UJeremiya
51 UJehova uthi:
2 Ngizathumela abantu abela amabele eBhabhiloni,
Bazakwela iBhabhiloni ilizwe layo lisale lingelalutho.
Bazayihlasela macele wonke ngelanga lokwehlelwa kwayo ngumonakalo.+
3 AbeBhabhiloni abalwa ngemitshoko kabangawagobisi amadandili* abo.
Amabutho ayo kawangagqoki amajazi awo ensimbi.
Lingawazweli amajaha ayo.+
Tshabalalisani wonke amabutho ayo.
4 Azabulawa elizweni lamaKhaledi,
Azagwazwa emigwaqweni yeBhabhiloni.+
5 U-Israyeli loJuda kabatshiywanga* nguNkulunkulu wabo, uJehova wamabutho.+
Kodwa ilizwe lamaKhaledi lilamacala amanengi phambi koNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
6 Balekani eBhabhiloni,
Lisindise impilo zenu.+
Lingabulawa ngenxa yecala layo,
Ngoba sekuyisikhathi sokuthi uJehova aphindisele.
Uzaphindisela kuyo lokho ekwenze kwabanye.+
7 IBhabhiloni ibiyinkomitsho yegolide esandleni sikaJehova.
Yenze wonke umhlaba wadakwa.
8 IBhabhiloni iwe masinyane yephuka.+
Yilileleni!+
Yidingeleni ibhalisamu lipholise ubuhlungu bayo, mhlawumbe ingasila.”
9 “Sizamile ukwelapha iBhabhiloni kodwa kayelapheki.
Yitshiyeni sihambe, ngamunye aye elizweni lakibo,+
Ngoba isono sayo sesifike emazulwini;
Sifike khonale emayezini.+
10 UJehova usilwele watshengisa ukuthi asilacala.+
Buyani eZiyoni sikhulume ngemisebenzi kaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.”+
11 “Lolani imitshoko,+ lithathe lamahawu ayisigombolozi.*
UJehova usequbule umoya wamakhosi amaMede,+
Ngoba uhlose ukutshabalalisa iBhabhiloni.
UJehova uyaphindisela, uphindiselela ithempeli lakhe.
12 Phakamisani uphawu+ lokuhlasela imiduli yeBhabhiloni.
Ngezelelani abalindi, fakani abalindi.
Abazacathama kabahlale belungele ukulwa,
Ngoba uJehova usebumbe icebo lokuhlasela,
Njalo uzakwenza lokho akukhulumileyo ngabantu abahlala eBhabhiloni.”+
13 “Wena owesifazana ohlala emanzini amanengi,+
Olenotho enengi,+
Ukuphela kwakho sekufikile, awusoze uphinde wenze inzuzo.+
14 UJehova wamabutho ufunge ngokuphila kwakhe wathi,
‘Ngizakugcwalisa ngamadoda amanengi njengezintethe,
Azamemeza ngentokozo esekunqobile.’+
15 UNkulunkulu wenza umhlaba ngamandla akhe,
Wamisa ilizwe ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe,+
Welula amazulu ngokuqedisisa kwakhe.+
16 Nxa ekhuluma,
Amanzi asemazulwini ayahlokoma,
Wenza kuqubuke amayezi emikhawulweni yomhlaba,
Kuphazime lombane nxa izulu lisina.
Uvulela umoya oseziphaleni zakhe.+
17 Bonke abantu benza izinto ezitshengisa ukuthi abacabangi lokuthi abalalwazi.
Wonke umkhandi wensimbi uzayangiswa ngenxa yesithombe asenzileyo,+
Ngoba isithombe sakhe sensimbi siyisiphamaso,
18 Izithombe azincedi ngalutho+ futhi ziyinhlekisa.
Zizatshabalala ngosuku lokwahlulelwa kwazo.
19 Lowo oyisabelo sikaJakhobe kafanani lezithombe lezi,
Ngoba nguye owenza konke.
Uyintonga yelifa lakhe.+
Ibizo lakhe nguJehova wamabutho.”+
20 “Wena uyinduku yami, isikhali sami sempi,
Ngizakusebenzisa ukuchoboza izizwe.
Ngizatshabalalisa imibuso ngawe.
21 Ngizakusebenzisa ukuchoboza ibhiza lomgadi walo.
Ngawe ngizaphahlaza inqola yempi lalowo oyigadileyo.
22 Ngizakusebenzisa ukuchoboza owesilisa lowesifazana.
Ngawe ngizachoboza ixhegu lomfana,
Ngichoboze ijaha lentombi.
23 Ngizakusebenzisa ukuchoboza umelusi lomhlambi wakhe.
Ngawe ngizachoboza umlimi lezifuyo zakhe alima ngazo,
Ngichoboze ababusi* labasekeli babo.
24 Ngizaphindisela eBhabhiloni lakubo bonke abantu abahlala elizweni lamaKhaledi,
Ngenxa yazo zonke izinto ezimbi abazenza eZiyoni phambi kwenu,”+ kutsho uJehova.
Ngizakwelulela isandla sami kuwe ngikugiqe usuke emadwaleni,
Ngikwenze ube yintaba etshileyo.”
26 “Abantu abasoze bathathe kuwe ilitshe eliyisiqokoqela kumbe ilitshe lesisekelo,
Ngoba uzatshabalala kuze kube nini lanini,”+ kutsho uJehova.
27 “Phakamisani uphawu elizweni.+
Tshayani uphondo phakathi kwezizwe.
Tshelani izizwe ukuthi zilungele ukulwa leBhabhiloni,
Bekani umuntu ozabutha amabutho azakulwa layo.
Amabhiza kawabuye emanengi angathi zintethe ezincane.
28 Tshelani izizwe ukuthi zilungele ukulwa layo,
Tshelani amakhosi amaMede+ lababusi* labasekeli babo,
Lawo wonke amazwe abawabusayo.
29 Umhlaba uzazamazama njalo unyikinyeke,
Ngoba lokho uJehova akucabangileyo ngeBhabhiloni kuzakwenzakala,
Ilizwe leBhabhiloni lizasala lingamanxiwa ayesabekayo, kungelamuntu ohlala kulo.+
30 Amabutho aseBhabhiloni aseyekele ukulwa.
Ahlezi ezinqabeni zawo.
Imizi yeBhabhiloni ithungelwe ngomlilo,
Imigoqo yayo yephulwa.+
31 Isithunywa siyagijima siyehlangana lesinye isithunywa,
Obika izindaba uhlangana lomunye obika izindaba,
Besiyabikela inkosi yeBhabhiloni ukuthi idolobho layo selinqotshiwe macele wonke,+
32 Lokuthi amazibuko* asethunjiwe,+
Lezikepe ezenziwe ngemihlanga yephaphirasi sezitshisiwe,
Njalo amabutho ayaqhaqhazela ngokwesaba.”
33 UJehova wamabutho uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi:
“Indodakazi yeBhabhiloni injengesiza.*
Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi igandelwe,
Sekuseduze ukuthi ifikelwe yisikhathi sokuvuna.”
34 “UNebhukhadinezari* inkosi yeBhabhiloni ungitshabalalisile.+
Ungenze ngaphithana ikhanda.
Ungibeke phansi njengesitsha esingelalutho.
Ungiginyile angathi uyinyoka enkulu,+
Wagcwalisa isisu sakhe ngezinto zami ezinhle,
Wasengilahlela khatshana.
35 ‘IBhabhiloni kayehlelwe ludlakela elwenze kithi lasemizimbeni yethu!’ kutsho abantu abahlala eZiyoni.+
‘Abantu abahlala elizweni lamaKhaledi kababe lecala ngenxa yegazi lethu!’ kutsho abantu abahlala eJerusalema.”
36 Ngakho nanku okutshiwo nguJehova:
Ngizakomisa ulwandle lwayo ngenze lemithombo yayo itshe.+
Izakwehliselwa umonakalo owesabekayo, owenza loba ngubani oyibonayo atshaye umlozwi,
Akulamuntu ozahlala kuyo.+
38 Bonke bazabhonga njengezilwane,
Bahwabhe njengemidlwane yezilwane.”
39 “Bazakuthi sebethabile ngibenzele idili ngibadakise,
Ukuze bathokoze kakhulu.+
Lapho-ke bazalala ubuthongo obungapheliyo,
Abangasoze baphaphame kubo,’+ kutsho uJehova.
40 “Ngizabaletha endaweni abazabulawelwa kuyo angathi ngamazinyane ezimvu,
Lanjengezinqama kanye lembuzi.”
Lowo obeludumo lomhlaba wonke usethunjiwe!+
IBhabhiloni isingamanxiwa ayesabekayo phakathi kwezizwe!
42 Ulwandle lukhuphukile lwembesa iBhabhiloni.
Amagagasi alo amanengi ayembesile.
43 Amadolobho ayo asengamanxiwa ayesabekayo, aseyinkangala engelamanzi.
Ilizwe okungelamuntu ozahlala kulo njalo okungelamuntu ozadabula phakathi kwalo.+
Izizwe azisoze zisaya kuye,
Njalo umduli weBhabhiloni uzadilika.+
45 Phumani kuyo bantu bami!+
Balekani ukuze lisinde,+ balekelani ulaka lukaJehova oluvuthayo!+
46 Lingapheli amandla kumbe lesabe ngenxa yombiko elizawuzwa elizweni.
Ngomnyaka owodwa kuzafika umbiko,
Kolandelayo kufike omunye umbiko,
Omayelana lodlakela elizweni kanye lombusi ovukela omunye umbusi.
47 Ngakho zwanini! Insuku ziyeza
Lapho engizajezisa khona izithombe zeBhabhiloni.
Lonke ilizwe layo lizayangeka,
Izidumbu zabo bonke abantu abazabulawa zizasala zithe dandalazi phakathi kwayo.+
48 Amazulu lomhlaba lakho konke okukuwo
Kuzamemeza ngentokozo ngokuwa kweBhabhiloni,+
Abazayitshabalalisa bazavela enyakatho,”+ kutsho uJehova.
49 “IBhabhiloni ayizange ibulale abantu bako-Israyeli kuphela,+
EBhabhiloni kubulewe abantu abavela kuwo wonke umhlaba.
50 Lina elibalekela inkemba qhubekani ligijima, lingami!+
Khumbulani uJehova lisendaweni ekhatshana,
Kwangathi lingacabanga ngeJerusalema.”+
51 “Siyangekile ngoba sizwe abantu besichothoza.
Sibanjwe zinhloni
Ngoba abantu bezinye izizwe bangene ezindaweni* ezingcwele zendlu kaJehova.”+
52 “Ngakho zwanini! Insuku ziyeza,” kutsho uJehova,
“Lapho engizajezisa khona izithombe zeBhabhiloni.
Kulo lonke ilizwe layo abalimeleyo bazabubula.”+
53 “Lanxa iBhabhiloni ingakhwela iye ezulwini,+
Iqinise izinqaba zayo ezinde,
Ngizathumela abazayitshabalalisa,”+ kutsho uJehova.
54 “Lalelani! Kuzwakala isililo eBhabhiloni,+
Kuzwakala umsindo womonakalo omkhulu elizweni lamaKhaledi,+
55 Ngoba uJehova utshabalalisa iBhabhiloni,
Uzathulisa ilizwi layo elikhulu.
Amagagasi ayo azakwenza umsindo onjengowamanzi amanengi,
Umsindo wawo uzazwakala khatshana.
56 Lowo otshabalalisayo uzafika eBhabhiloni.+
Amabutho eBhabhiloni azanqotshwa,+
Amadandili awo ephulwe,
Ngoba uJehova nguNkulunkulu ojezisa umuntu ngamunye ngendlela emfaneleyo.+
Uzaphindisela loba sekutheni.+
57 Ngizakwenza izikhulu zayo lamadoda ayo ahlakaniphileyo adakwe,+
Ngidakise lababusi* bayo labasekeli babo lamabutho ayo.
Bazalala ubuthongo obungapheliyo,
Abangasoze baphaphame kubo,”+ kutsho iNkosi elebizo elithi Jehova wamabutho.
58 UJehova wamabutho uthi:
“Lanxa umduli weBhabhiloni ubanzi uzadilizwa wonke,+
Lanxa amagedi ayo emade azatshiswa ngomlilo.
Abantu bazasebenzela into engekhoyo;
Izizwe zizasebenza nzima zisenza izinto ezizaqedwa ngumlilo.”+
59 Leli lilizwi uJeremiya umphrofethi alitshela uSeraya indodana kaNeriya,+ indodana kaMahaseyiya, ngesikhathi esiya eBhabhiloni loZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda. Kwakungumnyaka wesine wokubusa kukaZedekhiya. USeraya wayengumphathi wezinto zenkosi. 60 UJeremiya wabhala encwadini eyodwa wonke umonakalo owawuzakwehlela iBhabhiloni. Waloba amazwi wonke la mayelana leBhabhiloni. 61 UJeremiya watshela uSeraya wathi: “Nxa ungafika eBhabhiloni njalo uyibone, kumele ubalele phezulu wonke amazwi la. 62 Ngemva kwalokho uthi, ‘Awu Jehova, uthe indawo le izatshabalaliswa isale ingelamuntu kumbe inyamazana ehlala kuyo futhi izakuba ngamanxiwa kuze kube nini lanini.’+ 63 Nxa ungaqeda ukubala incwadi le, ubophele ilitshe kuyo uyijikele phakathi komfula uYufrathe, 64 ubususithi, ‘Le yiyo indlela iBhabhiloni ezacwila ngayo ingaphindi ibonakale+ ngenxa yomonakalo engizayehlisela wona. Abantu bayo bazaphela amandla.’”+
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