Ngokuba nithi: Senzile isivumelwano nokufa, sivumelana nendawo yabafileyo; uma isifo esibi sidlula, asiyikusehlela;
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Ngokuba nithi: Senzile isivumelwano nokufa, sivumelana nendawo yabafileyo; uma isifo esibi sidlula, asiyikusehlela;
abathi kubaboni: Ningaboni; nakubaprofethi: Ningasiprofethi izinto eziyiqiniso, khulumani izinto ezibushelelezi, profethani inkohliso;
Akekho ocela ubulungisa futhi akekho omela iqiniso; bathembela ezeni, bakhuluma amanga; bakhulelwa okubi, bazale ububi.
Lokhu kuyinkatho yenu, isabelo senu esilinganiselwe esivela kimi, usho uJehova; ngoba ningikhohliwe Mina, lethemba amanga.
Koze kube nini enhliziyweni yabaprofethi abaprofetha amanga na? yebo, bangabaprofethi benkohliso yenhliziyo yabo;
“Bheka, ngimelene nabaprofetha amaphupho amanga,” usho uJehova, “bawatshele, badukise abantu bami ngamanga abo nangenkohliso yabo; kodwa angibathumanga, futhi angibayalanga; ngalokho abayikubasiza laba bantu nangayiphi indlela,” usho uJehova.
Umprofethi uJeremiya wayesethi kuHananiya umprofethi: “Lalela, Hananiya! UJehova akakuthumanga; kodwa wena wenza laba bantu bathembele emangeni.
Ngase ngithi: “O, Nkosi Jehova! isibili ubakhohlisile kakhulu lababantu kanye leJerusalema ngokuthi: Lizakuba lokuthula; kuyilapho inkemba ifinyelela emphefumulweni.
Abaprofethi baprofetha amanga, nabapristi babusa ngezandla zabo; futhi abantu bami bangathanda kanjalo; futhi uyokwenzani ekupheleni kwakho?
Ningethembi emazwini amanga athi: Ithempeli likaJehova, ithempeli likaJehova, ithempeli likaJehova, yilo.
Ngakho abafazi babo ngizabanika abanye, lamasimu abo kwabawadla ilifa, ngoba wonke kusukela komncinyane kusiya komkhulu uzinikele ekuhahabeni, kusukela kumprofethi kusiya kumpristi, wonke umuntu wenza amanga.