UJEREMIYA 33

₁Izwi likaJehova lafika kuJeremiya ngokwesibili, esavalelwe egcekeni letilongo, lathi:

₂Usho kanje uJehova okwenzayo, uJehova okubumbayo ukuba akuqinise, nguJehova igama lakhe, uthi:

₃Ngibize, ngiyakukuphendula, ngikutshele izinto ezinkulu nezifihlekileyo ongazaziyo.

₄Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli ngezindlu zalomuzi nangezindlu zamakhosi akwaJuda ezidilizelwe ukuzivikela kuwo amaduli nenkemba, uthi:

₅Bafika ukulwa namaKaledi, bazigcwalisa ngezidumbu zabantu engibabulele ngentukuthelo yami nangokufutheka kwami, nengifihlele lomuzi ubuso bami ngenxa yabo bonke ububi babo.

₆Bheka, ngiyakuwulethela impilo nokuphulukiswa, ngibelaphe, ngibambulele ukuthula nokulondeka okuningi.

₇Ngiyakukubuyisa ukuthunjwa kukaJuda nokuthunjwa kukaIsrayeli, ngibakhe njengakuqala.

₈Ngiyakubahlambulula kubo bonke ububi babo aboné ngabo kimi, ngithethelele zonke izono zabo aboné ngazo kimi nabaphambuké kimi ngazo.

₉Umuzi uyakuba-yigama lokujabula kimi, nelodumo, nelendumiso ngaphambi kwezizwe zonke zomhlaba eziyakuzwa konke okuhle engibenzela khona, zesabe, zithuthumele ngakho konke okuhle nangakho konke ukuthula engiwenzela khona.

₁₀Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Kuyakubuye kuzwakale kulendawo enithi ngayo ichithekile, ayinamuntu nazilwane, nasemizini yakwaJuda nasezitaladini zaseJerusalema ezichithekileyo ezingenamuntu nazilwane,

₁₁izwi lokujabula nezwi lokuthokoza, izwi lomyeni nezwi lomakoti, izwi labathi: Bongani uJehova-Sebawoti, ngokuba uJehova muhle, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade, nelabaletha iminikelo yokubonga endlini kaJehova. Ngokuba ngiyakukubuyisa ukuthunjwa kwezwe njengakuqala, usho uJehova.

₁₂Usho kanje uJehova-Sebawoti, uthi: Kuyakubuye kube-khona kulendawo echithekileyo, engenamuntu nazilwane, nakuyo yonke imizi yayo ikhaya labelusi abenza ukuba izimvu zabo zibuthise.

₁₃Emizini yasezintabeni, nasemizini yasehlanzeni, nasemizini yaseningizimu, nasezweni lakwaBenjamini, nasemaphethelweni aseJerusalema, nasemizini yakwaJuda izimvu ziyakubuye zidlule phansi kwezandla zozibalayo, usho uJehova.

₁₄Bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, usho uJehova, engiyakuliqinisa ngazo izwi elihle engilikhulumé ngendlu kaIsrayeli nangendlu kaJuda.

₁₅Ngalezozinsuku nangalesosikhathi ngiyakuhlumisela uDavide iHlumela lokuLunga; liyakwenza ukwahlulela nokulunga emhlabeni.

₁₆Ngalezozinsuku uJuda uyakusindiswa, neJerusalema liyakuhlala lilondekile; yileligama eliyakubizwa ngalo, elithi: ujehova ungukulunga kwethu.

₁₇Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Akuyikunqunywa kuDavide umuntu oyakuhlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sendlu kaIsrayeli,

₁₈kunganqunywa futhi kubapristi amaLevi umuntu phambi kwami oyakunikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa, ashise iminikelo yempuphu, anikele ngemihlatshelo izinsuku zonke.

₁₉Izwi likaJehova lafika kuJeremiya, lathi:

₂₀Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Uma naphula isivumelwano sami semini nesivumelwano sami sobusuku, kuze kungabikho imini nobusuku ngesikhathi sakho,

₂₁khona isivumelwano sami noDavide inceku yami siyakwaphulwa ukuze angabi-nandodana yokubusa esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, kanye namaLevi abapristi, izikhonzi zami.

₂₂Njengebandla lasezulwini lingenakubalwa, nesihlabathi solwandle singenakulinganiswa, kanjalo ngiyakwandisa inzalo kaDavide inceku yami namaLevi angikhonzayo.

₂₃Izwi likaJehova labuye lafika kuJeremiya, lathi:

₂₄Awunakanga yini abakukhulumileyo lababantu, bethi: Imindeni yomibili ayikhethayo uyilahlile na? Base bebadelela abantu bami, baze bangabe besaba-yisizwe ngaphambi kwabo.

₂₅Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Uma isivumelwano sami semini nesobusuku singemi, ngingamisanga izimiso zezulu nomhlaba,

₂₆ngiyakulahla inzalo kaJakobe nekaDavide inceku yami, ukuze ngingathathi enzalweni yakhe ababusi benzalo ka-Abrahama, nekaIsaka, nekaJakobe, ngokuba ngiyakukubuyisa ukuthunjwa kwabo, ngibahawukele.