UJeremiya 18

₁Izwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova, lithi: ₂“Suka wehlele endlini yombumbi, ngikuzwise khona amazwi ami.” ₃Ngehlela endlini yombumbi; bheka, wasebenza umsebenzi wakhe esondweni lokubumba. ₄Kepha isitsha asenza ngebumba sonakala esandleni sombumbi; wabuye wenza esinye isitsha njengokuhle emehlweni ombumbi ukuba asenze.

₅Lase lifika izwi likaJehova kimi, lithi: ₆“Bengingenze kinina ndlu ka-Israyeli njengalo mbumbi na?” usho uJehova. “Bhekani, njengebumba esandleni sombumbi, ninjalo esandleni sami nina ndlu ka-Israyeli. ₇Ngesikhathi esithile, lapho ngikhuluma ngesizwe nangombuso ukuwusiphula, nokuwudiliza, nokuwuchitha, ₈leso sizwe engikhulumile ngaso bese siphenduka ebubini baso, ngiyakubuya kukho okubi ebengicabanga ukukwenza kuso. ₉Ngesinye isikhathi ngikhuluma ngesizwe nangombuso ukuwakha nokuwutshala; ₁₀uma senza okubi emehlweni ami, singalilaleli izwi lami, ngiyakubuya kukho okuhle ebengisho ukuthi ngiyakusenzela khona.

₁₁“Manje yisho kubantu bakwaJuda nakwabakhileyo eJerusalema, uthi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Bhekani, nginibumbela okubi, ngiceba icebo ngani; buyani, kube yilowo nalowo endleleni yakhe embi, nizenze izindlela zenu nezenzo zenu zibe zinhle.’ ₁₂Kepha bathi: ‘Kuyize, ngokuba siyakulandela amacebo ethu, senze, kube yilowo nalowo ngenkani yenhliziyo yakhe embi.’ ”

₁₃Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova, uthi:

₁₈Base bethi: “Wozani simcebele uJeremiya amacebo, ngokuba umthetho awuyikuphela kumpristi, nesu kohlakaniphileyo, nezwi kumprofethi, sihambe simshaye ngolimi, singaqapheli nelilodwa lamazwi akhe.”