Jeremiya
6 Balekani eJerusalema niyobhaca, nine madvodzana aBhenjamini.
Ngobe kuta inhlekelele lenkhulu, inhlekelele lechamuka enyakatfo.+
2 Lidolobha laseSiyoni* lifanana nemfati lomuhle futsi lotototiswako.+
3 Kutawufika belusi nemihlambi yabo.
4 “Tilungiseleleni* kuyokulwa neJerusalema!
Sukumani, asiyihlaseleni kusesemini!”
“Awu yehheni bo, naku nelilanga seliyashona,
Sekucala nekuba mnyama!”
5 “Sukumani, asiyihlaseleni ebusuku
Futsi sibhidlite imibhoshongo yayo levikelekile.”+
6 Ngobe Jehova wemabutfo utsi:
“Gawulani tihlahla futsi nimise indvundvuma kuze nivimbetele iJerusalema.+
Lelidolobha kufanele lijeziswe,
Ngobe kuyacindzetelwana nje kulo.+
7 Njengobe nje umtfombo ukhipha emanti lamnandzi,
Kanjalo nalelidolobha lingumtfombo webubi.
Kuvakala umsindvo wekulwa newembhubhiso;+
Futsi ngihlale ngibona bantfu labagulako kanye netinhlekelele.
8 Awu Jerusalema lalela, ngobe nawungenti njalo ngitakufulatsela ngenyanyile;+
Ngitawenta indzawo yakho ibe bete lutfo, kube bete nebantfu labahlala kuyo.”+
9 Naku lokushiwo nguJehova wemabutfo:
“Bantfu labasele ka-Israyeli bafanana nemagilebisi ekugcina lasele esihlahleni.
Kufanele uphindze ubabutsele ndzawonye kuhle kwemuntfu lokha emagilebisi ekugcina awafake ebhasikidini.”
10 “Ngubani lokufanele ngikhulume naye futsi ngimecwayise?
Ngubani lotawulalela?
Tindlebe tabo tivalekile,* ngako abakhoni kulalela.+
Sebayaledzelela livi laJehova,+
Futsi abalitsandzi.
11 Nami ngitfukutsele ngiyabilelana njengaJehova,
Futsi sengidziniwe kuthula.”+
“Tjela umntfwana losesitaladini indlela lengitfukutsele ngayo,+
Utjele emacembu emajaha lahlangene ndzawonye.
Utjele bonkhe bantfu, lokufaka ekhatsi indvodza nemfati wayo,
12 Tindlu tabo titawutsatfwa ngulabanye bantfu,
Kutsatfwe emasimu abo kanye nebafati babo.+
Ngobe ngitawelula sandla sami ngimelane nebantfu labahlala kulelive,” kusho Jehova.
13 “Bonkhe batizuzisa bona ngetindlela letingaketsembeki, kusukela kulophansi kuya kulohlonishwako;+
Baphrofethi nebaphristi nabo abaketsembeki.+
14 Betama kupholisa emanceba ebantfu bami ngekumane nje batsi:
‘Kunekuthula! Kunekuthula!’
Kantsi kute kuthula.+
15 Utsi banawo nje emahloni ngetintfo letenyanyekako labatentile?
Bete ngisho nalamancane!
Abati nekutsi kunjani kuhlazeka!+
Ngako batawubulawa njengalabanye lesebabulewe.
Batawudzayitela nasengibajezisa,” kusho Jehova.
16 Jehova utsi:
“Manini lapho kuhlangana khona tindlela futsi nibuke.
Butani ngetindlela takadzeni,
Butani kutsi nguyiphi indlela lekahle bese nihamba ngayo,+
Futsi nitawuphumula.”
Kodvwa bona batsi: “Angeke sihambe ngayo.”+
17 “Ngabeka bogadzi+ lebebatsi:
‘Lalelani umsindvo wekukhala kweluphondvo!’”+
Kodvwa bona batsi: “Angeke siwulalele.”+
18 “Ngako-ke lalelani nine tive!
Shengatsi nani nine bantfu ningakwati
Loko lokutakwenteka kubantfu baseJerusalema.
19 Lalelani lana nonkhe nine lenisemhlabeni!
Labantfu ngitabaletsela inhlekelele+
Ngenca yemicabango yabo lemibi,
Ngobe abakawalaleli emavi ami
Futsi bawalile nemtsetfo* wami.”
20 “Akusho lutfo kimi lokungiletsela lamakha esihlahla semphepho labuya eSheba
Kanye nalomhlanga* losuka eveni lelikhashane.
Angiyifuni iminikelo yenu yekushiswa lephelele,
Futsi imihlatjelo yenu iyangicansula.”+
21 Ngako-ke Jehova utsi:
“Labantfu ngitababekela tintfo letitabagila
Futsi batawugileka bawe,
Kutawugileka bobabe nemadvodzana abo,
Kugileke umuntfu nemngani wakhe,
Futsi bonkhe batawushabalala.”+
22 Jehova utsi:
“Lalelani la! Kuta bantfu labasuka eveni lasenyakatfo,
Kutawuchamuka sive lesikhulu lesisuka ekugcineni kwemhlaba.+
23 Batawuhloma ngebutjoki nangesikhali.
Abananhlitiyo futsi kute labatamvela.
Emavi abo atawufana nekubhodla kwelwandle,
Futsi batawube bagibele emahhashi.+
Beta njengelibutfo kuze banihlasele nine bantfu baseSiyoni.”*
25 Ningayi emasimini,
Futsi ningayi nasemgwacweni,
Ngobe lesitsa siphetse inkemba,
Yonkhe indzawo kuyesabeka.
Dzindzani sililo kube shengatsi nikhalela indvodzana lekuphela kwayo,+
Ngobe sitsa lesitosibhubhisa sitawufika singakasigadzi.+
27 “Ngikwente* wafana nemuntfu locwengisisa lisiliva
Ngobe kufanele ucwengisise bantfu bami,
Kufanele ubanakisise futsi utibukisise tintfo labatentako.
Balukhuni njengelitfusi nensimbi,
Futsi bonkhe bakhohlakele.
29 Umuntfu angetama kamatima kubacwengisisa ngemlilo, kuze kushe ngisho nemathulusi akhe.
Kodvwa baphuma solo banemthofi nje.
30 Bantfu batababita ngekutsi balisiliva lelingenamsebenti,
Ngobe Jehova ubalahlile.”+