UYeremiya
4:1 Ukuba uthe wabuya, Sirayeli, utsho uYehova, wabuyela kum;
uya kuwasusa amazothe akho phambi kwam;
hayi ukususa.
4:2 wafunga wathi, Ehleli nje uYehova, ngokwenyaniso, ngokusesikweni, nangokusesikweni;
ubulungisa; zaye iintlanga zizisikelele ngaye, ngaye
baya kuqhayisa.
4:3 Ngokuba utsho uYehova kumadoda akwaYuda nakwiYerusalem ukuthi, Ziqhekezeni izandla zenu
musa ukuhlwayela emithaneni enameva.
4:4 Zaluseleni kuYehova, nisuse iinyama zokwaluswa;
intliziyo, madoda akwaYuda, bemi baseYerusalem, hleze kufike ubushushu bam
phumani njengomlilo, nivuthe, kungabikho ucimayo, ngenxa yobubi
ngezenzo zakho.
4:5 Xelani kwaYuda, nivakalise eYerusalem; uthi, Vuthelani
isigodlo elizweni; memezani, hlanganisanani, nithi, Zihlanganiseni;
masiye emizini enqatyisiweyo.
4:6 Phakamisani ibhanile ngaseZiyon; sani, musani ukuma; ngokuba ndizisa ububi
entla, nembubhiso enkulu.
4:7 Kunyuka ingonyama iphuma entshinyeleni yayo yehlathi, kunyuka umonakalisi weentlanga
usendleleni; uphumile endaweni yakhe, waya kwenza ilizwe lakho
yinkangala; izixeko zakho zibe ngamanxuwa, zingabi nammi.
4:8 Ngenxa yoko bhinqani ezirhwexayo, nimbambazele, nibhomboloze, ngenxa yokuvutha komsindo.
UYehova akabuyanga kuthi.
4:9 Kuya kuthi ngaloo mini, utsho uYehova, intliziyo yentliziyo
uya kudaka ukumkani, nentliziyo yabathetheli; nababingeleli
baya kukhwankqiswa, bamangale abaprofeti.
4:10 Ndathi, Kwowu, Nkosi Yehova! inene, ubalukuhlile kakhulu aba bantu
neYerusalem, isithi, Niya kuba noxolo; libe ikrele lifike
emphefumlweni.
4:11 Ngelo xesha kuya kuthiwa kwaba bantu nakwiYerusalem, Umqwebedu
umoya waseluqayini entlango, usingise entombini yam
abantu, hayi ukuphemba, okanye ukucoca,
4:12 umoya onamandla ngaphezu kwezo nto uzela mna;
bagwebe.
4:13 Yabona, unyuka njengamafu, zinjengeenqwelo zokulwa
Unamendu kunamaxhalanga amahashe awo. Yeha ke thina! ngokuba sithi
yonakele.
4:14 Yihlambulule ububi intliziyo yakho, Yerusalem, ukuze ube njalo
igciniwe. Kunini na zilalisa ngaphakathi kwakho iingcinga zakho ezingento?
4:15 Ngokuba ilizwi lixelile, liphuma kwaDan, livakalisa ububi entabeni
Efrayim.
4:16 khankanyani ezintlangeni; yabonani, vakalisani eYerusalem, nisithi
Abalindi beza bevela ezweni elikude, bakhuphela ilizwi labo kuYehova
izixeko zakwaYuda.
4:17 Njengabalindi bamasimi bayichasa ngeenxa zonke; ngokuba yena
Iphikelene nam, utsho uYehova.
4:18 Iindlela zakho neentlondi zakho zakwenzela oko; yeyakho le
Bububi, ngokuba bukrakra, ngokuba bufike entliziyweni yakho.
4:19 Zibilini zam, zibilini zam! Ndiqaqadekile entliziyweni yam; intliziyo yam yenza a
ingxolo kum; Andikwazi ukuthi tu, ngokuba uvile, mphefumlo wam;
isandi sesigodlo, ukuhlatywa kwemfazwe.
4:20 Kumenyezwa intshabalalo kantshabalalo; ngokuba libhuqiwe lonke ilizwe;
zibhuqiwe ngesiquphe iintente zam, namalengalenga am ngephanyazo.
4:21 Kunini na ndibona ibhanile, ndisiva isandi sesigodlo?
4:22 Kuba bamathile abantu bam, mna abandazi; banzima
ngoonyana, yintliziyo engenangqondo; banobulumko bokwenza ububi;
ke ukwenza okulungileyo abakwazi.
4:23 Ndakhangela emhlabeni, nanko kusenyanyeni, lilubala; kwaye i
amazulu, akwabakho kukhanya.
4:24 Ndakhangela ezintabeni, nanzo zinyikima, neenduli zonke zinyikima.
kancinci.
4:25 Ndakhangela, nanko ke kungekho mntu, nazo zonke iintaka zezulu
babalekile.
4:26 Ndakhangela, nantso indawo echumayo iyintlango, nommandla wonke
Yadilizwa imizi yayo phambi koYehova, naphambi kwakhe
ukuvutha komsindo.
4:27 Ngokuba utsho uYehova ukuthi, Kuya kuba senkangala kulo lonke ilizwe; isezakwenza njalo
Andiyi kugqiba ngokupheleleyo.
4:28 Ngenxa yoko ihlabathi liya kuba nesijwili, libe nezimnyama zokuzila izulu phezulu;
Ndithethile, ndinkqangiyele, andisayi kuzohlwaya, andiyi kubuya
Ndiyabuya umva kuyo.
4:29 Isixeko siyabaleka ngenxa yesandi sabamahashe nezaphetha; bona
baya kungena ezintshinyeleni zehlathi, benyuke emaweni, yonke imizi ibe njalo
Ishiyiwe, akuhlali mntu kuyo.
4:30 Ke wena ubhuqiwe, uya kuthini na? Nangona unxibe
nokuba uthe wazivathisa ngegolide;
nokuba uthe wabukrazula ubuso bakho ngomqabo, uyafumana
ulungile; izithandane zakho ziyakugiba, Zofuna umphefumlo wakho.
4:31 Ngokuba ndive ilizwi elinjengelomfazi ozalayo, nembandezelo engathi yeyokuzala
Ozele umntwana wamazibulo, lilizwi lentombi ka-Amon
IZiyon, ibhomboloza, izolula izandla zayo, isithi, Yeha!
mna ngoku! ngokuba umphefumlo wam udiniwe ngababulali.