UJeremiya 40
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Jeremiya 40
UJeremiya uya kuGedaliya
1Izwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova, uNebuzaradani induna yemilindankosi emlethile eRama, lapho esemthathile eboshwe ngamaketanga phakathi kwabo bonke ababethunjwe eJerusalema nakwaJuda, ababethunjiwe kude ekuthunjweni eBhabhiloni.
2Induna yemilindankosi yamthatha uJeremiya, yathi kuye: “UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ukhulumile lobu bubi ngale ndawo;
3UJehova wakuletha, wenza njengokukhuluma kwakhe, ngokuba nonile kuJehova, analalela izwi lakhe, ngalokho le ndaba ibe phezu kwenu.
4Manje bheka, namuhla ngiyakukhulula amaketanga asesandleni sakho. Uma kukuhle kuwe ukuhamba nami eBabele, woza; futhi ngizoninakekela kahle; kepha uma kukubi emehlweni akho ukuya nami eBabele, kuyeke; bheka, izwe lonke liphambi kwakho; nomaphi lapho kubonakala kukuhle futhi kukulungele ukuba uye khona, hamba khona.
5Engakabuyi, wathi: “Buyela kuGedaliya, indodana ka-Ahikamu, indodana kaShafani, inkosi yaseBabele immise abe ngumbusi phezu kwemizi yakwaJuda, uhlale naye phakathi kwezizwe; lapho kubonakala kukuhle kuwe ukuya khona. Khona-ke induna yabalindi yamnika ukudla nomvuzo wamkhulula.
6UJeremiya waya kuGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikamu eMispa; wahamba wayohlala naye phakathi kwabantu ababesele ezweni.
7Lapho zonke izinduna zamabutho ezazisendle, zona namadoda azo, zizwa ukuthi inkosi yaseBhabhiloni yayimise uGedaliya, indodana ka-Ahikamu, ukuba abe umbusi wezwe, futhi iphathiswe kuye amadoda nabesifazane nabantwana. Nabampofu bezwe, nabangazange bathunjelwe eBabiloni;
8Base befika kuGedaliya eMispa, u-Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya, noJohanani, noJonathani, amadodana kaKhareya, noSeraya, indodana kaThanumethi, namadodana ka-Efayi umNethofa, noJeshaniya indodana A Maägatite, bona namadoda abo.
9UGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikamu kaShafani wafunga kubo nakubantu babo, wathi: “Ningesabi ukukhonza amaKaledi; hlalani ezweni nikhonze inkosi yaseBabele, kuyakuba kuhle kini.
10Mina-ke, bheka, ngiyohlala eMispa ukuze ngikhonze amaKaledi azakuza kithi; kodwa wena buthani iwayini nezithelo zasehlobo namafutha, nikubeke ezitsheni zenu, nihlale emizini yenu eniyithathileyo.
11Ngokufanayo lapho wonke amaJuda ayekwaMowabi naphakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Amoni nakwa-Edomi nabasemazweni wonke ezwa ukuthi inkosi yaseBhabhiloni yayishiye ngemva insali yakwaJuda nokuthi ibeke indodana uGedaliya phezu kwayo. Ka-Ahikamu indodana kaShafani;
12Wonke amaJuda abuya kuzo zonke izindawo ayexoshelwe kuzo, eza ezweni lakwaJuda eGedaliya eMispa, abutha iwayini eliningi nezithelo zasehlobo.
13UJohanani indodana kaKhareya nazo zonke izinduna zamabutho ezazisendle beza kuGedaliya eMispa,
14Wathi kuye: “Uyazi yini ukuthi uBali inkosi yabantwana bakwa-Amoni uthume u-Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya ukuba akubulale na?” Kodwa uGedaliya, indodana ka-Ahikamu, akakholwanga kubo.
15UJohanani indodana kaKhareya wayesekhuluma kuGedaliya ngasese eMispa, wathi: “Ngivumele ngihambe ngibulale u-Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya, kungaziwa muntu; kufanele akubulaleleni, ukuze bonke abaJuda ababuthene kuwe bahlakazeke, nensali yakwaJuda ibhubhe na?
16Kepha uGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikamu wathi kuJohanani indodana kaKhareya: “Ungayenzi le nto, ngokuba ukhuluma inkohliso ngo-Ishmayeli.”
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