UJeremiya 35:1-19
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AmaRekhabi ayalalela (1-19)
35 Ilizwi likaJehova lafika kuJeremiya ngensuku zikaJehoyakhimu+ indodana kaJosiya inkosi yakoJuda, lathi:
2 “Hamba kwabemuli yamaRekhabi+ ukhulume labo, ubusubuya labo endlini kaJehova ubangenise kwenye yezindlu zokudlela ubanike iwayini.”
3 Ngakho ngathatha uJazaniya indodana kaJeremiya indodana kaHabhaziniya, labafowabo, lawo wonke amadodana akhe labo bonke nje abemuli yamaRekhabi,
4 ngaya labo endlini kaJehova. Ngafika ngabangenisa endlini yamadodana kaHanana indodana ka-Igidaliya, umuntu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso. Indlu le yayiseceleni kwendlu yokudlela eyayisetshenziswa yizikhulu, eyayiphezu kwendlu yokudlela kaMahaseya indodana kaShalumi owayelinda emnyango.
5 Ngabeka amankomitsho lezitsha ezigcwele iwayini phambi kwamadoda angamaRekhabi ngathi kuwo: “Nanti iwayini, nathani.”
6 Kodwa wona athi: “Asisoze sinathe iwayini ngoba uJehonadabi*+ indodana kaRekhabi ukhokho wethu wasitshela wathi, ‘Lina lamadodana enu akumelanga linathe iwayini loba sekutheni.
7 Akumelanga lakhe izindlu, lilime, lihlanyele loba lithenge amasimu amagilebisi. Kodwa kumele lihlale ematendeni kokuphela ukuze liphile isikhathi eside elizweni elihlala kulo lingabezizweni.’
8 Yikho siqhubeka silalela ilizwi likaJehonadabi indodana kaRekhabi ukhokho wethu, silandela konke asitshela khona. Thina labomkethu, lamadodana ethu lamadodakazi ethu asilinathi iwayini.
9 Kasakhi izindlu zokuhlala, asilamasimu amagilebisi loba amanye amasimu njalo asilimi.
10 Siqhubeka sihlala ematendeni njalo silalela konke esakutshelwa ngukhokho wethu uJehonadabi.*
11 Kodwa uNebhukhadinezari* inkosi yaseBhabhiloni wathi esehlasela ilizwe+ sathi, ‘Wozani singene eJerusalema sibalekele ibutho lamaKhaledi lelamaSiriya.’ Yikho khathesi sihlala eJerusalema.”
12 Ilizwi likaJehova lafika kuJeremiya lathi:
13 “Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova wamabutho, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi, ‘Hamba uyekhuluma labantu bakoJuda lalabo abahlala eJerusalema uthi: “Ngangingahlali ngilincenga yini ukuthi lilalele amazwi ami?”+ kutsho uJehova.
14 “UJehonadabi indodana kaRekhabi watshela izizukulwane zakhe ukuthi zinganathi iwayini, futhi ziyalilalela ilizwi lakhe. Azilinathi iwayini kuze kube lamuhla, zilalela lokho ezakutshelwa ngukhokho wazo.+ Mina ngikhulume lani ngiphindaphinda* kodwa alizange lingilalele.+
15 Bengilokhu ngithuma izinceku zami ezingabaphrofethi, ngizithuma kini ngiphindaphinda*+ ngisithi, ‘Ngicela liphenduke, ngamunye wenu atshiye izindlela zakhe ezimbi+ enze okulungileyo! Lingalandeli abanye onkulunkulu futhi lingabakhonzi. Lingenza njalo, lizaqhubeka lihlala elizweni engalinika lona lina labokhokho benu.’+ Kodwa alizange lingilalele loba libe lendaba lalokho engikutshoyo.
16 Izizukulwane zikaJehonadabi indodana kaRekhabi ziwulalele umlayo ezawuphiwa ngukhokho wazo,+ kodwa abantu laba abangilalelanga.”’”
17 “Ngakho nanku okutshiwo nguJehova uNkulunkulu wamabutho, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Ngizakwehlisela abantu bakoJuda lalabo abahlala eJerusalema wonke umonakalo engabatshela ngawo ngibaxwayisa+ ngoba bengilokhu ngikhuluma labo kodwa abazange balalele, ngiqhubeke ngibabiza kodwa abazange basabele.’”+
18 UJeremiya wakhuluma labemuli yamaRekhabi wathi: “Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova wamabutho, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi, ‘Ngenxa yokuthi liyawulalela umlayo elawuphiwa ngukhokho wenu uJehonadabi futhi liqhubeka lilandela wonke amazwi akhe, lisenza konke alitshela khona,
19 nanku okutshiwo nguJehova wamabutho, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: “Akusoze kuswelakale owesizukulwane sikaJehonadabi* indodana kaRekhabi ozakhonza phambi kwami.”’”
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “uJonadabi.” Ukuthi “Jonadabi” yikufitshaniswa kwebizo elithi “Jehonadabi.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “uJonadabi.” Ukuthi “Jonadabi” yikufitshaniswa kwebizo elithi “Jehonadabi.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “uNebhukhadirezari.” Le ngenye indlela ibizo lakhe elibhalwa ngayo.
^ NgesiHebheru, “ngangivuka ngovivi ngikhuluma.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “ngangivuka ngovivi ngizithuma.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “sikaJonadabi.” Ukuthi “Jonadabi” yikufitshaniswa kwebizo elithi “Jehonadabi.”
