UYeremiya
23:1 Yeha ke, abalusi abatshabalalisa bachithachithe umhlambi wam!
idlelo! utsho uYehova.
23:2 Ngako oko, utsho uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, ngabalusi, ukuthi
badle abantu bam; Niwuchithachithile umhlambi wam, nawugxotha
anibavelelanga bona; yabonani, ndiya kunivelela ngenxa yobubi bezinto zenu
utsho uYehova.
23:3 Ndiya kuwabutha amasalela omhlambi wam emazweni onke endinawo
uya kuzidudula, uzibuyisele esibayeni sazo; kwaye bona
uya kuqhama, ande.
23:4 Ndiya kumisa phezu kwawo abalusi abaya kuwalusa;
aziyi kuba sankwantya, aziyi kunkwantya, aziyi kuswela;
utsho uYehova.
23:5 Yabonani, iyeza imihla, utsho uYehova, endiya kumvelisela uDavide ikrele
UHlumelo olilungisa, ukumkani uya kulawula, aphumelele, enze
okusesikweni nobulungisa ehlabathini.
23:6 Ngemihla yakhe uya kusindiswa uYuda, uSirayeli ahlale ekholosile;
lilo elo igama lakhe, aya kubizwa ngalo, ukuthi, INkosi bubulungisa-bethu.
23:7 Ngako oko, yabonani, kuza imihla, utsho uYehova, abangayi kuba nayo
nithi, Ehleli nje uYehova, owabanyusayo oonyana bakaSirayeli
kwilizwe laseYiputa;
23:8 Ke, ehleli nje uYehova, owayinyusayo, wayikhokelayo imbewu yelizwe
indlu kaSirayeli ezweni lasentla, nakumazwe onke abaya kuwo
Ndandizigxothile; kwaye baya kuhlala emhlabeni wabo.
23:9 Intliziyo yam yaphukile phakathi kwam ngenxa yabaprofeti; onke amathambo am
ngcangcazela Ndisuke ndaba njengendoda enxilileyo, njengomntu oweyiswe yiwayini;
ngenxa kaYehova, nangenxa yamazwi akhe angcwele.
23:10 Ngokuba ilizwe lizele ngabakrexezi; ngenxa yokulifungela ilizwe
izila; iindawo ezinqwenelekayo zasentlango zithe shwaka, kwanabemi bazo
Ikhondo labo lingendawo, namandla abo akanakulunga.
23:11 Kuba umprofeti kwanombingeleli ngabenzi bobubi; ewe, ndifumene endlwini yam
ububi babo, utsho uYehova.
23:12 Ngako oko indlela yabo kubo iya kuba njengeendlela ezibuthelezi esithokothokweni;
baya kuqhutywa, bawe khona; ngokuba ndibazisela ububi
kubo, umnyaka wokuvelelwa kwabo, utsho uYehova.
23:13 Kubaprofeti bakwaSamari ndibone ubufedelele; baprofeta ngaphakathi
UBhahali, wabalukuhla abantu bam amaSirayeli.
23:14 Ke kubaprofeti baseYerusalem ndibone into ebanga amanwele;
bakrexeze, bahambe ebuxokini, bomeleze izandla zomntu
abenzi bobubi, ukuze kungabikho bani ubuyayo ebubini bakhe;
banjengeSodom kum, nabemi bayo banjengeGomora.
23:15 Ngako oko, utsho uYehova wemikhosi, ngokusingisele kubaprofeti, ukuthi, Khangela,
Ndiya kubadlisa umhlonyane, ndibaseze inyongo;
kuba kubaprofeti baseYerusalem kuphuma okuhlambelayo, kuye kubo bonke
umhlaba.
23:16 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Musani ukuwaphulaphula amazwi abaprofeti
abaniprofetelayo, banenze into engento, bathetha umbono wabo
eyeyentliziyo, ayiphumi emlonyeni kaYehova.
23:17 Bamana ukuthi kwabandigibayo, UYehova uthethile, Niya kwenza
yiba noxolo; batsho kubo bonke abawulandelayo
ukuyila kwentliziyo yakhe, akuyi kukufikela ububi.
23:18 Kuba ngubani na ome elucweyweni lukaYehova, wabona, waqonda
ulivile ilizwi lakhe? Ngubani na olibazele indlebe ilizwi lakhe, waliva?
23:19 Yabonani, umoya ovuthuzayo kaYehova, uphume ubushushu, ovuthuzayo.
liya kuqhwithela ngamandla entloko abangendawo.
23:20 Awuyi kubuya umsindo kaYehova, ade awenze, ade awenze
Umenzile iingcinga zentliziyo yakhe; ekupheleni kwemihla niya kuthi
yicinge ngokugqibeleleyo.
23:21 Andibathumanga abaprofeti abo, kugidime bona; andithethanga kubo.
ukanti baprofeta.
23:22 Ukuba bebemi elucweyweni lwam, babavisisa abantu bam;
babeya kubabuyisa endleleni yabo embi, babuye endleleni yabo embi
ububi bezenzo zabo.
23:23 NdinguThixo wakufuphi na, utsho uYehova, ndingabi nguThixo wakude na?
23:24 Uya kuzimela na entsithelweni, ndingamboni? utsho
iNkosi. Andizalise izulu nomhlaba? utsho uYehova.
23:25 Ndikuvile abakuthethayo abaprofeti, abaprofeta ubuxoki egameni lam;
besithi, Ndiphuphile, ndiphuphile.
23:26 Koda kube nini na kuyile nto entliziyweni yabaprofeti abaprofeta ubuxoki?
ewe, bangabaprofeti benkohliso yentliziyo yabo;
23:27 Bacinga ukubalibazisa abantu bam, balilibale igama lam ngamaphupha abo
baxelela elowo ummelwane wakhe, njengoko bandilibalayo ooyise
igama likaBhahali.
23:28 Umprofeti onephupha makalawule iphupha; nalowo unowam
ilizwi lam, malithethe ilizwi lam enyanisekile. Uyintoni na umququ kwingqolowa?
utsho uYehova.
23:29 Alinjengomlilo na ilizwi lam? utsho uYehova; kwaye njengehamile leyo
Liqhekeze iliwa?
23:30 Ngako oko, yabonani, ndichasene nabaprofeti, utsho uYehova, ababeba
Amazwi am elowo kummelwane wakhe.
23:31 Yabonani, ndichasene nabaprofeti, utsho uYehova, abathabatha kubo
ngeelwimi, athi, Utsho.
23:32 Yabonani, ndichasene nabaprofeta amaphupha abuxoki, utsho uYehova;
Uze ubaxelele, ubalahlekise abantu bam ngobuxoki babo, nangobuxoki babo
ukukhanya; noko andibathumanga, ndingabawiselanga mthetho;
Abayi kuba sabalungela konke konke aba bantu; utsho uYehova.
23:33 Ke kaloku, xa bathe bakubuza aba bantu, nokuba ngumprofeti, nokuba ngumbingeleli;
besithi, Siyintoni na isihlabo sikaYehova? uze uthi kubo,
Nguwuphi umthwalo? ndonilahla mna, utsho uYehova.
23:34 Umprofeti, nombingeleli, nabantu, abaya kuthi,
Isihlabo sikaYehova: ndiya kumvelela loo mntu nendlu yakhe.
23:35 Yitshoni elowo kummelwane wakhe, elowo kummelwane wakhe;
Uphendule wathini na uYehova? Utheni na uYehova ukuthetha?
23:36 Ke sona isihlabo sikaYehova ze ningabi sakhankanya;
ilizwi loba ngumthwalo kuye; ngokuba niwajikile nje amazwi abaphilileyo
UThixo, uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo wethu.
23:37 Wotsho kumprofeti ukuthi, Utheni na uYehova ukukuphendula?
Utheni na uYehova ukuthetha?
23:38 Ke ekubeni nisithi, Isihlabo sikaYehova; ngako oko, utsho uYehova ukuthi,
Ngokuba nithi, Isihlabo sikaYehova, ndithumele kuso
nithi, Ize ningatsho ukuthi, Isihlabo sikaYehova;
23:39 Ngako oko, uyabona, mna ndiya kukulibala kunene, ndinilibale;
ndinishiyile nina, nomzi endaninika wona, nina nooyihlo, ndanilahla
ngaphandle kobuso bam:
23:40 Ndiya kuzisa phezu kwenu isingcikivo esingunaphakade, esingunaphakade
ihlazo elingayi kulityalwa.