Jeremiya nemphrofethi wemanga Hananiya
1Ngenyanga yesihlanu kuwo lowo mnyaka, umnyaka wesine, ekucaleni nje kwekubusa kwaSedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, umphrofethi Hananiya, umsa wa-Azuri, waseGibeyoni, wakhuluma kimi asendlini yaSimakadze embikwebaphristi kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu, watsi: 2“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Ngiyakulephula lijoko lenkhosi yaseBhabhulona. 3Ingakapheli nje iminyaka lemibili ngiyawutibuyisa kulendzawo tonkhe timphahla tasendlini yaSimakadze letatsatfwa nguNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, latisusa lapha watiyisa eBhabhulona. 4Ngitawubuyisa futsi kulendzawo naJehoyakhini, umsa waJehoyakimu, inkhosi yakaJuda, nabo bonkhe labatfunjwa kaJuda bayiswa eBhabhulona, ngobe ngitakulephula lijoko lenkhosi yaseBhabhulona,’ kusho Simakadze.”
5Ngako umphrofethi Jeremiya wase uphendvula lomphrofethi Hananiya embikwebaphristi nabo bonkhe bantfu lababemile endlini yaSimakadze. 6Watsi: “Amen! Shangatsi Simakadze angenta njalo! Shangatsi Simakadze angawagcwalisa lawo mavi lowaphrofethe ngekubuyisa letimphahla tasendlini yaSimakadze nabo bonkhe labatfunjwa besuswa eBhabhulona baletfwa kulendzawo. 7Noko lalela naku lengitakusho kuwe nakubo bonkhe labantfu niva: 8Kusukela etikhatsini takucala, baphrofethi labangembili kwetfu, bake baphrofetha ngemphi, nangesehlakalo, nangesifo lesibulalanako, bamelana nemave lamanyenti nanemibuso lemikhulu. 9Kodvwa umphrofethi lophrofetha kuthula nguye loyawulalelwa, anakwe njengemuntfu longuyena atfunywe nguSimakadze ngempela, kuphela nje nangabe lesiphrofetho sakhe sigcwaliseka.”
10Ngako umphrofethi Hananiya wesusa lelijoko entsanyeni yemphrofethi Jeremiya, walephula, 11wakhuluma embikwabo bonkhe bantfu watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Ngiyakulephula kanjalo-ke lijoko laNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, ngilisuse etintsanyeni tetive tonkhe temhlaba ingakapheli iminyaka lemibili.’ ” Emvakwaloko-ke umphrofethi Jeremiya wachubeka wahamba indlela yakhe.
12Kwatsi sikhashana nje emvakwekube umphrofethi Hananiya asalephulile lijoko lelalisentsanyeni yemphrofethi Jeremiya, kwefika livi laSimakadze kuJeremiya, latsi: 13“Hamba utjele Hananiya, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Wena wephule lijoko lesigodvo, kodvwa esikhundleni salo wena uyawutfola lijoko lensimbi. 14Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Ngitawubeka lijoko lensimbi entsanyeni yaletive kuze titewukhonta Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, futsi tiyawuhlehla kuye. Futsi ngitamnika abuse ngisho netilwane tesiganga.’ ”
15Ngako umphrofethi Jeremiya wase ukhuluma kuHananiya, umphrofethi, watsi: “Lalela lapha, Hananiya! Wena awukatfunywa nguSimakadze, kodvwa lesive ulibele kusenta setsembe emanga akho. 16Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Sekusondzele kutsi ngikukhweshise emhlabeni. Kuwo nje lomnyaka lona utakufa, ngobe ushumayele kuhlubuka Simakadze.’ ”
17Kwatsi ngenyanga yesikhombisa kuwo lowo mnyaka, Hananiya, umphrofethi, wafa.
