UJeremiya

44 Nanti ilizwi elafika kuJeremiya elalisiya kuwo wonke amaJuda ayehlala elizweni leGibhithe,+ laseMigidoli,+ laseThahaphanesi,+ laseNofi*+ kanye laselizweni lePhatrosi:+ 2 “Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova wamabutho, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi, ‘Liwubonile wonke umonakalo engiwehlisele iJerusalema+ lawo wonke amadolobho akoJuda. Wonke asengamanxiwa, awasahlali muntu.+ 3 Lokhu kungenxa yezinto ezimbi elalizenza lingithukuthelisa, linikela imihlatshelo+ njalo likhonza abanye onkulunkulu elalingabazi lina labokhokho benu.+ 4 Ngaqhubeka ngithuma kini zonke izinceku zami ezingabaphrofethi, ngizithuma ngiphindaphinda* ngisithi: “Ngicela lingenzi into le eyenyanyekayo engiyizondayo.”+ 5 Lanxa kunjalo alilalelanga futhi alizange libe lendaba lalokho engangikutsho, yikho lingazange litshiye okubi elalikwenza kodwa laqhubeka lisenzela abanye onkulunkulu imihlatshelo.+ 6 Ngakho ngathulula intukuthelo yami lolaka lwami oluvuthayo phezu kwamadolobho akoJuda lasemigwaqweni yeJerusalema, kwatshabalala kwaba ngamanxiwa njengoba kunjalo lamuhla.’+

7 “Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova uNkulunkulu wamabutho, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ‘Kungani lizilethela umonakalo omkhulu kangaka? Phela kuzatshabalala wonke amadoda labesifazana, labantwana lezinsane kusale kungelamuntu osindileyo koJuda. 8 Kungani lingithukuthelisa ngezenzo zenu ngokunikela imihlatshelo kwabanye onkulunkulu elizweni leGibhithe elihambe layahlala kulo? Lizatshabalala liphele, libe ngabantu abathukiweyo futhi libe yinhlekisa kuzo zonke izizwe zomhlaba.+ 9 Selizikhohliwe yini izinto ezimbi ezazisenziwa ngokhokho benu, lezenzo ezimbi zamakhosi akoJuda,+ lezenzo ezimbi zamakhosikazi abo+ kanye lezenzo zenu ezimbi lezamakhosikazi enu,+ ezazisenziwa elizweni lakoJuda lasemigwaqweni yeJerusalema? 10 Kuze kube lamuhla alizange lizehlise loba lingesabe.+ Kaliyilandelanga imithetho yami lemilayo engalinika yona lina labokhokho benu.’+

11 “Ngakho uJehova wamabutho, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi, ‘Ngizalehlisela umonakalo loba sekutheni, ngitshabalalise bonke abakoJuda. 12 Ngizakwenza abaseleyo bakoJuda ababezimisele ukuyahlala elizweni leGibhithe batshabalale eGibhithe.+ Bazabulawa ngenkemba, baqedwe layindlala. Bazakufa ngenkemba langendlala kusukela komncane kusiya komkhulu. Ngizabaqalekisa ngibehlisele umonakalo owesabekayo futhi bazathukwa babe lihlazo.+ 13 Labo abahlala elizweni leGibhithe ngizabajezisa njengoba nje ngajezisa iJerusalema. Ngizabajezisa ngenkemba langendlala langesifo esitshabalalisayo.+ 14 AbakoJuda abaseleyo abahamba bayahlala elizweni leGibhithe abasoze baphunyuke kumbe basinde babuyele elizweni lakoJuda. Bazafisa ukubuyela bayehlala khona kodwa abasoze babuyele, ngaphandle kwabalutshwana nje abazasinda.’”

15 Wonke amadoda ayekwazi ukuthi omkawo babenikela imihlatshelo kwabanye onkulunkulu lawo wonke amakhosikazi ayemi khonapho, lonke nje iqembu elikhulu elalilapho kanye labo bonke abantu ababehlala ePhatrosi+ elizweni leGibhithe,+ baphendula uJeremiya bathi: 16 “Asisoze sililalele ilizwi olikhulume kithi ngebizo likaJehova. 17 Kodwa sizakwenza konke esikukhulume ngemilomo yethu. Sizanikela imihlatshelo kuNdlovukazi Yezulu* njalo sithulule iminikelo yokunathwayo phambi kwayo,+ njengoba sasisenza thina labokhokho bethu, lamakhosi ethu, lezikhulu zethu emadolobheni akoJuda lasemigwaqweni yeJerusalema ngesikhathi sisidla isinkwa sisutha futhi sizihlalele kuhle kungelalutho olusikhathazayo. 18 Kusukela ngesikhathi siyekela ukunikela imihlatshelo kuNdlovukazi Yezulu* lokuthulula iminikelo yokunathwayo phambi kwayo, sesiswela futhi siqhubeka siqedwa yinkemba layindlala.”

19 Abesifazana bona baqhubeka bathi: “Ngesikhathi sisenzela iNdlovukazi Yezulu* imihlatshelo futhi sithulula iminikelo yokunathwayo phambi kwayo, sasivunyelwe ngomkethu ukuthi sinikele ngamakhekhe abunjwe afanana layo lokuthi sithulule iminikelo yokunathwayo phambi kwayo.”

20 UJeremiya wasephendula bonke abantu ababelapho, amadoda labomkawo kanye labo bonke ababekhuluma laye, wathi: 21 “UJehova wayikhumbula imihlatshelo yenu laleyo eyenziwa ngokhokho benu, lamakhosi enu, lezikhulu zenu labantu bonke emadolobheni akoJuda lasemigwaqweni yeJerusalema,+ kazange ayikhohlwe! 22 Kodwa uJehova wacina engasenelisi ukubekezelela izenzo zenu ezimbi lezinto ezenyanyekayo elalizenza. Yikho ilizwe lenu lehliselwa umonakalo owesabekayo lathukwa, latshabalaliswa lasala lingasahlali muntu, njengoba nje linjalo lamuhla.+ 23 Umonakalo lo ulehlele njengoba liwubona lamuhla ngenxa yokuthi lenze imihlatshelo le futhi lonela uJehova. Alililalelanga ilizwi likaJehova njalo aliwulandelanga umthetho wakhe lemilayo yakhe kanye lezikhumbuzo zakhe.”+

24 UJeremiya waqhubeka ekhuluma labo bonke abantu labesifazana esithi: “Zwanini ilizwi likaJehova bantu bakoJuda, lonke lina eliselizweni leGibhithe. 25 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova wamabutho, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ‘Konke lina labomkenu elikukhulumileyo ngemilomo yenu likwenzile ngezandla zenu. Lithe: “Sizanikela imihlatshelo kuNdlovukazi Yezulu* sithulule leminikelo yokunathwayo phambi kwayo njengoba nje sifungile.”+ Lina abesifazana lizakwenza konke elikufungileyo, lizazigcwalisa izifungo zenu.’

26 “Yikho zwanini ilizwi likaJehova, lonke lina bantu bakoJuda elihlala elizweni leGibhithe: ‘UJehova uthi, “Ngifunga ngebizo lami elikhulu ngisithi akulamuntu wakoJuda ozaphinda afunge ngebizo lami+ kulo lonke ilizwe leGibhithe. Kakho ozakuthi, ‘Ngifunga ngoJehova uNkulunkulu ophilayo, iNkosi Enkulu!’+ 27 Khathesi ngibakhangele ukuze ngibehlisele okubi hatshi okuhle.+ Bonke abantu bakoJuda abaselizweni leGibhithe bazatshabalala ngenkemba langendlala baze baphele.+ 28 Balutshwana abazaphunyuka abangasoze babulawe yinkemba futhi bazasuka elizweni leGibhithe babuyele elizweni lakoJuda.+ Lapho-ke bonke abakoJuda abaseleyo ababuya bazohlala elizweni leGibhithe bazakwazi ukuthi ngelikabani ilizwi eligcwalisekileyo, ukuthi ngelami kumbe ngelabo!”’”

29 “UJehova uthi, ‘Nanku elizabona ngakho ukuthi ngizalijezisa elizweni leli, ukuze likwazi ukuthi ilizwi lami engalikhulumayo ngisithi ngizalehlisela umonakalo lizagcwaliseka loba sekutheni. 30 UJehova uthi: “Ngizanikela uFaro Hofira inkosi yeGibhithe ezitheni zakhe lakulabo abafuna ukumbulala, njengoba nje nganikela uZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda esandleni sikaNebhukhadinezari* inkosi yeBhabhiloni, owayeyisitha sakhe futhi efuna ukumbulala.”’”+