UJeremiya 50 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

50 ¹Ilizwi uBawo wethu awalithethayo ngeBhabhilon, ilizwe lamaBhabhilon, ngoYeremiya umprofeti:

²Vakalisani phakathi kwezizwe nikuxele; phakamisani ibhanile nikuxele; ningafihli nto. Yithini: IBhabhilon ithinjiwe; uBheli uhlazekile, uMarduki waphukile. Imifanekiso yayo ihlazekile, izithixo zayo ziwaphukile. ^a a v2 UBheli noMarduki babengoothixo abaziintloko baseBhabhilon. ³Kuba uhlanga luyenyukela luvela entla; luya kwenza ilizwe layo kube senkangala, kungabikho bani uhlala kulo. Abantu kwanezilwanyana basabile; bemkile.

⁴Ngaloo mihla nangelo xesha, utsho uBawo wethu, baya kuza oonyana bakaSirayeli, bona kunye noonyana bakaYuda; baya kuhamba belila, baze bafune uBawo wabo. ⁵Baya kubuza indlela eya eZiyon, ubuso babo bubhekise khona, besithi: “Yizani, masizihlanganise noBawo wethu ngomnqophiso ongunaphakade ongayi kulityalwa.” ⁶Abantu bam baye bazizimvu ezilahlekileyo; abalusi babo babalahlekisa, bebakhululela ezintabeni. Bazulazula bethabathela entabeni besa endulini; bayilibala indawo yabo yokuphumla. ⁷Bonke ababafumanayo babadla, zaza iintshaba zabo zathi: “Asinatyala thina, ngokuba bonile kuNdikhoyo, idlelo labo lenene, uNdikhoyo, ithemba looyise.” ⁸Sabani niphume phakathi kweBhabhilon; phumani ezweni lamaBhabhilon, nibe njengeenkunzi zeebhokhwe ezikhokela umhlambi. ⁹Kuba yabonani, ndiyaxhokonxa, ndizisa kwiBhabhilon isikhungu sezizwe ezikhulu sivela ezweni lasentla. Ziya kwakha uluhlu lokulwa nayo, iya kuthinjwa apho. Iintolo zazo zibhabha njengezegorha elikwaziyo ukulwa elingabuyi lize. ¹⁰IBhabhiloniya iya kuphangwa; bonke abayiphangayo baya kuhlutha, utsho uBawo wethu.

¹¹Ngenxa yokuba nivuya, ngenxa yokuba niba nemihlali, nina baphangi belifa lam, ngenxa yokuba nitsiba-tsiba njengethokazi elibhula ingqolowa, nikhonye njengeenkunzi zamahashe, ¹²unyoko uya kuhlazeka kakhulu; lowo wanizalayo uya kuba nehlazo. Yabonani, uya kuba ngowokugqibela kwezizwe— intlango, umhlaba owomileyo, inkangala. ¹³Ngenxa yomsindo kaBawo wethu ayisayi kuhlalwa; iya kuba senkangala kuphele. Wonke odlulayo ngaseBhabhilon uya kumangaliswa aze enze umsondlo ngenxa yawo onke amanxeba ayo. ¹⁴Zakheleni uluhlu lokulwa neBhabhilon niyingqonge, nina nonke batoli. Yitoleni; ningazigcini iintolo, kuba yonile kuBawo wethu. ¹⁵Dumani ngokuchasene nayo macala onke; izinikele. Iinqaba zayo ziwile; iindonga zayo zidilizelwe phantsi. Njengoko oku sisigwebo sikaBawo wethu, yenzani umgwebo kuyo; yenzeleni njengoko yenzileyo. ¹⁶Nqamla eBhabhilon umhlwayeli novuni. Phambi kwekrele lomcinezeli elowo uya kubuyela ebantwini bakowabo, elowo abalekele ezweni lakowabo.

¹⁷USirayeli uyimpahla echithakeleyo eqhutywe ziingonyama. Kuqala umkumkani waseAsiriya wamdla, ngoku ke ekupheleni uNebhukadenetsare umkumkani waseBhabhilon uwaglungqule amathambo akhe.

¹⁸Utsho uBawo wemikhosi yezulu, uBawo wethu wakwaSirayeli, ukuthi: Ndiya kumohlwaya umkumkani waseBhabhilon nelizwe lakhe, njengoko ndamohlwayayo umkumkani waseAsiriya. ¹⁹Ndiya kumbuyisela uSirayeli edlelweni lakhe, adle eKarmele naseBhashan; ezintabeni zakwaEfrayim naseGiliyadi uhluthe umphefumlo wakhe. ²⁰Ngaloo mihla nangelo xesha, utsho uBawo wethu, buya kufunwa ubugwenxa bukaSirayeli, bungabikho; zifunwe izono zakwaYuda, zingafunyanwa; kuba ndiya kuwaxolela amasalela endiwashiya ephila.

²¹Nyuka uye kulwa nelizwe laseMerataim, nabemi basePekodi. Babulale ubasingele phantsi, utsho uBawo wethu; yenza konke oko ndikuyalezileyo. ²²Isandi semfazwe sisezweni, nembubho enkulu. ²³Hayi, ukunqunyulwa nokwaphulwa kwesando sehlabathi lonke! Hayi, ukuba yinto yokumangalisa kweBhabhilon phakathi kweentlanga! ²⁴Ndikwenzele umgibe, Bhabhilon, wabanjiswa ungekazi. Wafunyanwa wabanjwa, ngokuba wabambana noBawo wethu.

²⁵UBawo wethu usivule isixhobo sakhe, wawakhupha amaxhoba omsindo wakhe; kuba uBawo wemikhosi yezulu unomsebenzi awenzayo ezweni lamaKaledi. ²⁶Yizani kuyo nivela kuzo zonke iziphelo; zivuleni izisele zengqolowa yayo; yifumbeni njengeemfumba zengqolowa. Yisingeleni phantsi; makungasali nto kuyo. ²⁷Babulaleni bonke ooinkunzi bayo abaseligqithi; mabehle baye ekuxhelweni. Yeha bona, ngokuba ufikile umhla wabo, ixesha lokohlwaywa kwabo. ²⁸Phulaphulani—abasabileyo nabasindileyo bevela ezweni laseBhabhilon, besiza eZiyon ukuvakalisa ubulungisa bukaBawo wethu, ubulungisa bakhe ngenxa yetempile yakhe. ²⁹Bizelani abatoli ukuba balwe neBhabhilon, bonke abagoba isaphetha. Misani niyirhawule macala onke; makungasindi namnye. Yibuyekezeni ngokwezenzo zayo; yenzeleni konke eyakwenzayo. Ngokuba izikhukhumalisile kuBawo wethu, koyiNgcwele wakwaSirayeli.

³⁰Ngako oko amadodana ayo aya kuwa ezitratweni zayo, aya kudaka onke amadoda ayo okulwa ngaloo mini, utsho uBawo wethu. ³¹Yabona, ndikuchasile, wena ozikhukhumalisayo, utsho uBawo wemikhosi yezulu, ngokuba ufikile umhla wakho, ixesha lokuba ndikohlwaye. ³²Lowo uzikhukhumalisayo uya kukhubeka awe, kungabikho umvusayo. Ndiya kuphemba umlilo emizini yakhe, utshise konke okumngqongileyo. ³³Utsho uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini ukuthi: Oonyana bakaSirayeli bacinezelwe, noonyana bakaYuda kunye nabo. Bonke ababathimbileyo bayababamba baqinise; bala ukubandulula.

³⁴UMkhululi wabo unamandla; uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini ligama lakhe. Uya kuwuthethelela ngokuqinisekileyo umba wabo, ukuze azise ukuphumla ehlabathini kodwa azise ukuphazamiseka kwabo bahleli eBhabhilon.

³⁵Ikrele phezu kwamaBhabhilon, utsho uBawo wethu, naphezu kwabemi baseBhabhilon, naphezu kwamaphakathi ayo nezilumko zayo! ³⁶Ikrele phezu kwabaprofeti bobuxoki, baya kuba ziziyatha! Ikrele phezu kwamagorha ayo, aya kwaphulwa! ³⁷Ikrele phezu kwamahashe ayo neenqwelo zayo, naphezu kwawo wonke umkhosi wasemzini ophakathi kwayo, aya kuba njengabafazi! Ikrele phezu kobuncwane bayo, buya kuphangwa! ³⁸Imbalela phezu kwamanzi ayo, aya koma! Kuba lilizwe lezithixo, baya kubhuda ngemifanekiso yabo eyoyikekayo. ³⁹Ngenxa yoko kuya kuhlala izilo zasentlango nezingcuka khona, neenciniba ziya kuhlala kuyo. Ayisayi kuphinda ibe nabemi, ingahlalwa kuzo zonke izizukulwana. ⁴⁰Njengokuba uBawo wethu wayibhukuqa iSodom neGomora nemizi ekufuphi nayo, utsho uBawo wethu, akukho mntu uya kuhlala khona; akukho nyana womntu uya kuhlala kuyo. ⁴¹Khangela, umkhosi uyeza uvela entla; luvuswa uhlanga olukhulu, nookumkani abaninzi, bevela eziphelweni zehlabathi. ⁴²Baphethe isaphetha nomkhonto; banobungcwangu, abangenanceba. Isandi sabo sigquma njengolwandle, bakhwele emahasheni, behlelwe njengandoda yokulwa nawe, ntombi yaseBhabhilon. ⁴³Ukumkani waseBhabhilon uluvile udaba lwabo, zaza zadamba izandla zakhe. Ubanjwe yintlungu, intlungu enjengeyomfazi ozalayo. ⁴⁴Khangela, njengengonyama enyuka ivela ematyholweni aseYordan isiya edlelweni eliqinileyo, ngephanyazo ndiya kuyigxotha iBhabhilon elizweni layo, ndimise phezu kwayo lowo ndimnyulileyo. Kuba ngubani na onjengam? Ngubani na ongandibizayo? Nguwuphi na umalusi onokuma phambi kwam?

⁴⁵Ngenxa yoko, live icebo uBawo wethu alicebileyo ngokuchasene neBhabhilon neenjongo azicwangcisileyo ngokuchasene nelizwe lamaBhabhilon: Inene, amatakane omhlambi wabo aya kurhuqwa; inene, idlelo labo liya kothuswa sisiphelo sabo. ⁴⁶Ngesandi sokuthinjwa kweBhabhilon ihlabathi liya kugungqa, sivakale isikhalo sayo phakathi kwezizwe.