Kumenyetelwa kwekuphendvuka
1“Awu, Israyeli, nawungamane uphendvuke nje,
ubuye kimi,” kusho Simakadze.
“Nawungesusa letithico takho letitinengiso,
lapha embikwami, ungabe usanhlanhlatseka,
2nawungafunga futsi kimi
ngekweliciniso nangekulunga, utsi:
‘Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze,’
tive-ke tiyawubusiswa ngaye
tidvumise kuye futsi.”
3Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze emadvodzeni akaJuda newaseJerusalema, utsi:
“Limani umhlaba wenu longakalinywa,
ningahlanyeli nje ekhatsi emanyeveni.
4Tisokeni nine kuSimakadze,
sokani tinhlitiyo tenu,
nitinikele kuye ngalokuphelele,
nine madvodza akaJuda nesive saseJerusalema.
Ngaphandle kwaloko lulaka lwami
lutawucitseka luvutse njengemlilo
ngenca yebubi lenibentile,
luvutse, kubete nalongalucisha.”
Juda usongelwa ngekuvinjetelwa
5“Memetelani kaJuda nibatjele nebaseJerusalema, nitsi:
“ ‘Shayani licilongo kulo lonkhe live!’
Memetani kakhulu nitsi:
‘Butsanani ndzawonye!
Asibalekeni siye emadolobheni labiyelwe.’
6Hlabani inyandzaleyo kuyiwe eSiyoni!
Balekani nitewusindza, ningephutisi.
Ngobe ngiletsa inhlekelele
lechamuka ngasenyakatfo,
yebo, imbhubhiso leyesabekako.”
7Libhubesi liphumile emhumeni walo;
umbhubhisi wetive sewuphumele ngephandle.
Selisukile endzaweni yalo, litewuphundla lelive lenu.
Emadolobha enu atawuba tindzala,
abete bantfu labahlala kuwo.
8Ngako yembatsani emasaka, khalani, nilile,
ngobe intfukutselo leyesabekako yaSimakadze
ayikesuki kitsi.
9Simakadze utsi:
“Ngalelo langa, inkhosi netindvuna
bayawuphelelwa ngemandla,
baphristi bayawukwesaba,
nebaphrofethi bayawutfutfumela.”
10Ngakhuluma ngatsi: “Yebo, Nkhosi Simakadze, maye, usiyengile lesive kanye nebantfu baseJerusalema, watsi: ‘Niyawuba nekuthula,’ kwabe kungulapho inkemba isemiphinjeni yetfu.”
11Ngalelo langa lesive kanye nebantfu baseJerusalema bayawutjelwa kutsiwe: “Umoya loshisako lochamuka etindzaweni letiphakeme tasehlane uhhusha ucondze kulesive sami, kodvwa hhayi kutewuhlunga nome kutewuhlambulula; 12yebo, umoya lonemandla kakhulu kunaloko uphuma kimi. Manje sengimemetela sigwebo sami kubo.”
13Bukelani, usondzela ukhephuka njengemafu,
tincola takhe temphi
tiyayalutela njengesiwunguwungwana,
emahhashi akhe agijima kwendlula tinsweti.
14Maye kitsi, ngobe sibhujisiwe.
Maye Jerusalema, geza bubi lobusenhlitiyweni yakho,
khona utewusindziswa.
Uyawuyifukamela kuze kube ngunini
lemicabango yakho lemibi?
15Liphimbo liyamemetela lichamuka kaDani,
limemetela inhlekelele lesuka emagcumeni aka-Efrayimu.
16“Khulumani loku etiveni,
nikumemetele eJerusalema, nitsi:
‘Imphi letewuvimbetela iphuma eveni lelikhashane,
isuse umsindvo wekuhlaba inyandzaleyo,
kutsi kuhlaselwe emadolobha akaJuda.
17Akaka wena Jerusalema, njengemadvodza lagadze insimi,
ngobe ungihlubukile,’ ” kusho Simakadze.
18“Kutiphatsa kwakho netento takho,
nguko lokwehlisele loku etikwakho.
Lesi sijeziso sakho.
Maye, kubuhlungu bo! Maye, kuyayihlaba inhlitiyo bo!”
Jeremiya udzabukela sive sakhe
19Maye, tinhlungu tami, tinhlungu tami!
Ngiyashumpha etinhlungwini tami.
Maye, kuqaqamba kwenhlitiyo yami!
Inhlitiyo yami iyaqaqamba ngekhatsi kwami,
ngehluleka nekubindzisa.
Ngobe ngikuvile kukhala kwelicilongo,
ngikuvile kuhlatjwa kwemkhosi wemphi.
20Inhlekelele ilandzela inhlekelele,
live lonkhe lisele litindzala.
Ngekucwabita kweliso emathende ami asabhidlitiwe,
yebo, umkhukhu wami ngesikhashana nje.
21Sekuyawuze kube ngunini
solomane ngibuka lesiboniso semphi,
ngilalele umsindvo welicilongo?
22“Bantfu bami batilima, abangati.
Babantfwana labangenangcondvo, abanako nekucondza.
Babochwephesha ekwenteni lokubi,
abakwati kwenta lokuhle.”
Umbono waJeremiya ngembhubhiso letako
23Ngabuka umhlaba, wawungenasimo, ungenalutfo;
ngabuka nasemazulwini, kukhanya kwawo kwase kunyamalele.
24Ngabuka tintsaba,
nato tatinyikanyika,
onkhe emagcuma abeyendza.
25Ngatsi ngiyabuka, ngakhandza kute muntfu,
tonkhe tinyoni tesibhakabhaka
tase tindizile, tabaleka.
26Ngatsi ngiyabuka,
ngakhandza lelive lelalivundzile selilihlane,
onkhe emadolobha alo abesatindzala embikwaSimakadze,
embikwentfukutselo yakhe leyesabekako.
27Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi:
“Live lonkhe litawuphundleka,
noko ngingeke ngilibhubhise liphele nya.
28Ngako-ke umhlaba utawulila,
nemazulu ngetulu agucuke abe mnyama,
ngobe sengikhulumile,
futsi ngingeke ngibuye ngigucuke,
sengincumile, futsi ngingeke ngijike.”
29Kutsi nakuvakala umsindvo
webagibeli bemahhashi nalabanemba ngebutjoki,
onkhe emadolobha abaleke.
Labanye bantfu babaleka bayewubhaca emahlatsini,
labanye bekhwela etulu emadvwaleni.
Onkhe emadolobha asele akhala libhungane,
kute namunye lohlala kuwo.
30Wentani wena lobhidlitiwe?
Utembatsiselani ngaletibovu klebhu
wegabe nebuhlalu begolide?
Emehlo akho uwagcobiseleni ngapende?
Utihlobisela lite.
Emashende akho ayakwedzelela,
afuna kukubulala.
31Ngiva kukhala lokunjengekwemfati lophetfwe ngumhelo,
kuquma lokunjengekwalowo lobeleka litubulo lakhe,
kukhala kweNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni,
lephefumulela etulu, leyelula tandla tayo itsi:
“Maye, ngiyacaleka,
kuphila kwami kunikelwe etandleni tebabulali.”
