Joromiya
43 UJoromiya nakaqeda ukukhuluma nabo boke abantu woke amezwi la avela kuJehova uZimabo, woke amezwi uJehova uZimabo amthumele bona abatjele wona, 2 U-Azariya indodana kaHotjhaya, uJorhanani+ indodana kaKhareyarhi nabo boke abantu abagagamelako bathi kuJoromiya: “Ukhuluma amala! UJehova uZimethu akhenge akuthumele bona uthi, ‘Ningayi eGibhide niyokuhlala lapho.’ 3 Kodwana uBharuki+ indodana kaNeriya ikuhlohlozela bona usinikele kumaKhaledi* ukuthi asibulale namkha asidingisele eBhabhiloni.”+
4 Kodwana uJorhanani indodana kaKhareyarhi, zoke iinduna zamabutho nabo boke abantu akhenge balalele ilizwi lakaJehova lokuthi bahlale enarheni yakwaJuda. 5 Kunalokho uJorhanani indodana kaKhareyarhi nazo zoke iinduna zamabutho, bathatha boke abaseleko bakwaJuda ababuyileko bona bazokuhlala enarheni yakwaJuda abavela kizo zoke iintjhaba ebebarhatjhekele kizo.+ 6 Bathatha amadoda, abafazi, abantwana, amadodakazi wekosi nawo woke umuntu uNebuzaradani+ induna yabonogada amtjhiya noGedaliya+ indodana ka-Arhikhamu+ indodana kaTjhafani,+ uJoromiya umphorofidi noBharuki indodana kaNeriya. 7 Baya enarheni yeGibhide, ngombana akhenge balalele ilizwi lakaJehova, bakhamba bebayokufika eTarhipanirhesi.+
8 Nje-ke ilizwi lakaJehova lafika kuJoromiya eTarhipanirhesi, lathi: 9 “Thatha amatje amakhulu, uwafihle edakeni eentineni zemibundu esebungenweni bendlu kaFaro eTarhipanirhesi, ukwenze lokhu abantu bakwaJuda bakuqalile. 10 Bese uthi kibo, ‘Ngilokhu uJehova wamabutho, uZimu ka-Israyeli akutjhoko: “Ngithumela uNebukadinetsari* ikosi yeBhabhiloni incekwami+ begodu ngizokubeka isihlalo sayo sobukhosi phezu kwamatje la engiwafihlileko begodu izokululela itendayo yobukhosi phezu kwawo.+ 11 Begodu uzokuza atjhabalalise inarha yeGibhide.+ Nanyana ngubani ofanelwe sibetho esibulalako uzokufumana isibetho esibulalako, Nanyana ngubani ofanelwe kuthunjwa uzokuthunjwa, nanyana ngubani ofanelwe yisabula uzokufumana isabula.+ 12 Ngizokutjhisa izindlu* zabozimu beGibhide ngomlilo,+ uzobatjhisa, abase ekudingisweni. Uzoziphuthela ngenarha yeGibhide njengalokha umalusi aziphuthela ngesambatho sakhe, uzokukhamba lapho ngokuthula.* 13 Uzokuphula iinsika zeBhethe-Tjhemetjhi* enarheni yeGibhide, zibe ziinquqwana begodu uzokutjhisa izindlu zabozimu beGibhide ngomlilo.”’”