Yeremiya
46 Eli lilizwi likaYehova elithetha ngeentlanga elafika kumprofeti uYeremiya:+ 2 Uthi ngeYiputa,+ umkhosi kaFaro Neko+ ukumkani waseYiputa, owayengakuMlambo UmEfrate, waza woyiswa eKarkemishe nguKumkani uNebhukadenetsare* waseBhabhiloni, ngonyaka wesine kaYehoyakim+ unyana kaYosiya, ukumkani wakwaYuda:
4 Bophani amahashe nikhwele, bakhweli-mahashe,
Yimani ngeendawo zenu, nithwale izigcina-ntloko zenu.
Khazimlisani imikhonto, ninxibe izambatho zenu zentsimbi.
5 ‘Kutheni ndibabona besoyika kangaka?
Bayarhoxa, amakroti abo abhuqiwe;
Abalekile esoyika, amakroti abo akajongi nangasemva.
Wonke umntu uyoyika,’ utsho uYehova.
6 ‘Abanamendu abakwazi kubaleka, namakroti awakwazi kuphuncuka.
Ngasemntla, ecaleni koMlambo UmEfrate,
Bakhubekile bawa.’+
7 Ngubani lo unyuka ngathi nguMlambo UmNayile,
Njengamanzi omlambo?
8 IYiputa iyanyuka kanye njengoMlambo UmNayile,+
Njengamanzi emilambo.
Ithi, ‘Ndiza kunyuka ndize ndogqume umhlaba.
Ndiza kusitshabalalisa isixeko nabo bahlala kuso.’
9 Nyukani nina mahashe!
Ndlandlathekani nina zinqwelo!
10 “Loo mini yeyeNkosi enguMongami, uYehova wemikhosi, imini yempindezelo, yokuziphindezela kwiintshaba zakhe. Ikrele liza kuqwenga, lizanelise ngokuthi ligcwale igazi, kuba iNkosi enguMongami, uYehova wemikhosi, inombingelelo* kwilizwe lasemntla ngakuMlambo UmEfrate.+
Uwongezele into engekhoyo amayeza akho,
Kuba akukho nto iza kukuphilisa.+
Kuba ikroti ligilana nekroti,
Aze omabini awe.”
13 Nali ilizwi elathethwa nguYehova kumprofeti uYeremiya ngokuza kukaKumkani uNebhukadenetsare* waseBhabhiloni ukuze axabele ilizwe laseYiputa:+
14 “Yixeleni le nto eYiputa naseMigdoli.+
Yixeleni eNofu* naseTapanehesi.+
Yithini, ‘Yimani ngeendawo zenu nizilungiselele,
Kuba ikrele liza kuqwenga macala onke.
15 Kutheni abanamandla beye batshayelwa?
Abakwazanga ukuxhathisa,
Kuba uYehova ubatyhale bawa.
16 Abaninzi bayakhubeka bawe.
Omnye uthi komnye:
“Phakama! Masibuyele ebantwini bakowethu nakwilizwe lethu
Ngenxa yekrele elikhohlakeleyo.”’
18 ‘Ndiphila nje,’ utsho uKumkani ogama linguYehova wemikhosi,
‘Uza* kufika enjengeTabhore+ phakathi kweentaba
NanjengeKarmele+ ngaselwandle.
19 Pakisha umthwalo wokuya ekuthinjweni,
Ntombi ehlala eYiputa.
20 IYiputa ifana nethokazi lenkomo elihle,
Kodwa izibawu ziza kuza kuyo zivela ngasemntla.
21 Namajoni ayo aqeshiweyo afana namathole atyebileyo,
Kodwa nawo ajike abaleka.
22 ‘Isandi sayo sinjengesenyoka erhubuluzayo,
Kuba beza kuyo benamandla, bephethe amazembe,
Njengamadoda agawula imithi.*
23 Baza kuligawula ihlathi layo,’ utsho uYehova, ‘nangona bekubonakala ngathi akukho mntu unokugqitha kulo.
Kuba baninzi kuneenkumbi, inani labo alaziwa.
24 Intombi yaseYiputa iza kuhlazeka.
Iza kunikelwa kubantu basemntla.’+
25 “UYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, uthi: ‘Ngoku makhe ndibhekise kuAmon+ waseNo,*+ kuFaro, kwiYiputa, koothixo bayo,+ nakookumkani bayo, nditsho kuFaro nakubo bonke abo bathembele kuye.’+
26 “‘Ndiza kubanikela esandleni sabo bafuna ukubabulala, kuKumkani uNebhukadenetsare* waseBhabhiloni+ nabakhonzi bakhe. Kodwa emva koko kuza kuphinda kuhlalwe kuyo njengakuqala,’ utsho uYehova.+
UYakobi uza kubuya azole angaphazanyiswa,
Kungabikho mntu umoyikisayo.+
28 Ngoko ke sukoyika, mkhonzi wam Yakobi,’ utsho uYehova, ‘kuba ndinawe.