UJeremiya

28 Ngalowomnyaka, ekuqaleni kokubusa kukaZedekhiya+ inkosi yakoJuda, ngomnyaka wesine wokubusa kwakhe ngenyanga yesihlanu, umphrofethi uHananiya indodana ka-Azuri waseGibhiyoni+ wakhuluma lami endlini kaJehova phambi kwabaphristi labantu bonke wathi: 2 “UJehova wamabutho, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi, ‘Ngizakwephula ijogwe lenkosi yeBhabhiloni.+ 3 Iminyaka emibili ingakapheli ngizaletha zonke izitsha zendlu kaJehova ezathathwa nguNebhukhadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni endaweni le wazihambisa eBhabhiloni.+ 4 UJekhoniya+ indodana kaJehoyakhimu+ inkosi yakoJuda, labo bonke abakoJuda abathunjwa bahanjiswa eBhabhiloni+ ngizabaphendukisa endaweni le ngoba ngizakwephula ijogwe lenkosi yeBhabhiloni,’ kutsho uJehova.”

5 Umphrofethi uJeremiya wakhuluma lomphrofethi uHananiya phambi kwabaphristi labantu bonke ababemi endlini kaJehova. 6 Umphrofethi uJeremiya wathi: “Ameni!* Kwangathi uJehova angakwenza lokhu! UJehova kawagcwalise amazwi owakhulumayo, alethe endaweni le izitsha zendlu kaJehova labo bonke abantu abathunjwa bahanjiswa eBhabhiloni. 7 Kodwa ngicela ulalele ilizwi engizakutshela lona bonke abantu laba besizwa. 8 Abaphrofethi abaphrofetha kudala mina lawe singakabi ngabaphrofethi, babejayele ukuphrofetha mayelana lamazwe amanengi lemibuso emikhulu, bekhuluma ngezimpi, ngomonakalo langezifo ezitshabalalisayo. 9 Nxa umphrofethi angaphrofetha ngokuthi kuzakuba lokuthula, ilizwi lakhe beseligcwaliseka, kuzakhanya ukuthi uJehova nguye sibili omthumileyo umphrofethi lo.”

10 Umphrofethi uHananiya wathi esizwa lokho wathatha ijogwe elalisentanyeni kaJeremiya umphrofethi walephula.+ 11 UHananiya wasekhuluma phambi kwabantu bonke wathi: “UJehova uthi, ‘Ngizalephula njalo ijogwe likaNebhukhadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni, ngisuse zonke izizwe ngaphansi kwalo iminyaka emibili ingakapheli.’”+ UJeremiya umphrofethi wasuka wahamba.

12 Umphrofethi uHananiya wathi esephule ijogwe elaligaxwe nguJeremiya umphrofethi, ilizwi likaJehova lafika kuJeremiya lathi: 13 “Hamba uyetshela uHananiya uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova: “Wephule ijogwe lesigodo+ kodwa esikhundleni salo kuzakwenziwa ijogwe lensimbi.” 14 UJehova wamabutho, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: “Zonke izizwe lezi ngizazigaxa ijogwe lensimbi zibe ngaphansi kukaNebhukhadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni zimsebenzele.+ Ngizamnika ngitsho lezinyamazana zeganga.”’”+

15 Umphrofethi uJeremiya wasesithi kumphrofethi uHananiya:+ “Ngicela ulalele Hananiya! UJehova kakuthumanga kodwa wena wenze abantu bakholwa amanga.+ 16 Ngakho uJehova uthi, ‘Ngizakususa emhlabeni. Lonyaka uzakufa ngoba wenze abantu bahlamukela uJehova.’”+

17 Umphrofethi uHananiya wafa ngalowomnyaka, ngenyanga yesikhombisa.