Heremaia 18
1 Ko te kupu i puta mai ki a Heremaia, he mea na Ihowa; i ki ia,
Leli yilizwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuThixo lisithi:
2 Whakatika, haere ki raro, ki te whare o te kaihanga rihi, a ki reira ahau mea ai kia rongo koe i aku kupu.
“Suka wehlele endlini yombumbi, lapho engizakutshelela khona ilizwi lami.”
3 Katahi ahau ka haere ki raro, ki te whare o te kaihanga rihi, na, kei te mahi ia i tana mahi i runga i nga wira.
Ngakho ngehlela endlini yombumbi, ngambona esebenza ngevili.
4 Na, i te henga i roto i te ringa o te kaihanga rihi o te oko i hanga e ia ki te paru, ka hanga ano e ia tetahi atu oko ki taua mea, ko ta te kaihanga rihi i kite ai e tika ana kia hanga.
Kodwa imbiza ayeyibumba ngebumba yonakala ezandleni zakhe; ngakho umbumbi wayenza yaba ngenye imbiza, ngendlela ayibona ingcono kuye.
5 Na ka puta mai te kupu a Ihowa ki ahau; i mea ia,
Ilizwi likaThixo laselifika kimi lisithi;
6 E kore ianei e ahei i ahau te mea i ta tenei kaihanga rihi ki a koutou, e te whare o Iharaira? e ai ta Ihowa. Nana, ko te paru i roto i te ringa o te kaihanga rihi, ko to koutou rite tena i roto i toku ringa, e te whare o Iharaira.
“Wena ndlu ka-Israyeli, ngingeze ngenza kuwe njengokwenziwa ngumbumbi lo na?” kutsho uThixo. “Njengebumba esandleni sombumbi lawe unjalo esandleni sami, wena ndlu ka-Israyeli.
7 I te wa tonu e korero ai ahau mo tetahi iwi, mo tetahi kingitanga, kia hutia ake, kia wahia iho, kia whakangaromia;
Nxa ngimemezela langasiphi isikhathi ukuthi isizwe loba umbuso uzasuswa udilizwe, uchithwe,
8 Ki te tahuri taua iwi i korerotia ra e ahau i to ratou kino, ka puta ke toku whakaaro mo te kino i whakaaro ai ahau kia meatia ki a ratou.
kuthi isizwe leso engisixwayisileyo siphenduke ebubini baso, ngizaxola ngingabe ngisasehlisela ebesengimise ukusehlisela khona.
9 A i te wa tonu e korerotia ai e ahau tetahi iwi, tetahi kingitanga ranei, kia hanga, kia whakatokia,
Njalo nxa ngesinye isikhathi ngimemezela ukuthi isizwe kumbe umbuso ngizawakha ngiwumise,
10 Ki te mahi taua iwi i te kino ki taku titiro, e kore ai e rongo ki toku reo, katahi ka puta ke toku whakaaro mo te pai, i mea nei ahau hei pai mo ratou.
ube ususenza ububi emehlweni ami njalo ungangilaleli, ngizacabanga kutsha ngokuhle ebesengicebe ukukwenzela khona.
11 Na, tena, korero ki nga tangata o Hura, ki te hunga hoki e noho ana i Hiruharama, mea atu, Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa: Nana, tenei ahau te hanga nei i te kino mo koutou, te whakatakoto whakaaro nei mo koutou: tenei ra, hoki mai aianei i tona ara k ino, i tona ara kino, whakatikaia hoki o koutou ara, a koutou mahi.
Ngakho khathesi tshela abantu bakoJuda lalabo abahlala eJerusalema uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo: Khangelani! Ngilungisela ukulehlisela umonakalo njalo ngibumba lecebo ngani. Ngakho phendukani ezindleleni zenu ezimbi, omunye lomunye wenu, lilungise izindlela zenu lezenzo zenu.’
12 Otiia ka ki ratou, Kahore he painga: ka haere tonu hoki matou i a matou nei i whakaaro ai, a ka mahi matou i nga tikanga pakeke a te ngakau kino o tena, o tena.
Kodwa bazaphendula bathi, ‘Akusizi lutho. Sizaqhubeka ngamacebo ethu; lowo lalowo wethu uzalandela ubulukhuni benhliziyo yakhe embi.’”
13 Na reira tenei kupu a Ihowa, Tena, uia atu ki nga iwi, ko wai i rongo ki nga mea penei; he hanga whakawehi rawa te mahi a te wahine o Iharaira.
Ngakho uThixo uthi: “Buzani phakathi kwezizwe ukuthi: Ngubani owake wezwa okunjengalokhu na? Kwenziwe into eyesabekayo kakhulu, yenziwe yintombi egcweleyo u-Israyeli.
14 E whakarere ranei te hukarere o Repanona i te kohatu o te parae? ka maroke ranei nga wai matao e rere iho ana i tawhiti?
Ungqwaqwane waseLebhanoni uyake unyamalale emithezukweni yayo elamatshe na? Amanzi akhona aqandayo avela kude ayake eme ukugeleza na?
15 Kua wareware hoki taku iwi ki ahau, kua tahu whakakakara ki te horihori; a kua meinga kia tutuki ratou i o ratou ara, i nga huarahi onamata, haere ai i nga huarahi i rahaki, i te ara kihai i opehia ake;
Kodwa abantu bami sebengikhohliwe; batshisela izithombe eziyize impepha, ezabenza bakhubeka ezindleleni zabo lasemikhondweni yasendulo. Zabenza bahamba ngezindledlana zeganga lasemigwaqweni engalungiswanga.
16 Kia meinga to ratou whenua hei miharotanga, hei mea e whakatoia mai ai a ake ake; ka oho katoa nga tangata e tika ana na reira, ka ruru i tona mahunga.
Ilizwe labo lizatshabalaliswa, into yokuhlekwa usulu; bonke abadlula khona bazakwethuka banyikinye amakhanda abo.
17 Ka titaritaria ratou e ahau ano na te hau marangi i te aroaro o te hoariri; ka titiro ahau ki to ratou tuara, kahore ki to ratou kanohi, i te ra o to ratou aitua.
Njengomoya ovela empumalanga, ngizabahlakaza phambi kwezitha zabo; ngizabafulathela ngibancitshe ubuso bami ngosuku lokuhlupheka kwabo.”
18 Katahi ratou ka mea, Haere mai, tatou ka whakatakoto whakaaro mo Heremaia; e kore hoki e ngaro te ture i te tohunga, te whakaaro ranei i te tangata whakaaro nui, te kupu ranei i te poropiti. Haere mai, tatou ka patu i a ia ki te arero; kaua hoki e whakarongo ki tetahi o ana kupu.
Bona bathi, “Wozani sicebe amacebo amabi ngoJeremiya; ngoba ukufundisa kwabaphristi umthetho akusoze kuphuthe, kumbe ukweluleka kwezihlakaniphi, loba ilizwi elivela kubaphrofethi. Ngakho wozani, simhlasele ngemilomo yethu singananzi lutho alutshoyo.”
19 Kia whai whakaaro koe ki ahau, e Ihowa, whakarongo hoki ki te reo o te hunga e totohe ana ki ahau.
Ake ungizwe, awu Thixo; ulalele okutshiwo yizitha zami!
20 E utua ranei te pai ki te kino? kua keria nei hoki e ratou he rua mo toku wairua. Kia mahara ki toku tunga ki tou aroaro ki te korero i te pai mo ratou, ki te whakatahuri atu hoki i tou aritarita i a ratou.
Okuhle kuphindiselwa ngokubi na? Ikanti sebengimbele igodi. Khumbula ukuba ngema phambi kwakho ngabakhulumela ukuba ususe ulaka lwakho kubo.
21 Mo reira hoatu a ratou tamariki ki te hemokai, tukua atu ki te kaha o te hoari; whakapania a ratou wahine i te tamariki, whakapouarutia; tukua o ratou tangata kia whakamatea, a ratou taitamariki kia patua ki te hoari i te whawhai.
Ngakho-ke abantwababo banikele endlaleni; ubaqhubele emandleni enkemba. Abafazi babo kabangabi labantwana njalo babe ngabafelokazi; amadoda abo kawabulawe, amajaha akhona abulawe ngenkemba empini.
22 Kia rangona he tangi i roto i o ratou whare, ina kawea e koe he ope huaki tata ki a ratou: kua keria hoki e ratou he rua hei hopu i ahau, kua huna hoki he rore mo oku waewae.
Kakuzwakale ukukhala ezindlini zabo, lapho usulethe abahlaseli ukuba babajume, ngoba sebegebhe igodi ukuba bangithumbe njalo bathiya inyawo zami ngemijibila.
23 Otiia, e Ihowa, e mohio ana koe ki o ratou whakaaro katoa moku kia whakamatea; kaua he whakamarie mo to ratou he, kaua ano to ratou hara e murua atu i tou aroaro: engari kia whakataka atu ratou i tou aroaro; mau e mea ki a ratou i te wa e riri a i koe.
Kodwa uyawazi, wena Thixo, wonke amaqhinga abo okungibulala. Ungabathetheleli amacala abo loba ucitshe izono zabo phambi kobuso bakho. Kabachithwe phambi kwakho; bahlasele ngesikhathi sokuthukuthela kwakho.
