Joromiya 11:1-23
11 Leli lilizwi elivela kuJehova liya kuJoromiya, lithi:
2 “Yizwani amezwi wesivumelwanesi nina bantu!
“Akhulumeni* ebantwini bakwaJuda nezakhamuzini zeJerusalema
3 nithi kibo, ‘Ngilokhu uJehova uZimu ka-Israyeli akutjhoko: “Uqalekisiwe umuntu ongalaleli amezwi wesivumelwanesi,+
4 engayala ngawo abokhokho bakho ngelanga engabakhupha ngalo eGibhide,+ ekehleni yomlilo wokuncibilikisa isimbi,+ ngathi, ‘Lalelani ilizwi lami begodu nenze zoke izinto enginiyala ngazo; nizokuba babantu bami begodu ngizokuba nguZimenu,+
5 bona ngizalise isifungo engasenza kibokhokho benu, sokuthi ngizobanikela inarha egeleza ibisi neliju,+ njengombana kunjalo namhlanjesi.’”’”
Ngaphendula ngathi: “Amen* Jehova.”
6 UJehova wathi kimi: “Memezela woke amezwi la emadorobheni wakwaJuda neendleleni zeJerusalema uthi: “Yizwani amezwi wesivumelwanesi begodu niwenze.
7 Ngayala abokhokho bakho ngelanga engabakhupha ngalo enarheni yeGibhide bekube kunamhlanjesi, ngabayala kanengi ngathi: “Lalelani ilizwi lami.”+
8 Kodwana akhenge ningilalele namkha nitjheje, kunalokho naragela phambili nilandela ihliziywenu ekhohlakeleko ngekani.+ Yeke ngabajezisa ngokwalokho okusesivumelwanenesi engabayala bona bakwenze kodwana bala ukukwenza.
9 UJehova wathi kimi: “Kunamano hlangana nabantu bakwaJuda nezakhamuzini zeJerusalema.
10 Babuyele emitjhaphweni yabokhokho babo bekadeni, abala ukulalela amezwami.+ Nabo balandele abanye aboZimu begodu babalotjha.+ Indlu ka-Israyeli nendlu kaJuda ziphule isivumelwano sami engasenza nabokhokho babo.+
11 Ngilokhu uJehova akutjhoko, ‘Ngiletha ihlekelele+ kibo, engekhe bakghone ukuyibalekela. Nababawa isizo kimi, angekhe ngibalalele.+
12 Yeke amadorobho wakwaJuda nezakhamuzi zeJerusalema bazokuya kibozimu ababenzela imihlatjelo babawe isizo kibo,+ kodwana angekhe babasindise ngesikhathi sehlekelelabo.
13 Maye! Juda, abozimu benu babe banengi njengamadorobhenu, begodu nenzele into enyenyisako ama-aldara amanengi njengeendlela zeJerusalema, ama-aldara wokwenzela uBhali imihlatjelo.’+
14 “Wena* ungabathandazeli abantwaba. Ungabancengeli namkha ubathandazele,+ ngombana angekhe ngibalalele nabangibizako, babawa isizo ngebanga lehlekelelabo.
15 Kubayini abantu bami engibathandako basesesendlinamiKukulapho abanengi babo basenza amaqhinga amambi?
Ngenyama ecwengileko* bazokubaleka ihlekelelabo nayiza phezu kwabo?
Bazokuthaba na ngesikhatheso?
16 UJehova ukhe wanibiza ngomuthi wama-oliva okhula kuhle,Othela iinthelo ezihle.
Wawutjhisa ngomlilo ngetjhada elikhulu lokubhodla,Begodu amanaba aphule iimpande zawo.
17 “UJehova wamabutho, umTjalakho,+ umemezele bona ihlekelele izokwehlela ngebanga lobumbi obenziwe yindlu ka-Israyeli nendlu kaJuda, abangisilingileko ngokwenzela uBhali imihlatjelo.”+
18 UJehova ungazisile;Ungenze ngabona ebebakwenza ngesikhatheso.
19 Benginjengemvana ekhuliswe ekhaya eyiswe bona iyokuhlatjwa.
Bengingazi bona baluka amano ngokujamelene nami:+
“Asitjhabalaliseni umuthi nesithelo sawo,Asimqunteni enarheni,Bona igama lakhe lingasakhunjulwa.”
20 Kodwana uJehova wamabutho wahlulela ngokulunga;Uhlolisisa imicabango edephileko nehliziyo.+
Ngivumela ngibone ipindiselwakho kibo,Ngombana ngilethe umlandwami ongokomthetho kuwe.
21 Yeke ngilokhu uJehova akutjho ebantwini be-Anatothi+ abafuna ukukubulala nabathi: “Ungaphorofidi ngegama lakaJehova,+ nakungasinjalo sizokubulala ngezandla zethu”;
22 Yeke ngilokhu uJehova wamabutho akutjhoko: “Ngizobajezisa. Amasokana azokubulawa yisabula,+ amadodana namadodakazawo azokubulawa yindlala.+
23 Abekho abazokusala, ngombana ngiyokuletha ihlekelele ebantwini be-Anatothi+ ngomnyaka engizobajezisa ngawo.”
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Kungenzeka bekukhulunywa noJoromiya.
^ Namkha “Akube njalo.”
^ Kutjho uJoromiya.
^ Kutjho imihlatjelo eyenzelwa ethempelini.
