UJEREMIYA 34

₁Izwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova, lapho uNebukadiresari inkosi yaseBabele, nayo yonke impi yakhe, nayo yonke imibuso yomhlaba ebuswa yisandla sakhe, nabantu bonke belwa neJerusalema nayo yonke imizi yalo, lathi:

₂Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, uthi: Hamba usho kuSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda, uthi kuye: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Bheka, ngiyakuwunikela lomuzi esandleni senkosi yaseBabele, iwushise ngomlilo.

₃Awuyikuphunyuka esandleni sayo; uyakubanjwa nokubanjwa, unikelwe esandleni sayo; amehlo akho ayakubheka amehlo enkosi yaseBabele, ikhulume nawe umlomo nomlomo; uyakuya eBabele.

₄Kepha yizwa izwi likaJehova, Sedekiya, nkosi yakwaJuda. Usho kanje uJehova ngawe, uthi: Awuyikufa ngenkemba;

₅uyakufa ngokuthula; njengokushiselwa kwawoyihlo, amakhosi okuqala ayengaphambi kwakho, kanjalo bayakukushisela wena, bakulilele, bathi: Maye, nkosi! Ngokuba ngilikhulumile izwi, usho uJehova.

₆UJeremiya umprofethi wayesekhuluma onke lawomazwi kuSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda eJerusalema,

₇lapho impi yenkosi yaseBabele ilwa neJerusalema nayo yonke imizi yakwaJuda eseleyo, iLakishi neAzeka, ngokuba yiyo eyayisele phakathi kwemizi yakwaJuda iyimizi ebiyelweyo.

₈Izwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova, lapho inkosi uSedekiya isenzile isivumelwano nabo bonke abantu baseJerusalema ukubamemezela ukukhululeka,

₉ukuba yilowo nalowo akhulule isigqila sakhe, yilowo nalowo isigqilakazi sakhe, umHeberu nomHeberukazi, ukuze kungabikho-muntu okhonzisa umfowabo kwaJuda.

₁₀Zalalela zonke izikhulu, nabo bonke abantu ababengené esivumelwaneni ukuba bavumele, kube-yilowo nalowo isigqila sakhe, yilowo nalowo isigqilakazi sakhe, ukuba zihambe, zikhululeke, kungabe kusaba-khona okhonzisayo; bezwa, bavuma ukuba bahambe.

₁₁Kepha emva kwalokho baphenduka, bazibuyisa izigqila nezigqilakazi ababezivumele ukuba zihambe, zikhululeke, bazithobisa zaba-yizigqila nezigqilakazi.

₁₂Ngalokho izwi likaJehova lafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova, lathi:

₁₃Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, uthi: Mina ngenza isivumelwano nawoyihlo mhla ngibakhipha ezweni laseGibithe endlini yeziboshwa, ngathi:

₁₄Ngasekugcineni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa niyakuvumela, kube-yilowo nalowo umfowabo ongumHeberu othengisiwe kuwe, wakukhonza iminyaka eyisithupha, ukuba ahambe, nimdedele, akhululeke kini. Kepha oyihlo abangilalelanga, ababekanga izindlebe.

₁₅Nina-ke seniphendukile namuhla, nenza okulungile emehlweni ami ngokumemezela ukukhululeka, kube-yilowo nalowo kumakhelwane wakhe, nenza isivumelwano ngaphambi kwami endlini ebizwa ngegama lami.

₁₆Kepha seniphendukile futhi, nalihlambalaza igama lami, nabuyisa, kwabayilowo nalowo isigqila sakhe, yilowo nalowo isigqilakazi sakhe, enanizivumele ukuba zihambe, zikhululeke ngokuthanda kwazo, nazithobisa ukuba zibe-yizigqila zenu nezigqilakazi zenu.

₁₇Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Nina aningilalelanga ukuba nimemezele ukukhululeka, kube-yilowo nalowo kumfowabo, yilowo nalowo kumakhelwane wakhe; bhekani, sengiyanimemezela ukukhululeka, usho uJehova, nginikhululele inkemba, nesifo, nendlala, nginenze ukuba inhlupheke emibusweni yonke yomhlaba.

₁₈Ngiyakunikela abantu abeqile isivumelwano sami, abangawaqinisanga amazwi esivumelwano abasenzile ngaphambi kwami mhla bedabula kabili ithole, bedlula phakathi kwezinhlangothi zalo,

₁₉ngisho izikhulu zakwaJuda, nezikhulu zaseJerusalema, nabathenwa, nabapristi, nabo bonke abantu bezwe ababedlula phakathi kwezinhlangothi zethole,

₂₀yebo, ngiyakubanikela esandleni sezitha zabo nasesandleni sabafuna ukuphila kwabo, izidumbu zabo zibe-ngukudla kwezinyoni zezulu nokwezilwane zomhlaba.

₂₁USedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda nezikhulu zakhe ngiyakubanikela esandleni sezitha zabo, nasesandleni sabafuna ukuphila kwabo, nasesandleni sempi yenkosi yaseBabele, asebenyukile kini.

₂₂Bheka, ngiyakubayala, usho uJehova, ngibabuyisele kulomuzi; bayakulwa nawo, bawuthathe, bawushise ngomlilo, ngenze imizi yakwaJuda ibe-yincithakalo ingahlalwa-muntu.