UYeremiya
24:1 UYehova wandibonisa; nanzo iingobozi ezimbini zamakhiwane zibekwe phambi koYehova
indlu kaYehova, emveni kokuba ebenayo uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli
wamthimba uYekoniya unyana kaYehoyakim, ukumkani wakwaYuda;
abathetheli bakwaYuda, ndawonye neengcibi zemithi, nabakhandi bemithi, bevela eYerusalem;
wabazisa eBhabheli.
24:2 Enye ingobozi ibinamakhiwane alunge kunene, enjengamakhiwane avuthwa kuqala;
enye ingobozi ibinamakhiwane amabi kakhulu, angenakudliwa.
babebabi kakhulu.
24:3 Wathi uYehova kum, Ubona ntoni na, Yeremiya? Ndathi, Amakhiwane;
amakhiwane alungileyo, elunge kunene; ububi, bubi kunene, obungenakudliwa;
bangendawo kakhulu.
24:4 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kum, lisithi,
24:5 Utsho uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi; Njengala makhiwane alungileyo, ndiya kwenjenjalo
Bazi kakuhle abathinjwa bakwaYuda, endinabo
banduluka kule ndawo, baya ezweni lamaKaledi, ukuba kulunge kubo.
24:6 Ndiya kuwamisela okulungileyo amehlo am kubo, ndibabuyise
ndibakhe, ndingabagungxuli; kwaye ndiya kwenza njalo
batyaleni, ningabanyothuli.
24:7 Ndobanika nentliziyo yokundazi, ukuba ndinguYehova, bandazi
baya kuba ngabantu bam, mna ndibe nguThixo wabo; ngokuba baya kubuyela kubo
mna ngentliziyo yabo yonke.
24:8 njengamakhiwane amabi, angenakudliwa ngokuba mabi kwawo; ngokuqinisekileyo
utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ndiya kwenjenjalo ukumnikela uZedekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda nabakhe
abathetheli, namasalela aseYerusalem aseleyo kweli lizwe, kwaye
abo bahlala kwilizwe laseYiputa.
24:9 Kwaye ndiya kubanikela ukuba babe yinto yokunqakulwa kuzo zonke izikumkani zehlabathi
ukuba ibe sisingcikivo, nomzekeliso, nesingcikivo nesiqalekiso
zonke iindawo endiya kuzigxothela kuzo.
24:10 ndithumele phakathi kwabo ikrele, nendlala, nendyikitya yokufa.
bade bagqitywe, bangabikho emhlabeni endabanika bona
ooyise.