1Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Yabonani, ndixhoxhela iBhabheli, nabahleli ngaphakathi kwabasukela phezulu kum, umoya womonakalisi. 2Ndiya kuthumela eBhabheli abasemzini, abaya kuyela; balithi qongqololo ilizwe layo; ngokuba boyifikela ngeenxa zonke ngemini yobubi. 3Umtyedi wesaphetha makagobele kogobayo, nakozinyusayo, enengubo yentsimbi, ningawayeki amadodana ayo; singelani phantsi wonke umkhosi wayo; 4bawé ababuleweyo ezweni lamaKaledi, nabahlatywe amahlanza ezitratweni zayo. 5Ngokuba uSirayeli, kwanoYuda, akashiywanga wangumhlolokazi nguThixo wakhe, nguYehova wemikhosi; kuba ilizwe labo lizele lityala koyiNgcwele kaSirayeli. 6Sabani niphume eBhabheli, nisize elowo umphefumlo wakhe; maningadaki ngenxa yobugwenxa bayo; ngokuba eli lixesha lempindezelo kuYehova; uya kubuyekeza kuyo kwaimpatho yayo.
7IBhabheli ibé iyindebe yegolide esandleni sikaYehova, ilinxilisa lonke ihlabathi; zasela iintlanga ewayinini yayo. Ngako oko ziyageza iintlanga. 8Iwile iBhabheli ngesiquphe, yaphuka; bhombolozani ngenxa yayo; intlungu yayo yithabatheleni amafutha aqholiweyo, mhlawumbi ingápholiswa. 9Bathi, Siba ngàyinyanga iBhabheli, ayiphili; yishiyeni, sihambe siye elowo ezweni lakowabo; ngokuba ityala layo lifike emazulwini, liphakamele esibhakabhakeni. 10UYehova ubuvelisile ubulungisa bethu; yizani sibalise eZiyon isenzo sikaYehova uThixo wethu.
11Khazimlisani iintolo, qubulani amakhaka; uYehova uxhoxhe umoya wokumkani bamaKaledi. Ngokuba umnkqangiyelo wakhe ukwiBhabheli, ukuba ayonakalise; ngokuba yimpindezelo kaYehova, yimpindezelo yetempile yakhe. 12Ziphakamiseleni ibhanile• iindonga zaseBhabheli. Qinisani ukulinda, misani abalindi, lungisani imilalela; ngokuba njengoko uYehova wankqangiyelayo, ukwenzile awakuthethayo ngabemi baseBhabheli. 13Wena uhleliyo phezu kwamanzi amaninzi, ubuncwane bakho buninzi; kufikile ukuphela kwakho, isilinganiselo senzuzo yakho embi. 14UYehova wemikhosi ufunge umphefumlo wakhe, esithi, Noko ndikuzalisileyo ngabantu, banga ziinkumbi ezinqunquthayo, kuya kususelwa ngawe ukwenziwa amayeyeye.
15Ngulowenza ihlabathi ngamandla akhe, ngulozinzisa elimiweyo ngobulumko bakhe, waneka izulu ngengqondo yakhe. 16Kwakubon' ukuba kukho isithonga sokwenza kwakhe ingxolo yamanzi ezulwini, unyusa amafu esiphelweni sehlabathi; imvula uyenzela imibane, arhole umoya koovimba bakhe. 17Uba sisityhakala wonke umntu engenakwazi, udaniswa wonke umnyibilikisi wegolide, ngenxa yomfanekiso oqingqiweyo; ngokuba umfanekiso wakhe otyhidiweyo bubuxoki, awunamoya. 18Zingamampunge ezo zinto, sisenzo sokugxekwa; ngexesha lokuvelelwa kwazo ziya kutshabalala. 19Àkanjalo yena uSahlulelo sikaYakobi; ngokuba nguMbumbi wezinto zonke yena, nowesizwe selifa lakhe yena; nguYehova wemikhosi, igama lakhe.
20Wena ùsisixengxe sam, usisikrweqe sam sokulwa. Ndiya kuzihlekeza ngawe iintlanga, ndizonakalise ngawe izikumkani; 21Ndihlekèze ngawe ihashe nomkhweli walo; ndihlekeze inqwelo yokulwa nomkhweli wayo; 22ndihlekeze ngawe indoda nomfazi, ndihlekeze ngawe indoda enkulu nomfana, ndihlekeze ngawe amadodana nomthinjana; 23ndihlekeze ngawe umalusi nomhlambi wakhe; ndihlekeze ngawe umlimi nesipani sakhe; ndihlekeze ngawe amabamba neerhuluneli. 24Ndobuyekekeza kwiBhabheli, nakubeni bonke belamaKaledi, bonke ububi babo, ababenzé kwiZiyon emehlweni enu; utsho uYehova.
25Yabona, ndikuchasile, ntaba yokonakalisa, utsho uYehova, elonakalisileyo lonke ihlabathi; ndiya kolula isandla sam phezu kwakho, ndikuqèngqe uhle ezingxondorheni, ndikwenze intaba etshisiweyo; 26kungàthatyathwa litye lambombo kuwe, nalitye laziseko; ke uya kwenziwa kube senkangala ngonaphakade; utsho uYehova.
27Phakamisani ibhanile elizweni, vuthelani isigodlo ezintlangeni; zingcwaliseni iintlanga kuyo, zihlabeleni umkhosi, zize kuyo izikumkani zeArarati neMini neAshkenazi; yalelani kuyo abathetheli; nyusani amahashe, eze njengeenkumbi ezinqunquthayo, ezibetha ube namanwele. 28Zingcwaliseni iintlanga kuyo, ookumkani bamaMedi, namabamba awo, neerhuluneli zawo zonke, nelizwe lonke lolawulo lwawo. 29Ihlabathi liyanyikima, liyazibhijabhija; ngokuba zenzeka kwiBhabheli iingcinga zikaYehova, zokulenza ilizwe leBhabheli kube senkangala, lingàmiwa.
30Amagorha aseBhabheli ayekile ukulwa, ahleli ezimboniselweni; ubugorha bawo buthe qoko, asuka aba ngabafazi. Iminquba yayo ifakwe isikhuni, yaphukile imivalo yayo. 31Isigidimi siyagidima, siqubisana nesigidimi; umbiki uqubisana nombiki, abike kukumkani waseBhabheli ukuba umzi wakhe uthinjwe kwaphela. 32Amazibuko avingciwe, amadike atshé ngumlilo, amadoda okulwa akhwankqisiwe. 33Ngokuba utsho uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Intombi eyiBhabheli injengesandá ngexesha lokugangathwa kwaso; kusaya kuba ngumzuzwana, lifike ixesha lokuvuna kuyo.
34Wasibhubhisa thina, wasincinitha uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli, wasibeka saba sisitya esizé; wasiginya njengengwenya, wahluthisa isisu sakhe ngokudla kwethu okumnandi, wasigxotha. 35Ukugonyamelwa kwam nenyama yam makube phezu kweBhabheli, makatsho ummi waseZiyon; igazi lam malibe phezu kwabemi belamaKaledi, mayitsho iYerusalem.
36Ngako oko utsho uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndiyalithetha ityala lakho, ndiphindezèle impindezelo yakho, ndilutshise ulwandle lwayo, ndilomise ithende layo; 37iBhabheli iya kuba ngumwewe, isikhundla seempungutye, ummangaliso nomsondlo, ingabi nammi. 38Bonke bephela bangábharhula njengeengonyama ezintsha, bangávungama njengamathole engonyamakazi. 39Kanti ke ebushushwini babo ndiya kubenzela umgidi wabo, ndibanxilise, ukuze badlamke, balale ubuthongo obungunaphakade, bangavuki; utsho uYehova. 40Ndiya kubathobela ekuxhelweni njengamatakane, njengeenkunzi zeegusha nezeebhokhwe.
41Hayi, ukuthinjwa kweSheshaki, ukubanjwa kweqhayiya lehlabathi lonke! Hayi, ukwenziwa ummangaliso kweBhabheli phakathi kweentlanga! 42Ulwandle lunyukile, lwayizela iBhabheli; igutyungelwe kukuguguma kwamaza alo. 43Imizi yayo yaba ngamanxuwa, yaba lilizwe lomqwebedu nenkqantosi, lilizwe elingamiwe mntu, ekungadluli nyana womntu kulo. 44Ndiya kumvelela uBhele• eBhabheli, ndikurhole emlonyeni wakhe akuginyileyo; zingabi sasinga kuye iintlanga; nodonga lweBhabheli luya kuwa.
45Phumani phakathi kwayo, bantu bam; sizani elowo umphefumlo wakhe, ngenxa yokuvutha komsindo kaYehova; 46hleze ithambe intliziyo yenu, noyìke iindaba ezivakalayo ezweni. Ziya kuza nomnyaka iindaba ezo, emveni koko ngomnye umnyaka kuze iindaba ezo, kuze ugonyamelo ezweni, umlawuli ebambene nomlawuli. 47Ngako oko, uyabona, kuza imihla endiya kuyivelela imifanekiso eqingqiweyo yaseBhabheli, libharhe ilizwe layo lonke, bawe phakathi kwayo ababuleweyo kuyo. 48Liya kumemelela ngenxa yeBhabheli izulu nomhlaba, nento yonke ekhona; ngokuba ababhuqi baphume entla, beza kùyo; utsho uYehova. 49Njengokuba iBhabheli yaphikela ukuwisa ababuleweyo bakwaSirayeli, ngokunjalo baya kuwa ngenxa yeBhabheli ababuleweyo behlabathi lonke. 50Nina nisindileyo ekreleni, hambani, musani ukuma. Mkhumbuleni uYehova nisekude, ithi qatha ezintliziyweni zenu iYerusalem. 51Sìdanile, ngokuba sive isingcikivo; ihlazo lagubungela ubuso bethu; ngokuba abasemzini bazingene iingcwele zendlu kaYehova. 52Ngako oko, yabonani, kuza imihla, utsho uYehova, endiya kuyivelela imifanekiso eqingqiweyo elizweni layo, bancwine abahlatyiweyo. 53Nokuba iBhabheli ithe yenyuka yaya ezulwini, nokuba ithe yayinqabisa indawo ephezulu, inqaba yayo, ababhuqi bayo baya kuphuma kum; utsho uYehova.
54Phulaphulani! Nako ukukhala kuphuma eBhabheli, nomaphulo omkhulu uphuma ezweni lamaKaledi. 55Ngokuba uYehova uyayibhuqa iBhabheli, alitshabalalise kuyo izwi elikhulu; aguguma amaza ayo njengamanzi amaninzi, kuvakala ingxolo yesandi sawo. 56Ngokuba umbhuqi uya kuyifikela iBhabheli, athinjwe amagorha ayo, ziqhawuke izaphetha zayo; ngokuba nguThixo wembuyekezo uYehova, uya kuvùza evuzile. 57Ndiyabanxilisa abathetheli bayo nezilumko zayo, amabamba ayo neerhuluneli zayo, namagorha ayo; aya kulala ubuthongo obungunaphakade, angavuki: utsho uKumkani, ogama lakhe linguYehova wemikhosi. 58Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Iindonga ezibanzi zeBhabheli ziya kunqikwa kube kanye, amasango ayo aphakamileyo atshiswe ngomlilo; izizwe zizixhamlele okulambathayo, neentlanga zizixhamlele umlilo, zityhafe ke.
Ukuthunywa kukaSeraya
59Ilizwi awathi uYeremiya umprofeti wamwisela umthetho ngalo uSeraya, unyana kaNeriya, unyana kaMaseya, ekuyeni kwakhe noZedekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda eBhabheli, ngomnyaka wesiné wobukumkani bakhe; uSeraya lo engumtshayeleli. 60UYeremiya wabubhala encwadini bonke ububi obuya kuyifikela iBhabheli, onke la mazwi abhaliweyo ngeBhabheli.
61Wathi ke uYeremiya kuSeraya, Wakufika eBhabheli, khangela onke la mazwi, uwalese. 62Uze uthi, Yehova, wena uthethile ngale ndawo ukuyinqumla, ingàmiwa, kuthabathele kumntu kuse nakwinkomo; ke yona iya kuba ngamanxuwa angunaphakade. 63Kothi, wakugqiba ukuyilesa le ncwadi, ubophe ilitye kuyo, uyinzulumbele esazulwini somEfrati; 64uthi, Iya kwenjenje iBhabheli ukuthi xumbu kwayo, ingaphumi, ngenxa yobubi endiya kuyizisela bona, batyhafe.
Azé ema apha amazwi kaYeremiya.
