Sono nekujeziswa kwaJuda
1“Sono saJuda sicoshwe ngelutsi lwensimbi,
sabhalwa ngesihloko sedayimane
etibhebheni tetinhlitiyo tabo
nasetimphondvweni temalati abo.
2Ngisho nebantfwababo bakhumbula
emalati abo netinsika tabo-Ashera,
eceleni kwetihlahla letendlala emagala ato,
nasemagcumeni laphakeme,
3nasetintsabeni tesiganga.
Bunjinga benu
nayo yonkhe imicebo yenu
ngiyakuyisaphata njengemphango,
kanye netindzawo tenu letiphakeme,
ngenca yetono kulo lonkhe live lenu.
4Ngenca yemacala enu niyawulahlekelwa
lifa lenganinika lona.
Ngitanigcilata ngetitsa tenu eveni leningalati,
ngobe niluchukulutile lulaka lwami,
futsi lutanivutsela phakadze naphakadze.”
Tisho letitinhlobonhlobo
5Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi:
“Ucalekisiwe umuntfu lowetsembela kumuntfu,
umuntfu lowencike emandleni alomunye umuntfu,
nalonhlitiyo yakhe imfulatsela Simakadze.
6Uyawufanana nesihlahla eveni lelingenalutfo;
angeke ayibone imphumelelo nayitako.
Uyawulibala kuhlala emacwatseni
etindzawo tasehlane, eveni lelimunyu,
lapho kukhala libhungane khona.
7“Kodvwa ubusisiwe umuntfu lowetsembela kuSimakadze,
lotsemba lakhe linguSimakadze.
8Uyawufanana nesihlahla
lesihlanyelwe ngasemfuleni wemanti,
lesenabisela timphandze taso ngasemfuleni.
Asesabi nakuta kushisa,
emacembe aso ahlala aluhlata.
Asihlupheki nangemnyaka wesomiso,
asihlali singatseli titselo taso.”
9Inhlitiyo iyayengana ngetulu kwato tonkhe tintfo,
futsi yonakele ngalokwengcile.
Ngubani nje longayicondza?
10“Mine Simakadze ngiphenya inhlitiyo,
ngihlolisise nengcondvo,
kuze ngimvuze umuntfu njengekwekutiphatsa kwakhe
nanjengekwemisebenti yakhe.”
11Njengentsendzele lechobosele emacandza lengakawataleli,
unjalo umuntfu lotfola bunjinga ngetindlela letingakalungi.
Kuyawutsi nakasekhatsi nekhatsi nemphilo yakhe bumhlamuke,
ekugcineni abonakale asasilima.
12Sihlalo lesicwebetelako sebukhosi
lesaphakanyiswa kusukela ekucaleni,
yindzawo yetfu lengcwele.
13Awu, Simakadze,
tsemba lema-Israyeli,
bonkhe labakushiyako bayawuhlazeka.
Labo labakufulatselako bayawubhalwa elutfulini,
ngobe bamshiyile Simakadze,
umtfombo wemanti laphilako.
Jeremiya ucela lusito kuSimakadze
14Awu, Simakadze,
ngelaphe, ngitawuphila,
ngephule, ngitawusindziswa,
ngobe nguwe lengimdvumisako.
15Balibala kungibuta batsi:
“Liphi livi laSimakadze?
Aligcwaliseke-ke nyalo!”
16Angikakubalekeli kuba ngumelusi wakho,
uyati kutsi angikalilangateleli lilanga lekuphelelwa litsemba.
Loko lokwendlula etindzebeni temlomo wami
kusebaleni emehlweni akho.
17Ungabi silwane kimi, ngobe usiphephelo sami
ngelilanga lesehlakalo.
18Bahluphi bami abatseleke ngelihlazo,
kodvwa mine ungikhweshise ehlazweni,
abesatjiswe bona,
kodvwa mine ngingesatjiswa.
Yehlisela etikwabo lilanga lenhlekelele,
babhubhise ngembhubhiso lephindvwe kabili.
LiSabatha
19Naku lokwashiwo nguSimakadze kimi, watsi: “Hamba ume esangweni lalabantfu, lapho emakhosi akaJuda aphuma angena khona, ume nakuwo onkhe emasango aseJerusalema. 20Batjele, utsi: ‘Vanini livi laSimakadze, nine makhosi akaJuda, nani nonkhe bantfu bakaJuda, nani nonkhe lenihlala eJerusalema, leniphuma ningena kulamasango. 21Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Caphelani ningawetfwali umtfwalo ngeliSabatha, nome niwungenise emasangweni aseJerusalema. 22Ningayetfwali imitfwalo niphume nayo etindlini tenu, nome-ke nente leminye nje imisebenti ngeliSabatha, kodvwa gcinani lilanga leliSabatha libe ngcwele, njengaloku ngayala boyihlomkhulu. 23Noko abazange bangilalele, abanginakanga nekunginaka; baba nenkhani, bangete bangilalela, futsi abazange baphendvuke nome sebajeziswa.
24“ ‘Simakadze utsi: Kodvwa nanicaphela ningilalele ningete nangenisa imitfwalo emasangweni alelidolobha nakuliSabatha, kodvwa nigcine liSabatha lingcwele, ngekungenti namunye umsebenti ngalelo langa, 25ngako-ke emakhosi lahlala esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide, ayawungena ngemasango alelidolobha akanye netindvuna tawo. Wona kanye netindvuna tawo ayawuta agibele tincola temphi kanye nemahhashi, baphekeletelwa bantfu bakaJuda nalabo labahlala eJerusalema; lelidolobha seliyawuhlala linebantfu phakadze naphakadze. 26Bantfu bayawuchamuka emadolobheni akaJuda, kanye nasetabelweni letitungelete iJerusalema, naseveni lakaBhenjamini, nasemaceleni angasenshonalanga, naseveni letintsaba, naseNegevu, beta baletsa iminikelo yekushiswa nemihlatjelo, neminikelo yalokutinhlavu, nemphepho kanye neminikelo yekubonga endlini yaSimakadze. 27Kodvwa naningangilaleli mine, kutsi nigcine liSabatha lami lingcwele ngekutsi ningetfwali nalomncane umtfwalo ngesikhatsi nisangena emasangweni aseJerusalema ngeliSabatha, ngako ngiyawube sengilumeka umlilo longacimeki emasangweni aseJerusalema, loyawudla netinqaba tayo.’ ”
