Bible Reading Plan – Day 204

₁₅*UNdikhoyo, uThixo kaSirayeli, watsho kum ukuthi: “Ina, thatha le bhekile izele yiwayini eyingqumbo yam, uyiseze zonke iintlanga endiya kukuthuma kuzo. ₁₆Zakuyisela ziya kutsho zididizele, ziphambane ngenxa yekrele endiza kuzihlisela lona.”

₁₇Ndayithatha ke loo ndebe esandleni sikaNdikhoyo, ndayiseza zonke iintlanga awayendithume kuzo. ₁₈Ndayisa eJerusalem nakuzo zonke iidolophu zakwaJuda, neekumkani neziphathamandla zazo, basela, yatsho yayinkangala, into eyoyikekayo, intlekisa nesiqalekiso, njengoko isenjalo nanamhla.

₁₉Abathe basela kuloo bhekile ngaba: Ukumkani waseJiputa kunye namagosa akhe neziphathamandla, nabo bonke abantu baseJiputa, ₂₀kwakunye nabangeneleli; bonke ookumkani belaseUzi, nabo bonke ookumkani bezixeko zamaFilistiya: iAshkelon, iGaza, iEkron, namasalela aseAshdodi; ₂₁bonke abantu base-Edom, eMowabhi, naseAmon, bayisela; ₂₂ookumkani baseTire naseSidon bonke; ookumkani bamazwana angaphesheya kolwandle nabo bayisela, ₂₃kunye nezixeko zaseDedan, eTema, naseBhuze, nabantu abacheba iinwele ezintlafunweni basela; ₂₄ookumkani bama-Arabhu, nookumkani bezizwe ezingumxube zasentlango; ₂₅nookumkani baseZimri nase-Elam naseMediya, ₂₆nabo bonke ookumkani basemantla, abakude nabakufuphi ngokulandelelana. Zonke izizwe eziphezu komhlaba zimelwe kukusela kuloo bhekile yengqumbo kaThixo. Ekugqibeleni ke iya kuba ngukumkani waseSheshaki oya kusela.

₂₇“Baxelele ke abantu uthi: ‘UNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke, uThixo kaSirayeli, utsho ukuthi: Selani ninxile nide nihlanze, niwe ningavuki ngenxa yekrele endinizisela lona.’ ₂₈Xa besala ukuyithatha basele loo bhekile isezandleni zakho, uze uthi: ‘Kutsho uNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke ukuthi: Selani! Nakanjani na, selani! ₂₉Niyabona, ndiza kuqala apha kanye kwesi sixeko sibizwa ngegama lam, ndisihlisele intlekele. Niba nina niya kubhunca? Aningekhe ningohlwaywa, kuba ndibazisela ikrele bonke abemi behlabathi. Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke.’

₃₀“Wena ke, bashumayeze ubaxelele olu daba, uthi:

₃₃Ngelo xesha ke bonke abo babulewe nguNdikhoyo boba bethe saa ngeenxa zonke – ukususela kweli cala lomhlaba, kuse kweliya. Abayi kuzilelwa; abayi kuqokelelwa; bengayi kungcwatywa. Baya kudunduluza okwamalongwe phezu komhlaba.

₁Ndafikelwa lilizwi livela *kuNdikhoyo, esaqala ukulawula uJoyakim, ukumkani wakwaJuda, unyana kaJosiya, lisithi: ₂“Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Yiya phaya eyadini yendlu kaNdikhoyo, ufike uthethe nabo bonke abantu beedolophu zakwaJuda abeze kunqulela endlwini kaNdikhoyo, ubaxelele konke endakuyalela kona, ungashiyi nento le. ₃Mhlawumbi bangeva aba bantu, elowo aguquke ayiyeke imikhwa yakhe emibi. Nam ke ndorhoxa ekubahliseleni intlekele njengoko besendigqibe ukwenjenjalo ngenxa yezenzo zabo ezimdaka.

₄“Yithi kubo: Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Ukuba nineenkani, naza anawuthobela umyalelo endinimisele wona, ₅ningawahoyi namazwi ezicaka zam abashumayeli endiphindelele ukubathumela kuni naxa beningaphulaphuli kakade, ₆le ndlu ndoyenza ifane neShilo, nesi sixeko sitsho sibe yinto ekuqalekiswa ngayo phakathi kwezizwe zehlabathi.’ ”

₇Ababingeleli, nabashumayeli, kwakunye nabantu xa bebonke, bamva uJeremiya ewathetha la mazwi endlwini kaNdikhoyo. ₈Uthe nje akugqiba ukuthetha yonke loo nto kwakuthiwe aze ayithethe nguNdikhoyo, ababingeleli nabashumayeli, bekunye nabantu bonke, bamthi hlasi, bathi: “Uza kufa wena! ₉Kutheni ukuba ushumayele ngegama likaNdikhoyo uthi le ndlu iza kufana neShilo, esi sixeko sitshabalale sibe yinkangala ngamanxuwa, singahlalwa mntu?” Bamvingcela kuloo ndlu kaNdikhoyo uJeremiya bonke abantu.

₁₀Zithe ezi ndaba zakufika kwiziphathamandla zakwaJuda, zatsho zagxalathelana ukusuka ebhotwe, zisiya endlwini kaNdikhoyo, zafika zaya kutsho ezihlalweni zazo ngakwiSango eLitsha lendlu kaNdikhoyo. ₁₁Ababingeleli nabashumayeli babhekisa kwiziphathamandla nabo bonke abantu, besithi: “Lo mntu ufanelwe kukugwetyelwa ukufa; niyive ngokwenu into ayishumayele ngesi sixeko!”

₁₂UJeremiya ubhekise kwiziphathamandla nakubantu bonke, wenjenje: “NguNdikhoyo ondithume ukuba ndishumayele ezi zinto benindiva ndizithetha ngale ndlu nesi sixeko. ₁₃Ngoko yahlukanani nale mikhwa mibi yenu nezenzo zenu ezimdaka, nimthobele uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu. Uya kwandula ke uNdikhoyo ukusirhoxisa isigqibo sokunihlisela intlekele. ₁₄Mna okokwam ndisezandleni zenu; yenzani loo nto nibona ifanele ukwenziwa. ₁₅Kambe ke nize nazi kakuhle ukuba xa nindibulala noba netyala lokuphalaza igazi elimsulwa, nikunye nesi sixeko nabemi baso, kuba mna ngenene ndithunywe nguNdikhoyo ukuba ndize kuwathetha kuni la mazwi niwevileyo.”

₁₆Iziphathamandla zikunye nabantu bonke, zathi kubabingeleli nabashumayeli: “Lo mntu akasifanelanga isigwebo sokufa! Uthetha nathi egameni likaNdikhoyo uThixo wethu.”

₁₇Kwavela amadoda amakhulu elo zwe, abhekisa kuloo ntlanganiso, athi: ₁₈“Ngemihla kakumkani uHezekiya wakwaJuda kwabakho umfo waseMoreshete, owayenguMika igama, owathetha nabantu bonke bakwaJuda esithi: ‘Utsho uNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke ukuthi:

₁₉“Ingaba uMika wabulawa na ngukumkani uHezekiya kunye nabantu bakwaJuda? Akazange na uHezekiya amoyike uNdikhoyo azicelele isisa kuye? Akazange na yena uNdikhoyo ayirhoxise intlekele abeselegqibe ukubahlisela yona? Thina sisemngciphekweni wokuzihlisela ishwangusha!”

( ₂₀Kukwakho nomnye umfo owayengu-Uriya unyana kaShemaya waseKiriyati-yarim owayeshumayela naye egameni likaNdikhoyo, ethetha kwale nto ithethwe nguJeremiya ngesi sixeko neli lizwe. ₂₁Ukumkani uJoyakim kunye namagorha akhe neziphathamandla zonke wafuna ukumbulala akuliva udaba lwakhe. Wathi akuyiva loo nto u-Uriya, wasabela eJiputa. ₂₂Ukumkani uJoyakim wamthumela eJiputa apho uElinatan unyana ka-Akebhore, eneqela lamadoda, ukuba aye kumlanda u-Uriya. ₂₃Babuye naye eJiputa, bamsa kukumkani Joyakim, owathi u-Uriya makaxatyelwe ngekrele, umzimba wakhe uye kulahlwa apho kungcwatyelwa khona abantu abaphantsi.)

₂₄Kwavela uAhikam unyana kaShafan, waxhasa uJeremiya, akabi sanikezelwa ke eluntwini ukuba abulawe.

₁Esaqala ukulawula uZedekiya, unyana kaJosiya ukumkani wakwaJuda, lavakala ilizwi kuJeremiya, livela *kuNdikhoyo, lisithi: ₂“Utshilo uNdikhoyo kum ukuthi: Zenzele iidyokhwe ezinezitrophu, enye uyithwale entanyeni, ₃ezinye uzithumele kookumkani base-Edom, eMowabhi, eAmon, eTire, naseSidon, uzithumela ngezi zigidimi zize apha eJerusalem kuZedekiya ukumkani wakwaJuda. ₄Ziyalele ukuba zixelele iinkosi zazo zithi: Utsho uNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi: ₅‘Lenziwe ndim ngamandla am amakhulu nengalo yam eyomeleleyo ihlabathi, nabantu abakulo, nezilwanyana ezikulo; ndaye ndilinika nabani na endifuna ukumnika lona. ₆Ke ngoko onke amazwe enikuwo ndiza kuwanikezela esandleni sikaNebhukadenezare, isicaka sam, ongukumkani waseBhabheli. Nditsho nezilwanyana ezi zasendle ziza kuba zezakhe. ₇Zonke izizwe ziza kuba phantsi kwakhe, nonyana wakhe, nomzukulwana wakhe, lide lifike ixesha lokuwa kwelo lizwe lakhe. Emva koko ke kuya kufika izizwe ngezizwe, zinookumkani bazo abanamagama, zimoyise.

₈“ ‘Xa kuthe kwabakho isizwe okanye ulawulo esingafuni ukuzithoba phantsi kukaNebhukadenezare ukumkani waseBhabheli, nditsho esingavumiyo ukuyithwala entanyeni idyokhwe yakhe, eso sizwe ndosohlwaya ngekrele, nendlala, nangobhubhani, side sinikezelwe ngokupheleleyo esandleni sikaNebhukadenezare.’ Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo. ₉‘Ngoko ke musani ukubaphulaphula abashumayeli benu, noosiyazi benu, nabalawuli-maphupha benu, namatola enu, nezanuse zenu, abathi kuni: “Anisoze naba zizicaka zikakumkani waseBhabheli.” ₁₀Banishumayeza ubuxoki abo; bona baya kunibangela ukuba nikhutshelwe kude kumhlaba wenu. Ndonichitha-chitha nitshabalale. ₁₁Kanti sona isizwe esimthobelayo ukumkani waseBhabheli, sifake intamo edyokhweni yakhe, simthobele, sona ndosiyeka emhlabeni waso: sohlala kuwo, siwulime.’ ” Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.

₁₂NakuZedekiya ukumkani wakwaJuda, ndithethe kwaloo nto inye. Ndithe: “Mthobeleni ukumkani waseBhabheli, niyithwale idyokhwe yakhe, nimkhonze yena nabantu bakhe, khon' ukuze niphile. ₁₃Ngani ukuba nizibulalise ngekrele, nendlala, nobhubhani, zinto ezo eziya kuthunyelwa nguNdikhoyo kwisizwe esingafuni ukuthobela ukumkani waseBhabheli? ₁₄Ze ningawaphulaphuli amazwi abashumayeli abathi: ‘Anisokuze nibe phantsi kolawulo lukakumkani waseBhabheli,’ kuba bashumayela ubuxoki bodwa xa batshoyo. ₁₅Abathunywanga ndim abo.” Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo. “Bathetha ubuxoki egameni lam. Ngoko ke ndonigxotha, nitshabalale kunye nâbo bashumayeli banishumayeze ubuxoki.”

₁₆Ke ndithe kubabingeleli nakubantu bonke: “Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Ze ningawaphulaphuli amazwi abashumayeli abathi: ‘Iimpahla zendlu kaNdikhoyo ziza kubuya kwakamsinyane eBhabheli.’ Banishumayeza ubuxoki. ₁₇Ze ningabaphulaphuli. Ze nithobele ukumkani waseBhabheli xa nifuna ukuphila. Ngani ukuba esi sixeko sibe ngamabhodlo? ₁₈Ukuba bangabashumayeli – ukuba likho kubo ilizwi likaNdikhoyo – mabambongoze uNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke, khon' ukuze impahla eseleyo yendlu yakhe, neyasebhotwe lokumkani wakwaJuda, neyabantu baseJerusalem, ingathinjwa isiwe eBhabheli.”

( _19-20Xa ukumkani uNebhukadenezare wayebamba ukumkani wakwaJuda uJekoniya, unyana kaJoyakim, kunye neziphathamandla zakwaJuda naseJerusalem, ebasa eBhabheli, wazishiya iintsika kunye netanki yobhedu, neenqwelwana, kunye nezinye izinto ezashiywayo endlwini kaThixo.)

₂₁Ngokubhekisele kwimpahla eseleyo endlwini kaNdikhoyo, nasebhotwe lokumkani, naseJerusalem, utsho uNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke uThixo kaSirayeli ukuthi: ₂₂“Iya kusiwa eBhabheli, ihlale apho ndide mna ndibuye ndiyilande ngokwam,” lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo, “ndiyibuyisele kwakule ndawo.”