Jeremiya
6:1 O nina bantwana bakwaBenjamini, ziqoqeni nibaleke niphume phakathi
eJerusalema, nivuthele icilongo eThekhowa, nimise isibonakaliso somlilo
iBeti Hakeremu, ngokuba ububi buyavela enyakatho, bukhulu
ukubhujiswa.
6:2 Ngifanise indodakazi yaseSiyoni kowesifazane obukekayo futhi othambile.
6:3 Abelusi nemihlambi yabo bayofika kuyo; bayakuphonsa
amatende abo ngakulo nxazonke; bayakwalusa, kube yilowo nalowo kweyakhe
indawo.
6:4 Lungisani impi ngokumelene nalo; vukani sikhuphuke emini. Maye kuwe
thina! ngoba usuku luyeza, ngoba amathunzi okuhlwa ayelulekile
ngaphandle.
6:5 Vuka, futhi masihambe ebusuku, futhi masichithe izigodlo zakhe.
6:6 Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, 'Gawulani imithi, futhi niphonse a
intaba imelene neJerusalema: lo ngumuzi wokuhanjelwa; uphelele
ukucindezela phakathi kwawo.
6:7 Njengomthombo umpompoza amanzi awo, kanjalo ukhipha ububi bawo.
ubudlova nokuphanga kuzwakala kulo; phambi kwami kukhona usizi nosizi
amanxeba.
6:8 Yaziswa, Jerusalema, funa umphefumulo wami usuke kuwe; hleze mina
akwenze incithakalo, izwe elingahlalwa muntu.
6:9 Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti: Bayokhothoza ngokuphelele insali
Israyeli njengomvini; buyisela isandla sakho phakathi njengomvuni wamagilebhisi
obhasikidi.
6:10 Ngizokhuluma nobani, futhi nginikeze isixwayiso, ukuze bezwe? bheka,
izindlebe zabo azisokile, futhi abanakulalela; bheka, izwi likaJehova
uJehova uyihlazo kubo; kabathokozi ngayo.
6:11 Ngakho ngigcwele ukufutheka kukaJehova; Ngikhathele ukuzibamba:
Ngiyokuthululela phezu kwabantwana ngaphandle, futhi phezu kwebandla
izinsizwa kanyekanye; ngokuba indoda nomkayo bayakuthathwa;
abadala kanye nosuthi ngezinsuku.
6:12 Futhi izindlu zabo ziyophendukela kwabanye, kanye namasimu abo futhi
abafazi ndawonye, ngokuba ngiyakwelulela isandla sami phezu kwabakhileyo
izwe,” usho uJehova.
6:13 Ngoba kusukela komncane kuya komkhulu kubo bonke
enikelwe ukuhaha; kusukela kumprofethi kuze kufike kumpristi, bonke
omunye wenza amanga.
6:14 Bapholisa kancane ukulimala kwendodakazi yabantu bami;
besithi: Ukuthula, ukuthula; lapho kungekho ukuthula.
6:15 Ingabe baba namahloni lapho benza amanyala? cha, babenjalo
abanamahloni nakancane, abanamahloni; ngalokho bayakuwa
phakathi kwabawayo: ngesikhathi ngibahambela bayakulahlwa
phansi,” usho uJehova.
6:16 Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: "Yimani ezindleleni, nibone, nibuze abadala
iphi indlela enhle, nihambe ngayo, niyakufumana ukuphumula
ngenxa yemiphefumulo yenu. Kodwa bathi: Asiyikuhamba ngayo.
6:17 Ngabeka abalindi phezu kwenu, ngithi: Lalelani izwi likaJehova
icilongo. Kodwa bathi: Asiyikulalela.
6:18 Ngakho yizwani, nina zizwe, futhi wazi, O bandla, yini phakathi
bona.
6:19 Zwana, O mhlaba: bheka, Ngizoletha okubi phezu kwalaba bantu, yebo
isithelo semicabango yabo, ngokuba abawalalelanga amazwi ami;
noma umthetho wami, kodwa wawenqaba.
6:20 Kuyini injongo lapho ifika kimi impepho evela eSheba, futhi emnandi
umoba ovela ezweni elikude? iminikelo yakho yokushiswa ayamukeleki, noma
Imihlatshelo yakho ibemnandi kimi.
6:21 Ngakho, itsho njalo iNkosi: "Bheka, Ngizobeka izikhubekiso phambi
lesi sizwe, oyise namadodana kanyekanye bayakuwa phezu kwabo;
umakhelwane nomngane wakhe bayabhubha.
6:22 Usho kanje uJehova: Bheka, abantu abavela ezweni lasenyakatho, futhi
isizwe esikhulu siyakuvuswa emikhawulweni yomhlaba.
6:23 Bayobamba umnsalo nomkhonto; banonya, abanasihawu;
izwi labo liduma njengolwandle; bagibele amahhashi, bangena
zihlomele njengamadoda okulwa nawe, ndodakazi yaseSiyoni.
6:24 Sizwile udumo lwakho: izandla zethu zibuthakathaka, usizi luthathiwe
sibambe, sibe nobuhlungu njengobelethayo.
6:25 Ningaphumi ensimini, ningahambi endleleni; ngoba inkemba ye
isitha nokwesaba kukhona inhlangothi zonke.
6:26 O Ndodakazi yabantu bami, bhinca indwangu yesaka, futhi uhuquzele
umlotha: kwenze isililo njengendodana eyodwa, isililo esimunyu.
ngoba umchithi uzakusehlela ngokuzumayo.
6:27 Ngikumise ube umbhoshongo nenqaba phakathi kwabantu bami, ukuze wena
kungenzeka bazi futhi bazame indlela yabo.
6:28 Bonke bangabahlubuki ababi, behamba behleba;
nensimbi; bonke bakhohlakele.
6:29 Izifutho zishile, umthofu ushiswe emlilweni; umsunguli
lincibilika ngeze, ngokuba ababi abasuswa.
6:30 Isiliva elilahlwayo kuyobabiza kubo, ngoba uJehova ulahlile
bona.