Jeremiya
36 Ngemnyaka wesine wekubusa kwaJehoyakimu+ indvodzana yaJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda, Jehova wakhuluma naJeremiya watsi: 2 “Tsatsa umculu* ubhale kuwo onkhe emavi lengiwakhulume kuwe mayelana na-Israyeli naJuda+ kanye nato tonkhe tive,+ kusukela kuloko lengakusho ngelilanga lengacala ngalo kukhuluma nawe emalangeni aJosaya kuze kube ngulamuhla.+ 3 Mhlawumbe labantfu bendlu yakaJuda batawutsi nabeva ngalenhlekelele lengihlose kuyiletsa etikwabo batiyekele tindlela tabo letimbi, mine ngitawubese ngiyabatsetselela emaphutsa abo kanye netono tabo.”+
4 Jeremiya wabese ubita Bharuki+ indvodzana yaNeriya futsi wamtjela onkhe emavi Jehova lebekawakhulume kuye. Bharuki wawabhala kulomculu.*+ 5 Ngemuva kwaloko Jeremiya wakhuluma naBharuki watsi: “Angikavumeleki kungena endlini yaJehova. 6 Ngako nguwe lokufanele uye khona futsi ufike uwafundze ngelivi lelivakalako lamavi aJehova lengikutjele kutsi uwabhale kulomculu. Wafundze embikwebantfu labasendlini yaJehova ngelilanga lekuzila kudla; uwafundzele bonkhe bantfu bakaJuda labetile basuka emadolobheni abo. 7 Mhlawumbe Jehova utabeva nabacela kwentelwa umusa futsi nguloyo naloyo ashiye tindlela takhe letimbi, ngobe Jehova umemetele kutsi labantfu utabavutsela ngentfukutselo yakhe nangelulaka lwakhe lolukhulu.”
8 Ngako Bharuki indvodzana yaNeriya wakwenta konkhe loko umphrofethi Jeremiya lebekamtjele kutsi akwente; emavi aJehova lebekabhalwe kulomculu* wawafundza ngelivi lelivakalako endlini yaJehova.+
9 Ngenyanga yesi-9, emnyakeni wesihlanu wekubusa kwaJehoyakimu+ indvodzana yaJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda, bonkhe bantfu baseJerusalema nabo bonkhe bantfu labeta eJerusalema bavela emadolobheni akaJuda bacala kuzila kudla embikwaJehova.+ 10 Bharuki wabese ufundzela bonkhe labantfu lebebasendlini yaJehova emavi aJeremiya lebekabhalwe kulomculu,* wawafundza ngelivi lelivakalako. Bharuki abesekamelweni* laGemariya+ indvodzana yaShafani+ umbhali, ebaleni lelingenhla kwelithempeli, ngasekungeneni kweligede lelisha lendlu yaJehova.+
11 Ngesikhatsi Mikhaya indvodzana yaGemariya loyindvodzana yaShafani eva onkhe lamavi aJehova lebekabhalwe kulomculu,* 12 waya ekamelweni lamabhalane lelisesigodlweni* senkhosi. Tonkhe tindvuna* betihleti lapho: Bekuna-Elishama+ longumabhalane, naDelaya indvodzana yaShemaya, na-Elnathani+ indvodzana ya-Akbori,+ naGemariya indvodzana yaShafani, naSedekiya indvodzana yaHananiya kanye nato tonkhe letinye tindvuna. 13 Mikhaya wabatjela onkhe emavi lebekawevile ngesikhatsi Bharuki afundzela labantfu emavi lakulomculu.*
14 Ngemuva kwaloko tonkhe letindvuna tatfuma Jehudi indvodzana yaNethaniya indvodzana yaShelemiya indvodzana yaKushi tatsi akayokhuluma naBharuki atsi: “Wota nalomculu lowufundzele labantfu.” Bharuki indvodzana yaNeriya watsatsa lomculu waya nawo kuto. 15 Tatsi kuye: “Sicela uhlale phansi futsi usifundzele wona ngelivi lelivakalako.” Ngako Bharuki watifundzela lomculu.
16 Tatsi nje nasetikuve konkhe lobekubhalwe kulomculu, tabukana todvwa tetfukile futsi tatsi kuBharuki: “Onkhe lamavi kufanele siwatjele inkhosi.” 17 Tabuta Bharuki tatsi: “Asewusitjele, kwenteke kanjani kutsi ubhale konkhe loku? Ukutjelwe nguJeremiya yini?” 18 Bharuki waphendvula letindvuna watsi: “Yebo, ungitjele onkhe lamavi, mine ngibese ngiwabhala kulomculu* nge-inki.” 19 Letindvuna tatsi kuBharuki: “Wena naJeremiya hambani niyobhaca futsi ningatjeli muntfu kutsi nikuphi.”+
20 Ngemuva kwaloko tabeka lomculu ekamelweni la-Elishama longumabhalane, futsi taya ebaleni lapho bekunenkhosi khona, tafike tayitjela konkhe letikuvile.
21 Ngako inkhosi yatfuma Jehudi+ kutsi alandze lomculu, futsi wawulandza ekamelweni la-Elishama longumabhalane. Jehudi wabese uyawufundza embikwenkhosi nasembikwato tonkhe tindvuna lebetime eceleni kwenkhosi. 22 Inkhosi beyihleti endlini lehlala kuyo ebusika. Bekuyinyanga yesi-9* futsi bekubaswe imbawula embikwayo. 23 Jehudi bekatsi nakacedza kufundza tincenye letintsatfu nobe letine telikhasi lalomculu, inkhosi ititsatse itijube ngemukhwa wamabhalane bese itijika kulembawula. Wonkhe lomculu wagcine uphelele kulembawula. 24 Inkhosi kanye nato tonkhe tinceku tayo leteva lamavi abazange besabe ngisho nakancane futsi abazange batidzabule timphahla tabo. 25 Ngisho nobe Elnathani,+ naDelaya+ kanye naGemariya+ bebancenga inkhosi kutsi ingawushisi lomculu, kepha ayizange ibalalele. 26 Ngetulu kwaloko, inkhosi yatfuma Jerameli indvodzana yenkhosi, naSeraya indvodzana ya-Azriyeli kanye naShelemiya indvodzana ya-Abdeyeli kutsi bayobamba umphrofethi Jeremiya kanye naBharuki longumabhalane, kodvwa Jehova wabafihla.+
27 Ngemuva kwekutsi inkhosi ishise lomculu lobewunemavi labhalwe nguBharuki awatjelwe nguJeremiya,+ Jehova waphindze wakhuluma naJeremiya watsi: 28 “Tsatsa lomunye umculu uphindze ubhale onkhe lamavi lebekakulomculu wekucala loshiswe nguJehoyakimu inkhosi yakaJuda.+ 29 Ubokhuluma naJehoyakimu inkhosi yakaJuda utsi: ‘Naku Jehova lakushoko: “Wena uwushisile lomculu futsi watsi: ‘Ubhaleleni kutsi inkhosi yaseBhabhulona itawufika ibhubhise lelive futsi icotfule bantfu kanye netilwane?’+ 30 Ngako naku lokushiwo nguJehova mayelana naJehoyakimu inkhosi yakaJuda: ‘Kute ngisho namunye kubantfwana bakhe lotawusala ahlale esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide,+ nesidvumbu sakhe sitawushiswa lilanga emini futsi silale sitfwatfwa ebusuku.+ 31 Ngitatiphindziselela kuye nakubantfwana* bakhe nasetincekwini takhe ngenca yetono labatentile, futsi ngitabehlisela yonkhe lenhlekelele lengitsite ngitayiletsa kubo nakubantfu baseJerusalema kanye nakubantfu bakaJuda,+ ngobe abazange bangilalele.’”’”+
32 Ngemuva kwaloko, Jeremiya watsatsa lomunye umculu wawunika Bharuki lobekangumabhalane+ futsi ayindvodzana yaNeriya. Bharuki wawabhala onkhe emavi lawatjelwa nguJeremiya, lokungemavi labekakulomculu* lowashiswa nguJehoyakimu inkhosi yakaJuda,+ futsi kwangetwa emavi lamanyenti lafana nalawo.