Jeremiya ISAHLUKO 1 1 Amazwi kaJeremiya indodana kaHilikiya wabapristi base-Anathoti ezweni lakwaBenjamini: 2 okwafika kuye izwi likaJehova ezinsukwini zikaJosiya indodana ka-Amoni, inkosi yakwaJuda, ngomnyaka weshumi nantathu wokubusa kwakhe. 3 Lafika nangezinsuku zikaJehoyakimi indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, kwaze kwaba sekupheleni komnyaka weshumi nanye kaSedekiya indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, kwaze kwaba sekuthunjweni kweJerusalema ngenyanga yesihlanu. 4 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: 5 Ngingakakubumbi esiswini ngakwazi; ungakaphumi esizalweni ngakungcwelisa, ngakubeka umprofethi ezizweni. 6 Ngase ngithi: “Awu, Nkosi Jehova! bheka, angikwazi ukukhuluma, ngokuba ngingumntwana. 7 Kepha uJehova wathi kimi: “Ungasho ukuthi: ‘Ngingumntwana,’ ngokuba uyakuya kubo bonke engikuthuma kubo, nakho konke engikuyala ngakho uyakukukhuluma. 8 Ungesabi ubuso babo, ngokuba mina nginawe ukuba ngikukhulule,” usho uJehova. 9 UJehova wayeseselula isandla sakhe, wathinta umlomo wami. Wayesethi uJehova kimi: “Bheka, ngibekile amazwi ami emlonyeni wakho. 10 Bheka, ngiyakumisa namuhla phezu kwezizwe naphezu kwemibuso ukuba usiphule, udilize, uchithe, udilize, wakhe, utshale. 11 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: “Jeremiya, ubonani na? Ngasengisithi: Ngibona induku yesihlahla somalimondi. 12 Wayesethi uJehova kimi: “Ubone kahle, ngokuba ngiyakusheshisa izwi lami ukuba ngilenze. 13 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi ngokwesibili, lathi: “Ubonani na? Ngathi: “Ngibona imbiza eshisayo; ubuso bawo bubheke enyakatho. 14 Wayesethi uJehova kimi: “Kuyakuvela ububi obuvela enyakatho phezu kwabo bonke abakhileyo ezweni. 15 Ngokuba bhekani, ngiyakubiza yonke imindeni yemibuso yasenyakatho,” usho uJehova; ziyofika, zibeke, kube yileso naleso isihlalo saso sobukhosi ekungeneni kwamasango eJerusalema, nakuzo zonke izindonga zalo nxazonke, naphezu kwayo yonke imizi yakwaJuda. 16 Ngiyakukhuluma izahlulelo zami kubo ngokuphathelene nabo bonke ububi babo, abangidelile, bashisela abanye onkulunkulu impepho, bakhuleka emisebenzini yezandla zabo. 17 “Kepha wena bopha izinkalo zakho, usukume, ukhulume kubo konke engikuyala ngakho; 18 Ngokuba bheka, ngikwenzé namuhla ube umuzi obiyelweyo, nensika yensimbi, nezindonga zethusi phezu kwezwe lonke, emakhosini akwaJuda, naphezu kwezikhulu zalo, naphezu kwabapristi balo, nakubantu bezwe. 19 Bayakulwa nawe; kepha abayikukwahlula; ngokuba mina nginawe,” usho uJehova, “ukuba ngikukhulule.
ISAHLUKO 2 1 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: 2 Hamba umemeze ezindlebeni zeJerusalema, uthi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova; Ngiyakukhumbula umusa wobusha bakho, nothando lwabayeni bakho, lapho ungilandela ehlane ezweni elingahlwanyelwanga. 3 U-Israyeli wayengcwele kuJehova, ulibo lwezithelo zakhe; ububi buyakuba phezu kwabo,” usho uJehova. 4 Zwanini izwi likaJehova nina ndlu kaJakobe, nani mindeni yonke yendlu ka-Israyeli. 5 Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Buni ububi oyihlo ababufumene kimi, lokhu badeda kude nami, balandela okuyize, baba yize, na? 6 Abashongo ukuthi: "Uphi uJehova owasikhuphula ezweni laseGibithe, wasihola ehlane, ezweni lezingwadule nelemigodi, ezweni elomileyo nelethunzi lokufa, ezweni okungadabula muntu kulo, nalapho kungahlalwa muntu khona, na?" 7 Nganisa ezweni elivundile ukuba nidle izithelo zalo nobuhle balo; kepha lapho ningena, nalingcolisa izwe lami, nenza ifa lami laba yisinengiso. 8 Abapristi abashongo ukuthi: "Uphi uJehova na?" nabaphethe umthetho babengazi; nabelusi baphambuka kimi, nabaprofethi baprofetha ngoBali, balandela izinto ezingenakusiza. 9 “Ngalokho ngisayakuphikisa,” usho uJehova, “ngiyakuphikisana nabantwana babantwana benu. 10 Ngokuba dabulani eziqhingini zaseKitimi, nibone; nithumele eKedari, nicabangisise kahle, nibone uma kukhona into enjalo. 11 Isizwe sishintshile yini onkulunkulu baso, abangesibo onkulunkulu na? kepha abantu bami bashintshile inkazimulo yabo ngalokho okungasizi. 12 Mangalani ngalokhu, nina mazulu, nesabe kakhulu, nibe yincithakalo kakhulu,” usho uJehova. 13 Ngokuba abantu bami benzile okubi okubili; bangishiyile mina mthombo wamanzi aphilayo, bazimbele imithombo, imithombo eqhekekile, engagcini manzi. 14 U-Israyeli uyinceku na? uyisigqila sokuzalwa ekhaya na? woniwe ngani? 15 Amabhongo ezingonyama ambhongela, aklabalasa, enza izwe lakhe libe yincithakalo; 16 Futhi abantwana baseNofi naseThahaphanesi baphule ukhakhayi lwekhanda lakho. 17 Awuzenzanga lokhu ngokushiya kwakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ekuholeni kwakhe endleleni na? 18 Manje ulani endleleni yaseGibhithe ukuphuza amanzi aseSihori? Ulani endleleni yaseAsiriya ukuphuza amanzi omfula? 19 Ububi bakho buyakuyala, nokuhlehla kwakho kuyakusola; 20 Ngokuba endulo ngaphulile ijoka lakho, ngagqabula izibopho zakho; wena wathi: Kangiyikweqa; lapho uzulazula phezu kwawo wonke amagquma aphakeme naphansi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlaza ngokufeba. 21 Mina ngangikutshale ungumvini omuhle, wonke imbewu elungile; 22 Ngokuba noma ugeza ngesoda, uzithathele insipho eningi, nokho ububi bakho bulotshiwe phambi kwami, isho iNkosi uJehova.