UJEREMIYA 50

₂“Xelani nivakalise ezintlangeni,

niphakamise ibhanile niqononondise.

Musani ukufihlisa, koko yithini:

‘Ithinjiwe iBhabheli;

uhlazekile uBhele;

uMarduki uyankwantya luloyiko.

Zihlazekile izithixo zabo;

ziyankwantya izinto ezingamasikizi abazinqulayo.’

₃Kaloku ihlaselwe luhlanga lwasentla

oluya kwenza ilizwe libe senkangala.

Aliyi kumiwa bani –

bobaleka bemke abantu kwanezilwanyane.

₄“Ngaloo mihla nangelo xesha,”

lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo,

“abantu bakwaSirayeli nabantu bakwaJuda

baya kuhamba kunye belila,

befuna uNdikhoyo uThixo wabo.

₅Baya kubuza indlela esinga eZiyon,

babheke kuyo, bathi:

‘Yizani, sizimanye noNdikhoyo

ngomnqophiso ongenasiphelo nongasayi kulityalwa.’

₆“Abantu bam bâba ziigusha ezilahlekileyo;

balahlekisiwe ngabelusi babo,

babhadula ezintabeni,

bajikeleza iintaba neenduli,

bayilibala indawo yabo yokuphumla.

₇Babedliwa ngabo bonke ababafumanayo;

iintshaba zabo zazisithi: ‘Asinatyala.

Kaloku bamonile uNdikhoyo,

yena olidlelo lenene,

yena Ndikhoyo ithemba looyise.’

₈“Balekani niphume eBhabheli;

lishiyeni izwe lamaKaledi,

nixelise iinkunzi zeebhokwe ezikhokela umhlambi weegusha.

₉Kuba kaloku kwelasentla ndiya kuvelisa igqiza leentlanga ezinkulu;

ndizifunzela eBhabheli.

Ziya kuwacwangcisa amajoni, abe zizintlu zokulwa,

ziyihlasele zivela ngasentla, ziyithimbe.

Iintolo zabo ziya kuba njengamagorha anobuchule angabuyi elambatha.

₁₀Loba lixhoba elamaKaledi,

abathimbi balo bathimbe bade banele.”

Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.

₁₁“Nakuba nivuya nidlamkile,

nina baphangi belifa lam,

nakuba nidloba njengethokazi elibhulayo,

nakuba nikhala okweenkunzi zamahashe,

₁₂uya kuba neentloni gqitha unyoko iBhabheli;

uya kuhlazeka onizeleyo.

Niyabona, uya kuba ngowokugqibela ezintlangeni –

intlango, umqwebedu, inkqantosi.

₁₃Ngenxa yengqumbo kaNdikhoyo uya kuba sisixeko esingamiwa bani,

indawo eyinkangala mpela.

Bonke abadlulayo eBhabeli baya kothuka,

bathi khumnqa ngenxa yokubhukuqwa kwayo.

₁₄“Yakhani uhlelo, niyingqinge iBhabheli,

nina nonke batyedi besaphetha.

Tolani nitsho kuyo, ningashiyi lutolo,

kuba imonile uNdikhoyo.

₁₅Hlabani umkhosi macala onke!

Iyanikezela –

iinqaba zayo ziwile;

iindonga zayo zidiliziwe.

Yimpindezelo kaNdikhoyo le;

phindezelani ke kuyo,

nenze kuyo njengoko nayo yenze kwabanye.

₁₆Mnqumleni eBhabheli umhlwayeli

nalowo uphethe irhengqa ngexesha lokuvuna.

Ngenxa yokudlavula kwekrele

elowo ubheka ebantwini bakowabo,

elowo ubalekela ezweni lakowabo.

₁₇“USirayeli uyigusha ebhacileyo;

usukelwe ziingonyama.

Eyokuqala eyamdlayo ngukumkani waseAsiriya;

eyokugqibela ukugramza amathambo akhe nguNebhukadenezare ukumkani waseBhabheli.”

“Niyabona, ndiza kumohlwaya ukumkani waseBhabheli nelizwe lakhe

njengoko ndamohlwayayo ukumkani waseAsiriya.

₁₉Ke yena uSirayeli ndiya kumbuyisela edlelweni lakhe,

adle eKarmele naseBhashan,

ahluthe ezintabeni zakwaEfrayim nezaseGiliyadi.

₂₀Ngaloo mihla nangelo xesha,”

lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo,

“buya kufunwa ubugwenxa bukaSirayeli,

kodwa bungabikho;

ziya kufunwa nezono zikaJuda,

kodwa zingafumaneki.

Kaloku ndiya kuwaxolela loo masalela ndiwasindisayo.

₂₁“Lihlasele ilizwe laseMeratayim nabemi basePekode;

babulale ubatshabalalise ngokupheleleyo.”

Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.

“Kwenze konke endikuyalele kona.

₂₂Isithonga semfazwe sivakala elizweni,

isandi sobhukuqo olukhulu.

₂₃Nantso intlekekile ihamile eyayikhanda ihlabathi!

Hayi ukuba ngamanyumnyezi kweBhabheli phakathi kweentlanga!

₂₄Ndikuthiyele, Bhabheli,

wabanjiswa ungaqondi.

Ufunyenwe, wabhajiswa,

kuba uchasene noNdikhoyo.

₂₅UNdikhoyo ubavulile oovimba bakhe,

wazikhupha izikhali zengqumbo yakhe,

kuba iNkosi uNdikhoyo enamandla onke

inomsebenzi ezweni lamaKaledi.

₂₆Yihlaseleni iBhabheli, nivela macala onke.

Zivuleni izisele zayo,

nizifumbe izidumbu zibe ngathi ziimfumba zombona.

Ewe, tshabalalisani ngokupheleleyo,

kungabikho masalela.

₂₇Zigwazeni zonke iinkokheli zayo;

mazibe ngathi ziinkunzi ezixhelwayo.

Yeha ke, bona! Imini yabo ifikile;

ixesha labo lokohlwaywa ligalelekile.

₂₈Phulaphulani!

Ababalekileyo basinda ezweni laseBhabheli bayathetha eZiyon;

babhengeza impindezelo kaNdikhoyo uThixo wethu,

nditsho ukuziphindezela kwakhe ngenxa yendlu yakhe.

₂₉“Bahlabeleni umkhosi abatoli, beze eBhabheli,

bona bonke abatyeda isaphetha.

Yingqingeni macala onke,

kungabikho bani uphuncukayo.

Yibuyekezeni ngokwezenzo zayo;

yenza kuyo njengoko yona yenze kwabanye.

Kaloku imdelile uNdikhoyo uYedwa kaSirayeli.

₃₀Ke ngoko amadodana ayo aya kuwa ezitalatweni,

amajoni ayo aphele loo mini.”

Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.

₃₁“Uyabona, ndikuchasile, ntondini izidlayo.”

Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo iNkosi enamandla onke.

“Ifikile imini yakho;

ligalelekile ixesha lakho lokohlwaywa.

₃₂Lo uzidlayo uza kukhubeka awe,

kungabikho bani umvusayo.

Ndiza kuphemba umlilo ezidolophini zakhe,

utshise bonke abamngqongileyo.”

“Aphantsi kwengcinezelo amaSirayeli,

kwanamaJuda ngokunjalo.

Avalelwe ngabo bantu athinjwe ngabo;

abavumi ukuwandulula.

₃₄Kambe uMkhululi wawo womelele;

nditsho lo ugama linguNdikhoyo onamandla onke.

Uya kuwalamlela kwabo bawachasayo,

alinike inzolo ilizwe lawo,

abagungqise abemi baseBhabheli.

₃₅“Ikrele maliwafikele amaKaledi nabemi baseBhabheli,

bekunye neziphathamandla nezilumko zayo.”

Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.

₃₆“Ikrele malibafikele oosiyazi bayo,

basuke babe ziziyatha.

Ikrele maliwafikele amagorha,

asuke abe ngamagwala.

₃₇Ikrele maliwafikele amahashe neenqwelo,

kwanawo onke amajoni engqesho ayo,

asuke abe njengabafazi.

Ikrele malibufikele ubuncwane bayo,

busuke buphangwe.

₃₈Ukubalela makuwafikele amanzi ayo,

asuke atshe.

Kuba kaloku ililizwe lemifanekiso yezithixo,

izithixo eziya kutsho zigeziswe kukothuka.

₃₉“Ke ngoko iBhabheli iya kuba sisikhundla seengcuka noodyakalashe,

ibe yindawo ehlala iinciniba.

Ayisoze iphinde imiwe bantu,

ingahlalwa bani izizukulwana ngezizukulwana.

₄₀Njengoko uThixo wazibhukuqayo iSodom neGomora

kwakunye needolophu ezingqongileyo,

kwangokunjalo akuyi kuhlala bani,

kungayi kuphambukela mntu khona.”

Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.

₄₁“Niyabona, kuza abantu, bevela entla;

uhlanga olukhulu nookumkani abaninzi bayaxhokonkxwa,

bevela eziphelweni zehlabathi.

₄₂Baxhobe izaphetha nemikhonto;

bazizikhohlakali ezingenamfesane.

Isingqi sokufika kwabo bekhwele amahashe

kunga kukugquma kolwandle.

Baxhobe baf' amacala,

khon' ukuze bahlasele wena, ntombindini Bhabheli.

₄₃Ukumkani waseBhabheli uve iindaba ngabo,

zangenwa ngumkhinkqi iingalo,

lwangongoza uvalo oku komfazi olunywayo.

₄₄Niyabona, njengengonyama ephuma kwiintshinyela zamatyholo eJordan,

iye emadlelweni ahlala eyokozela,

kuya kuba njalo ukuyigxotha kwam ngephanyazo kwelakowayo iBhabheli.

Ngubani na onyuliweyo nendiya kumalatha ukuze andenzele oku?

Kakade ngubani onjengam onokumelana nam,

ingubani umalusi onokuxaba endleleni yam?”

₄₅Ke ngoko liveni icebo likaNdikhoyo alicebileyo ngeBhabheli,

izigqibo zakhe agqibe ngazo ngokubhekisele kwilizwe lamaKaledi.

Inene, namatakane aya kuqwengwa,

umhlambi uthi khumnqa ngenxa yawo.

₄₆Ihlabathi liya kunyikima sisithonga sokuthinjwa kweBhabheli,

isikhalo sayo sivakale ezintlangeni.