Jeremiya
23:1 Maye kubafundisi abachitha futhi bahlakaze izimvu zami
idlelo! usho uJehova.
23:2 Ngakho-ke, usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngokumelene abefundisi ukuthi
yondla abantu bami; Nihlakazile izimvu zami, nazixosha, futhi
anibahambelanga; bhekani, ngiyakunihambela ngobubi benu
izenzo, usho uJehova.
23:3 Futhi ngiyobutha insali yomhlambi wami kusukela kuwo wonke amazwe lapho mina
izixoshile, futhi iyozibuyisela ezibayeni zazo; futhi bona
iyakuthela, yande.
23:4 Futhi ngiyomisa phezu kwazo abelusi, futhi bayozalusa
azisayikwesaba, zingashaywa luvalo, zingasweli lutho;
usho uJehova.
23:5 Bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, kusho uJehova, lapho ngiyovusa kuDavide
Igatsha elilungile, nenkosi iyakubusa, iphumelele, ikhiphe
ukwahlulela nokulunga emhlabeni.
23:6 Ezinsukwini zakhe uJuda uyakusindiswa, futhi u-Israyeli uyohlala elondekile
yilo leli ibizo lakhe azabizwa ngalo ukuthi, INKOSI UKULUNGA KWETHU.
23:7 Ngakho, bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, kusho uJehova, lapho ngeke
nithi: Kuphila kukaJehova owabakhuphula abantwana bakwa-Israyeli
ezweni laseGibhithe;
23:8 Kodwa, Kuphila kukaJehova, owakhulisa futhi wahola inzalo ye
indlu ka-Israyeli ezweni lasenyakatho, nakuwo wonke amazwe lapho
ngangizixoshile; futhi bayohlala ezweni lakubo.
23:9 Inhliziyo yami yephukile phakathi kwami ngenxa yabaprofethi; onke amathambo ami
qhaqhazela; Nginjengomuntu odakiwe, nanjengomuntu ohlulwe yiwayini;
ngenxa kaJehova, nangenxa yamazwi akhe angcwele.
23:10 Ngoba izwe ligcwele iziphingi; ngokuba ngenxa yokufunga izwe
uyalila; izindawo ezijabulisayo zasehlane zomile, nezazo
inkambo imbi, namandla abo awalungile.
23:11 Ngokuba umprofethi nompristi bangcolile; yebo, endlini yami ngifumene
ububi babo,” usho uJehova.
23:12 Ngakho indlela yabo iyakuba njengezindlela ezibushelelezi ebumnyameni.
bayakuqhutshwa, bawe khona, ngokuba ngiyakwehlisela okubi phezu kwakhe
kubo, umnyaka wokuhanjelwa kwabo, usho uJehova.
23:13 Futhi ngibonile ubuwula kubaprofethi baseSamariya; baprofetha phakathi
uBali, wenza ukuba abantu bami u-Israyeli baduke.
23:14 Ngibonile futhi kubaprofethi baseJerusalema into enyantisayo: bona
baphinge, bahambe ngamanga: baqinisa izandla ze
ababi, ukuze kungabuyi muntu ebubini bakhe;
kimi njengeSodoma, nabakhileyo kulo njengeGomora.
23:15 Ngakho-ke, usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti mayelana nabaprofethi: Bheka,
ngiyakubadlisa umhlonyane, ngibaphuzise amanzi enyongo;
ngoba kubaprofethi beJerusalema kuphumele inhlamba kubo bonke
izwe.
23:16 Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti: "Ningawalaleli amazwi abaprofethi
abaprofetha kini, banenza ize, bakhulume umbono wabo
ngenhliziyo, akuveli emlonyeni kaJehova.
23:17 Baqhubeka bathi kulabo abangidelelayo, 'UJehova ushilo, 'Nizokwenza.'
thulani; bathi kubo bonke abahamba emva kwakho
ukuzindla kwenhliziyo yakhe, akuyikwehlela okubi.
23:18 Ngoba ngubani oye wema esimisweni sikaJehova, futhi uye waqaphela futhi
wezwa izwi lakhe? ngubani owaqaphela izwi lakhe, wezwa na?
23:19 Bheka, isivunguvungu sikaJehova ngokufutheka siphumile, esinzima.
isivunguvungu: liyakuwela kabuhlungu phezu kwamakhanda ababi.
23:20 Ukuthukuthela kukaJehova ngeke kubuye, aze enze futhi kuze kube
uyenzile imicabango yenhliziyo yakhe;
kucabange kahle.
23:21 Angibathumanga laba baprofethi, nokho bagijima; angikhulumanga kubo.
nokho baprofetha.
23:22 Kodwa uma bebemi eseluleko sami, futhi baye benza abantu bami ukuba balalele yami
amazwi, ngabe sebebabuyisile endleleni yabo embi, nasezindleleni zabo
ububi bezenzo zabo.
23:23 Ingabe nginguNkulunkulu oseduze, kusho uJehova, futhi angiyena uNkulunkulu kude?
23:24 Ingabe umuntu angacasha ezindaweni ezicashile, ukuze ngingamboni? kusho
iNkosi. Angigcwalise izulu nomhlaba na? usho uJehova.
23:25 Ngizwile lokho abaprofethi, abaprofetha amanga egameni lami,
ethi: Ngiphuphile, ngiphuphile.
23:26 Koze kube nini lokhu kusezinhliziyweni zabaprofethi abaprofetha amanga?
yebo, bangabaprofethi benkohliso yenhliziyo yabo;
23:27 Abacabanga ukwenza abantu bami bakhohlwe igama lami ngamaphupho abo
batshela, kube yilowo nalowo kumakhelwane wakhe, njengalokho oyise bakhohlwa okwami
igama likaBali.
23:28 Umprofethi onephupho makalandise iphupho; lalowo olami
izwi, makakhulume izwi lami ngokwethembeka. Ayini amakhoba kumabele?
usho uJehova.
23:29 Ingabe izwi lami alinjengomlilo? usho uJehova; futhi njengesando lokho
ophihliza idwala?
23:30 Ngakho, bheka, Ngimelene abaprofethi, kusho uJehova, abantshontshayo
amazwi ami yilowo nalowo kumakhelwane wakhe.
23:31 Bheka, Ngimelene abaprofethi, kusho uJehova, abasebenzisa zabo
ngezilimi, futhi bathi: Uthi.
23:32 Bheka, Ngimelene nabaprofetha amaphupho amanga, kusho uJehova.
ubatshele, udukise abantu bami ngamanga abo langamanga abo
ukukhanya; nokho angibathumanga, angibayalanga; ngalokho bayakwenza
abayikubasiza ngalutho laba bantu,” usho uJehova.
23:33 Futhi lapho lesi sizwe, noma umprofethi, noma umpristi, uyokubuza,
besithi: Uyini umthwalo weNKOSI? uyakuthi kubo:
Imuphi umthwalo? ngiyakunishiya,” usho uJehova.
23:34 Futhi ngokuqondene nomprofethi, nompristi, futhi abantu, abayothi:
Umthwalo kaJehova, ngiyomjezisa lowo muntu nendlu yakhe.
23:35 Niyakusho kanjalo, yilowo nalowo kumakhelwane wakhe, futhi yilowo nalowo kumakhelwane wakhe
mfowethu, uJehova uphendule wathini na? nokuthi: “UJehova ukhulumeni na?
23:36 Futhi umthwalo kaJehova ningabe nisakhuluma, ngoba wonke umuntu
izwi liyakuba ngumthwalo wakhe; ngoba niphendukezele amazwi abaphilayo
Nkulunkulu, weNKOSI yamabandla uNkulunkulu wethu.
23:37 Uzakusho njalo kumprofethi: 'UJehova ukuphendule wathini?
nokuthi: “UJehova ukhulumeni na?
23:38 Kodwa njengoba nithi: 'Umthwalo weNkosi! ngalokho usho kanje uJehova;
Ngokuba nisho leli zwi lokuthi: ‘Umthwalo kaJehova,’ nami ngiwuthumele
nithi: Aniyikusho ukuthi: Isiprofetho sikaJehova;
23:39 Ngakho, bheka, Mina, yebo, mina, ngizokukhohlwa ngokuphelele, futhi mina ngeke
lahlani nina nomuzi enganinika wona nawoyihlo, nginilahle
ngaphandle kwami:
23:40 Futhi ngiyoletha phezu kwakho isihlamba esiphakade, futhi okuphakade
ihlazo, elingayikukhohlakala.