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Insolo KaJeremiya
1 Wena ulungile izikhathi zonke,
Oh Thixo, lapho ngiletha indaba kuwe.
Ikanti ngingakhuluma lawe ngokulunga kwakho:
Kungani indlela yababi iphumelela na?
Kungani abangathembekanga behlezi kuhle na?
2 Ubahlanyele, njalo sebemilile;
bayakhula bathele izithelo.
Bahlezi bekhuluma ngawe,
kodwa ezinhliziyweni zabo ukhatshana.
3 Kodwa mina, Oh Thixo, uyangazi;
uyangibona uhlole imicabango yami ngawe.
Bahudule njengezimvu eziyahlatshwa!
Bamisele usuku lokubulawa!
4 Koze kube nini ilizwe lomile
lotshani iganga lonke bubunile?
Ngenxa yokuthi labo abahlala kulo babi,
izinyamazana lezinyoni sezibhubhile.
Kanti futhi abantu bathi,
“Kasoze akubone okwenzakala kithi.”
Impendulo KaNkulunkulu
5 “Nxa ugijime labantu ngezinyawo
bakudinisa,
ungancintisana njani lamabhiza na?
Nxa ukhubeka elizweni elingelangozi,
pho uzakwanelisa njani ezixukwini zaseJodani na?
6 Abafowenu, abendlu yakwenu
labo futhi bakunikele;
baklabalale batsho okubi ngawe.
Ungabathembi,
lanxa bekhuluma kuhle ngawe.
7 Indlu yami ngizayitshiya,
ngilidele ilifa lami;
lowo engimthandayo
ngizamnikela ezandleni zezitha zakhe.
8 Ilifa lami kimi selibe
njengesilwane ehlathini.
Liyangihwabhela;
ngakho ngiyalizonda.
9 Ilifa lami kimi kaselibe
njengenyoni emabalabala edla inyama ehanqwa
ngezinye izinyoni ezidla inyama, ziyihlasela na?
Hamba uyebutha zonke izinyamazana zeganga;
uzilethe ukuba zidle.
10 Abelusi abanengi bazasichitha isivini sami
bagandele insimu yami;
bazaguqula insimu yami enhle
ibe lugwadule oluphundlekileyo.
11 Izakwenziwa ugwadule,
yome iphundlekile phambi kwami;
ilizwe lonke lizachitheka
ngoba kakho olinakayo.
12 Emiqolweni yonke engelalutho enkangala
abachithi bazaphithizela,
ngoba inkemba kaThixo
izakudla kusukela komunye umkhawulo welizwe kusiya komunye;
kakho ozavikeleka.
13 Bazahlanyela ingqoloyi kodwa bavune ameva;
bazazidinisa kodwa bangazuzi lutho.
Ngakho wobani lenhloni ngesivuno senu
ngenxa yolaka olwesabekayo lukaThixo.”
14 UThixo uthi: “Bonke omakhelwane bami ababi abathumba ilifa engalinika abantu bami bako-Israyeli, ngizabasusa emazweni abo ngisuse lendlu kaJuda phakathi kwabo.
15 Kodwa emva kokubasusa kwami, ngizaphinda ngibe lesihawu ngibuyisele omunye lomunye wabo endaweni eyilifa lakhe elizweni lakhe.
16 Bangazifunda kuhle izindlela zabantu bami njalo bafunge ngebizo lami besithi, ‘Ngeqiniso elinjengoba uThixo ephila’ lanxa nje bake bafundisa abantu bami ukufunga ngoBhali, bazahlaliswa phakathi kwabantu bami.
17 Kodwa nxa isizwe singalaleli, ngizasisusa ngokupheleleyo ngisibhubhise,” kutsho uThixo.