< Yeremia 31 >
1 Yehowa be, “Le ɣe ma ɣi la, manye Israel ƒe ƒomeawo katã ƒe Mawu, eye woanye nye dukɔ.”
“Ngalesosikhathi ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wezizwana zonke zako-Israyeli, bona bazakuba ngabantu bami,” kutsho uThixo.
2 Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: “Ame siwo metsi yi nu o la akpɔ amenuveve le gbedadaƒo, mava ana dzudzɔ Israel.”
UThixo uthi: “Abantu abasilayo enkembeni bazathola umusa enkangala; ngizakuzanika u-Israyeli ukuphumula.”
3 Yehowa ɖe eɖokui fia mi tsã hegblɔ be, “Melɔ̃ wò kple lɔlɔ̃ mavɔ, metsɔ amenuveve he wò ɖe ɖokuinye ŋuti.
UThixo wabonakala kithi kudala esithi: “Ngikuthandile ngothando olungapheliyo; ngikuhole ngesisa esikhulu.
4 O, ɖetugbi dzadzɛ, Israel, magaɖo wò te eye nànɔ te. Agatsɔ wò axatsɛwo ayi ɖe ɣeɖuƒe kple ame siwo le dzidzɔ kpɔm.
Ngizakwakha njalo uzakwakhiwa kutsha futhi, wena Israyeli Ntombi emsulwa. Uzathatha amagedla akho futhi uphume uyegida labathokozayo.
5 Miagado waintiwo ɖe Samaria ƒe togbɛwo dzi abe tsã ene; agbledelawo ade waingble, eye woaɖu eƒe kutsetse.
Uzalima izivini zakho futhi emaqaqeni aseSamariya; abalimi bazazilima badle izithelo zazo.
6 Ŋkeke li gbɔna, esi gbetakpɔlawo ado ɣli tso Efraim togbɛwo dzi be, ‘Miva ne miayi Zion, ɖe Yehowa miaƒe Mawu la gbɔ.’”
Kuzakuba losuku lapho abalindi bezamemeza phezu kwamaqaqa ako-Efrayimi bathi, ‘Wozani, kasiyeni eZiyoni, kuThixo uNkulunkulu wethu.’”
7 Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: “Midzi ha kple dzidzɔ na Yakob, mido ɣli ɖe dukɔwo ƒe gbãtɔ la ŋu. Miɖe gbeƒã, midzi kafukafuha, ne miagblɔ be, ‘O Yehowa, ɖe wò amewo, ɖe ame siwo susɔ ɖe Israel.’
UThixo uthi: “Mhlabeleleni uJakhobe ngokuthokoza; nqongolozelani izizwe ezidumileyo. Yenzani ukudumisa kwenu kuzwakale, lisithi, ‘Awu Thixo, bahlenge abantu bakho, insalela ka-Israyeli.’
8 Kpɔ ɖa, makplɔ wo tso anyiehenyigba dzi vɛ eye maƒo wo nu ƒu tso anyigba ƒe mlɔenuwo ke, ŋkuagbãtɔwo, bunɔwo, funɔwo kple kulélawo anɔ wo dome; ameha gã aɖe ŋutɔe atrɔ agbɔ.
Khangelani, ngizababuyisa bevela elizweni lasenyakatho, ngibaqoqe emikhawulweni yomhlaba. Phakathi kwabo kuzakuba leziphofu labaqhulayo; abesifazane abazithweleyo labahelelwayo; ixuku elikhulu lizabuya.
9 Woatrɔ gbɔ kple avifafa eye woanɔ gbe dom ɖa ne mekplɔ wo gbɔnae. Makplɔ wo ato mɔ zɔzrɔ̃e si dzi womakli nu le o, ato tɔʋuwo to elabena nyee nye Israel fofo eye Efraim nye viŋutsu ŋgɔgbea nam.
Bazabuya bekhala; bazakhuleka lapho ngibabuyisa. Ngizabaholela ezihotsheni zamanzi endleleni eyendlalekileyo lapho abangayikukhubeka khona, ngoba nginguyise ka-Israyeli, njalo u-Efrayimi yindodana yami elizibulo.
10 “O mi dukɔwo, mise Yehowa ƒe nya, miɖe gbeƒãe le ƒutadu didiwo me. Ame si kaka Israel gbẽe la, agaƒo wo nu ƒu eye wòakpɔ eƒe alẽha dzi abe alẽkplɔla ene!
Zwanini ilizwi likaThixo, lina zizwe; limemezeleni emazweni angaselwandle khatshana lithi: ‘Yena owahlakaza u-Israyeli uzamqoqa njalo uzakwelusa umhlambi wakhe njengomelusi.’
11 Elabena Yehowa axɔ Yakob aƒle, eye wòaɖe wo tso ame si sẽ wu wo la ƒe asi me.
Ngoba uThixo uzamhlenga uJakhobe, abakhulule ezandleni zalabo abalamandla kulabo.
12 Woava ado dzidzɔɣli le Zion ƒe togbɛwo dzi. Woatso aseye ɖe Yehowa ƒe nu gbogbo siwo nye, bli, aha yeye, ami, alẽvi kple nyiviwo ŋuti. Woawo anɔ abe amabɔ si wode tsii nyuie la ene eye womagaxa nu azɔ o.
Bazakuza banqongoloze ngentokozo ezingqongeni zeZiyoni; bazathokoza ngokuphana kukaThixo, ngamabele, langewayini elitsha kanye lamafutha e-oliva, ngamazinyane ezimvu langamathole enkomo. Bazakuba njengesivande esithelelwa kuhle, njalo kabasayikuba losizi futhi.
13 Emegbe la, ɖetugbiwo, ɖekakpuiwo kple ame tsitsiwo siaa aɖu ɣe akpɔ dzidzɔ. Matrɔ woƒe konyifafa wòazu dzidzɔkpɔkpɔ eye mana akɔfafa kple dzidzɔkpɔkpɔ wo ɖe nuxaxa teƒe.
Izintombi zizagida njalo futhi zithabe, enzenjalo amajaha labadala. Ngizaguqula ukukhala kwabo kube yikuthaba; ngizabapha induduzo lentokozo esikhundleni sosizi.
14 Matsɔ nu nyui geɖe aɖi ƒo na nunɔlawo eye maɖi ƒo na nye dukɔ hã kple nye nu nyui geɖe.” Yehowae gblɔe.
Ngizasuthisa abaphristi ngokunengi, labantu bami bazasutha ngokuphana kwami,” kutsho uThixo.
15 Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: “Wose konyifagbe kple avifafa vevie le Rama, Rahel le avi fam ɖe viawo ta eye wògbe be womegafa akɔ na ye o, elabena viawo megali o.”
Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo: “Ilizwi lizwakala eRama, lesililo lokukhala okukhulu, uRasheli ukhalela abantwabakhe njalo esala ukududuzwa, ngoba kabasekho.”
16 Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: “Ɖo asi wò gbe dzi be magafa avi o, kple wò ŋkuwo dzi be womagafa aɖatsi o, elabena fetu li na dɔ si nèwɔ, woatrɔ agbɔ tso futɔwo ƒe anyigba dzi.” Yehowae gblɔe.
Nanku akutshoyo uThixo: “Bamba ilizwi lakho ungakhali, lamehlo akho angehlisi inyembezi ngoba umsebenzi wakho uzathola umvuzo,” kutsho uThixo. “Bazabuya bevela elizweni lesitha.
17 Yehowa be, “Eya ta mɔkpɔkpɔ li na wò etsɔ si gbɔna. Viwòwo atrɔ ayi ɖe woawo ŋutɔ ƒe anyigba dzi.” Yehowae gblɔe.
Ngakho kulethemba ensukwini zakho ezizayo,” kutsho uThixo. “Abantwabakho bazabuyela elizweni labo.
18 “Vavãe, mese Efraim wòle nu xam xoxoxo be: ‘Èhe to nam abe nyivi si dze aglã la ene eye mexɔ tohehe la. Gaɖom te eye matrɔ agbɔ elabena wòe nye Yehowa nye Mawu.
Ngikuzwile impela ukukhala kuka-Efrayimi esithi: ‘Wangitshaya njengethole elingathambanga, njalo sengajeziseka. Ngibuyisa, njalo ngizabuya, ngoba unguThixo uNkulunkulu wami.
19 Esi metra mɔ la, evem, metrɔ dzi me eye esi medze si ɖokuinye la, meƒo akɔta. Azɔ la ŋu kpem eye nye mo tsi dãa elabena nye ɖekakpuimeŋukpe gale ŋunye!’
Emva kokweduka kwami, ngaphenduka; emva kokuba sengizwisisile, ngazitshaya isifuba. Ngaba lenhloni ngadumazeka ngoba ngangilehlazo lasebutsheni bami.’
20 Ɖe Efraim menye vinye lɔlɔ̃, vi si ŋu mekpɔa ŋudzedze le oa? Togbɔ be meƒoa nu le eŋu zi geɖe hã la, nye ŋkuwo gale eŋuti ko. Eya ta nye dzi le eyome ɖaa eye mekpɔa nublanui nɛ ŋutɔ,” Yehowae gblɔe.
U-Efrayimi kasindodana yami ethandekayo, umntanami engithokoza ngaye na? Lanxa ngihlala ngikhuluma kubi ngaye ngisamkhumbula. Ngakho inhliziyo yami iyamlangatha; ngiyamzwela kakhulu, kutsho uThixo.
21 “Mitu dzesidetiwo kple mɔfiatiwo ɖe mɔto. Wò ŋku nenɔ mɔ gã la ŋu, mɔ si dzi nèto to eŋu. O, ɖetugbi dzadzɛ, Israel, trɔ gbɔ, trɔ gbɔ va wò duwo me.
Beka izitshengiso zomgwaqo; umise lezinsika zeziqondiso. Nanzelela umgwaqo, indlela ozahamba ngayo. Phenduka, wena Ntombi egcweleyo Israyeli, buyela emadolobheni akho.
22 O, va se ɖe ɣe ka ɣie nàtsa tsaglãla, wò vinyɔnu mawɔnuteƒe? Yehowa le nu yeye wɔ ge le anyigba dzi, nyɔnu aʋli ŋutsu ta.”
Koze kube nini ulokhu uzulazula, wena ndodakazi engathembekanga na? UThixo uzadala into entsha emhlabeni, owesifazane uzavikela indoda.”
23 Ale Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔe nye esi: “Ne mekplɔ wo tso aboyome gbɔe la, ame siwo le Yudanyigba dzi kple eƒe duwo me la agawɔ nya siawo ŋu dɔ be, ‘Yehowa ayra wò, O, dzɔdzɔenyenye ƒe nɔƒe, O, to kɔkɔe.’
UThixo uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi, “Lapho ngibabuyisa bevela ekuthunjweni, abantu abaselizweni lakoJuda lasemadolobheni alo bazawasebenzisa futhi amazwi la athi, ‘UThixo akubusise wena ndawo yokuhlala elungileyo, wena ntaba engcwele.’
24 Amewo anɔ anyi ɖekae le Yuda kple eƒe duwo me, agbledelawo kple lãnyilawo siaa.
Abantu bazahlala ndawonye koJuda lasemadolobheni akhona wonke, abalimi kanye lalabo abazulazulayo lemihlambi yabo.
25 Mana ame siwo gbɔdzɔ la nagbɔ ɖe me eye ame siwo nu ti kɔ na la naɖi ƒo.”
Ngizaqinisa abadiniweyo ngisuthise abangelamandla.”
26 Kasia menyɔ tso alɔ̃ me eye metsa ŋku godoo. Alɔ̃ si medɔ la vivi nam ŋutɔ.
Lapho-ke ngaphaphama ngakhangela indawana yonke. Ubuthongo bami babubemnandi kimi.
27 Yehowa be, “Ŋkekewo li gbɔna esi maƒã amegbetɔwo kple lãwo ƒe nuku ɖe Israel kple Yuda ƒe aƒewo me.
“Insuku ziyeza, lapho engizahlanyela khona indlu ka-Israyeli lendlu kaJuda lenzalo yabantu lezinyamazana.
28 Abe ale si nye ŋku le wo ŋu be maho wo, malã wo, maxlã wo ɖi, matsrɔ̃ wo eye mahe dzɔgbevɔ̃e va wo dzii ene la, nenema kee manɔ te ɖe wo ŋu be woatu xɔ eye woaƒã nu” Yehowae gblɔe.
Njengoba ngabalinda ukusiphuna lokudiliza, ukuchitha lokubhubhisa kanye lokuletha umonakalo, ngokunjalo ngizabalinda ukwakha lokuhlanyela,” kutsho uThixo.
29 “Le ŋkeke mawo me la, amewo magagblɔ be, ‘Fofowo ɖu waintsetse gbogbo eye aɖu le viwo nyɔm’ o.
“Ngalezonsuku abantu kabasayikutsho ukuthi, ‘Abazali badle amavini amunyu, ngakho amazinyo abantwana asetshelela.’
30 Ke boŋ ame sia ame aku ɖe eya ŋutɔ ƒe nu vɔ̃ ta eye ame si ɖu waintsetse gbogbo la, eyae aɖu anyɔ.”
Esikhundleni salokho, umuntu wonke uzafela izono zakhe; loba ngubani odla amavini amunyu amazinyo akhe azatshelela.
31 Yehowa be, “Ɣeyiɣi li gbɔna esi mabla nu yeye kple Israel ƒe aƒe kple Yuda ƒe aƒe.
Isikhathi siyeza, lapho engizakwenza khona isivumelwano esitsha lendlu ka-Israyeli kanye lekaJuda,” kutsho uThixo.
32 Manɔ abe nu si mebla kple wo fofowo ene esi melé woƒe alɔnu be makplɔ wo do goe le Egipte la ene o. Elabena wotu nye nubabla la togbɔ be menye srɔ̃ŋutsu na wo hã,” Yehowae gblɔe.
“Kasiyikufana lesivumelwano engasenza labokhokho babo lapho engababamba khona ngesandla ukuba ngibakhuphe eGibhithe, ngoba bephula isivumelwano sami, lanxa ngangingumyeni wabo,” kutsho uThixo.
33 “Esiae nye nubabla kple Israel ƒe aƒe la le ɣeyiɣi ma megbe,” Yehowae gblɔe. “Matsɔ nye se ade woƒe susuwo me eye maŋlɔe ɖe woƒe dzi ŋuti. Manye woƒe Mawu, eye woanye nye dukɔ.
“Lesi yiso isivumelwano engizasenza lendlu ka-Israyeli ngemva kwalesosikhathi,” kutsho uThixo. “Ngizafaka umthetho wami ezingqondweni zabo, ngiwulobe lasezinhliziyweni zabo. Ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona bazakuba ngabantu bami.
34 Ame aɖeke magafia nu ehavi alo nɔvia agblɔ be, ‘Dze si Yehowa’ o, elabena wo katã woadze sim tso ɖeviwo dzi va se ɖe tsitsiawo dzi,” Yehowae gblɔe. “Elabena matsɔ woƒe vodadawo ake wo eye nyemagaɖo ŋku woƒe nu vɔ̃wo dzi o.” Yehowae gblɔe.
Umuntu kasayikufundisa umakhelwane wakhe, kumbe umfowabo esithi, ‘Mazi uThixo,’ ngoba bonke bazangazi, kusukela komncinyane wabo kusiya komkhulu, kutsho uThixo. Ngoba ngizabathethelela ububi babo, njalo angiyikukhumbula izono zabo futhi.”
35 Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi, ame si ɖoe na ɣe be wòaklẽ le ŋkeke me, ame si ɖe gbe na ɣleti kple ɣletiviwo be woaklẽ le zã me, ame si blu atsiaƒu be eƒe tsotsoewo nadze agbo, Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔe nye eŋkɔ.
Nanku akutshoyo uThixo, yena obeka ilanga ukuba likhanyise emini, omisa inyanga lezinkanyezi ukuba kukhanye ebusuku, onyakazisa ulwandle ukuze amagagasi alo ahlokome, uThixo uSomandla yilo ibizo lakhe, uthi:
36 Yehowa be, “Ne ɖoɖo siawo bu le ŋkunye me la, eya ko hafi Israel ƒe dzidzimeviwo maganye dukɔ le gbɔnye o.”
“Nxa izimiso lezi zinganyamalala ebusweni bami,” kutsho uThixo, “kulapho lenzalo ka-Israyeli ezacina khona ukuba yisizwe phambi kwami.”
37 Ale Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: “Ne woate ŋu adzidze dziƒo eye woate ŋu adzro anyigba ƒe agunu me akpɔ la, eya ko hafi mate ŋu agbe nu le Israel ƒe dzidzimeviwo katã gbɔ le nu siwo katã wowɔ la ta.” Yehowae gblɔe.
UThixo uthi: “Nxa amazulu phezulu engalinganiswa lezisekelo zomhlaba ngaphansi zihlolwe, kulapho engingayilahla khona yonke inzalo ka-Israyeli ngenxa yakho konke abakwenzileyo,” kutsho uThixo.
38 Yehowa be, “Ŋkekewo li gbɔna esi woagbugbɔ du sia atso nam, tso Hananel ƒe Gbetakpɔxɔ gbɔ va se ɖe Dzogoedzigbo la nu.
“Insuku ziyeza,” kutsho uThixo, “lapho idolobho leli ngizalakhelwa kutsha kusukela eMphotshongweni waseHananeli kusiya eSangweni leNgosi.
39 Woada nudzidzeka tẽe tso afi ma ayi Gareb togbɛ la gbɔ eye woatso eme ado ɖe Goa.
Intambo yokulinganisa izasukela lapho iqonde eqaqeni lweGarebi ibe isijikela eGowa.
40 Balime afi si wotsɔ ŋutilã kukuwo kple woƒe afiwo ƒu gbe ɖo la katã kple agbleliƒowo me va ke ɖe keke Kidron Balime, le ɣedzeƒe lɔƒo, va se ɖe keke Sɔgbo la ƒe dzogoe dzi, ke anye teƒe kɔkɔe na Yehowa. Womagagbã du sia alo agblẽe akpɔ gbeɖe o.”
Isigodi sonke lapho okulahlelwa khona izidumbu zabafileyo lomlotha, lawo wonke amasimu kusiyafika esigodini seKhidironi ngasempumalanga kusiyafika ejikweni leSango leBhiza, kuzakuba ngcwele kuThixo. Idolobho kaliyikusitshunwa futhi loba lidilizwe.”