UYeremiya 37:1 Ke ukumkani uZedekiya, unyana kaYosiya, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sikaKoniya, unyana ka-Amon. nguYehoyakim, awathi uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli wamenza ukumkani ezweni lakhe uYuda. 37:2 Kodwa yena, nabakhonzi bakhe, nabantu belizwe, akazange enze waphulaphuleni amazwi kaYehova, awawathethayo ngomprofeti lowo UYeremiya. 37:3 Ukumkani uZedekiya wathuma uYehukali unyana kaShelemiya, noZefaniya. unyana kaMahaseya umbingeleli kuYeremiya umprofeti, esithi, Khawuthandaze; kuYehova uThixo wethu ngenxa yethu. 37:4 UYeremiya ebengena ephuma phakathi kwabantu, ngokuba bebengabekanga wamfaka entolongweni. 37:5 Ke kaloku impi kaFaro yayiphuma eYiputa namaKaledi iYerusalem ingqingiwe, zaziva iindaba zabo, bemka ke iYerusalem. 37:6 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kuYeremiya umprofeti, lisithi, 37:7 Utsho uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi; Nize nitsho kukumkani waseJiputa uYuda, onithume ukuza kubuzisa kum; Nanku umkhosi kaFaro; abaphume besiza kuni, babuyele eYiputa kwelakwabo umhlaba. 37:8 Kwaye amaKaledi aya kubuya alwe nalo mzi, kwaye yithabathe, uyitshise ngomlilo. 37:9 Utsho uYehova ukuthi; Musani ukuzikhohlisa ngokwenu, nisithi, Aya kuba ngamaKaledi inene, mka kuthi; ngokuba abayi kumka. 37:10 ukuba nibe niyixabele yonke impi yamaKaledi alwayo; kwasala phakathi kwenu amadoda aziingxwelerha, esayimele; basuka elowo ententeni yakhe, bawutshise lo mzi ngomlilo. 37:11 Kwathi, xa impi yamaKaledi yaqhekeka baphuma eYerusalem ngenxa yomkhosi kaFaro; 37:12 Waphuma uYeremiya eYerusalem, esiya ezweni lakwaKanan uBhenjamin, ukuba azahlule khona phakathi kwabantu. 37:13 Kwathi, esesangweni lakwaBhenjamin, kukho umthetheli wabasiki Apho, ogama belinguIriya, unyana kaShelemiya, unyana kaHananiya; wambamba uYeremiya umprofeti, esithi, Uphambukela kuYehova amaKhaledi. 37:14 Wathi uYeremiya, Bubuxoki; andiphambeli kumaKaledi. Kodwa Akamphulaphula. UIriya wamthabatha uYeremiya, wamzisa phambi kwakhe iinkosana. 37:15 Abathetheli bamqumbela uYeremiya, bambetha, bambeka wamfaka entolongweni, endlwini kaYonatan umbhali; ngokuba babezenzile ukuba intolongo. 37:16 xa uYeremiya wangena emhadini, nasezingontsini, kwaye UYeremiya wahlala khona imihla emininzi; 37:17 Wathumela ukumkani uZedekiya, wamthabatha; endlwini yakhe, wathi, Kukho lizwi na liphuma kuYehova? Kwaye Wathi uYeremiya, Likho; ngokuba, wathi, Uya kunikelwa ezweni isandla sokumkani waseBhabheli. 37:18 Wathi uYeremiya kukumkani uZedekiya, Ndone ngantoni na? wena, nokuba ngabakhonzi bakho, nokuba ngaba bantu ubabekileyo ndisentolongweni? 37:19 Baphi na ngoku abaprofeti benu ababeniprofetela, besithi, Kumkani? iBhabheli ayiyi kunifikela nina, nalo eli lizwe? 37:20 Khawuve, nkosi yam kumkani; isikhungo makwamkeleke kuwe; ukuba undibangele ndingabuyeli endlwini kaYonatan umbhali, hleze ndifele khona. 37:21 Waza ukumkani uZedekiya wathi uYeremiya makafakwe entolongweni Intendelezo yentolongo, nokuba bamnike iqhekeza lemihla ngemihla isonka esiphuma kwisitrato sababhaki, sada saphela zonke izonka esixekweni echithiweyo. Wahlala ke uYeremiya entendelezweni yabalindi.