Joromiya
10 Maye! Ndlu ka-Israyeli. Yizwa ilizwi uJehova alikhulume malungana nawe. 2 Nakhu uJehova akutjhoko:
3 Ngombana abantu bajayele ukuzikhohlisa.
Isisebenzi sobukghwari sigawula umuthi ehlathini
Begodu senze isithombe ngawo.+
4 Basikghabisa ngesiliva negolide+
Basiqinise ngenondo nangeempikiri ukwenzela bona singawi.+
5 Njengento yokuthusa iinyoni esimini yamakomukomu,* azikwazi ukukhuluma;+
Kufuze zigugwe ngombana azikwazi ukukhamba.+
Ningazisabi ngombana angekhe zinilimaze,
Namkha zenze okuhle.”+
6 Maye! Jehova akekho onjengawe.+
Umkhulu, igama lakho likhulu begodu linamandla.
7 Ngubani okungakafuzi akusabe, wena Kosi yeentjhaba,+ ngombana kufuze usatjwe;
Ngombana phakathi kwabo boke abahlakaniphileko beentjhaba naphakathi kwayo yoke imibuswabo,
Akekho onjengawe.+
8 Abacabangi begodu baziindlhadlha.+
Isinqophiso esivela emthini simamala.*+
9 Izitja zesiliva zivela eTaratjhitjhi+ zegolide zivela e-Ufazi.
Umsebenzi wesisebenzi sobukghwari, wezandla zesisebenzi sesimbi.
Izambatho zazo yirhara ehlaza komkayi newulu esipiridzana.
Zoke zenziwe ziinsebenzi ezinekghono.
10 Kodwana uJehova nguZimu kwamambala.
NguZimu ophilako+ neKosi ehlala ngokungapheliko.+
Ngebanga lokusilingeka kwakhe iphasi lizokusikinyeka,+
Begodu akunantjhaba ezizokukghodlhelelela isahlulelo sakhe.
11* Kufuze uzitjele lokhu:
“Abozimu abangakhenge benze izulu nephasi
Bazokutjhabalala ephasini nangaphasi kwezulweli.”+
12 Wenze iphasi ngamandlakhe,
Udzimelelise inarha ekhiqizako ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe+
Walula izulu ngokuzwisisa kwakhe.+
13 Nakakhulumako,
Amanzi ayahlokoma ezulwini,+
Begodu wenza amafu akhuphuke avela emaphethelweni wephasi.+
Wenzela izulu umbani,
Begodu ukhupha umoya eenlulwini zakhe.+
14 Boke abantu baziindlhadlha begodu abanalwazi.
Zoke iinsebenzi zesimbi zizokuphathiswa iinhloni ngebanga lesithombe esibaziweko;+
Ngombana iinthombe zazo zesimbi aziphili,
Begodu aziphefumuli.+
15 Zililize, umsebenzi ohlekisako.+
Ilanga lazo lesahlulelo nalifikako, zizokutjhabalala.
16 Isabelo sakaJakopo asifani nezintwezi,
Ngombana nguye owenze zoke izinto,
U-Israyeli yintonga yelifa lakhe.+
Igama lakhe nguJehova wamabutho.+
17 Buthelela intundwakho,
Wena mfazi ohlala endaweni evinjezelweko.
18 UJehova uthi:
“Ngiphosela izakhamuzi ngaphandle kwenarha le ngesikhathesi,+
Begodu ngizozibangela bona zigandeleleke.”
19 Maye! Kimi ngokuphuka kwami.+
Inceba lami alilapheki.
Begodu ngathi: “Ngokuqinisekileko lokhu kugula kwami, kufuze ngikukghodlhelelele.
20 Itende lami litjhatjalalisiwe begodu iintambo zetende lami zirathukile zoke.+
Amadodanami angitjhiyile begodu awasekho.+
Akekho umuntu ongalula itende lami namkha aphakamise amatjhila wetende lami.
Kungebangelo bangakhenge benze ngelemuko,
Nemihlambabo iphadlhalele.”+
22 Lalela! Umbiko! Uyeza!
Ukusikinyeka okukhulu okuvela enarheni yetlhagwini,+
Kuzokutjhabalalisa amadorobho wakwaJuda abe marubhi, kuwenze indawo yokulala iimpungutjha.+
23 Ngazi kuhle Jehova ukuthi indlela yomuntu akusingeyakhe.
Umuntu akakghoni ukunqophisa ngitjho namagadangwakhe.+
24 Maye! Jehova ngilungisa ngesahlulelo sakho,
Kodwana ingasi ngelaka lakho,+ ukwenzela bona ungangitjhabalalisi.+
25 Thululela ilaka lakho eentjhabeni ezingakunakiko+
Nemindenini engabizi igama lakho.