UJeremiya
36 Ngomnyaka wesine wokubusa kukaJehoyakhimu+ indodana kaJosiya inkosi yakoJuda, ilizwi likaJehova lafika kuJeremiya lathi: 2 “Thatha incwadimgoqwa ubhale wonke amazwi engakutshela wona mayelana labantu bako-Israyeli labakoJuda+ kanye lazo zonke izizwe,+ kusukela ngelanga ngiqala ukukhuluma lawe ngensuku zikaJosiya kuze kube lamuhla.+ 3 Mhlawumbe abendlu yakoJuda bazakuthi besizwa ngawo wonke umonakalo engihlose ukubehlisela wona baphenduke batshiye izindlela zabo ezimbi, besengibathethelela amacala abo lezono zabo.”+
4 UJeremiya wasebiza uBharukhi+ indodana kaNeriya wamtshela wonke amazwi uJehova ayewakhulume kuye, uBharukhi wawabhala encwadinimgoqwa.+ 5 UJeremiya watshela uBharukhi wathi: “Mina angenelisi ukungena endlini kaJehova ngoba angivunyelwa. 6 Ngakho nguwe okumele uhambe uyebala amazwi kaJehova engikutshele ukuthi uwabhale encwadinimgoqwa. Kumele uwabale endlini kaJehova abantu besizwa ngelanga lokuzila ukudla, ubalele bonke abantu bakoJuda abazabuya bevela emadolobheni abo. 7 Mhlawumbe uJehova angakuzwa ukuncenga kwabo becela ukuthi abe lomusa kubo futhi labo bangaphenduka ezindleleni zabo ezimbi, ngoba lukhulu ulaka lukaJehova njalo ubathukuthelele kakhulu abantu laba.”
8 Ngakho uBharukhi indodana kaNeriya wakwenza konke uJeremiya umphrofethi ayemtshele khona. Wabalela abantu ababesendlini kaJehova+ amazwi kaJehova ayesencwadinimgoqwa.
9 Ngomnyaka wesihlanu wokubusa kukaJehoyakhimu+ indodana kaJosiya inkosi yakoJuda, ngenyanga yesi-9, bonke abantu beJerusalema labo bonke abantu ababeze eJerusalema bevela emadolobheni akoJuda batshelwa ukuthi bazile ukudla phambi kukaJehova.+ 10 UBharukhi wabala incwadimgoqwa elamazwi kaJeremiya endlini kaJehova, endlini yokudlela kaGemariya+ indodana kaShafani+ umbhali, eyayisegumeni elingaphezulu duze kwegedi elitsha lendlu kaJehova.+ Wayibala abantu bonke besizwa.
11 UMikhaya indodana kaGemariya indodana kaShafani wathi esizwa amazwi kaJehova ayebhalwe encwadinimgoqwa, 12 waya endlini kanobhala eyayisesigodlweni senkosi. Zonke iziphathamandla zesigodlweni zazihlezi lapho. Kwakulo-Elishama+ unobhala, loDelaya indodana kaShemaya, lo-Elinathani+ indodana ka-Akhibhori,+ loGemariya indodana kaShafani, loZedekhiya indodana kaHananiya kanye labo bonke abakhokheli. 13 UMikhaya watshela izikhulu wonke amazwi ayezwe uBharukhi ewabala encwadinimgoqwa abantu belalele.
14 Ngakho zonke izikhulu zathuma uJehudi indodana kaNethaniya, indodana kaShelemiya indodana kaKhushi ukuthi ayetshela uBharukhi athi: “Buya lencwadimgoqwa oyibalele abantu.” UBharukhi indodana kaNeriya wathatha incwadimgoqwa waya kuzo. 15 Izikhulu zathi kuye: “Sicela uhlale phansi usibalele.” Yikho uBharukhi wabalela izikhulu lezo incwadimgoqwa.
16 Izikhulu zathi ziwezwa wonke amazwi ayesencwadinimgoqwa zakhangelana zethukile, zathi kuBharukhi: “Kumele siyitshele sibili inkosi wonke amazwi la.” 17 Zaphinda zathi kuye: “Sicela usitshele ukuthi uwathethe ngaphi wonke amazwi la. NguJeremiya yini obekutshela wona?” 18 UBharukhi waphendula wathi: “Nguye ongitshele wonke amazwi la, mina ngawabhala nge-inki encwadinimgoqwa.” 19 Izikhulu zathi kuBharukhi: “Hambani liyecatsha, wena loJeremiya, kungabi lomuntu okwaziyo ukuthi lingaphi.”+
20 Ngemva kwalokho izikhulu zaya enkosini. Zangena egumeni, zafika zatshiya incwadimgoqwa endlini ka-Elishama unobhala, zasezitshela inkosi konke ezazikuzwile.
21 Ngakho inkosi yathuma uJehudi+ ukuthi ayethatha incwadimgoqwa, wasehamba wayayithatha endlini ka-Elishama unobhala. UJehudi waqala ukuyibalela inkosi lazo zonke izikhulu ezazimi eceleni kwayo. 22 Inkosi yayihlezi endlini eyayihlala kuyo ngesikhathi somqando njalo phambi kwayo kwakulembawula. Kwakuyinyanga yesi-9.* 23 UJehudi wayesithi engabala amakhasi amathathu loba amane, inkosi iyiqume ngengqamu kanobhala ingxenye ayibalileyo iyiphosele embawuleni. Yenza njalo yonke incwadimgoqwa yaze yaphelela emlilweni. 24 Inkosi lezinceku zayo zonke ezezwa wonke amazwi la abazange besabe loba badabule izembatho zabo. 25 Lanxa u-Elinathani+ loDelaya+ loGemariya+ bayincenga inkosi ukuthi ingayitshisi incwadimgoqwa, ayizange ibalalele. 26 Phezu kwalokho, inkosi yathuma uJerameli indodana yenkosi, loSeraya indodana ka-Aziriyeli, loShelemiya indodana ka-Abhideli ukuthi bayebamba uBharukhi unobhala loJeremiya umphrofethi. Kodwa uJehova wabafihla.+
27 Inkosi yathi isitshise incwadimgoqwa eyayilamazwi ayebhalwe nguBharukhi etshelwa nguJeremiya,+ ilizwi likaJehova laphinda lafika kuJeremiya lathi: 28 “Thatha enye incwadimgoqwa ubhale wonke amazwi abesencwadinimgoqwa yakuqala etshiswe nguJehoyakhimu inkosi yakoJuda.+ 29 Kumele ukhulume ngoJehoyakhimu inkosi yakoJuda uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova: “Utshise incwadimgoqwa leyana wathi, ‘Kungani ubhale ukuthi inkosi yeBhabhiloni izabuya loba sekutheni itshabalalise ilizwe leli, iqede abantu lezinyamazana?’+ 30 Ngakho nanku okutshiwo nguJehova ngoJehoyakhimu inkosi yakoJuda, ‘Kakho owosendo lwakhe ozahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavida+ njalo isidumbu sakhe asisoze singcwatshwe. Sizatshiswa lilanga emini sitshazwe ngumqando ebusuku.+ 31 Ngizamjezisa yena lezizukulwane zakhe lezinceku zakhe ngenxa yezono zabo. Bona labantu beJerusalema labakoJuda ngizabehlisela umonakalo engathi ngizabehlisela wona+ ngoba abangilalelanga.’”’”+
32 UJeremiya wathatha enye incwadimgoqwa wayinika uBharukhi indodana kaNeriya unobhala.+ UJeremiya waphinda wamtshela wonke amazwi ayesencwadinimgoqwa eyatshiswa+ nguJehoyakhimu inkosi yakoJuda, uBharukhi wawabhala. Kwangezelelwa lamanye amazwi amanengi anjengalawo.