UYeremiya
20:1 Ke kaloku, uPashure unyana kaImere, umbingeleli, lowo ke ubengumveleli oyinganga
Weva indlu kaYehova uYeremiya eprofeta la mazwi.
20:2 UPashure wambetha uYeremiya umprofeti, wamfaka esitokisini
asesangweni eliphezulu lakwaBhenjamin, elisendlwini kaYehova.
20:3 Kwathi ngengomso, uPashure wazala uYeremiya
ngaphandle kwempahla. Wathi uYeremiya kuye, UYehova akambizanga
igama lakho nguPashure, nguMagormisabhibhi.
20:4 Ngokuba utsho uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndikwenza ukuba ube sisikhwankqiso kuwe;
nakubo bonke abakowenu baya kuwa likrele labo
iintshaba, akhangele amehlo akho, ndiwanikele esandleni samaYuda onke
isandla sokumkani waseBhabheli, kwaye uya kubafudusela
eBhabheli, ababulale ngekrele.
20:5 Ndowanikela onke amandla alo mzi, nayo yonke inqaba yalo
ukuxelenga kwayo, neento zayo zonke ezinqwenelekayo, nezinto zayo zonke
ubuncwane bookumkani bakwaYuda ndiya kubunikela esandleni sabo
iintshaba eziya kuziphanga, ziwathabathe, azise kuwo
eBhabhiloni.
20:6 Wena, Pashure, nabo bonke abahleli endlwini yakho, uya kungena
uya kuya eBhabheli, ufele khona, ufele khona
ungcwatyelwe khona, wena nabakowenu bonke onabo
waprofeta ubuxoki.
20:7 Yehova, undirhwebeshile, ndarhwebeshwa;
Ndiba yintlekisa yonke imini, bonke bephela bayandigculela
mna.
20:8 Ngokuba ndithi, ndakuthetha, ndikhale, ndidanduluke, ndithi, Lugonyamelo nobhuqo; ngenxa yokuba
ilizwi likaYehova laba sisingcikivo nesicukucezo kum yonke imini.
20:9 Ndathi ke, Andisayi kumkhankanya, andisayi kuba sathetha ngaye
igama. Ke ilizwi lakhe belingumlilo ovuthayo, uvalelwe ngaphakathi kwam
ndatyhafa kukuzibamba, andakwazi ukuhlala.
20:10 Ngokuba ndivile intlebendwane yabaninzi, bathi, Kukunxunguphala ngeenxa zonke. Ingxelo, bathi,
kwaye siya kuyixela. Bonke abazana nam bakulindile ukunqamka kwam, besithi,
Mhlawumbi uya kurhwebeshwa, kwaye siya kumeyisa, kwaye
siya kuziphindezela kuye.
20:11 Ke uYehova unam, njengegorha elingcangcazelisayo;
baya kukhubeka abatshutshisi, kodwa abayi koyisa;
uneentloni kakhulu; ngokuba bengayi kuba nampumelelo; ihlazo labo elingunaphakade
soze ilityalwe.
20:12 Ke, Yehova wemikhosi, ulicikidayo ilungisa, uzibonayo izintso
mandiyibone intliziyo yakho impindezelo yakho kubo; ngokuba ndivulele wena
ingxaki yam.
20:13 Vumani kuYehova, mdumiseni uYehova, ngokuba ewuhlangule umphefumlo wakhe
Kwabaziintsizana esandleni sabenzi bobubi.
20:14 Mayiqalekiswe imini endazalwa ngayo, mayingabi yimini endazalwa ngayo;
undizele ndisikelelwe.
20:15 Mayiqalekiswe indoda, eyamshumayeza ubawo udaba lokuthi, Umntwana oyinkwenkwe;
uzalelwe wena; bemvuyisa kakhulu.
20:16 Loo ndoda mayibe njengemizi awayibhukuqayo uYehova, wazohlwaya
makakuve ukukhala kusasa, nokukhala
emini;
20:17 Ngokuba engandibulalanga kwasesizalweni; okanye mhlawumbi umama wam
ingcwaba lam, nesizalo sakhe sihlala sisikhulu kum.
20:18 Kuni na ukuba ndiphume esizalweni, ukuze ndibone ukwaphuka nesingqala, umphefumlo wam
Ngaba imihla iya kugqitywa kukuhlazeka?