UJeremiya 44 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

44 ¹Ilizwi elafika kuYeremiya ngawo onke amaYuda ayehleli eYiputa, eMigdoli, naseTapanesi, naseMemfisi, nasePatros, lisithi:

²Utsho uBawo wethu wemikhosi, uBawo wethu wakwaSirayeli, ukuthi: Nayibonela nina yonke intlekele endayizisa phezu kweYerusalem naphezu kwayo yonke imizi yakwaYuda. Namhlanje ngamanxuwa, akukho mntu uhleli khona, ³ngenxa yobubi abakwenzayo ukuba bandiqumbise, beqhumisela, bekhonza thixo bambi abangabaziyo, bona, nani, nooyihlo. ⁴Noko ke ndanithumela bonke abakhonzi bam abaprofeti, ndithuma kuni futhi, ndisithi: Ze ningayenzi le nto ilisikizi ndiyithiyileyo! ⁵Kodwa abaliphulaphula, abaguquka ebubini babo, ekuqhumiseleni kuthixo bambi. ⁶Ngako oko yaphalala ingqumbo yam nomsindo wam, kwavutha phakathi kwemizi yakwaYuda nasezitratweni zaseYerusalem; yaba yinkangala namanxuwa anjengoko injalo namhlanje.

⁷Ngoko ke utsho uBawo wethu wemikhosi, uBawo wethu wakwaSirayeli, ukuthi: Yini na ukuba nizenzele ububi obukhulu kangaka, ninqamla indoda, nomfazi, nomntwana, nosana kwaYuda, ningazishiyeli masalela?

⁸“Niyandiqumbisa ngemisebenzi yezandla zenu, niqhumisela kuthixo bambi eYiputa, apho nize kuhlala khona—nizinqamla, nibe yinto yokuqalekiswa nesingcikivo phakathi kweentlanga zonke zehlabathi. ⁹Nibulibele na ububi booyihlo, nookumkani bakwaYuda, nabafazi babo, nabenu, nobabafazi benu—obenziwa ezweni lakwaYuda nasezitratweni zaseYerusalem? ¹⁰Unanamhla abazithobanga, abooyika, abawulandela umthetho wam nemimiselo yam endayibeka phambi kwenu naphambi kooyihlo.”

¹¹Ngako oko utsho uBawo wethu wemikhosi, uBawo wethu wakwaSirayeli, ukuthi: Ndibubhekisa kuni ubuso bam ngenxa yobubi, ukuze ndiwunqamle wonke amaYuda. ¹²“Ndiya kuwathabatha amasalela akwaYuda agqibe kwelokuba aye kuhlala eYiputa: aya kutshabalala onke, ewela khona likrele nendlala, ethabathela komncinane use komkhulu, esifa likrele nendlala, esiba yinto yokuqalekiswa, nommangaliso, nesingcikivo, nento yentsini. ¹³Ndobohlwaya abo bahleli eYiputa, njengoko ndayohlwaya iYerusalem—ngekrele, nangendlala, nangesibetho. ¹⁴Akukho namnye kumasalela akwaYuda, aye kuhlala eYiputa, oya kusinda okanye aphile, abuyele kwaYuda, apho balangazelela ukubuyela kuhlale khona—akukho namnye oya kubuya, ngaphandle kwabambalwa abasindileyo.”

¹⁵Besuka ke onke amadoda abesazi ukuba abafazi bawo baqhumisela kuthixo bambi, nabafazi bonke ababemi khona—inkitha enkulu—nabantu bonke ababehleli eYiputa, kwelasePatros, amphendula uYeremiya, athi: ¹⁶“Ilizwi olithethileyo kuthi egameni likaBawo wethu—asiyi kukuphulaphula. ¹⁷Hayi—inene siya kukwenza konke esakubhambathisayo: siqhumisele kukumkanikazi wasezulwini, simthululele iminikelo yokusela, njengoko sasisenza—thina, noobawo, nookumkani bethu, nabathetheli bethu—kwimizi yakwaYuda nasezitratweni zaseYerusalem. Ngelo xesha sasinokudla okuninzi, sisiya sichuma, singaboni ntlekele. ^a a v17 UKumkanikazi Wasezulwini wayenguthixokazi wenzala othandwayo wamandulo kumazwe aseMpuma oKufuphi, mhlawumbi ngu-Astarte okanye u-Ishtar, owayenqulwa kakhulu kwaYuda. ¹⁸Kodwa kususela oko sayeka ukuqhumisela nokuthululela iminikelo yokusela kukumkanikazi wasezulwini, siswele yonke into, saza sagqitywa likrele nendlala.”

¹⁹Abafazi baphinda bathi: “Xa saqhumisela kukumkanikazi wasezulwini, simthululela iminikelo yokusela, sasisenza na izonka ezifanekiswe ngaye, saza samthululela iminikelo yokusela amadoda ethu engazi?”

²⁰Waza uYeremiya wathetha nabantu bonke, amadoda nabafazi, ababemphendule ngolo hlobo. ²¹“Imiqhumiso enayiqhumisela kwimizi yakwaYuda nasezitratweni zaseYerusalem—nina, nooyihlo, nookumkani benu, nabathetheli benu, nabantu belizwe—akayikhumbulanga na uBawo wethu? Akufikanga na engqondweni yakhe? ²²Ngako oko uBawo wethu akabanga saba nako ukuzinyamezela izenzo zenu ezibi nezinto zenu ezilizothe; ilizwe lenu laba linxuwa, nommangaliso, nento yokuqalekiswa, elingenabemi, njengoko injalo namhlanje. ²³Ngenxa yokuba naqhumisela, nona kuBawo wethu, analiphulaphula izwi lakhe, anawuhamba umthetho wakhe, nemimiselo yakhe, nezingqiniso zakhe, le ntlekele yanehlela, njengoko injalo namhlanje.”

²⁴Wathi uYeremiya kubantu bonke nabafazi bonke: “Liveni ilizwi likaBawo wethu, nina nonke maYuda akwelaseYiputa.

²⁵Utsho uBawo wethu wemikhosi, uThixo wakwaSirayeli, ukuthi: Nina nabafazi benu nilithethile ngemilomo yenu, nalenza ngezandla zenu, nisithi: ‘Siya kuzigcina izibhambathiso esazenzayo—siqhumisele kukumkanikazi wasezulwini, simthululele iminikelo yokusela.’ Zigcineni ke izibhambathiso zenu! Zifezeni!”

²⁶“Liveni ilizwi likaBawo wethu, nonke maYuda ahleli ezweni laseYiputa: Yabonani, ndifunge ngegama lam elikhulu, utsho yena, ukuthi akukho ndoda yakwaYuda kwelaseYiputa lonke oya kubuya alibize igama lam, isithi: ‘Ehleli nje iNkosi uBawo wethu.’ ²⁷Yabonani, ndiyawalinda ngenxa yobubi, kungekho kulungileyo. Onke amadoda akwaYuda akwelaseYiputa aya kufa likrele nendlala ade aphele. ²⁸Abambalwa abasindileyo ekreleni baya kubuya bavela eYiputa baye kwaYuda; aza aya kwazi onke amasalela akwaYuda, aye kuhlala eYiputa, ukuba ngubani na elingqina lakhe eliyakuma—elam na okanye elabo.”

²⁹Nguwo lo umqondiso kuni, utsho uBawo wethu: Ndoniohlwaya kule ndawo, ukuze nazi ukuba inene amazwi am achasene nani aya kufezeka—ngenxa yobubi. ³⁰Utsho uBawo wethu, ukuthi: Ndonikela uFaro uHofra ukumkani waseYiputa ezandleni zeentshaba zakhe ezifuna ubomi bakhe, njengoko ndanikela uZedekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda kuNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabhilon, utshaba lwakhe olwalufuna ubomi bakhe.