Ujeremiya 2:6-21 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

6. Abashongo ukuthi:‘Uphi uJehova owasikhuphula ezweni laseGibithe,wasihola ehlaneezweni lezingwadule nelemigodi,ezweni elomileyo nelethunzi lokufa,ezweni elingadatshulwa muntu,nalapho kungahlali muntu khona, na?’

7. Nganingenisa ezweni elivundileyoukuba nidle izithelo zalo nokuhle kwalo,kepha lapho seningenile,nalingcolisa izwe lami,nenza ifa lami laba yisinengiso.

8. Abapristi abashongo ukuthi:‘Uphi uJehova?’Abaphethe umthetho babengazi,ababusi baphambuka kimi,abaprofethi baprofetha ngoBali,balandela okungenakusiza.

9. “Ngalokho ngiyakuphikisana nani,” usho uJehova,“ngiphikisane nabantwana babantwana benu.

10. Dlulani eziqhingini zaseKitimi, nibone,nithume eKedari, niqonde kahle,nibone uma yake yaba khona into enjengalena na?

11. Isizwe sike senana ngawonkulunkuluabangesibo onkulunkulu na?Kepha abantu bami benanile udumo lwabongokungenakusiza.

12. Mangalani ngalokho, mazulu,nithuthumele, nichitheke impela,” usho uJehova.

13. “Ngokuba abantu bami benzile okubi okubili:bangishiyile, umthombo wamanzi aphilileyo,bazigubhele imithombo,imithombo evuzayo,amanzi angenakuhlala kuyo.

14. U-Israyeli uyisigqila yini,uyisigqila esazalelwa ekhaya na?Waba kanjani impango na?

15. Amabhongo ezingonyama abhongile phezu kwakhe, akhonya,alenza izwe lakhe laba yincithakalo;imizi yakhe ishisiwe,kungekho owakhe kuyo.

16. Nabantwana baseNofi naseThahipanesibaphuca ukhakhayi lwakho.

17. Awuzenzeli lokhu wenangokushiya kwakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho,lapho ekuhola endleleni, na?

18. Manje unani endleleni eya eGibitheukuba uphuze amanzi aseSihori, na?Unani endleleni eya e-Asiriyaukuba uwaphuze amanzi omfula na?

19. Ububi bakho buyakukulaya,nokuhlehla kwakho kuyakukusola;yazi, ubone ukuthi kuyinto embi nebabayoyokuthi umhlubukile uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhonokuthi ukungesaba akukho kuwe,” isho iNkosi uJehova Sebawoti.

20. “Ngokuba walaphula ijoka lakho endulo,wazigqabula izibopho zakho,wathi: ‘Angiyikukhonza.’Ngokuba kuwo onke amagquma aphakemeyonaphansi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlazawalala njengesifebe.

21. Mina ngakutshala ungumvini omuhle,imbewu elungileyo yodwa;pho, uphenduke kanjani waba yigatsha elonakeleyo kimi,elomvini wabezizwe, na?

Ujeremiya 2