UYeremiya
29:1 Ngawo la amazwi encwadi, awayithumelayo uYeremiya umprofeti
besuka eYerusalem, besa emasalela amadoda amakhulu awayefudusiwe
abathinjwa, nababingeleli, nabaprofeti, nakubantu bonke
awathi uNebhukadenetsare wamfudusa eYerusalem, wamsa eBhabheli;
29:2 Emveni koko ukumkani uYekoniya, nokumkanikazi, namathenwa,
babe ngabathetheli bakwaYuda nabaseYerusalem, nabachweli, nabakhandi
wemka eYerusalem;)
29:3 ngesandla sikaElasa unyana kaShafan, noGemariya unyana ka
nguHilekiya, awathi uZedekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda wamthuma eBhabheli
UNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli) esithi,
29:4 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, kubo bonke abakhoyo
wathinjwa, endibafuduse kubo
iYerusalem isiya eBhabheli;
29:5 Yakhani izindlu, nihlale kuzo; tyalani imiyezo, nidle iziqhamo
yabo;
29:6 Zekani abafazi, nizale oonyana neentombi; uzeke abafazi esikhundleni sakho
oonyana, neentombi zenu nizendisele kumadoda, zizale oonyana baze
iintombi; ukuze nande khona, ninganciphi.
29:7 Nize nifune uxolo lomzi endinifudusele kuwo
susa abathinjwa, ulithandazele kuYehova; ngokuba unoxolo
niya kuba noxolo.
29:8 Ngokuba utsho uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Ungavumeli eyakho
abaprofeti noosiyazi benu, abaphakathi kwenu, bayanilukuhla;
ningawaphulaphuli amaphupha enu eniwaphuphisayo.
29:9 Ngokuba baniprofetela ubuxoki egameni lam; andibathumanga.
utsho uYehova.
29:10 Ngokuba utsho uYehova ukuthi, ekupheleni kweminyaka emashumi asixhenxe
Ndiya kunivelela eBhabheli, ndilimise kuni ilizwi lam elilungileyo;
kukubangela ukuba ubuyele kule ndawo.
29:11 Ngokuba ndiyazazi iingcinga endizicingayo ngani, utsho uYehova;
iingcinga zoxolo, ezingezizo ezobubi, ukuba ndininike ikamva nethemba.
29:12 Niya kwandula ke nindibize, nize nithandaze kum, ndinithandazele
phulaphulani nina.
29:13 Niya kundifuna, nindifumane, xa nithe nandifuna ngentliziyo yenu yonke;
intliziyo yakho.
29:14 ndifumaneke kuni, utsho uYehova, ndinijike;
ekuthinjweni, ndinibuthe ezizweni zonke, nasezizweni zonke
iindawo endinigxothele kuzo, utsho uYehova; ndokuzisa mna
ndabuya ndabuyela kuloo ndawo ndanifudusela kuyo.
29:15 nisithi, UYehova usivelisele abaprofeti eBhabheli.
29:16 Yazini ukuba utsho uYehova ngokumkani, ohleli etroneni
ekaDavide, nabantu bonke abemiyo kulo mzi, nabakowenu
Abazalwana abangamkanga nani ekuthinjweni;
29:17 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Yabona, ndibathumelela ikrele;
nendlala, nendyikitya yokufa, ndibenze babe njengamakhiwane akruqulayo
azinakudliwa, zimbi kakhulu.
29:18 Ndiya kubatshutshisa ngekrele, nangendlala, nangendlala
nendyikitya yokufa, abanikele ukuba babe yinto yokunqakulwa, kwizikumkani zonke
umhlaba ube sisiqalekiso, nesimanga, nomsondlo, nem
ingcikivo ezintlangeni zonke endabagxothela kuzo;
29:19 ngenxa enokuba bengawaphulaphulanga amazwi am, utsho uYehova, endawathethayo mna
bathunyelwa kuzo ngabakhonzi bam abaprofeti, ndibathuma, bevuka kusasa;
bona; anivanga noko; utsho uYehova.
29:20 Liveni ke ilizwi likaYehova, nina nonke bathinjwa, endibandonileyo
bathumela eBhabheli besuka eYerusalem;
29:21 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, ngoAhabhi unyana ka-Ahabhi
noKolaya noZedekiya unyana kaMahaseya, abaprofeta ubuxoki;
wena egameni lam; yabona, ndiya kubanikela esandleni sokumkani
uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli; azixhelele phambi kwamehlo enu;
29:22 Kwaye kuya kuthatyathwa kubo isiqalekiso ngabathinjwa bonke bakwaYuda
abaseBhabheli, besithi, UYehova makakwenze ube njengoZedekiya, ufane
uAhabhi, lowo wamtshisileyo ukumkani waseBhabheli emlilweni;
29:23 ngenxa yokuba benze ubudenge kwaSirayeli, benza ububi
bakrexeze nabafazi babamelwane babo, bathethe amazwi obuxoki egameni lam
igama endingabawiselanga mthetho ngalo; nam ndiyazi, ndilingqina;
utsho uYehova.
29:24 Uze uthethe kuShemaya waseNehelam, uthi,
29:25 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Ngenxa enokuba wena
wathumela iincwadi egameni lakho kubo bonke abantu abaseYerusalem;
nakuZefaniya unyana kaMahaseya umbingeleli, nakubabingeleli bonke;
esithi,
29:26 UYehova ukwenze umbingeleli esikhundleni sikaYehoyada umbingeleli
noba ngabaveleli endlwini kaYehova, kumntu wonke okhoyo
ugeza, azenze umprofeti, ukuba umfake
entolongweni, nasezitokisini.
29:27 Kutheni ke ngoko ukuba ungamkhalimeli uYeremiya waseAnatoti?
uzenza umprofeti kuni?
29:28 Kuba ngenxa yoko uthumele kuthi eBhabheli, esithi, Oku ukuthinjwa
Yakhani izindlu, nihlale kuzo; tyalani imiyezo, nidle
iziqhamo zazo.
29:29 UZefaniya umbingeleli wayilesa loo ncwadi ezindlebeni zikaYeremiya
umprofeti.
29:30 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kuYeremiya, lisithi,
29:31 Thumela kubathinjwa bonke, uthi, Utsho uYehova ukuthi
ngoShemaya waseNehelam; ngokuba unalo uShemaya
uprofete kuni, ndingamthumanga mna;
xoka:
29:32 Ngako oko, utsho uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndikuvile; Uyabona, ndiya kumohlwaya uShemaya
UNehelam nembewu yakhe akayi kuba namntu wakuhlala phakathi kwabo
abantu; angayi kubona okulungileyo endikwenzela abantu bam;
utsho uYehova; ngokuba ethethe elokukreqa kuYehova.