Jeremiya
20 Bekunemphristi lokutsiwa nguPhashuri lobekayindvodzana ya-Imeri futsi ayindvuna lenkhulu endlini yaJehova. Abelalele ngalesikhatsi Jeremiya aphrofetha ngaletintfo. 2 Phashuri wabese ushaya umphrofethi Jeremiya futsi wamfaka esitokisini*+ lebesiseGedeni LakaBhenjamini Lelisetulu. Leligede belingasendlini yaJehova. 3 Kodvwa ngesikhatsi Phashuri akhulula Jeremiya esitokisini ngelilanga lelilandzelako, Jeremiya watsi kuye:
“Jehova sewulishintjile libito lakho, nyalo sewunguMagorimisabibi, hhayi Phashuri.+ 4 Ngobe Jehova utsi: ‘Ngitawenta kutsi wena nebangani bakho nesabe kakhulu, futsi titsa tabo titababulala ngenkemba ubukile.+ Onkhe emaJuda ngitawanikela enkhosini yaseBhabhulona, itawatfumbela eBhabhulona futsi iwabulale ngenkemba.+ 5 Titsa tawo ngitatinika wonkhe umcebo wakulelidolobha, ngitinike tonkhe tintfo takhona, nako konkhe kwalo lokuligugu kanye nawo wonkhe umcebo wemakhosi akaJuda.+ Titatitsatsela wona, tinemuke futsi tiye nawo eBhabhulona.+ 6 Wena-ke Phashuri, utawutfunjwa nabo bonkhe labahlala endlini yakho. Utawuya eBhabhulona ufike ufele khona, futsi wena kanye nabo bonkhe labangani bakho nitawungcwatjwa khona, ngobe bewuphrofetha emanga kubo.’”+
7 Awu Jehova, ungimangalisile, nanyalo ngisemangele.
Ukhombisile kutsi unemandla kunami, futsi ungehlulile.+
Sengiyintfo nje yekuhlekwa malanga onkhe;
Bonkhe bantfu bahlekisa ngami.+
8 Ngobe njalo nangikhuluma ngiyakhala futsi ngimemetele
Ngebudlova nangembhubhiso.
Livi laJehova ngilo lelente kutsi ngetfukwe, futsi ngibe yinhlekisa malanga onkhe.+
Kodvwa enhlitiyweni yami, livi lakhe laba njengemlilo lovutsako lovalelwe ematsanjeni ami,
Futsi bengingasakhoni kulivalela ngekhatsi kimi;
Bekungasavumi kutsi ngithule.+
10 Ngeva tintfo letinyenti letimbi;
Ngase ngiyesaba.+
Bantfu bebatsi: “Mcebe, asimcebe!”
Bonkhe lebebenta shengatsi bayangitsandza bebagadze kutsi ngente lokubi.+ Bebatsi:
“Mhlawumbe utawenta intfo lelibele,
Bese siyamncoba futsi sitiphindziselele kuye.”
11 Kodvwa Jehova bekanami, bekanjengelisotja lelesabekako.+
Kungako labo labangihluphako batawugileka futsi angeke bancobe.+
Batawuhlazeka kakhulu ngobe angeke baphumelele.
Batawudliwa ngemahloni kuze kube phakadze futsi kute lotakukhohlwa loko.+
12 Kodvwa wena Jehova wemabutfo uyamhlolisisa lolungile;
13 Hlabelelani Jehova! Dvumisani Jehova!
Ngobe yena ukhulule loweswele kubantfu lababi.
14 Alicalekiswe lilanga lengatalwa ngalo!
Alingabusiswa lilanga lengatalwa ngalo ngumake!+
15 Akacalekiswe umuntfu lowatjela babe tindzaba letimnandzi, watsi:
“Utalelwe indvodzana!”
Loko lakusho kwamjabulisa kakhulu babe.
16 Shengatsi lomuntfu angafana nemadolobha labhujiswe nguJehova wangawaveli ngisho nebuhlungu.
Shengatsi angeva sililo ekuseni, eve nenhlabamkhosi emini.
17 Kungani angazange angibulale esiswini samake,
Kuze sisu samake sibe lithuna lami
Futsi angangibeleki?+
18 Kungani nje ngaphuma esiswini samake?
Ngaphumela kutobona kuhlupheka nelusizi yini,
Nekutsi ngize ngife solo ngihlazekile?+