UYeremiya
44:1 Ilizwi elafikayo kuYeremiya ngokusingisele kumaYuda onke, abemiyo
ilizwe laseYiputa, elimi eMigdoli, naseTapanesi, naseNofu;
nasezweni lasePatros, esithi,
44:2 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi; Nizibonile zonke izinto
ububi endayiziselayo iYerusalem, nemizi yonke yaseJiputa
uYuda; yabona, ingamanxuwa namhlanje, akuhlali mntu
apho,
44:3 ngenxa yobubi babo ababenzileyo, ukuze bandiqumbise
benoburhalarhume, ngokuya baqhumisela bakhonza thixweni bambi, ababesithi
babengazi bona, nani, nooyihlo.
44:4 Ndabathumela kuni bonke abakhonzi bam abaprofeti, ndivuka kusasa;
ebathuma esithi, Musani ukukha niyenze le nto ingamasikizi, ndiyithiyileyo.
44:5 Ke abevanga, abayithobanga indlebe yabo, ukuba babuye entweni yabo
ububi, bangaqhumiseli thixweni bambi.
44:6 Ngoko baphalazwa ubushushu bam nomsindo wam, wavutha
kwimizi yakwaYuda nasezitratweni zaseYerusalem; kwaye ziyachithwa
yinkangala, njengoko kunjalo namhla.
44:7 Kaloku ke, utsho uYehova, uThixo wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Yabona, ndinguYehova;
Yini na ukuba nenze obu bubi bukhulu kangaka emphefumlweni wenu, ukuba ninqanyulwe
wena ndoda, mfazi, mntwana nowanyayo, kwaYuda, ukuba kungashiyi namnye
ukuma;
44:8 Ngokuba nindiqumbise ngomsebenzi wezandla zenu, ngokuvutha komlilo
iziqhumiso thixweni bambi ezweni laseYiputa, apho niye khona
hlalani, ukuze nizinqumle, nibe sisiqalekiso
nesingcikivo ezintlangeni zonke zehlabathi?
44:9 Nizilibele na izinto ezimbi zooyihlo, nokungendawo kwabo?
ookumkani bakwaYuda, nobubi babafazi babo, nobubi benu
ngobubi babafazi benu ababenzileyo;
elizweni lakwaYuda, nasezitratweni zaseYerusalem?
44:10 Abathotywanga unanamhla, kwaye abazange boyike, okanye
nihambe ngomyalelo wam nangemimiselo yam, endiyibeke phambi kwenu naphambi kwenu
ooyihlo.
44:11 Ngako oko, utsho uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Yabona, ndinguYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli; Khangela, mna
ndiya kububhekisa kuni ubuso bam, kube kubi, anqunyulwe onke amaYuda.
44:12 Ndiya kuwathabatha amasalela akwaYuda, abubhekise ubuso bawo ukuba ahambe
ezweni laseYiputa ukuba aphambukele khona, agqitywe onke;
bawe ezweni laseYiputa; baya kugqityelwa likrele
baya kufa yindlala, kuthabathela komncinane kuse kwabancinane
omkhulu, likrele nayindlala;
isiqalekiso, nommangaliso, nentshabhiso, nesingcikivo.
44:13 Kuba ndiya kubavelela njengoko ndenzileyo abemi belizwe laseYiputa
Wayivelela iYerusalem ngekrele, nangendlala, nangendyikitya yokufa.
44:14 ukuze kungabikho namnye kumasalela akwaYuda, angene ezweni
IYiputa iya kuphambukela khona, iya kusaba, isale, ukuba babuye
kwilizwe lakwaYuda, apho banqwenela ukubuyela kulo
hlalani khona; ngokuba akukho bani uya kubuya, ingengabo abasindileyo.
44:15 Onke amadoda, abesazi ukuba abafazi bawo babenzele isiqhumiso
nabanye oothixo, nabafazi bonke ababemi khona, inkitha enkulu, bonke bephela
baphendula abantu ababehleli ezweni laseYiputa, ePatrosi
UYeremiya wathi,
44:16 Ilizwi elo ulithethileyo kuthi egameni likaYehova, lisithi,
asiyi kukuphulaphula.
44:17 Kodwa siya kuyenza yonke into ephuma ngokwethu
lokuqhumisela kukumkanikazi wezulu, bathulule into eselwayo
njengoko senjenjalo, thina, noobawo, nookumkani bethu, nookumkani bethu
abathetheli bethu emizini yakwaYuda, nasezitratweni zaseYerusalem;
ngokuba besiba nenkankatha ke leyo, salunga, asabona bubi.
44:18 Kodwa ekubeni siyeka ukuqhumisela kukumkanikazi wezulu, nokuba
sithululele kuyo iminikelo ethululwayo, siswele zonke izinto, saba nayo
bagqitywe likrele nayindlala.
44:19 Kwaye xa siqhumisela ukumkanikazi wezulu, kwaye bathulula isiselo
samenzela izonkana ezo, ukuba ziqubude kuye, zamthulula
iminikelo ethululwayo kuyo, ngaphandle kwamadoda ethu?
44:20 Wathi uYeremiya ebantwini bonke, kumadoda nakubafazi,
nakubo bonke abantu ababemphendulile, besithi.
44:21 isiqhumiso enasiqhumisela emizini yakwaYuda nasezitratweni
Yerusalem, nina, nooyihlo, nookumkani benu, nabathetheli benu, nabafo
abantu belizwe, akabakhumbulanga uYehova, akangena phakathi kwabo
ingqondo yakhe?
44:22 UYehova akaba saba nako ukuthwala, ngenxa yobubi bezinto zakho ezimbi
ngenxa yezenzo zenu, nangenxa yamasikizi enawenzayo;
ngenxa yoko ilizwe lenu libe senkangala, nesimangaliso, nentshabhiso;
ingenammi, njengoko kunjalo namhla.
44:23 ngenxa yokuba niqhumisele ngeziqhumiso, nangenxa yokuba nonile kuYehova
Yehova, ungaliphulaphulanga ilizwi likaYehova, wahamba ngomyalelo wakhe;
nemimiselo yakhe, nangezingqino zakhe; bububi ke ngoko
kukufikele njengoko kunjalo namhla.
44:24 Wathi uYeremiya ebantwini bonke, nakubafazi bonke, Yivani
Ilizwi likaYehova, nonke maYuda asezweni leYiputa;
44:25 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi: Wena kunye nawe
Abafazi bathetha ngomlomo wakho, bazalisa ngesandla sakho;
besithi, Inene, siya kuzizalisa izibhambathiso zethu, esazibhambathisileyo, ukuba sizitshise
isiqhumiso kukumkanikazi wezulu, nokuthululela kuye iminikelo ethululwayo
yena wozalisa izibhambathiso zakho, uzenze izibhambathiso zakho;
44:26 Ngako oko liveni ilizwi likaYehova, nonke maYuda amiyo kweli lizwe
eYiputa; Yabonani, ndilifungile igama lam elikhulu, utsho uYehova;
akusayi kuba sabizwa igama lakhe emlonyeni wakhe nawuphi na umntu wakwaYuda kulo lonke
ilizwe laseYiputa, besithi, Ihleli nje iNkosi uYehova.
44:27 Yabona, ndibaphaphela, ukuba kube kubi, kungabi kokulungileyo;
amadoda akwaYuda akwilizwe laseYiputa aya kugqitywa ngabo
ngekrele nangendlala, ade aphele.
44:28 Ke abambalwa abasindileyo ekreleni baya kubuya ezweni lakwaKanan
iYiputa ukuya ezweni lakwaYuda, namasalela onke akwaYuda akhoyo
singene ezweni laseYiputa ukuba siphambukele kulo;
baya kuma, eyam, okanye eyabo.
44:29 Nangu ke umqondiso kuni, utsho uYehova, wokuba ndiya kunivelela
nina kule ndawo, ukuze nazi ukuba amazwi am aya kuma okunene
ngani ukuba kubi;
44:30 Utsho uYehova ukuthi; Uyabona, ndiya kumnika uFaro-hofra ukumkani waseYiputa;
esandleni seentshaba zakhe, nasesandleni sabamngxameleyo
ubomi; njengoko ndamnikelayo uZedekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda esandleni sikaNebhukadenetsare
ukumkani waseBhabheli, utshaba lwakhe, olwalufuna umphefumlo wakhe.