Jeremiah 6

IJerusalema Livinjezelwe

1“Balekani ukuze liphephe, bantu bakoBhenjamini!
Balekani eJerusalema!
Tshayani icilongo eThekhowa!
Phakamisani uphawu phezu kweBhethi-Hakheremi.
Ngoba umonakalo uyabonakala ngasenyakatho,
kanye lencithakalo eyesabekayo.
2Indodakazi yaseZiyoni
enhle kangaka lebucayi ngizayibhubhisa.
3Abelusi lemihlambi yabo bazakuza bamelane layo;
bazamisa amathente abo eyihanqile,
lowo lalowo elinde indawo yakhe.”

4“Lungelani ukulwa layo!
Vukani, kasihlaseleni emini!
Kodwa, habe, ukukhanya sekufiphala,
lamathunzi okuhlwa asesiba made.
5Ngakho vukani, kasihlaseleni ebusuku
sidilize izinqaba zayo!”
6 UThixo uSomandla uthi:

“Gamulani izihlahla liziwise
lakhe imiduli yokuvimbezela iJerusalema.
Idolobho leli kumele lijeziswe,
ligcwele ukuncindezela.
7Njengomthombo ugobhoza amanzi awo,
ngokunjalo lalo ligobhoza ububi balo.
Udlakela lokubhubhisa kuyezwakala phakathi kwalo,
umkhuhlane walo lamanxeba ngihlezi ngikukhangele.
8Xwayiseka, we Jerusalema,
hlezi ngikutshiye,
lelizwe lakho ngilichithe,
kungabi lomuntu ohlala kulo.”
9 UThixo uSomandla uthi:

“Kababuthe izinsalela zako-Israyeli
ngokupheleleyo njengevini,
dlulisa futhi isandla sakho phezu kwezingatsha,
njengomuntu ovuna amavini.”

10Ngubani engingakhuluma laye ngimxwayise na?
Ngubani ozangilalela na?
Indlebe zabo zivalekile ▼

▼NgesiHebheru kutsho ukuthi abasokwanga

ngakho abangeke bezwe.
Ilizwi likaThixo liyisinengiso kubo.
Kabafumani ntokozo kulo.
11Kodwa mina ngiyafuthelana ngolaka lukaThixo,
ngingeke ngibe ngisalugodla ngaphakathi.

“Lwehlisele phezu kwabantwana emgwaqweni
laphezu kwamajaha abuthene ndawonye,
bobabili indoda lomkayo luzabehlela,
kanye labadala, labo abakhulelwa yiminyaka.
12Izindlu zabo zizanikwa abanye,
konke lamasimu abo kanye labafazi babo,
lapho ngiselula isandla sami
ngimelana lalabo abahlala elizweni,”
kutsho uThixo.
13“Kusukela kwabancane kusiya kwabakhulu,
bonke bayizihwaba ezifuna inzuzo,
banjalo abaphrofethi kanye labaphristi,
bonke benza inkohliso.
14Babopha inxeba labantu bami
kungathi kalilibi kakhulu.
Bathi, ‘Ukuthula, ukuthula,’
khona ukuthula kungekho.
15Bayayangeka na ngokuziphatha kwabo okwenyanyekayo?
Hatshi, bavele kabalazo inhloni
lokuyangeka kabakwazi.
Ngakho bazawela phakathi kwabawileyo,
bazakwehliselwa phansi lapho sengibajezisa,”
kutsho uThixo.
16 UThixo, uthi:

“Manini emahlanganweni emigwaqo likhangele,
libuze izindledlana ezindala,
libuze lapho okulendlela enhle khona, lihambe ngayo,
lizathola ukuphumula kwemiphefumulo yenu.
Kodwa lina lithe, ‘Kasiyikuhamba ngayo.’
17Ngalibekela abantu bokulilinda ngathi,
‘Lalelani ukukhala kwecilongo!’
Kodwa lina lathi, ‘Kasiyikulalela.’
18Ngakho zwanini, lina zizwe,
khangelani, lina elingofakazi,
libone okuzakwenzakala kubo.
19Zwana, wena mhlaba,
ngiletha umonakalo phezu kwabantu laba,
izithelo zamaqhinga abo,
ngoba kabawalalelanga amazwi ami
njalo bawalile lomthetho wami.
20Ngilani lempepha yaseShebha
loba imfe evela elizweni elikude na?
Iminikelo yenu yokutshiswa kayamukeleki,
imihlatshelo yenu kayingithokozisi.”
21Ngakho uThixo uthi:

“Ngizabeka imigoqo phambi kwalababantu.
Abazali labantwana bazakhubeka kuyo,
omakhelwane labangane bazabhubha.”
22 UThixo uthi:

“Khangelani, ibutho liyeza
livela elizweni lasenyakatho,
isizwe esikhulu siyadungwa
kusukela emikhawulweni yomhlaba.
23Bahlome ngamadandili langemikhonto,
balesihluku kabalasihawu.
Bezwakala njengolwandle oluhlokomayo
lapho begade amabhiza abo,
beza njengabantu abalungele impi ukuba bakuhlasele,
wena Ndodakazi yaseZiyoni.”

24Sesizwe imibiko ngabo,
njalo izandla zethu zilenga zingelamandla.
Usizi lusibambile,
ubuhlungu obunjengowesifazane ohelelwayo.
25Lingayi phandle egangeni,
loba lihambe emigwaqweni,
ngoba isitha silenkemba,
njalo silencithakalo emaceleni wonke.
26Awu bantu bami, gqokani amasaka,
lizibhuqe emlotheni,
khalani lilile kabuhlungu
njengokwendodana eyiyo yodwa,
ngoba masinyane nje umchithi
uzafika kithi.

27“Ngikwenze umhloli wezinsimbi
labantu bami babayilitshe elixubene lensimbi
ukuba ukhangele ubone
ube usuhlola izindlela zabo.
28Bonke bangabahlamuki abalukhuni,
abahamba behleba.
Balithusi lensimbi,
bonke benza ukuxhwala.
29Imvutho ivutha okwesabekayo
incibilikisa umnusu ngokutshisa komlilo
kodwa ukucenga kuqhubeka kuyize,
ababi kabakhutshwanga.
30Kuthiwa bayisiliva esilahliweyo,
ngoba uThixo usebalahlile.”