UYeremiya
8:1 Ngelo xesha, utsho uYehova, baya kuwakhupha amathambo eentsika
ookumkani bakwaYuda, namathambo eenkosana zakhe, namathambo eenkosana zakhe
ababingeleli, namathambo abaprofeti, namathambo abemi
baseYerusalem, bephuma emangcwabeni abo.
8:2 ziya kwaneka phambi kwelanga, nenyanga, naphambi kwelizwe lonke;
umkhosi wezulu, lowo bamthandayo, ababemkhonze, kunye
abahamba emva kwakhe, lowo babemfunele, lowo babemfuna
Abayi kuhlanganiswa, abayi kungcwatywa; baya kuthi
ibe ngumgquba phezu komhlaba.
8:3 Kwaye ukufa konyulwa ngaphezu kobomi ngamasalela abo
aseleyo kule mizalwane ingendawo, asele ezindaweni zonke
Mna ndibagxothile; utsho uYehova wemikhosi.
8:4 Uze uthi kubo, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndikuzinzile; Ngaba baya kuwa,
kwaye ayivuki? Atyeke na, angabuyi na?
8:5 Kungathuba lini na ukuba aba bantu baseYerusalem baphambe ngokungapheliyo?
ukubuya umva? Babambelele nkqi kwinkohliso, abavumi kubuya.
8:6 Ndabaza indlebe, ndeva, bathetha into engeyiyo; akukho bani uzohlwayayo
Ububi bakhe, esithi, Ndenze ntoni na? elowo wabheka kweyakhe
njengoko ihashe ligxalathelana ukuya emfazweni.
8:7 Kanti nengwamza ezulwini iyawazi amaxesha ayo amisiweyo; kunye nofudo
nendwe ziligcinile ixesha lokufika kwazo; kodwa wam
abantu abalazi isiko likaYehova.
8:8 Ningathini na ukuthi, Sizizilumko, umyalelo kaYehova unathi? Khangela,
usuke wafumana wasenza; Usiba lwababhali luyinto engeyanto.
8:9 Zidanile izilumko, ziqhiphuke umbilini, zibanjisiwe;
walicekisa ilizwi likaYehova; Bubulumko buni na ke kuzo?
8:10 Ngako oko abafazi babo ndiya kubanikela kubambi, namasimi abo ndiwanikele kubo
baya kubadla ilifa, bethabathela komncinane besa kwabancinane
oyena mkhulu ubawa, ethabathela kumprofeti esa kumbingeleli
bonke bephela benza ngobuxoki.
8:11 Bakuphilisa kalula ukwaphuka kwentombi yabantu bam;
besithi, Luxolo, luxolo; kungekho luxolo.
8:12 Baya kudaniswa, ngokuba benze amasikizi; hayi, babenjalo
abadani nokudana, abadani nokudana; ngenxa yoko baya kuwa
phakathi kwabawayo, ngexesha lokuvelelwa kwabo baya kukhubeka
yihlani, utsho uYehova.
8:13 Ndiya kubatshayela impela, utsho uYehova; akuyi kubakho zidiliya;
umdiliya, nokuba ngamakhiwane emkhiwaneni, igqabi liya kubuna; kwaye i
izinto endibanike zona ziya kudlula kubo.
8:14 Sihlaleleni na? zihlanganiseni, singene
imizi enqatyisiweyo, masithi cwaka khona; ngokuba uYehova uThixo wethu unaye
Wasithulisa, Waseza inyongo, ngokuba senile
wona kuYehova.
8:15 Besithembe uxolo, akwabakho nto ilungileyo; nexesha lempilo, kwaye
nantso inkathazo!
8:16 Livakala livela kwaDan ithatha lamahashe abo, lanyikima ilizwe lonke
ngesandi sokukhonya kweembalasane zakhe; ngokuba bezile, kwaye
alidlile ilizwe nenzaliseko yalo; isixeko, kunye nezo zinjalo
hlalani kuyo.
8:17 Kuba, yabonani, ndithumela phakathi kwenu iinyoka, amarhamba, aya kungena phakathi kwenu.
ke ngoko aya kuniluma; utsho uYehova.
8:18 Xa ndithe ndazohlwaya ngenxa yongcungcutheko, Isuke yatyhafa intliziyo yam kum.
8:19 Nalo izwi lokukhala kwentombi yabantu bam, ngenxa yabo
nihleli ezweni elikude, akakho na uYehova eZiyon? akakho ukumkani kuyo
yena? Yini na ukuba bandiqumbise ngemifanekiso yabo eqingqiweyo?
ngamampunge angaqhelekanga?
8:20 Ukuvuna kudlule, ihlobo liphelile, asikasindiswa thina;
8:21 Ngenxa yokwaphuka kwentombi yabantu bakowethu, ndaphukile; Ndimnyama;
ndibanjwe kukukhwankqiswa.
8:22 Akukho mafutha aqholiweyo na eGiliyadi? akukho gqirha na khona? kutheni kungenjalo
Ichanile impilo yentombi yabantu bakowethu?