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.