uBawo wethu Ubumba Abantu bakhe
Evilini lombumbi isitya sodongwe esonakeleyo sibunjwa nje kwakhona, aze uBawo wethu athi iintlanga ziphethwe ngendlela efanayo — intlekele ebhengeziweyo inokubuyiswa ukuba baguquka. UYuda uphendula esithi akukho themba, baya kulandela amacebo abo. Baza amadoda aqulunqa iyelenqe ngakuYeremiya.
18 1Ilizwi elafika kuYeremiya livela kuBawo wethu, lisithi:
2“Suka, wehle uye endlwini yombumbi, ndize ndikuvise amazwi am khona.”
3Ndehla ke ndaya endlwini yombumbi, nanko esebenza evilini. 4Isitya sodongwe awayesibumba sonakala esandleni sakhe, waza wasibumba kwakhona sibe esinye, njengoko kulungileyo emehlweni akhe.
5Lafika ke ilizwi likaBawo wethu kum, lisithi:
6“Andinakwenza na kuni njengalo mbumbi, ndlu kaSirayeli? utsho uBawo wenu. Njengodongwe esandleni sombumbi, ninjalo nani esandleni sam, ndlu kaSirayeli. 7‘Nanini na ndingathetha ngohlanga nokuba bubukumkani, ukuba ndinyothule, ndidilize, nditshabalalise; 8kodwa ukuba olo hlanga ndithethe ngalo luthe lwaguquka ebubini balo, ndiya kuzohlwaya ngenxa yobubi endandigqibe ukubenza kulo. 9Nanini na ndingathetha ngohlanga nokuba bubukumkani, ukuba ndakhe, ndityale; 10kodwa ukuba luthe lwenza okubi emehlweni am, lungaliphulaphuli ilizwi lam, ndiya kuzohlwaya ngokulungileyo endandiceba ukulwenzela kona.
11“Ngoku ke, xelela amadoda akwaYuda nabemi baseYerusalem, uthi: Utsho uBawo wenu ukuthi: Yabonani, ndibumba ububi ngani, ndiyila icebo ngani. Guqukani ngamnye endleleni yakhe embi; zenzeni zibe zilungile iindlela nezenzo zenu.’” a a v11 Igama elithi “ukubumba” apha lilelo kwalinye elisetyenziselwa umbumbi evilini lakhe — uBawo wethu, umbumbi, ulumkisa ukuba ngoku ubumba iziphumo ezithe zaqaliswa zizigqibo zabantu bakhe.
12Kodwa bona bathi: “Akukho themba! Siya kulandela amacebo ethu, elowo esenza ngokwentliziyo yakhe elukhuni nembi.”
13Ngoko utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Buzani ezintlangeni—ngubani owakhe weva into enjalo? Intombi engaganiweyo yakwaSirayeli yenze into eyisikizi kunene. 14Likhona na ikhephu leLebhanon elikhe limke emaweni engxondorha? Akhona na amanzi abandayo aqukuqela evela kwimithombo ekude angakhe ome? 15Kanti abantu bam bandilibele; baqhumisela izithixo ezililize, benza abantu bam bakhubeke ezindleleni zamandulo, bahambe ngeendlela zecala—iindlela ezimagqagala, ezingahanjwayo, 16besenza ilizwe labo libe senkangala, into yendelo engunaphakade; bonke abadlula kulo baya kumangaliswa, banikine iintloko zabo. 17Njengomoya wasempumalanga ndiya kubachithachitha phambi kotshaba; ndiya kubabonisa umhlana wam, hayi ubuso bam, ngemini yokusindeka kwabo.
18Bathi: “Yizani, masiyile icebo ngoYeremiya—kuba umyalelo awuyi kutshabalala kumbingeleli, nelicebo kwizilumko, nelizwi kumprofeti. Yizani, simbethe ngolwimi; singawaphulaphuli onke amazwi akhe.” 19Ndibekele indlebe, Bawo wam, uphulaphule izwi labamangaleli bam! 20Ububi bubuyekezwe na ngenxa yokulungileyo? Kanti bona bandimbele umhadi ukuba bathabathe umphefumlo wam. Khumbula indlela endema ngayo phambi kwakho ukuba ndithethe okulungileyo ngenxa yabo, ukuba ndibuyise ingqumbo yakho kubo. 21Ngoko nikela abantwana babo kwindlala; ubanikele emandleni ekrele. Abafazi babo mababe ngabangenabantwana nabahlolokazi; amadoda abo mababulawe, abafana babo bebethwe likrele edabini. 22Makuvakale ukukhala ezindlwini zabo xa uthe ngebhaqo wazisa amatutu phezu kwabo, kuba bandimbele umhadi ukuba bandibambe, baza bafihla izirhintyelo ezinyaweni zam. 23Kodwa wena, Bawo wam, uyawazi onke amacebo abo okundibulala. Musa ukubuxolela ubugwenxa babo, ungasicimi isono sabo ebusweni bakho. Mababhukuqwe phambi kwakho; wenze kubo ngexesha lomsindo wakho.
