Jeremiya
30 Jehova wakhuluma naJeremiya watsi: 2 “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli: ‘Wabhale encwadzini onkhe lamavi lengitawakhuluma kuwe. 3 Ngobe Jehova utsi: “Ayeta emalanga lapho ngitawubutsisa khona bantfu bami labatfunjiwe, lokungema-Israyeli nemaJuda.+ Ngitababuyisa eveni lengalinika bokhokho babo futsi batawuphindze bahlale kulo,” kusho Jehova.’”+
4 Lawa ngemavi Jehova lawasho kuma-Israyeli nakumaJuda.
5 Naku Jehova lakushoko:
“Kuvakele bantfu bakhala ngenca yekwesaba;
Kunekwesaba lokukhulu, futsi kute kuthula.
6 Ngicela nibute kutsi indvodza ingabeleka yini.
Kwentiwa yini-ke kutsi ngibone onkhe emadvodza lanemandla abambe tisu* tawo
Kuhle kwemfati lobelekako?+
Kwentiwa yini kutsi aze ashintje ebusweni ngenca yekwesaba?
7 Maye liyesabeka* lelolanga!+
Kute lelifana nalo,
Kutawuba sikhatsi sekucindzeteleka kuJakobe.
Kodvwa utawusindziswa kuso.”
8 Jehova wemabutfo utsi: “Ngalelolanga ngitalephula lijoka lelisetintsanyeni tabo futsi ngidzabule tintsambo tabo. Angeke baphindze* bagcilatwe bantfu bekuhamba.* 9 Batawukhonta Jehova Nkulunkulu wabo nenkhosi yabo Davide, leyo lengitabavusela yona.”+
10 Jehova utsi: “Wena nceku yami Jakobe ungesabi,
Awu Israyeli, ungetfuki.+
Ngobe ngitakusindzisa useveni lelikhashane
Ngisindzise bantfwana bakho eveni labatfunjwe kulo.+
Jakobe utawubuya abe nekuthula futsi angahlushwa ngulutfo,
Kute lotamesabisa.”+
11 Jehova utsi: “Ngobe mine nginawe kuze ngikusindzise.
12 Ngobe Jehova utsi:
“Linceba lenu angeke lelapheke.+
Silondza senu angeke siphole.
13 Kute ngisho namunye longanincengela kulelicala lenu,
Kute nalokungaphotisa lesilondza senu.
Kute lokunganelapha.
14 Bonkhe labo lebeniphinga nabo lebebanitsandza kakhulu sebanikhohliwe.+
Abasanifuni nalapho nihambe khona.
Nginishaye njengesitsa,+
Nganijezisa kuhle kwemuntfu lonelulaka,
Ngobe licala lenu likhulu netono tenu tinyenti.+
15 Manje-ke selinikhaliselani lelinceba lenu?
Buhlungu benu abupheli!
Njengobe licala lenu lilikhulu netono tenu titinyenti+
Kungako ngente loku kini.
Labo labanigebengako nabo batawugetjengwa,
Futsi ngitawenta kutsi bonkhe labo labanemuka tintfo tenu nabo bemukwe tintfo tabo.”+
17 Jehova utsi: “Mine ngitaniphilisa futsi ngelaphe linceba lenu,+
Ngisho nobe bebangafuni kunemukela futsi banibita ngekutsi:
‘ISiyoni yindzawo lengafunwa ngumuntfu.’”+
18 Naku lokushiwo nguJehova:
“Ngitababutsisa ndzawonye bantfwana baJakobe labatfunjiwe,+
Futsi ngitatihawukela tindzawo labahlala kuto.
Lelidolobha litawuphindze lakhiwe etindzaleni talo,+
Nembhoshongo lovikelekile utawuphindze ume endzaweni yawo lefanele.
19 Batawuhlabela tingoma tekubonga futsi bamemete bajabulile.+
Ngitabandzisa, nelinani labo angeke linciphe;+
Ngitabenta babe banyenti kakhulu,*
Futsi angeke babe mbalwa.+
20 Emadvodzana aJakobe atawuphumelela njengobe bekunjalo kadzeni,
Futsi ngitawenta abe sive lesinemandla embikwami.+
Ngitabajezisa bonkhe lebebawacindzetela.+
21 Umbusi wema-Israyeli kutawuba ngulomunye wesive sawo,
Loyo lotawahola utawuvela emkhatsini wawo.
Ngitamsondzeta kimi futsi naye utawusondzela.”
“Ngobe ngubani nje longaba nesibindzi* sekusondzela kimi?” kusho Jehova.
22 “Nine nitawuba bantfu bami,+ mine ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu.”+
23 Jehova utawutfukutsela kube ngatsi kusuka sivunguvungu,+
Intfukutselo yakhe itawehlela etinhloko talababi njengesiphepho lesinemandla.
24 Lentfukutselo yaJehova levutsako angeke ibohle
Kuze kube ngulapho akufeza loko lokufunwa yinhlitiyo yakhe.+
Nitakucondza kahle loku emalangeni ekugcina.+