UJeremiya 15:1-21
15 UJehova wathi kimi: “Lanxa uMosi loSamuyeli bebengama phambi kwami+ bengingasoze ngibazwele abantu laba. Baxotshe phambi kwami, kabahambe.
2 Nxa bangakubuza bathi, ‘Manje siyengaphi?’ wena ubaphendule uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova:
“Ozabulawa ngumkhuhlane otshabalalisayo kabulawe yiwo!
Ozabulawa yinkemba kabulawe yinkemba!+
Lozabulawa yindlala kabulawe yindlala!
Lalowo ozathunjwa kathunjwe!”’+
3 “UJehova uthi, ‘Ngizabehlisela inhlupho ezine,*+ inkemba ezababulala, lezinja ezizahudula izidumbu zabo kanye lenyoni lenyamazana zeganga ezizabadla zibaqede.+
4 Ngizabehlisela umonakalo ozakwenza ukuthi yonke imibuso yomhlaba yesabe+ ngenxa yalokho uManase indodana kaHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda ayekwenza eJerusalema.+
5 Ngubani ozakuba lesihawu kuwe Jerusalema?
Ngubani ozakuzwela?
Ngubani ozakuma abuze ukuthi unjani?’
6 UJehova uthi, ‘Wena ungitshiyile,+Uqhubeka ungifulathela.*+
Yikho ngizakwelula isandla sami ngikutshabalalise,+Ngoba sengidiniwe ngokukuzwela.
7 Ngizabaphosela emoyeni ngefologwe yokwela emagedini edolobho.
Ngizabulala abantwababo.+
Abantu bami ngizabatshabalalisaNgoba abafuni ukutshiya izindlela zabo.+
8 Abafelokazi bazakuba banengi kuletshebetshebe yolwandle.
Ngizakwenza izitha zibahlasele emini libalele, zihlasele omama lamadodana abo.
Ngizabehlisela ukwesaba okukhulu belibele.
9 Owesifazana obezele amadodana ayisikhombisa kaselamandla,Wehluleka ngitsho lokuphefumula.
Ilanga limtshonele emini,Useyangekile, inhloni zimphethe.’
‘Abalutshwana abaseleyo
Ngizabanikela ezitheni zabo zibahlasele ngenkemba,’ kutsho uJehova.”+
10 Maye kimi mama ngoba wangizala!+
Sengingumuntu ohlala esilwa njalo exabana labantu bonke elizweni.
Angilasikwelede somuntu futhi angibolekanga lutho emuntwini,Kodwa bonke bayangithethisa.
11 UJehova wathi: “Ngizakuncedisa loba sekutheni,Ngikukhulule nxa usuphakathi kobunzima,Ngesikhathi usukhathazekile ngenxa yesitha esikuhlaselayo.
12 Ukhona yini ongephula insimbi ibe yizicucu,Insimbi yenyakatho loba ikhopha?
13 Ngizakwenza ukuthi izitha zithumbe impahla yakho lamagugu akho.+
Angisoze ngiwathengise kodwa azathunjwa ngenxa yazo zonke izono owazenza kulo lonke ilizwe lakho.
14 Ngizawanika izitha zakho
Ziwathathe zihambe lawo elizweni ongalaziyo,+Ngoba ulaka lwami luyavutha.
Luzavutha phezu kwenu.”+
15 Wena uyakwazi Jehova,Ngikhumbula futhi ungibone,Ungiphindiselele kulabo abangihlukuluzayo.+
Ungangiyekeli ngitshabalala ngoba wena uyaphuza ukuthukuthela.
Khumbula ukuthi ngiyathukwa ngenxa yakho.+
16 Amazwi akho atholakala ngawadla;+Ilizwi lakho lenza inhliziyo yami yagubhazela ngentokozo,Ngoba ngibizwa ngebizo lakho, awu Jehova Nkulunkulu wamabutho.
17 Angihlali labantu abathanda injabulo ngizithokozise labo.+
Ngizihlalela ngedwa ngoba isandla sakho siphezu kwami,Ungigcwalise ngentukuthelo yakho.*+
18 Kungani ubuhlungu engibuzwayo bungapheli lenxeba lami lingapholi?
Inxeba lami alelapheki.
Kambe lina lizakuba ngumthombo wamanzi ongagobhoziyo yini,Okungelamuntu ongawuthemba?
19 Ngakho uJehova uthi:
“Nxa ungaphenduka kimi, ngizakwamukela,Njalo uzakuma phambi kwami.
Nxa ungehlukanisa okuligugu kulokho okungelancedo,Uzakuba ngumlomo* wami.
Bazaphenduka baze kuwe,Kodwa wena awusoze uye kubo.”
20 “Sengikwenze waba ngumduli wekhopha ebantwini laba.+
Bazakulwa lawe sibili,Kodwa abasoze bakunqobe,+Ngoba ngilawe ukuze ngikukhulule njalo ngikusindise,” kutsho uJehova.
21 “Ngizakukhulula esandleni sabantu abenza okubi,Ngikusindise ebantwini abalesihluku.”
