UJeremiya
27 UJehoyakhimu indodana kaJosiya inkosi yakoJuda wathi eqala ukubusa, ilizwi likaJehova lafika kuJeremiya. 2 UJeremiya wathi: “UJehova uthe kimi, ‘Yenza imichilo lejogwe ukugaxe entanyeni yakho, 3 ubusukuthatha ukunike izithunywa ezibuye eJerusalema kuZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda ziyekunika inkosi yako-Edomi,+ leyakoMowabi,+ leyama-Amoni,+ leyeThire+ kanye lenkosi yaseSidoni.+ 4 Uzitshele ukuthi zifike zithi emakhosini azo:
“‘“UJehova wamabutho uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi kumele lifike lithi emakhosini enu, 5 ‘Yimi engenza umhlaba labantu kanye lezinyamazana ezisemhlabeni. Konke ngakwenza ngamandla ami amakhulu langengalo yami eyeluliweyo, ngasengikunika loba ngubani engangifuna ukumnika khona.+ 6 Wonke amazwe la sengiwanikele esandleni senceku yami uNebhukhadinezari+ inkosi yeBhabhiloni. Ngimnike ngitsho lezinyamazana zeganga ukuthi zibe ngaphansi kwakhe. 7 Zonke izizwe zizakuba ngaphansi kwakhe langaphansi kwendodana yakhe lomzukulu wakhe kuze kufike isikhathi sokuwa kombuso wakhe.+ Ngalesosikhathi izizwe lamakhosi amakhulu zizamenza isigqili.’+
8 “‘“‘Loba yiwuphi umbuso kumbe isizwe esala ukubuswa nguNebhukhadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni loba ukuba ngaphansi kwejogwe lakhe, ngizasijezisa ngenkemba+ langendlala langesifo esitshabalalisayo ngize ngisiqede ngesandla sikaNebhukhadinezari,’ kutsho uJehova.
9 “‘“‘Ngakho lingabalaleli abaphrofethi benu, labahlahlulayo, labaphupha amaphupho, labenza amasalamusi kanye lezangoma zenu ezithi kini: “Alisoze libuswe yinkosi yeBhabhiloni.” 10 Baphrofetha amanga kini, yikho ngizalisusa elizweni lenu ngilihambise endaweni ekhatshana, ngilichithachithe litshabalale lonke.
11 “‘“‘Kodwa abantu besizwe esizavuma ukuba ngaphansi kwejogwe lenkosi yeBhabhiloni futhi siyisebenzele, ngizabavumela ukuthi baqhubeke* beselizweni labo, balime njalo bahlale kulo,’ kutsho uJehova.”’”
12 Ngatshela loZedekhiya+ inkosi yakoJuda amazwi afananayo ngathi: “Vumani ukuba ngaphansi kwejogwe lenkosi yeBhabhiloni liyisebenzele yona kanye labantu bayo. Lingenza njalo lizaqhubeka liphila.+ 13 Kungani wena labantu bakho kumele life libulawa yinkemba+ lendlala+ lesifo esitshabalalisayo?+ Phela uJehova uthe lokhu yikho okuzakwehlela isizwe esingasoze sivume ukubuswa yinkosi yeBhabhiloni. 14 Lingawalaleli amazwi abaphrofethi abalitshela ukuthi alisoze libuswe yinkosi yeBhabhiloni,+ ngoba baphrofetha amanga kini.+
15 “UJehova uthi, ‘Baphrofetha amanga ngebizo lami, angizange ngibathume. Ngenxa yalokho ngizalichithachitha litshabalale, lina labaphrofethi abaphrofetha kini.’”+
16 Ngatshela abaphristi kanye labantu bonke laba ngathi: “Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova, ‘Lingawalaleli amazwi abaphrofethi benu abaphrofetha kini besithi: “Sekuseduze ukuthi izitsha zendlu kaJehova zilethwe zivela eBhabhiloni!”+ Baphrofetha amanga kini.+ 17 Lingabalaleli, vumani ukubuswa yinkosi yeBhabhiloni ukuze liqhubeke liphila.+ Kungani kumele idolobho leli libe ngamanxiwa? 18 Kodwa nxa bengabaphrofethi beqiniso futhi ilizwi likaJehova likubo, kabancenge uJehova wamabutho ukuthi izitsha ezisele endlini kaJehova lasendlini yenkosi* yakoJuda leziseJerusalema zingathathwa zihanjiswe eBhabhiloni.’
19 “Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova wamabutho ngezinsika,+ lenkalakatha yetanka yamanzi,*+ lezinqola+ kanye lezitsha ezisele edolobheni leli, 20 lezo uNebhukhadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni angazange azithathe ngesikhathi ethumba uJekhoniya indodana kaJehoyakhimu inkosi yakoJuda, emsusa eJerusalema emusa eBhabhiloni kanye lazo zonke izikhulu zakoJuda lezeJerusalema.+ 21 Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova wamabutho uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli mayelana lezitsha ezisele endlini kaJehova, lasendlini yenkosi* yakoJuda kanye laseJerusalema: 22 ‘“Zizathathwa zihanjiswe eBhabhiloni+ futhi zizahlala lapho kuze kube lilanga engizazikhumbula ngalo. Lapho-ke ngizaziphendukisa ngizibuyisele endaweni le,”+ kutsho uJehova.’”