UBawo Uthembisa Ukubuyisela Usapho Lwakhe
Amazwi abhalelwe isizukulwana esizayo encwadini. Unkwantyiso lolwenene, nenxeba lingaphaya kwawo nawaphi na amayeza abantu, kodwa uBawo wethu owabetha wona uthembisa ukuwaphilisa ngokwakhe, ukwaphula idyokhwe isuke ezintanyeni zabo, abuye abe nguBawo wabo.
30 1Ilizwi elafika kuYeremiya livela kuBawo wethu:
2Utsho uBawo wethu wakwaSirayeli ukuthi: Bhala encwadini onke amazwi endiwathethileyo kuwe. 3Khangela—iyeza imihla, utsho uBawo wethu, endiya kukubuyisa ngayo ukuthinjwa kwabantu bam amaSirayeli namaYuda, utsho uBawo wethu, ndibabuyisele ezweni endalinika ooyise, balime kulo.
4Ngawo la amazwi uBawo wethu awawathethayo ngamaSirayeli namaYuda:
5Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: “Sive isikhalo sonkwantyiso—uloyiko, lungekho uxolo. 6Buzani ngoku nibone: ingaba indoda inokuzala na? Yini na ngoko ukuba ndibone wonke umfo onamandla, izandla zakhe zisezinqeni njengomfazi onenimba, nabo bonke ubuso buguqukele ukuba mhlophe? 7Hayi ukoyikeka kwaloo mini! Akukho injengayo. Lixesha lembandezelo kaYakobi—kodwa uya kusindiswa kulo. 8Ngaloo mini, utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini, ndiya kuyaphula idyokhwe isuke entanyeni yakho, ndiziqhawule izintya zakho, abasemzini bangabi samkhonzisa. 9Endaweni yoko baya kukhonza uBawo wethu, noDavide ukumkani wabo, endiya kubavelisela yena. 10Ngoko musa ukoyika, Yakobi mkhonzi wam, utsho uBawo wethu, ungakhwankqiswa, Sirayeli; kuba khangela—ndiya kukusindisa kumgama, noonyana bakho ndibakhulule ezweni lokuthinjwa kwabo. UYakobi uya kubuyela ekuzoleni nasekuphumleni, kungabikho namnye omoyikisayo. 11Kuba ndinawe ukuze ndikusindise, utsho uBawo wethu. Nokuba ndizitshabalalisa zaphela zonke iintlanga endakuphangalalisela phakathi kwazo, wena andiyi kukutshabalalisa uphele. Kodwa ndiya kukuthethisa ngobulungisa, ndingakuyeki ungohlwaywanga kwaphela.”
12Kuba utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: “Ukwenzakala kwakho akunakuphiliswa, inxeba lakho linzima. 13Akukho namnye wokumela ityala lakho; akukho yeza lenxeba lakho, akukho kuphiliswa kuwe. 14Zonke izithandwa zakho zikulibele; azikukhathalele wena. Kuba ndikubethe njengokuba lubetha utshaba, ngesohlwayo somntu onobungcwangu, ngenxa yokuba ubutyala bakho bukhulu, nezono zakho zininzi. 15Yini na ukuba ukhalele ukwenzakala kwakho? Intlungu yakho ayinakuphiliswa. Ngenxa yokuba ubutyala bakho bukhulu, nezono zakho zininzi, ndikwenzele ezi zinto. 16Ngenxa yoko bonke abakudlayo baya kudliwa, nazo zonke iintshaba zakho—zonke ziphela—ziya kuthinjwa; abakuphangayo baya kuphangwa, nabo bonke abakuqwengayo ndiya kubanikela babe lixhoba.” 17Kuba ndiya kukubuyisela impilo yakho, ndiphilise amanxeba akho, utsho uBawo wethu, ngenxa yokuba bakubize ngogxothiweyo, besithi: “YiZiyon le—akukho namnye oyikhathaleleyo.”
18Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: “Khangela—ndiya kukubuyisa ukuthinjwa kweentente zikaYakobi, ndibe nemfesane emakhayeni akhe; umzi uya kwakhiwa phezu kwenduli yawo, nebhotwe liya kuma endaweni yalo. 19Kuya kuphuma kuzo imbulelo nezandi zemihlali. Ndiya kubandisa, bangabi mbalwa; ndiya kubazukisa, bangabi bancinane. 20Oonyana babo baya kuba njengoko babenjalo kwamandulo, nebandla labo liya kuzinziswa phambi kwam, ndibohlwaye bonke ababacudisayo. 21Inkokheli yabo yoba ngomnye wabo, nomlawuli wabo uya kuphuma phakathi kwabo. Ndiya kumsondeza, aze asondele kum—kuba ngubani na onokuthi ngaphandle koko abe nobuganga bokuzibeka esichengeni ukuze asondele kum? utsho uBawo wethu. a a v21 Umlawuli osondezwa yedwa ukuze asondele kuBawo wethu ubhekisa phambili kuYesu, lowo ovula indlela eya kuBawo kubo bonke abantwana bakhe. 22Nina niya kuba ngabantwana bam, nam ndibe nguBawo wenu.”
23Nanko isaqhwithi sikaBawo wethu! Ingqumbo iphumile, isaqhwithi esikhukulayo; siya kujikeleza phezu kwentloko yabangendawo. 24Umsindo ovuthayo kaBawo wethu awuyi kubuya umva ade azenze azizalisekise iinjongo zentliziyo yakhe. Ngemihla ezayo niya kukuqonda oku.
