Jer 8 | NdeIBE | STEP | “ ‘Ngalesosikhathi, kutsho uJehova, amathambo amakhosi akoJuda lawezikhulu zakhona, amathambo abaphristi lawabaphrofethi, kanye lamathambo abantu baseJerusalema azakhutshwa emangcwabeni awo.

Jeremiah 8

1 “ ‘Ngalesosikhathi, kutsho uJehova, amathambo amakhosi akoJuda lawezikhulu zakhona, amathambo abaphristi lawabaphrofethi, kanye lamathambo abantu baseJerusalema azakhutshwa emangcwabeni awo. 2 Azachaywa elangeni lasenyangeni lakuzo zonke izinkanyezi zasemkhathini, abakuthandayo bakukhonza njalo abakulandelayo bakubuza bakudumisa. Kawayikubuthwa loba angcwatshwe, kodwa azakuba njengezibi phezu komhlabathi. 3 Loba kungaphi engibaxotshela khona, bonke abasilayo balesisizwe esibi bazakhetha ukufa kulokuphila, kutsho uJehova uSomandla.’

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4 “Wothi kubo, ‘UJehova uthi: “Abantu bangawa, kabavuki na? Umuntu angaphambuka, kaphenduki na?

5 Pho kungani abantu laba bedukile? Kungani iJerusalema lihlala liseduka? Bayanamathela enkohlisweni; bayala ukuphenduka.

6 Ngilalele ngesineke, kodwa kabatsho okulungileyo. Kakho ophenduka ebubini bakhe, esithi, “Kuyini engikwenzileyo na?” Yilowo lalowo ulandela indlela yakhe njengebhiza lizithela empini.

7 Lengabuzane emoyeni liyazazi izikhathi zalo zomnyaka, lejuba, lenkonjane lohemu kuyasigcina isikhathi sakho sokuthutha. Kodwa abantu bami kabakwazi okufunwa nguJehova.

8 “ ‘Lingatsho kanjani ukuthi, “Sihlakaniphile, ngoba silomthetho kaJehova,” lona iqiniso kuyikuthi amanga alotshwe ngababhali asenze umthetho wangabi liqiniso?

9 Abahlakaniphileyo bazayangiswa; bazakwesaba bathiyeke. Njengoba belalile ilizwi likaJehova, balenhlakanipho bani na?

10 Ngakho abafazi babo ngizabapha amanye amadoda lamasimu abo abe ngawabanye abatsha. Kusukela komncinyane kusiya komkhulu, bonke bayizihwaba ezidinga inzuzo; banjalo labaphrofethi kanye labaphristi, bonke benza inkohliso.

11 Babopha inxeba labantu bami kungathi kalilibi kakhulu. Bathi, “Ukuthula, ukuthula,” khona ukuthula kungekho.

12 Kambe bayayangeka na ngokuziphatha kwabo okunengisayo? Hatshi, bavele kabalazo izinhloni; lokuyangeka kabakwazi. Ngakho bazawela phakathi kwabawileyo; bazakwehliselwa phansi lapho sebejeziswa, kutsho uJehova.

13 “ ‘Ngizabemuka isivuno sabo, kutsho uJehova. Akuyikuba lezithelo ezivinini zabo. Akuyikuba lezithelo zomkhiwa esihlahleni, lamahlamvu aso azabuna. Engibanike khona kuzathathwa kubo.’ ”

14 “Pho sihlaleleni lapha? Buthanini! Kasibalekeleni emadolobheni avikelweyo siyebhubhela khona! Ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu usesilahlele ekubhubheni wasinika amanzi aletshefu ukuba sinathe, ngoba sonile kuye.

15 Sathemba ukuba lokuthula kodwa akubanga lobuhle obukhona, ekubeni kube yisikhathi sokwelatshwa kwaba lokwesaba.

16 Ukuthimula kwamabhiza esitha kuyezwakala kuvelela koDani; ekukhaleni kwamabhiza amaduna ilizwe lonke liyaqhaqhazela. Zilande ukuzatshwabadela ilizwe lakho konke okukulo, idolobho labo bonke abahlala kulo.”

17 “Khangelani, ngizathumela phakathi kwenu izinyoka ezilobuhlungu, izinhlangwane ezingeke zithakathwe, njalo zizaliluma,” kutsho uJehova.

18 Awu Mduduzi wami osizini, inhliziyo yami isiqaleka phakathi kwami.

19 Lalela ukukhala kwabantu bami okuvela elizweni elikhatshana besithi: “UJehova kakho eZiyoni na? INkosi yalo kayisekho lapho na?” “Kungani bevuse ulaka lwami ngezifanekiso zabo, langezithombe zezizweni eziyize na?”

20 “Ukuvuna sekwedlule, ihlobo seliphelile, njalo kasihlengwanga.”

21 Njengoba abantu bami benqotshiwe lami nginqotshiwe; ngiyalila njalo ukwesaba kungiphethe.

22 Akulamuthi yini eGileyadi? Kakho yini lomelaphi khona? Pho kungani kungekho kwelatshwa kwenxeba labantu bami na?