Jeremiya
15:1 Wayesethi uJehova kimi: “Noma oMose noSamuweli bemi phambi kwami, nokho
ingqondo yami yayingenakuba ngakulaba bantu: baxoshe ebusweni bami, futhi
baphume.
15:2 Kuyothi uma bethi kuwe, 'Sizoyaphi.'
phambili? uyakuthi kubo: 'Usho kanje uJehova; Ezinjengazo
ukufa, ekufeni; labo abenkemba baya enkembeni; nokunye
njengendlala, endlaleni; nabafanele ukuthunjwa,
ekuthunjweni.
15:3 Futhi ngiyomisa phezu kwabo izinhlobo ezine, kusho uJehova: inkemba ukuze
hlaba, nezinja ukuklebhula, nezinyoni zezulu, nezilwane
zomhlaba, ukushwabadela nokubhubhisa.
15:4 Futhi ngiyobenza ukuba banyakaze kuyo yonke imibuso yomhlaba,
ngenxa kaManase indodana kaHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda ngalokho akwenzayo
wenza eJerusalema.
15:5 Ngoba ngubani oyoba nesihawu phezu kwakho, O Jerusalema? kumbe ngubani ozakhala
wena? Ngubani oyakuphambukela ukubuza ukuthi unjani na?
15:6 Wena ungishiyile, kusho uJehova, wena ubuyele emuva
ngiyakwelulela isandla sami kuwe, ngikuchithe; ngikhathele
ngokuphenduka.
15:7 Futhi ngiyokwela kubo ngephepho emasangweni ezwe; ngizolahlekelwa
babantwana, ngizabachitha abantu bami, ngoba kababuyanga
izindlela zabo.
15:8 Abafelokazi babo banda kimi ngaphezu kwesihlabathi solwandle
waletha phezu kwabo unina wezinsizwa umphangi at
emini: ngimehlisele phezu kwalo ngokuzumayo, nokwesabeka phezu kwalo
Idolobha.
15:9 Owazala abayisikhombisa uyadangala, uphume umoya; wakhe
ilanga selishonile kusesemini; unamahloni futhi
bejabhile; insali yabo ngiyakuyinikela enkembeni ngaphambili
izitha zabo,” usho uJehova.
15:10 Maye kimi, mama, ukuthi ungizalele umuntu wokuxabana nendoda.
wokuxabana emhlabeni wonke! angitshelekanga nzalo, nabantu;
ungiboleke ngenzalo; nokho bayangithuka bonke.
15:11 UJehova wathi: "Impela kuyoba kuhle ngensali yakho; impela ngizokwenza
yenza ukuthi isitha sikunxuse kahle ngesikhathi sobubi nangesikhathi sakho
lokuhlupheka.
15:12 Ingabe insimbi izophula insimbi yasenyakatho nensimbi?
15:13 Impahla yakho nengcebo yakho ngiyakunikela kube yimpango ngaphandle kwentengo;
nangenxa yazo zonke izono zakho, emikhawulweni yakho yonke.
15:14 Ngiyokwenza ukuba udlule kanye nezitha zakho ezweni oyohlala kulo
angazi, ngokuba umlilo uvutha entukuthelweni yami ovutha phezu kwawo
wena.
15:15 O Jehova, wena uyazi: ngikhumbule, futhi ungivakashele, futhi ungiphindisele esandleni sami
abashushisi; ungangisusi ekubekezeleni kwakho;
ngenxa yokuthi ngihlushwe ukusolwa.
15:16 Amazwi akho atholakala, futhi ngawadla; izwi lakho laba kimi
intokozo nokwethaba kwenhliziyo yami, ngokuba ngibizwé ngegama lakho, Jehova Nkulunkulu
labasokhaya.
15:17 Angihlalanga embuthanweni wabaklolodayo, futhi angizange ngijabule; Ngahlala ngedwa
ngenxa yesandla sakho, ngokuba ungigcwalisile ngokufutheka.
15:18 Kungani ubuhlungu bami phakade, futhi inxeba lami engelapheki, okuyinto enqaba ukuba khona
uphulukile? uyakuba-ngumqambimanga nanjengamanzi kimi na?
uhlulekile?
15:19 Ngakho-ke, usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Uma ubuya, mina-ke ngizokuletha
futhi, futhi uyokuma phambi kwami: futhi uma ukhipha a
uyigugu kokubi, uyakuba njengomlomo wami; mababuyele kubo
wena; kepha ungabuyeli kubo.
15:20 Futhi ngizokwenza ube ugange zethusi eziqinile kulaba bantu
bayakulwa nawe, kepha abayikukwehlula, ngokuba mina
nginawe ukukusindisa nokukophula,” usho uJehova.
15:21 Futhi ngiyokukhulula esandleni ababi, futhi mina uyobahlenga
wena esandleni sabasabekayo.