UYeremiya
17:1 Isono sikaYuda sibhalwe ngenkxola yesinyithi, ngetsolo lentsimbi
ikroliwe etafileni yentliziyo yabo, nasezimpondweni
ezibingelelweni zenu;
17:2 oonyana babo bezikhumbula izibingelelo zabo, nooAshera babo ngasebusweni
ezindulini ezinde yimithi eluhlaza.
17:3 ntaba yam esezweni, ndiya kukunika ubutyebi bakho, nako konke okwakho
ubuncwane bakho bube lixhoba, neziganga zakho ngenxa yezono ezintendelezweni zakho zonke
imida.
17:4 Uya kuliyeka ngokwakho ilifa lakho, endalidlayo mna;
ukunikile; Ndiya kukwenza ukhonze iintshaba zakho kweli lizwe
into ongayaziyo wena; ngokuba niwuphembe umlilo ngomsindo wam;
uya kutsha ngonaphakade.
17:5 Utsho uYehova ukuthi; Uqalekisiwe umntu okholose ngomntu, aze enze;
yinyama ingalo yakhe, ontliziyo imkileyo nje uYehova.
17:6 kuba uya kuba njengochushuluzayo entlango, yaye akayi kubona nini na
okuhle kuyeza; ume kwiindawo ezibharhileyo entlango, phakathi
Lilizwe letyuwa elingenammi.
17:7 Hayi, uyolo lwendoda ekholose ngoYehova, ekholose ngoYehova!
yi.
17:8 Kuba unjengomthi omiliselwe phezu kwamanzi, unabile;
ayiboni xa kufika ubushushu, yaza yabona amagqabi ayo
iya kuba luhlaza; ngomnyaka wembalela ungakhathali, kananjalo
liya kuyeka ukuvelisa iziqhamo.
17:9 Intliziyo inenkohliso ngaphezu kweento zonke, isisifo esibi;
uyayazi?
17:10 Mna, Yehova, ndiyayigocagoca intliziyo, ndiyazicikida izintso, ukuba ndinike ulowo nalowo
ngokweendlela zakhe, nangokwesiqhamo seentlondi zakhe.
17:11 Njengesikhwatsha sihlala phezu kwamaqanda, singawaqanduseli; ngoko yena
Uzuza ubutyebi ngokungekho sesikweni;
Imihla yakhe iya kuba sisidenge, ekupheleni kwayo.
17:12 Wena trone yobuqaqawuli, mongamo kwasekuqaleni, ndawo yengcwele yethu;
17:13 themba likaSirayeli, Yehova, bonke abakushiyayo baya kudana, badane bonke abakushiyayo.
abatyekayo kum baya kubhalwa emhlabeni, ngokuba bona
Ulishiyile ithende lamanzi aphilileyo, uYehova.
17:14 Ndiphilise, Yehova, ndiphile; ndisindise, ndisinde;
ngokuba indumiso yam nguwe.
17:15 Yabona, bathi kum, Liphi na ilizwi likaYehova? mayize
ngoku.
17:16 Ke mna, andikubalekelanga ukuba ngumalusi emva kwakho;
andiwunqwenelanga umhla wobubi; uyayazi into eyaphumayo
Umlomo wam wawuphambi kwakho.
17:17 Musa ukundikhwankqisa; ulithemba lam ngomhla wobubi.
17:18 Mabadane abandisukelayo, mandingadani mna;
Mabaqhiphuke umbilini bona, mandingaqhiphuki umbilini mna; bazise phezu kwabo
yimini yobubi, ubatshabalalise ngobubi obuphindiweyo.
17:19 Utsho uYehova kum ukuthi; Hamba uye kuma esangweni loonyana baka
abantu, abangena ngabo ookumkani bakwaYuda, abahamba ngabo
ephuma, nangamasango onke aseYerusalem;
17:20 uthi kubo, Liveni ilizwi likaYehova, nina bokumkani bakwaYuda;
onke amaYuda, nabemi bonke baseYerusalem, abangena ngazo
amasango:
17:21 Utsho uYehova ukuthi; Zilumkeleni, ningathwali mthwalo
ningayingenisi ngamasango aseYerusalem;
17:22 ningaphumi nomthwalo ezindlwini zenu ngomhla wesabatha.
Ize ningenzi nalinye ishishini; wungcwaliseni umhla wesabatha, njengoko ndawisayo umthetho
ooyihlo.
17:23 Ke abevanga, abazithobanga iindlebe zabo, bayenza intamo yabo
balukhuni, ukuze bangeva, ukuze bangeva, ukuze bangavumi ukuyazi.
17:24 Kothi, ukuba nithe nandiphulaphula, utsho uYehova;
Yehova, ukuba kungangeni mthwalo ngamasango esi sixeko phezu kwawo
ke umhla wesabatha, wungcwaliseni umhla wesabatha, ningenzi msebenzi ngawo.
17:25 Ngelo xesha bongena emasangweni alo mzi ookumkani nabathetheli;
ehleli etroneni kaDavide, ekhwele ezinqwelweni nasemahasheni;
bona, nabathetheli babo, namadoda akwaYuda, nabemi bakhona
Yerusalem; lo mzi uya kuhlala ngonaphakade.
17:26 Kwaye baya kuza bevela kwizixeko zakwaYuda nakwiindawo ngeenxa zonke
eYerusalem, nakwilizwe lakwaBhenjamin, nasethafeni, nasezweni
ezintabeni nasezantsi bezisa amadini anyukayo
imibingelelo, neminikelo yokudla, neziqhumiso, nemibingelelo;
dumisani indlu kaYehova.
17:27 Ukuba anithanga nindiphulaphule, ukuba niwungcwalise umhla wesabatha, niwungcwalise
thwalani umthwalo, ningene ngamasango aseYerusalem ngesabatha
usuku; ndifake isikhuni emasangweni ayo, udle
iingxande ezinde zeYerusalem, yona ayiyi kucinywa.