Jeremiah 7
1 Kwafika kuJeremiya izwi livela kuSimakade, lithi:
2 “Yima esangweni lendlu kaSimakade, umemezele lapho leli lizwi, uthi: “ ‘Yizwani izwi likaSimakade, nina nonke bakwaJuda eningena ngalawa masango nizokhuleka kuSimakade.
3 Usho kanje uSimakade Wamabandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: “Lungisani izindlela nezenzo zenu, khona ngizonenza nakhe kule ndawo.
4 Ningethembeli emazwini angamampunge, uma kuthiwa: leli yithempeli likaSimakade, yithempeli likaSimakade, yithempeli likaSimakade.”
5 “ ‘Ngokuba uma nizilungisa ngempela izindlela nezenzo zenu, nenze ubulungiswa ngempela phakathi komuntu nomakhelwane wakhe,
6 ningacindezeli umfokazi, intandane nomfelokazi, ningachithi gazi elingenacala kule ndawo, futhi ningabalandeli abanye onkulunkulu, funa nilimale,
7 ngiyakunenza nina nakhe kule ndawo, ezweni engalinika okhokho benu, kusukela emandulo kuze kube phakade.
8 Bhekani, nethembela emazwini angamanga angenanzuzo.
9 “ ‘Niyokweba yini, nibulale, niphinge, nifunge amanga, nishisele uBhali impepho, nilandele abanye onkulunkulu eningabaziyo na?
10 Niyofika yini nime phambi kwami, kule ndlu ebizwa ngeGama lami, nithi: “Sihlengiwe,” ukuze nenze zonke lezi zinengiso na?
11 Ngabe le ndlu ebizwa ngeGama lami isiphenduke umhume wabaphangi emehlweni enu na? Bhekani, nami ngiyabona, kusho uSimakade.
12 “ ‘Kepha ake nihambe niye endaweni yami eShilo, lapho ngaqala khona ukubeka iGama lami, nibone engakwenza kuyo ngenxa yobubi babantu bami, u-Israyeli.
13 Ngakho-ke ngenxa yokuthi nenze zonke lezi zenzo, kusho uSimakade, nakuba bengikhuluma ngingaphezi, anilalelanga; nganibiza kodwa anisabelanga, kusho uSimakade.
14 Ngizokwenza kule ndlu ebizwa ngeGama lami nenithembela kuyo, nakule ndawo enganinika yona, nina nokhokho benu, njengalokhu ngenza eShilo.
15 Ngiyakunixosha ebukhoneni bami njengalokhu ngenza nakubafowenu, bonke abozalo luka-Efrayimi.’
16 “Wena-ke ungabakhulekeli laba bantu, ungabancengeli, ungakhuleki ubakhalela, ungabanxuseli kimi ngoba angiyukukulalela.
17 Awukuboni yini abakwenzayo emizini yakwaJuda nasemigwaqweni eJerusalema na?
18 Abantwana batheza izinkuni, oyise baphemba umlilo, abesifazane baxova inhlama yokwenzela inkosikazi yezulu amaqebelengwane, bathululele abanye onkulunkulu umnikelo wokuphuzwayo ukuba bachukuluze ulaka lwami.
19 Akuyimi yini abamcunulayo, kusho uSimakade na? Akusibo yini uqobo, abaze bazithela ngehlazo na?
20 “ ‘Ngakho-ke isho kanje iNkosi uSimakade, ithi: bheka, intukuthelo nolaka kwami ngizokuthululela kule ndawo; phezu kwabantu, izilwane, izihlahla zasendle, nezithelo zomhlaba; kuzakuvutha kungacimeki.
21 “ ‘Usho kanje uSimakade Wamabandla uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: thasiselani iminikelo yenu yokushiswa emihlatshelweni yenu, nidle inyama.
22 Ngokuba angikhulumanga kokhokho benu, angibayalanga mhla ngibakhipha eGibhithe ngezindaba zeminikelo nemihlatshelo,
23 kodwa ngabayala ngalokhu, ngathi: lalelani izwi lami, ngiyakuba nguNkulunkulu wenu, nina nibe ngabantu bami, niyakuhamba ngazo zonke izindlela enganiyala ngazo, ukuze kunihambele kahle konke.
24 Kepha abalalelanga, abayibekanga indlebe yabo kwengikushoyo, kodwa bahamba ngokobulukhuni benhliziyo yabo embi; bahlubuka, bahlehlela emuva, abaze baqhubekela phambili.
25 Kusukela ngosuku okhokho benu abaphuma ngalo eGibhithe kuze kube namuhla, ngathumela kini zonke izinceku zami, abaphrofethi, ngibathumela imihla namalanga.
26 Nokho abazange bangilalele, abayibekanga indlebe yabo kimi, kodwa bazenza lukhuni izintamo zabo; benza okubi ukwedlula okhokho babo.’
27 “Uyokhuluma kubo wonke lawa mazwi, kepha abayukukulalela; uyakubabiza, kodwa abayukusabela.
28 Uyothi kubo: ‘Lesi yisizwe esingazange sililalele izwi likaSimakade uNkulunkulu waso, esingakwemukelanga ukuqondiswa; iqiniso lishabalele, lisusiwe emlonyeni waso.
29 Gunda izinwele zakho, Jerusalema, uzilahle, ukhihle isililo emagqumeni aphakemeyo angamaqwaqwasi, ngokuba uSimakade ukwalile, usilahlile isizukulwane sentukuthelo yakhe.
30 “ ‘Abantu bakwaJuda benzile okubi phambi kwami,’ kusho uSimakade. ‘Babeke izinto zabo ezinengisayo endlini ebizwa ngeGama lami ukuba bayingcolise.
31 Bakhe izindawo eziphakemeyo eThofethi, esesigodini sendodana kaHinomu, ukuba bawashisele khona amadodana namadodakazi abo, into engingabayalanga ukuba bayenze, nengingakaze ngiyicabange.
32 Ngakho-ke bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, kusho uSimakade, lapho ingaseyukubizwa ngeThofethi nesigodi sendodana kaHinomu, kodwa iSigodi Sokubulala, ngokuba bayakungcwaba eThofethi, kuze kungabe kusaba bikho ndawo.
33 Izidumbu zalaba bantu ziyakuba ngukudla kwezinyoni zezulu nezilwane zasendle; akekho oyakuzethusa.
34 Emizini yakwaJuda nasemigwaqweni eJerusalema ngiyakuwuthulisa umsindo wokujabula nowokuthokoza, nezwi lomyeni nelikamakoti, ngokuba izwe liyakuba yincithakalo.’ ”