Jeremiya
4:1 Uma ubuyela kimi, O Israyeli, kusho uJehova, futhi uma
uyakususa izinengiso zakho phambi kwami, khona-ke uyakuzisusa
ungasusi.
4:2 Futhi uzofunga: 'Kuphila kukaJehova, ngeqiniso, ngokwahlulela, futhi
ukulunga; izizwe ziyozibusisa kuye nangaye
bayakuzibonga.
4:3 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi ebantwini bakoJuda leJerusalema: Phulaphula yakho
umhlabathi ongalinyiweyo, futhi ungahlwanyeli phakathi kwameva.
4:4 Zisokeleni kuJehova, nisuse ijwabu lenu
inhliziyo, nina bantu bakwaJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema, funa ukufutheka kwami kufike
phuma njengomlilo, ushise ukuba kungabikho ongawucima, ngenxa yobubi
ngezenzo zakho.
4:5 Memezani kwaJuda, nimemezele eJerusalema; uthi: Vuthelani
icilongo ezweni: memezani, nibuthane, nithi: Buthanani;
masingene emizini ebiyelweyo.
4:6 Misa ibhanela ngaseSiyoni, hlehla, ungahlali, ngokuba ngiyakuletha ububi
kusukela enyakatho, nokubhujiswa okukhulu.
4:7 Ingonyama ikhuphukile ehlahleni layo, nomchithi wezizwe
usendleleni; uphumile endaweni yakhe ukuze enze izwe lakho
incithakalo; nemizi yakho iyakuba yincithakalo, kungabikho ohlala khona.
4:8 Ngenxa yalokhu bhincani indwangu yamasaka, nilile, nihhewule, ngenxa yolaka oluvuthayo.
kaJehova akabuyanga kithi.
4:9 Futhi kuyokwenzeka ngalolo suku, kusho uJehova, ukuthi inhliziyo
inkosi iyakubhubha kanye nenhliziyo yezikhulu; nabapristi
bayakumangala, nabaprofethi bamangale.
4:10 Ngase ngithi: "Awu, Nkosi Jehova! isibili ubakhohlisile lababantu
neJerusalema, ethi: Niyakuba nokuthula; kanti inkemba iyafika
emphefumulweni.
4:11 Ngaleso sikhathi kuyothiwa kulesi sizwe nakulo iJerusalema, A owomileyo
umoya wezindawo eziphakemeyo ehlane ngasendodakazini yami
abantu, hhayi ukuphephetha, noma ukuhlanza,
4:12 Ngisho nomoya ovunguzayo ovela kulezo zindawo uyofika kimi;
khipha isigwebo ngokumelene nabo.
4:13 Bheka, uyokhuphuka njengamafu, futhi izinqola zakhe ziyoba njenge
isivunguvungu: amahhashi akhe anejubane kunezinkozi. Maye kithi! ngoba yithi
konakele.
4:14 O Jerusalema, geza inhliziyo yakho ebubini, ukuze ube
igciniwe. Koze kube nini imicabango yakho eyize ihlezi phakathi kwakho na?
4:15 Ngoba izwi limemezela kusukela kwaDani, futhi limemezela ukuhlupheka entabeni
Efrayimi.
4:16 Khulumani ezizweni; bhekani, memezelani ngeJerusalema ukuthi
abalindi bavela ezweni elikude, bazwakalisa izwi labo ngokumelene neNkosi
imizi yakwaJuda.
4:17 Njengabalindi basendle, bamelene nalo nxazonke; ngoba yena
Ungihlubukile,” usho uJehova.
4:18 Indlela yakho nezenzo zakho kukwenzele lezi zinto; lokhu okwakho
ububi, ngoba bubaba, ngoba bufika enhliziyweni yakho.
4:19 Izibilini zami, izibilini zami! Ngibuhlungu enhliziyweni yami; inhliziyo yami yenza a
umsindo kimi; Angikwazi ukuthula, ngokuba uzwile, mphefumulo wami;
ukukhala kwecilongo, ukukhala kwempi.
4:20 Kumenyezwa ukubhujiswa phezu kokubhujiswa; ngokuba izwe lonke liyachithwa.
kungazelelwe amatende ami ayachithwa, nezilenge zami ngokuphazima kweso.
4:21 Koze kube nini ngibona inkambo, futhi ngizwe ukukhala kwecilongo?
4:22 Ngoba abantu bami bayiziwula, futhi abazange bangazi; banamahloni
abantwana, kepha kabanangqondo; bahlakaniphele ukwenza okubi,
kepha ukwenza okuhle abanakwazi.
4:23 Ngabona umhlaba, futhi, bheka, wawungenalutho, futhi ungenalutho; kanye ne
amazulu, futhi kwakungekho ukukhanya.
4:24 Ngabona izintaba, bheka, zazamazama, namagquma onke athuthumela.
kancane.
4:25 Ngabona, futhi bheka, kwakungekho muntu, futhi zonke izinyoni zezulu
babaleka.
4:26 Ngabona, futhi bheka, indawo ethelayo yayiyihlane, futhi yonke indawo
imizi yalo yabhidlizwa phambi kukaJehova naphambi kwakhe
intukuthelo evuthayo.
4:27 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi: Lonke ilizwe lizakuba yincithakalo; noma kunjalo
Angiqedi ngokugcwele.
4:28 Ngenxa yalokhu umhlaba uyolila, futhi izulu phezulu kuyoba mnyama
Ngikukhulumile, ngikuhlosile, futhi angiyikuphenduka, futhi ngeke
ngiyajika kuyo.
4:29 Umuzi wonke uyobaleka ngenxa yomsindo wabagadi bamahhashi nabadandili bomnsalo; bona
bayakungena ezihlahleni, bakhuphukele emadwaleni; yonke imizi iyakuba
ishiywe, akuhlali muntu kuyo.
4:30 Futhi lapho wena ziphangiwe, yini ozoyenza? Noma wembatha
uhlobe ngokubomvu, noma uvunula ngezivunulo zegolide;
noma uklebhula ubuso bakho ngemidwebo, wenza ngeze
ulungile; izithandwa zakho ziyakudela, zifune ukuphila kwakho.
4:31 Ngoba ngizwile izwi elinjengelowesifazane obelethayo, futhi usizi njengokungathi of
ozala izibulo, izwi lendodakazi ka
IZiyoni, elililayo, elelula izandla zalo, lithi: Maye!
mina manje! ngoba umphefumulo wami ukhathele ngababulali.