Jeremiya 5:1-31
5 Hambahambani emigwacweni yaseJerusalema.
Calatani kuto tonkhe tindzawo futsi ninakisise.
Bukisisani kuto tonkhe timakethe takhona.
Naningatfola umuntfu lowenta tintfo letilungile,+Futsi lohlala etsembekile,Ngitawubese ngiyalicolela lelidolobha.
2 Ngisho nobe bantfu bakhona bangatsi: “Ngifunga Jehova Nkulunkulu lophilako!”
Kodvwa batawuchubeka bafunga emanga.+
3 Awu Jehova, angitsi wena ubuka bantfu labetsembekile?+
Wabajezisa bantfu bakho, kodvwa loko akuzange kubasite.*
Besekusele kancane kutsi ubabhubhise bonkhe, kodvwa ngisho kunjalo bachubeka nekungalaleli.+
Bacinisa tinhloko* tabo taba lukhuni kunelitje,+Futsi abazange baphendvuke.+
4 Kodvwa ngatitjela ngatsi: “Laba bentiwa kutsi bayahlupheka futsi abakafundzi.
Benta tintfo letibulima ngobe abayati indlela yaJehova,Abawati umtsetfo waNkulunkulu wabo.
5 Ngitawuhamba ngiyokhuluma nebantfu labahlonishwako,Ngobe ngiyaciniseka kutsi bona bayayati indlela yaJehova,Bayawati umtsetfo waNkulunkulu wabo.”+
Kodvwa bonkhe besebalephulile lijokaFutsi batidzabula tintsambo talo.
6 Ngiko nje bahlaselwa libhubesi leliphuma ehlatsini,Badzabudzabulwa yimphisi lephuma ehlane,Futsi nengwe ibalalela endleleni emadolobheni abo.
Ibadzabudzabula bonkhe labaphuma kuwo,Ngobe sebone kakhulu,Futsi sekunyenti labakwentile lokukhombisa kutsi abaketsembeki.+
7 “Nginganicolela njani nje ngaloku lenikwentile?
Emadvodzana enu angishiyile,Futsi awasafungi kuNkulunkulu.+
Bengiwanika konkhe lebekakudzinga,Kodvwa wona achubeka nekuphinga,Futsi atseleka ngebunyenti bawo endlini yengwadla.
8 Lamadvodzana anjengemahhashi lashiswa yinkhanuko,Futsi onkhe ahawukela bafati balabanye bantfu.”+
9 Jehova utsi: “Ngingabajezisi yini ngenca yaloku labakwentile?
Ngingatiphindziseleli yini kulesive lesinje?”+
10 “Yanini etihlahleni temagilebisi taseJerusalema futsi nitibulale,Kodvwa lelidolobha ningalibhubhisi liphele nya.+
Jubani emahlumela akhona,Ngobe awasiwo aJehova.
11 Ngobe bantfu baka-Israyeli nebantfu bakaJudaAbaketsembeki mbamba kimi,” kusho Jehova.+
12 “Bamphikile Jehova futsi bahlale batsi:
‘Kute latakwenta.*+
Angeke sehlelwe nayinhlekelele,Futsi angeke sihlaselwe yimphi nobe indlala.’+
13 Baphrofethi bakhuluma lite,Nelivi laNkulunkulu alikho kubo.
Shengatsi nabo bangaba lite njengemavi abo!”
14 Ngako naku lokushiwo nguJehova Nkulunkulu wemabutfo:
“Ngenca yekutsi labantfu basho loku,Emavi ami ngiwenta afanane nemlilo emlonyeni wakho,+Labantfu bona ngibenta bafanane netinkhuni,Futsi lomlilo utabacotfula.”+
15 Jehova utsi: “Nine bantfu baka-Israyeli, nyalo ngitawuletsa sive lesibuya khashane sitokulwa nani.+
Lesive besisolo sikhona kusukela kadzeni.
Sisive sasemandvulo,Sive lesikhuluma lulwimi leningalwati,Futsi lesikhuluma lulwimi leningalucondzi.+
16 Sikhwama semicibisholo yabo sinjengelithuna lelivulekile;Bonkhe bangemachawe emphi.
17 Batawushwabadzela sivuno senu nekudla kwenu.+
Batawubulala emadvodzana enu nemadvodzakati enu.
Babulale imihlambi yenu yetimvu, yetimbuti neyetinkhomo.
Batawucotfula tihlahla tenu temagilebisi netemakhiwa.
Batawabhubhisa ngenkemba emadolobha enu lavikelekile lenetsembele kuwo.”
18 Jehova utsi: “Ngisho nangalawo malanga angeke nginibhubhise niphele nya.+
19 Nababuta batsi: ‘Jehova Nkulunkulu wetfu ukwenteleni konkhe loku kitsi?’ Kufanele ubaphendvule utsi: ‘Njengobe nje ningishiyile nakhonta lomunye nkulunkulu eveni lenu, ngako-ke nitawusebentela bantfu baletinye tive eveni lelingasilo lenu.’”+
20 Memetelani loku esitukulwaneni saJakobe,Nikumemetele nakaJuda nitsi:
21 “Lalelani lana nine bantfu labatilima futsi labangenangcondvo,+Labatsi banemehlo kodvwa babe bangaboni,+Labatsi banetindlebe kodvwa babe bangeva.+
22 Jehova utsi: ‘Aningesabi yini?
Akukafaneli yini nichachateliswe kwesaba embikwami?
Ngimi lowenta sihlabatsi saba ngumncele welwandle,Ngashaya umtsetfo waphakadze kuze lungawendluli umncele walo.
Ngisho nobe emagagasi alo angaya lena nalena, atawuphelela khona lapho;Ngisho nobe angaba nemandla, kodvwa angeke awendlule lomncele.+
23 Kodvwa tinhlitiyo talabantfu tinenkhani futsi bayavukela;Bangishiyile, bahamba ngetindlela tabo.+
24 Abakaze bacabange batsi:
“Nyalo asesabeni Jehova Nkulunkulu wetfu,Losinika imvula ngesikhatsi sayo,Losinika imvula nakungena busika nasentfwasahlobo,Losenta siciniseke kutsi sikhatsi sekuvuna sitawufika.”+
25 Konkhe loku kuvinjwe kona kwenu;Tono tenu tente kutsi ningatitfoli tintfo letinhle.+
26 Kunebantfu lababi emkhatsini webantfu bami.
Bahlale bagadzile njengemtsiyi wetinyoni locosheme.
Babeka titsiyo letiyingoti,Futsi babamba bantfu.
27 Njengendlu yetinyoni legcwele tinyoni,Kanjalo netindlu tabo tigcwele tintfo labatitfole ngebucili.+
Kungako banjingile futsi baneligunya.
28 Sebakhuluphele futsi bayamanyatela;Tintfo letimbi labatentako setinyenti kakhulu.
Abatimeleli tintsandzane emacaleni,+Kuze kutawuphumelela bona;Futsi abamehluleli ngekulunga umuntfu loweswele.’”+
29 Jehova utsi: “Ngingabajezisi yini ngenca yaloku labakwentile?
Ngingatiphindziseleli yini kulesive lesinjena?
30 Kunentfo leshacisako futsi lembi kakhulu leyenteke kulelive:
31 Baphrofethi baphrofetha emanga,+Nebaphristi basebentisa ligunya labo kuze bacindzetele labanye,Futsi bantfu bami kuyabachaza loko.+
Kodvwa nitawenta njani-ke nasekufike kuphela?”
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “abazange babuve buhlungu.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “buso.”
^ Kungaphindze kubekwe ngekutsi, “Akekho.”
