UJEREMIYA 44

₁Izwi elafika kuJeremiya ngabaJuda bonke ababehlala ezweni laseGibithe, ababehlala eMigidoli, naseThahipanesi, naseNofi, nasezweni lasePhatirosi, lathi:

₂Usho kanje uJehova-Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, uthi: Nikubonile konke okubi engikwehlisele phezu kweJerusalema naphezu kwayo yonke imizi yakwaJuda; bhekani, namuhla iyincithakalo, akakho ohlala kuyo

₃ngenxa yobubi babo ababenzileyo ukuba bangicunule, behamba beshisa impepho, bekhonza abanye onkulunkulu abangabazanga bona, nani, nawoyihlo.

₄Kepha ngathuma kini zonke izinceku zami abaprofethi, ngizithuma njalonjalo, ngathi: Maningenzi lento enengekayo engiyizondayo.

₅Kepha abalalelanga, ababekanga izindlebe zabo ukuba babuye ebubini babo, bangashiseli abanye onkulunkulu impepho.

₆Kwase kuthululwa ukufutheka kwami nentukuthelo yami, kwavutha emizini yakwaJuda nasezitaladini zaseJerusalema, kwaba-yincithakalo nokuchitheka njenganamuhla.

₇Manje usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu-Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, uthi: Nenzelani lokhu okubi okukhulu kuyo imiphefumulo yenu, ninqume kini abesilisa nabesifazane, izingane nabancelayo phakathi kukaJuda, nize ningashiyelwa-nsali,

₈ngokungicunula ngemisebenzi yezandla zenu, nishisela abanye onkulunkulu impepho ezweni laseGibithe, lapho niyile khona ukugogobala, ukuba ninqunywe, nibe-yisiqalekiso nehlazo phakathi kwezizwe zonke zomhlaba, na?

₉Nikhohliwe yini ububi bukayihlo, nobubi bamakhosi akwaJuda, nobubi bamakhosikazi awo, nobubi benu, nobubi bawomkenu ababebenza ezweni lakwaJuda nasezitaladini zaseJerusalema, na?

₁₀Abazithobanga kuze kube-namuhla, abesabanga, abahambanga ngomthetho wami nangezimiso zami engikubeké phambi kwenu naphambi kwawoyihlo.

₁₁Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova-Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, uthi: Bheka, ngiyakubhekisa ubuso bami kini kube-kubi, kunqunywe uJuda wonke.

₁₂Ngiyakuthatha insali yakwaJuda ebhekisé ubuso bayo ukuba ingene ezweni laseGibithe ukuba igogobale khona, baphele bonke, bawe ezweni laseGibithe, baphele ngenkemba nangendlala, abakhulu nabancane bafe ngenkemba nangendlala, babe-yisithuko, nesimangaliso, nesiqalekiso, nehlazo.

₁₃Ngiyakubajezisa abahlala ezweni laseGibithe, njengalokho ngilijezisile iJerusalema, ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo,

₁₄kungaphunyuki, kungasali-muntu ensalini yakwaJuda eyé ezweni laseGibithe ukuba igogobale khona ukubuyela ezweni lakwaJuda, efisa ukubuyela kulo ukuba ihlale khona, ngokuba akuyikubuya-muntu, abaphunyukileyo bodwa.

₁₅Ayesephendula uJeremiya onke amadoda ayekwazi ukuthi omkawo bashisela abanye onkulunkulu impepho nabo bonke abesifazane ababemi khona, ibandla elikhulu, bonke abantu ababehlala ezweni laseGibithe ePhatirosi; bathi:

₁₆Izwi olikhulumé kithi egameni likaJehova asiyikulilalela.

₁₇Kepha siyakwenza nokwenza onke amazwi aphumile emilonyeni yethu, sishisele inkosikazi yezulu impepho, siyithululele iminikelo yokuphuzwa, njengalokho senzile, thina nawobaba, namakhosi ethu, nezikhulu zethu emizini yakwaJuda nasezitaladini zaseJerusalema, ngokuba sasisuthi isinkwa, sahlala kahle, asabona okubi.

₁₈Kepha selokhu sayeka ukushisela inkosikazi yezulu impepho nokuyithululela iminikelo yokuphuzwa, siswelé konke, siqedwé ngenkemba nangendlala.

₁₉Lapho sesishisela inkosikazi yezulu impepho, siyithululele iminikelo yokuphuzwa, siyenzela amaqebelengwane anesithombe sayo, siyithululele iminikelo yokuphuzwa ngaphandle kwamadoda ethu, na?

₂₀UJeremiya washo kubantu bonke, kwabesilisa nakwabesifazane, kubo bonke abantu abamphendulé kanjalo, wathi:

₂₁Impepho enayishisa emizini yakwaJuda nasezitaladini zaseJerusalema nina nawoyihlo, namakhosi enu, nezikhulu zenu, nabantu bezwe, uJehova akayikhumbulanga, ayingenanga enhliziyweni yakhe, na?

₂₂UJehova wayengasenakuthwala okubi kwemisebenzi yenu nezinengiso zenu enizenzileyo; ngalokho izwe lakini seliyincithakalo, nesimangaliso, nesiqalekiso, kungekho owakhile kulo njenganamuhla.

₂₃Ngokuba niyishisile impepho nangokuba nonile kuJehova, ningalilalelanga izwi likaJehova, ningahambanga ngomthetho wakhe, nangezimiso zakhe, nangobufakazi bakhe, ngalokho lengozi ihlangabezene nani njenganamuhla.

₂₄UJeremiya wathi futhi kubantu bonke nakubo bonke abesifazane: Yizwani izwi likaJehova nina nonke-bakwaJuda enisezweni laseGibithe.

₂₅Usho kanje uJehova-Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, uthi: Nina nawomkenu nikhulumile ngemilomo yenu, nakugcwalisa ngezandla zenu, nathi: Siyakugcwalisa nokugcwalisa izithembiso zethu esizenzileyo zokushisela inkosikazi yezulu impepho nokuyithululela iminikelo yokuphuzwa. Qinisani nokuqinisa izithembiso zenu, nigcwalise nokugcwalisa izithembiso zenu.

₂₆Ngalokho yizwani izwi likaJehova nina nonke-bakwaJuda enihlala ezweni laseGibithe: Bhekani, ngifungile igama lami elikhulu, usho uJehova, ukuthi igama lami alisayikubizwa-mlomo wamuntu wakwaJuda ezweni lonke laseGibithe ukuthi: Kuphila kukaJehova.

₂₇Bheka, ngiyabalinda kube-kubi, kungabi-kuhle; bonke abantu bakwaJuda abasezweni laseGibithe bayakuphela ngenkemba nangendlala, baze baqedwe.

₂₈Abaphunyuka enkembeni bayakubuya ezweni laseGibithe, babuyele ezweni lakwaJuda, bengabayingcosana ngomumo; yonke insali yakwaJuda eyé ezweni laseGibithe ukuba igogobale khona iyakwazi ukuthi yiliphi izwi eliyakuma, elami noma elabo.

₂₉Lesi siyakuba-yisibonakaliso kini, usho uJehova, ukuthi ngiyakunijezisa kulendawo ukuba nazi ukuthi amazwi ami ayakuma amelane nani kube-kubi:

₃₀Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Bhekani, ngiyakunikela uFaro uHofira inkosi yaseGibithe esandleni sezitha zakhe nasesandleni sabafuna ukuphila kwakhe, njengalokho nganikela uSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda esandleni sikaNebukadiresari inkosi yaseBabele, isitha sakhe esasifuna ukuphila kwakhe.