UYeremiya
42:1 Bonke abathetheli bezimpi, noYohanan unyana kaKareha, no
noYezaniya unyana kaHoshaya, nabantu bonke, bethabathela komncinane angokuhlwa
kwasondela koyena mkhulu.
42:2 Bathi kuYeremiya umprofeti, Khawuncede, wethu
tarhuzisa phambi kwakho, usithandazele kuYehova wakho
UThixo, nangawo onke la masalela; (kuba sisele thina bambalwa kwabaninzi, njengokuba
amehlo akho ayasibona.)
42:3 ukuze uYehova uThixo wakho asibonise indlela esingahamba ngayo, nendlela esingahamba ngayo
into esinokuyenza.
42:4 Wathi uYeremiya umprofeti kubo, Ndinivile; yabona, mna
nithandaze kuYehova uThixo wenu ngokwamazwi enu; kwaye kuya kuba njalo
wothi ke onke amazwi aniphendule ngawo uYehova, ndowaphendula
xelani kuni; andiyi kunifihlela nto.
42:5 Bathi ke kuYeremiya, UYehova makabe lingqina elinyanisileyo, elithembekayo
phakathi kwethu, ukuba asithanga senze ngokwezinto zonke ezo
UYehova uThixo wakho wokuthumela kuthi.
42:6 Nokuba lilungile, nokuba libi, siya kuliphulaphula ilizwi likaYehova
Yehova, uThixo wethu, esikuthumela kuye; ukuze kulunge kuthi, xa sithe
liphulaphule ilizwi likaYehova uThixo wethu.
42:7 Kwathi ekupheleni kweentsuku ezilishumi, kwafika ilizwi likaYehova
UYeremiya.
42:8 Wabiza uYohanan unyana kaKareha, nabo bonke abathetheli bebandla
imikhosi eyayinaye, nabantu bonke, bathabathela komncinane besa
enkulu,
42:9 Wathi kubo, Utsho uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, enimbonileyo
wandithuma ukuba ndibeke ukutarhuzisa kwakho phambi kwakhe;
42:10 Ukuba nithe nahlala kweli lizwe, ndonakha, ndinganidli
Ndiya kunityala, ndinganinyothuli, ngokuba ndiyazohlwaya
ububi endibenzileyo kuni.
42:11 Musani ukumoyika ukumkani waseBhabheli, lowo nimoyikayo; hayi
nimoyike, utsho uYehova; ngokuba ndinani, ukuba ndinisindise, ndinisindise
ndinikhulule esandleni sakhe.
42:12 Ndiya kunenzela imfesane kuni, ukuze abe nemfesane kuni, anibabale
akubuyisele ezweni lakowenu.
42:13 Ukuba nithe, Asiyi kuhlala kweli lizwe, asiyi kuliphulaphula izwi lelizwi leNkosi
uYehova uThixo wakho,
42:14 esithi, Hayi; ke siya kungena ezweni laseYiputa, apho singayi kubona khona
yimfazwe, ningasivi isandi sesigodlo, nilambe sisonka; kwaye
siya kuhlala khona.
42:15 Ngako oko liveni ilizwi likaYehova, masalela akwaYuda; Ngaloo ndlela
utsho uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli; Ukuba nithe nabubhekisa ubuso benu ngokupheleleyo
wangena eYiputa, ukuba aphambukele khona;
42:16 Kuya kuthi ke, ikrele elo niloyikayo, libe
anifikele khona ezweni laseYiputa, nendlala ebeniyiyo
noyika, anisukele eYiputa; niya kuthi ke apho
fa.
42:17 Kuya kuba njalo kuwo onke amadoda abubhekise ubuso bawo ekuyeni eYiputa
hlalani khona; baya kufa likrele, nayindlala, nayindlala
nendyikitya yokufa: akuyi kubakho namnye kubo osalayo, osindileyo ebubini endibenze bona
uya kubazisela bona.
42:18 Ngokuba utsho uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi: Njengomsindo wam kunye
buphalazeka ubushushu bam phezu kwabemi baseYerusalem; ngoko
buya kuphalazeka ubushushu bam phezu kwenu, ekungeneni kwenu eYiputa;
nibe yintshabhiso, nesimanga, nentshabhiso, nentshabhiso
ungcikivo; anisayi kuphinda niyibone le ndawo.
42:19 UYehova uthethile kuni, masalela akwaYuda; musani ukungena
Yiputa, yazini nazi, ukuba ndiqononondisile kuni namhla.
42:20 Ngokuba niyikhohlisile imiphefumlo yenu, ekundithumeleni kwenu kuYehova wenu
UThixo uthi, Sithandazele kuYehova uThixo wethu; nangabo bonke
wothi uYehova uThixo wethu, sixelele, sokwenza.
42:21 Ngoku ke ndinixelele namhla; kodwa aniliphulaphulanga ilizwi likaThixo
ilizwi likaYehova uThixo wenu, nento yonke andithume yona
kuwe.
42:22 Kungokunje yazini nazi ukuba niya kufa likrele
kuloo ndawo ningxamele ukuya kuyo, ngendlala, nangendyikitya yokufa
ukuphambukela.