47 – Ukubizwa kukaJeremiya nomyalezo wakhe

₅“Ndakwazi ndingekakubumbi esizalweni sonyoko;

ndazahlulela wena ungekazalwa,

ndakwalatha ukuba ube ngumshumayeli kwiintlanga.”

“ ‘Ndikhumbula ukuzimisela kwakho ebutsheni bakho,

ukundithanda kwakho usengumtshakazi,

ukundilandela kwakho entlango, kumhlaba ongumqwebedu.

₃Ewe, uSirayeli wayengokaNdikhoyo ncakasana,

efana nolibo lwesivuno –

abaludlayo badla ityala,

intlekele ibafikele.’ ”

Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.

₄Libekeleni iindlebe ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo,

mzi kaYakobi, nani nonke zizwe zakwaSirayeli.

₅Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi:

“Bubi buni abâbubonáyo kum ooyihlo

bade bandityeshele nje belandela *oothixo abangento,

bade nabo babe zizinto ezingento?

₆Abazange babuze bathi:

‘Uphi na lo Ndikhoyo owasikhupha kumhlaba waseJiputa,

wasihambisa entlango kwilizwe elingumqwebedu lemiwewe;

kwilizwe lembalela nesithokothoko sobumnyama,

ilizwe ekungahambi bani kulo, kungekho namntu umiyo kulo?’

₇Ndanisa kumhlaba wendyebo,

ukuze nixhamle iziqhamo nentlutha yawo.

Koko nina nithe nakufika nawuxabhela umhlaba wam,

nalitsho lanezothe ilifa endininike lona.

₈Ababingeleli ababuzanga bathi: ‘Uphi na uNdikhoyo?’

Abaphathiswa-mthetho abandazanga,

abelusi bandivukela,

nabashumayeli bashumayela benefuthe likaBhali,

balandela *oothixo abangancedi lutho.”

₉“Ngoko ke ndisanimangalela,”

utsho umlomo *kaNdikhoyo.

“Ndiya kumangalela kwanezizukulwana zenu.

₁₀Khanikhe niwele niye kwiziqithi zamaKiti,

okanye nithumele iintlola eKedare,

ziye kuqinisekisa ukuba yakha yakho na into enjengale.

₁₁Lwakha lwakho phi na uhlanga olwananisa ngoothixo balo,

noba bengengoothixo ngenene?

Kodwa bona abantu bam balananisile iqhayiya labo

ngenxa yezinto ezingenaluncedo!

₁₂Yothukani, mazulu, yile nto,

nigubhe luloyiko, nithi khumnqa!”

Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.

₁₃“Kaloku lintlantlu mbini ityala labantu bam:

bandishiyile mna, mthombo wamanzi ampompozayo,

bazimbela awabo amaqula –

amaqula avuzayo ziintanda.”

₁₄“Ngaba uSirayeli likhoboka?

Ngaba wazalelwa ebukhobokeni na?

Ngani ukuba abe lixhoba?

₁₅Iingonyama ziyagquma, ziyamgragramela.

Seziwuqwenga-qwengile umhlaba wakhe,

zazitsho zaba ngamabhodlo angahlali bani izixeko zakwaSirayeli.

₁₆Ewe, abantu baseMemfisi naseTapanese

sebekugugule ukhakhayi.

₁₇Nguwe ngokwakho ozenzileyo,

kuba umfulathele *uNdikhoyo uThixo wakho

akuba ebekukhokela endleleni.

₁₈Khawutsho ke,

kungani ukuba uye kusela amanzi aseNayile eJiputa?

Kungani uye kusela amanzi aseYifrate eAsiriya?

₁₉Uza kuqeqeshwa bubugwenxa bakho;

uza kululekwa kukukreqa kwakho;

uza kubuqonda ubukrakra nobubi bokundifulathela

nokungankwantyi phambi kwam, mna Ndikhoyo, Thixo wakho.”

Lowo ngumlomo wengangalala uNdikhoyo onamandla onke.

₂₀“Kudala, Sirayeli, wayaphulayo idyokhwe,

waziqhawula izitrophu zakho,

usithi: ‘Andiyi kukukhonza.’

Ewe, ubuhamba ulala ezinkalweni zonke

nangaphantsi kwemithi yonke,

uziqhekeza uxela ihenyukazi.

₂₁Kanti ke mna ndakutyala;

ungumdiliya omhle othenjiweyo.

Kutheni ngoku sewajika waba ngumdiliya wasendle nje?

₂₂Nditsho nokuba ungade uzihlambe ngesoda,

uziguxe ngeyodwa isepha,

awusayi kusuka wona umdintsi wesono sakho.”

Lowo ngumlomo weNkosi *uNdikhoyo.

₂₃“Ungathini ukuthi: ‘Andizenyelisanga;

andikhange ndimlandele uBhali’?

Khangela umkhondo wakho entilini,

uzigqale izenzo zakho.

Ubufana nqwa nethokazi lenkamela lirhaqaza entlango,

₂₄nqwa nemazi yeqwarha lasentlango edumbileyo

ehamba isezela umoya, ifuna inkunzi.

Ngubani ongayithintelayo xa injalo?

Akukho nkunzi izixhamla ngayo kuloo meko –

isuka iyifumane lula ngelo xesha.

₂₅Sirayeli, musa ukuzityabula iinyawo

ude nomqala wakho utshe kukusukelana nezithixo.

Kambe ke uthi: ‘Akusancedi nto;

sendithandana noothixo basemzini;

andinakungabalandeli.’ ”

₂₆*UNdikhoyo uthi:

“Kanye njengoko lidana linyoshoze xa libhaqiwe isela,

koba njalo ukuhlazeka kukaSirayeli nookumkani bakhe,

neziphathamandla, ababingeleli, kunye nabashumayeli.

₂₇Bona bathi emthini: ‘Ungubawo wena.’

Elityeni bathi: ‘Nguwe ondizeleyo.’

Kaloku aba bantu beze ngenqentsu kum;

abezanga ngabuso.

Kodwa ngexesha leenkxwaleko ikwangabo abathi: ‘Phakama, usincede!’

₂₈Baphi kakade abo thixo bakho uzenzeleyo?

Mabavuke kaloku, bakuhlangule ngexesha lengxakeko.

Baninzi kangangeedolophu zakho oothixo bakho, Juda!

₂₉Nina ke, ningandibeka tyala lini,

inini nje xa ninonke abakreqileyo kum?”

Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.

₃₀“Naxa ndabohlwayayo abantwana benu,

abazanga baqeqesheke.

Suka nababulala ngekrele *abashumayeli,

banga baqwengwe ziingonyama.

₃₁Phulaphulani izwi likaNdikhoyo, nina besi sizukulwana!

Ndiyintlango na kuni, maSirayeli,

umhlaba osithokothoko sobumnyama?

Ke kutheni ukuba abantu bam bathi:

‘Siza kuhamba ngesiyibonayo.

Siyabhadula; soze siphinde size kuwe!’

₃₂Ikhe izilibale iintsimbi zayo intombi?

Yena umtshakazi ukhe awulibale umbhinqo wakhe?

Kodwa bona abantu bam sele kukade bandilibalayo.

₃₃Hayi ke indlela orhaqaza ngayo

uleqeka emva kwezithandwa zakho!

Sele unako ukufundisa nabafazi abangoongantweni.

₃₄Izambatho zakho zilijaja ligazi leendwayi nabantu abamsulwa,

ingelilo kambe elezikrelemnqa ozibhaqe ziqhekeza.

₃₅Naxa kunjalo usathi: ‘Ndimsulwa;

uNdikhoyo akasenawo umsindo ngakum.’

Kodwa ke mna Ndikhoyo ndiza kukohlwaya

naxa usithi akwenzanga sono.

₃₆Yini na ukuba urhaqaze kangaka, uzijika-jike iindlela zakho?

IJiputa iza kukuphoxa kanye ngalaa ndlela yaniphoxa ngayo neAsiriya.

₃₇Uya kuyishiya iJiputa unyoshoza ludano.

Mna Ndikhoyo ndibalahlile abo uthembele kubo;

akukho nto baya kukuphumelelisa kuyo.”

₁“Xa indoda imalile umkayo,

aze yena emke aye kwendela kwenye indoda,

ngaba ingaphinda ibuyele kuye?

Ngaba ilizwe lobe lingaxajelwanga ngokupheleleyo?

Hayi bo! Ubhatyaze nezithandwa zakho ezininzi, Sirayeli,

ukanti noko usafuna ukubuyela kum?”

Lowo ngumlomo *kaNdikhoyo.

₂“Phakamisela amehlo akho ezincotsheni zeenduli;

kuphi apho ungazanga wambathwe khona?

Ubufudula uhlala ecaleni lendlela,

ulindele izithandwa zakho,

oku komArabhu ohleli entlango.

Hayi bo, eli lizwe ulixabhele ngobubi bokuhenyuza kwakho.

₃Yiyo loo nto neemvula zanqanyulwayo nje;

yiyo loo nto neyasentlakohlaza ingasaniyo nje.

Akusenasazela oku kwehenyukazi;

sewaphelelwa naziintloni.

₄“Ukanti kwawena usathi kum:

‘Kaloku, tata, uyintandane yam kwasebutsheni bam.

₅Akunako ukuhlala unomsindo;

akuyi kundiqumbela kude kuye esiphelweni.’

Yintetho yakho ke leyo,

kodwa wenza amanyundululu kangangoko!”