UJeremiya 10:1-25
10 Zwanini ilizwi uJehova alikhulume mayelana lani, bantu bako-Israyeli.
2 UJehova uthi:
“Lingafundi imikhuba yezinye izizwe,+Lingethuswa yizibonakaliso ezisemkhathiniLanxa izizwe zisethuka nxa zizibona.+
3 Imikhuba yabantu bezinye izizwe ayincedi ngalutho.
Umbazi ugamula isihlahla egangeni,Abesesibaza ngethuluzi lakhe enze isithombe.+
4 Isithombe leso bayasicecisa ngesiliva langegolide,+Basibethelele phansi ngesando langezipikili ukuze singawi.+
5 Izithombe zabo azikhulumi,+ zinjengezithombe zokwethusa inyoni ensimini yamakhukhamba.
Ziyathwalwa ngoba azihambi.+
Ungazesabi ngoba ngeke zikulimaze,Njalo ngeke zikwenzele okuhle.”+
6 Kakho onjengawe Jehova,+Wena umkhulu, lebizo lakho likhulu futhi lilamandla.
7 Ngubani ongeke akwesabe, Nkosi yezizwe zonke?+ Wena kumele wesatshwe,Ngoba phakathi kwabo bonke abahlakaniphileyo ezizweni lasemibusweni yonke,Kakho loyedwa onjengawe.+
8 Bonke abacabangi futhi bayiziphukuphuku,+Ukufundiswa yisihlahla akuncedi ngalutho.+
9 Isiliva esikhandiweyo silethwa sivela eThashishi,+ legolide livela e-Ufazi,Sisetshenziswa zingcitshi zomsebenzi labakhandi bensimbi.
Izithombe zabo bazigqokisa izembatho eziluhlaza leziyibubende.*
Zonke zenziwe zingcitshi.
10 Kodwa uJehova nguNkulunkulu weqiniso.
UnguNkulunkulu ophilayo+ leNkosi yaphakade.+
Uzathukuthela umhlaba uzamazame,+Akulasizwe esizalumela ulaka lwakhe.
11 * Nanku okumele ubatshele khona:
“Onkulunkulu abangenzanga amazulu lomhlabaBazatshabalala emhlabeni langaphansi kwamazulu.”+
12 UNkulunkulu wenza umhlaba ngamandla akhe,Walimisa ilizwe ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe,+Welula amazulu ngokuqedisisa kwakhe.+
13 Nxa ekhuluma,Amanzi asemazulwini ayahlokoma,+Wenza kuqubuke amayezi emikhawulweni yomhlaba,+Kuphazime lombane nxa izulu lisina.
Uvulela umoya oseziphaleni zakhe.+
14 Bonke abantu benza izinto ezitshengisa ukuthi abacabangi lokuthi abalalwazi.
Wonke umkhandi wensimbi uzayangiswa ngenxa yesithombe asenzileyo,+Ngoba isithombe sakhe sensimbi siyisiphamaso,Asiphili.*+
15 Izithombe azincedi ngalutho futhi ziyinhlekisa.+
Zizatshabalala ngosuku lokwahlulelwa kwazo.
16 Lowo oyisabelo sikaJakhobe kafanani lezithombe lezi,Ngoba nguye owenza konke.
Abako-Israyeli bayintonga yelifa lakhe.+
Ibizo lakhe nguJehova wamabutho.+
17 Qoqa impahla yakho,Wena wesifazana ovinjezelweyo.
18 UJehova uthi:
“Khathesi ngizasusa abantu abahlala elizweni leli ngibaphosele khatshana,+Njalo ngizabehlisela usizi.”
19 Maye kimi ngiwile!+
Inxeba lami alelapheki.
Yikho ngathi: “Lo ngumkhuhlane wami, kumele ngiwubekezelele.
20 Itende lami lidilikile lentambo zalo ziqamukile.+
Amadodana ami angitshiyile, awasekho.+
Akulamuntu ongavusa itende lami loba aphakamise amalembu alo.
21 Abelusi benze izinto ezingelangqondo.+
Abambuzanga uJehova,+Yikho benze izinto ezitshengisa ukuthi abaqedisisi,Yonke imihlambi yabo isisabalele.”+
22 Lalela! Kulombiko ozayo!
Kuza ukuzamazama okukhulu okuvela elizweni elisenyakatho,+Kuzatshabalalisa amadolobho akoJuda kuwatshiye eyindawo yamakhanka.+
23 Awu Jehova, ngiyakwazi ukuthi umuntu kalamandla okuqondisa indlela yakhe.
Umuntu kaliphiwanga ilungelo lokuqondisa izinyathelo zakhe.+
24 Awu Jehova ngiqondisa ngendlela oyibona ifanele,Ungangiqondisi ngolaka+ ukuze ungangitshabalalisi.+
25 Thululela ulaka lwakho ezizweni ezingelandaba lawe,+Lasebantwini abangalibiziyo ibizo lakho,Ngoba bahlasele uJakhobe.+
Bamhlasele baze bacina sebemtshabalalisile,+Batshiya ilizwe lakhe lingaselalutho.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiNgisi umbala oyibubende yi-purple.
^ Emibhalweni yokuqala ivesi le yayibhalwe ngesi-Aramu.
^ Kumbe, “Asiphefumuli.”
