Isahluko 30
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Izwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova, lathi:
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“Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Loba encwadini onke amazwi engiwakhulume kuwe.
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Ngokuba bheka, izinsuku ziyeza,’ usho uJehova, ‘lapho ngiyakubuyisa ukuthunjwa kwabantu bami o-Israyeli noJuda,’ usho uJehova, ‘ngibabuyisele ezweni engalinika oyise ukuba balidle.’ ”
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Nanka amazwi uJehova awakhulumayo ngo-Israyeli nangoJuda.
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“Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “ ‘Sizwile izwi lokuthuthumela, elokwesaba kungengelokuthula.
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Ake nibuze, nibone, uma owesilisa wake wabeletha na? Ngibonelani onke amadoda enezandla zawo ezinkalweni njengobelethayo, ubuso bonke buphaphathekile, na?
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Maye, lukhulu lolo suku, alukho olunjengalo! Kuyisikhathi sokuhlupheka kukaJakobe, kepha uyakusindiswa kukho.
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“ ‘Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku,’ usho uJehova Sebawoti, ‘ngilaphule ijoka entanyeni yabo, ngigqabule izibopho zabo, abafokazi bangabe besabakhonzisa,
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kepha bakhonze uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, noDavide inkosi yabo engiyakubavusela yena.
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“ ‘Ungesabi wena Jakobe, nceku yami,’ usho uJehova, ‘ungapheli amandla, Israyeli, ngokuba bheka, ngiyakukusindisa usekude, nenzalo yakho ezweni lokuthunjwa kwayo; uJakobe uyakubuya, aphumule, agcineke, angesatshiswa muntu.
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Ngokuba mina nginawe,’ usho uJehova, ‘ukuba ngikusindise, ngokuba ngiyakuqeda ngokupheleleyo zonke izizwe engikuhlakazele kuzo, kepha wena angiyikukuqeda, kodwa ngiyakukulaya ngokwahlulela, ngingakwenzi ube ngongenacala.’
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“Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “ ‘Ukulimala kwakho akunakuphulukiswa, nesilonda sakho sinzima.
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Akakho omela icala lakho ukuba uboshwe; umuthi wokuphilisa awunawo.
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Zonke izithandwa zakho zikukhohliwe, azisakufuni, ngokuba ngikushayile ngokushaywa kwezitha, ngokulaywa kononya, ngenxa yobuningi bokona kwakho, nangokuba izono zakho zandile.
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Ukhalelani ngokulimala kwakho ukuthi ubuhlungu bakho abunakuphulukiswa na? Ngenxa yobuningi bokona kwakho nangokuba izono zakho zandile ngenze lokho kuwe.
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“ ‘Ngalokho bonke abakudlayo bayakudliwa, nabo bonke abamelene nawe bayakuthunjwa bonkana, nabakuphangayo bayakuphangwa, nabo bonke abakwamukayo ngiyakubanikela ukuba bamukwe.
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Ngokuba ngiyakubuyisela ukuphila kuwe, ngelaphe izilonda zakho,’ usho uJehova, ‘ngokuba bakubize ngokuthi Oxoshiweyo neSiyoni elingafunwa muntu.’
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“Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “ ‘Bheka, ngiyakukubuyisa ukuthunjwa kwamatende kaJakobe, ngiwahawukele amakhaya akhe; umuzi uyakwakhiwa edumeni lawo, indlu yamakhosi ihlale njengokufaneleyo.
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Kuyakuphuma kubo udumiso nezwi labathokozayo; ngiyakubenza babe baningi, bangabi ngabayingcosana, ngibadumise, bangeyiswa.
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Abantwana bakhe bayakuba njengakuqala, ibandla lakhe lime phambi kwami, ngijezise bonke abamcindezelayo.
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Isikhulu sakhe siyakuba ngesiphuma kuye, nombusi wakhe uyakuvela phakathi kwakhe; ngiyakumsondeza, asondele kimi, ngokuba ngubani oke waba nesibindi sokusondela kimi na?’ usho uJehova.
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“ ‘Niyakuba ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu.’ ”
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Bheka, isivunguvungu sikaJehova! Ukufutheka kwakhe kuphumile, isivunguvungu esichithayo; siyakwehlela phezu kwamakhanda ababi.
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Ukufutheka okuvuthayo kukaJehova akuyikubuya, aze enze, aze afeze umgomo wenhliziyo yakhe; ezinsukwini zokugcina niyakukuqonda.