Jer 6 - Ndebele Bible (iBhayibhili Elingcwele) 1978

Ukubhujiswa kweJerusalema

1Balekani ukuze liphephe, lina bantu bakoBenjamini,

liphume phakathi kweJerusalema.

Khalisani uphondo eTekowa,

liphakamise uphawu eBeti‐Hakeremi,

ngoba ububi bubonakala ngasenyakatho

lokuchitheka okukhulu.

2IZiyone elibukekayo lelihle,

kuseduze ukuchitheka kwalo.

3Abelusi bazafika kulo lemihlambi yabo,

bamise amathente abo kulo balihanqe,

baluse kube yilowo lalowo endaweni yakhe.

4Hlomelani ukulwa lalo;

sukani silihlasele emini.

Maye babo! ngoba ilanga selithambeme,

lamathunzi okuhlwa aselulekile.

5Sukani, silihlasele ebusuku,

sidilize izindlu zalo zamakhosi.

6Ngoba iNkosi yamabandla ithi:

Gamulani izihlahla zalo,

lakhe imiduli yokuvimbezela iJerusalema.

Yiwo lo umuzi ofanele ukutshaywa;

yikucindezela kuphela phakathi kwawo.

7Njengomthombo ogobhoza amanzi awo,

ngokunjalo ugobhoza ububi bawo;

isihluku lokubhubhisa kuzwakala phakathi kwawo;

ukugula lamanxeba kuhlala kukhona phambi kwami.

8Xwayiseka, wena Jerusalema, funa ngikutshiye,

ngikuchithe ube yindawo elunxiwa.

9INkosi yamabandla ithi:

Khanini njengevini okuseleyo koIsrayeli;

njengomvuni wevini ngenisa futhi isandla sakho phakathi kwengatsha zalo.

10Ngizakhuluma lobani ngimxwayise ukuba bezwe na?

Indlebe zabo zivalekile, kabalakulalela;

ilizwi leNkosi liyinhlekisa kibo, kalibathokozisi.

11Ngalokhoke ngigcwele ulaka lweNkosi,

sengikhathele yikubekezela.

Lwehlisele phezu kwabantwana ezindleleni,

lasemihlanganweni yamajaha;

ngoba indoda izathathwa lomkayo,

abadala kanye lamaxhegu.

12Izindlu zabo zizanikwa abanye,

amasimu abo kanye labomkabo;

ngoba ngizaphakamisela isandla sami kwabakhileyo elizweni, kutsho iNkosi.

13Ngoba kusukela kwabancinyane babo kuze kufike kwabakhulu

bonke bayizihwaba zenzuzo embi,

labaprofethi labapristi bonke bayakhohlisa.

14Kabawelaphisisi amanxeba abantu bami,

bathi: Konke kulungile.

Khona, kungalunganga.

15Babelenhloni yini lapho besenza amanyala?

Atshi, kababanga lanhloni lakanye, kabayangekanga.

Ngalokhoke bazakuwa phakathi kwabawayo;

ngesikhathi sokubatshaya kwami bazachitheka, kutsho iNkosi.

16INkosi ithi: Manini emaqamulweni ezindlela libone,

libuze ngemikhondo yasendulo ukuthi ingaphi indlela enhle, lihambe ngayo,

lizuze ukuthula.

Kodwa bathi: Kasiyikuhamba ngayo.

17Ngilibekele abalindi, ngathi:

Lalelani ilizwi eliyisixwayiso lokukhala kophondo.

Kodwa bathi: Kasiyikulalela.

18Ngalokhoke, zwanini lina zizwe,

lazi lokho okuzabehlela.

19Zwana, wena mhlaba;

ngehlisela okubi phezu kwalababantu,

kuyizithelo zemicabango yabo,

ngoba kabalalelanga ilizwi lami,

lomlayo wami bawalile.

20Ngilendaba yini lenhlaka evela eSheba,

lemfe evela elizweni elikhatshana na?

Iminikelo yenu yokutshiswa kayamukeleki,

lemihlatshelo yenu kayingithokozisi.

21Ngalokhoke, iNkosi ithi:

Ngizabekela lababantu izikhubekiso ukuba bakhubeke;

oyise labantwana bazabhubha omakhelwana kanye lomngane.

22INkosi ithi: Khangela, abantu bayeza bevela elizweni elisenyakatho,

isizwe esikhulu siyavuka endaweni ezikhatshana zomhlaba.

23Baphethe imitshoko lemikhonto,

balesihluku, kabalasihawu,

lomdumo wabo unjengokuduma kolwandle;

bagade amabhiza, behleliwe njengabantu abayakulwa,

behlelelwe ukulwa lawe, Ziyone.

24Siyizwile imibiko ngalokho,

izandla zethu ziphela amandla,

losizi lusibambile,

lobuhlungu obunjengobowesifazana ohelelwayo.

25Lingaphumeli egangeni, lingahambi endleleni,

ngoba izitha zihlomile,

lokwesaba kukhona inxa zonke.

26Bantu bami, gqokani izambatho zokulila, libhuquze emlotheni,

lenze isililo sibe njengesokulilela indodana eyodwa,

lokukhala okubuhlungu.

Ngoba umchithi uzakufika kithi masinyane.

27Wena Jeremiya, ngikubekile ukuba ngumhloli phakathi kwabantu bami,

ukuba wazi, uhlole indlela zabo.

28Bonke baphikelela ukuhlamuka, behamba benyeya;

banjengethusi lensimbi, bonke benza okubi.

29Izimvutho ziyavutha, kodwa emlilweni kuphuma umnuso kuphela;

bancibilikisela ize nje, ngoba ababi kabakhutshwa.

30Kuthiwa bayisiliva esilahliweyo,

ngoba iNkosi ibalahlile.