< Zeremaia 16 >

1 Hagi mago'ene Ra Anumzamo'a amanage huno nasami'ne.
Ilizwi likaThixo lafika kimi futhi lisithi:
2 Hagi amama mani'nana kumapina ara erinka ne' mofavreramine mofa'nerami'nena ozamanto.
“Ungathathi mfazi ube lamadodana loba amadodakazi kule indawo.”
3 Na'ankure ama kumapima kasezamante'naza mofavreraminte'ma fore'ma hania zanku'ene zamarera zamafante'ma fore'ma hania zankura Ra Anumzamo'a amanage huno hu'ne.
Ngoba mayelana lamadodana lamadodakazi azalelwe kulelilizwe kanye labesifazane abangonina lamadoda angoyise uThixo uthi:
4 Zamagrira ruzahu krimo zamahe frigahie. Ana hina mago vahe'mo'a zavira ateno ase ozamantesige'za fri'za mopafi umase emase hu'nesageno, zamavufagamo'a rifagna hugahie. Mago'a vahera ha' vahe'mo'za zamahe nefrisageno, mago'a vahera ne'zanku hu'za frigahaze. Ana hanage'za namamo'zane, afi zaga kfamo'zane zamavufaga traga hu'za negahaze.
“Bazakufa bebulawa yimikhuhlane eyesabekayo. Kabayikukhalelwa loba bangcwatshwe, kodwa bazakuba njengezibi emhlabathini. Bazabhubha ngenkemba langendlala, njalo izidumbu zabo zizakuba yikudla kwezinyoni zasemoyeni lezinyamazana zeganga.”
5 Hagi Ra Anumzamo'a mago'ene huno, ama ana vahe'ma fri'nenage'za zavi'ma atesaza nompina vunka zavira netenka kasunkura huozamanto. Na'ankure narimpa fru zana zamagritetira ko eri netre'na, vagaore navesi'zane nasunku zanena eri atre'noe.
Ngoba nanku akutshoyo uThixo: “Ungangeni endlini elokudla kwesililo; ungayilila kumbe utshengisele uzwelo, ngoba isibusiso sami, lothando lwami kanye lesihawu sami, sengikususile kulababantu,” kutsho uThixo.
6 Hagi feno vahero zamunte omane vahero amama mani'naza mopamofo agu'afima nemaniza vahera maka frisage'za mago vahe'mo'a zavira ateno aseozamantegahie. Vahe'mo'za ana vahekura zamasunku hu'za zamavufaga taga huge, zamazokara taga hugera osugahaze.
“Bonke abaphakemeyo labantukazana bazakufa kulelilizwe. Kabayikungcwatshwa kumbe bakhalelwe, njalo kakho ozazisika kumbe aphuce ikhanda lakhe ngenxa yabo.
7 Hagi mago vahemo'ma frisige'za zavi'ma nete'za mani'nesaza vahera mago vahe'mo'a ne'zane tinena erino eme ozamigahie. Zamarera zamafa'zanena frisage'za ana zanke hu'za vahe'mo'za eme zamasunkura hunezamante'za tina afiza eme ozamigahaze.
Kakho ozabanika ukudla ukuba abaduduze labo abalilela ofileyo, loba kunguyise kumbe unina, kakho lozabanika amanzi ukuba abaduduze.
8 Ana hu'neanki vahe'mo'zama tusi ne'zama kre'za nene'za tinema nene'za musenkasema hanaza nompina kagra umani'nenka, ne'zane tinena onetfa huo.
Njalo ungangeni endlini eledili ukuba uhlale phansi udle unathe.
9 Na'ankure Monafi sondia vahe'mofo Ra Anumzana Israeli vahe Anumzamo'a amanage hu'ne, Kagrama ofri kasefa'ma hunka manisana kna'afina mani'nenka kavufinti negesanke'na, ama mopamofo agu'afima mani'neza muse zagame'ma nehu'za ki'za zokago'ma nehaza avu'ava zana Nagra eri fanane nehu'na, aravema nehazage'za musenkasema nehaza zamagasasanena eri atregahue.
Ngoba uThixo uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Phambi kobuso bakho njalo ensukwini zakho ngizawuqeda umsindo wentokozo lokuthaba kanye lamazwi abalobokazi labayeni kule indawo.
10 Hagi ama anazamofo nanekema vahe'ma nezamasamisanke'za zamagra anage hugahaze. Nagafare Ra Anumzamo'a ama ana hazenke zantamina atre'nigeno tagritera egahie? huza hugahaze. Tagra na'a havizana hu'nona zante tazeri haviza hunakura nehie? Ra Anumzana tagri Anumzamofo avufina inan kumi tagra hu'none hu'za hugahaze?
Lapho abantu laba ubatshela konke lokhu besebekubuza besithi, ‘Kungani uThixo esemise ukusehlisela inkemenkeme engaka na? Senze bubi bani na? Sono bani esisenze kuThixo uNkulunkulu wethu?’
11 Anagema hanagenka amanage hunka zamasamio. E'ina'ma hanuana na'ankure tamagehe'zama zamefi hunenami'za havi anumzaraminte'ma mono'ma hunezamante'za, eri'zama eri nezamante'za, zamefi hunenami'za, Nagri kasegema amagema onte'nazagu anara hugahue huno Ra Anumzamo'a hu'ne.
wena wothi kubo, ‘Kungenxa yokuthi okhokho benu bangifulathela,’ kutsho uThixo, ‘njalo balandela abanye onkulunkulu babasebenzela, babakhonza. Bangifulathela njalo kabayigcinanga imithetho yami.
12 Ana nehuta tamagehe'zama hu'naza havi avu'ava zana zamagatereta tamagra hu'naze. Tamagri tamagu tamagesamo'a hankavetigeta tamagra'a tamavesite havi avu'ava zana nehuta, Nagri nanekea nontahize.
Kodwa lina selenze okubi kakhulu kulabokhokho benu. Khangelani ukuthi lowo lalowo wenu uyilandela njani inkani yenhliziyo yakhe embi esikhundleni sokuthi angilalele.
13 E'ina hu'negu amama mani'naza mopafintira tamazeri mate'vanugeta tamagehe'zane tamagranema keta antahita osu'naza moparega vugahaze. Anantega umani'neta hanine zagenena kaza osu havi anumzantamintera monora huzamantegahaze. Ana'ma nehanage'na Nagra nasunkura huramante'na tamazeri so'ea osugahue.
Ngakho ngizalilahlela ngaphandle kwalelilizwe elizweni lina loba oyihlo abangazange balazi, lapho elizakhonza khona abanye onkulunkulu emini lebusuku, ngoba angiyikuba lomusa kini.’”
14 Hianagi Ra Anumzamo'a huno, Mago kna ne-eankino ana knama esanige'za, mago'a zante'ma huvempama hunakura, Israeli vahe'ma zamavareno Isipiti'ma atiramino e'nea Ra Anumzama kasefa huno mani'nea Anumzante huvempa nehune hu'za osugahaze.
UThixo uthi, “Kodwa insuku ziyeza lapho abantu bengayikuthi, ‘Ngeqiniso elinjengokuthi uThixo ukhona, yena owakhupha abako-Israyeli eGibhithe,’
15 Hianagi zamagra amanage hugahaze, tamagerafa huno ofri kasefa huno mani'nea Ra Anumzamofo agifi huvempa hunankino, Israeli vahe'ma tavaretregeta vuta noti kaziga moparegane ru moparamintegama ome kinama huta mani'nontegati tavreno ete mopatire e'ne. Anagema hanazana na'ankure Nagra zamagehe'ima zami'noa mopafi ete zamavare'na esua zanku anagea hugahaze.
kodwa bazakuthi, ‘Ngeqiniso elinjengokuthi uThixo ukhona, yena owakhupha abako-Israyeli elizweni lasenyakatho lakuwo wonke amazwe ayebaxotshele kuwo.’ Ngoba ngizababuyisela elizweni engalinika okhokho babo.”
16 Hianagi Ra Anumzamo'na menina rama'a ha' vahe huzamantesuge'za e'za, nozame zama nehaza vahe'mo'zama kuko atre'za nozamema aze'nerizaza hu'za, ama ana vahera ha' vahe'mo'za zamazerigahaze. Ana'ma hutesage'na ete henka mago'ene ha' vahera huzamantesuge'za e'za, zagagafa zama nehaza vahe'mo'zama zaga kfama zamarotago hu'za nehazaza hu'za, ranra agonaramimpine, ne'onse agonaramimpine, havegampinema fra'ma ki'za mani'nafintira zamavazu hugahaze.
UThixo uthi, “Kodwa khathesi ngizathumela abagoli benhlanzi abanengi, bazababamba. Emva kwalokho ngizathumela abazingeli abanengi, bazabazingela ezintabeni zonke lasemaqaqeni wonke njalo lasezingoxweni zamadwala.
17 Na'ankure Nagra maka zama nehazana navunte'na nezamagoanki'za, havi avu'ava zama nehaza zamo'a nagri navurera franokie. Ana hu'neanki'za nagri navurera kumi zamia eri frara okigahaze.
Amehlo ami akuzo zonke izindlela zabo; kabafihlakalanga kimi, lesono sabo kasiwacatshelanga amehlo ami.
18 Hagi kotazana, zamagrama kumi'ma nehu'za hazenke'ma hu'naza zantera, knazana nagra mago'ene eri agofetu hu'na zamazeri haviza hugahue. Na'ankure zamagra kaza osuno agoterfa havi anumzaramimofo amema'ama tro'ma hu'za eri hakarema nehaza zamo Nagri mopa eri haviza hu'ne.
Ngizaphindisela ngokuphindiweyo ububi babo lesono sabo, ngoba bangcolise ilizwe lami ngezinto ezingaphiliyo zezifanekiso zabo ezingamanyala, bagcwalisa lelifa lami ngezithombe zabo ezinengekayo.”
19 Hagi anante nagra hu'na, Ra Anumzamoka hazenke knafima mani'nogenka kagra nagri hankave mani'nenka, fra'ma kisanua hankave kumani'a mani'nane. Kokankonka maka ama mopafima mani'naza vahe'mo'za kagrite e'za amanage hugahaze. Tagehe'zama amage'ma ante'naza anumzaramina tamage anumzana omani'naze. Zamagra amne zanki'za mago'zana huozmante'naze.
Awu Thixo, mandla ami lenqaba yami, siphephelo sami ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka, izizwe zizakuza kuwe zivela emikhawulweni yomhlaba zithi, “Okhokho babengelalutho kodwa onkulunkulu bamanga, izithombe eziyize ezingabasizanga ngalutho.
20 Hagi vahe'mo'za zamazantetira amne anumzazamia tro hugahaze. Hianagi ana anumzantamima tro'ma hanazana e'i tamage anumza omani'naze.
Kambe abantu bayazenzela onkulunkulu babo na? Ye, kodwa kayisibo onkulunkulu!”
21 Hagi Ra Anumzamo'a huno, menina Nagra'a hihamu hankaveni'a zamaveri hanuge'za kegahaze. Ana nehu'za Ra Anumzanema hu'za nehaza nagia ke'za antahiza hugahaze.
“Ngakho ngizabafundisa, khathesi ngizabafundisa amandla ami lobukhulu bami. Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi ibizo lami nguThixo.”

< Zeremaia 16 >