ISAHLUKO 1
1 Ikhophi yencwadi uJeremiya ayithumela kwabathunjwa inkosi yaseBabele eBabele ukuba abaqinisekise njengokuyalwa kwakhe nguNkulunkulu.
2 Ngenxa yezono zenu enizenzile phambi kukaNkulunkulu niyakuthunjelwa eBabele nguNebukadinesariinkosiyaseBabele.
3 Lapho nifika eBabele, niyohlala khona iminyaka eminingi nesikhathi eside, okungukuthi, izizukulwane eziyisikhombisa, emva kwalokho nginisuselaphongokuthula.
4ManjeniyakubonaeBabeleonkulunkulubesiliva, negolide, nokhuni, bethwetshulwa emahlombe abesabekayoizizwe.
5Ngakhoqaphelaniukubaningabinjengabafokazi, ningabi njengabo, nibona isixuku phambi kwabo nangemvakwabosibakhulekela.
6 Kodwa anothi ezinhliziyweni zenu, O Nkosi, kufanelesikukhonze.
7Ngobaingelosiyamiinani,futhiminangokwami nginakekelaimiphefumuloyenu.
8 Ngokuqondene nolimi lwabo, lulolongwa yisisebenzi, futhi bona ngokwabo bagundiwe futhi bembeswe ngesiliva; nokho zingamanga, azikhulumi.
9 Bathatha igolide kungathi ngentombi ethanda ukujola, benzela amakhanda onkulunkulu babo imiqhele.
10 Ngezinye izikhathi futhi abapristi bakhipha konkulunkulu babo igolide nesiliva, futhi babeke phezukwabo.
11 Yebo, bayokunika izifebe ezivamile, futhi bahlobise njengabantu abagqoke izingubo, onkulunkulu besiliva, nonkulunkulu begolide, nemithi.
12 Nokho labonkulunkulu abanakuzisindisa ekugqwaleni nasenunduni, nakuba bembeswe izinguboezibubende.
13Basulaubusobabongenxayothulilwethempeli, laphokunokuningiphezukwabo.
14 Ongenakumbulala omonileyo uphethe intonga njengomahluleliwezwe.
15 Uphethe inkemba nembazo esandleni sakhe sokunene, kepha akakwazi ukuzikhulula empini namasela.
16 Abakwaziwa ngakho ukuthi bangonkulunkulu, ngalokhoningabesabi.
17 Ngoba njengesitsha umuntu asisebenzisayo asilutho nxa siphulwa; kunjalo nakonkulunkulu babo: lapho bemiswa ethempelini, amehlo abo agcweleuthuliezinyawenizalaboabangenayo.
18 Njengalokhu iminyango iqinisiwe nxazonke kowona inkosi njengecala lokufa, kanjalo abapristi
baqinisa amathempeli abo ngezicabha, nezihluthulelo, nemigoqo, funa onkulunkulu babo baphangwenabaphangi.
19 Bazikhanyisela amakhandlela, yebo, ngaphezu kwawo,abangenakulibonanalinye.
20 Banjengeminye yemishayo yethempeli, nokho bathi izinhliziyo zabo zicutshungulwa yizinto ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni; nalapho bezidla kanye nezingubozabo,abazizwa.
21Ubusobabobumnyamangenxayomusiophuma ethempelini.
22 Emizimbeni yabo nasemakhanda abo kuhlezi amalulwane,nenkonjane,nezinyoni,namakati.
23 Niyakwazi ngalokhu ukuthi abasibo onkulunkulu;ngalokhoningabesabi.
24 Lanxa igolide eliphezu kwazo ukuzenza libe lihle, ngaphandle kokuthi lisuse ukugqwala, kaliyikukhanya;
25 Izinto okungekho kuzo umoya zithengwa ngenanielikhulu.
26 Bathwalwa emahlombe, bengenazo izinyawo abamemezelangazokubantuukuthiabalutho.
27 Labo abazikhonzayo bayakuba namahloni, ngokubaumabewaphansinomanini,abanakuvuka ngokwabo; bangaziqondisa, kepha babeka izipho phambikwabonjengakwabafileyo.
28 Ngokuqondene nezinto ezihlatshelwe bona, abapristi babo bathengisa futhi bahlambalaza; ngokunjaloomkabobabekainxenyeyawokusawoti; kephaabampofunabampofuabanikiluthokukho.
29 Abesifazane abasesikhathini nabesifazane abasemibhedeni badla imihlatshelo yabo; ngalokho niyakwaziukuthiabasiboonkulunkulu;ningabesabi.
30 Ngoba bangabizwa kanjani ngokuthi onkulunkulu? ngoba abesifazane babebeka ukudla phambikonkulunkulubesiliva,begolide,nemithi.
31 Abapristi bahlezi emathempelini abo, izingubo zaboziklebhukile,namakhandaabonentshebeyabo bephucile,kungekholuthoemakhandaabo.
32Bayabhongafuthibakhalephambikonkulunkulu babo,njengobakwenzaabantuedilinilaphoumuntu efile.
33Abapristibakhumulaizingubozabo,bembathisa omkabonabantwana.
34Nomakubiumuntuakwenzakubonomaokuhle, abakwaziukukubuyisela;abakwaziukumisainkosi, nomabamehlise.
35 Ngokufanayo, abanakubanika ingcebo noma imali;
36 Abakwazi ukusindisa muntu ekufeni, noma bakhululeobuthakathakakwabanamandla.
37 Azinakubuyisela impumputhe emehlweni ayo, zingakwaziukusizaumuntuosizinilwakhe.
38 Abanakuhawukela umfelokazi, benze okuhle ezintandaneni.
39 Onkulunkulu babo bomuthi, abahuqwe ngegolide nangesiliva, banjengamatshe aqoshwe entabeni;abakhulekakuwobayakubanamahloni.
40 Umuntu angacabanga kanjani athi bangonkulunkulu,kuyilaphoamaKalediedelela?
41 Uma bebona isimungulu esingakwazi ukukhuluma, bamlethe, bamncenge uBeli ukuba akhulumekungathiunamandlaokuqonda.
42 Kodwa kabakuzwisisi lokhu ngokwabo, bakutshiye,ngobakabalalwazi.
43 Abesifazane bebonke, behlezi ezindleleni, benezintambo,bashisaizikhwebuzibengamakha;, nentamboyakheayinqamuki.
44Konkeokwenziwaphakathikwabokungamanga; pho, kungacatshangwa kanjani ukuthi bangonkulunkuluna?
45 Zenziwe ngababazi nabakhandi begolide, azinakuba lutho ngaphandle kokuthi izisebenzi zingabayikho.
46 Futhi bona ngokwabo abazenzileyo abanakuqhubeka isikhathi eside; pho, okwenziwa ngabokungabakanjanionkulunkuluna?
47 Ngokuba bashiya amanga nehlazo kwabalandelayo.
48Ngobalaphokuvelaimpinomainhluphophezu kwabo, abapristi bayabuzana, ukuze bacatshe phakathikwabo.
49 Pho, abantu abanakukwazi kanjani ukuthi abasibo onkulunkulu abangakwazi ukuzisindisa empininasoshayweni?
50 Ngokuba zibona nje ingezokhuni, zinamekwe ngesiliva negolide, kuzokwaziwa kamuva ukuthi zingamanga.
51 Kuyobonakala obala kuzo zonke izizwe namakhosi ukuthi abasibo onkulunkulu, kodwa bayimisebenzi yezandla zomuntu, nokuthi akukho msebenzikaNkulunkulukubo.
52Ngubaniongaziukuthiabasiboonkulunkuluna?
53 Ngokuba abanakumisa inkosi ezweni, banike abantuimvula.
54 Futhi abanakwahlulela icala labo, noma ukubuyisela ukona, bengakwazi, ngoba banjengamagwababaphakathikwezulunomhlaba.
55 Lapho umlilo wehlela phezu kwendlu yonkulunkulu bokhuni, noma ihuqwa ngegolide noma isiliva, abapristi babo bayobaleka, babaleke; kodwa wona ayakushiswa ahlukaniswe njengemishayo.
56 Ngaphezu kwalokho azikwazi ukumelana nanoma iyiphi inkosi noma izitha: pho kungacatshangwa kanjani noma kuthiwa bangonkulunkuluna?
57 Futhi labonkulunkulu bomuthi, abethwe ngesilivanomangegolide,abanamandlaokuphepha amaselanabaphangi.
58 Igolide labo, nesiliva, nezingubo abembathayo, abanamandla bathatha, bamuka nakho, abakwazi ukuzisiza.
59Ngakho-kekungconoukubayinkosiebonakalisa amandla ayo, noma isitsha senzuzo endlini umniniso asisebenzise, kunalabo nkulunkulu bamanga; noma ukuba umnyango endlini yokugcina izinto ezinjalo kuyo, kunalabo onkulunkulubamanga.nomainsikayokhuniendlini yenkosikunalabonkulunkulubamanga.
60 Ngokuba ilanga, nenyanga, nezinkanyezi, zikhanya futhi zithunyelwe ukwenza imisebenzi yazo,ziyalalela.
61 Ngokunjalo umbani lapho ugqamuka kulula ukubonakala; kanjalo umoya uvunguza emazweni onke.
62 Futhi uma uNkulunkulu eyala amafu ukuthi ahambe phezu komhlaba wonke, enza njengoba enxusiwe.
63Umliloophumaphezuluuqedaizintabanehlathi wenzanjengokuyaliwe,kephalokhuakufaninakho ngokubukisanangamandla.
64 Ngalokho-ke akufanele kucatshangwe noma kuthiwe bangonkulunkulu, ngoba abakwazi ukwahlulela izizathu, noma ukwenza okuhle kubantu.
65 Ngakho nazi ukuthi abasibo onkulunkulu, ningabesabi;
66Ngokubaabanakuqalekisa,babusiseamakhosi;
67 Futhi abanakwenza izibonakaliso emazulwini phakathikwabezizwe,nomabakhanyenjengelanga, nomabakhanyisenjengenyanga.
68Izilwanezingconokunazo,ngokubazingangena ensikeni,zizisize.
69 Ngakho-ke akubonakali kithi ukuthi bangonkulunkulu;ngakho-keningabesabi.
70 Ngokuba njengesabisa ensimini yamakhukhamba singagcini lutho, banjalo onkulunkulu babo bomuthi, benamekwe ngesiliva negolide.
71 Ngokunjalo onkulunkulu babo bomuthi, benamekwe ngesiliva negolide, bafana nameva amhlophe engadini yezithelo, okuhlezi phezu kwawo yizinyoni zonke; kanjalo nesidumbu, esingasempumalangaebumnyameni.
72 Niyakubazi ukuthi abasibo onkulunkulu ngokubomvu okukhazimulayo kubo, bese kuthi kamuvabadliwe,babeyihlazoezweni.
73 Ngakho ungcono olungileyo ongelazithombe, ngobauzakubakhatshanalehlazo.