UJeremiya 6:1-30
6 Balekani liyecatsha khatshana leJerusalema madodana kaBhenjamini.
Tshayani uphondo+ eThekhowa,+Lilumathise uphawu lomlilo eBhethi-hakheremu,Ngoba kuza umonakalo uvela enyakatho, umonakalo omkhulu.+
2 Indodakazi yaseZiyoni ifanana lowesifazana omuhle othola konke akufunayo.+
3 Abelusi bazakuza lemihlambi yabo,Bafike bamise amatende abo bayigombolozele,+Ngamunye eselusa izimvu zakhe.+
4 “Lungelani ukulwa layo!
Sukumani siyihlasele kusesemini!”
“Maye kithi ngoba ilanga selisiyatshona,Sekuzakuba mnyama!”
5 “Sukumani siyihlasele ebusuku,Sidilize izinqaba zayo.”+
6 UJehova wamabutho uthi:
“Gamulani izihlahla lenze idundulu lokuhlasela iJerusalema.+
Idolobho leli kumele lijeziswe,Ngoba abantu bayacindezelwa kulo.+
7 Njengomgodi ogobhoza amanzi aqandayo,IJerusalema igobhoza okubi kuphela.
Udlakela lokucindezelwa kwabantu kugcwele phakathi kwayo.+
Ngibona imikhuhlane lezifo kuphela.
8 Vuma ukukhuzwa wena Jerusalema, ngoba ungayekela ngizakwenyanya ngikutshiye.+
Ngizakutshabalalisa ngikutshiye ungahlalwa muntu.”+
9 UJehova wamabutho uthi:
“Bazaqeda bonke abako-Israyeli abaseleyo, njengabantu abakha amagilebisi okucina.
Phinda welule isandla sakho njengomuntu obutha amagilebisi emasimini.”
10 “Ngikhulume lobani ngimxwayise?
Ngubani ozalalela?
Phela indlebe zabo zivalekile* yikho bengalaleli.+
Bayaleyisa ilizwi likaJehova,+Alibathokozisi ngitsho.
11 Ngifuthelene ngolaka lukaJehova,Sengidiniwe yikuluvalela phakathi.”+
“Luthululele ebantwaneni abasemgwaqweni,+Lasemajaheni abutheneyo,Bonke bazathunjwa, kuzathunjwa indoda lomkayo,Kuthunjwe abagugileyo labaluphele kakhulu.+
12 Izindlu zabo zizanikwa abanye,Konke lamasimu abo lamakhosikazi abo.+
Ngizakwelulela isandla sami ebantwini abahlala elizweni,” kutsho uJehova.
13 “Kusukela komncane kusiya komkhulu, bonke benza inzuzo ngobuqili,+Kusukela kumphrofethi kusiya kumphristi, bonke nje baqila abantu.+
14 Belapha inxeba labantu bami besenza angathi alilibi kakhulu besithi,‘Kulokuthula! Kulokuthula!’
Khona kungelakuthula.+
15 Bayayangeka yini ngezinto ezenyanyekayo abazenzileyo?
Abalanhloni ngitsho!
Akusathi thiki kubo nxa besenza okubi!+
Yikho bazakuwa ndawonye labawayo.
Bazakhubeka nxa sengibajezisa,” kutsho uJehova.
16 UJehova uthi:
“Manini lapho okuhlangana khona imigwaqo libone.
Buzani ngemigwaqo yakudala,Libuze ukuthi indlela enhle ingaphi, beselihamba ngayo,+Lithole ukuphumula.”
Kodwa bona bathi: “Asisoze sihambe ngayo.”+
17 “Ngabeka abalindi+ ababesithi,‘Lalelani ukukhala kophondo!’”+
Kodwa bona bathi: “Asisoze silalele.”+
18 “Ngakho zwanini lina zizwe!
Lizwe lani bantu,Lokho okuzakwenzakala kubo.
19 Lalela lawe mhlaba!
Ngizakwehlisela abantu laba umonakalo,+Ube ngumvuzo wobuqili babo,Ngoba abawalalelanga amazwi ami,Bawephule umthetho wami.”
20 “Ngilendaba yini lokuthi libuya lenhlaka yokwenza impepha evela eShebha,Lemihlanga enukelelayo* eliyithatha elizweni elikhatshana?
Iminikelo yenu yokutshiswa egcweleyo angiyamukeli,Lemihlatshelo yenu ayingithokozisi.”+
21 Ngakho uJehova uthi:
“Sengifakela abantu laba izikhubekiso,Njalo zizabakhuba.
Zizakhuba obaba lamadodana abo,Umakhelwane lomngane wakhe,Bonke batshabalale.”+
22 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova:
“Kuza isizwe esikhulu sisuka ezindaweni zomhlaba ezikhatshana,Kuza abantu abavela elizweni elisenyakatho.+
23 Bazabamba umtshoko lomkhonto.*
Balesihluku njalo abasoze babe lesihawu,Amazwi abo azazwakala angani yikuhlokoma kolwandle.
Bagade amabhiza,+Njalo bahlelwe njengamabutho bezokuhlasela, awu ndodakazi yaseZiyoni.”
24 Siwuzwile umbiko walokho,Izandla zethu zaphela amandla.+
Siphakathi kosizi,Sizwa ubuhlungu obunjengemihelo yowesifazana obelethayo.+
25 Lingaphumi liye egangeni,Lingahambi emgwaqweni,Ngoba isitha sithwele inkemba,Bonke abantu bayesaba.
26 Awu ndodakazi yabantu bami,Gqoka isembatho sesaka+ ugiqike emlotheni,Ulile kabuhlungu+ njengomuntu olilela indodana yakhe eyiyo yodwa,Ngoba isitha sizatheleka phezu kwethu masinyane.+
27 “Sengikwenze* waba ngumcengi wensimbi phakathi kwabantu bami,Ukuze ubahlolisise.
Yikho kumele unanzelele futhi uhlolisise izindlela zabo.
28 Bonke nje bayiziqholo zokucina,+Bahamba bekhuluma kubi ngabanye.+
Banjengekhopha lensimbi,Bonke nje bonakele.
29 Abavuthela ngakho umlilo sekutshile.
Emlilweni wabo kulomnuso.*
Lowo osebenza nzima ecenga insimbi usebenzela ize,+Njalo labo abenza okubi abasuswanga ebantwini.+
30 Kuzathiwa bayisiliva esilahliweyo,Ngoba uJehova usebalahlile.”+
