Jeremiah 24

Umfanekiso womkhiwa omuhle lomkhiwa omubi

1INkosi yangenza ngibone, a khangela-ke, izitsha ezimbili zemikhiwa zibekwe phambi kwethempeli leNkosi, emva kokuthi uNebhukadirezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni esethumbe b uJekoniya indodana kaJehoyakhimi, inkosi yakoJuda, c leziphathamandla zakoJuda, d lababazi, e , f labakhandi, g wabasusa eJerusalema, wabasa eBhabhiloni. 2Esinye isitsha sasilemikhiwa emihle kakhulu njengemikhiwa evuthwe kuqala; h kodwa esinye isitsha sasilemikhiwa emibi kakhulu, i eyayingeke idliwe ngenxa yobubi bayo. 3INkosi yasisithi kimi: Ubonani, Jeremiya? Ngasengisithi: Imikhiwa, imikhiwa emihle, emihle kakhulu; lemibi, emibi kakhulu, engeke idliwe ngenxa yobubi bayo.

4Lafika kimi futhi ilizwi leNkosi lisithi: 5Itsho njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Njengalimikhiwa emihle, ngokunjalo ngizananzelela abathunjiweyo bakoJuda, engibaxotshe ngabasusa kulindawo ngabasa elizweni lamaKhaladiya, j kube kuhle. k 6Ngoba ngizabeka ilihlo lami phezu kwabo l ngokuhle, m ngibabuyisele kulelilizwe; n ngibakhe, ngingabadilizi; o , p njalo ngizabahlanyela, ngingabasiphuni. q , r 7Njalo ngizabanika inhliziyo yokuthi bangazi mina, s ukuthi ngiyiNkosi; njalo bazakuba ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo; t ngoba bazabuyela kimi ngenhliziyo yabo yonke. u

8Kodwa njengemikhiwa emibi engeke idliwe ngenxa yobubi bayo, v isibili itsho njalo iNkosi: Ngokunjalo ngizanika uZedekhiya, inkosi yakoJuda, w leziphathamandla zakhe, lensali yeJerusalema, eseleyo kulelilizwe, lalabo abahlala elizweni leGibhithe, x 9ngibanikele babe yinto eyesabekayo, babe yibubi, kuyo yonke imibuso yomhlaba, y babe lihlazo, z lesaga, aa inhlekisa, ab lesiqalekiso, ac kuzo zonke indawo engizabaxotshela khona. 10Njalo ngizathumela ad phakathi kwabo inkemba, ae indlala, lomatshayabhuqe wesifo, af baze baqedwe basuke elizweni engalinika bona laboyise.

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