< Zeremaia 4 >

1 Hagi Ra Anumzamo'a huno, Israeli vahe'mota enaku'ma hanuta nagrite ete rukrahe huta eho. Hagi haviza huno agoterfa anumzaramina Nagri navureti'ma eri atresuta kana atreta hazagreta havifina ovugahaze.
“Nxa uphenduka, wena Israyeli, buyela kimi,” kutsho uThixo. “Ungasusa phambi kwami izithombe zakho ezenyanyekayo ungabe usaphambuka futhi,
2 Hagi tamagrama fatgo huno refkohu avu'ava nehuta, fatgo avu'ava'ma nehuta kasefa hu'na mani'noa Anumzamo'na nagifima huvempama hanage'na, Nagra asomu huramantenuge'za ruga'a vahe'mo'zama nege'za, e'ima hanaza hunka asomu huranto hu'za eme nehu'za, Nagri nagi'a ahentesga hugahaze.
njalo nxa uzafunga ngobuqotho, ngokulunga langokuqonda, uthi, ‘Ngeqiniso elinjengoba uThixo ekhona,’ ngakho izizwe uzazibusisa ziziqhenye ngaye.”
3 Hagi Ra Anumzamo'a amanage huno Juda vahe'ene Jerusalemi vaheku'enena hu'ne. Avimzana ave've trazampina ohankreta, hankave mopamo'ma nehiaza huno tamagu'amo'ma hankavema ti'neazana, rekorita rupopo huteta avimzana aseho.
Ebantwini bakoJuda labeJerusalema uThixo uthi: “Qhathani ingqatho yenu, lingahlanyeli phakathi kwameva.
4 Hagi Juda vahe'motane Jerusalemi vahe'motanena havi tamagutamagesa atreta tamagu'a rukrahe hiho. A'nama osnazana Nagri narimpa he'zamo'a tevemo hiaza huno rukru hina, mago vahe'mo'a rusura osugahie. Na'ankure tamagra kefo avu'ava'ma hu'naza zante anara hugahue.
Zisokeleni kuThixo, lisoke inhliziyo zenu, lina bantu bakoJuda lani bantu baseJerusalema, hlezi ulaka lwami luvuke luvuthe njengomlilo ngenxa yobubi elibenzileyo, lutshise kungekho muntu ongalucitsha.”
5 Hagi Ra Anumzamo'a huno, Juda vahe'ene Jerusalemi vaheku'enena amanage hunka zamasamio hu'ne. Amama mani'naza mopamofo agu'afina maka kaziga ufena nereta, ranke huta kezatita amanage hiho. Maka vahera eme eri tru hutenketa, koro freta hankave vihu keginama hu kagi'naza kumatamimpi ufresune huta hiho!
“Bikani koJuda limemezele laseJerusalema lithi: ‘Tshayani icilongo elizweni lonke!’ Klabalalani lithi, ‘Buthanani ndawonye! Kasibalekeleni emadolobheni avikelweyo!’
6 Hagi mago avame zana flekia tro huteta anamifi erintesga huta nevuta, Jerusalemi kumapima mani'naza vahera amanage huta korokea huzamiho. Ame huta koro freta vuta fra'ma kisaza kumaku hakeho. Na'ankure Nagra noti kazigati ranknaza atre'nugeno eno eme tamazeri haviza hugahie.
Phakamisani uphawu lokuya eZiyoni! Balekelani ekusileni ngokuphangisa! Ngoba ngiletha umonakalo ovela enyakatho, lencithakalo embi kakhulu.”
7 Hagi laionimo frakino mani'nefinti atiramiaza huno, ha' vahe'mo'za kumazamifintira e'za tamagri kumara eme eri haviza hugahaze. Ana vahera maka nonkumatami eri haviza nehaza vaheki'za maka zama mopatamifima me'neana eme eri haviza nehu'za, ranra kumatamina eme ahetapage hutresageno anampina magore huno vahera omanitfa hugahie.
Isilwane sesiphumile esikhundleni saso, umchithi wezizwe usephumile. Usesukile endaweni yakhe ukuba achithe ilizwe lenu. Amadolobho enu azakuba ngamanxiwa engelamuntu ohlala kuwo.
8 E'ina hu'negu tamagra tamasunku kukena nentanita, tamasunku huta tusi zavi krafage hiho. Na'ankure Ra Anumzamo'a tusi arimpa aheneranteankino, ana rimpa ahezamo'a mevava huno nevie.
Ngakho gqokani amasaka, khalani lilile, ngoba ulaka lukaThixo olwesabekayo kalususwanga kithi.
9 Hagi Ra Anumzamo'a huno, anazama fore'ma hania knafina kini vahe'ene kva vahe'mo'zanena, antri nehanageno muha zazamia omanegahie. Ana nehanage'za pristi vahe'mo'za tusi koro nehanage'za, kasnampa vahe'mo'za antahintahi hakare nehu'za mago nanekea osugahaze.
UThixo uthi, “Ngalolosuku inkosi lezikhulu bazaphelelwa lithemba, abaphristi bazathuthumela, abaphrofethi bazakwesaba.”
10 Hagi anante nagra amanage hu'na hu'noe. Ra Anumzamoka Jerusalemi kumapi vaheku'ma hunka, tamarimpa frune knare huta manigahaze hunka'ma hu'nana kegura, zamagra hu'za agra reravatga hu'neankino, ha' vahe'mo'za bainati kazinteti tananke eme rukafari'za nehaze hu'za nehaze.
Lapho-ke mina ngathi, “Awu, Thixo Wobukhosi, ubakhohlisile sibili abantu laba kanye leJerusalema ngokuthi, ‘Lizakuba lokuthula,’ inkemba yona isemiphinjeni yethu!”
11 Hagi mago kna ne-eankino Ra Anumzamo'a Jerusalemi vahekura huno, hagage kokampima me'nea agonaramimpinti amuhonentake zaho'mo zahora erino nagri vahetera egahie. E'ina zahora zamana zamana hu'neno witi honama eri neharea zahora omane'neanki,
Ngalesosikhathi abantu laba leJerusalema kuzathiwa kubo, “Umoya otshisayo ovela enkangala emiqolweni elugwadule uvunguza usiya ebantwini bami, kodwa kungayisikwela kumbe ukuhlungula,
12 e'i ana zahora Nagra hunta'nena egahiankino, hankavenentake zaho atufeno egahie. Ana nehu'na Nagra ana vahera keaga huzamantegahue.
umoya olamandla kakhulu uvela kimi. Khathesi-ke sengimemezela ukwahlulela kwami kubo.”
13 Hagi anante nagra Jeremaia'na amanage hu'na vahera zamasami'noe. Keho, ha'ma hurantesia ne'mo'a ko'ma runaku'ma nehia hampomo rehanintiri hiankna huno tagrama mani'nontega ne-e. Ana ne'mofo karisiramimo'za kagigagi zahokna hu'za neazage'za, hosi afu'aramimo'za tumpamo'ma tusi avunema anteno hareno vanoma nehiama'a agatere'za zamagare'za neaze. Anazama nege'na hazenkefi manunankita haviza hu'none hu'na hu'noe.
Khangela! Uyeza njengamayezi, izinqola zakhe zempi zibuya njengesivunguzane, amabhiza akhe alesiqubu esedlula esengqungqulu. Maye! Sesiphelile!
14 Hagi tamagra Jerusalemi kumapima nemaniza vahe'mota, kefo avu'ava zama nehaza zana atreta tamagu'a eri agru hiho. E'ina'ma hanuta tamagu vazi'zana erigahaze. Nama'a zupa tamagra kefo antahi'zana atre'nageno tamagu'afina meno vugahie.
We Jerusalema, geza ububi obusenhliziyweni yakho usindiswe. Koze kube nini ugcine imicabango emibi na?
15 Hagi tamagrite'ma fore'ma hania knazamofo nanekema eri'za eme huama hunaku'ma neaza vahera, Dani kumateti'ene Efraemi agona kokampima me'nea kumatamimpi vahe'mo'za eri'za neaze.
Ilizwi elivela koDani liyamemeza, libika umonakalo ovela emaqaqeni ako-Efrayimi
16 Hagi ana vahera Anumzamo'a zamasamino, ana mopafima mani kagi'naza vahetamine, Jerusalemi kumapima nemaniza vahetaminena amanage huta zamasamiho, Afete moparegati ha' vahe'mo'za ibige nehu'za Juda mopafima me'nea ranra kumatamina hahu zamantenaku neaze huta hiho.
Izizwe zitshele lokhu, ukubike laseJerusalema, “Ibutho elivimbezelayo liyeza livela elizweni elikhatshana, limemezela umkhosi wempi emadolobheni akoJuda.
17 Ana ha' vahe'mo'za e'za Jerusalemi kumara, hozare kegava nehaza vahe kna hu'za kumatamia eme avazagi kagigahaze. Na'ankure Jerusalema nemaniza vahe'mo'zama Nagri nanekema ru hantagi'za ha'ma renante'naza zante anara huzmantegahaze huno Ra Anumzamo'a hu'ne.
Balihanqile njengabantu abalinda insimu, ngoba langihlamukela,” kutsho uThixo.
18 Hagi tamagrama manita azafima hu'naza hazenkere ama ana knazamo'a tamagritera egahie. Ana hugahiankino ana knazamo'a tusi'a akama hiankna huno tamata neramino tumo'tamia retanegahie.
“Ukuziphatha kwakho lezenzo zakho kwehlisele lokhu phezu kwakho. Lesi yisijeziso sakho. Sibuhlungu kakhulu! Sihlaba enhliziyweni!”
19 Hige'na nagra Jeremaia'na anankema nentahugeno'a, nagu'amo'a razampi nata negrigeno, tumonimo'a vagri vagri nehige'na mani so'ea osu'noe. Na'ankure ha' vahe'mo'za ha' eri'za ne-eza, ibige nehu'za ufema neraza agasasagema nentahugeno anara hu'ne.
Maye, ngobuhlungu, ubuhlungu engibuzwayo. Ngiyazitshila ngenxa yobuhlungu. Maye, ngokufuthelwa kwenhliziyo yami! Inhliziyo yami iyatshaya ngaphakathi kwami, angingeke ngithule, ngoba ukukhala kwecilongo sengikuzwile, umkhosi wempi sengiwuzwile.
20 Hagi nagra negogeno knazamo'a kankamuna omino anamagenare anamagenarera huno ne-eno mika ama mopafi vahera zamazeri haviza nehige'na ke'noe. Ana nehuno nagri seli nontamina ame huno eri tapage hunetreno, asante'ma tafi tavaraveramina eri tagato higeno mopafi evurami'ne.
Incithakalo ilandela incithakalo, ilizwe lonke selingamanxiwa. Ngesikhatshana nje amathente ami adiliziwe, lamakhetheni ami ngomzuzwana nje.
21 Hagi ha' vahe'mo'za nazupa krauefa (fleki) zamia erikasi atre'za nevanage'na negesugeno ibigema nehu'za ufema neraza agasasankea ome vagaregahie?
Koze kube nini ngibona uphawu lwempi ngisizwa lokukhala kwecilongo na?
22 Hagi Ra Anumzamo'a huno, hago Nagri vahe'mo'za negi nene'za Nagrira ke'za antahi'za osaze. Ana nehu'za ne'onse mofavre naga'mo'zama nehazaza hu'za ama' antahi'zana e'orize. Hagi zamagra havi avu'ava zama hu'zantera knare hu'nazanagi, fatgo avu'ava zama hu'zana ontahi'naze.
“Abantu bami bayiziwula, kabangazi. Bangabantwana abangelangqondo, kabalakho ukuqedisisa. Bahlakaniphele ukwenza okubi, kabakwazi ukwenza okulungileyo.”
23 Hagi nagra ama mopafima ke'noana mago zana omanetfa higeno, menima me'neankna huno omane'neanki mopamo'a avugosa osu'ne. Ana hige'na monare'ma koana remsama nehia tavitamina omane'ne.
Ngakhangela umhlaba, wawungelasimo njalo ungelalutho; lasemazulwini, ukukhanya kwawo kwakungasekho.
24 Hagi ranra agonaramine ne'onse agonaramima zamagoana imi enerigeno, tore vare nehazage'na ke'noe.
Ngakhangela ezintabeni, zazinyikinyeka, lamaqaqa wonke ayezunguzeka.
25 Hagi anama nehige'nama keganti kegamama hu'na koana, magore hu'na vahera ozamage'noe. Ana higeno maka namamo'za hare'za fre vagare'naze.
Ngakhangela, kwakungelabantu, izinyoni zonke zasezisukile emkhathini.
26 Hagi nagrama koana ko'ma afovage nehuno masavenke huno tretre'ma hu'nea mopamo'a menina hagege huno ka'ma kokankna higeno, miko rankuma tamimo'a haviza huvagare'ne. E'ina zantamima fore'ma hu'neana Ra Anumzamo tusi rimpa ahezamantegeno anara hu'ne.
Ngakhangela, ilizwe elithelayo laseliyinkangala, amadolobho alo wonke ayesengamanxiwa phambi kukaThixo, phambi kolaka lwakhe olwesabekayo.
27 Hagi Ra Anumzamo'a amanage hu'ne. Nagra amama mani'naza mopa maka eri haviza hugahuanagi, ana makara eri haviza huvaga oregahue.
UThixo uthi: “Ilizwe lonke lizachitheka lanxa ngingayikulitshabalalisa ngokupheleleyo.
28 E'ina agafare mopamo'a zavi krafa nehanigeno, monamo'a evuno hanintiri hugahie. Na'ankure nagra henkama fore'ma hania zana ko huama hu'noanki'na, antahizani'a ete eri rukrahera osugahue.
Ngakho umhlaba uzalila iphezulu libe mnyama, ngoba sengikhulumile njalo angiyikuyekethisa, sengenze isinqumo angiyikubuyela emuva.”
29 Hagi hahunaku hosi agumpi mani'za neaza sondia vahe'ene, atifi keve erinte'za nehaza sondia vahe'mokizmi zamagasasankema nentahi'za, maka rankumatamimpima nemaniza vahe'mo'za kumara atre'za avonompine, have agonafine frazageno magore huno ana kumatamimpina vahera omanitfa hu'ne.
Ekuzwakaleni komsindo wabagadi bamabhiza labemitshoko amadolobho wonke ayabaleka. Abanye bangena ezixukwini, abanye bakhwele emadwaleni. Amadolobho wonke atshiyiwe, akulamuntu ohlala kuwo.
30 Hagi maka zanka'ama aguzama eme neruza maka zanka'ama eri hana'ma hu'za nevaza vahe'moka kagra na'a hugahane? Nahigenka kagra korankre hentofa kukena hu'nenka, golireti'ma tro'ma hu'naza avasase zantamina eri nehankrenka kavurera penia fre'nane? E'ina avasase zantamima eri hankare'nana zantamimo'a kaza osugahie. Na'ankure kagrama kavesi nezmantana vahe'mo'za, kagrira kavesinogante'za kahe frisaza kanku nehakaze.
Wenzani na, wena ohlutshwe kakhulu? Kungani ugqoka okubomvu gebhu ufaka lezigqoko zegolide na? Kungani ucomba amehlo akho ngomphendulo na? Uzicecisela ize. Izithandwa zakho ziyakweyisa, zifuna ukukubulala.
31 Hagi mago a'mo ese kna'a mofavrema anteku'ma nehigeno ata negrigeno krafama nehiankna krafage nentahue. Ana hu'neankino Saioni kumapi vahe'mo'za zamasimu ante'zanku nehu'za, kezati'za ha' vahe'mo'za nahe friku nehazanki eme naza huo, naza huo hu'za nehaze.
Ngizwa ukukhala okunjengokowesifazane ohelelwayo, ukububula okufana lozuza umntwana wakhe wakuqala, ukukhala kweNdodakazi yaseZiyoni ikhefuzela, yelule izandla zayo isithi, “Maye mina! Amandla ami asephela, ukuphila kwami sekunikelwe kubabulali.”

< Zeremaia 4 >