Jeremiya
31:1 Ngesikhathi esifanayo, kusho uJehova, mina ngiyoba nguNkulunkulu kuyo yonke imindeni
ka-Israyeli, futhi bayoba abantu bami.
31:2 Usho kanje uJehova: "Abantu abasele enkembeni bathola umusa
ehlane; yebo, u-Israyeli, lapho ngiya ukumphumuza.
31:3 UJehova wabonakala kimi kusukela kudala, wathi: "Yebo, ngiyakuthanda
ngothando oluphakade; ngalokho ngidonsile ngomusa
wena.
31:4 Futhi ngizokwakha, futhi uyokwakhiwa, O ntombi emsulwa ka-Israyeli.
uyakubuye uvunule ngezigubhu zakho, uphume ngomkhumbi
imidanso yabajabulayo.
31:5 Usazotshala izivini ezintabeni zaseSamariya
bayakutshala, bazidle njengezinto ezivamile.
31:6 Ngoba kuyoba usuku, lapho abalindi phezu kwezintaba zakwa-Efrayimi
nimemeze, nithi: 'Sukani, sikhuphukele eSiyoni kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.'
31:7 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi. Hlabelelani ngoJakobe ngentokozo, nimemeze phakathi
inhloko yezizwe: memezelani, nidumise, nithi: Jehova, sindisa
abantu bakho, insali yakwa-Israyeli.
31:8 Bheka, Ngizobaletha kusukela ezweni lasenyakatho, futhi ngiyobabutha kusukela
emikhawulweni yomhlaba, kanye nazo izimpumputhe nezinyonga, owesifazane
okhulelweyo nokhulelweyo kanyekanye: isixuku esikhulu
lizabuyela khona.
31:9 Bayofika bekhala, futhi ngokunxusa ngiyobahola: I
iyakubahambisa emifuleni yamanzi ngendlela eqondileyo;
abangayikukhubeka kukho, ngokuba nginguyise ka-Israyeli no-Efrayimi
yizibulo lami.
31:10 Lalela izwi likaJehova, O nina zizwe, futhi nimemezele eziqhingini
ekude, nithi: Ohlakaza u-Israyeli uyakumbutha, amgcine
yena njengomalusi umhlambi wakhe.
31:11 Ngoba uJehova umhlengile uJakobe, futhi wamkhulula esandleni sakhe
lokho kwakunamandla kunaye.
31:12 Ngakho bayofika futhi bahlabelele endaweni ephakeme yaseSiyoni, futhi bayogeleza
kanye ebuhleni beNKOSI, kukolweni, lewayini, lekudleni
namafutha, namazinyane ezimvu nawezinkomo, nemiphefumulo yawo
uyakuba njengensimu eniselwayo; futhi kabasayikudabuka lakanye.
31:13 Khona-ke intombi iyojabula ekudanseni, izinsizwa nabadala
kanyekanye, ngokuba ngiyakuphendula ukulila kwabo kube-ngukuthokoza, ngiduduze
kubo, futhi ubenze bajabule osizini lwabo.
31:14 Futhi ngizosuthisa umphefumulo wabapristi ngamafutha, futhi abantu bami
lizasutha ngokulunga kwami,” kutsho uJehova.
31:15 Usho kanje uJehova; Kwezwakala izwi eRama, ukulila nokubaba
ukukhala; URaheli ekhalela abantwana bakhe wala ukududuzwa ngaye
izingane, ngoba zazingekho.
31:16 Usho kanje uJehova; Bamba izwi lakho ekukhaleni, namehlo akho angangeni
izinyembezi, ngokuba umsebenzi wakho uyakuba nomvuzo,” usho uJehova; futhi bayokwenza
buya ezweni lesitha.
31:17 Futhi kukhona ithemba ekupheleni kwakho, kusho uJehova, ukuthi abantwana bakho ngeke
buyelani emngceleni wabo.
31:18 Ngizwile nokuzwile u-Efrayimi ezikhalela kanje. Ujezisile
ngashaywa njengenkunzi engajwayele ijoka;
wena mina, ngiyakuphenduka; ngoba wena unguJehova uNkulunkulu wami.
31:19 Impela ngemva kokuba ngiphendukile, Ngaphenduka; futhi ngemva kwalokho ngaba
ngafundiswa, ngatshaya ethangeni lami; ngaba lenhloni, yebo, ngajabha;
ngoba ngathwala ihlazo lobutsha bami.
31:20 Ingabe u-Efrayimi indodana yami ethandekayo? ungumntwana othandekayo? ngoba selokhu ngakhuluma
ngimelene naye, ngisamkhumbula nokumkhumbula; ngalokho izibilini zami zinjalo
wakhathazeka ngenxa yakhe; ngiyakuba nesihawu impela kuye,” usho uJehova.
31:21 Zimisele iziboniso, zenzele iziduli; yibeke inhliziyo yakho emagumeni.
umendo omkhulu, indlela owahamba ngayo; buya, wena ntombi emsulwa
Israyeli, buyela kule mizi yakho.
31:22 Koze kube nini uzulazula, ndodakazi ehlubukayo? ngoba uJehova
wadala into entsha emhlabeni: Owesifazane uyakuhaqa indoda.
31:23 Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: Okwamanje basazosebenzisa
le nkulumo ezweni lakwaJuda nasemizini yalo, lapho ngiya khona
buyisa ukuthunjwa kwabo; UJehova makakubusise wena khaya lakho
ubulungisa, nentaba yobungcwele.
31:24 Futhi kuyohlala kwaJuda uqobo, futhi kuyo yonke imizi yalo
kanyekanye, balimi, nabaphuma nemihlambi.
31:25 Ngoba ngisuthise umphefumulo okhathele, futhi mina ngigcwalise zonke
umphefumulo olusizi.
31:26 Ngavuka, futhi ngabona; ubuthongo bami baba mnandi kimi.
31:27 Bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, kusho uJehova, lapho ngiyohlwanyela endlini ka
u-Israyeli nendlu kaJuda ngenzalo yomuntu, nenzalo ka-
isilo.
31:28 Futhi kuyokwenzeka ukuthi, njengoba nje ngibhekile phezu kwabo, ukuze
ukudiliza, nokudiliza, nokudiliza, nokuchitha, nokuchitha
hlupha; kanjalo ngiyakubalinda ukuba bakhe, ngitshale,” usho uJehova
NKOSI.
31:29 Ngalezo zinsuku ngeke besasho ukuthi, 'Okhokho badla okumuncu
amagilebhisi, amazinyo abantwana aba bushelezi.
31:30 Kodwa yilowo nalowo uyakufa ngenxa yobubi bakhe: wonke umuntu odlayo
izithelo zomvini ezimuncu, amazinyo akhe ayakuba bushelezi.
31:31 Bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, kusho uJehova, lapho ngiyokwenza isivumelwano esisha
kanye nendlu ka-Israyeli kanye nendlu kaJuda.
31:32 Hhayi ngokuvumelana nesivumelwano engasenza nawoyise emini
ngababamba ngesandla ukubakhipha ezweni laseGibithe;
leso isivumelwano sami abasaphulayo, nakuba ngangiyindoda kubo,” usho kanje
iNkosi:
31:33 Kodwa lesi kuyoba isivumelwano engiyosenza nendlu ka
Israyeli; Emva kwalezo zinsuku,” usho uJehova, “ngiyakufaka umthetho wami ezikhundleni zabo
ezinhliziyweni zabo, futhi bakubhale ezinhliziyweni zabo; futhi uyakuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, futhi
bazakuba ngabantu bami.
31:34 Futhi ngeke besafundisa, yilowo nalowo umakhelwane wakhe, futhi yilowo nalowo owakhe
umfowabo, ethi: Yazi uJehova, ngokuba bonke bayakungazi, kusukela kuJehova
omncinyane kubo kuze kube komkhulu kubo, usho uJehova, ngokuba ngiyakwenza
thethelela ububi babo, ngingabe ngisasikhumbula isono sabo.
31:35 Usho kanje uJehova, onika ilanga libe ukukhanya emini, futhi ukukhanya
izimiso zenyanga nezezinkanyezi zokukhanya ebusuku, okuthi
idabula ulwandle lapho amaza alo ehlokoma; UJehova Sebawoti ungowakhe
igama:
31:36 Uma lezo zimiso zisuka phambi kwami, kusho uJehova, khona-ke inzalo.
ka-Israyeli naye uyakuyeka ukuba yisizwe phambi kwami kuze kube phakade.
31:37 Usho kanje uJehova; Uma izulu phezulu lingalinganiswa, futhi
izisekelo zomhlaba zihlolisiswa phansi, ngizalahla konke
inzalo ka-Israyeli ngakho konke abakwenzileyo,” usho uJehova.
31:38 Bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, kusho uJehova, lapho umuzi uyokwakhiwa
uJehova kusukela embhoshongweni kaHananeli kuze kube seSangweni Legumbi.
31:39 Futhi umucu wokulinganisa usazophuma ngokumelene nalo phezu kwegquma
eGarebi, azungeze eGowa.
31:40 Futhi sonke isigodi sezidumbu, futhi umlotha, futhi zonke
amasimu kuze kufike emfudlaneni iKidroni, kuze kube sengosini yesango lamahhashi
ngasempumalanga kuyakuba ngcwele kuJehova; akuyikusinwa
phezulu, kayikuchithwa kuze kube phakade.