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.