UYeremiya
39:1 Ngomnyaka wesithoba kaZedekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda, ngenyanga yeshumi, wafika
uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli, nempi yakhe yonke, nxamnye neYerusalem
bawungqinga.
39:2 ngomnyaka weshumi elinamnye kaZedekiya, ngenyanga yesine, ngomhla wesithoba
ngenyanga, umzi waqhekezwa.
39:3 Beza ke bonke abathetheli bokumkani waseBhabheli, bahlala phantsi
isango eliphakathi, inguNergali-sharetsere, noSamgarnebho, noSarsekim, noRabhesarisi;
nguNergale-sharetsere iRabhemagi namasalela onke abathetheli bokumkani
eBhabhiloni.
39:4 Kwathi, akubabona uZedekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda, wababona
asaba onke amadoda okulwa, aphuma phakathi komzi ngendlela
ebusuku, ngasendleleni yomyezo wokumkani, ngasesangweni, phakathi kweembombo zombini
Waphuma ngendlela yethafa.
39:5 Impi yamaKaledi yabasukela, yamfumana uZedekiya endulini.
Bambambile, bamnyusa bamsa
UNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli, eRibhela ezweni laseHamati, apho ebeye khona
wamgweba.
39:6 Ukumkani waseBhabheli wababulala oonyana bakaZedekiya eRibhela phambi kwakhe
nazo zonke izidwangube zakwaYuda wababulala ukumkani waseBhabheli.
39:7 Wamtyhaphaza amehlo uZedekiya, wamkhonkxa ngemixokelelwane, ukuba athwale
waya eBhabhiloni.
39:8 Ayitshisa amaKaledi indlu yokumkani, nezindlu zabantu;
ngomlilo, wazidiliza iindonga zeYerusalem.
39:9 Ke uNebhuzaradan, umthetheli wabasiki, wafudusela apho
iBhabheli, amasalela abantu abaseleyo phakathi komzi, nabo
owawayo kuye, nabanye abantu
wahlala.
39:10 Ke uNebhuzaradan, umthetheli wabasiki, washiya kwihlwempu ebantwini.
engenanto, ezweni lakwaYuda, yabanika izidiliya ne
amasimi ngaxeshanye.
39:11 Ke kaloku uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli wawisa umthetho ngoYeremiya
Wathi uNebhuzaradan umthetheli wabasiki,
39:12 Mthabathe, ukhangele kuye, ungamenzi nto imbi; kodwa senjenjalo kuye
njengoko aya kuthetha kuwe.
39:13 Bathumela ke uNebhuzaradan umthetheli wabasiki, noNebhushasbhan uRabhesarisi;
noNergale-sharetsere iRabhemagi, nabathetheli bonke bokumkani waseBhabheli;
39:14 Bathumela ke, bamthabatha uYeremiya entendelezweni yentolongo
Wamnikela kuGedaliya unyana ka-Ahikam, unyana kaShafan, ukuba abe nguye
Womthwala agoduke, wahlala phakathi kwabantu.
39:15 Kwafika ilizwi likaYehova kuYeremiya, evalelwe
inkundla yentolongo, esithi,
39:16 Yiya uthethe kuEbhedi-meleki umKushi, uthi, Utsho uYehova ngale nto
wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli; yabona, ndiwazisela lo mzi amazwi am;
kubi, kungabi kokulungileyo; ziya kuzaliseka ngaloo mini
phambi kwakho.
39:17 Ke mna ndiya kukuhlangula ngaloo mini, utsho uYehova;
unikelwe esandleni samadoda owoyikayo.
39:18 Ngokuba inene, ndiya kukuhlangula, ungawi likrele;
Woba lixhoba lakho umphefumlo wakho, ngenxa enokuba ubeke eyakho
kholosani ngam, utsho uYehova.