UJEREMIYA 6

₁Thuthani impahla eJerusalema nina-bantwana bakwaBenjamini,

nibethe amacilongo eThekhowa,

niphakamise insika yomusi eBeti-Hakeremi,

ngokuba ububi bulunguza ngasenyakatho

nokuchitha okukhulu.

₂Indodakazi yaseSiyoni etotosiweyo nethambileyo

ngiyakuyinquma.

₃Abelusi bayakufika kuyo benemihlambi yabo,

bamise amatende abo ngakuyo nxazonke,

baluse, kube-yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe.

₄Zingcweliseleni ukulwa nayo;

vukani, sikhuphuke emini.

Maye kithina! Ngokuba ilanga liyaphenduka,

namathunzi okuhlwa aselulekile.

₅Vukani, sikhuphuke ebusuku,

sichithe izindlu zayo zamakhosi.

₆Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova-Sebawoti, uthi:

Gawulani imithi yayo, ninqwabele iduli ngakulo iJerusalema.

Yiwo umuzi oyakuhanjelwa, ungukucindezela kuphela phakathi kwawo.

₇Njengomthombo umpompoza amanzi awo,

kanjalo umpompoza ububi bawo;

ubudlova nokubhubhisa kuzwakele phakathi kwawo;

ukugula namanxeba kukhona phambi kwami njalo.

₈Mawuxwayiswe, Jerusalema, funa umphefumulo wami wahlukane nawe,

funa ngikwenze incithakalo, izwe elingahlalwa.

₉Usho kanje uJehova-Sebawoti, uthi:

Bayakuyikhothoza nokuyikhothoza insali yakwaIsrayeli njengomvini;

buyisela isandla sakho emaqomeni njengobutha izithelo zomvini.

₁₀Ngiyakukhuluma kubani, ngifakaze ukuba bezwe, na?

Bheka, izindlebe zabo azisokile,

abanakulalela;

bheka, izwi likaNkulunkulu seliyihlazo kubo,

abathokozi ngalo.

₁₁Ngalokho ngigcwele ukufutheka kukaJehova,

ngikhathele ukunyamezela;

kuthululele phezu kwabantwana ezitaladini,

nasemihlanganweni yezinsizwa kanyekanye,

ngokuba nendoda iyakuthathwa nomkayo,

ogugileyo kanye nozinsuku zakhe zigcwele.

₁₂Izindlu zabo ziyakunikelwa kwabanye,

amasimu abo nawomkabo kanyekanye,

ngokuba ngiyakwelulela isandla sami

kwabakhileyo ezweni, usho uJehova.

₁₃Ngokuba kusukela kwabancane babo kuya kwabakhulu babo

bayaphanga impango bonke,

nabaprofethi nabapristi bonke

baqamba amanga.

₁₄Bapholisa kalula ukulimala kwabantu bami, bathi:

Ngukuthula, ngukuthula;

kepha akukho ukuthula.

₁₅Bayakuba-namahloni, ngokuba benza izinengiso;

nokho abanamahloni nakanye, abakhophozi;

ngalokho bayakuwa phakathi kwabawayo;

ngesikhathi sokubahambela kwami bayakukhubeka, usho uJehova.

₁₆Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Yimani ezindleleni, nibone,

nibuze imikhondo yasendulo ukuthi iphi indlela enhle,

nihambe ngayo, niyakufumana ukuphumula kwemiphefumulo yenu;

kepha bathi: Asiyikuhamba ngayo.

₁₇Ngase ngibeka abalindi phezu kwenu, ngithi:

Qaphelani ukukhala kwecilongo;

kepha bathi: Asiyikukuqaphela.

₁₈Ngalokho zwanini nina-zizwe, wazi wena-bandla

ukuthi yintoni ephakathi kwabo.

₁₉Yizwa wena-mhlaba ukuthi: Bheka, ngiyakwehlisela okubi phezu kwalababantu,

izithelo zemicabango yabo,

ngokuba abaqaphelanga amazwi ami,

nomthetho wami bawulahlile.

₂₀Ifikelani kimi inhlaka evela eSheba,

nomhlanga othaphukayo ovela ezweni elikude, na?

Iminikelo yenu yokushiswa ayamukeleki,

nemihlatshelo yenu ayimnandi kimi.

₂₁Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova, uthi:

Bheka, ngiyakubekela lababantu izikhubekiso,

oyise namadodana bakhubeke kanyekanye kuzo,

umakhelwane abhubhe kanye nomngane wakhe.

₂₂Usho kanje uJehova, uthi:

Bheka, kuvela abantu ezweni elisenyakatho;

isizwe esikhulu siyakuvuswa ekugcineni komhlaba.

₂₃Babamba umnsalo nomkhonto;

banonya, abanamusa, izwi labo liduma njengolwandle,

bakhwele amahashi, behleliwe njengabantu abayakulwa,

behlelelwe ukulwa nawe-ndodakazi yaseSiyoni.

₂₄Sizwile imibiko yalokho: izandla zethu ziyadangala;

usizi lusibambile, imihelo njengeyobelethayo.

₂₅Ningaphumeli endle,

ningahambi endleleni,

ngokuba isitha sinenkemba,

novalo nxazonke.

₂₆Ndodakazi yabantu bami, bhinca indwangu yamasaka,

uhuquzele emlotheni,

wenze isililo njengesendodana eyodwa,

ukukhala okumunyu,

ngokuba umphangi uyakusehlela masinyane.

₂₇Ngikubekile ukuba ube-ngumhloli nenqaba phakathi kwabantu bami,

wazi, uhlole indlela yabo.

₂₈Bahlubukile bonke nokuhlubuka, behamba behleba;

bayithusi nensimbi, bangabachithi bonke.

₂₉Izifutho ziyafutha,

kepha emlilweni kuphuma umthofu kuphela;

impela bancibilikisela ize nje,

ngokuba ababi abakhishwa.

₃₀Bayakuthiwa isiliva elilahlwayo,

ngokuba uJehova ubalahlile.