UJeremiya

24 Ngemva kokuba inkosi yaseBhabhiloni uNebukhadinezari* idingise uJekoniya *+ indodana kaJehoyakimi + inkosi yakwaJuda, izikhulu zakwaJuda, izingcweti nabasebenza ngensimbi;* ibasusa eJerusalema ibayisa eBhabhiloni, + uJehova wangibonisa obhasikidi ababili bamakhiwane bebekwe phambi kwethempeli likaJehova. 2 Omunye ubhasikidi wawunamakhiwane amahle kakhulu, enjengamakhiwane avuthwa kuqala, kanti omunye ubhasikidi wawunamakhiwane amabi kakhulu, engenakudliwa.

3 UJehova wathi kimi: “Ubonani, Jeremiya?” Ngathi: “Ngibona amakhiwane; amakhiwane amahle mahle kakhulu, kodwa amabi mabi kakhulu, awanakudliwa.” +

4 Ngemva kwalokho uJehova wathi kimi: 5 “Yilokhu mina, Jehova, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli engikushoyo, ‘Njengala makhiwane amahle, ngibabheka kanjalo abadingisiwe bakwaJuda, engabamukisa kule ndawo ngabayisa ezweni lamaKhaledi. 6 Ngiyohlale ngibaqaphile ukuze ngibenzele okuhle, ngiyobabuyisela kuleli zwe. + Ngiyobakha, ngeke ngibadilize; ngiyobatshala, ngeke ngibasiphule. + 7 Ngiyobanika inhliziyo efisa ukungazi ukuthi nginguJehova. + Bayoba ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, + ngoba bayobuyela kimi ngayo yonke inhliziyo yabo. +

8 “ ‘Ngokuphathelene namakhiwane amabi angenakudliwa, + yilokhu uJehova akushoyo: “Ngiyoyibheka kanjalo inkosi yakwaJuda uZedekiya + nezikhulu zayo, abasinda lapho kubhujiswa iJerusalema labo abasele kuleli zwe nalabo abahlala ezweni laseGibhithe. + 9 Ngiyobalethela inhlekelele, + bayoba yinto eshaqisayo kuyo yonke imibuso yomhlaba, babe yisihlamba, isaga, inhlekisa nesiqalekiso + kuzo zonke izindawo engibahlakazela kuzo. + 10 Ngiyobabulala ngenkemba, + ngendlala nangesifo esiwumshayabhuqe, + baze baphele ezweni engabanika lona nokhokho babo.” ’ ”