Jeremiya
22:1 Usho kanje uJehova; Yehlela endlini yenkosi yakwaJuda, futhi
khuluma lapho leli gama,
22:2 Futhi uthi: 'Yizwa izwi likaJehova, O nkosi yakwaJuda, ohlezi phezu
isihlalo sobukhosi sikaDavide, wena, nezinceku zakho, nabantu bakho abangena
phakathi ngalawa masango.
22:3 Usho kanje uJehova; Yenzani ukwahlulela nokulunga, nikhulule
ophangiwe esandleni somcindezeli; ningoni, ningenzi lutho
ubudlova kumfokazi, nezintandane, nomfelokazi, nokuphalaza igazi;
igazi elingenacala kulendawo.
22:4 Ngokuba uma nenza lokhu ngempela, khona-ke kuyongena ngamasango
amakhosi ale ndlu ahlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide egibele izinqola
namahhashi, yena, nezinceku zakhe, nabantu bakhe.
22:5 Kodwa uma ningalaleli la mazwi, Ngizifunga mina, kusho uJehova.
ukuthi lendlu izakuba yincithakalo.
22:6 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi endlini yenkosi yakwaJuda: Wena unguGileyadi
kimi, nenhloko yeLebanoni; nokho impela ngiyakukwenza ube a
ihlane, nemizi engahlalwa muntu.
22:7 Futhi ngiyokwenza ababhubhisi ngokumelene nawe, ngamunye nezikhali zakhe.
bayakugawula imisedari yakho ekhethiweyo, bayiphonse emlilweni.
22:8 Futhi izizwe eziningi ziyodlula kulo muzi, futhi bayothi wonke umuntu
kumakhelwane wakhe: “Kungani uJehova ekwenzele lokhu okukhulu
idolobha?
22:9 Khona bayakuphendula, bathi: Ngoba basilahlile isivumelwano sikaJehova
uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, bakhuleka kwabanye onkulunkulu, babakhonza.
22:10 Ningamkhaleli ofileyo, ningamhawukeli, kodwa mkhaleleni kakhulu
uyamuka, ngokuba akasayikubuya, akaboni izwe lakubo.
22:11 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi mayelana Shalumi, indodana kaJosiya, inkosi
uJuda, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sikaYosiya uyise, waphuma
yale ndawo; akasayikubuyela khona;
22:12 Kodwa uyofela endaweni lapho baye bamthumba, futhi
angisayikulibona leli zwe.
22:13 Maye kulowo owakha indlu yakhe ngokungalungi neyakhe!
amakamelo ngokungalungile; osebenzisa umsebenzi womakhelwane wakhe ngaphandle kwenkokhelo, futhi
akamniki umsebenzi wakhe;
22:14 othi: Ngiyakuzakhela indlu ebanzi namakamelo amakhulu, agawule.
aphume ngamafasitela; yembeswa ngemisedari, ipendiwe ngayo
i-vermilion.
22:15 Uyakuba yinkosi, ngoba uvale imisedari? angithi wena
uyise wadla, waphuza, wenza ukwahlulela nokulunga, kwase kuba kuhle
naye?
22:16 Wahlulela abampofu nabampofu; kwase kuba kuhle kuye.
kwakungesikho lokhu ukungazi mina? usho uJehova.
22:17 Kepha amehlo akho nenhliziyo yakho akukona nje kuphela ekuphaneni kwakho nasebubini.
ukuchitha igazi elingenacala, nokucindezela, nobudlova, ukukwenza.
22:18 Ngakho, usho kanje uJehova mayelana noJehoyakimi, indodana kaJosiya
inkosi yakwaJuda; Abayikumkhalela ngokuthi: 'Awu, mfowethu! noma,
Ah dadewethu! abayikulilela ngokuthi: 'Awu, nkosi! noma, Ah wakhe
inkazimulo!
22:19 Uyongcwatshwa kanye nokungcwatshwa imbongolo, udonswe futhi uphonswe ngaphandle
ngale kwamasango eJerusalema.
22:20 Khuphukela Lebanon, futhi ukhale; phakamisa izwi lakho eBashani, ukhale ulapho
ngoba zonke izithandwa zakho zichithiwe.
22:21 Ngakhuluma kuwe ekuphumeleleni kwakho; kodwa wena wathi: Kangiyikuzwa.
Lokhu kuyindlela yakho kwasebusheni bakho ukuthi awungilalelanga
izwi.
22:22 Umoya uyodla bonke abelusi bakho, futhi izithandwa zakho ziyongena
lapho-ke uyakuba namahloni, ujabhe ngenxa yakho konke
ububi.
22:23 O owakhileyo Lebanon, owakha isidleke sakho emisedarini
uyakuba nomusa ekufikeni kwakho imihelo, imihelo njengowesifazane
ekubelethweni!
22:24 Kuphila kwami, usho uJehova, nakuba uKhoniya, indodana kaJehoyakimi, inkosi yezwe.
UJuda ubeyindandatho esandleni sami sokunene, kepha bengiyakukukhipha khona;
22:25 Futhi ngizokunikela esandleni salabo abafuna ukuphila kwakho, futhi
isandla salabo owesabayo ubuso babo, esandleni sabo
uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, nasesandleni samaKaledi.
22:26 Futhi ngiyoniphonsa kwelinye, wena kanye nonyoko owakuzalayo
izwe elingazalelwanga kulo; niyakufela khona.
22:27 Kodwa ezweni lapho bafuna ukubuyela, lapho ngeke
buyela.
22:28 Ingabe le ndoda uKoniya iyisithombe esidelelekile ephukile? uyisitsha lapho kungekho khona
injabulo? bakhishelwani, yena nenzalo yakhe, baphonswe
ezweni abangalazi na?
22:29 O mhlaba, mhlaba, mhlaba, yizwa izwi likaJehova.
22:30 Usho kanje uJehova: "Loba ukuthi lo muntu akanamntwana, umuntu ongeke
nempumelelo emihleni yakhe, ngokuba akukho muntu wenzalo yakhe oyakuphumelela, ehlezi phezu kwakhe
esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide, futhi ebusa kwaJuda.