UJeremiya 16:10-18

Uma utshela lababantu onke lawa mazwi, bayakuthi kuwe: ‘UJehova ukhulumeleni phezu kwethu bonke lobu bubi obukhulu na? noma buyini ububi bethu? Siyini isono sethu esenzileyo kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu na? Uzakuthi kibo: Ngoba oyihlo bangitshiyile, itsho iNKOSI, balandela abanye onkulunkulu, babakhonza, babakhothamela, bangilahla, kabagcinanga umlayo wami; Nina nenze okubi kunoyihlo; ngoba bhekani, nihamba, kube yilowo nalowo ngobubi benhliziyo yakhe embi, ukuze bangangilaleli. Ngalokho ngiyakunilahla kuleli zwe, nginiyise ezweni eningalaziyo, nina nawoyihlo; lapho niyokhonza abanye onkulunkulu imini nobusuku; lapho engingayikukwenzela khona umusa. Ngakho bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, usho uJehova, lapho okungasayikuthiwa: Kuphila kukaJehova owakhuphula abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezweni laseGibithe; Kodwa kuphila kukaJehova owabakhuphula abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezweni lasenyakatho nakuwo wonke amazwe eyayibaxoshele kuwo; ngizababuyisela elizweni labo engalinika oyise. “Bheka, ngiyakuthuma abadobi abaningi,” usho uJehova, “bababambise; ngemva kwalokho ngiyoletha abazingeli abaningi, futhi bayobazingela kuzo zonke izintaba nakuwo wonke amagquma nasemigodini yamadwala. Ngokuba amehlo ami akuzo zonke izindlela zabo; azifihlekile ebusweni bami, nobubi bazo abufihlekile emehlweni ami. Ngiyakubuyisela kabili ububi babo nesono sabo kuqala; ngoba balingcolisile izwe lami, bagcwalise ifa lami ngezidumbu zezinengiso zabo nezinengiso zabo.