UJeremiya
20 Manje uPhashuri indodana ka-Imeri, umpristi, owayengumphathi endlini kaJehova, wayelalele ngesikhathi uJeremiya eprofetha lezi zinto. 2 Ngemva kwalokho uPhashuri wamshaya uJeremiya umprofethi wamfaka esitokisini *+ esasiseSangweni Elingenhla LikaBhenjamini, elalingasendlini kaJehova. 3 Kodwa ngosuku olulandelayo uPhashuri wamkhipha uJeremiya esitokisini, uJeremiya wathi kuye:
“UJehova ukuqambe ngokuthi unguKwesaba Nxazonke, awuyena uPhashuri. + 4 Ngoba yilokhu uJehova akushoyo, ‘Ngizokwenza wena nabangani bakho nesabe, izitha zabo ziyobabulala ngenkemba ubhekile; + wonke uJuda ngiyomnikela esandleni senkosi yaseBhabhiloni, abanye iyobadingisela eBhabhiloni, abanye ibabulale ngenkemba. + 5 Wonke umnotho waleli dolobha, zonke izinto zalo, wonke amagugu alo nayo yonke ingcebo yamakhosi akwaJuda ngiyokunikela ezitheni zalo. + Ziyokuphanga zikuthathe zikuyise eBhabhiloni. + 6 Kodwa wena, Phashuri, nabo bonke abahlala endlini yakho, niyothunjwa. Uyoyiswa eBhabhiloni ufele khona, futhi uyongcwatshelwa khona nabo bonke abangani bakho, ngoba uprofethe amanga kubo.’ ” +
7 O Jehova, ungikhohlisile, ngakhohliseka.
Uzibonakalise unamandla kunami, wanqoba. +
Ngibe yinhlekisa usuku lonke;
Wonke umuntu uhlekisa ngami. +
8 Ngoba njalo uma ngikhuluma kumele ngimemeze ngithi,
“Udlame nokucekela phansi!”
Izwi likaJehova lingibangele ukuba ngithukwe nokuba ngidelelwe usuku lonke. +
Kodwa enhliziyweni yami izwi lakhe laba njengomlilo ovuthayo ovalelwe emathanjeni ami,
Ngakhathala ukuzibamba;
Ngangingasakwazi ukubekezela. +
“Mmangaleleni; masimmangalele!”
Wonke umuntu owayengifisela ukuthula wayelinde ukungibona ngiwa: +
“Mhlawumbe uzokwenza iphutha ngobuwula,
Bese simnqoba, siziphindiselele kuye.”
11 Kodwa uJehova wayenami njengeqhawe elesabisayo. +
Yingakho labo abangishushisayo beyokhubeka futhi ngeke banqobe. +
Bayohlazeka kakhulu, ngoba ngeke baphumelele.
Ukululazeka kwabo kwaphakade ngeke kulibaleke. +
13 Culelani uJehova! Dumisani uJehova!
Ngoba usindise ohluphekile kulabo abenza okubi.
14 Maluqalekiswe usuku engazalwa ngalo!
Kwangathi usuku umama angibeletha ngalo lungangabusiswa! +
15 Makaqalekiswe umuntu owaletha izindaba ezinhle kubaba, wathi:
“Uzalelwe indodana!”
Wamenza wajabula kakhulu.
16 Kwangathi lowo muntu angaba njengamadolobha uJehova awagumbuqela wangazisola.
Makezwe ukukhala ekuseni nokumemeza emini.