Jeremiya
7 Livi laJehova lefika kuJeremiya latsi: 2 “Mani egedeni lendlu yaJehova futsi umemetele nankha emavi: ‘Lalelani loko lokushiwo nguJehova, nonkhe nine bantfu bakaJuda leningena kulamagede kute nitokhonta Jehova. 3 Naku lokushiwo nguJehova wemabutfo, longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli: “Shintjani tindlela tenu futsi niyekele loku lenikwentako, mine ngitawubese ngiyanivumela kutsi nichubeke nihlala kulendzawo.+ 4 Ningawetsembi emavi langemanga, bese nani nitsi: ‘Leli* lithempeli laJehova, lithempeli laJehova, lithempeli laJehova!’+ 5 Ngako naningatishintja mbamba tindlela tenu futsi niyekele loku lenikwentako; nikhiphe sijubo lesikahle endzabeni letsintsa umuntfu namakhelwane wakhe;+ 6 ningabacindzeteli bantfu bekuhamba, tintsandzane* kanye nebafelokati;+ ningababulali bantfu labangenacala kulendzawo; ningatilimati nine ngekukhonta labanye bonkulunkulu;+ 7 mine-ke ngitanivumela kutsi nichubeke nihlala kulendzawo, lokulive lengalinika bokhokho benu kutsi libe ngelabo phakadze naphakadze.”’”
8 “Kodvwa nine netsemba emavi langemanga,+ futsi angeke anisite ngalutfo. 9 Kambe nine nicabanga kutsi ningeba,+ nibulale, niphinge, nifunge emanga,+ nentele Bhali imihlatjelo,*+ futsi nilandzele labanye bonkulunkulu leningabati, 10 bese nita kimi futsi nime embikwami kulendlu lebitwa ngelibito lami, nitsi: ‘Sitawusindza,’ nibe nente tonkhe letintfo letenyanyekako? 11 Lendlu lebitwa ngelibito lami seniyitsatsa njengendlu yetigebengu yini?+ Ngikubone konkhe loku lenikwentako,” kusho Jehova.
12 “‘Manje-ke, yanini endzaweni yami lengcwele leseShilo,+ lokuyindzawo yekucala lengabeka kuyo libito lami,+ nifike nibuke loko lengakwenta kuyo ngenca yebubi lobebentiwa bantfu bami, ema-Israyeli.+ 13 Kodvwa nine nachubeka nenta tonkhe letintfo letimbi, futsi anizange ningilalele ngisho nobe bengihlale ngikhuluma* nani.+ Bengisolo nginibita kodvwa ningasabeli,’ kusho Jehova.+ 14 ‘Ngako-ke, loko lengakwenta eShilo ngitakwenta nakulendlu lenetsembele kuyo futsi lebitwa ngelibito lami,+ ngikwente nakulendzawo lengayinika nine nabokhokho benu.+ 15 Ngitanicosha embikwami, njengobe nje ngabacosha bonkhe banakenu, lokungibo bonkhe bantfwana ba-Efrayimu.’+
16 “Ngako ungabathantazeli labantfu. Ungabakhaleli kimi, nobe ubathantazele nobe ungincenge kutsi ngibasite+ ngobe angeke ngikulalele.+ 17 Awuboni yini kutsi bentani emadolobheni akaJuda nasemigwacweni yaseJerusalema? 18 Bantfwana batfota tinkhuni, bobabe babase umlilo, bomake bona babhuce inhlama kuze bente sinkhwa lesitawuba ngumhlatjelo weNdlovukazi yeliZulu,*+ futsi batsatsa iminikelo yalokunatfwako bayitfululele labanye bonkulunkulu kuze nje ngive buhlungu.+ 19 Jehova utsi: ‘Bavisa mine yini buhlungu* ngaloku? Akusibo yini lalabalimalako, bagcine batihlaze bona?’+ 20 Ngako-ke iNkhosi Lephakeme Jehova itsi: ‘Ngitawehlisela intfukutselo yami nelulaka lwami kulendzawo,+ ngiyehlisele kubantfu nasetilwaneni, etihlahleni nakulokumila emhlabatsini; intfukutselo yami itawuvutsa njengemlilo futsi angeke icisheke.’+
21 “Jehova wemabutfo, longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli utsi: ‘Chubekani nekwenta iminikelo yenu yekushiswa lephelele, niyengete kuleleminye imihlatjelo yenu, futsi niyidle.+ 22 Ngobe ngesikhatsi ngikhipha bokhokho benu eGibhithe, angishongo lutfo kubo mayelana neminikelo yekushiswa lephelele kanye nemihlatjelo futsi angibayalanga kutsi bayente.+ 23 Kodvwa ngabayala ngatsi: “Lalelani livi lami, futsi mine ngitawuba nguNkulunkulu wenu, nine nibe bantfu bami.+ Nibohamba ngato tonkhe tindlela lengitsi nihambe ngato, kuze tintfo tinihambele kahle.”’+ 24 Kepha-ke abazange bangilalele nobe banginake,*+ esikhundleni saloko bakhetsa kuhamba ngetindlela letifunwa ngibo,* baba nenkhani futsi benta lokufunwa tinhlitiyo tabo letimbi,+ kunekutsi baye embili, bona bebaya emuva. 25 Kusukela ngelilanga bokhokho benu labaphuma ngalo eGibhithe kuze kube ngulamuhla bekusolo kunjalo.+ Ngako bengihlale ngibatfumelela* tinceku tami letibaphrofethi, ngibatfumelela tona onkhe malanga.+ 26 Kodvwa abangilalelanga futsi abazange banginake.*+ Kunaloko bacinisa tinhloko* tabo futsi benta lokubi kakhulu kunabokhokho babo.
27 “Utawubatjela konkhe loku,+ kodvwa angeke bakulalele; utawubabita kodvwa angeke basabele. 28 Ngako utawukhuluma nabo utsi: ‘Lesive lesi asizange sililalele livi laJehova Nkulunkulu waso futsi asilalelanga nasiyalwa. Kute ngisho munye kubo lowetsembekile futsi angeke ubatfole bakhuluma liciniso.’*+
29 “Hhulani tinwele tenu letindze nitilahle, futsi nihlabele ingoma yekulila nisemagcumeni, ngobe Jehova usilahlile lesitukulwane futsi wasishiya ngenca yekutsi simtfukutselise kakhulu. 30 Jehova utsi: ‘Labantfu bakaJuda bente tintfo letimbi emehlweni ami. Bangcolise indlu lebitwa ngelibito lami ngekubeka tithico tabo letenyanyekako.+ 31 Bakhe tindzawo letiphakeme taseThofethi eSigodzini seNdvodzana yaHinomu,*+ kuze bashise emadvodzana abo nemadvodzakati abo emlilweni,+ intfo lengingazange ngitsi abayente futsi lengingazange sengiyicabange nekuyicabanga.’*+
32 “Jehova utsi: ‘Ngako-ke kutawufika sikhatsi lapho lendzawo ingeke isabitwa ngekutsi yiThofethi nobe Sigodzi seNdvodzana yaHinomu,* kodvwa itawubitwa ngekutsi Sigodzi Sekuhlatjwa. Batawungcwaba labafile eThofethi kuze kube bete indzawo.+ 33 Tinyoni telizulu netilwane tesiganga titatitika ngetidvumbu talabantfu, futsi kute lotaticosha.+ 34 Emadolobheni akaJuda nasetitaladini taseJerusalema ngitawucedza umsindvo wekujabula newentfokoto, ngicedze injabulo yemkhwenyane neyamakoti,+ ngobe lelive litawuba tindzala.’”+