Jeremiya usemgodzini loneludzaka
1BoShefathiya, umsa waMathani, naGedaliya, umsa waPhashuri, naJukhali, umsa waShelemiya, naPhashuri, umsa waMalkhiya, beva ngaloko Jeremiya labebatjele kona bonkhe bantfu ngesikhatsi atsi: 2“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Wonkhe lohlala kulelidolobha uyakufa ngenkemba, nome ngendlala, nome ngesifo lesibulalanako, kodvwa wonkhe lohambako aye kumaBhabhulona, uyawuphila. Uyawuphepha nekuphila kwakhe; uyawuphila.’ 3Naku futsi lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Ngempela, lelidolobha liyawunikwa emabutfo enkhosi yaseBhabhulona layakulitfumba.’ ”
4Tiphatsimandla takhuluma enkhosini, tatsi: “Lomuntfu kufanele abulawe. Utsela emanti emadvolweni emasotja lasele kulelidoloba, nakuwabo bonkhe bantfu, ngaletintfo latishoko kubo. Lomuntfu akacondzi lokuhle ngalabantfu, kodvwa ubafisela lokubi.”
5Inkhosi Sedekiya yaphendvula yatsi: “Usetandleni tenu, inkhosi ingeke yente lutfo lolungamelana nani.”
6Ngako batsatsa Jeremiya bamfaka emgodzini wakaMalkhiya, umntfwanenkhosi, lowawusekhatsi esibuyeni sabogadzi. Jeremiya bamehlisa ngetindophi, bamehlisela emgodzini, noko wawute emanti lapha kuwo, kwakuneludzaka nje. Jeremiya watika kuloludzaka.
7Kodvwa Ebedi Meleki, umKushe, labengumtsenwa esigodlweni senkhosi, weva kutsi Jeremiya sebamfake kulomgodzi. Kwatsi inkhosi isehleti eSangweni lakaBhenjamini, 8Ebedi Meleki waphuma esigodlweni waya kuyo watsi: 9“Nkhosi yami, inkhosi, labantfu bente sento lesibi kabi kuJeremiya, umphrofethi. Sebamfake emgodzini lapho atawubulawa yindlala adzimate afe, ngobe sekute sinkhwa lapha edolobheni.”
10Inkhosi yase ikhipha Ebedi Meleki, umKushe, yamtfuma, yatsi: “Tsatsa emadvodza langema-30 lapha, nihambe nawo niyewukhipha Jeremiya, umphrofethi, lena emgodzini nyalo, asengakafi.”
11Ngako Ebedi Meleki watsatsa emadvodza wahamba nawo, bangena endlini leyayingaphansi kwendlu yengcebo yasesigodlweni senkhosi. Watsatsa emanikiniki netidvwedvwe, wakwehlisa netindophi taya kuJeremiya emgodzini. 12Ebedi Meleki, umKushe, wakhuluma kuJeremiya watsi: “Faka nankho emanikiniki netidvwedvwe emakhwapheni akho, khona ungetiwuhhudlwa nguletindophi.” Jeremiya wenta njalo, 13base bamdvonsa ngaletindophi bamkhiphela ngephandle kwalomgodzi. Jeremiya wahlala esibuyeni sabogadzi.
Sedekiya ucela seluleko saJeremiya
14Inkhosi Sedekiya yase itsi akulandvwe Jeremiya, umphrofethi, yatsi akaletfwe esangweni lesitsatfu lelithempeli laSimakadze, yatsi kuJeremiya: “Ngitawubuta lutfo. Ungafihli lutfo kimi.”
15Jeremiya watsi kuSedekiya: “Nangikuphendvula, ungeke yini ungibulale? Ngisho nome ngikweluleka, ngeke ungilalele mine.”
16Kodvwa inkhosi Sedekiya yafunga lesifungo ngasense kuJeremiya, yatsi: “Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze, lowasinika umphefumulo, ngingeke ngikubulale, futsi ngingeke ngikunikele nakulabo labatingela imphilo yakho.”
17Ngako Jeremiya wakhuluma kuSedekiya, watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Nawuphakamisa tandla kuto tiphatsimandla tenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, utitfobe, imphilo yakho iyawuphepha, nalelidolobha lingeke lishiswe; wena nemndeni wakho niyawuphila. 18Kodvwa nawungeke ukhotsame kuto tiphatsimandla tenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, lelidolobha litawunikelwa etandleni temaBhabhulona, futsi bayakulishisa, nawe cobo lwakho ungeke uphunyule esandleni sabo.’ ”
19Inkhosi Sedekiya yakhuluma kuJeremiya, yatsi: “Ngiyawesaba lamaJuda lasahlubuke aya kumaBhabhulona, ngobe encenye laba baseBhabhulona bangahle banginikele kuwo, afike angiphatse kabi.”
20Jeremiya wayiphendvula watsi: “Bangeke bakunikele. Lalela Simakadze, ngekwenta loku lengikutjele kona. Khona-ke kutabe sekukuhambela kahle konkhe, imphilo yakho iphunyule ekufeni. 21Kodvwa nawala kuphakamisa tandla, naku Simakadze lakwembulile kimi kutsi: 22Onkhe lamakhosikati lasele esigodlweni senkhosi yakaJuda, atawukhishwa ayiswe kuto tiphatsimandla tenkhosi yaseBhabhulona. Lamakhosikati ayawukhuluma kuwe, atsi:
“ ‘Bakwedukisa baze bakwehlula,
labo bangani bakho lobetsembako.
Tinyawo takho titike ekhatsi eludzakeni;
bangani bakho bakulahlile.’
23“Onkhe emakhosikati akho nebantfwabakho bayawuyiswa kubaseBhabhulona, nawe cobo lwakho ngeke uphunyule etandleni tabo, kodvwa uyawubanjwa yinkhosi yaseBhabhulona, nalelidolobha liyawubhujiswa ngemlilo.”
24Sedekiya wakhuluma kuJeremiya, watsi: “Ungatjeli muntfu ngalengcoco yetfu; ngaphandle kwaloko utakufa. 25Natingeva letiphatsimandla kutsi bengicoca nawe, tite kuwe tifike titsi: ‘Sitjele kutsi utsiteni enkhosini, nekutsi inkhosi itsiteni kuwe, ungasifihleli, ngaphandle kwaloko siyawukubulala,’ 26ubobe sewutitjela utsi: ‘Bengitincengela enkhosini kutsi imane ingangibuyiseli endlini kaJonathani kuyawufela khona.’ ”
27Tonkhe letiphatsimandla teta kuJeremiya tatawumbuta, watitjela konkhe loko labekutjelwe yinkhosi kutsi akusho. Ngako tangabe tisasho lutfo kuye, ngobe kute namunye labeyivile lengcoco yakhe nenkhosi.
28Jeremiya wahlala esibuyeni sabogadzi, kwaze kwaba lilanga leyatfunjwa ngalo iJerusalema.
