Jeremiya 18

¹Izwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova, lithi:

²“Suka wehlele endlini yombumbi, ngikuzwise khona amazwi ami.”

³Ngehlela endlini yombumbi; bheka, wasebenza umsebenzi wakhe esondweni lokubumba.

⁴Kepha isitsha asenza ngebumba sonakala esandleni sombumbi; wabuye wenza esinye isitsha njengokuhle emehlweni ombumbi ukuba asenze.

⁵Lase lifika izwi likaJehova kimi, lithi:

⁶“Bengingenze kinina ndlu ka-Israyeli njengalo mbumbi na?” usho uJehova. “Bhekani, njengebumba esandleni sombumbi, ninjalo esandleni sami nina ndlu ka-Israyeli.

⁷Ngesikhathi esithile, lapho ngikhuluma ngesizwe nangombuso ukuwusiphula, nokuwudiliza, nokuwuchitha,

⁸leso sizwe engikhulumile ngaso bese siphenduka ebubini baso, ngiyakubuya kukho okubi ebengicabanga ukukwenza kuso.

⁹Ngesinye isikhathi ngikhuluma ngesizwe nangombuso ukuwakha nokuwutshala;

¹⁰uma senza okubi emehlweni ami, singalilaleli izwi lami, ngiyakubuya kukho okuhle ebengisho ukuthi ngiyakusenzela khona.

¹¹“Manje yisho kubantu bakwaJuda nakwabakhileyo eJerusalema, uthi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Bhekani, nginibumbela okubi, ngiceba icebo ngani; buyani, kube yilowo nalowo endleleni yakhe embi, nizenze izindlela zenu nezenzo zenu zibe zinhle.’

¹²Kepha bathi: ‘Kuyize, ngokuba siyakulandela amacebo ethu, senze, kube yilowo nalowo ngenkani yenhliziyo yakhe embi.’ ”

¹³Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Buzani phakathi kwabezizwe ukuthi ngubani owake wezwa okunjengalokho na? Intombi yakwa-Israyeli yenzile into eyesabekayo kakhulu.

¹⁴Ungqoqwane waseLebanoni uyashiya yini amadwala asendle, namanzi aqandayo agobhoza kude ayakusha, na?

¹⁵Ngokuba abantu bami bangikhohliwe, bashisela okuyize impepho, bakhubeka ezindleleni zabo, emendweni yasendulo ukuba bahambe ngemikhondo, ngezindlela ezingahlelwanga,

¹⁶benze izwe labo libe yisimangaliso nento encimfelwayo njalo; bonke abadlula khona bayakumangala, banikine ikhanda.

¹⁷Njengomoya wasempumalanga ngiyakubahlakaza phambi kwezitha zabo, ngibabonise umhlane kungabi ngubuso ngosuku lwengozi yabo.”

¹⁸Base bethi: “Wozani simcebele uJeremiya amacebo, ngokuba umthetho awuyikuphela kumpristi, nesu kohlakaniphileyo, nezwi kumprofethi, sihambe simshaye ngolimi, singaqapheli nelilodwa lamazwi akhe.”

¹⁹Nginake, Jehova, uzwe izwi labamelene nami.

²⁰Okuhle kuyakuphindiselwa ngokubi na? lokhu bembele umphefumulo wami umgodi. Khumbula ukuthi ngema phambi kobuso bakho ukukhuluma okuhle ngabo nokukubuyisa ukufutheka kwakho kubo.

²¹Ngalokho nikela abantwana babo endlaleni, ubakhaphele osikweni lwenkemba, abafazi babo baphucwe abantwana, babe ngabafelokazi, amadoda abo abulawe ngukufa, izinsizwa zabo zishaywe ngenkemba empini.

²²Makuzwakale ukukhala ezindlini zabo, lapho ubehlisela impi ngokuzumayo, ngokuba bembile umgodi wokungibamba, bafihlela izinyawo zami izingibe.

²³Kepha wena Jehova uyawazi onke amasu abo okungibulala; ungathetheleli ububi babo, nezono zabo ungazesuli emehlweni akho, kepha mabakhubekiswe phambi kwakho, ubavukele ngesikhathi sentukuthelo yakho.