UBaba Uthembisa Ukubuyisa Umndeni Wakhe
Amazwi abhalwe encwadini esizukulwaneni sakamuva. Ukwesaba kungokwempela futhi isilonda sidlulele kunoma imuphi umuthi womuntu, nokho uBaba wethu owabashaya uthembisa ukubaphilisa yena uqobo, ukwephula ijoka ezintanyeni zabo, nokuba nguBaba wabo futhi.
30 1Izwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuBaba wethu:
2Nakhu akushoyo uBaba wethu wakwa-Israyeli: Bhala encwadini wonke amazwi engiwakhulume kuwe. 3Bheka—izinsuku ziyeza, kusho uBaba wethu, lapho ngiyakubuyisa inhlanhla yabantu bami u-Israyeli noJuda, usho uBaba wethu, ngibabuyisele ezweni engalinika okhokho babo, balidle ifa lalo.
4Yilawa amazwi uBaba wethu awakhuluma mayelana no-Israyeli noJuda:
5Nakhu akushoyo uBaba wethu: “Sizwile ukukhala kokwesaba—uvalo, akukho kuthula. 6Buza manje ubone: kungabe owesilisa angabeletha yini? Pho kungani ngibona wonke umuntu onamandla ebambe izinkalo zakhe ngezandla njengowesifazane osemhelweni, nobuso bonke buphaphathekile? 7Yeka ukwesabeka kwalolo suku! Alukho olunjengalo. Yisikhathi sosizi kuJakobe—kodwa uyakusindiswa kulo. 8Ngalolo suku, kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini, ngiyakwaphula ijoka lisuke entanyeni yakho, ngiqaqe izibopho zakho, futhi abezizwe ngeke besamgqilaza. 9Kunalokho bayakukhonza uBaba wethu, noDavide inkosi yabo, engiyakubavusela yona. 10Ngakho ungesabi, Jakobe nceku yami, kusho uBaba wethu, ungapheli amandla, Israyeli; ngokuba bheka—ngiyakukusindisa kwelakude, nabantwana bakho ezweni lokuthunjwa kwabo. UJakobe uyakubuyela ekuthuleni nasekuphumuleni, kungabi khona omesabisayo. 11Ngokuba nginawe ukuze ngikusindise, kusho uBaba wethu. Nakuba ngiziqeda nya zonke izizwe engakuhlakazela phakathi kwazo, wena angiyikukuqeda nya. Kodwa ngiyakukulaya ngobulungiswa, ngeke ngikuyeke nya ungajezisiwe.”
12Ngokuba nakhu akushoyo uBaba wethu: “Ukulimala kwakho akunakwelashwa, inxeba lakho libuhlungu kabi. 13Akekho ongakumela ecaleni lakho; inxeba lakho alinamuthi, awukho umelapho kuwe. 14Zonke izithandwa zakho zikukhohliwe; azikukhathalele nhlobo. Ngokuba ngikushayile njengokushaya kwesitha, ngesijeziso somuntu onesihluku, ngokuba icala lakho likhulu nezono zakho ziningi. 15Ukhalelani ngokulimala kwakho? Ubuhlungu bakho abunakwelashwa. Ngenxa yokuthi icala lakho likhulu nezono zakho ziningi, ngikwenzele lezi zinto. 16Ngakho-ke bonke abakudlayo bayakudliwa, nazo zonke izitha zakho—zonke ngazinye—ziyakuya ekuthunjweni; abakuphangayo bayakuphangwa, bonke abakuzingelayo ngiyakubanikela babe yimpango.” 17Ngokuba ngiyakubuyisa impilo yakho ngiphilise amanxeba akho, kusho uBaba wethu, ngokuba bakubiza ngokuthi ungolahliweyo: “Yiyo le iSiyoni—akekho oyikhathalelayo.”
18Nakhu akushoyo uBaba wethu: “Bheka—ngiyakubuyisa inhlanhla yamatende kaJakobe, ngibe nesihawu ngemizi yakhe; umuzi uyakwakhiwa kabusha phezu kwenqumbi yawo, nesigodlo siyakuma endaweni yaso. 19Kuzo kuyakuphuma ukubonga nemisindo yokwethaba. Ngiyakubandisa, bangabi balutshwana; ngibadumise, bangabi bancane. 20Abantwana babo bayakuba njengakuqala, nebandla labo liyakumiswa phambi kwami, ngijezise bonke ababacindezelayo. 21Umholi wabo uyakuba ngomunye wabo, umbusi wabo uyakuvela phakathi kwabo. Ngiyakumsondeza, asondele kimi—ngokuba ngubani ongalokotha abeke impilo yakhe engozini ukuze asondele kimi na? kusho uBaba wethu. a a v21 Umbusi osondezwa yedwa ukuze asondele kuBaba wethu ukhombisa ngaphambili kuJesu, yena ovulela bonke abantwana bakhe indlela eya kuBaba. 22Niyakuba ngabantwana bami, mina ngibe nguBaba wenu.”
23Bheka—isiphepho sikaBaba wethu! Ulaka luphumile, isivunguvungu esikhukhulayo; siyakudilikela phezu kwekhanda lababi. 24Intukuthelo evuthayo kaBaba wethu ngeke ibuye aze akwenze akufeze okuhlosiwe kwenhliziyo yakhe. Ezinsukwini ezizayo niyakukuqonda lokhu.
