UJeremiya uthenga insimu

32Ilizwi elafika kuJeremiya livela eNkosini emnyakeni wetshumi kaZedekhiya, inkosi yakoJuda,a owawungumnyaka wetshumi lesificaminwembili kaNebhukadirezari.b 2 Ngoba ngalesosikhathi ibutho lenkosi yeBhabhiloni layivimbezela iJerusalema; uJeremiya umprofethi wayevalelwe-kecd egumeni lentolongo,e elalisendlini yenkosi yakoJuda. 3 Ngoba uZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda wayemvalele esithi: Kungani wena uprofetha usithi: Itsho njalo iNkosi: Khangela, ngiwunikela lumuzi esandleni senkosi yeBhabhiloni,f njalo izawuthumba;g 4 loZedekhiya inkosi yakoJudah kayiyikuphunyuka esandleni samaKhaladiya,i kodwa uzanikelwa isibili esandleni senkosi yeBhabhiloni, lomlomo wakhe uzakhuluma lomlomo wayo,j lamehlo akhe abone amehlo ayo;k 5 izakhokhela-ke uZedekhiya imuse eBhabhiloni,lmn abe khona ngize ngimhambele,o itsho iNkosi; lanxa lisilwa lamaKhaladiya,p kaliyikuphumelela.

6 UJeremiya wasesithi: Ilizwi leNkosi lafika kimi lisithi: 7 Khangela, uHanameli indodana kaShalumaq umalumakho uzafika kuwe esithi: Zithengele insimu yami eseAnathothi,r ngoba nguwe olelungelo lokuhlenga ukuthi uthenge.s 8 Kwasekufika kimi uHanameli indodana kamalumami, njengokutsho kweNkosi, egumeni lentolongo,t wasesithi kimi: Ake uthenge insimu yami eseAnathothiu eselizweni lakoBhenjamini, ngoba ulelungelo lelifa, ulohlengo; zithengele yona. Ngasengisazi ukuthi yilizwi leNkosi. 9 Ngasengiyithenga insimu kuHanameli indodana kamalumami, eseAnathothi,v ngamlinganisela imaliw engamashekeli* ayisikhombisa lenhlamvu ezilitshumi zesiliva. 10 Ngasengibhala incwadi, ngayiphawula,x ngenza abafakazi bafakaze,y ngalinganisa imali ngesikali.z 11 Ngasengithatha incwadi yokuthenga enanyekiweyo njengokomthethoa lezimiso,b levulekileyo,c 12 nganika incwadi yokuthenga kuBharukhid indodana kaNeriya,e indodana kaMahaseya, phambi kwamehlo kaHanameli indodana kamalumami, laphambi kwamehlo abafakazi ababephawule incwadi yokuthenga,f phambi kwamehlo awo wonke amaJuda ayehlezi egumeni lentolongo.g

13 Ngasengilaya uBharukhih phambi kwamehlo abo ngisithi: 14 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Thatha lezizincwadi, le incwadi yokuthenga, zombili enanyekiweyoi lale incwadi evulekileyo,j uzifake embizeni yebumba, ukuze zihlale insuku ezinengi. 15 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Kuzabuya kuthengwe izindlu lamasimu lezivinik kulelilizwe.l

16 Ngasengikhuleka eNkosini, senginike uBharukhi indodana kaNeriyam incwadi yokuthenga,n ngisithi: 17 Hawu Nkosi Jehova! Khangela, nguwe owenze amazulu lomhlabao ngamandla akho amakhulup langengalo yakho eyeluliweyo;q kakuladaba olunzima kakhulu kuwe;r 18 owenza uthandolomusa kwabayizinkulungwane,s uphindisela isiphambeko saboyisetu kusifuba sabantwana babo emva kwabo;vw uNkulunkulu omkhulu, olamandla,x iNkosi yamabandla libizo layo;y 19 omkhulu ngeseluleko,z lolamandla ngokwenza; ngoba amehlo akho avulekele zonke indlela zamadodana abantu,a ukunika ngulowo lalowo ngokwendlela zakhe,b lanjengesithelo sezenzo zakhe; 20 owamisa izibonakaliso lezimangaliso elizweni leGibhithe,cd kuze kube lamuhla, lakoIsrayeli laphakathi kwabantu; wasuzenzelae ibizof njengalamuhla. 21 Wabakhupha abantu bakho uIsrayeli elizweni leGibhithe ngezibonakaliso,g langezimangaliso, langesandla esilamandla,h langengalo eyeluliweyo,ij langokwesabeka okukhulu;k 22 wabanika lelilizwe, owafunga kuboyise ukubanika lona,l ilizwe eligeleza uchago loluju.mn 23 Basebengena badla ilifa lalo, kodwa kabalilalelanga ilizwi lakho,o kabahambanga ngomlayo wakho, kabakwenzanga konke owabalaya khona ukuthi bakwenze; ngakho ubehlisele bonke lobububi. 24 Khangela amadundulu; afikile emzini ukuwuthumba, lomuzi unikelwe esandleni samaKhaladiyap alwa emelene lawo; ngenxa yenkembaq lendlalar lomatshayabhuqe wesifo;s lalokho owakukhulumayo kwenzakele; khangela-ke, uyakubona. 25 Kanti, wena Nkosi Jehova, uthe kimi: Zithengele insimu ngemali,t wenze abafakazi bafakaze;u ngoba umuzi unikelwe esandleni samaKhaladiya.v

26 Laselifika ilizwi leNkosi kuJeremiya lisithi: 27 Khangela, ngiyiNkosi, uNkulunkulu wayo yonke inyama;w kambe, kukhona loba yini okunzima kakhulu kimi?x 28 Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi: Khangela,y ngiwunikela lumuzi esandleni samaKhaladiya, lesandleni sikaNebhukadirezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni, ozawuthumba. 29 LamaKhaladiya alwa emelene lalumuzi azangena, awuthungele lumuzi ngomlilo, awutshise kanye lezindluz obekunikelelwa phezu kwazo impepha kuBhali,a lobekuthululelwa phezu kwazo iminikelo yokunathwayo kwabanye onkulunkulu,b ukuze bangithukuthelise.c 30 Ngoba abantwana bakoIsrayeli labantwana bakoJuda bebesenza okubi kuphela emehlweni ami, kusukela ebutsheni babo;d ngoba abantwana bakoIsrayeli bangizondisilee kuphela ngesenzo sezandla zabo,f itsho iNkosi. 31 Ngoba lumuzi ubukimi ngokolaka lwami langokwentukuthelo yami, kusukela ngosuku abawakha ngalo kuze kube lamuhla, ukuze ngiwususe ebusweni bami;g 32 ngenxa yabo bonke ububi babantwana bakoIsrayeli lobabantwana bakoJuda abakwenzayo ukungithukuthelisa,h bona,i amakhosi abo, iziphathamandla zabo, abapristi babo, labaprofethi babo, labantu bakoJuda, labahlali beJerusalema. 33 Basebengiphendulela umhlana,j hatshi-ke ubuso; lanxa ngibafundisile ngivuka ngovivi ngibafundisa;k kanti kabalalelanga ukwemukela ukulaywa.l 34 Kodwa bamisa izinengiso zabo endlini,m obizo lami libizwa kuyo,n ukuze bayingcolise.o 35 Basebesakha indawo eziphakemeyo zikaBhalip ezisesihotsheni sendodana kaHinomu,q ukuthi badabulise amadodana abo lamadodakazi abo emlilweni aye kuMoleki,r engingabalayanga khonas lokungafikanga enhliziyweni yami, ukuthi benze lesisinengiso, ukuze benze uJuda one.t

36 Khathesi-ke, ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, mayelana lomuzi lo elithi ngawo: Unikelwe esandleni senkosi yeBhabhiloniu ngenkemba langendlala langomatshayabhuqe wesifo:v 37 Khangelani, ngizabaqoqa bevela emazweni wonkew lapho engibaxotshele khonax ekuthukutheleni kwami langokufutheka kwami langolaka olukhulu;y njalo ngizababuyisa kulindawo, ngibenze bahlale bevikelekile.z 38 Yebo, bazakuba ngabantu bami, lami ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo.a 39 Ngizabanika inhliziyonyebc lendlelanye, ukuze bangesabe zonke insuku,d kube kuhle kuboe lakubantwana babo emva kwabo. 40 Njalo ngizakwenza labo isivumelwano esilaphakade,fg ukuze ngingaphenduki ekubalandeleni, ukuthi ngibenzele okuhle, ngifake ukungesaba enhliziyweni yabo,h ukuze bangaphenduki basuke kimi. 41 Yebo, ngizathokoza ngabo ukubenzela okuhle,i ngibahlanyele ngobuqotho kulelilizwe, ngenhliziyo yami yonke langomphefumulo wami wonke.j 42 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi: Njengoba ngehlisele phezu kwalababantu bonke lobububi obukhulu,k ngokunjalo ngizabehlisela konke okuhle engikukhulumileyo ngabo.l 43 Amasimu azathengwa-ke kulelilizwem elithi ngalo: Liyinkangala engelamuntu lenyamazana,n linikelwe esandleni samaKhaladiya.o 44 Bazathenga amasimu ngemali, babhale izincwadi,p baphawule,q benze abafakazi bafakaze,r elizweni lakoBhenjaminis lemaphandleni eJerusalemat lemizini yakoJudau lemizini yezintabav lemizini yesihotshaw lemizini yeningizimu;x ngoba ngizabuyisa ukuthunjwa kwabo,y itsho iNkosi.