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40Ilizwi elafika kuJeremiya livela eNkosini emva kokuthi uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi esemyekele wahambaa esuka eRama,b esemthethe ebotshiwe ngamaketanec phakathi kwabo bonke ababethunjwe eJerusalema lakoJuda, abasiwa ekuthunjweni eBhabhiloni.d 2 Induna yabalindi yasimthatha uJeremiya yathi kuye:e INkosi, uNkulunkulu wakho, yakhuluma lokhu okubi ngalindawo.f 3 INkosi isikulethile yakwenza njengokutsho kwayo, ngoba lonile eNkosini,gh kalilalelanga ilizwi layo; ngakho loludaba lwenzakele kini. 4 Khathesi-ke, khangela, lamuhla ngiyakukhulula kulamaketane asezandleni zakho.i Uba kukuhle emehlweni akho ukuya lami eBhabhiloni, woza, ngimise ilihlo lami phezu kwakho; kodwa uba kukubi emehlweni akho ukuya lami eBhabhiloni, yekela. Bona, ilizwe lonke liphambi kwakho;j lapho kukuhle kuqondile emehlweni akho ukuhamba, hamba uye khona.k 5 Kodwa engakabuyeli, wathi: Buyelal kuGedaliya, indodana kaAhikhamu, indodana kaShafani,m emmisileyo inkosi yeBhabhiloni abe phezu kwemizi yakoJuda,n uhlale laye phakathi kwabantu;o kumbe loba kungaphi lapho kuqondile emehlweni akho ukuya khona, hamba. Ngakho induna yabalindi yasimnika umphakop lesipho,q yamyekela ukuthi ahambe. 6 Ngakho uJeremiya wafika kuGedaliya indodana kaAhikhamu eMizipa,r wahlala laye phakathi kwabantu ababesele elizweni.s
7 Kwathi zonke induna zamabutho ezazisegangeni, zona kanye lamadoda azo,t besizwa ukuthi inkosi yeBhabhiloni ibekile uGedaliya indodana kaAhikhamu abe phezu kwelizwe,u lokuthi inikele kuye amadodana labesifazana labantwana, lakwabangabayanga belizwe,v kulabo ababengathunjelwanga eBhabhiloni, 8 khona beza kuGedaliya eMizipa,w oIshmayeli, indodana kaNethaniya,x loJohanani, loJonathani,y amadodana kaKareya,z loSeraya, indodana kaTanihumethi, lamadodana kaEfayi, umNetofa, loJezaniya, indodana yomMahakathi,a bona lamadoda abo. 9 UGedaliya, indodana kaAhikhamu, indodana kaShafani, wasefunga kibo lamadoda abo, esithi: Lingesabi ukusebenzela amaKhaladiya; hlalani elizweni, liyisebenzele inkosi yeBhabhiloni; khona kuzalilungela.b 10 Khangelani-ke, mina ngihlala eMizipac ukuma phambi kobuso bamaKhaladiya azafika kithi; kodwa lina buthani iwayini lezithelo zehlobo lamafutha, likufake ezitsheni zenu, lihlale emizini yenu eliyithetheyo. 11 Futhi, lapho wonke amaJudad ayekoMowabie laphakathi kwabantwana bakoAmonif leEdomag lawayekuwo wonke amazwe esezwile ukuthi inkosi yeBhabhilonih itshiyile insali yakoJuda,i lokuthi yabeka phezu kwabo uGedaliya, indodana kaAhikhamu, indodana kaShafani; 12 wonke amaJuda asebuya esuka endaweni zonke ayexotshelwe khona,j eza elizweni lakoJuda, kuGedaliya eMizipa; abutha iwayini lezithelo zehlobo, kwaba kunengi kakhulu.k
Ukubulawa kukaGedaliya
13 UJohanani indodana kaKareyal lazo zonke induna zamabutho ayesegangenim basebesiza kuGedaliya eMizipa, 14 bathi kuye: Uyakwazi isibili yini ukuthi uBhahalisin inkosi yabantwana bakoAmonio uthume uIshmayeli indodana kaNethaniyap ukukutshaya empilweni? Kodwa uGedaliya indodana kaAhikhamu kabakholwanga. 15 UJohanani indodana kaKareya wasekhuluma loGedaliya ensitha eMizipa esithi: Ake ungiyekele ngihambe ngiyetshaya uIshmayeli indodana kaNethaniya, kungabi lamuntu okwaziyo. Uzakutshayelani empilweni, ukuze bahlakazeke bonke abakoJuda ababuthene kuwe, kubhubhe insali yakoJuda? 16 Kodwa uGedaliya indodana kaAhikhamu wathi kuJohanani indodana kaKareya: Ungayenzi le indaba, ngoba uqamba amanga ngoIshmayeli.
a 39.14.
b Josh. 18.25.
c Hlab. 149.8.
d 28.4.
e 50.7. Dute. 29.24,25.
f 25.9.
g 50.7. Dute. 29.24,25.
h 44.23. Dan. 9.11.
i 40.2.
j Gen. 20.15.
k Gen. 20.15.
l 50.5.
m 39.14.
n 40.7,11; 41.2,10,18. 2 Kho. 25.22.
o 37.12.
p 52.34. 2 Kho. 25.30. Zaga 15.17.
q 2 Sam. 11.8.
r 40.8,10,13,15; 41.6. Josh. 18.26.
s 37.12.
t 40.9. 2 Kho. 25.23,24.
u 40.7,11; 41.2,10.18. 2 Kho. 25.22.
v 39.10; 52.15,16. 2 Kho. 25.12.
w 40.8,10,13,15; 41.6. Josh. 18.26.
x 40.14-16; 41.1-3,6-16,18.
y 40.13,15,16; 41.11,13-16; 42.1,8; 43.2,4,5.
z 40.13,15,16; 41.11,13-16; 42.1,8; 43.2,4,5.
a 42.1.
b 38.20.
c 40.8,10,13,15; 41.6. Josh. 18.26.
d 38.20.
e Nani 22.1. 2 Sam. 8.2.
f 1 Sam. 11.1.
g Gen. 36.8.
h 40.7,11; 41.2,10,18. 2 Kho. 25.22.
i Tshu. 2.21.
j 43.5.
k 41.1.
l 40.13,15,16; 41.11-16; 42.1,8; 43.2,4,5.
m 40.7; 41.11,13,16; 42.1,8; 43.4,5.
n 12.14; 41.10; 49.1-6. Zef. 2.9,10.
o 1 Sam. 11.1.
p 40.14-16; 41.1-3,6-16,18.