1 Nali ilizwi elamfikelayo uJeremiya livela *kuNdikhoyo:
2 “Phulaphula le miqathango yomnqophiso, uyixelele abantu bakwaJuda kunye nabo bonke abemi baseJerusalem.
3 Yithi kubo utsho uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli ukuthi: Uqalekisiwe lowo mntu ungayithobeliyo imiqathango yomnqophiso,
4 leyo ndayiwisela ooyihlo-mkhulu mhla ndabakhupha eJiputa, ilizwe elalinjengeziko lokunyibilikisa isinyithi kubo. Ndathi kubo: ‘Ndiphulaphuleni, nenze konke endiniyalela kona, khon' ukuze nibe ngabantu bam, nam ndibe nguThixo wenu,
5 nokuze isifungo endasenza kooyihlo-mkhulu sokubanika ilizwe lobusi nobisi ndisiphumeze.’ Ngulo mhlaba nimi kuwo namhlanje.”Ndaphendula ndathi: “Ewe, amen, Ndikhoyo.”
6 Wathi kum uNdikhoyo: “Hamba ke uvakalise kwiidolophu zakwaJuda nasezitalatweni zaseJerusalem, uthi: ‘Yibekeleni iindlebe imiqathango yomnqophiso, nihambe ngayo.
7 Okoko ndabakhupha eJiputa ookhokho benu ndasoloko ndigxininisa izihlandlo ngezihlandlo ndisithi kubo: “Ndithobeleni.”
8 Basuka abaphulaphula bona, abandihoya, koko basuka balandela ububi beentliziyo zabo eziqaqadekileyo. Nam ke ndabahlisela zonke iziqalekiso zomnqophiso endathi mabawuthobele, abeva.’ ”
9 Uthe uNdikhoyo kum: “Kukho iyelenqe elenziwa ngabantu bakwaJuda nabaseJerusalem.
10 Babuyele kwikakade looyise-mkhulu abalayo ukundiphulaphula. Bona bâlandela banqula *thixo bambi. Ewe, uSirayeli kunye noJuda bawaphule umnqophiso endawenza kunye nookhokho babo.
11 Utsho ke ngoko uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Ndiza kubahlisela ishwangusha abangayi kuphuncuka kulo. Nokuba sebendibongoza andiyi kubaphulaphula.
12 Abantu bakwaJuda nabaseJerusalem baya kuya kwabo thixo bebekade bebenzela iziqhumiso, bakhale kubo becela kubo uncedo. Kodwa abayi kuzuza luncedo kwabo thixo ngomhla weshwangusha.
13 Oothixo babantu bakwaJuda baninzi kangangezixeko zalapho, ukanti abantu baseJerusalem bamenzele amaqonga eziqhumiso lowa Bhali unezothe kuzo zonke izitalato zalapho.’
14 “Wena ke uze ungabathandazeli aba bantu, ungabathetheleli, ungabacengeli kum, ungabangxengxezeli kum konke, kuba andisobe ndikuphulaphule.”
15 Uthi uNdikhoyo: “Wena ntandane yam, ufuna ntoni endlwini yam xa undenzela iyelenqe kunye nabanye? Ngaba amadini owenzayo olinqanda ishwangusha? Xa bekunjalo ngewuchulumacha!
16 Ndandidla ngokuthi ufana nomthi womnquma oyokozelayo uthwele iziqhamo ezihle ngembonakalo, kodwa ngoku ndiza kuvuthuza ndixele isaqhwithi, ndiwantumeke umlilo amagqabi aloo mthi, ndiwashiye amasebe eze.
17 “UJuda noSirayeli bâtyalwa ndim, mna Ndikhoyo onamandla onke, ke ngoku ndibasongela ngeshwangusha. Sisiphumo sezenzo zabo ezigwenxa esi, kuba bandiqumbisile ngokwenzela uBhali amadini esiqhumiso.”
18 *UNdikhoyo wandityhilela, khon' ukuze ndiqonde;wawavula amehlo am, ndazazi iinjongo zabo.
19 Ndandifana nqwa nexhwane elimbuna lisiya kuxhelwa.Bekungekho nto ndiyaziyo.Bendingaqondi ukuba baceba amayelenqe ngam,besithi: “Masiwutshabalalise umthi uselula,simcime igama, angabi sakhunjulwa ngabaphilayo.”
20 Ndibhenela kuwe, Ndikhoyo Somandla-onke,wena mgwebi olilungisa,wena mgocagoci weentliziyo neengqondo zabantu.Wonke lo mcimbi wam ndiwuxhoma kuwe;mandikubone ke ukundiphindezela kwakho kubo.
21 Ngenxa yoko naku okuthethwa nguNdikhoyo malunga nabantu baseAnatoti abazungula ubomi bakho besithi: “Musa ukuba sashumayela ngegama likaNdikhoyo, hleze sikubulale ngezandla zethu.”
22 Ngoko ke uNdikhoyo uthi: “Niyabona, ndiza kuqubisana nabo. Amadodana abo aza kufa ngekrele, oonyana neentombi zabo bona bafe yindlala.
23 Akuyi kusinda nempunde le, kuba ndiwazisela ishwangusha amadoda aseAnatoti ngonyaka wokubohlwaya kwam.”