UYeremiya
18:1 Ilizwi elafikayo kuYeremiya, livela kuYehova, lisithi,
18:2 Suka uhle, uye endlwini yombumbi, ndikwenzele khona
yiva amazwi am.
18:3 Ndehla ke, ndaya endlwini yombumbi, nanko esenza umsebenzi wombumbi.
emavilini.
18:4 Sakonakala isitya abesenza ngodongwe, esandleni sikakumkani
Wabuya wenza sitya simbi ngalo, njengoko kwakuthe tye emehlweni ombumbi
ukuyenza.
18:5 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi,
18:6 Andinako na ukuxelisa lo mbumbi ukwenza kuni, ndlu kaSirayeli? utsho uYehova.
Yabonani, njengoko lunjalo udongwe esandleni sombumbi, ninjalo nina esandleni sam, Owu
indlu kaSirayeli.
18:7 Ngephanyazo endiya kuthetha ngalo uhlanga, nalulo
ubukumkani, ukuba bunyothule, nokudiliza, nokubutshabalalisa;
18:8 Ukuba ke olo luhlanga luthe lwabuya ebubini balo, endithethe ngalo mna;
bazohlwaya ngenxa yobubi, ebendicinga ukubenza kubo.
18:9 Ngephanyazo endiya kuthetha ngalo uhlanga, nalulo
ubukumkani, ukuba bakhe, babutyale;
18:10 Ukuba lenza okubi emehlweni am, lingaliphulaphuli ilizwi lam, ndozohlwaya
kokulungileyo, endathi ndiya kubanceda ngako.
18:11 Yiya ngoko, uthethe kumadoda akwaYuda, nakubemi bakhona;
ngeYerusalem, esithi, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndikuchasile; Yabona, ndiyila ububi;
niceba iqhinga ngani; khanibuye elowo kwelakhe
nizilungise iindlela zenu neentlondi zenu.
18:12 Bathi ke bona, Akukho themba, sihamba ngokwethu;
yaye siya kwenza elowo ubungqola bentliziyo yakhe embi.
18:13 Ngako oko, utsho uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndikuvile; Khanibuze phakathi kweentlanga, ukuba ngubani na okhoyo?
Yenze into ebanga amanwele kunene intombi enguSirayeli.
18:14 Ikhephu laseLebhanon liya kulishiya na eliweni?
intsimi? namanzi abandayo aqukuqelayo, aphuma kwenye indawo
eshiyiweyo?
18:15 Ngokuba bandilibele abantu bam, baqhumisela kwizinto ezingento;
bawakhubekisa ezindleleni zabo kwamandulo
ziingqushu, ukuhamba ngomendo, ngendlela engalungeleliswanga;
18:16 ukuze balenze ilizwe labo ummangaliso nomsondlo ongunaphakade; yonke loo nto
Odlula kulo uya kukhwankqiswa, ahlunguzele intloko.
18:17 Njengomoya wasempumalanga, ndiya kubaphangalalisa phambi kotshaba; ndiya kubonisa
zabakho ngomhlana, ingabi bubuso, ngemini yeshwangusha labo.
18:18 Bathi ke, Yizani siyile iqhinga ngoYeremiya; ngenxa
awuyi kuphela umyalelo kumbingeleli, necebo kwizilumko, necebo
ilizwi lomprofeti. Yizani simbethe ngolwimi;
kwaye masingawathatheli ngqalelo kuwo onke amazwi akhe.
18:19 Ndibazele indlebe, Yehova; live izwi lababambana naye
nam.
18:20 Kuya kuvuzwa ngobubi na esikhundleni sokulungileyo? ngokuba bandimbele isihogo
umphefumlo. Khumbula ukuma kwam phambi kwakho, ukuba ndithethe okulungileyo ngabo, nokuba ndithethe okulungileyo ngabo
yisuse kubo ingqumbo yakho.
18:21 Ngako oko banikele oonyana babo endlaleni, Ubanikele endlaleni abantwana babo
igazi ngamandla ekrele; bahluthwe abafazi babo
babe ngabahlolokazi abantwana babo; amadoda abo makabulawe; vumela
abafana babo babulewe ngekrele emfazweni.
18:22 Makuvakale ukukhala ezindlwini zabo, ekuziseleni kwakho ngamatutu
bawafikela ngequbuliso; ngokuba bambe isihogo sokundibambisa, bazimela
iinyawo zam zizirhintyela.
18:23 Kanti wena, Yehova, uyawazi onke amaqhinga abo okundibulala
musa ubugwenxa babo, ungasicimi isono sabo phambi kwakho;
zibhukuqiwe phambi kwakho; Ngexesha lakho yenjenjalo kuzo
umsindo.