UJeremiya 23:16-29

Usho kanje uSimakade Wamabandla, uthi: “Ningawalaleli amazwi abaphrofethi abaphrofetha kini; bayanikhohlisa, bakhuluma umbono wenhliziyo yabo, hhayi okuphuma emlonyeni kaSimakade. Bakhuluma njalo bethi kwabangidelelayo: uSimakade ukhulume wathi: ‘Niyakuba nokuthula.’ Bathi kubo bonke abahamba ngenkani yenhliziyo yabo: ‘Aniyukwehlelwa yinhlekelele.’ Ngokuba ngubani owake wema emkhandlwini kaSimakade ukuba abone, ezwe izwi lakhe na? Ngubani olizwile izwi lakhe, waligcina na? Bheka, isivunguvungu sikaSimakade esinolaka siphumile. Isivunguvungu esikhwishizayo siyakhwishiza phezu kwamakhanda ezikhohlakali. Intukuthelo kaSimakade ayiyukubohla aze akwenze lokho, ayifeze inhloso yenhliziyo yakhe. Ezinsukwini zokugcina niyakukuqonda nokukuqonda lokhu. Mina angibathumanga abaphrofethi, nokho bagijima; angikhulumanga kubo, kodwa baphrofetha. Uma babemile emkhandlwini wami, bebeyokwenza abantu bami bawezwe amazwi ami, bebeyobanqanda endleleni yabo embi, nasezenzweni zabo zokukhohlakala. “NginguNkulunkulu oseduze yini, angisiye uNkulunkulu okude na?” kusho uSimakade. “Ukhona yini ongacasha ezindaweni ezisithekileyo ukuze ngingamboni na?” kusho uSimakade. “Angiligcwalisi yini izulu nomhlaba na?” kusho uSimakade. “Ngizwile ukuthi bathini abaphrofethi abaphrofetha amanga egameni lami, bethi: ‘Ngiphuphile, ngiphuphile.’ Kuyoze kube nini bengaphenduki ezinhliziyweni, abaphrofethi abaphrofetha amanga, bengabaphrofethi benkohliso yenhliziyo yabo na? Abaceba ukwenza ukuba abantu bami balikhohlwe igama lami ngamaphupho abo abawalandisa, kube yilowo nalowo kumakhelwane wakhe, njengoba okhokho babo balikhohlwa igama lami ngenxa kaBhali na? Umphrofethi onephupho makalande ngalo iphupho, kepha onezwi lami makalikhulume izwi lami ngeqiniso. Amakhoba ayini kukusanhlamvu na?” kusho uSimakade. “Izwi lami alinjengomlilo yini, nanjengesando esiqhekeza idwala na?” kusho uSimakade.