AmaRekabi asibonelo ebantwini bakwaJuda
1Nanti ilizwi elafika kuJoromiya livela kuSomnini ngesikhathi sokubusa kwakaJehoyakhimu umsa kaJosiya ikosi yakwaJuda, lathi: 2“Khamba uye ebantwini besiqhema samaRekabi ubameme kobana beze kelinye lamalawu angeqadi kwethempeli lakaSomnini bese ubanikela iwayini kobana basele.”
3Yeke ngakhamba ngayokuthatha uJazaniya umsa kaJoromiya omsa kaRhabatsiniya, abafowabo, abalandeli bakhe boke nesiqhema soke samaRekabi. 4Ngabasa ngethempelini lakaSomnini, ngabangenisa ngelawini lamadodana kaRhanani umuntu kaZimu, umsa kaYigidaliya. Gade kuseqadi kwelawu leenduna ebelingehla kwelakaMaseya umsa kaTjhalumu umlindisango. 5Yeke ngabeka izitja ezizele iwayini kanye neenqoko phambi kwabantu besiqhema samaRekabi ngathi kibo: “Selani nanto iwayini.”
6Kodwana baphendula bathi: “Thina asiseli iwayini ngombana umsunguli wesiqhema sethu, uJonadaba umsa kaRekabi wasiyala wathi, ‘Ningaseli iwayini nina ngitjho neenzukulwana zenu. 7Godu ningakhi iinkumba, nitjale imbewu namkha nibe banini besidiribe. Ningalingi nenze ngitjho nakunye kwalokho, kodwana kumele nihlale ematendeni njalo ukuze niphile isikhathi eside enarheni eniziinkhambi kiyo.’ 8Nje-ke, silalele koke umsunguli wesiqhema sethu, uJonadaba umsa kaRekabi, asiyale ngakho. Ngalokho akakho phakathi kwethu, ebafazini bethu ngitjho nemadodanenethu okhe wasela iwayini 9namkha akhe iinkumba kobana ahlale kizo begodu azange sibe nesidiribe, amasimu ngitjho nembewu. 10Sihlezi ematendeni begodu silalele ngokuzeleko koke esakuyalwa msunguli wesiqhema sethu, uJonadaba. 11Kodwana lokha uNebukadiretsari ikosi yeBhabheli nayivimbezela inarha le, thina sathi, ‘Nambani siye eJerusalema sibalekele ibutho lamaKasidi nama-Aramu.’ Kungalokho silokhu siseJerusalemapha.”
12Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kuJoromiya lathi 13uSomnini uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli uthi: “Khamba uyokubuza abantu bakwaJuda kanye nabantu beJerusalema uthi, ‘Anizukufunda isifundo bese nilalela amezwami na? Kutjho uSomnini. 14UJonadaba umsa kaRekabi wayala abalandeli bakhe kobana bangaseli iwayini. Nje-ke umyalo lowo bawugcinile. Bekube namhlanje abaliseli iwayini ngombana balalela umyalo womsunguli wesiqhema sabo. Mina ngikhulume nani imini yoke kodwana khonapho azange beningilalele. 15Ngathumela abaphorofidi okuziinceku zami imini yoke kini kobana bathi: Omunye nomunye wenu akatjhuguluke eendleleni zakhe zobukhohlakali bese nilungise nezenzo zenu, ningadlhemadlhemi ngemva kwabosingazimu kobana nibalotjhe. Khona-ke nizakuhlala endaweni engininikela yona kanye naboyihlo. Kodwana azange niyelele namkha ningilalele. 16Abalandeli bakaJonadaba umsa kaRekabi babulunge umyalo abawunikelwa msunguli wesiqhema sabo, kodwana nakubabantwaba bona azange bangilalele.
17“ ‘Ngalokho nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli: Lalelani, sele ngizokwehlisela uJuda nabo boke abahlala eJerusalema yoke ihlekelele engayikhuluma phezu kwabo ngombana ngakhuluma nabo kodwana azange bangilalele, ngababiza kodwana azange basabele.’ ”
18Yeke uJoromiya wathi esiqhemeni samaRekabi: “Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, ‘Njengombana nilalele umyalo womsunguli wesiqhema senu, uJonadaba benabulunga yoke imiyalwakhe begodu nenza koke athe nikwenze, 19ngalokho-ke nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli: UJonadaba umsa kaRekabi akasoze atlhoga umuntu ongangilotjha.’ ”
