UYeremiya
3:1 Kuthiwa, Ukuba ithe indoda yamgxotha umkayo, wemka kuyo, waba
eyomnye indoda, ingambuyela na? aliyi kuba njalo na elo lizwe
ungcoliseke kakhulu? Ke wena uhenyuzile nezithandane ezininzi; okwangoku
buyelani kum, utsho uYehova.
3:2 Phakamisela amehlo akho ezigangeni, ubone apho ungekhoyo khona
ubanjwe kunye. Ubahlalele ezindleleni, njengaseArabhi
intlango; ulenze inqambi ilizwe ngobuhenyu bakho
ngobubi bakho.
3:3 Ngenxa yoko kuthintelwe izantyalantyala zemvula, akwabakho mvula
imvula yamva; waba nebunzi lehenyukazi, akwavuma ukuba
uneentloni.
3:4 Akuyi kuthi na ngoku undibize, uthi, Bawo, ungumkhokeli wakho?
ebutsheni bam?
3:5 Uya kuhlala enomsindo na? Woyigcina na kude kube sekupheleni? Khangela,
uthethe, wenza ububi njengoko ubunako.
3:6 Wathi uYehova kum ngemihla yokumkani uYosiya, Ngaba nawe?
ukubonile na elikwenzileyo iphambakazi uSirayeli? unyuke waya kuyo yonke into
naphantsi kwemithi yonke eluhlaza, kwadlala khona
ihenyukazi.
3:7 Ndathi, emveni kokuba likwenzile oko konke, Liya kubuyela kum. Kodwa
akabuyanga. Wayibona inginingini udade wabo uYuda.
3:8 Ndabona ngenxa yeendawo zonke phambakazi elenza ngazo uSirayeli
ndamala, ndamnika incwadi yokwahlukana naye; kodwa yena
UYuda inginingini akoyika; yasuka yaya kuhenyuza
kananjalo.
3:9 Kwathi, ngenxa yesandi sokuhenyuza kwakhe, wathi yena
balenza inqambi ilizwe, bakrexeza namatye nemithi.
3:10 Kuko konke oko, alabuyelanga ingininginikazi, udade walo uYuda
Mna ngentliziyo yonke, kodwa ngobuxoki; utsho uYehova.
3:11 Wathi uYehova kum, Iphambakazi uSirayeli lizigwebele
ngaphezu koYuda oliqhophololo.
3:12 Yiya umemeze la mazwi entla, uthi, Buya, wena;
utsho uYehova; andiyi kuwenza umsindo wam
ngokuba ndinenceba, utsho uYehova; andiyi kubagcina
Ingqumbo naphakade.
3:13 Buvume kodwa ubugwenxa bakho, ngokuba ukreqe kuYehova
UYehova uThixo wakho, waziphangalalisa iindlela zakho kwabasemzini, waphantsi kwento yonke;
aniliphulaphula ilizwi lam; utsho uYehova.
3:14 Buyani, nyana bangamaphamba, utsho uYehova; ngokuba ndinizekile mna;
ndonithabatha abe mnye emzini, babe babini kwimizalwane, ndinizise
wena eZiyon:
3:15 Ndoninika abalusi ngokwentliziyo yam, abaya kwaluswa
ngokwazi nangengqiqo.
3:16 Kothi, nakuba nande, nande
ilizwe, ngaloo mihla, utsho uYehova, abasayi kuba sathi, Ityeya yomnqophiso
awusayi kuthi qatha umnqophiso kaYehova;
bayayikhumbula; abayi kuvelela; naloo nto ayiyi kubakho
kwenziwe okunye.
3:17 Ngelo xesha iYerusalem kuya kuthiwa yitrone kaYehova; kunye nazo zonke
iintlanga ziya kuhlanganiselwa kuyo egameni likaYehova, ukuze
abasayi kuba sahamba ngokomfuziselo weYerusalem
intliziyo yabo embi.
3:18 Ngaloo mihla indlu kaYuda iya kuhamba nendlu kaSirayeli;
kwaye baya kuhlangana bevela ezweni lasentla beze ezweni
endalinika ooyihlo ukuba babe lilifa.
3:19 Ndathi ke mna, Ndingathini na ukukumisa phakathi koonyana, ndikunike?
Lilizwe elinqwenelekayo, ilifa eliligugu lengxokolo yeentlanga? kwaye ndathi,
Niya kundibiza nithi, Bawo; ungatyeki kum.
3:20 Inyaniso, njengoko umfazi atshinizayo kuwabo, yenjenjalo nani
Nitshinizile kum, nina ndlu kaSirayeli; utsho uYehova.
3:21 Livakele izwi eluqayini, ukulila nokutarhuzisa koNdikhoyo
oonyana bakaSirayeli, ngokuba bebezigwenxile iindlela zabo;
Bamlibala uYehova uThixo wabo.
3:22 Buyani, nyana bangamaphamba, ndikupholise ukuphamba kwenu.
Uyabona, siza kuwe; ngokuba wena, Yehova, unguThixo wethu.
3:23 Inyaniso, yaba bubuxoki ingxokozelo yasezindulini, yasezintabeni;
intabalala yeentaba; inyaniso, lukuYehova uThixo wethu usindiso
Sirayeli.
3:24 Ngokuba isikizi liyidlile indyebo yoobawo kwasebuncinaneni bethu; zabo
impahla yabo emfutshane neenkomo zabo, oonyana babo neentombi zabo.
3:25 Masilale sineentloni, lisigubungele ihlazo lethu;
sonile kuYehova uThixo wethu, thina noobawo, kwasebuncinaneni bethu
unanamhla, awakaliphulaphula ilizwi likaYehova uThixo wethu.