Jeremiya
11 Leli livi lelefika kuJeremiya liphuma kuJehova litsi: 2 “Awu nine bantfu, lalelani emavi alesivumelwane lengasenta!
“Lamavi watjele* bantfu labahlala kaJuda nalabahlala eJerusalema 3 utsi kubo: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguJehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli: “Ucalekisiwe umuntfu longawalaleli emavi alesivumelwane,+ 4 lengawasho kubokhokho benu ngelilanga lengabakhipha ngalo eveni laseGibhithe,+ lokulive lebebahlupheka kulo,*+ ngatsi: ‘Lalelani livi lami, futsi nente konkhe lenginiyala ngako, nanenta njalo nitawuba bantfu bami, mine ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu,+ 5 kuze ngifeze sifungo lengasenta kubokhokho benu, sekubaniketa live leligeleta lubisi neluju,+ njengobe nje lesifungo sisasebenta nalamuhla.’”’”
Ngaphendvula ngatsi: “Awu Jehova, akube njalo.”*
6 Jehova wase utsi kimi: “Onkhe lamavi wamemetele emadolobheni akaJuda nasetitaladini taseJerusalema, utsi: ‘Lalelani emavi alesivumelwane futsi niwente. 7 Kusukela ngelilanga lengakhipha ngalo bokhokho benu eGibhithe bengisolo ngibecwayisa, futsi kuze kube ngulamuhla solo ngitsi:* “Lalelani livi lami.”+ 8 Kodvwa abazange bangilalele nobe banginake, esikhundleni saloko bachubeka benta tintfo letifunwa tinhlitiyo tabo letimbi.+ Bala kwenta loko lebengibayale kutsi bakwente, ngako ngabese ngikwenta konkhe loko lebengikushito kulesivumelwane.’”
9 Jehova wabese utsi kimi: “Bantfu bakaJuda nalabahlala eJerusalema bente licebo lelimelene nami. 10 Babuyele etonweni tabokhokho babo labangazange bawalalele emavi ami.+ Nabo balandzele labanye bonkulunkulu futsi babakhonta.+ Bantfu baka-Israyeli nebakaJuda bephule sivumelwane lengasenta nabokhokho babo.+ 11 Ngako naku lokushiwo nguJehova: ‘Ngitabaletsela inhlekelele+ labangeke bakhone kuyibalekela. Batawutsi nabakhalela lusito kimi, mine ngingabalaleli.+ 12 Bantfu bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema batawubese bayocela lusito kubonkulunkulu labenta kubo imihlatjelo,*+ kodvwa labonkulunkulu angeke babasite nasebehlelwa ngulenhlekelele. 13 Ngobe bonkulunkulu bakho wena Juda sebanyenti kakhulu, sebangangemadolobha akho futsi wakhe ema-al’thare lamanyenti aba ngangetitaladi taseJerusalema, wawakhela kunikelela Bhali, longunkulunkulu lolihlazo.’+
14 “Kodvwa wena* ungabathantazeli labantfu. Ungabakhaleli kimi nobe ubathantazele,+ ngobe nasebehlelwe yinhlekelele angeke ngilalele nabangibita.
15 Bantfu bami lengibatsandzako bafunani endlini yami
Babe benta tintfo letimbi?
Lenhlekelele lengitabaletsela yona bangayivimba yini ngekutsi bente imihlatjelo yetilwane?*
Batawujabula yini ngekutsi lenhlekelele ayikabehleli?
16 Jehova wake wanibita ngekutsi nisihlahla semncumo lesiluhlata,
Sihlahla lesihle lesinetitselo letinhle.
Kwaba nemsindvo lomkhulu, futsi Nkulunkulu walumeka lesihlahla ngemlilo,
Futsi titsa tephula emagala aso.
17 “Jehova wemabutfo lowakuhlanyela+ utsite wena Juda utawehlelwa yinhlekelele ngenca yebubi lowabenta ukanye nema-Israyeli, ngesikhatsi nimtfukutselisa ngekwentela Bhali imihlatjelo.”+
18 Awu Jehova, wena ungitjele loku kuze ngati;
Ngaleso sikhatsi wangenta ngakubona loko labakwentako.
19 Nganginjengemvu leyohlatjwa.
Bengingati kutsi benta lisu lelimelene nami, batsi:+
“Asisibulale lesihlahla kanye netitselo taso,
Asimbulaleni,
Kuze ligama lakhe lingaphindzi likhunjulwe.”
20 Kodvwa wena Jehova wemabutfo wehlulela ngekulunga;
Shengatsi ngingabona nawungiphindziselela kubo,
Ngobe lendzaba sengiyishiyela kuwe.
21 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguJehova ngemadvodza ase-Anathothi+ lafuna kukubulala, futsi latsi kuwe: “Yekela lokuphrofetha ngelibito laJehova,+ ngale kwaloko sitakubulala”; 22 ngako Jehova wemabutfo utsi: “Ngitawubenta baphendvule ngaloku. Emajaha akhona atawubulawa ngenkemba,+ futsi emadvodzana abo nemadvodzakati abo atawubulawa yindlala.+ 23 Kute ngisho namunye lotawusala kubo, ngobe emadvodza ase-Anathothi+ ngitawenta ehlelwe yinhlekelele ngemnyaka lengitawajezisa ngawo.”