Jeremiya
31 Jehova utsi: “Ngaleso sikhatsi ngitawuba nguNkulunkulu waso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli, futsi sona sitawuba bantfu bami.”+
2 Jehova utsi:
“Labo labangazange babulawe ngenkemba bentelwa umusa ehlane,
Ngesikhatsi ema-Israyeli aya endzaweni latawuphumula kuyo.”
3 Jehova wabonakala kimi ngikhashane futsi watsi:
“Nginitsandze ngelutsandvo lwaphakadze.
Bengisolo ngetsembekile* kini futsi nganidvonsela kimi.+
4 Ngitawuphindze nginakhe futsi nitakwakheka kabusha.+
Nitawuphindze nitsatse emathamborine enu nine bantfu baka-Israyeli,*
5 Nitawuphindze nihlanyele tihlahla temagilebisi etintsabeni taseSamariya;+
Labo labahlanyele letihlahla batawudla titselo tato.+
6 Ngobe kutawufika lilanga lapho bogadzi labasetintsabeni taka-Efrayimu batawumemeta batsi:
‘Wotani, asenyukeleni eSiyoni, siye kuJehova Nkulunkulu wetfu.’”+
7 Ngobe Jehova utsi:
“Hlabelelani Jakobe ngenjabulo.
Memetani nijabulile ngobe ningetulu kwaletinye tive.+
Memetelani lomlayeto; dvumisani Nkulunkulu futsi nitsi:
‘Awu Jehova, sindzisa bantfu bakho, lokungema-Israyeli lasele.’+
8 Ngitabalandza eveni lelisenyakatfo.+
Ngitabalandza emikhawulweni yemhlaba ngibagcogcele ndzawonye.+
Emkhatsini wabo kutawuba nalabangaboni nalabachutako,+
Kube nemfati lotetfwele kanye nalosaphetfwe ngumhelo.
Batawubuya balicembu lelikhulu.+
9 Batawuta bakhala.+
Batawutsi basangincenga, mine ngibe ngibahola.
Ngitawubaholela emitfonjeni yemanti,+
Futsi ngibente bahambe endleleni lebekile kuze bangagileki.
Ngobe mine nginguBabe wema-Israyeli, futsi Efrayimu litibulo lami.”+
10 Vanini nali livi laJehova nine tive,
Futsi nilimemetele etichingini letikhashane nitsi:+
“Loyo lohlakate ema-Israyeli utawabutsisa ndzawonye.
Utawelusa njengemelusi nakeluse umhlambi wakhe.+
12 Labantfu batawuta esicongweni seSiyoni futsi bamemete bajabulile,+
Batawujabula kakhulu ngenca yetintfo letinhle* letivela kuJehova,
Bajatjuliswe ngukolo, neliwayini lelisha,+ nemafutsa,
Nemazinyane etimvu newetimbuti kanye nematfole etinkhomo.+
13 “Ngaleso sikhatsi tintfombi ntfo titawudansa tijabulile,
Kudanse emajaha nebantfu labakhulile.+
Kulila kwabo ngitakushintja kube yintfokoto.+
Ngitabadvudvuta futsi ngibente bajabule esikhundleni sekutsi babe lusizi.+
14 Baphristi ngitabapha kudla lokunyenti kakhulu,*
Futsi bantfu bami batawenetiswa tintfo letinhle lengitabapha tona,”+ kusho Jehova.
15 “Jehova utsi:
‘Kuvakele sililo nekukhala kabuhlungu eRama:+
16 Naku lokushiwo nguJehova:
“‘Tibambe ungakhali, netinyembeti atingaphumi emehlweni akho,
Ngobe ngitakunika umvuzo ngenca yemsebenti wakho,’ kusho Jehova.
‘Emadvodzana akho atawubuya eveni lesitsa.’+
17 Jehova utsi: ‘Likusasa lakho lisakhanya.+
Emadvodzana akho atawubuyela eveni lawo.’”+
18 “Ngibevile bantfu baka-Efrayimu bakhala batsi:
‘Wena usekhutile, tsine sakulalela,
Wasekhuta njenganakwekhutwa litfole lelingakaceceshelwa kutfwala lijoka.
Sicela usibuyise, tsine sitimisele kuphendvuka,
Ngobe wena unguJehova Nkulunkulu wetfu.
19 Ngatisola futsi ngaphendvuka.+
Ngatsi nasengikucondza loko, ngatishaya etsangeni ngilusizi.
Bengitiva ngihlazekile futsi ngidliwa ngemahloni+
Ngenca yaloko lengakwenta nangisemusha.’”
20 “Efrayimu akasiyo yini indvodzana yami leligugu, nemntfwana lengimtsandzako?+
Ngisho nobe ngivamise kumekhuta, kodvwa ngisamkhumbula.
Ngiko nje ngimvela buhlungu enhlitiyweni* yami.+
Futsi ngitamhawukela,” kusho Jehova.+
21 “Tibekeleni timphawu letikhomba indlela,
Nimise netinsika tematje.+
Bukisisani umgwaco lomkhulu, lokungumgwaco lokufanele nihambe ngawo.+
Buyani emadolobheni enu, nine bantfu baka-Israyeli.*
22 Kutawuze kube ngunini solo niya lena nalena, nine bantfu labangaketsembeki?
Jehova wente intfo lensha emhlabeni:
Umfati utayifuna ngekutimisela indvodza yakhe.”*
23 Jehova wemabutfo longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli utsi: “Mhlazana ngibuyisa labo lebebatfunjiwe, bantfu batawuphindze basho nankha emavi eveni lakaJuda nasemadolobheni akhona. Batawutsi: ‘Shengatsi Jehova angakubusisa ngobe uyindzawo lenebantfu labenta lokulungile,+ futsi uyintsaba lengcwele.’+ 24 Kutawuba nebantfu labahlala kaJuda nakuwo onkhe emadolobha akhona, futsi balimi kanye nebelusi nabo batawuhlala khona.+ 25 Ngobe ngitabaniketa emandla labo labadziniwe futsi ngibacinise labo labaphelelwe ngemandla.”+
26 Ngako ngavuka ngacalata yonkhe indzawo, futsi butfongo bami bebumnandzi.
27 Jehova utsi: “Kutawufika emalanga lapho ngitabandzisa khona bantfu bendlu ya-Israyeli nebendlu yaJuda, futsi ngandzise nemfuyo yabo.”+
28 Jehova utsi: “Njengobe bengihlale ngibabukile kuze ngibaziphune, ngibahhihlite, ngibabhidlite, ngibabhubhise, futsi ngibalimate,+ ngendlela lefanako ngitawuhlale ngibabukile kuze ngibakhe futsi ngibahlanyele.+ 29 Ngalawo malanga angeke basakhuluma batsi: ‘Bobabe badle emagilebisi lamunyu, kodvwa ngemadvodzana laphatinyelwe ngematinyo.’+ 30 Kodvwa nguloyo naloyo utawufela sono sakhe. Nobe ngubani lodla emagilebisi lamunyu nguye lotawuphatinyelwa ngematinyo.”
31 Jehova utsi: “Kutawufika emalanga lapho ngitawenta khona sivumelwane lesisha nebantfu baka-Israyeli kanye nebantfu bakaJuda.+ 32 Lesivumelwane angeke sifanane naleso lengasenta nabakhokho babo ngesikhatsi ngibabamba ngesandla ngibakhipha eveni laseGibhithe,+ ‘lokusivumelwane labasephula+ nanobe bengiyinkhosi yabo mbamba,’* kusho Jehova.”
33 Jehova utsi: “Nasi sivumelwane lengitasenta nebantfu baka-Israyeli ngemuva kwalawo malanga: Ngitawufaka umtsetfo wami ngekhatsi kubo,+ futsi ngiwubhale etinhlitiyweni tabo.+ Ngitawuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe bantfu bami.”+
34 “Kute loyawuphindze afundzise makhelwane wakhe nobe umnakabo atsi: ‘Yati Jehova!’+ Ngobe bonkhe batawungati, kusukela kumuntfukatana kuya kumuntfu losesikhundleni lesiphakeme.+ Ngitabatsetselela emaphutsa abo, nesono sabo angeke ngiphindze ngisikhumbule,” kusho Jehova.+
35 Naku lokushiwo nguJehova,
Lowadala lilanga kuze likhanyise emini,
Wasungula nemitsetfo yekutsi inyeti netinkhanyeti kukhanyise ebusuku,
Futsi lonyakatisa lwandle, ente nemagagasi alo atfukutsele,
Libito lakhe lokunguJehova wemabutfo:+
36 “Jehova utsi: ‘Njengobe nje lemitsetfo itawuhlale ikhona,
Nentalelwane ya-Israyeli nayo itawuhlale isive embikwami.’”+
37 Naku Jehova lakushoko: “‘Njengobe nje emazulu angeke akalwe netisekelo temhlaba tingeke tiphenywe, nami-ke angeke ngiyilahle intalelwane ya-Israyeli ngenca yaloko lekwentile,’ kusho Jehova.”+
38 Jehova utsi: “Kutawufika emalanga lapho lelidolobha litawuphindze lakhelwe+ Jehova, kusukela eMbhoshongweni waHananeli+ kuze kuyofika eGedeni Lelisekoneni.+ 39 Nentsambo yekukala+ itaweluleka ize ifike egcumeni laseGarebi, bese iyajika icondze eGowa. 40 Sonkhe sihosha* setidvumbu nesemlotsa* kanye nawo onkhe emasimu kuyofika eSihosheni saseKhidroni,+ kuchubeke kuze kuyofika ekoneni leLigede Lelihhashi+ ngasemphumalanga, kuyawuba ngcwele kuJehova.+ Angeke siphindze siziphunwe nobe sidzilitwe.”