¹ Leli livi laSimakadze lelefika kuJeremiya, latsi: ² “Mani esangweni lendlu yaSimakadze; ushumayele umemetele nankha emavi: “ ‘Vanini livi laSimakadze, nonkhe nine sive sakaJuda leningena kulamasango kuyawukhonta Simakadze. ³ Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Guculani tindlela tenu kanye netento tenu tilunge, khona ngiyawunivumela kutsi nihlale kulendzawo. ⁴ Ningawetsembi lamagama langemanga nitsi: “Leli lithempeli laSimakadze, lithempeli laSimakadze, lithempeli laSimakadze!” ⁵ Nanitigucula ngempela tindlela tenu netento tenu, niphatsane ngekwemtsetfocotfo, ⁶ naningabacindzeteli labo bekuhamba, nalabangenaboyise, nebafelokati, ningayicitsi nengati lengenacala kulendzawo, ningabalandzeli labanye bonkulunkulu kutsi nitilimate nine, ⁷ mine-ke ngiyawunenta nihlale kulendzawo, eveni lengalipha boyihlomkhulu kutsi libe labo phakadze naphakadze. ⁸ Bukani! Ninatela emavi lasatsakatsako angeke anincede. ⁹ Niyatsatsa, nabulale, nente ubucofo? Niyafunga ngenkhohlakalo futsi nikhwehlela imphepho kuBhali, nihambe nilandzela bonkulunkulu leningabati? ¹⁰ Ngemuva kwaloko niyeta neme embikwami endlini lebitwa ngeLibito lami nitsi, "Siphulile," kuze nikwente tonkhe letingcolisako? ¹¹ Ingabe lendlu lebitwa ngeLibito lami seyiyihholi yebelumbi emehlweni enu? Kodvwa bukani, ngiyakubona—liYahweh lesho.' ¹² "Ngako hamba endzaweni yami leyayiseShilo, lapho ngavumela libito lami kutsi lihlale khona ekucaleni. Bukisisa loko lengakwenta kuyo ngenxa yebubi bebantfu bami baka-Israyeli. ¹³ Nyalo, ngenxa yekutsi nente konkhe loko—liYahweh lesho—ngakhuluma kini kaningi, kodvwa anilalelanga. Nganiita, kodvwa anizange niphendvule. ¹⁴ Ngako loko lengakwenta eShilo, ngitakwenta nakule ndlu leyabitwa ngeLibito lami, indlu lenithembele kuyo, lendzawo lengayiniketa kini nebokhokho benu. ¹⁵ Ngobe ngitanikhipha embikwami njengekutsi ngakhupha bonkhe bafowenu, bonkhe bantfwana baka-Efrayimu." ¹⁶ "Kepha wena Jeremiya, ungabakhulekeli labantfu, ungatsatsisi umkhuleko wokuhlupheka noma ungetela umkhuleko waRabo babo, futsi ungangincengi, ngobe ngeke ngilalele wena. ¹⁷ Awuboni loko labakwentako emadolobheni akaJuda nasemigwaqweni yaseJerusalema? ¹⁸ Bantfwana bayatsenga tinkuni, nabobabe bavutsa umlilo! Bafati bayahlanganisa sihlama kutsi bakhabe emabhisikidi enkhosikati yeZulu futsi bachithe umnikelo wekunatsa etikweni labanye bonkulunkulu, kuze bangikhandze." ¹⁹ Ingabe bavele bangikhandza?—liYahweh lesho—akusi bona nje labatitfukutsisa, kuze kutsi babe nehlazo? ²⁰ Ngako iNkhosi Yahweh itsi, 'Bona, intfukutselo yami netfukutselo yami itawutsengisa kule ndzawo, kubantfu nakutitfumbu, nasetihlahleni tesiganga netitselo tephansi. Kutawusha futsi ngeke kucinywe.' ²¹ Yahweh wemabutfo, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: 'Ngetani imihlatjo yenu yelatfulo nemihlatjo yenu, nidlile inyama yayo. ²² Ngobe nakhipha bokhokho benu eveni laseGibhithe, angakitsi ebashisele ngetimfiso tekuhlatjwa. Angabatsela ngalokuhlatswa nemihlatjo. ²³ Ngabatjela intfo yinye, "Lalelani livi lami, ngitabe nginguNkulunkulu wenu futsi nitabe ninguBantfu bami. Ngako hambani ngayo yonkhe tindlela lenginitjela tona, kuze tintfo tihambe kahle kini."' ²⁴ Kodvwa abakwalalela futsi abakulandzela indlebe yabo. Bahlala ngenkhani yabo nemacebo emibili enhlitiyo yabo, ngako bahamba emuva, hhayi embili. ²⁵ Kusukela lilanga bokhokho benu labahamba eveni laseGibhithe kuze kube ngalesisikhatsi, ngayitela onkhe tisebenti tami, baprofethi bami, kini. Ngabatjela kaningi. ²⁶ Kodvwa abakwalalela futsi abakulandzela indlebe yabo. Badlisa imitsamo yabo. Babe bimbi kunabo bokhokho babo. ²⁷ Ngako memezela onkhe lamavi kubo, kodvwa ngeke bakulalele. Memezela loko kubo, kodvwa ngeke bakuphendvule. ²⁸ Tsatsani kutsi: Lona yisive lesingalaleli livi laYahweh Nkulunkulu wabo futsi singakutfoli kufundiswa. Kuliqiniso kufutsetiwe futsi kutsengwe emlonyeni wabo. ²⁹ Tsikila tinwele takho utishube, futsi ulahlele tinwele takho. Cula ingoma yesililo etindzaweni letivulekile. Ngobe Yahweh uyale balesizukulwane futsi uyabandzisa ebutfukutseni bakhe. ³⁰ Ngobe bantfwana bakaJuda bente lokubi emehlweni ami—liYahweh lesho—babeke tintfo letinenhlitiyo endlini leyabitwa ngeLibito lami, kuze bayingcolise. ³¹ Bese bakha tindzawo letiphakeme taseTopheti letiseSigodzi saseBeni Hinomu. Bakwentile loko kutsi bashe bantfwana babo emlilweni—intfo lengingakiyali, futsi ingakangenanga emcondvweni wami. ³² Ngako bona, kufika emalanga—liYahweh lesho—lapho angeke ibitwe ngeTopheti noma ngeSigodzi saseBeni Hinomu. Ngitaba iSigodzi seKubulawa; bayawutshala titebula eTopheti kuze kube ngungekho sikhala. ³³ Tidzumbu talabantfu batawuba kudla kwetinyoni tesibhakabhaka netilwane tesiganga, futsi ngeke kube nomeva lotawutikhedza. ³⁴ Ngitawucala emadolobheni akaJuda nasemigwaqweni yaseJerusalema, umsindvo wekujabulisa nemsindvo wekujabulisa, umsindvo webokhwenyana nemsindvo webomalukatane, ngobe lelive litawuba ludvumbadvu.'