Jeremiya
3:1 Bathi: “Uma indoda yala umkayo, naye emke kuyo, abe yisidalwa
eyomunye, ingabuyela kuye na? aliyikuba khona lelo zwe
engcole kakhulu? kepha ufebile nezithandwa eziningi; okwamanje
buyela kimi,” usho uJehova.
3:2 Phakamisela amehlo akho ezindaweni eziphakemeyo, futhi ubone lapho ungekho
ulaliswe ne. Ubahlalele ezindleleni njengomArabiya
ihlane; ungcolise izwe ngobufebe bakho nange
ngobubi bakho.
3:3 Ngakho-ke, izihlambi ziye zagodlwa, futhi akuzange kube khona
imvula yakamuva; waba nebunzi lesifebe, wala ukuba yikho
enamahloni.
3:4 Kawuyikumemeza yini kimi kusukela khathesi, uthi, Baba, ungumkhokheli?
ebusheni bami?
3:5 Uyakugcina intukuthelo yakhe kuze kube phakade na? uzoyigcina kuze kube sekupheleni? Bheka,
ukhulumile, wenzé okubi ngokusemandleni akho.
" 3:6 Futhi uJehova wathi kimi ezinsukwini zenkosi uJosiya: "Ingabe nawe
ukubonile okwenziwa ngu-Israyeli ohlehlayo na? ukhuphukele kukho konke
izintaba eziphakemeyo naphansi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlaza, futhi kuyadlalwa khona
isifebe.
3:7 Futhi ngathi, ngemva kokuba esekwenzile zonke lezi zinto, "Phendukela kimi." Kodwa
akabuyanga. Udadewabo okhohlisayo uJuda wakubona.
3:8 Futhi ngabona, lapho ngenxa yazo zonke izizatho u-Israyeli ohlehlayo wenza
ukuphinga ngangimlahlile, ngamnika incwadi yesehlukaniso; kodwa yena
udadewabo okhohlisayo uJuda akesabanga, kepha wahamba wafeba
futhi.
3:9 Futhi kwenzeka ngenxa lightness of ubufebe bakhe, ukuthi yena
wangcolisa izwe, waphinga namatshe nangemithi.
3:10 Nokho kukho konke lokhu, udadewabo okhohlisayo, uJuda, akabuyelanga kukho
ngami ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakhe, kodwa ngobuqili,” usho uJehova.
" 3:11 Futhi uJehova wathi kimi: "U-Israyeli ohlehlayo uzilungisile
ngaphezu kukaJuda okhohlisayo.
3:12 Hamba umemezele la mazwi ngasenyakatho, futhi uthi: 'Buya, wena
Israyeli ohlehlayo,” usho uJehova; futhi ngeke ngibangele intukuthelo yami
yehlelani phezu kwenu, ngokuba nginomusa,” usho uJehova, “angiyikugcina
ulaka kuze kube phakade.
3:13 Vuma kuphela ububi bakho, ukuthi wenile phambi kukaJehova
Jehova uNkulunkulu wakho, wahlakaza izindlela zakho kwabezizweni phansi kwayo yonke into
umuthi oluhlaza, anililalelanga izwi lami,” usho uJehova.
3:14 Buyani, O bantwana abahlubukayo, kusho uJehova. ngoba mina ngingowenu.
ngiyakunithatha abe munye emzini, nababili emndenini, ngibalethe
wena eSiyoni:
3:15 Futhi ngizoninika abelusi ngokuvumelana nenhliziyo yami, okuyinto uyokwalusa
nawe ngolwazi nokuqonda.
3:16 Kuyothi lapho nande futhi anda ezweni
izwe, ngalezo zinsuku, usho uJehova, abasayikusho ukuthi: Umphongolo ka
isivumelwano sikaJehova: asiyikufika enhliziyweni;
bayakukhumbula; futhi kabayikulihambela; futhi lokho akuyikuba khona
kwenziwe okunye.
3:17 Ngaleso sikhathi bayobiza iJerusalema isihlalo sobukhosi sikaJehova; kanye nakho konke
izizwe ziyobuthelwa kulo, egameni likaJehova, ukuze
eJerusalema: futhi abasayikuhamba ngomcabango we
inhliziyo yabo embi.
3:18 Ngalezo zinsuku indlu kaJuda iyohamba kanye nendlu ka-Israyeli.
bayakuhlangana bephuma ezweni lasenyakatho, baye ezweni
engalinika oyihlo njengefa.
3:19 Kodwa ngathi: Ngingakubeka kanjani phakathi kwabantwana, futhi ngikunike a?
izwe elijabulisayo, ifa elihle lamaviyo ezizwe na? futhi ngathi,
Niyakungibiza ngokuthi, Baba; futhi kawuyikusuka kimi.
3:20 Impela njengoba umfazi eshiya umyeni wakhe ngokukhohlisa, kanjalo nani
ningikhohlisile nina ndlu ka-Israyeli,” usho uJehova.
3:21 Izwi lezwakala ezindaweni eziphakemeyo, ukukhala nokunxusa kukaJehova
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba baye bayihlanekezela indlela yabo, futhi baye
bakhohlwa uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.
3:22 Buyani, nina bantwana abahlubukayo, futhi ngizophulukisa ukuhlubuka kwenu.
Bheka, siza kuwe; ngoba wena unguJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.
3:23 Ngempela kuyize insindiso esiyethemba kusukela ezintabeni, futhi kusukela the
inqwaba yezintaba; impela ikuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu insindiso yakhe
Israyeli.
3:24 Ngoba ihlazo liwudlile umshikashika wawobaba kusukela ebusheni bethu; yabo
izimvu nezinkomo zabo, amadodana abo namadodakazi abo.
3:25 Silala ehlazweni lethu, futhi ihlazo lethu lisibekele, ngoba sinakho
sonile kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, thina nawobaba, kwasebusheni bethu
kuze kube namuhla, anililalelanga izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.