UJoromiya noPhatjhirhuri
1Umphristi uPhatjhirhuri umsa ka-Imeri, umtjheji omkhulu ngethempelini lakaSomnini, wezwa uJoromiya aphorofida ngeendabezi. 2Wadula umphorofidi uJoromiya wamfaka emakhamandeleni esangweni elingaphezulu ebekuthiwa yiBhenjamini, ngethempelini lakaSomnini.
3Ngelanga elilandelako, lokha uPhatjhirhuri namtjhaphulula emakhamandeleni, uJoromiya wathi kuye: “USomnini akakubizi ngoPhatjhirhuri kodwana unguKwesaba okusiZombileko, 4ngombana nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, ‘Qala, sele ngizokwenza wena nabo boke abangani bakho nesabe ubujamo bakho. Uzababona ngamehlwakho babulawa zizitha zabo ngesabula. Boke abantu bakwaJuda ngizabanikela esandleni sekosi yeBhabheli. Yona izabathatha ibase ekuthunjweni eBhabheli, ibabulale ngesabula. 5Izitha zabo ngizazinikela woke umnotho wedorobho, woke umkhiqizwalo, koke okulifaneleko kanye nawo woke amagugu wamakhosi wakwaJuda. Koke lokho bazakuphanga, bakuthwale, bakuse eBhabheli. 6Wena-ke Phatjhirhuri nabo boke abahlala kwakho bazakuya ekuthunjweni. Uzakuya eBhabheli, ufele lapho bewubulungwe khona, wena nabo boke abangani bakho obaphorofidele amanga.’ ”
Isinghonghoyilo sakaJoromiya
7Somnini, wena wangiyenga, ngayengeka;
wangihlula, waphumelela.
Imini yoke ngisihlekiso,
woke umuntu uyangikokomeja.
8Njalo nangithi ngiyakhuluma,
ngiyarhuwelela ngithi:
“Inturhu nokuphangwa!”
Ngambala ilizwi lakaSomnini
kimi lenziwe ihlamba neenhloni imini yoke.
9Kodwana nangizitjela ngithi:
“Angisazukucabanga ngayo
namkha ngikhulume godu ebizweni lakhe”,
ehliziywenami kuba njengomlilo ovuthako
ovaleleke ngemathanjenami.
Angisakwazi ukuwuvalela,
ngiqinisile ngithi angisakghoni.
10Ngizwa amahlebezi wabanengi,
asithi: “Umrhali lo uthi,
‘Ukwesabeka mahlangothi woke!’
Yeke mthomeleleni, nathi sizanisekela.”
Boke abangani bami
baquphe bona ngitjhelele, bathi:
“Mhlambe angayengeka,
ukuze sikghone ukumhlula
sizibuyiselele kuye.”
11Kodwana uSomnini unami
njengengorho enamandla;
nje-ke abangizumako bazakutjhelela,
bangaphumeleli.
Bazakuhlaziseka khulu
ngombana bahlulekile;
ukurhubutjhwa kwabo angeze kwalibaleka.
12Somnini Mninimandlawoke,
wena ohlolisisa olungileko
uzizinya ihliziyo neziso,
yewungibonise ukuzibuyiselela
kwakho phezu kwabo
ngombana indabami ngiyinikele kuwe.
13Bhinelani uSomnini, nimdumise!
Yena wenyela ipilo yoswelako
ezandleni zabenza ubumbi.
14Alinikelelwe ilanga engabelethwa ngalo!
Lingabusiswa lelo umma angibeletha ngalo!
15Akanikelelwe umuntu owabikela ubaba,
owamthabisa khulu wathi kuye:
“Ubelethelwe umntwana omsana!”
16Inga umuntu loyo angaba njengamadorobho
uSomnini awaketula ngokunganasirhawu.
Akezwe ukurhahlawula ekuseni
nomkhosi wepi entambama
17ngombana azange angibulalele ngesibelethweni,
umma abe lizindla lami,
isibeletho sakhe sikhukhumalele mlibe.
18Ngaphumelani ngesibelethweni
kobana ngibone umtlhago nesizi
nokobana ilanga lami liphelele ehlazweni na?
