UJeremiya 27

₁Ekuqaleni kokubusa kukaSedekiya indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, kwafika leli zwi kuJeremiya livela kuJehova, lathi: ₂Usho kanje uJehova kimi, uthi: “Zenzele izintambo namajoka, ukubeke entanyeni yakho, ₃ukuthume enkosini yakwa-Edomi, nasenkosini yakwaMowabi, nasenkosini yabantwana bakwa-Amoni, nasenkosini yaseTire, nasenkosini yaseSidoni ngesandla sezithunywa ezifika eJerusalema kuSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda, ₄uziyale ukuba zithi emakhosini azo: ‘Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: “Niyakusho kanje emakhosini enu, nithi: ₅Mina ngenzile umhlaba, nomuntu, nesilwane okukhona emhlabeni ngamandla ami amakhulu nangengalo yami eyeluliweyo, ngiwunika lowo ofanele emehlweni ami. ₆Manje senginikele onke lawa mazwe esandleni sikaNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele, inceku yami; futhi ngiyakumnika izilwane zasendle ukuba zimkhonze. ₇Zonke izizwe ziyakumkhonza, yena nendodana yakhe, nendodana yendodana yakhe, kuze kufike isikhathi sezwe lakhe, izizwe eziningi namakhosi amakhulu babakhonzise.

₈“ ‘ “Kuyakuthi isizwe nombuso okungayikumkhonza yena, uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, kungabeki intamo yakho phansi kwejoka lenkosi yaseBabele, leso sizwe ngisijezise, usho uJehova, ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo, ngize ngisiqede ngesandla sakhe. ₉Kepha nina ningabalaleli abaprofethi benu, nababhuli benu, namaphupho enu, nabahlola imihlola phakathi kwenu, nabalumbi benu abakhuluma kini, bethi: ‘Aniyikuyikhonza inkosi yaseBabele,’ ₁₀ngokuba baprofetha amanga kini ukuba nisuswe kude nezwe lakini, nginixoshe, niphele. ₁₁Kepha isizwe esiyakuyibeka intamo yaso phansi kwejoka lenkosi yaseBabele, siyikhonze, leso ngiyakusiphumuza ezweni laso, usho uJehova, sililime, sihlale kulo.” ’ ”

₁₂Ngakhuluma kuSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda njengawo onke lawa mazwi, ngathi: “Bekani izintamo zenu phansi kwejoka lenkosi yaseBabele, niyikhonze, yona nabantu bayo, niphile. ₁₃Niyakufelani wena nabantu bakho ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo, njengalokho uJehova ekhulumile ngesizwe esingayikuyikhonza inkosi yaseBabele, na? ₁₄Ningawalaleli amazwi abaprofethi ababesho kini ukuthi: ‘Aniyikuyikhonza inkosi yaseBabele,’ ngokuba baprofetha amanga kini. ₁₅‘Ngokuba angibathumanga,’ usho uJehova; ‘baprofetha amanga ngegama lami ukuze nginixoshe, niphele, nina nabaprofethi abaprofetha kini.’ ”

₁₆Ngase ngikhuluma kubapristi nakubo bonke laba bantu, ngithi: “Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Ningawalaleli amazwi abaprofethi benu abaprofetha kini ukuthi: ‘Bhekani, izitsha zendlu kaJehova ziyakubuyiswa eBabele masinyane.’ Ngokuba baprofetha amanga kini. ₁₇Ningabalaleli; khonzani inkosi yaseBabele nize niphile; ubuyakuchithelwani lo muzi na? ₁₈Kepha uma bengabaprofethi, uma izwi likaNkulunkulu likubo, mabamnxuse uJehova Sebawoti, ukuba izitsha ezisele endlini kaJehova, nasendlini yenkosi yakwaJuda, naseJerusalema zingayi eBabele. ₁₉Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti ngezinsika, nangolwandle, nangezinqe, nangensali yezitsha ezisele kulo muzi, ₂₀angazithathanga uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele ekuthumbeni kwakhe uJekoniya indodana kaJehoyakimi, inkosi yakwaJuda, eJerusalema, wamyisa eBabele nabakhulu bonke bakwaJuda nabaseJerusalema; ₂₁yebo, usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngezitsha ezisele endlini kaJehova, nasendlini yenkosi yakwaJuda, naseJerusalema, uthi: ₂₂‘Ziyakuyiswa eBabele, zibe khona, kuze kufike usuku lokuzihambela kwami,’ usho uJehova. ‘Bese ngizikhuphula, ngizibuyisele kule ndawo.’ ”