Jeremiya
2:1 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
2:2 Hamba umemeze ezindlebeni zeJerusalema, uthi: 'Usho kanje uJehova; I
khumbula umusa wobusha bakho, nothando lwabayeni bakho,
lapho ungilandela ehlane, ezweni elalingekho
kuhlwanyelwe.
2:3 U-Israyeli wayengcwele kuJehova, nolibo lwezithelo zakhe.
bonke abamudlayo bayakukhubeka; ububi buyakuba phezu kwabo,” usho uJehova
NKOSI.
2:4 Lalela izwi likaJehova, O ndlu kaJakobe, futhi yonke imindeni ka
indlu ka-Israyeli:
2:5 Usho kanje uJehova: "Yini ububi oyihlo abaye bathola kimi, ukuthi?
basukile kimi, balandela okuyize, baba
ize?
2:6 Futhi abazange bathi: "Uphi uJehova owasikhipha ezweni
owaseGibithe owasihola ehlane, ezweni eliwugwadule
nemigodi, ezweni elomileyo nelethunzi lokufa;
ezweni elingadabula muntu, nalapho kungahlali muntu na?
2:7 Futhi ngakuletha ezweni elivundile, ukuze udle izithelo zalo futhi
ubuhle bayo; kepha lapho ningena, nalingcolisa izwe lami, nenza
ifa lami liyisinengiso.
2:8 Abapristi abazange bathi: "Uphi uJehova?" lalabo abaphatha umlayo
babengazi: nabelusi baphambuka kimi, nabaprofethi
waprofetha ngoBali, walandela izinto ezingasizi.
2:9 Ngakho-ke ngisazophikisana nawe, kusho uJehova, futhi nawe
izingane zezingane ngizozincenga.
2:10 Ukuze nidlule eziqhingini zaseKitimi, nibone; thumela eKedari, futhi
cabangisisa, ubone ukuthi ikhona yini into enjalo.
2:11 Ingabe isizwe sishintshile onkulunkulu baso, abangebona onkulunkulu na? kodwa bantu bami
baguqule inkazimulo yabo ngalokho okungasizi.
2:12 Mangalani, nina mazulu, ngalokho, nesabe kakhulu;
eyincithakalo,” usho uJehova.
2:13 Ngoba abantu bami benze okubi okubili; bangidelile
umthombo wamanzi aphilayo, wazigezela imithombo, imithombo eqhekekileyo;
engakwazi ukubamba amanzi.
2:14 U-Israyeli uyinceku? uyisigqila esizalelwe ekhaya na? woniwe ngani?
2:15 Amabhongo ezingonyama abhodla phezu kwakhe, futhi amemeza, futhi benza izwe lakhe
incithakalo: imizi yakhe ishisiwe, kungabikho ohlala khona.
2:16 Futhi abantwana baseNofi futhi Tahapanesi baye baphula umqhele wakho
ikhanda.
2:17 Awuzange yini uzitholele lokhu ngokwakho, ngokushiya kwakho
UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, lapho ekuhola endleleni na?
2:18 Manje, yini ongayenza endleleni yaseGibhithe, ukuze uphuze amanzi ka?
Sihor? noma uzokwenzani ngendlela yase-Asiriya ukuba uphuze amanzi
amanzi omfula?
2:19 Ububi bakho siqu buyakuyala kuwe, futhi ukuhlehla yakho ngeke
akukhuze: ngakho yazi futhi ubone ukuthi kubi futhi
kuyababa, ukuthi umshiyile uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, nokungesaba kwami
hhayi kuwe, isho iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti.
2:20 Ngoba kusukela kudala ngaphula ijoka lakho, futhi ngagqabula izibopho zakho; nawe
wathi: Kangiyikweqa; lapho phezu kwawo wonke amagquma aphakeme naphansi kwawo wonke
isihlahla esiluhlaza uyazulazula ufeba.
2:21 Nokho mina ngikutshale ungumvini omuhle, inhlanyelo eqotho;
waphenduka waba yisithombo esibi somvini wezizweni kimi na?
2:22 Ngokuba noma ukugeza ngesoda, uthathe insipho eningi, nokho
ububi bubhaliwe phambi kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova.
2:23 Ungasho kanjani ukuthi: "Angingcoliswanga, angizange ngilandele oBhali?" bona
indlela yakho esigodini, yazi okwenzileyo;
inkazana edabula izindlela zayo;
2:24 Imbongolo yasendle ejwayele ihlane, ehogela umoya kuyo
ubumnandi; emkhathini wakhe ngubani ongamehlula? bonke abayifunayo
ngeke bazikhathaze; ngenyanga yalo bayakulifumana.
2:25 Vimbela unyawo lwakho ekungabini izicathulo, futhi umphimbo wakho ekomeni
wathi: “Akukho themba; ngokuba ngithandile abezizwe, nangasemuva
ngizohamba nabo.
2:26 Njengoba isela linamahloni lapho litholakala, injalo indlu ka-Israyeli
enamahloni; bona, namakhosi abo, nezikhulu zabo, nabapristi babo, nababo
abaprofethi,
2:27 bathi esihlahleni: Ungubaba; nasetsheni: "Ulethile."
ngiphume, ngokuba bangifulathele, kabangifulathelanga ubuso babo;
kodwa ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwabo bazakuthi: Sukuma usisindise.
2:28 Kodwa baphi onkulunkulu bakho ozenzele wena? mabasukume, uma bevuka
angakusindisa ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwakho, ngokuba ngokwesibalo se
imizi yakho ingonkulunkulu bakho, Juda.
2:29 Kungani nizophikisana nami? nonke niphambukile kimi.
usho uJehova.
2:30 Ngibashaye ngeze abantwana benu; kabatholanga ukuqondiswa;
inkemba idlile abaprofethi benu njengengonyama ebhubhisayo.
2:31 O sizukulwane, bona izwi likaJehova. Bengiyihlane yini
Israyeli? izwe lobumnyama? basho ngani abantu bami ukuthi: ‘Singamakhosi; thina
kasayikuza kuwe?
2:32 Intombi ingakhohlwa yini imihlobiso yayo, noma umakoti isambatho sakhe? kanti bantu bami
ningikhohliwe izinsuku ezingenakubalwa.
2:33 Ulungiselani indlela yakho ukufuna uthando? ngalokho nawe ufundisile
ababi izindlela zakho.
2:34 Futhi emiphethweni yakho kutholakala igazi lemiphefumulo yabampofu
abangenacala: Angiyitholanga ngokufuna ngasese, kodwa phezu kwakho konke lokhu.
2:35 Nokho uthi, 'Ngenxa yokuthi ngimsulwa, ngokuqinisekile intukuthelo yakhe iyosuka
mina. Bheka, ngiyakukumangalela, ngokuba uthi: 'Anginakho.'
wonile.
2:36 Kungani uzulazula kangaka ukuguqula indlela yakho? uyakuba njalo nawe
uyakuba namahloni ngeGibithe, njengalokho ujabhe nge-Asiriya.
2:37 Yebo, uyophuma kuye, nezandla zakho phezu kwekhanda lakho.
uJehova ulahlile ithemba lakho, awuyikuphumelela
bona.