Izwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova, lathi:
Zwanini amazwi alesi sivumelwano, nikhulume kubantu bakwaJuda nakubakhileyo eJerusalema;
uthi kubo: ‘Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli; Uqalekisiwe umuntu ongawalaleli amazwi alesi sivumelwano.
Engayala ngakho oyihlo mhla ngibakhipha ezweni laseGibithe, esithandweni sensimbi, ngathi: Lalelani izwi lami, nenze njengokuniyala kwami; kanjalo niyakuba yisizwe sami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu;
ukuze ngigcwalise isifungo engasifunga koyihlo, ukubanika ilizwe elichichima ubisi lezinyosi, njengalamuhla. Ngasengiphendula ngathi: Makube njalo, Jehova;
INkosi yasisithi kimi: Memeza wonke lamazwi emizini yakoJuda lezitaladeni zeJerusalema uthi: Zwanini amazwi alesisivumelwano, liwenze.
Ngokuba ngabasola nokusola oyihlo mhla ngibakhipha ezweni laseGibithe kuze kube namuhla, ngivuka ekuseni ngibasola, ngathi: ‘Lalelani izwi lami.
Kodwa kabalalelanga, kababekanga izindlebe zabo, kodwa bahamba, ngulowo lalowo ngobulukhuni benhliziyo yakhe embi; ngalokho ngiyakubehlisela onke amazwi alesi sivumelwano engabayala ukuba bawenze; kodwa abazange.
UJehova wathi kimi: “Kwafunyanwa ugobe phakathi kwabantu bakwaJuda naphakathi kwabakhileyo eJerusalema.
Babuyela ezonweni zabokhokho babo, abenqaba ukulalela amazwi ami; balandela abanye onkulunkulu ukuba babakhonze; indlu ka-Israyeli nendlu kaJuda basephulile isivumelwano sami engasenza nawoyise.
Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Bheka, ngiyakwehlisela okubi phezu kwabo abangenakubaleka; futhi noma bebiza Kimi, ngeke ngibalalele.
Imizi yakwaJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema bayakuhamba, bakhale konkulunkulu ababashisela impepho, kepha abayikubasindisa nhlobo ngesikhathi sokucindezeleka kwabo.
Ngoba onkulunkulu bakho, Juda, babenjengomumo wemizi yakho; futhi ngokwenani lezitaladi zaseJerusalema namisa ama-altare ehlazweni, ama-altare okushunqisa uBhali.
Khona-ke ungabakhulekeli laba bantu, futhi ungabaphakamiseli ukukhala noma umkhuleko, ngoba ngeke ngibezwe ngesikhathi bekhala kimi ngosizi lwabo.
Kube kuhle kimi ukwenzani endlini yami, lapho ehlazekile nabaningi, nenyama engcwele idlulile kuwe na? uma wenza okubi, uyajabula.
UJehova waqamba igama lakho ngokuthi: Umnqumo oluhlaza, omuhle nesithelo esihle; ngomsindo wesiyaluyalu esikhulu waphemba umlilo phezu kwawo, kwaphulwa amagatsha awo.
Ngokuba uJehova Sebawoti owakutshala ukhulumile okubi ngawe ngenxa yobubi bendlu yakwa-Israyeli nendlu yakwaJuda ababenza bona ukuba bangicunule ngokushisela uBali impepho.
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