UJEREMIYA 29

₁Nanka amazwi encwadi uJeremiya umprofethi ayithumayo eseJerusalema kuyo insali yamalunga athunjiweyo, nakubapristi, nakubaprofethi, nakubo bonke abantu ayebathumbile uNebukadinesari eJerusalema, wabayisa eBabele,

₂sebesukile uJekoniya inkosi, nendlovukazi, nabathenwa, nezikhulu zakwaJuda nezaseJerusalema, nezinyanga zomsebenzi, nabakhandi eJerusalema,

₃ngesandla sikaEleyasa indodana kaShafani noGemariya indodana kaHilikiya abathunywa nguSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda eBabele kuNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele, athi:

₄Usho kanje uJehova-Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, kubo bonke abathunjwa engibenzile ukuba bathunjwe eJerusalema, bayiswe eBabele, uthi:

₅Yakhani izindlu, nihlale kuzo; tshalani amasimu, nidle izithelo zawo;

₆thathani abafazi, nizale amadodana namadodakazi; thathelani amadodana enu abafazi, nendise amadodakazi enu emadodeni ukuba azale amadodana namadodakazi, nande khona, ninganciphi.

₇Funani ukuthula komuzi lapho nginithumbele khona, niwukhulekele kuJehova, ngokuba ekuthuleni kwawo niyakuba-nokuthula.

₈Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova-Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, uthi: Maningakhohliswa ngabaprofethi abaphakathi kwenu nababhuli benu, ningawalaleli amaphupho enu eniwaphuphayo.

₉Ngokuba baprofetha amanga egameni lami; angibathumanga, usho uJehova.

₁₀Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Lapho iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa isiphelile eBabele, ngiyakunihambela, ngiqinise phezu kwenu izwi lami elihle ngokunibuyisela kulendawo.

₁₁Ngokuba ngiyazi mina imicabango engiyicabanga ngani, usho uJehova, imicabango yokuthula kungengeyobubi ukuba ngininike isikhathi esizayo nethemba.

₁₂Niyakungibiza, niye ukukhuleka kimi, ngiyakunizwa.

₁₃Niyakungifuna, ningifumane, lapho ningifunisisa ngenhliziyo yenu yonke.

₁₄Ngiyakufunyanwa yinina, usho uJehova, ngibuyise ukuthunjwa kwenu, nginibuthe ezizweni zonke nasezindaweni zonke lapho nginixoshele khona, usho uJehova, nginibuyisele endaweni enganenza ukuba nithunjwe kuyo.

₁₅Ngokuba nishilo ukuthi: UJehova usivusele abaprofethi eBabele.

₁₆Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova ngenkosi ehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide nangabo bonke abantu abahlala kulomuzi, abafowenu abangayanga nani ekuthunjweni,

₁₇yebo, usho uJehova-Sebawoti, uthi: Bhekani, ngiyakuthuma kubo inkemba, nendlala, nesifo, ngibenze babenjengamakhiwane amabi angenakudliwa ngobubi bawo.

₁₈Ngiyakubalandela ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo, ngibenze babe-yingebhe emibusweni yonke yomhlaba, babe-yisiqalekiso, nesimangaliso, nento encimfelwayo, nehlazo ezizweni zonke engibaxoshele kuzo,

₁₉ngokuba abawalalelanga amazwi ami, usho uJehova, engawathuma kubo ngezinceku zami abaprofethi, ngibathuma njalonjalo; yebo, kanilalelanga, usho uJehova.

₂₀Kepha yizwani manje izwi likaJehova nina nonke-bathunjwa, enginithumile eBabele niphuma eJerusalema.

₂₁Usho kanje uJehova-Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ngoAhabi indodana kaKholaya nangoSedekiya indodana kaMahaseya abaprofetha amanga kini egameni lami, uthi: Bheka, ngiyakubanikela esandleni sikaNebukadiresari inkosi yaseBabele; uyakubabulala phambi kwamehlo enu.

₂₂Kubona kuyakuthathwa isiqalekiso yibo bonke abathunjwa bakwaJuda abaseBabele ngokuthi: UJehova makakwenze ukuba ube-njengoSedekiya noAhabi abosiwa ngomlilo yinkosi yaseBabele,

₂₃ngokuba benzile ubuwula kwaIsrayeli, baphinga nabafazi babakhelwane babo, bakhuluma amazwi amanga egameni lami engingabayalanga ngawo; yimi engikwaziyo, ngingufakazi, usho uJehova.

₂₄KuShemaya waseNehelamu uyakusho ukuthi:

₂₅Usho kanje uJehova-Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, uthi: Ngenxa yokuba uthumile egameni lakho izincwadi kubo bonke abantu baseJerusalema, nakuZefaniya indodana kaMahaseya, umpristi, nakubo bonke abapristi, ngokuthi:

₂₆UJehova ukubeké umpristi esikhundleni sikaJehoyada umpristi ukuba nibe-yizinduna zabo bonke abantu abahlanyayo nabaprofethayo endlini kaJehova ukuze ubafake esitokisini* nasemaketangeni;

₂₇manje awumsolanga ngani uJeremiya waseAnathoti, oprofetha kini, na?

₂₈Ngokuba ngalokho uthumile kithi eBabele, wathi: Kusekude; yakhani izindlu, nihlale kuzo; tshalani amasimu, nidle izithelo zawo.

₂₉UZefaniya umpristi wayifunda lencwadi ezindlebeni zikaJeremiya umprofethi.

₃₀Lase lifika izwi likaJehova kuJeremiya, lithi:

₃₁Thuma kubo bonke abathunjwa, uthi: Usho kanje uJehova ngoShemaya waseNehelamu, uthi: Ngenxa yokuba uShemaya eprofethile kini, mina ngingamthumile, wanenza ukuba nethembe emangeni,

₃₂ngalokho usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Bhekani, ngiyakumhambela uShemaya waseNehelamu nenzalo yakhe; akayikuba-namuntu oyakuhlala phakathi kwalababantu, angaboni okuhle engiyakwenzela khona abantu bami, usho uJehova, ngokuba ukhulumé ukuhlubuka kuJehova.