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?