Jeremiya
1 Lawa ngemavi aJeremiya* indvodzana yaHilkiya. Hilkiya abengulomunye webaphristi base-Anathothi+ eveni lakaBhenjamini: 2 Jehova wakhuluma nami ngemnyaka wesi-13 wekubusa kwaJosaya+ inkhosi yakaJuda, lobekayindvodzana ya-Amoni.+ 3 Waphindze wakhuluma nami emalangeni aJehoyakimu+ inkhosi yakaJuda, lobekayindvodzana yaJosaya, kwaze kwaba sekupheleni kweminyaka lengu-11 yekubusa kwaSedekiya+ inkhosi yakaJuda, lobekayindvodzana yaJosaya, kwaze kwaba ngulapho iJerusalema incotjwa ngenyanga yesihlanu.+
4 Jehova watsi kimi:
5 “Mine ngakwati* ngisengakakubumbi esiswini samake wakho,+
Futsi ngaphambi kwekutsi utalwe* ngakukhetsa kutsi wente umsebenti longcwele.+
Ngakwenta umphrofethi etiveni.”
6 Kodvwa ngatsi: “Awu Nkhosi Lephakeme Jehova!
Mine angikwati kukhuluma,+ ngisengumfanyana*+ nje.”
7 Jehova wase utsi kimi:
“Ungasho utsi: ‘Ngisengumfanyana nje.’
Ngobe kufanele uye kubo bonkhe bantfu lengikutfuma kubo,
Futsi kufanele ukusho konkhe lengikutjela kona.+
9 Ngemuva kwaloko Jehova welula sandla sakhe watsintsa umlomo wami.+ Jehova watsi kimi: “Ngifake emavi ami emlonyeni wakho.+ 10 Lamuhla ngikunike ligunya etikwetive nasetikwemibuso, kutsi usiphule futsi udzilite, kutsi ubhubhise futsi uhhihlite, nekutsi wakhe futsi uhlanyele.”+
11 Jehova waphindze wakhuluma nami watsi: “Ubonani Jeremiya?” Mine ngatsi: “Ngibona ligala lesihlahla sema-alimondi.”*
12 Jehova watsi kimi: “Ubone kahle, ngobe ngihlale ngikuphaphamele kwenta livi lami lifezeke.”
13 Jehova waphindze wakhuluma nami watsi: “Ubonani?” Mine ngatsi: “Ngibona libhodo* lelibilako,* umlomo walo ufulatsele inyakatfo futsi utjekele ngaseningizimu.” 14 Jehova wabese utsi kimi:
“Kutawuta inhlekelele ichamuka enyakatfo,
Ihlasele bonkhe labahlala eveni.+
15 Ngobe mine Jehova ngitsi: ‘Ngibita tonkhe tive temibuso yasenyakatfo,+
Futsi titawuta, nemakhosi ato atawubeka tihlalo tawo tebukhosi
Emagedeni aseJerusalema,+
Titawuhlasela tindvonga tayo kuto tonkhe tinhlangotsi
Tihlasele nawo onkhe emadolobha akaJuda.+
16 Ngitawehlulela bantfu bami ngenca yabo bonkhe bubi lababentile,
Ngobe bangilahlile,+
Bashuncisela labanye bonkulunkulu imihlatjelo yekushiswa+
Futsi bakhotsamela tintfo labatente ngetandla tabo.’+
17 Wena-ke tilungiselele,*
Futsi kufanele usukume ubatjele konkhe lengikushito kuwe.
Ungabesabi,+
Kuze ngingakwenti ufikelwe kwesaba embikwabo.