Jeremiah 14 (BONCB)

1 Leli yilizwi LIKATHIXO elafika kuJeremiya mayelana lokoma elizweni lisithi: 2 “UJuda uyalila,amadolobho akhe ayahlupheka;alilela ilizwe,njalo isililo siyaqonga sivela eJerusalema. 3 Izikhulu zithuma izinceku zazo ukuyafuna amanzi;ziya emithonjenikodwa zifice amanzi engekho.Ziyabuyela lemigqomo yazo ingelalutho;zithithibele njalo zidanile,zemboze amakhanda azo. 4 Umhlabathi uqhekezekilengoba akulazulu elizweni;abalimi bathithibelenjalo bemboze amakhanda abo. 5 Lenyamazana ensikazi egangeniiyabalekela inkonyane layo elizelweyongoba akulatshani. 6 Obabhemi beganga bema emiqolweni elugwadulebakhefuzele njengamakhanka;amehlo abo asefiphelengenxa yokuswela amadlelo.” 7 Lanxa izono zethu zifakaza kubi ngathi,Oh THIXO, ake wenze okunye ngenxa yebizo lakho.Ngoba ukuhlehlela kwethu emuva kunengi;sonile kuwe. 8 Oh Themba lika-Israyeli,uMhlengi wakhe ezikhathini zokuhlupheka,kungani usiba njengowezizweni elizweni,njengesihambi esihlala ubusuku obubodwa kuphela? 9 Kungani usiba njengomuntu ojunyiweyo,lanjengebutho elingelamandla okusiza na?Ukhona phakathi kwethu, wena THIXO,njalo sibizwa ngebizo lakho;ungasilahli! 10 Nanku okutshiwo NGUTHIXO ngalababantu:“Bayakuthanda kakhulu ukuntula;kabazibambi inyawo zabo.Ngakho UTHIXO kayikubamukela;khathesi uzakhumbula ububi baboabajezisele izono zabo.” 11 UTHIXO wasesithi kimi, “Ungakhulekeli inhlalakahle yabantu laba. 12 Lanxa bezila ukudla, ukukhala kwabo angiyikukulalela; loba benikela iminikelo yokutshiswa kanye leminikelo yamabele, angiyikuyamukela. Esikhundleni salokho, ngizabaqeda du ngenkemba, ngendlala langezifo.” 13 Kodwa mina ngathi, “Awu THIXO Wobukhosi, abaphrofethi bahlezi bebatshela besithi, ‘Kaliyikubona inkemba loba libulawe yindlala. Impela, ngizalipha ukuthula okungapheliyo kule indawo.’ ” 14 UTHIXO wasesithi kimi, “Abaphrofethi baphrofetha amanga ngebizo lami. Angibathumanga njalo angibakhethanga kumbe ngikhulume labo. Baphrofetha imibono yamanga kini, ukuhlahlula, ukukhonza izithombe lenkohliso yezingqondo zabo. 15 Ngakho-ke, nanku okutshiwo NGUTHIXO ngabaphrofethi abaphrofetha ngebizo lami ukuthi: Kangizange ngibathume, kodwa bona bathi, ‘Akulankemba kumbe indlala ezathinta ilizwe leli.’ Bona labo abaphrofethi bazabhujiswa ngenkemba langendlala. 16 Abantu abaphrofetha kubo bazaphoselwa phandle emigwaqweni yaseJerusalema ngenxa yendlala lenkemba. Akulamuntu ozabangcwaba kumbe omkabo, amadodana abo loba amadodakazi abo. Ngizabehlisela ingozi ebafaneleyo. 17 Khuluma ilizwi leli kubo uthi:‘Amehlo ami kawehlise inyembeziebusuku lemini zingomi;ngoba indodakazi yami egcweleyo, labantu bamibalimele kakhulu,balinyazwe yikutshaywa okwesabekayo. 18 Nxa ngingena elizweni,ngibona labo ababulawa ngenkemba;nxa ngingena edolobheningibona umonakalo owenziwa yindlala.Bobabili umphrofethi lomphristisebeye elizweni abangalaziyo.’ ” 19 UJuda usumlahle kokuphela na?IZiyoni uyaleyisa na?Usitshayeleni kangakasize singelapheki na?Sasilindele ukuthulakodwa akulabuhle obaba khona,isikhathi sokwelatshwakodwa kulokwesaba kuphela. 20 Awu THIXO, siyakuvuma ukona kwethukanye lokona kwabokhokho bethu;impela sonile kuwe. 21 Ngenxa yebizo lakho ungasenyanyi;ungasigconi isihlalo sakho sobukhosi esihle kakhulu.Khumbula isivumelwano sakho lathiungasephuli. 22 Zikhona yini izithombe eziyize zezizwe ezinganisa izulu na?Imikhathi yona ngokwayo iyalinisa izulu na?Hatshi, nguwe, THIXO Nkulunkulu wethu.Ngakho ithemba lethu likuwe,ngoba nguwe owenza konke lokhu.

Jeremiah 14 (BONCB)

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