UJeremiya 37
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Jeremiya 37
UJeremiya ufakwa ejele
1UZedekiya indodana kaJosiya wabusa esikhundleni sikaKhoniya indodana kaJehoyakimi owabekwa inkosi ezweni lakwaJuda uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele.
2Kepha yena nezinceku zakhe nabantu bezwe abawalalelanga amazwi kaJehova awakhuluma ngomprofethi uJeremiya.
3Inkosi uZedekiya yathuma uJehukali indodana kaShelemiya noZefaniya indodana kaMahaseya umpristi kuJeremiya umprofethi ukuthi: “Sikhulekele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.”
4UJeremiya wayesengena ephuma phakathi kwabantu, ngokuba abamfakanga etilongweni.
5Impi kaFaro yaphuma eGibithe; kwathi amaKaledi avimbezela iJerusalema ezwa umbiko kubo, asuka eJerusalema.
6Izwi likaJehova lafika kuJeremiya umprofethi, lathi:
7Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Nakhu eniyakukusho enkosini yakwaJuda othumele kimi ukubuza kimi; bheka, impi kaFaro eyaphuma ukunisiza iyakubuyela ezweni layo eGibithe;
8AmaKaledi ayakubuya alwe nalo muzi, awuthathe, awushise ngomlilo.
9Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Ningazikhohlisi, nithi: AmaKaledi ayakusishiya nokusishiya, ngokuba awayikumuka.
10Ngoba noma benilichithe lonke ibutho lamaKaledi alwa nani, kwasala abalimele phakathi kwabo, nokho bebeyakuma, kube yilowo nalowo etendeni lakhe, awushise lo muzi ngomlilo.
11Kwathi lapho impi yamaKaledi iphuma eJerusalema ngenxa yokwesaba impi kaFaro,
12UJeremiya wayesesuka eJerusalema waya ezweni lakwaBenjamini, azehlukanise khona phakathi kwabantu.
13Kwathi esesangweni lakwaBenjamini, kwakukhona induna yabalindi, igama layo lingu-Iriya indodana kaShelemiya kaHananiya; yambamba umprofethi uJeremiya, yathi: “Niwela kumaKaledi.
14UJeremiya wasesithi: Lokhu kungamanga; angihlubukeli kumaKaledi. Kodwa akazange amlalele, ngakho u-Iriya wamthatha uJeremiya wamyisa ezikhulwini.
15Izikhulu zamthukuthelela uJeremiya, zamehlula, zamfaka etilongweni endlini kaJonathani umbhali, ngokuba zayenza itilongo.
16Lapho uJeremiya engena emthonjeni nasezindlini zamakamelo, uJeremiya ehlala khona izinsuku eziningi;
17Inkosi uZedekhiya yasithuma yamkhupha; inkosi yambuza ngasese endlini yayo, yathi: “Likhona izwi elivela kuJehova na? Wathi uJeremiya: “Kukhona, ngokuba wathi, uyakunikelwa esandleni senkosi yaseBabele.
18Ngaphezu kwalokho, uJeremiya wathi enkosini uZedekiya: “Ngone ngani wena noma ezincekwini zakho noma kulaba bantu ukuthi ungifake etilongweni na?
19Baphi-ke abaprofethi benu ababeprofetha kini, bathi: Inkosi yaseBabele ayiyikunehlela nina naleli zwe?
20Ngakho-ke, lalela, nkosi yami, nkosi; ukunxusa kwami makwamukeleke emehlweni akho; ukuze ungangivumeli ngibuyele endlini kaJonathani umbhali, ukuze ngingafele khona.
21Inkosi uZedekhiya yasilaya ukuthi bamngenise uJeremiya egcekeni letilongo, bamnike ucezu lwesinkwa esiphuma esigcawini sababhaki, size siphele sonke isinkwa emzini. Ngakho uJeremiya wahlala egcekeni letilongo.
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