Jeremiya
11:1 Izwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova, lathi:
11:2 Yizwani amazwi alesi sivumelwano, futhi nikhulume kumadoda akwaJuda, futhi
kwabakhileyo eJerusalema;
11:3 Futhi uthi kubo, 'Usho kanje uJehova, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli; Uqalekisiwe
umuntu ongawalaleli amazwi alesi sivumelwano.
11:4 Engabayala oyihlo mhla ngibakhipha
ezweni laseGibithe, esithandweni sensimbi, ethi: Lalelani izwi lami, futhi
zenzeni njengakho konke enginiyala ngakho; niyakuba ngabantu bami,
mina ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wenu;
11:5 Ukuze ngigcwalise isifungo engasifunga koyihlo, ukuze
ubanike izwe elivame ubisi nezinyosi, njenganamuhla. Khona-ke
ngaphendula ngathi: Makube njalo, Jehova.
" 11:6 Khona-ke uJehova wathi kimi: "Memezela wonke la mazwi emizini yase
Juda, nasezitaladini zaseJerusalema, ethi: Zwanini amazwi ka
lesi sivumelwano, futhi uzenze.
11:7 Ngoba mina wabonisa ngobuqotho koyihlo, ngosuku engaletha ngalo
bakhuphuka ezweni laseGibithe kuze kube namuhla, bevuka ekuseni kakhulu
ekhuza, esithi: Lalelani ilizwi lami.
11:8 Nokho abalalelanga, futhi abazange babeke izindlebe zabo, kodwa bahamba, kwaba yilowo nalowo endleleni
umcabango wenhliziyo yabo embi; ngalokho ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwabo bonke
amazwi alesi sivumelwano engabayala ukuba bawenze, kepha bawenza
hhayi bona.
11:9 Futhi uJehova wathi kimi: "Kufunyanwe ugobe phakathi kwabantu bakwaJuda.
naphakathi kwabakhileyo eJerusalema.
11:10 Baphendukela emuva ebubini bokhokho babo, okuyinto
wala ukuzwa amazwi ami; balandela abanye onkulunkulu ukuba babakhonze;
indlu ka-Israyeli nendlu kaJuda basephulile isivumelwano sami engisenze
Ngenza noyise.
11:11 Ngakho-ke, usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Bheka, Ngizobehlisela okubi phezu kwabo.
abangayikuba namandla okuphunyuka; futhi noma beyokhala kubo
mina, angiyikubalalela.
11:12 Khona-ke imizi yakwaJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema bayohamba futhi bakhale
konkulunkulu abanikela kubo impepho, kepha abayikubasindisa
ngaso sonke isikhathi ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwabo.
11:13 Ngoba njengokwesibalo semizi yakho, onkulunkulu bakho, Juda; futhi
njengenani lezitaladi zaseJerusalema enizimisile
ama-altare ehlazo, ama-altare okushisela uBali impepho.
11:14 Ngakho ungakhulekeli laba bantu, futhi ungaphakamisi ukukhala noma umthandazo
ngoba angiyikubezwa ngesikhathi sokukhala kwabo kimi
inkathazo yabo.
11:15 Othandiweyo wami ufuna ukwenzani endlini yami, njengoba esekwenzile?
amanyala nabaningi, nenyama engcwele yesukile kuwe na? lapho wena
wenza okubi, uyathokoza.
11:16 UJehova wabiza igama lakho: Umnqumo oluhlaza, omuhle futhi izithelo ezinhle.
ngomsindo wesiyaluyalu esikhulu wokhele umlilo phezu kwayo, neh
amagatsha awo aphukile.
11:17 Ngoba uJehova Sebawoti, owakutshala, ukhulumile okubi ngokumelene
ngenxa yobubi bendlu ka-Israyeli nendlu kaJuda,
abakwenzile kubo ukungicunula
enikela impepho kuBali.
11:18 Futhi uJehova wanginika ukwazi ngakho, futhi mina ngiyakwazi;
bangibonise izenzo zabo.
11:19 Kodwa mina nganginjengewundlu noma inkabi eyiswa ekuhlatshweni; nami
babengazi ukuthi babecebe amacebo ngami, bethi: "Siyeke."
chitha umuthi nezithelo zawo, simnqume phakathi
izwe labaphilayo, ukuze igama lakhe lingabe lisakhunjulwa.
11:20 Kodwa, O Jehova Sebawoti, owahlulela ngokulunga, ohlola izinso
nenhliziyo, mangibone impindiselo yakho kubo, ngokuba nginawe
wembula isizathu sami.
11:21 Ngakho, usho kanje uJehova mayelana amadoda ase-Anathoti, abafuna yakho
ukuphila, ethi: Ungaprofethi egameni likaJehova, ukuze ungafi ngalo
isandla sethu:
11:22 Ngakho-ke, usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: "Bheka, Ngizobajezisa.
izinsizwa ziyakufa ngenkemba; amadodana abo namadodakazi abo kumelwe
bulawa yindlala.
11:23 Futhi ngeke kube khona insali kubo, ngoba ngizoletha okubi phezu kwabo
amadoda ase-Anathoti, umnyaka wokuhanjelwa kwawo.