Jeremiya
34 Ngesikhatsi Nebukhadnezari* inkhosi yaseBhabhulona alwa neJerusalema nawo onkhe emadolobha akhona, akanye nalo lonkhe libutfo lakhe, nayo yonkhe imibuso lesemhlabeni lengephansi kwakhe kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu lababuswa nguye, Jehova wakhuluma naJeremiya watsi:+
2 “Naku Jehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli lakushoko: ‘Hamba uyokhuluma naSedekiya+ inkhosi yakaJuda, ufike utsi kuye: “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova: ‘Lelidolobha ngilinikela enkhosini yaseBhabhulona, futsi italishisa ngemlilo.+ 3 Angeke uphunyule esandleni sayo, ngobe batakubamba bakumikise kuyo.+ Utawukhuluma nenkhosi yaseBhabhulona buso nebuso futsi utawutsatfwa uyiswe eBhabhulona.’+ 4 Kodvwa wena Sedekiya, nkhosi yakaJuda, lalela naku lokushiwo nguJehova: ‘Jehova utsi kuwe: “Angeke ubulawe ngenkemba. 5 Utawufa ngekuthula,+ futsi kutawushiswa emakha nawungcwatjwa njengobe kwentiwa nakubokhokho bakho, lokungemakhosi labusa ngaphambi kwakho. Bantfu batakulilela batsi: ‘Awu nkhosi!’ Ngobe Jehova utsi: ‘Mine sengikhulumile.’”’”’”
6 Umphrofethi Jeremiya wabese sewutjela Sedekiya inkhosi yakaJuda onkhe lamavi ngesikhatsi aseJerusalema. 7 Ngaleso sikhatsi emabutfo enkhosi yaseBhabhulona abehlasela iJerusalema nawo onkhe emadolobha akaJuda lebekasele,+ lobekuyiLakhishi+ ne-Azekha,+ ngobe ngiwo kuphela emadolobha lebekavikelekile labesengakancotjwa.
8 Jehova wakhuluma naJeremiya ngemuva kwekutsi iNkhosi Sedekiya yente sivumelwane nabo bonkhe bantfu baseJerusalema, sekutsi bakhulule tigcili tabo.+ 9 Wonkhe umuntfu bekufanele akhulule tigcili netigcilikati takhe letingemaHebheru, kuze angabi khona umuntfu lochubeka enta umJuda wakubo sigcili sakhe. 10 Ngako tonkhe tindvuna talalela, nabo bonkhe bantfu balalela. Bonkhe bebasentile lesivumelwane sekutsi nguloyo naloyo kufanele akhulule tigcili netigcilikati takhe, futsi tiyekele kuba tigcili. Ngako balalela futsi batikhulula. 11 Kodvwa ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi batilandza letigcili netigcilikati lebebatikhululile, baphindze batenta tigcili tabo ngenkhani. 12 Ngako Jehova wakhuluma naJeremiya. Jehova watsi:
13 “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli: ‘Ngatsi nangikhipha bokhokho benu+ eGibhithe, lokulive lebebagcilatwa kulo,+ ngenta sivumelwane nabo, ngatsi: 14 “Nakuphela iminyaka lengu-7, ngamunye wenu kufanele akhulule umHebheru wakubo lamtsenga futsi losekamsebentele iminyaka lesitfupha; kufanele amyekele ahambe.”+ Kodvwa bokhokho benu abazange bangilalele nobe banginake. 15 Akukapheli malanga mangakhi* nine nishintje tindlela tenu, futsi nenta lokuhle kimi ngekukhulula tigcili tenu, naze nenta nesivumelwane embikwami, endlini lebitwa ngelibito lami. 16 Kodvwa seniphindze nashintja futsi nangalihloniphi libito lami,+ nabuyisa tigcili netigcilikati tenu lebesenitikhululile kutsi tihambe tiye lapho tifuna kuya khona, natiphocelela kutsi tiphindze tibe tigcili tenu.’
17 “Ngako naku Jehova lakushoko: ‘Anikangilaleli, anikabakhululi bomnakenu.+ Nayi-ke indlela mine lengitanikhulula ngayo: nitawubulawa ngenkemba, nibulawe nasifo lesibulalako kanye nendlala+ futsi ngitakwenta kutsi yonkhe imibuso lesemhlabeni+ yesabe nayinibona,’ kusho Jehova. 18 ‘Naku lokutakwenteka kubantfu labephule sivumelwane sami, labangakasigcini lesivumelwane labasenta embikwami ngesikhatsi bahlahlela litfole ekhatsi futsi bendlula emkhatsini waletincenye talo letimbili,+ 19 labantfu bafaka ekhatsi tindvuna takaJuda, tindvuna taseJerusalema, tiphatsimandla, baphristi kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu bakulelive labendlule emkhatsini waletincenye letimbili talelitfole: 20 Ngitabanikela etitseni tabo nakulabo labafuna kubabulala, futsi tidvumbu tabo titawuba kudla kwetinyoni telizulu nekwetilwane tesiganga.+ 21 Ngitawunikela Sedekiya inkhosi yakaJuda netindvuna takhe etitseni tabo, ngibanikele esandleni salabo labafuna kubabulala kanye nasemabutfweni enkhosi yaseBhabhulona,+ lasayekele kunivimbetela.’+
22 “Jehova utsi: ‘Ngitawukhipha umyalo futsi ngitawabuyisa kulelidolobha, atawulwa nalo, alincobe futsi alishise ngemlilo.+ Emadolobha akaJuda ngitawenta abe tindzala, kube bete lohlala kuwo.’”+