UJeremiya 4 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

Jeremiya 4

¹ Uma uphenduka, Israyeli, usho uJehova, uphenduke kimi;

² Uzafunga uthi: Kuphila kukaJehova ngeqiniso, ngokulunga langokulunga; izizwe ziyakuzibusisa kuye, zizidumise Ngaye.

³ Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova kubantu bakwaJuda naseJerusalema, uthi: “Zilibeleni insimu yenu, ningahlwanyeli emeveni.

⁴ Zisokeleni kuJehova, nisuse ijwabu lezinhliziyo zenu, madoda akwaJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema, ukuze ulaka lwami lungaphumi njengomlilo, luvuthe kungekho ongawucima, ngenxa yobubi bezenzo zenu.

⁵ Kumemezeleni kwaJuda, nikumemezele eJerusalema; nithi: Vuthelani icilongo ezweni; bizani, nibuthane, nithi: Buthani, singene emizini evikelekile.

⁶ Phakamisani isimiso eSiyoni; buyela emuva, ungahlali, ngokuba ngiyakuletha ububi obuvela enyakatho nencithakalo enkulu.

⁷ Ingonyama yenyuka iphuma ehlathini layo, nomchithi wezizwe usendleleni; uphumile endaweni yakhe ukuze enze izwe lakho libe yihlane; nemizi yenu iyakuba yincithakalo, kungabikho ohlala khona.

⁸ Bese bhinca indwangu yamasaka, ukulila nokukhala, ngokuba ulaka lukaJehova alusukanga kithi.

⁹ Ngalolo suku, usho uJehova, inhliziyo yenkosi nenhliziyo yezikhulu kuyakubhubha; futhi abapristi bayomangala, futhi abaprofethi bayomangala.

¹⁰ Ngase ngithi: “O, Nkosi Jehova! isibili ubakhohlisile kakhulu lababantu kanye leJerusalema ngokuthi: Lizakuba lokuthula; kuyilapho inkemba ifinyelela emphefumulweni.

¹¹ “Ngaleso sikhathi kuyakuthiwa kulaba bantu nakulo iJerusalema: “Umoya owomileyo ovela ezindaweni eziphakemeyo ehlane uhlasela indodakazi yabantu bami, ungavunguzi futhi ungawuhlanzi;

¹² Ngisho nomoya onamandla ovela kulezo zindawo uyofika phezu kwami; ngisho namanje ngiyakubahlulela.

¹³ Bheka, uyenyuka njengamafu, nezinqola zakhe zinjengesivunguvungu; amahhashi akhe anejubane kunezinkozi. Maye kithi! ngoba sonakele.

¹⁴ Jerusalema, geza inhliziyo yakho ebubini, ukuze usindiswe. Koze kube nini imicabango yakho eyize ihlala kini na?

¹⁵ Ngoba ilizwi liyamemeza livela kwaDani, limemezela usizi livela entabeni yakoEfrayimi.

¹⁶ Kabize izizwe; bheka, memezelani ngeJerusalema ukuthi abalindi bayeza bevela ezweni elikude, bazwakalise izwi labo ngemizi yakwaJuda.

¹⁷ Njengabelusi bamelene nalo nxazonke; ngoba yangihlamukela,” kutsho uJehova.

¹⁸ Indlela yakho nezenzo zakho kukulethele lezi zinto; kungububi bakho, ngoba kumunyu, ngoba kufinyelela enhliziyweni yakho.

¹⁹ Amathumbu ami, amathumbu ami! Ngibuhlungu enhliziyweni yami; inhliziyo yami ixokozela phakathi kwami; Angikwazi ukuthula, ngokuba uzwile, mphefumulo wami, ukukhala kwecilongo, ukukhala kwempi.

²⁰ Kumenyezelwa incithakalo phezu kokubhujiswa; ngokuba izwe lonke selichithekile; kungazelelwe amatende ami abhidlika nezilenge zami ngokuphazima kweso.

²¹ Koze kube nini ngibona ibhanela futhi ngizwa ukukhala kwecilongo?

²² Ngokuba abantu bami bayiziwula, abangazi; bangabantwana ababuthakathaka, futhi abanakuqonda; bahlakaniphile ekwenzeni okubi, kepha ukwenza okuhle abakwazi.

²³ Ngabona umhlaba, bheka, wawungenalutho, ungenalutho; namazulu, futhi kwakungekho ukukhanya.

²⁴ Ngabona izintaba, bheka, zazamazama, namagquma onke anyakaza kahle.

²⁵ Ngabheka, bheka, kwakungekho muntu, nezinyoni zonke zezulu zabaleka.

²⁶ Ngabona, bheka, indawo ethelayo yayiyihlane, nayo yonke imizi yayo yayibhidliziwe phambi kobuso bukaJehova nangenxa yolaka lwakhe.

²⁷ Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Lonke izwe liyakuba yihlane; nokho angiyikuqeda.

²⁸ Ngenxa yalokhu umhlaba uyakukhala, nezulu phezulu liyoba mnyama, ngokuba ngikukhulumile, ngikuhlosile, angiyikuzisola, futhi angiyikubuya kukho.

²⁹ Umuzi wonke uyawubalekela umsindo wabamahhashi nabacibishelayo; bayakungena emahlathini, bagibele emadwaleni; yonke imizi iyakushiywa, kungahlali muntu kuyo.

³⁰ Njalo uba uphangiwe, uzakwenzani? Noma ugqoka okubomvu, noma uvunula ngezivunulo zegolide, noma uklebhula ubuso bakho ngopende, uyakuhlobisa ngeze; izithandwa zakho ziyakudelela, zifune ukuphila kwakho.

³¹ Ngoba ngizwile ilizwi elinjengelowesifazana obelethayo, lobuhlungu obunjengokuzala kwakhe izibulo, ilizwi lendodakazi yeZiyoni, ikhala, yelula izandla zayo, ithi: Maye mina khathesi! ngoba umphefumulo wami ukhathele ngababulali.