Jeremiya
8:1 Ngaleso sikhathi, kusho uJehova, bayokhipha amathambo the
amakhosi akwaJuda, namathambo ezikhulu zakhe, namathambo enkosi
abapristi, namathambo abaprofethi, namathambo abakhileyo
eJerusalema, emathuneni abo.
8:2 Futhi bayozendlala kubo phambi kwelanga, nenyanga, futhi zonke
ibandla lezulu, abamthandayo, nabamkhonzayo, futhi
ababemlandele, ababemfunile, nabamfunayo
bayakukhuleka: abayikubuthwa, bangangcwatshwa; bazokwenza
kube ngumquba ebusweni bomhlaba.
8:3 Futhi ukufa kuyokhethwa esikhundleni ukuphila by bonke insali yabo
abaseleyo balo mndeni omubi, abasele ezindaweni zonke lapho
Mina ngibaxoshile,” usho uJehova Sebawoti.
8:4 Uzakuthi kubo: Usho kanje uJehova; Bazowa,
futhi ungavuki? Aphenduke, angabuyi na?
8:5 Pho, kungani lesi sizwe saseJerusalema sihlehla kuze kube nini nanini?
ukuhlehla? babambelele ngokuqinile enkohliso, abavumi ukubuya.
8:6 Ngalalela futhi ngezwa, kodwa abazange bakhulume kahle;
ububi bakhe, ethi: Ngenzeni na? yilowo nalowo waphendukela kweyakhe
Yebo, njengehhashi ligijimela empini.
8:7 Yebo, nonogolantethe ezulwini uyazazi izikhathi zakhe ezimisiweyo; kanye nofudu
nenkonjane ziyasigcina isikhathi sokufika kwazo; kodwa wami
abantu abasazi isahlulelo sikaJehova.
8:8 Ungasho kanjani ukuthi: 'Sihlakaniphile, futhi umthetho kaJehova unathi?' bheka,
impela wakwenza kwaba yize; usiba lwababhali luyize.
8:9 Abahlakaniphileyo bayakujabha, bashaywe uvalo, babanjwe;
bala izwi likaJehova; kukhona ukuhlakanipha kuni na?
8:10 Ngakho-ke ngiyobanika abafazi babo kwabanye, namasimu abo kubo
abayakudla ifa labo: ngokuba yilowo nalowo kusukela komncane kuze kube kwabancane
omkhulu uphiwe ukuhaha, kusukela kumprofethi kuze kufike kumpristi
yilowo nalowo wenza amanga.
8:11 Ngoba bapholise kancane ukulimala kwendodakazi yabantu bami.
besithi: Ukuthula, ukuthula; lapho kungekho ukuthula.
8:12 Ingabe baba namahloni lapho benza amanyala? cha, babenjalo
abanamahloni nakancane, abanamahloni; ngalokho bayakuwa
phakathi kwabawayo, ngesikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwabo bayakulahlwa
phansi,” usho uJehova.
8:13 Ngiyakubaqeda, usho uJehova
umvini, noma amakhiwane emkhiwaneni, futhi amaqabunga ayobuna; kanye ne
izinto engibanike zona ziyodlula kubo.
8:14 Kungani sihlale singanyakazi? buthanani, singene phakathi
imizi ebiyelweyo, masithule kuyo, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu unawo
wasithulisa, wasiphuzisa amanzi enyongo, ngokuba sinawo
wona kuJehova.
8:15 Besibheke ukuthula, kepha akufikanga okuhle; futhi okwesikhathi sempilo, futhi
bheka inkathazo!
8:16 Ukuthimula kwamahhashi akhe kwezwakala kwaDani, izwe lonke liyathuthumela
ngezwi lokukhala kwabanamandla akhe; ngoba sebefikile, njalo
lidlile izwe nakho konke okukulo; umuzi, nalawo
hlalani khona.
8:17 Ngokuba bhekani, ngiyakuthuma phakathi kwenu izinyoka, amaphela,
aniyikuthakathwa, ziyakuniluma,” usho uJehova.
8:18 Lapho ngingathanda ukuziduduza phezu usizi, inhliziyo yami iphelile kimi.
8:19 Bheka, izwi lokukhala kwendodakazi yabantu bami ngenxa yabo
abahlala ezweni elikude: UJehova akakho eSiyoni na? akuyona inkosi yakhe phakathi
yena? Bangicunule ngani ngezithombe zabo ezibaziweyo, futhi
ngezinto eziyize eziyinqaba?
8:20 Ukuvuna kudlulile, ihlobo liphelile, futhi asikasindiswa.
8:21 Ngenxa yokulimala kwendodakazi yabantu bami, Ngilimele. Ngimnyama;
ukumangala kungibambile.
8:22 Alikho yini ibhalsamu kwaGileyadi; akakho udokotela lapho na? kungani pho kungenjalo
impilo yendodakazi yabantu bami isisindile?