Jeremiya
16:1 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
16:2 Ungathathi umfazi, futhi ungabi namadodana noma
amadodakazi kulendawo.
16:3 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi mayelana amadodana lamadodakazi
abazalelwa kule ndawo, nangonina ababelethe
bona, futhi mayelana noyise abawazala kuleli zwe;
16:4 Bayokufa ukufa kabuhlungu; abayikulilelwa; noma
bayakungcwatshwa; kodwa bazakuba njengomquba ebusweni beN
bayakuqedwa ngenkemba nangendlala; kanye labo
izidumbu ziyakuba ngukudla kwezinyoni zezulu nokwezilwane
Umhlaba.
16:5 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi: Ungangeni endlini yokulila, futhi
hamba uye ukhalela, ungabakhalele, ngokuba ngikususile ukuthula kwami kulokhu
abantu, usho uJehova, yebo umusa nobubele.
16:6 Kokubili abakhulu nabancane bayokufa kuleli zwe: ngeke babe khona
bangcwatshwe, kabayikulilelwa, bangazicenti, bazenze
banempandla ngenxa yabo:
16:7 Futhi ngeke amadoda azidabule ngenxa yabo ngokulila, ukuze abaduduze
kwabafileyo; futhi kabayikubanika indebe yenduduzo
ziphuzele uyise noma unina.
16:8 Futhi ungangeni endlini yedili, ukuze uhlale nabo
badle, baphuze.
16:9 Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: Bheka, ngizokwenza
yenza ukuba kuphele kule ndawo emehlweni enu, nangezinsuku zenu,
izwi lentokozo, nezwi lokuthokoza, izwi lomyeni;
nezwi likamakoti.
16:10 Kuyothi, lapho wena ubonise lesi sizwe zonke lezi
amazwi, bayakuthi kuwe: ‘UJehova ukhulume ngani
bonke lobu bubi obukhulu phezu kwethu na? noma buyini ububi bethu? noma yini yethu
isono esenzile kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu na?
16:11 Uzakuthi kubo: Ngoba oyihlo bangishiyile.
usho uJehova, ngilandele abanye onkulunkulu, ngibakhonze;
ngizikhothamele, bangishiyile, kabagcinanga okwami
umthetho;
16:12 Nina nenze okubi kunoyihlo; ngokuba bhekani, nihamba nonke
emva kobulukhuni benhliziyo yakhe embi, ukuze bangalaleli
mina:
16:13 Ngakho ngiyakunikhipha kuleli zwe, nginiyise ezweni eningalaziyo;
hhayi nina noma oyihlo; nikhonze lapho abanye onkulunkulu imini nobusuku
ebusuku; lapho engingayikukwenzela khona umusa.
16:14 Ngakho, bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, kusho uJehova, lapho ngeke kusaba
kuthiwa: Kuphila kukaJehova owakhuphula abantwana bakwa-Israyeli kubo
izwe laseGibhithe;
16:15 Kodwa, Kuphila kukaJehova, owakhuphula abantwana bakwa-Israyeli kusukela
ezweni lasenyakatho, nakuwo wonke amazwe ayebaxoshele kuwo;
ngizababuyisela elizweni labo engalinika bona
obaba.
16:16 Bheka, Ngizothumela kubadobi abaningi, kusho uJehova, futhi bayohlala
zidobe; futhi emva kwalokho ngiyothumela kubazingeli abaningi, futhi bayozingela
kuzo zonke izintaba, nakuwo wonke amagquma, nakuzo izimbobo
amadwala.
16:17 Ngokuba amehlo ami akuzo zonke izindlela zabo, azifihlekile ebusweni bami.
nobubi babo abufihlekile emehlweni ami.
16:18 Futhi kuqala ngizaphindisela ububi babo kanye nesono sabo; ngoba
balingcolisile izwe lami, bagcwalisa ifa lami ngoJehova
izidumbu zezinto zabo ezinengekayo nezinengekayo.
16:19 O Jehova, mandla ami, nenqaba yami, futhi isiphephelo sami ngosuku
osizini, abezizwe bayakuza kuwe bevela emikhawulweni yomhlaba
umhlaba, bathi: Obaba badla ifa lamanga, okuyize,
nezinto okungekho kuzo inzuzo.
16:20 Umuntu angazenzela onkulunkulu, bengesibo onkulunkulu?
16:21 Ngakho, bheka, Ngizokwenza lokhu kanye ngibenze bazi, Ngizokwenza
bona bazi isandla sami namandla ami; bazakwazi ukuthi libizo lami
INkosi.