Jeremiah 2 (BONCB)
1 Ilizwi LIKATHIXO lafika kimi lisithi, 2 “Hamba umemezele iJerusalema lisizwa uthi: Lokhu yikho okutshiwo NGUTHIXO:‘Ngiyakukhumbula ukuzinikela kwasebutsheni bakho,ukungithanda kwakho njengomlobokaziungilandela enkangala,phakathi kwelizwe elingahlanyelwanga. 3 U-Israyeli wayengcwele KUTHIXO,eyizithelo zakuqala zesivuno sakhe,bonke abamtshwabadelayo baba lecala,behlelwa yincithakalo,’ ”kutsho UTHIXO. 4 Zwana ilizwi LIKATHIXO, we ndlu kaJakhobe,lani lonke sendo lwendlu ka-Israyeli. 5 UTHIXO uthi:“Yibubi bani okhokho benu ababubona kimi,baze bedukele khatshana kangaka lami?Balandela izithombe eziyize,labo ngokwabo baba yize. 6 Kababuzanga ukuthi, ‘Ungaphi UTHIXO,owasikhupha elizweni laseGibhithewasikhokhela emagangeni alugwadulephakathi kwelizwe lezinkangala lezindonga,ilizwe lokoma lobumnyama,ilizwe elingahanjwa muntu lelingelamuntu ohlala kulo?’ 7 Ngaliletha elizweni elivundileyoukuba lidle izithelo zalo lezilimo ezinhle.Kodwa lina lafika langcolisa ilizwe lami,lenza ilifa lami langakhwabitheki. 8 Abaphristi kababuzanga ukuthi,‘Ungaphi UTHIXO?’Labo abaphatha umthetho abangazanga;abakhokheli bangihlamukela.Abaphrofethi baphrofetha ngoBhalibalandela izithombe eziyize. 9 Ngakho-ke ngilethesa amacala futhi,”kutsho UTHIXO.“Labantwana babantwana benu ngizabethesa amacala. 10 Welani liye ngasemakhunjini aseKhithimi likhangele,thumelani eKhedari lihlolisise kuhle,libone langabe sekwake kwaba lento enjengale: 11 Isizwe sake santshintsha onkulunkulu baso na?(Belo bavele kabasibo onkulunkulu.)Kodwa abantu bami bantshintshe inkazimulo yabongenxa yezithombe eziyize. 12 Mangalani lokhu, lina mazulu,lithuthumele ngokwesaba okukhulu,”kutsho UTHIXO. 13 “Abantu bami benze izono ezimbili:Bangidelile,mina mthombo wamanzi okuphila,bagebha eyabo imithombo,imithombo evuzayo engagcini manzi. 14 Kambe u-Israyeli yisisebenzi, isigqili ngokuzalwa na?Pho kungani eseyimpango na? 15 Izilwane zibhongile;sezihwabhile kuye.Zilichithile ilizwe lakhe;amadolobho akhe atshisiwe, atshiywa engaselamuntu. 16 Njalo, labantu baseMemfisi leThahiphanesibaphuce ikhanda lakho. 17 Lokhu kawukwehliselanga phezu kwakhongokudela UTHIXO uNkulunkulu wakholapho ekukhokhela endleleni na? 18 Khathesi kungani usiya eGibhitheukuba unathe amanzi eShihori na?Njalo kungani usiya e-Asiriyaukuba unathe amanzi eYufrathe na? 19 Ububi bakho buzakujezisa;ukutshedela kwakho emuva kuzakukhuza.Ngakho cabanga ubone ukuthi kubinjalo kubuhlungu kanjanilapho udela UTHIXO uNkulunkulu wakhonjalo ungelavalo ngami,”kutsho iNkosi UTHIXO uSomandla. 20 “Endulo wephula ijogwe lakho,waquma izibopho zakho;wathi, ‘Kangiyikukukhonza!’Lakanye, phezu kwamaqaqa wonkelangaphansi kwazo zonke izihlahla eziluhlazawalala phansi njengesifebe. 21 Ngikuhlanyele njengevini elikhethiweyoelohlobo oluqinileyo loluthembekileyo.Pho kwenzakala njani ukuba ungiphendukeleube livini elibolileyo, leganga? 22 Lanxa ugeza ngesepausebenzisa lesepa enengi,ichatha lobubi bakholilokhu likhona phambi kwami,”kutsho UTHIXO Wobukhosi. 23 “Ungatsho kanjani na uthi, ‘Kangingcolanga,kangibalandelanga oBhali’?Khangela ukuthi waziphatha njani esigodini,khumbula osukwenzile.Ulikamela elisikazi elilesiqubueligijima lapha lalaphaya, 24 ubabhemi weganga ojwayele inkangala,ophembela umoya enkanukweni yakhe,ngubani ongamenqabelaekukhanukeni kwakhe?Abaduna abamxotshayo bangazidinisi ukuxotshana labo;bazamthola ngesikhathi sezinsikazikhwela. 25 Ungagijimi inyawo zakho zize zihlubukelomphimbo wakho uze wome.Kodwa wena wathi,‘Akusizi lutho!Ngiyabathanda onkulunkulu bezizweni,kumele ngibalandele.’ 26 Njengokuyangeka kwesela nxa selibanjiwe,ngokunjalo abantu bako-Israyeli bayangekile,bona kanye lamakhosi abo lezikhulu zabo,abaphristi babo labaphrofethi babo. 27 Bathi esigodweni, ‘Wena ungubaba wami,’elitsheni bathi, ‘Nguwe owangizalayo.’Bangifulathele,hatshi ngobuso babo nje;kodwa nxa sebehlupheka bathi,‘Woza usihlenge.’ 28 Pho bangaphi onkulunkulu elazenzela bona?Kabeze nxa bengakuhlengalapho usuphakathi kokuhlupheka!Ngoba wena Juda ulabonkulunkulu abanenginjengobunengi bamadolobho akho. 29 Kungani lingethesa umlandu?Lonke lingihlamukele,”kutsho UTHIXO. 30 “Ukubajezisa kwami abantu bakho kwaba yize;kabakuvumanga ukuqondiswa.Inkemba yakho isibatshwabadele abaphrofethi bakhonjengesilwane esiphangayo. 31 Wena owalesisizukulwane, khumbula ilizwi LIKATHIXO:Ngibe ngiyinkangala ku-Israyelikumbe ilizwe lomnyama omkhulu na?Kungani abantu bami besithi,‘Sikhululekile ukuba sizulazule;kasiyikuza kuwe futhi’? 32 Intombi ingazikhohlwa iziceciso zayo na,lomlobokazi akhohlwe izembatho zakhe na?Kodwa abantu bami bangikhohliwe,okwensuku ezingeke zibalwe. 33 Yeka ukuhlakanipha kwakho ekufuneni uthando!Labesifazane ababi kakhulubangafunda ezindleleni zakho. 34 Ezigqokweni zakhoabantu bathola igazi lokuphila elabayangaabangelacala lanxa ungababambanga befohlela phakathi.Kodwa kukho konke lokhu 35 uthi, ‘Kangilacala;kangithukuthelelanga.’Kodwa mina ngizakwahlulela,ngoba uthi, ‘Angonanga.’ 36 Kungani uqhubeka kangaka,untshintsha izindlela zakho?IGibhithe izakuyangisa njengalokhuowakwenziwa yi-Asiriya. 37 Uzasuka kuleyondawoizandla zakho zisekhanda lakho,ngoba UTHIXO ubalahlile labo obathembayo;kabayikukusiza.”