UJeremiya
21 Ilizwi likaJehova lafika kuJeremiya ngesikhathi iNkosi uZedekhiya+ ithume uPhashuri+ indodana kaMalikhija, loZefaniya+ indodana kaMahaseya umphristi, ukuthi baye kuye bafike bathi: 2 “Sicela usibuzele kuJehova ngoba uNebhukhadinezari* inkosi yeBhabhiloni uyasihlasela.+ Mhlawumbe uJehova angasenzela esinye sezimanga azenza kudala ukuze uNebhukhadinezari asuke kithi angasihlaseli.”+
3 UJeremiya wathi kubo: “Nanku okumele likutshele uZedekhiya, 4 ‘UJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: “Ngizaphendulela kuwe izikhali oziphethe ezandleni zakho, olwa ngazo lenkosi yeBhabhiloni+ kanye lamaKhaledi akugombolozeleyo phandle komduli. Ngizaziqoqa* phakathi laphakathi kwedolobho leli. 5 Ngizakulwa lawe+ ngesandla eseluliweyo langengalo elamandla, ngentukuthelo enkulu langolaka oluvuthayo.+ 6 Ngizabulala abantu abahlala edolobheni leli ngesifo esitshabalalisayo.+ Kuzakufa umuntu lenyamazana.”’
7 “‘UJehova uthi: “UZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda, lezinceku zakhe labantu abahlala edolobheni leli abangazange babulawe yisifo lenkemba kanye lendlala, ngizabanikela esandleni sikaNebhukhadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni. Ngizabanikela lasezitheni zabo lakulabo abafuna ukubabulala.+ UNebhukhadinezari uzababulala ngenkemba. Kasoze abazwele loba abe lesihawu kumbe abe lomusa kubo.”’+
8 “Kumele uthi ebantwini laba, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova: “Ngibeka phambi kwenu indlela eya ekuphileni lendlela eya ekufeni. 9 Labo abazasala edolobheni leli bazabulawa yinkemba lendlala lesifo. Kodwa loba ngubani ozaphuma ayezinikela kumaKhaledi aligombolozeleyo uzaqhubeka ephila, umvuzo wakhe kuzakuba yimpilo yakhe.”’*+
10 “‘UJehova uthi: “Ngizimisele ukwehlisela idolobho leli okubi hatshi okuhle.+ Lizanikelwa esandleni senkosi yeBhabhiloni+ njalo izalithungela ngomlilo.”+
11 “‘Zwanini ilizwi likaJehova lina abendlu yenkosi yakoJuda. 12 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova kini lina abendlu kaDavida:
“Yahlulelani kuhle nsuku zonke ekuseni,
Lilamulele umuntu othathelwa impahla yakhe liqili,+
Ukuze ulaka lwami lungavuthi njengomlilo,+
Luvuthe kungabi lomuntu ozalucitsha,
Ngoba lenza izinto ezimbi.”’+
13 ‘Ngizalijezisa lina elihlala esigodini,
Lina elihlala edolobheni eliphezu kwamadwala,’ kutsho uJehova.
‘Lina elithi: “Ngubani ozakwehla azokulwa lathi?
Ngubani ozahlasela indawo esihlala kuyo?”
14 Ngizalijezisa
Ngokuhambelana lezenzo zenu,’+ kutsho uJehova.
‘Ngizatshisa igusu lenu,
Ngilobise zonke izinto eziseduze kwenu.’”+