Isithembiso sikaBawo wethu sokuphilisa nokubuyisela
Esavalelwe entendelezweni yabalindi, uYeremiya weva ilizwi lesibini livela kuBawo wethu: ndibize, ndikuphendule. Izitrato ezenziwe ze kukungqingwa ziya kuphinda zithwale amazwi omyeni nawomtshakazi, iSebe elilungisa livela kuDavide liya kulawula, kwaye umnqophiso nemini nobusuku uyakuqinisekisa oku.
33 1Lafika ilizwi likaBawo wethu kuYeremiya okwesibini, ngexa esavalelwe entendelezweni yabalindi, lisithi: 2Utsho uBawo wethu, umenzi wehlabathi, olibumbayo ukuze alimise, nguBawo wethu igama lakhe, ukuthi:
3Ndibize, ndikuphendule, ndikuxelele izinto ezinkulu, ezifihlakeleyo, ongazaziyo.
4Kuba utsho uBawo wethu kaSirayeli ngezindlu zalo mzi nangezindlu zookumkani bakwaYuda, ezidilizelwe ukumelana neendunduma zokungqinga nekrele, ukuthi:
5Beza kulwa namaBhabheli, baze bazizalise ezi zindlu ngezidumbu zabantu endababulalayo ngomsindo nangengqumbo, kuba ndabufihla ubuso bam kulo mzi ngenxa yabo bonke ububi babo. 6Yabona, ndoza nokuphila nempilo kulo mzi; ndobaphilisa abantu bam, ndibatyhilele uxolo olukhulu noluhlalayo nokuthembeka. 7Ndobuyisa ukuthinjwa kwakwaYuda nokuthinjwa kwakwaSirayeli, ndibakhe kwakhona njengakuqala. 8Ndobahlambulula kubo bonke ubugwenxa babo abona ngabo kum, ndibuxolele bonke ubugwenxa babo abona baza bagwilika ngabo kum. 9Lo mzi uya kuba ligama lemihlali kum, nelokudunyiswa, nelozuko phambi kweentlanga zonke zehlabathi, eziya kukuva konke okulungileyo endikwenzayo kubo. Ziya koyika zigubhe ngenxa yako konke okulungileyo noxolo endiwuzisela wona.
10Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Kule ndawo enithi ichithakele, engenamntu nankomo, emizini yakwaYuda nasezitratweni zaseYerusalem, ezithe zasenkangala kungekho mntu, kungekho mmi, kungekho nkomo, kusaya kuviwa kwakhona. 11izwi lemihlali nezwi lemivuyo, izwi lomyeni nezwi lomtshakazi, izwi labo baza nemibingelelo yombulelo endlwini kaBawo wethu, besithi: “Bulelani kuBawo wemikhosi, ngokuba elungile; ingunaphakade inceba yakhe.” Kuba ndobuyisa ukuthinjwa kwelizwe njengakuqala, utsho uBawo wethu.
12Utsho uBawo wemikhosi ukuthi: Kwakhona, kule ndawo ichithakeleyo, engenabantu nazinkomo, nakuyo yonke imizi yayo, abalusi baya kuphumza imihlambi yabo emadlelweni. 13Emizini yasezintabeni, naseShefela, nakwelasezantsi, nasezweni lakwaBhenjamin, nangeenxa zonke zaseYerusalem, nasemizini yakwaYuda, imihlambi iya kubuya idlule phantsi kwezandla zalowo uyibalayo, utsho uBawo wethu. a a v13 IShefela: ngamathambeka asezantsi antshonalanga yakwaYuda, phakathi kwelizwe eliphezulu eliphakathi nethafa elingaselwandle.
14Yabona, kuza imihla, utsho uBawo wethu, endiya kulizalisekisa ngayo ilizwi elilungileyo endalithethayo kwindlu kaSirayeli nakwindlu kaYuda. 15Ngaloo mihla nangelo xesha ndenze igatya lobulungisa lihlumele uDavide, aze enze isigwebo nobulungisa ezweni. b b v15 IGatya: isihloko sikaMesiya sokumkani wobulungisa othenjisiweyo oya kuvela kumlibo kaDavide. 16Ngaloo mihla uYuda uya kusindiswa, neYerusalem ihlale ikholosile. Lilo eli igama eya kubizwa ngalo: “UBawo wethu ubulungisa bethu.”
17Kuba utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: UDavide akayi kunqunyukelwa ndoda ehlala etroneni yendlu kaSirayeli. 18Nababingeleli abaLevi abayi kunqunyukelwa ndoda phambi kwam enyusa amadini anyukayo, itshisa umnikelo wokudla, isenza imibingelelo, imihla yonke.
19Lafika ilizwi likaBawo wethu kuYeremiya, lisithi:
20Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Ukuba ningawaphula umnqophiso wam nemini, nomnqophiso wam nobusuku, ukuze imini nobusuku kungabi sabakho ngexesha lazo elimisiweyo, 21ungaphuleka nawo umnqophiso wam noDavide umkhonzi wam, ukuze angabi nanyana olawula etroneni yakhe, nomnqophiso wam nababingeleli abaLevi abalungiselela kum. 22Njengokuba iinkwenkwezi zezulu zingenakubalwa, nentlabathi yolwandle ingenakulinganiswa, ndiya kuyandisa ngokunjalo imbewu kaDavide umkhonzi wam, nabaLevi abalungiselela kum.
23Lafika ilizwi likaBawo wethu kuYeremiya, lisithi:
24Akuqondanga na oko kuthethwa ngaba bantu, besithi: “Imizalwane emibini awayinyulayo uBawo wethu, uyicekisile”? Bayabadela abantu bam, bengasabagqali njengesizwe. 25Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Ukuba andiwumisanga umnqophiso wam nemini nobusuku, nemimiselo emisiweyo yezulu nomhlaba, 26ngendiyicekisa nembewu kaYakobi, neyomkhonzi wam uDavide, ndingathabathi kumlibo wakhe abalawuli bembewu ka-Abraham, nekaIsake, nekaYakobi. Kodwa ndobuyisa ukuthinjwa kwabo, ndibenzele imfesane.
