UYeremiya
9:1 Ayaba intloko yam ibingamanzi, amehlo am aba lithende leenyembezi;
bangalilela imini nobusuku ababuleweyo bentombi yabantu bakowethu!
9:2 Akwaba bendinendawo yokulalisa kwabahambi entlango; ukuze ndi
ndingabashiya abantu bam, ndimke kubo! ngokuba bonke bephela bangabakrexezi;
indibano yamadoda angamatshijolo.
9:3 Bayalutyeda ulwimi lwabo, njengesaphetha sabo, bexoka, basuke bangathethi
amagorha enyanisweni ehlabathini; ngokuba baphuma ebubini, baye
Bangendawo, bona abandazi; utsho uYehova.
9:4 Elowo makamlumkele ummelwane wakhe, ningakholosi nganto
umzalwana ngamnye uya kurhwaphiliza, naye wonke ummelwane
baya kuhamba behleba.
9:5 Elowo uyamkhohlisa ummelwane wakhe, abathethi nto;
bafundisa ulwimi lwabo ukuthetha ubuxoki, bazidinise ngokwabo
ukwenza ubugwenxa.
9:6 Ukuhlala kwakho kuphakathi kwenkohliso; ngenkohliso abavumi
ukuze bandazi; utsho uYehova.
9:7 Ngako oko, utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Yabona, ndiya kubanyibilikisa, ndibanyibilikise
zizame; ngokuba ndingathini na ngenxa yentombi yabantu bakowethu?
9:8 Lutolo olubulalayo ulwimi lwabo; Lithetha inkohliso;
Ngoxolo kummelwane wakhe ngomlomo wakhe, Ke yena ubeka eyakhe intliziyo
yima.
9:9 Mandingaveleli na ke ngenxa yezo zinto? utsho uYehova;
Ukuphindezelwa komphefumlo kuhlanga olunje?
9:10 Ngenxa yeentaba ndibeka isijwili nesijwili, nangenxa yeentaba;
amakriwa entlango enze isimbonono, ngokuba etshisiwe;
ngokokude kungabikho bani unokucanda kuzo; kananjalo akukho mntu unokuliva ilizwi leNkosi
iinkomo; kuthabathela ezintakeni zezulu lwesa ezilo, kusabile; bona
abasekho.
9:11 Ndiyenze iYerusalem yangumwewe, yazizikhundla zeempungutye; kwaye ndiya kwenza
imizi yakwaYuda ibingamanxuwa, ingenammi.
9:12 Ngubani na indoda elumkileyo, ikuqonde oko? kwaye ngubani na kuye
Umlomo kaYehova uthethile, ukuba ixele, ukuba ilizwe lithini na
Idake, itshiswe njengentlango, kungabikho udlulayo kuyo?
9:13 Wathi uYehova, Kungenxa yokuba bewushiyile umyalelo wam endawubeka phambi kwabo
aliphulaphula izwi lam, alihamba ngayo;
9:14 basuka balandela ubungqola bentliziyo yabo, baza emva koko
ooBhahali, bona babafundisa ooyise;
9:15 Ngako oko, utsho uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Khangela, mna
iya kubadlisa aba bantu umhlonyane, ibanike namanzi
ukusela inyongo.
9:16 ndibaphangalalise phakathi kweentlanga, ezingebo bona nezabo;
oobawo bazi, ndilithumele ikrele emva kwabo, ndide ndikwenze
wabagqiba.
9:17 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Gqalani, nibize isijwili
abafazi, ukuze beze; thumelani nibize abafazi abaziingqondi, ukuze beze
yiza:
9:18 bangxame, baphakamisele phezu kwethu isimema, ukuze abe amehlo ethu
zisehla iinyembezi, zityityizele amanzi iinkophe zethu.
9:19 Ngokuba ilizwi lesimema livakala liphuma eZiyon, lisithi, Hayi, ukubhuqeka kwethu! Singo
sidanile kunene, kuba silishiyile ilizwe ngenxa yethu
iindawo zokuhlala zisikhuphele ngaphandle.
9:20 Noko ke liveni, zintokazi, ilizwi likaYehova, Indlebe yenu ilamkele
nizifundise iintombi zenu isimema, elowo abe nayo
isijwili sommelwane.
9:21 Kuba kunyukile ukufa ngeefestile zethu, kungene ezingxandeni zethu ezinde.
ukuba kunqumle abantwana ngaphandle, nabafana ebandleni
izitrato.
9:22 Thetha uthi, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Izidumbu zabantu ziya kuwa njengomgquba
nanjengesinde emva komvuni, kungekho nanye
baya kuwabutha.
9:23 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Isilumko masingaqhayisi ngobulumko baso
igorha maliqhayisi ngobugorha balo, isityebi masingaqhayisi ngobugorha balo
ubutyebi:
9:24 Oqhayisayo ke makaqhayise ngako oku, eqiqa nako;
Ndazi ukuba mna Yehova ndinguMenzi wenceba, nesigwebo;
nobulungisa ehlabathini; ngokuba ndinanze ezo zinto;
iNkosi.
9:25 Yabona, iyeza imihla, utsho uYehova, endiya kubohlwaya ngayo bonke abo bayenzayo
Naluke kunye nabangalukileyo;
9:26 amaYiputa, namaYuda, namaEdom, noonyana baka-Amon, namaMowabhi, nezizwe zonke.
bakwelo icala leembombo, abemi entlango;
ezi ntlanga azalukanga, nayo yonke indlu kaSirayeli ingalukanga
ongalukanga entliziyweni.