Jeremiah 18

UJeremiya uya endlini yombumbi

1Ilizwi elafika kuJeremiya livela eNkosini lisithi: 2Sukuma, wehlele endlini yombumbi, a lapho-ke ngizakuzwisa amazwi ami. 3Ngasengisehlela endlini yombumbi, khangela-ke wayesenza umsebenzi emavilini. 4Njalo imbiza ayeyenza ngebumba yonakala esandleni sombumbi; b wasebuya wenza ngayo enye imbiza njengoba kwakuqondile emehlweni ombumbi ukwenza. 5Ilizwi leNkosi laselifika kimi lisithi: 6Ndlu kaIsrayeli, ngingeze ngenza kini njengalo umbumbi yini? c itsho iNkosi. Khangela, njengebumba esandleni sombumbi, linjalo lina esandleni sami, d lina ndlu kaIsrayeli. 7Ngesikhatshana ngizakhuluma ngesizwe langombuso e ukuthi ngizakusiphuna, ngikudilize, ngikuchithe; f 8uba lesosizwe engikhulume ngimelene laso siphenduka ebubini baso, g ngizazisola ngokubi ebengicabanga ukuthi ngizakwenza kiso. h 9Langesikhatshana ngizakhuluma ngesizwe langombuso, ukwakha lokukuhlanyela; i 10uba kusenza okubi emehlweni ami, kungalaleli ilizwi lami, khona ngizazisola ngokuhle ebengisithi ngizakwenzela okuhle ngakho.

11Ngakho khathesi ake ukhulume ebantwini bakoJuda lakubahlali beJerusalema, usithi: Itsho njalo iNkosi: Khangelani, ngilibumbela okubi, ngilicebela icebo. Phendukani khathesi, ngulowo lalowo endleleni yakhe embi, j lenze indlela zenu lezenzo zenu zibe zinhle. k 12Kodwa bathi: Kakulathemba; l kodwa sizalandela awethu amacebo, senze, ngulowo lalowo inkani yenhliziyo yakhe embi. m 13Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi: Buzani khathesi phakathi kwabahedeni, n ngubani owake wezwa izinto ezinje? Intombi emsulwa yakoIsrayeli yenzile into eyesabekayo kakhulu. o 14Umuntu angatshiya yini iliqhwa elikhithikileyo leLebhanoni elivela edwaleni leganga? Angatshiywa p yini amanzi aqandayo ageleza evela kwezinye indawo? 15Kodwa abantu bami bangikhohliwe, q batshisela okuyize r impepha, babenza bakhubeka ezindleleni zabo, emikhondweni s yasendulo, t ukuthi bahambe ezindledlaneni, endleleni engabuthelelwanga; u 16besenza ilizwe labo libe lunxiwa, v ukuncifelwa w njalonjalo; wonke owedlula khona uzamangala kakhulu, anikine ikhanda lakhe. x 17Ngizabahlakaza y njengomoya wempumalanga phambi kwesitha; z ngizabatshengisa umhlana, hatshi ubuso, ngosuku lwengozi yabo. aa

Abantu benzela uJeremiya ugobe

18Basebesithi: Wozani simcebele amacebo uJeremiya; ab ngoba umthetho kawuyikuphela ac kumpristi, ad lokweluleka kohlakaniphileyo, lelizwi kumprofethi. ae Wozani simtshaye ngolimi, af singananzi lawaphi amazwi akhe.

19Nginakekela, Nkosi, ulalele ilizwi labaphikisana lami. ag 20Kuyavuzwa okubi esikhundleni sokuhle yini? ah Ngoba bagebhele ai umphefumulo wami umgodi. aj Khumbula ukuthi ngema phambi kwakho ukubakhulumela okuhle, ukuphambula ulaka lwakho kibo. 21Ngakho nikela abantwana babo endlaleni, ak ubanikele emandleni enkemba; labafazi babo balahlekelwe ngabantwana, al babe ngabafelokazi, lamadoda abo abulawe yikufa, amajaha abo atshaywe ngenkemba empini. 22Kakuzwakale ukukhala endlini zabo, am lapho uzahle ulethe iviyo phezu kwabo; ngoba begebhe umgodi ukungibamba, an bafihlela inyawo zami imijibila. ao 23Kanti wena, Nkosi, uyawazi wonke amacebo abo bemelene lami ukungibulala. Ungathetheleli ap isiphambeko sabo, aq , ar lesono sabo ungasicitshi sisuke phambi kwakho; as kodwa kabawiswe phambi kwakho, bana lokwenza labo ngesikhathi sokuthukuthela kwakho. at

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