UYeremiya
12:1 Ulilungisa, Yehova, xa ndibambeneyo nawe;
Yini na ukuba indlela yabangendawo ibe nempumelelo;
Kungathuba lini na ukuba bavuye bonke abanginiza?
12:2 Ubatyele, bendela nokwendela iingcambu;
Usondele emlonyeni wabo, ukude nabo
iintambo.
12:3 Ke wena, Yehova, uyandazi; Uyandibona, uyicikide intliziyo yam
bathabathe njengeegusha zokuxhelwa, ulungise
ngabo ngemini yokuxhelwa.
12:4 Kuya kude kube nini na ilizwe linesijwili, nemifuno yonke yasendle ibune?
Ububi babemi bakhona? zidliwe izilo, kwaye
iintaka; ngokuba bathi, Akayi kulibona ikamva lethu.
12:5 Ukuba ugidime nabahamba ngeenyawo, bakudinisa, wothini na?
Unokukhuphisana na namahashe? nokuba usezweni loxolo, ekulo
Ubukholose ngawe, ukuba badiniwe;
eYordan?
12:6 Ngokuba nabazalwana bakho, nendlu kayihlo, benjenjalo
ngobuqhophololo nawe; ewe, bakubizele izihlwele emva kwakho;
Musa ukukholwa ngabo, xa bathe bathetha kuwe ngamazwi alungileyo.
12:7 Ndiyishiyile indlu yam, ndililahlile ilifa lam; Ndinike i
intanda yomphefumlo wam esandleni seentshaba zayo.
12:8 Ilifa lam linjengengonyama yasehlathini kum; iyakhala ngokuchaseneyo
me:ndiyacaphukela ke.
12:9 Ilifa lam linjengentaka ethe thaa, neentaka ezizijikelezileyo
ngokuchasene naye; yizani, hlanganisani onke amarhamncwa asendle, yizani
qwenga.
12:10 Abalusi abaninzi basonakalisile isidiliya sam, basingqushile isahlulo sam
Ngaphantsi kweenyawo basibangele intlango enqwenelekayo.
12:11 Balenzile ilizwe, kwaba senkangala; i
Kusenkangala kulo lonke ilizwe, ngokuba akukho mntu ukunyamekelayo oko ngentliziyo.
12:12 Ababhuqi befikile ezigangeni zonke entlango;
ikrele likaYehova liya kudla, lithabathela ekupheleni kwelizwe, lise ekupheleni kwelizwe
ekupheleni kwelizwe, akukho luxolo lwenyama.
12:13 Bahlwayele ingqolowa, bavuna imithana enameva;
baya kudana ngongeniselo lwenu;
ngenxa yokuvutha komsindo kaYehova.
12:14 Utsho uYehova ngabamelwane bam bonke abanobubi, abachukumisayo
ilifa endalidlisa abantu bam amaSirayeli; Khangela, mna
iya kubancothula emhlabeni wabo, iyinyothule indlu yakwaYuda
phakathi kwabo.
12:15 Kuya kuthi, emva kokuba ndibanyothule, ndiya kuthi
Buya, ube nemfesane kubo, ubabuyise, bonke bephela
elowo elifeni lakhe, elowo ezweni lakhe.
12:16 Kuya kuthi, ukuba bathe bazifunda ngenkuthalo iindlela zam
abantu, ukuba bafunge igama lam, bathi, Ehleli nje uYehova; njengoko babafundisayo abantu bam
ukufunga uBhahali; ke baya kwakhiwa phakathi kwabantu bam.
12:17 Ukuba bathe abeva, ndoyinyothula kuphele, ndiyinyothule;
luhlanga, utsho uYehova.