Xhosa - The Book of Prophet Jeremiah

UYeremiya

ISAHLUKO1

1AmazwikaYeremiyaunyanakaHilekiya, wakubabingeleliababeseAnatotiezwenilakwaBhenjamin.

2elafikakuyeilizwilikaYehovangemihlakaYosiya unyanaka-Amon,ukumkaniwakwaYuda,ngomnyaka weshumielinesithathuwobukumkanibakhe

3nangemihlakaYehoyakimunyanakaYosiya,ukumkani wakwaYuda,kwadakwabasekuphelenikomnyaka weshumielinamnyekaZedekiyaunyanakaYosiya, ukumkaniwakwaYuda,kwadakwabasekufudusweni kweYerusalemngenyangayesihlanu.

4KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 5Ndingekakubumbiesizalweni,bendikwazi;ungekaphumi embilinini,ndakungcwalisa,ndakumisawabangumprofeti weentlanga

6Ndathike,Kwowu,NkosiYehova!yabona,andikwazi ukuthetha,ngokubandingumntwana.

7WathiuYehovakum,Musaukuthi,Ndingumntwana:ke uyakuyakubobonkeendikuthumakubo,konke endikuwiselaumthethongako,uzeukuthethe.

8Musaukuboyika,ngokubandinaweukubandikuhlangule; utshouYehova

9WasolulauYehovaisandlasakhe,wachukumisaumlomo wam;WathiuYehovakum,Yabona,ndibekeamazwiam emlonyeniwakho

10Yabona,ndikwenzanamhlaumveleliweentlanga nezikumkani,ukubaunyothule,udilize,utshabalalise, ugungxule,ukubawakhe,utyale

11KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi,Yintoninale uyibonayo,Yeremiya?Ndathi,Ndibonaintongayomthi wom-amangile.

12WathikeuYehovakum,Ubonewalungisa; 13KwafikailizwilikaYehovakumngokwesibini,lisithi, Yintoninaleuyibonayo?Ndathi,Ndibonaimbiza evuthayo;ubusobayobubhekengasentla.

14WathikeuYehovakum,Entlakuyakuphumaububi, bubephezukwabemibonkebelizwe

15Ngokuba,yabona,ndiyakubizayonkeimizalwane yezikumkanizasentla,utshouYehova;ziyakufika,zimise isesoitroneyasoekungenenikwamasangoaseYerusalem, nasezindongenizayozonkengeenxazonke,nasemizini yonkeyakwaYuda

16Ndiyakuthethakuboizigwebozamngenxayobubibabo bonke,ababendishiyile,baqhumiselathixwenibambi, baqubudakwimisebenziyezandlazabo 17Kewena,bhinqaamanqeakho,usuk’ume,uthethe kubokonkeendikuwiselaumthethongako 18Ngokuba,uyabona,ndikwenzenamhlaumzi onqatyisiweyo,intsikayesinyithi,udongalobhedukulo lonkeilizwe,kookumkanibakwaYuda,nakubathethelibalo, nakubabingelelibalo,nakubantubelizwe 19Kwayebayakulwanawe;kodwaabayikukweyisa; ngokubandinawe,utshouYehova,ukuzendikuhlangule

ISAHLUKO2

1KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi,

2Yiya,umemezeezindlebenizeYerusalem,uthi,Utsho uYehovaukuthi,Yabona,ndikuvile;Ndikhumbulainceba yakhoyobutshabakho,uthandolobutshatshelibakho,Oko wandilandelaentlango,ezwenielingahlwayelwayo 3UbengcweleuSirayelikuYehova,intlahlelayakhe yongeniselo;bonkeabamdlayobozekaityala;bofikelwa bububi;utshouYehova

4LiveniilizwilikaYehova,ndlukaYakobi,nonke mizalwaneyendlukaSirayeli; 5UtshouYehovaukuthi,Bafumanabubibuninakum ooyihlo,lentobakhwelelakudekum,balandelaizinto ezingento,babayintoengeyakonto?

6Abatshonokuthi,UphinauYehovaowasinyusayo, wasikhuphaezwenilaseYiputa,owasihambisaentlango, ezwenieliyinkqantosinelamaqula,ezweni elingumqwebedu,nelethunzilokufa,ezwenielingacandi mntu,elingahlalimntu?

7Ndaningenisaezwenielimasimiachumayo,ukubanidle iziqhamozalo,nezintoezilungileyozalo;nazanalenza inqambiilizwelam,ilifalamnalenzalangamasikizi

8Ababingeleliabatshongoukuthi,UphinauYehova?ke abaphathaumyaleloabandazi;nabalusibakreqakum, nabaprofetibaprofetangoBhahali,balandelaabangancedi lutho.

9Ngakookondisayakubambananani,utshouYehova, ndibambanenoonyanaboonyanabenu

10KubawelanieziqithinizamaKiti,nibone;nithumele kwaKedare,nigqalekunene,nikhangeleukubazikhezakho naizintoezinjalo;

11ukubauhlangalwakhelwananisanangoothixobalo, bengethixokebona?kebonaabantubambananengozuko lwabointoengancediyo.

12Mangaliswani,mazulu,yilento,nibenamanwele,nibe senkangalakakhulu;

13Ngokubabenzeububiobubiniabantubam;Bandishiyile mna,thendelamanziaphilileyo;bazimbeleamaqula, amaqulaaqhekekileyo,angagcinimanzi

14USirayeliungumkhonzina?Ngabaulikhoboka elizalelweekhaya?yininaukubaabhuqwe?

15Iingonyamaezintshazambhongela,zakhala,zalenza labasenkangalailizwelakhe,imiziyakheyatshiswa,ayaba nabemi

16KananjalooonyanabaseNofunabaseTapanesibadlela elukakayinilwakho.

17Okoasikukwenzakwakhona,ngokumshiyakwakho uYehovauThixowakho,ngexeshaabekuhambisa ngendlela?

18OkanyeyintoninaenawenendlelayaseYiputa,ukuba useleamanzioMnayile?Okanyeyintoninaenawenendlela yaseAsiriya,ukubauseleamanzioMlambolowo?

19Buyakukuthethisaububibakho,nokuphambakwakho kuyakukohlwaya;yazikeubone,ukubakubi,kukrakra, ukumshiyauYehovauThixowakho,nokubaungabi nankwantyakum;itshoiNkosi,uYehovawemikhosi 20Ngokubakususelakwakude,uyaphuleidyokhweyakho, waziqhawulaizitropuzakho;wathi,Andiyikunxaxha; ezindulinizonkeezinde,naphantsikwemithiyonke eluhlaza,wahenyuzangokuhenyuza;

21Mnakendakutyalaungumdiliyawohlobo,wonke uphelauyimbewuyenyaniso;utheninakeukujika,ube ngamasebeangcakacileyoomdiliyaongeguwokum?

22Ungafanelanauzihlikihlangesoda,wathabathaisepha eninzi:ubugwenxabakhobuhlelibudyobhekilephambi kwam;itshoiNkosiuYehova

23Ungathininaukuthi,Andizenzangainqambi, andibalandelangaooBhahali?Yiboneindlelayakho emfulenilowo,ukwaziokwenzileyo; maziye-esilelasendle,eqheleintlango,ethingokunqwena kwayoisezeleumoya;ngubaninaongakubuyisayo ngexeshalayo?bonkeabayifunayoabayikuzidinisa; boyifumanangenyangayayo

25Luthinteleunyawolwakholungabize,nomqalawakho unganxanwa;kubandibathandileabasemzini,ndiya kubalandelake.

26Njengokudanakweselalakufunyanwa,kunjaloukudana kwendlukaSirayeli;bona,nookumkanibabo,nabathetheli babo,nababingelelibabo,nabaprofetibabo; 27besithiemthini,Ungubawo;nasetyeni,Ùndizele; ngokubabandinikelaikhosi,abandinikelaubusobabo; ngexeshalobubibabobayakuthi,Suk'umeusisindise.

28Baphinakalokuoothixobakhoozenzeleyo?Mabasuke beme,ukubabobanokukusindisanangexeshalobubi bakho;ngokubangangenanilemiziyakhooothixobakho, Yuda

29Yininaukubanibambanenam?Nonkeniphelanikreqile kum;utshouYehova.

30Ndifumanendababethaoonyanabenu;abavumanga kululekwa;ikrelelenulidleabaprofetibenu njengengonyamaedlavulayo.

31Sizukulwanandini,likhangeleniilizwilikaYehova BendiyintlangonakuSirayeli?ilizwelobumnyama? Kungathubalininaukubabathiabantubam,Sizinkosi; asiyikuphindasizekuwe?

32Iyazilibalanaintombiizivathozayo,umtshakazi uyazilibalanaiinqwemeshazakhe?Kebonaabantubam bandilibeleimihlaengenakubalwa

33Uyakwaziukuyilungisaindlelayakhongokufuna uthando;ngenxayokoubafundisaabangendawoiindlela zakho

34Kwanasemasondweniakhokufunyanwaigazi lemiphefumloyamahlwempuamsulwa;andilifumananga entsithelweni;

35Uthike,Ndimsulwa,ewe,umsindowakheubuyilekum Yabona,ndiyakumangalelananawengenxayokubausithi, Andonanga

36Yininaukubauzulazulekangaka,uyijikeindlelayakho? uyakudanangenxayeYiputa,njengokoudanileyongenxa yeAsiriya

37Nakuyoleyouyakuphuma,zisentlokoizandlazakho; ngokubauYehovauyakubacekisaokholosengabo,ungabi nampumelelongabo

ISAHLUKO3

1Kuthiwa,Ukubaitheindodayamgxothaumkayo,wemka kuyo,wabangowandodayimbi,inokumbuyelana?alingebi lihlanjelwenaelolizwe?kewenauhenyuzilenezithandane ezininzi;usabuyelakum;utshouYehova.

2Phakamiselaamehloakhoeluqayini,uboneapho ungalalwangakhonaUbubahlalelaezindleleni, njengomArabhientlango;ulenzeinqambiilizwe ngobuhenyubakho,nangobubibakho

3Ngenxayokobathintelweizantyalantyalazemvula, akwabakhomvulayasekwindla;ubunebunzilehenyukazi, akwavumaukubaneentloni

4Akuyikuthinangokuundibize,uthi,Bawo,ulikholwane lobutshabam?

5Uyakuwugcinanaumsindowakhengonaphakade? Woyigcinanakudekubesekupheleni?Yabona,uthethe, wenzaububinjengokoubunako.

6WathiuYehovakumngemihlayokumkaniuYosiya, UkubonilenaelikwenzileyoiphambakaziuSirayeli? Linyukelaezintabenizonkeezinde,naphantsikwemithi yonkeeluhlaza,lihenyuzakhona

7Ndathi,emvenikokubalikwenzileokokonke,Liya kubuyelakumAkabuyaWayibonaingininginiudade wabouYuda

8Ndabonake,ukubaiphambakaziuSirayelilikrexezileyo, ndaligxotha,ndalinikaincwadiyokwahlukananalo;noko aloyika,udadewaloinginingini,uYuda,lasukalaya kuhenyuzanalo.

9Kwathi,ngenxayesandisokuhenyuzakwalo,lahlanjelwa ilizwe,lakrexezanamatyenemithi

10Nakukokonkeoko,alabuyelakumingininginikazi, udadewalouYuda,ngentliziyoyonke;kwabangokuxoka; utshouYehova

11WathiuYehovakum,IphambakaziuSirayeli lizigwebelengaphezukwengininginikaziuYuda

12Yiyaumemezelamazwientla,uthi,Buya,phambakazi Sirayeli,utshouYehova;andiyikuwisaumsindowamkuni, ngokubandinenceba,utshouYehova;andiyikubananqala ngonaphakade

13Buvumekodwaubugwenxabakho;ngokubaukreqile kuYehovauThixowakho,waziphangalalisaiindlelazakho kwabasemzini,phantsikwemithiyonkeeluhlaza, analiphulaphulaizwilam;utshouYehova.

14Buyani,nyanabangamaphamba,utshouYehova; ngokubandinizekilemna,ndinithabatheabemnyeemzini, babebabinikwimizalwane,ndiniseeZiyon;

15ndininikeabalusiabangantliziyoyam,banaluse ngokwazinangengqiqo

16Kothi,xanithenandanaqhamaezweningaloomihla, utshouYehova,bangabisathi,Ityeyayomnqophiso kaYehova,ingathangaqathaentliziyweni,bangabi sayikhumbula;abayikulivelela;naloontoayisayikuba sabakho;

17NgeloxeshaiYerusalemkuyakuthiwayitrone kaYehova;zihlanganiselwekhonazonkeiintlangaegameni likaYehovaeYerusalem,zingabisahambangobungqola bentliziyoyazoembi.

18NgaloomihlaiyakuhambaindlukaYudanendlu kaSirayeli,baphumekunyeezwenilasentla,bezeezweni endalinikaooyihloukubalibelilifa

19Ndathikemna,Azindingathininaukukumisaphakathi koonyana,ndikunikeilizweelinqwenelekayo,ilifa eliligugulawoamagugueentlanga?ndathi,Niyakundibiza ngokuthi,Bawo;ungatyekikum

20Inyaniso,njengokoumfaziatshinizayokuwabo, nitshinizilengokunjalokum,ninandlukaSirayeli;utsho uYehova

21Livakeleizwieluqayini,isililosokutarhuzisasoonyana bakaSirayeli;ngokubabebezigwenxileiindlelazabo, bamlibalauYehovauThixowabo

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22Buyani,nyanabangamaphamba,ndikuphilise ukuphambakwenu.Uyabona,sizakuwe;ngokubawena, Yehova,unguThixowethu

23Inyaniso,yababubuxokiingxokozeloyasezindulini, yasezintabeni;inyaniso,lukuYehovauThixowethu usindisolukaSirayeli

24Ngokubaisikiziliyidlileindyeboyoobawo kwasebuncinanenibethu;impahlayaboemfutshane neenkomozabo,oonyanababoneentombizabo

25Masilalesidanile,lisigubungeleihlazolethu;ngokuba sonilekuYehovauThixowethu,thinanoobawo, kwasebuncinanenibethu,unanamhla;asaliphulaphula ilizwilikaYehovauThixowethu.

ISAHLUKO4

1Ukubauthewabuya,Sirayeli,utshouYehova,wabuyela kum;wawasusaamazotheakhophambikwam, akwaphalaphala;

2wafungawathi,EhlelinjeuYehova,ngokwenyaniso, ngokusesikweni,nangobulungisa;ziyakuzisikelelangaye iintlanga,ziqhayisengaye.

3NgokubautshouYehovakumadodaakwaYuda nakwiYerusalemukuthi,Zikhubeleleniintsinde, ningahlwayeliemithanenienameva.

ZaluselenikuYehova,nisuseukungalukikwentliziyoyenu, madodaakwaYuda,bemibaseYerusalem;hlezebuphume ubushushubamnjengomlilo,buvuthekungabikhoucimayo, ngenxayobubibeentlondizenu

5XelanikwaYuda,nivakaliseeYerusalem;nithi,Vuthelani isigodloelizweni;memezani,nihlanganisene,nithi, Buthani,singeneemizinienqatyisiweyo

6PhakamisaniibhanilengaseZiyon,musaniukuma; ngokubaentlandizisaububi,nembubhisoenkulu.

7Kunyukaingonyamaiphumaentshinyeleniyayoyehlathi, kundulukaumonakalisiweentlanga;uphumileendaweni yakhe,ukuzealiphanziseilizwelakho;izixekozakhozibe ngamanxuwa,zingabinammi

8Ngenxayokobhinqaniezirhwexayo,nimbambazele, nibhomboloze;ngokubaukuvuthakomsindokaYehova akubuyangakuthi

9Kuyakuthingaloomini,utshouYehova,ipheleintliziyo yokumkaninentliziyoyabathetheli;bathimanga ababingeleli,bamangaleabaprofeti

10Ndathi,Kwowu,NkosiYehova!inene,ubalukuhlile kakhuluababantuneYerusalem,usithi,Niyakubanoxolo; libeikrelelifikeemphefumlweni

11Ngeloxeshakuyakuthiwakwababantu nakwiYerusalem,Umoyawolophulwaseluqayinientlango uzangendlelayentombiyabantubam,ungazelikwela, ungazelikucoca;

12umoyaonamandlangaphezukwezontouzelamna; ngokunamndiyakuthethanaboimigwebo

13Yabona,unyukanjengamafu,zinjengesaqhwithi iinqwelozokulwazawo;anamendukunamaxhalanga amahasheawoYehakethina!ngokubasibhuqiwe

14Yihlambululeububiintliziyoyakho,Yerusalem,ukuze usindisweKunininazilalisangaphakathikwakho iingcingazakhoezingento?

15Ngokubailizwilixelile,liphumakwaDan,livakalisa ububiezintabenizakwaEfrayim

16khankanyaniezintlangeni;yabonani,vakalisani eYerusalem,nithi,Abangqingibezabevelaezwenielikude, belikhuphelailizwilaboemiziniyakwaYuda

17Njengabalindibamasimibayichasangeenxazonke; ngokubaibineenkanikum,utshouYehova.

18Iindlelazakhoneentlondizakhozakwenzelaoko; bububibakhoobu,ngokubabukrakra,inene,ifike entliziyweniyakho.

19Zibilinizam,zibilinizam!Ndiyazibhijabhijaintliziyo yam;Iyaxokozelaintliziyoyamphakathikwam; Andikwaziukuthitu,kubausivileisandisesigodlo, mphefumlowam,ukuhlatywakwemfazwe

20Kumenyezwaintshabalalokantshabalalo;zibhuqiwe ngesiqupheiintentezam,namalengalengaamngephanyazo

21Kunininandibonaibhanile,ndisivaisandisesigodlo?

22Kubabamathileabantubam,mnaabandazi;ngoonyana abazizidenge,abangenangqondo;banobulumkobokwenza ububi,ukwenzaokulungileyoabakwazi

23Ndakhangelaemhlabeni,nankokusenyanyeni,lilubala; namazulu,akwabakhokukhanya

24Ndakhangelaezintabeni,nanzozinyikima,neenduli zonkezididizela.

25Ndakhangela,nankokekungekhomntu,neentakazonke zezuluzibalekile

26Ndakhangela,nantsoiKarmeleiyintlango,yonkeimizi yayoidilikilephambikoYehova,phambikokuvutha komsindowakhe

27NgokubautshouYehovaukuthi,Kuyakubasenkangala kulolonkeilizwe;kodwaandiyikugqibezelakuphele

28Ngenxayokoihlabathiliyakubanesijwili,libe nezimnyamazokuzilaizulungaphezulu;

29Isixekosiyabalekangenxayesandisabamahashe nezaphetha;bayakungenaezintshinyelenizehlathi, benyukeemaweni,yonkeimiziishiyiwe,akuhlalimntu kuyo

30Kewenaubhuqiwe,uyakuthinina?Nokubauthe wayambathaezibomvu,nokubauthewazivathisangegolide; izithandanezakhoziyakugiba,Zofunaumphefumlowakho 31Ngokubandisivileizwielinjengelomfazionenimba, nembandezeloenjengeyozalaumntwanawakhe wamazibulo,izwilentombienguZiyonebhombolozayo, iyolulaizandlazayo,isithi,Athikemna!ngokuba umphefumlowamudiniwengababulali.

ISAHLUKO5

1ZityhutyheniizitratozaseYerusalem;khanikhangele,nazi, nifuneezindawenizayozembutho,ukubanomfumanana umntu,ukubaukhonaumntuowenzangokusesikweni, ofunaukunyanisa;ndiyakukuxolela

2Nokubabathe,EhlelinjeuYehova;Inenebafunga ubuxoki.

3Yehova,amehloakhoakajongeekunyaniseni,yinina? Ubabethe,abababuhlungu;ubagqibe,abavumi ukuthethiswa;babenzalukhuniubusobabongaphezu kwengxondorha;abavumangaukubuya

4Ndathimna,Ziziswelizodwazona;ngokubaabayazi indlelakaYehova,nesikoloThixowabo

5Ndokhandiyekwabakhulu,ndithethekubo;ngokuba bayayazibonaindlelakaYehova,nesikoloThixowabo;ke bonabayaphulekanyeidyokhwe,baziqhawulaizitropu

6Ngakookoiyababulalaingonyamayasehlathini, ibadlwenguleingcukayangokuhlwa,nengweimiziyabo ihlalephezukwemiziyabo;bonkeabaphumakuyobaya kuqwengwa;ngokubaluninziukreqolwabo,kuninzi ukuphambakwabo.

7Ndothininaukukuxolela?oonyanabakhobandishiyile, bafungaabangethixo;ndathi,ndakubadlisa,bakrexeza, bahlanganangamatutuezindlwinizamahenyukazi.

8Basukebabangamahasheatyetyisiweyo,kwakusasa, elowoukhonyelaumfaziwommelwanewakhe

9Mandingavelelinakengenxayezozinto?utshouYehova; ungaziphindezelinaumphefumlowamkuhlangaolunje?

10Nyukaniezindongenizayo,nonakalise;Keningagqibeli kuphele;ngokubaasingabaYehova

11ItshinizelekakhulukumindlukaSirayelinendlukaYuda, utshouYehova.

12BayamkhanyelauYehova,bathi,Asinguye;abuyi kusifikelaububi;asiyikubonakrelenandlala; 13abaprofetibayakubangumoya;othethayoakakhokubo; makwenjiwenjalokubo

14NgakookoutshouYehova,uThixowemikhosi,ukuthi, Ngenxaenokubanilithethaelolizwi,yabona,ndiwenza umliloamazwiamemlonyeniwakho,nababantubabe ziinkuni,ubadle

15Yabona,ndifikisaphezukwenu,ndlukaSirayeli, uhlangalwakude,utshouYehova;luhlangaolunamandla, luhlangaoludala,luhlangaoluntethoungayaziyo, ongayivayointooluyithethayo.

16Umphongolowabounjengengcwabaelivulekileyo, bonkebephelabangamagorha

17Luyakuludlauvunolwakho,nesonkasakho,abaya kusidlaoonyanabakhoneentombizakho;luyakuyidla impahlayakhoemfutshaneneenkomozakho,luyidle imidiliyayakho,nemikhiwaneyakho,luyiqweqwedise ngekreleimiziyakhoenqatyisiweyo,obukholosengayo

18Nokokengaloomihla,utshouYehova,andiyi kunigqibelakuphele.

19Kothi,xanithi,YininaukubauYehovauThixowethu asenzeleezozintozonke?uzeuthikubo,Njengokuba nindishiyilemna,nakhonzaoothixobolunyeuhlanga ezwenilenu,kwangokunjaloniyakukhonzaabasemzini ezwenielingelenu

20KuxeleniokukwindlukaYakobi,nikuvakalise kwaYuda,nithi,

21Khaniveoku,bantubazizidenge,bangenangqondo; banamehlo,bangaboni;baneendlebenje,abeva;

22Anindoyikina?utshouYehova;aniyikugubhana ebuswenibam,mnandiyibekeintlabathiyangumda wolwandle,yangummiseloongunaphakade, olungenakudlulakuwo;Nokubazigquma,aziyikugqitha na?

23Keababantubanentliziyoeyinjubaqa,eneenkani; bakreqile,bemka

24Abatshonokuthiezintliziywenizabo,Makhesoyike uYehovauThixowethu,osinikaimvulaethambisayo nevuthisayongexeshaelililo;

25Izenzozenuezigwenxazizisunduzileezozinto,izono zenuzikuthintelekuniokulungileyo

26Kubakufunyanwaphakathikwabantubam abangendawo;babekaisibatha,babambisaabantu.

27Njengendlwaneizeleziintaka,zinjaloizindluzabo ukuzalayinkohliso;ngenxayokobakhulilebabazizityebi

28Batyebile,bagudile;kananjalobagqithiselengezinto ezimbi;ityalaabalilungisa,ityalaleenkedama,ukuzezibe nempumelelo;Ilungelolehlwempuabaligwebi

29Mandingavelelinakengenxayezozinto?utsho uYehova;ungaziphindezelinaumphefumlowamkuhlanga olunje?

30Kwenziwaintoemangalisayo,ebangaamanweleezweni; 31Abaprofetibaprofetangobuxoki,nababingeleli banobukhosingezandlazabo;abantubamkebathanda ukubakubenjaloNiyakuthininakeekuphelenikwako oko?

ISAHLUKO6

1Sabani,nyanabakaBhenjamin,niphumephakathi kweYerusalem,naseTekowa,nivutheleisigodlo, niphakamiseintoiphakamephezukweBhete-hakerem; ngokubaububibuyalunguza,buvelaentla,nembubhiso enkulu.

2Umntwanaomhle,umteketiswa,intombienguZiyon

3Bezakuyoabalusinemihlambiyabo;bayakuyigxumeka iintentezabongeenxazonke;bayakudlaelowoendaweni yakhe

Yingcwaliseleniimfazwe;vukani,sinyukeeminienkulu Yehakethina!ngokubaiminiiyemka,ngokubaamathunzi okuhlwaayoluka

5Vukani,sihambeebusuku,sizitshabalaliseiingxande zayoezinde.

6NgokubautshouYehovawemikhosiukuthi,Yigawuleni imithiyayo,niyifumbeleiYerusalemudongalokungqinga; uxinezelekilekwaphelaesazulwinisawo.

7Njengokoiqulaliwampompozisayoamanzialo, yenjenjaloukumpompozisaizintozayoezimbiPhambi kwamkukhoisijwilinamanxeba.

8Yaleka,Yerusalem,hlezeumphefumlowamuziqhawule kuwe;hlezendikwenzekubesenkangala,ilizwe elingamiweyo.

9UtshouYehovawemikhosiukuthi,Bayakuwabhikica bawabhikiceamasalelaamaSirayeli,njengomdiliya; 10Ndiyakuthethakoobanina,ndiqononondise,beve? Yabona,ayaluswangaindlebeyabo,abanakokeukubaza indlebeYabona,ilizwilikaYehovalisisingcikivokubo, liyingcikivo.abayoliswayiyo.

11NgokondizelebubushushubukaYehova;ndidiniwe kukuwubamba,ndowaphalazelaphezukwabantwana abangaphandle,naphezukwebandlalamadodanakunye; ngokubaindodakunyenomfazibayakubanjwa,ixhego kunyenozeleyimihla.

12Ziyakugqithelakubambiizindluzabo,amasimi nabafazikunye;ngokubaisandlasamndisolulaphezu kwabemibelizwe;utshouYehova

13Kuthabathelakomncinanekwesakwabakhulu,bonke bephelababawabebawile;kuthabathelakumprofetikwesa kumbingeleli,bonkebephelabenzangobuxoki

14Bakuphilisakalulaukwaphukakwentombiyabantubam, besithi,Luxolo,luxolo;kungekholuxolo

15Bayakudaniswa,ngokubabenzeamasikizi;nokoke abadaninokudana,abakwaziukubaneentloni;ngakooko bayakuwaphakathikwabawayo;ngexeshalokubavelela kwambayakukhubeka;utshouYehova.

16UtshouYehovaukuthi,Yimaniezindleleni,nikhangele, nibuzeumendoongunaphakade,ukubayiyiphinaindlela

UYeremiya

yokulungileyo,nihambengayo,noyifumanelaukuphumla imiphefumloyenu;Bathikebona,Asiyikuhambangayo.

17Ndamisaphezukwenuababoniseli,ndisithi,Libazeleni indlebeisandisesigodlo;Bathikebona,Asiyikuva.

18Ngakookoyivani,zintlanga;wazi,wenabandla, okubahlelayo

19Yiva,hlabathi;yabona,ababantundibaziselaububi, isiqhamoseengcingazabo;ngokubaamazwiam abawabazelangandlebe,nomyalelowambawucekisile

20YeyaninakelentoizakumisiqhumisosaseShebha, nekalamoevumbalimnandiyasezwenielikude? Akakholekakumamadinienuanyukayo,nemibingelelo yenuayimnandikum.

21NgakookoutshouYehovaukuthi,Yabona,ndibabekela izikhubekisoababantu,bakhubekekuzoooyisenoonyana; ummelwanenommelwanewakhebayakutshabalala.

22UtshouYehovaukuthi,Yabona,kuzaabantubevela ezwenilasentla,uhlangaolukhulu,luphumaesinqeni sehlabathi.

23Baqubuleisaphethanenkcula;bakhohlakele, abananceba;ilizwilaboligqumanjengolwandle;bakhwele emahasheni,bexhobenjengendodayokulwanawe,ntombi inguZiyon

24Siluvileudabalwabo,zisukeziweizandlazethu, sibanjweyimbandezelo,nayinimba,njengozalayo.

25Musaniukuyaemasimini,ningahambingendlela; ngokubalikrelelotshaba,kunxunguphalangeenxazonke

26Ntombiyabantubam,bhinqaezirhwexayo,uzigalele ngothuthu;menzeleisijwiliozelwewamnye, ukumbambazelaokukrakra;ngokubauyakusizela ngesiqupheumbhuqi.

27Ndikwenzeumcikidiphakathikwabantubam njengenqaba,ukuzeuyaziuyicikideindlelayabo

28Bonkebephelabaziinjubaqazazoiinjubaqa,behamba behleba;bonkebephelabayonakalisa

29kutshisweimimoya,ilotheidliwangumlilo; umnyibilikisiunyibilikangelize,ngokubaabangendawo abancothulwa

30Bayisilivereecekisiweyo,ukubizwakwabo,ngokuba uYehovaebacekisile.

ISAHLUKO7

1IlizwielafikayokuYeremiya,livelakuYehova,lisithi, 2YimaesangwenilendlukaYehova,umemezekhonaeli lizwi,uthi,LiveniilizwilikaYehova,nonkemaYuda angenayongalamasango,ukubanimnquleuYehova 3UtshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi, Zilungiseniiindlelazenuneentlondizenu,ukuzendinibeke kulendawo

4Musaniukukholosangamazwiobuxoki,okuthi, YitempilekaYehova,yitempilekaYehova,yitempile kaYehovayonaleyo

5Ukubanithenazilungisanizilungisaiindlelazenu nezenzozenu;xanithenakwenzaokusesikweniphakathi komntunommelwanewakhe;

6Ukubaanimxiniumphambukeli,nenkedama, nomhlolokazi,anaphalazaigazielimsulwakulendawo, analandelathixobambi,ukubakubekubikuni;

7ndonibekakulendawo,ezweniendalinikaooyihlo,kuse emaphakadeniasemaphakadeni

8Yabonani,nikholosangamazwiobuxoki,angancediyo

9Niyeba,nincinithe,nikrexeze,nifungengobuxoki, niqhumiselekuBhahali,nilandelethixobambi eningabaziyo;

10beza,bemaphambikwamkulendlu,ibizwangegama lam,bathi,Sihlangulwethina,ukubasiwenzeonkela masikizi?

11Yabangumqolombawezihangenaemehlwenienule ndlu,ibizwangegamalam?Yabonani,namlondibonile; utshouYehova

12NgokubakhaniyeendaweniyamebiseShilo,apho ndalibekakhonaigamalamekuqaleni,nibone endakwenzayokuyo,ngenxayezintoezimbizabantubam amaSirayeli.

13Kalokuke,ngenxayokubaniyenzileyonkelemisebenzi, utshouYehova,ndathethakuni,ndivukakusasa,ndithethe, anaphulaphula;ndanibiza,anaphendula;

14Ndiyakwenzakekulendlu,ibizwangegamalam, nikholosengayo,nakulendawondaninikayonanina nooyihlo,njengokondenzangakokwiShilo.

15Ndiyakunigxothanisukeebuswenibam,njengoko ndabagxothayoabazalwanabenubonke,imbewuyonke yakwaEfrayim.

16Wenakemusaukubathandazelaababantu, ungaphimiselikuhlahlambanakuthandazangenxayabo, ungandizami,ngokubaandiyikukuphulaphula.

17AkukuboninaabakwenzayoemiziniyakwaYuda, nasezitratwenizaseYerusalem?

18Oonyanabathezaiinkuni,ooyisebaphembaumlilo, abafazibaxovulaintlama,ukubaenzelweizonkana ukumkanikaziwezulu,bathululelethixwenibambi umnikeloothululwayo,ukuzebandiqumbise.

19Baqumbisamnana?utshouYehova;abaziqumbisibona na,zibeneentlonizobusobabo?

20Ngakooko,itshoiNkosiuYehovaukuthi,Yabona, ndikuchasile;Yabona,umsindowamnobushushubam buyakuphalazelwaphezukwalendawo,phezukwabantu, naphezukweenkomo,naphezukwemithiyasendle, naphezukwesiqhamosomhlaba;uyakuvutha,ungacimi 21UtshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi: Yongezaniamadinienuanyukayoemibingelelweniyenu, nidleinyama

22Ngokubaandithethanganooyihlo,andibawiselanga mthethongawoamadinianyukayo,nemibingelelo,mini ndabakhuphayoezwenilaseYiputa

23kendabamiselaelilizwilokuthi,Phulaphulaniilizwi lam:ndobanguThixowenu,nibengabantubam,nihambe ngeendlelazonkeendinimiselayo,ukuzekulungekuni

24Keabevanga,abayithobangaindlebeyabo;bahamba ngamaqhinga,ngobungqolabentliziyoyaboembi, bandinikelaumhlana,ayababubuso

25Kususelakwalaaminibaphumangayoooyihloezweni laseYiputa,unanamhla,ndabathumelakunibonke abakhonzibam,abaprofeti,ndibathumaimihlangemihla kwakusasa;

26keabaphulaphulakum,abayithobaindlebeyabo, bayenzalukhuniintamoyabo,benzaokubikunooyise 27Keuyakuwathethakubolamazwionke;baya kukuphulaphula;uyakubabiza;kodwaabayikukuphendula 28Keyithikubo,Lulooluuhlangaolungaliphulaphuliyo ilizwilikaYehovauThixowalo,olungayivumiyointethiso.

29Nqumaiinwelezakho,Yerusalem,uzilahle,umise isimbononoeluqayini;ngokubauYehovausicekisile, usincamileisizukulwanasokuphuphumakwakheumsindo

30NgokubaoonyanabakaYudabenzeububiemehlweni am,utshouYehova;babekeizintozaboezinezothe endlwinielibizelwaphezukwayoigamalam,ukuze bayenzeinqambi

31BakheizigangazaseTofete,esemfuleniwakwaBhenhinom,ukuzebatshiseoonyanababoneentombizabo emlilweni;intoendingabawiselangamthethongayo, engathangaqathaentliziyweniyam

32Ngakooko,yabona,iyezaimihla,utshouYehova, abangasayikubasathiyiTofete,ngumfulawakwaBhenhinom;

33Izidumbuzababantuziyakubakukudlakweentaka zezulunokwamarhamncwaelizwe;kungabikhobani uziphekuzayo

34NdoliphezisaemiziniyakwaYudanasezitratweni zaseYerusalemizwilemihlalinezwilemivuyo,izwi lomyeninezwilomtshakazi;ngokubailizweliyakuba senkangala

ISAHLUKO8

1Ngeloxesha,utshouYehova,bayakuwakhupha emangcwabeniaboamathamboookumkanibakwaYuda, namathamboabathethelibakhe,namathamboababingeleli, namathamboabaprofeti,namathamboabemi baseYerusalem;

2bawanekephambikwelanga,nenyanga,nomkhosiwonke wezulu,ababewuthandile,ababewukhonza,ababehamba emvakwawo,ababengxamelewona,ababequbudakuwo; bayakubangumgqubaphezukomhlaba

3Konyulwaukufaphezukobomingamasalelaonke aseleyokulemizalwaneineentoezimbi,ezindawenizonke endiwagxothelekuzoamasalela;utshouYehova wemikhosi.

4Uzeuthikubo,UtshouYehovaukuthi,Yabona, ndikuthabathelephezukwawo;Bayakuwa,bangavukina? Atyekena,angabuyina?

5KungathubalininaukubaababantubaseYerusalem baphambengokuphambaokungunaphakade?Babambelele nkqikwinkohliso,abavumikubuya.

6Ndabazaindlebe,ndeva,bathethaintoengeyiyo;akukho baniuzohlwayayongeentozakheezimbi,athi,Yintonina lendiyenzileyo?elowowabhekaendleleniyakhe, njengokubaihasheligxalathelanaemfazweni

7Kantinengwamzaezulwiniiyawaziamaxeshaayo amisiweyo;nehobenehlankomonendweziligcinileixesha lokufikakwazo;kebonaabantubamabalaziisiko likaYehova

8Ningathininaukuthi,Sizizilumko,umyalelokaYehova unathi?Yabona,ukwenzekwafuza;Usibalwababhali luyintoengeyanto

9Zidanileizilumko,ziqhiphukeumbilini,zibanjisiwe; yabona,ziyalicekisailizwilikaYehova;Bubulumkobuni nakekuzo?

10Ngakookoabafazibabondiyakubanikelakubambi, namasimiabondiwanikelekwabawahluthayo;ngokuba, bethabathelakomncinanebesakomkhulu,bonkebephela babawabebawile;bethabathelakumprofetibesa kumbingeleli,bonkebephelabenzangobuxoki

11Bakuphilisakalulaukwaphukakwentombiyabantubam, besithi,Luxolo,luxolo;kungekholuxolo.

12Bayakudaniswa,ngokubabenzeamasikizi;nokoke abadaninokudana,abakwaziukubaneentloni;ngakooko bayakuwaphakathikwabawayo,ngexeshalokubavelela kwambayakukhubeka;utshouYehova

13Ndiyakubatshayelaimpela,utshouYehova; kungabikhozidiliyaemdiliyeni,kungabikhomakhiwane emkhiwaneni;igqabiliyakubuna;kwayeizintoendibanike zonaziyakudlulakubo

14Sihlalelenina?zihlanganiseni,singeneemizini enqatyisiweyo,sithicwaka;ngokubauYehovauThixo wethuusithumbile,wasisezainyongo;ngokubasonile kuYehova

15Besithembeuxolo,akwabakhontoilungileyo;sithembe ixeshalokuphiliswa,nankoikukudandatheka;

16LivakelelivelakwaDanithathalamahasheabo;ngezwi lokukhonyakweembalasanezabolanyikimailizwelonke ngokubaezealidlailizwe,nentoyonkeekulo;umzinabemi bawo

17Ngokuba,yabonani,ndithumelaphakathikwenu iinyoka,amarhambaangenakukhafulwa,anilume;utsho uYehova

18Xandisonganyelwasisingqala,intliziyoyamiyatyhafa phakathikwam.

19Naloilizwilokuzibikakwentombiyabantubam, liphumaezwenielikude,lisithi,UYehovaakakhona eZiyon?Akakhonakuyoukumkaniwayo?Yininaukuba bandiqumbisengemifanekisoyaboeqingqiweyo,ngeento ezingentozasemzini?

20Ukuvunakudlule,ihloboliphelile,yayeasikasindiswa thina

21Ngenxayokwaphukakwentombiyabantubakowethu, ndaphukile;Ndimnyama;ndibanjwekukukhwankqiswa.

22AkukhomafuthaaqholiweyonaeGiliyadi?akukho gqirhanakhona?Yininakeukubaingabotshwaubomi bentombiyabantubakowethu?

ISAHLUKOSE-9

1Ayabaintlokoyamibingamanzi,amehloamabalithende leenyembezi;bendiyakubalilelaimininobusuku ababuleweyobentombiyabantubakowethu!

2Akwababendinendawoyokulalisakwabahambientlango; ukuzendibashiyeabantubam,ndimkekubo!ngokuba bonkengabakrexezi,yingqungquthelayamanginingini.

3balutyedaulwimilwabongobuxoki,njengesaphethasabo; kodwaabanyanisekangaehlabathini;ngokubabaphuma ebubinibayeebubini;bonamnaabandazi;utshouYehova

4Elowomakamlumkeleummelwanewakhe,ningakholosi nangomzalwana;ngokubawonkeumzalwanawenza ubuqhinga,wonkeummelwaneuhambaehleba.

5Elowouyamkhohlisaummelwanewakhe,abathethi nyaniso;bafundisaulwimilwaboukuthethaubuxoki, bazidinisengokwenzaokugwenxa

6Ukuhlalakwakhokuphakathikwenkohliso;ngenkohliso abavumiukundazi;utshouYehova.

7Ngakooko,utshouYehovawemikhosiukuthi,Yabona, ndiyakubanyibilikisa,ndibacikide;ngokubandingathinina ngenxayentombiyabantubakowethu?

8Lutoloolubulalayoulwimilwabo;Lithethainkohliso; omnyeuthethauxolokummelwanewakhengomlomo wakhe,kantikeentliziyweniucebaukuzimela

9Mandingavelelinakengenxayezozinto?utshouYehova; ungaziphindezelinaumphefumlowamkuhlangaolunje?

10Ngenxayeentabandibekaisijwilinesimema,nangenxa yamakriwaentlangondibekaisimbonono,ngokuba atshisiwe,akwabakhobaniunokucandakuwo;akukho nalinyeilizwilenkomo;kuthabathelaezintakenizezulu lwesaezilo,kusabile;abasekho

11NdiyenzeiYerusalemyangumwewe,yazizikhundla zeempungutye;nemiziyakwaYudandiyakuyenza amanxuwa,ingabinammi.

12Ngubaninaindodaelumkileyo,ikuqondeoku?Ngubani naothethekuyeumlomokaYehova,ukubaakuxele,ukuba litshabalelentoninailizwe,lifakweisikhuninjengentlango, kungabikhobaniugqithayokulo?

13WathiuYehova,Kungenxaenokubabewushiyile umyalelowam,endawubekaphambikwabo, abaliphulaphulailizwilam,abahambangawo;

14Balandelaubungqolabentliziyoyabo,balandela ooBhahali,intoabayifundiswangooyise.

15Ngakooko,utshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixo kaSirayeli,ukuthi,16Yabona,ndiyabadlisaababantu umhlonyane,ndibasezeinyongo; 16ndibaphangalalisephakathikweentlanga,ababengazazi bonanooyise;ndilithumeleikreleemvakwabo,ndide ndibaphelise.

17UtshouYehovawemikhosiukuthi,Gqalani,nibize iintokaziezenzaisimbonono,zize;thumelaninibize iingcibi,zize;

18zingxame,ziphimiselephezukwethuisimema,ehle iinyembeziamehloethu,zityityizeleamanziiinkophezethu 19NgokubailizwilesimemalivakalaliphumaeZiyon, lisithi,Hayi,ukubhuqekakwethu!sidanilekunene, ngokubasilishiyileilizwe,kubasilishiyileamakhayaethu 20Nokokeliveni,zintokazi,ilizwilikaYehova,indlebe yenuilamkeleilizwilomlomowakhe,nizifundiseiintombi zenuisimema,omnyeafundiseummelwanewakhe isimbonono.

21Ngokubakunyukileukufangeefestilezethu;kungene ezingxandenizethuezinde,ukubakunqumleabantwana ezitratweni,amadodanaendaweniyembutho.

22Thethauthi,UtshouYehovaukuthi,Ziyakuwake izidumbuzabantu,njengomgqubaphezukwentsimi, nanjengesindeemvakomvuni,kungabikho ubahlanganisayo

23UtshouYehovaukuthi,Isilumkomasingaqhayisi ngobulumkobaso,igorhamalingaqhayisingobugorhabalo, isityebimasingaqhayisingobutyebibaso

24Oqhayisayomakaqhayisengalentoyokubaendiqiqa, endazimnaukubandinguYehova,owenzainceba,nesiko, nobulungisa,ehlabathini;ngokubandinanzeezozinto; utshouYehova

25Yabona,iyezaimihla,utshouYehova,endiya kubohlwayangayobonkeabalukileyo,bengalukile; 26amaYiputa,nakwaYuda,namaEdom,noonyanabakaAmon,namaMowabhi,nabobonkeabasekupheleni kwentlango,abahlelientlango;

ISAHLUKOSE-10

1LiveniilizwialithethayokuniuYehova,ndlukaSirayeli; 2UtshouYehovaukuthi,Musaniukuziqhelisaindlela yeentlanga,ningaqhiphukiumbiliniyimiqondisoyezulu; ngokubaziqhiphukeumbiliniiintlangangabo

3Ngokubaimikhubayabantuayintoyanto:kubaumthi ugawulaehlathini,umsebenziwezandlazengcibingezembe.

4Ihonjiswengesiliverenangegolide;babethelela ngezikhonkwanenangezando,ukubabangashukumi

5Zithetyenjengesundu,azithethi;zimeleukuthwalwa, ngokubaazinakuhambaMusaniukuboyika;kuba azinakwenzabubi,kwanokulungisaazinako.

6Akukhounjengawe,Yehova;umkhulu,negamalakho likhulungobugorha

7Ngubaninaongekheakoyike,Kumkaniweentlanga? ngokubalifanelewena;ngenxaenokubaphakathi kwezilumkozonkezeentlanga,naphakathikwezikumkani zazozonke,akukhounjengawe.

8Kebonabaziziyatha,baziziyathabephela;

9IsilivereechetyiweyoiziswaivelaeTarshishe,negolide yaseUfazi,umsebenziwengcibi,owezandlazomnyibilikisi; izambathozabozibeyimisontoemsinemfusa;

10KeyenauYehovanguThixo,inyaniso,nguThixo ophilileyo,ngukumkaniongunaphakade;ihlabathi liyanyikimabuburhalarhumebakhe,neentlanga azinakuluthwalaubhavumolwakhe

11Notshokuboukuthi,Bonaoothixoabangalenzanga izulunehlabathi,bayakudakaehlabathini,naphantsi kwezulu

12Keyenangulowenzaihlabathingamandlaakhe, ngulozinzisaelimiweyongobulumkobakhe,wanekaizulu ngengqondoyakhe

13Kwakubon'ukubakukhoisithongasokwenzakwakhe ingxoloyamanziezulwini,unyusaamafuesiphelweni sehlabathi;imvulauyenzelaimibane,arholeumoya koovimbabakhe.

14Ubasisityhakalawonkeumntu,engenakwazi;udaniswa wonkeumnyibilikisiwegolidengumfanekisooqingqiweyo, ngokubaumfanekisowakheotyhidiweyobubuxoki, awunamoya

15Zingamampungeezozinto,sisenzosokugxekwa; ngexeshalokuvelelwakwazoziyakutshabalala.

16AkanjengazoyenauSahlulelosikaYakobi,ngokuba ngumbumbiweentozonkeyena;uSirayeliintongayelifa lakhe,ogamalakhelinguYehovawemikhosi.

17Qokelelaubutyebibakho,uphumeezweni,wenammi wasezinqongeni;

18NgokubautshouYehovaukuthi,Yabona,ngesi sihlandlo,ndisawulaabemibelizwe,ndibabandezele,ukuze bafunyanwe

19Athikemna,ngenxayokwaphukakwam!Libuhlungu inxebalam;kemnandathi,Inyaniso,sisifoesi,ndiya kusithwala

20Intenteyamibhuqiwe,neentambozamzonke ziqhawukile;oonyanabambaphumilekum,ababasabakho; akusekhouyitwabululayointenteyam,amise amalengalengaam

21Ngokubaabalusibabazizityhakala,abamquqela uYehova;ngenxayokoabenzangangangqiqo, wachithwachitwawonkeumhlambiwabo

22Nantsoisiza!Yingxoloenkulu,iphumaezwenilasentla, ukuzeimiziyakwaYudaibengamanxuwa,ibesisikhundla seempungutye

23Ndiyazi,Yehova,ukubaayikhonaemntwiniindlela yakhe;akukhonaendodeniehambayoukuqinisela ukunyathelakwayo

24Ndithethise,Yehova,kodwakubengokwesiko;kungabi ngomsindowakho,hlezeundinciphise.

25Phalazaubushushubakhophezukweentlanga ezingakwaziyo,naphezukwemizalwaneengalinquliyo igamalakho;ngokubazimdlileuYakobi,zimdlile zamgqiba,ikriwalakhezalenzalabasenkangala

ISAHLUKOSE-11

1IlizwielafikayokuYeremiya,livelakuYehova,lisithi, 2Waveniamazwialomnqophiso,nithethekumadoda akwaYuda,nakubemibaseYerusalem; 3Uzeuthikubo,UtshouYehova,uThixokaSirayeli, ukuthi,Yabona,ndikuvile;Uqalekisiweumntu ongawathobeliyoamazwialomnqophiso; 4endabawiselaumthethongakoooyihlo,mhla ndabakhuphayoezwenilaseYiputa,ezikwenilesinyithi, ndisithi,Liphulaphuleniilizwilam,nenzengakokonke endiniwiselaumthethongako;nibengabantubam,mna ndibenguThixowenu

5ukuzendisimiseisifungoendasifungelaooyihlo,ukuba ndibanikeilizweelibalekaamasinobusi,njengokokunjalo namhlaNdaphendulandathi,Makubenjalo,Yehova

6WathiuYehovakum,Wamemezenionkelamazwi emiziniyakwaYuda,nasezitratwenizaseYerusalem,nithi, Yivaniamazwialomnqophiso,niwenze

7Kubandabaqononondisandiqononondisaooyihlo,mini ndabanyusayoezwenilaseYiputa,kwadakwayilemini, ndivukakusasa,ndibaqononondisa,ndisithi, Liphulaphuleniilizwilam

8Keabevanga,abayithobangaindlebeyabo;bahamba elowongobungqolabentliziyoyakheenobubiNdesukake ndazisaphezukwaboonkeamazwialomnqophiso, ndabawiselaumthethongawo,ukubabawenze;kodwa abazenzi

9WathiuYehovakum,Kufunyenweiyelenqephakathi kwamadodaakwaYuda,naphakathikwabemi baseYerusalem

10Babuyeleebugwenxenibooyise,ababengavumi ukuwevaamazwiam;basukabalandelathixobambiukuze babakhonze;indlukaSirayelinendlukaYudabawaphule umnqophisowamendawenzanooyise.

11NgakookoutshouYehovaukuthi,Yabona,ndibazisela ububiabangayikubanakoukuphumakubo;nokubabathe bakhalakum,andiyikubaphulaphula

12IyakuhambakeimiziyakwaYudanabemi baseYerusalem,bakhalekoothixoabaqhumiselakubo, bangabasindisinokubasindisangexeshalobubibabo

13Ngokubangangenanilemiziyakho,babangakooothixo bakaYuda;ngokwenanilezitratozaseYerusalem,nize nazimiselaintoelisikiziizibingelelo,izibingelelo zokuqhumiselakuBhahali

14Wenakemusaukubathandazelaababantu, ungaphimiselikuhlahlambanakuthandazangenxayabo; ngokubaandiyikuvangexeshalokukhalakwabokum, ngenxayobubibabo

15Ifunantoniintandayamendlwiniyam,isenza amayelenqenje?xawenzeububi,uyakuvuya.

16UYehovawakubizangegamalokubaungumnquma oluhlaza,oyimpuluswa,osiqhamosihle;

17NgokubauYehovawemikhosi,owakutyalayo,uthethe okubingawe,ngenxayezintoezimbizendlukaSirayeli nezendlukaYuda,abazenzeleyoukuzebandiqumbise ngokuqhumiselauBhahali.

18KekalokuuYehovawandazisa,ndazi;waza wandibonisaokoiintlondizabo

19Ndabanjengemvanaesiwaekuxhelweni;Bendingazike bonaukubabacingelengam,besithi,Masiwonakalisa umthinesiqhamosawo,simnqumleezwenilabaphilileyo, lingabisakhunjulwaigamalakhe

20Yehovawemikhosi,ugwebayongobulungisa, uzicikidayoizintsonentliziyo,mandiyiboneimpindezelo yakhokubo;

21Ngakooko,utshouYehovangamadodaaseAnatoti, awungxameleyoumphefumlowakho,esithi,Musa ukuprofetaegamenilikaYehova,ukuzeungafingesandla sethu;

22Ngakooko,utshouYehovawemikhosiukuthi,Yabona, ndiyakuwavelela;oonyanababoneentombizaboziyakufa yindlala;

23Akuyikubakhomasalelakubo,ngokubandiwazisela ububiamadodaaseAnatoti,umnyakawokuvelelwakwawo

ISAHLUKOSE-12

Ulilungisa,Yehova,xandibambeneyonawe;ndothetha iindawoezisesikwenizodwa.Kungathubalininaukuba indlelayabangendawoibenempumelelo;Kungathubalini naukubabavuyebonkeabanginiza?

2Ubatyele,bendelanokwendelaiingcambu,bahluma, baxakatheisiqhamo;usondeleemlonyeniwabo,ukude ezintswenizabo

3Wena,Yehova,uyandazi;uyandibona,uyicikidaintliziyo yamenawe;

4Kunininailizwelinesijwili,umfunowamasimionke womile,ngenxayezintoezimbizabemibalo?aphelile amarhamncwa,neentaka;ngokubabathi,Akayikulibona ikamvalethu

5Ukubaugidimenabeenyawo,bakudinisa,wothinina ukugidimanamahashe?Ukubauthewakudinisangelizwe loxolo,obukholosengalo,wothininaekwenenikweYordan?

6Ngokubanabazalwanabakho,nendlukayihlo, banginizilekuwenabo;babizelaizihlweleemvakwakho; musaukukholwangabo,nakubenibathethaamazwi alungileyokuwe

7Ndiyishiyileindluyam,ndililahlileilifalam;Ndiyinikele intándayomphefumlowamesandleniseentshabazayo

8Ilifalamlinjengengonyamayasehlathinikum;likhala ngam;ngenxayokondilithiyile

9Ilifalamlinjengentakaethethaakum,ukubaiintaka zilijikelezile;yizani,niwahlanganiseonkeamarhamncwa asendle,yizaniadle

10Abalusiabaninzibasonakalisileisidiliyasam, basingqushileisizibasam;basibharhisileisizibasam esinqwenelekayo,sayintlango

11Basibharhisile;sisijwilingeenxazonkekum; kusenkangalakulolonkeilizwe,ngokubaakukhomntu ukubekelantliziyooko

12Ababhuqibazifikelezonkeizigangazasentlango; ngokubaikrelelikaYehovaliyadla,lithabathelaekupheleni kwelizwe,liseekuphelenikwelizwe;akuyikubaluxolo lwenyama.

13Bahlwayeleingqolowa,bavunaimithanaenameva; 14UtshouYehovangabamelwanebambonkeabanobubi, abachukumisailifaendalidlisaabantubamamaSirayeli; yabona,ndiyabanyothulaemhlabeniwabo,ndiyinyothule indluyakwaYudaphakathikwabo;

15Kuyakuthi,emvenikokubandibanyothule,ndibuye, ndibenemfesanekubo,ndibabuyiseleelowoelifenilakhe, elowoemhlabeniwakhe

16Kuyakuthi,ukubabathebazifundangenkuthaloiindlela zabantubam,bafungaigamalam,bathi,Ehlelinje uYehova;njengokobabafundisayoabantubamukufunga uBhahali;kebayakwakhiwaphakathikwabantubam.

17Keukubabatheabeva,ndolunyothula,ndilunyothule olohlanga,ndilutshabalalise;utshouYehova

ISAHLUKOSE-13

1UtshouYehovakumukuthi,Yiyauthabatheumbhinqo welinenemhlophe,uwubekeesinqenisakho,ungawufaki emanzini

2NdawuthengakeumbhinqongokwelizwilikaYehova, ndawubekaesinqenisam

3KwafikailizwilikaYehovakumngokwesibini,lisithi, 4Wuthabatheumbhinqoowuthengileyo,osesinqenisakho, usukeuyeemEfrati,uwufihlekhonaemfanteni yengxondorha

5Ndaya,ndawufihlaemEfrati,njengokowandiwisela umthethongakouYehova

6Kwathi,ekuphelenikwemihlaemininzi,wathiuYehova kum,SukauyeemEfrati,uwuthabathekhonaumbhinqo endakuwiselaumthethongawo,ukubauwufihlekhona

7NdayakeemEfrati,ndemba,ndawuthabathaumbhinqo kuloondawobendiwufihlekuyo,nangowonakele umbhinqo,ungasenamsebenzi

8KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 9UtshouYehovaukuthi,Ndiyakwenjenjeukulonakalisa ikratshilakwaYuda,ikratshielikhululaseYerusalem

10Ababantubanobubi,bangavumiyoukuvaamazwiam, bahambayongobungqolabentliziyoyabo,balandelathixo bambi,ukuzebabakhonze,baqubudekubo:bayakuba njengalombhinqoungasenamsebenzi

11Ngokubanjengokubaumbhinqounamathelaesinqeni sendoda,ndenjenjaloukuyinamathelisakumyonkeindlu kaSirayeli,nendluyonkekaYuda,utshouYehova;ukuze kumibengabantu,ibeligama,ibeyindumiso,ibe sisihombo;keabevanga

12Keuzeuthethekuboelilizwi;UtshouYehova,uThixo kaSirayeli,ukuthi,Zonkeiintsubaziyakuzaliswa ngewayini

13Wothikekubo,UtshouYehovaukuthi,Yabona, ndibazalisangokunxilabonkeabemibelilizwe,ookumkani abahlelietronenikaDavide,nababingeleli,nabaprofeti, nabemibonkebaseYerusalem; 14ndibahlekezeleelowokuwabo,ooyisenoonyanakunye, utshouYehovaAndiyikubanalufefe,andiyikubananceba, andiyikubanamfesane,ukubandingabonakalisi.

15Yivani,nibekeindlebe;musaniukuzidla,ngokuba uYehovauthethile

16MzukiseniuYehovauThixowenu,engekahlisi ubumnyama,zingekabethekiezintabenizocolothiiinyawo zenu;

17Ukubaanithanganikuveoko,wolilaumphefumlowam entsithelweningenxayoqhankqalazolwenu;lityityizele lityityizela,lihleiinyembezi,ilisolam;ngokubaumhlambi kaYehovauthinjiwe

18Yithikukumkaninakwinkosikazi,Zithobeni,hlalani phantsi;ngokubasiyehlaezintlokwenizenuisithsaba sokuhombakwenu

19Imiziyelisezantsiivaliwe,akukhouyivulayo;uYuda ufudusiweephela,afudusweaphele

20Phakamisaniamehloenu,niboneabavelaentla.Uphina umhlambiobuwunikiwe,impahlayakhoemfutshaneentle?

21Wothinina,xaatheabokebakohlwayayo?Ngokuba ubafundiseukubababengabathethelibakhonabathetheli bakhoAyiyikukubambanainimba,njengozalayo?

22Naxautheentliziyweniyakho,Kunganinaukuba ndifikelwezezizinto?Ngobuninzibobugwenxabakho utyhilekileingubo,zagonyamelwaizithendezakho

23UmKushiunokuluguqulanaulusulwakhe,nengwe inokuwaguqulanaamabalaayo?ningabakeninako ukwenzaokulungileyo,baqheleukwenzaokubi

24Ndiyakubaphangalalisake,njengomququophephuka nomoyawentlango.

25Liqashisolakhoelo,isabelosakhoesilinganiselweyo ndim,utshouYehova;ngokubaundilibele,wakholosa ngobuxoki.

26Namndiyakuyityhilainguboyakho,ibephezukobuso bakho,kubonakaleukucukucezekakwakho

27Ukukrexezakwakho,nokukhonyakwakho,amanyala okuhenyuzakwakho,namasikiziakhoezinduliniezindle Yeha,wenaYerusalem!Akuyikuhlambulukana?iyakuba nini?

ISAHLUKOSE-14

1IntoeyafikayokuYeremiya,ililizwilikaYehova, ngendawoyokunqumkakwemvula

2UYudawenzaisijwili,namasangoaloathematshamatsha; zimnyamaemhlabeni;kuyenyukaukukhalakweYerusalem 3Iingangamshazabozithumaabaphantsikwazoamanzi; bafikaemaquleni,bangafumanimanzi;babuyazilambatha izityazabo;badanile,beneentloni,begqubutheleintloko

4Ngenxayomhlabaoqhiphukeumbilini,kuba kungabangakhomvulaezweni,abalimibadanile, bagqubutheleintloko

5Ewe,nemaziyexhamaiyazalaendle,iyishiyeithole, ngokubakungekholuhlaza

6Amaesileasendleemaeluqayini,esezelaumoya njengeempungutye;aphelileamehlo,ngokubakungekho luhlaza.

7Ukubaubugwenxabethubungqinangathi,Yehova, yenzangenxayegamalakho;ngokubakuninziukuphamba kwethu;sonilekuwe

8ThembalikaSirayeli,Msindisiwakhengexesha lembandezelo,yininaukubaubenjengomphambukeli kwelilizwe,ubenjengomhambiolaliseoko?

9Yininaukubaubenjengendodaesukeyathinka,ube njengegorhaelingenakusindisa;ukantiwena,Yehova, uphakathikwethu,sibizwéngegamalakho;musa ukusishiya

10UtshouYehovakwababantu,ukuthi,Benjenje ukuthandaukubhadula;iinyawozaboabazinqandanga; uYehovaakakholiswangabo;kungokuuyakubukhumbula ubugwenxababo,aziveleleizonozabo.

11WathikeuYehovakum,Musaukubathandazelaaba bantu,ukubakulungekubo

12Xabazilaukudla,andiyikukuvaukuhlahlambakwabo; naxabanyusaamadinianyukayoneminikeloyokudla, andiyikukholiswangawo;kendiyakubaphelisangekrele, nangendlala,nangendyikityayokufa

13Ndathike,Kwowu,NkosiYehova!yabonani,abaprofeti bathikubo,Aniyikulibonakrele,nendlalaaniyikubanayo; ndiyakuninikauxolooluyinyanisokulendawo.

14WathiuYehovakum,Abaprofetibaprofetaubuxoki egamenilam;andibathumanga,andibawiselangamthetho, andithethangakubo;

15NgakookoutshouYehova,ngokusingiselekubaprofeti abaprofetaegamenilam,ndingabathumanga,abathi,Akuyi kubakhokrelenandlalakwelilizwe;Bayakudliwalikrele nayindlalaabobaprofeti

16Nababantu,babashumayezayo,bayakubayimilahlwa ezitratwenizaseYerusalemngenxayendlalanekrele; kungabikhoubangcwabayo,bona,nabafazibabo,noonyana babo,neentombizabo,ndibaphalazelengobubibabo 17Kengokouzeuthethekuboelilizwi;Amehloamahla iinyembeziubusukunemini,angaphezi;ngokubayaphulwe ngolwaphuloolukhuluinkazanaeyintombiyabantu bakowethu,ngenxebaelibulalayokakhulu.

18Ukubandithendaphumandayaemaphandleni,nabo ababuleweyolikrele;ukubandithendangenakuwoumzi, naboabafayindlala;ewe,umprofetikwanombingeleli bahambabayaezweniabangalaziyo

19UmcekisekwaphelanauYuda?UdimelenaiZiyon umphefumlowakho?Yininaukubausibethe,singabi nakuphiliswa?Besithembeuxolo,akwabakhonto ilungileyo;sithembeixeshalokuphiliswa,nanko ikukudandatheka;

20Siyakwazi,Yehova,okungendawokwethu,ubugwenxa boobawo;ngokubasonilekuwe

21Ngenxayegamalakho,musaukusigiba;ungayihlazisi itroneyobuqaqawulibakhoKhumbula,ungawaphuli umnqophisowakhonathi

22Phakathikothixoabangentobeentlanga,bakhona abanganisaimvula?Linganikanaizuluiziphango? Asinguwena,YehovaThixowethu?Sokholosangawe, ngokubauzenzilewenazonkeezozinto.

ISAHLUKOSE-15

WathikeuYehovakum,KungafanelanakumiooMoses noSamuweliphambikwam,umphefumlowam ubungebhekikwababantu.Bagxotheebuswenibam, baphume

2Kuyakuthi,xabathekuwe,Siphumesiyengaphina? wothikubo,UtshouYehovaukuthi;aboabokufabayakufa; nabafaneleikrele,bezeekreleni;nabobangabendlala,baye endlaleni;nabafaneleukuthinjwabayeekuthinjweni.

3Ndobavelelangeentloboezine,utshouYehova:ikrele, ukubalibulale,nezinja,ukubaziqwenge;iintakazezulu nezilozomhlaba,ukubazidle,zokonakalisa.

4Ndobanikelakwizikumkanizonkezehlabathiukubababe yintoyokunqakulwa,ngenxakaManaseunyana

kaHezekiya,ukumkaniwakwaYuda,ngenxayoko wakwenzayoeYerusalem.

5Ngokubangubaninaoyakubanofefekuwe,Yerusalem? ngubaninaoyakukukhuza?Ngubaninaoyakuphambuka, abuzeukuphilakwakho?

6Wenaundilahlile,utshouYehova,ubuyeumva;ndiya kusolulaisandlasamngakuwe,ndikonakalise;ndidiniwe kukuguquka.

7Ndiyabachithachithangexhayiemasangwenielizwe; ndibahlutheabantwana,ndibatshabalaliseabantubam, ekubenibengabuyinjeezindlelenizabo

8Abahlolokazibabobaziimfidikumkunentlabathi yolwandle;ndizisaphezukwabouninawamadodana umphangieminienkulu;

9Uyantshwenyaozeleabasixhenxe,uphumaumphefumlo; litshoneilangalayokusesemini,idanile,ineentloni; amasalelaabondiwanikelaekreleniphambikweentshaba zabo;utshouYehova

10Athikemna,ma,ukubauzaleumna,umntu wembambano,umntuwengxabanonehlabathilonke! andibizanganzala,yayeandibizanganzala; bayandiqalekisabonkebephela.

11WathiuYehova,Inyaniso,ndiyakulungelwa kokulungileyo;inene,utshabandiyakulubongozisakuwe, ngexeshalobubinangexeshalembandezelo.

12Intsimbiyasentlaiyakuyiqhekezanaisinyithi?

13Ubutyebibakhonobuncwanebakhondobunikelaukuba bubelixhoba,kungengaxabiso,ngenxayezonozakho zonke,nasemideniyakhoyonke

14ndiniwezeneentshabazakho,ndibuyeezweni ongalaziyo;ngokubakuphenjweumlilongomsindowam, uvuthaphezukwenu

Wena,Yehova,uyazi,Ndikhumbule,undivelele, undiphindezelelekubasukelibam;ekuzekenikadeumsindo kwakhoungandikhukulisi;yaziukubandithweleisohlwayo ngenxayakho

16Afumanekaamazwiakho,ndawadla;ilizwilakhokum labayimihlalinemivuyoyentliziyoyam,ngokuba ndabizwangegamalakho,Yehova,Thixowemikhosi

17Andihlalanganebandlalabagculeli,andidlamki;ngenxa yesandlasakhondahlalandedwa,ngokubaundizalisile ngokubhavuma

18Yininaukubaumvandedwawamuhlaleuhleli,nenxeba lamlibulale,lingavumiukuphola?Ùyakubanjengexokina kum,nanjengamanziatheaphalala?

19NgakookoutshouYehovaukuthi,Ukubauthewabuya, ndokubuyisa,ubuyeumephambikwam;ukubauthe wakhuphaokunqabileyokokungeni,wobanjengomlomo wam;abobayakubuyelakuwe;kewenamusaukubuya uyekubo

20Ndiyakukwenzaudongalobheduolunqatyisiweyo kwababantu,balwenawe,bangabinakukuthini;ngokuba ndinawe,ukubandikusindisemna,ndikuhlangule;utsho uYehova

21Ndiyakukuhlangulaesandlenisabangendawo, ndikukhululeesandlenisabangcangcazelisayo

ISAHLUKOSE-16

1KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 2Uzeungazekimfazi,ungabinanyananazintombikule ndawo

3NgokubautshouYehovangoonyananeentombi ezizalelwakulendawo,nangooninaababazalayo, nangooyiseababazalayokwelilizwe,ukuthi, 4Bayakufakukufakabuhlungu;abayikumbambazela; kananjaloabayikungcwatywa;bayakubangumgquba phezukomhlaba,bagqitywelikrelenayindlala;izidumbu zabozibekukudlakweentakazezulunokwamarhamncwa elizwe.

5NgokubautshouYehovaukuthi,Musaukungena endlwiniyesijwili,ungayikumbambazela,ungabakhuzi; ngokubandilususilekwababantuuxololwam,inceba nemfesaneyam;

6Kuyakufaabakhulukwanabancinanekwelilizwe, bangangcwatywa,kungambanjazelwangenxayabo, kungacentwa,kungachetywantlokongenxayabo;

7bangabagqalingenxayaboesijwilini,ukuba bathuthuzelwengenxayofileyo;bangaselinendebe yentuthuzelongenxakayisenangenxakanina

8Uzeungangeniendlwiniyesidlo,ukubauhlalenabo,udle, usele

9NgokubautshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli, ukuthi,1Yabonani,ndiyakuliphezisakulendawo, emehlwenienunangemihlayenu,izwilemihlalinezwi lemivuyo,izwilomyeninezwilomtshakazi

10Kothi,xauthewabaxelelaababantulamazwionke, bazabathikuwe,YininaukubauYehovaabuthethengathi bonkeobububibukhulukangaka?Buyininaubugwenxa bethu?SiyininaisonosethuesonengasokuYehovauThixo wethu?

11wothikubo,Kungenxayokubaooyihlobendishiyile, utshouYehova;balandelathixobambi,babakhonza, baqubudakubo;mnabandishiya,umyalelowam abawugcina;

12Ninanenzaokubingaphezukooyihlo;ngokuba, yabonani,nihambaelowoubungqolabentliziyoyakhe enobubi,ningandiphulaphuli; 13Ndiyakunijulelangaphandlekwelilizwe,ezweni eningalaziyo,ninanooyihlo;nikhonzeaphothixobambi imininobusuku;aphondingayikubanancebakuwe 14Ngakooko,yabonani,iyezaimihla,utshouYehova, abangasayikubasathi,EhlelinjeuYehova,owabanyusayo oonyanabakaSirayeliezwenilaseYiputa; 15ukuthi,EhlelinjeuYehova,owabanyusayooonyana bakaSirayeliezwenilasentla,nasemazwenionke awayebagxothelekuwo,ndibabuyiseleezweniendalinika ooyise.

16Yabonani,ndithumelaababambisibeentlanziabaninzi, bezebababambise,utshouYehova;emvenikoko ndithumeleabazingeliabaninzi,bezebabazingele, baphumenaboezintabenizonke,nasezindulinizonke, nasezimfantenizeengxondorha

17Ngokubaamehloamakuzozonkeiindlelazabo, azisithelekum,abufihlakeleubugwenxababophambi kwamehloam

18Kuqala,ndiyakububuyekezaubugwenxababonesono sabongokuphindwekabini;ngenxayokubabelixabhele ilizwelam,belizalisailifalamngezidumbuzezintozabo ezinezothe

19Yehova,mandlaam,nqabayam,ndawoyokusabela kwamngomhlawembandezelo,ziyakuzakuweiintlanga, zivelaeziphelwenizehlabathi,zithi,Oobawobadlailifa

lobuxokibodwa,amampungeamampunge,ekungekho nzuzokuwo.

20Umntuuyakuzenzelaoothixoyinina,bengengabo oothixo?

21Ngakooko,yabona,ndiyabazisangesisihlandlo, ndibaziseisandlasamnobugorhabam;baziukubaigama lamlinguYehova

ISAHLUKOSE-17

1IsonosikaYudasibhalwengenkxolayesinyithi,ngetsolo ledayiman,sikrolweelucwecwenilwentliziyoyabo, nasezimpondwenizezibingelelozenu.

2Ekubenioonyanababobezikhumbulaizibingelelozabo, nooAsherababongasemithinieluhlaza,ezinduliniezinde 3ntabayamesezweni,ubutyebibakhonobuncwanebakho bonkendibunikelaekuphangweni,nezigangazakhongenxa yezonoemideniyakhoyonke

4Uyakuliyekangokwakhoilifalakhoendakunikayo; Ndiyakukunikelaiintshabazakhoezweniongalaziyo; ngokubaniwuphembeumlilongomsindowam,uvutha ngonaphakade.

5UtshouYehovaukuthi;Iqalekisiweindodaekholose ngomntu,eyenzainyamaingaloyayo,nentliziyoimkayo njekuYehova;

6ibenjengochushuluzayoenkqantosini,ingabonikufika ntoilungileyo;imekwiindawoezibharhileyoentlango, ezweniletyuwaelingenammi.

7Hayi,uyololwendodaekholosengoYehova,enkoloseko ikuYehova!

8kubayobanjengomthiomiliselweemanzini,unabise iingcambuzawophezukomlambo,ungabonixakufika ubushushu,kodwaamagqabiawoayakubaluhlaza; ungakhathalingomnyakawokubalela,ungayekiukuvelisa iziqhamo

9Intliziyoinenkohlisongaphezukweentozonke,isisifo esibi;

10Mna,Yehova,ndiyayigocagocaintliziyo,ndiyazicikida izintso,ukubandinikeulowonalowongokwendlelayakhe, ngokwesiqhamoseentlondizakhe.

11Njengesikhwatshasihlalephezukwamaqanda, singawaqanduseli;keyenaozuzaubutyebi,engalungisi, uyakubushiyaphakathikwemihlayakhe,abesisidenge ekuphelenikwakhe

12Wenatroneyobuqaqawuli,mongamokwasekuqaleni, ndawoyengcweleyethu;

13thembalikaSirayeli,Yehova,bonkeabakushiyayobaya kudana,nabatyekayokumbayakubhalelwaemhlabeni, ngokubabelishiyileithendelamanziaphilileyo,uYehova

14Ndiphilise,Yehova,ndiphile;ndisindise,ndisinde; ngokubaindumisoyamnguwe

15Yabona,bathi,LiphinailizwilikaYehova?mayize ngoku

16Mnaandikubalekelangaukubangumalusiemvakwakho; okuphumeemlonyeniwambekuphambikwakho; 17Musaukundikhwankqisa;ulithembalamngomhla wobubi.

18Mabadaneabandisukelayo,mandingadanimna; Mabaqhiphukeumbilinibona,mandingaqhiphukiumbilini mna;

19WathiuYehovakum,Hambauyekumaesangweni loonyanababantu,abangenangaloookumkanibakwaYuda, abaphumangalo,nasemasangwenionkeaseYerusalem; 20uthikubo,LiveniilizwilikaYehova,ninakumkani bakwaYuda,nanimaYudanonke,nanibemibonke baseYerusalem,bangenayongalamasango; 21UtshouYehovaukuthi;Zigcineningenxayemiphefumlo yenu,ningathwalimthwalongomhlawesabatha, niwungenisengamasangoaseYerusalem; 22ningaphuminomthwaloezindlwinizenungomhla wesabatha,ningenzinalinyeishishiniWungcwaliseni umhlawesabatha,njengokondabawiselayoumthetho ooyihlo.

23Keabevanga,abazithobangaiindlebezabo,bayenza lukhuniintamoyabo,ukuzebangevi,ukuzebangavumi ntethiso.

24Kothi,ukubanithenandiphulaphula,utshouYehova, anangenisamthwalongamasangoalomzingomhla wesabatha,nawungcwalisaumhlawesabatha,ningenzi namnyeumsebenzingawo;

25bongenakeemasangwenialomziookumkani nabathetheli,abahlelietronenikaDavide,bekhwele ezinqwelweninasemahasheni,bona,nabathethelibabo, amadodaakwaYuda,nabemibaseYerusalem,ume ngonaphakadelomzi.

26BayakuzabevelaemiziniyakwaYuda,nasezindaweni ezijikelezeiYerusalem,nasezwenilakwaBhenjamin, naseArabha,nasezintabeni,nakwelasezantsi,bezisa amadinianyukayo,nemibingelelo,neminikeloyokudla, neziqhumiso,bezisaimibingeleloyendumisoendlwini kaYehova.

27Ukubaanithanganindiphulaphule,ukuba niwungcwaliseumhlawesabatha,ningathwalimthwalo, ningangeningamasangoaseYerusalemngomhlawesabatha; ndiphembeumliloemasangweniayo,utshiseiingxande ezindezeYerusalem,ungàcinywa

ISAHLUKOSE-18

1IlizwielafikayokuYeremiya,livelakuYehova,lisithi, 2Sukauhle,uyeendlwiniyombumbi,ndikuvisekhona amazwiam

3Ndehlake,ndayaendlwiniyombumbi,nankoesenza ishishiniezintendeni

4Sakonakalaisityaabesenzangodongwe,esandleni sombumbi,wabuyawenzasityasimbingalo,njengoko kwakuthetyeemehlweniombumbiukusenza

5KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 6Andinakonaukuxelisalombumbiukwenzakuni,ndlu kaSirayeli?utshouYehovaYabonani,njengokolunjalo udongweesandlenisombumbi,ninjaloninaesandlenisam, ndlukaSirayeli.

7Ngephanyazondithethangohlanganobukumkani,ukuba ndilunyothule,ukubandiludilize,ukubandilutshabalalise;

8Ukubakeololuhlangalubuyileezintwenizaloezimbi, olondithethengalo,ndozohlwayangenxayobubi,ebe ndisithindizakubenzakulo.

9Ngephanyazondithethangohlanganobukumkani,ukuba ndilwakhe,ukubandilutyale;

10Ukubaluthilwenzeokubiemehlweniam, lungaliphulaphuliilizwilam,ndozohlwayangenxa yokulungileyo,ebendisithindiyakukwenzakulo

11Kengokohamba,uthethekumadodaakwaYuda, nakubemibaseYerusalem,uthi,UtshouYehovaukuthi, Yabona,ndinguYehova,uThixowethu;Yabonani, ndinicingelaububi,ndinicingelaiqhinga;khanibuyeelowo endleleniyakheembi,nilungiseiindlelazenuneentlondi zenu

12Bathikebona,Akukhoithemba,ngokubasiya kulandelaawethuamacebo,senzaelowoubungqola bentliziyoyakheenobubi

13Ngakooko,utshouYehovaukuthi,Khanibuzephakathi kweentlanga,ngubaninaokhewevaintoenje?Yenzeinto ebangaamanwelekuneneintombienguSirayeli?

14IkhephulaseLebhanonliyakulishiyanailiwalasezweni? Amanziabandayo,aphumakwenyeindawo,ayakushiywa na?

15Ekubenibandilibeleabantubam,baqhumiselakwizinto ezikhohlakeleyo,zabakhubekisaezindlelenizabo, emendweniengunaphakade,ukuzebahambengeengqushu, ngendlelaengalungeleliswanga;

16ukuzebalenzeilizwelaboummangalisonomsondlo ongunaphakade;bonkeabadlulayobayakumangaliswa, bahlunguzeleiintloko.

17Njengomoyawasempumalanga,ndiyakubaphangalalisa phambikotshaba;ndibanikeleumhlana,ndingabanikeli ubuso,ngeminiyokusindekakwabo.

18Bathike,YizanisiyileiqhingangoYeremiya;ngokuba awuyikuphelaumyalelokumbingeleli,necebokwisilumko, nelizwikumprofeti.Yizanisimbethengolwimi, singawabazelindlebeamazwiakheonke

19Ndibazeleindlebe,Yehova;liveizwilababambenenam 20Kuyakuvuzwangobubinaesikhundlenisokulungileyo? ngokubabawumbeleisihogoumphefumlowamKhumbula ukumakwamphambikwakho,ukubandithethe okulungileyongabo,ukubandibuyiseubushushubakho kubo

21Ngakookobanikeleoonyanababoendlaleni,Ubanikele emandleniekreleigazilabo;abafazibabobangabi nabantwana,babengabahlolokazi;amadodaabo makabulawe;amadodanaaboabulawengekreleemfazweni 22Makuvakaleisikhaloezindlwinizabo,xaubazisela amatutungesiquphe;ngokubabambeisihogo sokundibambisa,iinyawozambazifihlelaimigibe 23Kewena,Yehova,uyawazionkeamaqhingaabo okundibulalaMusaukubuxolelaubugwenxababo, ungasicimiisonosabophambikwakho;Ngexesha lomsindowakho,yenzakubo.

ISAHLUKOSE-19

1UtshouYehovaukuthi,Yiyauthabatheingqayi yodongweyombumbi,uthabatheinxenyeyamadoda amakhuluabantu,neyamadodaamakhuluababingeleli; 2uphumeuyeemfuleniwakwaBhen-hinom,osemnyango wesangolasempumalanga,umemezekhonaamazwiendiya kuwathethakuwe;

3uthi,LiveniilizwilikaYehova,kumkanibakwaYuda, nanibemibaseYerusalem;UtshouYehovawemikhosi, uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi;Yabona,lendawondiyizisela ububi,obuyakubethazithinzwiiindlebezabobonke ababuvayo; 4ngenxaenokubabendishiyilemna,bayenzaeyasemzinile ndawobaqhumiselathixwenibambiabangabaziyo,bona,

nooyise,nookumkanibakwaYuda,bayizalisalendawo ngegazilabamsulwa;

5BamakhelauBhahaliiziganga,ukuzebabatshiseoonyana babongomlilo,babengamadinianyukayokuBhahali,into endingabawiselangamthethongayo,endingayithethanga, engathangaqathaentliziyweniyam

6Ngakooko,uyabona,iyezaimihla,utshouYehova, engasayikubasathilendawoyiTofete,nomfula wakwaBhen-hinom;

7NdiyakulitshitshisaicebolakwaYudaneYerusalemkule ndawo;ndibawisengekrelephambikweentshabazabo, nangezandlazabawufunayoumphefumlowabo,nezidumbu zabondizinikeiintakazezulunowamarhamncwaomhlaba izidumbuzabo

8Ndiyakuwenzalomziubesenkangalanomsondlo;bonke abadlulayobayakumangaliswabenzeumsondlo,ngenxa yezibethozayozonke

9Ndiyakubadlisainyamayoonyanababonenyama yeentombizabo,badleelowoinyamayommelwanewakhe ekungqingweninasekuxinweni,olobaxinangakoiintshaba zabo,nabawufunayoumphefumlowabo;

10Uzeuyiqhekezeintsubaemehlweniamadodaahamba nawe;

11uthikubo,UtshouYehovawemikhosiukuthi;Ndiya kwenjenjeukubaqhekezaababantunalomzi, njengokuqhekezwa kwezitya zombumbi, ezingasenakubuyazingcitywe;babangcwabeleeTofete, ngokungabikhondawoyakungcwaba.

12Ndiyakwenjenjalokulendawo,utshouYehova, nakubemibayo,ndiwenzelomziubenjengeTofete; 13ZiyakuzenzainqambiizindluzaseYerusalem,nezindlu zookumkanibakwaYuda,njengendawoyaseTofete,ngenxa yezindluzonkeabaqhumiselaphezukophahlalwazo kumkhosiwonkewezulu,bathululelathixwenibambi umnikeloothululwayo

14WaphumauYeremiyaeTofete,aphouYehova wayemthumelekhonaukubaaprofete;wema entendelezweniyendlukaYehova;wathikubobonke abantu

15UtshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi: Uyabona,ndiwuziselalomzi,nemiziyawoyonke,bonke ububiendibuthethileyongawo;beyenzelukhuniiintamo zabo,ukuzebangaweviamazwiam.

ISAHLUKO20

1Kekaloku,uPashureunyanakaImere,umbingeleli,lowo keubengumvelelioyingangaendlwinikaYehova,weva uYeremiyaeprofetalamazwi

2UPashurewambethauYeremiyaumprofeti,wamfaka esitokisiniesisesangwenieliphezululakwaBhenjamin, elisendlwinikaYehova.

3Kwathingengomso,uPashurewamkhuphauYeremiya esitokisiniWathiuYeremiyakuye,UYehovaakathi nguPashureigamalakho;

4NgokubautshouYehovaukuthi,Yabona,ndikwenza ukubauzinxunguphalisewenangokwakho,nabobonke abakuthandayo,bawelikreleleentshabazabo,abone amehloakho,ndiwanikeleonkeamaYudaesandleni sokumkaniwaseBhabheli,abafuduseleeBhabheli, ababulalengekrele

5Ndokunikelaonkeamandlaalomzi,nokuxelengakwawo konke,neentozawozonkeezinqwenelekayo,nobuncwane bonkebookumkanibakwaYuda,ndibunikeleesandleni seentshabazabo,zibuphambe,bubuseeBhabheli.

6Wenake,Pashure,nabemibonkebendluyakho,niya kuthinjwa,uyeeBhabheli,ufelekhona,ungcwatyelwe khona,wenanabobonkeabakuthandayo,obaprofetele ubuxoki.

7Yehovaundirhwebeshile,ndarhwebeshwa;undomelele kunam,wandeyisa,ndabayintlekisayonkeimini;bonke bephelabayandigculela

8Ngokubandithi,ndakuthetha,ndikhale,ndidanduluke, ndithi,Lugonyamelonobhuqo;ngokubailizwilikaYehova labasisingcikivonesicukucezokumyonkeimini

9Ndathike,Andisayikumkhankanya,andisayikuba sathethaegamenilakhe.Keilizwilakhelibenjengomlilo otshayo,uvalelweemathanjeniamentliziyweniyam; 10Ngokubandivileintlebendwaneyabaninzi,bathi, Kukunxunguphalangeenxazonke.Baxela,kwayesiya kuxelaBonkeabazananambayakulinda,besithi,Hleze arhwebesheke,simoyise,siphindezeleimpindezeloyakhe kuye.

11KeuYehovaunam,njengegorhaelingcangcazelisayo; ngenxayokobayakukhubekaabandisukelayo,abayi koyisa;bayakudanakakhulu;ngokubaabayikuba nampumelelo;ihlazolaboelingunaphakadealinakulityalwa 12Wenake,Yehovawemikhosi,ulicikidayoilungisa, uzibonayoizintsonentliziyo,mandiyiboneimpindezelo yakhokubo;

13VumanikuYehova,mdumiseniuYehova,Ngokuba ewuhlanguleumphefumlowesisweliesandlenisabenzi bobubi

14Mayiqalekisweiminiendazalwangayo, mayingasikelelwaiminiendazalangayo.

15Mayiqalekisweindoda,eyamshumayezaubawoudaba lokuthi,Uzalelweumntwanaoyinkwenkwe;emvuyisa kakhulu.

16Loondodamayibenjengemiziawayibhukuqayo uYehova,akazohlwaya;mayiveukukhalakusasa,ive kuhlatywaumkhosieminienkulu;

17Ngokubaengandibulalangakwasesizalweni;okanye wabalingcwabalam,nesizalosakhesihlalesimisikhulu kum.

18Ibiyininaukubandiphumeesizalweni,ukuzendibone ukwaphukanesingqala,ipheleimihlayamkukudana?

ISAHLUKO21

1IlizwielafikayokuYeremiya,livelakuYehova, ekuthumenikokumkaniuZedekiyakuyeuPashureunyana kaMalekiya,noZefaniyaunyanakaMahaseya,umbingeleli, ukuthi,

2KhawusibuzelekuYehova;ngokubauNebhukadenetsare, ukumkaniwaseBhabheli,esilwanathi;ukubaokunene uYehovawosenzelangokwemisebenziyakheyonke ebalulekileyo,enyukeemkakuthi

3WathiuYeremiyakubo,YitshonikuZedekiyaukuthi, 4UtshouYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi;Yabonani, ndiyakuzijikaizixhobozemfazweezisezandlenizenu, enilwangazonokumkaniwaseBhabheli,namaKaledi, aningqingayongaphandlekweendonga,ndiwahlanganisele esazulwinisalomzi

UYeremiya

5Ndiyakulwananimnangesandlaesolukileyo, nangengaloethenkqi,ndinomsindo,ndinobushushu, ndinoburhalarhumeobukhulu

6Ndiyakubabethaabemibalomzi,abantukwaneenkomo; bayakufayindyikityayokufaenkulu.

7Emvenikoko,utshouYehova,ndiyakumnikela uZedekiyaukumkaniwakwaYuda,nabakhonzibakhe, nabantu,nabaseleyokulomzi,ekreleni,nasendlaleni, esandlenisikaNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwaseBhabheli, nasesandleniseentshabazabo,nasesandlenisabawufunayo umphefumlowabo,abaxabelengekrele,abaxabelengekrele akayikubaconga,akayikubaconga,akayikubanamfesane 8Kekwababantuwothi,UtshouYehovaukuthi;Yabonani, ndibekaphambikwenuindlelayobominendlelayokufa 9Othewahlalakulomziuyakufalikrele,nayindlala, nayindyikityayokufa;

10Ngokubaubusobamkulomzindibumiseleububi, andibumiseleokulungileyo,utshouYehova;uyakunikelwa esandlenisokumkaniwaseBhabheli,awutshisengomlilo. 11KekwindluyokumkaniwakwaYudawothi,Liveni ilizwilikaYehova;

12ndlukaDavide,utshouYehova;Gwebaniamatyala kwakusasa,nimhlanguleophangiweyoesandlenisomcudisi, hlezeubushushubambuphumenjengomlilo,buvuthe kungabikhoucimayo,ngenxayobubibeentlondizenu.

13Yabonani,ndichasenenani,bemibentili,beliwalehewu, utshouYehova;abathi,Ngubaninaoyakuhlaphezu kwethu?Ngubaninaoyakungenaemiziniyethu?

14Kendonivelelangokwesiqhamoseentlondizenu,utsho uYehova;ndifakeisikhuniehlathinilayo,udleumlilo ngeenxazonkekuyo.

ISAHLUKO22

1UtshouYehovaukuthi;Yihlauyeendlwiniyokumkani wakwaYuda,uthethekhonaelilizwi;

2LiveilizwilikaYehova,kumkaniwakwaYuda,uhleliyo etronenikaDavide,wena,nabakhonzibakho,nabantu bakhoabangenayongalamasango;

3UtshouYehovaukuthi;Yenzaniokusesikweni nobulungisa,nimhlanguleophangiweyoesandleni somcudisi;ningamxhasiumphambukeli,nenkedama, nomhlolokazi,ningaphalazigazilimsulwakulendawo.

4Ngokubaxanithenalenzanokulenzaelilizwi,bongena ngamasangoalendluookumkani,abahlalelauDavide etroneniyakhe,bekhweleezinqwelweninasemahasheni, yena,nabakhonzibakhe,nabantubakhe 5Keukubanitheanawevalamazwi,ndizifungilemna, utshouYehova,ukubalendluiyakubalinxuwa 6NgokubautshilouYehovangendluyokumkani wakwaYuda,ukuthi,Yabona,ndikuchasile; UlelaseGiliyadiwenakum,uyincophoyeLebhanon; inyaniso,ndiyakukwenzaintlango,imiziengamiweyo

7Ndiyakukungcwaliselaabonakalisi,elowoabe neempahlazakhe,bagawuleimisedareyakhoenyuliweyo, bayiphoseemlilweni

8Kodlulakulomziiintlangaezininzi,bathielowo kummelwanewakhe,KungenxayaninaukubauYehova enjenjekulomzimkhulu?

9Bathike,Kungenxayokubabewushiyileumnqophiso kaYehovauThixowabo,baqubudathixwenibambi, babakhonza

10Musaniukumlilelaofileyo,ningahlunguzeliintloko ngenxayakhe;lilaninililengomkayo;ngokubaakasayi kubuyaabuye,aliboneilizwelokuzalwakwakhe

11NgokubautshouYehovangoShalumunyanakaYosiya, ukumkaniwakwaYuda,obengukumkaniesikhundleni sikaYosiyauyise,owaphumakulendawo;akasayikubuya abuyelekhona;

12keuyakufelaendaweniabamfuduselekuyo,angabi sabuyaaliboneelilizwe

13Yeha,owakhaindluyakhengobugqwetha,namagumbi akheaphezulungobugqwetha;osebenzaummelwane wakheengamvuzo,angamnikelikumsebenziwakhe; 14othi,Ndiyakuzakhelaindluebanzi,namagumbi aphezuluanombilini;ayifulelengemisedare,ayiqabe ngemfusa

15Unobukumkanina,xaushiyiselangokwakha ngemisedare?Uyihloubengadlina,asele,esenza okusesikweninobulungisa,kwazakwalungakuye?

16Ubeligwebaityalalosizananolihlwempu;kwalunga kuye;ibingekukonaokukundazi?utshouYehova

17Ngokubaakabhekentweniamehloakhonentliziyo yakho,kuphelaakwinzuzoyakhonakwigazilabamsulwa, ukuzeliphalazwe;asekucudiseninasekuvikiveni,ukuba wenzeoko

18Ngakooko,utshouYehovangoYehoyakimunyana kaYosiya,ukumkaniwakwaYuda;Abayi kummbambazelela,besithi,Yoo,mnakwethu!okanye, Awu,dadewethu!abayikummbambazelela,besithi,Yoo, nkosi!okanye,Yoo,uzukolwakhe!

19Uyakungcwatywangokungcwatywakwe-esile, akrwiqilizwe,alahlwekudenamasangoaseYerusalem.

20NyukaeLebhanon,ukhale;phakamisaizwilakho eBhashan,ukhaleezingcangoni;ngokubazibhuqiwezonke izithandanezakho.

21Ndathethanaweuchulumachile;uthekewena,Andiyi kuvaYindlelayakholeyokwasebuncinanenibakho,ukuba ungaliphulaphuliilizwilam.

22Umoyauyakubadlabonkeabalusibakho,zithinjwe izithandanezakho;wanduleukudana,inene,uveihlazo, ihlazo,ngenxayezintozakhoezimbizonke.

23Wena,mmiwaseLebhanon,uzakhelayoemisedareni indluyakho,hayi,ukubabalwakwakhoekufikenikwakho yinimba,kukuzibhijabhijaokunjengozalayo!

24Ndihlelinje,utshouYehova,ukubauKoniyahuunyana kaYehoyakim,ukumkaniwakwaYuda,ebengumsesane wokutywina,wokutywinaesandlenisam,sokunene, bendiyakumncothulanakhona;

25ndikunikeleesandlenisabawufunayoumphefumlo wakho,nasesandlenisabouboyikayoubuso,nasesandleni sikaNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwaseBhabheli, nasesandlenisamaKaledi

26Ndonijulelakwelinyeilizwe,wenanonyoko owakuzalayo,aphonaningazalelwangakhona;niyakufela apho

27Kelonailizwe,abayakuphakamiselaumphefumlo wabokulo,ukubababuyelekulo,abasayikubuyelakulo 28LomfouKoniyahungumphandaodelekileyo,oza kuhlekezwana?Sisityaesingananziweyona?Yinina ukubabajulelwe,yenanembewuyakhe,baphosweezweni abangalaziyo?

29Lizwe,lizwe,lizwe,liveilizwilikaYehova!

30UtshouYehovaukuthi,Lomfombaleleniekuthini akanabantwana,yindodaengenampumeleloemihleni yayo:ngokubaakayikubanampumeleloumntu wasembewiniyakhe,ohlalaetronenikaDavide,esalawula kwaYuda.

ISAHLUKO23

Yehake,abalusiabatshabalalisabachithachitheumhlambi wedlelolam!utshouYehova

2Ngakooko,utshouYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,ngabalusi abobalusaabantubam,ukuthi,Yabona,ndikuchasile; Niwuchithachithileumhlambiwam,nawugxotha, anawuvelela;yabonani,ndiyakunivelelangenxayobubi beentlondizenu;utshouYehova

3Ndiyakuwabuthamnaamasalelaomhlambiwam emazwenionkeendawagxothelakuwo,ndiwabuyisele emadlelweniawo;baqhamebande

4ndiwamiseleabalusibawaluse,angabisankwantya, angaqhiphukiumbilini,angasweli;utshouYehova

5Yabonani,iyezaimihla,utshouYehova,endiya kummiselauDavideiHlumeloelililungisa,libe nguKumkaniongukumkani,enzeyenangengqiqo,enze okusesikweninobulungisaehlabathini

6NgemihlayakheuyakusindiswauYuda,uSirayeliahlale ekholosile;negamalakhe,ayakubizwangalo,leliukuthi, UYehova-ububulungisa-bethu

7Ngakooko,yabonani,iyezaimihla,utshouYehova, abangasayikubasathi,EhlelinjeuYehova,owabanyusayo oonyanabakaSirayeliezwenilaseYiputa; 8bathi,EhlelinjeuYehova,owayinyusayo, owayikhokelayoimbewuyendlukaSirayeli,ivelaezweni lasentla,nasemazwenionkeendabagxothelakuwo;kwaye bayakuhlalaemhlabeniwabo.

9Intliziyoyamyaphukilephakathikwamngenxa yabaprofeti;Onkeamathamboamangcangcazela;Ndisuke ndabanjengendodaenxilayo,njengomntuoweyiswe yiwayini,ngenxakaYehova,nangenxayamazwiakhe angcwele

10Ngokubailizwelizelengabakrexezi;ngokubangenxa yesiqalekisoilizwelenzaisijwili;omileiindawo ezinqwenelekayoentlango,nendlelayaboembi; 11Ngokubaumprofetikwanombingelelingabenzibobubi; ndizifumenenasendlwiniyamizintozaboezimbi;utsho uYehova

12Ngakookoindlelayabokuboiyakubanjengeendlela ezibutheleziesithokothokweni;bayakuqhutywa,bawe khona;ngokubandibaziselaububi,umnyakawokuvelelwa kwabo;utshouYehova

13KubaprofetibakwaSamarindiboneubufedelele; baprofetangoBhahali,babalahlekisisaabantubam amaSirayeli.

14KekubaprofetibaseYerusalemndiboneintoebanga amanwele:ukukrexeza,nokuhambaebuxokini,bomeleze izandlazabenzibobubi,kungabuyimntuebubinibakhe; kumbanjengeSodombonkebephela,nabemibayo banjengeGomora.

15Ngakooko,utshouYehovawemikhosi,ngokusingisele kubaprofeti,ukuthi,Yabona,ndobadlisaumhlonyane, ndibasezeinyongo;ngokubakubaprofetibaseYerusalem kuphumaokuhlambelayo,kuyekulolonkeilizwe

UtshouYehovawemikhosiukuthi,Musani ukuwaphulaphulaamazwiabaprofetiabaniprofetelayo; banenzaintoengento,bathethaumbonowentliziyoyabo, ongaphumiemlonyenikaYehova.

17Bamanaukuthikwabandigibayo,UYehovauthethile, niyakubanoxolo;nakubobonkeabahambayongobungqola bentliziyoyabobathi,Aniyikuhlelwabubi

18Ngokubangubaninakuboomeelucweyweni lukaYehova,walibonawalivailizwilakhe?Ngubanina olibazeleindlebeilizwilakhe,waliva?

19Yabonani,umoyaovuthuzayokaYehova,uphume ubushushu,umoyaovuthuzayoosisaqhwithi,uya kuqhwithelaentlokweniyabangendawo.

20AwuyikubuyaumsindokaYehova,adeawenze,ade ayimiseiminkqangiyeloyentliziyoyakhe;ekupheleni kwemihlaniyakugqalanikuqondeoko.

21Andibathumangaabaprofetiabo,kugidimebona; 22Ukubabebemielucweywenilwam,bawevaamazwiam abantubam,bababuyisaendleleniyaboembi,nasebubini beentlondizabo

23utshouYehova,ndingabinguThixowakudena?

24Uyakuzimelanaentsithelweni,ndingamboni?utsho uYehovaAndizaliseizulunomhlaba?utshouYehova

25Ndikuvileabakuthethayoabaprofeti,abaprofetaubuxoki egamenilam,besithi,Ndiphuphile,ndiphuphile.

26Kodakubenininakuyilentoentliziyweniyabaprofeti abaprofetaubuxoki?ewe,bangabaprofetibenkohliso yentliziyoyabo;

27Bacingangokubalibazisanaabantubam,balilibale igamalamngamaphuphaabo,abawalawulayoelowo kummelwanewakhe,njengokoooyisebalilibalayoigama lamngoBhahali

28Umprofetionephuphamakalawuleiphupha;Lowo unelizwilam,makathetheilizwilamenyanisekile.Uyintoni naumququkwingqolowa?utshouYehova

29Alinjengomlilonailizwilam?utshouYehova; Njengesandoesihlekezaingxondorha?

30Ngakookoyabonani,ndichasenenabaprofeti,utsho uYehova,abawebayoamazwiamelowokummelwane wakhe.

31Yabonani,ndichasenenabaprofeti,utshouYehova, abathabathaulwimilwabo,bathi,Utsho

32Yabonani,ndichasenenabaprofetaamaphuphaabuxoki, utshouYehova,bawalawule,babalahlekiseabantubam ngobuxokibabo,nangokugadakwabo;nokoke andibathumanga,ndingabawiselangamthetho;ngenxa yokoabayikubancedantoababantu;utshouYehova

33Kekaloku,xabathebakubuzaababantu,nokuba ngumprofeti,nokubangumbingeleli,besithi,Siyintonina isihlabosikaYehova?wothikubo,Sihlabosinina? ndonilahlamna,utshouYehova

34Umprofeti,nombingeleli,nabantu,abayakuthi,Isihlabo sikaYehova:ndiyakumvelelaloomntunendluyakhe

35Nitshoelowokummelwanewakhe,elowokumzalwana wakhe,ukuthi,UphendulewathininauYehova?Uthenina uYehovaukuthetha?

36KesonaisihlabosikaYehovazeningabi sawukhankanya;ngokubaniwajikilenjeamazwikaThixo ophilileyo,uYehovawemikhosi,uThixowethu

37Wotshokumprofetiukuthi,UtheninauYehova ukukuphendula?UtheninauYehovaukuthetha?

38Keekubeninisithi,IsihlabosikaYehova:ngakooko, utshouYehovaukuthi,Ngokubanithi,IsihlabosikaYehova, ndathumelakuni,ndisithi,Izeningatshoukuthi,Isihlabo sikaYehova;

39Ngakooko,yabonani,mnandiyakunilibalaokunene, ndinishiye,ninanomziendaninikawona,ninanooyihlo, ndinigxotheebuswenibam;

40ndibekephezukwenuisingcikivoesingunaphakade, ihlazoelingunaphakade,elingayikulityalwa

ISAHLUKO24

1UYehovawandibonisa,nanzozibekweiingobozi ezimbinizamakhiwanephambikwetempilekaYehova, emvenikokubauNebhukadenetsareukumkani waseBhabheliebebathimbileooYekoniyaunyana kaYehoyakim,ukumkaniwakwaYuda,nabathetheli bakwaYuda,nabachwelinabakhandieYerusalem,ebazisa eBhabheli.

2Enyeingoboziibinamakhiwanealungekunene, enjengamakhiwaneavuthwakuqala;

3WathiuYehovakum,Ubonantonina,Yeremiya?Ndathi, Amakhiwane;amakhiwanealungileyo,elungekunene; ububi,bubikunene,obungenakudliwabububikunene

4KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum,lisithi, 5UtshouYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi;Njengaloo makhiwanealungileyo,ndiyakwenjenjaloukubaqonda abathinjwabakwaYuda,endibagxothileyokulendawo, bayaezwenilamaKaledi,ukubakulungekubo

6Ndiyakuwamiselaokulungileyoamehloamkubo, ndibabuyiselekwelilizwe,ndibakhe,ndingabagungxuli; ndibatyale,ndingabanyothuli

7Ndobanikanentliziyoyokundazi,ukubandinguYehova, babengabantubam,ndibenguThixowabo;ngokubabaya kubuyelakumngentliziyoyaboyonke

8njengamakhiwaneamabi,angenakudliwangokubamabi kwawo;inene,utshouYehovaukuthi,Ndiyakwenjenje kumnikauZedekiyaukumkaniwakwaYuda,nabathetheli bakhe,namasalelaaseYerusalemaseleyokwelilizwe, nabahleliezwenilaseYiputa.

9Ndiyakubanikelakwizikumkanizonkezehlabathi,ukuba babeyintoyokunqakulisa,babeyingcikivo,nomzekeliso, nesingcikivo,nentshabhisoezindawenizonkeendiya kubagxothelakuzo

10ndithumephakathikwaboikrele,nendlala,nendyikitya yokufa,badebagqitywe,bapheleemhlabeniendawunika bonanooyise

ISAHLUKO25

1IlizwielafikayokuYeremiyangokusingiseleebantwini bonkebakwaYuda,ngomnyakawesinekaYehoyakim unyanakaYosiya,ukumkaniwakwaYuda,ongumnyaka wokuqalakaNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwaseBhabheli; 2IntoawayithethayouYeremiyaumprofetikubantubonke bakwaYuda,nakubemibonkebaseYerusalem,esithi, 3KuthabathelekumnyakaweshumielinesithathukaYosiya unyanaka-Amon,ukumkaniwakwaYuda,kuzisekulemini le,leminyakaimashumimabinianamithathu,bekufika ilizwilikaYehovakum;bendithethakuni,ndivukakusasa, ndithethe;aniphulaphulanganoko

4UYehovawabathumelakunibonkeabakhonzibakhe abaprofeti,ebathumaevukakusasa;nokoaniphulaphulanga, anizithobangaiindlebezenuukubanive

5Bathi,Khanibuyeelowoendleleniyakheembi, nasebubinibeentlondizenu,nihlaleezwenieloaninikayo uYehova,ninanooyihlo,ngonaphakadekanaphakade; 6ningalandelithixobambi,ningabakhonzi,ningaqubudi kubo,ningandiqumbisingemisebenziyezandlazenu; andisayikukwenzabubi

7Aniphulaphulangakum,utshouYehova;ukuze nindiqumbisengemisebenziyezandlazenu,kubekubikuni 8Ngakooko,utshouYehovawemikhosiukuthi,Ngokuba ningawevaamazwiam;

9Yabona,ndithumela,ndiyithabatheyonkeimizalwane yasentla,utshouYehova,noNebhukadenetsareukumkani waseBhabheli,umkhonziwam,ndiyiziseleelilizwe, naphezukwabemibalo,naphezukwezintlangazonke ngeenxazonke,ndizisingelephantsi,ndizenze ummangaliso,nomsondlo,neempanzaezingunaphakade.

10ndolisusakuboizwilemihlalinezwilemivuyo,izwi lomyeninezwilomtshakazi,izwilokusilanokukhanya kwesibane.

11Elilizwelonkeliyakubharha,kubesenkangala;ezi ntlangaziyakumkhonzaukumkaniwaseBhabheliiminyaka emashumiasixhenxe.

12Kuyakuthike,xaizalisekileyoiminyakaemashumi asixhenxe,ndimveleleukumkaniwaseBhabhelinolo luhlanga,ngenxayobugwenxababo,nelizwelamaKaledi; 13ndiliziseleelolizweonkeamazwiamendawathetha ngalo:intoyonkeebhaliweyokulencwadi,ayiprofetileyo uYeremiyangeentlangazonke.

14Kubaziyakubakhonzanazoiintlangaezininzi nookumkaniabakhulu,ndibavuzengokwemisebenziyabo, nangokwezenzozezandlazabo.

15NgokubautshilokumuYehova,uThixokaSirayeli, ukuthi,Yabona,ndikuchasile;Thabathalendebeyewayini yobushushuesandlenisam,usezengayoiintlangazonke, endikuthumelakuzo

16zisele,zihexe,zigeze,ngenxayekreleendilithumela phakathikwazo.

17NdayithabathakeindebeesandlenisikaYehova, ndazisezazonkeiintlanga,abendithumelekuzouYehova; 18iYerusalem,nemiziyakwaYuda,nookumkanibayo, nabathethelibayo,ukubabenziweiimpanza, nommangaliso,nomsondlo,nentshabhiso;njengoko kunjalonamhla;

19uFaroukumkaniwaseYiputa,nabakhonzibakhe, nabathethelibakhe,nabantubakhebonke; 20nomxukuxelawonke,nookumkanibonkebelizwe lakwaUtse,nookumkanibonkebelizwelamaFilisti, neAshkelon,neAza,ne-Ekron,namasalelaaseAshdode; 21uEdom,noMowabhi,noonyanabaka-Amon; 22nookumkanibonkebaseTire,nookumkanibonke baseTsidon,nookumkanibonkebeziqithieziphesheya kolwandle;

23uDedan,noTema,noBhuzi,noonquthula-iinwele ngeenxazonke;

24nookumkanibonkebama-Arabhi,nookumkanibonke bomxukuxelaomiyoentlango; 25nookumkanibonkebakwaZimri,nookumkanibonke bakwaElam,nookumkanibonkebamaMedi;

26nookumkanibonkebelasentla,abakufuphinabakude, elowonomzalwanawakhe,nezikumkanizonkezehlabathi eziphezukomhlaba;aseleemvakwaboukumkani waseSheshaki.

27Uzeuthikubo,UtshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixo kaSirayeli,ukuthi,Yabona,ndikuthabathelendawo;Selani, ninxile,nihlanze,niwe,ningavuki,ngenxayekrele endilithumelaphakathikwenu.

28Kothi,xabatheabavumaukuyithabathaindebe esandlenisakho,ukubabasele,uthikubo,UtshouYehova wemikhosiukuthi,Yabona,ndisezalendawo;Ineneniya kusela

29Ngokuba,yabonani,ndiqalelaemziniobizwangegama lam,ukuhlisaububi;ningabamsulwanidenibemsulwana kenina?Aniyikubamsulwa;ngokubaikrelendilibizela bonkeabemibehlabathi;utshouYehovawemikhosi.

30Kewenauzeubaprofeteleloomazwionke,uthikubo, UYehovauyakubharhulaphezulu,alikhupheilizwilakhe ekhayenilakheeliyingcwele;uyakubharhulaalibharhulele ikriwalakhe;uyakubahlabelaamayeyeye,njengabaxovuli beediliya,kubemibonkebehlabathi

31Ingxoloiyakufikaesiphelwenisehlabathi;kuba uYehovaubambeneneentlanga,uyakugwebaphakathi kwenyamayonke;abangendawoubanikelaekreleni;utsho uYehova.

32UtshouYehovawemikhosiukuthi,Yabonani,ububi buyakuphumaeluhlangenibuyeeluhlangeni,umoya ovuthuzayouvukeesiphelwenisehlabathi.

33AbabuleweyonguYehovangaloomini,bathabathele ekuphelenikwehlabathi,baseekuphelenikwehlabathi, bangambanjazelelwa,bangahlanganiswa,bangangcwatywa; bayakubangumgqubaphezukomhlaba

34Bhombolozani,balusi,nikhale;zigalelenieluthuthwini, zingangamshazomhlambi;ngokubaizalisekileimihlayenu yokubanisikweniyakuwanjengesityaesinqwenelekayo

35ipheleintsabokubalusi,nokusindakwiingangamsha zomhlambi.

36Yivaniukukhalakwabalusi,nokubhomboloza kweengangamshazomhlambi;ngokubauYehova uyalibhuqaidlelolabo.

37Atheshwakaamakriwaoxolo,ngenxayokuvutha komsindokaYehova

38Ulushiyilenjengengonyamaentshaudadalwakhe, ngokubakuthekwabasenkangalakuloilizwelabongenxa yekreleelidlavulayo,nangenxayokuvuthakomsindo wakhe.

ISAHLUKO26

1EkuqalekenikobukumkanibukaYehoyakimunyana kaYosiya,ukumkaniwakwaYuda,kwafikaelilizwi, liphumakuYehova,lisithi, 2UtshouYehovaukuthi;Yimaentendelezweniyendlu kaYehova,uthethekuyoyonkeimiziyakwaYuda,eza kuqubudaendlwinikaYehova,onkeamazwiendikuwisela umthethowokubauwathethekubo;unganciphisinelizwi

3Mhlawumbibayakuva,babuyeelowoendleleniyakhe embi,ndizohlwayengenxayobubi,endicingaukubenza kubo,ngenxayobubibeentlondizabo

4Uzeuthikubo,UtshouYehovaukuthi,Yabona, ndikuthabathelephezukwawo;Ukubaanithanga

nindiphulaphule,ukubanihambengomyalelowam, endiwubekayophambikwenu;

5ukubandiwaphulaphuleamazwiabakhonzibam abaprofeti,endawathumayokuni,ndibathuma,ndivuka kusasa,anaphulaphula;

6ndoyenzalendluibenjengeShilo,ndiwenzelomziube yintoyokutshabhiswaezintlangenizonkezehlabathi

7BamvakeuYeremiyaababingeleli,nabaprofeti,nabantu bonke,ethethalamazwiendlwinikaYehova

8Kwathi,akugqibauYeremiyaukuthethakonke abemwiseleumthethouYehovaukubaakuthetheebantwini bonke,bambambaababingeleli,nabaprofeti,nabantubonke, bathi,Inene,uyakufa.

9YininaukubauprofeteegamenilikaYehova,usithi,Le ndluiyakubanjengeShilo,lomziubelinxuwa,ungabi nammi?BabizelwandawonyebonkeabantukuYeremiya endlwinikaYehova

10BawevaabathethelibakwaYudalamazwi,benyuka bemkaendlwiniyokumkani,bayaendlwinikaYehova, bahlalaphantsiekungenenikwesangoelitshalendlu kaYehova

11Ababingelelinabaprofetibathethakubathetheli nakubantubonke,bathi,Lendodaifanelwekukufa; ngokubauprofetelengalomzi,njengokonikuvileyo ngeendlebezenu.

12WathethauYeremiyakubathethelibonkenakubantu bonke,esithi,UYehovaundithumeukubandiprofetengale ndlunangalomzionkeamazwieniwavileyo.

13Kengoko,lungisaniiindlelazenuneentlondizenu, niliphulaphuleilizwilikaYehovauThixowenu; wozohlwayauYehovangenxayobubiabuthethileyongani. 14Kemna,yabonani,ndisesandlenisenu;yenzanikum njengokokulungileyo,kuthetyeemehlwenienu

15Yazininazioku:ukubanithenandibulala,inene,nobeka igazielimsulwaphezukwenu,naphezukwalomzi, naphezukwabemibawo;ngokubaokuneneuYehova undithumelekuni,ukubandiwathetheonkelamazwi ezindlebenizenu

16Bathikeabathethelinabantubonkekubabingeleli nakubaprofeti;Lendodaayifanelwekukufa,ngokuba ithethekuthiegamenilikaYehovauThixowethu

17Asukaamadodakumadodaamakhuluelizwe,athetha kwibandlalonkelabantu,esithi,

18WaprofetauMikawaseMoreshetengemihlakaHezekiya ukumkaniwakwaYuda,wathikubobonkeabantu bakwaYuda,UtshouYehovawemikhosiukuthi,IZiyoniya kulinywanjengentsimi,iYerusalemibeyimiwewe,nentaba yayoindluibeyimimangoyehlathi.

19BambulalanakeuHezekiyaukumkaniwakwaYuda, namaYudaonke?AzangeamoyikenauYehova, wambongozauYehova,wazauYehovawazohlwaya ngenxayobubiabebuthethilengabo?siyenzeleububi obukhuluimiphefumloyethu

20KwayekananjalokuprofetaegamenilikaYehovaindoda engu-UriyaunyanakaShemaya,waseKiriyati-yeharim, waprofetangalomzinangelilizwe,ngokwamazwionke kaYeremiya.

21WawevakeukumkaniuYehoyakim,namagorhaakhe onke,nabathethelibonke,amazwiakhe;ukumkaniwafuna ukumbulala.Wevau-Uriya,woyika,wasabawayaeYiputa;

22UkumkaniuYehoyakimwathumelaamadodaeYiputa, uElinatanunyanaka-Akebhore,enamadodaathile,baya eYiputa

23Bamrholau-UriyaeYiputa,bamzisakukumkani uYehoyakim;yenawambulalangekrele,wasiphosa isidumbusakheemangcwabeniabantunje

24Kodwaisandlasika-AhikamunyanakaShafan besinoYeremiya,ukubaanganikelwaesandlenisabantu ukubaambulale

ISAHLUKO27

1EkuqalekenikobukumkanibukaYehoyakimunyana kaYosiya,ukumkaniwakwaYuda,kwafikaelilizwi kuYeremiya,liphumakuYehova,lisithi, 2UtshouYehovakumukuthi;Zenzeleizibophelelo needyokhwe,uzibekeentanyeniyakho; 3uzithumelekukumkaniwakwaEdom,nakukumkani wakwaMowabhi,nakukumkaniwoonyanabaka-Amon, nakukumkaniwaseTire,nakukumkaniwaseTsidon, ngesandlasabathunywaabafikaeYerusalemkuZedekiya ukumkaniwakwaYuda; 4ubawiseleumthetho,bathiezinkosinizabo,Utsho uYehovawemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi,Yabonani, ninamadoda,bazalwanaNotshokwiinkosizenu;

5Mnandenzaihlabathi,umntunenkomoesemhlabeni, ngamandlaamamakhulu,nangengaloyameyolukileyo, ndalinikalowondibonakufanelekilekum.

6Kalokukeonkelamazwendiwanikeleesandleni sikaNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwaseBhabheli,umkhonzi wam;kwanamarhamncwaasendlendimnikeukuba amkhonze

7Ziyakumkhonzazonkeiintlanga,yena,nonyanawakhe, nonyanawonyanawakhe,kudekufikeixeshalelizwelakhe, zimkhonzekeiintlangaezininzinookumkaniabakhulu

8Kuyakuthike,uhlanganobukumkaniobungayi kumkhonzauNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwaseBhabheli, obungayifakiyointamoyaboedyokhweniyokumkani waseBhabheli,ndiluveleleolohlangangekrele, nangendlala,nangendyikityayokufa,utshouYehova,ndide ndibagqibengesandlasakhe

9Musanikeukubaphulaphulaabaprofetibenu,nabavumisi benu,namaphuphaenu,namatolaenu,nabakhafulibenu, abathikuni,AniyikumkhonzaukumkaniwaseBhabheli

10Ngokubabaniprofetelaubuxoki,ukuzenibekude nelizwelenu;ndinigxothe,nitshabalale.

11Kezonaiintlangaezizingenisaintamoyazoedyokhweni yokumkaniwaseBhabheli,zimkhonze,ndoziyekaezweni lazo;bayakulilima,bahlalekulo;

12KananjalokuZedekiyaukumkaniwakwaYuda ndathethangokwaloomazwionke,ndathi,Zingeniseni iintamozenuedyokhweniyokumkaniwaseBhabheli, nikhonzeyenanabantubakhe,niphile

13Yininaukubaufe,wenanabantubakho,likrele, nayindlala,nayindyikityayokufa,njengokoakuthethileyo uYehovangohlangaolungayikumkhonzaukumkani waseBhabheli?

14Musaniukuwaphulaphulaamazwiabaprofetiabathetha kuni,besithi,AniyikumkhonzaukumkaniwaseBhabheli; 15Ngokubaandibathumanga,utshouYehova;bona baprofetaubuxokiegamenilam;ukuzendinigxothe, nitshabalale,ninanabaprofetiabobaniprofetelayo

16Ndathethakekubabingelelinakwababantubonke, ndisithi,UtshouYehovaukuthi,Yabona,ndikuvukile; Musaniukuwaphulaphulaamazwiabaprofetibenu abaniprofetelayo,besithi,Yabona,impahlayendlu kaYehovaiyakubehleibuyisweeBhabheli;ngokuba baniprofetelaubuxoki

17Musaniukubaphulaphula;mkhonzeniukumkani waseBhabheli,niphile;yininaukubaubelinxuwalomzi?

18Keukubabangabaprofeti,ukubailizwilikaYehova likhokubo,mabambongozeuYehovawemikhosi,ukuba impahlaeseleyoendlwinikaYehova,nasendlwini yokumkaniwakwaYuda,naseYerusalem,ingasiwa eBhabheli.

19NgokubautshouYehovawemikhosi,ngazoiintsika, nakuzoulwandle,nakuzoiinqwelwana,nangokusingisele kwimpahlaeseleyokulomzi,ukuthi, 20angathatyathwanganguNebhukadenetsareukumkani waseBhabheli,ekumfudusenikwakheuYekoniya,unyana kaYehoyakim,ukumkaniwakwaYuda,eYerusalem, ukumsaeBhabheli,enabanumzanabonkebakwaYuda neYerusalem;

21UtshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli, ngeempahlaeziseleyoendlwinikaYehova,nasendlwini yokumkaniwakwaYudanaseYerusalem,ukuthi,22 22IyakusiwaeBhabheliibekhona,ideibeyimini yokuyivelelakwam,utshouYehova;ndozinyusa, ndizibuyiselekulendawo

ISAHLUKO28

1Kwathi,kwangaloomnyaka,ekuqalenikobukumkani bukaZedekiyaukumkaniwakwaYuda,ngomnyakawesine, nangenyangayesihlanu,wathethakumuHananiyaunyana ka-Azure,umprofetiwaseGibheyon,endlwinikaYehova, phambikwababingelelinabantubonke,esithi,

2UtshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi, NdiyayaphulaidyokhweyokumkaniwaseBhabheli.

3Kwangaleminyakamibiniizalisekileyo,ndiya kuyibuyiselakulendawoyonkeimpahlayendlukaYehova, awayithabathayokulendawouNebhukadenetsare ukumkaniwaseBhabheli,wayisaeBhabheli

4NdiyakubabuyiselakulendawooYekoniyaunyana kaYehoyakim,ukumkaniwakwaYuda,nabafudusiweyo bonkebakwaYuda,abayeeBhabheli,utshouYehova; ngokubandiyakuyaphulaidyokhweyokumkani waseBhabheli.

5WathiuYeremiyaumprofetikuHananiyaumprofeti, emehlweniababingeleli,nasemehlweniabantubonke abemiyoendlwinikaYehova;

6WathiuYeremiyaumprofeti,Amen;makenjenje uYehova;makawamiseuYehovaamazwiakho owaprofeteleyo,ukubaayibuyiseimpahlayendlu kaYehova,nabobonkeabafudusiweyoeBhabheli,beze kulendawo

7Khawuveelilizwindilithethayoezindlebenizakho, nasezindlebenizabantubonke;

8Abaprofetiababengaphambilikwamnangaphambili kwakhokwasephakadeni,baprofetaimfazwe,nobubi, nendyikityayokufa,besingiselekumazweamaninzi nangezikumkaniezikhulu.

9Umprofetilowouprofetauxolo,ekwenzekenikwelo lizwilomprofetilowo,uyakwaziwaumprofetilowo uthunywenguYehovaokunene

10WayithabathauHananiyaumprofetiidyokhweentanyeni kaYeremiyaumprofeti,wayaphula.

11WathethauHananiyaemehlweniabantubonke,esithi, UtshouYehovaukuthi,Yabona,ndinguYehova,uThixo wethu,11Ngokunjalondiyakuyaphulaidyokhwe kaNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwaseBhabheli,ngale minyakamibiniizakuzaliseka,ezintanyenizeentlanga zonkeWemkakeuYeremiyaumprofetiindlelayakhe

12KwafikailizwilikaYehovakuYeremiyaumprofeti, emvenikokubauHananiyaumprofetiayaphuleidyokhwe entanyenikaYeremiyaumprofeti,lisithi, 13YiyauthethekuHananiya,uthi,UtshouYehovaukuthi, Yabona,ndikuthabathe;Uzaphuleiidyokhwezomthi; ubenzeleiidyokhwezesinyithi

14NgokubautshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli, ukuthi:Ndibekeidyokhweyesinyithiezintanyenizezo ntlangazonke,ukuzezimkhonzeuNebhukadenetsare ukumkaniwaseBhabheli;ziyakumkhonzake; kwanamarhamncwaasendlendiwanikeyena.

15WathiuYeremiyaumprofetikuHananiyaumprofeti, Khawuve,Hananiya;UYehovaakakuthumanga;Kewena ubakholosangobuxokiababantu.

16Ngakooko,utshouYehovaukuthi,Yabona, ndiyakugxothaebuswenibomhlaba;uyakufanonyakanje, ngokubauthetheelokukreqakuYehova.

17WafakeuHananiyaumprofetingaloomnyaka, ngenyangayesixhenxe

ISAHLUKO29

1Ngawolaamazwiencwadi,awayithumelayouYeremiya umprofetiephumaeYerusalem,esiyakumasalelaamadoda amakhuluawayefudusiwe,nakubabingeleli,nakubaprofeti, nakubantubonke,abebafuduseleeYerusalem uNebhukadenetsareeBhabheli;

2(EmvakokouYekoniyaukumkani,nokumkanikazi, namathenwa,nabathethelibakwaYudanabaseYerusalem, nabachweli,nabakhandi,bemkaeYerusalem;)

3ngesandlasikaElasaunyanakaShafan,noGemariya unyanakaHilekiya,awathiuZedekiyaukumkani wakwaYudawabathumelaeBhabhelikuNebhukadenetsare ukumkaniwaseBhabheli;

4UtshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli,kubo bonkeabafudusiweyoendibafuduseleeYerusalem,basiwa eBhabheli;

5Yakhaniizindlu,nihlalekuzo;tyalaniimiyezo,nidle iziqhamozayo;

6Zekaniabafazi,nizaleoonyananeentombi;nibazekele abafazioonyanabenu,iintombizenunizendiselekumadoda, zizaleoonyananeentombi;ukuzenandekhona,ninganciphi 7Nizameleuxololomziendinifuduselekuwo, niwuthandazelekuYehova;ngokubaniyakubanoxolo ngoxololwawo

8NgokubautshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli, ukuthi,Yabona,ndikuchasile;Mabanganilukuhliabaprofeti benu,nabavumisibenuabaphakathikwenu, ningawaphulaphuliamaphuphaenueniwaphuphayo.

9Ngokubabaniprofetelaubuxokiegamenilam; andibathumanga;utshouYehova

10NgokubautshouYehovaukuthi,XenikweniiBhabheli izaliselweiminyakaemashumiasixhenxe,ndiyakunivelela, ndilimisekuniilizwilamelilungileyo,lokunibuyiselakule ndawo.

11Ngokubandiyazaziiingcingaendizicingayongani, utshouYehova:iingcingazoxolo,ezingezizoezobubi, ukubandininikeikamvanethemba

12Niyakundibizake,nihambenithandazekum, ndiniphulaphule

13Niyakundifuna,nindifumane,xanithenandifuna ngentliziyoyenuyonke;

14Ndiyakufunyanwanini,utshouYehova,ndikubuyise ukuthinjwakwenu,ndinibutheezintlangenizonke, nasezindawenizonkeendinigxothelekuzo,utshouYehova; ndinibuyiseleendaweniendanifuduselakuyo

15Ngokubanisithi,UYehovausiveliseleabaprofeti eBhabheli

16YaziniukubautshouYehovangokumkaniohleli etronenikaDavide,nabantubonkeabahleliyokulomzi, nangabazalwanabenuabangaphumangananiekufudusweni; 17UtshouYehovawemikhosiukuthi;Yabona,ndithumela kuboikrele,nendlala,nendyikityayokufa,ndibenzebabe njengamakhiwaneakruqulayo,angenakudliwangokuba mabikwawo;

18Ndiyakubatshutshisangekrele,ngendlala, nangendyikityayokufa,ndibanikelekwizikumkanizonke zehlabathiukubababeyintoyokunqakulwa,babe yintshabhiso,nommangaliso,nomsondlo,nesingcikivo, ezintlangenizonkeendabagxothelakuzo;

19ngenxaenokubabengawaphulaphulangaamazwiam, utshouYehova,endawathumelakubongabakhonzibam abaprofeti,ndibathumandivukakusasa;anivanganoko; utshouYehova

20LivenikeilizwilikaYehova,ninanonkebafudusiweyo, ndabasusayoeYerusalem,bayaeBhabheli

21UtshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli, ngokusingiselekuAhabhiunyanakaKolaya,nakuZedekiya unyanakaMahaseya,abaniprofetelaubuxokiegamenilam; Yabona,ndiyabanikelaesandlenisikaNebhukadenetsare ukumkaniwaseBhabheli;azixhelelephambikwamehloenu; 22kuthathwekuboisiqalekisongabathinjwabonke bakwaYudaabaseBhabheli,kuthiwe,UYehova makakwenzeubenjengoZedekiyananjengoAhabhi, awabatshisayoukumkaniwaseBhabheli; 23ngenxaenokubabenzeubudengekwaSirayeli, babakrexezaabafazibabamelwanebabo,bathethaamazwi obuxokiegamenilam,endingabawiselangamethetho ngawo.Ndiyazimna,ndilingqina;utshouYehova.

24UzeuthethekuShemayawaseNehelam,uthi, 25UtshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi, Ngenxaenokubauthumeleiincwadiegamenilakhokubo bonkeabantuabaseYerusalem,nakuZefaniyaunyana kaMahaseya,umbingeleli,nakubabingelelibonke,usithi, 26UYehovaukwenzeumbingeleliesikhundleni sikaYehoyadaumbingeleli,ukubaubengabaveleli endlwinikaYehovakumntuwonkeophambeneyo,ozenza umprofeti,umfakeentolongweninasentolongweni.

27Yininangoku,ukubaungamkhalimeliuYeremiya waseAnatoti,ozenzaumprofetikuni?

28NgokubangenxayokouthumelekuthieBhabheli,esithi, Indelento;yakhaniizindlu,nihlalekuzo;tyalaniimiyezo, nidleiziqhamozayo

29UZefaniyaumbingeleliwayilesalooncwadiezindlebeni zikaYeremiyaumprofeti.

30KwafikailizwilikaYehovakuYeremiya,lisithi, 31Thumelakubobonkeabathinjwa,uthi,UtshouYehova ngokusingiselekuShemayawaseNehelam;Ngenxa enokubaeniprofeteuShemaya,ndingamthumangamna, wanithembangobuxoki;

32Ngakooko,utshouYehovaukuthi,Yabona, ndiyamvelelauShemayawaseNehelam,nembewuyakhe; akayikubanandodayakuhlalaphakathikwababantu; angayikubonaokulungileyoendikwenzelaabantubam, utshouYehova;ngokubaethetheelokukreqakuYehova

ISAHLUKO30

1IlizwielafikayokuYeremiya,livelakuYehova,lisithi, 2UtshouYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi,Wabhale encwadinionkeamazwiendiwathethileyokuwe;

3Ngokuba,uyabona,iyezaimihla,utshouYehova,endiya kukubuyisaukuthinjwakwabantubamamaSirayeli namaYuda,utshouYehova,ndibabuyiseleezweni endalinikaooyise,ukubabalidleilifa.

4Ngawolakeamazwi,awawathethayouYehova ngokusingiselekumaSirayeli,nakumaYuda

5NgokubautshouYehovaukuthi,Siveilizwi elingcangcazelayo,eloloyiko,hayieloxolo

6Khanibuzisenikhangele,ukubaindodayakhayamithana? Yininaukubandiboneabafobonke,izandlazabo zisemanqeniabonjengomfaziozalayo,ubusobonke busukebaluthuthu?

7Yeha!ngokubamikhululoomini,akukhoinjengayo; lixeshalembandezelokaYakobi;keuyakusindiswakuyo 8Kuyakuthingaloomini,utshouYehovawemikhosi, ndiyaphuleidyokhweyakheentanyeniyakho, ndiziqhawuleizitropuzakho,bangabisamkhonza abasemzini;

9bakhonzeuYehovauThixowabo,noDavideukumkani wabo,endiyakubaveliselayena 10Musaukoyikakewena,mkhonziwamYakobi,utsho uYehova;ungaqhiphukiumbilini,Sirayeli;ngokuba, uyabona,ndiyakukusindisakwakude,nembewuyakho ezweniethinjelwekulo;abuyeuYakobi,azole,azole, kungabikhoumothusayo;

11Ngokubandinawe,utshouYehova,ukuzendikusindise; ndingadendizigqibekupheleiintlangazonke endakuphangalaliselakuzo,kodwaandiyikukugqibela kuphele;ndiyakukuthethisangokusesikweni, ndingakuyekelikuphele.

12NgokubautshouYehovaukuthi,Ukwaphukakwakho asikukonokubakuyabulala,libuhlunguinxebalakho

13Akukhougwebaityalalakho,upholisainxeba; 14Zonkeizithandanezakhozikulibele;abafuniwena; ngokubandikubethilengobetholotshaba,ngentethiso enobujorha,ngenxayobuninzibobugwenxabakho; ngokubazandileizonozakho

15Ukhalelaninangenxayokwaphukakwakho?Asikuko nokubauyabulalaumvandedwawakho,ngenxayobuninzi bobugwenxabakho;ngenxayokubazininziizonozakho, ndizenzileezozintokuwe

16Ngakookobonkeabakudlayobayakuqwengwa; nababandezelibakhobonkebephelabayaekuthinjweni;

abaphangibakhobaphangwe,nabaphangibakhobonke ndibanikeleekuphangweni.

17Ngokubandiyakukubopha,ndiyipholiseimivumbo yakho,utshouYehova;ngokubabebekubizangokuthi, Ugxothiwe;

18UtshouYehovaukuthi;Yabonandiyakukubuyisa ukuthinjwakweententezikaYakobi,ndibenemfesane ngenxayeminqubayakhe;umziwakhelweeweweni, ixandelihlalengokwesikolalo

19Wophumakuzoumbulelonezwilabaqambayo; ndibandise,bangabimbalwa;namndiyakubazukisa bangabincinane;

20Oonyanababobobanjengokwamandulo,lizimaseke phambikwamibandlalabo,ndibavelelebonkeabaxini babo

21Ingangamshayaboiyakuvelakubo,umlawuliwabo aphumekwaphakathikwabo;ndimsondeze,afikekum; ngokubangubaninaomeleintliziyoyakhe,ukubaafike kum?utshouYehova.

22Niyakubangabantubam,mnandibenguThixowenu 23Yabonani,umoyaovuthuzayokaYehova,uphuma ubushushu;

24AkuyikubuyaukuvuthakomsindokaYehova,ade ayenze,adeayimiseiminkqangiyeloyentliziyoyakhe; ekuphelenikwemihlaniyakukugqalaoko.

ISAHLUKO31

1Ngeloxesha,utshouYehova,ndiyakubanguThixo kwimizalwaneyonkeyakwaSirayeli,yonaibengabantu bam.

2UtshouYehovaukuthi,Bababalwaentlangoabantu abasindileyoekreleni;uSirayeli,ekuyenikwam ukumphumza.

3UYehovaubonakelekumkwakude,wathi,Ndikuthandile ngothandoolungunaphakade;ngenxayokondikolulele inceba.

4Ndiyakubuyandikwakhe,wakheke,ntombiinguSirayeli; uyakubuyauzihombise,uphatheiingqongqozakho, uphumeuyeekungqungqenikwabangqungqayo.

5UyakubuyautyaleizidiliyaezintabenizakwaSamari, batyaleabatyali,bazidlengokwabo

6Ngokubakuyakubakhoumhla,abayakumemezangawo abalindiezintabenizakwaEfrayim,besithi,Sukaninime, sinyukesiyeeZiyonkuYehova,uThixowethu

7NgokubautshouYehovaukuthi,MemelelaningoYakobi, nivuye,nitsholozengentlokoyeentlanga;vakalisani, dumisani,yithini,Basindise,Yehova,abantubakho, amasalelaakwaSirayeli

8Yabona,ndiyabazisabevelaezwenilasentla,ndibabuthe eziphelwenizehlabathi,kubekhoiimfamaneziqhwala, abamithiyonabamithiyo;kuyakubuyelakhonainkitha enkulu

9Bayakuzabelila,ndibakhokelebetarhuzisa;ndiya kubahambisaemijelweniyamanzi,ngendlelaethetye, abangayikukhubekakuyo;ngokubandinguyisekuSirayeli, uEfrayimngowamazibuloam.

10LiveniilizwilikaYehova,zintlanga,nilixeleeziqithini ezikude,nithi,UmchithachithikaSirayeliuyakumbutha, amgcinenjengomalusiegcinaumhlambiwakhe.

11NgokubauYehovaummiselewamkhululauYakobi, wamkhululaesandlenisowomeleleyokunaye

12BayakuzabamemeleleezindulinizaseZiyon,bacule kunyeekulungenikukaYehova,nakwingqolowa, nasewayinini,naseolini,nasempahleniemfutshane, nasemhlambiniweenkomo,umphefumlowaboube njengomyezoonyakanyiswayimvula;abasayikuba buhlungukwakhona

13Iyakwandulaintombiivuyeekungqungqeni, namadodananamadodaamakhulukunye;ndisenzeisijwili sabosibeyimihlali,ndibathuthuzele,ndibavuyise,bangabi nasingqala

14Ndowusezauhlutheumphefumlowababingeleli ngamafutha,bahlutheabantubamzizintozamezilungileyo; 15UtshouYehovaukuthi;KuvakeleizwieRama,isijwili, nesililoesikrakra;URakelielilelaabantwanabakhe, akavumakuthuthuzelwangabantwanabakhe,ngokuba bengasekho.

16UtshouYehovaukuthi;Lithinteleilizwilakho,lingalili, namehloakhoangabinanyembezi;ngokubaunomvuzo umsebenziwakho,utshouYehova;bayakubuyabevela ezwenilotshaba

17Linethembaikamvalakho,utshouYehova;oonyana bakhobayakubuyelaemdeniwabo.

18NdimvilengeneneuEfrayim,ehlunguzelaintloko,esithi; Undithethise,ndohlwaywa,njengenkunzientshaeshiywe edyokhweni;ngokubawena,Yehova,unguThixowam.

19Ngokubaemvakokukutshikilelakwamndazohlwaya; ndathiemvakokwaziswakwamndabethaethangenilam; ndadana,ndadana,ngokubandithweleisingcikivosobutsha bam

20NgunyanawamnauEfrayim?Ungumntwana othandekayo?Okondithethengaye,ndisayakumkhumbula kwangokunjalo;inene,ndiyakubanemfesanekuye,utsho uYehova

21Zimiseleniizalathiso,zigxumekeleniizibonda; yibhekiseintliziyoyakhoemendweni,endleleniowahamba ngayoBuya,ntombiinguSirayeli,buyelaemizini yakowenu.

22Kunininaunxaxha,ntombiiphambayo?ngokuba uYehovaudalaintoentshaehlabathini:umfaziuya kuphahlaindoda.

23UtshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi: AsayakulithethaelilizwiezwenilakwaYudanasemizini yalo,ekukubuyisenikwamukuthinjwakwawo;UYehova makakusikelele,khayalobulungisa,ntabayobungcwele

24AyakumakhonaamaYudanemiziyawoyonkekunye, abalimi,nabahambaemathangabenemihlambiyabo.

25Ngokubandiyawusezauhlutheumphefumlootyhafileyo; ndowanelisaumphefumlowonkeotheamandla.

26Kwakubanjalo,ndavuka,ndakhangela;ubuthongobam bebumnandikum

27Yabona,kuzaimihla,utshouYehova,endiya kuyihlwayelaindlukaSirayelinendlukaYudangembewu yomntu,nangembewuyenkomo

28Kuyakuthinjengokondabaphaphelayoukuba ndinyothule,ukubandidilize,ukubandigungxule,ukuba nditshabalalise,ukubandenzekubekubi;ndobaphaphela ukubandakhe,ndityale;utshouYehova.

29Ngaloomihlaabasayikubasathi,Ooyisebadleiidiliya ezimuncu,amazinyooonyanaababuthelezi;

30keelowouyakufangenxayobakheubugwenxa;umntu wonkeodlaiidiliyaezimuncu,nguyeoyakubabuthelezi amazinyo

31Yabona,kuzaimihla,utshouYehova,endiyakwenza umnqophisoomtshanendlukaSirayeli,nendlukaYuda; 32ungahambingokomnqophisoendawenzelaooyise,mini ndababambangesandla,ndibakhuphaezwenilaseYiputa; wonaumnqophisowamabasukabawaphulabona,nangona bendiyindodakubo;utshouYehova

33Nguwokeloumnqophiso,endiyakuwenzanendlu kaSirayeli;Emvenikwaloomihla,utshouYehova,ndiya kuwubekaumyalelowamembilininiyabo,ndiwubhale ezintliziywenizabo;ndibenguThixowabo,babengabantu bambona

34Abayikubasafundisanaelowoummelwanewakhe, elowoumzalwanawakhe,besithi,MaziuYehova;ngokuba bonkebayakundazi,kuthabathelakomncinanekuse koyenamkhulukubo,utshouYehova;

35UtshouYehova,uMnikiwelanga,ukubalibe sisikhanyisoemini;uMnikiwemimiseloyenyanga neenkwenkwezi,ukubazibesisikhanyisoebusuku; uMlatyuzisiwolwandle,ukubaagqumeamazaalo; NguYehovawemikhosiigamalakhe;

36Ukubaitheyasukaloomimiselophambikwam,utsho uYehova,yophelanayokeimbewukaSirayeliingabi luhlangaphambikwamngamaxaonke

37UtshouYehovaukuthi;Ukubalingabanokulinganiswa izuluphezulu,zibenokugocwagocwaizisekozehlabathi phantsi,namkendobandiyakuyicekisayonkeimbewu kaSirayeli,ngenxayentoyonkeabayenzileyo;utsho uYehova.

38Yabona,kuzaimihla,utshouYehova,oyakuthiumzi lowowakhelweuYehova,kuthabatheleenqabeniende kaHananeli,kuseesangwenilembombo;

39Nolutyalokulinganisalusayakuphumaluphumele phezukwayoinduliyaseGarebhe,ijikeuyeeGowa

40Yonkeintiliyezidumbuneyothuthu,namasimionkeasa emlanjanenioyiKidron,aseembombeniyesango lamahashengasempumalanga,ibengcwelekuYehova; Aliyikunyothulwa,lingabisachithwanaphakade.

ISAHLUKO32

1IlizwielafikayokuYeremiya,livelakuYehova, ngomnyakaweshumikaZedekiyaukumkaniwakwaYuda; loomnyakakengumnyakaweshumielinesibhozo kaNebhukadenetsare

2NgeloxeshaimpiyokumkaniwaseBhabheli ibiyingqingileiYerusalem,uYeremiyaumprofetievalelwe entendelezweniyentolongo,yendluyokumkani wakwaYuda.

3KubaebevalelwekuyouZedekiyaukumkaniwakwaYuda, esithi,Yininaukubauprofeteuthi,UtshouYehovaukuthi, Yabona,ndiyawunikelalomziesandlenisokumkani waseBhabheli,ukubaawuthimbe;

4KeuZedekiyaukumkaniwakwaYudaakayikusinda esandlenisamaKaledi;uyakunikelwaokuneneesandleni sokumkaniwaseBhabheli,umlomowakheuthethe nomlomowakhe,aboneamehloakhe;

5amseuZedekiyaeBhabheli,abekhonandidendimvelele, utshouYehova;nokubanithenalwanamaKaledi,anisayi kubanampumelelo

6WathiuYeremiya,KwafikailizwilikaYehovakum, lisithi,

7Yabona,uHanameli,unyanakaShalumuyihlokazi,uza kuwe,esithi,ZithengeleintsimiyameseAnatoti;ngokuba kulungenaweukuyithengauyikhululengentlawulelo

8WezakumentendelezweniyentolongouHanameli, unyanakabawokazi,ngokwelizwilikaYehova,wathikum, KhawuyithengeintsimiyameseAnatoti,ezweni lakwaBhenjamin;uzithengeleyonaNdazikeukubalilizwi likaYehovaelo.

9NdayithengakeintsimikuHanameli,unyanakabawokazi, eseAnatoti,ndamlinganiselaimalileyo,iishekele ezilishumizesilivereezineeshekeleezilishumi elinesixhenxe

10Ndakubhalakeencwadini,ndayitywina,ndangqala amangqina,ndayilinganiselaimaliesikalini

11Ndalithabathakeisiqinisekisosentengo,leyo itywiniweyongokomthethonomthetho,naleyoivulekileyo; 12IncwadiyentengondayinikauBharukiunyanakaNeriya, unyanakaMahaseya,emehlwenikaHanameliunyana kabawokazi,nasemehlweniamangqinaabhalileyo encwadiniyentengo,nasemehlweniamaYudaonke abehlelientendelezweniyentolongo

13NdamwiselaumthethouBharukiphambikwabo,ndathi, 14UtshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi; Thathaobubungqina,obubungqinabokuthenga,kokubini okutywiniweyo,kunyenobubungqinabuvulekileyo; babekeesityenisodongwe,ukuzebahlaleimihlaemininzi 15NgokubautshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli, ukuthi:Kuyakubuyakuthengweizindlunamasimi nezidiliyakwelilizwe

16Kekaloku,ndayinikelaincwadiyentengokuBharuki unyanakaNeriya,ndathandazakuYehova,ndathi, 17Awu!NkosiYehova!yabona,walenzaizulunehlabathi ngamandlaakhoamakhulu,nangengaloyakhoeyolukileyo; 18Wenauwenzelaincebaamawaka,ubuphindezela ubugwenxabooyiseesondweniloonyanababoemva kwabo:uThixoomkhulu,oligorha,ogamalakhe linguYehovawemikhosi;

19Umkhulungecebo,uzenzozincamisileyo;ngokuba amehloakhoaphezukweendlelazonkezoonyanababantu, ukubaunikeulowongokweendlelazakhe, nangokwesiqhamoseentlondizakhe; 20wamisayoimiqondisonezimangaezwenilaseYiputa, unanamhla,nakumaSirayelinakwabanyeabantu; wazenzelaigama,njengokokunjalonamhla;

21WabakhuphaabantubakhoamaSirayeliezweni laseYiputangemiqondiso,nangezimanga,nangesandla esithenkqi,nangengaloeyolukileyo,nangokoyikeka okukhulu;

22Wabanikaelilizwewafungakooyiseukubawobanika, ilizweelibalekaamasinobusi

23Bezakebalihlutha;kodwaabaliphulaphulaizwilakho, abahambangangomyalelowakho;konkeowabawisela umthethongakoukubabakwenze,abakwenza;wabahlisela kebonkeobububi

24Yabona,iindongazokungqingazifikilekulomzi,ukuba ziwuthimbe;umzikeunikelweesandlenisamaKaledi alwayonawo,ngenxayekrele,nangendlala,nangendyikitya yokufa;uyabona,uyalibona

25Kewena,NkosiyamYehova,uthekum,Zithengele intsimingemali,ungqiniseamangqina;ngokubaumzi unikelweesandlenisamaKaledi

26KwafikailizwilikaYehovakuYeremiya,lisithi,

27Yabona,ndinguYehova,uThixowenyamayonke; kukhontoindinqabeleyona?

28Ngakooko,utshouYehovaukuthi,Yabona, ndiyawunikelalomziesandlenisamaKaledi,nasesandleni sikaNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwaseBhabheli,ukuba awuthimbe;

29KwayeamaKaledialwayonalomzi,ayakuza, awutshiselomzi,awutshisekunyenezindluabaqhumisela kuBhahaliphezukophahlalwazo,bathululelathixweni bambiumnikeloothululwayo,ukuzebandiqumbise

30NgokubaoonyanabakaSirayelinoonyanabakaYuda bayebesenzaububibodwaphambikwam kwasebuncinanenibabo;ngokubaoonyanabakaSirayeli ngabaqumbisibodwakumngomsebenziwezandlazabo; utshouYehova

31Ngokubalomziwabasisisulusomsindowam nobushushubam,kususelakwiminiowakhiwangayo,kude kubeyilemini;ukuzendiyisusephambikobusobam;

32ngenxayobubibonkeboonyanabakaSirayeli,noonyana bakaYuda,ababenzileyoukuzebandiqumbise,bona, nookumkanibabo,nabathethelibabo,nababingelelibabo, nabaprofetibabo,namadodaakwaYuda,nabemi baseYerusalem;

33Bandinikelaikhosi,abandinikelaubuso;

34babekaizintozaboezinezotheendlwiniebizwa ngegamalam,ukuzebayenzeinqambi;

35bamakhelauBhahaliizigangaezisemfuleni wakwaBhen-hinom,ukuzebabacandiseleuMolekioonyana baboneentombizabo;endingabawiselangamthethongayo, engathangaqathaentliziyweniyam,ukubabawenzeloo masikizi,bawoniseamaYuda.

36Kalokuke,utshouYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,ngalo mzi,enithingawo,Uyakunikelwaesandlenisokumkani waseBhabheli,ngekrele,nangendlala,nangendyikitya yokufa;

37Yabona,ndiyababuthaemazwenionke,endabagxothela kuwongomsindowam,nangobushushubam, nangoburhalarhumeobukhulu;ndibabuyiselekulendawo, ndibahlalisebekholosile;

38Bayakubangabantubam,mnandibenguThixowabo; 39ndibanikeintliziyoenye,nendlelaenye,ukuze bandoyikeimihlayonke,kulungekubo,nakoonyanababo emvakwabo;

40Ndiyakubenzelaumnqophisoongunaphakade,ukuba andiyikubuyaumvakubo,ukubandibenzeleokulungileyo; ndiyakukubekaukundoyikaentliziyweniyabo,ukuze bangemkikum

41Ndobanemihlalingabo,ndibenzeleokulungileyo, ndibatyalekwelilizwendinyanisile,ngentliziyoyonke nangomphefumlowamwonke

42NgokubautshouYehovaukuthi,Njengoko ndabaziselayoababantubonkeobububibukhulukangaka, ndiyakwenjenjaloukubaziselakonkeokulungileyo endikuthethayongabo

43Kuyakuthengwaamasimikwelilizwenithi, Kusenkangala,alinamntunankomo;linikelweesandleni samaKaledi.

44Kuyakuthengwaamasimingemali,babhaleincwadi, batywine,bathabatheamangqinaezwenilakwaBhenjamin, nasezindaweniezijikelezeiYerusalem,nasemizini yakwaYuda,nasemiziniyasezintabeni,nasemizini

yasezihlanjeni,nasemiziniyelasezantsi;ngokubandiya kukubuyisaukuthinjwakwabo;utshouYehova.

ISAHLUKO33

1KwafikailizwilikaYehovakuYeremiyaokwesibini, esavalelweentendelezweniyentolongo,lisithi, 2UtshouYehova,uMenziwoku,uYehova,uMyiliwoku, ukubaakuzimase;nguYehovaigamalakhe; 3Ndinqule,ndikuphendule,ndikuxeleleizintoezinkulu ezinqabileyo,ongazaziyo

4NgokubautshouYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,ngazo izindluzalomzi,nangezindluzookumkanibakwaYuda ezidiliziweyongenxayeenduli,nangenxayekrele; 5BazakulwanamaKaledi,kodwabawuzalisangezidumbu zabantu,endababulalangomsindowamnangobushushu bam,nangenxayezintozonkeezingendawo, endabusithelisangazoubusobamkulomzi

6Yabona,ndiwubopha,ndiwubopha,ndibaphilise, ndibatyhileleukuphuphumakoxolonenyaniso

7NdiyakukubuyisaukuthinjwakukaYudanokuthinjwa kukaSirayeli,ndibakhenjengokwasekuqaleni.

8Ndobahlambululaebugwenxenibabobonke,abone ngabokum;ndibuxoleleubugwenxababobonke,abone ngabo,bakreqangabokum.

9ibekumibeligamalemihlali,indumisonembekophambi kweentlangazonkezehlabathi,eziyakukuvakonke ukulungaendikwenzayokuzo,zinkwantye,ngenxa yokulungakonke,nangenxayokulungakonke endikuzuzayokulo

10UtshouYehovaukuthi;Kuyakuphindakuviwekule ndawonithiiyakubasenkangala,ingenamntu, ingenankomo,emiziniyakwaYuda,nasezitratweni zaseYerusalem,eziphanzileyo,ezingenamntu, ezingenabemi,ezingenankomo; 11kuviweizwilemihlalinezwilemivuyo;izwilomyeni nezwilomtshakazi;izwilabathi,DumisaniuYehova wemikhosi,ngokubaelungileuYehova;Ngokuba ingunaphakadeincebayakhe,nabazisaumbingelelo wendumisoendlwinikaYehova.Ngokubandiya kukubuyisaukuthinjwakwelizwenjengokwasekuqaleni; utshouYehova

12UtshouYehovawemikhosiukuthi;Kulendawo ilinxuwa,ingenamntu,ingenankomo,nasemiziniyayo yonke,kuyakubakhoikriwalabalusi,ababuthela imihlambiyabokulo.

13Emiziniyasezintabeni,nasemiziniyasezihlanjeni, nasemiziniyelasezantsi,nasezwenilakwaBhenjamin, nasezindaweniezijikelezeiYerusalem,nasemizini yakwaYuda,iyakubuyaigqitheimihlambiphantsi kwesandlasalowouyixelelayo;utshouYehova

14Yabona,kuzaimihla,utshouYehova,endiyakulimisa ilizwielilungileyo,endalithethayokwindlukaSirayeli nakwindlukaYuda

15Ngaloomihlanangeloxesha,ndiyakumhlumisela uDavideiHlumeloloBulungisa;uyakwenzangokwesiko nobulungisaezweni.

16NgaloomihlalonaliyakusindiswaelakwaYuda,ihlale ikholosileiYerusalem,ukubizwakwayokuthiwe, UYehova-ububulungisa-bethu.

17NgokubautshouYehovaukuthi,UDavideakayi kunqunyukelwandodayakuhlalaetroneniyendlu kaSirayeli; 18banganqunyukelwandodaababingeleliabangabaLevi, yakunyusaamadinianyukayoebuswenibam,iqhumisele ngeminikeloyokudla,yenzeimibingeleloimihlayonke 19KwafikailizwilikaYehovakuYeremiya,lisithi, 20UtshouYehovaukuthi;Ukubanithenawaphula umnqophisowamwemini,nomnqophisowamwobusuku, kungabikhomininabusukungexeshalabo;

21wobauyakwaphulwanawoumnqophisowam noDavideumkhonziwam,ukubaangabinanyana ungukumkanietroneniyakhe;kwanabaLeviababingeleli, abalungiselelibam

22Njengokubaungenakubalwaumkhosiwezulu, ingenakulinganiselwaintlabathiyolwandle,ndiya kwenjenjaloukuyandisaimbewukaDavideumkhonziwam, nabaLeviabalungiselelamna

23KwafikailizwilikaYehovakuYeremiya,lisithi, 24Akukuboninaabakuthethayoababantu,besithi, Imizalwaneyomibini,awayinyulayouYehova,uyicekisile yona?ngokunjalobabacekisileabantubam,ukuzebangabi sabaluhlangaphambikwabo

25UtshouYehovaukuthi;Ukubaawukhoumnqophiso wamwemininobusuku,ukubandingayenzangaimimiselo yezuluneyehlabathi; 26ndobandiyakuyicekisaimbewukaYakobi,noDavide umkhonziwam,ukubandingathabathinamnyeembewini yakhe,abeyinkosiphezukwembewuka-Abraham,noIsake, noYakobi,ngokubandiyakukubuyisaukuthinjwakwabo, ndibenemfesanekubo.

ISAHLUKO34

1IlizwielafikayokuYeremiya,livelakuYehova,ekulweni kukaNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwaseBhabheli,enempi yakheyonke,nezikumkanizonkezegunyalobukumkani bakhe,nezizwezonke,neYerusalemnemiziyayoyonke; 2UtshouYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi;Yiya,uthethe kuZedekiyaukumkaniwakwaYuda,uthikuye,Utsho uYehovaukuthi,Yabona,ndikuvile;Uyabona,lomzi ndiyawunikelaesandlenisokumkaniwaseBhabheli, awutshisengomlilo;

3Kewenaakuyikusindaesandlenisakhe;inene,uya kubanjwa,unikelweesandlenisakhe;amehloakhoaya kuwabonaamehlookumkaniwaseBhabheli,umlomo wakheuthethenomlomowakho,uyeeBhabheli

4NokokeliveilizwilikaYehova,Zedekiyakumkani wakwaYuda;UtshouYehovangawe,ukuthi,Akuyikufa likrele;

5Uyakufaunoxolo;ngokutshiselwakooyihlo,ookumkani bamanduloababekhongaphambikwakho,baya kwenjenjaloukukutshisela;bayakukumbambazela,bathi, Awu,nkosi!ngokubamnandilithethileilizwi;utsho uYehova

6WawathethakeuYeremiyaumprofetionkelamazwi kuZedekiyaukumkaniwakwaYudaeYerusalem; 7yakulwaimpiyokumkaniwaseBhabhelineYerusalem, nemiziyonkeyakwaYudaeseleyo,neLakishe,neAzeka; 8LiloeloilizwielafikayokuYeremiya,livelakuYehova, emvenikokubaukumkaniuZedekiyawenzeumnqophiso

UYeremiya

nabantubonkebaseYerusalem,wokubabamemezelwe inkululeko; 9ukubaelowoandululeikhobokalakhe,elowo ikhobokazanalakhe,elingumHebherenokuba ngumHebherekazi,lihambelikhululekile;ukuze kungabikhobaniukhonzakubo,ungumYuda ongumzalwanawakhe

10Kekaloku,bevabonkeabathethelinabantubonke, abangeneemnqophiswenilowo,ukubaelowoandulule ikhobokalakhe,elowoikhobokazanalakhe,lihambe likhululekile,ukuzekungabisabakhomntu uzilungiselelayo,baphulaphulake,babandulula 11Kwathiemvenikoko,bajika,bababuyisaamakhoboka nabakhonzazana,ababebandululebekhululekile, babaxinzelelaekubeningamakhobokanamakhobokazana 12KwafikakeilizwilikaYehovakuYeremiya,livela kuYehova,lisithi, 13UtshouYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi;Ndenza umnqophisonooyihlo,minindabakhuphayoezweni laseYiputa,endlwiniyobukhoboka; 14Ekuphelenikweminyakaesixhenxe,nondululaelowo umzalwanawakheongumHebhere,owazithengisayokuni; Wokukhonzaiminyakaemithandathu,umndulule akhululekekuwe;keooyihloabandiphulaphulanga, abayithobaindlebeyabo.

15Ninakenibuyilenamhla,nenzaokuthetyeemehlweni amngokuvakalisainkululeko,elowokummelwanewakhe; nenzaumnqophisophambikwamendlwiniebizwe ngegamalam;

16Keninanajika,nalihlambelaigamalam,nabuyisa elowoikhobokalakhe,elowoikhobokazanalakhe, enanindululaniwakhululengokuthandakwawo, nabaxinzelelaekubenibabengamakhoboka namakhobokazanakuni.

17Ngakooko,utshouYehovaukuthi, Anindiphulaphulangaekuvakaliseniinkululeko,elowo kumzalwanawakhe,elowokummelwanewakhe;yabonani, ndinibizelainkululeko,utshouYehova,yekrele, nendyikityayokufa,nendlala;Ndiyakunenzanibeyinto yokunqakulwaezikumkaninizonkezehlabathi;

18Ndowanikelaamadodaawugqithileyoumnqophisowam, angawagcinangaamazwiomnqophisoawawenzayophambi kwam,abeyakulicandakubiniitholelenkomo,acanda phakathikwezahlulozalo;

19abathethelibakwaYuda,nabathethelibaseYerusalem, namathenwa,nababingeleli,nabantubonkebelizwe, abagqithaphakathikwamacandeloethole; 20ndibanikeleesandleniseentshabazabo,esandleni sabafunaumphefumlowabo,izidumbuzabozibekukudla kweentakazezulunokwamarhamncwaelizwe

21NdobanikelauZedekiyaukumkaniwakwaYuda, nabathethelibakhe,esandleniseentshabazabo, nasesandlenisabafunaumphefumlowabo,nasesandleni somkhosiwokumkaniwaseBhabheli,lowounyukileyo wemkakuni

22Yabona,ndiwisaumthetho,utshouYehova,wokuba ndibabuyiselekulomzi;balwenayo,bayithimbe, bayitshisengomlilo,ndiyenzeamanxuwaimiziyakwaYuda, ingemiwa

ISAHLUKO35

1IlizwielafikayokuYeremiya,livelakuYehova,ngemihla kaYehoyakimunyanakaYosiya,ukumkaniwakwaYuda, lalisithi, 2uyeendlwiniyamaRekabhi,uthethenawo,uwangenise endlwinikaYehova,kwelinyeigumbi,uwasezeiwayini 3NdamthabathakeuYazaniyaunyanakaYeremiya, unyanakaHabhatsiniya,nabazalwanabakhe,noonyana bakhebonke,nendluyonkeyamaRekabhi; 4ndabazisaendlwinikaYehova,egumbiniloonyana bakaHananunyanakaIgedaliya,umfowakwaThixo, eliphezukwegumbilabathetheli,eliphezukwegumbi likaMahaseyaunyanakaShalum,umgcini-sango; 5NdabekaphambikoonyanabendluyamaRekabhiizitya ezizeleyiwayini,neebhekile,ndathikubo,Selaniiwayini. 6Bathibona,Asiyikuselawayini,ngokubauYonadabhi unyanakaRekabhi,ubawo,wasiwiselaumthetho,wathi, Izeningaseliwayini,nina,noonyanabenu,naphakade; 7ningakhindlu,ningahlwayelimbewu,ningatyalisidiliya, ningabinazo;ukuzeniphileimihlaemininziemhlabeni eningabaphambukelikuwo.

8SiliphulaphulekeizwilikaYonadabhiunyanakaRekabhi, ubawo,kukokonkeawasiwiselaumthethongako,ukuba singaseliwayiniyonkeimihlayethu,thina,nabafazibethu, noonyanabethu,neentombizethu;

9singabinazidiliya,nantsimi,nambewu; 10Sihleliezintenteni,seva,senzangakokonke awasiwiselaumthethongakouYonadabhiubawo 11Kwathi,ekunyukenikukaNebhukadenetsare,ukumkani waseBhabheli,esizakwelilizwe,sathi,Yizani,singene eYerusalemngenxayempiyamaKaledi,nangenxayempi yama-Aram;

12KwafikailizwilikaYehovakuYeremiya,lisithi, 13UtshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi: YiyauthikumadodaakwaYuda,nakubemibaseYerusalem, Anivuminauqeqesho,ukubaniwaphulaphuleamazwiam? utshouYehova

14AgciniweamazwikaYonadabhi,unyanakaRekabhi, awabawiselaoonyanabakheukubabangaseliwayini; abaseliunanamhla,bawuphulaphulakeumthethokayise Kemnandithethekuni,ndithetha,ndivukakusasa; Aniphulaphulangakum.

15Ndabathumelakunibonkeabakhonzibamabaprofeti, ndibathuma,ndivukakusasa,ndisithi,Khanibuyeelowo endleleniyakheembi,nilungiseiintlondizenu, ningalandelithixobambi,ukuzenibakhonze;nohlala ezweniendalinikaninanooyihlo;aniyithobelangaindlebe yenu,anandiphulaphula

16ngokubaoonyanabakaYonadabhiunyanakaRekabhi bawugcinileumthethokayise,awabawiselayo;keaba bantuabandiphulaphulanga;

17Ngakooko,utshouYehova,uThixowemikhosi,uThixo kaSirayeli,ukuthi:Yabonani,ndiwaziselaamaYuda, naphezukwabemibonkebaseYerusalem,bonkeububi endabuthethayokubo;ngenxaenokubandithethilekubo, abeva;ndibabize,abaphendula.

18WathiuYeremiyakwindluyamaRekabhi,Utsho uYehovawemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi,Utsho uYehovawemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli;ngenxaenokuba niwuphulaphuleumthethokaYonadabhiuyihlo,nayigcina yonkeimimiseloyakhe,nenzangakokonkeawaniwiselayo;

19Ngakooko,utshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixo kaSirayeli,ukuthi,19UYonadabhi,unyanakaRekabhi, akayikunqunyukelwandodayakumaphambikwamyonke imihla.

ISAHLUKO36

1KwathingomnyakawesinekaYehoyakimunyana kaYosiya,ukumkaniwakwaYuda,kwafikaelilizwi kuYeremiya,liphumakuYehova,lisithi, 2Thabathaincwadiesongwayo,uwabhalekuyoonke amazwiendiwathethileyokuwe,ngokusingiselekuSirayeli, nakuYuda,nakuzozonkeiintlanga,kususelakwimini endathethangayokuwe,kususelakwimihlakaYosiya, kuzisekulemini

3MhlawumbiindlukaYudaingabuphulaphulabonke ububiendicingaukubenzakubo;ukuzebabuyeelowo endleleniyakheembi;ukuzendibuxoleleubugwenxababo nesonosabo.

4UYeremiyawabizauBharukiunyanakaNeriya, wawabhalaencwadiniesongwayouBharuki,ephuma emlonyenikaYeremiya,onkeamazwikaYehova, awawathethayokuye

5UYeremiyawamwiselauBharukiumthetho,esithi,Mna ndivalelwe;AndinakoukuyaendlwinikaYehova.

6Yiyakewena,uwaleseencwadiniesongwayo,leyo uyibhalileyo,ephumaemlonyeniwam,amazwikaYehova, ezindlebenizabantuendlwinikaYehovangomhlawokuzila ukudla,uwalesenasezindlebenizamaYudaonke,avela emiziniyawo

7Mhlawumbiukutarhuzisakwabokungawaphambi koYehova,babuyeelowoendleleniyakheembi;ngokuba mkhuluumsindonobushushu,abuthethileyouYehova ngababantu.

8WenzakeuBharukiunyanakaNeriyanjengakokonke abemwiseleumthethouYeremiyaumprofeti,wokuba awaleseencwadiniamazwikaYehovaendlwinikaYehova. 9KwathingomnyakawesihlanukaYehoyakimunyana kaYosiya,ukumkaniwakwaYuda,ngenyangayesithoba, bamemauzilolokudlaphambikoYehovaebantwinibonke baseYerusalem,nakubantubonkeababephumaezixekweni zakwaYudabesizaeYerusalem

10WawalesauBharukiencwadiniamazwikaYeremiya endlwinikaYehova,egumbinilikaGemariyaunyana kaShafanumbhali,entendelezweniephezulu,ekungeneni kwesangoelitshalendlukaYehova,ezindlebenizabantu bonke

11WawevauMikayaunyanakaGemariya,unyana kaShafanencwadini,onkeamazwikaYehova,wathi, 12Wehlakewayaendlwiniyokumkani,wangena egumbinilombhali,nankozihlelikhonazonkeiinkosana, uElishamaumbhali,noDelayaunyanakaShemaya, noElinatanunyanaka-Akebhore,noGemariyaunyana kaShafan,noZedekiyaunyanakaHananiya,nazozonke iinkosana

13WawaxelelakeuMikayaonkeamazwiabewevile, ekulesenikukaBharukiincwadiezindlebenizabantu.

14BonkeabathethelibathumelakuBharukiuYehudi unyanakaNetaniya,unyanakaShelemiya,unyanakaKushi, besithi,Incwadiesongwayoleyoulesekuyoezindlebeni zabantu,yiphathengesandlasakho,uzeUBharukiunyana

kaNeriyawayithabathakeincwadiesongwayongesandla sakhe,wezakubo.

15Bathikuye,Khawuhlalephantsi,uyileseezindlebeni zethu.WayifundakeuBharukiezindlebenizabo.

16Kwathi,bakuwevaonkeloomazwi,bankwantya,elowo ebhekakowabo;bathikuBharuki,Simelwekukumxelela ukumkanionkelamazwi

17BambuzauBharukibathi,Khawusixelele,uthenina ukubauwabhaleemlonyeniwakheonkelamazwi?

18WabaphendulauBharuki,wathi,Wawathethakumonke lamazwingomlomowakhe,ndawabhalangeinki encwadini

19BathiabathethelikuBharuki,Hambauyekuzimela, wenanoYeremiya;makungabikhomntuwaziyoapho nikhona

20Bangenakekukumkanientendelezweni,bayibeka incwadiesongwayoegumbinilikaElishamaumbhali, bawathethaezindlebenizokumkanionkeamazwi

21UkumkaniwathumauYehudi,ukubaayithabathe incwadiesongwayo;wayithabathakeegumbini likaElishamaumbhaliUYehudiwayilesaezindlebeni zokumkani,nasezindlebenizabobonkeabathetheli ababemingakukumkani

22Kekalokuukumkaniubehleliendlwiniyasebusika ngenyangayesithoba,kuvuthaumliloezikophambi kwakhe

23Kwathi,akubauYehudiefundeamakhasiamathathu nokubamane,wayiqwengangesitshetshesosiba, wayiphosaemlilweniobuselukhambeni,yadayatsha yagqibelayonkeincwadiesongwayo,emlilweni obuselukhambeni.

24Abankwantyanga,abazikrazulangaiingubozabo ukumkaninabakhonzibakhe,ababewevaloomazwionke 25NokokebambongozayoukumkaniooElinatan noDelayanoGemariya,ukubaangayitshisiincwadi esongwayo,akabaphulaphula

26UkumkaniwabawiselaumthethoooYerameliunyana kakumkani,noSerayaunyanaka-Azeriyeli,noShelemiya unyanaka-Abhedeli,ukubabambambeuBharukiumbhali noYeremiyaumprofeti;uYehovawabazimeza.

27KwafikailizwilikaYehovakuYeremiya,emveni kokubaukumkanieyitshisileincwadiesongwayo,namazwi abewabhalileuBharuki,ephumaemlonyenikaYeremiya, lisithi,

28Buya,uthabatheenyeincwadiesongwayo,ubhalekuyo onkeamazwiokuqala,abesencwadiniesongwayoyokuqala, awayitshisayouYehoyakimukumkaniwakwaYuda

29UzeuthikuYehoyakimukumkaniwakwaYuda,Utsho uYehovaukuthi,Yabona,ndikuthabatheleesandlenisakho; Uyitshisilelencwadiisongwayo,usithi,Yininaukuba ubhalekuyoukuthi,UkumkaniwaseBhabheliuyakuzaeze, alonakaliseelilizwe,apheliseumntunenkomokulo?

30Ngakooko,utshouYehovangoYehoyakimukumkani wakwaYuda,ukuthi,Yabona,ndikuchasile;Akayikuba namntuuhleliyoetronenikaDavide;isidumbusakhesiya kulahlelwaphandleeminiebushushwini,naseqabakeni ebusuku.

31Ndiyakumvelelayena,nembewuyakhe,nabakhonzi bakhe,ngobugwenxababo;ndibuziselebona,nabemi baseYerusalem,namadodaakwaYuda,bonkeububi endibuthethileyokubo;keabeva

32UYeremiyawathabathaenyeincwadiesongwayo, wayinikauBharukiunyanakaNeriya,umbhali; owawabhalakuyoephumaemlonyenikaYeremiya,onke amazwiencwadiawayitshisayouYehoyakimukumkani wakwaYudangomlilo;kongezelelwakuwoamazwi amaninzi,anjengawo

ISAHLUKO37

1KeukumkaniuZedekiyaunyanakaYosiyawaba ngukumkaniesikhundlenisikaKoniyaunyana kaYehoyakim,owabekwaukumkaniezwenilakwaYuda nguNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwaseBhabheli.

2Yena,nabakhonzibakhe,nabantubelizwe, abawaphulaphulangaamazwikaYehova,awawathethayo ngoYeremiyaumprofeti.

3UkumkaniuZedekiyawathumaooYehukaliunyana kaShelemiya,noZefaniyaunyanakaMahaseya,umbingeleli, kuYeremiyaumprofeti,esithi,Khawusithandazele kuYehovauThixowethu;

4KekalokuuYeremiyaubengenaephumaphakathi kwabantu,ngokubabebengamfakangaentolongweni.

5KekalokuimpikaFaroibiphumeeYiputa;azivaiindaba zayoamaKalediabeyingqingileiYerusalem,emka eYerusalem.

6KwafikailizwilikaYehovakuYeremiyaumprofeti,lisithi, 7UtshouYehova,uThixokaSirayeli;Notshokukumkani wakwaYuda,onithumeukuzakubuzisakum;Yabonani, impikaFaroephumeisizakuninceda,iyakubuyelaezweni layoeYiputa;

8OyakubuyaamaKaledi,alwenalomzi,awuthimbe, awutshisengomlilo

9UtshouYehovaukuthi;Musaniukuzikhohlisangokwenu, nisithi,AyakumkaokunenekuthiamaKaledi,ngokuba akayikumka

10KubanibeniyixabeleyonkeimpiyamaKaledialwayo nani,kwasalakuyoamadodaaziingxwelerha,abeya kuvukaelowoententeniyakhe,awutshiselomzingomlilo

11Kwathi,ekugqobhozwenikwempiyamaKaledi eYerusalemngenxayokoyikaimpikaFaro;

12WaphumauYeremiyaeYerusalem,esiyaezweni lakwaBhenjamin,ukubaazikhethelekhonaphakathi kwabantu.

13Kwathi,esesangwenilakwaBhenjamin,ekhona umthetheli-balindi,ogamalinguIriya,unyanakaShelemiya, unyanakaHananiya;wambambauYeremiyaumprofeti, esithi,UphambukelakumaKaledi

14WathiuYeremiya,Bubuxoki;andiphambeli kumaKalediAkamphulaphulaUIriyawamthabatha uYeremiya,wamsakubathetheli

15AbathethelibamqumbelauYeremiya,bambetha, bamfakaentolongweni,endlwiniyombhaliuYonatan; ngokubababeyenzeintolongo

16EkungenenikukaYeremiyaemhadininasezingontsini, wahlalakhonauYeremiyaimihlaemininzi

17WathumelaukumkaniuZedekiya,wamthabatha Ukumkaniwambuzaendlwiniyakhengasese,wathi, KukholizwinaliphumakuYehova?WathiuYeremiya, Likho,ngokuba,wathi,Uyakunikelwaesandleni sokumkaniwaseBhabheli.

18WathiuYeremiyakukumkaniuZedekiya,Ndone ngantoninakuwe,nakubakhonzibakho,nakwababantu, ukubanindifakeentolongweninje?

19Baphinangokuabaprofetibenuababeniprofetela, besithi,UkumkaniwaseBhabheliakayikunifikelanina, naloelilizwe?

20Khawuve,nkosiyamkumkani,mawukholeke ukutarhuzisakwamphambikwakho;ukuze ungandibuyiseliendlwinikaYonatanumbhali,hlezendifele khona

21UkumkaniuZedekiyawathimakafakweuYeremiya entendelezweniyentolongo,amnikeiqhekezalesonka imihlangemihla,elivelaendaweniyembuthoyababhaki, sidesiphelesonkeisonkaphakathikomziWahlalake uYeremiyaentendelezweniyabalindi

ISAHLUKO38

1KekalokuuShefatiyaunyanakaMatan,noGedaliya unyanakaPashure,noYukaliunyanakaShelemiya, noPashureunyanakaMalekiya,bawevaamazwi abewathethileuYeremiyaebantwinibonke,esithi, 2UtshouYehovaukuthi,Ohlalakulomziwofalikrele, nayindlala,nayindyikityayokufa;ophumaayekumaKaledi wophila;ngokubaumphefumlowakheuyakubalixhoba, aphile

3UtshouYehovaukuthi,Lomziuyakunikelwaesandleni sempiyokumkaniwaseBhabheli,awuthimbe.

4Bathiabathethelikukumkani,Mayibulawelendoda, ngokubawenjenjaloukuzenzabuthathakaizandla zamadodaokulwaaseleyokulomzi,nezandlazabantu bonke,ngokuthethakubolamazwi;ngokubalendoda ayifuniluxololwababantu,ifunaububi

5WathiukumkaniuZedekiya,Nankoesesandlenisenu; ngokubaukumkaniakanakwenzantongani

6BamthabathauYeremiya,bamphosaemhadini kaMalekiyaunyanawokumkani,obusentendelezweni yabalindi;emhadiniaphokungekhomanzi,ludakalodwa; watshonauYeremiyaeludakeni

7WevauEbhedi-melekiumKushi,indodaelithenwa, ebisendlwiniyokumkani,ukubabamfakeemhadini uYeremiya;Ukumkanikeehleliesangweni lakwaBhenjamin;

8WaphumauEbhedi-melekiendlwiniyokumkani, wathethakukumkani,esithi, 9Nkosiyam,kumkani,lamadodaenzeububingakokonke akwenzileyokuYeremiyaumprofetilo,amphosaemhadini; uyakufayindlalakuloondawoakuyo,ngokubaakusekho sonkakulomzi

10UkumkaniwamwiselaumthethouEbhedi-meleki umKushi,wathi,Thabathaaphaamadodaamashumi mathathuuhambenawe,umrholeuYeremiyaumprofeti emhadini,engekafi

11UEbhedi-melekiwawathabathaamadodalawoahamba naye,wayaendlwiniyokumkaniphantsikwendlu yobuncwane,wathabathakhonaamadlavueengubo ezikrazukileyonawezonakeleyo,wawathobelakuYeremiya emhadiningezintya

12WathiuEbhedi-melekiumKushikuYeremiya, Khawubekelamadlavueenguboezikrazukileyo nawezonakeleyophantsikwamakhwaphaakhongaphantsi kweentamboWenjenjalouYeremiya

13BamrholauYeremiyangezintya,bamnyusaemhadini; uYeremiyawahlalaentendelezweniyabalindi.

14WathumelaukumkaniuZedekiya,wamthabathelakuye uYeremiyaumprofeti,ekungeneniemnyangowesithathu osendlwinikaYehova.WathiukumkanikuYeremiya, Ndiyakukubuzaindawo;ungafihlintokum

15WathiuYeremiyakuZedekiya,Ukubandithe ndakuxelela,akuyikundibulalaundibulalena?nokuba ndithendakucebisa,akuyikundiphulaphulana?

16UkumkaniuZedekiyawamfungelauYeremiyangasese, esithi,EhlelinjeuYehova,owasenzelalomphefumlo, inene,andiyikukubulala,andiyikukunikelaesandlenisala madodaawufunayoumphefumlowakho.

17WathiuYeremiyakuZedekiya,UtshouYehova,uThixo wemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi,ThixokaSirayeli,18 Ukubauthewaphumaukuphumawaphumawaya kubathethelibokumkaniwaseBhabheli,wophila umphefumlowakho,nalomziungatshiswangomlilo; uphilewenanendluyakho;

18keukubautheakwaphumauyekubathethelibokumkani waseBhabheli,lomziwonikelwaesandlenisamaKaledi, awutshisengomlilo,wenakeungasindiesandlenisawo.

19WathiukumkaniuZedekiyakuYeremiya, NdinesithukuthezingamaYudaaphambelekumaKaledi, hlezeandinikeleesandlenisawo,afekethengam.

20WathiuYeremiya,Akayikukunikela KhawuliphulaphuleilizwilikaYehovaendilithethakuwe; kolungakuwe,uphileumphefumlowakho.

21keukubautheakwavumaukuphuma,liloeliilizwi andibonisileyouYehova;

22Yabona,bonkeabafaziabaseleyoendlwiniyokumkani wakwaYuda,bayakukhutshwabasiwekubathetheli bokumkaniwaseBhabheli,bathiabobafazi,Abahlobo bakhobakuxhokonxa,bakweyisile;

23Kebonkeabafazibakhonoonyanabakhobaya kukhutshwa,basiwekumaKaledi,ungasindikewena esandlenisawo;kewenauyakubanjwasisandlasokumkani waseBhabheli,uwutshiselomzingomlilo

24WathiuZedekiyakuYeremiya,Lamazwimakangaziwa mntu,ukuzeungafi.

25Xabevaabathetheliukubandithethenawe,bezakuwe, bathikuwe,Khawusixeleleokoukuthethileyokukumkani; kwanaloontoayithethileyokuweukumkani.

26wothikubo,Ndiwiseukutarhuzisakwamphambi kokumkani,ukubaangandibuyiseliendlwinikaYonatan, ndifelekhona.

27BezakuYeremiyabonkeabathetheli,bambuza; wabaxelelangokwaloomazwionkeabewiseumthetho ngawoukumkaniBayekaukuthethanaye;ngokuba ayivakalangaloonto

28WahlalauYeremiyaentendelezweniyabalindi,kwada kwangumhlaeyathinjwangawoiYerusalem.

ISAHLUKO39

1NgomnyakawesithobakaZedekiyaukumkani wakwaYuda,ngenyangayeshumi,wayifikelaiYerusalem uNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwaseBhabheli,enempi yakheyonke,wayingqinga

2NgomnyakaweshumielinamnyekaZedekiya,ngenyanga yesine,ngolwesithobaenyangenileyo,wagqobhozwaumzi

3BezakebonkeabathethelibokumkaniwaseBhabheli, bahlalaesangwenieliphakathi,ooNergali-sharetsere, noSamgarnebho,noSarsekim,noRabhesarisi,noNergalesharetsere,umRabhemagi,namasalelaonkeabathetheli bokumkaniwaseBhabheli.

4Kwathi,akubabonauZedekiyaukumkaniwakwaYuda, namadodaonkeokulwa,asaba,aphumaesixekweni ngobusuku,ngendlelayomyezowokumkani,ngesango eliphakathikweendongazombini,waphumangendlela yeArabha

5ImpiyamaKalediyabasukela,yamfumanauZedekiya ezinkqantosinizaseYeriko;

6UkumkaniwaseBhabheliwababulalaoonyana bakaZedekiyaeRibhelaemehlweniakhe;

7WamtyhaphazaamehlouZedekiya,wamkhonkxa ngemixokelelwane,ukubaamseeBhabheli.

8AyitshisangomliloamaKalediindluyokumkani, nezindluzabantu,azidilizaiindongazeYerusalem

9WawafudusauNebhuzaradan,umthetheliwabasiki, wabafuduselaeBhabheliamasalelaabantuababesele phakathikomzi,namaphambaaphambayokuye, namasalelaabantuabaseleyo.

10KeuNebhuzaradan,umthetheliwabasiki,wabashiya ezwenilakwaYudakwiziswelizabantu,ezibezingenanto, wazinikaizidiliyanamasimikwangeloxesha.

11KekalokuuNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwaseBhabheli wawisaumthethongoYeremiyakuNebhuzaradan, umthetheliwabasiki,wathi, 12Mthabathe,ukhangelekuye,ungamenzintoimbi; kodwayenzakuyenjengokoayakuthethakuwe 13BathumelakeooNebhuzaradanumthetheliwabasiki, noNebhushashebhanumthetheliwamaRabhesarisi, noNergale-sharetsereumRabhemagi,nabathethelibonke bokumkaniwaseBhabheli;

14BathumelakebamthabathauYeremiyaentendelezweni yentolongo,bamnikelakuGedaliyaunyanaka-Ahikam, unyanakaShafan,ukubaamseekhaya;

15KwafikailizwilikaYehovakuYeremiya,evalelwe entendelezweniyentolongo,lisithi, 16YiyauthethekuEbhedi-melekiumKushi,uthi,Utsho uYehovawemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi,Utsho uYehovawemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli;Yabona,amazwi amndiwaziselaububikulomzi,andiwaziseliokulungileyo; ziyakwenzekangaloominiphambikwakho

17Kendokuhlangulangaloomini,utshouYehova, unganikelwaesandlenisamadodaowoyikayo;

18Ngokubainene,ndiyakukuhlangula,ungawilikrele; wobalixhobalakhoumphefumlowakho,ngokuba ukholosengam;

ISAHLUKO40

IlizwielafikayokuYeremiya,livelakuYehova,emveni kokubaebendululweeRamauNebhuzaradan,umthetheli wabasiki,ekumthabathenikwakheekhonkxiwe ngemixokelelwane,phakathikwabobonkeabathinjwa baseYerusalemnabakwaYuda,ababefuduselwa ekuthinjwenieBhabheli

2UmthetheliwabasikiwamthabathakeuYeremiya,wathi kuye,UYehovauThixowakhowathethaobububingale ndawo;

3uYehovawabufikisa,wenzanjengokowakuthethayo; ngokubanonayokuYehova,analiphulaphulaizwilakhe, yabakhokelentokuni

4Kalokuyabona,ndiyayicombululanamhla imixokelelwaneesezandlenizakho.Ukubakuthekwalunga emehlweniakhoukuyanameBhabheli,yiza;keukuba kubiemehlweniakhoukuyanameBhabheli,yeka Uyabona,ilizwelonkeliphambikwakho; 5Uthekeengekabuyi,wathi,BuyelakuGedaliyaunyana ka-Ahikam,unyanakaShafan,lowoukumkani waseBhabheliwammisenjengomveleliwemiziyakwaYuda, uhlalenayephakathikwabantu;Umthetheliwabasiki wamnikaumphakonomvuzo,wamndululake.

6UYeremiyawayakuGedaliyaunyanaka-AhikameMizpa; wahlalanayephakathikwabantuababeseleelizweni 7Kekalokubevabonkeabathethelibezimpiezisendle, bonanamadodaabo,ukubaukumkaniwaseBhabheli umenzeumveleliwelizweuGedaliyaunyanaka-Ahikam, nokubaumenzeumveleliwamadoda,nabafazi,nabantwana, neziswelizelizwe,kwababengafuduselwangaeBhabheli

8BezakekuGedaliyaeMizpa,inguIshmayeliunyana kaNetaniya,noYohanannoYonatanoonyanabakaKareha, noSerayaunyanakaTanumete,noonyanabakaEfayi waseNetofa,noYezaniyaunyanawomMahaka,bona namadodaabo.

9UGedaliyaunyanaka-Ahikam,unyanakaShafan, wabafungelanamadodaabo,esithi,Musaniukoyika ukuwakhonzaamaKaledi;hlalanikwelilizwe,nimkhonze ukumkaniwaseBhabheli,kulungekuni

10Mnake,yabonani,ndihlalaeMizpa,ndikhonze amaKalediayakuzakuthi;

11KwanamaYudaonkeabekwaMowabhi,naphakathi koonyanabaka-Amon,nakwaEdom,nakwelolonkeilizwe, evayoukubaukumkaniwaseBhabheliushiyeamasalela kwaYuda,nokubaumisephezukwawouGedaliyaunyana ka-Ahikam,unyanakaShafan;

12AbuyakeonkeamaYudaezindawenizonke abegxothelwekuzo,ezaezwenilakwaYudakuGedaliya eMizpa,abuthaiwayinineziqhamozasehlotyeni,zazininzi kakhulu.

13WezauYohananunyanakaKareha,nabobonke abathethelibezimpiezazisendle,kuGedaliyaeMizpa; 14Bathikuye,UyazinakodwaukubauBhahalis, ukumkaniwoonyanabaka-Amon,uthumeuIshmayeli unyanakaNetaniya,ukubaakubulale?Akakholwa nguGedaliyaunyanaka-Ahikam.

15WathethauYohananunyanakaKarehakuGedaliya ngaseseeMizpa,wathi,Makhendiyendimbulale uIshmayeliunyanakaNetaniya,kungazibani; 16WathiuGedaliyaunyanaka-AhikamkuYohanan unyanakaKareha,Uzeungayenziloonto;ngokubauthetha ubuxokingoIshmayeli.

ISAHLUKO41

1Kekalokukwathingenyangayesixhenxe,weza uIshmayeliunyanakaNetaniya,unyanakaElishama, wasembewiniyokumkani,nakubathethelibokumkani, enamadodaalishumi,kuGedaliyaunyanaka-Ahikam eMizpa;badlaisonkandawonyeeMizpaapho.

2WesukauIshmayeliunyanakaNetaniya,namadoda alishumiabenaye,bamxabelauGedaliyaunyanaka-

Ahikam,unyanakaShafan,ngekrele,bambulala,obenziwe umvelelingukumkaniwaseBhabheliezwenielo.

3UIshmayeliwawaxabelaonkeamaYudaabenaye, noGedaliyaeMizpa,namaKalediafumanekayokhona, namadodaokulwa.

4KwathingeminiyesibiniemvakokumbulalauGedaliya, kungaziwamntu

5kwafikaamadodaevelakwaShekemnaseShilo nakwaSamari,amadodaamashumiasibhozo,echetyiwe, neengubozawoezikrazukileyo,ezixhobileyo,enomnikelo neziqhumisoesandleni,ukubaazisweendlwinikaYehova 6WaphumauIshmayeliunyanakaNetaniyaeMizpa,waya kuwakhawulela,ehambaelila.

7Kwathi,akungenaphakathikomzi,uIshmayeliunyana kaNetaniyawababulala,wabaphosaemhadiniphakathi, yenanamadodaabenaye.

8Kekwafunyanwakuwoamadodaalishumi,awathi kuIshmayeli,Musaukusibulala;Wawayekake, akawabulalaphakathikwabazalwanabawo.

9Kekalokuumhadi,abezilahlelekuwouIshmayelizonke izidumbuzamadodaabewabulelengenxakaGedaliya, ngulowowawenzayoukumkaniuAsangenxakaBhahesha ukumkaniwakwaSirayeli,uIshmayeliunyanakaNetaniya wawuzalisangababuleweyo

10WawathabathauIshmayelionkeamasalelaabantu ababeseMizpa,iintombizokumkani,nabantubonke abaseleyoeMizpa,awabanikelayouNebhuzaradan, umthetheliwabasiki,kuGedaliyaunyanaka-Ahikam; 11WevauYohananunyanakaKareha,nabathethelibonke bezimpiezinaye,ngobubibonkeabenzileyouIshmayeli unyanakaNetaniya.

12Bawathabathaonkeamadoda,bayakulwanoIshmayeli unyanakaNetaniya,bamfumanangasemanziniamakhulu aseGibheyon.

13Kwathi,bakumbonabonkeabantuababenoIshmayeli, uYohananunyanakaKareha,nabathethelibezimpi ababenaye,bavuya.

14BajikakebonkeabantuabebathimbileuIshmayeli eMizpa,babuyabayakuYohananunyanakaKareha 15KeuIshmayeliunyanakaNetaniyawabaleka, enamadodaasibhozo,ebuswenibukaYohanan,waya koonyanabaka-Amon

16WathabathauYohananunyanakaKareha,nabathetheli bonkebezimpiababenaye,namasalelaonkeabantu, awabahlangulayokuIshmayeliunyanakaNetaniya,eMizpa, ekuxabelenikwakheuGedaliyaunyanaka-Ahikam, amagorhaokulwa,nabafazi,nabantwana,namathenwa, abebabuyisileeGibheyon;

17BandulukakebayakuhlalakwikhayalikaKimham elingaseBhetelehem,ukuzebangeneeYiputa 18ngenxayamaKaledi;ngokubaabewoyika,ngokuba uIshmayeliunyanakaNetaniyaebembuleleuGedaliya unyanaka-Ahikam,obenziweumveleliwelizwe ngukumkaniwaseBhabheli

ISAHLUKO42

1Basondelakebonkeabathethelibezimpi,noYohanan unyanakaKareha,noYezaniyaunyanakaHoshaya,nabantu bonke,bathabathelakomncinanebesakomkhulu.

2bathikuYeremiyaumprofeti,Khawusithandazelephambi kwakhoukutarhuzisakwethu,usithandazelekuYehova

uThixowakho,uthandazelelamasalelaonke;(ngokuba siselesiliqaqobanalabaninzi,njengokoasibonayoamehlo akho;)

3asixeleleuYehovauThixowakhoindlelaesingahamba ngayo,nentoesingayenzayo.

4WathiuYeremiyaumprofetikubo,Ndinivile;yabonani, ndiyakuthandazakuYehovauThixowenungokwamazwi enu;Kothi,konkeaniphendulengakouYehova,ndinixelele; andiyikunifihlelanto

5BathibonakuYeremiya,UYehovamakabelingqina elinyanisileyo,elithembekayo,ngathi,ukubaasithanga senzengokwelizwilonke,awokuthumalonakuthi uYehovauThixowakho.

6Nokubalilungile,nokubalibi,siyakuliphulaphulailizwi likaYehovauThixowethu,esikuthumelakuye;ukuze kulungekuthi,xasiliphulaphulayoilizwilikaYehova uThixowethu

7Kwathiekuphelenikweentsukuezilishumi,kwafika ilizwilikaYehovakuYeremiya.

8WabizauYohananunyanakaKareha,nabathethelibonke bezimpiababenaye,nabantubonke,kwathabathela komncinanekwesakomkhulu;

9Wathikubo,UtshouYehova,uThixokaSirayeli, enindithumelekuye,ukubandiwiseukutarhuzisakwenu phambikwakhe;

10Ukubanithenahlalakwelilizwe,ndonakha, ndinganigungxuli,ndinityale,ndinganinyothuli;ngokuba ndiyazohlwayangenxayobubiendibenzileyokuni.

11MusaniukumoyikaukumkaniwaseBhabheli,lowo nimoyikayo;musaniukumoyika,utshouYehova;ngokuba ndinani,ukubandinisindise,ndinihlanguleesandlenisakhe.

12Ndiyakunenzelaimfesane,abenemfesanekuni, anibuyiseleezwenilenu

13Keukubanithe,Asiyikuhlalakwelilizwe, singaliphulaphuliilizwilikaYehovauThixowenu; 14esithi,Hayi;KesiyakungenaezwenilaseYiputa,apho singayikubonamfazwe,singayikusivaisandisesigodlo, singalambayosisonka;siyakuhlalakhona; 15NgakookoliveniilizwilikaYehova,masalela akwaYuda;UtshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli, ukuthi;Ukubanithenabubhekisakanyeubusobenu eYiputa,nazanaphambukelakhona; 16Kothi,linifikelekhonaikrele,eloniloyikayoezweni laseYiputa,indlala,enayoyikayo,inilandeleaphoeYiputa; niyakufelaapho

17Namadodaonke,abubhekiseubusobawoeYiputa, ukubaaphambukelekhona;bayakufalikrele,nayindlala, nayindyikityayokufa,kungasalinamnyekubo,kusinde ebubiniendibaziselabona

18NgokubautshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli, ukuthi:njengokowaphalazekayoumsindowam nobushushubamphezukwabemibaseYerusalem; bophalazelwakeubushushubamphezukwenuekuyeni kwenueYiputa,nibeyintshabhiso,nesimangaliso, nentshabhiso,nesingcikivo;anisayikuphindaniyibonele ndawo

19UYehovauthethilekuni,masalelaakwaYuda;musani ukuyaeYiputa;yazininazi,ukubandiqononondisekuni namhla

20Ngokubaniyikhohlisileimiphefumloyenu.Xa nindithumelekuYehovauThixowenu,nisithi,Sithandazele

kuYehovauThixowethu;njengokokonkeawokuthetha kuthiuYehovauThixowethu,sixelelenjengoko,sokwenza. 21Ngokukendinixelelenamhla;keaniliphulaphulanga ilizwilikaYehovauThixowenu,nakokonke awandithumelayongakokuni.

22Kungokunjeyaziniukubaniyakufalikrele,nayindlala, nayindyikityayokufa,kuloondawoningxameleukuya kuyo,ukubaniphambukelekuyo.

ISAHLUKO43

1Kwathi,akugqibauYeremiyaukuwathethaebantwini bonkeamazwionkekaYehovauThixowabo,abemthume wonakubouYehovauThixowabo,wonalamazwionke 2BathethaooAzariyaunyanakaHoshaya,noYohanan unyanakaKareha,namadodaonkeakhukhumeleyo,ukuthi kuYeremiya,Uthethaubuxoki;uYehovauThixowethu akakuthumangaukubauthi,MusaniukuyaeYiputaukuba niphambukelekhona.

3uBharukike,unyanakaNeriya,uyakuxhokonxangakuthi, kubaefunaukubasinikelweesandlenisamaKaledi,ukuba asibulale,ukubaasifuduseleeBhabheli.

4UYohananunyanakaKareha,nabobonkeabathetheli bezimpi,nabantubonke,abaliphulaphulailizwilikaYehova lokubabahlaleezwenilakwaYuda.

5UYohananunyanakaKareha,nabathethelibonkebezimpi, bawathabathaonkeamasalelaakwaYuda,abebuye ezintlangenizonkeabegxothelwekuzo,ukubaahlale ezwenilakwaYuda;

6amadoda,nabafazi,nabantwana,neentombizokumkani, nabobonkeabantuabebashiyenoNebhuzaradan, umthetheliwabasiki,kuGedaliyaunyanaka-Ahikam, unyanakaShafan,noYeremiyaumprofeti,noBharuki unyanakaNeriya.

7BayakeelizwenilaseYiputa,ngokuba babengaliphulaphulangaizwilikaYehova;bayabafika eTapanesi.

8KwafikailizwilikaYehovakuYeremiyaeTapanesi,lisithi, 9Thabathaamatyeamakhulungesandlasakho,uwafihle eludakenikwizitena,osemnyangowendlukaFaro eTapanesi,phambikwamehloamadodaakwaYuda; 10Uzeuthikubo,UtshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixo kaSirayeli,ukuthi,Yabona,ndinguYehova,uThixo kaSirayeli;Yabona,ndiyakuthumelandithabathe uNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwaseBhabheli,umkhonzi wam,ndiyibekeitroneyakhephezukwalamatye ndiwaqhushekileyo;Uyakuwatwabululaphezukwawo umnqubawakhewobukumkani.

11EkufikenikwakheuyakulibethailizwelaseYiputa, owokufaafe;nabafaneleukuthinjwabathinjwe;nabafanele ikrele,bezeekreleni

12Ndiyakuziphembaumliloezindlwinizoothixo baseYiputa;azitshise,abathimbe,azithiwambungelizwe laseYiputa,njengokubaumalusiezithiwambungengubo yakhe;aphumeaphoenoxolo

13UyakuwaqhekezaamatyeamisiweyoaseBheteshemeshe,esezwenilaseYiputa;nezindluzoothixo baseYiputaazitshisengomlilo

ISAHLUKO44

1IlizwielafikayokuYeremiyangokusingiselekumaYuda onkeahleliyoezwenilaseYiputa,abehlelieMigdoli, naseTapanesi,naseNofu,nasezwenilasePatrosi,lisithi, 2UtshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi: NibubonilebonkeububiendayiziselayoiYerusalem, nemiziyonkeyakwaYuda;yabona,ingamanxuwa namhlanje,akukhoumiyokuyo;

3ngenxayobubibaboababenzayo,ukuzebandiqumbise, ngokuyakuqhumiselanokukhonzathixobambi, ababengabazibona,nani,nooyihlo

4Ndathumelakunibonkeabakhonzibamabaprofeti, ndibathumandivukakusasa,ndisithi,Musaniukukha niyenzelentoingamasikizi,ndiyithiyileyo

5Nokokeabevanga,abayithobangaindlebeyabo,ukuba babuyeebubinibabo,bangaqhumiselithixwenibambi

6Baphalazekakeubushushubamnomsindowam,wavutha emiziniyakwaYudanasezitratwenizaseYerusalem;yaba linxuwa,yabharha,njengokokunjalonamhla

7Kalokuke,utshouYehova,uThixowemikhosi,uThixo kaSirayeli,ukuthi,Yabona,ndinguYehova,uThixo kaSirayeli;Yininaukubanenzeobububibukhulu imiphefumloyenu,bokunqumlakuniindoda,nomfazi, nomntwananowanyayo,kwelakwaYuda,kungasali namnyeusindileyo;

8ekundiqumbisenikwenungomsebenziwezandlazenu, ngokuqhumiselathixwenibambiezwenilaseYiputa,eniye niphambukelekulo,nisiyakumakhona,ukuzenizinqumle, nibesisiqalekisonesingcikivoezintlangenizonke zehlabathi?

9Nizilibelenaizintoezimbizooyihlo,nezintoezimbi zookumkanibakwaYuda,nezintoezimbizookumkani bakwaYuda,nezintoezimbizabafazibabo,nezintoezimbi zenuezingendawo,izintoezimbizabafazibenu, abazenzileyoezwenilakwaYudanasezitratweni zaseYerusalem?

10Unanamhlaabatyumkanga,aboyikanga,abahambanga ngomyalelowamnangemimiseloyam,endayibekaphambi kwenunaphambikooyihlo.

11Ngakooko,utshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixo kaSirayeli,ukuthi,1Yabonani,ubusobamndiya kububhekisakuni,ukubakubekubi,anqunyulweonke amaYuda

12NdiyakuwathabathaamasalelaakwaYuda, abubhekisileyoubusobawoekuyeniezwenilaseYiputa ukubaaphambukelekhona,agqityweonke,aweezweni laseYiputa;bayakufalikrelenayindlala,kuthabathele komncinanekusekomkhulu,likrelenayindlala,babe sisishwabulo,nesimanga,nentshabhiso,nesingcikivo

13NdiyakubavelelaabemibelizwelaseYiputa,njengoko ndayivelelayoiYerusalem,ngekrele,nangendlala, nangendyikityayokufa

14ukuzekungabikhobanikumasalelaakwaYuda,azileyo ezwenilaseYiputaukubaaphambukelekhona,osindayo, osalayo,ukuzeabuyeleezwenilakwaYuda,angxamele ukubuyelakuloukubaahlalekulo;ngokubaakuyikubuya bani,ingengaboabasindileyo

15AmphendulauYeremiyaonkeamadoda,abesaziukuba abafazibawobaqhumiselathixwenibambi,nabafazibonke ababemikhona,inkithaenkulu,nabantubonkeababehleli ezwenilaseYiputa,ePatrosi,esithi

16IlizwieloulithethileyokuthiegamenilikaYehova,asiyi kukuphulaphula.

17Inene,siyakuyenzayonkeintoephumaemlonyeni wethu,yokuqhumiselakukumkanikaziwezulu, simthululeleumnikeloothululwayo,njengokosenzileyo thina,noobawo,nookumkanibethu,nabathethelibethu, emiziniyakwaYuda,nasezitratwenizaseYerusalem; 18Kususelakokosayekayoukuqhumiselakukumkanikazi wezulu,nokumthululelaiminikeloethululwayo,siswele izintozonke,siphelilelikrelenayindlala

19Xasaqhumiselayokukumkanikaziwezulu,samthululela iminikeloethululwayo,sesamenzelaizonkanazokumnqula, samthululelaiminikeloethululwayo,singenamadodaethu na?

20WathiuYeremiyaebantwinibonke,kumadoda, nakubafazi,nakubantubonkeababemphendulile,esithi, 21IsiqhumisoenasiqhumiselaemiziniyakwaYuda nasezitratwenizaseYerusalem,ninanooyihlo,nookumkani benu,nabathethelibenu,nabantubelizwe,akakhumbulanga nauYehova,akathiqathaentliziyweniyakhe?

22UYehovaakabasabanakoukuthwala,ngenxa yeentlondizenuezimbi,ngenxayamasikizienawenzayo; ngenxayokoilizwelenulabalinxuwa,kwabasenkangala, langummangalisonentshabhiso,lingenammi,njengoko kunjalonamhla.

23ngenxayokubanaqhumiselayo,nangenxayokuba nonayokuYehova,analiphulaphulaizwilikaYehova, anahambangomyalelowakhe,nangemimiseloyakhe, nangezingqinozakhe;ngenxayokobunifikeleobububi, njengokokunjalonamhla

24WathiuYeremiyaebantwinibonke,nakubafazibonke, LiveniilizwilikaYehova,nonkemaYudaasezweni leYiputa;

25UtshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi, Yabona,ndinguYehova,uThixokaSirayeli;Ninanabafazi benunithethengomlomowenu,nazalisangesandlasenu, nisithi,Siyakuzizalisaizibhambathisozethu esizibhambathisileyo,zokuqhumiselakukumkanikazi wezulu,simthululeleiminikeloethululwayo;

26NgakookoliveniilizwilikaYehova,nonkemaYuda, amiyoezwenileYiputa;Yabonani,ndifungeigamalam elikhulu,utshouYehova,ukubaaliyikubasabizwaigama lamngumlomokabaninawakwaYudaezwenilonke laseYiputa,esithi,IhlelinjeiNkosiuYehova

27Yabona,ndiwaphaphelaububi,kungalungi,agqitywe onkeamadodaakwaYudaasezwenileYiputalikrele nayindlala,adeaphele

28KuyakubuyaezwenilaseYiputa,abasindeekreleni, babuyeleezwenilakwaYuda,aziukubaonkeamasalela akwaYuda,azileyoezwenileYiputaukubaaphambukele khona,ukubaaphambukelekhona,ukubaliliphinailizwi eliyakumakhona,lelam,lelabo,kusinina?

29Nangukeumqondisokuni,utshouYehova,wokuba ndiyakunivelelakulendawo,ukuzenaziukubaamazwiam ayakuma,animeleububi;

30UtshouYehovaukuthi;Yabona,ndiyamnikelauFarohofraukumkaniwaseYiputaesandleniseentshabazakhe, nasesandlenisabafunaumphefumlowakhe;njengoko ndamnikelayouZedekiyaukumkaniwakwaYudaesandleni sikaNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwaseBhabheli,utshaba lwakhe,obelufunaumphefumlowakhe

ISAHLUKO45

1IlizwiawalithethayouYeremiyaumprofetikuBharuki unyanakaNeriya,ekuwabhalenikwakhelamazwi encwadini,ephumaemlonyenikaYeremiya,ngomnyaka wesinekaYehoyakimunyanakaYosiya,ukumkani wakwaYuda,lalisithi, 2UtshouYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,kuwe,Bharuki; 3Ubusithi,Athikemna!ngokubauYehovawongeza isingqalakumvandedwawam;Ndaphelelwangamandla kukuncwinakwam,andifumanikuphumla 4Uzeuthikuye,UtshouYehovaukuthi,Yabona, ndikuyekilena?Yabona,intoendiyakhileyo ndiyayigungxula,intoendiyityeleyondiyayinyothula; 5Uzifunelaizintoezinkuluna?ngokuba,uyabona, ndiyiziselaububiinyamayonke,utshouYehova;ke ndikunikaumphefumlowakhoubelixhobalakho, ezindawenizonkeoyakuyakuzo

ISAHLUKO46

1IntoeyafikayokuYeremiyaumprofeti,ililizwi likaYehovangokusingiselekwiintlanga

2ElingeYiputa,ngokusingiselekwimpikaFaro-neko ukumkaniwaseYiputa,ebisemlanjeniongumEfrati, eKarkemishe,awayixabelayouNebhukadenetsare ukumkaniwaseBhabheli,ngomnyakawesine kaYehoyakimunyanakaYosiya,ukumkaniwakwaYuda; 3Lungisaniingweletshetshenengweletshetshe,nisondele ekulweni

4Bophaamahashe;sukaninime,bakhweli-mahashe,nime ninxibeizigcina-ntloko;khazimlisaniizikhali,ninxibe iingubozentsimbi

5Yininaukubandibonebaqhiphukaumbilini,babuya umva?namagorhaaboaqotyiwe,asabeaphele,angabuyeli emva;ngokubabekunxunguphelengeenxazonke;utsho uYehova.

6Makangasabeonamendu,lingasindiigorha;bakhubeke, bawengasentlaemlanjeniongumEfrati

7NgubaninalounyukanjengoMnayile,umanzi azamazamanjengemilambo?

8IYiputaiyenyukanjengoMnayile,amanziayo ayazamazamanjengemilambo;Ithi,Ndiyakunyuka,ndiya kuwugubungelaumhlaba;Ndiyakuwutshabalalisaumzi nabemibawo

9Nyukani,mahashe;nidlongozele,zinqwelozokulwa; mawaphumeamagorha;amaKushinamaLubhiaphatha ingweletshetshe;namaLidiyaaxhobeatyebeisaphetha.

10NgokubaleyiminiyeNkosiuYehovawemikhosi,imini yempindezelo,yokuphindezelaimpindezelokubabandezeli bayo,lidleikrele,lihluthe,linxiliswengegazilabo; ngokubainombingeleloiNkosi,uYehovawemikhosi, ezwenilasentla,ngasemlanjeniongumEfrati

11NyukauyeeGiliyadi,thabathaamafuthaaqholiweyo, nkazanandini,ntombiiyiYiputa;ngokubaakusayi kunyangwa

12Iintlangazikuvileukucukucezwakwakho,ukukhala kwakhokwazalisailizwe;

13IlizwiawalithethayouYehovakuYeremiyaumprofeti, lokuzakukaNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwaseBhabheli, alixabeleilizwelaseYiputa

14XelanieYiputa,nivakaliseeMigdoli,nivakaliseeNofu naseTapanesi,yithini,Yima,uzilungise;ngokubaikrele liyakudlangeenxazonkekuwe

15Yininaukubaziqwelweiimbalasanezakho?azimanga, ngokubauYehovawazigxotha.

16Ukhubekisaabaninzi,ewe,omnyeuwelaomnye,bathi, Sukani,masibuyeleebantwinibakowethu,ezweni esazalelwakulo,ngenxayekreleelidlavulayo.

17Badandulukakhona,bathi,UFaroukumkaniweYiputa utshabile;ulidlulisileixeshaelimisiweyo

18Ndihlelinje,utshoukumkani,ogamalakhe linguYehovawemikhosi,ukuthi,Inene,uyakufika enjengeTabhorephakathikweentaba,enjengeKarmele ngaselwandle

19Zenzeleiimpahlazemfuduka,mmi,ntombiiyiYiputa; ngokubaiNofuiyakubalinxuwa,kubesenkangala,ingabi nammi

20IYiputainjengethokazielihlekunene;iphumaentla 21Kananjaloabaqeshwabayobaphakathikwayo, njengeenkomoezityetyisiweyo;ngokubanayoijikile, iyasabakunye,ayimanga;ngokubauyifikeleumhla wokusindekakwayo,nexeshalokuvelelwakwayo.

22Isandisayosihambanjengenyoka;ngokubabahamba benempi,bayifikelebenezixengxe,njengabathezibemithi 23Bagawulaihlathilayo,utshouYehova,nokubalithe shinyi;ngokubabaninzingaphezukweenkumbi, abanakubalwa

24IntombiyaseYiputaiyakudana;uyakunikelwa esandlenisabantubasentla

25UtshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli;Yabona, ndiyamvelelauAmonwaseNo,noFaro,neYiputa,noothixo bayo,nookumkanibayo;noFaro,nabakholosengaye; 26ndibanikeleesandlenisabafunaumphefumlowabo, nasesandlenisikaNebhukadenetsareukumkani waseBhabheli,nasesandlenisabakhonzibakhe;emveni kokoimiwenjengokwemihlayamandulo;utshouYehova 27Kewenamusaukoyika,mkhonziwamYakobi; ungaqhiphukiumbilini,Sirayeli;ngokuba,uyabona,ndiya kukusindisakwakude,nembewuyakhoezweniethinjelwe kubo;abuyeuYakobi,azole,onwabe,kungabikho umothusayo;

28Musaukoyika,wenamkhonziwamYakobi,utsho uYehova;ngokubandinawe;ngokubandiyakuzigqibela kupheleiintlangazonkeendikugxothelekuzoKewena andiyikukugqibelakuphele;ndokuthethisa ngokusesikweni;kodwaandiyikukuyekelauphelele.

ISAHLUKO47

1IlizwilikaYehovaelafikayokuYeremiyaumprofeti ngokusingiselekumaFilisti,uFaroengekaxabeliiGaza 2UtshouYehovaukuthi;Yabona,kunyukaentlaamanzi angumlamboongumkhukula,ontywiliselailizwe nenzalisekoyalo;bayakulilaabantu,babhombolozebonke abemibelizwe

3Ngenxayesithongasokungqishakwamanqinaeenkunzi zamahasheakhe,ngokugoqozakweenqwelozakhe zokulwa,ngokuxokozelakwamaviliakhe,ooyiseabayi kubhekangasemvakoonyana,ngenxayokuwakwezandla zabo;

UYeremiya

4ngenxayeminiezakuwabhuqaonkeamaFilisti,eza kunqumlaeTireneTsidonbonkeabasalebanceda;ngokuba uYehovauyawabhuqaamaFilisti,amasalelaaseKafetori 5InkqayiifikeeGaza;IAshkeloninqunyulwe,namasalela entiliyayo;kunininausizicenta?

6KrelelikaYehova,kunininaungaphezi?Zifake esingxotyenisakho,phumla,uthicwaka 7Ungathininaukupheza,uYehovaekuwiseleumthethonje? wayimisakhona

ISAHLUKO48

NgokusingiselekwelakwaMowabhi,utshouYehova wemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli,ukuthi:YehaiNebho! ihlazekile,ithinjiweiKiriyatayim,ihlazekile,iqhiphuke umbiliniiMisgabhi.

2AkuyikubasabakhoindumisokwaMowabhi;eHeshbhon bacebeububingaye;yizani,siyinqumleingabiluhlanga Kananjalouyakugawulwa,Mademene;ikreleliya kukusukela

3PhulaphulaniizwilokukhalaeHoronayim,ukubhuqwa nokubhuqwaokukhulu.

4UtshabaleleuMowabhi;Abantwanabakhebavakala bekhala

5NgokubaekunyukenieqhinenilaseLuhoti,bayakulila, balile;ngokubaekuhlenieHoronayimababandezelwabaya kukhalelwakukwaphulwa

6Sabani,sizaniimiphefumloyenu,yibaninjengoze entlango

7Ngenxaenokubaukholosengezenzozakho nangobuncwanebakho,naweuyakuthinjwa,aphume afudusweuKemoshe,ababingelelibakhenabathetheli bakhekunye

8Uyakufikaumbhuqiemiziniyonke,kungasindimzi, idakeintili,litshabalaleihewu,njengokowatshoyo uYehova

9MnikeniamaphikouMowabhi,asabe,emke; 10UqalekisiweowenzaumsebenzikaYehovangenkohliso, aqalekisweonqandaikrelelakheegazini

11WonwabauMowabhikwasebuncinanenibakhe,wee tywaphezukweentsiphozakhe,akakhutshelwanga kwesinyeisitya,akahambangaefuduswa;ngenxayoko isongosakhesihlelikuye,nevumbalakhealiguqukanga.

12Ngakooko,yabonani,kuzaimihla,utshouYehova, endiyakuthumelaabathululikuye,bamthulule, bazikhupheleizityazakhe,baziqhekezeiintsubazakhe.

13UyakudanauMowabhinguKemoshe,njengoko yadanayoindlukaSirayeliyiBheteli,inkolosekoyayo.

14Ningathininaukuthi,Singamagorha,singamadoda anobukrotiemfazweni?

15UyabhuqwauMowabhi,imiziyakheiyenyukwa, amadodanaakheanyuliweyoathobelaekusikweni;utsho uKumkani,ogamalakhelinguYehovawemikhosi 16Kusondele,kuzakufikailishwalikaMowabhi, imbandezeloyakheikhawulezakakhulu

17Hlunguzelaniiintlokongaye,nonkeninaningeenxa zonkekuye;Nonkeninanilaziyoigamalakhe,yithini,Hayi, ukwaphulwakomsimelelo,intongayokuhomba!

18Yihlaeluzukweni,uhlalephantsikwelinenxano,mmi, ntombiyaseDibhon;ngokubaumbhuqikaMowabhiuya kuzakuwe,azitshabalaliseiinqabazakho

19Yimangasendleleni,mmiwaseArohere,ubone;buza kwindodaesabileyonakwintokaziesindileyo,ukuthi, Kwenzekentonina?

20UhlazekileuMowabhi;bhombolozaninikhala;xelani eArnon,nithi,UbhuqiweuMowabhi; 21Kwayeumgweboulifikeleilizwelehewu;phezu kweHolon,neYahatsa,neMefahati; 22neDibhon,neNebho,neBhete-dibhelatayim; 23neKiriyatayim,neBhete-gamuli,neBhete-mehon; 24neKeriyoti,neBhotsera,nemiziyonkeyelizwe lakwaMowabhi,ekudekwanekufuphi

25LuxakaxiweuphondolukaMowabhi,ingaloyakhe yaphulwe;utshouYehova.

26Mnxiliseni,ngokubaezikhulisilekuYehova; 27WayengeyintlekisanakuweuSirayeli?Wafunyanwa phakathikwamaselana?ngokubauthethengaye,wesuka wadlobangovuyo

28shiyaniimizi,bemibakwaMowabhi,nihlale engxondorheni,nibenjengevukuthuelenzaindlwaneyalo encaminiyomlomowomngxuma

29SilivileikratshilikaMowabhi

30Mnandiyakwaziukuphuphumakomsindowakhe,utsho uYehova;Akayikubanjalo;ubuxokibakheabuyikuba njalo

31NgakookondiyabhombolozangenxakaMowabhi, ndikhalengenxakaMowabhiwonkeephela;Intliziyoyam iyalilangenxayamadodaaseKirheres

32NgokulilakweYazerendiyakulilelawena,mdiliya waseSibhema,omasebeawelaulwandle,adaadaafika elwandlelwaseYazere;ekuvunwenikweziqhamo nasekuvunwenikweediliyazakhokugalelekeumbhuqi.

33Isukileimivuyonemigcoboentsiminiechumayo, naselizwenilakwaMowabhi;ndiyiphelisileiwayini emkhombeni;abayikuxovulabenamayeyeye; ukumemelelakwaboakuyikubangamayeyeye

34UkukhalaeHeshbhonkusee-Elale,kuseeYahatsa; balikhuphileizwilabo,kuthabatheleeTsoharekwesa eHoronayim,nase-Eleyimiminyakaemithathu;ngokuba kwanamanziaseNimrimayakuthiqoko

35NdiyakumphelisakwaMowabhi,utshouYehova, obingelelaezigangeninalowouqhumiselakoothixobakhe 36Ngakookointliziyoyamiyalilanjengogwalingenxa kaMowabhi;intliziyoyamiyalilanjengogwalingenxa yamadodaaseKir-heres;

37Kubazonkeiintlokozigugulwe,zonkeiindevu zichetyiwe;ezandlenizonkeziintlanga,ezinqeniziirhonya. 38PhezukwezindluzonkezakwaMowabhinasezitratweni zakhekubekukumbambazelangokukodwa;ngokuba ndimaphuleuMowabhinjengesityaesingananziweyo; utshouYehova

39Bayabhomboloza,besithi,Hayi,ukuqhekekakwawo! Hayi,ukufulatheleuMowabhi!ubeyintlekisa, ummangalisouMowabhikubobonkeabangeenxazonke kuye

40NgokubautshouYehovaukuthi,Uyabona,utshaba luyatshwebelezanjengexhalanga,luwoluleamaphikoalo phezukoMowabhi.

41IthinjiweiKeriyoti,ziqhiphukeiinqabaiimboniselo; ngaloominiintliziyoyamagorhaakwaMowabhiiyakuba njengentliziyoyomfazionenimba.

42atshabalaleuMowabhi,angabingabantu,ngokuba ebezikhulisilekuYehova

43Ufikelwelunkwantyo,nomgongxo,nesibatha,mmi wakwaMowabhi;utshouYehova.

44Osabaunkwantyouyakweyelaemgongxweni;ophuma emgongxweniuyakubanjiswasisibatha;ngokubandiya kumziselayenauMowabhiumnyakawokuvelelwakwakhe; utshouYehova

45AbasabibemaemthunziniweHeshbhonngenxa yomkhosilowo;kodwakuyakuphumaumliloeHeshbhon, nelangatyephakathikwaSihon,lidleumbombo wakwaMowabhi,nokakayilwentlokoyabaxoko

46Yeha,wenaMowabhi!batshabaleleabantu bakaKemoshe,ngokuba,oonyanabakhobaya kuthatyathwabethinjiwe,neentombizakhozisiwe ekuthinjweni

47KendiyakukubuyisaukuthinjwakukaMowabhi ekuphelenikwemihla;Uzewafikaaphaisigwebo sikaMowabhi

ISAHLUKO49

1Ngokusingiselekoonyanabaka-Amon,utshouYehova ukuthi;USirayeliakananyanana?akanandlalifana?Yini naukubaukumkaniwaboamdleilifauGadi,abantubabo bemeemiziniyakhe?

2Ngakooko,yabonani,kuzaimihla,utshouYehova, endiyakuhlabaumkhosiwemfazweeRabhayoonyana baka-Amon;ibengumweweosenxuwa,namagxamesiayo atshiswengomlilo,uSirayeliabeyindlalifayendlalifa yakhe;

3Bhomboloza,Heshbhon,ngokubaibhuqiweiAyi;khalani, magxamesiaseRabha,bhinqaniezirhwexayo; mbambazelaniniququzeleezintangweni;ngokuba ukumkaniwabouyakuthinjwa,nababingelelibakhe nabathethelibakhekunye.

4Intiliyakhoichumile,ntombiiliphamba,uqhayiselanina? ekholosengobuncwanebayo,isithi,Ndiyakuzelwa ngubanina?

5Yabona,ndiyakukuziselaunkwantyo,itshoiNkosi, uYehovawemikhosi,luphumakwabangeenxazonkekuwe; niyakugxothwaelowoiyengqo;Umntuobhadulayoakayi kubabutha

6Emvenikokondiyakukubuyisaukuthinjwakoonyana baka-Amon;utshouYehova.

7NgokusingiselekuEdom,utshouYehovawemikhosi ukuthi;AkusekhobulumkonakwaTeman?Litshabalelena icebokwiingqondi?Buphalelenaubulumkobabo?

8Sabani,jikani,hlalanienkolontyweni,bemibakwaDedan; ngokubaukusindekakwakheuEsawundimzisele,ixesha lokumvelelakwam

9Ukubaabavunibeediliyabakufikele,abayikushiya lubhikico;ukubaamaselaebusuku,ayakonakalisaade anele.

10NgokubamnandimhlubileuEsawu,ndizityhilile iindawozakheezisitheleyo,angabinakoukuzimela Imbewuyakheiyakubhuqwa,abazalwanabakhe nabamelwanebakheabakho

11Shiyaiinkedamazakho;mabakholosengam abahlolokazibakho

12NgokubautshouYehovaukuthi,Yabonani, ababengenalungelolakuyiselaindebe,inenebayakuyisela; wenakeungoyakubamsulwa,ubemsulwana?Akuyi kubamsulwa,ngokubaineneuyakuselakuso

13Ngokubandizifungilemna,utshouYehova,ndathi, IBhotseraiyakubalinxuwa,nesingcikivo,nenxuwa, nentshabhiso;nemiziyayoyonkeibengamanxuwa angunaphakade.

14NdiveudabaoluvelakuYehova,kuthunyweumthunywa ezintlangeni,esithi,Zihlanganiseni,niyifikele,nisuke nilweimfazwe

15Ngokuba,uyabona,ndikwenzewamncinane ezintlangeni,wadelekaphakathikwezizwe

16Ukududuzelisakwakhokukulukuhlile,ukukhukhumala kwentliziyoyakho,wenauhleliyoemfanteni wengxondorha,wenaubambeintlomoyenduli,nokuba uthewayinyusaindluyakhonjengokhozi,ndokuhlisa nalapho;utshouYehova

17UyakubasenkangalauEdom;bonkeabadlulakuyebaya kumangaliswa,benzeumsondlo,ngenxayokubethwa kwakhekonke

18NjengokokwabanjaloekubhukuqekenikweSodom neGomoranemimelwaneyayo,utshouYehova,akuyi kuhlalamntukhona,akuyikuphambukelanyanawomntu khona

19Yabona,utshabaluyakunyukanjengengonyama ephumaekwenenikweYordan,luyeekhayeni eliyingxondorha,ndiyakumgxothangephanyazokulo; ngokubangubaninaonjengam?ngubaninaoya kundimema?ngubaninaloomalusiuyakumaphambi kwam?

20NgakookoyivaniicebolikaYehova,alicebileyo ngoEdom;neengcingazakhe,azicingileyongabemi bakwaTeman:Inene,bayakuzikrwiqilizaezincinane zomhlambi;

21Ihlabathiliyanyikimasisithongasokuwakwabo;isandi sokukhalakwabosivakalaeLwandleoluBomvu

22Yabona,utshabaluyanyukanjengexhalanga, lutshwebeleza,luwoluleamaphikoalophezukweBhotsera, intliziyoyamagorhaakwaEdomngaloominiiyakuba njengentliziyoyomfazionenimba.

23NgokusingiselekwiDamaskoIhlazekileiHamati neArpadi;ngokubakuviweiindabaezimbi;bancamile; kukhoisijwilielwandle;ayinakuthula.

24IDamaskoithedakumba,ijikileyasaba;ifikelwe kukothuka,ibanjweyimbandezelonayinimbanjengozalayo 25Hayi,ukushiywakomziwendumiso,umziwemivuyo yam!

26Ngakookoayakuwaezitratwenizayoamadodanaayo, athishwakangaloominionkeamadodaemfazwe; 27NdiyakuphembaumliloeludongenilweDamasko,udle iingxandeezindezikaBhen-hadade.

28NgokusingiselekwaKedare,nakwizikumkani zaseHatsore,awazixabelayouNebhukadenetsareukumkani waseBhabheli,utshouYehova;Suk’ume,unyukeuye kwaKedare,ubhuqeamadodaasempumalanga.

29Iintentezabonemihlambiyaboboyithabatha; namalengalengaabo,neempahlazabozonke,neenkamela zabo,bozisusazibezezabo;badandulukekubo,bathi, Kukunxunguphalangeenxazonke

30Sabani,balekanikakhulu,hlalanienkolontyweni,bemi baseHatsore,utshouYehova;ngokubauNebhukadenetsare ukumkaniwaseBhabheliecebeicebongani,wacinga ingcingangani.

31Sukaninime,ninyukeniyeuhlangaolunobutyebi, oluhlelilukholosile,utshouYehova,olungenamasango nemivalo,oluhlelilodwa

32iinkamelazaboziyakuphangwa,ingxokoloyemfuyo yaboibelixhoba,ndibachithachitheemimoyeniyonke abasekupheleni;ndiyiziseukusindekakwayokuvele kumacalaonke;utshouYehova

33IHatsoreiyakubasisikhundlaseempungutye,kube senkangalakudekuseephakadeni

34IlizwilikaYehovaelafikayokuYeremiyaumprofeti ngokusingiselekuElam,ekuqalenikobukumkani bukaZedekiyaukumkaniwakwaYuda,lisithi, 35UtshouYehovawemikhosiukuthi,Yabona, ndiyasaphulaisaphethasakwaElam,intlahlelayobugorha babo;

36NdiyakuliziselaelakwaElamimimoyaemineephuma eziphelwenizonezezulu,ndibachithachithekuloomimoya yonke;kwayeakuyikubakholuhlangabangayikufika kuboabagxothiweyobakwaElam.

37NdomqhiphukisaumbiliniuElamphambikweentshaba zakhe,naphambikwabafunaimiphefumloyabo, ndibaziseleububi,ukuvuthakomsindowam;ndilithumele ikreleemvakwabo,ndidendibaphelise

38NdiyakumisaitroneyamkwaElam,ndimtshabalalise khonaukumkaninabathetheli;

39Kekalokukuyakuthiekuphelenikwemihla, ndikubuyiseukuthinjwakukaElam;

ISAHLUKO50

IlizwiawalithethayouYehovangeBhabheli,ngelizwe lamaKaledingoYeremiyaumprofeti

2Xelaniezintlangeni,nivakalise,niphakamiseibhanile; vakalisani,ningafihli;yithini,IBhabheliithinjiwe, uhlazekileuBhele,watyunyuzwauMerodaki;zihlazekile izigodozabo,zaphulweimifanekisoyabo 3Ngokubakunyukekwezakubouhlangalwasentla,oluya kwenzailizwelabokubesenkangala,lingabinammi, bafuduke,bemke,kuthabatheleemntwinikuseezinkomeni 4Ngaloomihlanangeloxesha,utshouYehova,bayakuza oonyanabakaSirayelikunyenoonyanabakaYuda,behamba belila,bayebamquqeleuYehovauThixowabo

5BayakubuzaindlelayeZiyon,ubusobabobubheke khona,besithi,Yizani,sinamathelekuYehova ngomnqophisoongunaphakadeongayikulityalwa

6Abantubambabangumhlambiweegushaezilahlekileyo; abalusibabobabandwendwiselaezintabeni eziphambanisayo,behambabesukaentabeni,bayeendulini, bayilibaleindawoyaboyokubuthakwabo

7Bonkeababafumanayobabadla;ababandezelibabobathi, Asinatyala,ngokubabonilekuYehova,ikriwalobulungisa, ithembaloyise,uYehova.

8PhumaniniphumephakathikweBhabheli,niphume ezwenilamaKaledi,nibenjengeenkunzizeebhokhwe phambikomhlambi

9Ngokuba,yabonani,ndixhoxha,ndinyuse,ndise eBhabheliisikhunguseentlangaezinkulu,ziphumaezweni lasentla,ziyakheleuluhlu;Iyakuthinjwaapho,iintolozabo zibenjengezegorhaeliligcisa;abayikubuyabelambatha 10LobalixhobaelamaKaledi;bonkeabalithimbayobaya kuhlutha;utshouYehova

11Ngenxaenokubanavuya,ngokubanigcobe,nina batshabalalisayoilifalam,ngenxaenokubanityebe, njengethokazilengca,navuthululanjengeenkunziezintsha zeenkomo;

12uyakudanakakhuluunyoko;uyakubaneentloni onizalayoYabonani,olokugqibelaezintlangeniluyakuba yintlango,umqwebedu,inkqantosi

13NgenxayoburhalarhumebukaYehovaayisayikumiwa; kuyakubasenkangalakuyoyonkeiphela;bonke abadlulayoeBhabhelibayakumangaliswa,benzeumsondlo ngenxayokubethwakwayokonke

14YakheleniuluhluiBhabhelingeenxazonke,nonke batyedibesaphetha;tolanikuyo,ningashiyilutolo; ngokubayonilekuYehova

15Dumaningayongeenxazonke;izinikele;ziwile iingqoqozayo,zidilikileiindongazayo;ngokuba yimpindezelokaYehova;njengokoyenzangakokuyo, yenzanikuyo

16NqumlaniumhlwayelieBhabheli,nophetheirhengqa ngexeshalokuvuna;

17UyigushaelusaliuSirayeli;uqwengweziingonyama; kuqalawaqwengwangukumkaniwaseAsiriya; EkugqibelenilouNebhukadenetsareukumkani waseBhabheliuwaphuleamathamboakhe

18Ngakooko,utshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixo kaSirayeli,ukuthi,19Yabona,ndiyamvelelaukumkani waseBhabhelinelizwelakhe,njengokondamvelelayo ukumkaniwaseAsiriya.

19NdiyakumbuyiselauSirayeliekhayenilakhe,adle eKarmelenaseBhashan,uhlutheumphefumlowakhe ezintabenizakwaEfrayimnezaseGiliyadi.

20Ngaloomihlanangeloxesha,utshouYehova,buya kufunwaubugwenxabukaSirayeli,bungabikho;nezono zakwaYudazingafumaneki;ngokubandiyakubaxolela endibacoleyo

21IlizwelakwaMeratayimnyukauyekulokanye,kubemi belakwaKohlwaywa;bharhisausingelephantsiemva kwabo,utshouYehova;wenzengakokonkeendakuwisela umthethongako

22Kukhoisandisemfazweelizweni,sokwaphuka okukhulu

23Hayi,ukuxakaxwa,ukwaphulwakwesandosehlabathi lonke!Hayi,ukwenziwakweBhabheliummangaliso phakathikweentlanga!

24Ndikuthiyele,wabanjiswanokubanjiswa,Bhabheli, ungaziwena;ufunyenwe,wathinjwa,ngokubaubambene noYehova

25UYehovauyivulileindluyezixhobozakhe,wazikhupha iimpahlazokubhavumakwakhe;ngokubainomsebenzi weNkosi,uYehovawemikhosi,ezwenilamaKaledi

26Yizanikulo,nivalengeenxazonke;vulaniamaqonga alo,lifumbeningokwezidimbilili,nilisingelephantsi, kungasalinentokulo

27Hlabanizonkeiinkunzizaloezintshazeenkomo; mabehlebayeekuxhelweni;yehakebona!ngokubaifikile iminiyabo,ixeshalokuvelelwakwabo

28IlizwilabasabayonabasabayoezwenilaseBhabheli, ukubabaxeleeZiyonimpindezelokaYehovauThixowethu, impindezeloyetempileyakhe

29Bahlabeleniumkhosiabatoli,bezeeBhabheli,nonke ninabatyedibesaphetha;yingqingeningeenxazonke; makungasindinamnyekuyo;yibuyekezeningokwezenzo

zayo;ngakokonkeeyakwenzayo,yenzanikuyo;ngokuba ikhukhumelekuYehova,koyiNgcwelekaSirayeli.

30Ngakookoayakuwaezitratwenizayoamadodanaayo, athishwakangaloominionkeamadodaayookulwa; 31Yabona,ndikuchasile,wenaukhukhumeleyo,itsho iNkosiuYehovawemikhosi;ngokubaifikileiminiyakho, ixeshalokukuvelelakwam

32Wokhubekaokhukhumeleyo,awe,kungabikho umvusayo;ndiphembeumliloemiziniyakhe,utshise ngeenxazonkekuye

33UtshouYehovawemikhosiukuthi,Bacudiswaoonyana bakaSirayelinoonyanabakaYudakunye;abavuma ukubandulula.

34Umkhululiwazowomelele;uyakubambanaabambane nobambananabo,ukuzealiphumzeilizwe,agungqise abemibaseBhabheli.

35IkrelemaliwafikeleamaKaledi,nabemibaseBhabheli, nabathethelibayo,nezilumkozayo,utshouYehova;

36Ikrelemaliwafikeleamaxoki;ikrelemaliwafikele amagorhaayo;bayakukhwankqiswa

37Ikrelemaliwafikeleamahasheayo,neenqwelozayo zokulwa,nomxukuxelawonkeophakathikwayo;Ikrele malibufikeleubuncwanebayo;bayakuphangwa

38Ukubalelamakuwafikeleamanziayo;ziyakutsha; ngokubalilizwelemifanekisoeqingqiweyo;bazigezele izigodozabo

39Ngakookoayakuhlalakhonaamarhamncwa omqwebedu,namarhamncwaeziqithi,kuhlaleiinciniba khona,lingabisamiwanaphakade;ayisayikumiwa izizukulwanangezizukulwana

40njengokowayibhukuqayouThixoiSodomneGomora, nemimelwaneyayo,utshouYehova;akuyikuhlalabani khona,akuyikuphambukelanyanawomntukhona 41Yabonani,kuzaabantu,bevelaentla,uhlangake olukhulu;nookumkaniabaninzibayakuvuswaeziphelweni zehlabathi

42Baphetheisaphethanenkcula,bazizijorha,ababi nanceba;ilizwilaboliyakugqumanjengolwandle, bakhweleemahasheni,bexhobenjengendodayokulwa, ukukufikela,ntombiinguBhabheli.

43UluvileudabalwaboukumkaniwaseBhabheli,zasuka zawaizandlazakhe;wabanjwayimbandezelo,nayinimba njengozalayo.

44Yabona,utshabaluyakunyukanjengengonyama ephumaekwenenikweYordan,luyeekhayeni eliyingxondorha,kodwandiyakumgxothangephanyazo kulo;ngokubangubaninaonjengam?ngubaninaoya kundimema?ngubaninaloomalusiuyakumaphambi kwam?

45Ngakooko,liveniicebolikaYehova,alicebileyo ngeBhabheli;neengcingazakhe,azicingileyongelizwe lamaKaledi,ukuthi,Inene,bayakuzikrwiqilizaezincinane zomhlambi;

46Ngenxayelizwielithi,IbanjiweiBhabheli,liyanyikima ihlabathi;kuvakalaisikhaloezintlangeni

ISAHLUKO51

1UtshouYehovaukuthi;Yabonani,ndixhoxhelaiBhabheli, nabahlelingaphakathikwabasukelaphezulukum,umoya womonakalisi;

2NdiyakuthumelaeBhabheliabasemzini,abayakuyela; baliqongqotheilizwelayo;ngokubaboyifikelangeenxa zonkengeminiyobubi

3Umtyediwesaphethamakagobelekogobayo, nakozinyusayo,enenguboyentsimbi,ningawayeki amadodanaayo;singelaniphantsiwonkeumkhosiwayo 4BayakuwaababuleweyoezwenilamaKaledi, nabahlatyweamahlanzaezitratwenizayo.

5NgokubauSirayeli,kwanoYuda,akashiywanga wangumhlolokazinguThixowakhe,nguYehova wemikhosi;nangonailizwelabolizelesisonokoyiNgcwele kaSirayeli

6SabaniniphumeeBhabheli,nisizeelowoumphefumlo wakhe;maningadakingenxayobugwenxabayo;ngokuba elilixeshalempindezelokaYehova;uyakubuyekezakuyo kwaimpathoyayo.

7IBhabheliibeiyindebeyegolideesandlenisikaYehova, ilinxilisalonkeihlabathi;zaselaiintlangaewayininiyayo ngenxayokoziyagezaiintlanga.

8IwileiBhabhelingesiquphe,yaphuka;intlunguyayo yithabatheleniamafuthaaqholiweyo,mhlawumbi ingápholiswa.

9SibangayinyangaiBhabheli,ayiphili;yishiyeni,sihambe siyeelowoezwenilakowabo;ngokubaisigwebosayo sifikeemazulwini,siphakameleesibhakabhakeni.

10UYehovaubuvelisileubulungisabethu;yizanisibalise eZiyonisenzosikaYehovauThixowethu

11Khalisaniiintolo;hlanganisaniiingweletshetshe, uYehovauphakamiseumoyawookumkanibamaMedi; ngokubaumnkqangiyelowakheukwiBhabheli,ukuba ayonakalise.ngokubayimpindezelokaYehova, yimpindezeloyetempileyakhe

12ZiphakamiseniibhanileiindongazaseBhabheli, baqiniseniumlindo,misaniabalindi,lungisaniiindawo zokulalela;ngokubanjengokouYehovawankqangiyelayo, ukwenzileawakuthethayongabemibaseBhabheli

13Wenauhleliyophezukwamanziamaninzi,ubuncwane bakhobuninzi;

14UYehovawemikhosiufungeumphefumlowakhe,esithi, Nokondikuzalisileyongabantu,bangaziinkumbi ezinqunquthayo;bayakudumangawe

15Keyenangulowenzaihlabathingamandlaakhe, ngulozinzisaelimiweyongobulumkobakhe,wanekaizulu ngengqondoyakhe

16Kwakubon'ukubakukhoisithongasokwenzakwakhe ingxoloyamanziezulwini;unyusaamafueziphelweni zehlabathi;imvulawenzaimibane,arholeumoya koovimbabakhe.

17Usisityhakalawonkeumntu,engenakwazi;udaniswa wonkeumnyibilikisiwegolide,ngenxayomfanekiso oqingqiweyo;ngokubaumfanekisowakheotyhidiweyo bubuxoki,awunamoya.

18Zingamampungeezozinto,sisenzosokugxekwa; ngexeshalokuvelelwakwazoziyakutshabalala

19AkanjengazoyenauSahlulelosikaYakobi;ngokuba nguMbumbiweentozonkeyena,nohlangalwelifalakhe uSirayeli,ogamalakhelinguYehovawemikhosi.

20Wenausisixengxesam,usisikrweqesamsokulwa Ndiyakuzihlekezangaweiintlanga,ndizonakalisengawe izikumkani;

21ndihlekezengaweihashenomkhweliwalo;ndihlekeze ngaweinqweloyokulwanomkhweliwayo;

UYeremiya

22ndihlekezengaweindodanomfazi;ndihlekezengawe indodaenkulunomtsha;ndihlekezengaweamadodana nomthinjana;

23Ndiyakumhlekezangaweumalusinomhlambiwakhe; ndihlekezengaweumliminenkomozakhe;ndihlekeze ngaweabathethelinabaphathi; 24NdobuyekekezakwiBhabheli,nakubenibonke belamaKaledi,bonkeububibabo,ababenzekwiZiyon emehlwenienu;utshouYehova

25Yabona,ndikuchasile,ntabayokonakalisa,utsho uYehova,elonakalisileyolonkeihlabathi;ndiyakolula isandlasamphezukwakho,ndikuqengqeuhle ezingxondorheni,ndikwenzeintabaetshisiweyo; 26kungathatyathwalityelambombokuwe,nalityelaziseko; keuyakubasenkangalangonaphakade;utshouYehova

27Phakamisaniibhanileelizweni,vuthelaniisigodlo ezintlangeni;zingcwaliseniiintlangakuyo,zihlabeleni umkhosi,zizekuyoizikumkanizeAraratineMini neAshkenazi;yamiseleniumphathiwayo;nyusaamahashe, njengeenkumbiezinqunquthayo

28Zingcwaliseniiintlangakuyo,ookumkanibamaMedi, namabambaawo,neerhulunelizawozonke,nelizwelonke lolawulolwawo

29Ilizweliyanyikima,liyazibhijabhija;ngokubazenzeka kwiBhabheliiingcingazikaYehova,zokulenzailizwe leBhabhelikubesenkangala,lingamiwa

30AmagorhaaseBhabheliayekileukulwa,ahleli ezimboniselweni;ubugorhabawobutheqoko;aba ngabafazi;imivaloyakheyaphukile

31Isigidimisiyagidimasikhawulelanenesigidimi,esinye siqubisanenesigidimi,sixelelwekukumkaniwaseBhabheli, ukubaumziwakheuthinjweekupheleni;

32avinjiweamachweba,atsheiingcongolongomlilo, amadodaokulwaakhwankqisiwe.

33NgokubautshouYehovawemikhosi,uThixokaSirayeli, ukuthi:IntombieyiBhabheliinjengesandangexesha lokugangathwakwaso;kusayakubangumzuzwana,lifike ixeshalokuvunakwayo

34UNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwaseBhabheliundidlile, wandityumza,undenzeisityaesize,undiginye njengengwenya,wahluthisaisisusakhengezinto ezityebileyozam,wandigxotha 35Ukugonyamelakwamnenyamayammakubephezu kweBhabheli,utshoummiwaseZiyon;negazilamphezu kwabemibelamaKaledi,itshoiYerusalem

36Ngakooko,utshouYehovaukuthi,Yabona, ndiyalithethaityalalakho,ndiphindezeleimpindezelo yakho;ndiyakulomisaulwandlelwayo,ndilomiseithende layo

37iBhabheliiyakubangumwewe,isikhundla seempungutye,ummangalisonomsondlo,ingabinammi

38Babharhulakunyenjengeengonyama;

39Kantikeebushushwinibabondiyakubenzelaumgidi wabo,ndibanxilise,ukuzebadlamke,balaleubuthongo obungunaphakade,bangavuki;utshouYehova

40Ndiyakubathobelaekuxhelweninjengamatakane, njengeenkunzizeegushanezeebhokhwe.

41Hayi,ukuthinjwakweSheshaki!Hayi,ukumangaliswa kwehlabathilonke!Hayi,ukwenziwaummangaliso kweBhabheliphakathikweentlanga!

42Ulwandlelunyukile,lwayizelaiBhabheli,igutyungelwe kukugugumakwamazaalo

43Imiziyayoyabangamanxuwa,yabalilizwe lomqwebedunentlango,lilizweelingamiwemntu, ekungadlulinyanawomntukulo

44NdiyakumvelelauBheleeBhabheli,ndikurhole emlonyeniwakheakuginyileyo,zingabisasingakuye iintlanga,nodongalweBhabheliluyakuwa

45Phumaniphakathikwayo,bantubam,nizenihlangule elowoumphefumlowakheekuvuthenikomsindokaYehova. 46hlezeithambeintliziyoyenu,noyikeiindaba ezivakalayoezweniKuyakuzaumnyakaiindabazombini, emvenikokongomnyeumnyakakuzeiindabaezo,kuze ugonyameloezweni,umlawuliebambenenomlawuli

47Ngakooko,uyabona,kuzaimihlaendiyakuyivelela imifanekisoeqingqiweyoyaseBhabheli,libharheilizwe layolonke,bawephakathikwayoababuleweyokuyo

48LiyakumemelelangenxayeBhabheliizulunomhlaba, nentoyonkeekhona;ngokubaababhuqibevelaentla,beza kuyo;utshouYehova

49NjengokubaiBhabheliyaphikelaukuwisaababuleweyo bakwaSirayeli,ngokunjalobayakuwangenxayeBhabheli ababuleweyobehlabathilonke

50Ninanisindileyoekreleni,bambani,musaniukuma. MkhumbuleniuYehovanisekude,ithiqathaezintliziyweni zenuiYerusalem

51Sidanile,ngokubasiveisingcikivo;ihlazolagubungela ubusobethu;ngokubaabasemzinibazingeneiingcwele zendlukaYehova

52Ngakooko,yabonani,kuzaimihla,utshouYehova, endiyakuyivelelaimifanekisoeqingqiweyoelizwenilayo, bancwineabahlatyiweyo

53NokubaiBhabheliitheyenyukayayaezulwini,nokuba itheyayinqabisaindawoephezulu,inqabayayo,ababhuqi bayobayakuphumakum;utshouYehova

54KuvakeleisandisesikhaloeBhabheli,isandiesikhulu sokonakalaezwenilamaKaledi

55NgokubauYehovauyayibhuqaiBhabheli, alitshabalalisekuyoizwielikhulu;egqumaamazaayo njengamanziamaninzi,kuvakalaingxoloyesandisawo 56NgokubaumbhuqiuyakuyifikelaiBhabheli,athinjwe amagorhaayo,ziqhawukeizaphethazayo;ngokuba uYehova,uThixowembuyekezo,uyakuvuzaevuzile

57Ndiyabanxilisaabathethelibayonezilumkozayo, amabambaayoneerhulunelizayo,namagorhaayo,balale ubuthongoobungunaphakade,bangavuki;utshouKumkani, ogamalakhelinguYehovawemikhosi

58UtshouYehovawemikhosiukuthi,Iindongaezibanzi zeBhabheliziyakunqikwakubekanye,amasangoayo aphakamileyoatshiswengomlilo;izizwezizixhamlele okulambathayo,nezizwezibaselweemlilweni,zityhafe 59IlizwiawathiuYeremiyaumprofetiwamwisela umthethongalouSeraya,unyanakaNeriya,unyana kaMahaseya,ekuyenikwakhenoZedekiyaukumkani wakwaYudaeBhabheli,ngomnyakawesinewobukumkani bakhe;KeuSerayalokeebeyinkosanaezolileyo 60UYeremiyawabubhalaencwadinibonkeububiobuya kuyifikelaiBhabheli,onkelamazwiabhaliweyo ngeBhabheli.

61WathiuYeremiyakuSeraya,WakufikaeBhabheli, ubone,uwaleseonkelamazwi;

62Uzeuthi,Yehova,wenauthethilengalendawo ukuyinqumla,ingamiwa,kuthabathelekumntukuse nakwinkomo;

63Kothi,wakugqibaukuyilesalencwadi,ubopheilitye kuyo,uyiphoseesazulwinisomEfrati; 64uthi,IyakwenjenjeiBhabheliukuthixumbukwayo, ingaphumi,ngenxayobubiendiyakuyiziselabona, batyhafe.UkuzakuthigangokuamazwikaYeremiya.

ISAHLUKO52

1UZedekiyaubeminyakaimashumimabinianamnye ezelwe,ukubangukumkanikwakhe;wabaneminyaka elishumielinamnyeengukumkanieYerusalemIgama loninabelinguHamutaliintombikaYeremiyawaseLibhena 2WenzaokubiemehlwenikaYehova,njengakokonke awakwenzayouYehoyakim

3NgokubangenxayomsindokaYehovakwenzekaoko eYerusalemnakwaYuda,wadawabalahlaebuswenibakhe; uZedekiyawamanaegwilikakukumkaniwaseBhabheli

4Kwathingomnyakawesithobawobukumkanibakhe, ngenyangayeshumi,ngolweshumienyangenileyo, wayifikelaiYerusalemuNebhukadenetsareukumkani waseBhabheli,yenanempiyakheyonke,wayirhawula, wayakhelaiinqabazokuboniselangeenxazonke.

5Wangqingwakeumzi,kwadakwangumnyakaweshumi elinamnyewokumkaniuZedekiya

6Ngenyangayesine,ngolwesithobaenyangenileyo, yaqinaindlalaphakathikomzi,ababanasonkaabantu belizwe

7Wagqojozwaumzi,asabaonkeamadodaokulwa,aphuma phakathikomziebusukungendlelayesangoeliphakathi kweendongazombini,elingasemyezweniwokumkani; amaKalediabeewujikelezileumzi,ahambangendlela yehewu

8ImpiyamaKalediyamsukelaukumkani,yamfumana uZedekiyaezinkqantosinizaseYeriko;wonkeumkhosi wakhewaphangalala,wemkakuye

9Ambambaukumkani,anyukanaye,amsakukumkani waseBhabhelieRibhelaezwenilaseHamati;apho wamgwebakhona

10UkumkaniwaseBhabheliwabasikelaoonyana bakaZedekiyaemehlweniakhe,wazibulalazonke iinkosanazakwaYudaeRibhela

11WamtyhaphazaamehlouZedekiya;ukumkani waseBhabheliwamkhonkxangamakhamandela,wamsa eBhabheli,wamfakaentolongweni,kwadakwayimini yokufakwakhe

12Ngenyangayesihlanu,ngolweshumienyangenileyo, okokukuthi,ngomnyakaweshumielinesithoba kaNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwaseBhabheli,kwafika uNebhuzaradan,umthetheliwabasiki,obelungiselela ukumkaniwaseBhabheli,eYerusalem

13WayitshisaindlukaYehova,nendluyokumkani,nendlu kaYehova;zonkeizindluzaseYerusalem,nezindluzonke zezikhuluwazitshisangomlilo;

14IindongazonkezaseYerusalemngeenxazonke yazidilizayonkeimpiyamaKaledi,ebinomthetheli wabasiki

15WathiuNebhuzaradan,umthetheliwabasiki,wathimba abathilekwiziswelizabantu,namasalelaabantuababesele phakathikomzi,namaphambaaphambeleyokukumkani waseBhabheli,nenxalenyeenkulu.

16KeuNebhuzaradan,umthetheliwabasiki,wasalisa kwiziswelizelizwe,ukuzezibengabasebenzi-zidiliya nabalimi

17IintsikazobheduezibezisendlwinikaYehova, neenqwelwana,nolwandlelobheduobelusendlwini kaYehova,ezozintoaziqhekezaamaKaledi,aluthwalela eBhabhelilonkeubhedulwazo

18Athabathaneembiza,nemihlakulwana,nezitshetshe, nezityazokutshiza,neenkamba,neempahlazonkezobhedu ebekulungiselelwangazo

19nezityazokutshiza,neengcedevu,nezityazokutshiza, neengcedevu,neziphathozezibane,neenkamba,neendebe; Loontoyayiyigolideegolide,nesilivaeyesilivere, yamthabathaumthetheliwabasiki

20Neentsikazombini,ulwandleolunye,neenkomo ezilishumielinambinizobheduezibeziphantsikwalo, neenqwelwanaawazenzelaindlukaYehovauSolomon ukumkani,alwabanakulinganiswaubhedulwezompahla zonke.

21Neentsikaezo,ukuphakamakwenyeintsikakube kuziikubhiteezilishumielinesibhozo;Umtyaoziikubhite ezilishumielinambiniwawuyijikeleza;ubungqingqwabayo bebuyiminweemine;ibiholoholo

22Yayeingqukuvayobheduphezukwayo;ukuphakama kwengqukuvabekuziikubhiteezintlanu;umnatha neerharnateezingqukubeningeenxazonke,yonke ibilubheduIntsikayesibiniyabeikwanjalo,kunye neerharnati.

23Bekukhoiirharnateezimashumiasithobaanantandathu ngapha;iirharnatezonkebezilikhuluphezukomnatha ngeenxazonke.

24UmthetheliwabasikiwamthabathauSerayaumbingeleli oyintloko,noZefaniyaumbingeleliweyesibiniintlaninge, nabagcinibomnyangobobathathu.

25Kuwoumziwathabathaithenwa,umphathiwamadoda okulwa;namadodaasixhenxekwabasondelekukumkani, awafunyanwayophakathikomzi;nomphathiwomkhosi, obehlabaumkhosikubantubelizwe;namadodaamashumi mathandathukubantubelizwe,awafunyanwayophakathi komzi.

26WabathabathakeuNebhuzaradan,umthetheliwabasiki, wabazisakukumkaniwaseBhabhelieRibhela

27WabaxabelaukumkaniwaseBhabheli,wababulala eRibhelaezwenilaseHamatiWafuduswakeuYuda, ezwenilakowabo

28NgaboabaabantuawabafudusayouNebhukadenetsare: ngomnyakawesixhenxeamawakaamathathu,anamanci mabinianamathathu;

29NgomnyakaweshumielinesibhozokaNebhukadenetsare wafudusaeYerusalemimiphefumloengamakhuluasibhozo, anamancimathathuanamibini;

30ngomnyakawamashumiomabinianamithathu kaNebhukadenetsare,uNebhuzaradanumthetheliwabasiki wafudusakumaYudaimiphefumloengamakhuluasixhenxe, anamancimaneanamihlanu;iyonkeimiphefumlo ibingamawakaamane,anamakhulumathandathu 31Kwathingomnyakawamashumiamathathuanesixhenxe wokuthinjwakukaYehoyakinukumkaniwakwaYuda, ngenyangayeshumielinesibini,ngosukulwamashumi omabinianesihlanuenyangenileyo,uEvili-merodaki ukumkaniwaseBhabheli,ngomnyakawokuqala

UYeremiya

wobukumkanibakhe,wayiphakamisaintlokokaYehoyakin, ukumkaniwakwaYuda,wamkhuphaentolongweni; 32Wathethanayekakuhle,wayimisaitroneyakhe, yangaphezukwetroneyookumkaniababenayeeBhabheli. 33Wazikhululaiingubozakhezasentolongweni,wamana ukudlaisonkaphambikwakheyonkeimihlayobomibakhe 34Umxheshowakhe,umxheshowamaxeshaonke, wawunikwa,uvelakukumkaniwaseBhabheli,intoyemini ngangeminiyayo,kwadakwayiminiyokufakwakhe,yonke imihlayobomibakhe