UJEREMIYA 5

₁Yehlani nenyuke ezitaladini zaseJerusalema, nibone nazi,

nicinge ezigcawini, uma ningafumana umuntu,

uma kukhona owenza ukwahlulela, ofuna iqiniso;

besengilithethelela.

₂Noma bethi: Kuphila kukaJehova,

nokho bafunga amanga.

₃Jehova, amehlo akho awaseqinisweni na?

Ubashayile, kepha abadabukanga;

ubaqedile, kepha balile ukwamukela ukulaywa;

benza-lukhuni ubuso babo kunetshe,

bala ukuphenduka.

₄Ngase ngithi mina: Laba bayizimpofana nje,

bayiziwula,

ngokuba abayazi indlela kaJehova,

ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu wabo.

₅Sengiyakuya kwabakhulu, ngikhulume nabo,

ngokuba bona bayayazi indlela kaJehova

nokwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu wabo;

kepha bona babelaphulile ijoka kanyekanye,

bazigqabulile izibopho.

₆Ngalokho ingonyama yasehlathini iyakubashaya,

babhujiswe yimpisi yasehlane,

ingwe iyiqamekele imizi yabo,

badatshulwe bonke abaphuma kuyo,

ngokuba iziphambeko zabo ziningi,

nokuhlehla kwabo kwandile.

₇Ngingakuthethelela kanjani na?

Abantwana bakho bangishiyile,

bafunga okungesibo onkulunkulu.

Ngabafungisa, kepha baphinga,

babuthana endlini yezifebe.

₈Banjengamahashi akhulupheleyo andindayo;

yilowo nalowo uyiyizela umfazi womakhelwane wakhe.

₉Angiyikubahambela ngalokho na? usho uJehova.

Umphefumulo wami awuyikuphindisa esizweni esinjengalesi na?

₁₀Khuphukelani ezingangeni zalo, nilichithe,

ningaliqedi ngokupheleleyo nokho;

susani amagatsha alo,

ngokuba awasiwo akaNkulunkulu.

₁₁Ngokuba indlu kaIsrayeli nendlu kaJuda

zingikhohlisile nokungikhohlisa, usho uJehova.

₁₂Zimphikile uJehova, zathi: Hayi yena!

Okubi akuyikusehlela, asiyikubona inkemba nendlala.

₁₃Abaprofethi bayakuba-ngumoya,

akakho okhulumayo kubo;

kuyakwenziwa kanjalo kubo.

₁₄Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu-Sebawoti, uthi:

Ngokuba nikhuluma lelizwi,

bhekani, ngiyakwenza amazwi ami abe-ngumlilo emlonyeni wakho,

nalababantu babe-yizinkuni, ubadle.

₁₅Bhekani, ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwenu isizwe esivela kude

nina-ndlu kaIsrayeli, usho uJehova;

yisizwe esinamandla, yisizwe esidala,

yisizwe ongazi ulimi lwaso,

nongezwa lokhu abakukhulumayo.

₁₆Isambo sabo sinjengethuna elivulekileyo,

bangamaqhawe bonke.

₁₇Bayakudla okuvuniweyo kwakho nesinkwa sakho,

badle amadodana akho namadodakazi akho,

badle izimvu zakho nezinkomo zakho,

badle imivini yakho nemikhiwane yakho,

bachithe ngenkemba imizi yakho ebiyelweyo othemba kuyo.

₁₈Kepha nangalezozinsuku, usho uJehova,

angiyikuniqeda ngokupheleleyo.

₁₉Kuyakuthi lapho nisho nithi:

UJehova uNkulunkulu wenu wenzeleni kithi konke lokhu na?

usho kubo ukuthi:

Njengalokho ningishiyile, nakhonza onkulunkulu babezizwe ezweni lakini,

kanjalo niyakukhonza abezizwe ezweni elingesilo elenu.

₂₀Memezani lokhu endlini kaJakobe,

nikuzwakalise kwaJuda ngokuthi:

₂₁Yizwani lokhu nina-bantu eniyiziwula neningenakuqonda,

eninamehlo, ningaboni kodwa,

eninezindlebe, ningezwa kodwa.

₂₂Aningesabi yini, usho uJehova,

anithuthumeli phambi kwami,

mina engibeké isihlabathi

sibe-ngumkhawulo wolwandle,

umncele ophakade olungenakudlula kuwo, na?

Noma lugubha, alunakuwahlula;

noma luduma, alunakudlula kuwo.

₂₃Kepha lababantu banenhliziyo eyambukileyo nehlubukileyo;

bambuka, bahamba.

₂₄Futhi abasho ezinhliziyweni zabo ukuthi:

Ake sesabe uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu

onika imvula eyokuqala neyamuva ngesikhathi sayo,

asigcinele amasonto anqunyiweyo okuvuna.

₂₅Ububi benu buchezukisile lokhu,

nezono zenu zinenqabele okuhle.

₂₆Ngokuba phakathi kwabantu bami kufunyanwa ababi,

baqamekela njengabacuphayo nabalinda izinyoni,

babeke ugibe,

babambe abantu.

₂₇Njengendlwana yezinyoni igcwele zona,

kanjalo izindlu zabo zigcwele inkohliso;

ngalokho bakhulile, bacebile.

₂₈Bakhuluphele, bayacwebezela;

yebo, bayadlula ezintweni zobubi;

abameli ukulunga,

abameli izintandane ukuba zihlahlamele,

nemfanelo yabampofu abayahluleli.

₂₉Angiyikubahambela ngalokho na? usho uJehova.

Umphefumulo wami awuyikuphindisa esizweni esinjengalesi na?

₃₀Okumangalisayo nokwesabekayo

kuyenziwa ezweni.

₃₁Abaprofethi baprofetha amanga,

abapristi babusa eceleni kwabo;

abantu bami bayakuthanda kanjalo,

kepha niyakwenze-njani ekupheleni na?