Jeremiya
26 Ngesikhatsi Jehoyakimu+ indvodzana yaJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda acala kubusa, Jehova watfumela nali livi kuJeremiya, watsi: 2 “Jehova utsi: ‘Mani emabaleni endlu yaJehova, ukhulume nabo* bonkhe bantfu labahlala emadolobheni akaJuda futsi labeta kutewukhonta* endlini yaJehova. Ubobatjela konkhe lengitakusho kuwe, ungashiyi ngisho nakunye. 3 Mhlawumbe batawulalela futsi bashiye tindlela tabo letimbi. Nabatawenta njalo, mine ngitawushintja ingcondvo,* ngingasabehliseli lenhlekelele bengitsite ngitabehlisela yona ngenca yetintfo letimbi labatentako.+ 4 Ubotsi kubo: “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova: ‘Nangabe ningeke ningilalele futsi ningayigcini imitsetfo lengininike yona, 5 ningawalaleli nemavi etinceku tami letibaphrofethi lebengihlale* ngititfumela kini,+ 6 ngitawenta lendlu ibe njengeShilo,+ futsi tonkhe tive temhlaba titawubekisa ngalelidolobha natikhuluma ngendzawo lecalekisiwe.’”’”+
7 Baphristi nebaphrofethi kanye nabo bonkhe labantfu bamuva Jeremiya ngesikhatsi akhuluma lamavi endlini yaJehova.+ 8 Ngesikhatsi Jeremiya acedza kukusho konkhe loku Jehova bekatsite abatjele kona, labaphristi nebaphrofethi kanye nabo bonkhe labantfu bambamba futsi batsi: “Nakanjani wena utakufa. 9 Uphrofethe leni egameni laJehova watsi: ‘Lendlu itawufanana neShilo, nalelidolobha litawuba tindzala futsi lisale likhala libhungane’?” Ngako bonkhe labantfu batselekela Jeremiya endlini yaJehova.
10 Kwatsi lapho tindvuna takaJuda tiva lamavi, tesuka esigodlweni* senkhosi taya endlini yaJehova tafike tahlala ekungeneni kwelisango lelisha lendlu yaJehova.+ 11 Baphristi nebaphrofethi bakhuluma netindvuna nabo bonkhe labantfu batsi: “Lendvodza ifanelwe sigwebo sekufa,+ ngobe iphrofethe kutsi lelidolobha litawehlelwa yinhlekelele, njengobe nje nani niyivile ngetindlebe tenu.”+
12 Jeremiya wabese ukhuluma nato tonkhe letindvuna nabo bonkhe labantfu watsi: “NguJehova longitfume kutsi ngiphrofethe onkhe lamavi leniwevile lamayelana nenhlekelele letawehlela lendlu nalelidolobha.+ 13 Ngako nyalo shintjani tindlela tenu netento tenu futsi nilalele livi laJehova Nkulunkulu wenu. Nanenta njalo, Jehova utawushintja ingcondvo* mayelana nalenhlekelele latsite utaniletsela yona.+ 14 Kodvwa mine ngisesandleni senu. Ningangenta nobe yini leniyibona ikahle emehlweni enu. 15 Kodvwa kufanele nati kutsi naningibulala, nine nalelidolobha kanye nalabantfu labahlala kulo, nitawuba nelicala lekubulala umuntfu lomsulwa, ngobe ecinisweni ngitfunywe nguJehova kutsi nginitjele onkhe lamavi kuze niweve.”
16 Letindvuna nabo bonkhe labantfu base bakhuluma nebaphristi nebaphrofethi batsi: “Lendvodza akukafaneli itfole sigwebo sekufa ngobe ikhulume natsi egameni laJehova Nkulunkulu wetfu.”
17 Ngetulu kwaloko, lamanye emadvodza lamadzala alelive asukuma futsi akhuluma nabo bonkhe labantfu lebebahlangene atsi: 18 “Mikha+ waseMoreshethi waphrofetha ngesikhatsi sekubusa kwaHezekiya+ inkhosi yakaJuda, futsi wakhuluma nabo bonkhe bantfu bakaJuda watsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguJehova wemabutfo:
“ISiyoni itawulinywa kuhle kwensimu,
IJerusalema itawuba tindzala,+
Futsi intsaba yelithempeli* itawufanana netindzawo letiphakeme letisehlatsini.”’*+
19 “Hezekiya inkhosi yakaJuda kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu bakulelo live bambulala yini Mikha? Lenkhosi beyesaba Jehova futsi yancenga Jehova kutsi ayentele umusa, kungako nje Jehova ashintja ingcondvo* mayelana nalenhlekelele bekatsite utayehlisela lesive.+ Ngako sitatiletsela inhlekelele ngalentfo lesesifuna kuyenta.
20 “Bekukhona nalenye indvodza leyaphrofetha egameni laJehova, libito layo bekungu-Urija indvodzana yaShemaya waseKhiriyathi-jeyarimu.+ Siphrofetho sayo besifana nesaJeremiya, sekutsi lelidolobha kanye nalelive litawehlelwa yinhlekelele. 21 INkhosi Jehoyakimu+ nawo onkhe emachawe ayo emphi nato tonkhe tindvuna baweva lamavi a-Urija, futsi lenkhosi yafuna kumbulala.+ Watsi Urija nakeva ngaloku wesaba kakhulu, futsi wabaleka waya eGibhithe. 22 INkhosi Jehoyakimu yabese itfumela Elnathani+ indvodzana ya-Akbori kanye nalamanye emadvodza kutsi baye eGibhithe. 23 Lamadvodza abuya na-Urija futsi ammikisa enkhosini Jehoyakimu, leyabese ibulala Urija ngenkemba+ futsi sidvumbu sakhe yasijikijela emathuneni ebantfukatana.”
24 Kodvwa Ahikamu+ indvodzana yaShafani+ wamvikela Jeremiya, ngako akazange aniketwe labantfu kutsi bambulale.+