Jer 6 | Ndebele | STEP | Lina bantwana bakoBhenjamini, buthanelani ukubaleka liphume phakathi kweJerusalema, livuthele uphondo eThekhowa, liphakamise uphawu lomlilo eBeti-Hakeremi: ngoba ububi bubona phansi busenyakatho, lencithakalo enkulu.

1 Lina bantwana bakoBhenjamini, ^a buthanelani ukubaleka liphume phakathi kweJerusalema, ^b livuthele uphondo ^c eThekhowa, ^d liphakamise uphawu lomlilo ^e eBeti-Hakeremi: ^f ngoba ububi bubona phansi busenyakatho, ^g lencithakalo enkulu. 2 Indodakazi yeZiyoni ngiyifananise lowesifazana omuhle obuthakathaka. ^h 3 Abelusi bazafika kuye lemihlambi yabo; ⁱ bazamisa amathente beqondene laye inhlangothi zonke, ^j beluse ngulowo lalowo endaweni yakhe. ^k 4 Zehlukaniseleni impi limelene layo; ^l sukumani, kasenyuke emini enkulu. ^m Maye kithi! ngoba ilanga selithambeme ^{▼▼ selithambeme: Heb seliphendukile.
,} ^o, ngoba amathunzi okuhlwa aselulekile. 5 Sukumani, senyuke ngobusuku, sidilize izigodlo zayo.

6 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Gamulani izihlahla, ^p libuthelele umduli wokuvimbezela limelene leJerusalema. ^q Yiwo lo umuzi ozajeziswa; ^r kulocindezelo kuphela phakathi kwawo. 7 Njengomthombo umpompoza amanzi awo, ^s ngokunjalo umpompoza inkohlakalo yawo; udlakela ^{t
,} ^u lencithakalo kuzwakala kuwo; ^v phambi kwami kulenhlungu lamanxeba njalonjalo. 8 Layeka, Jerusalema, hlezi umphefumulo wami wehlukane lawe; ^w hlezi ngikwenze unxiwa, ilizwe elingahlalwanga. ^x

9 Itsho njalo INkosi yamabandla: Bazayikhothoza lokuyikhothoza insali kaIsrayeli njengevini; ^y buyisela isandla sakho ezitsheni njengomvuni wevini. 10 Ngizakhuluma kubani, ^z ngixwayise, ukuze bezwe? Khangela, indlebe yabo kayisokwanga, ^aa kabalakulalela; ^ab khangela, ilizwi leNkosi lilihlazo kibo, ^ac kabathokozi ngalo. 11 Ngakho ngigcwele ulaka lweNkosi, ngikhathele yikuzithiba. ^ad Ngizakuthululela phezu kwabantwana ^ae esitaladeni lemhlanganweni ^af wamajaha ndawonye, ^{ag
,} ^ah ngoba lendoda kanye lomfazi bazathathwa, ^ai omdala kanye logcwele izinsuku. ^aj 12 Lezindlu zabo zizanikelwa kwabanye, ^{ak
,} ^al amasimu labafazi kanyekanye; ^am ngoba ngizakwelulela isandla sami phezu kwabahlali belizwe, itsho iNkosi. 13 Ngoba kusukela komncinyane wabo kuze kufike komkhulu wabo ^an bonke bayizihwaba zenzuzo embi; ^ao njalo kusukela komprofethi kuze kube kompristi bonke benza ngenkohliso. ^ap 14 Bapholisa kancane inxeba labantu bami, ^aq besithi: Ukuthula, ukuthula; ^ar lapho kungekho ukuthula. ^as 15 Baba lenhloni yini lapho besenza isinengiso? ^at Hatshi, kababanga lanhloni lakanye, ^au futhi kabakwazi ukuyangeka. Ngakho bazakuwa phakathi kwabawayo; ^av ngesikhathi sokubahambela kwami bazakhubeka, itsho iNkosi.

16 Itsho njalo iNkosi: Manini ezindleleni, libone, libuze ngemikhondo yasendulo, ^aw ukuthi ingaphi indlela enhle, lihambe kuyo, njalo lizazuzela ^ax imiphefumulo yenu ukuthula. ^ay Kodwa bathi: Kasiyikuhamba ngayo. ^az 17 Futhi ngilibekele abalindi, ^ba ngisithi: Lalelani ukukhala ^bb kophondo. ^bc Kodwa bathi: Kasiyikulalela. 18 Ngakho zwanini, lina zizwe, wazi, wena bandla, okuphakathi kwabo. 19 Zwana, wena mhlaba; ^bd khangela, ngizaletha ububi phezu kwalababantu, isithelo semicabango yabo, ^be ngoba bengalalelanga amazwi ami, lomlayo wami, kodwa bawalile. 20 Izelani kimi ^bf impepha ^bg ivela eShebha, ^bh lomhlanga olephunga elimnandi ovela elizweni elikhatshana? ^bi Iminikelo yenu yokutshiswa kayemukeleki, ^bj lemihlatshelo yenu kayimnandi kimi. 21 Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi: Khangela, ngizabeka izikhubekiso phambi kwalababantu, ^bk njalo oyise lamadodana bakhubeke kanyekanye kuzo, umakhelwane lomngane wakhe, bazabhubha.

22 Itsho njalo INkosi: Khangela, abantu bayeza bevela ^bl elizweni lenyakatho, ^bm lesizwe esikhulu sizavuswa ezinhlangothini zomhlaba. ^bn 23 Bazabamba idandili lomkhonto; ^bo balesihluku, ^bp kabalasihawu; ^bq ilizwi labo lihlokoma njengolwandle; ^br bagade amabhiza, behleliwe njengabantu bempi bemelene lawe, ndodakazi yeZiyoni. 24 Siyizwile indumela yakho, izandla zethu ziyadangala; ^bs usizi lusibambile, ubuhlungu obunjengobowesifazana obelethayo. ^bt 25 Lingaphumi liye egangeni, lingahambi endleleni, ngoba kukhona inkemba yesitha, ukwesaba inhlangothi zonke. ^bu

26 Wena ndodakazi yabantu bami, bhinca amasaka, ^bv ubhuquze ^bw emlotheni, ^bx uzenzele isililo, ^by esinjengesendodana eyiyo yodwa, ukukhala okubuhlungu kakhulu; ^bz ngoba umchithi uzafika kithi masinyane. 27 Ngikubekile ube ngumphotshongo ^ca lenqaba phakathi kwabantu bami, ^cb ukuze wazi uhlole indlela yabo. ^cc 28 Bonke bangabahlamuki abalenkani, ^cd behamba behleba; ^ce balithusi lensimbi, ^cf bonke bangabonakalisi. ^cg 29 Imvutho itshile, umnuso usuqedwe ngumlilo; ^ch umncibilikisi uncibilikisela ize, ^ci ngoba ababi kabakhutshwa. ^cj 30 Bazababiza ngokuthi bayisiliva esilahliweyo, ^ck ngoba iNkosi ibalahlile.