Jeremiya
13:1 Usho kanje uJehova kimi, uthi: 'Hamba uzithathele ibhande lelineni, ulibophe.
okhalweni lwakho, ungalifaki emanzini.
13:2 Ngakho ngathola ibhande ngokuvumelana nezwi likaJehova, futhi ngalifaka phezu kwami
okhalweni.
13:3 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi ngokwesibili, lathi:
13:4 Thatha ibhande olithathileyo, elisokhalweni lwakho, uvuke,
hamba uye e-Ewufrathe, uwufihle lapho emgodini wedwala.
13:5 Ngakho ngahamba, futhi ngawufihla ngase-Ewufrathe, njengoba nje uJehova wangiyala.
13:6 Kwathi emva kwezinsuku eziningi uJehova wathi kimi: "Vuka!
hamba uye e-Ewufrathe, uthathe lapho ibhande engakuyala ngakho
ukucasha lapho.
13:7 Ngasuka ngaya e-Ewufrathe, ngemba, ngalithatha ibhande endaweni.
lapho engangilithukuse khona: khangela-ke, ibhande lalonakele
inenzuzo engelutho.
13:8 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
13:9 Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Ngale ndlela ngiyakulimaza ukuziqhenya kukaJuda.
nokuziqhenya okukhulu kweJerusalema.
13:10 Laba bantu ababi, abala ukuzwa amazwi ami, abahamba phakathi
izinhliziyo zabo, balandela abanye onkulunkulu ukuba babakhonze;
nokuzikhonza, kuyakuba njengaleli bhande, elilungele
lutho.
13:11 Ngoba njengoba ibhande linamathela okhalweni lwendoda, kanjalo ngibangele ukuba
namathela kimi yonke indlu ka-Israyeli nayo yonke indlu yakwaJuda,
usho uJehova; ukuze zibe yisizwe negama kimi,
nodumo, nenkazimulo, kepha abezwanga.
13:12 Ngakho-ke uzokhuluma kubo leli zwi; Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova
ka-Israyeli: Zonke izimvaba ziyakugcwaliswa ngewayini;
kuwe, Asazi yini ukuthi zonke izimvaba ziyakugcwaliswa
ngewayini?
13:13 Uzakuthi kubo: Usho kanje uJehova: Bheka, Ngizogcwalisa
bonke abakhileyo kuleli zwe, amakhosi ahlezi phezu kwelikaDavide
isihlalo sobukhosi, nabapristi, nabaprofethi, nabo bonke abakhileyo kuyo
Jerusalema, ngokudakwa.
13:14 Futhi ngiyobaphahlaza omunye komunye, ngisho oyise namadodana
kanyekanye, usho uJehova;
kodwa ababhubhise.
13:15 Yizwani, nibeke indlebe; ningazikhukhumezi, ngokuba uJehova ukhulumile.
13:16 Mnikeni inkazimulo uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, ngaphambi kokuba abangele ubumnyama nangaphambili
izinyawo zenu ziyakhubeka ezintabeni zobumnyama, nisabheke ukukhanya;
uyakwenza kube yithunzi lokufa, akwenze kube yisigayegaye.
13:17 Kodwa uma ningayikukuzwa, umphefumulo wami uyokhalela ezindaweni ezicashile ngenxa yenu
ukuziqhenya; futhi iso lami liyokhala kakhulu, futhi lehle izinyembezi, ngoba
umhlambi kaJehova uyathunjwa.
13:18 Yisho enkosini nasendlovukazini ukuthi: ‘Zithobeni, nihlale phansi;
izikhulu zakho ziyakwehla, yebo, umqhele wenkazimulo yakho.
13:19 Imizi yaseningizimu izovalwa, futhi akekho oyoyivula.
UJuda uyakuthunjwa konke, kuphele
bathunjwa.
13:20 Phakamisani amehlo enu, nibone abavela enyakatho, lapho kukhona
umhlambi owaphiwa wona, umhlambi wakho omuhle?
13:21 Uyakuthini lapho ekujezisa? ngoba ubafundisile
ukuba yizinduna, nenduna phezu kwenu;
owesifazane obelethayo?
13:22 Futhi uma uthi enhliziyweni yakho: Kungani lezi zinto zehlela phezu kwami? Ngoba
ubukhulu bobubi bakho buyimbubhiso yakho, nezithende zakho
yenziwe nqunu.
13:23 UmTopiya angasiguqula isikhumba sakhe, noma ingwe amabala ayo? khona-ke kungenzeka
yenza okuhle, abajwayele ukwenza okubi.
13:24 Ngakho-ke ngiyobahlakaza njengamabibi adlula eduze
umoya wasehlane.
13:25 Lokhu kuyinkatho yakho, isabelo sakho esilinganiselwe esivela kimi, kusho uJehova.
ngoba ungikhohliwe, wethemba amanga.
13:26 Ngakho, Ngiyokwembula imiphetho yakho ebusweni bakho, ukuze ihlazo lakho
avele.
13:27 Ngikubonile ukuphinga kwakho, nokububula kwakho, ukukhanuka kwakho.
ubufebe nezinengiso zakho emagqumeni asendle. Maye kuwe
wena Jerusalema! Kawuyikuhlanjululwa yini? kuyoba nini kanye?