Joromiya

24 Nje-ke uJehova wangitjengisa abomantji ababili bamafeyi phambi kwethempeli lakaJehova, ngemva kokuthi iKosi uNebukadinetsari* weBhabhiloni ayise uJokoniya*+ indodana kaJehoyakhimu,+ ikosi yakwaJuda, ekudingisweni kunye namakhosana wakwaJuda, iinsebenzi zobukghwari neensebenzi zesimbi;* wabathatha eJerusalema wabasa eBhabhiloni.+ 2 Omunye umantji bewunamafeyi amahle khulu afana newesivuno sokuthoma, kodwana omunye umantji bewunamafeyi amambi khulu, mambi kangangokuthi angekhe adliwa.

3 Ngemva kwalokho uJehova wangibuza wathi: “Khuyini oyibonako, Joromiya?” Yeke ngathi: “Mafeyi; amafeyi amahle, mahle khulu, kodwana amambi mambi khulu, kangangokuthi angekhe adliwa.”+

4 Yeke ilizwi lakaJehova lafika kimi lathi: 5 “Nakhu uJehova uZimu ka-Israyeli akutjhoko, ‘Njengamafeyi amahle la, ngizobaqala ngendlela ehle abadingisiweko bakwaJuda, engibakhambise endaweni le ngabasa enarheni yamaKhaledi.* 6 Amehlwami azokuhlala abaqalile bona kubakhambele kuhle, ngizobabangela bona babuyele enarheni le.+ Ngizobakha angeze ngibagirize; ngizobatjala, angekhe ngibaruthule.+ 7 Ngizobanikela ihliziyo yokobana bazi ukuthi nginguJehova.+ Bazokuba babantu bami, begodu ngizokuba nguZimabo,+ ngombana bazokubuyela kimi ngehliziyo epheleleko.+

8 “‘Kodwana malungana namafeyi amambi khulu kangangokuthi angekhe adliwa,+ nakhu uJehova akutjhoko: “Yindlela engizokuqala ngayo uTsedekhiya+ wakwaJuda, amakhosanakhe nabasindileko beJerusalema nalabo abasese senarheni le nalabo abasenarheni yeGibhide.+ 9 Ngizobalethela ihlekelele ngizobenza into ethusako kiyo yoke imibuso yephasi,+ bazokuba lihlazo, nakuvela ihlekelele kuzokwenziwa isibonelo ngabo begodu bazokuqalekiswa+ kizo zoke iindawo engibarhatjhela kizo.+ 10 Ngizokuthumela isabula ngokujamelene nabo,+ indlala nesibetho,*+ bekube kulapho batjhabalele khona enarheni engibanikele yona nabokhokho babo.”’”