Bible Reading Plan – Day 208

₁Ngonyaka wesine uJoyakim unyana kaYosiya engukumkani wakwaJuda lavakala ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo kuJeremiya ₂lisithi: “Thatha incwadi esongwayo, ubhale onke amazwi endawathethayo kuwe ngokubhekiselele kuSirayeli noJuda kunye nezinye iintlanga, ukususela mhla ndaqala ukuthetha nawe kusalawula uYosiya, kude kuze kuthi gaa ngoku. ₃Mhlawumbi bangaguquka kule mikhwa mibi yabo abantu bakwaJuda xa besiva ngentlekele endizimisele ukubazisela yona, nam ke ndibaxolele izikreqo nezono zabo.”

₄UJeremiya wabiza uBharuki unyana kaNeriya, wambizela onke amazwi kaNdikhoyo awathethe kuye, yena uBharuki wawabhala encwadini apho. ₅UJeremiya waxelela uBharuki wathi: “Ndithintelwe; andinakuya endlwini kaNdikhoyo. ₆Ke mayibe nguwe oyayo endlwini kaNdikhoyo ngomhla wenzila, ufike ufundele abantu amazwi kaNdikhoyo lawo uwabhale ubizelwa ndim. Fundela bonke abantu bakwaJuda abafika bevela kwiidolophu ngeedolophu. ₇Mhlawumbi ukubongoza kwaba bantu kungavakala kuNdikhoyo, baguquke nakwimikhwa yabo emibi, kuba ubasongele enengqumbo nomsindo omkhulu aba bantu uNdikhoyo.”

₈UBharuki unyana kaNeriya wenze njengoko wayalelwa ngumshumayeli uJeremiya, wabafundela abantu apho endlwini kaNdikhoyo loo mazwi ayebhalwe kuloo ncwadi.

₉Ngenyanga yethoba, kunyaka wesihlanu uJoyakim engukumkani wakwaJuda, kwabhengezwa umhla wenzila kubo bonke abantu baseJerusalem kwanâbo babevela kwiidolophu zakwaJuda. Injongo yayiyeyokuba bazisole phambi koNdikhoyo. ₁₀UBharuki esendlwini kaNdikhoyo, emi egumbini likaGemariya unyana kanobhala uShafan elalikwiyadi engentla kwiSango eLitsha lendlu kaNdikhoyo, wabafundela encwadini abantu amazwi kaJeremiya.

₁₁Wasuka uMikaya, ozalwa nguGemariya unyana kaShafan, akuba ewavile amazwi *kaNdikhoyo asencwadini, ₁₂waya kwigumbi likanobhala ebhotwe apho kwakuhleli khona ezi ziphathamandla: unobhala uElishama, uDelaya unyana kaShemaya, noElinatan unyana ka-Akebhore, kunye noGemariya unyana kaShafan, noZedekiya unyana kaHananiya, nezinye iindwalutho zonke.

₁₃Akuba uMikaya ebaxelele konke akuve kufundelwa abantu nguBharuki encwadini, ₁₄ezo ziphathamandla zathuma uYehudi, unyana kaNetaniya ozalwa nguShelemiya unyana kaKushi, ukuba axelele uBharuki athi: “Yiza apha naloo ncwadi uyifundela abantu!” Waya kubo ke uBharuki unyana kaNeriya, eyiphethe loo ncwadi. ₁₅Bathi kuye: “Khawuhlale phantsi usifundele.”

Wahlala phantsi ke, wabafundela. ₁₆Akuba loo madoda ewavile onke loo mazwi, othuka, aza abhekisa kuBharuki athi: “Ngenene, la mazwi makaxelwe kukumkani.” ₁₇Babuza ke kuBharuki bathi: “Khawutsho, uyithatha phi yonke le ntu uyibhalileyo? Ngaba uyibhale uyibizelwa nguJeremiya?”

₁₈Wathi kubo uBharuki: “Ewe, aphuma emlonyeni kaJeremiya onke la mazwi, ndaza ke mna ndawabhala encwadini ngeinki.”

₁₉Ezo ziphathamandla zathi kuBharuki: “Wena noJeremiya sabani niye kuzifihla, kungabikho bani waziyo apho nikhona.”

₂₀Ezo ziphathamandla zayithatha loo ncwadi, zayibeka egumbini likaElishama unobhala, zaya kukumkani enkundleni, zamxelela konke. ₂₁Wathi ukumkani uYehudi makaye kuyilanda loo ncwadi. Waya kuyilanda ke egumbini likaElishama unobhala, wafika wayifundela ukumkani kunye neziphathamandla ezo ezazimngqongile. ₂₂Kwakusebusika ngenyanga yethoba, ukumkani esegumbini lasebusika lebhothwe, esotha imbhawula. ₂₃Wayethi akuba efunde imihlathi emithathu okanye emine uYehudi, ayikrazule ngemela yombhali ukumkani loo mihlathi, ayiphose emlilweni. Wenza loo nto yada yaphela yonke loo ncwadi. ₂₄Ukumkani namaphakathi akhe ababonakalisanga kothuka nakuzohlwaya bakuba bewavile la mazwi. ₂₅Nakuba wayebongozwa ngooElinatan noDelaya noGemariya ukuba angayitshisi loo ncwadi ukumkani, akabaphulaphulanga. ₂₆Wasuka wathi ukumkani kuJerameli unyana wakhe, noSeriya unyana ka-Azeriyeli, kunye noShelemiya unyana ka-Abhedeli, mabababambe ooJeremiya umshumayeli noBharuki unobhala wakhe. Suka yena uNdikhoyo wabafihla.

₂₇Akuba ukumkani eyitshisile incwadi eyabhalwa nguBharuki ebizelwa nguJeremiya, libuye lavakala ilizwi *likaNdikhoyo kuJeremiya, lisithi: ₂₈“Thatha enye incwadi, ubhale kuyo onke loo mazwi awayekulaa ncwadi yokuqala itshiswe nguJoyakim ukumkani wakwaJuda. ₂₉Uze uthi kuJoyakim ukumkani wakwaJuda: ‘Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Wena uyitshisile laa ncwadi, usithi: “Kutheni ukuba ubhale usithi ngenene ukumkani waseBhabheli uza kulitshabalalisa eli lizwe, atshitshise konke abantu nempahla?” ₃₀Ke ngoko utsho uNdikhoyo malunga noJoyakim ukumkani wakwaJuda ukuthi: “Yena akayi kuba namzukulwana uya kulawula esikhundleni sikaDavide. Isidumbu sakhe siya kulahlwa, sitshe lilanga emini, silale iqabaka ebusuku. ₃₁Ndiza kumohlwaya, yena nenzala yakhe, namaphakathi akhe, ngenxa yobugwenxa ababenzileyo. Bona kunye nabemi baseJerusalem nabakwaJuda abandiphulaphulanga; ngoko ke ndiza kubahlisela intlekele ekukade ndibasongela ngayo.” ’ ”

₃₂Wathatha enye incwadi uJeremiya, wayinika unobhala uBharaki unyana kaNeriya. UBharuki wabhala onke loo mazwi wawabizelwa nguJeremiya ayekulaa ncwadi yatshiswa ngukumkani. Kongezwa namanye amazwi amaninzi anjengawo.

₁UZedekiya unyana kaYosiya wabekwa waba ngukumkani wakwaJuda, emiselwa ngukumkani uNebhukadenezare waseBhabheli. Wangena ezihlangwini zikaKoniya unyana kaJoyakim ₂owayengazange awahoye, yena namaphakathi akhe, nabantu belizwe, amazwi *kaNdikhoyo awayeshunyayelwa ngumshumayeli uJeremiya.

₃Ke yena uZedekiya wathumela uYukali unyana kaShelemiya, ekunye nombingeleli uZefaniya unyana kaMaseya, ukuba baye kumshumayeli uJeremiya, bafike bathi: “Khawusithandazele kuNdikhoyo uThixo wethu.”

₄Ngelo xesha wayesakhululekile uJeremiya, esenokuhamba-hamba phakathi kwabantu, kuba wayengekavalelwa entolongweni. ₅Umkhosi wokumkani waseJiputa wawuselundulukile, aza amaKaledi awayengqinge iJerusalem, akuziva ezo ndaba, arhoxa.

₆Lavakala ilizwi likaNdikhoyo kumshumayeli uJeremiya, lisithi: ₇“Utsho uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli ukuthi: ‘Mxeleleni ukumkani wakwaJuda obenithume kum nithi ndithi: Nanko umkhosi wokumkani waseJiputa obuze kuncedisana nani ubuyela kwakwelakowawo eJiputa. ₈Wona ke amaKaledi aza kubuya aze kuhlasela esi sixeko, asithimbe, asitshabalalise ngomlilo.’

₉“Utsho ke uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Nize ningazikhohlisi nibe amaKaledi aza kuniyeka. Unakanye ukuba aniyeke! ₁₀Ndithi nokuba beningade niwubhuqe wonke umkhosi wamaKaledi onihlaselayo, kusale nje iingxwelerha ezintenteni, zona kanye beziya kuvuka zisitshabalalise ngomlilo esi sixeko.’ ”

₁₁Wakuba urhoxile eJerusalem umkhosi wamaKaledi emva kokuva iindaba ngomkhosi waseJiputa, ₁₂uJeremiya wanduluka kweso sixeko, esinga kummandla wakwaBhenjamin, esiya kuthatha isabelo sakhe kubantu balapho. ₁₃Uthe akufika kwisango leJerusalem ekuthiwa lelakwaBhenjamin, umshumayeli uJeremiya wabanjwa nguIriya, unyana kaShelemiya owayezalwa nguHananiya, owayeyintloko yabalindi, wathi: “Ubhacela kumaKaledi!”

₁₄UJeremiya uthe: “Hayi, uyaxoka! Andibhaceli kumaKaledi.” UIriya akazange afune nokuva oku, usuke wambamba, wamsa kwiziphathamandla. ₁₅Zona zacaphuka, zathi makakatswe, avalelwe entolongweni endlwini kaJonatan unobhala, eyayenziwe intolongo.

₁₆Wavalelwa uJeremiya esiseleni esinamagunjana, apho wahlala khona ithuba elide. ₁₇Emva koko ukumkani uZedekiya wathi makasiwe kuye ebhotwe, apho wambuza khona ngasese esithi: “Ngaba unalizwi livela kuNdikhoyo?”

Waphendula wathi uJeremiya: “Ewe, ndinalo. Wena uza kunikezelwa esandleni sokumkani waseBhabheli.”

₁₈Uqokele wathi uJeremiya, ebhekisa kukumkani uZedekiya: “Ndone ngantoni na kuwe, okanye kumaphakathi nakubantu bakho, sendibona ndifakwe entolongweni nje? ₁₉Baphi ngoku abo bashumayeli benu babesithi: ‘Ukumkani waseBhabheli akayi kunihlasela nina neli lizwe’? ₂₀Ndinesicelo, mhlekazi omhle! Ndicela ukuba ndingabuye ndisiwe kulaa ndlu kanobhala uJonatan, hleze ndifele khona!”

₂₁Wayalela ke ukumkani uZedekiya ukuba uJeremiya makagcinwe enkundleni yabalindi, anikwe iqhekeza lesonka kude kuphele ukutya esixekweni. Kwaba njalo ke ukuhlala kukaJeremiya kwinkundla yabalindi.

₁UJeremiya waviwa nguShefatiya unyana kaMatan, noGedaliya unyana kaPashure, noYukali unyana kaShelemiya, bekunye noPashure kaMalkiya, xa wayebhekisa kubantu jikelele esithi: ₂“Utsho *uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Umntu oya kusala kwesi sixeko uza kufa ngekrele, yindlala, nangubhubhani, kanti ke lowo uzinikezelayo kumaKaledi uya kusinda, aphile.’ ₃Kaloku utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Esi sixeko siza kunikezelwa esandleni somkhosi wokumkani waseBhabheli oza kusithimba.’ ”

₄Emva koko iziphathamandla ezo zathi kukumkani: “Lo mfo makafe, kuba utyhafisa amajoni ashiyekileyo apha esixekweni, kwakunye nabantu bonke, ngezi zinto azithethayo. Akabanqweneleli buhle abantu; ubanqwenelela ububi.”

₅“Usezandleni zenu; mna kumkani andinakuphikisana nani,” waphendula ngelitshoyo ukumkani uZedekiya.

₆Bamthatha ke uJeremiya, baya kumfaka emhadini owawusenkundleni yabalindi kwaMalekiya unyana kakumkani. Bamthoba ngentambo ukumsa ezantsi kuloo mhadi owawungenamanzi, iludaka lodwa. Watshona kwelo daka ke uJeremiya.

₇Zaya kufika kwigosa lasebhotwe uEbhedi-meleki, owayengumKushe, ezo ndaba zokuba uJeremiya weyehliselwe emhadini. Kwathi ukumkani esahleli ngakwiSango lakwaBhenjamin, ₈uEbhedi-meleki waya apho kuye evela ebhotwe, wafika wathi: ₉“Noko, mhlekazi, imbi yonke le nto yenziwe ngala madoda kumshumayeli uJeremiya, ukweyelisela umntu emhadini apho aya kulamba afele khona xa kungasekho kutya esixekweni.”

₁₀Ukumkani wathi kumKushe uEbhedi-meleki: “Thatha amashumi amathathu amadoda, uye kunyula umshumayeli uJeremiya kuloo mhadi, engekafeli apho.”

₁₁Wanduluka ke naloo madoda uEbhedi-meleki, waya nawo kwigumbi elalisebhotwe ngaphantsi kwendlu enguvimba wasebhotwe. Wathatha amadlavu apho, wawathobela emhadini kuJeremiya, ebotshwe ngentambo. ₁₂Ke uEbhedi-meleki umKushe wathi kuJeremiya: “Faka la madlavu emakhwapheni, ukuze ungatyatyulwa ziintambo.” enjenjalo ke uJeremiya, ₁₃baza bona bamrhola emhadini ngezo ntambo. UJeremiya wahlala enkundleni yabalindi.

₁₄Emva koko ukumkani uZedekiya wathi makaye kubizwa umshumayeli uJeremiya, asiwe kumnyango wesithathu wendlu *kaNdikhoyo. Uthe akufika uJeremiya, ukumkani wathi: “Ndifuna ukukubuza into; uze ungandifihleli.”

₁₅UJeremiya yena uthe kuZedekiya: “Ukuba ndikuxelele akuyi kundibulala kodwa? Ukanti nokuba ndingakucebisa, soze undiphulaphule.”

₁₆Ukumkani uZedekiya wafunga ngasese enoJeremiya, wenjenje: “Ekho nje uNdikhoyo, kanye lo usinika ubomi, andiyi kukubulala, ndingayi kukunikela esandleni sâbo bazungula ubomi bakho.”

₁₇UJeremiya ke ubhekise kukumkani uZedekiya wenjenje: “Utsho uNdikhoyo uThixo onamandla onke onguThixo kaSirayeli ukuthi: ‘Ukuba uyaphuma ngoku uzinikezele kubaphathi-mkhosi bokumkani waseBhabheli, ubomi bakho buya kusinda, nesi sixeko singàtshatyalaliswa ngomlilo, usinde kunye nentsapho yakho. ₁₈Kodwa ukuba uyala ukunizikezela kubaphathi-mkhosi bokumkani waseBhabheli, esi sixeko siya kunikezelwa esandleni samaKaledi, asitshise siphele, nawe ungasindi kuwo.’ ”

₁₉Uphendule ngelithi ukumkani uZedekiya: “Ndoyika amaJuda aselezinikezele kumaKaledi, hleze nam ndinikezelwe kuwo ngamaKaledi, aze wona andiphathe gadalala.”

₂₀Uthe uJeremiya: “Akayi kukunikezela. Thobela uNdikhoyo wena ngokwenza le nto ndikuxelela yona, xa ufuna ukulungelwa, usindise nobomi bakho. ₂₁Kodwa ke ukuba uyala ukuzinikezela, uNdikhoyo undityhilele ukuba ₂₂bonke abafazi abasesebhotwe lokumkani wakwaJuda baya kusiwa kumaphakathi okumkani waseBhabheli. Abo bafazi bothi kuwe:

₂₃“Bonke abafazi bakho nabantwana bakho baya kusiwa kumaKaledi. Wena akuyi kuphuncula esandleni sawo: uya kubanjwa ngukumkani waseBhabheli, nesi sixeko sitshatyalaliswe ngomlilo.”

₂₄Emva koko uthe ukumkani uZedekiya kuJeremiya: “Uze ungayithethi mntwini le ncoko yethu, ukuba akufuni kufa. ₂₅Kodwa ke xa zithe iziphathamandla zeva ukuba bekhe sadibana, zize ke zithi kuwe: ‘Sixelele, ubusithini kukumkani, waza yena wathini kuwe? Ukuba uthethe konke, asiyi kukubulala,’ ₂₆uze uthi: ‘Bendiye kucenga ukumkani ukuba angandibuyiseli kulaa ndlu kaJonatan, kuba ndoyika ukufela khona.’ ”

₂₇Zaya kuJeremiya zonke iziphathamandla, zafika zambuza ngencoko yakhe nokumkani. Wazixelela konke athe ukumkani aze azixelele kona. Azibanga nakumphikisa kuba yayingavelwanga bani incoko yakhe nokumkani. ₂₈Wahlala apho uJeremiya kuloo nkundla yabalindi kwada kwafika umhla wokuthinjwa kweJerusalem.

Ukuthinjwa kweJerusalem kwahamba ngolu hlobo: