Jeremiya
44 Nkulunkulu wakhuluma naJeremiya mayelana nawo onkhe emaJuda lebekaseGibhithe,+ ahlala eMigdoli,+ eThaphanesi,+ eNofi*+ nasePhathrosi,+ watsi: 2 “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova wemabutfo, longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli: ‘Niyibonile inhlekelele lengiyiletsele iJerusalema+ kanye nawo onkhe emadolobha akaJuda, futsi lamuhla letindzawo setitindzala, atisahlali muntfu.+ 3 Loku kwenteke ngenca yekutsi ningicansulile ngetintfo letimbi lenitentile, nihambe nayokwentela labanye bonkulunkulu imihlatjelo+ futsi nabakhonta, lokubonkulunkulu nine nabokhokho benu lebeningabati.+ 4 Bengihlale nginitfumelela tinceku tami letibaphrofethi, ngititfumela njalo nje* ngitsi: “Lentfo leniyentako ngiyayenyanya, ngicela niyiyekele.”+ 5 Kodvwa anizange ningilalele nobe ninginake* nangitsi yiyekeleni lentfo lembi leniyentako yekunikelela labanye bonkulunkulu imihlatjelo.+ 6 Ngako ngatfulula lulaka lwami nentfukutselo yami futsi yavutsa njengemlilo emadolobheni akaJuda nasetitaladini taseJerusalema. Letindzawo taba tindzala futsi tasala tingenamsebenti, njengobe nje kusenjalo nalamuhla.’+
7 “Jehova Nkulunkulu wemabutfo, longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli utsi: ‘Nitibangelelani lenhlekelele lengaka? Nitawuphela nya kaJuda, kuphele onkhe emadvodza, bafati, bantfwana kanye netinswane, kungasali ngisho namunye umuntfu. 8 Ningicansulelani ngekwentela labanye bonkulunkulu imihlatjelo kulelive laseGibhithe lesenihleti kulo? Nitawuphela nya, nicalekiswe ngito tonkhe tive letisemhlabeni, futsi tihlekise ngani.+ 9 Senitikhohliwe yini tintfo letimbi letentiwa bokhokho benu, naletentiwa ngemakhosi akaJuda+ nebafati bawo,+ kanye naleto letentiwa ngini nebafati benu+ eveni lakaJuda nasetitaladini taseJerusalema? 10 Kuze kube ngulamuhla anikatitfobi* futsi anikakhombisi kutsi niyangesaba.+ Anikayilaleli imitsetfo yami nemiyalo yami lengayinika nine nabokhokho benu.’+
11 “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova wemabutfo, longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli: ‘Ngitimisele kuniletsela inhlekelele, ngilibhubhise lonkhe live lakaJuda. 12 Ngitawenta kutsi bonkhe labantfu labasele bakaJuda lebebatimisele ngekuyohlala eGibhithe baphele nya kulelo live.+ Batawubulawa ngenkemba futsi babulawe nayindlala; labancane nalabadzala, labanjingile nalabaphuyile batawubulawa ngenkemba futsi babulawe nayindlala. Bantfu batabacalekisa, bamangale nabababona, bakhulume kabi ngabo futsi babedzelele.+ 13 Njengobe nje ngayijezisa iJerusalema, ngitabajezisa nalabo labahlala eGibhithe, ngibajezise ngenkemba, ngendlala nangesifo lesibulalako.+ 14 Bantfu bakaJuda labasele labaye kuyohlala eGibhithe angeke baphunyule nobe basindze bese babuyela eveni lakaJuda. Batawufisa kubuyela emuva kodvwa angeke bakhone, ngaphandle kwalabambalwa labatawubaleka.’”
15 Bonkhe bantfu lebebahlala ePhathrosi, eveni laseGibhithe,+ nesicumbi lesikhulu lebesifaka ekhatsi onkhe emadvodza labekati kutsi bafati bawo bebentela labanye bonkulunkulu imihlatjelo, kanye nabo bonkhe bafati bawo lebebeme lapho, baphendvula Jeremiya batsi: 16 “Angeke sikulalele loko lokukhulume kitsi egameni laJehova. 17 Kunaloko sitawukwenta konkhe lesikushito, sitawentela iNdlovukazi yeliZulu* imihlatjelo futsi siyitfululele iminikelo yalokunatfwako,+ sente njengobe besenta, nanjengobe bebenta bokhokho betfu, emakhosi etfu kanye netindvuna tetfu emadolobheni akaJuda nasetitaladini taseJerusalema ngesikhatsi sisenekudla lokunyenti, netintfo tisasihambela kahle, futsi bekute ngisho nenhlekelele lebeyisehlela. 18 Kodvwa satsi nasiyekela kwentela iNdlovukazi yeliZulu* imihlatjelo futsi siyekela kuyitfululela iminikelo yalokunatfwako, sasala singenalutfo futsi sabulawa ngenkemba, sabulawa nayindlala.”
19 Labafati nabo batsi: “Ngesikhatsi sentela iNdlovukazi yeliZulu* imihlatjelo futsi siyitfululela iminikelo yalokunatfwako, besingakavunyelwa yini ngemadvodza etfu kutsi sibhake tinkhwa temhlatjelo letifanana nayo futsi siyitfululele iminikelo yalokunatfwako?”
20 Ngemuva kwaloko Jeremiya wakhuluma nabo bonkhe labantfu, lebebafaka ekhatsi lamadvodza nebafati bawo kanye nabo bonkhe labo lebebakhuluma naye, watsi: 21 “Jehova wayikhumbula lemihlatjelo lebeniyenta, nalebeyentiwa bokhokho benu, emakhosi enu, tindvuna tenu kanye nebantfu bakulelive, niyenta emadolobheni akaJuda nasetitaladini taseJerusalema,+ futsi akazange ayikhohlwe.* 22 Ekugcineni Jehova wehluleka kuyibeketelela lemikhuba yenu lemibi kanye naletintfo letenyanyekako lebenitenta, ngako live lenu laba tindzala, laba yindzawo leyetfusako nalecalekisiwe, kwasala kute nalohlala khona, futsi nalamuhla solo kunjalo.+ 23 Lenhlekelele inehlele ngobe nente lemihlatjelo futsi nona kuJehova ngekungalilaleli livi laJehova nangekungawugcini umtsetfo wakhe, netimiso takhe kanye naloko bekanikhumbuta kona, njengobe solo kusenjalo nalamuhla.”+
24 Jeremiya wachubeka akhuluma nabo bonkhe labantfu kanye nabo bonkhe labafati watsi: “Nonkhe nine bantfu bakaJuda lenihlala eGibhithe, lalelani nali livi laJehova. 25 Jehova wemabutfo longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli utsi: ‘Nikwentile loko nine nebafati benu lenitsite nitakwenta, ngobe nitsite: “Sitatifeza tifungo tetfu, sentele iNdlovukazi yeliZulu* imihlatjelo, siyitfululele neminikelo yalokunatfwako.”+ Nakanjani nitatigcina tifungo tenu, nente loko nine nebafati benu lenakwetsembisa.’
26 “Ngako-ke nonkhe nine bantfu bakaJuda+ lenihlala eGibhithe lalelani nali livi laJehova: ‘Jehova utsi: “Ngifunga ngelibito lami leliphakeme kutsi kute ngisho namunye umuntfu wakaJuda lohlala eGibhithe loyawuphindze afunge ngelibito lami atsi: ‘Ngifunga Jehova Nkulunkulu lophilako loyiNkhosi Lephakeme!’+ 27 Nyalo ngitimisele kubaletsela inhlekelele hhayi lokuhle.+ Bonkhe bantfu bakaJuda labaseGibhithe batawubulawa ngenkemba, babulawe nayindlala, baze baphele nya.+ 28 Bambalwa labatawusindza enkembeni futsi babuyele kaJuda+ basuka eGibhithe. Ngemuva kwaloko bonkhe bantfu bakaJuda lebebasele, futsi labafike bahlala eGibhithe batawati kutsi ngubani lokhulume liciniso emkhatsini wami nabo!”’”
29 “Jehova utsi: ‘Naku lokutawuba luphawu kini lwekutsi ngitanijezisa kulendzawo, kuze nati kutsi atawugcwaliseka emavi ami lengawasho kini ngesikhatsi ngitsi ngitaniletsela inhlekelele. 30 Naku lokushiwo nguJehova: “Faro Hofra loyinkhosi yaseGibhithe ngimnikela etitseni takhe nakulabo labafuna kumbulala, njengobe nje nganikela Sedekiya inkhosi yakaJuda esandleni saNebukhadnezari* inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, lobekasitsa sakhe futsi afuna kumbulala.”’”+