Jeremiya
24 Jehova wase sewungitjengisa bobhasikidi lababili lebebanemakhiwa lebebabekwe embikwelithempeli laJehova. Loku kwenteka ngemuva kwekutsi Nebukhadnezari* inkhosi yaseBhabhulona atfumbe Jekhoniya*+ indvodzana yaJehoyakimu+ inkhosi yakaJuda, netindvuna takaJuda, tisebenti letinelikhono kanye nalabasebenta ngensimbi,* abasusa eJerusalema abayisa eBhabhulona.+ 2 Lomunye walabobhasikidi bewunemakhiwa lamahle kakhulu, afanana nemakhiwa lavutfwa kucala, kodvwa lolomunye bhasikidi bewunemakhiwa lamabi kakhulu kangangekutsi bekangeke adleke.
3 Jehova wase uyangibuta utsi: “Jeremiya, ubonani?” Ngako ngatsi: “Ngibona emakhiwa; lawa lamahle mahle kakhulu, kantsi lawa lamabi mabi kakhulu kangangekutsi angeke adleke.”+
4 Jehova wase ukhuluma nami utsi: 5 “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli: ‘Ngitabentela lokuhle bantfu bakaJuda labatfunjiwe, lokungulabo lengibahambisile kulendzawo ngabayisa eveni lemaKhaledi, batawufanana nalamakhiwa lamahle. 6 Ngitawuhlale ngibabukile kuze ngibentele lokuhle, futsi ngitawenta kutsi babuye kulelive.+ Angeke ngibabhidlite kodvwa ngitabakha; angeke ngibazuphune kodvwa ngitabahlanyela.+ 7 Ngitawenta inhlitiyo yabo ibe nesifiso sekwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.+ Batawuba bantfu bami, mine ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo+ ngobe batawubuya kimi ngenhlitiyo yabo yonkhe.+
8 “‘Kodvwa mayelana nalamakhiwa lamabi kakhulu futsi langadleki,+ Jehova utsi: “Angeke ngimentele lokuhle Sedekiya+ inkhosi yakaJuda, netindvuna takhe, kanye nabo bonkhe labasindzile baseJerusalema, lokufaka ekhatsi labo labasele kulelive nalabo labaseGibhithe.+ 9 Ngitawenta kutsi tonkhe tive temhlaba+ tesabe natibona inhlekelele lengitabaletsela yona. Bantfu batawuhlekisa ngabo, babekise ngabo nabakhuluma ngebantfu labehlelwe yinhlekelele,+ babedzelele futsi babacalekise kuto tonkhe tindzawo lengitabahlakatela kuto.+ 10 Ngitawenta nekutsi babulawe ngenkemba,+ babulawe yindlala kanye nesifo lesibulalako,+ kuze kube ngulapho baphela bonkhe kulelive lengalinika bona nabokhokho babo.”’”