UJeremiya 13:1-27
13 UJehova wangitshela wathi: “Hamba uyethenga ibhanti lelineni ulibophe ekhalweni lwakho, kodwa ungalifaki emanzini.”
2 Ngakho ngalithenga ibhanti njengoba uJehova wayetshilo ngasengilibopha ekhalweni.
3 Ilizwi likaJehova lafika kimi okwesibili lathi:
4 “Thatha ibhanti owalithengayo olibophe ekhalweni, uye emfuleni uYufrathe ufike ulifihle engoxweni yedwala.”
5 Ngakho ngahamba ngayalifihla duze komfula uYufrathe, njengoba nje uJehova wayetshilo kimi.
6 Kodwa ngemva kwensuku ezinengi uJehova wathi kimi: “Suka uye emfuleni uYufrathe ufike uthathe ibhanti engakutshela ukuthi ulifihle.”
7 Ngakho ngaya emfuleni uYufrathe ngafika ngagebha ngathatha ibhanti lapho engangilifihle khona. Ngananzelela ukuthi ibhanti lelo laselibolile, lingasancedi.
8 Ilizwi likaJehova laselifika kimi lathi:
9 “UJehova uthi, ‘Le yiyo indlela engizaqeda ngayo ukuzikhukhumeza kukaJuda lokuzigqaja kweJerusalema.+
10 Abantu laba abenza okubi futhi abangafuni ukulalela lokho engibatshela khona,+ beqinisa amakhanda belandela inhliziyo zabo+ labanye onkulunkulu, bebakhonza njalo bebakhothamela, bazakuba njengebhanti leli elingasancedi ngalutho.’
11 ‘Bonke abantu bako-Israyeli labo bonke abantu bakoJuda ngabenza banamathela kimi njengebhanti elinamathela ekhalweni lomuntu oligqokileyo ukuze babe ngabantu bami,+ bangikhazimulise,+ bangidumise njalo babe yinto enhle. Kodwa bona abazange balalele,’+ kutsho uJehova.
12 “Nanku okunye okumele ubatshele khona, ‘UJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: “Zonke imbiza ezinkulu kumele zigcwaliswe ngewayini.”’ Bona bazakuphendula bathi, ‘Kanti asikwazi yini ukuthi zonke imbiza ezinkulu kumele zigcwaliswe ngewayini?’
13 Wena ubaphendule uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova: “Bonke abantu abahlala elizweni leli ngizabenza badakwe.+ Ngizadakisa amakhosi ahlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavida, labaphristi, labaphrofethi, labo bonke abantu abahlala eJerusalema.
14 Njengembiza enkulu itshayaniswa lenye imbiza enkulu, ngizakwenza obaba batshabalalise amadodana abo,+ lamadodana atshabalalise oyise. Angisoze ngibe lesihawu loba ngibazwele kumbe ngibe lomusa kubo. Akulanto ezangivimba ukuthi ngibatshabalalise,”+ kutsho uJehova.’
15 Lalelani lizwe,Lingazikhukhumezi ngoba uJehova usekhulumile.
16 Dumisani uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu,Engakalethi ubumnyama,Lenyawo zenu zingakakhubeki ezintabeni esezisembeswa ngumnyama.
Lizalindela ukukhanya,Kodwa yena uzakwenza kube mnyama bhuqe,Uzatshintsha ukukhanya kube ngumnyama owesabekayo.+
17 Nxa lingalaleli,Ngizakhala ngisekusithekeni ngenxa yokuzigqaja kwenu.
Ngizakwehlisa inyembezi ngikhale ezimathonsi,+Ngoba umhlambi kaJehova+ uthunjiwe.
18 Tshela inkosi lonina wenkosi+ uthi, ‘Hlalani endaweni ephansi,Ngoba imiqhele yenu emihle izakuwa emakhanda enu.’
19 Amadolobho aseningizimu avaliwe,* akulamuntu ongawavula.
Bonke abantu bakoJuda sebethunjiwe, babuthwe bonke bahanjiswa ekuthunjweni.+
20 Phakamisa amehlo akho ubone labo abavela enyakatho.+
Ungaphi umhlambi owawuphiwayo? Zingaphi izimvu zakho ezinhle?+
21 Uzathini nxa usujeziswa
Ngabangane bakho obathandayo owawulabo kusukela kudala?+
Awusoze ujunywe yimihelo yini njengowesifazana obelethayo?+
22 Kodwa nxa ungathi enhliziyweni yakho, ‘Kungani ngehlelwe yizinto lezi?’+
Kungenxa yokuthi isono sakho sikhulu yikho unqunuliwe,+Lezithende zakho zibuhlungu.
23 Kambe umKhushi* angalitshintsha ijwabu lakhe? Lengwe ingawatshintsha yini amabala ayo?+
Nxa lokhu kungenzakala, kutsho ukuthi lani lingenelisa ukwenza okuhle,Lina bantu eselifunde ukwenza okubi.
24 Ngakho ngizabachithachitha njengamahlanga aphetshulwa ngumoya wenkangala.+
25 Lesi yiso isabelo sakho, ilifa engikuphe lona,” kutsho uJehova,“Ngoba wena usungikhohliwe+ njalo uthemba amanga.+
26 Ngakho ngizakwembula izigqoko zakho zifike ebusweni,Abantu babone ubunqunu bakho,+
27 Lobufebe+ bakho lokukhonya kwakho njengebhiza utshiswa yinkanuko,Kanye lobuwule bakho obenyanyekayo.
Ngikubonile ukuziphatha kwakho okulihlazo+Okwenza emaqaqeni lasegangeni.
Maye kuwe Jerusalema!
Kuzaze kube nini ulokhu ungcolile?”+
