Jeremiya
17 “Sono sebantfu bakaJuda sibhalwe phansi ngelutsi lwekubhala.
Sibhalwe etinhlitiyweni tabo ngesihloko sedayimane
Sabhalwa nasetimphondvweni tema-al’thare abo.
2 Ngisho nemadvodzana abo akhumbula ema-al’thare netinsika tabo letingcwele,*+
Letiseceleni kwesihlahla lesikhulu lesiluhlata, emagcumeni laphakeme,+
3 Kanye nasetintsabeni letisesigangeni.
Awu nine bantfu bakaJuda, titsa tenu ngitatinika wonkhe umcebo wenu nato tonkhe tintfo tenu letiligugu,+
Ngitinike netindzawo tenu letiphakeme ngenca yato tonkhe tono lenitentile kulelive.+
4 Lifa lenganinika lona nitawuvele nililahle ningakaphocelelwa ngumuntfu.+
Ngitawenta nekutsi nisebentele titsa tenu eveni leningalati,+
Futsi itawuvutsa siphelane.”
5 Jehova utsi:
“Ucalekisiwe umuntfu* lowetsembela kubantfu,+
Abeke litsemba lakhe emandleni ebantfu,*+
Futsi ashiye Jehova.
6 Utawufana nesihlahla lesitimele sodvwa elugwadvule.
Angeke atibone netintfo letinhle,
Kodvwa utawuhlala etindzaweni letome kheshe letisehlane,
Eveni lelineluswayi, lapho kute umuntfu longaphila khona.
8 Utawuba njengesihlahla lesihlanyelwe ngasemfuleni,
Lesenabisela timphandze taso kuwo.
Angeke eve ngisho nobe lilanga lishisa kakhulu,
Nemacembe akhe atawuhlale amahle.+
Angeke akhatsateke nangemnyaka wesomiso,
Futsi utawuhlale atsela titselo.
9 Inhlitiyo ikhohlakele* kwengca tonkhe tintfo futsi ingenta nobe ngabe yini lembi.*+
Ngubani nje longayicondza?
10 Mine Jehova ngiphenya inhlitiyo,+
Ngihlolisise imicabango lejulile,*
Kuze wonkhe umuntfu ngimnike lokumfanele, kuye ngetindlela takhe
Nangemisebenti yakhe.+
11 Njengentsendzele lefukamela emacandza lengakawataleli,
Utawutsi nakasekhatsi nemphilo yakhe, lomcebo umphelele,
Futsi ekugcineni utawubonakala angenangcondvo.”
12 Sihlalo sebukhosi lesikhatimulako saphakanyiswa kusukela ekucaleni,
Futsi siyindzawo yetfu lengcwele.+
13 Awu Jehova, wena ulitsemba lema-Israyeli,
Bonkhe labakulahlako batawuhlazeka.
Emagama alabo labakuhlubukako* atawubhalwa elutfulini,+
Ngobe bamlahlile Jehova, longumtfombo wemanti ekuphila.+
14 Awu Jehova ngelaphe, futsi ngitawelapheka.
Ngisindzise futsi ngitawusindza,+
Ngobe ngidvumisa wena.
15 Kunebantfu labatsi kimi:
“Kungani solo lingafezeki livi laJehova?+
Alimane lifezeke bo!”
16 Kodvwa mine angizange ngiyekele kukulandzela nekuba ngumelusi,
Nobe ngilangatelele lilanga lenhlekelele.
Wena ukwati kahle konkhe lengakukhuluma ngemlomo wami;
Konkhe kwenteka embikwakho.
17 Ungangesabisi.
Wena usiphephelo sami ngesikhatsi senhlekelele.
18 Shengatsi labo labangihluphako bangahlazeka,+
Kodvwa mine ungangenti ngihlazeke.
Shengatsi bangafikelwa kwesaba,
Kodvwa mine ungangenti ngesabe.
Baletsele inhlekelele,+
Ubafihlite futsi ubabhubhise baphele nya.
19 Jehova watsi kimi: “Hamba ume egedeni lelikhulu* lelisetjentiswa ngemakhosi akaJuda nawangena futsi aphuma, ume nakuwo onkhe emagede aseJerusalema.+ 20 Ubotsi kubo: ‘Lalelani nali livi laJehova nine makhosi akaJuda, nani nonkhe nine bantfu bakaJuda, kanye nani nonkhe lenihlala eJerusalema futsi leningena kulamagede. 21 Jehova utsi: “Nibotigadza, ningawetfwali umtfwalo ngeliSabatha nobe niwungenise emagedeni aseJerusalema.+ 22 Ningacali nikhiphe imitfwalo emitini yenu ngeliSabatha; ningasebenti nje kwasanhlobo.+ Lilanga leliSabatha niboligcina lingcwele, njengobe nje ngayala bokhokho benu.+ 23 Kodvwa abazange bangilalele* nobe banginake, futsi bala ngemabomu* kungihlonipha nekulalela nabayalwa.”’+
24 “‘Jehova utsi: “Kodvwa nangabe nitangilalela mbamba, kube bete imitfwalo leniyingenisa kulamagede alelidolobha ngeliSabatha, futsi nelilanga leliSabatha niligcine lingcwele ngekutsi ningasebenti ngalelilanga,+ 25 emakhosi lahlala esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide+ atawungena ngemagede alelidolobha akanye netindvuna tawo. Wona kanye netindvuna tawo batawuta bagibele tincola nemahhashi, baphekeletelwa bantfu bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema;+ futsi kutawuhlale kunebantfu kulelidolobha phakadze naphakadze. 26 Bantfu batawuchamuka emadolobheni akaJuda, etindzaweni letitungelete iJerusalema, eveni lakaBhenjamini,+ bachamuke endzaweni lebekile,+ esifundzeni setintsaba kanye naseNegebhu,* baletse iminikelo yekushiswa lephelele,+ imihlatjelo,+ iminikelo yalokutinhlavu,+ emakha esihlahla semphepho, kanye nemihlatjelo yekubonga, konkhe loku bakuletse endlini yaJehova.+
27 “‘“Kodvwa nangabe ningangilaleli futsi liSabatha ningaligcini lingcwele, netfwale nemitfwalo futsi niyingenise emagedeni aseJerusalema ngelilanga leliSabatha, mine-ke ngitawulumeka emasango alelidolobha ngemlilo, lomlilo utawushisa imibhoshongo levikelekile yaseJerusalema+ futsi angeke ucimeke.”’”+