UYeremiya
16:1 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi,
16:2 Uze ungazeki mfazi, ungabi nanyana nanyana;
iintombi kule ndawo.
16:3 Ngokuba utsho uYehova, ngokuphathelele oonyana neentombi
abazalelwe kule ndawo, nangenxa yoonina ababazalayo
nabo, nangokubhekiselele kooyise ababazalayo kweli lizwe;
16:4 Baya kufa kukufa kabuhlungu; abayi kumbambazela; nokuba kunjalo
baya kungcwatywa; baya kuba ngumgquba phezu kobuso beNkosi
emhlabeni, bagqitywe likrele nayindlala; kunye nabo
izidumbu zibe kukudla kweentaka zezulu nokwezilo
Umhlaba.
16:5 Ngokuba utsho uYehova ukuthi, Musa ukungena endlwini yesijwili, kananjalo
yiya uye kumbambazela, ungabakhuzi; ngokuba ndilususile kwaoko uxolo lwam
abantu, utsho uYehova, inceba nemfesane.
16:6 Kuya kufa abakhulu kwanabancinane kweli lizwe, bangabikho
kungcwatywa, kungambanjazelwa ngenxa yabo, kungacentwa, kungacentwa
Banenkqayi ngenxa yabo.
16:7 Abayi kuziqwenga ngenxa yabo ngesijwili, ukuba bathuthuzeleke
ngenxa yabafileyo; banganikwa nendebe yentuthuzelo
zisela uyise nokuba ngunina.
16:8 Uze ungangeni endlwini yesidlo, ukuba uhlale nabo
badle basele.
16:9 Ngokuba utsho uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Khangela, ndiyakwenza
khawubaphelise kule ndawo emehlweni enu nangemihla yenu
izwi lemihlali nezwi lemivuyo nezwi lomyeni;
nezwi lomtshakazi.
16:10 Kothi, xa uthe wabaxelela aba bantu zonke ezi zinto
baya kuthi kuwe, Kungenxa yani na ukuba uYehova ethethe?
bonke obu bubi bukhulu phezu kwethu? Buyini na ubugwenxa bethu? okanye yintoni wethu
Isono esisene ngaso kuYehova uThixo wethu?
16:11 wothi kubo, Kungenxa yokuba ooyihlo bendishiyile;
utsho uYehova, ndalandela thixo bambi, ndabakhonza;
ndaqubuda kuzo, ndandishiya, akwagcina eyam
umthetho;
16:12 Nina nenza okubi ngaphezu kooyihlo; kuba, yabonani, nihamba nonke ngabanye
ngobungqola bentliziyo yakhe embi, ukuba bangevi oko
mna:
16:13 Ndiya kunijulela ngaphandle kweli lizwe, niye ezweni eningalaziyo;
nani, kwanooyihlo; nikhonze khona apho thixo bambi
busuku; apho ndingayi kuba nanceba kuwe.
16:14 Ngako oko, yabonani, iyeza imihla, utsho uYehova, ekungayi kuba sabakho kuyo
kuthiwa, Ehleli nje uYehova, owabanyusayo oonyana bakaSirayeli
ilizwe laseYiputa;
16:15 ehleli nje uYehova, owabanyusayo oonyana bakaSirayeli, bephuma ezweni
nelizwe lasentla, nasemazweni onke awabagxothela kuwo;
ndibabuyisele emhlabeni wabo endawunika bona
ootata.
16:16 Yabonani, ndithumela ababambisi beentlanzi abaninzi, beze beya kuthi ke bona;
zilobe; emva koko ndiya kuthumela abazingeli abaninzi, kwaye baya kuzingela
kuzo zonke iintaba, nasezindulini zonke, nasezimfanteni zazo
amatye.
16:17 Ngokuba amehlo am akuzo zonke iindlela zabo, azisithele kum;
nobugwenxa babo abufihlakele emehlweni am.
16:18 Kuqala, ndiya kububuyekeza ubugwenxa babo nesono sabo ngokuphindwe kabini; ngokuba
belenze inqambi ilizwe lam, balizalisile ilifa lam ngoYehova
izidumbu zezinto zabo ezinezothe, ezinezothe.
16:19 Yehova, mandla am, nqaba yam, ndawo yokusabela kwam ngomhla wosindiso
Ziya kuza kuwe iintlanga, zivela eziphelweni zehlabathi
emhlabeni, athi, Oobawo badla ilifa lobuxoki bodwa, amampunge;
nezinto ezingenanzuzo kuzo.
16:20 Umntu uya kuzenzela oothixo yini na, bengengabo oothixo?
16:21 Ngako oko, yabona, ndiya kubazisa ngesi sihlandlo, ndibazise
ukuba basazi isandla sam namandla am; bazi ukuba lilo igama lam
INkosi.