Jeremiya
51 Jehova utsi:
2 Ngitawutfumela bantfu eBhabhulona,
Batayitsanyela kuhle kwemoya nawuphephula tinhlanga futsi batayishiya ikhala libhungane;
Ngelilanga lenhlekelele, batayihlasela kuto tonkhe tinhlangotsi.+
3 Bantfu baseBhabhulona labasebentisa butjoki angeke babusebentise.
Nemasotja akhona angeke ahlome ngetikhali.
Ningawaveli emajaha akulelidolobha.+
Bulalani onkhe emasotja akhona.
4 Atawufela eveni lemaKhaledi,
Afe alimele kamatima etitaladini takhona.+
5 Ema-Israyeli nemaJuda awakashiywa* nguJehova wemabutfo longuNkulunkulu wawo.+
Kodvwa lelive lemaKhaledi linemacala lamanyenti kuLongcwele waka-Israyeli.
6 Phumani nibaleke eBhabhulona,
Niphephise kuphila kwenu.+
Ningashabalali ngenca yetono tayo.
Ngobe sesikhatsi sekutsi Jehova atiphindziselele kuyo.
Sewenta kutsi yehlelwe nguloko lebeyikwenta kulabanye.+
7 IBhabhulona beyinjengendzebe yeligolide esandleni saJehova;
Yente wonkhe umhlaba wadzakwa.
8 Iwe kungakalindzeleki futsi yaphihlika.+
Yikhaleleni!+
Hambani niyofuna ibhalisamu nitopholisa buhlungu bayo; mhlawumbe nje ingelapheka.”
9 “Setamile kuyelapha iBhabhulona kodvwa ayikelapheki.
Asiyiyekeleni sihambe, nguloyo naloyo akaye eveni lakubo.+
Ngobe tono tayo tifike emazulwini;
Tinyenti kakhulu, tize tifika ngisho nasemafini.+
10 Jehova usiphetse ngekulunga.+
Asambeni siye eSiyoni, sifike sikhulume ngemisebenti yaJehova Nkulunkulu wetfu.”+
11 “Lolani imicibisholo,+ nitsatse nemahawu.*
Jehova utsintse emakhosi aseMediya+ kutsi ahlasele iBhabhulona
Ngobe ufuna kuyibhubhisa.
Jehova utatiphindziselela, utatiphindziselela ngenca yelithempeli lakhe.
12 Phakamisani luphawu,+ nihlasele lubondza lwaseBhabhulona.
Yengetani bogadzi, nimise kahle balindzi.
Hlelani labo labatawubalalela endleleni bantfu baseBhabhulona.
Ngobe Jehova wente licebo,
Futsi utakufeza loko lakukhulumile ngebantfu labahlala eBhabhulona.”+
14 Jehova wemabutfo utifunge yena watsi:
‘Ngitawubangela kutsi utselekelwe ngemadvodza, atawuba manyenti ngangesikhonyane,
Futsi atawumemeta ajabulile ngenca yekukuncoba.’+
15 Nkulunkulu wadala umhlaba ngemandla akhe,
Ngekuhlakanipha kwakhe wamisa umhlaba wacina+
Futsi wendlala emazulu ngekucondza kwakhe.+
16 Utsi nakamemeta,
Emanti lasemazulwini agubhutele,
Wenta kutsi kukhuphuke emafu* asuka emikhawulweni yemhlaba.
17 Bonkhe bantfu abanangcondvo futsi bete lwati.
Bonkhe labasebenta ngensimbi batawuhlazeka ngenca yetithico labatentako;+
Ngobe letithico tabo tensimbi tiyakhohlisa,
18 Atinamsebenti,+ tintfo tekuhlekwa nje.
Titawushabalala nakufika lilanga lato lekubhujiswa.
19 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu waJakobe* akafanani nato,
Ngobe nguye lowadala tonkhe tintfo,
Libito lakhe nguJehova wemabutfo.”+
20 “Wena usicwayi sami lengilwa ngaso, usikhali sami semphi,
Ngobe ngawe ngitawuphihlita tive.
Ngawe ngitawubhubhisa imibuso.
21 Ngawe ngitawuphihlita lihhashi naloyo loligibele.
Ngawe ngitawuphihlita inkalishi yemphi naloyo loyigibele.
22 Ngawe ngitawuphihlita indvodza nemfati.
Ngawe ngitawuphihlita umuntfu lokhulile nemfana.
Ngawe ngitawuphihlita lijaha nentfombi.
23 Ngawe ngitawuphihlita umelusi nemhlambi wakhe.
Ngawe ngitawuphihlita umlimi netilwane lalima ngato.
Ngawe ngitawuphihlita babusi nemasekela abo.
24 Ngitayijezisa iBhabhulona nabo bonkhe labahlala eveni lemaKhaledi
Ngenca yako konkhe lokubi labakwente kini eSiyoni,”+ kusho Jehova.
Ngitawelula sandla sami ngimelane nawe, futsi ngikugicite ngikususe emadvwaleni,
Ngikwente ube yintsaba leshe yangcongca.”
26 “Kute litje lelitawutsatfwa kuwe libe lekusimisa nobe libe lesisekelo,
Ngobe wena utawusala ungenalutfo kuze kube phakadze,”+ kusho Jehova.
27 “Phakamisani luphawu kulendzawo.+
Shayani luphondvo emkhatsini wetive.
Khetsani* tive letitayihlasela.
Bitani imibuso yase-Ararathi,+ yaseMini neyase-Ashkenazi+ kutsi itewulwa nayo.
Tfumelani lisotja lelitawukhetsa lamanye latayihlasela.
Khuphulani emahhashi achamuke kube shengatsi libulo letintsentse.
28 Bitani* tive letitayihlasela,
Nibite emakhosi aseMediya,+ babusi bakhona nawo onkhe emasekela abo
Kanye nato tonkhe tindzawo labatibusako.
29 Umhlaba utawutamatama futsi uzizitele,
Ngobe Jehova utakwenta loko latsite utakwehlisela iBhabhulona
Ngekutsi ayente ibe yindzawo leyetfusako, futsi isale ikhala libhungane.+
30 Emasotja aseBhabhulona sekayekele kulwa.
Asahleti etindzaweni tawo letivikelekile.
Emakhaya aseBhabhulona sekalunyekwe ngemlilo,
Nemishudo yasemasangweni akhona seyephuliwe.+
31 Kufika umgijimi emuva kwalomunye,
Kufike nesitfunywa emuva kwalesinye, bonkhe bayagijima
Batobikela inkhosi yaseBhabhulona kutsi lidolobha layo selivinjetelwe kuto tonkhe tinhlangotsi,+
32 Batoyibikela kutsi ematubuko sekavinjiwe,+
Kutsi imikhumbi leyakhiwe ngephaphira* seyishisiwe,
Nekutsi emasotja esaba kakhulu.”
33 Jehova wemabutfo longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli utsi:
“IBhabhulona* ifana nelibala lekubhulela.
Sesikhatsi sekutsi igcotjwagcotjwe ize ingcingceke.
Sesisedvute kakhulu sikhatsi sekutsi ivunwe.”
Ungente ngafana nesitja lesite lutfo.
Ungimite kuhle kwenyoka lenkhulu;+
Sisu sakhe usigcwalise ngetintfo tami letinhle,
Futsi ungilahlele le khashane.*
35 Loyo lohlala eSiyoni utsi: ‘Shengatsi lobudlova lobentiwe kimi nasemtimbeni wami bungehlela iBhabhulona.’+
‘Shengatsi ingati yami ingehlela kubantfu labahlala eveni lemaKhaledi,’ kusho iJerusalema.”
36 Ngako Jehova utsi:
Ngitawomisa lwandle lwaseBhabhulona, ngomise nemitfombo yakhona.+
38 Bonkhe bantfu bakhona batawubhodla njengemabhubesi lanemandla.
Batawuhhonga njengebadlwane bemabhubesi.”
39 “Batawutsi nasebatsakasile, ngibentele lidzili futsi ngibente badzakwe,
Kuze batojabula kakhulu;+
Ngemuva kwaloko batawulala siphelane,
Bangaphindze bavuke,”+ kusho Jehova.
40 “Ngitabehlisa kuhle kwetimvu letiyohlatjwa,
Kuhle kwetimbuti netimvu letindvuna.”
41 “Bukani nje, iSheshaki* seyincotjiwe,+
Asenibuke nje, lelidolobha lebelidvunyiswa ngibo bonkhe bantfu selincotjiwe!+
IBhabhulona seyiyindzawo leyetfusako emkhatsini wetive!
42 Lwandle luyimbonyile iBhabhulona.
Luyimbonye ngemagagasi alo lamakhulu.
43 Emadolobha akhona sekayindzawo leyetfusako, alugwadvule futsi ete nemanti.
Kute umuntfu lotawuhlala khona nobe engce khona.+
Tive angeke tiphindze titseleke ngetinkhani tiye kuye,
Futsi lubondza lwaseBhabhulona lutawudzilika.+
45 Phumani eBhabhulona bantfu bami!+
Phephisani kuphila kwenu,+ nibalekele intfukutselo levutsako yaJehova!+
46 Unganetfusi lombiko lenitawuva kulendzawo futsi unganesabisi.
Kutawufika umbiko kulomunye umnyaka,
Nasemnyakeni lolandzelako kufike lomunye umbiko
Wekutsi kunebudlova kulelive nekutsi umbusi ulwa nalomunye umbusi.
47 Ngako-ke kutawufika emalanga
Lengitawujezisa ngawo tithico letibatiwe taseBhabhulona.
Yonkhe lendzawo itawuhlazeka,
Bonkhe lababulewe batawulala batsi nja kulelidolobha.+
48 Emazulu nemhlaba kanye nako konkhe lokukuwo
Kutawumemeta kujabulile nayibhujiswa iBhabhulona,+
Ngobe titsa letibhubhisako titayihlasela tichamuka enyakatfo,”+ kusho Jehova.
49 “IBhabhulona ayikabulali nje ema-Israyeli kuphela+
Kodvwa ibulele nebantfu basemhlabeni wonkhe, bafela khona lapho.
50 Nine lenisindze enkembeni, chubekani nibaleka, ningemi!+
Nine lenikhashane, khumbulani Jehova,
Shengatsi ningayikhumbula neJerusalema.”+
51 “Sihlazekile, ngobe sive bantfu bakhuluma emavi ekwedzelela.
52 Jehova utsi: “Ngako-ke kutawufika emalanga
Lengitawujezisa ngawo tithico letibatiwe taseBhabhulona,
Futsi bantfu labalimele batawube bacuma kuyo yonkhe lendzawo.”+
53 “Ngisho nobe iBhabhulona ingaphakama ize ifike emazulwini,+
Nobe icinise tindzawo tayo letiphakeme futsi letivikelekile,
Mine ngitayiletsela titsa letitayibhubhisa,”+ kusho Jehova.
54 “Asenilalele! Kuvakala bantfu bayakhala eBhabhulona,+
Kuvakala umsindvo wenhlekelele lenkhulu eveni lemaKhaledi,+
55 Ngobe Jehova ubhubhisa iBhabhulona,
Utayithulisa kulomsindvo wayo lomkhulu,
Futsi umsindvo wetitsa tayo utawufanana nemagagasi elwandle.
Nemavi ato atawuvakala.
56 Sitsa lesibhubhisako sitayihlasela iBhabhulona;+
Emasotja akhona atawutfunjwa,+
Nebutjoki bawo butawephulwa bube ticucu,
Ngobe Jehova unguNkulunkulu lotiphindziselelako.+
Ngeke ahlale angatiphindziseleli.+
57 Ngitawenta kutsi tindvuna takhona nebantfu labahlakaniphile badzakwe,+
Ngente nekutsi kudzakwe babusi bakhona, nemasekela abo kanye nemasotja,
Ngemuva kwaloko batawulala siphelane,
Bangaphindze bavuke,”+ kusho iNkhosi, libito layo lokunguJehova wemabutfo.
58 Jehova wemabutfo utsi:
“Nanobe lubondza lwaseBhabhulona lucinile, lutawubhidlitwa lonkhe,+
Futsi nanobe emagede akhona amadze, atawulunyekwa ngemlilo.
Bantfu batawusebentela lite;
Tive titawusebenta kamatima, tisebentele intfo letawuphetsela emlilweni.”+
59 Lona ngumlayeto umphrofethi Jeremiya lawutjela Seraya indvodzana yaNeriya+ indvodzana yaMahaseya, ngesikhatsi Seraya ahamba naSedekiya inkhosi yakaJuda baya eBhabhulona ngemnyaka wesine wekubusa kwakhe. Seraya abenakekela tintfo tenkhosi. 60 Jeremiya wabhala ngayo yonkhe lenhlekelele lebeyitawehlela iBhabhulona, wayibhala encwadzini yinye legocotwako. Wabhala onkhe lamavi lamelene neBhabhulona. 61 Ngetulu kwaloko, Jeremiya watsi kuSeraya: “Ubotsi nawufika eBhabhulona uwafundze ngelivi lelisetulu onkhe lamavi. 62 Ngemuva kwaloko ubokhuluma utsi: ‘Awu Jehova, wena utsite utayibhubhisa lendzawo futsi uyishiye ikhala libhungane, ushiye kute bantfu kanye netilwane, futsi utsite itawusala ingenalutfo kuze kube phakadze.’+ 63 Ubotsi nawucedza kufundza lencwadzi, ubophele litje kuyo futsi uyijike ekhatsi nekhatsi kwemfula iYufrathe. 64 Ngemuva kwaloko ubotsi: ‘Itawucwila kanjalo-ke neBhabhulona, futsi angeke iphindze ibonakale+ ngenca yenhlekelele letayiletselwa nguNkulunkulu. Nebantfu labahlala khona batawuphelelwa ngemandla.’”+
Aphela lapha-ke emavi aJeremiya.