UJoromiya uphoselwa ngaphakathi komphathamanzi
1UTjhefathiya umsa kaMatana, uGedaliya umsa kaPhatjhirhuri, uJehukali umsa kaTjhelemiya noPhatjhirhuri, uJukali umsa kaTjhelemiya noPhatjhirhuri umsa kaMalikiya bezwa lokha uJoromiya nagade atjela boke abantu asithi: 2“Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, ‘Ohlala ngedorobheneli uzakufa ngesabula, indlala namatshwenyeko kodwana ozinikela kumaKasidi uzakuphila. Uzazisindisa, aphile.’ 3Godu nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, ‘Nakanjani idorobheli lizokunikelwa ebuthweni lekosi yeBhabheli, yona izalithumba.’ ”
4Yeke iinduna zathi ekosini: “Umrhali lo kumele abulawe ngombana udondisa abantu abalwako abasele ngedorobheni kanye nabo boke abantu ngezinto azitjho kibezi. Ngambala umuntu lo akafuni ihlalohle yabantwaba, kodwana ufuna ihlekelele kwaphela.”
5Ikosi uTsedekhiya yathi: “Usezandleni zenu, ikosi angeze yaphikisana nani.”
6Yeke zathatha uJoromiya zamfaka ngaphakathi komphathamanzi kaMalikiya ikosana, obegade ungesirhodlweni sabalindi. Zehlisela uJoromiya ngeentambo ngemgodini lowo. Begade unganamanzi, kulidaka kwaphela. UJoromiya wamodza ngedakenapho.
7Kodwana u-Ebede-Meleki umKutjhe obegade ayinduna esigodlweni, wezwa bonyana zifake uJoromiya ngemphathamanzini. Kwathi ikosi isahlezi esangweni ledorobho ekuthiwa yiBhenjamini, 8u-Ebede-Meleki waphuma esigodlweni wathi ekosini: 9“Kosi, mphathami, amadoda la enze ubukhohlakali ngakho koke akwenzileko kuJoromiya umphorofidi. Bamfake ngemgodini lapha azakubulawa khona yindlala ngombana akusenasikwa ngedorobheni.”
10Yeke ikosi yayala u-Ebede-Meleki umKutjhe yathi: “Thatha amadoda amatjhumi amathathu niyokhupha uJoromiya umphorofidi ngemgodini ngaphambi kobana ahlongakale.”
11Yeke u-Ebede-Meleki wathatha amadoda lawo, waya nawo elawini elalingaphasi kwendlu yamagugu esigodlweni. Wathatha imitletle yamaratha evithikileko wayehlisela ngeentambo ngemgodini kuJoromiya. 12U-Ebede-Meleki umKutjhe wathi kuJoromiya: “Gondela imitletle yamaratha evithikileko ngaphasi kwamakhwaphakho ngaphezu kweentambo.” UJoromiya wenza njalo. 13Bamdosa ngeentambo bamkhupha ngemgodini. UJoromiya wahlala ngesirhodlweni sabalindi.
UTsedekhiya ubuza uJoromiya godu
14Ikosi uTsedekhiya yathumela bonyana kubizwe uJoromiya umphorofidi alethwe ebungenweni besithathu bethempeli lakaSomnini. Ikosi yathi kuJoromiya: “Ngizokubuza okuthileko, ungangifihleli litho.”
15Kodwana uJoromiya wathi kuTsedekhiya: “Nakube ngikunikela ipendulo, uzongibulala; godu nakube ngiyakweluleka awuzukungilalela.”
16Nje-ke ikosi uTsedekhiya yafunga ngemsitheleni kuJoromiya yathi: “NgoSomnini yena owasipha umphefumulo ngiqinisile, angeze ngakubulala begodu angeze ngakunikela kilabo abazumana nepilwakho.”
17Yeke uJoromiya wathi kuTsedekhiya: “Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, uZimu uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, ‘Nakube uzinikela eenduneni zekosi yeBhabheli, ipilwakho izakubulungeka nedorobheli angeze latjhiswa ngomlilo; iye, wena nomndenakho nizakuphila. 18Kodwana nakube awuzinikeli eenduneni zekosi yeBhabheli, idorobheli lizakunikelwa kumaKasidi; nje-ke azalitjhisa ngomlilo, nawe ngokwakho awuzukuphunyurha ezandleni zawo.’ ”
19Ikosi uTsedekhiya yathi kuJoromiya: “Ngiyawesaba amaJuda ahlubukele kumaKasidi ngombana amaKasidi lawa angahle anginikele kiwo bese ayangihlukumeza.”
20UJoromiya wathi: “Angeze akunikela! Akhese ulalele ilizwi lakaSomnini, iye, lokho engikutjho kuwe ukuze kukukhambele kuhle nepilwakho ibulungeke. 21Kodwana nakube uyala ukuzinikela, nakhu uSomnini akwembule kimi: 22Qala, boke abafazi abasele ngesigodlweni sekosi yakwaJuda bakhutjhelwa eenduneni zekosi yeBhabheli. Iye, qala bathi,
“ ‘Abakhozi bakho bakudurhisile bebakuhlula;
kuthi lokha iinyawo zakho
nazimodza ngedakeni, bakufulathele.’
23“Boke abafazi bakho nabantwabakho bazakukhutjhelwa kumaKasidi. Wena ngokwakho angeze wasinda ezandleni zawo kodwana uzakuthunjwa yikosi yeBhabheli. Idorobheli lizakutjhiswa ngomlilo.”
24Yeke uTsedekhiya wathi kuJoromiya: “Ungatjeli muntu ngendabethu le, nakungasinjalo uzakufa. 25Nange iinduna zingezwa bonyana bengikhuluma nawe bese ziza kuwe zithi, ‘Sitjela bonyana wena utheni ekosini nokobana yona itheni kuwe, ungasifihleli litho nakungasinjalo sizokubulala’, 26zitjele uthi, ‘Bengendlala iinghonghoyilo zami ekosini kobana ingangibuyiseli ngekumbeni kaJonathani bona ngiyokufela khona.’ ”
27Mbala zoke iinduna zaya kuJoromiya zafese zambuza, wazitjela koke akuyalwe yikosi. Yeke azange bezisatjho litho kuye ngombana akakho owezwa indaba.
28Yeke uJoromiya wahlala esigodlweni sabalindi bekwafika ilanga lokuthunjwa kweJerusalema. Bekasese lapho lokha iJerusalema nayithunjwako.
