UYeremiya
5:1 Zityhutyheni izitrato zaseYerusalem, nibone ngoku;
yazini, nifune ezindaweni zayo zembutho, ukuba nomfumana na umntu, ukuba nithe namfumana
ukho owenza isiko, ofuna inyaniso; kwaye ndiya kwenza njalo
ndixolele.
5:2 Nokuba bathi, Ehleli nje uYehova; okunene bafunga ubuxoki.
5:3 Yehova, amehlo akho akajonge ekunyaniseni, yini na? ubabethile, kodwa
ababi buhlungu; ubagqibe, abavumi
Yamkelani isohlwayo; babenza lukhuni ubuso babo ngaphezu kwelitye; bona
alile ukubuya.
5:4 Ndathi mna, Zizisweli zodwa zona; baziziyatha; ngokuba besazi
asiyiyo indlela kaYehova, nesiko loThixo wabo.
5:5 Ndokha ndiye kwabakhulu, ndithethe kubo; ngenxa yabo
bayayazi indlela kaYehova, nesiko loThixo wabo;
bayaphule ngokupheleleyo idyokhwe, baziqhawule izitropu.
5:6 Ngako oko iya kubabulala ingonyama yasehlathini, nengcuka yasendle iya kubabulala
ngokuhlwa kuya kuphangwa, nengwe imizi yabo ihlale.
bonke abo baphuma kuyo baya kuqwengwa, ngokuba babe yabo
luninzi ukreqo, kuninzi ukuphamba kwabo.
5:7 Ndothini na ukukuxolela? oonyana bakho bandishiyile;
bafunge abangethixo, ndathi, Ndakubadlisa, bona bahlutha
bakrexeza, bahlangana ngamakamu ebandla
izindlu zamahenyukazi.
5:8 Basuke baba ngamahashe atyetyisiweyo kwakusasa, elowo ukhonya emva kwakhe
umfazi wommelwane.
5:9 Mandingaveleli na ke ngenxa yezo zinto? utsho uYehova;
Ukuphindezelwa komphefumlo kuhlanga olunje?
5:10 Nyukani ezindongeni zayo, nonakalise; kodwa ungagqibi kuphele; susa
iinqaba zakhe; ngokuba asingabaYehova.
5:11 Ngokuba indlu kaSirayeli nendlu kaYuda benze kakhulu;
Nindishiyile, utsho uYehova.
5:12 Bayamkhanyela uYehova, bathi, Asinguye; kwanobubi akuyi kubakho
yizani kuthi; asiyi kubona krele nandlala;
5:13 abaprofeti baya kuba ngumoya, kwaye ilizwi alikho kubo
makwenziwe kubo.
5:14 Ngako oko, utsho uYehova, uThixo wemikhosi, ukuthi, Ngenxa enokuba nilithetha eli lizwi,
yabona, ndiwenza umlilo amazwi am emlonyeni wakho, naba bantu babe ziinkuni;
buya kubadla.
5:15 Yabonani, ndinizisela uhlanga oluvela kude, ndlu kaSirayeli;
UYehova, luhlanga olunamandla, luhlanga oludala, luhlanga olululo
ulwimi ongalwaziyo, ongayiqondiyo into abayithethayo.
5:16 Umphongolo wabo unjengengcwaba elivulekileyo, bonke bephela bangamagorha.
5:17 Baya kukudla ukuvuna kwakho, nesonka sakho, oonyana bakho nesonka sakho
ziya kudla impahla yakho emfutshane neenkomo zakho;
baya kuyidla imidiliya yakho nemikhiwane yakho, bakuqweqwedise
imizi enqatyisiweyo, ukholose ngayo, ngekrele.
5:18 Noko ke ngaloo mihla, utsho uYehova, andiyi kugqibezela kuphele
nawe.
5:19 Kuya kuthi, xa nithe, Kungenxa yani na ukuba uYehova enjenje?
uThixo wethu zonke ezo zinto kuthi? uze ubaphendule ngokwenjenje
Nindilahlile mna, nakhonza oothixo bolunye uhlanga ezweni lenu;
khonzani abasemzini ezweni elingelenu.
5:20 Kuxeleni oku kwindlu kaYakobi, nikuvakalise kwaYuda, nithi,
5:21 Khanive oku, bantu bazizidenge, bangenangqondo; abanayo
amehlo, angaboni; baneendlebe nje, abeva;
5:22 Anindoyiki na? utsho uYehova; aniyi kugubha ebusweni bam;
abathe intlabathi yaba ngumda wolwandle ngonaphakade
wisa umthetho, ukuba ayinakugqitha kuwo, Alatyuze amaza alo
bona ngokwabo, ukanti abanakoyisa; nokuba zibharhula, zibe zinako
udlule kuyo?
5:23 Ke aba bantu banentliziyo eyinjubaqa, eneenkani; bazi
wagwilika wemka.
5:24 Abatsho nokuthi ezintliziyweni zabo, Makhe soyike uYehova uThixo wethu, oko
unika imvula, eyokundulela neyokugqibela, ngexesha layo;
kuthi iiveki ezimisiweyo zokuvuna.
5:25 Izenzo zenu ezigwenxa zizisunduzile ezo zinto, nezono zenu
ndinibandezile izinto ezilungileyo.
5:26 Ngokuba kufunyanwa amadoda angendawo phakathi kwabantu bam, alalela njengalowo
ubeka imigibe; babeka isibatha, babambisa abantu.
5:27 Njengendlwane izele ziintaka, zinjalo izindlu zabo ukuzala yinkohliso;
ngenxa yoko baye baba bakhulu, baba zizityebi.
5:28 Batyebile, bagudile; Ewe, bazigqithisele izenzo zikaYehova
ityala abalilungisa, ityala leenkedama, ukanti bona
nempumelelo; Ilungelo lehlwempu abaligwebi.
5:29 Mandingaveleli na ke ngenxa yezo zinto? utsho uYehova; awuyi kuba njalo umphefumlo wam
kuphindezelwa kuhlanga olunje?
5:30 Kwenziwa into emangalisayo, ebanga amanwele ezweni;
5:31 Abaprofeti baprofeta ngobuxoki, nababingeleli banobukhosi ngezandla zabo;
abantu bam bathanda ukuba kube nje; nothini na ke ekupheleni?
ngayo?