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| 1. | Ilizwi le Nkosi elafika kuJeremiya lathi: |
| 2. | Zwana amazwi alesisivumelwano, ukhulume ebantwini bakoJuda labeJerusalema. |
| 3. | Uthi kibo: I Nkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ithi: Uqalekisiwe umuntu ongalaleli amazwi alesisivumelwano, |
| 4. | engalaya ngawo oyihlo lapho ngibakhupha elizweni leGibhithe, esithandweni sokuncibilikisa insimbi, ngathi: Lalelani ilizwi lami, lenze konke engilitshela khona, libe ngabantu bami, lami ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu, |
| 5. | ukuze ngigcwalise isifungo engasifunga kuboyihlo ukubanika ilizwe eligeleza uchago loluju, njengoba kunjalo lalamuhla. Ngasengiphendula ngisithi: Yebo, Nkosi. |
| 6. | I Nkosi yathi kimi: Tshumayela wonke lamazwi emizini yakoJuda lendleleni zeJerusalema, uthi: Zwanini amazwi alesisivumelwano, liwagcine. |
| 7. | Ngoba ngabalayisisa oyihlo ekubakhupheni kwami elizweni leGibhithe, ngivuke ngovivi, ngisalilaya lalamuhla ngisithi: Lalelani ilizwi lami. |
| 8. | Kodwa kabezwanga, kabalalelanga; kodwa benza kwaba ngulowo lalowo ngokwenkani yenhliziyo yakhe. Ngasengisehlisela phezu kwabo wonke lamazwi alesisivumelwano engabalaya ukuwagcina, kodwa kabawagcinanga. |
| 9. | I Nkosi yabuya yathi kimi: Kukhona ukuhlamuka phakathi kwabantu bakoJuda labakhileyo eJerusalema. |
| 10. | Sebebuyele ebubini babokhokho babo abala ukuzwa ilizwi lami; balandela abanye onkulunkulu ukuze babakhonze; indlu yakoIsrayeli leyakoJuda zisephulile isivumelwano sami engasenza laboyise. |
| 11. | Ngakho-ke, khangela, ngizabehlisela okubi, kabayikukuphepha; lalapho bekhala kimi, kangiyikubezwa, kutsho i Nkosi. |
| 12. | Imizi yakoJuda labeJerusalema bangahamba bayekhala kubonkulunkulu ababatshisela impepha, kodwa kabayikubasiza ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwabo. |
| 13. | Ngoba onkulunkulu bakho banengi njengemizi yakho, wena Juda, lamalathi owakhele into elehlazo manengi njengezindlela zeJerusalema amalathi okutshisela uBhali impepha. |
| 14. | Ngakho-ke ungabakhulekeli lababantu, ungaphakamisi ilizwi lakho ukuthi ubakhulekele, ngoba kangiyikubezwa mhla bekhale kimi ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwabo. |
| 15. | Othandekayo wami ufunani endlini yami lokhu wenza okubi? Izifungo lenyama yemihlatshelo kungakuvikela yini ekuhluphekeni okuzayo? Ungathokoza ngakho yini? |
| 16. | I Nkosi yake yakubiza ngokuthi: Uyisihlahla somhlwathi esiluhlaza, esilezithelo ezinhle; kodwa ngomdumo wesiphepho esikhulu izasithungela ngomlilo lengatsha zaso zitshiswe. |
| 17. | I Nkosi yamabandla eyakuhlanyelayo ikhulumile okubi ngawe, ngenxa yobubi obenziwe yindlu yakoIsrayeli leyakoJuda, bangicunula ngokutshisela uBhali impepha. |
| 18. | I Nkosi yangitshengisa, lami ngakwazi. Wena wangitshengisa izenzo zabo ezimbi. |
| 19. | Kodwa mina nganginjengewundlu elasiwa ekuhlatshweni. Ngangingazi ukuthi benza amacebo amabi ngami, besithi: Asisiqume isihlahla sisemanzi; asimqume asuke elizweni labaphilayo, lebizo lakhe lingabe lisaziwa. |
| 20. | Kodwa, Nkosi yamabandla, owahlulela ngokulunga, ohlolayo inhliziyo lengqondo, kangibone impindiselo yakho kibo, ngoba nginikele udaba lwami kuwe. |
| 21. | Ngakho-ke i Nkosi ithi ngabantu beAnathothi abadinga impilo yakho besithi: Ungaprofethi ngebizo le Nkosi hlezi sikubulale; |
| 22. | I Nkosi yamabandla ithi: Khangela, ngizabatshaya; amajaha abo azabulawa ngenkemba, amadodana lamadodakazi abo abulawe yindlala; |
| 23. | kakuyikusala muntu; ngoba ngizabehlisela okubi abantu beAnathothi ngomnyaka wempindiselo yabo. |
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