Kwephulwa kwesivumelwane
1Leli livi lelefika kuJeremiya liphuma kuSimakadze, litsi: 2“Lalela timiso talesivumelwane utikhulume esiveni sakaJuda nakulabo labahlala eJerusalema. 3Batjele kutsi: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu waka-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Ucalekisiwe umuntfu longalaleli timiso talesivumelwane, 4timiso lengayala ngato bokhokho benu mhlazane ngibakhipha eGibhithe, embawuleni yemlilo loncibilikisa insimbi.’ Ngatsi: ‘Lalelani mine, nente konkhe lenginiyala ngako, khona niyawuba sive sami, nami ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu. 5Mine ngiyawube ngifeza sifungo lengasenta kubokhokho benu, kutsi ngibanike live leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi,’ lekulive lenu lamuhla.”
Ngaphendvula ngatsi: “Amen, Simakadze.”
6Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Wamemetele onkhe lamavi emadolobheni akaJuda nasetitaladini taseJerusalema, utsi: ‘Lalelani timiso talesivumelwane, nitilandzele. 7Kusukela ngesikhatsi lengakhipha ngaso bokhokho benu eGibhithe kuze kube ngulamuhla, ngangibayala njalo nje, ngitsi: Ngilaleleni. 8Kodvwa abazange bangilalele, abazange sebanginake nekunginaka, esikhundleni saloko bonkhe balandzela inkhani yetinhlitiyo tabo letimbi. Ngako ngehlisela etikwabo tonkhe ticalekiso talesivumelwane lengangibayale ngaso kutsi basilandzele kodvwa labangazange basigcina.’ ”
9Ngako Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Kukhona luzungu emkhatsini wesive sakaJuda nakulabo labahlala eJerusalema. 10Babuyela etonweni tabokhokho babo, labala kulalela emavi ami. Balandzele labanye bonkulunkulu, bakhonta bona. Indlu yaka-Israyeli nendlu yakaJuda, totimbili tisephulile sivumelwane lengasenta nabokhokho bato. 11Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Ngiyakwehlisela etikwabo inhlekelele labangeke bakhone kuyibalekela. Nome bangakhala bacele lusito kimi, ngingeke ngibalalele. 12Emadolobha akaJuda kanye nebantfu baseJerusalema bayawuhamba bayewukhala kubonkulunkulu labatfuncisa kubo imphepho, kodvwa bangeke babasite nakancane nje nase behlelwa ngulenhlekelele. 13Ninabonkulunkulu labanyenti labangangalamadolobha enu, nine maJuda; nalamalati leniwamisele kutfuncisa imphepho kuwo, niyitfuncisele sithico lesilihlazo lesinguBhali, manyenti angangetitaladi taseJerusalema.’
14“Wena-ke Jeremiya, ungabathandazeli labantfu, ungabaceleli, futsi ungabancuseli, ngobe ngingeke ngilalele nase bangibita ngesikhatsi selusizi lwabo.
15“Lotsandzekako wami wentani ethempelini lami,
ngesikhatsi enta emacebo akhe ebubi nalabanyenti?
Inyama lenikelwe ingasijikisa yini sijeziso sakho?
Nase wenta bubi bakho uyajabula.”
16Simakadze wakubita ngekutsi
wena usihlahla semncumo lesikhula kahle,
lesitsela titselo letihle impela.
Kodvwa ngekubhodla
kwesivunguvungu lesinemandla
uyakusilumeka ngemlilo,
emagala aso ayakwephuka.
17Simakadze Somandla lowakuhlanyela, sewukumisele inhlekelele, ngobe indlu yaka-Israyeli nendlu yakaJuda tente lokubi tangicunula, ngatfukutsela ngekutfuncisa kwato imphepho kuBhali.
Luzungu lwekubulala Jeremiya
18Njengobe Simakadze alwembula luzungu lwabo kimi, ngabe sengiyalwati, ngobe ngaleso sikhatsi wangibonisa kutsi bentani. 19Bengifanana nelizinyane lemvu lelitfobile liyewuhlatjwa; ngangingati kutsi kantsi bese bente lisu lekungenta silo sengubo, batsi:
“Asisibhubhise lesihlahla kanye netitselo taso,
asimkhweshise eveni lalabaphilako,
kuze libito lakhe lingaphindzi likhunjulwe.”
20Kodvwa, awu, Simakadze Somandla,
wena lowehlulela ngekulunga,
uvivinye inhlitiyo nengcondvo,
ngicela kubona wena utikhiphela sibhongo kubo,
ngobe mine ngitinikele kuwe ngatilahla ematsambo.
21Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze ngemadvodza ase-Anathothi lafunana nemphilo yami, atsi: “Ungaphrofethi ngelibito laSimakadze, funa sikubulale ngetandla tetfu,” 22ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Ngitabajezisa. Emajaha abo atawubulawa ngenkemba, emadvodzana nemadvodzakati abo abulawe yindlala. 23Kute ngisho lencane insali leyawusala kubo, ngobe ngiyakwehlisela inhlekelele etikwemadvodza ase-Anathothi ngemnyaka wekujeziswa kwawo.”
