UBaba uyala uJeremiya ukuba angathathi mfazi
UBaba wethu utshela uJeremiya ukuba angashadi, angayi emingcwabeni, angahlanganyeli edilini — impilo yakhe uqobo iba yisibonakaliso sokuthi induduzo evamile iyaphela. Lapho bebuza ukuthi benzeni okubi, uyabatshela ngokusobala. Ngale kokuthunjwa, ukubuyela ekhaya okukhulu kunokuphuma eGibhithe.
16 1Izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kimi, lathi:
2“Ungathathi mfazi, futhi ungabi namadodana noma amadodakazi kule ndawo.”
3Ngokuba uBaba wethu usho kanje ngamadodana namadodakazi azalwa lapha, nangonina ababazalayo, nangoyise ababazala kuleli zwe:
4Bayakufa ngezifo ezibulalayo, bangalilelwa, bangangcwatshwa, babe njengomquba emhlabeni. Inkemba nendlala kuyakubaqeda; izidumbu zabo ziyakuba ngukudla kwezinyoni zezulu nezilwane zomhlaba.
5Nakhu okushiwo nguBaba wethu: Ungangeni endlini yokulila, ungayi ukubalilela noma ukubakhalela, ngokuba ngisususile ukuthula kwami kulesi sizwe, kusho uBaba wethu—umusa wami wesivumelwano nesihawu sami. 6Abakhulu nabancane bayakufa bangangcwatshwa kuleli zwe: akekho oyakubalilela, azisike, noma aphuce ikhanda ngenxa yabo. a a v6 Ukuzisika nokuphuca ikhanda kwakuyizimpawu zendabuko zokulila kwa-Israyeli wasendulo. 7Akekho ohlephulela abalilayo isinkwa ukuze abaduduze ngofileyo, noma abaphe inkomishi yenduduzo ngoyise noma ngonina. b b v7 “Inkomishi yenduduzo” kwakuyisiphuzo esasabiwa sinikwe imindeni ekhalayo emva kokungcwatshwa; lapha ngisho nale nduduzo evamile inqunyelwe.
8Futhi ungangeni endlini yedili ukuze uhlale nabo, udle uphuze. 9Usho kanje uBaba wamabutho asezulwini, uBaba ka-Israyeli: Phambi kwamehlo enu, ezinsukwini zenu, ngiyakuthulisa kule ndawo umsindo wenjabulo nowentokozo, amazwi omkhwenyana nawomakoti.
10Lapho utshela lesi sizwe wonke la mazwi, bayakubuza, bathi: ‘Kungani uBaba wethu esimemezele le nhlekelele enkulu phezu kwethu? Buyini ububi bethu, siyini isono sethu, esisone ngaso kuBaba wethu?’
11Khona-ke uthi kubo: Ngokuba oyihlo bangishiya, kusho uBaba wethu, balandela abanye onkulunkulu, babakhonza babakhothamela, bangilahla, abawugcinanga umthetho wami.
12Nenze okubi kakhulu kunokhokho benu, yilowo nalowo elandela inkani yenhliziyo yakhe embi, bengangilaleli. 13Ngakho-ke ngiyakuniphonsa niphume kuleli zwe niye kwelinye eningalazanga nina noyihlo, ukuba nikhonze khona abanye onkulunkulu imini nobusuku, ngokuba angiyikunibonisa umusa.
14“Izinsuku ziyeza,” kusho uBaba wethu, “lapho kungasayikushiwo ukuthi, ‘Kuphila kukaBaba wethu owakhuphula u-Israyeli eGibhithe,’
15kodwa, ‘Kuphila kukaBaba wethu owakhuphula abantwana baka-Israyeli bevela enyakatho nasemazweni onke lapho ayebaxoshele khona.’ Ngokuba ngiyakubabuyisela ezweni labo engalinika oyise. c c v15 Isithembiso sokubuya ekhaya esikhulu kunokusindiswa eGibhithe—uBaba wethu ebuthela abantwana bakhe bevela kuwo wonke amazwe ayebahlakazele kuwo.
16“Bheka, ngithumela abadobi abaningi, kusho uBaba wethu; bayakubabamba. Emva kwalokho ngithumele abazingeli abaningi, abayakubazingela kuzo zonke izintaba, kuwo wonke amagquma, nasemifantwini yamadwala. 17Ngokuba amehlo ami aphezu kwazo zonke izindlela zabo; azifihlakele ebusweni bami, nobubi babo abusithekile emehlweni ami. 18Kuqala ngiyakubuyisela ububi babo nesono sabo kabili—ngokuba bangcolise izwe lami ngezidumbu zezithombe zabo ezinengekayo, bagcwalisa ifa lami ngezinto zabo ezinyanyekayo.”
19Baba, amandla ami nenqaba yami, isiphephelo sami ngosuku lokuhlupheka—kuwe izizwe ziyakuza zivela emikhawulweni yomhlaba, zithi: “Oyise bethu badla ifa lamanga kuphela, izinto ezingenamsebenzi ezingasizi ngalutho. 20Umuntu angazenzela onkulunkulu na? Kanti laba abasibo onkulunkulu!”
21“Ngakho-ke, bheka—ngalesi sikhathi ngiyakwenza ukuba bazi; ngiyakubazisa isandla sami namandla ami, bayakwazi ukuthi igama lami nguBaba.”
