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1. | Balekani ukuze liphephe, lina bantwana bakoBhenjamini, liphume phakathi kweJerusalema. Vuthelani uphondo eThekhowa, liphakamise uphawu eBeti-Hakeremi, ngoba ububi bubonakala ngenyakatho lokuchitheka okukhulu. |
2. | IZiyoni ebukekayo lenhle, kuseduze ukuchitheka kwayo. |
3. | Abelusi bazafika kuyo lemihlambi yabo, bamise amathente abo kuyo bayihanqe, beluse kube ngulowo lalowo endaweni yakhe. |
4. | Hlomelani impi limelene layo; sukani siyihlasele emini. Maye babo! Ngoba ilanga selithambeme, lamathunzi okuhlwa aselulekile. |
5. | Sukani, siyihlasele ebusuku, sidilize indlu zayo zamakhosi. |
6. | Ngoba i Nkosi yamabandla ithi: Gamulani izihlahla zayo; lakhe imiduli yokuvimbezela iJerusalema. Yiwo lo umuzi ofanele ukuphindiselwa; lucindezelo kuphela phakathi kwawo. |
7. | Njengomthombo ogobhoza amanzi awo, ngokunjalo ugobhoza ububi bawo; isihluku lokubhubhisa kuzwakala phakathi kwawo; umkhuhlane lamanxeba kuhlala kukhona phambi kwami. |
8. | Xwayiseka, wena Jerusalema, hlezi ngikutshiye, ngikuchithe ube yindawo elunxiwa. |
9. | I Nkosi yamabandla ithi: Khanini njengevini okuseleyo koIsrayeli; njengomvuni wevini ngenisa futhi isandla sakho phakathi kwengatsha zalo. |
10. | Ngizakhuluma lobani ngimxwayise ukuze bezwe? Khangela, indlebe zabo zivalekile, kabalakulalela; khangela, ilizwi le Nkosi liyinhlekisa kibo, kalibathokozisi. |
11. | Ngalokho-ke ngigcwele ulaka lwe Nkosi, sengikhathele yikubekezela. Lwehlisele phezu kwabantwana ezindleleni, lemihlanganweni yamajaha, ngoba indoda izathathwa lomkayo, abadala kanye lamaxhegu. |
12. | Izindlu zabo zizanikwa abanye, amasimu abo kanye labomkabo; ngoba ngizaphakamisela isandla sami kwabakhileyo elizweni, kutsho i Nkosi. |
13. | Ngoba kusukela kwabancinyane babo kuze kufike kwabakhulu bonke bayizihwaba zenzuzo embi, labaprofethi labapristi bonke bayakhohlisa. |
14. | Kabawelaphisisi amanxeba abantu bami, bathi: Konke kulungile. Khona, kungalunganga. |
15. | Babe lenhloni yini lapho besenza amanyala? Hatshi, kababanga lanhloni lakanye, kabayangekanga. Ngalokho-ke bazakuwa phakathi kwabawayo; ngesikhathi sokubaphindisela kwami bazachitheka, kutsho i Nkosi. |
16. | I Nkosi ithi: Manini emaqamulweni ezindlela libone, libuze ngemikhondo yasendulo ukuthi ingaphi indlela enhle, lihambe ngayo, lizuze ukuthula. Kodwa bathi: Kasiyikuhamba ngayo. |
17. | Ngilibekele abalindi, ngathi: Lalelani ilizwi eliyisixwayiso lokukhala kophondo. Kodwa bathi: Kasiyikulalela. |
18. | Ngalokho-ke, zwanini lina zizwe, lazi lokho okuzabehlela. |
19. | Zwana, wena mhlaba; khangela, ngehlisela okubi phezu kwalababantu, kuyizithelo zemicabango yabo, ngoba kabalalelanga ilizwi lami, lomlayo wami bawalile. |
20. | Ngilendaba yini lenhlaka evela eShebha, lemfe evela elizweni elikhatshana? Iminikelo yenu yokutshiswa kayemukeleki, lemihlatshelo yenu kayingithokozisi. |
21. | Ngalokho-ke, i Nkosi ithi: Khangela, ngizabekela lababantu izikhubekiso ukuze bakhubeke; oyise labantwana bazabhubha omakhelwane kanye lomngane. |
22. | I Nkosi ithi: Khangela, abantu bayeza bevela elizweni elisenyakatho, isizwe esikhulu siyavuka endaweni ezikhatshana zomhlaba. |
23. | Baphethe idandili lomkhonto, balesihluku, kabalasihawu, lomdumo wabo unjengokuduma kolwandle; bagade amabhiza, behleliwe njengabantu abaya empini, behlelelwe ukumelana lawe, ndodakazi eZiyoni. |
24. | Siyizwile imibiko ngalokho, izandla zethu ziphela amandla, losizi lusibambile, lobuhlungu obunjengobowesifazana ohelelwayo. |
25. | Lingaphumeli egangeni, lingahambi endleleni, ngoba izitha zihlomile, lokwesaba kukhona inhlangothi zonke. |
26. | Bantu bami, gqokani amalembu amasaka, libhuquze emlotheni, lenze isililo sibe njengesokulilela indodana eyodwa, lokukhala okubabayo. Ngoba umchithi uzafika kithi masinyane. |
27. | Wena Jeremiya, ngikubekile ukuba ngumhloli phakathi kwabantu bami, ukuze wazi, uhlole indlela zabo. |
28. | Bonke baphikelela ukuhlamuka behamba benyeya; banjengethusi lensimbi, bonke benza okubi. |
29. | Izimvutho ziyavutha, kodwa emlilweni kuphuma umnuso kuphela; bancibilikisela ize nje, ngoba ababi kabakhutshwa. |
30. | Kuthiwa bayisiliva esilahliweyo, ngoba i Nkosi ibalahlile. |
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