Jeremiah 31 (BONCB)
1 “Ngalesosikhathi ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wezizwana zonke zako-Israyeli, bona bazakuba ngabantu bami,” kutsho UTHIXO. 2 UTHIXO uthi:“Abantu abasilayo enkembenibazathola umusa enkangala;ngizakuzanika u-Israyeli ukuphumula.” 3 UTHIXO wabonakala kithi kudala esithi:“Ngikuthandile ngothando olungapheliyo;ngikuhole ngesisa esikhulu. 4 Ngizakwakha njalo uzakwakhiwa kutsha futhi,wena Israyeli Ntombi emsulwa.Uzathatha amagedla akho futhi uphumeuyegida labathokozayo. 5 Uzalima izivini zakho futhiemaqaqeni aseSamariya;abalimi bazazilima badle izithelo zazo. 6 Kuzakuba losuku lapho abalindi bezamemezaphezu kwamaqaqa ako-Efrayimi bathi,‘Wozani, kasiyeni eZiyoni, KUTHIXO uNkulunkulu wethu.’ ” 7 UTHIXO uthi:“Mhlabeleleni uJakhobe ngokuthokoza;nqongolozelani izizwe ezidumileyo.Yenzani ukudumisa kwenu kuzwakale, lisithi,‘Awu THIXO, bahlenge abantu bakho,insalela ka-Israyeli.’ 8 Khangelani, ngizababuyisa bevela elizweni lasenyakatho,ngibaqoqe emikhawulweni yomhlaba.Phakathi kwabo kuzakuba leziphofu labaqhulayo;abesifazane abazithweleyo labahelelwayo;ixuku elikhulu lizabuya. 9 Bazabuya bekhala;bazakhuleka lapho ngibabuyisa.Ngizabaholela ezihotsheni zamanziendleleni eyendlalekileyo lapho abangayikukhubeka khona,ngoba nginguyise ka-Israyeli,njalo u-Efrayimi yindodana yami elizibulo. 10 Zwanini ilizwi LIKATHIXO, lina zizwe;limemezeleni emazweni angaselwandle khatshana lithi:‘Yena owahlakaza u-Israyeli uzamqoqanjalo uzakwelusa umhlambi wakhe njengomelusi.’ 11 Ngoba UTHIXO uzamhlenga uJakhobe,abakhulule ezandleni zalabo abalamandla kulabo. 12 Bazakuza banqongoloze ngentokozo ezingqongeni zeZiyoni;bazathokoza ngokuphana KUKATHIXO,ngamabele, langewayini elitsha kanye lamafutha e-oliva,ngamazinyane ezimvu langamathole enkomo.Bazakuba njengesivande esithelelwa kuhle,njalo kabasayikuba losizi futhi. 13 Izintombi zizagida njalo futhi zithabe,enzenjalo amajaha labadala.Ngizaguqula ukukhala kwabo kube yikuthaba;ngizabapha induduzo lentokozo esikhundleni sosizi. 14 Ngizasuthisa abaphristi ngokunengi,labantu bami bazasutha ngokuphana kwami,”kutsho UTHIXO. 15 Nanku okutshiwo NGUTHIXO:“Ilizwi lizwakala eRama,lesililo lokukhala okukhulu,uRasheli ukhalela abantwabakhenjalo esala ukududuzwa,ngoba kabasekho.” 16 Nanku akutshoyo UTHIXO:“Bamba ilizwi lakho ungakhali,lamehlo akho angehlisi inyembezingoba umsebenzi wakho uzathola umvuzo,”kutsho UTHIXO.“Bazabuya bevela elizweni lesitha. 17 Ngakho kulethemba ensukwini zakho ezizayo,”kutsho UTHIXO.“Abantwabakho bazabuyela elizweni labo. 18 Ngikuzwile impela ukukhala kuka-Efrayimi esithi:‘Wangitshaya njengethole elingathambanga,njalo sengajeziseka.Ngibuyisa, njalo ngizabuya,ngoba UNGUTHIXO uNkulunkulu wami. 19 Emva kokweduka kwami,ngaphenduka;emva kokuba sengizwisisile,ngazitshaya isifuba.Ngaba lenhloni ngadumazekangoba ngangilehlazo lasebutsheni bami.’ 20 U-Efrayimi kasindodana yami ethandekayo,umntanami engithokoza ngaye na?Lanxa ngihlala ngikhuluma kubi ngayengisamkhumbula.Ngakho inhliziyo yami iyamlangatha;ngiyamzwela kakhulu,kutsho UTHIXO. 21 Beka izitshengiso zomgwaqo;umise lezinsika zeziqondiso.Nanzelela umgwaqo,indlela ozahamba ngayo.Phenduka, wena Ntombi egcweleyo Israyeli,buyela emadolobheni akho. 22 Koze kube nini ulokhu uzulazula,wena ndodakazi engathembekanga na? UTHIXO uzadala into entsha emhlabeni,owesifazane uzavikela indoda.” 23 UTHIXO uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi, “Lapho ngibabuyisa bevela ekuthunjweni, abantu abaselizweni lakoJuda lasemadolobheni alo bazawasebenzisa futhi amazwi la athi, ‘UTHIXO akubusise wena ndawo yokuhlala elungileyo, wena ntaba engcwele.’ 24 Abantu bazahlala ndawonye koJuda lasemadolobheni akhona wonke, abalimi kanye lalabo abazulazulayo lemihlambi yabo. 25 Ngizaqinisa abadiniweyo ngisuthise abangelamandla.” 26 Lapho-ke ngaphaphama ngakhangela indawana yonke. Ubuthongo bami babubemnandi kimi. 27 “Insuku ziyeza, lapho engizahlanyela khona indlu ka-Israyeli lendlu kaJuda lenzalo yabantu lezinyamazana. 28 Njengoba ngabalinda ukusiphuna lokudiliza, ukuchitha lokubhubhisa kanye lokuletha umonakalo, ngokunjalo ngizabalinda ukwakha lokuhlanyela,” kutsho UTHIXO. 29 “Ngalezonsuku abantu kabasayikutsho ukuthi,‘Abazali badle amavini amunyu,ngakho amazinyo abantwana asetshelela.’ 30 Esikhundleni salokho, umuntu wonke uzafela izono zakhe; loba ngubani odla amavini amunyu amazinyo akhe azatshelela. 31 Isikhathi siyeza,lapho engizakwenza khona isivumelwano esitshalendlu ka-Israyeli kanye lekaJuda,”kutsho UTHIXO. 32 “Kasiyikufana lesivumelwanoengasenza labokhokho babolapho engababamba khona ngesandlaukuba ngibakhuphe eGibhithe,ngoba bephula isivumelwano sami,lanxa ngangingumyeni wabo,”kutsho UTHIXO. 33 “Lesi yiso isivumelwano engizasenza lendlu ka-Israyelingemva kwalesosikhathi,” kutsho UTHIXO.“Ngizafaka umthetho wami ezingqondweni zabo,ngiwulobe lasezinhliziyweni zabo.Ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wabo,bona bazakuba ngabantu bami. 34 Umuntu kasayikufundisa umakhelwane wakhe,kumbe umfowabo esithi, ‘Mazi UTHIXO,’ngoba bonke bazangazi,kusukela komncinyane wabo kusiya komkhulu,kutsho UTHIXO.Ngoba ngizabathethelela ububi babo,njalo angiyikukhumbula izono zabo futhi.” 35 Nanku akutshoyo UTHIXO,yena obeka ilanga ukuba likhanyise emini,omisa inyanga lezinkanyezi ukuba kukhanye ebusuku,onyakazisa ulwandleukuze amagagasi alo ahlokome, UTHIXO uSomandla yilo ibizo lakhe, uthi: 36 “Nxa izimiso lezi zinganyamalala ebusweni bami,”kutsho UTHIXO,“kulapho lenzalo ka-Israyeli ezacina khonaukuba yisizwe phambi kwami.” 37 UTHIXO uthi:“Nxa amazulu phezulu engalinganiswalezisekelo zomhlaba ngaphansi zihlolwe,kulapho engingayilahla khona yonke inzalo ka-Israyelingenxa yakho konke abakwenzileyo,”kutsho UTHIXO. 38 “Insuku ziyeza,” kutsho UTHIXO, “lapho idolobho leli ngizalakhelwa kutsha kusukela eMphotshongweni waseHananeli kusiya eSangweni leNgosi. 39 Intambo yokulinganisa izasukela lapho iqonde eqaqeni lweGarebi ibe isijikela eGowa. 40 Isigodi sonke lapho okulahlelwa khona izidumbu zabafileyo lomlotha, lawo wonke amasimu kusiyafika esigodini seKhidironi ngasempumalanga kusiyafika ejikweni leSango leBhiza, kuzakuba ngcwele KUTHIXO. Idolobho kaliyikusitshunwa futhi loba lidilizwe.”