UJeremiya
19 UJehova wathi kimi: “Hamba uyethenga imbiza yomdaka kumbumbi.+ Ngemva kwalokho uthathe abanye abadala besizwe labanye abadala abangabaphristi, 2 uhambe labo esigodini sendodana kaHinomi,+ egedini lezindengezi. Nxa ungafika lapho ukhulume amazwi engizakutshela wona. 3 Kumele uthi, ‘Zwanini ilizwi likaJehova lina makhosi akoJuda lani bantu beJerusalema. UJehova wamabutho, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi:
“‘“Sengizaletha umonakalo endaweni le. Loba ngubani ozakuzwa ngawo indlebe zakhe zizancencetha, 4 ngoba bangitshiyile+ bangcolisa lendawo le.+ Banikela imihlatshelo kubonkulunkulu abangabaziyo, lababengaziwa ngokhokho babo langamakhosi akoJuda njalo sebegcwalise indawo le ngegazi labantu abangelacala.+ 5 Bakhele uBhali izindawo eziphakemeyo* ukuze batshise amadodana abo emlilweni, besenzela uBhali iminikelo yokutshiswa,+ into engingazange ngibatshele yona lengingatshongo ukuthi bayenze. Into le ayizange ifike lasenhliziyweni yami.”’*+
6 “‘“Ngakho ziyeza insuku lapho indawo le engasoze ibizwe ngokuthi yiThofethi loba isigodi sendodana kaHinomi, kodwa izabizwa ngokuthi yisigodi sokubulawa,”+ kutsho uJehova. 7 “Endaweni le ngizakwenza ukuthi amacebo abantu bakoJuda labeJerusalema angaphumeleli. Ngizakwenza ukuthi izitha zabo zibabulale ngenkemba lokuthi babulawe yilabo ababazingelayo. Izidumbu zabo zizadliwa zinyoni lezinyamazana.+ 8 Idolobho leli ngizalehlisela umonakalo owesabekayo futhi lizakuba yinhlekisa.* Wonke umuntu odlula kulo uzalikhangela ethuke njalo uzatshaya umlozwi ngenxa yazo zonke inhlupho ezilehleleyo.+ 9 Ngizakwenza ukuthi badle amadodana lamadodakazi abo. Ngamunye wabo uzakudla umakhelwane wakhe* ngenxa yendlala ezakuba khona ngesikhathi bevinjezelwe yizitha zabo kanye lalabo abafuna ukubabulala.”’+
10 “Ngemva kwalokho kumele uphahlaze imbiza phambi kwamadoda ozahamba lawo, 11 ubususithi kuwo, ‘UJehova wamabutho uthi: “Ngizatshabalalisa abantu laba ledolobho leli njengomuntu ophahlaza isitsha sombumbi sisale singasalungiseki. Bazangcwaba abantu eThofethi kuze kusale kungaselandawo yokungcwaba.”’+
12 “UJehova uthi, ‘Lokhu yikho engizakwenza endaweni le lasebantwini abahlala kuyo. Ngizakwenza idolobho leli libe njengeThofethi. 13 Izindlu zabantu beJerusalema lezindlu zamakhosi akoJuda zizangcola njengendawo le, iThofethi.+ Zizangcola zonke izindlu ababenikelela kuzo imihlatshelo ababeyenzela lonke ibutho elisemazulwini*+ besephahleni, benikela langeminikelo yokunathwayo kwabanye onkulunkulu.’”+
14 UJeremiya wathi esevela eThofethi lapho uJehova ayemthume ukuthi ayephrofetha khona, wama egumeni lendlu kaJehova wakhuluma labantu bonke wathi: 15 “UJehova wamabutho, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi, ‘Abantu abahlala edolobheni leli labahlala emadolobheni aseduze kwalo ngizabehlisela wonke umonakalo engakhuluma ngawo ngoba baqinise amakhanda, bala ukulalela amazwi ami.’”+