Itjumayelo kaJoromiya ngethempelini
1Ekuthomeni kokubusa kwekosi uJehoyakhimu umsa kaJosiya ikosi yakwaJuda, kwafika ilizwi libuya kuSomnini lisithi: 2Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: “Jama ngesirhodlweni sethempeli lakaSomnini ukhulume nawo woke amadorobho wakwaJuda eza ngethempelini lakaSomnini kobana adumise. Khuluma nawo woke, uwatjele amagama engikuyale ngawo, ungatjhiyi nelilodwa. 3Kungenzeka alalele bese woke ayaphenduka eendleleni zawo ezimbi ukuze ngizisole ngobumbi ebengibuhlose ukubehlisela phezu kwawo ngebanga lezenzo zawo zobukhohlakali. 4Yewuthi ebantwinabo, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: Nakube angeze nangilalela, ningakhambi emthethwenami engiwubeke phambi kwenu 5begodu ningayeleli amezwi weenceku zami, okubaphorofidi engibathumele kini imini yoke naphezu kobana ningazange nilalele, 6khona-ke ngizakwenza ikumba le ifane neTjhilo. Iye, ngizakwenza idorobheli libe sithuko sazo zoke izizwe zephasi.’ ”
7Abaphristi nabaphorofidi kanye nabo boke abantu bezwa uJoromiya akhuluma amezwi la ngethempelini lakaSomnini. 8Nasele uJoromiya aqedile ukukhuluma koke uSomnini amyale kobana akukhulume kibo boke abantu, abaphristi nabaphorofidi kanye nabantwabo bambhudungela bathi: “Uzokufa kokufa! 9Kubayini uphorofide ebizweni lakaSomnini kobana ithempeleli lizakufana neTjhilo nokobana idorobheli lizakuba marubhi lingasabi nabahlali?” Yeke boke abantu babungelela uJoromiya ngethempelini lakaSomnini.
10Lokha iinkhulu zakwaJuda nazizwa ngalokho, zakhuphuka zisuka esigodlweni zaya ethempelini lakaSomnini zahlala ebungenweni besango lethempeli lakaSomnini okuthiwa yiMutjha. 11Yeke abaphristi nabaphorofidi bathi eenkhulwini nakibo boke abantu: “Umrhali lo kumele agwetjelwe ukufa ngombana uphorofide ngokujamelana nedorobheli njengombana nizizwele ngeendlebe zenu!”
12UJoromiya wathi kizo zoke iinkhulu nebantwini boke: “USomnini ungithume kobana ngiphorofide ngokujamelana nethempeleli kanye nedorobheli ukuya ngakho koke enikuzwileko. 13Nje-ke, lungisani iindlela zenu kanye nezenzo zenu bese nilalela uSomnini uZimenu. Khona-ke uSomnini uzazisola ngehlekelele athe uzayehlisela phezu kwenu. 14Nakungimi yena, ngisezandleni zenu, ningazenzela umathanda ngami. 15Kodwana nazi-ke bonyana naningibulalako, nizazehlisela umlandu weengazi ezimsulwa phezu kwenu naphezu kwedorobheli kanye nakubahlali balo ngombana kuliqiniso bonyana uSomnini nguye ongithume kini kobana ngikhulume woke amezwi la eendlebeni zenu.”
16Yeke iinkhulu nabo boke abantu bathi kubaphristi nabaphorofidi: “Umuntu lo akukameli bonyana agwetjelwe ukufa. Ukhulume nathi ngebizo lakaSomnini uZimethu.”
17Abanye babaphathi benarha basikima bathi emkhambathini woke: 18“UMika weMoretjheti waphorofida emihleni kaHezekhiya ikosi yakwaJuda, watjela boke abantu bakwaJuda bonyana uSomnini uMninimandlawoke uthi,
“ ‘IZiyoni izakulinywa njengesimu,
iJerusalema lizakuba liqubi leququ,
kuthi intatjana yethempeli ibe lihlathi.’
19“Alo, uHezekhiya ikosi yakwaJuda kanye nabo boke abantu bakwaJuda bambulala na? UHezekhiya azange esabe uSomnini abe ancancabeze na? Angithi uSomnini wazisola ngehlekelele ebegade athe uzayehlisela phezu kwabo? Thina-ke sibeka ipilwethu engozini eyesabekako ngalokhu!”
20(Godu kwakukhona omunye umuntu okungu-Uriya umsa kaTjhemaya weKiriyathi-Jeyarimu owaphorofida ebizweni lakaSomnini. Waphorofida ngokufanako ngokujamelana neJerusalema nekwaJuda njengombana kwenze uJoromiya.
21Lokha ikosi uJehoyakhimu nazo zoke iingorho kanye neenkhulu zakhe nabezwa amezwakhe, yafuna ukumbulala. Kodwana u-Uriya wakuzwa lokho, wesaba bewabalekela eGibhide.
22Kodwana ikosi uJehoyakhimu yathumela amadoda eGibhide. Bekungu-Elinatani umsa ka-Akibori akhambisana namanye amadoda.
23Bakhupha u-Uriya eGibhide bamletha ekosini uJehoyakhimu owambulala ngesabula. Isidumbu sakhe saphoselwa lapha kulahlelwa abantukazana.)
24U-Arhikhamu umsa kaTjhafani wasekela uJoromiya, ngalokho uJoromiya azange anikelwe ezandleni zabantu kobana abulawe.