Jeremiya 2
2
Kunakekelwa kwa-Israyeli nguNkulunkulu
1Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi: 2 “Hamba uyewumemetela eJerusalema, ukhulume beva utsi: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi:
“ ‘Ngiyakukhumbula kutinikela kwakho ebusheni bakho,
kutsi wawungitsandza kanjani usengumakoti,
wangilandzela kulo lonkhe lihlane,
eveni lelalingakahlanyelwa lutfo.
3 Israyeli abengcwele kuSimakadze,
tilinga tesivuno sakhe;
bonkhe labamshwabudzela babekwa licala,
inhlekelele yehlela etikwabo,’ ” kusho Simakadze.
Sono sabokhokho bema-Israyeli
4Vanini livi laSimakadze,
ninendlu yakaJakobe,
nonkhe nine bantfu belusendvo lwendlu yaka-Israyeli.
5 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi:
“Cala lini boyihlo labalitfola kimi,
kutsi bangaze baphambuke kangaka kimi?
Balandzela tithico letingenamsebenti,
nabo sebagucuka baba lite.
6 Abazange babute, batsi:
‘Uphi Simakadze lowasikhipha eGibhithe,
wasihola sadzabula lihlane lelingenalutfo,
sadzabula live lelinetingagadvu nemigedze,
live lesomiso nebumnyama,
live lelingahanjwa ngumuntfu
nalelingahlalwa ngumunfu?’
7 Nganiletsa eveni lelivundzile
kutsi nitewudla titselo talo
kanye nesivuno salo lesinonile,
kodvwa nefika nalingcolisa live lami,
nenta lifa lami laba ngulelinengekako.
8 Baphristi abazange babute, batsi:
‘Uphi Simakadze?’
Labo labafundzisa ngemtsetfo abazange bangati,
nebaholi bangivukela.
Baphrofethi baphrofetha ngaBhali,
balandzela tithico letingenamsebenti.”
Nkulunkulu usibeka licala sive sakhe
9“Ngako-ke ngiyaphindza nginibeka emacala,” kusho Simakadze.
“Yebo, nebantfwana bebantfwabenu ngiyawubabeka emacala.
10Yewelelani ngesheya
niye elugwini lwaseKhithimu nibuke,
tfumelani eKhedari nibukisise kahle, nibone kutsi
yake yaba khona yini intfo lefanana nale:
11 Sive sake santjintjiselana yini ngabonkulunkulu baso?
Yebo kona abasibo bonkulunkulu balutfo.
Kodvwa sive sami
sintjintjise ngenkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu waso,
sakhonta tithico letingenamsebenti.
12 Awu mazulu, tfutfumelani nimangale ngaloku!
Yetfukani ngekwetfuka lokukhulu,” kusho Simakadze.
13 “Sive sami sente tono letimbili:
Singishiyile mine, mtfombo wemanti ekuphila,
satimbela ticojana taso emadvwaleni,
ticojana letinetimbobo letingeke tiwemise emanti.”
Umphumela wekungetsembeki kwa-Israyeli
14“Kungabe Israyeli uyinceku yini
nome usigcili sekutalwa?
Kepha, kwentiwe yini kutsi abe yimphango?
15 Emabhubesi abhodlile, amhhongela.
Live lakhe alente laba lihlane lelingenalutfo,
emadolobha akhe ashisiwe,
asala akhala libhungane.
16 Kanjalo futsi nebantfu baseMemfisi nebaseThaphanesi
bahhumbule lukhakhayi lwenhloko yakho.
17 Ngabe anikatiletseli nine yini loku,
ngalokutsi nishiye Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu
ngesikhatsi asanihola kahle endleleni?
18 Manje niyelani eGibhithe kuyawunatsa emanti aseShihori?
Kona niyeleni e-Asiriya
kuyawunatsa emanti alowo Mfula?
19 Bubi benu butanijezisa,
nekuhlubuka kwenu kutanitsetsisa.
Cabangani-ke nibukisise kahle
kutsi kubi kangakanani nekutsi kunibabela kangakanani,
nanishiya Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu,
ningangesabi mine,”
kusho Simakadze, Simakadze longuSomandla.
Israyeli uyala kukhonta Simakadze
20 “Lijoko lakho walephula, lokwa kadzeni,
watidzabula tibopho takho,
watsi: ‘Ngingeke ngikukhonte!’
Ngempela, kuwo onkhe emagcuma laphakeme
nangaphansi kwato tonkhe tihlahla
letendlala emagala ato,
walala phansi,
walala njengengwababane.
21 Bengikuhlanyele njengemvini welikhetselo,
weluhlobo lolucinile nalolwetsembekile.
Pho, ungigucukele kanjani lokutsi
bese uba ngumvini lokhohlakele longewesiganga?
22Nome utigezisa ngasota
usebentisa nensipho lenyenti,
noko lelo chashata lelilicala lakho
solomane limile embikwami,”
kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
23“Ungasho kanjani-ke utsi: ‘Angikangcoliswa,
angikabalandzeli boBhali’?
Ase ubuke kutsi watiphatsa njani esihosheni,
cabangisisa ngaloko lokwentile.
Ulikamela lelisikati leligijima kakhulu,
leligijima lapha nalapha,
24unjengembongolo yesiganga, leyetayele lihlane,
lehosha umoya nase ikhanuka,
ngubani nje longayivimbela nase ifuna kwekhwelwa?
Tonkhe tinkunzi tetimbongolo letiyicoshako
atikafaneli kutsi titikhatsate,
ngesikhatsi sekwekhwelwa titayitfola.
25 Ungagijimi kuze kudzabuke ticatfulo takho
nemphimbo wakho uze wome.
Kodvwa wena watsi: ‘Akusiti lutfo!
Ngiyatitsandza tithico tebetive,
futsi tona ngitatilandzela.’ ”
Israyeli kufanele ajeziswe
26“Njengobe lisela lihlazeka nase libanjiwe,
kanjalo nendlu yaka-Israyeli ihlazekile,
bona, nemakhosi abo, netindvuna tabo,
nebaphristi babo kanye nebaphrofethi babo.
27 Bakhuluma elugodvweni batsi:
‘Wena ungubabe wami,’
nasetjeni bakhulume batsi:
‘Wena wangitala.’
Bangifulatsele, bafihla buso babo kimi,
kodvwa batsi nase bahluphekile bese batsi:
‘Kota utesisindzisa!’
28 Baphi kantsi labonkulunkulu benu lenatentela bona?
Abete phela, nangabe banganisindzisa nanisekuhluphekeni!
Maye Juda, ninabonkulunkulu labanyenti
ngangemadolobha enu.
29“Ningibekelani emacala?
Nine nonkhe ningihlubukile,” kusho Simakadze.
30 “Ngajezisa bantfu bakini, kodvwa akukanisiti,
abakaphendvuki nasekujezisweni kwabo.
Inkemba yenu ishwabudzele baphrofethi benu,
njengelibhubesi lelifukutsako.
31“Nine balesitukulwane,
zindlani ngelivi laSimakadze lelitsi:
Mine bengilihlane yini ku-Israyeli,
nome-ke live lebumnyama lobukhulu?
Sive sami sisholani kutsi:
‘Sikhululekile kutsi singajangaza,
singeke siphindze site kuwe’?
32 Intfombi iyabukhohlwa yini
buhlalu bayo lobuligugu,
nome makoti imihlobiso yakhe nakashada?
Noko sive sami singikhohlwe
emalanga lamanyenti langeke abalwe.
33Maye, unemasu ekucoshaneni nelutsandvo!
Ngisho nebesifazane labangcole kabi
bangafundza tindlela takho.
34Etingutjeni takho tekugcoka emadvodza atfola
umnyombo wekuphila kwalabamphofu labangenacala,
nome ungazange ubabambe bagcekeza.
Noko ngetulu kwako konkhe loku,
35wena utsi: ‘Angati lutfo; akangitfukutseleli.’
Kodvwa mine ngitakwehlulela,
ngobe utsi: ‘Angikoni lutfo.’
36 Utiguculelani kangaka tindlela takho?
IGibhithe itakujabhisa,
njengaloku wake wajabhiswa yi-Asiriya.
37 Nawe utawusuka kuleyo ndzawo,
utawusuka ujabhile,
ngobe Simakadze sewubalahlile
labo bewukadze ubetsemba,
bangeke bakusite ngalutfo.”
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