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.