Jeremiah 22

1Itsho njalo iNkosi: Yehlela endlini yenkosi yakoJuda, ukhulume khona lelilizwi, 2uthi: Zwana ilizwi leNkosi, wena nkosi yakoJuda, a ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavida, b wena, lezinceku zakho, labantu bakho c abangena ngalamasango. d 3Itsho njalo iNkosi: Yenzani isahlulelo lokulunga, e lophule ophangiweyo esandleni somcindezeli; f lingacindezeli, lingenzi udlakela g kowezizwe, izintandane, lomfelokazi, h , i njalo lingachithi igazi elingelacala kulindawo. j , k 4Ngoba uba lisenza linto isibili, khona kuzangena ngamasango alindlu amakhosi l ahlalela uDavida esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, m egade izinqola lamabhiza, yona n lenceku zayo labantu bayo. 5Kodwa uba lingawalaleli lamazwi, ngiyafunga ngami, o kutsho iNkosi, ukuthi lindlu izakuba lunxiwa. p 6Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi mayelana lendlu yenkosi yakoJuda: UyiGileyadi kimi, inhloko yeLebhanoni; q isibili ngizakwenza inkangala, imizi engahlalwayo. r 7Ngizakulungisela abachithi, s ngulowo elezikhali zakhe; njalo bazagamula ikhethelo lemisedari yakho, t bayiphosele emlilweni. u 8Lezizwe ezinengi zizadlula kulumuzi, zithi, ngulowo kumakhelwane wakhe: INkosi yenzeleni kanje kulumuzi omkhulu? v 9Khona bazakuthi: Ngenxa yokuthi basidelile isivumelwano seNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo, w bakhonza abanye onkulunkulu, x babasebenzela.

10Lingamkhaleli y ofileyo, z lingamlileli; khalelani kakhulu ohambileyo, aa ngoba kasayikubuya kumbe abone ilizwe lokuzalwa kwakhe. 11Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi mayelana loShaluma indodana kaJosiya, ab inkosi yakoJuda, owabusa esikhundleni sikaJosiya uyise, owaphuma kulindawo: ac , ad Kasayikubuya lapha; 12kodwa uzafela endaweni abamthumbele kuyo, ae kasayikulibona lelilizwe.

13Maye af kowakha indlu yakhe ngokungalungi, ag lamakamelo akhe aphezulu ngokungaqondanga, ah osebenzisa umakhelwane wakhe ai ngeze, aj angamniki umvuzo wakhe; 14othi: Ngizazakhela indlu enkulu lamakamelo aphezulu abanzi; ak azisikele amawindi, yembeswe ngemisedari, al iconjwe ngokubomvu. am 15Uzabusa yini, ngoba utshisekela ulaka ugqoke imisedari? an Uyihlo kadlanga yini wanatha, wenza isahlulelo lokulunga, ao kwasekusiba kuhle kuye? ap 16Wehlulela udaba lomyanga loswelayo aq; khona kwaba kuhle ar. Lokhu kakusikungazi yini as? itsho iNkosi. 17Kodwa amehlo akho lenhliziyo yakho kakukho kokunye at ngaphandle kwemhawini wakho, au lekuchitheni igazi elingelacala, av lencindezelweni, aw , ax lekwenzeni udlakela. 18Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi mayelana loJehoyakhimi indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakoJuda: ay Kabayikumkhalela az besithi: Hawu mfowethu! kumbe: Hawu dadewethu! ba Kabayikumkhalela besithi: Hawu nkosi! loba: Hawu, bukhosi bakhe! bb 19Uzangcwatshwa ngokungcwatshwa kukababhemi, ehudulwa alahlwe ngaphandle kwamasango eJerusalema. bc

20Yenyukela eLebhanoni, umemeze, uphakamise ilizwi lakho eBashani, umemeze useAbarimi, bd ngoba zonke izithandwa zakho zibhujisiwe. be 21Ngakhuluma lawe ekonwabeni kwakho, kodwa wathi: Kangiyikulalela. Lokhu bekuyindlela yakho kusukela ebutsheni bakho, bf ukuthi ungalilaleli ilizwi lami. bg 22Umoya uzakudla bonke abelusi bakho, bh lezithandwa zakho zizakuya ekuthunjweni; bi isibili khona uzakuba lenhloni, uyangeke, ngenxa yobubi bakho bonke. 23Wena ohlala eLebhanoni, bj owakhe isidleke phakathi kwemisedari, bk uzahawukelwa kangakanani ekuzeni kwenhlungu kuwe, ubuhlungu obunjengobowesifazana ohelelwayo. bl

24Kuphila kwami, bm itsho iNkosi, loba uKoniya indodana kaJehoyakhimi, inkosi yakoJuda, bn ebeyindandatho elophawu esandleni sami sokunene, bo kanti bengizakuhluthula kuso, 25ngikunikele esandleni sabadinga impilo yakho, bp lesandleni salabo owesaba ubuso babo, bq ngitsho esandleni sikaNebhukadirezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni, lesandleni samaKhaladiya, 26ngikuphosele phandle br , bs kanye lonyoko owakubelethayo, bt liye kwelinye ilizwe, elingazalelwanga kulo; njalo lizafela khona. 27Kodwa elizweni abaphakamisa umphefumulo wabo ukubuyela kulo, kabayikubuyela kulo. bu

28Lumuntu uKoniya uyisithombe esidelelekayo lesiphahlazekileyo yini? bv Uyisitsha okungelantokozo kuso yini? bw Baphoselwani phandle, bx yena lenzalo yakhe, yebo, bephoselwa elizweni abangalaziyo? by , bz 29Lizwe, lizwe, lizwe, zwana ilizwi leNkosi. ca 30Itsho njalo iNkosi: Bhalani lumuntu ukuthi kalabantwana, cb umuntu ongayikuphumelela ensukwini zakhe; ngoba kakulamuntu enzalweni yakhe ozaphumelela, ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavida, cc esabusa koJuda.

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