Amaqoma amabili amakhiwane
1UJehova wangibonisa amaqoma amabili amakhiwane ebekwé phambi kwethempeli likaJehova, uNebukadiresari inkosi yaseBabele esethumbile uJekoniya indodana kaJehoyakimi, inkosi yakwaJuda, nezikhulu zakwaJuda, nezinyanga zomsebenzi, nabakhandi, wabasusa eJerusalema, wabayisa eBabele.
2Elinye iqoma lalinamakhiwane amahle kakhulu, enjengamakhiwane ayingqalabutho; elinye iqoma lalinamakhiwane amabi kakhulu, engenakudliwa ngobubi bawo.
3Wayesethi uJehova kimi: Ubonani, Jeremiya, na? Ngathi: Amakhiwane; amahle ngamahle kakhulu, namabi ngamabi kakhulu, engenakudliwa ngobubi bawo.
4Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
5Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, uthi: Njengalawamakhiwane amahle ngiyakubheka kanjalo abathunjiweyo bakwaJuda, engibamukisile kulendawo baya ezweni lamaKaledi, kube-kuhle.
6Ngiyakuwabhekisa amehlo ami kubo, kube-kuhle, ngibabuyisele kulelizwe, ngibakhe ngingabadilizi, ngibatshale ngingabasiphuli.
7Ngiyakubanika inhliziyo yokungazi ukuthi nginguJehova; bayakuba-ngabantu bami, mina ngibe-nguNkulunkulu wabo, ngokuba bayakubuyela kimi ngenhliziyo yabo yonke.
8Kepha njengamakhiwane amabi engenakudliwa ngobubi bawo, impela kanjalo — usho kanje uJehova — ngiyakwenza kuSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda, nasezikhulwini zakhe, nakuyo insali yaseJerusalema, abasele kulelizwe nabakhile ezweni laseGibithe.
9Ngiyakubenza babe-yingebhe nokubi emibusweni yonke yomhlaba, babeyihlazo nesaga, isifenqo nesiqalekiso ezindaweni zonke engiyakubaxoshela kuzo.
10Ngiyakuthuma kubo inkemba, nendlala, nesifo, baze baphele ezweni engalinika bona nawoyise.
