Jeremiya
5:1 Gijima niye ngapha nangapha ezitaladini zaseJerusalema, futhi nibone manje, futhi
yazini, nifune emigwaqweni yalo, uma ningathola umuntu, uma
kukhona owenza ukwahlulela, ofuna iqiniso; futhi ngizokwenza
shwele.
5:2 Futhi nakuba bethi, 'Kuphila kukaJehova; impela bafunga amanga.
5:3 O Jehova, amehlo akho awabheki eqinisweni? ubashayile, kodwa
abazange badabuke; ubaqedile, kepha benqabile;
bamukele ukulaywa; benze ubuso babo baba lukhuni kunedwala; bona
benqabile ukubuya.
5:4 Ngakho ngathi: "Impela laba bampofu; bayiziwula, ngokuba bayazi
kungesiyo indlela kaJehova, nesahlulelo sikaNkulunkulu wabo.
5:5 Ngizofika kimi kwabakhulu, futhi ngizokhuluma kubo; ngoba bona
bayayazi indlela kaJehova, nokwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu wabo, kepha laba
balaphule ngokuphelele ijoka, bazigqabula izibopho.
5:6 Ngakho ingonyama ehlathini uyobabulala, futhi impisi of the
kusihlwa kuyabaphanga, ingwe iqaphe imizi yabo;
bonke abaphuma khona bayakudatshulwa ngokuba yizicucu
iziphambeko ziningi, nokuhlehla kwabo kuyanda.
5:7 Ngizokuthethelela kanjani kuwe kulokhu? abantwana bakho bangilahlile, futhi
ngifungile abangesibo onkulunkulu; lapho sengibadlisile, bona
baphinga, babuthana ngamaviyo
izindlu zezifebe.
5:8 Babenjengamahhashi akhuluphalisiweyo ekuseni: yilowo nalowo wakhala emva kwakhe
umfazi kamakhelwane.
5:9 Angiyikuhambela lezi zinto? usho uJehova;
umphefumulo uphindiselwe esizweni esinjengalesi?
5:10 Khuphukelani phezu kwezingange zalo, nibhubhise; kodwa ungaqedi ngokupheleleyo: susa
izinqaba zakhe; ngoba abasibo abakaJehova.
5:11 Ngoba indlu ka-Israyeli kanye nendlu kaJuda baye benza kakhulu
ngokungikhohlisa,” usho uJehova.
5:12 Baye baphika uJehova, futhi bathi: "Hhayi yena; noma okubi akuyikubakho
wozani phezu kwethu; asiyikubona inkemba nendlala;
5:13 Futhi abaprofethi bayoba umoya, futhi izwi alikho kubo: kanjalo
kwenziwe kubo.
5:14 Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti, uthi: "Ngenxa yokuthi nikhuluma leli zwi.
bheka, ngiyakwenza amazwi ami abe umlilo emlonyeni wakho, nalaba bantu babe yizinkuni.
futhi liyobashwabadela.
5:15 Bheka, Ngizoletha phezu kwenu isizwe esivela kude, O ndlu ka-Israyeli, kusho
uJehova: yisizwe esinamandla, yisizwe esidala, isizwe esiso
ulimi ongalwazi, futhi awuqondi abakushoyo.
5:16 Umgodla wabo unjengethuna elivulekile, bonke bangamadoda anamandla.
5:17 Futhi bayodla isivuno sakho, futhi isinkwa sakho, amadodana akho kanye
amadodakazi akho ayakudla, adle izimvu zakho nezinkomo zakho;
bayakudla imivini yakho nemikhiwane yakho, bakwenze ube mpofu
imizi ebiyelweyo othembele kuyo ngenkemba.
5:18 Nokho, ngalezo zinsuku, kusho uJehova, "Ngeke ngiqede ngokuphelele
nawe.
5:19 Kuyothi lapho nithi, 'Kungani uJehova
uNkulunkulu wethu zonke lezi zinto kithi na? khona uyakubaphendula ngokuthi
ningishiyile, nakhonza onkulunkulu bezizweni ezweni lakini;
nikhonze abafokazi ezweni elingesilo elenu.
5:20 Memezelani lokhu endlini kaJakobe, nikumemezele kwaJuda, nithi:
5:21 Manje yizwani lokhu, O bantu abayiziwula, futhi abangenangqondo; abanayo
amehlo, kodwa angaboni; abanezindlebe, bangezwa;
5:22 Aningesabi mina? usho uJehova; aniyikuthuthumela ebusweni bami;
ezibeke isihlabathi umngcele wolwandle kuze kube phakade
khipha umyalo wokuthi kungedlule kuwo, noma amagagasi awo enyakaza
bona ngokwabo, nokho abanakunqoba; nakuba bebhonga, nokho abakwazi
udlule phezu kwayo?
5:23 Kodwa laba bantu banenhliziyo ehlubukayo futhi edlubulundayo; kunjalo
wadlubulunda wahamba.
5:24 Futhi abasho ezinhliziyweni zabo ukuthi: 'Masimesabe uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, ukuze
unika imvula, eyokuqala neyamuva, ngesikhathi sayo;
kithi amaviki amisiweyo okuvuna.
5:25 Ububi bakho ziphendukile lezi zinto, futhi izono zakho ziye
ngikugodlele izinto ezinhle.
5:26 Ngoba phakathi kwabantu bami kutholakala abantu ababi: baqamekela, njengaye
ubeka izingibe; bacupha ugibe, babambe abantu.
5:27 Njengendlwana yezinyoni igcwele izinyoni, kanjalo izindlu zabo zigcwele inkohliso.
ngakho-ke sebekhulile, bacebile.
5:28 Bakhuluphele, bayacwebezela, yebo, badlula izenzo zikaJehova
ababi, abalahluleli indaba, indaba yezintandane, nokho bona
phumelela; futhi ilungelo labampofu abalahluleli.
5:29 Angiyikuhambela lezi zinto? usho uJehova; umphefumulo wami awuyikuba njalo
ukuphindiselwa esizweni esinjengalesi?
5:30 Into emangalisayo futhi esabekayo yenziwa ezweni;
5:31 Abaprofethi baprofetha amanga, nabapristi babusa ngezandla zabo;
abantu bami bathanda ukuba kube njalo; niyakwenzani ekugcineni
yakho?