UJeremiya 2

₂“ ‘Ngikukhumbulela umusa wobusha bakho,

nothando lwakho, usengumakoti,

nokungilandela kwakho ehlane,

izwe elingatshalwanga.

₃U-Israyeli ungcwele kuJehova,

ululibo lwezithelo zakhe;

bonke abazidlayo bayathola icala,

okubi kuyakubehlela,’ ” usho uJehova.

₄Zwanini izwi likaJehova

nina ndlu kaJakobe,

nani mindeni yonke yendlu ka-Israyeli.

₅Usho kanje uJehova, uthi:

“Ububi buni oyihlo ababufumene kimi,

baze badeda kude nami,

balandela okuyize, baba yize, na?

₆Abashongo ukuthi:

‘Uphi uJehova owasikhuphula ezweni laseGibithe,

wasihola ehlane

ezweni lezingwadule nelemigodi,

ezweni elomileyo nelethunzi lokufa,

ezweni elingadatshulwa muntu,

nalapho kungahlali muntu khona, na?’

₇Nganingenisa ezweni elivundileyo

ukuba nidle izithelo zalo nokuhle kwalo,

kepha lapho seningenile,

nalingcolisa izwe lami,

nenza ifa lami laba yisinengiso.

₈Abapristi abashongo ukuthi:

‘Uphi uJehova?’

Abaphethe umthetho babengazi,

ababusi baphambuka kimi,

abaprofethi baprofetha ngoBali,

balandela okungenakusiza.

₉“Ngalokho ngiyakuphikisana nani,” usho uJehova,

“ngiphikisane nabantwana babantwana benu.

₁₀Dlulani eziqhingini zaseKitimi, nibone,

nithume eKedari, niqonde kahle,

nibone uma yake yaba khona into enjengalena na?

₁₁Isizwe sike senana ngawonkulunkulu

abangesibo onkulunkulu na?

Kepha abantu bami benanile udumo lwabo

ngokungenakusiza.

₁₂Mangalani ngalokho, mazulu,

nithuthumele, nichitheke impela,” usho uJehova.

₁₃“Ngokuba abantu bami benzile okubi okubili:

bangishiyile, umthombo wamanzi aphilileyo,

bazigubhele imithombo,

imithombo evuzayo,

amanzi angenakuhlala kuyo.

₁₄U-Israyeli uyisigqila yini,

uyisigqila esazalelwa ekhaya na?

Waba kanjani impango na?

₁₅Amabhongo ezingonyama abhongile phezu kwakhe, akhonya,

alenza izwe lakhe laba yincithakalo;

imizi yakhe ishisiwe,

kungekho owakhe kuyo.

₁₆Nabantwana baseNofi naseThahipanesi

baphuca ukhakhayi lwakho.

₁₇Awuzenzeli lokhu wena

ngokushiya kwakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho,

lapho ekuhola endleleni, na?

₁₈Manje unani endleleni eya eGibithe

ukuba uphuze amanzi aseSihori, na?

Unani endleleni eya e-Asiriya

ukuba uwaphuze amanzi omfula na?

₁₉Ububi bakho buyakukulaya,

nokuhlehla kwakho kuyakukusola;

yazi, ubone ukuthi kuyinto embi nebabayo

yokuthi umhlubukile uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho

nokuthi ukungesaba akukho kuwe,” isho iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti.

₂₀“Ngokuba walaphula ijoka lakho endulo,

wazigqabula izibopho zakho,

wathi: ‘Angiyikukhonza.’

Ngokuba kuwo onke amagquma aphakemeyo

naphansi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlaza

walala njengesifebe.

₂₁Mina ngakutshala ungumvini omuhle,

imbewu elungileyo yodwa;

pho, uphenduke kanjani waba yigatsha elonakeleyo kimi,

elomvini wabezizwe, na?

₂₂Ngokuba noma ugeza ngesoda,*

uzithathele insipho eningi,

ububi bakho bulotshiwe phambi kwami,” isho iNkosi uJehova.

₂₃“Ungasho kanjani ukuthi:

‘Angingcolile,

angilandelanga oBali,’ na?

Bheka indlela yakho esigodini,

wazi ukuthi wenzeni:

uyikamela lensikazi elinejubane,

elizulazula ezindleleni zalo,

₂₄nembongolo yasendle ejwayele ihlane,

esezela umoya ngokukhanuka kwayo;

ngubani ongavimbela inkanuko yayo na?

Bonke abayifunayo abayikukhathala,

bayakuyifumana ngenyanga yayo.

₂₅Nqanda unyawo lwakho lungabi olungenasicathulo,

nomphimbo wakho ukuba ungomi;

kepha wathi: ‘Kuyize;

cha, ngithandile abafokazi,

ngiyakubalandela.’

₂₆“Njengesela linamahloni,

lapho selifunyenwe,

kanjalo indlu yakwa-Israyeli iyakuba namahloni,

bona kanye namakhosi abo,

nezikhulu zabo,

nabapristi babo, nabaprofethi babo

₂₇abathi emthini: ‘Ungubaba,’

nasetsheni: ‘Wena wangizala.’

Ngokuba bangifulathele, abangibheki;

kepha ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwabo

bayakusho ukuthi:

‘Vuka, usisindise.’

₂₈Baphi onkulunkulu bakho

ozenzele bona na?

Mabavuke, uma bengakusindisa

ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwakho,

ngokuba njengomumo wemizi yakho,

banjalo onkulunkulu bakho, Juda.

₂₉“Niphikisanelani nami na?

Niphambukile kimi nonke,” usho uJehova.

₃₀“Ngibashayele ize abantwana benu,

abakwamukelanga ukulaywa;

inkemba yenu ibadlile abaprofethi benu

njengengonyama echithayo.

“Bengiyihlane ku-Israyeli,

noma izwe lesigayegaye, na?

Basholoni abantu bami ukuthi:

‘Sesidlubulundile,

asisayikubuyela kuwe,’ na?

₃₂Intombi ingakhohlwa yini izivunulo zayo,

nomakoti ixhama lakhe, na?

Nokho abantu bami bangikhohliwe izinsuku ezingenakubalwa.

₃₃Ulungisa kahle kanjani

indlela yakho ukufuna uthando!

Ngalokho nabesifazane ababi

ubafundisile izindlela zakho.

₃₄Nasemiphethweni yakho kufunyenwe igazi

labampofu abangenacala,

kungabi ngukuthi ubafumene befohla.

Kepha kukho konke lokhu

₃₅uthi: ‘Anginacala.’

Nempela intukuthelo yakhe ibuyile kimi.

Bheka, ngiyakwahlulelana nawe,

ngokuba uthi: ‘Angonanga.’

₃₆Usheshelani kangaka

ukuyiguqula indlela yakho na?

Uyakujabha nangeGibithe,

njengalokho wajabhiswa yi-Asiriya.

₃₇Uyakuphuma nalapho,

izandla zakho zisekhanda,

ngokuba uJehova uyabalahla obethembayo,

awuyikuphumelela kubo.