Jeremiya
7:1 Izwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova, lathi:
7:2 Yima esangweni lendlu kaJehova, futhi umemezele lapho leli zwi, futhi
uthi: ‘Yizwani izwi likaJehova nina bakwaJuda nonke eningena ngalezi
amasango okukhonza uJehova.
7:3 Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: Lungisa izindlela zakho futhi
izenzo zenu, ngiyakunenza nihlale kule ndawo.
7:4 Ningathembeli emazwini amanga, ethi: Ithempeli likaJehova, ithempeli
Ithempeli likaJehova, ithempeli likaJehova.
7:5 Ngokuba uma nilungisa nokulungisa izindlela zenu nezenzo zenu; uma niphelele
yahlulelani phakathi komuntu nomakhelwane wakhe;
7:6 Uma ningacindezeli umfokazi, nentandane, nomfelokazi, nichithe
kungabi ngegazi elingenacala kule ndawo, futhi ungalandeli abanye onkulunkulu ukuya kini
ubuhlungu:
7:7 Khona-ke ngiyokwenza ukuba uhlale kule ndawo, ezweni engalinika
oyihlo, kuze kube phakade naphakade.
7:8 Bhekani, nithembela emazwini amanga angenakusiza.
7:9 Nizokweba, nibulale, niphinge, nifunge amanga, nishise
impepho kuBali, nilandele abanye onkulunkulu eningabaziyo;
7:10 Woza ume phambi kwami kule ndlu, ebizwa ngegama lami.
nithi: 'Sikhululiwe ukuba senze zonke lezi zinengiso na?'
7:11 Ingabe le ndlu, ebizwa ngegama lami, isibe umhume wabaphangi
amehlo akho? Bhekani, nami ngikubonile,” usho uJehova.
7:12 Kodwa hambani khathesi endaweni yami eyayiseShilo, lapho ngibeke khona ibizo lami
kuqala, nibone ukuthi ngenzani kulo ngenxa yobubi babantu bami
Israyeli.
7:13 Futhi manje, ngoba nenzile yonke le misebenzi, kusho uJehova, futhi mina
wakhuluma kini, evuka ekuseni ekhuluma, kepha anizwanga; nami
wanibiza, kepha aniphendulanga;
7:14 Ngakho, ngizokwenza kule ndlu, ebizwa ngegama lami, lapho
niyethemba, ngendawo enganinika yona nina nawoyihlo njenga
Ngenze eShilo.
7:15 Futhi mina ngiyonilahla nisuke phambi kwamehlo ami, njengoba nje nami ngixosha yonke yakho
bazalwane, yonke inzalo yakwa-Efrayimi.
7:16 Ngakho ungakhulekeli laba bantu, futhi ungaphakamisi ukukhala noma umthandazo
ungangincengi, ngokuba angiyi kukuzwa.
7:17 Awuboni yini ukuthi benzani emizini yakwaJuda nasezitaladini
eJerusalema?
7:18 Izingane zitheza izinkuni, futhi oyise abasa umlilo, kanye nabesifazane
baxove inhlama yabo, benzele inkosikazi yezulu amaqebelengwane, bawathulule
iminikelo yokuphuzwa kwabanye onkulunkulu, ukuze bangicunule.
7:19 Ingabe bangithukuthelisa? usho uJehova, bangacunuli
bona bajabhe ebusweni babo?
7:20 Ngakho, itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu. Bheka, ulaka lwami nokufutheka kwami kuyakwenza
kuthululelwe phezu kwale ndawo, phezu kwabantu, naphezu kwezilwane, naphezu kwakho
imithi yasendle, naphezu kwezithelo zomhlabathi; futhi liyovutha,
njalo kayikucinywa.
7:21 Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: Beka yakho eshile
iminikelo yenu emihlatshelweni yenu, nidle inyama.
7:22 Ngoba angizange ngikhulume naboyihlo, futhi angizange ngibayale ngosuku engiya ngalo
wabakhipha ezweni laseGibithe mayelana neminikelo yokushiswa noma
imihlatshelo:
7:23 Kodwa ngabayala le nto, ngathi: Lalela izwi lami, futhi ngizoba
uNkulunkulu wenu, niyakuba ngabantu bami, nihambe ngazo zonke izindlela engiya kuzo
nginiyalile, ukuze kube kuhle kini.
7:24 Kodwa abalalelanga, futhi abazange babeke izindlebe zabo, kodwa bahamba endleleni
amasu nobubi benhliziyo yabo embi, bahlehla.
futhi hhayi phambili.
7:25 Kusukela osukwini oyihlo baphuma ezweni laseGibhithe
namuhla ngithume kini zonke izinceku zami abaprofethi, usuku nosuku
evuka ekuseni, ebathuma;
7:26 Nokho abangilalelanga, futhi abazange babeke izindlebe zabo, kodwa lukhuni
benza okubi kunoyise.
7:27 Ngakho uyakuwakhuluma wonke la mazwi kubo; kodwa ngeke
lalela wena, ubabize nabo; kodwa ngeke
phendula wena.
7:28 Kodwa uzakuthi kubo: Lesi yisizwe esingalaleliyo
izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, alikwamukeli ukulaywa;
ibhubhile, inqunywe emlonyeni wabo.
7:29 Gquma izinwele zakho, O Jerusalema, futhi uzilahle kude, futhi uthathe a
isililo ezindaweni eziphakemeyo; ngokuba uJehova ukulahlile, ukushiyile uJehova
isizukulwane solaka lwakhe.
7:30 Ngoba abantwana bakwaJuda benzile okubi emehlweni ami, kusho uJehova.
bazibekile izinengiso zabo endlini ebizwa ngeyami
igama, ukulingcolisa.
7:31 Futhi baye bakha izindawo eziphakeme zaseThofeti, okuyinto esigodini
indodana kaHinomu, ukushisa amadodana abo namadodakazi abo emlilweni;
engingabayalanga ngakho, okungangenanga enhliziyweni yami.
7:32 Ngakho, bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, kusho uJehova, lapho ngeke kusaba
ngokuthi iThofeti, noma isigodi sendodana kaHinomu, kodwa isigodi sase-Ash
bayakumbela eThofeti, kuze kungasekho ndawo.
7:33 Futhi izidumbu zalaba bantu ziyoba ukudla kwezinyoni zasezweni
izulu, nezilwane zomhlaba; njalo kakho ozabaxotsha.
7:34 Khona-ke ngiyokwenza ukuba ayeke emizini yakwaJuda, futhi kusukela
ezitaladini zaseJerusalema, izwi lokujabula nezwi lokuthokoza, izwi lenjabulo
izwi lomyeni nezwi likamakoti, ngokuba izwe liyakuba
ube yincithakalo.