UJeremiya 10:1-16

Zwanini izwi uJehova alikhuluma kini nina ndlu ka-Israyeli! Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Ningafundi indlela yabezizwe, ningesabi izibonakaliso zezulu; ngoba abezizwe bayabesaba. Ngokuba imikhuba yabantu iyize, ngokuba umuntu ugawula umuthi ehlathini, umsebenzi wezandla zesisebenzi ngembazo. Balihlobisa ngesiliva nangegolide; bayibethela ngezipikili nangezando, ukuze inganyakazi. Baqotho njengesundu, kodwa abakhulumi; kumele zithwalwe ngoba azikwazi ukuhamba. Ningabesabi; ngokuba abakwazi ukwenza okubi, akukho kubo ukwenza okuhle. Ngoba akakho ofana nawe, Jehova; Wena umkhulu, futhi iGama lakho likhulu ngamandla. Ngubani ongekwesabe, Nkosi yezizwe? ngoba ingeyakho, ngoba phakathi kwabo bonke abahlakaniphileyo bezizwe lemibuso yabo yonke kakho onjengawe. Kepha bayiziphukuphuku neziwula; imfuyo iyimfundiso eyize. Isiliva elinezingcwephe lilethwa livela eTharishishi, negolide lase-Ufazi, umsebenzi wengcweti nowezandla zomkhandi; izingubo zabo ziluhlaza nokububende; konke kungumsebenzi wamadoda anobuqili. Kepha uJehova unguNkulunkulu weqiniso, unguNkulunkulu ophilayo, neNkosi yaphakade; ngentukuthelo yakhe umhlaba uyazamazama, nezizwe aziyikuthwala ukufutheka kwakhe. Ngakho kumelwe uthi kubo: Onkulunkulu abangalenzanga izulu nomhlaba, bayoshabalala emhlabeni nangaphansi kwaleli zulu. Wenza umhlaba ngamandla akhe, walimisa izwe ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe, waleneka izulu ngecebo lakhe. Lapho ezwakalisa izwi lakhe, kukhona inqwaba yamanzi ezulwini, futhi ubangela ukuba inkungu ikhuphuke emikhawulweni yomhlaba; wenza umbani nemvula, akhiphe umoya engcebweni yakhe. Wonke umuntu unesibindi ekwazini kwakhe; bonke abakhandi bajabhiswa ngesithombe esibaziweyo, ngokuba izithombe zabo ezibunjiweyo zingamanga, nomoya awukho kuzo. Ziyize nomsebenzi wenkohliso; ngesikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwazo ziyakubhubha. Oyisabelo sikaJakobe akafani nazo, ngokuba unguMbumbi wazo zonke izinto; u-Israyeli uyinduku yefa lakhe; nguJehova Sebawoti igama lakhe.