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3 “Ngithuma isithunywa sami njalo sizalungisa* indlela phambi kwami.+ INkosi yeqiniso eliyidingayo izafika masinyane ethempelini layo,+ lesithunywa sesivumelwano sizafika. Isithunywa lesi elisithandayo sizafika loba sekutheni,” kutsho uJehova wamabutho.
2 “Kodwa ngubani ozalubekezelela usuku lokufika kwaso njalo ngubani ozakwenelisa ukuma lapho sivela? Phela isithunywa lesi sizakuba njengomlilo womcengi wensimbi lanjengesepa+ yokuwatsha. 3 INkosi izakuba njengomcengi lomhlambululi wesiliva,+ ihlambulule amadodana kaLevi. Izawacenga njengegolide lesiliva futhi azanikela kuJehova iminikelo ngenhliziyo emsulwa. 4 Umnikelo wabantu bakoJuda labeJerusalema uzamthokozisa uJehova njengasezinsukwini zendulo laseminyakeni yakudala.+
5 “Ngizabuya kini ngizolahlulela njalo ngizababeka icala labo abayizangoma,+ labafebayo,* labafunga amanga+ labaqila izisebenzi iholo lazo.+ Ngizakwahlulela lalabo abaqilibezela abafelokazi lezintandane+ labangafuni ukunceda* umuntu wesinye isizwe.+ Abantu laba abazange bangesabe,” kutsho uJehova wamabutho.
6 “Mina nginguJehova, kangitshintshi.*+ Lina lingamadodana kaJakhobe, kalizange liphele. 7 Kusukela ezinsukwini zabokhokho benu beliphambuka emithethweni yami njalo kaliyigcinanga.+ Phendukani kimi, lami ngizaphenduka kini,”+ kutsho uJehova wamabutho.
Kodwa lina lithi: “Kungani usithi siphenduke kuwe?”
8 “Kambe umuntu angatshontshela uNkulunkulu? Kodwa lina liyangitshontshela.”
Lanxa kunjalo lithi: “Kungani usithi siyakutshontshela?”
“Ngoba kalilethi okwetshumi kanye leminikelo. 9 Liqalekisiwe sibili* ngoba liyangitshontshela. Isizwe sonke siyangitshontshela. 10 Lethani konke okwetshumi esiphaleni sami+ ukuze kube lokudla endlini yami.+ Ngicela lingilinge kulokhu, libone ukuthi ngeke yini ngilivulele amagedi asemazulwini+ ngilithululele izibusiso ezinengi lize liswele lokuthi lizifake ngaphi,”+ kutsho uJehova wamabutho.
11 “Ngizaxotsha intethe ukuze zingatshabalalisi amabele aselizweni lenu futhi izihlahla zenu zamagilebisi zizahlala zithela,”+ kutsho uJehova wamabutho.
12 “Zonke izizwe zizakuthi lina liyathokoza+ ngoba ilizwe lenu lizakuba* lilizwe lenjabulo,” kutsho uJehova wamabutho.
13 “Amazwi eliwakhulume ngami mabi,” kutsho uJehova.
Kodwa lina lithi: “Yiwaphi amazwi amabi esiwakhulumileyo?”+
14 “Lithe, ‘Akuncedi ngalutho ukukhonza uNkulunkulu.+ Kusincede ngani ukwenza konke akufunayo lokuhamba kwethu sidanile phambi kukaJehova wamabutho? 15 Khathesi sithi abantu abaziphakamisayo bayathokoza lalabo abahlala besenza okubi bayaphumelela.+ Balesibindi sokulinga uNkulunkulu basale bengajeziswanga.’”
16 Ngalesosikhathi labo abamesabayo uJehova baxoxisana, umuntu ekhuluma lomngane wakhe njalo uJehova waqhubeka elalelisisa ababekutsho. Kwabhalwa ibhuku phambi kwakhe+ elokukhumbula labo abesaba uJehova labacabangisisa ngebizo lakhe.*+
17 UJehova wamabutho uthi: “Bazakuba ngabami+ ngosuku engizabenza babe yimpahla yami eligugu.+ Ngizakuba lesihawu kubo njengoba nje ubaba esiba lesihawu endodaneni yakhe emlalelayo.+ 18 Lizaphinda liwubone umehluko phakathi komuntu olungileyo lomubi,+ laphakathi komuntu okhonza uNkulunkulu longamkhonziyo.”