Jeremiya
28 Ngenyanga yesihlanu kuwo lowo mnyaka, ngemnyaka wesine, ekucaleni nje kwekubusa kwaSedekiya inkhosi+ yakaJuda, umphrofethi Hananiya loyindvodzana ya-Azuri waseGibeyoni,+ wakhuluma nami endlini yaJehova embikwebaphristi, nasembikwabo bonkhe labantfu watsi: 2 “Jehova wemabutfo longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli utsi: ‘Ngitalephula lijoka lenkhosi yaseBhabhulona.+ 3 Tonkhe tintfo tendlu yaJehova letatsatfwa nguNebukhadnezari inkhosi yaseBhabhulona watiyisa eveni lakhe, ngitatibuyisa kulendzawo kungakapheli iminyaka lemibili.+ 4 NaJekhoniya+ indvodzana yaJehoyakimu,+ inkhosi yakaJuda, ngitambuyisa kulendzawo, ngibuyise nabo bonkhe bantfu bakaJuda labatfunjwe eBhabhulona,+ ngobe ngitalephula lijoka lenkhosi yaseBhabhulona,’ kusho Jehova.”
5 Umphrofethi Jeremiya wabese ukhuluma nemphrofethi Hananiya embikwebaphristi nasembikwabo bonkhe bantfu lebebeme endlini yaJehova. 6 Umphrofethi Jeremiya watsi: “Amen!* Shengatsi Jehova angenta njalo! Shengatsi Jehova angakwenta kugcwaliseke loko lokuphrofethile, atibuyise letintfo tasendlini yaJehova letayiswa eBhabhulona, abuyise nabo bonkhe labantfu labatfunjiwe! 7 Kodvwa ngicela ulalele naku lengikusho kuwe nakubo bonkhe labantfu. 8 Kadzeni, baphrofethi lebebakhona ngaphambi kwetfu bebavame kuphrofetha mayelana nemave lamanyenti nemibuso lenemandla, batsi itawuhlaselwa timphi, yinhlekelele kanye nesifo lesibulalako. 9 Kodvwa nangabe umphrofethi aphrofetha kutsi kutawuba nekuthula, futsi loko kwenteke, kutawubese kuyabonakala kutsi vele utfunywe nguJehova.”
10 Umphrofethi Hananiya watsi nakeva loko, watsatsa lelijoka lebelisentsanyeni yemphrofethi Jeremiya walephula.+ 11 Hananiya wase ukhuluma embikwabo bonkhe labantfu watsi: “Naku Jehova lakushoko: ‘Ngitalephula kanjalo-ke lelijoka laNebukhadnezari inkhosi yaseBhabhulona lelisentsanyeni yato tonkhe tive, ngilephule kungakapheli neminyaka lemibili.’”+ Ngako Jeremiya wesuka wahamba.
12 Ngemuva kwekutsi umphrofethi Hananiya ephule lelijoka lelisentsanyeni yemphrofethi Jeremiya, kwefika livi laJehova kuJeremiya latsi: 13 “Hamba uye kuHananiya ufike utsi: ‘Naku Jehova lakushoko: “Wena wephule lijoka lelakhiwe ngesigodvo,+ kepha esikhundleni salo utawakha lijoka lensimbi.” 14 Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguJehova wemabutfo, longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli: “Ngitawubeka lijoka lensimbi entsanyeni yato tonkhe letive, kuze tiphoceleleke kutsi titfobele Nebukhadnezari inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, futsi timsebentele.+ Ngisho netilwane tesiganga titamtfobela.”’”+
15 Umphrofethi Jeremiya wabese ukhuluma nemphrofethi Hananiya+ watsi: “Ngicela ungilalele Hananiya! Wena awukatfunywa nguJehova, kodvwa wente labantfu betsemba intfo lengemanga.+ 16 Ngako naku Jehova lakushoko: ‘Ngitawucedza ngawe. Kulomnyaka utawufa ngobe ukhutsate bantfu kutsi bahlubuke Jehova.’”+
17 Ngako umphrofethi Hananiya wafa ngenyanga yesi-7 kuwo lowo mnyaka.