UJeremiya 10

“Ningayifundi indlela yabezizwe,

ningashaywa luvalo ngezibonakaliso zasezulwini,

ngokuba abezizwe bezesaba.

₃Ngokuba imikhuba yabantu iyize,

lokhu kugawulwa umuthi ehlathini;

ngumsebenzi wesandla sesisebenzi ngembazo.

₄Bawenza ube muhle ngesiliva nangegolide,

bawubethela ngezipikili nangezando

ukuba ungazamazami.

₅Ungumsebenzi okhandiweyo, awukhulumi;

uyathwalwa nokuthwalwa,

ngokuba awuhambi.

Ungawesabi, ngokuba awenzi okubi,

nokuhle awunakukwenza.”

₆Akakho onjengawe Jehova;

umkhulu, igama lakho likhulu ngobuqhawe.

₇Ngubani ongekwesabe,

Nkosi yezizwe,

ngokuba uyimfanelo yakho,

ngokuba phakathi kwabo bonke

abahlakaniphileyo bezizwe

nakuyo yonke imibuso yabo akakho onjengawe.

₈Bayiziphukuphuku, bayiziwula bonke;

ngukulaya kwezithombe;

kungumuthi nje,

₉nezingcwecwe zesiliva

ezilethwe zivela eTharishishi

negolide lase-Ofiri,

umsebenzi wesisebenzi nowezandla zomkhandi,

kugqokiswe okuluhlaza nokububende,

kungumsebenzi wabahlakaniphileyo konke.

₁₀Kepha uJehova unguNkulunkulu weqiniso,

unguNkulunkulu ophilileyo neNkosi yaphakade;

ngentukuthelo yakhe umhlaba uyazamazama,

izizwe azinakuma ngokufutheka kwakhe.

₁₂Wawenza umhlaba ngamandla akhe,

walimisa izwe ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe,

ngokuqonda kwakhe waleneka izulu.

₁₃Lapho elizwakalisa izwi lakhe,

kungukuhlokoma kwamanzi ezulwini;

uzikhuphula izinkungu emikhawulweni yomhlaba,

enzele imvula unyazi,

awukhiphe umoya endlini yengcebo.

₁₄Bonke abantu bayiziphukuphuku,

abanakwazi;

bonke abakhandi bajabhiswa nezithombe zabo ezibaziweyo,

ngokuba izithombe zabo ezibunjiweyo zingamanga,

nomoya awukho kuzo.

₁₅Ziyize, umsebenzi wenkohliso;

ngesikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwabo ziyakubhubha.

₁₆Oyisabelo sikaJakobe akanjengalezo,

ngokuba nguye obumbile konke;

u-Israyeli uyisizwe sefa lakhe,

nguJehova Sebawoti igama lakhe.

₁₇Qoqa umshuqulo wakho ezweni

wena ohlezi ekuvinjezelweni.

₁₈Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi:

“Bheka, ngiyakubazwiba abakhileyo

ezweni ngalo mzuzwana,

ngibacindezele ukuze bakuzwe.”

₁₉Maye kimina ngenxa yokulimala kwami!

Ukushaywa kwami kunzima.

Kepha ngithi mina:

“Nempela lokhu kulusizi lwami,

ngiyakuluthwala.”

₂₀Itende lami lichithakele,

zonke izintambo zami zigqabukile;

abantwana bami basukile kimi,

kabasekho;

kasekho owokwelula itende lami

nowokumisa izilenge zami.

₂₁Ngokuba abelusi bayiziphukuphuku,

abamfunanga uJehova;

ngalokho abaphumelelanga,

nomhlambi wabo wonke uhlakazekile.

₂₂Bheka, kusondela izwi lombiko,

nokuzamazama okukhulu okuvela ezweni lasenyakatho,

ukuba kwenze imizi yakwaJuda ibe yincithakalo,

indawo yokuhlala kwamakhanka.

₂₃Ngiyazi, Jehova,

ukuthi indlela yomuntu ayikuye uqobo;

akukuyo indoda ukuba ihambe,

iqondise izinyathelo zayo.

₂₄Ngilaye, Jehova,

kepha ngokwahlulela,

kungabi ngentukuthelo yakho,

funa ungenze into engelutho.

₂₅Thulula ukufutheka kwakho phezu

kwabezizwe abangakwaziyo

naphezu kwemindeni engalibizi igama lakho,

ngokuba bamdlile uJakobe;

yebo, bamdlile bamqeda,

balichitha ikhaya lakhe.