Jer 8 - Ndebele Bible (iBhayibhili Elingcwele) 1978

1Ngalesosikhathi amathambo amakhosi akoJuda, lawezikhulu, lamathambo abapristi labaprofethi, lamathambo abakhileyo eJerusalema, azakhutshwa emangcwabeni, kutsho iNkosi;

2azachaywa elangeni lasenyangeni, lakuzo zonke inkanyezi, abakuthandileyo bakukhonza, abakulandeleyo bakudinga, bakudumisa; kawayikubuthwa angcwatshwe futhi, azakuba njengomquba emhlabathini.

3Ukufa kuzakuba ngcono kulokuphila kubo bonke abaseleyo balesisizwe esibi, kuzo zonke indawo lapho ngibaxotshele khona, kutsho iNkosi yamabandla.

Izono lokugweba

4Uzakuthi kibo: INkosi ithi:

Abantu bayawa, bangavuki na?

umuntu uyaphambuka, angabuyi aphenduke na?

5Phoke, baphambukeleni lababantu, bahlamuke kokuphela na?

Baqinela enkohlisweni, bayala ukuphenduka.

6Ngiqaphele ngalalela, kodwa kabakhulumanga kuhle,

kakho loyedwa ophendukayo ebubini bakhe esithi: Ngenzeni na?

Bonke baphendukela endleleni zabo njengebhiza liseqela ekulweni.

7Ingabuzane phezulu liyasazi isikhathi salo sokuthutha;

lejuba lenkonjane lehemu kuyasazi isikhathi sokubuya kwakho;

kodwa abantu bami kabazazi izimiso zeNkosi.

8Lingatsho kanjani ukuthi: Sihlakaniphile,

lomlayo weNkosi ulathi?

Kodwa, khangelani, ukuloba okukhohlisayo kwababhali kuwuphendule umlayo waba ngamanga.

9Abahlakaniphileyo bazayangeka, besabe babanjwe;

balilahlile ilizwi leNkosi;

pho, balokuhlakanipha bani na?

10Ngalokhuke omkabo ngizabanika abanye,

lamasimu abo ngiwanike abanqobi,

ngoba kusukela kwabancinyane kuze kufike kwabakhulu bonke bayizihwaba zenzuzo embi,

labaprofethi labapristi bonke bayakhohlisa.

11Kabawelaphisisi amanxeba abantu bami,

bathi: Konke kulungile.

Khona kungalunganga.

12Babelenhloni yini lapho besenza amanyala?

Atshi, kababanga lanhloni lakanye, kabayangekanga.

Ngalokhoke bazakuwa phakathi kwabawayo;

ngesikhathi sokubatshaya kwami bazachitheka, kutsho iNkosi.

13Bengithanda ukubabutha, kutsho iNkosi,

kodwa kazikho izithelo evinini,

lomkhiwa kawukho;

ngitsho lamahlamvu abunile,

lalokho engibanike khona kusukile kibo.

14Silindelani na?

Wozani, singene emizini ebiyelweyo, sibhubhele khona.

Ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu isimisele ukubhubha,

isinikile amanzi abulalayo ukuze siwanathe,

ngoba sonile eNkosini.

15Salindela ukuthula, kodwa kakuvelanga,

sahlalela isikhathi sokwelatshwa, kodwa kwavela ukwesaba.

16Ukuthimula kwamabhiza ezitha kuyezwakala koDani;

ekuzwakaleni komsindo wokukhala kwamabhiza amaduna

ilizwe lonke liyathuthumela.

Ngoba zifikela ukudla ilizwe, lakho konke okukulo,

umuzi labahlala kiwo.

17Ngiyathumela phakathi kwenu izinyoka,

amabululu angelakulunjwa azakuliluma, kutsho iNkosi.

UJeremiya ukhalela ilizwe lakoJuda

18Kangilakududuzeka osizini lwami,

inhliziyo yami iyagula phakathi kwami.

19Lalelani ukukhala kwabantu bami,

kuvela kuyo yonke imikhawulo yelizwe, kuthi:

INkosi kayikho eZiyone na?

INkosi yalo kayikho phakathi kwalo na?

Bangicunuleleni ngezithombe zabo ezibaziweyo,

langezithombe zezizwe na?

20Ukuvuna kudlulile, lehlobo liphelile,

kodwa thina kasikhululwanga.

21Ngokulimala kwabantu bami inhliziyo yami ilimele,

ngiyakhala, lokudabuka kungehlele.

22Kakulamuthi eGileyadi na?

Kayikho yini inyanga khona?

Pho, abantu bami kabasili ngani na?