UJeremiya
10 Zwanini ilizwi uJehova alikhulume mayelana lani, bantu bako-Israyeli. 2 UJehova uthi:
“Lingafundi imikhuba yezinye izizwe,+
Lingethuswa yizibonakaliso ezisemkhathini
Lanxa izizwe zisethuka nxa zizibona.+
3 Imikhuba yabantu bezinye izizwe ayincedi ngalutho.
Umbazi ugamula isihlahla egangeni,
Abesesibaza ngethuluzi lakhe enze isithombe.+
4 Isithombe leso bayasicecisa ngesiliva langegolide,+
Basibethelele phansi ngesando langezipikili ukuze singawi.+
5 Izithombe zabo azikhulumi,+ zinjengezithombe zokwethusa inyoni ensimini yamakhukhamba.
Ziyathwalwa ngoba azihambi.+
Ungazesabi ngoba ngeke zikulimaze,
Njalo ngeke zikwenzele okuhle.”+
7 Ngubani ongeke akwesabe, Nkosi yezizwe zonke?+ Wena kumele wesatshwe,
Ngoba phakathi kwabo bonke abahlakaniphileyo ezizweni lasemibusweni yonke,
Kakho loyedwa onjengawe.+
9 Isiliva esikhandiweyo silethwa sivela eThashishi,+ legolide livela e-Ufazi,
Sisetshenziswa zingcitshi zomsebenzi labakhandi bensimbi.
Izithombe zabo bazigqokisa izembatho eziluhlaza leziyibubende.*
Zonke zenziwe zingcitshi.
10 Kodwa uJehova nguNkulunkulu weqiniso.
UnguNkulunkulu ophilayo+ leNkosi yaphakade.+
Uzathukuthela umhlaba uzamazame,+
Akulasizwe esizalumela ulaka lwakhe.
11* Nanku okumele ubatshele khona:
“Onkulunkulu abangenzanga amazulu lomhlaba
Bazatshabalala emhlabeni langaphansi kwamazulu.”+
12 UNkulunkulu wenza umhlaba ngamandla akhe,
Walimisa ilizwe ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe,+
Welula amazulu ngokuqedisisa kwakhe.+
13 Nxa ekhuluma,
Amanzi asemazulwini ayahlokoma,+
Wenza kuqubuke amayezi emikhawulweni yomhlaba,+
Kuphazime lombane nxa izulu lisina.
Uvulela umoya oseziphaleni zakhe.+
14 Bonke abantu benza izinto ezitshengisa ukuthi abacabangi lokuthi abalalwazi.
Wonke umkhandi wensimbi uzayangiswa ngenxa yesithombe asenzileyo,+
Ngoba isithombe sakhe sensimbi siyisiphamaso,
15 Izithombe azincedi ngalutho futhi ziyinhlekisa.+
Zizatshabalala ngosuku lokwahlulelwa kwazo.
16 Lowo oyisabelo sikaJakhobe kafanani lezithombe lezi,
Ngoba nguye owenza konke.
Abako-Israyeli bayintonga yelifa lakhe.+
Ibizo lakhe nguJehova wamabutho.+
17 Qoqa impahla yakho,
Wena wesifazana ovinjezelweyo.
18 UJehova uthi:
“Khathesi ngizasusa abantu abahlala elizweni leli ngibaphosele khatshana,+
Njalo ngizabehlisela usizi.”
19 Maye kimi ngiwile!+
Inxeba lami alelapheki.
Yikho ngathi: “Lo ngumkhuhlane wami, kumele ngiwubekezelele.
20 Itende lami lidilikile lentambo zalo ziqamukile.+
Amadodana ami angitshiyile, awasekho.+
Akulamuntu ongavusa itende lami loba aphakamise amalembu alo.
21 Abelusi benze izinto ezingelangqondo.+
Abambuzanga uJehova,+
Yikho benze izinto ezitshengisa ukuthi abaqedisisi,
Yonke imihlambi yabo isisabalele.”+
22 Lalela! Kulombiko ozayo!
Kuza ukuzamazama okukhulu okuvela elizweni elisenyakatho,+
Kuzatshabalalisa amadolobho akoJuda kuwatshiye eyindawo yamakhanka.+
23 Awu Jehova, ngiyakwazi ukuthi umuntu kalamandla okuqondisa indlela yakhe.
Umuntu kaliphiwanga ilungelo lokuqondisa izinyathelo zakhe.+
24 Awu Jehova ngiqondisa ngendlela oyibona ifanele,