UYeremiya
38:1 noShefatiya unyana kaMatan, noGedaliya unyana kaPashure,
Wasiva ke uYukali unyana kaShelemiya, noPashure unyana kaMalekiya
amazwi awawathethayo uYeremiya ebantwini bonke, esithi,
38:2 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Othe wahlala kulo mzi uya kufa ngawo
ngekrele, ngendlala, nangendyikitya yokufa, kodwa ophuma aye
aya kuphila amaKaledi; ngokuba umphefumlo wakhe uya kuba lixhoba lakhe, kwaye
uya kuphila.
38:3 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Lo mzi uya kunikelwa esandleni senene
nomkhosi wokumkani waseBhabheli oya kuyithimba.
38:4 Bathi ke abathetheli kukumkani, Khawuyivumele le ndoda
makabulawe afe; ngokuba wenjenjalo ukuzityhafisa izandla zamadoda okulwa
hlalani kulo mzi, nezandla zabantu bonke, ekuthetheni ngolo hlobo
amazwi kubo; ngokuba le ndoda ayifuni ukuba kulunge kwaba bantu;
kodwa ubuhlungu.
38:5 Wathi ukumkani uZedekiya, Yabonani, usesandleni senu;
akanakwenza nto ngakuni.
38:6 Bamthabatha ke uYeremiya, bamphosa emhadini kaMalekiya
unyana kakumkani owayesentendelezo yentolongo, behlisa
uYeremiya ngeentambo. emhadini apho kungekho manzi, ludaka lodwa;
UYeremiya watshona eludakeni.
38:7 Ke kaloku, xa uEbhedi-meleki umKushi, indoda ethenwa ebisendlwini
beva endlwini yokumkani, ukuba bamfake emhadini uYeremiya; ikumkani
wahlala esangweni lakwaBhenjamin;
38:8 Waphuma uEbhedi-meleki endlwini yokumkani, wathetha kukumkani.
esithi,
38:9 Nkosi yam kumkani, la madoda enze ububi ngako konke akwenzileyo;
UYeremiya umprofeti, abamphosa emhadini; kwaye unguye
njengokungathi ufe yindlala kuloo ndawo akuyo, ngokuba akusekho nto
isonka esixekweni.
38:10 Ukumkani wamwisela umthetho uEbhedi-meleki umKushi, wathi, Thabatha apha
athabathe kuwe amadoda amashumi mathathu, athabathe uYeremiya umprofeti ephuma phakathi kwenu
entolongweni, ngaphambi kokuba afe.
38:11 UEbhedi-meleki wawathabatha amadoda lawo, wahamba naye, waya endlwini yokumkani
wathabatha apho phantsi kobuncwane, amadlavu eengubo ezikrazukileyo nawezonakeleyo;
babahlisela emhadini kuYeremiya ngezintya.
38:12 Wathi uEbhedi-meleki umKushi kuYeremiya, Khawubeke la maxhego
amadlavu namadlavu phantsi kwamakhwapha phantsi kweentambo. Kwaye
Wenjenjalo uYeremiya.
38:13 Bamrhola uYeremiya ngezintya, bamkhupha emhadini;
uYeremiya wahlala entendelezweni yabalindi.
38:14 Wathumela ukumkani uZedekiya, wamthabathela kuye uYeremiya umprofeti
umnyango wesithathu osendlwini kaYehova; wathi ukumkani kuwo
Ndiya kukubuza into, Yeremiya; ungafihli nto kum.
38:15 Wathi uYeremiya kuZedekiya, Ukuba ndithe ndakuxelela, wothini na?
Ubungandibulalanga na? nokuba ndithe ndakucebisa, waleke
uphulaphule kum?
38:16 Ukumkani uZedekiya wamfungela uYeremiya ngasese, wathi, NjengoYehova
ehleli nje owenze lo mphefumlo, andiyi kukubulala, andiyi kukubulala
ndiya kukunikela esandleni sala madoda awufunayo umphefumlo wakho.
38:17 Wathi uYeremiya kuZedekiya, Utsho uYehova, uThixo wemikhosi, ukuthi,
uThixo kaSirayeli; Ukuba uthe waphuma waphuma waya kukumkani waseJiputa
Abathetheli baseBhabheli, wophila umphefumlo wakho, ungabikho lo mzi
utshiswe ngomlilo; uphile wena nendlu yakho;
38:18 Ke, ukuba uthe akwaphuma uye kubathetheli bokumkani waseBhabheli, wothini na ukuphuma?
lo mzi uya kunikelwa esandleni samaKaledi, abe wona
uwutshise ngomlilo, ungasindi esandleni sabo.
38:19 Wathi ukumkani uZedekiya kuYeremiya, Ndiyawoyika amaYuda
awele kumaKaledi, hleze andinikele esandleni sawo
bayandigculela.
38:20 Wathi uYeremiya, Akayi kukunikela. ndiyakukhunga, uthobele;
ilizwi likaYehova endilithetha kuwe; kolunga
wena, uphile umphefumlo wakho.
38:21 Ke ukuba uthe akwavuma ukuphuma, lilo elo ilizwi analo uYehova
undibonisile:
38:22 kwaye nabo bonke abafazi abaseleyo endlwini yokumkani wakwaYuda
iya kukhutshwa isiwe kubathetheli bokumkani waseBhabheli, kwanabafazi abo;
bathi, Abahlobo bakho bakuxhobile, bakoyisile
Zitshonile eludakeni iinyawo zakho, zabuya umva.
38:23 Ke bonke abafazi bakho noonyana bakho baya kukhutshwa, baye kumaKaledi;
ke wena akuyi kusinda esandleni sabo, kodwa uya kubanjwa
esandleni sokumkani waseBhabheli, uwutshise lo mzi
ngomlilo.
38:24 Wathi uZedekiya kuYeremiya, La mazwi makungawazi bani
akuyi kufa.
38:25 Ukuba ke bathe beva abathetheli ukuba ndithethe nawe, beza ke bona;
ndithi kuwe, Khawusixelele oko ukuthethileyo kuwe
Musa ukukufihla kuthi, kumkani, asiyi kukubulala; kananjalo
awakuthethayo kuwe ukumkani.
38:26 wothi kubo, Ndiwise ukutarhuzisa kwam phambi koYehova
ukumkani, angandibuyiseli endlwini kaYonatan, ukuba ndife
Pha.
38:27 Beza kuYeremiya bonke abathetheli, bambuza;
ngokwaloo mazwi onke abewise umthetho ngawo ukumkani. Bahamba ke
ngaphandle kokuthetha naye; ngokuba ayivakalanga loo nto.
38:28 Wahlala uYeremiya entendelezweni yentolongo kwada kwayimini yayo
Yathinjwa iYerusalem; waye elapho ekuthinjweni kweYerusalem.