UJEREMIYA 2

₂Ngikukhumbulela umusa wobusha bakho,

nothando lwakho, usengumakoti,

nokungilandela kwakho ehlane,

izwe elingatshalwanga.

₃UIsrayeli ungcwele kuJehova,

ululibo lwezithelo zakhe;

bonke abazidlayo bayathola icala,

okubi kuyakubehlela, usho uJehova.

₄Zwanini izwi likaJehova nina-ndlu kaJakobe,

nani-mindeni yonke yendlu kaIsrayeli.

₅Usho kanje uJehova, uthi:

Ububi buni oyihlo ababufumene kimi,

baze badeda kude nami,

balandela okuyize, baba-yize, na?

₆Abashongo ukuthi: Uphi uJehova

owasikhuphula ezweni laseGibithe,

wasihola ehlane

ezweni lezingwadule nelemigodi,

ezweni elomileyo nelethunzi lokufa,

ezweni elingadatshulwa-muntu,

nalapho kungahlali-muntu khona, na?

₇Nganingenisa ezweni elivundileyo

ukuba nidle izithelo zalo nokuhle kwalo,

kepha lapho seningenile, nalingcolisa izwe lami,

nenza ifa lami laba-yisinengiso.

₈Abapristi abashongo ukuthi: Uphi uJehova?

Abaphethe umthetho babengazi,

ababusi baphambuka kimi,

abaprofethi baprofetha ngoBali,

balandela okungenakusiza.

₉Ngalokho ngiyakuphikisana nani, usho uJehova,

ngiphikisane nabantwana babantwana benu.

₁₀Dlulani eziqhingini zaseKitimi, nibone,

nithume eKedari, niqonde kahle,

nibone uma yake yaba-khona into enjengalena na?

₁₁Isizwe siké senana ngawonkulunkulu

abangesibo onkulunkulu na?

Kepha abantu bami benanile udumo lwabo

ngokungenakusiza.

₁₂Mangalani ngalokho, mazulu,

nithuthumele, nichitheke impela, usho uJehova.

₁₃Ngokuba abantu bami benzile okubi okubili:

bangishiyile, umthombo wamanzi aphilileyo,

bazigumbele imithombo,

imithombo evuzayo,

amanzi angenakuhlala kuyo.

₁₄UIsrayeli uyisigqila yini,

uyisigqila esazalelwa ekhaya na?

Waba-kanjani impango na?

₁₅Amabhongo ezingonyama abhongile phezu kwakhe, akhonya,

alenza izwe lakhe laba-yincithakalo;

imizi yakhe ishisiwe,

kungekho owakhé kuyo.

₁₆Nabantwana baseNofi naseThahipanesi

baphuca ukhakhayi lwakho.

₁₇Awuzenzeli lokhu wena

ngokushiya kwakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho,

lapho ekuhola endleleni, na?

₁₈Manje unani endleleni eya eGibithe

ukuba uphuze amanzi aseSihori, na?

Unani endleleni eya eAsiriya

ukuba uwaphuze amanzi omfula na?

₁₉Ububi bakho buyakukulaya,

nokuhlehla kwakho kuyakukusola;

yazi, ubone ukuthi kuyinto embi nebabayo

yokuthi umhlubukile uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho

nokuthi ukungesaba akukho kuwe,

isho iNkosi uJehova-Sebawoti.

₂₀Ngokuba walaphula ijoka lakho endulo,

wazigqabula izibopho zakho,

wathi: Angiyikukhonza.

Ngokuba kuwo onke amagquma aphakemeyo

naphansi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlaza

walala njengesifebe.

₂₁Mina ngakutshala ungumvini omuhle,

imbewu elungileyo yodwa;

pho, uphenduké kanjani waba-yigatsha elonakeleyo kimi,

elomvini wabezizwe, na?

₂₂Ngokuba noma ugeza ngesoda*,

uzithathele insipho eningi,

ububi bakho bulotshiwe phambi kwami,

isho iNkosi uJehova.

₂₃Ungasho kanjani ukuthi: Angingcolile,

angilandelanga oBali, na?

Bheka indlela yakho esigodini,

wazi ukuthi wenzeni:

uyikamela lensikazi elinejubane,

elizulazula ezindleleni zalo,

₂₄nembongolo yasendle ejwayele ihlane,

esezela umoya ngokukhanuka kwayo;

ngubani ongavimbela inkanuko yayo na?

Bonke abayifunayo abayikukhathala,

bayakuyifumana ngenyanga yayo.

₂₅Nqanda unyawo lwakho lungabi olungenasicathulo,

nomphimbo wakho ukuba ungomi;

kepha wathi: Kuyize;

cha, ngithandile abafokazi,

ngiyakubalandela.

₂₆Njengesela linamahloni, lapho selifunyenwe,

kanjalo indlu yakwaIsrayeli iyakuba-namahloni,

bona kanye namakhosi abo, nezikhulu zabo,

nabapristi babo, nabaprofethi babo

₂₇abathi emthini: Ungubaba,

nasetsheni: Wena wangizala;

ngokuba bangifulathele, abangibheki;

kepha ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwabo

bayakusho ukuthi: Vuka, usisindise.

₂₈Baphi onkulunkulu bakho

ozenzele bona na?

Mabavuke, uma bengakusindisa

ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwakho,

ngokuba njengomumo wemizi yakho,

banjalo onkulunkulu bakho, Juda.

₂₉Niphikisanelani nami na?

Niphambukile kimi nonke, usho uJehova.

₃₀Ngibashayele ize abantwana benu,

abakwamukelanga ukulaywa;

inkemba yenu ibadlile abaprofethi benu

njengengonyama echithayo.

₃₁Wena-sizukulwane, bheka izwi likaJehova.

Bengiyihlane kuIsrayeli,

noma izwe lesigayegaye, na?

Basholoni abantu bami ukuthi:

Sesidlubulundile, asisayikubuyela kuwe, na?

₃₂Intombi ingakhohlwa yini izivunulo zayo,

nomakoti ixhama lakhe, na?

Nokho abantu bami bangikhohliwe

izinsuku ezingenakubalwa.

₃₃Ulungisa kahle kanjani

indlela yakho ukufuna uthando!

Ngalokho nabesifazane ababi

ubafundisile izindlela zakho.

₃₄Nasemiphethweni yakho kufunyenwe igazi

labampofu abangenacala,

kungabi-ngukuthi ubafumene befohla.

Kepha kukho konke lokhu

₃₅uthi: Anginacala;

nempela intukuthelo yakhe ibuyile kimi.

Bheka, ngiyakwahlulelana nawe,

ngokuba uthi: Angonanga.

₃₆Usheshelani kangaka

ukuyiguqula indlela yakho na?

Uyakujabha nangeGibithe,

njengalokho wajabhiswa yiAsiriya.

₃₇Uyakuphuma nalapho,

izandla zakho zisekhanda,

ngokuba uJehova uyabalahla obethembayo,

awuyikuphumelela kubo.