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7Ilizwi elafika kuJeremiya livela eNkosini lisithi: 2 Mana esangweni lendlu yeNkosia umemezele khona lelilizwi uthi: Zwanini ilizwi leNkosi, lina bonke bakoJuda, abangena kulamasango ukuzakhonza iNkosi. 3 Itsho njalo INkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu wakoIsrayeli: Lungisani indlela zenu lezenzo zenu,b khona ngizalenza ukuthi lihlale kulindawo.c 4 Lingathembi lina emazwini amangad okuthi: La alithempeli leNkosi, ithempeli leNkosi, ithempeli leNkosi. 5 Ngoba uba lilungisisa lokulungisa izindlela zenu lezenzo zenu;e uba lisenza lokwenza isahlulelo phakathi komuntu lomakhelwane wakhe;f 6 lingacindezelig owezizweni,h intandane,ij lomfelokazi, lingachithi igazi elingelacala kulindawo;k futhi lingalandeli abanye onkulunkulul ukuze kube kubi kini;m 7 khona ngizalenza ukuthi lihlale kulindawo,no elizwenip engalinika oyihlo,q kusukela endulo kuze kube nininini.r
8 Khangelani, lina lithembelas emazwini amanga angasizi lutho.t 9 Lizakweba, libulale, lifebe,u lifunge amanga,v litshisele uBhali impepha,w lilandele abanye onkulunkulu elingabaziyo yini?x 10 Beselisiza lime phambi kwami kulindlu, ebizwa ngebizo lami, lithi: Sikhululwe ukuze senze zonke lezizinengiso. 11 Indlu le,y ebizwa ngebizo lami, isibe lubhaluz lwabaphangia emehlweni enu yini? Khangelani, mina sengibonile, itsho iNkosi. 12 Ngoba yanini khathesi endaweni yamib eseShilo,cd lapho engamisa khona ibizo lami kuqala,e libone engikwenzileyo kiyo ngenxa yobubi babantu bami uIsrayeli.f 13 Khathesi-ke, ngoba lenzile yonke le imisebenzi, itsho iNkosi, njalo ngikhulumile lani, ngivuka ngovivi ngikhuluma,g kodwa kalizwanga, ngalibiza, kodwa kaliphendulanga;h 14 ngakho ngizakwenza kulindlu, ebizwa ngebizo lami, elithemba kiyo, lakundawo engayinika lina laboyihlo,i njengalokho engakwenza eShilo.j 15 Njalo ngizalixotsha lisuke ebusweni bami, njengalokho ngaxotsha bonke abafowenu,k inzalo yonke kaEfrayimi.l 16 Ngakho wena ungabakhulekeli lababantu,mn ungabaphakamiselio ukukhala loba umkhuleko,p ungalabheli kimi,q ngoba kangiyikukuzwa.r
AbakoJuda badumisa onkulunkulu babezizwe
17 Kawukuboni yini abakwenza emizini yakoJuda lezitaladeni zeJerusalema? 18 Abantwana batheza inkuni, laboyise baphembe umlilo, labesifazana baxove inhlama,s ukuze benzele indlovukazi yamazulut amaqebelengwana,u bathululele abanye onkulunkulu iminikelo yokunathwayo,vw ukuze bangithukuthelise.x 19 Bathukuthelisa mina yini?y itsho iNkosi. Kabazenzeni yiniz kuze kusanganiseke ubuso babo?a 20 Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi uJehova: Khangela, intukuthelo yami lolaka lwami kuzathululelwa kulindawo,b phezu komuntu, laphezu kwenyamazana,c laphezu kwezihlahla zasendle, laphezu kwesithelo somhlabathi; njalo kuzakutsha, kungacitshwa.de
AbakoJuda bazatshaywa ngenxa yokuhlamuka kwabo
21 Itsho njalo INkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Fakani iminikelo yenu yokutshiswa kanye lemihlatshelo yenu,f lidle inyama.g 22 Ngoba kangikhulumanga kuboyihlo,h njalo kangibalayanga ngosuku engabakhupha ngalo elizweni leGibhithe, mayelana lendaba zeminikelo yokutshiswa kumbe imihlatshelo.i 23 Kodwa ngabalaya le into ngisithi: Lalelani ilizwi lami,jk njalo ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wenu,l lina-ke libe ngabantu bami; njalo hambani ngayo yonke indlela engililaya yona,m ukuze kulilungele.n 24 Kodwa kabalalelanga, kabathobanga indlebe yabo;o kodwap bahamba ngamacebo,q ngenkani yenhliziyo yabo embi,r bahlehlela nyovane,s hatshi-ke phambili. 25 Kusukela osukwini oyihlo abaphuma ngalo elizweni leGibhithe kuze kube yilolusuku, ngithume kini zonke inceku zami, abaprofethi,t insuku ngensuku ngivuka ngovivi, ngithuma.uv 26 Kanti kabangilalelanga,w njalo kababekanga indlebe yabo,x kodwa benza intamo yabo yaba lukhuni;y benza kubi kulaboyise.z 27 Ngakho uzakhuluma wonke lamazwi kibo,a kodwa kabayikukulalela; futhi uzababiza,b kodwa kabayikukuphendula. 28 Ngakho uzakuthi kibo: Lesi yisizwe esingalaleli ilizwi leNkosi, uNkulunkulu waso, lesingemukeli ukulaywa;c iqiniso liphelile,d liqunyiwe emlonyeni waso.
29 Gelae inwele zakho,f wena Jerusalema, uzilahle, uphakamise isililo emadundulwini;g ngoba iNkosi isalile yasidela isizukulwana solaka lwayo. 30 Ngoba abantwana bakoJuda benzile ububi emehlweni ami, itsho iNkosi; babekile izinengiso zabo endlinih ebizwa ngebizo lami,i ukuze bayingcolise.j 31 Bakhile-ke indawo eziphakemeyok zeTofethi,l ezisesihotsheni sendodana kaHinomu,m ukuze batshise amadodana abo lamadodakazi abo ngomlilo;n engingabalayanga khona,op lokungavelanga enhliziyweni yami.
32 Ngakho khangela, insuku ziyeza,q itsho iNkosi, lapho engasayikubizwa ngokuthi yiTofethi,r loba isihotsha sendodana kaHinomu,s kodwa isihotsha sokubulala; ngoba bazangcwaba eTofethi, kuze kungabi landawo.t 33 Lezidumbu zalababantu zizakuba yikudla kwenyoni zamazulu,u lezezinyamazana zomhlaba, kungekhov ozazethusa. 34 Khona ngizakwenzaw kuphele emizini yakoJudax lezitaladeni zeJerusalema ilizwi lenjabulo,y lelizwi lentokozo, ilizwi lomyeni,z lelizwi likamakoti, ngoba ilizwe lizakuba lunxiwa.a
a 26.2.
b 2.33; 7.5; 18.11; 26.13.
c 7.7.
d 7.8; 22.29. Mika 3.11.
e 2.33; 7.5; 18.11; 26.13.
f 22.3.
g Dute. 24.14.
h 22.3.
i 22.3.
j 5.28.
k 22.3.
l 7.9; 13.10; 25.6. Dute. 6.14.
m Dute. 6.15.
n 7.7.
o Dute. 4.40.
p 3.18.
q Dute. 4.40.
r 25.5.
s 7.8; 22.29. Mika 3.11.
t 5.31.
u Hos. 4.1,2.
v 5.2.
w 1.16.
x 7.9; 13.10; 25.6. Dute. 6.14.
y Isa. 56.7.
z Mat. 21.13. Mark. 11.17. Luka 19.46.
a Hez. 7.22.
b Hlu. 18.31.
c Hlu. 18.31.
d 7.14. Josh. 18.1.
e Dute. 12.11.
f 7.14; 26.6. 1 Sam. 4.10-12. Hlab. 78.60.
g 7.25. 2 Lan. 36.15.
h 7.27. Isa. 50.2.
i Dute. 12.5. 1 Kho. 9.7.
j 7.14; 26.6. 1 Sam. 4.10-12. Hlab. 78.60.
k 2 Kho. 17.6,23.
l Hlab. 78.67. Hos. 4.17; 5.9; 6.4; 12.1.
m 11.14.
n 4.28; 14.11; 15.1. Jobe 21.15. Eks. 32.10. Dute. 9.14. Joha. 5.16.
o 11.14.
p 1 Kho. 8.28.
q 15.11; 36.25. Isa. 59.16.
r 11.14.
s Hos. 7.4.
t 2 Kho. 23.13.
u 44.17,19.
v 44.17,19.
w 19.13. Isa. 65.11.
x 11.17; 25.6,7; 32.29,30,32; 44.3,8. 1 Kho. 14.9; 16.2. 2 Lan. 34.25. Hez. 8.17; 16.26.
y Jobe 35.6.
z Dute. 32.16,21.
a 51.51. 2 Lan. 32.21.
b 42.18; 44.6. 2 Lan. 34.25. Lilo 4.11.
c 12.4.
d 42.18; 4.6. 2 Lan. 34.25. Lilo 4.11.
e 17.27.
f 6.20; 14.12. Isa. 1.11. Amos 5.21. Hos. 8.13. Zek. 7.6.
g 11.15.
h 11.4,7.
i Hos. 6.6. Hlab. 40.6. Zaga 15.8.
j 11.4,7.
k Eks. 15.26. Dute. 6.3.
l Eks. 19.5. Levi 26.12.
m Dute. 5.33.
n 42.6. Dute. 4.40.
o 7.26; 34.14. Hlab. 81.11.
p 7.26; 34.14. Hlab. 81.11.
q Hlab. 81.12.
r 3.17.
s 2.19,27; 8.5; 15.6; 32.33. Hos. 4.16.
t 2 Lan. 36.15.
u 2 Lan. 36.15.
v 7.13.
w 6.10; 7.24; 25.4.
x 6.10; 7.24; 25.4.
y 2 Lan. 30.8.
z 16.12.
a 1.7.
b 7.13.
c 5.3.
d 9.3.
e Jobe 1.20.
f Nani 6.4.
g 3.2.
h 32.34. Hez. 5.11; 7.20. 2 Kho. 21.4,7.
i 7.10.
j 32.34. Hez. 5.11; 7.20. 2 Kho. 21.4,7.
k 19.5; 32.35.
l 2 Kho. 23.10.
m 2.23; 31.40. Josh. 18.16.
n Hlab. 106.38.
o 19.5; 32.35.
p Dute. 17.3.
q 19.6.
r 2 Kho. 23.10.
s 2.23; 31.40. Josh. 18.16.
t 8.2; 19.11. Hez. 6.5.
u 12.9; 34.20. Dute. 28.26.
v 9.22. Isa. 17.2.
w Isa. 16.10.
x 16.9; 25.10; 33.11. Isam. 18.22,23. Hlab. 78.63. Isa. 24.7,8. Hez. 26.13. Hos. 2.11.
y 16.9; 25.10; 33.11. Isam. 18.22,23. Hlab. 78.63. Isa. 24.7,8. Hez. 26.13. Hos. 2.11.
z Joha. 3.29.
a 22.5; 27.17; 44.2. Levi 26.31,33. Isa. 1.7.