Jeremiah 44:11-27

11Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Khangelani, ngimisa ubuso bami bumelene lani ngokubi a ukuze ngiqume uJuda wonke. 12Ngithathe insali yakoJuda, abamise ubuso babo ukungena elizweni leGibhithe ukuhlala khona njengabezizwe; b njalo bonke bazaphela c bawe elizweni leGibhithe; baqedwe ngenkemba d langendlala; kusukela komncinyane kuze kube komkhulu e bafe ngenkemba langendlala; f babe yisifungo, g babe ngokwesabisayo, babe yisiqalekiso, h babe lihlazo. i 13Ngoba ngizajezisa labo abahlezi elizweni leGibhithe, j njengoba ngajezisa iJerusalema, ngenkemba, k ngendlala, l langomatshayabhuqe wesifo; m 14ukuze insali yakoJuda efikileyo ukuhlala khona njengowezizwe elizweni leGibhithe ingabi lophunyukayo losilayo, n ukubuyela elizweni lakoJuda, umphefumulo wayo ofisa ukubuyela kulo ukuhlala khona; ngoba kabayikubuyela, ngaphandle kwabaphunyukileyo. o

15Khona wonke amadoda ayesazi ukuthi omkabo batshisela abanye onkulunkulu impepha, p labo bonke abesifazana ababemi khona, ixuku elikhulu, labo bonke abantu ababehlala elizweni leGibhithe, ePatrosi, q bamphendula uJeremiya, besithi: 16Lelilizwi olikhulume kithi ebizweni leNkosi, kasiyikukulalela. r 17Kodwa sizakwenza lokwenza loba yiyiphi into ephume emlonyeni wethu, s ukutshisela indlovukazi yamazulu impepha, t siyithululele iminikelo yokunathwayo, u , v njengoba besisenza, thina, labobaba, amakhosi ethu, leziphathamandla zethu, emizini yakoJuda w lezitaladeni zeJerusalema; khona sasutha isinkwa, sasiphilile, x kasibonanga okubi. 18Kodwa kusukela lapho sayekela ukutshisela indlovukazi yamazulu impepha y lokuyithululela iminikelo yokunathwayo, z siswele konke, siqedwe ngenkemba layindlala. aa 19Futhi lapho sitshisela indlovukazi yamazulu impepha, ab siyithululela iminikelo yokunathwayo, ac siyayenzela amakhekhe ngokwesifanekiso sayo, ad siyithululela iminikelo yokuthululwa, ngaphandle kwamadoda enu yini?

20UJeremiya wasekhuluma kubo bonke abantu, emadodaneni, lakwabesifazana, ae lakubo bonke abantu ababemphendule ngalelolizwi, esithi: 21Impepha elayitshisa emizini yakoJuda lezitaladeni zeJerusalema, af lina, laboyihlo, amakhosi enu, leziphathamandla zenu, labantu belizwe, iNkosi kayiyikukukhumbula yini, kuvele enhliziyweni yayo? ag 22Kwaze kwathi iNkosi ah yayingaselakukuthwala, ai ngenxa yobubi bezenzo zenu, ngenxa yezinengiso elazenzayo; ngakho ilizwe lenu laba yincithakalo aj , ak lokwesabisayo al , am , an lesiqalekiso, ao , ap ukuze kungahlali muntu, aq njengalamuhla. 23Ngenxa yokuthi litshisile impepha, lokuthi lonile eNkosini, ar kalilalelanga ilizwi leNkosi, kalihambanga ngomlayo wayo langezimiso zayo langezifakazelo zayo; ngenxa yalokho okubi lokhu kwenzakele kini, as njengalamuhla.

24UJeremiya wasesithi kubo bonke abantu lakwabesifazana bonke: Zwanini ilizwi leNkosi, wonke uJuda oselizweni leGibhithe. at 25Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ithi: Lina labomkenu, likhulumile ngomlomo wenu, au lakugcwalisa ngezandla zenu, lisithi: Sizakwenza lokwenza izithembiso zethu esizithembisayo av zokutshisela indlovukazi yamazulu impepha, aw lokuyithululela iminikelo yokunathwayo. ax Lizaqinisa lokuqinisa izithembiso zenu, lenze sibili izithembiso zenu! 26Ngakho zwanini ilizwi leNkosi, lonke Juda elihlala elizweni leGibhithe: ay Khangelani, mina ngifungile ngebizo lami elikhulu, az itsho iNkosi: Ibizo lami kalisayikubizwa ngumlomo waloba ngubani wakoJuda, elizweni lonke leGibhithe, ba esithi: Kuphila kweNkosi uJehova. bb 27Khangela, ngizabalindela ngokubi, bc kungeyisikho ngokuhle; bd lawo wonke amadoda akoJuda aselizweni leGibhithe be azaqedwa ngenkemba layindlala, bf aze aphele.

Hosea 7:16

16Bayaphenduka kodwa kunge koPhezukonke bg; banjengedandili bh elikhohlisayo; iziphathamandla zabo ziwa ngenkemba ngenxa bi yentukuthelo yolimi lwabo. Lokhu kuzakuba yinhlekisa yabo elizweni bj leGibhithe.

Hosea 8:6

6Ngoba laleli livela koIsrayeli; umbazi walenza, njalo kalisuye Nkulunkulu; kodwa ithole bk leSamariya bl lizakuba bm yizihlephu.

Hosea 8:13

13Mayelana lemihlatshelo yeminikelo yami, bahlaba bn inyama, bayidle, kodwa iNkosi bo kayithokozi ngabo. Khathesi izakhumbula bp , bq ububi babo, iphindisele br izono zabo; bona bazabuyela bs eGibhithe.

Hosea 11:5

5Kayikubuyela elizweni leGibhithe bt, kodwa umAsiriya yena uzakuba yinkosi yakhe bu, ngoba balile ukuphenduka bv.
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