Jeremiya 17:1 Isono sikaJuda silotshwe ngepeni lensimbi, nangephuzu le idayimane: liqoshwe esibhebheni sezinhliziyo zabo nasezimpondweni zama-altare enu; 17:2 abantwana babo bekhumbula ama-altare abo nezithombe zabo ezingcwele ngasethempelini imithi eluhlaza emagqumeni aphakeme. 17:3 O ntaba yami yasendle, Ngiyonika impahla yakho futhi zonke zakho ingcebo ibe yimpango, nezindawo zakho eziphakemeyo ezonweni zakho zonke imingcele. 17:4 Futhi wena, yebo, wena ngokwakho, uzoyeka ifa lakho ukuthi mina ukunikile; ngiyakukwenza ukuba ukhonze izitha zakho ezweni eningakwaziyo, ngokuba niphembe umlilo entukuthelweni yami lizavutha phakade. 17:5 Usho kanje uJehova; Uqalekisiwe umuntu othembela kumuntu, enze inyama ingalo yakhe, onhliziyo yakhe isuka kuJehova. 17:6 Ngoba uyoba njengokushisa ogwadule, futhi ngeke abone nini okuhle kuyeza; kodwa liyohlala ezindaweni eziwomileyo ehlane, phakathi izwe likasawoti elingahlalwa muntu. 17:7 Ubusisiwe umuntu othembela kuJehova, futhi ithemba lakhe uJehova kuyinto. 17:8 Ngoba uyoba njengomuthi otshalwe ngasemanzini, futhi esabalele izimpande zakhe ngasemfuleni, akaboni lapho kufika ukushisa, kodwa amaqabunga akhe kuyoba luhlaza; futhi ngeke ukhathazeke ngonyaka wesomiso, futhi liyoyeka ukuthela izithelo. 17:9 Inhliziyo iyakhohlisa ngaphezu kwakho konke, futhi imbi kakhulu: ngubani ongakwazi ngiyakwazi? 17:10 Mina Jehova ngihlola inhliziyo, ngivivinya izinso, ukuze nginike wonke umuntu njengezindlela zakhe, nanjengesithelo sezenzo zakhe. 17:11 Njengentende ehlala phezu kwamaqanda, futhi angawachamuseli; ngakho yena ozuza ingcebo, kungabi ngokulunga, ayishiye phakathi kweyakhe izinsuku, futhi ekupheleni kwakhe kuyakuba yisiwula. 17:12 Isihlalo sobukhosi esikhazimulayo esiphakeme kusukela ekuqaleni siyindawo yendlu yethu engcwele. 17:13 O Jehova, themba lika-Israyeli, bonke abakushiyayo bayojabha, bajabhe. abasuka kimi bayakulotshwa emhlabeni, ngokuba bona bamshiyile uJehova, umthombo wamanzi aphilayo. 17:14 Ngiphulukise, O Jehova, futhi ngizophulukiswa; ngisindise, ngiyakusindiswa; ngoba wena uludumo lwami. 17:15 Bheka, bathi kimi: 'Liphi izwi likaJehova?' makuze manje. 17:16 Mina-ke, angizange ngiphuthume ekubeni umfundisi ukukulandela. futhi angilufisanga usuku olubi; uyakwazi okwaphumayo izindebe zami zaziphambi kwakho. 17:17 Ungabi ungebhe kimi, wena ithemba lami ngosuku olubi. 17:18 Mabajabhe abangizingelayo, kodwa mangingajabhiswa. mabaphele amandla, kepha mina mangingashaywa luvalo; yehliseleni phezu kwabo usuku lobubi, ubabhubhise ngokubhujiswa kabili. 17:19 Usho kanje uJehova kimi; Hamba uyekuma esangweni labantwana bakwa abantu, angena ngabo amakhosi akwaJuda, ahamba ngabo ngaphandle, nakuwo onke amasango eJerusalema; 17:20 Futhi uthi kubo: 'Yizwani izwi likaJehova, nina makhosi akwaJuda, futhi wonke uJuda, nabo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema abangena ngazo amasango: 17:21 Usho kanje uJehova; Ziqapheleni, ningathwali mthwalo ngosuku lwesabatha, ningalungenisi ngamasango aseJerusalema; 17:22 Futhi ningawukhiphi umthwalo ezindlini zenu ngosuku lwesabatha. ningasebenzi msebenzi, kepha ningcwelise usuku lwesabatha, njengokuyala kwami oyihlo. 17:23 Kodwa abazange balalele, futhi abazange bathambekise indlebe yabo, kodwa benza intamo yabo lukhuni, ukuze bangezwa, bangamukeli ukulaywa. 17:24 “Kuyakuthi, uma ningilalela nokungilalela,” usho uJehova. Jehova, ukuba kungangenisi mthwalo ngamasango alo muzi usuku lwesabatha, kodwa lungcwelise usuku lwesabatha, ningenzi msebenzi ngalo; 17:25 Khona-ke kuyongena emasangweni alo muzi amakhosi nezikhulu ehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide egibele izinqola namahhashi; bona, nezikhulu zabo, amadoda akwaJuda, nabakhileyo khona eJerusalema: futhi lo muzi uyokuma kuze kube phakade. 17:26 Futhi bayovela emizini yakwaJuda, futhi kusukela ezindaweni ezizungezile eJerusalema, nasezweni lakwaBenjamini, nasethafeni, nasezweni izintaba, naseningizimu, beletha iminikelo yokushiswa, futhi imihlatshelo, neminikelo yempuphu, nempepho, nokuletha imihlatshelo indumiso, endlini kaJehova. 17:27 Kodwa uma ningangilaleli ukungcwelisa usuku lwesabatha, hhayi bathwale umthwalo, bangene ngamasango eJerusalema ngesabatha usuku; ngiyakuphemba umlilo emasangweni awo, uqede izigodlo zaseJerusalema, futhi aliyikucinywa.