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.