Sicelo saSedekiya kuJeremiya
1Sedekiya, umsa waJosaya, wabekwa waba yinkhosi yakaJuda, abekwa nguNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona; wabusa esikhundleni saJehoyakhini, umsa waJehoyakimu.
2Yena netinceku takhe letatimsingatsile kanye nebantfu nje belive abazange sebawanake emavi labekhulunywe nguSimakadze ngemphrofethi Jeremiya.
3Noko Sedekiya, inkhosi, watfumela Jukhali, umsa waShelemiya, kanye nemphristi Zefaniya, umsa waMaseya, kuJeremiya, umphrofethi, nemlayeto lotsi: “Siyakucela kutsi umane usithandazele kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu.”
4Jeremiya abesakhululekile kutsi angangena aphume emkhatsini webantfu, ngobe abesengakafakwa ejele. 5Imphi yaFaro yase ishuce yaphuma eGibhithe, kwatsi baseBhabhulona labebavimbetela iJerusalema nabeva umbiko ngaloko, base bayayiyekela iJerusalema.
6Livi laSimakadze lase liyefika kuJeremiya, umphrofethi, litsi: 7“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Tjelani inkhosi yakaJuda lenitfume kutsi nitewubuta kimi nitsi: ‘Emabutfo aFaro, labeshucele kutanelekelela, atawuncandzeka abuyele eveni lawo, eGibhithe. 8BaseBhabhulona-ke batabe sebayabuya batewuhlasela lelidolobha, balitfumbe, bese balilumeka ngemlilo lishe liphele.’
9“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Ningatiyengi nicabange nitsi: ‘BaseBhabhulona ngempela batawuyekela.’ Bangeke! 10Ngisho nome benitayeyisa yonkhe imphi yebaseBhabhulona lenihlaselako, kusale kuphela nje tinkhubela temadvodza lapha emathendeni awo, betitawuphuma titelishisa lelidolobha.”
Kubanjwa nekuboshwa kwaJeremiya
11Kwatsi imphi yaseBhabhulona nase incandzekile yashiya iJerusalema ngenca yemabutfo akaFaro, 12naJeremiya wase uyalishiya lelidolobha waya eveni lakaBhenjamini kutsi ayewutfola naye sabelo sakhe selifa emkhatsini wesive sakhona. 13Kodvwa watsi nakefika eSangweni lakaBhenjamini, umphatsi wabogadzi, libito lakhe lekwakunguJiriya, umsa waShelemiya, umsa waHananiya, wambopha watsi kuye: “Uhlubukela kubaseBhabhulona!”
14Jeremiya watsi: “Akusilo liciniso lelo, angihlubukeli kuya kubaseBhabhulona.” Kodvwa Jiriya akazange amlalele, esikhundleni saloko wabopha Jeremiya, wase ummikisa kuto tiphatsimandla. 15Tamtfukutselela Jeremiya, tatsi akashaywe; tase tiyambopha tamfaka endlini kaJonathani, labengumabhalane, ngobe yayentiwe lijele.
16Jeremiya wafakwa emgodzini welijele, lapho agcinwa khona sikhatsi lesidze. 17Inkhosi Sedekiya wase uyatfumela kutsi akalandvwe aletfwe kuye esigodlweni, lapho wafike wambuta ngasense, watsi: “Likhona yini livi lelivela kuSimakadze?”
Jeremiya waphendvula watsi: “Yebo, likhona, litsi: Wena utawuniketelwa enkhosini yaseBhabhulona.”
18Jeremiya wakhuluma enkhosini Sedekiya, watsi: “Cala lini lengilentile kuwe, nome-ke etindvuneni takho, nome kulesive lokwekutsi ningaze ningivalele ejele? 19Baphi labaphrofethi benu labaniphrofethela batsi: ‘Inkhosi yaseBhabhulona ingeke ikuhlasele, nalelive ingeke ilente lutfo’? 20Kodvwa-ke nyalo, nkhosi yami, inkhosi, mane ungilalele. Angiletse sikhalo sami kuwe: Mane ungete wangibuyisela endlini yakaJonathani longumabhalane, ngobe ngitawufela khona lapho.”
21Inkhosi Sedekiya yase ikhipha umyalo kutsi Jeremiya akabekwe esibuyeni sabogadzi anikwe sinkhwa lesibuya esitaladini sebabhaki onkhe emalanga, size siphele sonkhe sinkhwa edolobheni. Ngako Jeremiya wahlala esibuyeni sabogadzi.
