UJeremiya 34

₁Izwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova, lapho uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, nayo yonke impi yakhe, nayo yonke imibuso yomhlaba ebuswa yisandla sakhe, nabantu bonke belwa neJerusalema nayo yonke imizi yalo, lathi: ₂“Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Hamba usho kuSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda, uthi kuye: ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Bheka, ngiyakuwunikela lo muzi esandleni senkosi yaseBabele, iwushise ngomlilo. ₃Awuyikuphunyuka esandleni sayo; uyakubanjwa nokubanjwa, unikelwe esandleni sayo; amehlo akho ayakubheka amehlo enkosi yaseBabele, ikhulume nawe umlomo nomlomo; uyakuya eBabele.

₄“ ‘Kepha yizwa izwi likaJehova, Sedekiya, nkosi yakwaJuda. Usho kanje uJehova ngawe, uthi: Awuyikufa ngenkemba; ₅uyakufa ngokuthula; njengokushiselwa kwawoyihlo, amakhosi okuqala ayengaphambi kwakho, kanjalo bayakukushisela wena, bakulilele, bathi: “Maye, nkosi!” Ngokuba ngilikhulumile izwi, usho uJehova.’ ”

₆UJeremiya umprofethi wayesekhuluma onke lawo mazwi kuSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda eJerusalema, ₇lapho impi yenkosi yaseBabele ilwa neJerusalema nayo yonke imizi yakwaJuda eseleyo, iLakishi ne-Azeka, ngokuba yiyo eyayisele phakathi kwemizi yakwaJuda iyimizi ebiyelweyo.

₈Izwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova, lapho inkosi uSedekiya isenzile isivumelwano nabo bonke abantu baseJerusalema ukubamemezela ukukhululeka, ₉ukuba yilowo nalowo akhulule isigqila sakhe, yilowo nalowo isigqilakazi sakhe, umHeberu nomHeberukazi, ukuze kungabikho muntu okhonzisa umfowabo kwaJuda. ₁₀Zalalela zonke izikhulu, nabo bonke abantu ababengene esivumelwaneni ukuba bavumele, kube yilowo nalowo isigqila sakhe, yilowo nalowo isigqilakazi sakhe, ukuba zihambe, zikhululeke, kungabe kusaba khona okhonzisayo; bezwa, bavuma ukuba bahambe. ₁₁Kepha emva kwalokho baphenduka, bazibuyisa izigqila nezigqilakazi ababezivumele ukuba zihambe, zikhululeke, bazithobisa zaba yizigqila nezigqilakazi.

₁₂Ngalokho izwi likaJehova lafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova, lathi: ₁₃“Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Mina ngenza isivumelwano nawoyihlo mhla ngibakhipha ezweni laseGibithe endlini yeziboshwa, ngathi: ₁₄‘Ngasekugcineni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa niyakuvumela, kube yilowo nalowo umfowabo ongumHeberu othengisiwe kuwe, wakukhonza iminyaka eyisithupha, ukuba ahambe, nimdedele, akhululeke kini.’ Kepha oyihlo abangilalelanga, ababekanga izindlebe. ₁₅Nina-ke seniphendukile namuhla, nenza okulungile emehlweni ami ngokumemezela ukukhululeka, kube yilowo nalowo kumakhelwane wakhe, nenza isivumelwano ngaphambi kwami endlini ebizwa ngegama lami. ₁₆Kepha seniphendukile futhi, nalihlambalaza igama lami, nabuyisa, kwaba yilowo nalowo isigqila sakhe, yilowo nalowo isigqilakazi sakhe, enanizivumele ukuba zihambe, zikhululeke ngokuthanda kwazo, nazithobisa ukuba zibe yizigqila zenu nezigqilakazi zenu.

₁₇“Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Nina aningilalelanga ukuba nimemezele ukukhululeka, kube yilowo nalowo kumfowabo, yilowo nalowo kumakhelwane wakhe; bhekani, sengiyanimemezela ukukhululeka, usho uJehova, nginikhululele inkemba, nesifo, nendlala, nginenze ukuba nihlupheke emibusweni yonke yomhlaba. ₁₈Ngiyakunikela abantu abeqile isivumelwano sami, abangawaqinisanga amazwi esivumelwano abasenzile ngaphambi kwami mhla bedabula kabili ithole, bedlula phakathi kwezinhlangothi zalo, ₁₉ngisho izikhulu zakwaJuda, nezikhulu zaseJerusalema, nabathenwa, nabapristi, nabo bonke abantu bezwe ababedlula phakathi kwezinhlangothi zethole, ₂₀yebo, ngiyakubanikela esandleni sezitha zabo nasesandleni sabafuna ukuphila kwabo, izidumbu zabo zibe ngukudla kwezinyoni zezulu nokwezilwane zomhlaba.

₂₁“USedekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, nezikhulu zakhe, ngiyakubanikela esandleni sezitha zabo, nasesandleni sabafuna ukuphila kwabo, nasesandleni sempi yenkosi yaseBabele, asebenyukile kini. ₂₂Bheka, ngiyakubayala, usho uJehova, ngibabuyisele kulo muzi; bayakulwa nawo, bawuthathe, bawushise ngomlilo, ngenze imizi yakwaJuda ibe yincithakalo ingahlalwa muntu.”