UJeremiya 44
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Jeremiya 44
1Izwi elafika kuJeremiya ngawo wonke amaJuda ahlala ezweni laseGibithe, ahlala eMigidoli, naseThagpanesi, naseNofi, nasezweni lasePhatirosi, lithi:
2Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Nikubonile konke okubi engikwehlisele phezu kweJerusalema naphezu kwayo yonke imizi yakwaJuda; bheka, bayihlane namuhla, akuhlali muntu kubo.
3Ngenxa yobubi babo ababenzayo ukungithuka, ngokuya bashisa impepho, bakhonza abanye onkulunkulu ababengabazi, bona, nina, nawoyihlo.
4Kepha ngathuma kini zonke izinceku zami abaprofethi, ngavuka ekuseni, ngabathuma, ngathi: ‘Ningenzi lesi sinengiso engizondayo.
5Kodwa kabalalelanga, kababekanga izindlebe zabo ukuthi babuye ebubini babo, bangabeki impepho iye kwabanye onkulunkulu.
6Ngalokho ukufutheka kwami nokufutheka kwami kuyathululwa, kuvutha emizini yakwaJuda nasezitaladini zaseJerusalema; futhi zachithwa futhi ziyincithakalo njengoba zinjalo namuhla.
7Ngakho-ke, itsho njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli; Ngakho-ke yenzani lobu bubi obukhulu phezu kwemiphefumulo yenu, ukunquma owesilisa nowesifazane, umntwana nosane, kwaJuda, ukuze kungabikho muntu osalayo;
8Ngokuba nangicunula ngemisebenzi yezandla zenu ngokushisela abanye onkulunkulu impepho ezweni laseGibithe enangena kulo ukuba nigogobale kulo, ukuba nizinqume, nibe yisiqalekiso nesihlamba phakathi kwazo zonke izizwe zomhlaba?
9Senikhohliwe yini ububi bawoyihlo nobubi bamakhosi akwaJuda nobubi babafazi bawo nobubi benu nobubi bawomkenu ababenza ezweni lakwaJuda nasezitaladini zezwe laseJerusalema?
10Abazange bajabhiswe kuze kube yilolu suku, futhi abesabanga futhi abahambanga ngomthetho wami nasezimisweni zami engazibeka phambi kwenu nawoyihlo.
11Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Bhekani, ngibhekise ubuso bami kini ukuba ngenze okubi, ngichithe wonke uJuda.
12Ngiyakuthatha insali yakwaJuda ebhekise ubuso bayo ukuba iye ezweni laseGibithe ukuba igogobale khona, futhi iyoqedwa yonke, iwe ezweni laseGibithe; bayoqedwa ngisho nangenkemba nangendlala; bayakufa, kusukela komncane kuye komkhulu ngenkemba nangendlala; bayakuba yinhlekisa, nesimangaliso, nesiqalekiso, nesihlamba.
13Ngokuba ngiyakubahambela abakhileyo ezweni laseGibithe, njengalokho ngahambela iJerusalema ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo.
14Ukuze kungabikho noyedwa owasalayo wakwaJuda owaya ezweni laseGibithe ukuba agogobale khona oyophunyuka noma osalayo ukuba abuyele ezweni lakwaJuda efisa ukubuyela kulo ukuba ahlale khona; akekho oyobuya ngaphandle kwalabo ababalekile.
15Khona-ke wonke amadoda ayekwazi ukuthi omkawo babeshisele impepho kwabanye onkulunkulu, nabo bonke abesifazane ababemi lapho, isixuku esikhulu, bonke abantu ababehlala ezweni laseGibhithe ePhatirosi, bamphendula uJeremiya bathi:
16Ngokuqondene nezwi owalikhuluma kithi egameni likaJehova, ngeke sikulalele.
17Kodwa konke okuphuma emlonyeni wethu siyakukwenza nokushunqisela inkosikazi yezulu umusi, siyithululele iminikelo yokuphuzwa, njengalokho senzile, thina nawobaba, namakhosi ethu, nezikhulu zethu, emizini. KwaJuda nasezitaladini zaseJerusalema; ngokuba sasinokuningi ukudla ngaleso sikhathi, sasiphilile, asibonanga bubi.
18Kodwa selokhu sayeka ukushisela indlovukazi yezulu impepho nokuyithululela iminikelo yokuphuzwa, santula yonke into futhi saqedwa ngenkemba nangendlala.
19Lapho sishisela indlovukazi yezulu impepho, siyithululela iminikelo yokuphuzwa, ingabe sayenzela amaqebelengwane okukhuleka kuyo, siyithululela iminikelo yokuphuzwa ngaphandle kwamadoda ethu na?
20UJeremiya wayesethi kubo bonke abantu, kwabesilisa nakwabesifazane, nakubo bonke abantu abamphendulayo, wathi:
21Impepho enayinyusa emizini yakwaJuda nasezitaladini zaseJerusalema, nina nawoyihlo, namakhosi enu, nezikhulu zenu, nabantu bezwe, uJehova akayikhumbulanga, ayingenanga ingqondo yakhe?
22ukuze uJehova angabe esakwazi ukukuthwala ngenxa yobubi bezenzo zenu nangenxa yezinengiso enazenzayo; ngalokho izwe lenu liyihlane, nesimangaliso, nesiqalekiso, alinamuntu ohlala khona, njenganamuhla.
23Ngenxa yokuthi nakhuphula impepho nangenxa yokuthi nonile kuJehova futhi anizange nililalele izwi likaJehova futhi anihambanga ngomthetho wakhe nangezimiso zakhe nangobufakazi bakhe; ngalokho lobu bubi bukwehlele njenganamuhla.
24Ngaphezu kwalokho, uJeremiya wathi kubo bonke abantu nakubo bonke abesifazane: “Yizwani izwi likaJehova, nonke Juda osezweni laseGibhithe!
25Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Nina nawomkenu nikhulumile ngemilomo yenu, nakugcwalisa ngezandla zenu, nathi: ‘Siyakugcwalisa nokugcwalisa izithembiso zethu esizenzileyo zokushisela inkosikazi yezulu impepho nokuyithululela iminikelo yokuphuzwa.’ Qinisani nokuqinisa izithembiso zenu, nigcwalise nokugcwalisa izithembiso zenu.
26Ngalokho yizwani izwi likaJehova nina nonke bakwaJuda enihlala ezweni laseGibithe: ‘Bhekani, ngifungile igama lami elikhulu,’ usho uJehova, ‘ukuthi igama lami alisayikubizwa mlomo wamuntu wakwaJuda ezweni lonke laseGibithe ukuthi: “Kuphila kukaJehova.”
27Bheka, ngiyabalinda kube kubi, kungabi kuhle; bonke abantu bakwaJuda abasezweni laseGibithe bayakuphela ngenkemba nangendlala, baze baqedwe.
28Abaphunyuka enkembeni bayakubuya ezweni laseGibithe, babuyele ezweni lakwaJuda, bengaba yingcosana ngomumo; yonke insali yakwaJuda eye ezweni laseGibithe ukuba igogobale khona iyakwazi ukuthi yiliphi izwi eliyakuma, elami noma elabo.
29“ ‘Lesi siyakuba yisibonakaliso kini,’ usho uJehova, ‘ukuthi ngiyakunijezisa kule ndawo ukuba nazi ukuthi amazwi ami ayakuma amelane nani kube kubi.’
30Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: ‘Bhekani, ngiyakunikela uFaro uHofira inkosi yaseGibithe esandleni sezitha zakhe nasesandleni sabafuna ukuphila kwakhe, njengalokho nganikela uSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda esandleni sikaNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, isitha sakhe esasifuna ukuphila kwakhe.’ ”
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