UYEREMIYA 7

₁Ilizwi elafikayo kuYeremiya lalisithi, ₂Yima esangweni lendlu kaYehova, umemeze khona eli lizwi, uthi, Liveni ilizwi likaYehova, nonke maYuda angénayo ngala masango, ukuba nimnqule uYehova. ₃Utsho uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Zilungiseni iindlela zenu nezenzo zenu, ukuze ndinibeke kule ndawo. ₄Musani ukukholosa ngamazwi obuxoki, okuthi, Yitempile kaYehova, yitempile kaYehova, yitempile kaYehova yona leyo.

₅Okanye ukuba nithe nazilungisa nizilungisa iindlela zenu nezenzo zenu; ukuba nithe nakwenza nikwenza okusesikweni phakathi komntu nommelwane wakhe; ₆ànamcudisa owasemzini, nenkedama, nomhlolokazi, ànaliphalaza igazi elimsulwa kule ndawo, ànalandela thixo bambi, ukuba kube kubi kuni; ₇ndonibeka kule ndawo, ezweni endalinika ooyihlo, kwasephakadeni kuse ephakadeni.

₈Yabonani, nikholosa ngamazwi obuxoki angancediyo. ₉Yini? Niyeba, nincinithe, nikrexeze, nifunge ngobuxoki, niqhumisele kuBhahali,• nilandele thixo bambi eningabaziyo; ₁₀nize ke nime phambi kwam kule ndlu, ibizwa ngegama lam, nithi, Sihlangulwe; ukuze nenze la masikizi onke? ₁₁Yaba ngumqolomba wezihange na emehlweni enu le ndlu ibizwa ngegama lam? Yabonani, mna lo ndibonile; utsho uYehova.

₁₂Ngokuba khaniye endaweni yam ebiseShilo, apho ndalibeka khona igama lam ekuqaleni, nibone endakwenzayo kuyo, ngenxa yezinto ezimbi zabantu bam amaSirayeli. ₁₃Kaloku ke, ngokokuba nizenzile ezi zenzo zonke, utsho uYehova, ndathetha kuni, ndithetha kwakusa ningeva, ndinibiza ningasabeli: ₁₄ndokwenza kule ndlu, ibizwa ngegama lam, nikholosa ngayo, nakule ndawo ndaninika yona nina nooyihlo, njengoko ndakwenzayo kwiShilo. ₁₅Ndiya kunigxotha nisuke ebusweni bam, njengoko ndabagxothayo abazalwana benu bonke, imbewu yonke yakwaEfrayim.

₁₆Wena ke, musa ukubathandazela aba bantu, ungaphimiseli kuhlahlamba nakuthandaza ngenxa yabo, ungandizami, ngokuba andiyi kukuphulaphula. ₁₇Akuboni na abakwenzayo emizini yakwaYuda, nasezitratweni zaseYerusalem? ₁₈Oonyana batheza iinkuni, ooyise baphemba umlilo, abafazi baxovula intlama, ukuba enzelwe izonkana ukumkanikazi wezulu; bathululèle thixo bambi umnikelo othululwayo, ukuze bandiqumbise. ₁₉Baqumbisa mna na, utsho uYehova; àbaziqumbisi bona na, ukuze budane ubuso babo? ₂₀Ngako oko, itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, umsindo wam nobushushu bam buya kuphalazelwa phezu kwale ndawo, phezu kwabantu, naphezu kweenkomo, naphezu kwemithi yasendle, naphezu kweziqhamo zomhlaba, buvuthe bungacimi.

₂₁Utsho uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Yongezani amadini enu anyukayo emibingelelweni yenu, nidle inyama. ₂₂Ngokuba andithethanga nooyihlo, andibawiselanga methetho ngeendawo zamadini anyukayo nemibingelelo, mini ndabakhuphayo ezweni lamaYiputa; ₂₃ke ndabamisela eli lizwi lokuthi, Phulaphulani ilizwi lam: ndoba nguThixo wenu, nibe ngabantu bam, nihambe ngendlela yonke endinimiselayo, ukuze kulunge kuni. ₂₄Ke abaphulaphulanga, abayithobanga indlebe yabo; báhamba ngamaqhinga, ngobungqola bentliziyo yabo embi, bandinikela umhlana, ayaba bubuso. ₂₅Kususela kwalaa mini baphuma ngayo ooyihlo ezweni lamaYiputa unanamhla, ndábathumela kuni bonke abakhonzi bam, abaprofeti, ndibathuma imihla ngemihla kwakusasa; ₂₆ke àbaphulaphula kum, àbayithoba indlebe yabo; bayenza lukhuni intamo yabo, benza okubi kunooyise.

₂₇Ke ùya kuwathetha kubo la mazwi onke, abayi kukuphulaphula; umemeza kubo, abayi kusabela. ₂₈Ke yithi kubo, Lulo olu uhlanga olungaliphulaphuliyo ilizwi likaYehova uThixo walo, olungayivumiyo intethiso. Kuphelile ukuthembeka, kunqumkile emlonyeni wabo.

₂₉Nqumla isithsaba sakho, Yerusalem, usilahle, umise isimbonono eluqayini; ngokuba uYehova usicekisile, usincamile isizukulwana sokuphuphuma kwakhe umsindo. ₃₀Ngokuba oonyana bakaYuda benzé into embi emehlweni am, utsho uYehova; babeke izinto zabo ezinezothe endlwini elibizelwa phezu kwayo igama lam, ukuze bayenze inqambi. ₃₁Bakhé izigánga zaseTofete,• ezisemfuleni wakwaBhen-hinom, ukuze batshise oonyana babo neentombi zabo ngomlilo; into endingabawiselanga mthetho ngayo, engathanga qatha entliziyweni yam. ₃₂Ngako oko, yabona, iyeza imihla, utsho uYehova, abangasayi kuba sathi yiTofete, ngumfula wakwaBhen-hinom; baya kuthi nguMfula wokuBulala, bangcwabele eTofete ngenxa enokuba kungekho ndawo. ₃₃Izidumbu zaba bantu ziya kuba kukudla kweentaka zasendle nokwezilo zelizwe, kungabikho bani uziphekuzayo. ₃₄Ndiya kuliphezisa emizini yakwaYuda nasezitratweni zaseYerusalem izwi lemihlali nezwi lemivuyo, izwi lomyeni nezwi lomtshakazi; ngokuba liya kubharha ilizwe.