Yeremiya 23:1-40
23 “Baza kuthi shu abalusi abachithachitha nabatshabalalisa iigusha zedlelo lam!” utsho uYehova.+
2 Ngoko ke uthi uYehova uThixo kaSirayeli kubalusi abalusa abantu bam: “Nizichithachithile iigusha zam; niye nazisasaza, anazikhathalela.”+
“Ngoko ke iza kuba ndim nani ngenxa yezenzo zenu ezibi,” utsho uYehova.
3 “Emva koko, ndiza kuqokelela ndawonye iigusha ezishiyekileyo ezikuwo onke amazwe endizisasazele kuwo,+ ndize ndizibuyisele edlelweni lazo,+ ibe ziza kuqhama zande.+
4 Ndiza kuzibekela abalusi abaza kuzalusa nyhani.+ Kuza kuphela ukoyika, ibe akukho nanye eza kulahleka,” utsho uYehova.
5 “Jonga! Kuza imihla,” utsho uYehova, “endiza kuvelisela ngayo uDavide ihlumelo lobulungisa.*+ Ibe lo kumkani uza kulawula+ aze enze ngobulumko, amele okusesikweni* nobulungisa elizweni.+
6 Ngemihla yakhe, uYuda uza kusindiswa,+ noSirayeli uza kukhuseleka.+ Yaye uza kubizwa ngegama elithi: UYehova UbuBulungisa Bethu.”+
7 “Kodwa kuza imihla,” utsho uYehova, “abangazukuphinda bathi ngayo, ‘Ephila nje uYehova, owakhupha amaSirayeli kwilizwe laseYiputa!’+
8 kodwa baza kuthi, ‘Ephila nje uYehova, owakhupha waza wabuyisa inzala yendlu kaSirayeli kwilizwe lasemntla nakuwo onke amazwe endandiyisasazele kuwo,’ ibe iza kuhlala kwilizwe layo.”+
9 Ndithi kubaprofeti:
Intliziyo yam yaphukile ngaphakathi kum.
Onke amathambo am ayangcangcazela.
Ndinjengendoda enxilileyoNanjengendoda eyoyiswa yiwayini,Ngenxa kaYehova nangenxa yamazwi akhe angcwele.
10 Kuba ilizwe ligcwele ngabakrexezi;*+Ilizwe liye lazila ngenxa yesiqalekiso,+Namadlelo asentlango omile.+
Benza izinto ezimbi, ibe balisebenzisa kakubi igunya labo.
11 “Umprofeti nombingeleli bangcole* bobabini.+
Benza izinto ezimbi nasendlini yam,”+ utsho uYehova.
12 “Ngoko ke indlela yabo iza kuba mnyama namtyibilizi;+Baza kutyhalwa bawe.
Kuba ndiza kubazisela intlekele,Ngonyaka wokohlwaya,” utsho uYehova.
13 “Ndibone into eyenyanyekayo nakubaprofeti baseSamariya.+
Baprofeta beqhutywa nguBhahali,Ibe balahlekisa abantu bam amaSirayeli.
14 Nakubaprofeti baseYerusalem ndibone izinto ezimanyumnyezi,
Bayakrexeza*+ ibe bangamaxoki.+Bakhuthaza abenzi-bubi*Abayishiyi indlela yabo embi.
Bonke banjengeSodom kum,+Nabemi bayo banjengeGomora.”+
15 Ngoko ke uthi uYehova wemikhosi ngabaprofeti:
“Ndibatyisa umhlonyane,Ndibaseza namanzi anetyhefu.+
Kuba abaprofeti baseYerusalem basasaze uwexuko elizweni lonke.”
16 Uthi uYehova wemikhosi:
“Sanukuwamamela amazwi abaprofeti abaniprofetelayo.+
Bayaniqhatha.*
Umbono abawuthethayo uphuma kwintliziyo yabo,+Awuphumi emlonyeni kaYehova.+
17 Ngokuphindaphindiweyo bathi kwabo bangandihloniphiyo,‘Uye wathi uYehova: “Niza kuba noxolo.”’+
Ibe kuye wonke umntu olandela intliziyo yakhe ngenkani bathi,‘Akukho kwantlekele iza kunifikela.’+
18 Kuba ngubani oye wema neqela labantu abasondeleyo kuYehovaUkuze abone aze eve ilizwi lakhe?
Ngubani oye walimamelisisa ilizwi lakhe ukuze alive?
19 Jonga! Isaqhwithi sikaYehova siza kuvuthuza ngomsindo;Njengesivuthuvuthu siza kuvuthuza kwintloko yabenzi-bubi.+
20 Awuzukujika umsindo kaYehovaDe ayenze ayigqibe yonke into intliziyo yakhe ezimisele ukuyenza.
Ekupheleni kwemihla, uza kuyiqonda kakuhle yonke le nto.
21 Andizange ndibathume abaprofeti, kodwa babaleka.
Andizange ndithethe nabo, kodwa baprofeta.+
22 Ukuba babemi neqela labantu abasondeleyo kum,Babeza kwenza abantu bam bamamele amazwi am,Bajike endleleni yabo embi nakwizenzo zabo ezibi.”+
23 “Ngaba ndinguThixo okufutshane kuphela,” utsho uYehova, “andinguye noThixo okude na?”
24 “Ukhona na umntu onokuzimela kwindawo efihlakeleyo ndingamboni?”+ utsho uYehova.
“Ngaba ikho into endingenakuyibona emazulwini nasemhlabeni?”+ utsho uYehova.
25 “Ndibavile abaprofeti abaprofeta ubuxoki egameni lam, besithi, ‘Ndiphuphile! Ndiphuphile!’+
26 Kuza kude kube nini le nto iqhubeka entliziyweni yabaprofeti abaprofeta ubuxoki? Bangabaprofeti benkohliso yentliziyo yabo.+
27 Bafuna ukwenza abantu bam balilibale igama lam ngamaphupha abaxelelana ngawo, njengokuba ootata babo balilibalayo igama lam ngenxa kaBhahali.+
28 Umprofeti onephupha makalibalise, kodwa onelizwi lam makalithethe linjalo.”
“Ngaba ikho into olufana ngayo udiza nokhozo?” utsho uYehova.
29 “Ngaba ilizwi lam alikho njengomlilo+ nanjengehamile eqhekeza iliwa?”+ utsho uYehova.
30 “Ndiza kubohlwaya abaprofeti ababelana ngamazwi am,” utsho uYehova.+
31 “Ndiza kubohlwaya abaprofeti,” utsho uYehova, “abathi ngolwimi lwabo, ‘Utsho!’”+
32 “Ndiza kubohlwaya abaprofeti bamaphupha obuxoki,” utsho uYehova, “abawabalisayo baze bakhuphe abantu bam endleleni ngobuxoki nangokuqhayisa kwabo.”+
“Kodwa mna andibathumanga, ndingabayalelanga. Ngoko abazukusinceda kwaphela esi sizwana,”+ utsho uYehova.
33 “Yaye xa esi sizwana okanye umprofeti okanye umbingeleli ekubuza esithi, ‘Uyintoni na umthwalo* kaYehova?’ uze uthi kubo, ‘“Nini kanye umthwalo! Kwaye ndiza kunothula,”+ utsho uYehova.’
34 Ke yena umprofeti okanye umbingeleli okanye abantu abathi, ‘Lo ngumthwalo* kaYehova!’ ndiza kumohlwaya loo mntu kunye nendlu yakhe.
35 Ngamnye wenu umana esithi kumhlobo wakhe nakumntakwabo, ‘Uphendule wathini uYehova? Ibe uye wathini uYehova?’
36 Kodwa animele niphinde nithethe ngomthwalo* kaYehova, kuba umthwalo* lilizwi lakhe ngamnye wenu, yaye niwatshintshile amazwi kaThixo ophilayo, uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo wethu.
37 “Uza kuthi kumprofeti, ‘Ukuphendule wathini uYehova? Uye wathini uYehova?
38 Kodwa ukuba niqhubeka nisithi, “Ngumthwalo* kaYehova!” uthi uYehova: “Ngenxa yokuba niye nathi, ‘Eli lizwi lingumthwalo* kaYehova,’ ndakugqiba ukuthi kuni, ‘Sanukuthi: “Ngumthwalo* kaYehova!”’
39 jongani! Ndiza kuniphakamisa ndize ndinilahlele kude nam, nina nesixeko endasinika nina nookhokho benu.
40 Kwaye ndiza kunitsho ngehlazo likanaphakade nokuthotywa okungunaphakade, okungenakuze kulityalwe.”’”+
Umbhalo osemazantsi
^ Okanye “indlalifa yobulungisa.”
^ Okanye “ubulungisa.”
^ Oko kukuthi, umntu otshatileyo olala nomntu angatshatanga naye.
^ Okanye “bawexuke.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “Bomeleza izandla zabenzi-bubi.”
^ Oko kukuthi, umntu otshatileyo olala nomntu angatshatanga naye.
^ Okanye “Banithembisa into engekhoyo.”
^ Okanye “umyalezo ongumthwalo.” Eli gama lesiHebhere lineentsingiselo ezimbini: “Isigwebo esinzima esivela kuThixo” okanye “into engumthwalo.”
^ Okanye “ngumyalezo ongumthwalo.”
^ Okanye “ngomyalezo ongumthwalo.”
^ Okanye “umyalezo ongumthwalo.”
^ Okanye “Ngumyalezo ongumthwalo.”
^ Okanye “lingumyalezo ongumthwalo.”
^ Okanye “Ngumyalezo ongumthwalo.”
