Jeremiya
23 Jehova utsi: “Maye kubelusi lababulala timvu letisemadlelweni ami futsi batihlakate!”+
2 Naku-ke lokushiwo nguJehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli mayelana nebelusi labelusa bantfu bakhe: “Nitihlakatile timvu tami, natiyekela tagcwala yonkhe indzawo futsi nangatinakekeli.”+
“Ngako-ke ngitanijezisa ngenca yetintfo letimbi lenitentile,” kusho Jehova.
3 “Ngemuva kwaloko, timvu tami letisele ngitatigcogca kuwo onkhe lamave lengitihlakatele kuwo,+ futsi ngitatibuyisela emadlelweni ato.+ Titawandza tigcine titinyenti kakhulu.+ 4 Ngitawubeka belusi labatawutelusa kahle.+ Angeke tiphindze tesabe nobe tetfuke, futsi kute ngisho nayinye letawulahleka,” kusho Jehova.
5 Jehova utsi: “Kutawufika sikhatsi lapho ngitawubeka khona indlalifa* lelungile esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide.+ Itawuba yinkhosi,+ ibuse ngekucondza, futsi yehlulele live ngekulunga nangekungakhetsi.+ 6 Ngemalanga ayo, bantfu bakaJuda batawusindziswa+ futsi ema-Israyeli atawuhlala aphephile.+ Ligama letawubitwa ngalo litsi: Jehova Ungumtfombo Wekulunga.”+
7 Jehova utsi: “Kutawufika emalanga lapho bantfu bangeke basatsi: ‘Sifunga Jehova Nkulunkulu lophilako lowakhipha ema-Israyeli eGibhithe!’+ 8 kunaloko batawutsi: ‘Sifunga Jehova Nkulunkulu lophilako lowakhipha bantfwana ba-Israyeli eveni lasenyakatfo, nakuwo onkhe emave lebekabasakatele kuwo futsi wababuyisa.’ Nyalo sebatawuhlala eveni labo.”+
9 Nangu umlayeto loya kubaphrofethi:
Inhlitiyo yami yephukile.
Onkhe ematsambo ami ayachachatela.
Ngibe njengemuntfu lodzakiwe
Ngaba njengemuntfu lodzakwe liwayini
Ngesikhatsi ngiva emavi langcwele aJehova.
10 Ngobe lelive ligcwele bantfu labaphingako,*+
Liyalila ngobe licalekisiwe+
Nemadlelo lasehlane ashile.+
Bantfu bakhona benta tintfo letimbi futsi balisebentisa kabi ligunya labo.
11 “Baphrofethi nebaphristi sebakhohlakele.*+
Tintfo letimbi labatentako ngitibone ngisho nasendlini yami,”+ kusho Jehova.
12 “Ngako kutawushelela lapho bahamba khona futsi kube mnyama,+
Ngitawubafuca futsi batakuwa.
Ngobe ngitabehlisela inhlekelele
Ngemnyaka labatawujeziswa ngawo,” kusho Jehova.
13 “Ngitibonile tintfo letenyanyekako letentiwa baphrofethi baseSamariya.+
Baphrofetha egameni laBhali,
Futsi badukisa bantfu bami, lokungema-Israyeli.
14 Ngitibonile tintfo letenyanyekako letentiwa baphrofethi baseJerusalema.
Bayaphinga*+ futsi bakhuluma emanga,+
Bakhutsata* bantfu labenta lokubi kutsi bachubeke,
Futsi ababuyekeli bubi lababentako.
15 Ngako naku lokushiwo nguJehova wemabutfo mayelana nalabaphrofethi:
“Ngitawubenta badle sihlahla lesibabako
Futsi ngitabanatsisa emanti lanashevu.+
Ngobe baphrofethi baseJerusalema bente kutsi lonkhe lelive lihlubuke.”
16 Jehova wemabutfo utsi:
“Ningatilaleli letiphrofetho lenititjelwa ngulabaphrofethi.+
Bayaniyenga.*
17 Bachubeka bakhuluma nebantfu labangangihloniphi batsi:
‘Jehova utsite: “Nitawuba nekuthula.”’+
Futsi bakhuluma nawo wonkhe umuntfu lolalela inhlitiyo yakhe lenenkhani batsi:
‘Kute inhlekelele letanehlela.’+
18 Ngubani lome emkhatsini webantfu labasondzelene naJehova
Kuze alicondze livi lakhe futsi alive?
Ngubani lonakisise livi lakhe ngobe afuna kuliva?
19 Jehova utawutfukutsela kube shengatsi kusuka sivunguvungu;
Intfukutselo yakhe itawehlela etinhloko talababi njengesiphepho lesinemandla.+
20 Lentfukutselo yaJehova angeke ibohle
Kuze kube ngulapho akufeza loko lokufunwa yinhlitiyo yakhe.
Nitakucondza kahle loku emalangeni ekugcina.
21 Labaphrofethi angizange ngibatfume, kodvwa bona basuka emagonso.
Kute lengakusho kubo, kodvwa bona baphrofetha.+
22 Kantsi kube bema emkhatsini webantfu labasondzelene nami,
Bebatawenta kutsi bantfu bami bawalalele emavi ami
Futsi bebatabenta bayekele tindlela tabo letimbi netento tabo letimbi.”+
23 Jehova utsi: “Ngigcina ngekuba nguNkulunkulu nangidvutane nani yini? Angisuye yini Nkulunkulu ngisho nalapho ngikhashane nani?”
24 Jehova utsi: “Ukhona yini umuntfu longabhaca endzaweni lefihlekile langingeke ngimbone khona?”+
“Angikuboni yini konkhe lokusezulwini nasemhlabeni?”+ kusho Jehova.
25 “Ngibavile labaphrofethi labaphrofetha emanga egameni lami batsi: ‘Ngiphuphile! Ngiphuphile!’+ 26 Kutawuze kube ngunini labaphrofethi bachubeka bakhuluma emanga? Baphrofetha emanga lasuka etinhlitiyweni tabo.+ 27 Bacocelana emaphupho babe bahlose kwenta bantfu bami balikhohlwe libito lami, njengobe nje nabokhokho babo balikhohlwa ngenca yaBhali.+ 28 Umphrofethi lobe neliphupho akasho liphupho lakhe, kodvwa loyo lonemavi ami akawasho ngekwetsembeka.”
“Luhlanga luyafana yini nenhlavu yakolo?” kusho Jehova.
29 “Livi lami alifani yini nemlilo,+ futsi alifani yini nesandvo lesicheketa lidvwala?” kusho Jehova.+
30 “Ngako ngitabajezisa baphrofethi labeba emavi ami lengiwatjele labanye baphrofethi,” kusho Jehova.+
31 Jehova utsi: “Ngitabajezisa baphrofethi labakhuluma tintfo tabo batsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguNkulunkulu!’”+
32 “Ngitabajezisa baphrofethi labasho emaphupho langemanga futsi badukise bantfu bami ngenca yemanga abo nekutigcabha kwabo,” kusho Jehova.+
“Angikabatfumi futsi angikabatjeli kutsi bakhulume. Ngako labaphrofethi angeke babasite ngalutfo labantfu,”+ kusho Jehova.
33 “Nakwenteka labantfu bakubuta nobe ubutwa ngumphristi nobe umphrofethi atsi: ‘Utsini umlayeto* lovela kuJehova?’ ubophendvula utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguJehova: “Nine ningumtfwalo! Futsi ngitanicosha.”’+ 34 Nangabe kunemphrofethi, umphristi nobe bantfu labatsi: ‘Nangu umlayeto* lovela kuJehova!’ mine-ke ngitamjezisa loyo muntfu kanye nemndeni wakhe. 35 Nguloyo naloyo kini ukhuluma nemngani wakhe nemnakabo atsi: ‘Uphendvule watsini Jehova? Utsiteni Jehova?’ 36 Kodvwa ningasakhulumi ngisho nekukhuluma ngemlayeto* lovela kuJehova, ngobe nguloyo naloyo kini uchaza lomlayeto* ngendlela yakhe, futsi seniwashintjile emavi aNkulunkulu lophilako, Jehova wemabutfo, longuNkulunkulu wetfu.
37 “Ubotsi kulomphrofethi: ‘Ukuphendvule watsini Jehova? Utsiteni Jehova? 38 Nanitawuchubeka nitsi: “Nangu umlayeto* lovela kuJehova!” naku-ke Jehova lakushoko: “Njengobe nichubeka nitsi: ‘Emavi lesiwashoko angumlayeto* waJehova,’ ngisho nobe senginitjelile kutsi ningacali nitsi: “Nangu umlayeto* lovela kuJehova!” 39 Ngitanitsatsa nginijikijele khashane nami, futsi ngitawenta njalo nakulelidolobha lengalinika nine nabokhokho benu. 40 Ngitanenta nibe nemahloni kuze kube phakadze, futsi lihlazo lenu litawuhlale likhunjulwa.”’”+