Zulu - The Book of Prophet Jeremiah by Filipino Tracts and Literature Society Inc.

Jeremiya

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1AmazwikaJeremiyaindodanakaHilikiyawabapristi base-AnathotiezwenilakwaBenjamini: 2okwafikakuyeizwilikaJehovaezinsukwinizikaJosiya indodanaka-Amoni,inkosiyakwaJuda,ngomnyaka weshuminantathuwokubusakwakhe

3LafikanangezinsukuzikaJehoyakimiindodanakaJosiya, inkosiyakwaJuda,kwazekwabasekuphelenikomnyaka weshuminanyekaSedekiyaindodanakaJosiya,inkosi yakwaJuda,kwazekwabasekuthunjwenikweJerusalema ngenyangayesihlanu.

4IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

5Ngingakakubumbiesiswiningakwazi;ungakaphumi esizalweningakungcwelisa,ngakubekaumprofethi ezizweni

6Ngasengithi:“Awu,NkosiJehova!bheka,angikwazi ukukhuluma,ngokubangingumntwana.

7KephauJehovawathikimi:“Ungashoukuthi: ‘Ngingumntwana,’ngokubauyakuyakubobonke engikuthumakubo,nakhokonkeengikuyalangakho uyakukukhuluma

8Ungesabiubusobabo,ngokubaminanginaweukuba ngikukhulule,”ushouJehova.

9UJehovawayeseselulaisandlasakhe,wathintaumlomo wamiWayesethiuJehovakimi:“Bheka,ngibekileamazwi amiemlonyeniwakho.

10Bheka,ngiyakumisanamuhlaphezukwezizwenaphezu kwemibusoukubausiphule,udilize,uchithe,udilize, wakhe,utshale.

11IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:“Jeremiya,ubonani na?Ngasengisithi:Ngibonaindukuyesihlahlasomalimondi.

12WayesethiuJehovakimi:“Ubonekahle,ngokuba ngiyakusheshisaizwilamiukubangilenze.

13IzwilikaJehovalafikakimingokwesibili,lathi: “Ubonanina?Ngathi:“Ngibonaimbizaeshisayo;ubuso bawobubhekeenyakatho

14WayesethiuJehovakimi:“Kuyakuvelaububiobuvela enyakathophezukwabobonkeabakhileyoezweni

15Ngokubabhekani,ngiyakubizayonkeimindeni yemibusoyasenyakatho,”ushouJehova;ziyofika,zibeke, kubeyilesonalesoisihlalosasosobukhosiekungeneni kwamasangoeJerusalema,nakuzozonkeizindongazalo nxazonke,naphezukwayoyonkeimiziyakwaJuda

16Ngiyakukhulumaizahlulelozamikubo ngokuphathelenenabobonkeububibabo,abangidelile, bashiselaabanyeonkulunkuluimpepho,bakhuleka emisebenziniyezandlazabo

17“Kephawenabophaizinkalozakho,usukume, ukhulumekubokonkeengikuyalangakho; 18Ngokubabheka,ngikwenzénamuhlaubeumuzi obiyelweyo,nensikayensimbi,nezindongazethusiphezu kwezwelonke,emakhosiniakwaJuda,naphezukwezikhulu zalo,naphezukwabapristibalo,nakubantubezwe 19Bayakulwanawe;kephaabayikukwahlula;ngokuba minanginawe,”ushouJehova,“ukubangikukhulule

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1IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi: 2HambaumemezeezindlebenizeJerusalema,uthi:‘Usho kanjeuJehova;Ngiyakukhumbulaumusawobushabakho, nothandolwabayenibakho,laphoungilandelaehlane ezwenielingahlwanyelwanga

3U-IsrayeliwayengcwelekuJehova,ulibolwezithelo zakhe;ububibuyakubaphezukwabo,”ushouJehova. 4ZwaniniizwilikaJehovaninandlukaJakobe,nani mindeniyonkeyendluka-Israyeli

5UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Buniububioyihlo ababufumenekimi,lokhubadedakudenami,balandela okuyize,babayize,na?

6Abashongoukuthi:"UphiuJehovaowasikhuphula ezwenilaseGibithe,wasiholaehlane,ezwenilezingwadule nelemigodi,ezwenielomileyonelethunzilokufa,ezweni okungadabulamuntukulo,nalaphokungahlalwamuntu khona,na?"

7Nganisaezwenielivundileukubanidleizithelozalo nobuhlebalo;kephalaphoningena,nalingcolisaizwelami, nenzaifalamilabayisinengiso

8Abapristiabashongoukuthi:"UphiuJehovana?" nabaphetheumthethobabengazi;nabelusibaphambuka kimi,nabaprofethibaprofethangoBali,balandelaizinto ezingenakusiza

9“Ngalokhongisayakuphikisa,”ushouJehova, “ngiyakuphikisananabantwanababantwanabenu

10NgokubadabulanieziqhinginizaseKitimi,nibone; nithumeleeKedari,nicabangisisekahle,niboneuma kukhonaintoenjalo

11Isizwesishintshileyinionkulunkulubaso,abangesibo onkulunkuluna?kephaabantubamibashintshile inkazimuloyabongalokhookungasizi

12Mangalaningalokhu,ninamazulu,nesabekakhulu,nibe yincithakalokakhulu,”ushouJehova.

13Ngokubaabantubamibenzileokubiokubili; bangishiyileminamthombowamanziaphilayo,bazimbele imithombo,imithomboeqhekekile,engagcinimanzi

14U-Israyeliuyincekuna?uyisigqilasokuzalwaekhayana? woniwengani?

15Amabhongoezingonyamaambhongela,aklabalasa, enzaizwelakhelibeyincithakalo;

16FuthiabantwanabaseNofinaseThahaphanesibaphule ukhakhayilwekhandalakho

17AwuzenzangalokhungokushiyakwakhouJehova uNkulunkuluwakhoekuholenikwakheendlelenina?

18ManjeulaniendleleniyaseGibhitheukuphuzaamanzi aseSihori?UlaniendleleniyaseAsiriyaukuphuzaamanzi omfula?

19Ububibakhobuyakuyala,nokuhlehlakwakho kuyakusola;

20Ngokubaendulongaphulileijokalakho,ngagqabula izibophozakho;wenawathi:Kangiyikweqa;lapho uzulazulaphezukwawowonkeamagqumaaphakeme naphansikwayoyonkeimithieluhlazangokufeba.

21Minangangikutshaleungumviniomuhle,wonke imbewuelungile;

22Ngokubanomaugezangesoda,uzithatheleinsipho eningi,nokhoububibakhobulotshiwephambikwami,isho iNkosiuJehova

23Ungashokanjaniukuthi:‘Angingcoliswanga, angibalandelangaoBali’?bhekaindlelayakhoesigodini, yaziokwenzileyo; 24uyimbongoloyasendleejwayeleihlane,ehogelaumoya ngokuthandakwayo;emkhathiniwakhengubani ongamehlula?bonkeabamfunayoabayikuzikhathaza; ngenyangayalobayakulifumana

25Vimbelaunyawolwakhoekungabiniizicathulo, nomphimbowakhoukoma,kephawathi:'Akunathemba; ngobangibathandileabezizweni,njalongizabalandela

26Njengalokhuiselalinamahlonilapholifunyanwa, kanjaloindluyakwa-Israyeliinamahloni;bona,namakhosi abo,nezikhuluzabo,nabapristibabo,nabaprofethibabo, 27besithiesigodweni:Ungubaba;nasetsheni:'Wena wangizala,'ngokubabangifulathele,abangifulathelanga ubusobabo;kephangesikhathisokuhluphekakwabo bayakuthi:'Vuka,usisindise'

28Baphionkulunkulubakhoozenzelebonana? mabasukume,umabengakusindisangesikhathi sokuhluphekakwakho,ngokubanjengomumowemizi yakhobanjaloonkulunkulubakho,Juda

29Niyakungimangalelanina?nonkeniphambukilekimi,” ushouJehova

30Ngibashayengezeabantwanabenu;abakwamukelanga ukulaywa;inkembayenuidlileabaprofethibenu njengengonyamaebhubhisayo

31Osizukulwane,bonaniizwilikaJehovaBengiyihlane ku-Israyelina?izwelobumnyama?bashonganiabantu bamiukuthi:‘Singamakhosi;asisayikuzakuwena?

32Intombiingakhohlwayiniizivunulozayo,nomakoti isambathosakhe?Nokhoabantubamibangikhohliwe izinsukuezingenakubalwa

33Ulungiselaniindlelayakhoukufunauthando?ngalokho ubafundisileababiizindlelazakho.

34Nasemiphethweniyakhokufunyanwaigazi lemiphefumuloyabampofuengenacala; 35Nokhouthi:‘Ngokubangimsulwa,intukutheloyakhe iyakusukakimiBheka,ngiyakukumangalela,ngokubauthi: Angonanga

36Uzulazulanikangaka,uguquleindlelayakhona?nawe uyakubanamahloningeGibithe,njengalokhowaba namahloninge-Asiriya

37Yebo,uyakuphumakuyo,nezandlazakhozisekhanda lakho,ngokubauJehovaulahlileithembalakho, awuyikuphumelelakubo

ISAHLUKO3

1Bathi:“Umaindodayalaumkayo,nayeemuka,eba ngowomunyeumuntu,iyakubuyelakuyena?lelozwe aliyikungcoliswakakhuluna?kephaufebilenezithandwa eziningi;nokhonibuyelekimi,”ushouJehova.

2Phakamiselaamehloakhoezindawenieziphakemeyo, ubonelaphoongalalwangakhonaWabahlalelaezindleleni njengomArabiyaehlane;ungcoliseizwengobufebebakho nangobubibakho

3Ngakhoizihlambizibanjiwe,futhikakubangakhomvula yamuva;futhiwawunebunzilesifebe,akwalaukuba namahloni

4Awuyikukhalamanjekimingokuthi:‘Baba, ungumhambiwobushabamina?

5Uyakugcinaintukutheloyakhekuzekubephakadena? uzoyigcinakuzekubesekupheleni?Bheka,ukhulumile, futhiwenzaokubinjengobaubungakwenza

6UJehovawathikimiemihleniyenkosiuJosiya:“Ubonile yiniokwenzileu-Israyeliohlehlayona?ukhuphukelekuzo zonkeizintabaeziphakemeyonaphansikwayoyonkeimithi eluhlaza,wafebakhona

7Ngathiemvakokwenzazonkelezizinto:Phendukela kimiKodwaakabuyangaUdadewabookhohlisayouJuda wakubona

8Ngabonaukuthi,laphou-Israyeliohlehlayoephinge ngakho,ngamlahla,ngamnikaincwadiyesehlukaniso; NokhoudadewabookhohlisayouJudaakesabanga,kepha wahambawafeba

9Futhikwenzekangenxayobuwulabobufebebakheukuthi wangcolisaizwe,futhiwaphinganamatshenezingodo.

10Nokhokukhokonkelokhoudadewabookhohlisayo, uJuda,akabuyelangakimingenhliziyoyakheyonke,kodwa ngobuqili,”ushouJehova.

11UJehovawathikimi:“U-Israyeliohlehlayouzilungisile kunoJudaokhohlisayo

12Hambaumemezelelawamazwingasenyakatho,uthi: ‘Buya,wenaIsrayeliohlehlayo,’ushouJehova;+futhi ngekengehliselephezukwenuintukutheloyami,+ngoba nginesihe,”+kushouJehova,“futhingekengigcine intukuthelokuzekubephakade

13Vumakuphelaububibakhoukuthiuphambukile kuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho,wahlakazaizindlelazakho kwabafokaziphansikwayoyonkeimithieluhlaza, anililalelangaizwilami,”ushouJehova

14Buyani,bantwanaabahlehlayo,’ushouJehova;ngokuba ngingumkakini:ngiyakunithathaabemunyeemzini, nababiliemndenini,nginiyiseeSiyoni;

15Ngiyakuninikaabelusibenhliziyoyami,abanilusele ngolwazinangokuqonda

16“Kuyakuthilaphonanda,nandaezweningalezo zinsuku,”ushouJehova,“bangabebesashoukuthi: ‘UmphongolowesivumelwanosikaJehova;futhi kabayikulihambela;futhilokhoakusayikwenzeka

17NgalesosikhathibayobizaiJerusalemangokuthiisihlalo sobukhosisikaJehova;zonkeizizweziyakubuthelwakulo egamenilikaJehovaeJerusalema,zingabezisahamba ngobulukhunibenhliziyoyazoembi.

18NgalezozinsukuindluyakwaJudaiyakuhambanendlu ka-Israyeli,baphumekanyekanyeezwenilasenyakatho, bayeezweniengalinikaoyihlolibeyifalabo.

19Kephangathi:‘Ngiyakukubekakanjaniphakathi kwabantwana,ngikunikeizweelithandekayo,ifaelihle lamaviyoezizwe,na?ngathi:Niyakungibizangokuthi, Baba;futhikawuyikusukakimi

20Impelanjengomfazieshiyaumyeniwakhe ngokukhohlisa,kanjalonikhohlisilekimininandlukaIsrayeli,”ushouJehova

21Kwezwakalaizwiezindawenieziphakemeyo,ukukhala nokunxusakwabantwanabakwa-Israyeli,ngokuba bayihlanekileindlelayabo,bamkhohlwauJehova uNkulunkuluwabo.

22Buyanininabantwanaabahlehlayo,ngiyakuphulukisa ukuhlubukakwenuBheka,sizakuwe;ngobawena unguJehovauNkulunkuluwethu.

23Impelakulindelweinsindisoemagqumeninasezintabeni eziyize;impelaikuJehovauNkulunkuluwethuukusindiswa kuka-Israyeli

24Ngokubaihlazoliwudlileumshikashikawawobaba kwasebushenibethu;izimvuzabo,nezinkomozabo, namadodanaabonamadodakaziabo

25Siyalalasinamahloni,ihlazolethulisibekele,ngokuba sonilekuJehovauNkulunkuluwethu,thinanawobaba, kusukelaebushenibethukuzekubenamuhla,asililalelanga izwilikaJehovauNkulunkuluwethu

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1“Umaubuya,Israyeli,”ushouJehova,“ubuyelakimi, umaususaizinengisozakhophambikwami,awuyikusuka

2Uyafungauthi:‘KuphilakukaJehova,ngeqiniso, nangokwahlulela,nangokulunga;izizweziyobusiswakuyo, futhiziyoziqhayisangayo

3NgokubaushokanjeuJehovakubantubakwaJuda naseJerusalema,uthi:“Lilindeniinhlabathiyenu engalinyiweyo,ningahlwanyeliemeveni

4ZisokelenikuJehova,nisuseijwabulezinhliziyozenu ninamadodaakwaJudanabakhileyoeJerusalema,funa ukufuthekakwamikuphumenjengomlilo,kuvutha kungabikhoongacimangenxayobubibezenzozenu.

5“MemezanikwaJuda,nimemezeleeJerusalema;nithi: 'Bethaniicilongoezweni,nimemeze,nibuthane,nithi: 'Buthanani,singeneemiziniebiyelweyo.'

6MisaniibhanelangaseSiyoni,hlehlani,ningami,ngokuba ngiyakulethaububibuvelaenyakatho,nokuchitha okukhulu.

7Ingonyamaiyenyukaiphumaesihlahlenisayo,nomchithi wezizweusendleleni;uphumileendaweniyakheukuze enzeizwelakholibeyincithakalo;nemiziyakhoiyakuba yincithakalo,kungabikhoohlalakhona

8Ngalokhobhincaniindwanguyamasaka,nilile, nihhewule,ngokubaulakaoluvuthayolukaJehova alubuyangakithi

9“Kuyakuthingalolosuku,”ushouJehova,“inhliziyo yenkosiiphelekanyenenhliziyoyezikhulu;abapristi bayakumangala,nabaprofethibamangale 10Ngasengithi:“Awu,NkosiJehova!isibiliubakhohlisile kakhululababantukanyeleJerusalemangokuthi:Lizakuba lokuthula;kantiinkembaifinyelelaemphefumulweni

11“Ngalesosikhathikuyakuthiwakulababantunakulo iJerusalema:“Umoyaowomilewasezindaweni eziphakemeyoehlaneuyaendodakaziniyabantubami, ungaphezeli,ungahlanzeli; 12umoyaovunguzayouvelakulezozindawouyakuzakimi; manjenamingiyakubahlulela

13Bheka,uyakukhuphukanjengamafu,nezinqolazakhe ziyakubanjengesivunguvungu,amahhashiakheanejubane kunezinkoziMayekithi!ngobasiphangiwe

14Jerusalema,gezainhliziyoyakhoebubini,ukuze usindisweKozekubeniniimicabangoyakhoeyizeihlezi phakathikwakhona?

15NgokubaizwiliyamemezelalivelakwaDani, limemezelaukuhluphekaezintabenizakwa-Efrayimi

16Khulumaniezizweni;bhekani,memezelani ngeJerusalemaukuthiabalindibavelaezwenielikude, bazwakalisaizwilabongemiziyakwaJuda

17Njengabalindibensimubamelenenalonxazonke; ngokubalingihlubukile,”ushouJehova.

18Indlelayakhonezenzozakhokukwenzelelezizinto; lobububibakho,ngobabubaba,ngobabufinyelela enhliziyweniyakho.

19Izibilinizami,izibilinizami!Ngibuhlunguenhliziyweni yami;inhliziyoyamiixokozelaphakathikwami; Angikwaziukuthula,ngokubauzwile,mphefumulowami, ukukhalakwecilongo,ukukhalakwempi

20Kumenyezwaukubhujiswaphezukokubhujiswa; ngokubaizwelonkeliyachithwa;amatendeamiayachithwa kungazelelwe,nezilengezamingokuphazimakweso

21Kozekubeniningibonaibhanela,ngizwaukukhala kwecilongo,na?

22Ngokubaabantubamibayiziwula,abangazi; bangabantwanaabayiziphukuphuku,abangenakuqonda; bahlakaniphileekwenzeniokubi,kephaukwenzaokuhle abakwazi

23Ngabonaumhlaba,futhi,bheka,wawungenalutho, ungenalutho;namazulu,futhikwakungekhoukukhanya 24Ngabonaizintaba,bheka,zazamazama,namagquma wonkeanyakaza.

25Ngabona,bheka,kwakungekhomuntu,nezinyonizonke zezuluzazibalekile

26Ngabona,bheka,indawoethelayoyayiyihlane,nayo yonkeimiziyayoyayibhidliziwephambikukaJehova nangenxayolakalwakheoluvuthayo

27NgokubaushokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Izwelonke liyakubayincithakalo;nokhoangiyikuqedangokuphelele 28Ngalokhoumhlabauyakukhala,nezuluphezululibe mnyama,ngokubangikukhulumile,ngikuhlosile, angiyikuzisola,angiyikubuyakukho

29Umuziwonkeuyabalekangenxayomsindo wabamahhashinowabacibishelayo;bayakungena ezihlahleni,bakhuphukeleemadwaleni;yonkeimizi iyakushiywa,kungahlalimuntukuyo

30Laphousuchithiwe,uyakwenzanina?Nomawembatha okubomvu,nomauvunulangezivunulozegolide,noma uklebhulaubusobakhongomdwendwe,uzenzamuhle ngeze;izithandwazakhoziyakudela,zifuneukuphila kwakho

31Ngokubangizwileizwielinjengelowesifazana obelethayo,nomunyuonjengobelethaizibulo,izwi lendodakaziyaseSiyoniezilile,eyelulaizandlazayo,ithi: “Mayekimimanje!ngobaumphefumulowamiukhathele ngababulali.

ISAHLUKO5

1GijimaniezitaladinizaseJerusalema,nibonemanje,nazi, nifuneezigcawinizalo,umaningatholaumuntu,uma ekhonaowenzaukwahlulela,ofunaiqiniso;futhi ngizokuthethelela

2Nomabethi:‘KuphilakukaJehova;impelabafunga amanga

3Jehova,amehloakhoawaphezukweqinisona? ubashayile,kephaabadabukanga;ubaqedile,kephabala ukulaywa;benzelukhuniubusobabokunedwala;benqabile ukubuya

4Ngakhongathi:Isibililababampofu;bayiziwula, ngokubaabayaziindlelakaJehova,nokwahlulela kukaNkulunkuluwabo

Jeremiya

5Ngiyakukhuphukelakwabakhulu,ngikhulumekubo; ngokubabayayaziindlelakaJehovanokwahlulela kukaNkulunkuluwabo,kephabonabalaphuleijokakanye, bazigqabulileizibopho.

6Ngalokhoingonyamayasehlathiniiyababulala,impisi yakusihlwaiyakubaphanga,ingweiqapheimiziyabo; bonkeabaphumakhonabayakudatshulwa,ngokuba iziphambekozaboziningi,nokuhlubukakwabokwandile.

7Ngingakuthethelelakanjanikulokhuna?abantwana bakhobangishiyile,bafungaabangesiboonkulunkulu; laphosengibadlisile,baphinga,babuthanaezindlini zezifebengamaviyo

8Babenjengamahhashiakhuluphalisiweyoekuseni;kwaba yilowonalowowakhalelaumkamakhelwanewakhe

9Angiyikujezisangenxayalezizintona?ushouJehova; umphefumulowamiawuyikuziphindiselelaesizweni esinjengalesina?

10Khuphukelaniezindongenizalo,nichithe;kodwa ningaqedingokuphelele;susaniimibhoshongoyalo;ngoba abasiboabakaJehova

11“Ngokubaindluka-IsrayelinendlukaJuda zingikhohlisilekakhulu,”ushouJehova. 12BamlahlileuJehova,bathi:'Akusiye;futhiububi abuyikusahlela;asiyikubonainkembanendlala; 13Abaprofethibayakubangumoya,nezwialikhokubo; 14NgalokhoushokanjeuJehovauNkulunkuluSebawoti, uthi:“Ngokubanikhulumalelizwi,bhekani,ngiyakwenza amazwiamiabeumliloemlonyeniwakho,nalababantu babeyizinkuni,ubadle

15Bhekani,ngiyakwehliselaphezukwenuisizweesivela kude,ninandluka-Israyeli,ushouJehova; 16Umgodlawabounjengethunaelivulekile,bonke bangamadodaanamandla

17Ziyakudlaisivunosakhonesinkwasakhoamadodana akhonamadodakaziakhoazokudla,zidleizimvuzakho nemihlambiyakhoyezinkomo,zidleimiviniyakho nemikhiwaneyakho,zibempofungenkembaimiziyakho ebiyelweyoothembelekuyo

18Nokhongalezozinsuku,”ushouJehova,“ngeke nginiqedelengokuphelele.

19“Kuyakuthilaphonithi:‘UJehovauNkulunkuluwethu uzenzelenizonkelezizintokithina?uyakuthikubo: Njengalokhoningishiyile,nakhonzaonkulunkulu bezizweniezwenilakini,kanjaloniyakukhonzaabezizwe ezwenielingelonaelenu

20KumemezelenilokhuendlinikaJakobe,nikumemezele kwaJuda,nithi:

21Yizwanilokhuninabantuabayiziwula eningenakuqonda;abanamehlo,kodwaababoni; abanezindlebe,bangezwa;

22Aningesabiyinina?ushouJehova;aniyikuthuthumela yiniebuswenibami,minaengibekeisihlabathisibe umkhawulowolwandlengomthethoophakadeukuba lungedlulekuwo,nomaamagagasialoezinyakazisanokho angehlule;nomazibhonga,azinakudlulana?

23Kephalababantubanenhliziyoehlubukayo nehlubukayo;bahlubukilebahamba.

24Abashoezinhliziywenizaboukuthi:‘Masimesabe uJehovauNkulunkuluwethuonisaimvulayokuqala neyamuvangesikhathisayo,osigcinelaamasonto amisiweyookuvuna

25Ububibenubuzisusilelezizinto,nezonozenuzinigodle okuhle.

26Ngokubaphakathikwabantubamikufunyanwaababi; bacuphaugibe,babambeabantu.

27Njengendlwanayezinyoniigcweleizinyoni,kanjalo izindluzabozigcweleinkohliso;

28Bakhuluphele,bayacwebezela,yebo,bayadlulaizenzo zababi;futhiilungelolabampofuabalahluleli.

29Angiyikujezisangenxayalezizintona?ushouJehova; umphefumulowamiawuyikuziphindiselelaesizweni esinjengalesina?

30Isimangalisonesesabekayosenziwaezweni;

31Abaprofethibaprofethaamanga,nabapristibabusa ngezandlazabo;abantubamibathandaukubakubenjalo; niyakwenzaniekuphelenikwakhona?

ISAHLUKO6

1HlangananininabantwanabakwaBenjaminiukuba nibalekephakathikweJerusalema,nivutheleicilongo eThekhowa,nimiseisibonakalisosomliloeBetiHakeremi, ngokubaububibuyavelaenyakathonokubhubhisa okukhulu

2NgifaniseindodakaziyaseSiyoninowesifazane obukekayonothambileyo.

3Abelusinemihlambiyabobayakuzakuyo;bayakumisa amatendeabongakuyenxazonke;bayakwalusa,kube yilowonalowoendaweniyakhe.

4Zilungiseleniimpingokumelenenalo;vukanisikhuphuke eminiMayekithi!ngobausukuluyeza,ngobaamathunzi okuhlwaayelulekile.

5Vukani,sihambeebusuku,sichitheizindluzalo zamakhosi

6NgokubaushokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uthi:“Gawulani imithi,ninqwabeleidulingokumeleneneJerusalema; igcweleukucindezelaphakathikwayo

7Njengomthomboumpompozaamanziawo,kanjalo liyabukhiphaububibalo;phambikwamikukhonausizi namanxebanjalo

8Yalwa,Jerusalema,funaumphefumulowamiusuke kuwe;funangikwenzeincithakalo,izweelingahlalwa muntu

9UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uthi:“Bayakuyikhothoza nokuyikhothozainsaliyakwa-Israyelinjengomvini; 10Ngiyakukhulumanobani,ngixwayise,ukuzebezwe,na? bheka,indlebeyaboayisokile,abanakulalela;bheka,izwi likaJehovaliyihlazokubo;kabathokozingayo

11NgalokhongigcweleukufuthekakukaJehova; ngikhatheleukubamba,ngiwuthululelephezu kwabantwanabangaphandle,naphezukwenhlangano yezinsizwandawonye,ngokubaindodakanyenomfazi bayakubanjwa,abadalakanyenosuthiwezinsuku. 12Izindluzaboziyakuphendulelwakwabanye,amasimu nabafazikanyekanye,ngokubangiyakwelulelaisandla samiphezukwabakhileyoezweni,”ushouJehova 13Ngobakusukelakomncanewabokuzekufikekomkhulu wabowonkeuphiwaubuhwaba;kusukelakumprofethi kuzekufikekumpristi,wonkeumuntuwenzaamanga 14Bapholisakalulaukulimalakwendodakaziyabantubami, bathi:‘Ukuthula,ukuthula;laphokungekhoukuthula. 15Babanamahloni,ngokubabenzeamanyala?cha, abanamahloninakanye,ababanganamahloni;ngalokho

Jeremiya

bayakuwaphakathikwabawayo;ngesikhathi engibahambelayobayakuwa,ushouJehova.

16UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Yimaniezindleleni,nibone, nibuzeizindlelazakudalaukuthiiphiindlelaenhle, nihambengayo,niyakufumanaukuphumula kwemiphefumuloyenuKodwabathi:Asiyikuhamba ngayo

17Ngasengibekaabalindiphezukwenu,ngithi:‘Yizwani ukukhalakwecilongoKodwabathi:Asiyikulalela 18Ngalokhoyizwanininazizwe,wazi,wenabandla, okuphakathikwabo

19Zwana,mhlaba,bheka,ngiyakwehliselaokubiphezu kwalababantu,isithelosemicabangoyabo,ngokuba abawalalelangaamazwiami,nomthethowami,kepha bawulahlile

20IfikelanikimiimpephoevelaeSheba,nomhlangaovela ezwenielikude?iminikeloyenuyokushiswaayamukeleki, nemihlatsheloyenuayimnandikimi

21NgalokhoushokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Bheka, ngiyakubekaizikhubekisophambikwalababantu,oyise namadodanabawephezukwazokanyekanye; umakhelwanenomnganewakhebayabhubha.

22UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Bheka,kuzaabantubevela ezwenilasenyakatho,isizweesikhulusiyakuvuswa emikhawulweniyomhlaba.

23Bayakubambaumnsalonomkhonto;banonya, abanasihawu;izwilabolidumanjengolwandle;bagibele amahhashi,behlohlekelenjengamadodaokulwanawe, ndodakaziyaseSiyoni

24Sizwileudumolwakho,izandlazethuzibuthakathaka, usizilusibambile,nobuhlungunjengobelethayo.

25Ningaphumeleliensimini,ningahambiendleleni; ngokubainkembayesithanokwesabakusezindawenizonke

26“Ndodakaziyabantubami,bhincaindwanguyamasaka, uzihuquzeleemlotheni,+wenzeisililonjengendodana eyodwa,isililoesibuhlungukakhulu,+ngobaumchithi uzosehlelangokuzumayo.

27Ngikubekeubengumbhoshongonenqabaphakathi kwabantubami,ukuzewazi,uhloleindlelayabo

28Bonkebangabahlubukiababi,behambabehleba; bayithusinensimbi;bonkebakhohlakele

29Izifuthoziyasha,umthofuudliwangumlilo;umkhandi uncibilikelaize,ngokubaababiabasuswa.

30Bayakubabizangesilivaelilahlwayo,ngokubauJehova ubalahlile

ISAHLUKO7

1IzwielafikakuJeremiyalivelakuJehova,lathi: 2YimaesangwenilendlukaJehova,umemezelekhonaleli zwi,uthi:‘YizwaniizwilikaJehovaninabakwaJudanonke eningenangalawamasangoukukhulekakuJehova.

3UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli, uthi:Lungisaniizindlelazenunezenzozenu,nginihlalise kulendawo

4Ningethembiemazwiniamanga,athi:‘Yithempeli likaJehova,ithempelilikaJehova,ithempelilikaJehova. 5Ngokubaumanilungisanokulungisaizindlelazenu nezenzozenu;umanenzaukwahlulelaphakathikomuntu nomakhelwanewakhe;

6Umaningacindezeliumfokazi,nentandane,nomfelokazi, ningachithiigazielingenacalakulendawo,ningalandeli abanyeonkulunkulukubeukunilimaza;

7Ngiyakunenzanihlalekulendawo,ezweniengalinika oyihlo,kuzekubephakadenaphakade.

8Bhekani,nithembelaemazwiniamangaangenakukusiza 9Niyeba,nibulale,niphinge,nifungeamanga,nishisele uBaliimpepho,nilandeleabanyeonkulunkulu eningabaziyo;

10nifikenimephambikwamikulendluebizwengegama lami,nithi:'Sikhululweukwenzazonkelezizinengiso?' 11Lendluebizwangegamalamiisiphendukeumhume wabaphangiemehlwenienuna?Bhekani,nami ngikubonile,”ushouJehova

12“KephahambanimanjeendaweniyamieyayiseShilo, laphongalibekakhonaigamalamiekuqaleni,nibone engakwenzayokuyongenxayobubibabantubamiuIsrayeli

13Manje,ngokubanenzileyonkelemisebenzi,”usho uJehova,“ngakhulumakini,ngivukaekuseningikhuluma, kephaanizwanga;ngalibiza,kodwaaniphendulanga;

14Ngakho-kengizakwenzakulendluebizwengegama lamienithembelakuyo,nakuleyondawoenganinikayona ninanawoyihlo,njengalokhongenzileeShilo

15Ngiyakunilahlaebuswenibami,njengalokhongabalahla bonkeabafowenu,yonkeinzaloyakwa-Efrayimi

16Ngakhoungakhulekelilababantu,ungabaphakamiseli ukukhalalokukhuleka,ungangincengi,ngoba kangiyikukuzwa

17AwuboniyiniabakwenzayoemiziniyakwaJuda nasezitaladinizaseJerusalema?

18Abantwanabathezaizinkuni,oyisebaphembaumlilo, abesifazanebaxoveinhlamayaboukubabenzele indlovukaziyezuluamaqebelengwane,bathululeleabanye onkulunkuluiminikeloyokuphuzwa,ukuzebangicunule 19Bayangicunulana?kushouJehova;

20NgalokhoishokanjeiNkosiuJehova,ithi:Bheka, intukutheloyaminokufuthekakwamikuyakuthululwa phezukwalendawo,phezukwabantu,naphezukwezilwane, naphezukwemithiyasendle,naphezukwezithelozomhlaba; futhiuyovutha,futhingekeucime

21UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli, uthi:Bekaniiminikeloyenuyokushiswaemihlatshelweni yenu,nidleinyama

22Ngokubaangikhulumangakoyihlo,angibayalanga ngosukuengabakhiphangaloezwenilaseGibithemayelana neminikeloyokushiswanemihlatshelo;

23Kephangabayalalentongokuthi:‘Lalelaniizwilami, ngiyakubanguNkulunkuluwenu,ninanibengabantubami, nihambengazozonkeizindlelaenginiyalengazo,kube kuhlekini

24Kephaabalalelanga,ababekangaizindlebezabo,kepha bahambangamacebonangobulukhunibenhliziyoyabo embi,bahlehla,abayangaphambili

25Kusukelaosukwinioyihloabaphumangaloezweni laseGibithekuzekubenamuhlangithumelekinizonke izincekuzamiabaprofethi,ngivukaekuseniimihla ngemihlangibathuma;

26Nokhoabangilalelanga,ababekangaizindlebezabo, kephabazenzalukhuniizintamozabo,benzaokubi kunoyise

Jeremiya

27Ngakhouyakuwakhulumaonkelawamazwikubo; kephakabayikukulalela;uyakubabiza;kodwa kabayikukuphendula

28Wothikubo:‘LesiyisizweesingalaleliizwilikaJehova uNkulunkuluwaso,esingamukeliukulaywa;

29Nqumaizinwelezakho,Jerusalema,uzilahle, uphakamiseisililoezindawenieziphakemeyo;ngokuba uJehovausalile,wasilahlaisizukulwanesokufutheka kwakhe

30“NgokubaabantwanabakwaJudabenzileokubi emehlweniami,”ushouJehova,“babekileizinengisozabo endliniebizwangegamalamiukubabayingcolise

31BakheizindawoeziphakemeyozaseThofetiesesigodini sendodanakaHinomuukubabashiseamadodanaabo namadodakaziaboemlilweni;engingabayalangangakho, okungangenangaenhliziyweniyami.

32Ngakho,bheka,izinsukuziyeza,”ushouJehova,“lapho zingasayikubizwangokuthiiThofetinomaisigodi sendodanakaHinomukodwangokuthiiSigodiSokubulala, +ngobabayongcwabaeThofeti,kuzekungasekhondawo 33Izidumbuzalababantuziyakubangukudlakwezinyoni zezulunokwezilwanezomhlaba;njalokakhoozabaxotsha.

34KhonangiyakuqedaemiziniyakwaJudanasezitaladini zaseJerusalemaizwilenjabulonezwilokuthokoza,izwi lomyeninezwilomakoti,ngokubaizweliyakubayihlane.

ISAHLUKO8

1Ngalesosikhathi,ushouJehova,bayakukhipha emathuneniaboamathamboamakhosiakwaJuda, namathamboezikhuluzakhe,namathamboabapristi, namathamboabaprofethi,namathamboabakhileyo eJerusalema;

2Bayozendlalaphambikwelanga,nenyanga,naphambi kwebandlalonkelasezulwiniababelikhonzile, ababelikhonza,ababelilandela,ababelifuna,nabakhuleka kulo;bayakubangumqubaebuswenibomhlaba.

3Futhiukufakuyakukhethwakunokuphilakuyoyonke insaliyalowomndeniomubi,eseleezindawenizonkelapho engibaxoshelekhona,”+kushouJehovaSebawoti.

4Wothikubo:‘UshokanjeuJehova;Bayakuwa,bangavuki na?Aphenduke,angabuyina?

5Pho,lababantubaseJerusalemabahlehlangani ngokuhlubukaokuphakadena?babambelelengokuqinile enkohliso,abavumiukubuya

6Ngalalelangezwa,kodwakabakhulumangakuhle;kakho owazisolayongobubibakheesithi:Ngenzeni?yilowo nalowowaphendukelaendleleniyakhe,njengehhashi ligijimelaempini

7Yebo,nonogolantetheezulwiniuyazaziizikhathizakhe ezimisiweyo;nehobhenenkonjanekuyasigcinaisikhathi sokufikakwazo;kephaabantubamiabasaziisahlulelo sikaJehova

8Nishokanjaniukuthi:‘Sihlakaniphile,nomthetho kaJehovaunathi?Bhekani,wakwenzakwabayize;usiba lwababhaliluyize

9Abahlakaniphileyobayakubanamahloni,besabe, babanjwe;bheka,balilahlileizwilikaJehova;kukhona ukuhlakaniphakunina?

10Ngalokhoabafazibabongiyakunikelakwabanye, namasimuabongiwanikeabawadlaifa,ngokubabonke kusukelakomncanekuyakomkhulukunabobonke

baphiweubuhwaba,kusukelakumprofethikuyakumpristi, wonkeumuntuwenzaamanga.

11Bapholisakalulaukulimalakwendodakaziyabantubami, bathi:‘Ukuthula,ukuthula;laphokungekhoukuthula.

12Babanamahloni,ngokubabenzeamanyala?Cha, abanamahloninakancane,ababanganamahloni;ngalokho bayakuwaphakathikwabawayo,ngesikhathisokuhanjelwa kwabobayakuwa,ushouJehova.

13“‘Ngiyakubaqothula,’ushouJehova;futhiizinto engibanikezonaziyodlulakubo

14Sihlalelenisinganyakazi?buthanani,singeneemizini ebiyelweyo,sithulekhona,ngokubauJehovauNkulunkulu wethuusithulisile,wasinikaamanzianenyongoukuba siphuze,ngokubasonilekuJehova

15Besibhekeukuthula,kephaakufikangaokuhle; nesikhathisokuphiliswa,bheka,ukuhlupheka; 16UkuthimulakwamahhashiakhekwezwakalakwaDani; ngezwilokukhalakwabanamandlabakheizwelonke liyathuthumela;ngobasebefikile,balidlileilizwelakho konkeokukulo;umuzi,nabakhileyokuwo

17Ngokubabhekani,ngiyakuthumaphakathikwenu izinyoka,amabululu,angenakuloywa,anilume,usho uJehova

18Laphongiziduduzaosizini,inhliziyoyamiidangelekimi 19Bheka,izwilokukhalakwendodakaziyabantubami ngenxayabakhileyoezwenielikude,lithi:“UJehova akakhoyinieSiyonina?Inkosiyayoayikhokuyena? Bangicunuleningezithombezaboezibaziweyo, nangezithombezaboeziyize,na?

20Ukuvunakudlulile,ihloboliphelile,kephathina asikasindiswa.

21Ngenxayokulinyazwakwendodakaziyabantubami ngiyalimala;Ngimnyama;ukumangalakungibambile 22AlikhoibhalsamukwaGileyadina?akakhoudokotela laphona?Phokunganiimpiloyendodakaziyabantubami ingasindi?

ISAHLUKO9

1Sengathiikhandalamilingamanzi,namehloamiabe ngumthombowezinyembezi,ukubangikhalele ababuleweyobendodakaziyabantubamiimininobusuku! 2Oukubenginendawoyokulalayezihambiehlane;ukuze ngishiyeabantubami,ngihambekubo!ngobabonke bayiziphingi,umhlanganowamadodaakhohlisayo

3Bagobaulimilwabonjengomnsaloukuzebaqambe amanga,kephaabanamandlaemhlabeningeqiniso;+ngoba baqhubekabesukakokubibayekokubi,+futhiabangazi mina,”+kushouJehova

4Qaphelani,kubeyilowonalowokumakhelwanewakhe, ningethembikunomayimuphiumfowenu,ngokubabonke abafowenubayakhohlisa,nabobonkeumakhelwane bahambabehleba

5Bayokhohlisa,kubeyilowonalowoumakhelwanewakhe, bangakhulumiiqiniso;bafundiseulimilwaboukukhuluma amanga,bazidinisangokwenzaokubi

6Indawoyakhoyokuhlalaiphakathikwenkohliso; ngenkohlisobayalaukungazi,”ushouJehova

7NgalokhoushokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uthi:“Bheka, ngiyakubancibilikisa,ngibavivinye;ngobangingenzani ngendodakaziyabantubami?

Jeremiya

8Ulimilwabolunjengomcibisholoobulalayo;likhuluma inkohliso;umuntuukhulumangokuthulakumakhelwane wakhengomlomowakhe,kephaenhliziyweniumqamekele 9Kangiyikubahambelayiningenxayalezizinto?usho uJehova;umphefumulowamiawuyikuziphindiselela esizweniesinjengalesina?

10Ngenxayezintabangiyakuphakamiselaukukhala nokulila,nezindawozokuhlalazasehlaneisililo,ngokuba zishisiwe,ukuzekungabikhoodlulakuzo;futhiabantu abanakuzwaizwilezinkomo;izinyonizezulunezilwane zibalekile;sebehambile

11NgiyakwenzaiJerusalemalibeyizinqwaba,umhume wamakhanka;+futhingiyoyenzaimiziyakwaJudaibe incithakalo,ingabinamuntu

12Ngubaniindodaehlakaniphileyoukubaikuqondelokhu na?+futhingubanilowoumlomokaJehovaukhulume kuyeukubaakumemezele,+ngalokhoizweelibhubhayo lishiswenjengehlane,+ukuzekungadalulwamuntuna?

13UJehovawathi:“Ngokubabewushiyileumthethowami engawubekaphambikwabo,kabalalelangaizwilami, abahambangangalo;

14Kodwabahambaenkambweniyezinhliziyozabo noBhaliabafundiswaoyise

15NgalokhoushokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,uthi:Bheka,ngiyakubadlisalababantu umhlonyane,ngibaphuziseamanzienyongo

16Ngiyakubahlakazelaphakathikwezizweababengazazi bonanawoyise,ngithumeleinkembaemvakwabo,ngize ngibaqede

17UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uthi:“Bhekani,nibize abesifazaneabalilayoukubabeze;nibizeabesifazane abahlakaniphileyoukubabeze;

18Mabasheshe,basiphakamiseleisililo,ukuzeamehloethu ehleizinyembezi,nezinkophezethuzigcwaleamanzi.

19NgokubaizwilokulilaliyezwakalalivelaeSiyoni,lithi: "Yekaukuchithwakwethu!sijabhekakhulu,ngokuba silishiyileizwe,ngokubaizindluzethuzisixoshile.

20NokhoyizwaniizwilikaJehovaninabesifazane, izindlebezenuzilamukeleizwilomlomowakhe,nifundise amadodakazienuukulila,kubeyilowonalowo umakhelwanewakheukulila

21Ngokubaukufakwenyukeleemafasiteleniethu, kungeneezindlinizethuzamakhosi,kunqumeabantwana ezigcawini,nezinsizwaezitaladini

22Khulumauthi:UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:“‘Izidumbu zabantuziyakuwanjengomqubaendle,nanjengesandla esilandelaumvuni,kungabikhoozibuthayo

23UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Ohlakaniphileyo makangazigabisingokuhlakaniphakwakhe,neqhawe makangazigabisingamandlaalo,nocebileyo makangazigabisingengceboyakhe; 24Kephaozibongayomakazibongengalokhuukuthi uyangiqonda,uyangazi,ukuthinginguJehovaowenza umusa,nokwahlulela,nokulungaemhlabeni,ngokuba ngiyathokozangalokho,”ushouJehova

25“Bheka,izinsukuziyeza,”ushouJehova,“lapho ngiyakubajezisabonkeabasokilenabangasokile; 26iGibithe,noJuda,no-Edomi,nabantwanabakwa-Amoni, noMowabi,nabobonkeabasemajukujukwiniahlalaehlane, ngokubazonkelezizizweazisokile,nayoyonkeindlu yakwa-Israyeliayisokileenhliziyweni

ISAHLUKO10

1ZwaniniizwiuJehovaalikhulumakinininandlukaIsrayeli.

2UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Ningayifundiindlela yabezizwe,ningapheliamandlangezibonakalisozezulu; ngobaabezizwebayabesaba

3Ngokubaimikhubayabantuiyize,ngokubaumuntu ugawulaumuthiehlathini,umsebenziwezandlazesisebenzi ngembazo

4Bawuhlobisangesilivanangegolide;bawubethela ngezipikilinangezando,ukuzeunganyakazi

5Ziqothonjengesundu,kodwaazikhulumi;zimelwe ukuthwalwa,ngokubazingenakuhambaNingabesabi; ngobaazikwaziukwenzaokubi,futhiakukhokuzo ukwenzaokuhle.

6Njengobakungekhoonjengawe,Jehova;wenaumkhulu, negamalakholikhulungobuqhawe

7Ngubaniongekwesabe,Nkosiyezizwe?ngoba kukufanele,lokhuphakathikwabobonke abahlakaniphileyobezizwenasemibusweniyaboyonke akakhoonjengawe.

8Kephabayiziphukuphukukanyeneziwula;umthi uyimfundisoeyize

9Isilivaelinendiwelabayizingcwecwelilethwalivela eTharishishi,negolidelase-Ufazi,umsebenziwengcweti nowezandlazomkhandi;izingubozaboziyizingubo eziluhlazanokububende;

10KephauJehovaunguNkulunkuluweqiniso, unguNkulunkuluophilayo,nenkosiyaphakade;ngenxa yolakalwakheumhlabauyazamazama,nezizweaziyikuma entukuthelweniyakhe

11Niyakushokanjekubo,nithi:Onkulunkulu abangalenzangaizulunomhlaba,bayakubhubhaemhlabeni naphansikwamazulu

12Wenzileumhlabangamandlaakhe,walimisaizwe ngokuhlakaniphakwakhe,wenekaizulungokuqonda kwakhe

13Laphoezwakalisaizwilakhe,kukhonainqwaba yamanziezulwini,futhiukhuphulainkungu emikhawulweniyomhlaba;wenzaimibaninemvula, akhipheumoyaengcebweniyakhe

14Bonkeabantubayiziphukuphukuekwazinikwabo, wonkeumkhandiwezithombeuhlazekilengesithombe esibaziweyo,ngokubaizithombezaboezibunjiweyo zingamanga,nomoyaawukhokuzo.

15Kuyize,nomsebenziwokuduka;ngesikhathi sokuhanjelwakwazoziyakubhubha.

16OyisabelosikaJakobeakafaninazo,ngokuba ungumbumbiwakhokonke;u-Israyeliuyisizwesefalakhe, nguJehovaSebawotiigamalakhe

17Buthaniimpahlayakho,uphumeelizweni,wena owakhileyoezinqabeni

18NgokubaushokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Bheka, ngiyakubajikijelangaphandleabakhileyoezweningalesi sikhathi,ngibacindezeleukubabakutholekunjalo

19Mayekimingokulimalakwami!isilondasami sibuhlungu,kodwangathi:Impelalolulubuhlungu, ngimelweukuluthwala

20Itabernakelelamilichithiwe,nezintambozamizonke zigqashuliwe;abantwanabamibaphumilekimi,abasekho; akasekhoowelulaitendelami,amiseizilengezami

Jeremiya

21Ngokubaabelusisebeyiziphukuphuku,abamfunanga uJehova;ngalokhoabayikuphumelela,nomhlambiwabo wonkeuhlakazekile

22Bhekani,sekufikeumsindowenhlokomo,nokuxokozela okukhuluokuvelaezwenilasenyakatho,ukwenzaimizi yakwaJudaibeyincithakalo,ibewumhumewamadrako 23Ngiyazi,Jehova,ukuthiindlelayomuntuayikuyeuqobo; akukuyoindodaukubaihambe,iqondiseizinyathelozayo. 24Ngiqondise,Jehova,kephangokwahlulela;kungabi ngentukutheloyakho,funaungenzeize

25Thelaukufuthekakwakhophezukwabezizwe abangakwaziyonaphezukwemindeniengalibiziigama lakho,ngokubabamdlileuJakobe,bamdlile,bamqeda, nendawoyakheyokuhlalabayichitha

ISAHLUKO11

1IzwielafikakuJeremiyalivelakuJehova,lathi: 2Zwaniniamazwialesisivumelwano,nikhulumekubantu bakwaJudanakubakhileyoeJerusalema; 3Wothikubo:‘UshokanjeuJehovauNkulunkulukaIsrayeli;Uqalekisiweumuntuongawalaleliamazwialesi sivumelwano

4engayalangakhooyihlomhlangibakhiphaezweni laseGibithe,esithandwenisensimbi,ngathi:‘Lalelaniizwi lami,nenzenjengakhokonkeenginiyalangakho,nibe ngabantubami,minangibenguNkulunkuluwenu; 5ukuzengigcwaliseisifungoengasifungakoyihlo ukubanikailizweeligelezaubisilezinyosinjengalamuhla Ngasengiphendulangathi:Makubenjalo,Jehova

6WayesethiuJehovakimi:“Memezelaonkelawamazwi emiziniyakwaJudanasezitaladinizaseJerusalema,uthi: ‘Zwaniniamazwialesisivumelwano,niwenze

7Ngokubangabayalanokusolaoyihlongosuku engabakhuphulangaloezwenilaseGibithekuzekube namuhla,ngivukaekuseningibayala,ngathi:‘Lalelaniizwi lami.

8Nokhoabalalelanga,ababekangaizindlebezabo,kepha bahamba,kwabayilowonalowongobulukhunibenhliziyo yakheembi;kodwaabazenzanga.

9UJehovawathikimi:“Kufunyenweugobephakathi kwabantubakwaJudanaphakathikwabakhileyo eJerusalema.

10Babuyeleezonwenizabokhokhobabo,abenqaba ukuzwaamazwiami;balandelaabanyeonkulunkuluukuba babakhonze;indluka-IsrayelinendlukaJudabasephulile isivumelwanosamiengasenzanawoyise

11NgalokhoushokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Bheka, ngiyakwehliselaokubiphezukwaboabangenakubaleka; nomabekhalakimi,angiyikubalalela

12ImiziyakwaJudanabakhileyoeJerusalema bayakuhamba,bakhalekonkulunkuluababashisela impepho,kephaabayikubasindisanezengesikhathi sokuhluphekakwabo

13Ngokubanjengomumowemiziyakho,banjalo onkulunkulubakho,Juda;+futhinjengomumowezitaladi zaseJerusalemanimiselelokhookuyihlazoama-altare, ama-altareokushiselauBhaliimpepho

14Ngakhowenaungabakhulekelilababantu, ungabaphakamiseliukukhalanomaumkhuleko,ngokuba angiyikubezwangesikhathibekhalakimingosizilwabo

15Othandiweyowamiunenzaniendliniyami,lokhuenzile amanyalakwabaningi,nenyamaengcweleyesukilekuwe na?laphowenzaokubi,uyathokoza

16UJehovawabizaigamalakhongokuthi:Umnqumo oluhlaza,omuhle,nesitheloesihle;

17NgokubauJehovaSebawotiowakutshalaukhulumile okubingawengenxayobubibendluyakwa-Israyelinendlu yakwaJudaabakwenzilekuboukungicunulangokushisela uBaliimpepho

18UJehovawangazisangakho,ngiyazi;

19Kodwanganginjengewundlueliyiswaekuhlatshweni; bengingaziukuthibangicebeleamacebo,bethi: ‘Masiwuchitheumuthikanyenezithelozawo,simnqume ezwenilabaphilayo,ukuzeigamalakhelingabe lisakhunjulwa

20Kepha,JehovaSebawoti,owahlulelangokulunga, ohlolaizinsonenhliziyo,mangiboneimpindiseloyakho kubo,ngokubangembulileindabayami

21“NgalokhoushokanjeuJehovangabantubase-Anathoti abafunaukuphilakwakho,bethi:‘Ungaprofethiegameni likaJehova,funaufengesandlasethu; 22NgalokhoushokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uthi:“Bheka, ngiyakubahambela;amadodanaabonamadodakaziabo ayakufangendlala;

23akuyikubakhoinsalikubo,ngokubangiyakwehlisela okubiphezukwabantubase-Anathoti,umnyaka wokuhanjelwakwabo

ISAHLUKO12

1UlungilewenaJehova,laphongimangalelananawe, kephamangikhulumenawengezahlulelozakho: Iphumelelaniindlelayababina?babusiswanibonke abakhohlisayo?

2Ubatshalile,yebo,banezimpande,bayakhula,yebo, batheleizithelo;useduzeemlonyeniwabo,ukudenezinso zabo.

3KephawenaJehovauyangazi;uyangibona,uvivinya inhliziyoyamiukuthiinjanikuwe;ubakhiphenjengezimvu zokuhlatshwa,ubalungiseleusukulokuhlatshwa.

4Kozekubeniniizwelilila,nemifinoyawowonke amasimuibuna,ngenxayobubibabakhileyokuwona? Izilwanenezinyoniziphelile;ngobabathi:Kayikubona ukuphelakwethu

5Umaugijimilenabezinyawo,bakudinisa,ungaqhudelana kanjaninamahhashina?umaezwenilokuthulaothembela kulo,bekukhathaza,uyakwenzenjaniendaweni ekhukhumalayoiJordanina?

6Ngokubangishonabafowenunendlukayihlobakhohlisile kuwe;yebo,babizileisixukuemvakwakho;ungabakholwa, nomabekhulumaamazwiamahlekuwe

7Ngiyishiyileindluyami,ngilishiyileifalami;nginikele othandiweyowomphefumulowamiesandlenisezithazakhe 8Ifalamikimilinjengengonyamaehlathini;liyakhala ngami;ngalokhongiyalizonda

9Ifalamikimilinjengenyonienamabala,izinyoniziphezu kwalonxazonke;wozaninibuthezonkeizilwanezasendle, nizeukuzodla

10Abefundisiabaningibasichithileisivinisami, basinyathelephansiisabelosami,isabelosami esithandekayobenzeihlaneeliyincithakalo

11Balenzileincithakalo;izwelonkelenziweincithakalo, ngokubaakakhookubekaenhliziyweni.

12Abaphangibafikilekuzozonkeizindawoeziphakemeyo ehlane,ngokubainkembakaJehovaiyakudlakusukela komunyeumkhawulowezwekuzekubekomunye umkhawulowezwe;

13Bahlwanyeleukolweni,kodwabayakuvunaameva;

14UshokanjeuJehovangabobonkeomakhelwanebami ababi,abathintaifaengilinikeabantubamiu-Israyeliukuba balidle;Bheka,ngiyakubasiphulaezwenilabo,ngikhiphe indluyakwaJudaphakathikwabo

15Kuyakuthiemvakokubasengibasiphulilengiyakubuya, ngibahawukele,ngibabuyisele,kubeyilowonalowoefeni lakhe,kubeyilowonalowoezwenilakubo

16“Kuyakuthiumabefundanokuzifundaizindlelazabantu bami,bafungeigamalamingokuthi:‘KuphilakukaJehova; njengobabafundisaabantubamiukufungauBhali;khonakebayakwakhiwaphakathikwabantubami

17Kephaumabengalaleli,ngiyakusiphulanokusisiphula lesosizwe,ngisichithe,”ushouJehova

ISAHLUKO13

1UshokanjeuJehovakimi,uthi:'Hambauzithathele ibhandelelineni,ulibopheokhalwenilwakho,ungalifaki emanzini

2NgalithengaibhandenjengezwilikaJehova,ngalifaka okhalwenilwami.

3IzwilikaJehovalafikakimingokwesibili,lathi:

4Thathaibhandeolithembileyo,elisokhalwenilwakho, usukeuyee-Ewufrathe,ulifihlekhonaemgodiniwedwala.

5Ngahamba,ngalifihlangase-Ewufrathe,njengalokho uJehovaemyalile

6KwathiemvakwezinsukueziningiuJehovawathikimi: “Sukauyee-Ewufrathe,ulithathelaphoibhande engakuyalaukubaulifihlekhona

7Ngayae-Ewufrathe,ngemba,ngalithathaibhande endaweniengangilifihlekuyo,bheka,ibhandelonakele, lalingasizilutho

8IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

9UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Ngalendlelangiyakonakalisa ukuzidlakukaJudanokuziqhenyaokukhulukweJerusalema 10Lababantuababi,abalaukuzwaamazwiami,abahamba ngobulukhunibenhliziyoyabo,balandelaabanye onkulunkuluukubababakhonze,babakhonze,bayakuba njengalelibhandeelingenamsebenziwalutho.

11Ngokubanjengebhandelinamathelaokhalweni lwendoda,kanjalongenzileukubalinamathelekimiyonke indluyakwa-IsrayelinayoyonkeindluyakwaJuda,”usho uJehova;ukuzezibengabantukimi,negama,nodumo, nenkazimulo,kephaabezwanga

12Ngakho-keuzakukhulumakubolelizwi;Ushokanje uJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli,uthi:“Zonkeizimvaba ziyakugcwaliswangewayini; 13Uyakuthikubo:‘UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:Bhekani, ngiyakubagcwalisangokudakwabonkeabakhileyokuleli zwe,amakhosiahleziesihlalwenisobukhosisikaDavide, nabapristi,nabaprofethi,nabobonkeabakhileyo eJerusalema

14Ngiyakubaphahlazelaomunyekomunye,oyise namadodanakanyekanye,ushouJehova;

15Yizwani,nibekeindlebe;ningazikhukhumezi,ngokuba uJehovaukhulumile.

16MnikeniuJehovauNkulunkuluwenuudumo, ngaphambikokubaabangeleubumnyama,futhingaphambi kokubaizinyawozenuzikhubekeezintabenizobumnyama, futhilaphonisalindeleukukhanya,yenaakuphendule ithunzilokufa,akwenzekubeisigayegaye

17Kephaumaningakuzwa,umphefumulowami uyakukhalaensithangokuzidlakwenu;isolamiliyokhala kakhulu,lehleizinyembezi,ngokubaumhlambikaJehova uthunjiwe

18Yishoenkosininasendlovukaziniukuthi:‘Zithobeni, nihlalephansi,ngokubaizinhlokozenuziyakwehla, umqhelewodumolwenu

19Imiziyaseningizimuiyakuvalwa,kungekhooyivulayo; uJudauyakuthunjwawonke,athunjwengokuphelele.

20Phakamisaamehloakho,uboneabavelaenyakatho:uphi umhlambiowaphiwawona,umhlambiwakhoomuhle?

21Uyakuthinilaphoekujezisana?ngokubaubafundise ukubayizindunanendunaphezukwakho;

22Futhiumauthienhliziyweniyakho:Kunganilezizinto zehlelaphezukwami?Ngenxayobukhulubobubibakho imiphethoyakhoiyembulwa,nezithendezakhozenziwe zambulwa

23UmTopiyaangasiguqulayiniisikhumbasakhe,nengwe amabalaayo,na?khona-kenanienijwayeleukwenzaokubi ningenzaokuhle

24Ngakhongiyakubahlakazanjengamabibiaphephuka nomoyawasehlane

25Lokhukuyinkathoyakho,isabelosakhoesilinganiselwe esivelakimi,”ushouJehova;ngobaungikhohliwe, wethembaamanga

26Ngakhongiyakwembulaimiphethoyakhoebusweni bakho,ukuzekubonakaleihlazolakho.

27Ngikubonileukuphingakwakho,nokububulakwakho, amanyalaobufebebakhonezinengisozakhoemagqumeni asendle.Mayekuwe,Jerusalema!Kawuyikuhlanjululwa yini?kuyobaninikanye?

ISAHLUKO14

1IzwilikaJehovaelafikakuJeremiyamayelananendlala 2UJudauyalila,namasangoakheadanile;zimnyama emhlabathini;nokukhalakweJerusalemakwenyukile

3Abakhulubabobathumeleabancanebaboemanzini; babuyanezitshazabozingenalutho;babenamahloni, bajabhile,bambozaamakhandaabo

4Ngokubaumhlabathiudabukile,ngokubakwakungekho mvulaemhlabeni,abalimibanamahloni,bamboza amakhandaabo

5Yebo,nendluzelekaziiyazalaendle,iyishiye,ngokuba abukhoutshani.

6Izimbongolozasendlezemaezindawenieziphakemeyo, zihogelaumoyanjengamadragoni;amehloazoafiphele, ngokubakwakungekhotshani

7Nomaiziphambekozethuzifakazangathi,Jehova, kwenzengenxayegamalakho,ngokubaukuhlubuka kwethukuningi;sonilekuwe

8Thembalika-Israyeli,msindisiwakhengesikhathi sokuhlupheka,uzakubanjengomfokaziezweni, nanjengomhambiophambukelaukuyolalaubusukuobunye, na?

Jeremiya

9Kunganiuzakubanjengomuntuomangeleyo, njengeqhaweelingelakusindisa?kephawenaJehova uphakathikwethu,sibizwéngegamalakho;ungasishiyi

10UshokanjeuJehovakulababantu,uthi:“Bathanda kanjaloukuzulazula,abazinqandangaizinyawozabo, ngalokhouJehovaakabemukeli;manjeuseyakukhumbula ububibabo,ahambeleizonozabo

11WayesethiuJehovakimi:“Ungabakhulekelilababantu ukubabahle

12Laphobezilaukudla,angiyikuzwaukukhalakwabo; nalaphobenikelangomnikelowokushiswanomnikelo wempuphu,angiyikwamukela,kephangiyakubaqeda ngenkemba,nangendlala,nangesifo.

13Ngasengithi:“Awu,NkosiJehova!bhekani, abaprofethibathikubo:Aniyikubonainkemba,nendlala aniyikubanayo;kodwangiyakuninikaukuthula okuqinisekileyokulendawo

14WayesethiuJehovakimi:“Abaprofethibaprofetha amangaegamenilami;angibathumanga,angibayalanga, angikhulumangakubo;baprofethakiniumbonowamanga nokubhula,nentoeyize,nenkohlisoyenhliziyoyabo

15“NgalokhoushokanjeuJehovangabaprofethi abaprofethaegamenilami,ngingabathumanga,bathi: ‘Akuyikubakhoinkembanendlalakulelizwe;Ngenkemba nangendlalalabobaprofethibayakuqedwa.

16Futhiabantuabaprofethakubobayolahlwaezitaladini zaseJerusalemangenxayendlalanenkemba;abayikuba nabembela,bona,nawomkabo,namadodanaabo, namadodakaziabo,ngokubangiyakuthululelaububibabo phezukwabo

17Ngakho-keuzokhulumalelizwikubo;Amehloami mawagelezeizinyembeziubusukunemini,zinganqamuki, ngokubaintombieyintombiyabantubamiyephukile ngokuphukaokukhulu,ngokushaywaokunzimakakhulu.

18Umangiphumelaendle,bheka,ababulewengenkemba; umangingenaemzini,bheka,abafayindlala;yebo, umprofethinompristibahambabayaezweniabangalaziyo.

19UmlahlilenokumalauJudana?umphefumulowakho uyanengwayiSiyonina?Usishayeleni,singekho ukuphulukiswana?besibhekeukuthula,kephaakukho okuhle;nesikhathisokuphulukiswa,futhibheka, ukuhlupheka!

20Siyabuvuma,Jehova,ububibethunobubibabobaba, ngokubasonilekuwe

21Unganenzingenxayegamalakho,ungajabhisiisihlalo sakhosobukhosi;khumbula,ungaphuliisivumelwano sakhonathi

22Bakhonayiniphakathikwezithixoeziyizezabezizwe ezinganisaimvulana?Amazuluanganisana?Angithiwena JehovaNkulunkuluwethu?ngalokhosiyakulindelawena, ngokubauwenzilezonkelezizinto

ISAHLUKO15

1WayesethiuJehovakimi:“Nomakumiphambikwami oMosenoSamuweli,inhliziyoyamiibingebekulababantu; baxosheebuswenibami,baphume.

2“Kuyakuthiumabethikuwe:‘Siyakuyangaphina? uyakuthikubo:'UshokanjeuJehova;Abafaneleukufabaya ekufeni;laboabenkembabayaenkembeni;nabendlala, bayaendlaleni;nabafaneleukuthunjwabayeekuthunjweni

3Ngiyakubamiselaizinhloboezine,ushouJehova: inkembayokubulala,nezinjaukubaziklebhule,nezinyoni zezulu,nezilozomhlaba,ukubazidle,zichithe +4Ngiyobenzabathuthumeleemibusweniyonke yomhlaba+ngenxakaManaseindodanakaHezekiyainkosi yakwaJudangalokhoakwenzaeJerusalema 5Ngobangubaniongakuhawukela,Jerusalema?ngubani oyakulilana?Ngubanioyakuphambukelaukubuzaukuthi unjanina?

6Wenaungishiyile,”ushouJehova,“wabuyelaemuva; ngikhatheleukuphenduka

7Ngiyakuwelangesiphepheloemasangweniezwe; Ngizabaphucaabantwana,ngichitheabantubami,ngoba kababuyangaezindlelenizabo

8Abafelokazibabobandilekimikunesihlabathisolwandle; ngehliselephezukwabouninawezinsizwaumchithiemini, ngimehliselephezukwawongokuzumayo,nokwesabeka phezukomuzi

9Owazalaabayisikhombisauyadangala,uphumaumoya; ilangalakhelishonilekusesemini;unamahloni,ujabhile; insaliyabongiyakuyinikelaenkembeniphambikwezitha zabo,”ushouJehova.

10Mayekimi,mama,ukuthiwangizalelaumuntu wokuxabananomuntuwokuxabanaemhlabeniwonke!

Angitshelekanganzalo,futhiabantuangitshelekanga ngenzalo;nokhobayangithukabonke

11UJehovawathi:“Impelakuyakubakuhlengensaliyakho; impelangiyakwenzaukubaisithasikuncengekahle ngesikhathisobubinangesikhathisosizi

12Insimbiiyakwephulayiniinsimbiyasenyakatho nensimbi?

13Impahlayakhonengceboyakhongiyakunikelakube yimpangongaphandlekwentengonangenxayazozonke izonozakhoemikhawulweniyakhoyonke.

14Ngiyakukwenzaukubaudlulekanyenezithazakho,uye ezweniongalaziyo,ngokubaumlilouvuthaentukuthelweni yami,oyakuvuthaphezukwenu.

15WenaJehova,uyazi,ngikhumbule,ungihambele, ungiphindiselekwabangizingelayo;ungangisusi ekubekezelenikwakho;yaziukuthingenxayakhongizwile ukusolwa

16Amazwiakhoafunyanwa,ngawadla;izwilakhokimi labangukuthokozanokujabulakwenhliziyoyami,ngokuba ngibizwangegamalakho,JehovaNkulunkuluSebawoti

17Angihlalangaemhlanganweniwabaklolodayo,noma ngijabule;Ngahlalangedwangenxayesandlasakho, ngokubaungigcwalisilengokufutheka

18Kunganiubuhlungubamibungapheli,nesilondasami singelapheki,enqabaukuphulukiswa,na?Uzakuba njengomqambimangananjengamanziaphelayokimi,na?

19NgalokhoushokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Umaubuya, ngiyakukubuyisa,umephambikwami;umaukhipha okuyigugukokungamanyala,uyakubanjengomlomowami; kephaungabuyelikubo

20Ngiyakukwenzaudongalwethusiolubiyelweyokulaba bantu,balwenawe,kephaabayikukwehlula,ngokubamina nginaweukubangikusindisenokukophula,”ushouJehova. 21Futhingizokukhululaesandlenisababi,futhi ngizokukhululaesandlenisababi

ISAHLUKO16

1IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

2Ungathathiumfazi,ungabinamadodananamadodakazi kulendawo.

3NgokubaushokanjeuJehovangamadodana, nangamadodakaziazalelwakulendawo,nangonina abawazalayo,nangoyiseabawazalayokulelizwe,uthi:

4Bayakufaukufaokubulalayo;abayikulilelwa;futhi kabayikungcwatshwa;kephabayakubanjengomquba ebuswenibomhlaba,baqedwengenkembanangendlala; izidumbuzabozibengukudlakwezinyonizezulu nokwezilwanezomhlaba.

5NgokubaushokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Ungangeniendlini yokulila,ungangeniukubalilela,ungabakhaleli,ngokuba ngikususileukuthulakwamikulababantu,”ushouJehova, “ngishoumusanesihe

6Abakhulunabancanebayakufakulelizwe;

7Kabayikuziklebhulangenxayabongokulila, ukubaduduzangabafileyo;futhikabayikubanikaindebe yenduduzoyokuthibanathengenxakayisekumbengonina

8“Awuyikungenaendliniyediliukubauhlalenabo,udle, uphuze

9NgokubaushokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkulukaIsrayeli,uthi:Bhekani,ngiyakuqedakulendawo emehlwenienu,nasezinsukwinizenu,izwilentokozo, nezwilenjabulo,nezwilomyeninezwilomakoti

10Kuyakuthilaphoutshelalababantuonkelawamazwi, bathikuwe:‘UJehovaukhulumeleniphezukwethubonke lobububiobukhuluna?nomabuyiniububibethu?Siyini isonosethuesonengasokuJehovauNkulunkuluwethuna?

11Uyakuthikubo:‘Ngokubaoyihlobangishiyile,’usho uJehova,balandelaabanyeonkulunkulu,babakhonza, bakhulekakubo,bangishiyamina,kabawugcinanga umthethowami;

12Ninanenzeokubikunoyihlo;ngobabhekani,nihamba, kubeyilowonalowongobulukhunibenhliziyoyakheembi, ukuzebangangilaleli;

13Ngakhongiyakunikhiphakulelizwe,nginiyiseezweni eningalaziyo,ninanawoyihlo;nikhonzelaphoabanye onkulunkuluimininobusuku;laphoengingayikukwenzela khonaumusa

14Ngakho,bhekani,izinsukuziyeza,”ushouJehova, “okungasayikuthiwa:KuphilakukaJehovaowabakhuphula abantwanabakwa-IsrayeliezwenilaseGibithe;

15Kephaukuthi:KuphilakukaJehovaowabakhuphula abantwanabakwa-Israyeliezwenilasenyakathonakuwo wonkeamazweabaxoshelekuwo,ngibabuyiseleezweni laboengalinikaoyise

16Bhekani,ngiyakuthumelakubadobiabaningi,”usho uJehova,“bayakubadoba;ngasemuvangiyakuthuma kubazingeliabaningi,babazingelekuzozonkeizintaba, nakuwowonkeamagquma,nasemigodiniyamadwala

17Ngokubaamehloamiakuzozonkeizindlelazabo, azisithekileebuswenibami,nobubibaboabufihlakele emehlweniami

18Futhikuqalangizaphindiselaububibabolesonosabo ngokuphindwekabili;ngobabalingcolisileizwelami, bagcwaliseifalamingezidumbuzezintozabo ezinengekayonezinengekayo.

19OJehova,mandlaami,nenqabayami,nesiphephelo samingosukulokuhlupheka,abezizwebayakuzakuwe

bevelaemikhawulweniyomhlaba,bathi:‘Impelaobaba badlaifalamanga,okuyize,nezintoezingenanzuzokukho. 20Umuntuangazenzelaonkulunkulu,bengesibo onkulunkuluna?

21Ngakho-ke,bheka,ngizobazisangalesisikhathi, ngibaziseisandlasaminamandlaami;bayakwaziukuthi igamalaminginguJehova

ISAHLUKO17

1IsonosikaJudasilotshwengepenilensimbinangociko lwedayimane;siqoshweesibhebhenisezinhliziyozabo nasezimpondwenizama-altareenu;

2laphoabantwanababobekhumbulaama-altareabo nezithombezaboezingcwelengasemithinieluhlaza emagqumeniaphakeme.

3Wenantabayamiyasendle,impahlayakhonengcebo yakhoyonkengiyakunikelakubeyimpango,nezindawo zakhoeziphakemeyongenxayezonoemikhawulweni yakhoyonke

4Nawe,yebo,wenauqobouyakuyekaefenilakho engakunikalona;ngiyakukwenzaukubaukhonzeizitha zakhoezweniongalazi,ngokubaniphembeumlilo ngentukutheloyamioyakuvuthakuzekubephakade

5UshokanjeuJehova;Uqalekisiweumuntuothemba kumuntu,owenzainyamaibeyingaloyakhe,onhliziyo yakheiphambukakuJehova

6Ngokubauyakubanjengogwaduleogwadule,angaboni laphokufikaokuhle;kodwaiyakuhlalaezindaweni ezigwaduleehlane,ezwenilikasawotielingahlalwamuntu 7UbusisiweumuntuothembakuJehova,othembalakhe linguJehova

8Ngokubauyakubanjengesihlahlaesitshalwe ngasemanzini,esinabisaizimpandezasongasemfuleni, esingabonilaphokufikaukushisa,kephaamaqabungaawo ayakubaluhlaza;futhiayiyikuqaphelangonyakawesomiso, futhiayiyikuyekaukuthelaizithelo.

9Inhliziyoiyakhohlisangaphezukwakhokonke,futhiimbi; ngubaniongayazina?

10MinaJehovangihlolainhliziyo,ngivivinyaizinsoukuba nginike,kubeyilowonalowonjengezindlelazakhe nanjengezithelozezenzozakhe

11Njengentendeihlalaphezukwamaqanda, ingawachamuseli;kanjaloozuzaingcebokungengokulunga uyakuyishiyaphakathikwezinsukuzakhe,ekupheleni kwakheabeyisiwula.

12Isihlalosobukhosiesikhazimulayoesiphakemeyo kusukelaekuqalenisiyindawoyendluyethuengcwele.

13Jehova,thembalika-Israyeli,bonkeabakushiyayo bayakubanamahloni,nabasukakimibayakulotshwa emhlabeni,ngokubabamshiyileuJehova,umthombo wamanziaphilayo.

14Ngiphulukise,Jehova,futhingizophulukiswa; ngisindise,ngiyakusindiswa,ngokubawenauludumo lwami

15Bheka,bathikimi:LiphiizwilikaJehovana?makuze manje.

16Mina-ke,angisheshangaukubangumalusiukukulandela; wenauyakwazi:okwaphumaemlonyeniwami kwakuphambikwakho.

17Ungabiyingebhekimi;uyithembalamingosukulobubi

Jeremiya

18Mabajabheabangizingelayo,kephamina mangingajabhiswa;mabapheleamandla,kephamina mangingashaywaluvalo;

19UshokanjeuJehovakimi;Hambaninimeesangweni labantwanababantu,angenangaloamakhosiakwaJuda, aphumangalo,nasemasangwenionkeaseJerusalema; 20uthikubo:‘YizwaniizwilikaJehovaninamakhosi akwaJuda,noJudawonke,naninonkeenakhileyo eJerusalemaeningenangalawamasango 21UshokanjeuJehova;Qaphelaninina,ningathwali mthwalongosukulwesabatha,ningawungenisi ngamasangoaseJerusalema;

22futhiningakhiphimthwaloezindlinizenungosuku lwesabatha,ningasebenzimsebenzi,kodwaningcwelise usukulwesabatha,njengalokhongabayalaoyihlo

23Kodwakabalalelanga,kababekangaizindlebezabo, kodwabayenzalukhuniintamoyaboukuzebangezwa,loba bemukeleukulaywa

24“Kuyakuthi,umaningilalelanokungilalela,”usho uJehova,“ningangenisimthwalongamasangoalomuzi ngosukulwesabatha,kodwaningcweliseusukulwesabatha, ningasebenzimsebenzikulo;

25Kuyakungenaemasangwenialomuziamakhosi nezikhuluezihleziesihlalwenisobukhosisikaDavide, zigibeleizinqolanamahhashi,zonanezikhuluzawo,abantu bakwaJudanabakhileyoeJerusalema;

26BayakuvelaemiziniyakwaJuda,nasezindaweni ezizungezaiJerusalema,nasezwenilakwaBenjamini, nasethafeni,nasezintabeni,naseningizimu,beletha iminikeloyokushiswa,nemihlatshelo,neminikelo yempuphu,nempepho,belethaimihlatsheloyokudumisa endlinikaJehova

27Kephaumaningangilaleliukubaningcweliseusuku lwesabatha,ningathwalimthwalo,ningenengamasango aseJerusalemangosukulwesabatha;ngiyakuphembaumlilo emasangwenialo,uqedeizindluzamakhosizaseJerusalema, ungacimi.

ISAHLUKO18

1IzwielafikakuJeremiyalivelakuJehova,lathi:

2Sukawehleleendliniyombumbi,ngikwenzeukubauzwe amazwiamikhona.

3Ngasengehlelaendliniyombumbi,bheka,wenza umsebenziemasondweni

4Isitshaabesenzangobumbasonakalaesandleni sombumbi,wabuyewenzaesinyeisitshanjengokubonakala kukuhleemehlweniombumbiukusenza.

5IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi: 6Ondluka-Israyeli,ngingenzekininjengalombumbina? ushouJehovaBhekani,njengobumbaesandlenisombumbi, ninjalonaniesandlenisamininandluka-Israyeli.

7Ngokuphazimakwesoengizakhulumangasongesizwe langombusoukusiphula,lokusidiliza,lokusichitha; 8Umalesosizweengikhulumengasosiphendukaebubini baso,ngiyakuzisolangobubiebengicabangaukubenzakuso 9Futhingasolesosikhathiengiyokhulumangasongesizwe, nangombuso,ukuwakhanokuwutshala; 10Umasenzaokubiemehlweniami,singalilaleliizwilami, ngiyakuzisolangokuhleebengithingiyakubaphathangakho.

11“NgalokhokhulumakubantubakwaJudanakubakhileyo eJerusalema,uthi:‘UshokanjeuJehova;“Bhekani,

ngiliklamelaokubi,ngilicebaicebo;buyani,kubeyilowo nalowoendleleniyakheembi,nenzeizindlelazenu nezenzozenuzibezinhle

12Bathi:"Akukhothemba,kephasiyakulandelaamacebo ethu,senzekubeyilowonalowongobulukhunibenhliziyo yakheembi"

13NgalokhoushokanjeuJehova;Akenibuzephakathi kwabezizweukuthingubaniozwileokunjena?

14UmuntuangashiyaiqhwalaseLebanonielivelaedwaleni lasendlena?Amanziabandayoagobhozayoaphuma kwenyeindawo,ashiywena?

15Ngokubaabantubamibangikhohliwe,bashiselaokuyize impepho,babakhubekisaezindlelenizaboezindleleni zasendulo,ukuzebahambeemikhondweni,endleleni engalungiswanga;

16ukuzebenzeizwelabolibeyincithakalonento encimfelwayokuzekubephakade;yilowonalowoodlula kuyouyakumangala,anikineikhanda

17Ngiyakubahlakazanjengomoyawasempumalanga phambikwesitha;ngiyakubakhombisaumhlane,hhayi ubuso,ngosukulwenhlekeleleyabo

18Basebethi:"WozanisicebeamacebongoJeremiya; ngokubaumthethoawuyikubhubhakumpristi,neseluleko kohlakaniphileyo,nezwikumprofethiWozanisimshaye ngolimi,singanakinomayiliphilamazwiakhe.

19Ngilalele,Jehova,ulaleleizwilabaphikisananami 20Kuyavuzwangokubingokuhlena?ngobabembele umphefumulowamiumgodi.Khumbulaukuthingema phambikwakhoukubakhulumelaokuhle,ngisuseulaka lwakhokubo

21Ngakhonikelaabantwanababoendlaleni,uchitheigazi labongamandlaenkemba;nabafazibabomabaphucwe abantwana,babengabafelokazi;amadodaabomakabulawe; izinsizwazabomazibulawengenkembaempini.

22Makuzwakaleukukhalaezindlinizabo,laphouletha iviyophezukwabongokuzumayo,ngokubabembele umgodiwokungibamba,bafihlelaizinyawozamiizingibe.

23Nokho,Jehova,uyawaziwonkeamasuabo okungibulala;yenzanjalokubongesikhathisentukuthelo yakho.

ISAHLUKO19

1UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Hambauthabatheisitsha sombumbi,uthatheamalungaabantunamalungaabapristi; 2UphumeuyeesigodinisendodanakaHinomu esingasemnyangowesangolasempumalanga,umemezele khonaamazwiengiyakukukhulumakuwe;

3uthi:‘YizwaniizwilikaJehovaninamakhosiakwaJuda nanienakhileyoeJerusalema;UshokanjeuJehova Sebawoti,uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli;Bheka, ngiyakwehliselaokubiphezukwalendawo,okuyothi yilowonalowooyizwayoizindlebezakhezinkeneneze 4Ngokubabangishiyile,bayenzalendawoibeingeyabantu, bashiselaabanyeonkulunkuluimpephokuyo,bonanoyise, namakhosiakwaJuda,ababengabazi,bagcwalisalendawo ngegazilabangenacala;

5BakheizindawoeziphakemeyozikaBaliukubabashise amadodanaabongomliloabeyiminikeloyokushiswa kuBali,engingabayalangangakho,engingakukhulumanga, nokungafikangaenhliziyweniyami

Jeremiya

6Ngakho,bheka,izinsukuziyeza,”ushouJehova,“lapho lendawoingasayikubizwangokuthiiThofeti,nomaiSigodi sendodanakaHinomu,kodwangokuthiiSigodiSokubulala 7NgiyakwenzaizeicebolakwaJudanelaseJerusalemakule ndawo;ngiyakubawisangenkembaphambikwezithazabo, nangezandlazabafunaukuphilakwabo,izidumbuzabo ngizinikeizinyonizezulunokwezilwanezomhlaba,zibe ngukudlakwezinyonizezulu.

8Ngiyakwenzalomuziubeyincithakalonento encimfelwayo;bonkeabadlulayobayakumangalabashaye ikhwelongenxayazozonkeizinhluphozalo

9Ngiyakubadlisainyamayamadodanaabonenyama yamadodakaziabo,badle,kubeyilowonalowoinyama yomnganewakheekuvinjezelweninasekucindezelekeni, eziyakubacindezelangakhoizithazabonabafunaukuphila kwabo.

10Khona-keuyakulihlephulaigabhaphambikwamehlo amadodaahambanawe

11Wothikubo:‘UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti;Kanjalo ngiyakuphahlazalababantunalomuzinjengokuphihliza isitshasombumbiesingasenakulungiswa,bayakumbela eThofeti,kungabekusabakhonaindawoyokumbela.

12“Ngiyakwenzakanjekulendawo,”ushouJehova, “nakwabakhileyokuyo,ngenzelomuziubenjengeThofeti

13IzindluzaseJerusalemanezindluzamakhosiakwaJuda ziyakungcoliswanjengendawoyaseThofetingenxayazo zonkeizindluabashiselephezukwazoimpephokulolonke ibandlalasezulwini,bathululelaabanyeonkulunkulu iminikeloyokuphuzwa

14UJeremiyawayesephumaeThofeti,laphouJehova ayemthumekhonaukubaaprofethe;wemaegcekenilendlu kaJehova;wathikubobonkeabantu

15UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli, uthi:Bheka,ngiyakwehliselaphezukwalomuzinaphezu kwayoyonkeimizanayawokonkeokubiengikushilo ngokumelenenawo,lokhubenzélukhuniizintamozabo, ukuzebangezwaamazwiami.

ISAHLUKO20

1UPhashuriindodanaka-Imeriumpristi,owayengumbusi omkhuluendlinikaJehova,wezwauJeremiyaeprofethalezi zinto.

2UPhashuriwamshayauJeremiyaumprofethi,wamfaka esitokisiniesasisesangwenieliphezululakwaBenjamini, elingasendlinikaJehova.

3KwathingangomusouPhashuriwamkhiphauJeremiya esitokisini.WayesethiuJeremiyakuye:“UJehova akabizangaigamalakhongokuthiuPhashuri,kepha nguMagormissabibi

4NgokubaushokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Bheka, ngiyakukwenzaubeyingebhekuwenakubobonke abanganebakho;bayakuwangenkembayezithazabo, amehloakhoabone,nginikelewonkeuJudaesandleni senkosiyaseBabele,ibathumbe,ibayiseeBabele,ibabulale ngenkemba

5Ngiyakunikelaonkeamandlaalomuzi,nakhokonke ukukhandlekakwawo,nakhokonkeokuyigugukwawo, nayoyonkeingceboyamakhosiakwaJuda,ngikunikele esandlenisezithazawo,ziwaphange,ziwayise,zikuyise eBabele

6NawePashurinabobonkeabakhileyoendliniyakho niyakuthunjwa,niyeeBabele,nifelekhona,nimbelwe khona,wenanabobonkeabanganebakho,oprofethekubo amanga.

7Jehova,ungikhohlisile,ngadukiswa;unamandlakunami, wanqoba;

8Ngokubalaphongikhuluma,ngiyakhala,ngimemeza ngobudlovanokuphanga;ngobaizwilikaJehovalenziwa ihlazonenhlekisokimiusukunosuku

9Ngasengithi:"Angisayikumkhumbula, angisayikukhulumaegamenilakhe"Kephaizwilakhe lalinjengomliloovuthayoovalelweemathanjeniami enhliziyweniyami,ngikhatheleukubekezela, angikwazangaukuma

10Ngokubangizweinhlambayabaningi,ukwesaba nxazonke.Basho,babike,futhisizobika.Bonkeabangani bamibalindeleukumiswakwami,bethi:'Mhlawumbe angayengwa,simnqobe,siziphindiselekuye'

11KephauJehovaunaminjengeqhaweelesabekayo; ngalokhoabangizingelayobayakukhubeka,abayikunqoba; ngokubaabayikuphumelela,ihlazolaboeliphakade aliyikukhohlakala.

12Kepha,JehovaSebawoti,ohlolaolungileyo,obona izinsonenhliziyo,mangiboneimpindiseloyakhokubo, ngokubangikuvuleleindabayami.

13HlabelelanikuJehova,nimdumiseuJehova,ngokuba uwukhululileumphefumulowompofuesandlenisababi 14Maluqalekisweusukuengazalwangalo,lungabusiswa usukuumamaangizalangalo

15Makaqalekisweumuntuowabikelaubaba,ethi: “Uzalelwaumntwanawesilisa;emjabulisakakhulu. 16LowomuntumakabenjengemiziuJehovaayichitha, engazisoli,ezweukukhalaekuseninokukhalaemini; 17Ngokubaakangibulalangakwasesiswini;nomangabe umamaubeyithunalami,nesizalosakhesibesikhulukimi njalo

18Ngaphumelaniesizalweniukubangiboneumshikashika nosizi,ukubaizinsukuzamiziphelengamahlonina?

ISAHLUKO21

1IzwielafikakuJeremiyalivelakuJehova,laphoinkosi uSedekiyaithumelakuyeuPhashuriindodanakaMelkhiya noZefaniyaindodanakaMahaseyaumpristi,ithi:

2AkeusibuzelekuJehova;ngokubauNebukadinesari inkosiyaseBabeleuyalwanathi;mhlawumbeuJehova uyakwenzakithinjengezimangalisozakhezonke,ukuze akhuphukeasukekithi.

3UJeremiyawasesithikubo:Lizakutshonjalo kuZedekhiya:

4UshokanjeuJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli;Bhekani, ngiyakubuyiselaemuvaizikhalizempiezisezandlenizenu, enilwangazonenkosiyaseBabele,namaKaledi anivimbezelengaphandlekwezindonga,ngiwabuthele phakathikwalomuzi

5Minangokwamingiyakulwananingesandlaeseluliweyo, nangengaloenamandla,ngentukuthelo,nangokufutheka, nangolakaolukhulu

6Ngiyakubashayaabakhileyokulomuzi,abantunezilwane; bayakufangesifoesikhulu.

7Futhingasemuva,ushouJehova,ngiyokhululauZedekiya inkosiyakwaJuda,nezincekuzakhe,nabantu,nalabo

abaselekulomuziesiwumshayabhuqe,enkembeni, nasendlaleni,esandlenisikaNebukadinesariinkosi yaseBhabhiloni,nasesandlenisezithazabo,nasesandleni sabafunaukuphilakwabo,ababulalengenkemba,ababulale ngenkemba.akayikubahawukela,angabahawukeli, angabahawukeli

8Kulababantuuyakushoukuthi:‘UshokanjeuJehova; Bhekani,ngibekaphambikwenuindlelayokuphila nendlelayokufa

9Ohlalakulomuziuyakufangenkemba,nangendlala, nangesifo,kephaophumayo,awelekumaKaledi anivimbezelayo,uyakuphila,ukuphilakwakhekube yimpangoyakhe.

10Ngokubangibhekiseubusobamikulomuzikubekubi, kungabikuhle,ushouJehova;

11“NgokuqondenenendluyenkosiyakwaJuda,uthi: 'ZwaniniizwilikaJehova;

12WenandlukaDavide,ushokanjeuJehova;Yahlulelani kusasa,nikhululeophangiweesandlenisomcindezeli,funa ukufuthekakwamikuphumenjengomlilo,kushise kungabikhoongawucimangenxayobubibezenzozenu

13“Bheka,ngimelenenawewenaowakhéesigodini nedwalalasethafeni,”ushouJehova;abathi:Ngubani ozakwehlelaphezukwethu?Ngubanioyakungenaezindlini zethuna?

14Kephangiyakunijezisangokwezithelozezenzozenu, ushouJehova,ngiphembeumliloehlathinilalo,uqede konkenxazonkezalo.

ISAHLUKO22

1UshokanjeuJehova;YehlelaendliniyenkosiyakwaJuda, ukhulumekhonalelizwi;

2uthi:‘YizwaizwilikaJehova,nkosiyakwaJuda,ohlezi esihlalwenisobukhosisikaDavide,wenanezincekuzakho nabantubakhoabangenangalawamasango

3UshokanjeuJehova;Yenzaniukwahlulelanokulunga, nikhululeophangiweyoesandlenisomcindezeli,ningoni, ningoniumfokazi,nentandane,nomfelokazi,ningachithi igazielingenacalakulendawo.

4Ngokubaumanenzalokhunokuyenza,kuyakungena ngamasangoalendluamakhosiahleziesihlalweni sobukhosisikaDavide,egibeleizinqolanamahhashi,yona, nezincekuzayo,nabantubayo

5Kephaumaningalalelilawamazwi,ngiyazifungamina, ushouJehova,ukuthilendluiyakubayincithakalo.

6NgokubaushokanjeuJehovaendliniyenkosiyakwaJuda, uthi:UyiGileyadikimi,inhlokoyeLebanoni,nokhoimpela ngiyakukwenzaihlane,nemiziengahlalwamuntu

7Ngiyakukulungiselaabachithi,kubeyilowonalowoabe nezikhalizakhe,bagawuleimisedariyakhoekhethiweyo, bayiphonseemlilweni.

8Izizweeziningiziyakudlulakulomuzi,zithi,kubeyilowo nalowokumakhelwanewakhe:‘UJehovawenzelenikanje kulomuziomkhuluna?

9Bayakuphendula,bathi:‘Ngokubabesishiyile isivumelwanosikaJehovauNkulunkuluwabo,bakhuleka kwabanyeonkulunkulu,babakhonza

10Ningamkhaleliofileyo,ningamkhaleli,kephanikhale kakhulungomukayo,ngokubaakasayikubuya,alibone izwelakubo

11NgokubaushokanjeuJehovangoShalumiindodana kaJosiya,inkosiyakwaJuda,owabusaesikhundleni sikaJosiyauyise,owaphumakulendawo;akasayikubuyela khona;

12Kephauyakufelaendaweniabamthumbelekuyo,angabe esabonalelizwe

13Mayekulowoowakhaindluyakhengokungalungi, namakameloakhengokungafanele;osebenzela umakhelwanewakhengaphandlekwenkokhelo, angamnikeziumsebenziwakhe;

14othi:Ngiyakuzakhelaindluebanzinamakamelo amakhulu,azinqumeleamafasitele;futhiyembeswa ngemisedari,futhiipendwengokubomvu.

15Uyakubusa,ngokubauvalelangemisedarina?Uyihlo akadlangayini,anathe,enzeukwahlulelanokulunga, kwabakuhlekuyena?

16Wahlulelaabampofunabampofu;kwasekubakuhle kuye;lokhubekungesikhoukungazimina?ushouJehova 17Kephaamehloakhonenhliziyoyakhoakukhona kuphelaukokuhahakwakho,nokuchithaigazielingenacala, nokucindezelwa,nobudlova,ukubaukwenze

18NgalokhoushokanjeuJehovangoJehoyakimiindodana kaJosiya,inkosiyakwaJuda,uthi:Abayikumkhalela ngokuthi:'Awu,mfowethu!noma,Awudade!abayikulilela ngokuthi:'Awu,nkosi!noma:Mayeinkazimuloyakhe!

19Uyakungcwatshwangokungcwatshwakwembongolo, adonswe,alahlwengaphandlekwamasangoaseJerusalema 20KhuphukelaeLebanoni,ukhale;phakamisaizwilakho eBashani,ukhaleusezintubeni,ngokubazonkeizithandwa zakhozichithiwe

21Ngakhulumakuweusenenhlanhla;kodwauthe: KangiyikuzwaLokhukuyindlelayakhokwasebusheni bakhoukubaungalilaleliizwilami

22Umoyauyakubadlabonkeabelusibakho,nezithandwa zakhoziyakuyaekuthunjweni;

23WenaowakhileyoeLebanoni,owakhaisidlekesakho emisedarini,yekaukuthiuyakubanomusakangakanani laphoukufikelwayimihelo,imihelonjengobelethayo!

24Kuphilakwami,”ushouJehova,“nomauKhoniya indodanakaJehoyakimiinkosiyakwaJudaebeluphawu lwendandathoesandlenisamisokunene,nokho bengiyakumkhiphakhona;

+25Ngizokunikelaesandlenisabafunaukuphilakwakho+ nasesandlenisalaboobesabayo+nasesandleni sikaNebukadinesariinkosiyaseBhabhiloni+nasesandleni samaKaledi.

26Ngiyakuniphonsakwelinyeizwe,wenanonyoko owakuzalayo,laphoningazalelwangakhona;niyakufela khona

27Kephaezweniabafisaukubuyelakulo,abayikubuyela khona

28LomuntuuKhoniyauyisithombeesidelelekile esiphukileyona?Uyisitshaokungekhointokozokusona? Bakhishelwani,yenanenzaloyakhe,baphonsweezweni abangalazina?

29mhlaba,mhlaba,mhlaba,yizwaizwilikaJehova

30UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Lobaniukuthilomuntu akanamntwana,umuntuongayikuphumelelaemihleni yakhe,ngokubaakukhomuntuwenzaloyakhe oyakuphumelela,ehleziesihlalwenisobukhosisikaDavide, ebusakwaJuda

ISAHLUKO23

1Mayekubelusiabachithafuthibahlakazeizimvuzedlelo lami!ushouJehova.

2NgalokhoushokanjeuJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli ngabalusiabelusaabantubami,uthi:Nihlakazileizimvu zami,nazixosha,anizihambelanga;bhekani, ngiyakunihambelangobubibezenzozenu,”ushouJehova.

3Ngiyakubuthainsaliyomhlambiwamiemazwenionke engiyixoshelekuwo,ngiyibuyiseleezibayenizayo; bayakuthela,bande

4Ngiyakumisaphezukwazoabelusiabayakuzalusa, azisayikwesabanomazipheleamandla,futhi aziyikuswelakala,”ushouJehova

5“Bheka,izinsukuziyeza,”ushouJehova,“lapho ngiyakuvuselauDavideiHlumelaelilungileyo,futhiinkosi iyakubusa,iphumelele,yenzaukwahlulelanokulunga emhlabeni

6EzinsukwinizakheuJudauyakusindiswa,u-Israyeli ahlaleelondekile;yileliigamaayobizwangaloukuthi, uJehovaungukulungakwethu

7Ngakho,bheka,izinsukuziyeza,”ushouJehova,“lapho abangasayikushoukuthi:‘KuphilakukaJehova, owabakhuphulaabantwanabakwa-Israyeliezweni laseGibithe;

8Kodwa:KuphilakukaJehovaowayinyusaneholayo inzaloyendluyakwa-Israyeliezwenilasenyakathonakuwo wonkeamazweengangiyixoshelekuwo;futhibayohlala ezwenilakubo

9Inhliziyoyamiyephukilephakathikwamingenxa yabaprofethi;onkeamathamboamiayaqhaqhazela; Nginjengomuntuodakiwe,nanjengomuntuohlulwe yiwayiningenxakaJehovanangenxayamazwiakhe angcwele.

10Ngokubaizweligcweleiziphingi;ngokubangenxa yesifungoizweliyalila;izindawoezijabulisayozasehlane zomile,nendlelayaboyimbi,namandlaaboawalungile.

11Ngokubaumprofethinompristibangcolile;yebo,endlini yamingifumeneububibabo,”ushouJehova

12Ngalokhoindlelayabokuboiyakubanjengezindlela ezishelelayoebumnyameni,baqhutshwe,bawekhona, ngokubangiyakwehliselaokubiphezukwabo,umnyaka wokuhanjelwakwabo,”ushouJehova.

13NgiboneubuwulakubaprofethibaseSamariya; baprofethangoBali,badukisaabantubamiu-Israyeli 14KubaprofethibaseJerusalemangibonileinto eyesabekayo:bayaphinga,bahambangamanga,baqinisa izandlazabenzibokubi,ukuzekungabuyimuntuebubini bakhe;kimibonkebanjengeSodoma,nabakhileyokulo banjengeGomora

15NgalokhoushokanjeuJehovaSebawotingabaprofethi, uthi:Bheka,ngiyakubadlisaumhlonyane,ngibaphuzise amanzienyongo,ngokubaukuhlambalazakuphumele ezwenilonkekubaprofethibaseJerusalema 16UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uthi:“Ningawalaleli amazwiabaprofethiabaprofethakini; 17Balokhubathikwabangidelelayo:‘UJehovaushilo: Niyakubanokuthula;bathikubobonkeabahamba ngobulukhunibenhliziyoyabo:‘Aniyikwehlelwabubi

18NgokubangubaniowakewemangecebolikaJehova, wabona,wezwaizwilakhe,na?ngubaniowaqaphelaizwi lakhe,wezwana?

19Bheka,isivunguvungusikaJehovangokufutheka siphumile,isivunguvunguesinamandla;siyakwehlela phezukwamakhandaababingokubi

20IntukuthelokaJehovaayiyikubuya,azeayenze,aze afezeimicabangoyenhliziyoyakhe;

21Lababaprofethiangibathumanga,nokhobagijima; angikhulumangakubo,nokhobaprofetha

22Kodwaumabebemieselulekosami,benzaabantubami bezweamazwiami,ngabebababuyisaendleleniyaboembi nasebubinibezenzozabo

23“NginguNkulunkuluoseduze,”ushouJehova, “ngingesiyeuNkulunkuluokudena?

24Ukhonayiniongacashaendaweniecashileukuba ngingamboni?ushouJehovaAngigcwalisiizulunomhlaba na?ushouJehova

25Ngizwileokwashiwoabaprofethiabaprofethaamanga egamenilami,bethi:Ngiphuphile,ngiphuphile

26Kozekubeninilokhukusenhliziyweniyabaprofethi abaprofethaamangana?yebo,bangabaprofethibenkohliso yenhliziyoyabo;

27Bacabangaukwenzaabantubamibakhohlweigama lamingamaphuphoaboabawalandisa,kubeyilowonalowo kumakhelwanewakhe,njengalokhooyisebakhohlwa igamalamingoBali

28Umprofethionephuphomakalandiseiphupho;futhi onezwilamimakakhulumeizwilamingokwethembeka Ayiniamakhobakumabele?ushouJehova

29Izwilamialinjengomlilona?ushouJehova; nanjengesandoesiphahlazaidwalana?

30Ngalokhobhekani,ngimelenenabaprofethi,”usho uJehova,abebaamazwiami,kubeyilowonalowo kumakhelwanewakhe

31Bhekani,ngimelenenabaprofethi,ushouJehova, abasebenzisaulimilwabo,bathi:‘Ushokanje.

32“Bheka,ngimelenenabaprofethaamaphuphoamanga,” ushouJehova,“bawatshele,badukiseabantubami ngamangaabonangokululakwabo;nokhoangibathumanga, angibayalanga,ngalokhoabayikubasizangalutholaba bantu,”ushouJehova

33“Lapholababantu,nomaumprofethi,nomaumpristi, beyakubuza,bethi:‘UyiniumthwalokaJehova?uyakuthi kubo:'Umthwalomunina?ngiyakunishiya,”ushouJehova 34Kephaumprofethi,nompristi,nabantu,abayakuthi: ‘UmthwaloosindayokaJehova,ngiyakumhambelalowo muntunendluyakhe

35Niyakushokanjalo,kubeyilowonalowokumakhelwane wakhe,kubeyilowonalowokumfowaboukuthi:‘UJehova uphendulewathinina?nokuthi:“UJehovaukhulumenina?

36FuthiumthwalokaJehovaanisayikuwukhumbula,ngoba izwilalowonalowoliyobaumthwalowakhe;ngoba niphendukezeleamazwikaNkulunkuluophilayo,kaJehova SebawotiuNkulunkuluwethu.

37Uzakutshonjalokumprofethiuthi:‘UJehova ukuphendulewathini?nokuthi:“UJehovaukhulumenina?

38Kephanjengobanithi:‘UmthwalokaJehova!ngalokho ushokanjeuJehova;Ngokubanisholelizwilokuthi: ‘UmthwalokaJehova; 39Ngalokhobhekani,mina,yebo,minangiyakunikhohlwa nokunikhohlwa,nginishiyenomuzienganinikawona nawoyihlo,nginilahleebuswenibami; 40Ngiyakwehliselaphezukwenuisihlambaesiphakade, nehlazoeliphakadeelingayikukhohlakala

Jeremiya

ISAHLUKO24

1UJehovawangibonisa,bheka,amaqomaamabili amakhiwaneabekwephambikwethempelilikaJehova, ngemvakokubauNebukadinesari,inkosiyaseBhabhiloni, ethumbauJekoniya,indodanakaJehoyakimi,inkosi yakwaJuda,nezikhuluzakwaJuda,nababazi,nabakhandi, eJerusalema,wabayisaeBabele.

2Esinyeisitshasasinamakhiwaneamahlekakhulu njengawokuqalaavuthwayo;

3WayesethiuJehovakimi:“Ubonani,Jeremiya?Ngathi: Amakhiwane;amakhiwaneamahle,emahlekakhulu; nokubi,kubikakhulu,okungadliwa,kubikakhulu.

4IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:

5UshokanjeuJehova,uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli; Njengalawamakhiwaneamahle,kanjalongiyakubavuma abathunjwabakwaJuda,engabasusakulendawo,babayisa ezwenilamaKaledi,kubekuhlekubo

6Ngiyakubekaamehloamikubokubekuhle, ngibabuyiselekulelizwe,ngibakhe,ngingababhidli; ngiyakubatshala,ngingabasiphu

7Ngiyakubanikainhliziyoyokungazimina,ukuthi nginguJehova,babengabantubami,minangibe nguNkulunkuluwabo,ngokubabayakubuyelakimingayo yonkeinhliziyoyabo.

8Njengamakhiwaneamabi,angenakudliwa,mabikakhulu; impelaushokanjeuJehova,uthi:Ngiyakunikelakanjalo uSedekiyainkosiyakwaJuda,nezikhuluzakhe,nensali yaseJerusalemaeselekulelizwe,nabakhileyoezweni laseGibithe;

9Ngiyakubanikelaukubabathuswekuyoyonkeimibuso yomhlaba,babeyinhlamba,nesaga,nehlazo,nesiqalekiso, ezindawenizonkeengiyobaxoshelakuzo

10Ngiyakuthumaphakathikwaboinkemba,nendlala, nesifo,bazebaqedweezweniengalinikabonanakoyise

ISAHLUKO25

1IzwielafikakuJeremiyangabantubonkebakwaJuda ngomnyakawesinekaJehoyakimiindodanakaJosiya, inkosiyakwaJuda,owawungumnyakawokuqala kaNebukadinesariinkosiyaseBabele; 2uJeremiyaumprofethiakukhulumakubobonkeabantu bakwaJudanakubobonkeabakhileyoeJerusalema,wathi: 3KusukelangomnyakaweshuminantathukaJosiya indodanaka-Amoni,inkosiyakwaJuda,kuzekubenamuhla, okungumnyakawamashumiamabilinantathu,izwi likaJehovalifikilekimi,futhingakhulumakini,ngivuka ekuseningikhuluma;kephaanilalelanga

4UJehovauthumekinizonkeizincekuzakheabaprofethi, evukaekuseni,ebathuma;kephaanilalelanga,anibekanga izindlebezenuukubanizwe.

5Bathi:“Akenibuye,kubeyilowonalowoendleleniyakhe embinasebubinibezenzozenu,nihlaleezweniuJehova alinikeninanawoyihlokuzekubephakadenaphakade; 6Ningalandeliabanyeonkulunkuluukubanibakhonze, nibakhonze,ningangicunulingemisebenziyezandlazenu; futhiangiyikunenzaokubi

7Nokhoaningilalelanga,”ushouJehova;ukuze ningicunulengemisebenziyezandlazenukubeukulimala kwenu

8NgalokhoushokanjeuJehovaSebawoti;Ngokuba aniwezwangaamazwiami;

9Bhekani,ngiyakuthumangithatheyonkeimindeni yasenyakatho,ushouJehova,noNebukadinesariinkosi yaseBabele,incekuyami,ngibaletheukulwanalelizwe, naphezukwabakhileyokulo,naphezukwazozonkelezi zizwenxazonke,ngizibhubhise,ngizenzeisimangaliso, nentoencimfelwayo,nezincithakaloeziphakade.

10Ngiyakususakuboizwilentokozo,nezwilokuthokoza, nezwilomyeni,nezwilikamakoti,nomsindowokugaya, nokukhanyakwesibani

11Futhilonkelelizweliyobayihlaneeliyincithakalo, nesimangaliso;lezizizweziyakuyikhonzainkosi yaseBabeleiminyakaengamashumiayisikhombisa

12“Kuyakuthilaphoiminyakaengamashumi ayisikhombisaisiphelile,ngihambeleinkosiyaseBabele nalesisizwe,’ushouJehova,“ngenxayobubibabo,nezwe lamaKaledi,ngilenzeincithakalokuzekubephakade

13Ngiyakwehliselaphezukwalelozweonkeamazwiami engiwakhulumephezukwalo,konkeokulotshwekule ncwadiuJeremiyaakuprofethilengazozonkeizizwe

14Ngokubanazoizizweezininginamakhosiamakhulu ziyakubakhonza,ngiphindiselekubonjengokwemisebenzi yabonanjengokwemisebenziyezandlazabo 15NgokubaushokanjeuJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli kimi;Thathaindebeyewayiniyokufuthekaesandlenisami, futhiuphuzisengayoizizwezonkeengikuthumelakuzo 16Ziyophuza,zinyakaze,zihlanye,ngenxayenkemba engiyoyithumelaphakathikwazo 17NgasengithathaindebeesandlenisikaJehova, ngaziphuzisaizizwezonkeuJehovaayengithumelekuzo; 18okuyiJerusalema,nemiziyakwaJuda,namakhosialo, nezikhuluzalo,ukubabakwenzeincithakalo, nesimangaliso,nencithakalo,nesiqalekiso;njengoba kunjalonamuhla; 19uFaroinkosiyaseGibithe,nezincekuzakhe,nezikhulu zakhe,nabantubakhebonke; 20nayoyonkeingxubevange,nawoonkeamakhosiezwe lase-Uzi,nawoonkeamakhosiezwelamaFilisti,neAshikeloni,ne-Aza,ne-Ekroni,nensaliyase-Ashidodi; 21o-Edomi,noMowabi,nabantwanabakwa-Amoni, 22nawoonkeamakhosiaseTire,nawoonkeamakhosi aseSidoni,namakhosiaseziqhinginiezingaphesheya kolwandle, 23iDedani,neThema,neBuzi,nabobonke abasemagumbiniokugcina;

24nawoonkeamakhosiase-Arabiya,nawoonkeamakhosi engxubevangeyabantuabahlalaehlane, 25nawoonkeamakhosiaseZimri,nawoonkeamakhosi ase-Elamu,nawoonkeamakhosiamaMede;

26nawoonkeamakhosiasenyakatho,kudenaseduze, omunyenomunye,nayoyonkeimibusoyezweesebusweni bomhlaba,nenkosiyaseSheshakiiyakuphuzaemvakwabo 27“Uyakushokuboukuthi:‘UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti, uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli;Phuzani,nidakwe,nihlanze,niwe, ningabenisavukangenxayenkembaengiyakuyithumela phakathikwenu.

28Kuyakuthiumabenqabaukuthathaindebeesandleni sakhoukubabaphuze,ushokuboukuthi:Ushokanje uJehovaSebawoti;niyakuphuzaisibili.

29Ngokubabhekani,ngiyaqalaukwehliselaokubiemzini obizwengegamalami;Aniyikubamsulwa,ngokuba

Jeremiya

ngiyakubizainkembaphezukwabobonkeabakhileyo emhlabeni,”ushouJehovaSebawoti.

30“Ngalokhowenaprofethakuboonkelawamazwi,uthi kubo:‘UJehovauyakubhongaphezulu,aliphumiseizwi lakheesendaweniyakheengcwele;uyakubhongakakhulu phezukwendluyakhe;iyakumemeza,njengabanyathela izithelozomvini,ihlabelelekubobonkeabakhileyo emhlabeni.

31Umsindouyofikangishonasemikhawulweniyomhlaba; ngokubauJehovaunokuphikisananezizwe,uyakwahlulela inyamayonke;ababiuyakubanikelaenkembeni,”usho uJehova

32UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uthi:“Bheka,okubi kuyakuphumakwesinyeisizwekuyekwesinye, nesivunguvunguesikhulusiyakuvuswaemikhawulweni yomhlaba.

33AbabuleweyobakaJehovangalolosukubayakuba kusukelakomunyeumkhawulowomhlabakuzekube komunyeumkhawulowomhlaba;bayakubangumquba emhlabathini

34Hewulani,belusi,nikhale;niziququququzeemlotheni ninazikhuluzomhlambi,ngokubaziphelileizinsukuzenu zokuhlabanezokuhlakazwa;niyakuwanjengesitsha esithandekayo

35Abelusiabayikubanandlelayokubaleka,nezikhulu zomhlambiaziyikuphunyuka

36Kuyozwakalaizwilokukhalakwabelusi,nokuhhewula kwezikhuluzomhlambi,ngokubauJehovaulonileidlelo labo

37Nezindawozokuhlalaezinokuthulazichithwangenxa yolakaoluvuthayolukaJehova.

38Uyishiyileindawoyakheyokuhlalanjengengonyama, ngokubaizwelaboliyincithakalongenxayolaka lomcindezelinangenxayolakalwakheoluvuthayo.

ISAHLUKO26

1EkuqalenikokubusakukaJehoyakimiindodanakaJosiya inkosiyakwaJudakwafikalelizwilivelakuJehova,lithi:

2UshokanjeuJehova;YimaegcekenilendlukaJehova, ukhulumekuyoyonkeimiziyakwaJudaezaukukhuleka endlinikaJehovaonkeamazwiengikuyalaukuba uwakhulumekubo;unganciphisinezwi:

3Umakungenzekabalalele,baphenduke,kubeyilowo nalowoendleleniyakheembi,ukuzengizisolengobubi engicabangaukubenzakubongenxayobubibezenzozabo.

4Wothikubo:‘UshokanjeuJehova;Umaningangilaleli ukubanihambeemthethweniwamiengiwubekaphambi kwenu,

5ukulalelaamazwiezincekuzamiabaprofethi engabathumakini,ngibathumangivukaekuseni,kepha anilalelanga;

6NgiyakwenzalendluibenjengeShilo,ngenzelomuzi ubeyisiqalekisokuzozonkeizizwezomhlaba

7Abapristinabaprofethinabobonkeabantubamuzwa uJeremiyaekhulumalawamazwiendlinikaJehova

8KwathiuJeremiyaeseqedileukukhulumakonkeuJehova amyalengakhoukubaakukhulumekubobonkeabantu, abapristinabaprofethinabobonkeabantubambamba,bathi: "Uyakufanokufa."

9UprofetheleniegamenilikaJehova,uthi:‘Lendluiyakuba njengeShilo,nalomuziuyakubayincithakalo,kungabikho

ohlalakhona?BonkeabantubabuthanakuJeremiyaendlini kaJehova.

10LaphoizikhuluzakwaJudazizwalezizinto,zakhuphuka endliniyenkosizayaendlinikaJehova,zahlalaphansi ekungenenikwesangoelishalendlukaJehova.

11Abapristinabaprofethibakhulumaezikhulwini nakubantubonke,bathi:“Lomuntuufanelweukufa; ngokubauprofethilengalomuzi,njengalokhonizwile ngezindlebezenu

12UJeremiyawayesekhulumakuzozonkeizikhulunakubo bonkeabantu,wathi:“UJehovaungithumileukuba ngiprofethengalendlunangalumuzionkeamazwi eniwazwileyo.

13Ngakho-kelungisaniizindlelazenunezenzozenu, nilaleleizwilikaJehovauNkulunkuluwenu;uJehova uyakuzisolangokubiakukhulumengani.

14Mina-ke,bhekani,ngisesandlenisenu;yenzanikimi okuhlenokulungileyoemehlwenienu

15Kephayazininobabiliukuthiumaningibulala, niyakulethanokulethaigazielingenacalaphezukwenu, naphezukwalomuzi,naphezukwabakhileyokuwo, ngokubaimpelauJehovaungithumilekiniukuba ngikhulumeonkelawamazwiezindlebenizenu

16Zasezithiizikhulunabobonkeabantukubapristi nakubaprofethi;Lomuntuakafaneleukufa,ngokuba ukhulumekithiegamenilikaJehovauNkulunkuluwethu

17Kwasekusukaabathilekumalungaezwe,bakhuluma kulolonkeibandlalabantu,bathi:

18UMikawaseMoreshetiwaprofethaezinsukwini zikaHezekiyainkosiyakwaJuda,wakhulumakubobonke abantubakwaJuda,wathi:“UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti, uthi:IZiyoniliyakulinywanjengensimu,iJerusalemalibe yizinqwaba,nentabayendluibenjengezindawo eziphakemeyozehlathi.

19UHezekiyainkosiyakwaJudanayewonkeuJuda bambulalana?AkamesabangauJehova,wamncenga uJehova,uJehovawazisolangobubiabebukhulumengabo na?Kanjalosingazitholelaububiobukhuluphezu kwemiphefumuloyethu

20Kwakukhonafuthiumuntuowayeprofethaegameni likaJehova,u-UriyaindodanakaShemayawaseKiriyati Jeharimi,owaprofethangokumelenenalomuzinangaleli zwengokwawowonkeamazwikaJeremiya.

21LaphoinkosiuJehoyakiminawoonkeamaqhaweakhe nazozonkeizikhulubezwaamazwiakhe,inkosiyafuna ukumbulala;

22InkosiuJehoyakimiyathumaamadodaeGibithe,uElinathaniindodanaka-Akibori,namadodakanyenaye, bayaeGibithe

23Bamkhiphau-UriyaeGibithe,bamyisakuJehoyakimi inkosi;owambulalangenkemba,waphonsaisidumbusakhe emathuneniabantukazana.

24Nokhoisandlasika-AhikamuindodanakaShafani sasinoJeremiyaukuzebanganikelwaesandlenisabantu ukubabambulale

ISAHLUKO27

1EkuqalenikokubusakukaJehoyakimiindodanakaJosiya inkosiyakwaJudakwafikalelizwikuJeremiyalivela kuJehova,lithi:

2UshokanjeuJehovakimi,uthi:Zenzeleizibopho namajoka,ukubekeentanyeniyakho;

3uwathumeleenkosiniyakwa-Edomi,nasenkosini yakwaMowabi,nasenkosiniyabantwanabakwa-Amoni, nasenkosiniyaseTire,nasenkosiniyaseSidoni,ngesandla sezithunywaezizaeJerusalemakuSedekiyainkosi yakwaJuda;

4Ubayaleukuthibathiemakhosiniabo:‘Ushokanje uJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli;Niyakusho kanjeemakhosinienu;

5Minangenzileumhlaba,umuntu,nezilwane ezisemhlabeni,ngamandlaamiamakhulunangengaloyami eyeluliweyo,ngiwunikilelowoengibonakufanele.

6Manjesenginikelewonkelawamazweesandleni sikaNebukadinesariinkosiyaseBabele,incekuyami; nezilwanezasendlengimnikezonaukubazimkhonze.

7Zonkeizizweziyakumkhonzayena,nendodanayakhe, nendodanayendodanayakhe,kuzekufikeisikhathisezwe lakhe,izizweezininginamakhosiamakhuluzimkhonze.

8“Kuyakuthiisizwenombusoongayikumkhonzayena uNebukadinesariinkosiyaseBabele,ongayikufakaintamo yawoejokenilenkosiyaseBabele,lesosizwengiyosijezisa, ushouJehova,ngenkemba,nangendlala,nangesifo,ngize ngibaqedengesandlasakhe

9Ngakhoningalaleliabaprofethibenu,nababhulibenu, nabaphuphibenu,nabathakathibenu,nabathakathibenu, abathikini:‘AniyikuyikhonzainkosiyaseBabele; 10Ngokubabaprofethaamangakini,ukuzenisuswe ezwenilakini;nokuthinginixoshe,nibhubhe

11Kephaizizweezibekaintamoyazophansikwejoka lenkosiyaseBabele,ziyikhonze,ngiyakuziyekazihlale ezwenilazo,”ushouJehova;bayakuyilima,bahlalekuyo

12NgakhulumakuSedekiyainkosiyakwaJudanjengawo onkelawamazwi,ngathi:“Lethaniizintamozenuphansi kwejokalenkosiyaseBabele,niyikhonzeyonanabantu bayo,niphile

13Niyakufelani,wenanabantubakho,ngenkemba, nangendlala,nangesifo,njengalokhouJehovaekhulumile ngesizweesingayikuyikhonzainkosiyaseBabelena?

14Ngakhoningawalaleliamazwiabaprofethiabakhuluma kini,bethi:AniyikukhonzainkosiyaseBabele,ngokuba baprofethaamangakini

15Ngokubaangibathumanga,ushouJehova,kepha baprofethaamangaegamenilami;ukuzenginixoshe, nibhubhe,ninanabaprofethiabaprofethakini

16Ngakhulumakubapristinakubobonkelababantu, ngathi:“UshokanjeuJehova;Ningawalaleliamazwi abaprofethibenuabaprofethakini,bethi:Bhekani,izitsha zendlukaJehovaziyakubuyiswamasinyaneeBabele, ngokubabaprofethaamangakini

17Ningabalaleli;khonzaniinkosiyaseBabele,niphile;lo muziuyakuchithwanganina?

18Kephaumabengabaprofethi,umaizwilikaJehova likubo,mabanxuseuJehovaSebawotiukubaizitshaezisele endlinikaJehova,nasendliniyenkosiyakwaJuda, naseJerusalemazingayieBabele

19NgokubaushokanjeuJehovaSebawotimayelana nezinsika,nangolwandle,nezinqe,nangensaliyezitsha eziselekulomuzi:

20uNebukadinesariinkosiyaseBabeleangayithathanga ekuthunjwenikwakheuJekoniyaindodanakaJehoyakimi,

inkosiyakwaJuda,ephumaeJerusalema,emyisaeBabele, nazozonkeizikhuluzakwaJudanaseJerusalema; 21Yebo,ushokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkulukaIsrayeli,mayelananezitshaeziseleendlinikaJehova, nasendliniyenkosiyakwaJudanaseJerusalema: 22ZiyakuyiswaeBabele,zibekhonakuzekubelusuku engizihambelangalo,”ushouJehova;ngiyakubakhuphula, ngibabuyiselekulendawo.

ISAHLUKO28

1Kwathingawolowonyaka,ekuqalenikokubusa kukaSedekiyainkosiyakwaJuda,ngomnyakawesine nangenyangayesihlanu,uHananiyaindodanaka-Azuri umprofethiwaseGibeyoniwakhulumakimiendlini kaJehovaphambikwabapristinabobonkeabantu,wathi: 2UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli, uthi:“NgephulileijokalenkosiyaseBabele

3Ngaphakathikweminyakaemibiliegcweleyo ngiyakubuyiselakulendawozonkeizitshazendlukaJehova uNebukadinesariinkosiyaseBabeleazisusakulendawo, waziyisaeBabele.

4NgiyakubuyiselakulendawouJekoniyaindodana kaJehoyakimiinkosiyakwaJudakanyenabobonke abathunjwabakwaJudaabayaeBhabhiloni,”ushouJehova, “ngokubangiyakulaphulaijokalenkosiyaseBabele

5UmprofethiuJeremiyawayesethikuHananiyaumprofethi phambikwabapristinaphambikwabobonkeabantu ababemiendlinikaJehova

6UmprofethiuJeremiyawathi:“Amen,makenzenjalo uJehova;makawaqiniseamazwiakhoowaprofethileyo, abuyiselekulendawoizitshazendlukaJehovanabobonke abathunjiweyobesukaeBabele

7Nokhoyizwamanjelelizwiengilikhulumaezindlebeni zakhonasezindlebenizabobonkeabantu;

8Abaprofethiababengaphambikwaminaphambikwakho kwasendulobaprofethangamazweamaninginangemibuso emikhulu,ngempi,nangobubi,nangesifo

9Umprofethioprofethangokuthula,laphoizwi lomprofethiligcwaliseka,umprofethiuyaziwaukuthi uJehovaumthumileimpela

10UHananiyaumprofethiwayeselisusaijokaentanyeni kaJeremiyaumprofethi,walephula.

11UHananiyawakhulumaphambikwabantubonke,wathi: “UshokanjeuJehova;Kanjalongiyakulaphulaijoka likaNebukadinesari,inkosiyaseBabele,phakathi neminyakaemibiliegcweleentanyeniyezizwezonke UmprofethiuJeremiyawahambaindlelayakhe.

12IzwilikaJehovalafikakuJeremiyaumprofethingemva kokubauHananiyaumprofethiephuleijokaentanyeni kaJeremiyaumprofethi,lathi:

13HambautsheleuHananiya,uthi:UshokanjeuJehova; Uwaphulileamajokaokhuni;kephauyakubenzelaamajoka ensimbi

14NgokubaushokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,uthi:Ngibekeijokalensimbientanyeniyazo zonkelezizizweukubazikhonzeuNebukadinesariinkosi yaseBabele;ziyakumkhonza,futhingimnikenezilwane zasendle

15WayesethiumprofethiuJeremiyakuHananiya umprofethi:“Mawuzwe,Hananiya;UJehova

akakuthumanga;kephawenawenzalababantuukuba bathembeleemangeni.

16NgalokhoushokanjeuJehova;Bheka,ngiyakukulahla ebuswenibomhlaba;uyakufangalonyaka,ngokuba ukhulumileukuhlubukauJehova.

17Wafa-keuHananiyaumprofethingawonalowomnyaka ngenyangayesikhombisa

ISAHLUKO29

1NankaamazwiencwadiuJeremiyaumprofethiayithuma eJerusalemakuyoinsaliyamalungaeyayithunjwe, nakubapristi,nakubaprofethi,nakubobonkeabantu uNebukadinesariayebathumbileeJerusalema,wabayisa eBabele;

2(EmvakwalokhouJekoniyainkosi,nendlovukazi, nabathenwa,nezikhuluzakwaJudanezaseJerusalema, nababazi,nabakhandi,sebephumileeJerusalema;)

3Ngesandlasika-ElasaindodanakaShafaninoGemariya indodanakaHilikiya,uSedekiyainkosiyakwaJuda abathumelaeBhabhilonikuNebukadinesariinkosi yaseBhabhiloni,+ethi:

4UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli, kubobonkeabathunjiweyoengibenzeukubabathunjelwe eBabelebesukaeJerusalema;

5Yakhaniizindlu,nihlalekuzo;tshalaniizivande,nidle izithelozazo;

6Thathaniabafazi,nizaleamadodananamadodakazi; nithatheleamadodanaenuabafazi,ninikeleamadodakazi enuemadodeni,azaleamadodananamadodakazi;ukuze nandekhona,ninganciphi.

7Nifuneukuthulakomuzienginithumbelekuwo, niwuthandazelekuJehova,ngokubangokuthulakwawo niyakubanokuthula.

8NgokubaushokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkulukaIsrayeli,uthi:Maningakhohliswaabaprofethibenu nababhulibenuabaphakathikwenu,ningawalaleli amaphuphoenueniwaphuphisayo

9Ngokubabaprofethaamangakiniegamenilami; angibathumanga,”ushouJehova.

10NgokubaushokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Emvakweminyaka engamashumiayisikhombisaisiphelileeBabele, ngiyakunihambela,ngenzeizwilamielihlekinina, ngokunibuyiselakulendawo

11Ngokubangiyaziminaimicabangoengiyicabanga ngani,”ushouJehova,“imicabangoyokuthula,kungabi ngeyokubiukubangininikeukuphelaokulindelwe

12Niyakungibiza,nihambe,nikhulekekimi,nginizwe.

13Niyakungifuna,ningifumane,laphoningifunisisa ngenhliziyoyenuyonke

14Ngiyakutholwayinina,ushouJehova,ngibuyise ukuthunjwakwenu,nginibutheezizwenizonkenakuzo zonkeizindawoenginixoshekuzo,”ushouJehova; ngiyakunibuyiselaendawenienganithumbelakuyo

15Ngokubanishiloukuthi:‘UJehovausivuseleabaprofethi eBabele;

16YaziniukuthiushokanjeuJehovangenkosiehlezi esihlalwenisobukhosisikaDavide,nangabobonkeabantu abakhileyokulomuzi,nangabazalwanebenu abangaphumangananiekuthunjweni;

17UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti;Bheka,ngiyakuthuma phezukwaboinkemba,nendlala,nesifo,ngibenzebabe

njengamakhiwaneamabi,angenakudliwangokubamabi kakhulu.

18Ngiyakubasukelangenkemba,nangendlala,nangesifo, ngibanikeleukubabathuswekuyoyonkeimibuso yomhlaba,babeyisiqalekiso,nesimangaliso,nento encimfelwayo,nehlazophakathikwazozonkeizizwe engibaxoshelekuzo;

19Ngokubaabawalalelangaamazwiami,”ushouJehova, engawathumelakubongezincekuzamiabaprofethi, ngibathumaekuseni;kephaanivumangaukuzwa,”usho uJehova

20NgakhoyizwaniizwilikaJehovaninanonkebathunjwa, engabasusaeJerusalemangiyaeBabele.

21UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli, ngo-AhabiindodanakaKholayanoSedekiyaindodana kaMahaseyaabaprofethaamangakiniegamenilami;Bheka, ngiyakubanikelaesandlenisikaNebukadinesariinkosi yaseBabele;azibulalephambikwamehloenu;

22Kuyakuvelakuboisiqalekisoyibobonkeabathunjwa bakwaJudaabaseBabele,ngokuthi:‘UJehovaakwenzeube njengoZedekiyananjengo-Ahabiabasoswayinkosi yaseBabeleemlilweni;

23Ngokubabenzeubuwulakwa-Israyeli,baphinga nabafazibabakhelwanebabo,bakhulumaamazwiamanga egamenilami,engingabayalangangawo;namingiyazi, ngingufakazi,”ushouJehova

24UyakukhulumakanjalokuShemayawaseNehelami,uthi: 25UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli, uthi:‘Ngenxayokuthiuthumeleizincwadiegamenilakho kubobonkeabantuabaseJerusalema,nakuZefaniya indodanakaMahaseyaumpristi,nakubobonkeabapristi, uthi:

26UJehovaukwenzeumpristiesikhundlenisikaJehoyada umpristiukubaubeyizindunaendlinikaJehovakuwo wonkeumuntuohlanyayonozenzaumprofethiukuba umfakeetilongweninasematokisini

27ManjekunganiungamthethisiuJeremiyawase-Anathoti ozenzaumprofethikinina?

28NgokubangalokhowathumelakithieBabele,ethi: ‘Kudeisikhathieside;tshalaniizivande,nidleizithelozazo. 29UZefaniyaumpristiwayifundalencwadiezindlebeni zikaJeremiyaumprofethi

30LaselifikaizwilikaJehovakuJeremiya,lathi:

31Thumelakubobonkeabathunjwa,uthi:‘Ushokanje uJehovangoShemayawaseNehelami;NgokubauShemaya uprofethilekini,minaangimthumanga,wanenzaukuba nethembeamanga;

32NgalokhoushokanjeuJehova;Bheka,ngiyakujezisa uShemayawaseNehelaminenzaloyakhe;akayikuba namuntuwokuhlalaphakathikwalababantu;futhingeke aboneokuhleengizokwenzelaabantubami,”kusho uJehova;ngobaukhulumeukuhlubukakuJehova.

ISAHLUKO30

1IzwielafikakuJeremiyalivelakuJehova,lathi: 2UshokanjeuJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli,uthi: “Zilobeleencwadinionkeamazwiengiwakhulumekuwe 3Ngokubabheka,izinsukuziyeza,”ushouJehova,“lapho ngiyakubuyisaukuthunjwakwabantubamiu-Israyeli noJuda,”ushouJehova,“ngibabuyiseleezweniengalinika oyise,balidle

4LawaangamazwiuJehovaawakhulumango-Israyeli nangoJuda.

5NgokubaushokanjeuJehova;Sizweizwi lokuthuthumela,lokwesaba,hhayielokuthula.

6Akenibuze,nibone,umaindodaibelethana? Ngiboneleniwonkeamadodaebekeizandlazawo okhalwenilwakhenjengobelethayo,nobusobonke buphaphathekilena?

7Maye!ngobalolosukulukhulu,kangangokuthialukho olufananalo;kuyisikhathisosizilukaJakobe;kodwa uyakusindiswakukho

8“Kuyakuthingalolosuku,”ushouJehovaSebawoti, “ngiphuleijokalakheentanyeniyakho,ngigqabule izibophozakho,futhiabezizwebangabebesamkhonza

9KodwabayakumkhonzauJehovauNkulunkuluwabo, noDavideinkosiyabo,engiyakubavusela.

10Ngakhoungesabi,ncekuyamiJakobe,”ushouJehova; ungapheliamandla,Israyeli,ngokubabheka, ngiyakukusindisausekude,nenzaloyakhoezweni lokuthunjwakwayo;uJakobeuyakubuya,aphumule,athule, akakhoomesabisayo

11“Ngokubanginawe,”ushouJehova,“ukuba ngikusindise;

12NgokubaushokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Ukulimalakwakho akunakuphulukiswa,nesilondasakhosibuhlungu.

13Akakhoomelaicalalakhoukuzeuboshwe;imithi yokuphulukisaawunayo

14Zonkeizithandwazakhozikukhohliwe;abafuniwena; ngokubangikushayéngomvimbowesitha,ngokujezisa kononya,ngenxayobuningibobubibakho;ngobaizono zakhozandile.

15Ukhalelaningosizilwakhona?usizilwakho alunakuphulukiswangenxayobuningibobubibakho, ngokubazandileizonozakho,ngenzilelokhokuwe.

16Ngakhobonkeabakudlayobayakudliwa;zonkeizitha zakhoziyakuyaekuthunjweni,kubeyilesonaleso; abakuphangayobayakubayimpango,nabobonke abakuphangayongiyakubanikelababeyimpango 17Ngokubangiyakubuyiselaimpilokuwe,ngipholise imivimboyakho,”ushouJehova;ngokubabakubize ngokuthi:'Oxoshiweyo,'bethi:'LeliyiSiyonielingafunwa muntu'

18UshokanjeuJehova;Bheka,ngiyakubuyisaukuthunjwa kwamatendekaJakobe,ngihawukeleizindawozakhe zokuhlala;umuziuyakwakhiwaphezukwenqumbiyawo, isigodlosihlalenjengomkhubawawo.

19Kuyakuphumakuboukubonganezwilabajabulayo, ngibandise,bangabiyingcosana;futhingizobakhazimulisa, futhingekebabebancane

20Abantwanababobayakubanjengakuqala,nebandlalabo liyakumaphambikwami,ngibajezisebonke ababacindezelayo.

21Izikhuluzaboziyakubangabo,umbusiwaboaphume phakathikwabo;ngiyakumsondeza,asondelekimi, ngokubangubaniloobekeinhliziyoyakheukubaasondele kimina?ushouJehova

22Niyakubangabantubami,minangibenguNkulunkulu wenu

23Bheka,isivunguvungusikaJehovasiphuma ngokufutheka,isivunguvunguesiqhubekayo;siyakwehlela phezukwamakhandaababingobuhlungu

24UkufuthekakwentukuthelokaJehovaakuyikubuya,aze akwenze,azeafezeizizindlozenhliziyoyakhe;

ISAHLUKO31

1“Ngalesosikhathi,”ushouJehova,“ngiyakuba nguNkulunkuluwemindeniyonkeyakwa-Israyeli,yonaibe ngabantubami.

2UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Abantuabasalaenkembeni batholaumusaehlane;yebo,u-Israyeli,laphongiya ukumphumuza

3UJehovawabonakalakimiendulo,wathi:“Yebo, ngikuthandilengothandooluphakade;

4Ngiyakubuyengikwakhe,wakhiwewenantombiyakwaIsrayeli;uyakubuyeuhlobengezigubhuzakho,uphume ekusinenikwabajabulayo.

5UyakutshalaiziviniezintabenizaseSamariya; 6Ngokubakuyakubakhonausukuabayomemezangalo abalindiezintabenizakwa-Efrayimi,bathi:'Sukaninina, sikhuphukeleeSiyonikuJehovauNkulunkuluwethu'

7NgokubaushokanjeuJehova;HlabelelaningoJakobe ngentokozo,nimemezephakathikwesikhulusezizwe; memezelani,nidumise,nithi:“Jehova,sindisaabantu bakho,insaliyakwa-Israyeli

8Bheka,ngiyakubalethabevelaezwenilasenyakatho, ngibabutheemikhawulweniyomhlaba,kanyenabo abayizimpumputhenezinyonga,nowesifazaneokhulelweyo nokhulelweyokanyekanye;isixukuesikhulusiyakubuyela khona

9Bayakuzabekhala,ngibaholengokunxusa,ngibahambise ngasemifuleniyamanzingendlelaeqondileyo abangayikukhubekakuyo,ngokubanginguyiseku-Israyeli, no-Efrayimiuyizibulolami

10YizwaniizwilikaJehovaninazizwe,nilimemezele eziqhinginiezikude,nithi:‘Ohlakazayou-Israyeli uyombutha,amlondolozenjengomalusiegcinaumhlambi wakhe.

11NgokubauJehovaumhlengileuJakobe,wamkhulula esandlenisonamandlakunaye

12Ngakhobayakuza,bahlabeleleendaweniephakemeyo yaseSiyoni,bagobhozekanyekanyeebuhlenibukaJehova, ukolweni,newayini,namafutha,nowamazinyaneezimvu, nawezinkomo,umphefumulowaboubenjengensimu eniselwayo;futhikabasayikudabukalakanye

13Khonaintombiiyakujabulaekusineni,nezinsizwa nabadalakanyekanye,ngokubangiyakuphendulaukulila kwabokube-ngukuthokoza,ngibaduduze,ngibathokozise, bangabebesabanosizi.

14Ngiyakusuthisaumphefumulowabapristingamanoni, abantubamibasuthengokuhlekwami,”ushouJehova 15UshokanjeuJehova;KwezwakalaizwieRama,ukulila nokukhalaokumunyu;URaheliekhalelaabantwanabakhe walaukududuzwangabantwanabakhe,ngobabengasekho 16UshokanjeuJehova;Bambaizwilakhoekukhaleni, namehloakhoezinyembezini,ngokubaumsebenziwakho uyakubanomvuzo,”ushouJehova;futhibayobuyabevela ezwenilesitha.

17Kukhonaithembaekugcinenikwakho,ushouJehova, ukuthiabantwanabakhobayakubuyelaemngceleniwabo 18Ngimuzwileimpelau-Efrayimiezikhalelakanje; Ungishayile,ngashaywanjengenkunziengajwayeleijoka; ngobawenaunguJehovauNkulunkuluwami

Jeremiya

19Impelaemvakokuphendukakwamingaphenduka; kwathiemvakokulaywakwami,ngatshayaethangenilami; 20U-Efrayimiuyindodanayamiethandekayona? ungumntwanaothandekayo?ngokubaselokhungakhuluma kabingaye,ngisamkhumbulanokumkhumbula;ngiyakuba nesiheimpelakuye,”ushouJehova

21Zimiseleniiziboniso,zenzeleniiziduli,bekainhliziyo yakhoemendweni,indlelaowahambangayo;

22Kozekubeniniuhambahamba,ndodakaziehlubukayo? ngokubauJehovaudaleintoentshaemhlabeniukuthi: Owesifazaneuyakuhaqaindoda

23UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli, uthi:13:11KusazokhulumalelizwiezwenilakwaJuda nasemiziniyalo,laphongibuyisaukuthunjwakwabo; UJehovamakakubusisewenakhayalokulunga,ntaba yobungcwele.

24KuyakuhlalakwaJudanasemiziniyakhonakanyekanye, abaliminabaphumanemihlambi

25Ngobangisuthisileumphefumulookhatheleyo,futhi ngigcwaliseyonkeimiphefumuloedabukileyo

26Kulokhungavuka,futhingabona;ubuthongobamibaba mnandikimi.

27“Bheka,izinsukuziyeza,”ushouJehova,“lapho ngiyakuhlwanyelaindluka-IsrayelinendlukaJuda ngembewuyomuntunangembewuyezilwane.

28Kuyothinjengobanjengibaqaphile,ukuzengibasiphule, futhingidilize,futhingidilize,futhingichithe,futhi ngibacindezele;kanjalongiyakubalindaukubabakhe, ngitshale,”ushouJehova

29Ngalezozinsukuabasayikushoukuthi:‘Oyisebadlile izithelozomviniezimuncu,amazinyoabantwanaaba bushelezi

30Kephayilowonalowouyakufangenxayobubibakhe; yilowonalowoodlaizithelozomviniezimuncuamazinyo akheayakubabushelezi

31Bhekani,izinsukuziyeza,”ushouJehova,“lapho ngiyakwenzaisivumelwanoesishanendluka-Israyeli nendlukaJuda;

32Hhayinjengesivumelwanoengasenzanawoyisemhla ngibabambangesandlaukubakhiphaezwenilaseGibithe; lesoisivumelwanosamiabasaphulayo,lanxa ngangingumyenikubo,’kutshouJehova

33Kodwalesikuzakubayisivumelwanoengizasenza lendlukaIsrayeli;Emvakwalezozinsuku,ushouJehova, ngiyakufakaumthethowamiezibilininizabo,ngiwulobe ezinhliziywenizabo;ngibenguNkulunkuluwabo,bona babengabantubami

34Abasayikufundisa,kubeyilowonalowoumakhelwane wakhe,yilowonalowoumfowabo,ngokuthi:‘Yazi uJehova,’ngokubabonkebayakungazi,kusukela komncanewabokuyakomkhuluwabo,”ushouJehova, “ngokubangiyakuthethelelaububibabo,ngingabe ngisasikhumbulaisonosabo

35UshokanjeuJehova,onikailangalibengukukhanya emini,nezimisozenyanganezezinkanyezizibe ngukukhanyaebusuku,ohlukanisaulwandleukuze kuhlokomeamazaalo;NguJehovaSebawotiigamalakhe; 36“Umalezozimisozisukaphambikwami,”ushouJehova, “futhiinzaloka-Israyeliiyakuyekaukubayisizwephambi kwamikuzekubephakade.

37UshokanjeuJehova;Umaizuluphezulu lingalinganiswanezisekelozomhlabaphansi,nami

ngiyakuyilahlayonkeinzaloyakwa-Israyelingakhokonke abakwenzileyo,”ushouJehova.

38“Bheka,izinsukuziyeza,”ushouJehova,“laphoumuzi uyakwakhelwauJehova,kusukelaembhoshongweni kaHananelikuzekubeseSangweniLegumbi.

39Umucuwokulinganisausazophumauqondanenalo egqumenilaseGarebi,uzungezeuyeeGowa

40Sonkeisigodisezidumbu,nesomlotha,nawoonke amasimukuzekubesemfudlaneniiKidronikuzekube sekhonenileSangolamahhashingasempumalanga kuyakubangcwelekuJehova;alisayikusishulwa,lingabe lisachithwakuzekubephakade

ISAHLUKO32

1IzwielafikakuJeremiyalivelakuJehovangomnyaka weshumikaSedekiyainkosiyakwaJuda, owawungumnyakaweshuminesishiyagalombili kaNebukadinesari.

2NgalesosikhathiimpiyenkosiyaseBabeleyalivimbezela iJerusalema,uJeremiyaumprofethievalelweegcekeni letilongoelalisendliniyenkosiyakwaJuda.

3NgokubauZedekiyainkosiyakwaJudawayemvalele ngokuthi:“Uprofethelaniuthi:‘UshokanjeuJehova,uthi: Bheka,ngiyakuwunikelalomuziesandlenisenkosi yaseBabele,futhiiyakuwuthatha;

4UZedekiyainkosiyakwaJudaakayikuphunyuka esandlenisamaKaledi,kephauyakunikelwanokunikelwa esandlenisenkosiyaseBabele,akhulumenayoumlomo nomlomo,namehloakheaboneamehloayo;

5IyakuyisauSedekiyaeBabele,abekhonangize ngimhambele,ushouJehova;nomanilwanamaKaledi, aniyikuphumelela

6UJeremiyawathi:“IzwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi: 7Bheka,uHanameliindodanakaShalumiuyihlokazi uyakufikakuwe,ethi:‘ZithengeleinsimuyamieseAnathoti,ngokubaunelungelolokuyihlengaukuyithenga.

8UHanameliindodanakababekaziwezakimieGcekeni LetilongonjengezwilikaJehova,wathikimi:“Akeuthenge insimuyamiese-AnathotiezwenilakwaBenjamini, ngokubaigunyalefalingelakho,nokuhlengwa kungokwakho;uzithengeleyonaNgasengaziukuthileli kwakuyizwilikaJehova.

9NgathengainsimukuHanameliindodanakamalumeeseAnathoti,ngamlinganiselaimali,amashekeliayishumi nesikhombisaesiliva.

10Ngalobaincwadi,ngayinamathelisa,ngafakazaofakazi, ngamlinganiselaimaliesikalini.

11Ngasengathathaincwadiyokuthenga,leyo enamathelwengokomthethonesiko,nevuliwe; 12NgamnikauBarukiindodanakaNeriyaindodana kaMahaseyaubufakazibokuthengaemehlwenikaHanameli indodanakamalumewaminaphambikofakaziababeloba incwadiyokuthengaphambikwawowonkeamaJuda ayehlezieGcekeniLetilongo

13NgamyalauBarukiphambikwabo,ngathi: 14UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli, uthi:Thathalobubufakazi,lobubufakazibokuthenga, kokubiliokuvalweuphawu,nalobubufakaziobuvuliwe; wakufakaesitshenisobumbaukubaahlaleizinsuku eziningi

Jeremiya

15NgokubaushokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,uthi:Izindlunamasimunezivinikuyophinde kuthathwenjengefakulelizwe 16KwathisenginikeuBarukiindodanakaNeriyaincwadi yokuthenga,ngakhulekakuJehova,ngathi: 17Awu,NkosiJehova!bheka,wenawenzileizulu nomhlabangamandlaakhoamakhulunangengalo eyeluliweyo,akukhookuhlulayo; 18Wenawenzelaabayizinkulungwaneumusa,uphindisele ububibawoyiseesifubenisabantwanababoemvakwabo; 19Umkhulungesiluleko,unamandlaemsebenzini, ngokubaamehloakhoavulekilekuzozonkeizindlela zabantwanababantuukubaunike,kubeyilowonalowo njengezindlelazakhe,nanjengesithelosezenzozakhe; 20owamisaizibonakalisonezimangalisoezweni laseGibithekuzekubenamuhla,naku-Israyelinaphakathi kwabanyeabantu;wazenzelaigamanjenganamuhla; 21Wakhiphaabantubakhou-IsrayeliezwenilaseGibithe ngezibonakaliso,nangezimangaliso,nangesandla esinamandla,nangengaloeyeluliweyo,nangokwesabekayo okukhulu;

22Wabanikalelizweowafungakoyiseukubanikalona, izweelivameubisinezinyosi;

23Bangena,balidla;kephaabalilalelangaizwilakho, abahambangangomthethowakho;abenzangalutholwakho konkeowabayalangakhoukubabakwenze;ngalokho ubehliselebonkelobububi

24Bheka,izidulisezifikileemziniukuwuthatha;umuzi unikelweesandlenisamaKaledialwanawongenxa yenkemba,nendlala,nesifo;futhibheka,uyakubona 25Wena,NkosiJehova,uthekimi:Zithengeleinsimu ngemali,uthatheofakazi;ngobaumuziunikelweesandleni samaKaledi

26LaselifikaizwilikaJehovakuJeremiya,lathi: 27Bheka,nginguJehovauNkulunkuluwenyamayonke; kukhonaokunzimakimina?

28NgalokhoushokanjeuJehova;bheka,ngiyakuwunikela lomuziesandlenisamaKaledinasesandleni sikaNebukadinesariinkosiyaseBabele,awuthathe; 29AmaKaledialwanalomuziayakufikaawuthungelelo muzi,awushisekanyenezindluabanikelephezukophahla lwazoimpephokuBali,bathululelaabanyeonkulunkulu iminikeloyokuphuzwa,ukuzebangicunule.

30Ngokubaabantwanabakwa-Israyelinabantwana bakwaJudabenzileokubikuphelaphambikwami kwasebushenibabo,ngokubaabantwanabakwa-Israyeli bangicunulekuphelangomsebenziwezandlazabo,”usho uJehova.

31Ngokubalomuziubulokhuuyintukutheloyami nokufuthekakwamikusukelaosukwiniabawakhangalo kuzekubenamuhla;ukuzengiyisusephambikobusobami, 32ngenxayabobonkeububibabantwanabakwa-Israyeli nabantwanabakwaJudaabakwenzileukuzebangicunule, bona,namakhosiabo,nezikhuluzabo,nabapristibabo, nabaprofethibabo,namadodaakwaJuda,nabakhileyo eJerusalema

33Bangifulathele,abangibhekangaubuso; 34Kodwababekaizinengisozaboendliniebizwangegama lami,ukuzebayingcolise

35BakhaizindawoeziphakemeyozikaBaliezisesigodini sendodanakaHinomuukubabadabuliseamadodanaabo namadodakaziaboemlilwenikuMoloki;engingabayalanga,

nokungangenangaenhliziyweniyamiukubabenzelesi sinengiso,benzeuJudaone.

36“Manje,ushokanjeuJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli ngalomuzienishongawoukuthi:‘Uyakunikelwaesandleni senkosiyaseBabelengenkemba,nangendlala,nangesifo;

37Bheka,ngiyakubabuthaemazwenionke,lapho ngibaxoshelekhonangentukutheloyami,nangokufutheka kwami,nangolakaolukhulu;ngiyakubabuyiselakule ndawo,ngibahlalisebelondekile;

38Bayakubangabantubami,minangibenguNkulunkulu wabo;

39Ngizabanikainhliziyoeyodwalendlelanyeukuze bangesabekuzekubenininini,kubekuhlekubo lakubantwanababoemvakwabo

40Ngiyakwenzanaboisivumelwanoesiphakade,ukuthi angiyikubafulathelaukubangibenzeleokuhle;kepha ngiyakufakaukungesabaezinhliziywenizabo,ukuze bangasukikimi

41Yebo,ngiyakuthokozangaboukubabenzeokuhle, ngibatshaleimpelakulelizwengayoyonkeinhliziyoyami nangawowonkeumphefumulowami

42NgokubaushokanjeuJehova;Njengalokhongehlisele phezukwalababantubonkelobububiobukhulu,kanjalo ngiyakwehliselaphezukwabokonkeokuhle engikukhulumekubo.

43Kuyakuthengwaamasimukulelizweenishongalo ukuthiliyincithakalo,alinamuntunasilwane;linikelwe esandlenisamaKaledi.

44Abantubayakuthengaamasimungemali,babhale izincwadi,bazinamathisele,bathatheofakaziezweni lakwaBenjamini,nasezindawenizaseJerusalema, nasemiziniyakwaJuda,nasemiziniyasezintabeni, nasemiziniyasesigodini,nasemiziniyaseningizimu, ngokubangiyakubuyisaukuthunjwakwabo,ushouJehova.

ISAHLUKO33

1IzwilikaJehovalafikakuJeremiyangokwesibili, esavalelweegcekeniletilongo,lathi:

2UshokanjeuJehova,uMenziwakho,uJehova owakubumbayoukubaakuqinise;nguJehovaigamalakhe; 3Ngibize,ngikuphendule,ngikutsheleizintoezinkulu nezinamandlaongazaziyo.

4NgokubaushokanjeuJehova,uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli, ngezindluzalomuzi,nangezindluzamakhosiakwaJuda ezidilizelweizidulinangenkemba;

5BafikaukulwanamaKaledi,kodwabazobagcwalisa ngezidumbuzabantu,engibabulelengentukutheloyami nangokufuthekakwami,nangabobonkeububibabo engibufihleubusobamikulomuzi

6Bheka,ngiyakuwulethelaukuphilanokuphulukiswa, ngibaphulukise,ngibembuleleukuchichimakokuthula neqiniso

7NgizabuyiselaukuthunjwakukaJudalokuthunjwa kukaIsrayeli,ngibakhenjengakuqala

8Ngiyakubahlambululakubobonkeububibaboabone ngabokimi;+futhingiyozithethelelazonkeiziphambeko zaboabonengazofuthieqengazokimi

9Kuyakubakimiigamalentokozo,indumisonodumo phambikwezizwezonkezomhlabaeziyakukuzwakonke okuhleengizakwenzakuzo,zithuthumele,zithuthumele

Jeremiya

ngenxayazozonkeizintoezinhlenangenxayakhokonke okuhleengikuzuzayokulo.

10UshokanjeuJehova;Kuyophindekuzwakalekule ndawoenishoukuthiiyobaincithakaloingenamuntu nasilwane,ngishonasemiziniyakwaJudanasezitaladini zaseJerusalemaeyincithakalo,engenamuntu,nomaohlala kuyo,futhiengenasilwane

11Izwilenjabulo,nezwilenjabulo,izwilomyeninezwi likamakoti,izwilabathi:“DumisaniuJehovaSebawoti, ngokubauJehovamuhle;ngokubaumusawakheumi phakade,nowabalethaumnikelowokubongaendlini kaJehova“Ngokubangiyakubuyisaukuthunjwakwezwe njengakuqala,”ushouJehova.

12UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti;Futhikulendawo eyincithakaloingenamuntunasilwane,nasemiziniyayo yonke,kuyakubakhonaidlelolabelusiababuthisa imihlambiyabo

13Emiziniyasezintabeni,nasemiziniyasesigodini, nasemiziniyaseningizimu,nasezwenilakwaBenjamini, nasezindaweniezizungezileiJerusalema,nasemizini yakwaJuda,izimvuziyakubuyezidlulephansikwezandla zalowoozitshelayo,”ushouJehova.

14“Bheka,izinsukuziyeza,”ushouJehova,“lapho ngiyakugcwalisakhonalokhookuhleengikukhulumile kuyoindluka-IsrayelinendlukaJuda.

15Ngalezozinsukunangalesosikhathingiyakuhlumisela kuDavideiHlumelalokulunga;uyakwenzaukwahlulela nokulungaezweni.

16NgalezozinsukuuJudauyakusindiswa,neJerusalema liyakuhlalalilondekile;

17NgokubaushokanjeuJehova;UDavideakasayikuswela muntuwokuhlalaesihlalwenisobukhosisendluyakwaIsrayeli;

18AbapristibamaLeviabayikuswelamuntuphambi kwamiwokunikelangeminikeloyokushiswa,ashise iminikeloyempuphu,anikeleimihlatshelonjalo

19IzwilikaJehovalafikakuJeremiya,lathi: 20UshokanjeuJehova;Umanisephulaisivumelwanosami semini,nesivumelwanosamisobusuku,nokuba kungabikhoimininobusukungesikhathisako;

21Khona-keisivumelwanosaminoDavideincekuyami singasesephulweukubaangabinandodanaebusa esihlalwenisakhesobukhosi;kanyenamaLeviabapristi, izikhonzizami

22Njengalokhuibandlalasezulwinilingenakubalwa, nesihlabathisolwandlesingenakulinganiswa,kanjalo ngiyakwandisainzalokaDavideincekuyaminamaLevi angikhonzayo.

23IzwilikaJehovalafikakuJeremiya,lathi: 24Awuboniyiniabakushilolababantu,bethi:Imindeni emibiliuJehovaayikhethileyouyilahlile?kanjalo babadeleleabantubami,ukuzebangabebesabayisizwe phambikwabo

25UshokanjeuJehova;Umaisivumelwanosamisingekho semininobusuku,futhiumangingamisangaizimisozezulu nomhlaba;

26KhonangiyakulahlainzalokaJakobenoDavideinceku yami,ukuzengingathathimuntuenzalweniyakheabe ngumbusiphezukwenzaloka-Abrahama,no-Isaka, noJakobe,ngokubangiyobuyiselaukuthunjwakwabo, ngibahawukele

ISAHLUKO34

1IzwielafikakuJeremiyalivelakuJehova,lapho uNebukadinesariinkosiyaseBabele,nayoyonkeimpi yakhe,nayoyonkeimibusoyomhlabayombusowakhe, nabantubonke,belwaneJerusalemanemiziyaloyonke, lithi:

2UshokanjeuJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli;Hamba ukhulumekuZedekhiyainkosiyakoJuda,uthikuye:Utsho njalouJehova;Bheka,ngiyakuwunikelalomuziesandleni senkosiyaseBabele,futhiizowushisangomlilo

3Wenaawuyikuphunyukaesandlenisakhe,kepha uyakubanjwanokunikelwaesandlenisakhe;amehloakho ayakubhekaamehloenkosiyaseBabele,ikhulumenawe umlomonomlomo,uyeeBabele

4NokhoyizwaizwilikaJehova,SedekiyankosiyakwaJuda; UshokanjeuJehovangawe,uthi:Kawuyikufangenkemba; 5Kephauyakufangokuthula;njengokushiswakwawoyihlo, amakhosiakuqalaayephambikwakho,bayakukushisela wenaiphunga;bayakulilela,bathi:'Awu,nkosi!ngoba minangilikhulumileilizwi,’kutshouJehova

6UJeremiyaumprofethiwakhulumaonkelawamazwi kuZedekiyainkosiyakwaJudaeJerusalema; 7LaphoimpiyenkosiyaseBabeleilwaneJerusalema,nayo yonkeimiziyakwaJudaeyayisele,neLakishine-Azeka, ngokubaleyomiziebiyelweyoyayiseleemiziniyakwaJuda

8LeliyizwielafikakuJeremiyalivelakuJehovangemva kokubainkosiuZedekiyayenzeisivumelwanonabobonke abantuababeseJerusalemasokumemezelainkululekokubo; 9ukuthiyilowonalowoakhululeisigqilasakhe,yilowo nalowoisigqilakazisakhe,umHeberunomaumHeberukazi, ukubazihambezikhululekile;ukuzekungabikhookhonza kubo,umJudaumfowabo

10Kwathilaphozonkeizikhulunabobonkeabantu ababengeneesivumelwanenibezwaukuthi,kwabayilowo nalowoisigqilasakhe,kubeyilowonalowoincekukazi yakhe,ukubazihambezikhululekile,ukuzekungabe kusabakhomuntukuzo,balalela,babadedela

11Kephangasemuvabaphenduka,bazibuyisaizigqila nezincekukaziababezikhululezikhululekile,babenzababa izigqilanezigqilakazi

12NgakhokwafikaizwilikaJehovakuJeremiyalivela kuJehova,lathi:

13UshokanjeuJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli;Ngenza isivumelwanonawoyihlomhlangibakhiphaezweni laseGibitheendliniyezigqila,ngathi:

14Ekuphelenikweminyakaeyisikhombisaanomukisa, kubeyilowonalowoumfowaboongumHeberu owathengiswakuwe;laphoesekusebenzeleiminyaka eyisithupha,uyakumkhululakuwe,kephaoyihlo abangilalelanga,kababekangaizindlebezabo

15Seniphendukilemanje,nenzaokulungileemehlweni amingokumemezelainkululeko,kubeyilowonalowo kumakhelwanewakhe;nenzaisivumelwanophambikwami endliniebizwangegamalami;

16“Kephanaphenduka,nalingcolisaigamalami,nabuyisa, kwabayilowonalowoisigqilasakhe,kwabayilowonalowo incekukaziyakhe,enanikhululangokuthandakwabo, nabathobisaukubababeyizincekunezincekukazikini 17NgalokhoushokanjeuJehova;Aningilalelanga ekumemezeleniinkululeko,kubeyilowonalowo kumfowabo,kubeyilowonalowokumakhelwanewakhe;

ngiyakunenzanibeyincithakaloemibusweniyonke yomhlaba.

18Ngiyakunikelaabantuabeqeisivumelwanosami, abangawagcinangaamazwiesivumelwanoabasenza phambikwami,laphobehlahlelaitholekabili,bedlula phakathikwezingxenyezalo

19IzikhuluzakwaJuda,nezikhuluzaseJerusalema, nabathenwa,nabapristi,nabobonkeabantubezwe, abadabulaphakathikwezingxenyezethole;

20Ngiyakubanikelaesandlenisezithazabo,nasesandleni sabafunaukuphilakwabo,izidumbuzabozibengukudla kwezinyonizezulunokwezilwanezomhlaba

21UZedekiyainkosiyakwaJudanezikhuluzakhe ngiyakubanikelaesandlenisezithazabo,nasesandleni sabafunaukuphilakwabo,nasesandlenisempiyenkosi yaseBabele,ekhuphukeisukakini.

22Bhekani,ngiyakubayala,ushouJehova,ngibabuyisele kulomuzi;bayakulwanalo,balithumbe,balishisengomlilo, ngenzeimiziyakwaJudaibeyincithakalo,ingahlalimuntu.

ISAHLUKO35

1IzwielafikakuJeremiyalivelakuJehovaezinsukwini zikaJehoyakimiindodanakaJosiya,inkosiyakwaJuda,lathi: 2HambauyeendliniyamaRekabi,ukhulumenawo, uwangeniseendlinikaJehovakwelinyelamakamelo, uwaphuziseiwayini

3NgasengithathauJahazaniyaindodanakaJeremiya, indodanakaHabaziniya,nabafowabo,nawoonke amadodanaakhe,nendluyonkeyamaRekabi;

4NgabangenisaendlinikaJehovaekamelwenilamadodana kaHananiindodanaka-Igidaliya,umuntukaNkulunkulu, elaliseduzekwekamelolezikhuluelaliphezukwekamelo likaMahaseyaindodanakaShalumi,umlindisango.

5NgasengibekaphambikwamadodanaendluyamaRekabi izimbizaezigcweleiwayininezindebe,ngathikubo: “Phuzaniiwayini.

6Kodwabathi:“Asiyikuphuzaiwayini,ngokuba uJonadabaindodanakaRekabiubabawasiyalangokuthi: ‘Aniyikuphuzaiwayini,ninanamadodanaenukuzekube phakade;

7Aniyikwakhaindlu,ningahlwanyelimbewu,ningatshala zivini,ningabinaso,kephaniyakuhlalaematendenizonke izinsukuzenu;ukuzenihlaleizinsukueziningiezweni eningabafokazikulo

8“SililalelekanjaloizwilikaJonadabaindodanakaRekabi ubabakukhokonkeasiyalangakhoukubasingaphuzi wayinizonkeizinsukuzethu,thina,omkethu,namadodana ethu,namadodakaziethu;

9futhiasinakusakhelaizindluzokuhlala,singabinazivini, nansimu,nambewu;

10Kephathinasihleziematendeni,salalela,senza njengakhokonkeuJonadabaubabaasiyalangakho

11KodwakwathilaphouNebukadinesariinkosi yaseBhabhiloniekhuphukelaezweni,sathi:“Wozani sihambesiyeeJerusalemangenxayebutholempi lamaKhaledi+nangenxayempiyama-Aramu,”sahlala eJerusalema

12LaselifikaizwilikaJehovakuJeremiya,lathi:

13UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli, uthi:HambautsheleabantubakwaJudanabakhileyo

eJerusalemaukuthi:‘Aniyikuvumayiniukulaywaukuba nilaleleamazwiamina?ushouJehova.

14AgciniweamazwikaJonadabaindodanakaRekabi, awayalangawoamadodanaakheukubaangaphuziiwayini; ngokubaabaphuzikuzekubenamuhla,kephabayawulalela umyalokayise;kodwakalingilalelanga

15Futhingithumekinizonkeizincekuzamiabaprofethi, ngivukaekuseningibathuma,ngithi:Akenibuye,kube yilowonalowoendleleniyakheembi,nilungiseizenzo zenu,ningalandeliabanyeonkulunkuluukubababakhonze; niyakuhlalaezweniengininikelonanawoyihlo,kepha anibekangaindlebeyenu,aningilalelanga

16NgobaamadodanakaJonadabaindodanakaRekabi awugcinileumlayokayiseawalayangawo;kephalaba bantuabangilalelanga;

17NgalokhoushokanjeuJehovauNkulunkuluSebawoti, uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli,uthi:Bheka,ngiyakwehlisela phezukukaJudanaphezukwabobonkeabakhileyo eJerusalemakonkeokubiengikushilongabo,ngokuba ngikhulumilekubo,kephaabezwanga;ngibabizile,kepha abaphendulanga

18UJeremiyawathiendliniyamaRekabi:“Ushokanje uJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli,uthi:Ngokuba niwulaleleumyalokaJonadabauyihlo,nagcinayonke imiyaloyakhe,nenzanjengakhokonkeaniyalengakho; 19NgalokhoushokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,uthi:UJonadabaindodanakaRekabi akayikuswelamuntuwokumaphambikwamikuzekube phakade

ISAHLUKO36

1KwathingomnyakawesinekaJehoyakimiindodana kaJosiya,inkosiyakwaJuda,kwafikalelizwikuJeremiya livelakuJehova,lithi:

2Zithatheleumquluwencwadi,ulobekuwowonkeamazwi engiwakhulumekuwengo-Israyeli,noJuda, nangokumelenenazozonkeizizwe,kusukelaosukwini engakhulumangalokuwe,kusukelaezinsukwinizikaJosiya kuzekubenamuhla.

3MhlawumbeindluyakwaJudaiyakuzwabonkeububi engicabangaukubenzakubo;ukuzebabuye,kubeyilowo nalowoendleleniyakheembi;ukuzengithetheleleububi babolesonosabo

4UJeremiyawabizauBharukiindodanakaNeriya,uBaruki walobaemqulwiniwencwadi,ephumaemlonyeni kaJeremiyaamazwikaJehovaawakhulumekuye

5UJeremiyawamyalauBaruki,wathi:“Ngivalelwe; AngikwaziukungenaendlinikaJehova;

6“Ngalokhohambawena,ufundeemqulwiniowulobileyo ophumaemlonyeniwami,amazwikaJehovaezindlebeni zabantuendlinikaJehovangosukulokuzilaukudla, uwafundenasezindlebenizabobonkeabakwaJuda abaphumaemiziniyabo

7Mhlawumbeukunxusakwabokungalethaphambi kukaJehova,babuye,kubeyilowonalowoendleleniyakhe embi,ngokubainkuluintukuthelonokufuthekauJehova akukhulumilengalababantu

8UBharukiindodanakaNeriyawenzanjengakhokonke uJeremiyaumprofethiayemyalengakho,efundaencwadini amazwikaJehovaendlinikaJehova

Jeremiya

9KwathingomnyakawesihlanukaJehoyakimiindodana kaJosiya,inkosiyakwaJuda,ngenyangayesishiyagalolunye, bamemezelaukuzilaukudlaphambikukaJehovakubo bonkeabantubaseJerusalemanakubobonkeabantu ababevelaemiziniyakwaJudabezaeJerusalema.

10UBarukiwayesewafundaencwadiniamazwikaJeremiya endlinikaJehovaekamelwenilikaGemariyaindodana kaShafaniumbhaliegcekenieliphakemengasesikhaleni sesangoelishalendlukaJehovaezindlebenizabobonke abantu

11LaphouMikhayaindodanakaGemariyaindodana kaShafaniesezwileencwadiniwonkeamazwikaJehova, 12Wehlelaendliniyenkosiekamelwenilombhali,bheka, zonkeizikhuluzazihlezikhona,u-Elishamaumbhali, noDelayaindodanakaShemaya,no-Elinathaniindodana ka-Akibori,noGemariyaindodanakaShafani,noZedekiya indodanakaHananiya,nazozonkeizikhulu

13UMikayawabatshelaonkeamazwiabewezwile,lapho uBarukiefundaincwadiezindlebenizabantu.

14ZonkeizikhuluzathumauJehudi,indodanakaNethaniya, indodanakaShelemiya,indodanakaKushi,kuBaruki,zathi: “Umquluowufundeezindlebenizabantuwuphathe ngesandlasakho,uzeUBarukiindodanakaNeriya wathathaumqulungesandlasakhe,wezakubo

15Zathikuye:“Akeuhlalephansi,uwufundeezindlebeni zethuNgakhouBharukiwayifundaezindlebenizabo 16Kwathisebezwilewonkeamazwi,besabaomunye lomunye,bathikuBharukhi:Sizayitshelalokuyitshela inkosiwonkelamazwi

17BambuzauBaruki,bathi:“Akeusitshele:Waloba kanjanionkelawamazwiemlonyeniwakhena?

18UBharukiwawaphendulawathi:“Wakhulumakimi onkelawamazwingomlomowakhe,ngawalobangoyinki encwadini.

19IzikhuluzathikuBaruki:“Hambaucashe,wena noJeremiya;futhimakungabikhomuntuowaziyolapho enikhona.

20Zangenaenkosiniegcekeni,zawubekaumqulu ekamelwenilika-Elishamaumbhali,zakhulumaonke amazwiezindlebenizenkosi.

21InkosiyasithumauJehudiukuthiawuthatheumqulu, wawukhuphaendlinikaElishamaumbhaliUJehudi wayifundaezindlebenizenkosinasezindlebenizazozonke izikhuluezazimiecelenikwenkosi

22Inkosiyayihleziendliniyasebusikangenyanga yesishiyagalolunye,umlilouvuthaphambikwayoeziko.

23KwathilaphouJehudiesefundeamakhasiamathathu nomaamane,wawusikangommesewokubhala, wawuphonsaemlilweniowawuseziko,wazewaqedwa wonkeumquluemlilweniowawuseziko

24Nokhoabesabanga,abaziklebhulangaizingubozabo, inkosinezincekuzayoezaziwezwaonkelawamazwi.

25Nokhou-ElinathaninoDelayanoGemariya babeyincengileinkosiukubaingawushisiumqulu,kodwa ayizangeibalalele

26InkosiyayalauJerameliindodanayenkosi,noSeraya indodanaka-Aziriyeli,noShelemiyaindodanaka-Abideyeli ukubababambeuBharukiumbhalinoJeremiyaumprofethi, kephauJehovawabafihla

27IzwilikaJehovalafikakuJeremiya,inkosiisiwushisile umqulunamazwiuBarukiawalobayongomlomo kaJeremiya,lathi:

28Phindauthatheomunyeumqulu,ulobekuwowonke amazwiokuqalaasomquluwokuqala,awushisile uJehoyakimiinkosiyakwaJuda

29WothikuJehoyakimiinkosiyakwaJuda:‘Ushokanje uJehova;Uwushisilelomqulu,uthi:‘Ulobelenikuwo ukuthi:‘InkosiyaseBabeleiyakufikanokuchithalelizwe, kuphelekhonaabantunezilwanena?

30NgalokhoushokanjeuJehovangoJehoyakimiinkosi yakwaJuda,uthi:Akayikubanamuntuohleziesihlalweni sobukhosisikaDavide,isidumbusakhesiyakuphonswa ngaphandleekushiseniemini,nasesiqwiniebusuku 31Ngiyomjezisayenanenzaloyakhenezincekuzakhe ngobubibabo;ngiyakwehliselaphezukwabo,naphezu kwabakhileyoeJerusalema,naphezukwabantubakwaJuda, bonkeububiengibushilongabo;kodwakabalalelanga 32UJeremiyawayesethathaomunyeumqulu,wawunika uBharuki,indodanakaNeriya,umbhali;owalobakuyo ephumaemlonyenikaJeremiyaonkeamazwiencwadi uJehoyakimiinkosiyakwaJudaayishisangomlilo, kwenezelwakuwoamazwiamaningianjengawo

ISAHLUKO37

1UZedekiya,unyanakaJosiya,wabangukumkani esikhundlenisikaKhoniyaunyanakaJehoyakimi, owabekwangukumkaniuNebhukadenetsareukumkani waseBhabheliezwenilakwaYuda

2Kephayenanezincekuzakhenabantubezwe abawalalelangaamazwikaJehovaawakhuluma ngomprofethiuJeremiya

3InkosiuZedekiyayathumaoJehukaliindodana kaShelemiyanoZefaniyaindodanakaMahaseyaumpristi kuJeremiyaumprofethi,yathi:“Akeusithandazele kuJehovauNkulunkuluwethu.

4UJeremiyawayengenaephumaphakathikwabantu, ngokubababengamfakangaetilongweni

5ImpikaFaroyayisiphumileeGibithe; 6LaselifikaizwilikaJehovakumprofethiuJeremiya,lathi: 7UshokanjeuJehova,uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli; NiyakushokanjeenkosiniyakwaJudaenithumilekimi ukubuzakimi;Bhekani,impikaFaroephumeukunisiza iyakubuyelaeGibitheezwenilayo

8AmaKalediayakubuya,alwenalomuzi,awuthathe, awushisengomlilo

9UshokanjeuJehova;Ningazikhohlisinithi:'AmaKaledi ayakusukanokusukakithi,'ngokubaawayikumuka.

10NgokubanomabeniyibuleleyonkeimpiyamaKaledi alwayonani,kwasalaphakathikwaboabalimeleyo,nokho bebeyakuvuka,kubeyilowonalowoetendenilakhe, awushiselomuzingomlilo

11KwathilaphoimpiyamaKalediiqhekezwaeJerusalema ngenxayokwesabaimpikaFaro,

12UJeremiyawaphumaeJerusalemaukuyaezweni lakwaBenjamini,ukuzeazehlukaniselekhonaphakathi kwabantu

13KwathiesesangwenilakwaBenjamini,kwakukhona laphoindunayabalindi,egamalayolalingu-Iriyaindodana kaShelemiyaindodanakaHananiya;yambambauJeremiya umprofethi,yathi:“UhlubukelakumaKaledi

14WayesethiuJeremiya:“Amanga;angihlubukeli kumaKalediKephaakamlalelanga;u-Irijawamthatha uJeremiya,wamyisaezikhulwini

15IzikhuluzamthukuthelelauJeremiya,zamshaya, zamfakaetilongweniendlinikaJonathaniumbhali,ngokuba zazizenzileitilongo

16LaphouJeremiyaesengenileetilongweni nasemakamelweni,uJeremiyaehlezikhonaizinsuku eziningi;

17UkumkaniuZedekiyawayesethuma,wamlanda;Wathi uJeremiya:“Kukhona,ngokubawathi,uyakunikelwa esandlenisenkosiyaseBabele

18UJeremiyawathienkosiniuZedekiya:“Ngonengani kuwenasezincekwinizakhonakulababantuukuba ningifakeetilongwenina?

19Baphimanjeabaprofethibenuababeprofethakini,bethi: ‘InkosiyaseBabeleayiyikunehlelaninanalelizwe?

20Ngalokhoakeuzwe,nkosiyami,nkosi;ukuze ungangibuyiseliendlinikaJonathaniumbhali,funangifele khona

21Khona-keinkosiuZedekiyayayalaukubauJeremiya afakweegcekeniletilongo,futhibamnikeusukungalunye ucezulwesinkwaesiphumaesigcawinisababhaki,size siphelesonkeisinkwaemziniUJeremiyawahlalakanjalo egcekeniletilongo.

ISAHLUKO38

1Khona-keuShefathiyaindodanakaMathani,noGedaliya indodanakaPhashuri,noJukhaliindodanakaShelemiya, noPhashuriindodanakaMalikhiya,bezwaamazwi uJeremiyaayewakhulumilekubobonkeabantu,ethi:

2UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Osalakulomuziuyakufa ngenkemba,nangendlala,nangesifo,kephaophumaaye kumaKalediuyakuphila;ngokubauyakubayimpango ukuphilakwakhe,aphile

3UshokanjeuJehova,uthi:“Lomuziuyakunikelwa nokunikelwaesandlenisempiyenkosiyaseBabele, iwuthathe

4Izikhuluzathienkosini:“Siyakucelaukubalomuntu abulawe,ngokubauxegakanjaloizandlazamadodaempi aselekulomuzi,nezandlazabobonkeabantu ngokukhulumalawomazwikubo,ngokubaloakafuni okuhlekwalababantu,kodwaukulimala

5InkosiuZedekiyayathi:"Bhekani,usesandlenisenu, ngokubainkosiayinakwenzauthongokumelenenani."

6BasebemthathauJeremiya,bamphonsaemgodini kaMalikhiyaindodanayenkosi,owawusegcekeniletilongo, bamehlisauJeremiyangezintambo.Emgodini kwakungekhomanzi,kuphelaudaka;uJeremiyawashona odakeni.

7U-Ebhedi-melekiumKushe,omunyewabathenwa, owayesendliniyenkosi,wezwaukuthibamfakeuJeremiya emgodini;inkosiyayihleziesangwenilakwaBenjamini;

8U-Ebhedi-melekiwaphumaendliniyenkosi,wakhuluma enkosini,wathi:

9Nkosiyami,nkosi,lababantubenzileokubikukhokonke abakwenzilekuJeremiyaumprofethi,abamphonse emgodini;futhiunjengokufangendlalaendawenilapho ekhona,ngobaakusekhosinkwaemzini.

10Inkosiyamyalau-Ebhedi-melekiumKushe,yathi: “Thathalaphaamadodaangamashumiamathathuuhambe nawe,umkhipheuJeremiyaumprofethiemgodiniengakafi.

11U-Ebhedi-melekiwathathaamadoda,wahambanawo, wangenaendliniyenkosingaphansikwengcebo,wathatha

khonaamalembuamadalanamanikinikiamadala, wakwehliselaemgodinikuJeremiyangezintambo.

12U-Ebhedi-melekiumKushewathikuJeremiya:“Fakala manikinikiamadalanamanikinikiabolilengaphansi kwamakhwaphaakhongaphansikwezintambo.Wenze njalouJeremiya

13BasebemdonsauJeremiyangezintambo,bamkhuphula emgodini;

14Khona-keinkosiuZedekiyayathumelayamthathela uJeremiyaumprofethikuyeemnyangowesithathu osendlinikaJehovaungangifihlelilutho

15WayesethiuJeremiyakuZedekiya:“Umangikutshela, awuyikungibulalanokungibulalana?umangikweluleka, awuyikungilalelana?

16NgakhoinkosiuZedekiyayafungakuJeremiyangasese, yathi:“KuphilakukaJehovaowasenzelalomphefumulo, ngekengikubulale,futhingekengikunikeleesandleni salababantuabafunaukuphilakwakho

17WayesethiuJeremiyakuZedekiya:“UshokanjeuJehova uNkulunkuluSebawoti,uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli,uthi: Umauphumelanokuphumelaezikhulwinizenkosi yaseBabele,umphefumulowakhouyakuphila,nalomuzi awuyikushiswangomlilo;uyakuphilawenanendluyakho; 18Kephaumaungaphumiuyeezikhulwinizenkosi yaseBabele,lomuziuyakunikelwaesandlenisamaKaledi, awushisengomlilo,wenaawuyikuphunyukaesandleni sawo

19InkosiuZedekiyayathikuJeremiya:“Ngiyesaba abaJudaabahlulukelwekumaKaledi,funaanginikele esandlenisawo,angihleke

20KodwauJeremiyawathi:Kabayikukukhulula.Ake ulaleleizwilikaJehovaengilikhulumakuwe,kubekuhle kuwe,uphileumphefumulowakho

21Kephaumawalaukuphuma,leliyizwiuJehova angibonisile:

22Bheka,bonkeabesifazaneabaseleendliniyenkosi yakwaJudabayakukhishelwaezikhulwinizenkosi yaseBabele,kuthilabobesifazane:‘Abanganebakho bakuhlosile,bakwehlule;

23Bayakukhiphabonkeabafazibakhonabantwanabakho, babayisekumaKaledi,wena-keungaphunyukiesandleni sawo,kephauyakubanjwangesandlasenkosiyaseBabele, wenzelomuziushiswengomlilo.

24UZedekiyawayesethikuJeremiya:"Lawamazwi makungawazimuntu,awuyikufa"

25Kephaumaizikhuluzizwaukuthingikhulumilenawe, besebezakuwe,bathikuwe:‘Akeusitshelelokhookushilo enkosini,ungasifihlelikona,asiyikukubulala;nalokho inkosieyakushokuwe;

26Uzakuthikubo:Ngethulaukunxusakwamiphambi kwenkosiukuthiingangiphindiseliendlinikaJonathani ukuzengifelekhona.

27ZasezifikazonkeizikhulukuJeremiya,zambuza; Basebeyekaukukhulumalaye;ngobaindaba kayibonwanga

28NgakhouJeremiyawahlalaeGcekeniLetilongokwaze kwabausukuiJerusalemaelathunjwangalo;wayelapho laphoiJerusalemalithunjwa

1NgomnyakawesishiyagalolunyekaSedekiyainkosi yakwaJuda,ngenyangayeshumi,kwafikauNebukadinesari, inkosiyaseBabele,nayoyonkeimpiyakhe,beza eJerusalema,balivimbezela

2NgomnyakaweshuminanyekaSedekiya,ngenyanga yesine,ngosukulwesishiyagalolunyelwenyanga,umuzi wabhidlizwa

3ZangenazonkeizikhuluzenkosiyaseBabele,zahlala esangwenieliphakathi,oNergali-sharezeri,noSamgarinebo, noSarisekimi,noRabisarisi,noNergali-sharezeri, uRabimagi,nabobonkeabaseleyobezikhuluzenkosi yaseBabele

4KwathilaphouZedekiyainkosiyakwaJudanawoonke amadodaempiebabona,babaleka,baphumaemzini ebusukungendlelayasensiminiyenkosi,ngesangophakathi kwezingangezombili,baphumangendlelayasethafeni

5IbutholempilamaKaledilabaxosha,lamficauZedekiya emathafeniaseJeriko,lambamba,lamenyusela kuNebukadinesariinkosiyaseBabeleeRibilaezweni laseHamati,laphoamgwebakhona.

6InkosiyaseBabeleyasibulalaamadodanakaZedekiya eRibilaphambikwamehloakhe;

7YawakhiphaamehlokaZedekiya,yambopha ngamaketanga,ukuzeamyiseeBabele

8AmaKalediashisaindluyenkosinezindluzabantu ngomlilo,adilizaizingangezaseJerusalema.

9UNebuzaradaniindunayabalindiwathumbainsali yabantuababeseleemzini,nabahlubukileyo abaphambukelakuye,nabanyeabantuababesele,wabayisa eBabele

10KephauNebuzaradaniindunayabalindiwabashiya ezwenilakwaJudaabampofuabangenalutho,wabanika izivininamasimungasikhathisinye

11UNebukadinesariinkosiyaseBabelewayala uNebuzaradaniindunayabalindingoJeremiya,wathi: 12Mthathe,umbhekekahle,ungamlimazi;kodwayenza kuyenjengokutshokwakhekuwe

13UNebuzaradaniindunayabalindibathuma, noNebushashabaniuRabisarisi,noNergali-sharezeri, uRabimagi,nazozonkeizikhuluzenkosiyaseBabele; 14BathumelabamkhiphauJeremiyaeGcekeniLetilongo, bamnikelakuGedaliyaindodanaka-AhikamukaShafani ukubaamyiseekhaya,wahlalaphakathikwabantu 15IzwilikaJehovalafikakuJeremiyaevalelweegcekeni letilongo,lathi:

16Hambaukhulumeku-Ebhedi-melekiumKushe,uthi: ‘UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli, uthi:Bheka,ngiyakwehliselaamazwiamiphezukwalo muzikubekubi,kungabingokuhle;ziyakuqedwangalolo sukuphambikwakho.

17Kephaminangiyakukukhululangalolosuku,”usho uJehova,“unganikelwaesandlenisamadodaowesabayo 18Ngokubangiyakukukhululanokukukhulula,awuyikuwa ngenkemba,kephaukuphilakwakhokuyakubayimpango yakho,ngokubauthembelekimi,”ushouJehova.

ISAHLUKO40

1IzwielafikakuJeremiyalivelakuJehova,emvakokuba uNebuzaradaniindunayabalindiemkhululileeRama,lapho

emthathileeboshwengamaketangaphakathikwabobonke ababethunjelweeJerusalemanakwaJuda,ababethunjelwe eBabele

2IndunayabalindiyamthathauJeremiya,yathikuye: “UJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoukhulumilelobububingale ndawo

3UJehovausekulethile,wenzenjengokushokwakhe, ngokubanonilekuJehova,anililalelangaizwilakhe, ngalokholentoinehlele

4Manjebheka,ngiyakukhululanamuhlaemaketangeni asesandlenisakhoUmakukuhleemehlweniakhoukuya namieBabele,woza;kephaumakukubiemehlweniakho ukuyanamieBabele,yeka;bheka,izwelonkeliphambi kwakho;laphokubonakalakukuhleemehlweniakhoukuya khona,hambakhona

5Engakabuyi,wathi:“BuyelafuthikuGedaliyaindodana ka-AhikamukaShafani,inkosiyaseBabeleemmisileukuba abeumbusiphezukwemiziyakwaJuda,uhlalenaye phakathikwabantu,nomauhambenomaphilapho kubonakalakukuhleemehlweniakhoukuyakhonaInduna yabalindiyamnikaumphakonomvuzo,yamkhulula; 6UJeremiyawayeseyakuGedaliyaindodanaka-Ahikamu eMispa;wahlalanayephakathikwabantuababeseleezweni 7Laphozonkeizindunazempiezazisendle,zona namadodaazo,zizwaukuthiinkosiyaseBhabhiloni yayimiseuGedaliyaindodanaka-Ahikamuumbusiezweni, futhiyayibekekuyeamadoda,nabesifazane,nabantwana, kanyenabampofubezwe,kwabangazangebathunjelwe eBhabhiloni,

8Khona-kebezakuGedaliyaeMispa,u-Ishmayeli indodanakaNethaniya,noJohananinoJonathani amadodanakaKhareya,noSerayaindodanakaThanihumeti, namadodanaka-EfayiwaseNethofa,noJezaniyaindodana yomMahakhati,bonanamadodaabo.

9UGedaliyaindodanaka-AhikamuindodanakaShafani wafungakubonakubantubabo,wathi:"Ningesabi ukukhonzaamaKaledi;hlalaniezweni,nikhonzeinkosi yaseBabele,kuyakubakuhlekini"

10Bhekani,minangiyakuhlalaeMispaukukhonza amaKalediayakufikakithi,kephaninabuthaniiwayini, nezithelozasehlobo,namafutha,nikubekeezitshenizenu, nihlaleemiziniyenueniyithathileyo

11Ngokufanayo,laphobonkeabaJudaababekwaMowabi, +nabantwanabakwa-Amoni,+nabakwa-Edomi+ nabasemazweniwonke,+bezwaukuthiinkosi yaseBhabhiloniyayishiyileinsaliyakwaJuda,+nokuthi yayibekephezukwayouGedaliya+indodanaka-Ahikamu +indodanakaShafani;

12WonkeamaJudaabuyakuzozonkeizindawo ayexoshelwekuzo,ezaezwenilakwaJudakuGedaliya eMispa,abuthaiwayininezithelozasehlobokakhulu

13UJohananiindodanakaKhareyanazozonkeizinduna zempiezazisendlebezakuGedaliyaeMispa

14Wathikuye:"UyaziyiniukuthiuBahalisiinkosi yabantwanabakwa-Amoniuthumeu-Ishmayeliindodana kaNethaniyaukubaakubulalena?"KephauGedaliya indodanaka-Ahikamuakakholwangakubo.

15UJohananiindodanakaKhareyawayesekhuluma kuGedaliyaeMispangasese,wathi:“Akengihambe, ngibulaleu-IshmayeliindodanakaNethaniya,kungaziwa muntu;

Jeremiya

16KephauGedaliyaindodanaka-Ahikamuwathi kuJohananiindodanakaKhareya:“Ungayenzilento, ngokubaukhulumaamangango-Ishmayeli

ISAHLUKO41

1Kwathingenyangayesikhombisau-Ishmayeliindodana kaNethaniyaka-Elishamawozalolwenkosinezikhulu zenkosi,namadodaayishumikanyenaye,wezakuGedaliya indodanaka-AhikamueMispa;badlakhonaisinkwa ndawonyeeMispa

2Khona-keu-IshmayeliindodanakaNethaniyanamadoda ayishumiayenayebasukuma,bamshayauGedaliya indodanaka-AhikamukaShafaningenkemba,bambulala lowoinkosiyaseBhabhilonieyayimenzileumbusiphezu kwezwe.

3U-IshmayeliwawabulalawonkeamaJudaayenaye,kanye noGedaliyaeMispa,namaKalediafunyanwalapho, namadodaempi.

4KwathingosukulwesibiliesembuleleuGedaliya, kwakungekhomuntuowayekwazi;

5KwafikaabanyebevelaeShekeminaseShilo naseSamariya,amadodaangamashumiayisihiyagalombili, ephucile,nezingubozawoziklebhukile,bezisikile, bephetheiminikelonempephoesandlenisabo,ukuba baletheendlinikaJehova

6U-IshmayeliindodanakaNethaniyawaphumaeMispa ukubahlangabeza,ehambaekhalaizinyembezi;

7Kwathilaphobengenaphakathikomuzi,u-Ishmayeli indodanakaNethaniyawababulala,wabaphonsaemgodini womgodi,yenanamadodaayenaye.

8Kephakwafunyanwaamadodaayishumiphakathikwawo athiku-Ishmayeli:“Ungasibulali,ngokubasinengcebo endle,ukolweni,nebhali,namafutha,nezinyosi.Wayeka, akababulalangaphakathikwabafowabo

9Umgodiu-Ishmayeliaziphonsekuwozonkeizidumbu zamadodaayewabulelengenxakaGedaliya,yiwolowouAsainkosiayewenzilengenxayokwesabauBahashainkosi yakwa-Israyeli,u-IshmayeliindodanakaNethaniya wawugcwalisangababuleweyo.

10U-Ishmayeliwathumbayonkeinsaliyabantu ababeseMispa,amadodakazienkosi,nabobonkeabantu ababeseleeMispa,uNebuzaradaniindunayabalindi ababenikelekuGedaliyaindodanaka-Ahikamu,uIshmayeliindodanakaNethaniyawabathumba,wamuka, wayakuma-Amoni.

11KwathiuJohananiindodanakaKhareyanazozonke izindunazempiezazinayebezwangakhokonkeokubiuIshmayeliindodanakaNethaniyaayekwenzile, 12Basebethathabonkeabantu,bayaukulwano-Ishmayeli indodanakaNethaniya,bamfumanangasemanzini amakhuluaseGibeyoni.

13Kwathilaphobonkeabantuababeno-Ishmayelibebona uJohananiindodanakaKhareyanazozonkeizindunazempi ezazinaye,bajabula

14Ngakhobonkeabantuu-Ishmayeliayebathumbile eMispabaphendukababuyelakuJohananiindodana kaKhareya

15Kodwau-IshmayeliindodanakaNethaniyawaphunyuka kuJohananinamadodaayisishiyagalombili,waya kubantwanabakwa-Amoni

16WayesethathauJohananiindodanakaKhareyanazo zonkeizindunazempiezazinaye,yonkeinsaliyabantu ayebophulileku-IshmayeliindodanakaNethaniyaeMispa, ngemvakokubaebuleleuGedaliyaindodanaka-Ahikamu, amaqhaweempi,nabesifazane,nabantwana,nabathenwa ayebabuyisileeGibeyoni

17Basuka,bahlalaetendenilikaKimhamu elingaseBetlehema,ukuzebangeneeGibithe; 18ngenxayamaKaledi,ngokubaayewesaba,lokhuuIshmayeliindodanakaNethaniyawayebuleleuGedaliya indodanaka-Ahikamu,lowoinkosiyaseBabeleimmise umbusiezweni

ISAHLUKO42

1Zasezisondelazonkeizindunazempi,noJohanani indodanakaKhareya,noJezaniyaindodanakaHoshaya, nabobonkeabantukusukelakomncanekuzekufike komkhulu,

2WathikuJeremiyaumprofethi:“Akeukunxusakwethu makwamukelwephambikwakho,usikhulekelekuJehova uNkulunkuluwakho,wenzeleyonkelensali;(ngokuba siselesiyingcosanakwabaningi,njengalokhuesibona amehloakho;)

3ukuzeuJehovauNkulunkuluwakhoasiboniseindlela esingahambangayonentoesingayenza

4WayesethiuJeremiyaumprofethikubo:“Nginizwile; bhekani,ngiyakukhulekakuJehovauNkulunkuluwenu njengamazwienu;kuyakuthinomayiniuJehova aniphenduleyona,ngiyakunitshelayona;angiyikugodla luthokuwe.

5BasebethikuJeremiya:“UJehovamakabengufakazi oqinisileyonothembekileyophakathikwethu,umasingenzi njengakhokonkeuJehovauNkulunkuluwakho ayakukuthumakhonakithina

6Nomalihlenomalibi,siyakulilalelaizwilikaJehova uNkulunkuluwethuesikuthumelakuye;ukuzekubekuhle kithi,laphosilalelaizwilikaJehovauNkulunkuluwethu 7KwathiemvakwezinsukueziyishumiizwilikaJehova lafikakuJeremiya.

8WayesebizauJohananiindodanakaKhareyanazozonke izindunazempiezazinaye,nabobonkeabantukusukela komncanekuzekufikekomkhulu;

9Wathikubo:“UshokanjeuJehovauNkulunkulukaIsrayeli,enangithumakuyeukubangethuleukunxusa kwenuphambikwakhe;

10Umanisahlalakulelizwe,ngiyakunakha,nginganidilizi, ngiyakunitshala,nginganisiphuli,ngokubangiyazisola ngobubiengibenzilekini

11NingayesabiinkosiyaseBabeleeniyesabayo; ningamesabi,”ushouJehova,“ngokubanginaniukuba nginisindise,nginikhululeesandlenisakhe.

12Ngiyakunenzelaumusa,ukuzeabenesihekini, anibuyiseleezwenilakini

13Kephaumanithi:‘Asiyikuhlalakulelizwe,singalilaleli izwilikaJehovauNkulunkuluwenu;

14besithi:Hatshi;kephasiyakungenaezwenilaseGibithe, laphosingayikubonakhonaimpi,singayikuzwakhona ukukhalakwecilongo,singalambikhona;sizohlalakhona; 15NgalokhoyizwanimanjeizwilikaJehovaninansali yakwaJuda;UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkulu

ka-Israyeli;Umanibhekisanokubhekisaubusobenu ukungenaeGibithe,nihambenigogobalekhona; 16Kuyakuthiinkembaenayesabayoinificekhonaezweni laseGibithe,indlalaenayesabayoinilandelekhonaeGibithe; niyakufelakhona.

17Kuyakubanjalokuwowonkeamadodaabhekiseubuso bawoukuyaeGibitheukubaagogobalekhona;bayakufa ngenkemba,nangendlala,nangesifo,akuyikusalanoyedwa kubo,ophunyukeebubiniengizabehliselabona

18NgokubaushokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,uthi:Njengobaintukutheloyaminokufutheka kwamikuthululiwephezukwabakhileyoeJerusalema; kanjaloukufuthekakwamikuyakuthululwaphezukwenu, laphoningenaeGibithe,nibeyisiqalekiso,nesimangaliso, nesiqalekiso,nesihlamba;futhianisayikuyibonalendawo

19UJehovaukhulumilengani,nsaliyakwaJuda;Ningayi eGibithe;yazininokwaziukuthinginiyalilenamuhla 20Ngokubanizenzileezinhliziywenizenulapho ningithumakuJehovauNkulunkuluwenu,nithi: ‘SikhulekelekuJehovauNkulunkuluwethu;njengakho konkeuJehovauNkulunkuluwethuayakukukhuluma, sitshelekanjalo,siyakukwenza.

21Manjesenginitshelilenamuhla;kephaanililalelanga izwilikaJehovauNkulunkuluwenunanomayikuphi angithumengakhokini.

22Ngalokhoyazininokwaziukuthinizakufangenkemba, nangendlala,nangesifo,endawenienithandaukuyakuyo ukubanigogobalekuyo.

ISAHLUKO43

1KwathilaphouJeremiyaeseqedileukukhulumakubo bonkeabantuamazwionkekaJehovauNkulunkuluwabo, uJehovauNkulunkuluwaboayemthumengawokubo, wonkelawamazwi

2U-AzariyaindodanakaHoshaya,noJohananiindodana kaKhareya,nawowonkeamadodaazidlayo,bakhuluma bathikuJeremiya:“Ukhulumaamanga;

3KodwauBharukiindodanakaNeriyauyakuvukelaukuba asinikeleesandlenisamaKaledi,ukuzeasibulale,asithumbe, asiyiseeBabele

4UJohananiindodanakaKhareyanazozonkeizinduna zempi,nabobonkeabantu,abalilalelangaizwilikaJehova lokuhlalaezwenilakwaJuda

5KephauJohananiindodanakaKhareyanazozonke izindunazempibathathayonkeinsaliyakwaJuda eyayibuyileezizwenizonkeeyayixoshelwekuzoukuba ihlaleezwenilakwaJuda;

6amadoda,nabesifazane,nabantwana,namadodakazi enkosi,nabobonkeabantuuNebuzaradaniindunayabalindi ayebashiyenoGedaliyaindodanaka-AhikamukaShafani, noJeremiyaumprofethi,noBarukiindodanakaNeriya.

7Bafika-keezwenilaseGibithe,ngokuba babengalilalelangaizwilikaJehova;

8IzwilikaJehovalafikakuJeremiyaeThahipanesi,lathi:

9Thathaesandlenisakhoamatsheamakhulu,uwafihle odakeniendaweniyokucimaizitini,esesikhalenisendlu kaFaroeThahipanesiphambikwamehloabantubakwaJuda; 10uthikubo:‘UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli;Bheka,ngiyakuthumangithathe uNebukadinesariinkosiyaseBabele,incekuyami,ngibeke isihlalosakhesobukhosiphezukwalawamatshe

engiwacashile;uyakwendlalaitendelakhelobukhosiphezu kwazo.

11Laphoefika,uyoshayaizwelaseGibhithe,futhi ofanelweukufauyobanikelaekufeni;nabafanele ukuthunjwabayeekuthunjweni;labafaneleinkembabaye enkembeni

12Ngiyakuphembaumliloezindlinizonkulunkulu baseGibithe;uyakuzishisa,azithumbe,ahlobengezwe laseGibithenjengomalusiembathainguboyakhe;asuke laphongokuthula

13UyakwaphulaizinsikazaseBetiShemeshiesezweni laseGibithe;nezindluzonkulunkulubaseGibithe uyakuzishisangomlilo.

ISAHLUKO44

1IzwielafikakuJeremiyangawowonkeamaJudaahlala ezwenilaseGibithe,ahlalaeMigidoli,naseThahapanesi, naseNofi,nasezwenilasePhatirosi,lathi:

2UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli, uthi:Nibonilekonkeokubiengikwehliselephezu kweJerusalemanaphezukwayoyonkeimiziyakwaJuda; bheka,ziyincithakalonamuhla,akuhlalimuntukhona;

3Ngenxayobubibaboababenzileukuzebangicunule, ngokuyaukushisaimpephonokukhonzaabanye onkulunkuluababengabazi,bona,nina,nawoyihlo

4Nokhongathumelakinizonkeizincekuzamiabaprofethi, ngibathumaekusenikakhulu,ngathi:‘Maningenzilento enengekayoengiyizondayo

5Kodwaabalalelanga,ababekangaizindlebezaboukuba babuyeebubinibabo,bangashiseliabanyeonkulunkulu impepho

6Ngalokhoukufuthekakwaminentukutheloyami yathululwa,kwavuthaemiziniyakwaJudanasezitaladini zaseJerusalema;seziyincithakalo,ziyincithakalo njenganamuhla

7NgalokhomanjeushokanjeuJehovauNkulunkulu Sebawoti,uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli,uthi:

“‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ ‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘Nine-nelani imiphefumuloyenulobububiobukhulu,ukunqumakini owesilisanowesifazane,umntwananosancelakwaJuda, kungashiyimuntu.

8Ngokungicunulangemisebenziyezandlazenu, ngokushiselaabanyeonkulunkuluimpephoezweni laseGibithe,laphoniyekhonaukuyohlalakhona,ukuze nizinqume,nibeyisiqalekisonesihlambaphakathikwazo zonkeizizwezomhlaba?

9Senikhohliweyiniububibawoyihlo,nobubibamakhosi akwaJuda,nobubibabafazibawo,nobubibenu,nobubi babafazibenuababenzeezwenilakwaJudanasezitaladini zaseJerusalema?

10Abazithobangakuzekubenamuhla,abesabanga, abahambangangomthethowaminangezimisozami engazibekaphambikwenunaphambikwawoyihlo

11NgalokhoushokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,uthi:Bhekani,ngiyakubhekisaubusobamikini kubekubi,nginqumeuJudawonke

12NgiyakuthathainsaliyakwaJudaebhekiseubusobayo ukubaingeneezwenilaseGibitheukubaigogobalekhona, babhujiswebonke,baweezwenilaseGibithe;bayakuqedwa ngenkembanangendlala,bafe,kusukelakomncanekuze

Jeremiya

kubekomkhulungenkembanangendlala,babeyisiqalekiso, nesimangaliso,nesiqalekiso,nesihlamba.

13Ngokubangiyakubahambelaabakhileyoezweni laseGibithe,njengalokhongalijezisaiJerusalema, ngenkemba,nangendlala,nangesifo.

14ukuzekungabikhonoyedwakwabaseleyobakwaJuda abangeneezwenilaseGibitheukubabagogobalekhona, oyophunyukanomaosalayo,ukuzeabuyeleezweni lakwaJuda,elilangazelelaukubuyelakuloukubaahlale khona,ngokubaakuyikubuyanoyedwangaphandle kwabaphunyukileyo

15Khona-kewonkeamadodaayekwaziukuthiomkawo babeshiseleimpephokwabanyeonkulunkulu,nabobonke abesifazaneababemilapho,isixukuesikhulu,bonkeabantu ababehlalaezwenilaseGibhitheePhatirosi,bamphendula uJeremiya,bathi:

16Ngokuqondenenezwiolikhulumekithiegameni likaJehova,ngekesikulalele

17Kodwasizakwenzakonkeokuphumaemlonyeniwethu, ukutshiselaindlovukaziyezuluimpepha,siyithululele iminikeloyokunathwayo,njengobasenzile,thina,labobaba, amakhosiethu,leziphathamandlazethu,emiziniyakoJuda, lezitaladenizeJerusalema;

18Kephaselokhusayekaukushiselaindlovukaziyezulu impepho,siyithululeleiminikeloyokuphuzwa,siswele zonkeizinto,saqedwangenkembanangendlala

19Laphosishiselaindlovukaziyezuluimpepho, siyithululelaiminikeloyokuphuzwa,ingabesayenzela amaqebelengwaneokukhulekakuyo,siyithululela iminikeloyokuphuzwa,singekhoamadodaethuna?

20UJeremiyawayesethikubobonkeabantu,emadodeni, nakubesifazane,nakubobonkeabantuababemphendulile, wathi:

21ImpephoenayishisaemiziniyakwaJudanasezitaladini zaseJerusalema,ninanawoyihlo,namakhosienu,nezikhulu zenu,nabantubezwe,uJehovaakayikhumbulangayini, akafikangaenhliziyweniyakhena?

22UJehovaakabangeesakwaziukubekezelelangenxa yobubibezenzozenunangenxayezinengisoenazenzayo; ngalokhoizwelenuseliyihlaneeliyincithakalo, nesimangaliso,nesiqalekiso,lingenamuntuohlalakhona, njenganamuhla

23Ngobanishiseimpepho,nangenxayokuthinonile kuJehova,anililalelangaizwilikaJehova,ningahambanga ngomthethowakhe,nangezimisozakhe,nangobufakazi bakhe;ngalokholobububibubehlelenjenganamuhla.

24UJeremiyawathikubobonkeabantunakubobonke abesifazane:“ZwaniniizwilikaJehovaninanonke bakwaJudaenisezwenilaseGibhithe

25UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli, uthi:Ninanomkenunikhulumilengemilomoyenu, nagcwalisangesandlasenu,nithi:‘Siyakuzigcwalisa nokuzenzaizithembisozethuesizithembisileyozokushisela indlovukaziyezuluimpepho,siyithululeleiminikelo yokuphuzwa;

26“NgalokhoyizwaniizwilikaJehovaninanonke bakwaJudaenihlalaezwenilaseGibithe;Bhekani, ngifungileigamalamielikhulu,ushouJehova,ukuthi igamalamialisayikubizwaemlonyeniwomuntu wakwaJudaezwenilonkelaseGibithengokuthi:'Kuphila kweNkosiuJehova'

27Bheka,ngiyakubalindakubekubi,kungabikuhle;bonke abantubakwaJudaabasezwenilaseGibithebayakuqedwa ngenkembanangendlala,bazebaphele

28Nokhoidlanzanaeliyophunyukaenkembeniliyobuya ezwenilaseGibhithelibuyeleezwenilakwaJuda,futhi yonkeinsaliyakwaJudaengeneezwenilaseGibhithe ukugogobalakhonaiyokwaziukuthiamazwikabani ayakuma,awaminomaawabo.

29“‘Lokhukuyakubayisibonakalisokini,ushouJehova, ukuthingiyakunijezisakulendawo,naziukuthiamazwi amiayakumaamelanenanikubekubi;

30UshokanjeuJehova;Bheka,ngiyakunikelauFaroHofra inkosiyaseGibitheesandlenisezithazakhenasesandleni sabafunaukuphilakwakhe;njengalokhonganikela uSedekiyainkosiyakwaJudaesandlenisikaNebukadinesari inkosiyaseBabele,isithasakhe,esasifunaukuphilakwakhe.

ISAHLUKO45

1IzwiuJeremiyaumprofethialikhulumakuBaruki indodanakaNeriyaekulobenikwakhelawamazwi encwadiniephumaemlonyenikaJeremiya,ngomnyaka wesinekaJehoyakimiindodanakaJosiya,inkosiyakwaJuda, wathi:

2UshokanjeuJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyelikuwe, Baruki;

3Wenawathi,Mayekimimanje!ngokubauJehova wengezeusiziebuhlungwinibami;Ngaquleka ngokububulakwami,futhiangikutholiukuphumula

4Uzakushokanjekuye,uthi:'UshokanjeuJehova;Bheka, engikwakhileyongiyakudiliza,nalokhoengikutshalile ngiyakukusiphula,yebo,lonkelelizwe

5Uyazifunelaizintoezinkuluna?ungazifuni,ngokuba bheka,ngiyakwehliselaububiphezukwayoyonkeinyama,” ushouJehova,“kephaukuphilakwakhongiyakukunika ukubakubeyimpangoyakhoezindawenizonkeoyakuzo

ISAHLUKO46

1IzwilikaJehovaelafikakuJeremiyaumprofethi ngokumelenenabezizwe;

2NgeGibithe,ngokumelenenempikaFaroNekhoinkosi yaseGibhitheeyayingasemfuleniu-Ewufrathe eKharikemishi,uNebukadinesariinkosiyaseBhabhiloni ayinqobangomnyakawesinekaJehoyakimiindodana kaJosiyainkosiyakwaJuda.

3Hlelaniihawunesihlangu,nisondeleekulweni

4Bophelaniamahhashi;sukanininabamahhashi, nisukumenifakeizigqokozokuzivikela;lungisani imikhonto,nigqokeamabhantshi

5Kunganingibabonebeshaywaluvalo,babuyelaemuva? namaqhaweaboanqotshiwe,abalekaakanye,awababheki emuva,ngokubaukwesabakwakuzungezile,”usho uJehova

6Onejubanemakangabalekeli,namaqhaweangaphunyuki; bayakukhubeka,bawengasenyakathongasemfuleniuEwufrathe.

7Ngubanilookhuphukanjengomfula,omanziawo azamazamanjengemifula?

8IGibitheliyakhuphukanjengomfula,namanzialo ayazamazamanjengemifula;futhiuthi:Ngiyakwenyuka,

ngiwusibekeleumhlaba;ngiyakuwuchithaumuzi nabakhileyokuwo.

9Khuphukanininamahhashi;nidlikizeleninazinqola; mawaphumeamaqhawe;amaKushenamaLubiaphatha isihlangu;nabaseLidiya,ababambabawugobeumnsalo.

10NgokubaloluyilousukulweNkosiuJehovaSebawoti, usukulwempindiseloukubaiziphindiselekwabamelene nayo;

11KhuphukelakwaGileyadi,uthatheibhalisamu,ntombi ntokazi,ndodakaziyaseGibithe;ngobakawuyikuphiliswa

12Izizwezizwilengehlazolakho,nokukhalakwakho kwagcwalisaizwe,ngokubaiqhawelikhubekile kumaqhawe,bawabobabilikanyekanye.

13IzwiuJehovaalikhulumakuJeremiyaumprofethiukuthi uNebukadinesariinkosiyaseBabelewayeyakufikakanjani, alishayeizwelaseGibithe.

14“MemezanieGibithe,nimemezeleeMigidoli, nizwakaliseeNofinaseThahapanesi,nithi:‘Yimaniniqine, nizilungise;ngobainkembaiyakudlainhlangothizonke zakho

15Kunganiamaqhaweakhoakhukhulwa?abema,ngokuba uJehovawabaxosha.

16Wawisaabaningi,yebo,omunyewawelaomunye,wathi: ‘Sukani,sibuyelekubantubakithinasezwenilokuzalwa kwethu,sisukeenkembeniecindezelayo.

17Bamemezakhona,bathi:"UFaroinkosiyaseGibithe ungumsindo;usidlulisileisikhathiesimisiweyo

18Kuphilakwami,”ishoiNkosi,egamalayolinguJehova Sebawoti,‘impelanjengeThaboriphakathikwezintaba nanjengeKarmelingaselwandle,kanjalouyofika

19“WenandodakaziehlalaeGibithe,zilungiseleukuya ekuthunjweni,ngokubaiNofiliyakubayincithakalo,libe yincithakalo,lingabinamhlali

20IGibhithelinjengethokazielihlekakhulu,kodwa ukubhujiswakuyeza;livelaenyakatho

21Nabaqashwabalobaphakathikwalonjengezinkunzi ezikhuluphalisiweyo;ngokubanabobabuyile,babaleka kanyekanye,abemanga,ngokubausukulwenhlekeleleyabo belufikilekubonesikhathisokuhanjelwakwabo

22Izwilayoliyohambanjengenyoka;+ngobabayohamba nebutholempi,balifikelengezimbazonjengabagawuli bezinkuni

23Bayogawulaihlathilalo,”ushouJehova,“noma lingenakuphenywa;ngokubabaningikunezintethe, abanakubalwa

24IndodakaziyaseGibitheiyakujabha;liyakunikelwa esandlenisabantubasenyakatho

25“UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkulukaIsrayeli;Bheka,ngiyakujezisaisixukusaseNo,noFaro, neGibithe,nonkulunkulubalo,namakhosialo;uFaro,nabo bonkeabathembelakuye;

26Ngiyakubanikelaesandlenisabafunaukuphilakwabo, nasesandlenisikaNebukadinesari,inkosiyaseBabele, nasesandlenisezincekuzakhe;ngasemuvaliyakuhlalwa njengasezinsukwinizasendulo,”ushouJehova

27Kephaungesabi,ncekuyamiJakobe,ungapheliamandla, Israyeli,ngokubabheka,ngiyakukusindisausekude, nenzaloyakhoezwenilokuthunjwakwayo;uJakobe uyakubuya,abenokuthula,akhululeke,akakho omesabisayo.

28Ungesabi,ncekuyamiJakobe,”ushouJehova, “ngokubanginawe;ngokubangiyakuqedangokuphelele

zonkeizizweengikuxoshelekuzo,kephaangiyikukuqeda ngokuphelele,kephangiyakukuqondisangesilinganiso; nokhoangiyikukuyekanokujeziswa

ISAHLUKO47

1IzwilikaJehovaelafikakuJeremiyaumprofethi ngokumelenenamaFilisti,uFaroengakashayiiGaza.

2UshokanjeuJehova;Bheka,amanziakhuphuka enyakatho,abengumfulaokhukhulayo,akhukhuleizwe nakhokonkeokukulo;umuzinabakhileyokuwo;abantu bayakukhala,bahhewulebonkeabakhileyoezweni

3Ngomsindowokunyathelakwezinselozamahhashiakhe anamandla,nokudumakwezinqolazakhe,nokuduma kwamasondoakhe,oyiseabayikubhekaemuvakubantwana babongenxayokubuthakathakakwezandlazabo; 4ngenxayosukuoluzayoukuphangaonkeamaFilisti, nokunqumaeTirenaseSidonibonkeabaseleabasizayo, ngokubauJehovauyakuphangaamaFilisti,insali yaseKafitori

5ImpandlaiyephezukweGaza;I-Ashikelonilinqunyiwe kanyenensaliyesigodisabo;

6“WenankembakaJehova,kozekubeniniungathulina? zifakeemgodleniwakho,phumula,uthule

7Ungathulakanjani,lokhuuJehovaekuyalilengeAshikeloninogulolwandlena?laphoeyimisile

ISAHLUKO48

1NgoMowabiushokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,uthi:MayekuloiNebo!iKiriyatayimilijabhile, linqotshiwe;iMisgabilijabhile,liphelileamandla

2AkusayikubakhonaukudunyiswakukaMowabi; eHeshibonibacebeokubingaye;wozanisilinqumelingabi yisizweFuthiuyakunqunywa,Madmen;inkemba iyakukusukela

3IzwilokukhalalivelaeHoronayimi,ukuchithwa nokubhujiswaokukhulu

4UMowabiuyachithwa;abancanebakhebezwakele ukukhala.

5NgokubabayakukhuphukaumqansawaseLuhiti,bekhala njalo;ngobaekwehlenikweHoronayimiizithazizwile ukukhalakwencithakalo.

6Balekani,nisindiseukuphilakwenu,nibenjengehlathi ehlane

7Ngokubangenxayokuthiuthembeleemisebenziniyakho nengceboyakhonaweuyakuthunjwa,uKemoshiaphume ayeekuthunjweninabapristibakhenezikhuluzakhe kanyekanye

8Umchithiuyakufikelayonkeimizi,kungabikhomuzi oyakuphunyuka;

9NikauMowabiamaphikoukubaabalekele,abaleke, ngokubaimiziyakheiyakubayincithakalo,kungabikho ohlalakuyo

10MakaqalekisweowenzaumsebenzikaJehova ngenkohliso,aqalekisweogodlainkembayakheegazini 11UMowabiuhleziekhululekilekwasebushenibakhe, wahlalaezinhlamvinizakhe,akathululwangaesitsheni ngesitsha,akayangaekuthunjweni;ngalokhoukunambitha kwakhekuhlelikuye,nephungalakhealiguqukanga.

12“Ngakho-ke,bheka,izinsukuziyeza,”ushouJehova, “laphoengiyothumelakhonaabadukikuyeabayomdukisa, bathululeizitshazakhe,baphuleizimvabazabo

13UMowabiuyakubanamahloningoKemoshi, njengalokhuindluyakwa-Israyeliyabanamahloni ngeBethele,ithembalabo

14Nishokanjaniukuthi:‘Singamaqhaweanamandlaempi? 15UMowabiuchithiwe,ukhuphukileemiziniyakhe, nezinsizwazakheezikhethiweyozehleleekubulaweni,isho iNkosiegamalayolinguJehovaSebawoti

16InhlekelelekaMowabiiseduzeukuza,nokuhlupheka kwakhekuyashesha

17Mkhaleleninonkeninaenimzungezile;naninonke enilaziyoigamalakheanothi:‘Yekaukwaphulwa kodondolooluqinilenendukuenhle!

18“Wenandodakazi,owakhileyoeDiboni,yehla enkazimulweniyakho,uhlalewomile;ngokubaumchithi kaMowabiuyakufikelakuwe,achitheizinqabazakho 19Wenaowakhileyoe-Aroweri,yimangasendleleni, uhlole;buzaobalekayonophunyukayo,nithi:'Kwenzenjani na?'

20UMowabiujabhile;ngokubalibhidliziwe;hhewulani nikhale;kutshelenie-ArinoniukuthiuMowabiuchithiwe 21Futhiukwahlulelakufikephezukwezweeliwuthafa; phezukweHoloni,naphezukweJahaza,naphezu kweMefahati, 22naseDiboni,naseNebo,naseBetiDibilatayimi; 23naseKiriyatayimi,naseBeti-Gamule,naseBetimeyoni; 24naseKeriyoti,naseBhozira,naphezukwayoyonkeimizi yasezwenilakwaMowabi,ekudenomaeseduze

25UphondolukaMowabilunqunyiwe,ingaloyakhe yaphukile,”ushouJehova

26Mdakiseni,ngokubauzikhukhumezilekuJehova; uMowabiuyakuhuquzaebuhlanzwenibakhe,abe yinhlekisonaye

27Ngokubau-Israyeliubengesiyeusulukuwena? wafunyanwaphakathikwamaselana?ngobaselokhu wakhulumangaye,weqengokuthokoza

28Shiyaniimizi,nihlaleedwalenininaenakhileyo kwaMowabi,nibenjengejubaelakhaemaceleniomlomo womgodi

29“SikuzwileukuzidlakukaMowabi,ukuzidlakwakhe, nokuzidlakwakhe,nokuzidlakwakhe,nokuzidla kwenhliziyoyakhe

30Ngiyalwaziulakalwakhe,”ushouJehova;kodwa akuyikubanjalo;amangaakhekawayikwenzanjalo. 31NgalokhongiyakuhhewulangoMowabi,ngikhale ngoMowabiwonke;inhliziyoyamiiyakulilelaamadoda aseKiriheresi

32“WenamviniwaseSibima,ngiyakukhalelangokukhala kwaseJazeri;izitshalozakhozawelaulwandle,zafinyelela olwandlelwaseJazeri;umchithiuwilephezukwezithelo zakhozasehlobonasekuvunwenikwemiviniyakho

33Ukuthokozanokuthokozakususiweensimininasezweni lakwaMowabi;ngenzeukubalipheleiwayiniezikhamweni zewayini;ukumemezakwaboakuyikubangukumemeza

34KusukelaekukhalenikwaseHeshibonikuzekubeseElalenaseJahazibazwakaliseizwilabo,kusukelaeSowari kuzekubeseHoronayiminasethokazinielineminyaka emithathu,ngokubanamanziaseNimrimiayakuba yincithakalo

35“‘NgiyakwenzaukubakuphelekwaMowabi,’usho uJehova,“onikelaezindawenieziphakemeyonoshisela onkulunkulubakheimpepho

36NgalokhoinhliziyoyamiikhalelauMowabi njengemitshingo,nenhliziyoyamiikhalelaamadoda aseKhiriheresinjengemitshingo;

37Ngokubaonkeamakhandaayakubayimpandla,nazo zonkeizilevuzigundiwe;

38PhezukwezindluzonkezakwaMowabinasezitaladini zakhekuyakubakhonaisililo,ngokubangimaphulile uMowabinjengesitshaokungajabulisingaso,”usho uJehova

39Bayakuhhewula,bathi:'Kudilizwakanjani!yeka uMowabiukufulathelaenamahloni!kanjalouMowabi uyakubayinhlekisonokwethukakubobonke abamzungezile.

40NgokubaushokanjeuJehova;Bheka,uyakundiza njengokhozi,eluleleamaphikoakhephezukukaMowabi 41IKeriyotiinqotshiwe,nezinqabaziyamangala, nezinhliziyozamaqhaweakwaMowabingalolosuku ziyakubanjengenhliziyoyowesifazaneosemiheloniyakhe 42UMowabiuyakuchithwaangabiyisizwe,ngokuba uzikhukhumezilekuJehova

43Ukwesaba,nomgodi,nogibekuphezukwakho,wena owakhileyokwaMowabi,”ushouJehova.

44Obalekelaukwesabauyowelaemgodini;okhuphukayo egodiniuyakubanjwaogibeni,ngokubangiyakwehlisela phezukwakhe,phezukukaMowabi,umnyaka wokuhanjelwakwabo,”ushouJehova

45AbabalekayobemaemthunziniweHeshiboningenxa yempi,kephakuyakuphumaumliloeHeshiboni,nelangabi phakathikukaSihoni,lidleikonalikaMowabi,nokhanda lwabaxokozelayo

46MayekuweMowabi!abantubakwaKemoshi bayabhubha,ngokubaamadodanaakhoathunjiwe, namadodakaziakhoathunjiwe

47NokhongiyakubuyisaukuthunjwakukaMowabi ngezinsukuezizayo,”ushouJehovaKuzekubemanje ukwahlulelwakukaMowabi

ISAHLUKO49

1Ngabantwanabakwa-Amoni,ushokanjeuJehova;UIsrayeliakanamadodanana?Akanandlalifana?Pho,inkosi yaboidleniifalikaGadi,nabantubakhebahlaleemizini yakhe,na?

2Ngalokhobheka,izinsukuziyeza,”ushouJehova,“lapho ngiyakwenzaukubakuzwakaleukukhalakwempieRaba labantwanabakwa-Amoni;liyakubayinqumbi eyincithakalo,namadodakazialoashiswengomlilo,uIsrayeliabeyindlalifayalaboababeyizindlalifazakhe,” ushouJehova.

3Hewula,Heshiboni,ngokubai-Ayiichithekile,khala, madodakaziaseRaba,bhinceindwanguyamasaka;khalani, nigijimelengaphanangaphaezintangweni;ngobainkosi yaboiyakuyaekuthunjweni,labapristibayo leziphathamandlazayokanyekanye.

4Uzidumiselaningezigodi,esigodinisakhoesigobhozayo, ndodakaziehlubukayo?owethembaingceboyakhe,ethi: Ngubaniozakuzakimi?

5Bheka,ngiyakwehliselaphezukwakhoingebhe,isho iNkosiuJehovaSebawoti,ivelakubobonkeabakuhaqayo;

Jeremiya

niyoxoshwayilowonalowophambili;futhiakekho oyobuthaodukayo.

6Ngasemuvangiyakukubuyisaukuthunjwakwabantwana bakwa-Amoni,”ushouJehova.

7Ngo-Edomi,ushokanjeuJehovaSebawoti;Akusekho ukuhlakaniphaeThemanina?Iselulekosiphelile kwabahlakaniphileyona?ukuhlakaniphakwabo sekunyamalelena?

8Balekani,nibuye,nihlaleekujuleni,ninabakhileyo eDedani;ngokubangiyakwehliselaphezukwakhe inhlekeleleka-Esawu,isikhathisokumhambelakwami

9Umaabavunaizithelozomvinibefikakuwe, abayikushiyaumkhothozona?umaamaselaebusuku, ayakuchitha,azeasuthe

10Kephaminangimhlubileu-Esawu,ngambuleizindawo zakheezicashile,akanakucasha; 11Shiyaizintandanezakho,minangiyakuzigcinaziphila; abafelokazibakhomabathembelekimi

12NgokubaushokanjeuJehova;Bhekani,labo okwakungesikhoukuphuzaindebe,bayiphuzileimpela; wena-kewenaongayikujeziswana?awuyikungajeziswa, kephauyakuphuzakuwoimpela.

13Ngokubangizifungilemina,ushouJehova,ukuthi iBhoziraliyakubayincithakalo,nesihlamba,nencithakalo, nesiqalekiso;yonkeimiziyaloiyakubangamanxiwa aphakade

14NgizwileumbikoovelakuJehova,kuthunyweinxusa ezizweni,lithi:'Buthani,nilwenalo,nivukeleukulwa.'

15Ngokubabheka,ngiyakukwenzaubemncanephakathi kwezizwe,udelelwephakathikwabantu

16Ukwesabekakwakhokukukhohlisile,nokuzidla kwenhliziyoyakho,wenaohlalaemifantwiniyedwala, obambeindawoephakemeyoyentaba,nomawakha isidlekesakhonjengokhozi,ngiyakukwehlisalapho,”usho uJehova

17U-Edomiuyakubayincithakalo;

18NjengasekubhujiswenikweSodomaleGomoralemizi engomakhelwanebayo,”kutshouJehova,“akuyikusala muntukhona,kakuyikuhlalandodanayomuntukhona

19Bheka,uyakwenyukanjengengonyamaehlane laseJordani,ayeendaweniyokuhlalaenamandla,kepha ngiyakumgijimisangokuzumayoasukekuyo;ngoba ngubanionjengami?ngubaniongangimiselaisikhathina? futhingubaniumalusiongemaphambikwami?

20NgakhoyizwaniicebolikaJehovaalicebilengo-Edomi; namaceboakheawahlosilengabakhileyoeThemani:Impela abancaneemhlambinibayabakhipha;impelauyakuchitha izindawozabozokuhlalakanyenabo.

21Umhlabauyazamazamangomsindowokuwakwabo, ngokukhalakwabokwezwakalaeLwandleOlubomvu 22Bheka,uyakhuphuka,andizenjengokhozi,elulele amaphikoakhephezukweBhozira;

23MayelananeDamasekuIHamatine-Aripadilijabhile, ngokubazwileizindabaezimbi;kukhonausiziolwandle; alikwaziukuthula

24IDamasekuselibuthakathaka,liphendukeleukubaleka; 25Yekaukuthiawushiywangakanjaniumuziwodumo, umuziwokuthokozakwami!

26Ngalokhoizinsizwazawoziyakuwaezitaladinizawo, nawoonkeamadodaempiayakunqunywangalolosuku,” ushouJehovaSebawoti

27NgiyakuphembaumliloodongenilwaseDamaseku, uqedeizindluzobukhosizikaBeniHadadi.

28NgeKedarinangemibusoyaseHasoriuNebukadinesari inkosiyaseBabeleayakuyinqoba,ushokanjeuJehova; Sukumani,nikhuphukeleeKedari,niphangeabantu basempumalanga

29Amatendeabonemihlambiyabobayakumuka; bayakumemezakubo,bathi:'Kunokwesabanxazonke.'

30Balekani,niyekude,nihlaleekujuleni,ninabakhileyo eHasori,”ushouJehova;ngokubauNebukadinesari,inkosi yaseBabele,ucebengani,wacebaamacebongani

31Sukumani,nikhuphukeleesizweniesicebile,esihlezi ngokulondeka,”ushouJehova,“esingenamasango nemigoqo,esihlezisodwa

32Amakamelaasoayakubayimpango,nemfuyoyawo eningiibeyimpango;+futhingiyolethainhlekeleleyabo ivelanxazonkezayo,”+kushouJehova

33IHazoriliyakubayindawoyokuhlalakwamakhanka, nencithakalokuzekubephakade;

34IzwilikaJehovaelafikakuJeremiyaumprofethingeElamuekuqalenikokubusakukaSedekiyainkosi yakwaJuda,lithi:

35UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti;Bheka,ngiyakwaphula umnsalowakwa-Elamu,inhlokoyamandlaabo

36Ngiyakwehliselaphezukwe-Elamuimimoyaemine evelaemagumbiniomaneezulu,ngibahlakazelekuyo yonkeleyomimoya;futhiakuyikubakhonaisizwelapho abaxoshiweyobase-Elamubengayikufikakhona.

37Ngiyakwenzaukubai-Elamulipheleamandlaphambi kwezithazalonaphambikwabafunaukuphilakwabo, ngehliseleokubiphezukwabo,intukutheloyamievuthayo,” ushouJehova;ngiyakuthumainkembaemvakwabo,ngize ngibaqede;

38Ngiyakubekaisihlalosamisobukhosie-Elamu, ngichithekhonainkosinezikhulu,”ushouJehova

39“Kuyakuthingezinsukuezizayongibuyiseukuthunjwa kwe-Elamu,”ushouJehova.

ISAHLUKO50

1IzwiuJehovaalikhulumangeBabelenaphezukwezwe lamaKaledingoJeremiyaumprofethi

2“Memezaniphakathikwezizwe,nimemezele,nimise ibhanela;memezelani,ningafihli,nithi:IBabelelithathiwe, uBeliujabhile,uMerodakiuchotshoziwe;izithombezalo zijabhile,izithombezalozichotshoziwe.

3Ngokubakukhuphukelakuloisizwesivelaenyakatho, esiyokwenzaizwelalolibeyincithakalo,kungabikho ohlalakulo;bayakumuka,bamuke,abantunezilwane 4Ngalezozinsukunangalesosikhathi,”ushouJehova, “abantwanabakwa-Israyelibayakufika,bonanabantwana bakwaJudakanyekanye,behambabekhala,bayomfuna uJehovauNkulunkuluwabo

5BayobuzaindlelaeyaeSiyoni,ubusobabobubheke khona,bathi:‘WozanisizihlanganisenoJehova ngesivumelwanoesiphakadeesingayikukhohlakala 6Abantubamibebeyizimvuezilahlekileyo,abelusibabo babadukisile,babadukiseezintabeni,basukaentabenibaya entabeni,bakhohlwaindawoyaboyokuphumula 7Bonkeababafumanayobabadlile,nezithazabozathi: ‘Asinacala,ngokubabonilekuJehova,indawoyokuhlala yokulunga,ithembalawoyise,uJehova

Jeremiya

8PhumaniphakathikweBhabhiloni,niphumeezweni lamaKaledi,nibenjengezimpongophambikomhlambi.

9Ngokubabhekani,ngiyakuvusa,ngehliseleeBabele umhlanganowezizweezinkuluezivelaezweni lasenyakatho,ziyakuhlelaukulwanalo;liyakuthathwa lapho;imicibisholoyaboiyakubanjengeyeqhawe elihlakaniphileyo;akakhooyobuyelangeze

10IKalediliyakubayimpango,bonkeabaliphangayo bayakusutha,”ushouJehova

11Ngokubanathokoza,ngokubanathaba,ninabachithi befalami,ngokubasenikhuluphelenjengethokazietshanini, nibhodlanjengezinkunzi;

12Unyokouyakubanamahlonikakhulu;owakuzalayo uyakubanamahloni;bheka,ekugcinenikwezizweuyakuba yihlane,nomhlabathiowomileyo,nogwadule

13NgenxayolakalukaJehovaaliyikuhlalwa,kepha liyakubayincithakalonokuchithwa;

14ZihleleleniukulwaneBabelenxazonke,ninanonke abansalaumnsalo,dubulanikuyo,ningashiyiimicibisholo, ngokubayonilekuJehova

15Memezaningokumelenenalonxazonke;linikileisandla salo;njengobayenzakuyo,yenzanikuyo.

16NqumaniumhlwanyelieBabele,nophathaisikela ngesikhathisokuvuna,ngokubangokwesabainkemba ecindezelayobayakuphendukela,kubeyilowonalowo kubantubakubo,babalekele,kubeyilowonalowoezweni lakubo

17U-Israyeliuyimvuehlakazekile;izingonyamazimsusile; kuqalainkosiyase-Asiriyaimdlile;ekugcineni uNebukadinesari,inkosiyaseBabele,uwaphulile amathamboakhe.

18NgalokhoushokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,uthi:Bheka,ngiyakujezisainkosiyaseBabele nezwelayo,njengalokhongayijezisainkosiyase-Asiriya.

19Ngiyakumbuyiselau-Israyeliendaweniyakheyokuhlala, adleeKarmelinaseBashani,umphefumulowakheusuthe ezintabenizakwa-EfrayiminaseGileyadi.

20Ngalezozinsukunangalesosikhathi,”ushouJehova, “kuyofunwaububibuka-Israyeli,bubebungasekho;nezono zakwaJuda,kephaaziyikufunyanwa,ngokuba ngiyakubathethelelaengibagodlayo

21KhuphukelaezwenilaseMeratayimi,umelanenalo nakwabakhileyoePhekodi,chitha,uqedenyaemvakwabo, ushouJehova,wenzenjengakhokonkeengikuyalengakho 22Umsindowokulwausezweni,nowokubhujiswa okukhulu.

23Yekaukuhlukaniswanokuphulwakwesandosomhlaba wonke!yekaukubaiBabilonilibeyincithakalophakathi kwezizwe!

24Ngikubekeleugibe,wabanjwafuthi,wenaBabele, ungazi;ufunyenwe,wabanjwa,ngokubaulwilenoJehova

25UJehovauyivulileindluyakheyezikhali,ukhiphe izikhalizentukutheloyakhe,ngokubalokhu kungumsebenziweNkosiuJehovaSebawotiezweni lamaKaledi

26Wozanikulonivelaekupheleni,nivuleizinqolobane zalo,nilibuthenjengezinqwaba,nilichithe,kungasalilutho kulo

27Hlabanizonkeizinkunzizalo;mabehleleekuhlatshweni; mayekubo!ngobausukulwaboselufikile,isikhathi sokuhanjelwakwabo

28IzwilababalekayonabaphunyukayoezwenilaseBabele ukubabamemezeleeSiyoniimpindiselokaJehova uNkulunkuluwethu,impindiseloyethempelilakhe

29BizaniabacibishelayobemeleneneBabele,ninanonke eninsalaumnsalo,yikaninxazonkezalo;makungabikho ophunyukayokubo;yenzanikulonjengakhokonke elikwenzileyo,ngokubalizikhukhumezilekuJehova, ngoNgcweleka-Israyeli.

30Ngakhoizinsizwazawoziyakuwaezitaladini,nawo wonkeamadodaawoempiayakunqunywangalolosuku,” ushouJehova

31Bheka,ngimelenenawe,wenaozidlayo,ishoiNkosi uJehovaSebawoti,ngokubausukulwakholufikile, isikhathiengiyakukuhambelangaso

32Ozidlayouyakukhubeka,awe,kungabikhoomvusayo; ngiyakuphembaumliloemiziniyakhe,uqedenxazonke zakhe

33UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti;AbantwanabakwaIsrayelinabantwanabakwaJudabacindezelwakanyekanye; bonkeababathumbayobababamba;balaukubakhulula

34UMhlengiwabounamandla;uJehovaSebawotiigama lakhe;uyakumelanokumelaindabayabo,ukuzeanikeizwe ukuphumula,anyakazeabakhileyoeBabele

35InkembamayifikephezukwamaKaledi,”ushouJehova, naphezukwabakhileyoeBabele,naphezukwezikhuluzalo, naphezukwabahlakaniphileyobalo

36Inkembaiphezukwabaqambaamanga;inkembaifike phezukwamaqhawealo;bayakushaywaluvalo.

37Inkembamayifikephezukwamahhashialo,naphezu kwezinqolazalo,naphezukwayoyonkeingxubevange ephakathikwalo;bayakubanjengabesifazane;inkemba iphezukwengceboyalo;njalobazaphangwa

38Ukomakuphezukwamanzialo;ziyokoma,ngokuba yizwelezithombeezibaziweyo,futhibayahlanya ngezithombezabo

39Ngakho-keizilozasogwadulekanyenezilwane zaseziqhinginikuyohlalakhona,nezikhovakuyohlala khona,futhingekekuphindekuhlalwekuyokuzekube phakade;futhiakuyikuhlalwakuyoizizukulwane ngezizukulwane.

40NjengalokhouNkulunkuluwachithaiSodoma neGomoranemizanayayo,ushouJehova;kanjalo akuyikuhlalamuntukhona,akuyikuhlalakhonaindodana yomuntu

41Bheka,abantubayakuvelaenyakatho,isizweesikhulu, namakhosiamaningiayakuvuswaemikhawulweni yomhlaba

42Bayakubambaumnsalonomjula,banonya,ababonisi umusa;izwilaboliyakudumanjengolwandle,bagibele amahhashi,bahlomeleimpinjengomuntuwokulwa, bemelenenawendodakaziyaseBabele

43InkosiyaseBabeleisizwileumbikongabo,izandlazayo zababuthakathaka;

44Bheka,uyakwenyukanjengengonyamaephuma endawenieyizikhukhulazeJordani,iyeendaweniyokuhlala eqinile,kephangiyakubagijimisabasukekuyomasinyane; ngobangubanionjengami?ngubaniongangimisela isikhathina?futhingubaniumalusiongemaphambikwami?

45NgakhoyizwaniicebolikaJehovaalicebile ngeBhabhiloni;namaceboakheawahlosilengezwe lamaKaledi:Impelaabancaneemhlambinibayakubakhipha; impelauyakuchithaindawoyaboyokuhlalakanyenabo

46NgomsindowokuthunjwakweBhabhiloniumhlaba uyanyakaza,kuzwakaleukukhalaphakathikwezizwe.

ISAHLUKO51

1UshokanjeuJehova;Bheka,ngiyakuvuselaiBabele nabakhileyophakathikwabangivukelayoumoya obhubhisayo;

2NgiyakuthumaeBabeleabelusiabayakulela,balithulule izwelalo,ngokubangosukulosizibayakulihaqa

3Umcibisholomakagobeumnsalokogobayo,nakuye oziphakamisaembhiciniwakhewesambatho, ningahawukeliizinsizwazalo;bhubhisanikupheleimpi yalolonke

4BayakuwaababuleweyoezwenilamaKaledi, nabagwaziweyoezitaladinizalo.

5Ngokubau-IsrayelinoJudaabashiywanga nguNkulunkuluwakhe,uJehovaSebawoti;lanxailizwe labolaligcweleisonokoNgcwelekaIsrayeli.

6BalekaniniphumephakathikweBabele,nikhulule,kube yilowonalowoumphefumulowakhe;ngokubalesi yisikhathisempindiselokaJehova;uyakubuyiselakuyona.

7IBabelebeliyindebeyegolideesandlenisikaJehova, eyadakisaumhlabawonke;ngalokhoizizweziyahlanya

8IBabeleseliwilengokuzumayo,lachithwa;lithathele amafuthaezinhlungwinizayo,mhlawumbeiphulukiswe

9BesingathandaukuliphulukisaiBabele,kepha aliphiliswanga;

10UJehovauvezileukulungakwethu;wozanisilande eSiyoniumsebenzikaJehovauNkulunkuluwethu

11Khanyisaimicibisholo;buthaniizihlangu;uJehova uphakamisileumoyawamakhosiamaMede,ngokubaicebo lakhelimeleneneBabeleukubaalichithe;ngoba kuyimpindiselokaJehova,impindiseloyethempelilakhe.

12MisaniibhanelaphezukwezingangezaseBabele, niqiniseumlindo,nimiseabalindi,nilungiseabaqamekeli, ngokubauJehovaukuklabile,wakwenzalokho wakukhulumangabakhileyoeBabele

13Wenaohlalaphezukwamanziamaningi,onengcebo eningi,ukuphelakwakhosekufikile,nesilinganiso sokuhahakwakho

14UJehovaSebawotiuzifungile,wathi:“Impela ngiyakukugcwalisangabantunjengangezinkumbi; bayakukuhlabelaumkhosi

15Wenzileumhlabangamandlaakhe,walimisaizwe ngokuhlakaniphakwakhe,walenekaizulungokuqonda kwakhe

16Laphoezwakalisaizwilakhe,kukhonaukuhlokoma kwamanziezulwini;ukhuphulaizinkunguemikhawulweni yomhlaba,enzeimibaninemvula,akhipheumoya engcebweniyakhe

17Wonkeumuntuuyisiphukuphukungokwazikwakhe; bonkeabakhandibajabhiswangesithombeesibaziweyo, ngokubaizithombezaboezibunjiweyozingamanga, nomoyaawukhokuzo

18Kuyize,kungumsebenziwokuduka;ngesikhathi sokuhanjelwakwazoziyakubhubha.

19OyisabelosikaJakobeakafaninazo;ngokuba unguMbumbiwakhokonke,no-Israyeliuyisizwesefa lakhe;nguJehovaSebawotiigamalakhe.

20Wenauyizembelaminezikhalizokulwa,ngokuba ngiyakuphahlazangaweizizwe,ngichithengaweimibuso;

21Ngiyakuphahlazangaweihhashinomgibeliwalo; ngiphahlazengaweinqolanomgadiwayo;

22Ngiyakuphahlazangaweowesilisanowesifazane; ngiyakuphahlazangaweabadalanabasha;ngiphahlaze ngaweizinsizwanentombi;

23Ngiyakuphahlazakanyenaweumalusinomhlambi wakhe;ngiyakuphahlazangaweumliminejokalakhe lezinkabi;ngiphahlazengaweizindunanababusi.

24NgiyakubuyiselaeBabelenakubobonkeabakhileyo eKaledikonkeokubikwaboabakwenzileeSiyoni emehlwenienu,”ushouJehova

25“Bheka,ngimelenenawentabaechithayo,”usho uJehova,“wenaochithaumhlabawonke;

26Abayikuthathakuweitshelegumbi,nomaitshe lesisekelo;kephauyakubayincithakalokuzekubephakade,” ushouJehova.

27Misaniibhanelaezweni,nibetheicilongophakathi kwezizwe,nilungiseleizizweukulwanalo,nilibizele imibusoyase-Ararati,neMini,ne-Ashikenazi;bekani indunaphezukwayo;khulisaniamahhashinjengamacimbi

28Lingcweliseniizizwe,amakhosiamaMede,nezinduna zawo,nababusibawo,nezwelonkelombusowalo.

29Izweliyakuthuthumelalibenomunyu,ngokuba amacebokaJehovaayakufezwangeBabele,enzeizwe laseBabelelibeyihlaneeliyincithakalo,lingahlalimuntu.

30AmaqhaweaseBabeleayekileukulwa,ahlezi ezinqabenizawo;babanjengabesifazane,bashisaizindlu zabo;imigoqoyakheiphukile.

31Esinyeisigijimisiyakugijimaukuhlangabezananesinye, nesithunywaesisodwaukuhlangabezananesinye,ukutshela inkosiyaseBabeleukuthiumuziwayounqotshiwe ekugcineni

32Futhiukuthiimifulaivaliwe,nemihlangaishisiwe ngomlilo,namadodaempiayethukile.

33NgokubaushokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,uthi:IndodakaziyaseBabeleinjengesibuya, sekuyisikhathisokuyibhula;kuseleisikhashana,kufike isikhathisokuvunakwayo

34UNebukadinesariinkosiyaseBabeleungidlile, wangichoboza,wangenzaisitshaesingenalutho, wangigwinyanjengodrako,wagcwalisaisisusakhe ngezintozamiezinhle,wangixosha

35Ubudlovaobenziwakiminenyamayamimabubephezu kweBabele,”ushokanjeowakhileyoeZiyoni;negazilami phezukwabakhileyoeKaledi,”kushoiJerusalema 36NgalokhoushokanjeuJehova;Bheka,ngiyakumela indabayakho,ngikuphindisele;ngiyakomisaulwandle lwalo,ngomisenemithomboyalo.

37IBhabhiloniliyobayinqwaba,+indawoyokuhlala adrako,+isimangaliso,intoencimfelwayo,kungabikho ohlalakhona

38Bazabhongakanyekanyenjengamabhubesi,bamemeze njengamabhongoezingonyama

39Ekushisenikwabongiyakubenzelaamadili,ngibadakise, ukuzebajabule,balaleubuthongoobuphakade,bangavuki,” ushouJehova

40Ngiyakubehliselaekuhlatshweninjengamawundlu, njengezinqamanezimpongo

41YekaukunqotshwakweSheshaki!yekaukumangala kodumolomhlabawonke!yekaukuthiiBabilonilibe yisimangalisophakathikwezizwe!

42UlwandlelukhuphukeleeBabele,lisitshekelwengamaza aloamaningi.

43Imiziyaloiyincithakalo,izweelomileyonehlane,izwe okungahlalwamuntukulo,okungadlulikuloindodana yomuntu.

44NgiyakujezisauBelieBabele,ngikhipheemlonyeni wakheakugwinyileyo;izizweazisayikugobhozelakuye, nogangelwaseBabeleluyakuwa.

45Bantubami,phumaniphakathikwalo,nikhulule,kube yilowonalowoumphefumulowakheentukuthelweni evuthayokaJehova

46funainhliziyoyenuidangale,nesabeimibikoezwakala ezweni;kuyakufikaumbikongomnyakaowodwa,emva kwalokhongomunyeumnyakakufikeumbiko,nobudlova ezweni,umbusiemelenenombusi

47Ngakho,bheka,izinsukuziyezalaphongiyakwahlulela izithombeezibaziweyozaseBabele,izwelalolonkelijabhe, nabobonkeababuleweyobalobayakuwaphakathikwalo

48Kuyakuhlabelelaizulunomhlabanakhokonke okukukhongeBabele,ngokubaabachithibayakufikakulo bevelaenyakatho,”ushouJehova

49NjengalokhoiBabelelawisaababuleweyobakwaIsrayeli,kanjaloababuleweyobomhlabawonkebayakuwa eBabele

50Ninaeniphunyukileenkembeni,hambani,ningemi; khumbulaniuJehovanisekude,iJerusalemalingene ezinhliziywenizenu

51Sijabhile,ngokubasizweihlazo,ubusobethu bugubuzeleamahloni,ngokubaabezizwebangenile ezindaweniezingcwelezendlukaJehova

52“Ngalokhobheka,izinsukuziyeza,”ushouJehova, “laphongiyakwahlulelakhonaizithombezaloezibaziweyo; 53NomaiBabilonilikhuphukelaezulwini,nomaliqinisa indawoephakemeyamandlaalo,abachithibalobayakufika kulobevelakimi,”ushouJehova

54UmsindowokukhalauvelaeBabele,nokubhujiswa okukhuluezwenilamaKaledi.

55NgokubauJehovauyalichithaiBabele,aqedekuloizwi elikhulu;laphoamazaaloehlokomanjengamanzi amakhulu,kuzwakaleumsindowezwilawo.

56Ngokubaumchithiulifikele,yebo,phezukweBabele, namaqhawealoathunjiwe,kwaphulwayonkeiminsalo yawo,ngokubauJehovauNkulunkuluwempindiselo uyakubuyiselanokuphindisela

57Ngiyakudakisaizikhuluzalo,nezihlakaniphizalo, nezindunazalo,nababusibalo,namaqhawealo,balale ubuthongoobuphakade,bangavuki,”ishoiNkosiegama layolinguJehovaSebawoti.

58UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uthi:Izindongaezibanzi zaseBabeleziyakubhidlizwanokudilizwa,namasangoalo aphakemeashiswengomlilo;abantubayakukhandlekelaize, izizwezishiseumlilo,zikhathale.

59IzwiuJeremiyaumprofethiayalangalouSeraya indodanakaNeriyaindodanakaMahaseyaekuyenikwakhe noSedekiyainkosiyakwaJudaeBabelengomnyakawesine wokubusakwakheUSerayalowayeyisikhuluesithuleyo

60UJeremiyawalobaencwadinibonkeububi obuyakwehlelaiBabele,onkelawamazwialotshiwe ngeBabele

61UJeremiyawathikuSeraya:“EkufikenikwakhoeBabele, ubone,ufundeonkelawamazwi;

62Uyakuthi:‘Jehova,wenaukhulumilengalendawo ukubauyinqume,kungasalimuntukuyo,nomaumuntu nomaisilwane,kephaibeyincithakalokuzekubephakade 63Kuyakuthilaphousuqedileukufundalencwadi,ubophe itshekuyo,uyiphonsephakathikwe-Ewufrathe; 64Uyakuthi:‘KanjaloiBabeleliyakushonakanjalo, lingaphumiebubiniengizakwehliselaphezukwalo, bakhathale.KuzekubemanjeamazwikaJeremiya.

ISAHLUKO52

1USedekiyawayeneminyakaengamashumiamabilinanye ekuqalenikwakheukubusa,wabusaiminyakaeyishumi nanyeeJerusalema;IgamalikaninalalinguHamuthali indodakazikaJeremiyawaseLibina

2WenzaokubiemehlwenikaJehovanjengakhokonke akwenzileyouJehoyakimi

3NgobakwenzekaeJerusalemanakwaJudangenxa yentukuthelokaJehova,wazewabalahlaebuswenibakhe; uZedekiyawayihlubukainkosiyaseBabele

4Kwathingomnyakawesishiyagalolunyewokubusa kwakhe,ngenyangayeshumi,ngolweshumilwenyanga, uNebukadinesariinkosiyaseBabelewafikaeJerusalema, yenanayoyonkeimpiyakhe,wamisangakulo,wakha izinqabangakulonxazonke.

5Umuziwavinjezelwakwazekwabangumnyakaweshumi nanyewenkosiuSedekiya

6Ngenyangayesine,ngosukulwesishiyagalolunye lwenyanga,indlalayayinzimaemzini,kangangokuthi abantubezwebabengenakudla

7Umuziwabhodlozwa,wonkeamadodaempiabaleka, aphumaemziniebusukungendlelayesangophakathi kwezingangeezimbiliezingasensiminiyenkosi;amaKaledi ayephezukomuzinxazonke,ahambangendlelayasethafeni.

8ImpiyamaKalediyayixoshainkosi,yamficauZedekiya emathafeniaseJeriko;yonkeimpiyakheyahlakazekaisuka kuye.

9Ayeseyibambainkosi,ayenyuselaenkosiniyaseBabele eRibilaezwenilaseHamati;laphoamgwebakhona

10InkosiyaseBabeleyawabulalaamadodanakaZedekiya phambikwamehloakhe;nazozonkeizikhuluzakwaJuda wazibulalaeRibila

11WakhiphaamehlokaZedekiya;inkosiyaseBabele yambophangamaketanga,yamyisaeBabele,yamfaka etilongwenikwazekwabalusukulokufakwakhe

12Ngenyangayesihlanu,ngolweshumilwenyanga, okungumnyakaweshuminesishiyagalolunye kaNebukadinesariinkosiyaseBabele,uNebuzaradani indunayabalindi,okhonzainkosiyaseBabele,wafika eJerusalema;

13WashisaindlukaJehovanendluyenkosi;zonkeizindlu zaseJerusalema,nazozonkeizindluzabakhulu,wazishisa ngomlilo;

14YonkeimpiyamaKaledieyayinendunayemilindankosi yadilizazonkeizindongazaseJerusalemanxazonke

15UNebuzaradaniindunayabalindiwathumbaabanye kwabampofubabantu,nensaliyabantuababeseleemzini, namahlubukaahlubukayoenkosiniyaseBabelenensali yesixuku

16KephauNebuzaradaniindunayabalindiwashiya abathilekwabampofubezweukubababengabaphathi bezivininabalimi

Jeremiya

17IzinsikazethusiezazisendlinikaJehova,nezinqe, nolwandlelwethusiokwakusendlinikaJehovaamaKaledi akuphahlaza,aliyisalonkeithusilakhoeBabele

18Amakhanzi,namafosholo,nezindlawu,nezitsha, nezinkezo,nezitshazonkezethusiababekhonzangazo, azithatha 19nezitsha,nemicengeziyomlilo,nezitsha,nezinkezo, nezintizezibani,nezinkezo,nezinkezo;okwakuyigolide elisegolide,nalokhookwakuyisilivaesilivakwasusainduna yabalindi

20Izinsikaezimbili,nolwandleolulodwa,nezinkunzi eziyishuminambilizethusiezaziphansikwezinqe,inkosi uSolomonieyakwenzaendlinikaJehova,ithusilazozonke lezizintolalingenakulinganiswa

21Ngokuqondenenezinsika,ukuphakamakwensika eyodwakwakuyizingaloeziyishuminesishiyagalombili; umucuoyizingaloeziyishuminambiliwawuzungeza; uhlonzelwalolwaluyiminweemine;laliyigobongo 22Kwakukhonaisihlokosethusi;ukuphakamakwesihloko esisodwakwakuyizingaloeziyisihlanu,kunenetha namahalanandaphezukwezihlokonxazonke,konke kwakungokwethusi.Nensikayesibilinamapomegranati kwakunjengalezi

23Kwakukhonaamapomegranatiangamashumi ayisishiyagalolunyenesithuphaohlangothini;wonke amapomegranatiphezukwenethaayeyikhulunxazonke

24IndunayabalindiyathathauSerayaumpristiomkhulu, noZefaniyaumpristiwesibili,nabalindibomnyango abathathu;

25Wathathaemziniumthenwa,umbonisiwamadodaempi; namadodaayisikhombisaayesecelenikwenkosiafunyanwa emzini;nombhaliwebutho,owayebuthileabantubezwe; namadodaangamashumiayisithuphakubantubezwe, afunyanwaphakathikomuzi.

26UNebuzaradaniindunayabalindiwabathatha,wabayisa enkosiniyaseBabeleeRibila

27InkosiyaseBabeleyabashaya,yababulalaeRibila ezwenilaseHamatiKanjalouJudawathunjwaezweni lakubo

28LabangabantuuNebukadinesariabathumbayo: ngomnyakawesikhombisaabaJudaabayizinkulungwane ezintathunamashumiamabilinantathu

29Ngomnyakaweshuminesishiyagalombili kaNebukadinesariwathumbaeJerusalemaabantu abangamakhuluayisishiyagalombilinamashumiamathathu nambili;

30Ngomnyakawamashumiamabilinantathu kaNebukadinesariuNebuzaradaniindunayabalindi wathumbakumaJudaabantuabangamakhulu ayisikhombisanamashumiamanenanhlanu;bonkeabantu babeyizinkulungwaneezinenamakhuluayisithupha

31Kwathingomnyakawamashumiamathathu nesikhombisawokuthunjwakukaJehoyakiniinkosi yakwaJuda,ngenyangayeshuminambili,ngosuku lwamashumiamabilinanhlanulwenyanga,uEvilimerodakiinkosiyaseBabelengomnyakawokuqala wokubusakwakhewaphakamisaikhandalikaJehoyakini inkosiyakwaJuda,wamkhiphaetilongweni;

32Wakhulumakahlekuye,wabekaisihlalosakhe sobukhosingaphezukwezihlalozobukhosizamakhosi ayenayeeBabele

33Waguqulaizingubozakhezasetilongweni,wadla isinkwaphambikwakhezonkeizinsukuzokuhamba kwakhe

34Ngokudlakwakhewaphiwaukudlaokuphakadeokuvela enkosiniyaseBabele,isabelosansukuzonkekwazekwaba sosukwinilokufakwakhe,zonkeizinsukuzokuhamba kwakhe