Jeremiya

Isahluko 1

Amazwi kaJeremiya, indodana kaHilikiya, wabapristi ababe se-Anathoti ezweni lakwaBenjamini,
2 okwafika kuye izwi likaJehova ezinsukwini zikaJosiya indodana ka-Amoni, inkosi yakwaJuda, ngomnyaka weshumi nantathu wokubusa kwakhe;
3 lafika futhi ezinsukwini zikaJehoyakimi indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, kuze kube sekupheleni komnyaka weshumi nanye kaSedekiya indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, kuze kube sekuthunjweni kweJerusalema ngenyanga yesihlanu.
4 Kwafika kimi izwi likaJehova, lathi:
5 “Ngingakakubumbi esiswini ngakwazi; ungakaphumi esizalweni ngakungcwelisa, ngakubeka umprofethi ezizweni.”
6 Kepha ngathi: “Awu, Nkosi Jehova! Bheka, angikwazi ukukhuluma, ngokuba ngingumntwana.”
7 Kepha uJehova wathi kimi: “Ungasho ukuthi ungumntwana, ngokuba uyakuya kubo bonke engikuthuma kubo, nakho konke engikuyala ngakho uyakukukhuluma.
8 Ungabesabi, ngokuba nginawe ukuba ngikophule,” usho uJehova.
9 UJehova wayeselula isandla sakhe, wawuthinta umlomo wami; uJehova wathi kimi: “Bheka, ngibekile amazwi ami emlonyeni wakho.
10 Bona, ngiyakubeka namuhla phezu kwezizwe naphezu kwemibuso ukusiphula nokudiliza, ukuchitha nokubhubhisa, ukwakha nokutshala.”
11 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi futhi, lathi: “Jeremiya, ubonani na?” Ngathi: “Ngibona igatsha lomalimondi.”
12 Wayesethi uJehova kimi: “Ubone kahle, ngokuba ngiyakulilinda izwi lami ukuba ngilenze.”
13 Lase lifika kimi izwi likaJehova ngokwesibili, lithi: “Ubonani na?” Ngathi: “Ngibona ikhanzi elibilayo. Ubuso balo bungasenyakatho.”
14 Wayesethi kimi uJehova: “Okubi kuyakuqhambuka ngasenyakatho, kubehlele bonke abakhileyo bomhlaba.
15 Ngokuba bheka, ngiyakubiza yonke imindeni yemibuso yasenyakatho,” usho uJehova. “Iyakufika, yilowo nalowo ubeke isihlalo sawo sobukhosi ezikhaleni zamasango aseJerusalema, nakuzo zonke izingange zalo nxazonke, nakuyo yonke imizi yakwaJuda.
16 Ngiyakukhipha ukwahlulela kwami phezu kwabo ngenxa yabo bonke ububi babo, ngokuba bangihlubukile, bashisela abanye onkulunkulu impepho, bakhuleka kuyo imisebenzi yezandla zabo.
17 “Ngalokho bopha izinkalo zakho, usuke, ukhulume kubo bonke engikuyala ngabo; ungapheli amandla ngabo, funa ngiqede amandla akho ebusweni babo.
18 Ngokuba bheka, ngikubekile namuhla ube ngumuzi obiyelweyo, nensika yensimbi, nezingange zethusi ngakulo izwe lonke, nangawo amakhosi akwaJuda nezikhulu zalo, nangakubo abapristi balo nabantu bezwe.
19 Bayakulwa nawe, kepha abayikukwahlula, ngokuba nginawe,” usho uJehova, “ukuba ngikophule.”