Jeremiah 11

UJeremiya lesivumelwano

1Ilizwi elafika kuJeremiya livela eNkosini, lisithi: 2Zwanini amazwi a alesisivumelwano, b likhulume ebantwini bakoJuda lakubahlali beJerusalema. 3Njalo uthi kibo: Itsho njalo INkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Uqalekisiwe umuntu ongalaleli amazwi alesisivumelwano, c 4engawalayela oyihlo ngosuku engibakhupha ngalo elizweni leGibhithe, esithandweni sensimbi, d ngisithi: Lalelani ilizwi lami, e liwenze njengakho konke engililaya khona; ngalokho lizakuba ngabantu bami, f lami ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu, 5ukuze ngimise isifungo engasifunga kuboyihlo g ukuthi ngibanike ilizwe eligeleza uchago loluju, njengalamuhla. h Ngasengiphendula ngathi: Ameni, Nkosi.

6INkosi yasisithi kimi: Memezela wonke lamazwi emizini yakoJuda i lezitaladeni zeJerusalema, usithi: Zwanini amazwi alesisivumelwano, j liwenze. k , l 7Ngoba ngafakaza lokufakaza kuboyihlo ngosuku engabakhuphula ngalo elizweni leGibhithe, kuze kube lamuhla, ngivuka ngovivi ngifakaza, m ngisithi: Lalelani ilizwi lami. n 8Kodwa kabalalelanga, o kababekanga indlebe yabo, kodwa bahamba, ngulowo lalowo ngobulukhuni benhliziyo yabo embi. p Ngakho ngizaletha phezu kwabo wonke amazwi alesisivumelwano, q engabalaya ukuthi bawenze, r kodwa kabawenzanga.

9INkosi yasisithi kimi: Kutholakele ugobe phakathi kwabantu bakoJuda, s laphakathi kwabahlali beJerusalema. 10Sebebuyele eziphambekweni zabokhokho babo, t abala ukuzwa ilizwi lami; bona balandela abanye onkulunkulu ukuze babakhonze; indlu yakoIsrayeli lendlu yakoJuda zisephulile isivumelwano sami engasenza laboyise. u

11Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi: Khangela, ngizaletha okubi phezu kwabo, abangeke baphume kukho; lapho bekhala kimi, v kangiyikubezwa. 12Khona imizi yakoJuda labahlali beJerusalema bezahamba bakhale kubonkulunkulu ababatshisela impepha, kodwa kabayikubasindisa lokubasindisa ngesikhathi sobubi babo. 13Ngoba njengenani lemizi yakho babenjalo onkulunkulu bakho, w Juda, lanjengenani lezitalada zeJerusalema limisile amalathi kulokhu okuyangisayo, amalathi okutshisela uBhali impepha. 14Ngakho wena ungabakhulekeli lababantu, x futhi ungabaphakamiseli ukukhala kumbe umkhuleko, y ngoba kangiyikuzwa ngesikhathi sokukhala kwabo kimi ngenxa yenhlupheko yabo. z

15Othandekayo wami aa ulani ab endlini yami, lokhu enze amanyala labanengi, ac lenyama engcwele isiyedlule kuwe yini? ad Lapho usenza okubi, kulapho uthokoza. ae 16INkosi yabiza ibizo lakho ngokuthi: Isihlahla somhlwathi esiluhlaza esihle ngezithelo ezinhle; af ngomsindo wenhlokomo enkulu izasithungela ngomlilo, ag lengatsha zaso zephuke. ah 17Ngoba iNkosi yamabandla, eyakuhlanyelayo, ai ikhulumile okubi ngawe, ngenxa yobubi bendlu yakoIsrayeli lobendlu yakoJuda, abakwenzileyo bemelene labo ngokwabo ukungicunula ngokutshisela uBhali impepha. aj

Icebo lokubulala uJeremiya

18INkosi yasingazisa ukuthi ngazi; wasungitshengisa izenzo zabo. 19Kodwa mina nganginjengewundlu kumbe inkabi kusiwa ekuhlatshweni; ak ngoba ngangingazi ukuthi baceba amacebo bemelene lami, al besithi: Asichithe isihlahla lesithelo saso; am asimqume asuke an elizweni labaphilayo, ao ukuze ibizo lakhe lingabe lisakhunjulwa. ap 20Kodwa, wena Nkosi yamabandla, umahluleli olungileyo, ohlola izinso aq lenhliziyo, ar , as kangibone impindiselo yakho kibo; at ngoba ngembule udaba lwami kuwe. 21Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi ngamadoda eAnathothi, au adinga impilo yakho, av esithi: Ungaprofethi ngebizo leNkosi, aw ukuze ungafi ngesandla sethu. ax 22Ngakho itsho njalo INkosi yamabandla: Khangela, ngizawajezisa; amajaha azakufa ngenkemba, amadodana awo lamadodakazi awo azakufa ngendlala, 23njalo kakuyikuba lensali kuwo; ngoba ngizaletha okubi phezu kwamadoda ay eAnathothi, az ngomnyaka wempindiselo yawo. ba , bb

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