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46 Leli lilizwi uJehova alitshela umphrofethi uJeremiya mayelana lezizwe:+ 2 Nanku akutshoyo ngeGibhithe,+ mayelana lebutho likaFaro Nekho+ inkosi yeGibhithe, owayesemfuleni uYufrathe futhi owanqotshwa nguNebhukhadinezari* inkosi yeBhabhiloni eKharikhemishi. Lokhu kwenzakala ngomnyaka wesine wokubusa kukaJehoyakhimu+ indodana kaJosiya inkosi yakoJuda. Uthi:
3 “Lungisani amahawu enu amakhulu lamancane,*
Liye empini.
4 Bophani amabhiza liwagade lina bagadi bamabhiza.
Lime ezindaweni zenu ligqoke izingwane zenu.
Lolongani imikhonto ligqoke lamajazi enu ensimbi.
5 ‘Kungani bekhanya bethukile?
Sebebuyela emuva, amabutho abo anqotshiwe.
Bayaphaphatheka, amabutho abo abaleka engathalazi emuva.
Bonke nje bayesaba,’ kutsho uJehova.
6 ‘Olejubane uyehluleka ukubaleka, lamabutho kawenelisi ukuphunyuka.
Bakhubekile bawa enyakatho,
Ekhunjini lomfula uYufrathe.’+
7 Ngubani lo oza angathi ngumfula uNayili?
Ngubani oza njengemifula elamanzi agubhazelayo?
8 IGibhithe iza angathi ngumfula uNayili,+
Iza njengemifula elamanzi agubhazelayo,
Ithi, ‘Ngizaphakama ngisibekele umhlaba,
Ngitshabalalise idolobho labantu abahlala kulo.’
9 Gijimani lina mabhiza!
Tshayelani angathi liyahlanya bagadi bezinqola!
Amabutho kawahlasele,
Kawahlasele amabutho eKhushi lawePhuthi athwala amahawu,+
10 “Usuku lolo ngolukaJehova wamabutho iNkosi Enkulu, lusuku lokuphindisela ezitheni zakhe. Inkemba izakudla isuthe, iqede ukoma kwayo ngegazi labo ngoba uJehova wamabutho iNkosi Enkulu uzakwenza umhlatshelo elizweni lasenyakatho, ngasemfuleni uYufrathe.+
11 Hamba eGiliyadi uyethatha ibhalisamu,+
Wena ntombi egcweleyo, ndodakazi yaseGibhithe.
Usebenzise imithi eminengi kodwa ayikuncedanga,
Ngoba akulamuthi ongakwelapha.+
12 Izizwe zizwile ukuthi uyangisiwe,+
Ukukhala kwakho kuzwakale ilizwe lonke.
Isotsha ligwenxwa ngelinye isotsha,
Womabili awele phansi.”
13 Leli lilizwi uJehova alitshela umphrofethi uJeremiya mayelana lokuza kukaNebhukhadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni ezohlasela ilizwe leGibhithe:+
14 “Kukhulume eGibhithe, ukumemezele eMigidoli.+
Kumemezele eNofi* laseThahaphanesi.+
Uthi: ‘Manini ezindaweni zenu lizilungiselele,
Ngoba inkemba izaqeda abantu emaceleni akho wonke.
15 Kungani amabutho akho alamandla ethanyelwe aphela?
Ehlulekile ukuma aqine,
Ngoba uJehova uwafuqile awela phansi.
16 Bayakhubeka bawe ngobunengi.
Bathi komunye lomunye:
“Sukuma sibuyele ebantwini bakithi laselizweni lethu,
Sibalekele inkemba le elesihluku.”’
17 Khonale bayamemeza besithi,
‘UFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe uyakhuluma kakhulu kodwa kenzi lutho,
18 ‘Ngifunga ngami uqobo,’ kutsho iNkosi elebizo elithi Jehova wamabutho,
‘Uzangena* abe njengeThabhori+ phakathi kwezintaba,
LanjengeKhameli+ eceleni kolwandle.
19 Lungisa umthwalo wakho wokuya ekuthunjweni,
Wena ndodakazi ehlala eGibhithe,
Ngoba iNofi* izakwehliselwa umonakalo owesabekayo.
Izatshiswa ngomlilo* isale ingelamuntu ohlala kuyo.+
20 IGibhithe injengethokazi elihle,
Kodwa izahlaselwa yizibawu ezivela enyakatho.
21 Lamabutho ayo ewaqhatshileyo anjengamathole anonileyo,
Kodwa lawo atshibilike abaleka.
Ehlulekile ukuma aqine,+
Ngoba usuku lokwehlelwa ngumonakalo luwafikele,
Sesifikile isikhathi sokujeziswa kwawo.’
22 ‘IGibhithe yenza umsindo onjengowenyoka ebalekayo,
Ngoba bayihlasele ngamandla bethwele amahloka
Angathi ngamadoda agamula izihlahla.
23 Bazagamula baqede igusu layo lanxa likhanya angathi alingeneki,’ kutsho uJehova,
‘Ngoba banengi ukwedlula izintethe, ngeke babalwe.
24 Indodakazi yaseGibhithe izayangiswa.
Izanikelwa ebantwini benyakatho.’+
25 “UJehova wamabutho, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: ‘Khathesi sengifuna ukujezisa u-Amoni+ waseNo,*+ loFaro, leGibhithe, labonkulunkulu bayo+ kanye lamakhosi ayo. Ngizamjezisa sibili uFaro labo bonke abathembele kuye.’+
26 “‘Ngizabanikela kulabo abafuna ukubabulala, kuNebhukhadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni+ lasezincekwini zakhe. Kodwa ngemva kwalokho iGibhithe izaphinda ihlalwe njengakudala,’ kutsho uJehova.+
27 ‘Kodwa wena nceku yami Jakhobe ungesabi,
Ungethuki Israyeli,+
Ngoba ngizakusindisa uselizweni elikhatshana,
Ngikhulule abantwabakho elizweni ababethunjwe bahanjiswa kulo.+
UJakhobe uzabuyela ayehlala ngokuthula engesabi lutho,
Akulamuntu ozamenza esabe.+
28 Yikho ungesabi nceku yami Jakhobe ngoba ngilawe,’ kutsho uJehova.