UJeremiya 38
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Jeremiya 38
UJeremiya uphonswa emgodini
1Khona-ke uShefathiya, indodana kaMathani, noGedaliya, indodana kaPhashuri, noJukali, indodana kaShelemiya, noPhashuri, indodana kaMalikhiya, bezwa amazwi uJeremiya awakhuluma kubo bonke abantu, wathi:
2Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Osala kulo muzi uyakufa ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo; kepha ophumela kumaKaledi uyakuphila; ngokuba uyakuba yimpango ukuphila kwakhe, aphile.
3Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Lo muzi uyakunikelwa nokunikelwa esandleni sempi yenkosi yaseBabele, iwuthathe.
4Ngakho izikhulu zathi enkosini: “Siyakucela ukuba lo muntu abulawe, ngokuba wenza buthakathaka kanjalo izandla zamaqhawe asele kulo muzi, nezandla zabo bonke abantu, ngokukhuluma amazwi anje, aze enze lo muntu. Hhayi ukufuna inhlalakahle yalaba bantu, kodwa ubuhlungu.
5Inkosi uZedekhiya yasisithi: Khangelani, usesandleni senu, ngoba kayisiyo inkosi engenza ulutho phezu kwenu.
6Base bemthatha uJeremiya, bamphonsa emthonjeni kaMalikhiya indodana yenkosi, owawusegcekeni letilongo; bamehlisa uJeremiya ngezindophi. Emthonjeni kwakungekho manzi, kodwa udaka; ngakho uJeremiya wacwila odakeni.
7U-Ebhedi-Melegi umKushe, omunye wabathenwa owayesendlini yenkosi, wezwa ukuthi bamfake uJeremiya emthonjeni; inkosi yayihlezi esangweni lakwaBenjamini;
8U-Ebhedi-Melegi waphuma endlini yenkosi, wakhuluma enkosini, wathi:
9Nkosi yami, nkosi, laba bantu benza okubi kukho konke abakwenzayo kuJeremiya umprofethi, amphonsa emthonjeni; futhi unjengobulawa indlala endaweni akhona, ngoba akusekho sinkwa emzini.
10Inkosi yasilaya uEbhedi-Melegi umKushe, yathi: Thatha lapha amadoda angamatshumi amathathu, ukhuphe uJeremiya umprofethi emgodini engakafi.
11Khona-ke u-Ebhedi-Melegi wathatha amadoda kanye naye, wangena endlini yenkosi ngaphansi komphongolo wengcebo, wathatha khona izindwangu ezigugile namanikiniki amadala wazehlisela emgodini kuJeremiya ngezindophi.
12U-Ebhedi-Melegi umKushe wathi kuJeremiya: “Faka la manikiniki amadala namanikiniki abolile ngaphansi kwamakhwapha akho ngaphansi kwezintambo. Wenze njalo uJeremiya.
13Base bemdonsa uJeremiya ngezintambo bamkhipha emgodini, uJeremiya wahlala egcekeni letilongo.
14Inkosi uZedekhiya yasithuma yamthathela uJeremiya umprofethi kuye emnyango wesithathu wendlu ye Nkosi; inkosi yathi kuJeremiya: “Ngizakubuza utho; ungangifihleli lutho.
15Wayesethi uJeremiya kuZedekiya: “Uma ngikutshela lokhu, awuyikungibulala nokungibulala na? uma nginiluleka, aniyikungilalela na?
16Inkosi uZedekhiya yasifunga kuJeremiya ngasese yathi: Kuphila kukaJehova owasenzela lomphefumulo, kangiyikukubulala, njalo kangiyikukunikela esandleni salamadoda angaboniyo impilo yakho.
17UJeremiya wayesethi kuZedekiya: “Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Uma uphumela nokuphumela ezikhulwini zenkosi yaseBabele, umphefumulo wakho uyakuphila, nalo muzi awuyikushiswa ngomlilo; futhi uzophila kanye nendlu yakho.
18Kepha uma ungaphumi uye ezikhulwini zenkosi yaseBabele, lo muzi uyakunikelwa esandleni samaKaledi, awushise ngomlilo, kepha wena awuyikuphunyuka esandleni sawo.
19Inkosi uZedekhiya yathi kuJeremiya: “Ngiyesaba abaJuda abahluthele kumaKaledi, funa anginikele esandleni sabo, badlale ngami.
20Kodwa uJeremiya wathi: Kabayikukusindisa. Lalelani izwi likaJehova engilikhuluma kini; khona kuyakuba kuhle kuwe, uphile umphefumulo wakho.
21Kodwa uma wala ukuphuma, leli yizwi uJehova angibonisa lona:
22Futhi bheka, bonke abesifazane abasele endlini yenkosi yakwaJuda bayolethwa ezikhulwini zenkosi yaseBhabhiloni, futhi labo besifazane bayothi: ‘Abangane bakho bakuhlasele futhi bakunqobile; izinyawo zakho zashona odakeni, zabuyela emuva.
23Ngakho bonke abafazi bakho nabantwana bakho bayakukhiphela kumaKaledi; aniyikuphunyuka esandleni sabo, kepha niyakubanjwa ngesandla senkosi yaseBabele; futhi kumelwe uwushise lo muzi ngomlilo.
24UZedekhiya wasesithi kuJeremiya: Kangazi muntu lawamazwi, njalo kawuyikufa.
25Kodwa uma izikhulu zizwa ukuthi ngikhulumile kuwe, bese beza kuwe, bathi kuwe: Ake usitshele lokho owakukhuluma enkosini, ungasifihleli, futhi ngeke sikubulale; nalokho inkosi eyakusho kini:
26Uzakuthi kibo: Ngilethe isicelo sami phambi kwenkosi ukuthi ingangivumeli ngibuyele endlini kaJonathani ukuze ngifele khona.
27Zase zifika zonke izikhulu kuJeremiya, zambuza, wazitshela njengawo onke lawa mazwi inkosi eyalile ngawo. Basebeyeka ukukhuluma laye; ngoba indaba ayizange inakwe.
28UJeremiya wahlala egcekeni letilongo kwaze kwaba usuku iJerusalema elathunjwa ngalo, futhi wayelapho lapho iJerusalema lithunjwa.
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