Forward shift linkage under the car is most likely shot. Pretty sure yours will be a rivet type and not a bolt type TJ so the whole thing will have to be replaced. I've had the same problem for years with mine and have had my eye on this item from Turn In Concepts:
TiC 5MT Linkage Update
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