UJeremiya
1 La ngamazwi kaJeremiya* indodana kaHilikhiya, omunye wabaphristi base-Anathothi+ elizweni lakoBhenjamini. 2 Ilizwi likaJehova lafika kuye ngensuku zikaJosiya+ indodana ka-Amoni+ inkosi yakoJuda. Kwakungumnyaka wesi-13 wokubusa kukaJosiya. 3 Lafika futhi ngensuku zikaJehoyakhimu+ indodana kaJosiya inkosi yakoJuda, kwaze kwaba sekupheleni komnyaka wesi-11 wokubusa kukaZedekhiya+ indodana kaJosiya inkosi yakoJuda. Laqhubeka lifika kuye abantu beJerusalema baze bathunjwa ngenyanga yesihlanu.+
4 Ilizwi likaJehova lafika kimi lathi:
5 “Ngakwazi* ngingakakubumbi+ esibelethweni sikanyoko,
Ngakwenza waba ngcwele ungakazalwa,*+
Njalo ngakwenza waba ngumphrofethi ezizweni.”
6 Kodwa mina ngathi: “Awu Nkosi Enkulu Jehova!
Angenelisi ukukhuluma+ ngoba ngisesengumfana nje.”*+
7 UJehova wasesithi kimi:
“Ungaze wathi ungumfana nje,
Ngoba kumele uye kubo bonke engizakuthuma kubo,
Ukhulume konke engizakutshela khona.+
9 Ngemva kwalokho uJehova welula isandla sakhe wathinta umlomo wami.+ UJehova wasesithi kimi: “Sengifake amazwi ami emlonyeni wakho.+ 10 Lamuhla ngikubeka phezu kwezizwe laphezu kwemibuso ukuze usiphune njalo uwisele phansi, utshabalalise futhi udilize, wakhe njalo uhlanyele.”+
11 Ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kimi lathi: “Ubonani Jeremiya?” Mina ngathi: “Ngibona ugatsha lwesihlahla sama-alimondi.”
12 UJehova wathi kimi: “Ubone kuhle sibili. Ngihlala ngiphapheme ukuze ngigcwalise ilizwi lami.”
13 Ilizwi likaJehova lafika kimi okwesibili lathi: “Ubonani?” Mina ngaphendula ngathi: “Ngibona imbiza* exhwathayo. Ifulathele inyakatho futhi umlomo wayo ukhangele eningizimu.” 14 UJehova wasesithi kimi:
“Umonakalo uzavelela enyakatho,
Njalo uzakwehlela bonke abantu abahlala elizweni.+
15 Ngibiza zonke izizwana zemibuso yasenyakatho, kutsho uJehova.+
Zizabuya zonke zibeke izihlalo zazo zobukhosi
Emagedini eJerusalema,+
Zigombolozele imiduli yayo,
Zihlasele wonke amadolobho akoJuda.+
16 Ngizabahlulela ngenxa yazo zonke izinto ezimbi abazenzileyo,
Ngoba bangitshiyile+
Benzela abanye onkulunkulu+ imihlatshelo,
Bakhothamela lezinto abazenze ngezandla zabo.+
17 Kodwa wena kumele uwulungele umsebenzi,
Usukume ubatshele konke engikutshela khona.
Ungabesabi,+
Ukuze lami ngingakwenzi wethuke phambi kwabo.
18 Lamuhla ngikwenze waba lidolobho elivikelweyo,
Lensika yensimbi lemiduli yekhopha ukuze umelane lalo lonke ilizwe,+
Lamakhosi abantu bakoJuda lezikhulu zabo,
Labaphristi babo kanye labo bonke abantu abaselizweni.+
19 Bazakulwa lawe sibili,
Kodwa abasoze bakunqobe,
Ngoba ngilawe+ futhi ngizakusindisa, kutsho uJehova.”