UYeremiya
7:1 Ilizwi elafikayo kuYeremiya, livela kuYehova, lalisithi,
7:2 Yima esangweni lendlu kaYehova, umemeze khona eli lizwi, uthi
uthi, Liveni ilizwi likaYehova, nonke maYuda angenayo ezi
amasango okunqula uYehova.
7:3 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Zilungiseni iindlela zenu;
Ndiya kunihlalisa kule ndawo.
7:4 Musani ukukholosa ngamazwi obuxoki, okuthi, Yitempile kaYehova, yitempile leyo
yekaYehova, yitempile kaYehova;
7:5 Ukuba nithe nazilungisa nizilungisa iindlela zenu neentlondi zenu; ukuba niphelele
nigwebe phakathi komntu nommelwane wakhe;
7:6 Ukuba animcudise owasemzini, nenkedama, nomhlolokazi, niphalaze;
ligazi elimsulwa kule ndawo, ungalandeli thixo bambi ukuya kuni
buhlungu:
7:7 ndonihlalisa ke kule ndawo, ezweni endalinikayo
ooyihlo, ngonaphakade kanaphakade.
7:8 Yabonani, nikholosa ngamazwi obuxoki, angancediyo.
7:9 Niya kuba, nincinithe, nikrexeze, nifunge ngobuxoki, nitshise?
niqhumisele kuBhahali, nalandela thixo bambi eningabaziyo;
7:10 nize nime phambi kwam kule ndlu, ibizwa ngegama lam;
bathi, Sihlangulwe na, ukuba siwenze onke la masikizi?
7:11 Le ndlu, ibizwa ngegama lam, yaba ngumqolomba wezihange na?
amehlo akho? Yabonani, nam lo ndibonile; utsho uYehova.
7:12 Hambani ngoku niye endaweni yam ebiseShilo, apho ndilibeke khona igama lam
niqale nibone endakwenzayo kuyo, ngenxa yezinto ezimbi zabantu bakowethu
Sirayeli.
7:13 Kaloku ke, ngenxa yokuba niyenzile yonke le misebenzi, utsho uYehova;
wathetha kuni, evuka kusasa, ethetha, anaphulaphula noko; kwaye nam
ndinibizile, anaphendula;
7:14 Ndiya kwenza ke kule ndlu, ibizwa ngegama lam, ndikuyo
nikholose ngendawo endaninika yona, nina nooyihlo, kwanjengoko
Ndiyenzile eShilo.
7:15 Ndiya kunigxotha nisuke ebusweni bam, njengoko ndabagxothayo bonke benu
bazalwana, yonke imbewu kaEfrayim.
7:16 Wena ke musa ukubathandazela aba bantu, ungaphimiseli kuhlahlamba nakuthandaza
ungandithandazeli bona, ngokuba andiyi kukuphulaphula.
7:17 Akuboni na abakwenzayo emizini yakwaYuda, nasezitratweni zakwaYuda?
eYerusalem?
7:18 Oonyana batheza iinkuni, ooyise baphemba umlilo, nabafazi ke
baxovule intlama, ukuba enzelwe izonkana ukumkanikazi wezulu, bathulule
umnikelo othululwayo thixweni bambi, ukuze bandiqumbise.
7:19 Baqumbisa mna na? utsho uYehova;
bona ngokwabo ukuba budane ubuso babo?
7:20 Ngako oko, itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi; Yabona, umsindo wam nobushushu bam uya kubuya bona;
ligalelwe phezu kwale ndawo, phezu kwabantu, naphezu kweenkomo, naphezu kweenkomo
imithi yasendle, naphezu kweziqhamo zomhlaba; kwaye iya kutsha;
kwaye ayiyi kucinywa.
7:21 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi; Beka yakho etshisiweyo
ninyuse imibingelelo yenu, nidle inyama.
7:22 Ngokuba andithethanga kooyihlo, andibawiselanga mthetho ngemini endathi ndakuthetha ngayo
wabakhupha ezweni laseYiputa malunga namadini anyukayo okanye
imibingelelo:
7:23 ke ndabamisela eli lizwi, lokuthi, Phulaphulani ilizwi lam, ndoba njalo
nibe ngabantu bam, nihambe ngendlela yam yonke
ndikuwisele umthetho, ukuze kulunge kuwe.
7:24 Ke abevanga, abayithobanga indlebe yabo;
amaqhinga, nobungqola bentliziyo yabo embi, bandinikela umva;
kwaye hayi phambili.
7:25 kususela kwimini abaphuma ngayo ooyihlo ezweni laseYiputa, beza
Namhla ndithumela kuni bonke abakhonzi bam abaprofeti, yonke imini
evuka kusasa, ebathuma;
7:26 ke abaphulaphula kum, abayithoba indlebe yabo;
Benza okubi ngaphezu kooyise.
7:27 Ke uya kuwathetha kubo la mazwi onke; kodwa abayi
beka indlebe kuwe; kodwa abayi
phendula wena.
7:28 Ke wothi kubo, Luhlanga olungamthobeliyo olu
ilizwi likaYehova uThixo wabo, alivumi ingqeqesho;
udakile, unqunyulwe emlonyeni wabo.
7:29 Nquma iinwele zakho, Yerusalem, uzilahle, uthabathe isithsaba
isijwili kwiindawo eziphakamileyo; ngokuba uYehova ukucekisile, ukulahlile
isizukulwana sengqumbo yakhe.
7:30 Ngokuba oonyana bakaYuda benze ububi emehlweni am, utsho uYehova;
babeke izinto zabo ezinezothe endlwini ekuthiwa yeyam
igama, ukulingcolisa.
7:31 Bakhe iziganga zaseTofete, esentlanjeni yaseTofete
unyana kaHinom, ukuze babatshise oonyana babo neentombi zabo emlilweni;
into endingabawiselanga mthetho ngayo, engathanga qatha entliziyweni yam.
7:32 Ngako oko, yabonani, iyeza imihla, utsho uYehova, ekungayi kuba sabakho kuyo
kuthiwe yiTofete, okanye ngumfula wakwaBhen-hinom;
baya kungcwatywa eTofete, ngokungabikho ndawo.
7:33 Izidumbu zaba bantu ziya kuba kukudla kweentaka zelizwe
izulu, nakuwo amarhamncwa omhlaba; kungabikho bani uziphekuzayo.
7:34 ndoyiphelisa imizi yakwaYuda, nasezixekweni;
Izwi lemihlali nezwi lemivuyo, izwi lemihlali
izwi lomyeni nezwi lomtshakazi; ngokuba ilizwe liya kuba njalo
yiba yinkangala.