UJeremiya 23:16-29

Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Ningawalaleli amazwi abaprofethi abaprofetha kini; bakwenza ize; bakhuluma umbono ophuma ezinhliziyweni zabo, hhayi ophuma emlonyeni kaJehova. Base bethi kwabangidelelayo: ‘UJehova wathi: Niyakuba nokuthula; bathi kuwo wonke umuntu ohamba ngobulukhuni benhliziyo yakhe: “Aniyikwehlelwa bubi.” Ngoba ngubani owama emkhandlwini weNkosi, wabona, wezwa ilizwi lakhe? ngubani obonile izwi lakhe, walizwa na? Bheka, isivunguvungu sikaJehova ngokufutheka siyaphuma, isivunguvungu esinamandla; liyowela kanzima phezu kwekhanda lababi. Intukuthelo kaJehova ayiyikubuya, aze afeze amacebo enhliziyo yakhe; ekupheleni kwezinsuku uyakukulalela ngokugcwele. Angibathumanga abaprofethi, kodwa bagijima; angikhulumanga kubo, nokho baprofetha. Kodwa uma bebemile ekululekeni kwami futhi bavumele abantu bami bezwe amazwi ami, khona-ke ngabe baphendukile endleleni yabo embi nasebubini bezenzo zabo. NginguNkulunkulu oseduze, usho uJehova, angisiye uNkulunkulu wakude na? Ukhona yini ongamfihla ezindaweni zokucasha ukuze ngingamboni? kusho uJehova. Angigcwalise izulu nomhlaba na? kusho uJehova. Ngizwile abakutshoyo abaprofethi abaprofetha amanga ebizweni lami besithi: Ngiphuphile, ngiphuphile. Koze kube nini enhliziyweni yabaprofethi abaprofetha amanga na? yebo, bangabaprofethi benkohliso yenhliziyo yabo; abacabanga ukwenza abantu bami bakhohlwe igama lami ngamaphupho abo abawalandisayo kumakhelwane wakhe, njengalokho oyise bakhohlwa igama lami ngoBali. Umprofethi onephupho makalandise iphupho; futhi noma ubani onezwi lami, makakhulume izwi lami ngokwethembeka. Ayini amakhoba kakolweni? kusho uJehova. Izwi lami alinjengomlilo na? kusho uJehova; nanjengesando esiphula idwala?