UYeremiya
34:1 Ilizwi elafikayo kuYeremiya, livela kuYehova, ekuNebhukadenetsare
ukumkani waseBhabheli, nomkhosi wakhe wonke, nezikumkani zonke zehlabathi
nobukumkani bakhe nabo bonke abantu balwa neYerusalem, bayilwa
yonke imizi yayo, esithi,
34:2 Utsho uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi; Hamba uye kuthetha kuZedekiya ukumkani waseJiputa
Yuda, uthi kuye, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndikuvile; yabona, ndiyawunikela lo mzi
esandleni sokumkani waseBhabheli, ayitshise ngomlilo.
34:3 ke wena akuyi kusinda esandleni sakhe, kodwa ngokuqinisekileyo uya kubanjwa.
wanikela esandleni sakhe; amehlo akho aya kuwabona amehlo kaYehova
ukumkani waseBhabheli, umlomo wakhe uthethe nomlomo wakho, nawe
uya kuya eBhabheli.
34:4 Kodwa live ilizwi likaYehova, Zedekiya kumkani wakwaYuda; Utsho uNdikhoyo
Yehova, akusayi kufa likrele;
34:5 Ke wena uya kufa unoxolo, kunye nokutshiselwa kooyihlo
ookumkani bamandulo ababekho ngaphambi kwakho, baya kwenjenjalo ukukutshisela;
baya kukumbambazela, bathi, Awu, nkosi! ngokuba ndinixelele
utsho uYehova.
34:6 UYeremiya umprofeti wawathetha ke onke la mazwi kuZedekiya ukumkani waseAsiriya
kwaYuda eYerusalem,
34:7 Xa impi yokumkani waseBhabheli yasilwa neYerusalem, kwaye nayo
yonke imizi yakwaYuda eseleyo, neLakishe, naphezu kwayo
ngokuba kwakusele imizi enqatyisiweyo, isemizini yakwaYuda.
34:8 Lilo eli ilizwi elafikayo kuYeremiya, livela kuYehova, emveni koko
Ukumkani uZedekiya wenze umnqophiso nabantu bonke ababelapho
iYerusalem, ibhengeza inkululeko kubo;
34:9 ukuba elowo avumele isicaka sakhe, elowo akhulule isicakakazi sakhe;
ungumHebhere nokuba ngumHebherekazi, hamba ngokukhululekileyo; ukuze kungabikho mntu uzilungiselelayo
kubo, oko kukuthi, engumYuda umzalwana wakhe.
34:10 Ke kaloku, xa abathetheli bonke, nabantu bonke, ababengenayo
Weva umnqophiso wokuba elowo andulule isicaka sakhe, elowo
Isicakakazi sakhe masihambe sikhululekile, ukuze kungabikho mntu uzilungiselelayo
ngaphezu koko bathobela, babandulula.
34:11 Bajika ke emveni koko, bababeka abakhonzi nabakhonzazana;
ababebandulule bekhululekile, ukuba babuye, babaxinzelele phantsi
kubakhonzi nakubakhonzazana.
34:12 Kwafika ke ilizwi likaYehova kuYeremiya, livela kuYehova, lisithi,
34:13 Utsho uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi; Ndenze umnqophiso nawe
ooyise ngemini yokubakhupha kwam ezweni laseYiputa;
ephuma endlwini yamakhoboka, esithi,
34:14 Ekupheleni kweminyaka esixhenxe, nondulula elowo umzalwana wakhe ongumHebhere;
kwathengiswayo kuwe; wakukhonza iminyaka emithandathu;
womndulula ekhululekile kuwe; ke ooyihlo abaphulaphulanga
kum, abazange bayithobele indlebe yabo.
34:15 Nina ke nibuyile namhla, nenza okuthe tye emehlweni am ngokuvakalisa
inkululeko elowo kummelwane wakhe; nenza umnqophiso phambi kwam
endlwini ebizwe ngegama lam;
34:16 Ke nina najika, nalihlambela igama lam, navelisa elowo isicaka sakhe.
elowo waba sisicakakazi sakhe, elowo abemkhulule emakhayeni abo
ukubuya, wabathomalalisa, ukuba babe kuni
kubakhonzi nakubakhonzazana.
34:17 Ngako oko, utsho uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndikuvile; Anindiphulaphulanga, ngo
bevakalisa inkululeko, elowo kumzalwana wakhe, elowo kumzalwana wakhe
yabonani, ndinibizela inkululeko, utsho uYehova
ikrele, nendyikitya yokufa, nendlala; ndiya kukwenza ube njalo
ishenxisiwe kwizikumkani zonke zehlabathi.
34:18 Kwaye ndiza kuwanika amadoda awugqithileyo umnqophiso wam, abo bawugqithileyo umnqophiso wam
abawenzanga amazwi omnqophiso ababewenza phambi kwam;
balicanda kubini ithole, bacanda phakathi kweenxalenye zalo.
34:19 abathetheli bakwaYuda, nabathetheli baseYerusalem, namathenwa, nabafo
ababingeleli, nabantu bonke belizwe, abacanda phakathi kweendawo
eyethole;
34:20 ndibanikele esandleni seentshaba zabo, nasesandleni seentshaba zabo
nabafuna umphefumlo wabo, nezidumbu zabo zibe kukudla
kwiintaka zezulu, nakwizinto eziphilileyo zomhlaba.
34:21 Ke uZedekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda, nabathetheli bakhe, ndiya kubanikela esandleni sakhe
esandleni sabafuna umphefumlo wabo, esandleni sabafuna umphefumlo wabo
Isandla somkhosi wokumkani waseBhabheli, lowo unyukileyo wemka kuni;
34:22 Yabona, ndiwisa umthetho, utsho uYehova, ndibabuyisele kule nto
isixeko; baya kulwa nayo, bayithimbe, bayitshise ngayo
Ndiya kuyenza imizi yakwaYuda ibe ngamanxuwa, ingabi namntu
ummi.