Imbhubhiso yesive sakaJuda
1Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Ngisho nome boMosi naSamuweli bebangema embikwami, inhlitiyo yami beyingeke iye kulesive. Bacoshe! Abesuke lapha embikwami! 2Nabakubuta, batsi: ‘Sitawuyaphi?’ batjele utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi:
“ ‘Labo labamiselwe kufa, ekufeni;
labo labamiselwe inkemba, enkembeni,
labo labamiselwe indlala, endlaleni,
labo labamiselwe kutfunjwa, ekutfunjweni.’ ”
3Simakadze utsi: “Ngiyawutfumela tinhlobo letine tebabhubhisi labatakulwa nabo: inkemba yekubulala, netinja tekuhudvulela khashane, netinyoni tasemoyeni, netilwane tesiganga tekushwabudzela nekubhubhisa. 4Ngiyakubenta benyanyeke kuyo yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba ngenca yaloko lokwentiwa eJerusalema nguManase, umsa waHezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda.
5“Awu Jerusalema, ngubani lotakuhawukela?
Ngubani lotakulilela?
Ngubani loyakuma akubute kutsi unjani?”
6Simakadze utsi: “Ungilahlile mine.
Ulibele kuchubeka nekuhlubuka.
Ngako ngitawubeka tandla tami etikwakho, ngikubhubhise,
ngingeke ngisaba nesihe kuwe.
7Ngiyakubahlunga ngemfologo yekuhlenga
ngasemasangweni emadolobha elive.
Ngitawuletsa sifo nembhubhiso esiveni sami,
ngobe abakatiguculi tindlela tabo.
8Ngiyakwenta bafelokati babo babe banyenti
kwendlula sihlabatsi saselwandle.
Emini ngiyawuletsa umbhubhisi
loyawucondzana nabonina bemajaha,
ngekushesha ngibehlisele buhlungu nekutfutfumela.
9Unina webantfwana labasikhombisa uyawucaleka,
aphefumule kwekugcina.
Lilanga liyawumshonela emini,
uyawutseleka ngelihlazo,
adliwe ngemahloni.
Ngiyawubulala insali yesive sami ngenkemba
embikwetitsa tayo,” kusho Simakadze.
Jeremiya utikhalela kuSimakadze
10Maye, make lowangitala,
wangiletsa emhlabeni,
indvodza, umhlaba wonkhe lowetama kumelana nayo!
Angikebolekisi kantsi futsi angikeboleki,
noko wonkhe umuntfu uyangicalekisa.
11Simakadze watsi:
“Impela ngiyawukukhululela injongo lenhle,
impela ngiyawukwenta titsa takho titincengele kuwe,
ngetikhatsi tenhlekelele nangetikhatsi tenjabhiso.
12“Umuntfu angayephula yini insimbi,
insimbi lephuma enyakatfo,
nome litfusi?”
Bunjinga bema-Israyeli buyawutsatfwa titsa tawo
13“Bunjinga bakho nengcebo yakho ngitayinikela
ibe yimphango lengabiti lutfo
ngenca yato tonkhe tono takho
kulo lonkhe live lakho.
14Ngiyawukugcilata ngetitsa takho, eveni longalati,
ngobe lulaka lwami luyawulumeka umlilo
loyawuvutsa umelane nani.”
Jeremiya uchubeka nekutikhalela kuSimakadze
15Awu Simakadze, uyacondza, ngikhumbule unginakekele.
Ngiphindziselele kubahluphi bami.
Uyakwati kubeketela,
ungangilahleli khashane,
yati kutsi ngisolwa
kangakanani ngenca yakho.
16Emavi akho atsi nakefika kimi, ngawadla,
aba yinjabulo yami nentfokoto yenhlitiyo yami,
ngobe ngibitwa ngeLibito lakho,
awu, Simakadze Nkulunkulu longuSomandla.
17Angizange sengihlale
emkhambatsini webatsandzi bemadzili,
angizange sengitijabulise kanye nabo.
Ngahlala ngedvwana,
ngobe sandla sakho sasisetikwami,
wawungigcwalise ngentfukutselo enhlityweni.
18Kwentiwa yini kutsi iminjunju yami ingapheli,
nelinceba lami libe libibitseka,
futsi lingelapheki?
Vele, kimi utawuba njengemfula lolite yini
nanjengemtfombo lote emanti?
19Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi:
“Nawuphendvuka, ngiyawukubutsa,
khona utekungikhonta;
nawukhuluma emavi lafanelekile,
hhayi emavi langenamsebenti,
uyawuba lincusa lami.
Labantfu abagucukele kuwe,
kodvwa wena ungagucukeli kubo.
20Ngiyawukwenta ube lubondza kulesive,
yebo, lubondza lwelitfusi lolucinile:
bayakulwa nawe kodvwa bangeke bakwehlule,
ngobe nginawe kutsi ngikwephule
ngibuye ngikusindzise,” kusho Simakadze.
21“Ngiyawukusindzisa etandleni talababi,
ngikuhlenge ekubanjweni ngulabanelulaka.”
