Ilizwi ngeGibhithe

46Ilizwi leNkosi elafika kuJeremiya umprofethi limelene labezizwe;a 2 limelene leGibhithe, limelene lebutho likaFaro Neko inkosi yeGibhithe,b elalingasemfuleni iYufrathi, eKarikemishi,c alitshayayo uNebhukadirezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni, ngomnyaka wesine kaJehoyakhimi, indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakoJuda:d

3 Hlelani ihawu lesihlangu,e lisondele empini. 4 Bophelani amabhiza,f ligade, bagadi bamabhiza, lizimise lilezingowane, lilole imikhonto,g ligqoke amabhatshi ensimbi.h 5 Ngibaboneleni betshaywa luvalo, bebuyela emuva? Lamaqhawe abo ephulaphuliwe, ayabaleka ngesiqubu, kawanyemukuli emuva;i kulokwesaba inhlangothi zonke,j itsho iNkosi. 6 Olejubane kangabaleki,k leqhawe kalingaphunyuki; bazakhubeka bawele ngenyakathol eceleni komfula iYufrathi.m

7 Ngubani lo okhukhumalan njengesifula,o omanzi aso aqubuka njengomfula?p 8 IGibhithe ikhukhumalaq njengesifula,r lamanzi aqubuka njengemifula;s ithi: Ngizakhukhumala, ngiwusibekele umhlaba, ngichithe umuzi labahlala kiwo.

9 Yenyukani mabhiza, lihlanyet zinqola; kawaphume amaqhawe; amaEthiyophiya, lamaPutiuv aphatha isihlangu, lamaLudiwx aphathay anyathela idandili.z 10 Ngoba lolu lusuku lweNkosi uJehova wamabandla,a usuku lwempindiselo,b ukuthi iziphindisele ezitheni zayo; lenkemba izakudla,c isuthe, idakwe ligazi labo;d ngoba iNkosi uJehova wamabandla ilomhlatsheloe elizweni lenyakatho ngasemfuleni iYufrathi.f

11 Yenyukela eGileyadi, uyethathag ibhalisamu*h, ntombi emsulwa,i ndodakazi yeGibhithe; imithi uyandisela ize, kakulakwelatshwa kuwe.j 12 Izizwe zizwile ihlazo lakho, lomhlaba ugcwele ukukhala kwakho;k ngoba akhubekile, iqhawe limelene leqhawe,l womabili awele phansi ndawonye.m

13 Ilizwi iNkosi eyalikhuluma kuJeremiya umprofethi ngokuza kukaNebhukadirezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni ukutshaya ilizwe leGibhithe:n

14 Memezelani eGibhithe, lizwakalise eMigidoli,o lizwakalise eNofip leThahaphanesi,q lithi: Zimise, uzilungiselele,r ngoba inkemba izakudla inhlangothi zonke zakho.s 15 Kungani amadoda akho alamandlat ekhukhuliwe?u Kawemanga ngoba iNkosi iwafuqile. 16 Yandisa abakhubekayo,v yebo, omunye wawela phezu komunye;wx basebesithi: Sukumani, sibuyele ebantwini bakithi, lelizweni lokuzalwa kwethu, sisuke enkembeni ecindezelayo.y 17 Bamemeza khona, bathi: UFaro inkosi yeGibhithe ungumsindo;z udlulise isikhathi esimisiweyo.a

18 Kuphila kwami,b itsho iNkosi,c obizo layo yiNkosi yamabandla:de Isibili njengeThabhori phakathi kwezintabaf lanjengeKharmeli ngaselwandleg uzafika. 19 Zenzele izikhali zokuthunjwa,h ndodakazi ehlala eGibhithe;i ngoba iNofij izakuba yincithakalo,k itshiswe, kungabi lomhlali.l 20 IGibhithe ilithokazim elihle kakhulu; isibawu siyeza, sivela enyakatho.n 21 Labaqhatshiweyo bayo phakathi kwayo banjengethole lesibaya;o ngoba labo baphendukile,p babaleka kanyekanye; kabemanga, ngoba usuku lokuhlupheka kwabo lubehlele,qr isikhathis sempindiselo yabo.t 22 Ilizwi layo lizahambau njengenyoka;v ngoba bazahamba lebutho, beze kuyo belamahloka, njengabagamuli bezihlahla.w 23 Bagamule ihlathi layo,x itsho iNkosi, lanxa lingephenywe,y ngoba banengi okwedlula isikhonyane,z kabalakubalwa. 24 Indodakazi yamaGibhithe izayangeka, izanikelwa esandleni sabantu benyakatho.a

25 INkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ithi: Khangela, ngizajezisa uAmonib weNo,c loFaro, leGibhithe, labonkulunkulu bayo,d lamakhosi ayo, yebo uFaro labathembela kuye. 26 Ngibanikele esandleni salabo abadinga impilo yabo,e lesandleni sikaNebhukadirezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni, lesandleni senceku zakhe; lemva kwalokho ihlalwef njengensukwini zendulo,g itsho iNkosi.

27 Kodwa wena, ungesabi,h nceku yami Jakobe, ungatshaywa luvalo, Israyeli, ngoba khangela, ngizakusindisa usekhatshana, lenzalo yakho elizweni lokuthunjwa kwayo; uJakobe uzaphenduka-ke, athule, onwabe, njalo kakho ozamethusa. 28 Wena, ungesabi, nceku yami Jakobe, itsho iNkosi, ngoba ngilawe;i ngoba ngizaqeda ngokupheleleyo zonke izizwe engikuxotshele kuzo, kodwa kangiyikukuqeda ngokupheleleyo, ngikukhuze ngokufaneleyo, kodwa kangiyikukuyekela lokukuyekela ungajeziswanga.