Jeremiya 23 - Siswati 1996 BibleLitsemba lakusasa 1 Simakadze utsi: “Naku kulabo belusi lababulala basakate timvu telidlelo lami!” 2 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, kubelusi labelusa bantfu bami, utsi: “Njengobe senisakate lomhlambi wami nawuyisa le khashane, nangete nawunakekela, ngitanehlisela sijeziso, ngaloko lokubi lenikwentile,” kusho Simakadze. 3 “Mine matfupha ngiyawutibutsela lensali yemhlambi wami emaveni onkhe, lapho ngiwusakatele khona, ngiwubuyisele edlelweni lawo, lapho uyawukwandza khona, ukhule wandze ngesibalo. 4 Ngiyawubeka etikwawo belusi labayakuwunakekela, ungeke uphindze wesabe nome wetfuswe lutfo, futsi kute nayinye leyawulahleka,” kusho Simakadze. 5 Simakadze utsi: “Ayeta emalanga, lapho ngiyawukuvusela khona Davide Ligala lelilungile, iNkhosi leyawubusa ngekuhlakanipha, yente lokucotfo nalokulungile eveni. 6 Ngalawo malanga ayo Juda uyawusindziswa, na-Israyeli uyawuhlala aphephile. Leli libito lakhe layawubitwa ngalo, kutsiwe: Simakadze Kulunga Kwetfu.” 7 Simakadze utsi: “Ngako-ke ayeta emalanga, lapho bantfu bangeyikube basasho khona, batsi: ‘Kuphila kwaSimakadze, lowakhipha ema-Israyeli eGibhithe,’ 8 kodvwa bayawutsi: ‘Kuphila kwaSimakadze, lowakhipha titukulwane taka-Israyeli eveni lelingasenyakatfo nakuwo onkhe emave lapho abeticoshele khona,’ tiyawube setihlala eveni lato.” Livi laJeremiya ngebaphrofethi 9 Macondzana nebaphrofethi: Inhlitiyo yami yephukile ngekhatsi kwami; onkhe ematsambo ami ayatfutfumela. Ngifanana nemuntfu lodzakiwe, yebo, umuntfu lowehlulwe liwayini, ngenca yaSimakadze nemavi akhe langcwele. 10 Live ligcwele tiphingi; ngenca yesicalekiso live ligagadzekile, nemadlelo asehlane asahangukile. Baphrofethi balandzela bubi, basebentise ligunya labo ngalokungekho emtsetfweni. 11 “Umphrofethi kanye nemphristi, bobabili, abakholwa kuNkulunkulu, ngisho nasethempelini ngitfola bubi babo,” kusho Simakadze. 12 “Ngako-ke indlela yabo itawushelela, bayawutfunjelwa ebumnyameni, lapho bayawuwela khona. Ngiyakwehlisela inhlekelele etikwabo ngemnyaka labayawujeziswa ngawo,” kusho Simakadze. 13 “Emkhatsini webaphrofethi baseSamariya ngayibona lentfo leyenyanyekako: Babephrofetha egameni laBhali, bedukisa bantfu bami ema-Israyeli. 14 Emkhatsini webaphrofethi baseJerusalema ngabona intfo leyesabekako: Benta buphingi, baphile imphilo lengemanga. Bacinisa tandla talabenta lokubi, kuze kutsi kubete ngisho namunye lophendvukako ebubini bakhe. Bonkhe bafanana neSodoma kimi, bantfu baseJerusalema bafanana neGomora.” 15 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Somandla macondzana nebaphrofethi, utsi: “Ngiyawubenta badle kudla lokubabako banatse nemanti lanashevu, ngobe kusukela kubaphrofethi baseJerusalema kungamesabi Nkulunkulu sekwandze nalo lonkhe live.” 16 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Somandla, utsi: “Ningakulaleli lokuphrofethwa baphrofethi kini, banigcwalisa ngematsemba langemanga. Bakhuluma imibono yetingcondvo tabo, hhayi lokuphuma emlonyeni waSimakadze. 17 Bachubeka bakhulume kulabangedzelelako batsi: ‘Simakadze utsi: Nitawuba nekuthula.’ Kubo bonkhe labalandzela inkhani yetinhlitiyo tabo, batsi: ‘Kute lokubi lokutanehlela.’ 18 “Kodvwa ngubani emkhatsini wabo loke wema ebandleni laSimakadze kutsi abone nome eve livi lakhe? Ngubani lolalele weva livi lakhe? 19 Buka la, sivunguvungu saSimakadze sitawubhamuka ngelulaka lwakhe, siwunguwungwana lesihhushako sehlele etinhloko talababi. 20 Intfukutselo yaSimakadze ingeke incandzeke, aze akufeze loko lokujongwe yinhlitiyo yakhe. Kulawo malanga letako niyawukucondzisisa kahle loko. 21 Angizange sengibatfume labaphrofethi, noko bagijime nemilayeto yabo; angizange sengikhulume kubo, noko sebaphrofethile. 22 Kodvwa kube bebeme ebandleni lami, ngabe bamemetele emavi ami kubantfu bami, futsi ngabe babancandzile etindleleni tabo letimbi kanye nasetentweni tabo letikhohlakele.” 23 Simakadze utsi: “Kantsi mine nginguNkulunkulu losedvute kuphela yini? Angisiye yini futsi Nkulunkulu lokhashane? 24 Ukhona yini longabhaca etindzaweni letisitsele, entele kutsi ngingamboni?” kusho Simakadze. “Angikaligcwalisi yini lizulu nemhlaba?” kusho Simakadze. 25 “Ngikuvile loko lokushiwo baphrofethi, nabaphrofetha emanga egameni lami. Batsi: ‘Ngiphuphile! Ngiphuphile!’ 26 Loku kutawuchubeka kuze kube ngunini etinhlitiyweni talabaphrofethi labacala emanga, labaphrofetha inkhohliso yetingcondvo tabo? 27 Bacabanga kutsi lamaphupho labatjelana wona atakwenta labantfu bami balikhohlwe Libito lami, njengobe naboyise balikhohlwa Libito lami ngekukhonta Bhali. 28 Umphrofethi loneliphupho akakhulume liphupho lakhe, kodvwa lowo lonelivi lami akakhulume lona ngekwetsembeka. Ngobe empeleni emakhoba ayini nje kukolo?” kusho Simakadze. 29 “Livi lami alinjengawo yini umlilo? Kona alinjengaso yini sandvo, sona lesibhidlita lidvwala libe ticucu?” kusho Simakadze. 30 Simakadze utsi: “Ngako-ke, ngiphambene nebaphrofethi labebelana emavi lekutsiwa akhulunywe ngimi.” 31 Simakadze utsi: “Yebo, ngimelene nebaphrofethi labajikitisa tilwimi tabo babe bakhuluma batsi: ‘Simakadze uyakhuluma.’ 32 Impela ngimelene nalabo labaphrofetha emaphupho langemanga,” kusho Simakadze. “Bayabalandzisa bedukise bantfu bami ngemanga abo ebudlabha; noko angikabatfumi, futsi angikababeki. Labantfu ababasiti ngalutfo ngisho nangalokuncane nje,” kusho Simakadze. Tiphrofetho letingemanga nebaphrofethi bemanga 33 “Nangabe labantfu nome umphrofethi nome umphristi akubuta atsi: ‘Sitsini siphrofetho saSimakadze?’ ubobaphendvula utsi: ‘Siphi siphrofetho? Ngitanilahla, kusho Simakadze.’ 34 Nangabe umphrofethi nome umphristi nome ngubani atisholo atsi: ‘Nasi siphrofetho saSimakadze,’ lowo muntfu ngiyakumjezisa kanye nemndeni wakhe. 35 Naku nine nonkhe lenivame kukusho ngulowo nalowo kumngani wakhe nome esihlotjeni sakhe, nitsi: ‘Itsini imphendvulo yaSimakadze?’ nome: ‘Simakadze ukhulume watsini?’ 36 Kodvwa ningacali nisisho ‘siphrofetho saSimakadze’ futsi, ngobe emavi alowo nalowo muntfu aba sembulo sakhe, ngaloko nibese niyawaguculela emavi aNkulunkulu lophilako, Simakadze Somandla, Nkulunkulu wetfu. 37 Naku lenivame kukusho kumphrofethi, nitsi: ‘Itsini imphendvulo yaSimakadze kuwe?’ nome: ‘Simakadze ukhulumeni?’ 38 Nome ningasho nitsi: ‘Lesi sembulo saSimakadze,’ naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze: Nasebentisa emavi latsi: ‘Lesi sembulo saSimakadze,’ lite nome nganitjela kutsi ningasho nitsi: ‘Lesi sembulo saSimakadze.’ 39 Ngako-ke ngitanikhohlwa ngempela nginisuse ebukhoneni bami, nine kanye nalelo dolobha lenganipha lona, nine kanye naboyihlo benu. 40 Ngitakwehlisela etikwenu lihlazo laphakadze, yebo lihlazo laphakadze lelingeke likhohlakale.” |
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