UJeremiya 31

¹“Ngalesosikhathi ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wezizwana zonke zako-Israyeli, bona bazakuba ngabantu bami,” kutsho uThixo.

²UThixo uthi:

³UThixo wabonakala kithi kudala esithi:

⁴Ngizakwakha njalo uzakwakhiwa kutsha futhi,

⁵Uzalima izivini zakho futhi

⁶Kuzakuba losuku lapho abalindi bezamemeza

⁷UThixo uthi:

⁸Khangelani, ngizababuyisa bevela elizweni lasenyakatho,

⁹Bazabuya bekhala;

¹⁰Zwanini ilizwi likaThixo, lina zizwe;

¹¹Ngoba uThixo uzamhlenga uJakhobe,

¹²Bazakuza banqongoloze ngentokozo ezingqongeni zeZiyoni;

¹³Izintombi zizagida njalo futhi zithabe,

¹⁴Ngizasuthisa abaphristi ngokunengi,

¹⁵Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo:

¹⁶Nanku akutshoyo uThixo:

¹⁷Ngakho kulethemba ensukwini zakho ezizayo,”

¹⁸Ngikuzwile impela ukukhala kuka-Efrayimi esithi:

¹⁹Emva kokweduka kwami,

²⁰U-Efrayimi kasindodana yami ethandekayo,

²¹Beka izitshengiso zomgwaqo;

²²Koze kube nini ulokhu uzulazula,

²³UThixo uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi, “Lapho ngibabuyisa bevela ekuthunjweni, abantu abaselizweni lakoJuda lasemadolobheni alo bazawasebenzisa futhi amazwi la athi, ‘UThixo akubusise wena ndawo yokuhlala elungileyo, wena ntaba engcwele.’

²⁴Abantu bazahlala ndawonye koJuda lasemadolobheni akhona wonke, abalimi kanye lalabo abazulazulayo lemihlambi yabo.

²⁵Ngizaqinisa abadiniweyo ngisuthise abangelamandla.”

²⁶Lapho-ke ngaphaphama ngakhangela indawana yonke. Ubuthongo bami babubemnandi kimi.

²⁷“Insuku ziyeza, lapho engizahlanyela khona indlu ka-Israyeli lendlu kaJuda lenzalo yabantu lezinyamazana.

²⁸Njengoba ngabalinda ukusiphuna lokudiliza, ukuchitha lokubhubhisa kanye lokuletha umonakalo, ngokunjalo ngizabalinda ukwakha lokuhlanyela,” kutsho uThixo.

²⁹“Ngalezonsuku abantu kabasayikutsho ukuthi,

³⁰Esikhundleni salokho, umuntu wonke uzafela izono zakhe; loba ngubani odla amavini amunyu amazinyo akhe azatshelela.

³¹Isikhathi siyeza,

³²“Kasiyikufana lesivumelwano

³³“Lesi yiso isivumelwano engizasenza lendlu ka-Israyeli

³⁴Umuntu kasayikufundisa umakhelwane wakhe,

³⁵Nanku akutshoyo uThixo,

³⁶“Nxa izimiso lezi zinganyamalala ebusweni bami,”

³⁷UThixo uthi:

³⁸“Insuku ziyeza,” kutsho uThixo, “lapho idolobho leli ngizalakhelwa kutsha kusukela eMphotshongweni waseHananeli kusiya eSangweni leNgosi.

³⁹Intambo yokulinganisa izasukela lapho iqonde eqaqeni lweGarebi ibe isijikela eGowa.

⁴⁰Isigodi sonke lapho okulahlelwa khona izidumbu zabafileyo lomlotha, lawo wonke amasimu kusiyafika esigodini seKhidironi ngasempumalanga kusiyafika ejikweni leSango leBhiza, kuzakuba ngcwele kuThixo. Idolobho kaliyikusitshunwa futhi loba lidilizwe.”