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?