Joromiya 1:1-19
1 La mamezwi kaJoromiya* indodana kaRhilikhiya, omunye wabaphristi be-Anatothi+ enarheni yakwaBhenjamini.
2 Ilizwi lakaJehova lafika kuye emihleni kaJosiya+ indodana ka-Amoni,+ ikosi yakwaJuda, ngomnyaka we-13 wokubusa kwakhe.
3 Lafika godu emihleni kaJehoyakhimu+ indodana kaJosiya, ikosi yakwaJuda, bekwaba sekupheleni komnyaka we-11 wokubusa kwakaTsedekhiya+ indodana kaJosiya, ikosi yakwaJuda, bekwaba kulapho iJerusalema iya ekudingisweni ngenyanga yesihlanu.+
4 Ilizwi lakaJehova lafika kimi lathi:
5 “Ngaphambi kobana ngikubumbe esibelethweni, bengikwazi,+Ngaphambi kobana ubelethwe ngakucwengisa.+
Ngikwenze umphorofidi eentjhabeni.”
6 Kodwana ngathi: “Maye! Kosi ePhakemeko Jehova.
Angikwazi ukukhuluma+ ngombana ngisesesana.”*+
7 UJehova wathi kimi:
“Ungathomi uthi, ‘Ngilisokana.’
Ngombana kufuze uye kibo boke engikuthuma kibo,Begodu kufuze utjho koke engikuyala ngakho.+
8 Ungasabi indlela abaqaleka ngayo,+Ngombana ‘nginawe bona ngikusindise,’+ kutjho uJehova.”
9 Yeke uJehova walula isandla sakhe wathinta umlomami.+ UJehova wathi kimi: “Ngifake amezwami emlonyenakho.+
10 Qala! Ngikuyalile namhlanjesi bona ube phezu kweentjhaba naphezu kwemibuso, bona uruthule begodu ugirize, bona utjhabalalise begodu ugirize, bona wakhe bewutjale.”+
11 Ilizwi lakaJehova lafika kimi godu, lathi: “Ubonani Joromiya?” Mina ngathi: “Ngibona ipande yomuthi we-almondi.”
12 UJehova wathi kimi: “Ubone kuhle, ngombana ngiphapheme bona ngifeze ilizwi lami.”
13 Ilizwi lakaJehova lafika kimi godu, lathi: “Ubonani?” Ngathi: “Ngibona ipoto ebilako, umlomayo utjhigamile wafulathela etlhagwini.”
14 UJehova wathi kimi:
“Ihlekelele izokuvela etlhagwiniIjamelane nazo zoke izakhamuzi zenarha.+
15 Ngombana ‘ngibiza yoke imindeni yemibuso yetlhagwini,’ kutjho uJehova,+‘Begodu izokuza ngamunye azibekele isihlalo sobukhosiEbungenweni bamasango weJerusalema,+Magega nawo woke amabodaBegodu ngokujamelene nawo woke amaboda wakwaJuda.+
16 Ngombana ngizokukhupha isahlulelo ngokujamelene nakho koke ukukhohlakala kwabo,Ngombana bangilahlile,+Begodu benza imihlatjelo yentuthu kwabanye abozimu+
Bakhothamela imisebenzi yezandla zabo.’+
17 Kodwana kufuze uzilungiselele ukuthatha igadango,Ujame ubatjele koke engikuyala ngakho.
Ungabasabi,+Bona ngingakuthusi phambi kwabo.
18 Ngombana ngikwenze idorobho elivikelekileko namhlanjesi,Isika yesimbi namaboda wekhopha bona ujamelane nayo yoke inarha,+Ujamelane namakhosi wakwaJuda namakhosana wakhona,Ujamelane nabaphristi nabantu benarha.+
19 Ngokuqinisekileko bazokulwa nawe,Kodwana angekhe bakuhlule,Ngombana ‘nginawe,’+ kutjho uJehova ‘bona ngikusindise.’”
