Jeremiya
10:1 Zwanini izwi uJehova alikhuluma kini, O ndlu ka-Israyeli.
10:2 Usho kanje uJehova: "Ningafundi indlela yabezizwe, futhi ningabi
ethuswa yizibonakaliso zezulu; ngoba abezizwe bayabesaba.
10:3 Ngoba imikhuba yabantu iyize, ngoba umuntu ugawula umuthi
ihlathi, umsebenzi wezandla zesisebenzi, ngembazo.
10:4 Bayihlobisa ngesiliva nangegolide; bayibethele ngezipikili futhi
ngezando, ukuze inganyakazi.
10:5 Baqotho njengesihlahla sesundu, kodwa abakhulumi;
ziyathwalwa, ngoba zingehambe. Ningabesabi; ngoba bangekwenze
okubi, futhi akukho kubo ukwenza okuhle.
10:6 Njengoba kungekho onjengawe, O Jehova; umkhulu, futhi
igama lakho likhulu ngamandla.
10:7 Ngubani ongeke akwesabe, O Nkosi yezizwe? ngoba ukwenza kuwe
ngenxa yokuthi phakathi kwabo bonke abahlakaniphileyo bezizwe, naphakathi
yonke imibuso yabo, akakho ofana nawe.
10:8 Kodwa bonke bayiziphukuphuku, bayiziphukuphuku;
okuyize.
10:9 Isiliva elelulwe libe yizingcwecwe lilethwa livela eTharishishi, negolide lase-Ufazi.
umsebenzi wesisebenzi, nowezandla zomkhandi: eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kanye
izingubo zabo ziyibubende; bonke bangumsebenzi wezihlakaniphi.
10:10 Kodwa uJehova unguNkulunkulu weqiniso, unguNkulunkulu ophilayo, futhi kuze kube phakade
inkosi: ngentukuthelo yakhe umhlaba uyazamazama, nezizwe aziyikuba khona
ekwazi ukumelana nentukuthelo yakhe.
10:11 Uzakusho kanje kubo: Onkulunkulu abangazange enze amazulu futhi
umhlaba, bona bayakubhubha emhlabeni nangaphansi kwalaba
amazulu.
10:12 Wenzile umhlaba ngamandla akhe, uye walimisa izwe
ukuhlakanipha kwakhe, weneka izulu ngokuqonda kwakhe.
10:13 Lapho ezwakalisa izwi lakhe, kukhona isixuku samanzi phakathi
emazulwini, futhi ukhuphula izinkungu emikhawulweni yomhlaba
umhlaba; wenza imibani nemvula, awukhiphe umoya
yengcebo yakhe.
10:14 Wonke umuntu uyisiphukuphuku ekwazini kwakhe;
isithombe esibaziweyo: ngokuba isithombe sakhe esibunjiweyo singamanga, asikho
umoya kubo.
10:15 Bayize, futhi umsebenzi iziphambeko: ngesikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwabo
bayakubhubha.
10:16 Oyisabelo sikaJakobe akafani nazo, ngoba unguMbumbi wakho konke
izinto; u-Israyeli uyisizwe sefa lakhe: nguJehova Sebawoti
egameni lakhe.
10:17 Buthani impahla yakho ezweni, O owakhileyo enqabeni.
10:18 Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Bheka, ngiyakubajikijela ngaphandle abakhileyo ezweni.
izwe ngalesi sikhathi, futhi ngizobacindezela, ukuze bathole kunjalo.
10:19 Maye kimi ngokulimala kwami! isilonda sami sibuhlungu;
usizi, futhi kufanele ngiluthwale.
10:20 itabernakele lami liphangiwe, futhi zonke izintambo zami zigqashuliwe: abantwana bami
baphumile kimi, kabasekho;
ngibuye ngithende, ngimise izilenge zami.
10:21 Ngoba abelusi baye baba yizithutha, futhi abazange bafune uJehova.
ngalokho abayikuphumelela, nemihlambi yabo yonke iyakuba
zihlakazekile.
10:22 Bheka, ufikile umsindo wesiqephu, nokuxokozela okukhulu kuvela ezweni.
ezweni lasenyakatho, ukwenza imizi yakwaJuda ibe yincithakalo, umhume
amadragons.
10:23 O Jehova, ngiyazi ukuthi indlela yomuntu ayikuye ngokwakhe;
ohambayo ukuqondisa izinyathelo zakhe.
10:24 O Jehova, ngiqondise, kodwa ngokwahlulela; kungabi ngentukuthelo yakho, funa wena
ngenze ize.
10:25 Thela ukufutheka kwakho phezu kwezizwe ezingakwazi, futhi phezu kwezizwe
imindeni engalibizi igama lakho, ngokuba idlile uJakobe, futhi
wamshwabadela, wamqeda, nendawo yakhe yokuhlala yachithwa.