Bible Reading Plan – Day 207

₁UJeremiya esavalelwe eyadini yabalindi labuya lavakala okwesibini kuye ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo, lisithi: ₂“UNdikhoyo owenza ihlabathi walibumba walizinzisa, ogama linguNdikhoyo, utsho ukuthi: ₃‘Khala kum, ndikuphendule, ndikwazise izinto ezinkulu ezingenakugocagocwa, obukade ungaziqondi, _4-5nditsho izinto ezimalunga nezindlu zesi sixeko nebhotwe lookumkani bakwaJuda ezadilizwayo, nezimalunga neengqumba zokulwa, namakrele amaKaledi anihlasele ngawo, aza azalisa ezi zindlu ngezidumbu zabantu endandizimisele ukubatshabalalisa ngenxa yomsindo wam ovuthayo xa ndandisifulathele esi sixeko ngenxa yobugwenxa baso obungaka. Ngokubhekiselele kwezi zinto utsho uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli ukuthi: ₆Ndosinyanga ndisiphilise esi sixeko, ndibathi jize ngoxolo nokhuseleko abemi baso. ₇Abantu bakwaJuda nabakwaSirayeli ndobakhulula ekuthinjweni, ndibamilisele njengangaphambili. ₈Ndobahlambulula ebugwenxeni babo bonke abandone ngabo, ndibaxolele amatyala abo nokundivukela kwabo. ₉Esi sixeko siya kuba ngumthombo wovuyo kum, ibhongo neqhayiya lam emehlweni eentlanga zonke zehlabathi xa zisiva ngezinto ezintle endizenzela sona, zitsho zothuke zinkwantye zakubona uxolo nentlala-kahle exhanyulwayo.’

₁₀“Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Aba bantu bathi le ndawo yinkangala engamiwa mntu nasilwanyana. Ewe, kunjalo: iidolophu zakwaJuda nezitalato zaseJerusalem azinabantu, akukho nazilwanyana. Kanti iza kubuya ivakale ₁₁intswahla yemigcobo nemincili, kuvakale izwi lomyeni nelomtshakazi, kuvakale ingoma yâbo bazisa umnikelo wombulelo endlwini kaNdikhoyo, besithi:

₁₂“Utsho uNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke ukuthi: ‘Kanye kule ndawo iyinkangala, ingamiwa mntu nasilwanyana, kuza kuvela amadlelo apho abelusi baya kwalusela khona impahla, kuvuswe needolophu zayo. ₁₃Ezidolophini kweleentaba, nezakumazantsi eentaba, nakumzantsi-Juda, kummandla wakwaBhenjamin, nakwiilali ezingqonge iJerusalem, nakwiidolophu zakwaJuda, kobuya kubalwe imfuyo ngabelusi,’ utsho uNdikhoyo.

₁₄“Nguwo lo umlomo kaNdikhoyo: ‘Iyeza imihla yokuba ndisifezekise isithembiso sam kwisizwe sakwaSirayeli nesakwaJuda.

₁₇“Ewe, uNdikhoyo uthi: ‘KwaDavide soze inqamke indoda yokulawula kwaSirayeli. ₁₈NakubaLevi bohlala bekho ababingeleli bokwenza amadini atshiswayo naweenkozo nemibingelelo.’ ”

₁₉Lavakala kuJeremiya ilizwi likaNdikhoyo, lisithi: ₂₀“Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Xa ungatshitshayo umnqophiso wam wemini nobusuku, kungabikho mini nabusuku ngexesha elimisiweyo, ₂₁ungaphela nomnqophiso wam nesicaka sam uDavide, angabi naye umzukulwana oya kulawula esikhundleni sakhe, kwangokunjalo nomnqophiso wam nabaLevi wokuba bahlale bendikhonza. ₂₂Njengokuba zingenakubalwa iinkwenkwezi esibhakabhakeni, ingenakulinganiswa nentlabathi elunxwemeni lolwandle, ndiya kwenjenjalo ukusandisa isizukulwana sesicaka sam uDavide nesabaLevi abandikhonzayo.’ ”

₂₃Lavakala kuJeremiya ilizwi likaNdikhoyo lisithi: ₂₄“Ukuvile na okuthethwa ngaba bantu besithi: ‘Izizwe ezibini awazinyulayo uNdikhoyo uzibukule’? Ngokwenjenjalo banyelisa abantu bam ngokungathi abaselulo uhlanga emehlweni am. ₂₅Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Xa ungatshitshayo umnqophiso wam wemini nobusuku, khon' ukuze kuphele nemimiselo yam yolungelelwano esibhakabhakeni nasehlabathini, ₂₆xa kunjalo ndingasibukula isizukulwana sikaYakobi nesikaDavide, isicaka sam, kungabi sanyulwa mlawuli koonyana bakhe alawule inzala ka-Abraham noIsake noYakobi. Unakanye! Ndiza kubakhulula ekuthinjweni, ndibabuyisele kundalashe, ndibathi jize ngemfesane.’ ”

₁Ngexesha ukumkani uNebhukadenezare waseBhabheli wayehlasela iJerusalem kunye needolophu eziyingqongileyo ngomkhosi wakhe wonke, encediswa zizikumkani zonke ezazingaphantsi kwakhe zezizwe ngezizwe awayezilawula, wafikelwa ludaba luvela *kuNdikhoyo uJeremiya. Lwafika lusithi: ₂“Utsho uNdikhoyo onguThixo kaSirayeli ukuthi: Yiya kuZedekiya ukumkani wakwaJuda, uthi kuye: ‘Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Esi sixeko ndiza kusinikela esandleni sokumkani waseBhabheli, yaye uza kusitshisa sibe luthuthu. ₃Nawe akuyi kuphuncula: uza kubanjwa unikezelwe kuye. Uza kumbona ngamehlo ukumkani waseBhabheli, nithethe ubuso ngobuso, uhambe uye eBhabheli.’

₄“Kambe ke, mhlekazi Zedekiya, kumkani wakwaJuda, live neli lizwi likaNdikhoyo. Utsho kuwe uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Wena Zedekiya akuyi kufa ngekrele; ₅uza kufa ngoxolo. Nanjengoko abantu babesenza isiqhumiso xa babengcwaba ooyihlo, nditsho ookumkani bamandulo, ngokunjalo naxa bangcwaba wena baza kwenza isiqhumiso. Nawe baza kukuzilela, bathi: “Mawoo, nkosi!” Uthethile uNdikhoyo. Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.’ ”

₆Umshumayeli uJeremiya wawathetha ke onke la mazwi kukumkani uZedekiya wakwaJuda eJerusalem, ₇xa kanye umkhosi wokumkani waseBhabheli wawuhlasela eso sixeko kunye nezinye iidolophu ezazisaxhathisile, iLakishe neAzeka, kuphela kwezixeko zakwaJuda ezazinqatyisiwe ezasalayo.

₈Lavakala kuJeremiya ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo emva kokuba ukumkani uZedekiya wayenze umnqophiso nabantu baseJerusalem wokuba baza kwenza isibhengezo sokuwakhulula ₉amakhoboka angamaHebhere angamadoda nabafazi, khon' ukuze kungabikho mntu ungumJuda unekhoboka lomJuda. ₁₀Bavuma bonke abantu kunye neziphathamandla ukuwakhulula onke amakhoboka, bangabi sawakhoboza abo bantu. Bawakhulula ke, ₁₁kodwa kamva babuye barhoxa kwizigqibo zabo, babanyanzela abo bantu ukuba babuyele kwasebukhobokeni.

₁₂Lavakala ke kuJeremiya ilizwi likaNdikhoyo lisithi: ₁₃“Utsho uNdikhoyo onguThixo kaSirayeli ukuthi: ‘Ndênza umnqophiso kunye nookhokho benu mhla ndabakhupha eJiputa, ndabakhulula ebukhobokeni. Ndathi kubo: ₁₄“Qho ekupheleni kweminyaka esixhenxe kufuneka nikhulule wonke umwenu ongumHebhere ozithengise kuwe ithuba leminyaka emithandathu ekusebenzela.” Kodwa ookhokho benu abazanga bayihoye nokuyihoya loo nto ndayithethayo. ₁₅Kambe nina nizohlwayile, nandikholisa ngokuthi nonke nivume ukuwakhulula ebukhobokeni amawenu, nenza umnqophiso phambi kwam endlwini ebizwa ngegama lam. ₁₆Kodwa ngoku nibuye nasityeshela eso sigqibo, nalinyelisa igama lam ngokubuya nibanyanzele nibenze amakhoboka abantu ebenisele nabakhulula baye apho bathanda ukuya khona.’

₁₇“Ngoko ke utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Anindithobelanga ngokungawakhululi amawenu. Niyabona ke, ndinivakalisela isibhengezo senkululeko: inkululeko yokufa ngekrele nendlala nobhubhani. Ndiza kunenza nibe ngumbono orhwaqelisayo kuzo zonke izizwe zehlabathi. Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo. ₁₈Amadoda awaphuleyo umnqophiso wam, akayifezekisa imiqathango yomnqophiso awawenza phambi kwam, ndowafanisa nethole awalahlula kubini, aza acanda phakathi kwaloo macala alo. ₁₉Iziphathamandla zakwaJuda naseJerusalem kunye namaphakathi, ababingeleli kunye nabo bonke abantu beli lizwe abacande phakathi kwamacala ethole elahlulwe kubini, ₂₀ndiza kubanikezela esandleni seentshaba zabo ezizungula ubomi babo, izidumbu zabo zibe kukutya kweentaka namarhamncwa.

₂₁“ ‘Naye ukumkani uZedekiya wakwaJuda, kunye neziphathamandla zakhe, ndiza kubanikela esandleni seentshaba zabo ezizungula ubomi babo, nditsho umkhosi wokumkani waseBhabheli orhoxileyo ekumhlaseleni. ₂₂Ndiza kunika umyalelo ndiwubuyisele kwesi sixeko, usihlasele, usithimbe, usitshise. Ezi dolophu zakwaJuda ndiza kuzitsho zibe yinkangala apho kungekho bani unokuhlala.’ Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.”

₁Ngexesha ukumkani uJoyakim unyana kaYosiya wayengukumkani kwaJuda lavakala ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo kuJeremiya, ₂lisithi: “Yiya kumaRekabhi, uthethe nawo, uwamemele kwigumbi elibucala endlwini kaNdikhoyo, uwanike iwayini asele.”

₃Ndaya kubiza uYazaniya unyana kaJeremiya unyana kaHabhaziniya, nabantakwabo noonyana bakhe bonke. Ndawumema wonke umzi wamaRekabhi. ₄Ndabangenisa endlwini kaNdikhoyo, kwigumbi leento zikaHanam owayezalwa ngumfo wakwaThixo uIgedaliya. Elo gumbi lalimelene negumbi leziphathamandla, lona eli lingasentla kwelikaMaseya unyana kaShalum owayengumgcini-masango. ₅Ndabeka iibhekile neendebe ezinewayini ngaphambi kwabo, ndathi: “Khanibambe, madoda!”

₆Athi loo madoda: “Hayi, asiyiseli iwayini! Kaloku ubawo omkhulu uYonadabhi, unyana kaRekabhi, wathi: ‘Ze ningaze niyisele iwayini, nina nezizukulwana, nditsho nanini na. ₇Ngaphezu koko ze ningaze nakhe izindlu, nihlwayele imbewu, nityale izidiliya. Ze ningabi nazo konke-konke ezi zinto, koko nihlale ezintenteni bonke ubomi benu. Ukuba nithe nenjenjalo niya kuma ithuba elide kulo mhlaba eniphambukele kuwo.’ ₈Siwuthobele ke wonke umyalelo kabawo omkhulu uYonadabhi unyana kaRekabhi. Thina, nabafazi bethu, noonyana neentombi zethu, asizanga sayisela iwayini ebomini, ₉singazanga sakha zindlu zakuhlala, salima masimi nazidiliya. ₁₀Sasoloko sihlala ezintenteni ngokuthobela umyalelo esawunikwa ngubawo-mkhulu uYonadabhi. ₁₁Kuthe ke xa ukumkani uNabhukadenezare ehlasela eli lizwe, thina sathi: ‘Masiye kungena eJerusalem, sisabe imikhosi yamaKaledi nama-Aram.’ Yiyo loo nto sisahleli apha eJerusalem.”

₁₂Libuye lavakala kuJeremiya ilizwi likaNdikhoyo lisithi: ₁₃“Utsho uSomandla-onke onguThixo kaSirayeli ukuthi: Yiya kubantu bakwaJuda nabemi baseJerusalem uthi: ‘UNdikhoyo uthi: Yini na ukuba ningavumi ukuqeqeshwa niwathobele amazwi am? Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo. ₁₄UYonadabhi unyana kaRekabhi wayalela oonyana bakhe ukuba bangaseli iwayini, myalelo lowo bawugcinileyo. Unanamhla ke abayiseli iwayini, kuba bethobela umyalelo wookhokho babo. Kodwa mna ndiphindelele ukuthetha nani, kodwa anandithobela. ₁₅Ndithe rhoqo ukunithumela zonke izicaka zam *abashumayeli. Babesithi: “Guqukani ezindleleni zenu ezigwenxa, nilungise ihambo yenu. Musani ukulandela abanye oothixo nibanqule. Xa nisenjenjalo niya kuma kulo mhlaba ndawunika ookhokho benu.” Kodwa nina nisuke anahoya, anandithobela. ₁₆Isizukulwana sikaYonadabhi unyana kaRekabhi sona sawuthobela umyalelo wokhokho waso, kodwa nina, luhlangandini, anivumi ukundithobela!

₁₇“ ‘Ngoko ke mna Ndikhoyo, uThixo onamandla onke, uThixo kaSirayeli, nditsho ukuthi: “Niyabona, uJuda nabo bonke abemi baseJerusalem ndibazisela yonke intlekele endabasongela ngayo. Ndabathethisa, kodwa àbandiphulaphula; ndabakhalimela, kodwa abasabela.” ’ ”

₁₈UJeremiya ke wabhekisa kumaRekabhi, wathi: “Utsho uNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke, onguThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi: Nina namthobela uyihlo-mkhulu uYonadabhi, nawugcina umthetho wakhe, nayenza yonke imiyalelo yakhe. ₁₉Ngoko ke mna Ndikhoyo onguSomandla-onke uThixo kaSirayeli ndithi: ‘UYonadabhi unyana kaRekabhi akayi kuze aswele ndoda yakundikhonza.’ ”