uYeremiya uYeremiya 44 - Contemporary Xhosa Bible 2024

1Ilizwi elafikayo kuYeremiya ngokusingisele kumaYuda onke abehleli ezweni laseYiputa, abehleli eMigdoli, naseTagepanese, naseNofu, nasezweni lasePatrosi, lalisithi,

2utsho uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli; Nibubonile bonke ububi endayiziselayo iYerusalem, nemizi yonke yakwaYuda; yabona ke namhla kusenkangala, akuhlali mntu khona.

3Ngenxa yobubi ababenzayo ngokundicekisa ngokutshisa isiqhumiso nangokukhonza thixo bambi ababengabazi, bona okanye nina okanye ooyihlo.

4Ndathumela kuni bonke abakhonzi bam, abaprofeti, ndavuka kusasa, ndabathuma, ndathi, Musani ukuwenza la masikizi, ndiwathiyileyo.

5Kodwa abevanga, abazinqumla iindlebe zabo, ukuba babuye ebubini babo, ukuze isiqhumiso sinyuke siye thixweni bambi.

6Ngoko ke baphalazwa umsindo wam nobushushu bam ezixekweni zakwaYuda nasezitratweni zaseYerusalem zaba senkangala, njengoko kunjalo namhla.

7Ngako oko utsho uYehova, uThixo wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli; Yenzani ke obu bubi bukhulu emphefumlweni wenu, ngokutshabalalisa indoda, nomfazi, umntwana nosana, ezweni lakwaYuda, kungasali namnye;

8Ngenxa enokuba nindiqumbise ngezenzo zezandla zenu, ngokuqhumisela thixweni bambi ezweni laseYiputa, enanihleli kulo, ukuze niziqhayise, nibe sisiqalekiso nesingcikivo ezintlangeni zonke zeentlanga emhlabeni?

9Nizilibele na izinto ezingendawo zooyihlo, izinto ezingendawo zookumkani bakwaYuda nezenzo ezingendawo zabafazi babo nezenzo ezingendawo zabafazi benu ababenzayo kwilizwe lakwaYuda nasezitratweni zelizwe lakwaYuda ilizwe laseYerusalem?

10Abakhange bathotywe de kube namhla, yaye abazange boyike yaye abahambanga emthethweni wam nangemiyalelo yam emiselweyo endayibeka phambi kwenu’ phambi kookhokho benu.

11Ngoko ke utsho uNdikhoyo onamandla onke, uThixo kaSirayeli. Uyabona, ndikhangele kuwe ukuba wenze ububi, uwatshabalalise onke amaYuda.

12Ndiya kuwathabatha amasalela akwaYuda, abubhekise ubuso bawo ezweni laseYiputa ukuba aphambukele khona, atshabalale onke, awe ezweni laseYiputa; baya kutshatyalaliswa likrele nayindlala; baya kufa likrele nayindlala, kuthabathela komncinane kuse komkhulu; ibe yintlekisa, ummangaliso, nentshabhiso, nehlazo.

13Kuba ndiza kubohlwaya abemi belizwe laseYiputa njengoko ndayivelelayo iYerusalem ngekrele nangendlala nangendyikitya yokufa.

14Ngokokuze kungasindi namnye kumasalela akwaYuda, azileyo ukuba aphambukele ezweni laseYiputa, ukuba abuyele ezweni lakwaYuda, angxamele ukubuyela kulo, ukuba ahlale khona; akukho bani uya kubuya ngaphandle kwabo basabileyo.

15Amphendula uYeremiya onke amadoda, abesazi ukuba abafazi bawo baqhumisela thixweni bambi, nabafazi bonke ababemi khona, abantu bonke ababehleli ezweni laseYiputa, ababehleli ezweni laseYiputa, basePatrosi, bathi:

16Ke lona ilizwi enilithethileyo kuthi egameni likaYehova, asiyi kukuphulaphula.

17Noko ke, yonke into ephuma emlonyeni wethu, siya kuyitshisa ngomsi ukumkanikazi wezulu, sizigalele iziselo zakhe njengoko senjenjalo, thina, noobawo, nookumkani bethu, nabathetheli bethu; izixeko kwaYuda nasezitratweni zaseYerusalem; ngokuba sasinokutya okuninzi ngelo xesha, kwaye sasingcathu, singaboni bubi.

18Kodwa ukususela oko sayekayo ukuqhumisela kukumkanikazi wezulu nokumthululela iminikelo ethululwayo, sasiswele yonke into yaye satshatyalaliswa likrele nendlala.

19Xa saqhumisela kukumkanikazi wezulu saza samgalela umnikelo othululwayo, sasimenzela isonka sokumnqula nokumthulula nomnikelo wakhe othululwayo, sasingengobayeni bethu na?

20Wathi uYeremiya ebantwini bonke, kumadoda nakubafazi, nakubantu bonke abamphendulayo, wathi,

21Isiqhumiso enasizisa kwizixeko zakwaYuda nasezitratweni zaseYerusalem, nina nookhokho benu nookumkani benu neenkosana zenu nabantu belizwe, uYehova akazange azikhumbule, nam andizange ndingene ingqondo yakhe?

22ukuze uYehova angabi saba nako ukukunyamezela ngenxa yobubi bezenzo zenu nangenxa yezinto ezicekisekayo enazenzayo; ngenxa yeso sizathu, ilizwe lakho libe yinkangala, isimanga, nesiqalekiso, lingenammi, njengoko linjalo namhlanje.

23Ngenxa yokuba naphakamisa isiqhumiso nona kuYehova, analiphulaphula ilizwi likaYehova, anahamba ngomthetho wakhe nangemiyalelo yakhe emiselweyo nangobungqina bakhe; ke ngoko, obu bubi buwile njengokuba bunjalo namhlanje.

24Ngaphezu koko, uYeremiya wathi kubo bonke abantu nakubo bonke abafazi: “Liveni ilizwi likaYehova, nonke nina maYuda akwilizwe laseYiputa!

25utsho uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Nina nabafazi benu niyathetha ngomlomo wenu, nangezandla zenu nikuzàlise, nisithi, Masenze izibhambathiso zethu, esabhambathisa ngazo, zokuqhumisela kukumkanikazi wezulu, simthululele iminikelo ethululwayo:

26zimiseni nizimise kambe izibhambathiso zenu; zenzeni nizenze kambe izibhambathiso zenu. Ngako oko liveni ilizwi likaYehova, nonke maYuda, ahleliyo ezweni leYiputa: Yabonani, ndifungé igama lam elikhulu, utsho uYehova, inene, aliyi kuba sabizwa igama lam ngumlomo kabani wakwaYuda ezweni lonke leYiputa, esithi, Ihleli nje iNkosi.

27Yabonani, ndiwaphaphela ukuba kube kubi, kungalungi, agqityelwe onke amadoda akwaYuda ezweni laseYiputa, likrele nayindlala, ade aphele.

28Baya kubuya ezweni leYiputa abasindé ekreleni, baye ezweni lakwaYuda bembalwa; alàzi onke amasalela akwaYuda, azileyo ezweni leYiputa ukuba aphambukele kulo, ukuba liliphi na ilizwi eliya kuma khona: lelam, lelabo, kusini na.

29Nangu ke umqondiso kuni, utsho uYehova, wokuba ndiya kunivelela kule ndawo, ukuze nazi ukuba amazwi am aya kuma, animele ububi.

30Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Yabonani, ndiyamnikela uFaro-hofra, ukumkani weYiputa, esandleni seentshaba zakhe, esandleni sabafuna umphefumlo wakhe, njengoko ndamnikelayo uZedekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda esandleni sikaNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli, utshaba lwakhe, olube lufuna umphefumlo wakhe.