UJeremiya 13 - iBhayibhili Elingcwele 1978

Umfanekiso webhanti lelembu

¹ INkosi yathi kimi: Hamba uyezithengela ibhanti lelembu, uzibophe ngalo okhalweni, ungalifaki emanzini.

² Ngasengithenga ibhanti njengokutsho kwelizwi leNkosi, ngazibopha ngalo okhalweni.

³ Ilizwi leNkosi labuya lafika kimi ngokwesibili lathi:

⁴ Thatha ibhanti olithengileyo, ozibophe ngalo okhalweni, usuke uye emfuleni iYufrathi, ulithukuze khona engoxweni yedwala.

⁵ Ngasengihamba, ngalithukuza emfuleni iYufrathi njengokutsho kweNkosi kimi.

⁶ Kwathi emva kwensuku ezinengi, iNkosi yathi kimi: Suka uye emfuleni iYufrathi, uyethatha khona ibhanti engakutshela ukuba ulifihle khona.

⁷ Ngasengisuka ngaya emfuleni iYufrathi, ngemba, ngalikhupha ibhanti endaweni lapho ngangilifihle khona. Bonake, ibhanti laselonakele, lalingasasizi lutho.

⁸ Laselifika kimi ilizwi leNkosi lisithi:

⁹ INkosi ithi: Ngalindlela ngizakuchitha ukuziqhenya kukaJuda lokuziqhenya okukhulu kweJerusalema.

¹⁰ Lababantu ababi, abala ukuzwa amazwi ami, belandela inhliziyo zabo ezilenkani, belandela onkulunkulu abanye ukuba babasebenzele babakhonze, bazakuba njengalelibhanti elingasizi lutho.

¹¹ Ngoba njengokuba ibhanti linamathela okhalweni lomuntu, ngokunjaloke ngenzile ukuba yonke indlu yakoIsrayeli lendlu yakoJuda zinamathele kimi, kutsho iNkosi, ukuba babe ngabantu bami, lebizo, lodumo, lokudunyiswa; kodwa kabalalelanga.

Umfanekiso wezimbiza ezigcwaliswa ngewayini

¹² Uzakutsho lamazwi kibo uthi: INkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ithi: Zonke imbiza zizagcwaliswa ngewayini. Kodwa bazakuthi kuwe: Uthi kasikwazi yini ukuba zonke imbiza zizagcwaliswa ngewayini?

¹³ Ubususithi kibo: INkosi ithi: Ngizabadakisa bonke abakhileyo kulelilizwe, ngitsho amakhosi ahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavida, labapristi, labaprofethi, kanye labo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema.

¹⁴ Ngizakubatshayanisa, oyise lamadodana ndawonye, kutsho iNkosi. Kangiyikubahawukela, kangiyikubaxolela, ngibe lesihawu sokuba ngingababulali.

AbakoJuda bazathunjwa ngenxa yokungaphenduki kwabo

¹⁵ Zwanini lilalele, lingaziqhenyi, ngoba iNkosi isikhulumile.

¹⁶ Inikeni iNkosi udumo, uNkulunkulu wenu, ingakalethi umnyama, lenyawo zenu zingakakhubeki ezintabeni ngoba sekuhlwile, kuthi lisadinga ukukhanya, ikuphendule kube ngumnyama, ikwenze kube ngumnyama omkhulu.

¹⁷ Kodwa lapho lingalaleli, ngizakhala ensitha ngenxa yokuziqhenya kwenu, ngizakhala kakhulu, lamehlo ami ehlise inyembezi, ngoba umhlambi weNkosi uthunjiwe.

¹⁸ Tshono enkosini lakunina wenkosi uthi: Hlalani phansi ngokuzithoba, ngoba umqhele wenu omuhle uwele phansi.

¹⁹ Imizi yaseNegebi ivaliwe, kakho ongayivula, wonke uJuda uthunjiwe ngokupheleleyo.

²⁰ Phakamisani amehlo enu libone labo abavela enyakatho. Ungaphi umhlambi elaliwunikiwe, umhlambi wenu omuhle na?

²¹ Lizakuthini uba belibekela labo elabenza abangane benu ukuba babe ngabaphathi benu na? Kaliyikwehlelwa yibuhlungu obunjengowesifazana ohelelwayo na?

²² Uba lisithi enhliziyweni zenu: Lezizinto zehleleleni phezu kwethu na? Ngenxa yobukhulu bokona kwenu izidwaba zenu zambuliwe, lehlelwa yikuhlupheka.

²³ UmEtiyopiya angasiphendula yini isigogo sakhe, kumbe ingwe ingaphendula amabala ayo? Ng’khonake lani lingenza okuhle lina elejwayele ukwenza okubi.

²⁴ Ngizalichithachitha njengamakhoba aphetshulwe ngumoya ovela enkangala.

²⁵ Lokhu yikho ukuphela kwakho, lesabelo engikukhethele sona, kutsho iNkosi; ngoba ungikhohliwe, wathemba onkulunkulu bamanga.

²⁶ Mina uqobo ngizakwembula izidwaba zakho, kubonakale ubuze bakho.

²⁷ Ngibonile amanyala akho, lobufebe bakho, lokuthokoza kwakho ngakho, lendlela zokuphinga kwakho phezu kwezintaba egangeni. Maye kuwe, wena Jerusalema! Koze kube nini ungakahlambuluki na?