Jeremiya
18:1 Izwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova, lathi:
18:2 Sukuma, futhi wehlele endlini yombumbi, futhi lapho ngizokwenza ukuba
yizwa amazwi ami.
18:3 Ngase ngehlela endlini yombumbi, bheka, wayesenza umsebenzi.
emasondo.
18:4 Futhi isitsha ayesenza ngobumba sonakala esandleni sika
umbumbi: wabuye wenza esinye isitsha, njengokubonakala kukuhle emehlweni ombumbi
ukuwenza.
18:5 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
18:6 O ndlu ka-Israyeli, angikwazi ukwenza kini njengalo mbumbi? usho uJehova.
Bheka, njengoba ubumba lusesandleni sombumbi, ninjalo nani esandleni sami, O
indlu ka-Israyeli.
18:7 Ngaso leso sikhathi engiyokhuluma ngaso ngesizwe, nangokuphathelene a
umbuso, ukuwusiphula, nokuwudiliza, nokuwuchitha;
18:8 Uma leso sizwe, engikhulume ngokumelene nalo, siphenduka ebubini baso, I
bazozisola ngobubi ebengicabanga ukubenza kubo.
18:9 Futhi ngaso leso sikhathi ngizokhuluma ngesizwe, futhi a
umbuso, ukwakha nokuwutshala;
18:10 Uma senza okubi emehlweni ami, ukuze lingalaleli izwi lami, khona-ke ngizophenduka
lokuhle, ebengithi ngizakubasiza ngakho.
18:11 Manje hamba, ukukhuluma amadoda akwaJuda, futhi izakhamuzi
eJerusalema ngokuthi: “Usho kanje uJehova; bheka, ngiqamba okubi ngaye;
15:17 Niyakuceba ngani icebo; buyani manje, kube yilowo nalowo kweyakhe
indlela embi, nenze izindlela zenu nezenzo zenu zibe zinhle.
18:12 Bathi: "Akukho themba, kodwa siyakulandela amacebo ethu.
futhi sizokwenza, kube yilowo nalowo ukukhukhumala kwenhliziyo yakhe embi.
18:13 Ngakho-ke, usho kanje uJehova. Ake nibuze phakathi kwabezizwe ukuthi ngubani onakho?
Yenze into embi kakhulu intombi yakwa-Israyeli.
18:14 Umuntu angashiya iqhwa laseLebanoni elivela edwaleni lase-?
insimu? noma amanzi abandayo agobhozayo evela kwenye indawo
ulahliwe?
18:15 Ngoba abantu bami bangikhohliwe, baye bashisela ize impepho.
futhi babakhubekise ezindleleni zabo kusukela kwabadala
izindlela, ukuhamba emikhondweni, ngendlela engalungiswanga;
18:16 Ukuze enze izwe labo incithakalo futhi encimfelwayo kuze kube nini nanini; konke lokho
odlula ngakho uyamangala, anikine ikhanda.
18:17 Ngiyobahlakaza phambi kwesitha njengomoya wasempumalanga; ngizokhombisa
yibo iqolo, hhayi ubuso, ngosuku lwesigemegeme sabo.
18:18 Base bethi: "Wozani sicebe amacebo ngoJeremiya; okwe
umthetho awuyikubhubha kumpristi, neseluleko kwabahlakaniphileyo, noma
izwi elivela kumprofethi. Wozani simshaye ngolimi;
futhi masinganaki noma yiliphi lamazwi akhe.
18:19 Ngilalele, O Jehova, futhi ulalele izwi labo abaphikisana
kanye nami.
18:20 Ingabe okubi kuyovuzwa ngokuhle? ngoba bangimbele umgodi
umphefumulo. Khumbula ukuthi ngema phambi kwakho ukubakhulumela okuhle, nokuba
susa ulaka lwakho kubo.
18:21 Ngakho unikele abantwana babo endlaleni, futhi uthululele zabo
igazi ngamandla enkemba; nabafazi babo mabaphucwe
abantwana babo, babe ngabafelokazi; amadoda abo makabulawe; vumela
izinsizwa zabo zibulewe ngenkemba empini.
18:22 Ake kuzwakale ukukhala ezindlini zabo, lapho uletha iviyo
ngokushesha phezu kwabo, ngokuba bembile umgodi wokungibamba, bacasha
izingibe ezinyaweni zami.
18:23 Nokho, Nkosi, uyawazi wonke amasu abo ngokumelene nami ukungibulala
ungabususi ububi babo, ungasusi isono sabo phambi kwakho, kodwa usivumele
bawiswe phambi kwakho; yenza njalo kubo ngesikhathi sakho
intukuthelo.