UYeremiya
6:1 Sabani, nyana bakaBhenjamin, niphume phakathi kwalo
eTekowa, nivuthele isigodlo, ninyuse isimangalo somlilo
eBhete-hakerem: ngokuba ububi buyalunguza, buvela entla, bukhulu;
intshabalalo.
6:2 Umntwana omhle, umteketiswa, intombi enguZiyon.
6:3 Beza kuyo abalusi nemihlambi yabo; baya kugxumeka iintente
iintente zabo ngeenxa zonke kuyo; baya kwalusa elowo kowakhe
indawo.
6:4 Yingcwaliseleni imfazwe; vukani, sinyuke emini enkulu. Yeha
thina! ngokuba imini iyemka, ngokuba amathunzi okuhlwa ayoluka
ngaphandle.
6:5 Sukani nime, sihambe ebusuku, sizitshabalalise iingxande zayo ezinde.
6:6 Ngokuba utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Yigawuleni imithi, niyiwise;
nyukeni iYerusalem, ngumzi wokuvelelwa; uphelele
ingcinezelo esazulwini sayo.
6:7 Njengoko iqula liwampompozisayo amanzi alo, yenjenjalo ukumpompozisa izinto zayo ezimbi;
kuvakala ugonyamelo nokubhuqa kuyo; phambi kwam kukho usizi nentlungu rhoqo
amanxeba.
6:8 Yaleka, Yerusalem, hleze umphefumlo wam uziqhawule kuwe; hleze mna
kukwenza kube senkangala, lilizwe elingamiweyo.
6:9 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Baya kuwabhikica bawabhikice amasalela
Sirayeli njengomdiliya; sibuyise isandla sakho, njengomvuni weediliya
iingobozi.
6:10 Ndiya kuthetha koobani na, ndiqononondise, beve? Khangela,
ayaluswanga indlebe yabo, abanako ke ukubabaza indlebe
uYehova ubesisingcikivo kubo; abayoliswa yiyo.
6:11 Ngoko ndizele bubushushu bukaYehova; ndidiniwe kukuzibamba.
Ndiya kuthululela phezu koonyana ngaphandle, naphezu kwebandla
amadodana kunye; kuba indoda kunye nomfazi iya kuthatyathwa.
owalupheleyo nozele ziintsuku.
6:12 Kwaye izindlu zabo ziya kugqithela kubambi, namasimi abo kunye
abafazi kunye; ngokuba isandla sam ndiya kusolula phezu kwabemi bakhona
ilizwe, utsho uYehova.
6:13 Kuthabathela komncinane kwesa kwabakhulu, bonke bephela
ekubaweni; bethabathela kumprofeti besa kumbingeleli, bephela
omnye wenza ngobuxoki.
6:14 Bakuphilisa kalula ukwaphuka kwentombi yabantu bam;
besithi, Luxolo, luxolo; kungekho luxolo.
6:15 Baya kudaniswa, ngokuba benze amasikizi; hayi, babenjalo
abadani nokudana, abadani nokudana; ngenxa yoko baya kuwa
phakathi kwabawayo, ngexesha lokubavelela kwam baya kukhubeka
yihlani, utsho uYehova.
6:16 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Yimani ezindleleni, nikhangele, nibuze kwindoda enkulu;
Iphi na indlela yokulungileyo, nihambe ngayo; nofumana ukuphumla
ngenxa yemiphefumlo yenu. Bathi ke bona, Asiyi kuhamba ngayo.
6:17 Ndamisa phezu kwenu ababoniseli, ndisithi, Liveni isandi seNkosi;
ixilongo. Bathi ke bona, Asiyi kuva.
6:18 Ngako oko yivani, zintlanga; wazi, wena bandla, into ephakathi
bona.
6:19 Yiva, hlabathi; yabona, aba bantu ndibazisela ububi
isiqhamo seengcinga zabo, ngokuba amazwi am abawabazelanga ndlebe;
nokuba kumthetho wam, ndiwucekisile.
6:20 Yeyani na ke le nto iza kum isiqhumiso saseShebha, nento emnandi?
Iinkani ezivela kwilizwe elikude? Akakholisekanga namadini akho anyukayo
Imibingelelo yakho inencasa kum.
6:21 Ngako oko utsho uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndibeka izikhubekiso phambi kwam
Aba bantu baya kukhubeka kubo ooyise noonyana kunye;
ummelwane nommelwane wakhe baya kutshabalala.
6:22 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, kuza abantu bevela ezweni lasentla, bevela ezweni lasentla
uhlanga olukhulu luya kuphakanyiswa emacaleni omhlaba.
6:23 Baqubule isaphetha nenkcula; bakhohlakele, abananceba;
ilizwi labo ligquma njengolwandle; bakhwela emahasheni, bakhwela
yakha uluhlu lokulwa nawe, ntombi inguZiyon.
6:24 Siluvile udaba lwabo, zisuke zawa izandla zethu, sibandezelekile
sibambe, sibe neentlungu, njengozalayo.
6:25 Musani ukuya emasimini, ningahambi ngendlela; ngenxa yekrele lokumkani
lutshaba nokunkwantya ngeenxa zonke.
6:26 Ntombi yabantu bam, bhinqa ezirhwexayo, uzigalele
luthuthu; menzele isijwili ozelwe wamnye, ukumbambazela okukrakra.
ngokuba uya kusizela ngesiquphe umbhuqi.
6:27 ndikwenze inqaba phakathi kwabantu bam njengemboniselo;
mhlawumbi bayazi kwaye bazame indlela yabo.
6:28 Bonke bephela baziinjubaqa zazo iinjubaqa, behamba behleba;
nentsimbi; bonke bephela bayonakalisa.
6:29 kutsha izifuba, ilothe idliwa ngumlilo; umseki
unyibilika ngelize, ngokuba abangendawo abancothulwa.
6:30 Ukubizwa kwabo yisilivere ecekisiweyo, ukubizwa kwabo, ngokuba uYehova ebacekisile
bona.