Jeremiya
46 Jehova wakhuluma nemphrofethi Jeremiya macondzana netive:+ 2 Wakhuluma ngeGibhithe+ macondzana nelibutfo laFaro Nekho+ loyinkhosi yaseGibhithe, lobekangaseMfuleni iYufrathe futsi lowancotjwa nguNebukhadnezari* inkhosi yaseBhabhulona eKhakhemishi, ngemnyaka wesine wekubusa kwaJehoyakimu+ indvodzana yaJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda. Wakhuluma watsi:
3 “Lungisani emahawu enu lamancane* nalamakhulu,
Nihambe niye emphini.
4 Awu nine bagibeli bemahhashi, lungisani emahhashi enu futsi niwagibele.
Manini etindzaweni tenu, nifake netigcoko tenu tekutivikela.
Lolani tikhali tenu futsi nigcoke emajazi enu ensimbi.
5 ‘Yini ngatsi bayesaba nje?
Bayabaleka, nemasotja abo ehluliwe.
Bagijime bashiya inyosi ngenca yekwesaba, nemasotja abo awabuki ngisho nasemuva.
Kunekwesaba yonkhe indzawo,’ kusho Jehova.
6 ‘Labanematubane abakhoni kubaleka, nemasotja awakhoni kuphunyula.
Nabasenyakatfo, ngaselusentseni lweMfula iYufrathe
Bagileka futsi bawa.’+
7 Ngubani lona lota ngemandla kuhle kweMfula iNayili,
Lota kuhle kwemfula lonemanti lagubhutelako?
8 IGibhithe ita ngemandla kuhle kweMfula iNayili,+
Ita kuhle kwemfula lonemanti lagubhutelako,
Itsi: ‘Ngitawuhamba ngiyombonya umhlaba.
Ngitawubhubhisa lidolobha kanye nalabahlala kulo.’
9 Khuphukani nine mahhashi!
Nine tincola, gijimani kube shengatsi niyahlanya!
Yanini embili nine masotja,
Nine maKushe nemaPhuthi laphatsa emahawu,+
Kanye nani nine maLudi+ lakwati kugoba* butjoki nekubusebentisa.+
10 “Lelo lilanga laJehova wemabutfo, loyiNkhosi Lephakeme, kutawuba lilanga lekutsi atiphindziselele etitseni takhe. Inkemba itawudla yesutse futsi inatse ingati yato ize yenele, ngobe Jehova wemabutfo loyiNkhosi Lephakeme utawenta umhlatjelo* eveni lelisenyakatfo eceleni kweMfula iYufrathe.+
Senetame tindlela letinyenti tekutelapha kepha tanganisiti,
Ngobe angeke nize nelapheke.+
12 Tive tivile ngekuhlazeka kwenu,+
Nekukhala kwenu kuvakele kulo lonkhe lelive.
Ngobe emasotja agilana odvwa
Futsi awa kanye kanye.”
13 Jehova wakhuluma nemphrofethi Jeremiya ngekutsi Nebukhadnezari* inkhosi yaseBhabhulona utakuta ahlasele iGibhithe,+ watsi:
Ubotsi: ‘Manini etindzaweni tenu futsi nitilungiselele,
Ngobe inkemba itawudla konkhe lokuseceleni kwenu.
15 Kubangelwe yini kutsi emasotja enu lanemandla akhukhuleke?
Ehlulekile kutilwela,
Ngobe Jehova uwalahlele phansi.
16 Emasotja lamanyenti kakhulu ayagileka futsi ayawa.
Akhuluma odvwa atsi:
“Sukumani, asibuyeleni kubantfu bakitsi naseveni letfu,
Ngobe lenkemba lecotfulako seyifikile.”’
17 Kuleyo ndzawo amemetele atsi:
18 ‘Ngitifunga mine,’ kusho iNkhosi, libito layo lokunguJehova wemabutfo,
‘Utawufika* abe njengeThabori+ lebonakala emkhatsini wetintsaba,
Abe njengeKhameli+ lebonakala ngaselwandle.
19 Pakishani tintfo tenu nilungele kuyotfunjwa,
Nine lenihlala eGibhithe.*
20 IGibhithe injengelitfokati lelihle,
Kodvwa itawuhlaselwa timbuzulwane letichamuka enyakatfo.
21 Ngisho nemasotja ayo lacashiwe anjengematfole londlekile,
Kodvwa nawo ajikile futsi abaleka kanyekanye.
22 ‘Umsindvo wayo unjengewenyoka lebalekako,
Ngobe titsa letinemandla tiyigijimisa tiphetse emazembe,
Kuhle kwebantfu labagawula tihlahla.’*
23 Jehova utsi: ‘Titaligawula lihlatsi layo nanobe belibonakala lihlangene litse ngci.
Ngobe letitsa tinyenti kakhulu kunesikhonyane, futsi kute longakhona kutibala.
24 Bantfu baseGibhithe* batawuhlazeka.
Batawunikelwa kubantfu basenyakatfo.’+
25 “Jehova wemabutfo longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli utsi: ‘Nyalo sengitawujezisa Amoni+ longunkulunkulu waseNo,*+ ngijezise Faro, iGibhithe, bonkulunkulu bayo+ kanye nemakhosi ayo. Ngitawujezisa Faro nabo bonkhe labetsembele kuye.’+
26 “‘Ngitabanikela kulabo labafuna kubabulala, ngibanikele kuNebukhadnezari* inkhosi yaseBhabhulona+ kanye nasetincekwini takhe. Kodvwa ngemuva kwaloko bantfu batawuphindze bahlale eGibhithe njengakadzeni,’ kusho Jehova.+
27 ‘Kodvwa wena nceku yami Jakobe ungesabi,
Awu Israyeli,+ ungetfuki.
Jakobe utawubuya abe nekuthula futsi angahlushwa ngulutfo,
Kute nalotamesabisa.’+
28 Jehova utsi: ‘Ngako ungesabi nceku yami Jakobe, ngobe mine nginawe.