UYeremiya
35:1 Ilizwi elafikayo kuYeremiya, livela kuYehova, ngemihla kaYehoyakim
unyana kaYosiya, ukumkani wakwaYuda, esithi,
35:2 Hamba uye endlwini yamaRekabhi, uthethe nawo, uwazise
endlwini kaYehova, kwelinye igumbi, wabanika iwayini
ukusela.
35:3 Ndathabatha uYazaniya unyana kaYeremiya, unyana kaHabhatsiniya, nam
nabazalwana bakhe, noonyana bakhe bonke, nendlu yonke yamaRekabhi;
35:4 Ndabazisa endlwini kaYehova, egumbini lokulala
oonyana bakaHanan, unyana kaIgedaliya, umfo wakwaThixo, obengamele
negumbi lezikhulu, eliphezu kwegumbi likaMahaseya unyana
kaShalum, umgcini-sango;
35:5 Ndabeka phambi koonyana bendlu yamaRekabhi iimbiza zizele zizo
ndathi kubo, Selani iwayini, neendebe;
35:6 Bathi bona, Asiyi kusela wayini; ngokuba uYonadabhi, unyana kaRekabhi, wethu
Uyise wasiyalela wathi, Ize ningaseli wayini, nani, nani
oonyana bakho ngonaphakade;
35:7 Nize ningakhi ndlu, ningahlwayeli mbewu, ningatyali nesidiliya;
Nohlala ezintenteni yonke imihla yenu; ukuze niphile baninzi
imihla ezweni eningabaphambukeli kulo.
35:8 Siye saliphulaphula ke ilizwi likaYonadabhi unyana kaRekabhi, ubawo
konke awasiwisela umthetho ngako, ukuba singaseli wayini yonke imihla yethu, thina ngokwethu
abafazi, noonyana bethu, neentombi zethu;
35:9 nokuba singasakhi izindlu zokuhlala, nokuba sibe nazidiliya, nokuba sibe nazidiliya
intsimi, nembewu;
35:10 Kodwa siye sahlala ezintenteni, kwaye sithobele, kwaye senza njengoko konke
njengoko uYonadabhi ubawo wasiyalelayo.
35:11 Kwathi, ekunyukeni kukaNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli
nelizwe ebesithi, Yizani, singene eYerusalem ngenxa yokoyika uYehova
Nangenxa yokoyika impi yamaKaledi, nangenxa yempi yama-Aram;
hlalani eYerusalem.
35:12 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kuYeremiya, lisithi,
35:13 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi: Hamba uye kuxelela amadoda
maYuda nabemi baseYerusalem, aniyi kuvuma na ukuyalwa?
Ukuwaphulaphula amazwi am? utsho uYehova.
35:14 Amazwi kaYonadabhi, unyana kaRekabhi, angabawisela umthetho ngawo oonyana bakhe
ukusela iwayini, kwenziwa; ngokuba abaseli unanamhla;
bawuthobele umthetho kayise; ke ndithethile kuni.
ukuvuka kusasa nokuthetha; Aniphulaphulanga kum.
35:15 Ndabathumela kuni bonke abakhonzi bam abaprofeti, ndivuka kusasa;
wabathuma esithi, Khanibuye elowo endleleni yakhe embi, nibuye
lungisani izenzo zenu, ningalandeli thixo bambi, ukuze nibakhonze;
niya kuhlala ezweni endalinika nina nooyihlo;
anizithobanga iindlebe zenu, anindiphulaphulanga.
35:16 ngokuba oonyana bakaYonadabhi, unyana kaRekabhi, bayifezile itempile
Umthetho kayise, awabawisela wona; kodwa aba bantu
akandiphulaphulanga;
35:17 Ngako oko, utsho uYehova, uThixo wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Yabona, ndinguYehova: Khangela, mna
uya kubazisela uYuda, naphezu kwabemi bonke baseYerusalem bonke ububi
ububi endibuthethileyo ngabo, ngenxa enokuba ndithethile kubo
bona, abeva; ndibabizele bona;
khange baphendule.
35:18 Wathi uYeremiya kwindlu yamaRekabhi, Utsho uYehova ukuthi
uThixo wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli; Ngokuba nawuthobela umthetho kaMosis
UYonadabhi uyihlo, wayigcina yonke imithetho yakhe, wenza ngokwesiko
konke aniwisele umthetho ngako.
35:19 Ngako oko, utsho uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, uYonadabhi um
akuyi kunqunyukelwa ndoda unyana kaRekabhi ukuma phambi kwam nanini.