqibeleni uza kubonakala engenangqondo.”
12 Iyitrone ezukileyo, eyaphakanyiswa kwasekuqaleni;Indawo yethu engcwele.+
13 Yhini Yehova, themba likaSirayeli,Baza kuhlaziswa bonke abo bakushiyayo.
Abo bawexukayo kuwe* baza kubhalwa phantsi eluthulini,+Kuba bamlahlile uYehova, umthombo wamanzi aphilayo.+
14 Ndiphilise, owu Yehova, ibe ndiza kuphila.
Ndisindise, ibe ndiza kusinda,+Kuba nguwe endimdumisayo.
15 Jonga! Kukho abathi kum:
“Liphi ilizwi likaYehova?+
Malincede lize!”
16 Kodwa mna khange ndibaleke kuba ndingafuni ukukulandela njengomalusi,Ndingakhange ndifune imini yentlekele.
Uyazi kakuhle yonke into ethethwe yimilebe yam;Konke kwenzeke phambi kwakho!
17 Sukundoyikisa.
Uyindawo yam yokubalekela ngemini yentlekele.
18 Mabahlaziswe abanditshutshisayo,+Kodwa ungavumi ukuba mna ndihlaziswe.
Maboyike kakhulu,Kodwa mna mandingoyiki kakhulu.
Bazisele umhla wentlekele,+Ubacole uze ubatshabalalise ngokupheleleyo.*
19 Uthe kum uYehova: “Hamba, uyokuma egeyithini yoonyana babantu abangena nabaphuma ngayo ookumkani bakwaYuda, nakuzo zonke iigeyithi zaseYerusalem.+
20 Umele uthi kubo, ‘Yivani ilizwi likaYehova, nina bookumkani bakwaYuda, nani nonke bantu bakwaYuda, abahlala eYerusalem, abangena ngezi geyithi.
21 Uthi uYehova: “Lumkani, nize ningathwali nawuphi na umthwalo ngomhla weSabatha okanye niwungenise ezigeyithini zaseYerusalem.+
22 Nimele ningakhuphi mthwalo ezindlini zenu ngemini yeSabatha, ningaphathi nawuphi na umsebenzi.+ Nimele niwugcine ungcwele umhla weSabatha, njengokuba ndayalela ookhokho benu.+
23 Kodwa abakhange bamamele okanye bavule ndlebe, yaye ngenkani khange bafune ukuthobela* okanye bamkele ingqeqesho.”’+
24 “‘“Kothi ke, ukuba nindithobele nyhani,” utsho uYehova, “nize ningangenisi mthwalo ngeegeyithi zesi sixeko ngomhla weSabatha, nawenza ngcwele umhla weSabatha ngokungenzi nawuphi na umsebenzi ngawo,+
25 ookumkani neenkosana ezihlala etroneni kaDavide+ baza kungena ngeegeyithi zesi sixeko, bekhwele enqwelweni nasemahasheni, bona neenkosana zabo, amadoda akwaYuda nabemi baseYerusalem;+ yaye esi sixeko siza kuba nabantu ngonaphakade.
26 Abantu baza kuza bevela kwizixeko zakwaYuda, kwiindawo ezikufutshane neYerusalem, kwilizwe lakwaBhenjamin,+ kwimimandla esemathafeni,+ kwimimandla esezintabeni naseNegebhi,* bezise iminikelo etshiswa ngokupheleleyo,+ imibingelelo,+ iminikelo yokutya,+ intlaka yokuqhumisa nemibingelelo yokubulela endlini kaYehova.+
27 “‘“Kodwa ukuba niye anandithobela ngokungawungcwalisi umhla weSabatha nangokuthwala imithwalo niyingenise ngeegeyithi zeYerusalem ngomhla weSabatha, ndiza kuzitshisa ngomlilo iigeyithi zayo, kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo uza kuzitshisa ziphele iinqaba ezikhuselekileyo zaseYerusalem,+ ibe awuzukucinywa.”’”+
Umbhalo osemazantsi
^ Funda Ingcaciso Yamagama.
^ Okanye kusenokwenzeka, “Kuba uye waphenjwa njengomlilo emsindweni wam.”
^ Okanye “indoda enamandla.”
^ Okanye “indoda enamandla.”
^ Okanye “iyaqhatha.”
^ Okanye kusenokwenzeka, “ayinyangeki.”
^ Okanye “ezona mvakalelo zinzulu.” Ngokoqobo, “izintso.”
^ Okanye “ngokungebobulungisa.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “kum,” omele ukuba ubhekisa kuYehova.
^ Okanye “ngokuphindaphindiweyo.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “bayenze lukhuni intamo yabo.”
^ Okanye “nakummandla osemzantsi.”
