UYeremiya
13:1 Utsho uYehova kum ukuthi, Yiya uthabathe umbhinqo welinen emhlophe, uwubeke kuwo.
esinqeni sakho, ungasifaki emanzini.
13:2 Ndawuthabatha ke umbhinqo ngokwelizwi likaYehova, ndawubeka phezu kwam
ezinqeni.
13:3 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum ngokwesibini, lisithi,
13:4 Thabatha umbhinqo owuthengileyo, osesinqeni sakho, usuke ume;
hamba uye emEfrati, uwufihle khona emngxunyeni wengxondorha.
13:5 Ndaya, ndawufihla emEfrati, njengoko wandiwisela umthetho ngako uYehova.
13:6 Kwathi, ekupheleni kwemihla emininzi, wathi uYehova kum, Suk’ ume;
hamba uye kumEfrati, uwuthabathe khona umbhinqo endakuwisela umthetho ngawo
ukuzifihla apho.
13:7 Ndaya ke emEfrati, ndemba, ndawuthabatha umbhinqo kuloo ndawo.
apho bendiwufihle khona, nango wonakele umbhinqo
akuncedi nganto.
13:8 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi,
13:9 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ndiya kwenjenje ukulonakalisa ikratshi lakwaYuda;
neqhayiya elikhulu laseYerusalem.
13:10 Aba bantu banobubi, bangavumiyo ukuva amazwi am, bahambayo ngokwesiko;
bathe ke bakuyila intliziyo yabo, balandela thixo bambi, babakhonza;
nokuzinqula, kuya kuba njengalo mbhinqo ulungileyo kuwo
akukho nto.
13:11 Kuba njengokuba umbhinqo unamathela esinqeni sendoda, ndenjenjalo ukubalula.
namathela kum yonke indlu kaSirayeli, nendlu yonke yakwaYuda;
utsho uYehova; ukuze kum ibe ngabantu, ibe ligama;
kwaba yindumiso, nangenxa yozuko; ke abaphulaphula.
13:12 Ke uze uthethe kubo elo lizwi; Itsho iNkosi uYehova
bakwaSirayeli, Zonke iintsuba ziya kuzaliswa ngewayini;
kuwe, Asazi na ukuba yonke imiphanda iya kuzala?
ngewayini?
13:13 wothi kubo, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Yabonani, ndiya kuwuzalisa
bonke abemi beli lizwe, ookumkani abahleli koDavide
etroneni, nababingeleli, nabaprofeti, nabo bonke abemi bakhona
IYerusalem, ngokunxila.
13:14 ndibahlekezele elowo kuwabo, ooyise noonyana
kunye, utsho uYehova; andiyi kuba nanceba, andiyi kuba nanceba, andiyi kuba nanceba;
kodwa batshabalalise.
13:15 Yivani, nibeke indlebe; musani ukuzidla, ngokuba uYehova uthethile.
13:16 Mzukiseni uYehova uThixo wenu, engekahlisi ubumnyama nangaphambili
Iinyawo zenu ziya kukhubeka ezintabeni zobumnyama, nilinde ukukhanya;
ulenza libe lithunzi lokufa, ulenze isithokothoko.
13:17 Ukuba anithanga nikuve oko, wolila umphefumlo wam entsithelweni ngenxa yenu
ukuzingca; lityityizele lityityizela, lihle iinyembezi, iliso lam, ngokuba
umhlambi kaYehova uthinjiwe.
13:18 Yithi kukumkani nakwinkosikazi, Zithobeni, hlalani phantsi;
ziya kuhla iintloko zakho, isithsaba sokuhomba kwakho.
13:19 Imizi yelisezantsi ivaliwe, kungabikho uyivulayo;
uYuda uya kufuduswa ephela;
wathinjwa.
13:20 Phakamisani amehlo enu, nibone abavela entla, ukuba baphi na?
ngumhlambi obuwunikiwe, impahla yakho emfutshane entle?
13:21 Wothini na, xa athe abo ke uba akohlwaye? ngokuba ubafundisile
ukuba sibe ngabathetheli, nanjengentloko phezu kwenu;
umfazi ozalayo?
13:22 Naxa uthe entliziyweni yakho, Kungani na ukuba ndifikelwe zezi zinto? Kuba
ubuninzi bobugwenxa bakho utyhilekile ingubo, nezithende zakho
yenziwe yaze.
13:23 UmKushi unokuluguqula na ulusu lwakhe, nengwe inokuwaguqula na amabala ayo? ningaba ke nina
nabo baqhele ukwenza okubi, yenzani okulungileyo.
13:24 Ndiya kubaphangalalisa ke, njengeendiza eziphephuka
umoya wasentlango.
13:25 Liqashiso lakho elo, isabelo sakho esilinganiselweyo ndim, utsho uYehova;
ngokuba undilibele, wakholosa ngobuxoki.
13:26 ndiya kuyityhila ingubo yakho, ibe phezu kobuso bakho, kuhlazeke ihlazo lakho
vela.
13:27 Ukukrexeza kwakho, nokukhonya kwakho, amanyala akho, ndiwabonile;
Uhenyuzo, namasikizi akho ezindulini ezindle. Yeha
wena, Yerusalem! Akuyi kuhlambuluka na? iyakuba nini?