UJeremiya 43:1-13
43 Lapho uJeremiya eseqedile ukutshela bonke abantu wonke la mazwi ayevela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, wonke amazwi uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo ayemthume ukuba abatshele wona,
2 u-Azariya indodana kaHoshaya, uJohanani + indodana kaKhareya nawo wonke amadoda agabadelayo bathi kuJeremiya: “Uqamba amanga! UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu akakuthumanga ukuba uthi, ‘Ningayi eGibhithe ukuba niyohlala khona.’
3 Kodwa nguBharuki + indodana kaNeriya okushoshozelayo ukuze usinikele kumaKhaledi, ukuze asibulale noma asidingisele eBhabhiloni.” +
4 Ngakho uJohanani indodana kaKhareya nazo zonke izinduna zamabutho empi nabo bonke abantu abazange balilalele izwi likaJehova lokuba baqhubeke behlala ezweni lakwaJuda.
5 Kunalokho, uJohanani indodana kaKhareya nazo zonke izinduna zamabutho empi bathatha bonke abantu ababesele kwaJuda ababebuyile bazohlala ezweni lakwaJuda bevela kuzo zonke izizwe ababehlakazelwe kuzo. +
6 Bathatha amadoda, abesifazane, abantwana, amadodakazi enkosi nabo bonke abantu uNebuzaradani + induna yonogada ayebashiye noGedaliya + indodana ka-Ahikamu + indodana kaShafani, + bathatha noJeremiya umprofethi noBharuki indodana kaNeriya.
7 Baya ezweni laseGibhithe, ngoba abazange balilalele izwi likaJehova, bahamba baze bafika eThahipanehesi. +
8 Izwi likaJehova lafika kuJeremiya eThahipanehesi, lathi:
9 “Thatha ngesandla sakho amatshe amakhulu, uwafihle esitubhini sezitini uwamboze ngodaka phambi komnyango wesigodlo sikaFaro eThahipanehesi phambi kwamadoda angamaJuda.
10 Ngemva kwalokho uthi kuwo, ‘Yilokhu uJehova wamabutho, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, akushoyo: “Bhekani ngibiza uNebukhadinezari* inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, inceku yami, + ngiyobeka isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi phezu kwala matshe engiwafihlile, uyobusa phezu kwawo. +
11 Uyoza alihlasele izwe laseGibhithe. + Noma ngubani ofanelwe yisifo esibulalayo uyobulawa yisifo esibulalayo, noma ngubani ofanelwe ngukuthunjwa uyothunjwa, noma ngubani ofanelwe yinkemba uyofa ngenkemba. +
12 Ngiyozishisa ngomlilo izindlu* zonkulunkulu baseGibhithe, + uyozishisa, bona abathumbe. Uyozisonga ngezwe laseGibhithe njengoba nje umalusi ezisonga ngengubo yakhe, uyophuma lapho ngokuthula.*
13 Uyoziphihliza zibe yizicucu izinsika zaseBheti-shemeshi* ezweni laseGibhithe, ashise izindlu* zonkulunkulu baseGibhithe ngomlilo.” ’ ”
Imibhalo yaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “uNebukhadirezari,” enye indlela yokulibhala.
^ Noma, “amathempeli.”
^ Noma, “engenamyocu.”
^ Noma, “zaseNdlini (eThempelini) Yelanga,” okungukuthi, eHeliyopholisi.
^ Noma, “amathempeli.”
