uBharuki
1:1 Ngawo la ke amazwi encwadi, awayithethayo uBharuki unyana kaNeriya
unyana kaMahaseya, unyana kaZedekiya, unyana ka-Asadiya, unyana ka
UKelekiya wabhala eBhabheli.
1:2 ngomnyaka wesihlanu, nangomhla wesixhenxe enyangeni leyo, lixesha elingakanani na
AmaKaledi ayithimba iYerusalem, ayitshisa ngomlilo.
1:3 Wawalesa uBharuki amazwi ale ncwadi ezindlebeni zikaYekoniya
unyana kaYehoyakim ukumkani wakwaYuda, ezindlebeni zabantu bonke abo
weza kuyiva le ncwadi,
1:4 nasezindlebeni zezidwangube, noonyana bokumkani, nasesandleni
ezindlebeni zamadoda amakhulu, nabantu bonke, kuthabathela komphantsi kwesa komphantsi
owasenyangweni, kubo bonke abemiyo eBhabheli, ngakuMlambo iSude.
1:5 Balila ke, bazila ukudla, bathandaza kuYehova.
1:6 Kananjalo bahlanganisa imali ngokwamandla abo;
1:7 Bayithumela eYerusalem kuYehoyakim umbingeleli omkhulu, unyana ka
UHilekiya unyana kaSalom, nakubabingeleli, nakubantu bonke abathe bona
bafunyanwa benaye eYerusalem.
1:8 Kwangelo xesha, ekuzamkeleni kwakhe iimpahla zendlu kaYehova.
ezakhutshelwa ngaphandle kwetempile, ukuba zibuyiselwe emhlabeni we
UYuda, ngomhla weshumi wenyanga enguSivan, oko kukuthi, izitya zesilivere, ezo
UZedekiya unyana kaYosiya, ukumkani waseYada, wenza;
1:9 Emveni kokuba uNabhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli emthimbile uYekoniya.
nabathetheli, nabathinjwa, namagorha, nabantu balapho
ilizwe, lisuka eYerusalem, labasa eBhabheli.
1:10 Bathi, Yabona, sikuthumele imali yokukuthenga atshiswe
iminikelo, nedini lesono, nesiqhumiso, nenze imana, nenze
sinikele esibingelelweni sikaYehova uThixo wethu;
1:11 nithandazele umphefumlo kaNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli, umphefumlo wakhe
ubomi bukaBhaletatsare unyana wakhe, ukuba imihla yabo ibe njengemihla ehlabathini
ezulwini:
1:12 Kwaye iNkosi uya kusinika amandla, kwaye uya kukhanyisela amehlo ethu, kwaye siya kuba
hlala phantsi komthunzi kaNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli, naphantsi kokumkani
ethunzini likaBhaletatsare unyana wakhe, sobakhonza imihla emininzi, sifumane
ubabalo emehlweni abo.
1:13 Sithandazele nawe kuYehova uThixo wethu; ngokuba sonile kuYehova
Nkosi, Thixo wethu; unanamhla oku ukuvutha komsindo kaYehova nengqumbo yakhe
akajika kuthi.
1:14 Nize niyilese le ncwadi, esiyithumele kuni, ukuba niyenze
izivumo endlwini kaYehova, ngamaxesha omthendeleko nangemihla emisiweyo.
1:15 Nothi ke, KuYehova uThixo wethu bubulungisa;
kuthi ukudana kobuso, njengoko kwenzekileyo namhla kubo
kumaYuda nakubemi baseYerusalem;
1:16 nakookumkani bethu, nabathetheli bethu, nababingeleli bethu, nabethu;
abaprofeti, nakoobawo bethu;
1:17 Kuba sonile phambi koYehova.
1:18 Kwaye abamthobela, yaye akazange aliphulaphule ilizwi leNkosi yethu
UThixo, ukuba sihambe ngokwemithetho asinike yona ekuhleni;
1:19 Kususela kwimini uYehova awabakhupha ngayo oobawo bethu ezweni lakwaKanan
IYiputa kude kube namhla, asimthobeli uYehova wethu
UThixo, kwaye siye sangakhathali singaliva ilizwi lakhe.
1:20 Ngoko ke ububi banamathela kuthi, nesiqalekiso, athe uYehova
owamiselwa nguMoses umkhonzi wakhe, ngexesha lokubazisa kwakhe oobawo
aphume ezweni laseYiputa, ukuze asinike ilizwe elibaleka amasi kunye
nobusi, njengokuba injalo le mini.
1:21 Noko ke asiliphulaphulanga ilizwi likaYehova uThixo wethu.
ngokwamazwi onke abaprofeti, awabathumelayo kuthi;
1:22 Elowo ke walandela ubungqola bentliziyo yakhe engendawo, ukuze alungiselele
senze izinto ezimbi emehlweni kaYehova uThixo wethu.