Jeremiya

43 Ngemuva kwekutsi Jeremiya sekacedzile kutjela bonkhe labantfu onkhe emavi lavela kuJehova Nkulunkulu wabo, asabatjele konkhe loko Jehova Nkulunkulu wabo lebekatsite akusho kubo, 2 bo-Azariya indvodzana yaHoshaya naJohanani+ indvodzana yaKhareya kanye nawo onkhe emadvodza latigabatisako, bakhuluma naJeremiya batsi: “Unemanga! Jehova Nkulunkulu wetfu akakutfumi kutsi ukhulume natsi utsi: ‘Ningayi kuyohlala eGibhithe.’ 3 Kodvwa nguBharuki+ indvodzana yaNeriya lona lokufake umoya lomubi ngobe ufuna sinikelwe kumaKhaledi, kuze asibulale nobe asitsatse ayositfumba eBhabhulona.”+

4 Ngako Johanani indvodzana yaKhareya nato tonkhe tindvuna temphi, kanye nabo bonkhe labantfu abazange bamlalele Jehova nakatsi abahlale kaJuda. 5 Esikhundleni saloko, Johanani indvodzana yaKhareya nato tonkhe tindvuna temphi bahamba nabo bonkhe bantfu lebebasele kaJuda, lokungulabo lebebabuyile batohlala kaJuda basuka kuto tonkhe tive lebebahlakatekele kuto.+ 6 Bahamba nemadvodza, bafati, bantfwana, emadvodzakati enkhosi kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu lebebashiywe nguNebuzaradani+ indvuna yabogadzi, kutsi benganyelwe nguGedaliya+ indvodzana ya-Ahikamu+ loyindvodzana yaShafani.+ Batsatsa nemphrofethi Jeremiya kanye naBharuki indvodzana yaNeriya bahamba nabo. 7 Ngako bangena eGibhithe, futsi bahamba baze bayofika eThaphanesi,+ ngekwenta njalo bangamlaleli Jehova.

8 Ngemuva kwaloko Jehova wakhuluma naJeremiya eThaphanesi watsi: 9 “Tsatsa ematje lamakhulu uwafihle etitinini letisekungeneni kwesigodlo saFaro lesiseThaphanesi, bese uwavala ngeludzaka, futsi loku ukwente emaJuda akubukile. 10 Ubobese utsi kuwo: ‘Naku Jehova wemabutfo longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli lakushoko: “Ngitawubita Nebukhadnezari* inkhosi yaseBhabhulona loyinceku yami,+ ngibeke sihlalo sakhe sebukhosi ngetulu kwalamatje lengiwafihlile, futsi utawelulela lithende lakhe lebukhosi etikwawo.+ 11 Utawufike ahlasele lelive laseGibhithe.+ Loyo lofanelwe kubulawa sifo lesingumshayabhuce, utawubulawa ngiso, nobe ngubani lofanelwe kutfunjwa, utawutfunjwa, futsi nobe ngubani lofanelwe kufa ngenkemba, utawubulawa ngayo.+ 12 Ngitatilumeka ngemlilo+ tindlu* tabonkulunkulu baseGibhithe, futsi lenkhosi itawushisa letindlu bese itfumba labonkulunkulu. Itawutsatsa lelive laseGibhithe itigocotele ngalo, kuhle kwemelusi nakatigocota ngelijazi lakhe, futsi itawuphuma lapho ngekuthula.* 13 Itatibhidlita tibe ticucu tinsika taseBhethi-shemeshi* letiseveni laseGibhithe, futsi itatishisa ngemlilo tindlu* tabonkulunkulu baseGibhithe.”’”