UJeremiya 6

₁“Thuthani impahla eJerusalema

nina bantwana bakwaBenjamini,

nibethe amacilongo eThekhowa,

niphakamise insika yomusi eBeti Hakeremi,

ngokuba ububi bulunguza ngasenyakatho

nokuchitha okukhulu.

₂Indodakazi yaseSiyoni etotosiweyo nethambileyo

ngiyakuyinquma.

₃Abelusi bayakufika kuyo benemihlambi yabo,

bamise amatende abo ngakuyo nxazonke,

baluse, kube yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe.”

₄“Zingcweliseleni ukulwa nayo;

vukani, sikhuphuke emini.

Maye kithina! Ngokuba ilanga liyaphenduka,

namathunzi okuhlwa aselulekile.

₅Vukani, sikhuphuke ebusuku,

sichithe izindlu zayo zamakhosi.”

“Gawulani imithi yayo,

ninqwabele iduli ngakulo iJerusalema.

Yiwo umuzi oyakuhanjelwa,

ungukucindezela kuphela phakathi kwawo.

₇Njengomthombo umpompoza amanzi awo,

kanjalo umpompoza ububi bawo;

ubudlova nokubhubhisa kuzwakele phakathi kwawo;

ukugula namanxeba kukhona phambi kwami njalo.

₈Mawuxwayiswe, Jerusalema,

funa umphefumulo wami wahlukane nawe,

funa ngikwenze incithakalo,

izwe elingahlalwa.”

“Bayakuyikhothoza nokuyikhothoza

insali yakwa-Israyeli njengomvini;

buyisela isandla sakho emaqomeni

njengobutha izithelo zomvini.”

₁₀Ngiyakukhuluma kubani,

ngifakaze ukuba bezwe, na?

Bheka, izindlebe zabo azisokile,

abanakulalela;

bheka, izwi likaNkulunkulu seliyihlazo kubo,

abathokozi ngalo.

₁₁Ngalokho ngigcwele ukufutheka kukaJehova,

ngikhathele ukunyamezela.

“Kuthululele phezu kwabantwana ezitaladini,

nasemihlanganweni yezinsizwa kanyekanye,

ngokuba nendoda iyakuthathwa nomkayo,

ogugileyo kanye nozinsuku zakhe zigcwele.

₁₂Izindlu zabo ziyakunikelwa kwabanye,

amasimu abo nawomkabo kanyekanye,

ngokuba ngiyakwelulela isandla sami

kwabakhileyo ezweni,” usho uJehova.

₁₃“Ngokuba kusukela kwabancane babo

kuya kwabakhulu babo

bayaphanga impango bonke,

nabaprofethi nabapristi bonke baqamba amanga.

₁₄Bapholisa kalula ukulimala kwabantu bami,

bathi: ‘Ngukuthula, ngukuthula,’

kepha akukho ukuthula.

₁₅Bayakuba namahloni,

ngokuba benza izinengiso;

nokho abanamahloni nakanye,

abakhophozi;

ngalokho bayakuwa phakathi kwabawayo;

ngesikhathi sokubahambela kwami

bayakukhubeka,” usho uJehova.

“Yimani ezindleleni, nibone,

nibuze imikhondo yasendulo

ukuthi iphi indlela enhle,

nihambe ngayo,

niyakufumana ukuphumula kwemiphefumulo yenu;

kepha bathi: ‘Asiyikuhamba ngayo.’

₁₇Ngase ngibeka abalindi phezu kwenu,

ngithi: ‘Qaphelani ukukhala kwecilongo,’

kepha bathi: ‘Asiyikukuqaphela.’

₁₈Ngalokho zwanini nina zizwe,

wazi wena bandla

ukuthi yintoni ephakathi kwabo.

₁₉Yizwa wena mhlaba ukuthi: Bheka,

ngiyakwehlisela okubi phezu kwalaba bantu,

izithelo zemicabango yabo,

ngokuba abaqaphelanga amazwi ami,

nomthetho wami bawulahlile.

₂₀Ifikelani kimi inhlaka evela eSheba,

nomhlanga othaphukayo ovela ezweni elikude, na?

Iminikelo yenu yokushiswa ayamukeleki,

nemihlatshelo yenu ayimnandi kimi.”

“Bheka, ngiyakubekela laba bantu izikhubekiso,

oyise namadodana bakhubeke kanyekanye kuzo,

umakhelwane abhubhe kanye nomngane wakhe.”

“Bheka, kuvela abantu ezweni elisenyakatho;

isizwe esikhulu siyakuvuswa ekugcineni komhlaba.

₂₃Babamba umnsalo nomkhonto;

banonya, abanamusa,

izwi labo liduma njengolwandle,

bakhwele amahhashi,

behleliwe njengabantu abayakulwa,

behlelelwe ukulwa nawe ndodakazi yaseSiyoni.”

₂₄Sizwile imibiko yalokho:

izandla zethu ziyadangala;

usizi lusibambile,

imihelo njengeyobelethayo.

₂₅Ningaphumeli endle,

ningahambi endleleni,

ngokuba isitha sinenkemba,

navalo nxazonke.

₂₆Ndodakazi yabantu bami,

bhinca indwangu yamasaka,

uhuquzele emlotheni,

wenze isililo njengesendodana eyodwa,

ukukhala okumunyu,

ngokuba umphangi uyakusehlela masinyane.

₂₇“Ngikubekile ukuba ube ngumhloli

nenqaba phakathi kwabantu bami,

wazi, uhlole indlela yabo.

₂₈Bahlubukile bonke nokuhlubuka,

behamba behleba;

bayithusi nensimbi,

bangabachithi bonke.

₂₉Izifutho ziyafutha,

kepha emlilweni kuphuma umthofu kuphela;

impela bancibilikisela ize nje,

ngokuba ababi abakhishwa.

₃₀Bayakuthiwa isiliva elilahlwayo,

ngokuba uJehova ubalahlile.”