Isitsha esaphukileyo
1Washo kanje uJehova, wathi: “Hamba uzithengele uphiso lwebumba lombumbi, uthathe amanye amalunga abantu namanye amalunga abapristi, 2uphume, uye esigodini sendodana kaHinomu esingasesikhaleni seSango Lezindengezi, umemezele khona amazwi engiyakuwasho kuwe, 3uthi: ‘Zwanini izwi likaJehova nina makhosi akwaJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema; usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Bhekani, ngiyakwehlisela okubi phezu kwale ndawo, nabo bonke abakuzwayo, izindlebe zabo ziyakunkeneneza ngakho. 4Ngokuba bangishiyile, benze le ndawo ukuba ibe ngeyabezizwe, bashisela abanye onkulunkulu impepho kuyo, abangabazanga, bona nawoyise namakhosi akwaJuda, bagcwalisa le ndawo ngegazi labangenacala, 5bakha izindawo eziphakemeyo zikaBali ukushisa amadodana abo ngomlilo, abe yiminikelo yokushiswa kuBali, engingakuyalanga, nengingakukhulumanga, nokungangenanga enhliziyweni yami, 6ngalokho bhekani, izinsuku ziyeza, usho uJehova, lapho le ndawo ayisayikubizwa ngokuthi iThofeti noma isigodi sendodana kaHinomu kepha isiGodi Sokubulala.
7“ ‘Ngiyakuchitha kule ndawo amasu akwaJuda naseJerusalema, ngibawise ngenkemba phambi kwezitha zabo, nangesandla sabafuna ukuphila kwabo, nginike izidumbu zabo zibe ngukudla kwezinyoni zezulu nokwezilwane zomhlaba. 8Ngiyakwenza lo muzi ukuba ube yisimangaliso nento encimfelwayo; bonke abadlula khona bayakumangala, bancimfe ngenxa yazo zonke izinhlupheko zawo. 9Ngiyakubadlisa inyama yamadodana abo neyamadodakazi abo, badle, kube yilowo nalowo inyama yomngane wakhe, ekuvinjezelweni nasekuxinekeni eziyakubaxina ngakho izitha zabo nabafuna ukuphila kwabo.’
10“Bese waphula uphiso phambi kwamadoda ahamba nawe, 11uthi kuwo: ‘Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: Ngiyakubulala kanjalo laba bantu nalo muzi njengokwaphulwa kwesitsha sombumbi esingasezukubuye sihlanganiswe; bayakumbela eThofeti, ngokuba akuyikubakho ndawo yokumbela. 12Ngiyakwenze njalo kule ndawo, usho uJehova, nakwabakhileyo kuyo, ngenze lo muzi ube njengeThofeti: 13izindlu zaseJerusalema nezindlu zamakhosi akwaJuda, ezoniweyo, ziyakuba njengeThofeti, yebo, zonke izindlu, abashisele ibandla lasezulwini impepho phezu kwezimpahla zazo, bathululela abanye onkulunkulu iminikelo yokuphuzwa.’ ”
UJeremiya usesitokisini*
14Wayesebuya uJeremiya eThofeti lapho uNkulunkulu ayemthume khona ukuba aprofethe; wema agcekeni lendlu kaJehova, wathi kubantu bonke: 15“Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Bhekani, ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwalo muzi nemizana yawo konke okubi engikushilo ngawo, ngokuba benze lukhuni intamo yabo, ukuze bangezwa amazwi ami.’ ”
