Jeremiya
14:1 Izwi likaJehova elafika kuJeremiya mayelana nendlala.
14:2 UJuda uyalila, futhi amasango akhe abunile. zimnyama ku
umhlabathi; nokukhala kweJerusalema kwenyukile.
14:3 Futhi izikhulu zabo ziye zathumela abancane babo emanzini
emigodini, akafumananga manzi; babuya nezitsha zabo zingenalutho;
baba namahloni, bajabha, bagubuzela amakhanda abo.
14:4 Ngoba umhlabathi chap, ngoba kwakungekho mvula emhlabeni, the
abalimi babe namahloni, bamboze amakhanda abo.
14:5 Yebo, nendluzele ithole endle, futhi wayishiya, ngoba kukhona
kwakungekho tshani.
14:6 Izimbongolo zasendle zema ezindaweni eziphakemeyo, zahogela inkomo
umoya njengamadragoni; amehlo azo afiphele, ngokuba kwakungekho tshani.
14:7 O Jehova, nakuba iziphambeko zethu zifakaza ngokumelene nathi, kwenze ngenxa yakho
ngenxa yegama: ngokuba ukuhlubuka kwethu kuningi; sonile kuwe.
14:8 O themba lika-Israyeli, umsindisi wakhe ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka, kungani
uyakuba njengomfokazi ezweni, nanjengesihambi
uyaphambuka ukuba alale ubusuku obunye?
14:9 Kungani kufanele ube njengomuntu omangele, njengendoda enamandla engakwazi
londoloza? kepha wena Jehova uphakathi kwethu, sibizwé ngesandla sakho
igama; ungasishiyi.
14:10 Usho kanje uJehova kulaba bantu, uthi: 'Kanjalo baye bathanda ukuzulazula.
abazinqandanga izinyawo zabo, ngalokho uJehova akemukeli
bona; manje useyakukhumbula ububi babo, ahambele izono zabo.
" 14:11 Khona-ke uJehova wathi kimi: "Ungabakhulekeli laba bantu ukuze kube kuhle kubo.
14:12 Lapho bezila ukudla, angiyikuzwa ukukhala kwabo; nalapho benikela ngokushiswa
umnikelo nomnikelo, angiyikwamukela, kepha ngiyakuqeda
ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo.
14:13 Ngase ngithi: "Awu, Nkosi Jehova! bhekani, abaprofethi bathi kubo: Niyakukwenza
aniyikubona inkemba, aniyikuba nendlala; kodwa ngizakunika
ukuthula okuqinisekisiwe kule ndawo.
14:14 Khona-ke uJehova wathi kimi: "Abaprofethi baprofetha amanga egameni lami
angibathumanga, angibayalanga, angikhulumanga kubo;
baprofetha kini umbono wamanga, nokubhula, nento ye
lutho, nenkohliso yenhliziyo yabo.
14:15 Ngakho-ke, usho kanje uJehova mayelana abaprofethi abaprofetha ngo
igama lami, futhi angibathumanga, nokho bathi: Inkemba nendlala akuyikubakho
ube kuleli zwe; Ngenkemba nangendlala labo baprofethi bayakuqedwa.
14:16 Futhi abantu abaprofetha kubo bayolahlwa ezitaladini
iJerusalema ngenxa yendlala nenkemba; futhi abayikuba nalutho
ukubambela bona, nawomkabo, namadodana abo, namadodakazi abo;
ngoba ngizathululela ububi babo phezu kwabo.
14:17 Ngakho uyakusho leli zwi kubo; Amehlo ami ageleze phansi
ngezinyembezi ubusuku nemini, zinganqamuki: ngenxa yentombi
indodakazi yabantu bami iphukile ngokugqekeza okukhulu
igalelo elibuhlungu.
14:18 Uma ngiphumela endle, bheka, ababulewe ngenkemba! futhi
uma ngingena emzini, bheka, abafa yindlala;
yebo, bobabili umprofethi nompristi bahamba baya ezweni abalaziyo
hhayi.
14:19 Umlahlile nokumlahla uJuda? umphefumulo wakho uyanengwa yiSiyoni na? kungani sekwenzekile
Usishayile, kepha sasingenakuphiliswa na? sabheka ukuthula,
futhi akukho okuhle; nesikhathi sokuphulukiswa, futhi bheka, ukuhlupheka!
14:20 Siyabuvuma ububi bethu, O Jehova, nobubi babokhokho bethu.
ngoba sonile kuwe.
14:21 Ungasinyanyi ngenxa yegama lakho, ungajabhisi isihlalo sakho sobukhosi.
khumbula, ungaphuli isivumelwano sakho nathi.
14:22 Ingabe kukhona phakathi kwezithixo eziyize kwabezizwe ezingadala imvula? noma
amazulu anganisa na? Angithi wena Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu? ngakho-ke
siyakulinda wena, ngokuba uwenzile zonke lezi zinto.