UJeremiya

24 UNebhukhadinezari* inkosi yeBhabhiloni wathumba uJekhoniya*+ indodana kaJehoyakhimu+ inkosi yakoJuda, lezikhulu zakoJuda, lezingcitshi zomsebenzi kanye labakhandi bensimbi, wabathatha eJerusalema wabasa eBhabhiloni.+ Ngemva kwalokho uJehova wangitshengisa amabhasikiti amabili ayelamakhiwane, ayebekwe phambi kwethempeli likaJehova. 2 Eyinye ibhasikiti yayilamakhiwane amahle kakhulu angathi yizithelo zokuqala zomkhiwa, kodwa eyinye yayilamakhiwane abolileyo, ebole okokuthi ayengadleki.

3 UJehova wasengibuza wathi: “Ubonani Jeremiya?” Mina ngathi: “Ngibona amakhiwane. Amanye mahle kakhulu kodwa abolileyo abole kakhulu okokuthi awadleki.”+

4 Ilizwi likaJehova laselifika kimi lathi: 5 “Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ‘Abantu bakoJuda abathunjiweyo engibasuse endaweni le ngabasa elizweni lamaKhaledi ngizabenzela umusa ngoba banjengamakhiwane amahle. 6 Ngizahlala ngibakhangele ukuze ngibenzele okuhle njalo ngizababuyisela elizweni leli.+ Ngizabakha ngingabadilizi, ngibahlanyele ngingabasiphuni.+ 7 Ngizakwenza inhliziyo zabo zifise ukungazi, bazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.+ Bazakuba ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo+ ngoba bazaphenduka kimi ngenhliziyo yonke.+

8 “‘Kodwa mayelana lamakhiwane amabi kakhulu okokuthi awadleki,+ uJehova uthi: “Unjalo kimi uZedekhiya+ inkosi yakoJuda, lezikhulu zakhe, labantu beJerusalema abasele elizweni leli kanye lalabo abahlala elizweni leGibhithe.+ 9 Ngizabehlisela umonakalo ozakwenza ukuthi yonke imibuso yomhlaba yesabe.+ Ngizabehlisela ihlazo, abantu bahlale bekhuluma ngabo. Bazakuba yinhlekisa futhi bazaqalekiswa+ kuzo zonke izindawo engizabenza basabalale kuzo.+ 10 Ngizakwenza ukuthi bahlaselwe ngenkemba+ futhi ngizathumela indlala lesifo esitshabalalisayo,+ baze baphele bonke elizweni engabanika lona bona labokhokho babo.”’”