Jeremiah 10
UNkulunkulu Lezithombe
1Zwana okutshiwo nguJehova kuwe, wena ndlu ka-Israyeli. 2UJehova uthi: “Lingazifundi izindlela zezizwe loba lethuswe yizibonakaliso zasemkhathini, lanxa nje izizwe zisethuswa yizo. 3Ngoba imikhuba yabantu iyize; bagamula isihlahla ehlathini, ingcwethi isibaze ngetshizela yayo. 4Bayasicecisa ngesiliva langegolide; basibethele ngesando langezipikili ukuze singanyikinyeki. 5Njengezinto zokwethusa endimeni yamakhabe, izithombe zabo azikhulumi; kumele zithwalwe ngoba azingeke zihambe. Lingazesabi; azingeke zenze okubi; lokuhle azingeke zikwenze.” 6Kakho ofana lawe, wena Jehova; wena umkhulu, lebizo lakho lilamandla amakhulu. 7Ngubani ongeke akwesabe, wena Jehova wezizwe? Lokhu kukufanele. Phakathi kwabantu bonke abahlakaniphileyo bezizwe lakuyo yonke imibuso yabo, kakho onjengawe. 8Bonke kabalangqondo njalo bayizithutha; bafundiswa yizithombe zezigodo eziyize. 9Isiliva esikhandiweyo siyalethwa sivela eThashishi legolide livela e-Ufazi. Okwenziwe yingcwethi lomkhandi wegolide kugqokiswa okuluhlaza lokulubende – njalo konke kwenziwe zingcitshi. 10Kodwa uJehova unguNkulunkulu oqotho; unguNkulunkulu ophilayo, iNkosi yanininini. Lapho ethukuthele, umhlaba uyagedezela; izizwe azingeke zimelane lolaka lwakhe. 11“Batshele lokhu uthi: Onkulunkulu laba, abangawenzanga amazulu lomhlaba, bazabhubha emhlabeni langaphansi kwamazulu.’ ” 12Kodwa uNkulunkulu wenza umhlaba ngamandla akhe; wawumisa umhlaba ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe njalo wanweba amazulu ngokuqedisisa kwakhe. 13Lapho eqaqamba, amanzi asemazulwini ayahlokoma; wenza amayezi aphakame evela emikhawulweni yomhlaba. Uthumela umbane ulezulu njalo akhuphe umoya eziphaleni zakhe. 14Umuntu wonke kalangqondo njalo kalalwazi; wonke umkhandi wensimbi uyangiswa yizithombe zakhe. Izithombe zakhe ziyinkohliso; kazilamphefumulo phakathi kwazo. 15Ziyize, izinto zenhlekisa nje; lapho ukwahlulelwa kwazo sekufikile, zizabhubha. 16Yena oyiNgxenye kaJakhobe kafani lalaba, ngoba unguMenzi wezinto zonke, kubalwa lo-Israyeli, isizwe selifa lakhe – ibizo lakhe nguJehova uSomandla.Ukubhujiswa Okuzayo
17Qoqani impahla yenu ukuba lisuke elizweni, lina elihlezi livinjezelwe. 18Ngoba uJehova uthi: “Ngalesisikhathi ngizabaphosela phandle labo abahlala kulelilizwe; ngizabehlisela usizi ukuze bathunjwe.” 19Maye mina ngenxa yokulimala kwami! Inxeba lami kalelapheki! Ikanti ngazitshela ngathi, “Lo ngumkhuhlane wami, njalo kumele ngiwubekezelele.” 20Ithente lami lidiliziwe; izintambo zalo zonke ziqumekile. Amadodana ami asukile kimi njalo kawasekho; kakho oseleyo ukuba angimisele ithente lami loba ongangilungisela amakhetheni ami. 21Abelusi kabalangqondo njalo kabambuzi uJehova; ngakho kabaphumeleli, njalo lemihlambi yabo yonke ihlakazekile. 22Lalelani! Umbiko uyeza – ukuxokozela okukhulu okuvela elizweni lenyakatho! Kuzakwenza amadolobho akoJuda achitheke, abe yizikhundla zamakhanka.Umkhuleko KaJeremiya
23Ngiyazi, O Jehova, ukuthi ukuphila komuntu akusikho kwakhe; umuntu akusikho kwakhe ukuthi aqondise izinyathelo zakhe. 24Ngiqondise Jehova, kodwa kube ngokulunga – kungabi ngolaka lwakho, hlezi ungenze ngibe yize. 25Yehlisela ulaka lwakho phezu kwezizwe ezingakwamukeliyo, phezu kwabantu abangakhuleki ebizweni lakho. Ngoba bamdlile uJakhobe; bamdlile waphela bachitha lelizwe lakhe.
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