Setsembiso saSimakadze esiveni sakhe
1Leli livi laSimakadze lelefika kuJeremiya, litsi:
2“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Bhala encwadzini onkhe emavi lengiwakhulume kuwe.’ 3Simakadze utsi: ‘Ayeta emalanga, lapho ngiyawulandza khona sive sami saka-Israyeli nesakaJuda ekutfunjweni ngibabuyisele eveni lengalipha boyisemkhulu kutsi libe ngelabo,’ kusho Simakadze.”
4Lawa-ke ngemavi lakhulunywa nguSimakadze macondzana nema-Israyeli kanye nemaJuda: 5“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi:
“ ‘Kuvakala kukhala kwekwesaba,
kwekwetfuka, hhayi kwekuthula.
6Butani nibone:
Umuntfu lomdvuna wake wamtala yini umntfwana?
Manje-ke kwenteka kanjani lokutsi ngibone
onkhe emadvodza lanemandla abambe tisu
njengemfati nakaphetfwe ngumhelo,
onkhe anebuso lobugcungce kwekufa?
7Maye, liyesabeka lelo langa,
kute leliyawuse libe njengalo.
Kuyawuba sikhatsi senhlupheko kaJakobe,
kodvwa uyawusindziswa kuso.
8“ ‘Ngalelo langa ngiyawulephula
lijoko etintsanyeni tabo,
ngitidzabule tibopho tabo;
betive abaseyiwubagcilata,’ kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
9‘Esikhundleni saloko sebayawukhonta
Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wabo,
naDavide, inkhosi yabo, lengiyawubavusela yena.
10“ ‘Ngako-ke ungesabi, wena Jakobe, nceku yami,
ungapheli emandla, wena Israyeli,’ kusho Simakadze.
‘Ngempela ngiyawukusindzisa eveni lelikhashane,
netitukulwane takho eveni lekutfunjwa kwato.
Jakobe usetawubuye abe nekuthula kanye nekuvikeleka,
kute namunye loyawubuye amesabise.
11Nginawe, futsi ngiyawukusindzisa.
Noko ngiyatibhubhisa ngiticedze
tonkhe letinye tive,
lebengikusakatele kuto,
kodvwa wena ngingeke ngikubhubhise ngikucedze.
Ngiyawukujezisa ngikucondzise
noko ngekwehlulela ngebucotfo bemtsetfo,
ngingeke ngikuyekele uhambe nje
ungasashaywa nawonile,’ kusho Simakadze.
12“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi:
“ ‘Linceba lakho alelapheki,
yebo, silondza sakho sesingale kwekuphola.
13Sekute namunye longakuncengela kulelicala lakho,
sekute nelikhambi lalesilondza sakho,
kute longakwelapha.
14Bonkhe bangani bakho sebakukhohliwe,
abasanaki lutfo lwakho.
Ngikushaye njengesitsa,
ngakujezisa njengalonelulaka,
ngobe licala lakho lilikhulu kakhulu,
netono takho titinyenti.
15Manje, ukhalelani ngalelinceba lakho,
ngalobuhlungu bakho lobungenakwelapheka?
Ngenca yelicala lakho lelikhulu
netono takho letinyenti,
ngikwentile loku kuwe.
16“ ‘Kodvwa bonkhe labakushwabudzelako
bayawushwabudzelwa nabo.
Tonkhe titsa takho tiyawuyiswa ekutfunjweni.
Labo labakuphangako nabo bayawuphangwa.
Bonkhe labenta wena imphango,
nami ngiyawubenta baphangwe.
17Kodvwa wena ngiyawukubuyisela emphilweni,
ngiphilise emanceba akho,
nome ubitwa ngekutsi ungulolahliwe,
iSiyoni lenganakwa ngumuntfu,’ kusho Simakadze.
18“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi:
“ ‘Ngiyawubuyisela inhlanhla emathendeni akaJakobe,
ngibe neluvelo emakhaya akhe;
lidolobha liyakwakhiwa kabusha etindzaleni talo,
nesigodlo siyawuma kabusha endzaweni yaso lefanele.
19Kuyawuvela kubo tingoma tekubonga
nemsindvo wekujabula.
Ngiyawubandzisa ngebunyenti bangete bancishiswa;
ngiyawubenta bahlonipheke,
futsi bangeke bedzeleleke.
20Bantfwana babo
bayawuba njengasetikhatsini takadzenidzeni,
libandla labo liyawuma litinte embikwami,
ngibajezise bonkhe lababacindzetelako.
21Umholi wabo kuyawuba ngulomunye wesive sabo;
umbusi wabo uyawuvela emkhatsini wabo.
Ngiyakumsondzeta,
naye uyawuvele asondzele kimi,
ngobe vele ngubani lowake watinikela yena,
abesedvute nami?’ kusho Simakadze.
22“ ‘Ngako-ke nine niyawuba sive sami,
mine ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu.’ ”
23Buka la, sivunguvungu saSimakadze
sitawubhamuka ngelulaka lwakhe,
sivunguvungu lesivunguta
sehlele etikwetinhloko talababi.
24Lulaka lolwesabekako lwaSimakadze
lungeke luncandzeke,
aze asiphumelelise ngalokuphelele sifiso lesisenhlitiyweni yakhe.
Loku niyawukucondza kahle ngemalanga letako.
