UYeremiya
31:1 Ngelo xesha, utsho uYehova, ndiya kuba nguThixo kwimizalwane yonke
bakwaSirayeli, kwaye baya kuba ngabantu bam.
31:2 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Bababalwa abantu abasindileyo ekreleni
entlango; uSirayeli, ekuyeni kwam ukumphumza.
31:3 UYehova ubonakele kum kwakude, wathi, Ewe, ndikuthandile
ngenxa yothando olungunaphakade nditsale inceba
wena.
31:4 Ndiya kubuya ndikwakhe, wakheke, ntombi inguSirayeli;
uya kubuya uzihombise ngeengqongqo zakho, uphume uye ngayo
imingqungqo yabadlamkileyo.
31:5 Uya kubuya utyale izidiliya ezintabeni zakwaSamari;
baya kutyala, badle ngokweziqhamo zabo.
31:6 Ngokuba kuya kubakho imini, abaya kuthi ababoniseli ezintabeni zakwaEfrayim
dandulukani, sinyuke siye eZiyon kuYehova uThixo wethu.
31:7 Ngokuba utsho uYehova ukuthi, Memelelani ngoYakobi, nivuye, nitsholoze phakathi
Intloko yeentlanga, vakalisani, dumisani, yithini, Yehova, sindisa
abantu bakho, amasalela akwaSirayeli.
31:8 Yabona, ndiyabazisa bevela ezweni lasentla, ndibabuthe bevela;
nasemideni yomhlaba, kwabakho iimfama neziqhwala, kunye nazo abafazi
emithiyo, nomithiyo kunye, inkitha enkulu
ndiya kubuyela khona.
31:9 Baya kuza belila, ndibakhokele betarhuzisa;
iya kubahambisa emijelweni yamanzi ngendlela ethe tye;
abayi kukhubeka kuyo; ngokuba ndinguyise kuSirayeli, noEfrayim
lizibulo lam.
31:10 Liveni ilizwi likaYehova, zintlanga, nilixele eziqithini
nithi, Umchithachithi kaSirayeli uya kumbutha, amgcine
uya kuba njengomalusi umhlambi wakhe.
31:11 Ngokuba uYehova ummisele wamkhulula uYakobi, wamkhulula esandleni sakhe
ebenamandla kunaye.
31:12 Ngako oko baya kuza bamemelele kwiindawo eziphakamileyo zeZiyon, kwaye baya kuqukuqela
kunye ekulungeni kukaYehova, nakwingqolowa, nakwiwayini, nakwiwayini
ioli, nempahla emfutshane, neenkomo, nemiphefumlo yabo
yoba njengomyezo onkcenkceshelwayo; abasayi kuba buhlungu kwakhona.
31:13 Iya kwandula intombi ivuye ekungqungqeni, kumadodana nakwixhego;
ndisenze isijwili sabo sibe yimihlali, ndithuthuzele
ubavuyise umvandedwa wabo.
31:14 Kwaye ke ndiya kuwuseza umphefumlo wababingeleli ngamafutha, kunye nabantu bam
niya kwanela zizinto zam ezilungileyo; utsho uYehova.
31:15 Utsho uYehova ukuthi; Kuvakala izwi eRama, isijwili, nesikrakra
ukulila; URakeli elilela abantwana bakhe akavuma kuthuthuzelwa ngenxa yakhe
abantwana, ngokuba babengekho.
31:16 Utsho uYehova ukuthi; Lithintele ilizwi lakho, lingalili, namehlo akho angangeni
ziinyembezi; ngokuba unomvuzo umsebenzi wakho, utsho uYehova; kwaye baya kwenza
buya uvela ezweni lotshaba.
31:17 Linethemba ikamva lakho, utsho uYehova, ukuba oonyana bakho baya kuzala
babuyele emdeni wabo.
31:18 Ndimvile ngenene uEfrayim, ehlunguzela intloko, esithi; Uthethisile;
Mna ke, ndabethwa, njengenkunzi yenkomo engaqhelananga nedyokhwe;
wena mna, ndijike; ngokuba wena, Yehova, unguThixo wam.
31:19 Ngokuba emva kokukutshikilela kwam ndazohlwaya; kwaye emva koko ndaba
Ndaqeqeshwa, ndabetha ethangeni lam; Ndadana, ndadana, ndadana.
ngokuba ndithwele ingcikivo yobutsha bam.
31:20 Ngunyana wam na uEfrayim? Ungumntwana othandekayo? kuba oko ndathethayo
Ndisamkhumbula ngokwenene; ngenxa yoko izibilini zam zinjalo
wakhathazeka ngenxa yakhe; inene, ndiya kuba nemfesane kuye, utsho uYehova.
31:21 Zimiseleni izalathiso, zigxumekeleni iimfumba eziphakamileyo, yibhekise intliziyo yakho esikhondweni.
umendo, indlela owahamba ngayo: buya, ntombindini
Sirayeli, buyela kule mizi yakho.
31:22 Kunini na unxaxha, ntombi iphambayo? ngenxa kaYehova
udale into entsha ehlabathini, ukuthi, Umfazi uya kurhawula indoda.
31:23 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi: Okwangoku baya kusebenzisa
eli lizwi ezweni lakwaYuda nasemizini yalo, xa ndiya kuthi
bubuyise ukuthinjwa kwabo; UYehova makakusikelele, khaya lelizwe
ubulungisa, nentaba yobungcwele.
31:24 Aya kuhlala kwaYuda ngokwawo, nasemizini yawo yonke
kunye, abalimi, nabahamba benemihlambi.
31:25 Ngokuba ndiyawuseza uhluthe umphefumlo otyhafileyo;
umphefumlo olusizi.
31:26 Kwakubanjalo, ndavuka, ndakhangela; ubuthongo bam bebumnandi kum.
31:27 Yabona, kuza imihla, utsho uYehova, endiya kuyihlwayela indlu kaYehova
uSirayeli nendlu kaYuda ngembewu yomntu, nangembewu ka-
irhamncwa.
31:28 Kuya kuthi, njengoko ndabaphaphelayo, ukuba
ukunyothula, nokudiliza, nokudiliza, nokutshabalalisa, nokuwisa
cinezela; ngoko ke ndiya kubalinda ukuba ndakhe, ndityale; utsho uYehova
NKOSI.
31:29 Ngaloo mihla abasayi kuba sathi, Ooyise badle imuncu;
iidiliya, amazinyo oonyana aba buthelezi.
31:30 ke elowo uya kufa ngenxa yobakhe ubugwenxa; bonke abantu abawudlayo uya kufa
iidiliya ezimuncu, amazinyo akhe aya kuba buthelezi.
31:31 Yabona, kuza imihla, utsho uYehova, endiya kuwenza umnqophiso omtsha
kunye nendlu kaSirayeli, kunye nendlu kaYuda.
31:32 Ungahambi ngokomnqophiso endawenzela ooyise ngemini;
ndababamba ngesandla, ukuba ndibakhuphe ezweni laseYiputa;
wona umnqophiso wam abasuka bawaphula bona, nangona bendiyindoda kubo, utsho
iNkosi:
31:33 Nguwo ke lo umnqophiso endiya kuwenza nendlu kakumkani
Sirayeli; Emva kwaloo mihla, utsho uYehova, ndowubeka umyalelo wam kubo
ngaphakathi, kwaye uyibhale ezintliziyweni zabo; kwaye uya kuba nguThixo wabo, kwaye
baya kuba ngabantu bam.
31:34 Abayi kuba safundisa elowo ummelwane wakhe, elowo eyakhe
Umzalwana, esithi, Yazini iNkosi; ngokuba bonke baya kundazi kwasebusweni
abancinane kubo, kwesa koyena mkhulu kubo, utsho uYehova; ngokuba ndiya kukwenza
buxolele ubugwenxa babo, ndingabi sasikhumbula isono sabo.
31:35 Utsho uYehova, uMniki welanga, ukuba libe sisikhanyiso emini;
imimiselo yenyanga neyeenkwenkwezi, ukuba ibe sisikhanyiso ebusuku;
Ulatyuza ulwandle, ekugqumeni kwamaza alo; UYehova wemikhosi ngowakhe
igama:
31:36 Ukuba ithe yasuka loo mimiselo phambi kwam, utsho uYehova, yoba yimbewu.
apheliswe ke amaSirayeli ekubeni luhlanga phambi kwam ngamaxa onke.
31:37 Utsho uYehova ukuthi; Ukuba izulu linokulinganiswa phezulu, kwaye izulu
Neziseko zehlabathi ezigocagociweyo ngaphantsi, ndiya kuzilahla zonke
imbewu kaSirayeli ngenxa yento yonke abayenzileyo; utsho uYehova.
31:38 Yabona, kuza imihla, utsho uYehova, oya kuthi umzi wakhelwe
uYehova wathabathela enqabeni ende kaHananeli, wesa esangweni lembombo.
31:39 Nolutya lokulinganisa lusaya kuphuma luphumele endulini
eGarebhe, ajike aye eGowa;
31:40 nomfula wonke wezidumbu, nothuthu, nazo zonke
amasimi esa emlanjaneni oyiKidron, esa embombeni yesango lamahashe
ngasempumalanga zoba ngcwele kuYehova; aliyi kuqhawulwa
phezulu, kungabi sachithwa naphakade.