Isiprofetho ngeGibithe
1Izwi likaJehova elafika kuJeremiya umprofethi ngezizwe.
2NgeGibithe ngempi kaFaro-Nekho inkosi yaseGibithe eyayingasemfuleni uEwufrathe eKharikemishi, owayinqoba uNebukadiresari inkosi yaseBabele ngomnyaka wesine kaJehoyakimi indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakwaJuda.
3Lungisani amahawu nezihlangu,
nisondele empini.
4Bophelani amahashi, nikhwele ninabamahashi,
nisuke nime ninezigqoko zempi,
niphucuze imikhonto, nembathe amabhantshi ensimbi.
5Ngikuboneleni na?
Baphelile amandla, babuyele emuva.
Amaqhawe abo anqotshiwe,
ayabaleka nokubaleka engabheki emuva;
luvalo nxazonke, usho uJehova.
6Onejubane makangabaleki naye, kungaphunyuki neqhawe;
ngasenyakatho eceleni komfula uEwufrathe
bayakhubeka, bawe.
7Ngubani lo owenyuka njengeNayile,
omanzi akhe agubha njengemifula.
8IGibithe lenyuka njengeNayile,
amanzi alo agubha njengemifula.
Lithi: Ngiyakwenyuka, ngisibekele umhlaba;
ngiyakuchitha umuzi nabahlala kuwo.
9Yenyukani, mahashi,
nihlanye, zinqola,
aphume amaqhawe: oKushe noPhuthi ababambé izihlangu,
namaLudi abambé ensala umnsalo.
10Lolusuku lungusuku lweNkosi uJehova-Sebawoti,
usuku lokuphindisela lokuba aziphindisele kwabamelene naye.
Inkemba iyakudla isuthe, izanelise ngegazi labo,
ngokuba iNkosi uJehova-Sebawoti inomhlatshelo
ezweni lasenyakatho ngasemfuleni uEwufrathe.
11Khuphukela kwaGileyadi, uthathe ibhalisamu*,
wena-ntombi, ndodakazi yaseGibithe;
usebenzisela ize imithi eminingi,
ukuphuluka akukho kuwe.
12Izizwe zizwile ngehlazo lakho,
umhlaba ugcwele ukukhala kwakho;
ngokuba iqhawe likhubeka ngelinye,
awa omabili kanyekanye.
13Izwi uJehova alikhuluma kuJeremiya umprofethi ngokuza kukaNebukadiresari inkosi yaseBabele ukuchitha izwe laseGibithe.
14Yazisani eGibithe, nizwakalise eMigidoli,
nizwakalise naseNofi naseThahipanesi,
nithi: Suka ume, uzilungise,
ngokuba inkemba iyadla nxazonke zakho.
15Abanamandla bakho bakhukhulelweni na?
Abemanga, ngokuba uJehova wabahlohloloza.
16Wakhubekisa abaningi, yebo, bawa omunye phezu komunye,
bathi: Sukani, sibuyele kubantu bakithi
nasezweni lokuzalwa kwethu, sisuke enkembeni ecindezelayo.
17Bamemeza khona, bathi: UFaro inkosi yaseGibithe ungumsindo,
udlulisile isikhathi esimisiweyo.
18Kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi
egama layo linguJehova-Sebawoti,
impela njengeThabori phakathi kwezintaba,
nanjengeKarmeli ngaselwandle, kanjalo uyakufika.
19Zenzele izinto zokuthunjwa, ndodakazi, ohlala eGibithe,
ngokuba iNofi liyakuba-yincithakalo,
lishiswe kungabe kusabakho ohlala kulo.
20IGibithe liyisithokazi esihle kakhulu,
kepha kuvela isibawu enyakatho, sesifikile.
21Abaqashwa balo phakathi kwalo banjengamathole akhuluphalisiweyo;
nabo babuyele emuva, babaleka kanyekanye, abemanga,
ngokuba usuku lwengozi yabo lubehlele,
isikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwabo.
22Ukuhashaza kokuhamba kwalo kunjengokwenyoka;
ngokuba bahamba nempi, balifikele bephethe amazembe
njengabagawuli bemithi.
23Bagawula ihlathi lalo, usho uJehova,
ngokuba alinakuhanjwa,
lokhu bebaningi kunesikhonyane,
bengenakubalwa.
24Indodakazi yaseGibithe iyakujabhiswa,
inikelwe esandleni sabantu basenyakatho.
25UJehova-Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, uthi: Bheka, ngiyakujezisa uAmoni waseNo, noFaro, neGibithe, nawonkulunkulu balo, namakhosi alo, yebo, uFaro nabamethembayo,
26ngibanikele esandleni sabafuna ukuphila kwabo, nasesandleni sikaNebukadiresari inkosi yaseBabele, nasesandleni sezinceku zakhe, andukuba lakhiwe njengasezinsukwini zasendulo, usho uJehova.
27Kepha ungesabi wena-Jakobe, nceku yami,
ungapheli amandla, Israyeli,
ngokuba bheka, ngiyakukusindisa usekude,
nenzalo yakho ezweni lokuthunjwa kwayo;
uJakobe uyakubuya, aphumule, agcineke,
angesatshiswa-muntu.
28Ungesabi wena-Jakobe, nceku yami, usho uJehova,
ngokuba nginawe,
ngokuba ngiyakuqeda ngokupheleleyo
zonke izizwe engikuxoshele kuzo,
kepha wena angiyikukuqeda;
kodwa ngiyakukulaya ngokwahlulela,
ngingakwenzi ube-ngongenacala.
