UYeremiya
2:1 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi,
2:2 Yiya, umemeze ezindlebeni zeYerusalem, uthi, Utsho uYehova ukuthi; I
khumbula inceba yobutsha bakho, uthando lomtshato wakho;
ekundilandeleni kwakho entlango, ezweni elibe lingekho
ihlwayelwe.
2:3 Ubengcwele uSirayeli kuYehova, intlahlela yakhe yongeniselo;
bonke abamdlayo bozeka ityala; bofikelwa bububi; utsho uYehova
NKOSI.
2:4 Liveni ilizwi likaYehova, ndlu kaYakobi, nani nonke mizalwane yakwakho
indlu kaSirayeli:
2:5 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Bafumana bubi buni na kum ooyihlo?
bakhwelele kude kum, balandela amampunge, baba yinto engento
ilize?
2:6 Abatshongo ukuthi, Uphi na uYehova owasinyusayo, wasikhupha kweli lizwe?
owaseYiputa, owasihambisa entlango, ezweni eliyintlango
Nakwemihadi, ezweni elingumqwebedu, nelethunzi lokufa;
ezweni elingacandi mntu, elingahlali mntu?
2:7 Ndaningenisa ezweni elimasimi achumayo, ukuba nidle iziqhamo zalo;
ukulunga kwayo; nakungena nenza inqambi ilizwe lam, nenza
ilifa lam lilisikizi.
2:8 Ababingeleli abatshongo ukuthi, Uphi na uYehova? nabawuphathayo umthetho
babengandazi; nabalusi bakreqile kum, kwanabaprofeti;
eprofeta ngoBhahali, elandela izinto ezingancediyo.
2:9 Ngako oko ndisaya kubambana nani, utsho uYehova, nangolwenu
abantwana babantwana ndiya kubagwebela.
2:10 Kuba welani eziqithini zamaKiti, nibone; thumela kwaKedare, kwaye
Qondani nikhangele, ukuba zikho na izinto ezinjalo;
2:11 ukuba uhlanga lwakhe lwananisa na ngoothixo balo, bengethixo ke bona? kodwa abantu bam
bananise uzuko lwabo ngento engancediyo.
2:12 Mangaliswani, mazulu, yile nto, nibe noloyiko olukhulu.
yinkangala, utsho uYehova.
2:13 Ngokuba benze ububi obubini abantu bam; Bandishiyile mna
lomthombo wamanzi aphilileyo, wazimbela amaqula, amaqula aqhekekileyo;
engenakubamba amanzi.
2:14 USirayeli ungumkhonzi na? Ngaba ulikhoboka elizalelwe ekhaya? yini na ukuba abhuqwe?
2:15 Zamgquma iingonyama ezintsha, zakhala, zalenza ilizwe lakhe
Imizi yakhe yatshiswa, ingenammi.
2:16 Kananjalo oonyana baseNofu nabaseTapanesi badlela elukakayini lwakho
intloko.
2:17 Oko akukwenzelanga wena na, ngokukushiya kwakho okusesikweni?
UYehova uThixo wakho, ebekuhambisa ngendlela?
2:18 Okanye yintoni na enawe nendlela yaseYiputa, ukuba usele amanzi alo?
Sihor? Yintoni na enawe nendlela yaseAsiriya, ukuba usele amanzi?
amanzi omlambo?
2:19 Buya kukuthethisa ububi bakho, nokuphamba kwakho
yohlwaya: yazi ke, ubone ukuba yinto embi leyo;
Kukrakra, ekubeni umshiyile uYehova uThixo wakho, nokundoyika kwam
akukho kuwe; itsho iNkosi, uYehova wemikhosi.
2:20 Ngokuba kususela kwakude, uyaphule idyokhwe yakho, waziqhawula izitropu zakho; nawe
wathi, Andiyi kunxaxha; naphezu kweenduli zonke eziphakamileyo naphantsi kweenduli zonke
umthi oluhlaza uyabhadula, uhenyuza;
2:21 Mna ke ndakutyala ungumdiliya wohlobo, wonke uphela uyimbewu yenyaniso;
ubuye waba ngamahlamvu angcakacileyo omdiliya ongeguwo kum?
2:22 Ungafanelana uzihlikihla ngesoda, wathabatha isepha eninzi, wesuka waba nokwakho.
ubugwenxa bubekiwe phambi kwam; itsho iNkosi uYehova.
2:23 Ungathini na ukuthi, Andizenzanga inqambi, andibalandelanga ooBhahali? bona
Indlela yakho emfuleni, ukwazi okwenzileyo; unamendu wena
imazi yenkamela etyhutyha indlela yayo;
2:24 mazi ye-esile lasendle, eqhele intlango, ethi isezela umoya kuyo;
ulonwabo; ngubani na ongakubuyisayo ngexesha layo? bonke abayifunayo
abayi kuzidinisa; boyifumana ngenyanga yayo.
2:25 Luthintele unyawo lwakho lungabi ze, nomqala wakho unganxanwa;
ubusithi, Akukho themba; kuba ndibathandile abasemzini, nasemva koko
ndiyahamba bona.
2:26 Njengokudana kwesela lakufunyanwa, injalo ke indlu kaSirayeli;
neentloni; bona, nookumkani babo, nabathetheli babo, nababingeleli babo, nababo
abaprofeti,
2:27 besithi emthini, Ungubawo; nakwilitye, Uzise
ndiphume, ngokuba bandinikela ikhosi, abandinikela buso;
ngexesha lobubi babo baya kuthi, Vuka, usisindise.
2:28 Baphi na kaloku oothixo bakho ozenzeleyo? mabasuke, ukuba bathe bavuka
wokusindisa ngexesha lobubi bakho, ngokuba ngokwenani lobubi
Imizi yakho ngoothixo bakho, Yuda.
2:29 Yini na ukuba nibambane nam? Nonke nikreqile kum;
utsho uYehova.
2:30 Ndifumane ndababetha oonyana benu; abafumana ingqeqesho;
ikrele libadle abaprofeti benu njengengonyama edlavulayo.
2:31 Sizukulwanandini, likhangeleni ilizwi likaYehova. Ndibe yintlango na
Sirayeli? ilizwe lobumnyama? Kungathuba lini na ukuba bathi abantu bam, Sizinkosi; thina
Ayisayi kuba saza kuwe na?
2:32 Iyazilibala na intombi izivatho zayo, umtshakazi uyazilibala na iinqwemesha zakhe? kanti abantu bam
undilibele imihla engenakubalwa.
2:33 Uyakwazi ukuyilungisa indlela yakho ngokufuna uthando; Kungoko ufundisile nawe
iindlela zakho zongendawo.
2:34 Kwanasemasondweni akho kufunyanwa igazi lemiphefumlo yamahlwempu
abamsulwa andilifumananga ngokugocagoca;
2:35 Uthi ke, Ndimsulwa, ewe, umsindo wakhe ubuyile
mna. Yabona, ndiya kumangalelana nawe ngenxa yokuba usithi, Andinayo
wonile.
2:36 Yini na ukuba uzulazule kangaka, uyijike indlela yakho? nawe uya kuba njalo
udane ngenxa yeYiputa, njengoko udanile ngenxa yeAsiriya.
2:37 Nakuyo leyo uya kuphuma, zisentloko izandla zakho;
uYehova uya kubacekisa okholose ngabo, ungabi nampumelelo
bona.