UYeremiya
52:1 UZedekiya ubeminyaka imashumi mabini anamnye ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe;
waba neminyaka elishumi elinamnye engukumkani eYerusalem. Igama lonina belinguHamutali
intombi kaYeremiya waseLibhena.
52:2 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova, njengako konke;
awakwenzayo uYehoyakim.
52:3 Ngokuba ngenxa yomsindo kaYehova kwenzeka oko eYerusalem
kumaYuda, wada wabagxotha ebusweni bakhe, uZedekiya lowo
bagwilika kukumkani waseBhabheli.
52:4 Kwathi, ngomnyaka wesithoba wobukumkani bakhe, ngenyanga yeshumi,
ngolweshumi enyangeni leyo, wafika uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli.
yena nempi yakhe yonke wayirhawula iYerusalem, wayingqinga
Yakha iinqaba zayo ngeenxa zonke.
52:5 Wangqingwa ke umzi, kwada kwangumnyaka weshumi elinamnye wokumkani uZedekiya.
52:6 Ngenyanga yesine, ngolwesithoba enyangeni leyo, yabakho indlala
Kubi kakhulu phakathi komzi, ababa nasonka abantu belizwe.
52:7 Wagqojozwa umzi, asaba onke amadoda okulwa, aphuma
iphuma esixekweni ngobusuku, ngendlela yesango eliphakathi kweendonga zombini;
owawungasemyezweni wokumkani; (abe ke amaKaledi engakuloo mzi
bahamba ngendlela yaloo mmandla.
52:8 Impi yamaKaledi yamsukela ukumkani, yamfumana
uZedekiya ezinkqantosini zaseYeriko; waphangalala wonke umkhosi wakhe
yena.
52:9 Ambamba ukumkani, anyuka naye, amsa kukumkani waseBhabheli
iRibhela ezweni laseHamati; apho wamgweba khona.
52:10 Ukumkani waseBhabheli wababulala oonyana bakaZedekiya emehlweni akhe
wazibulala zonke iinkosana zakwaYuda eRibhela.
52:11 Wamtyhaphaza amehlo uZedekiya; wamkhonkxa ukumkani waseBhabheli
Wamsa eBhabheli, wamfaka entolongweni kwada kwayizolo
ngosuku lokufa kwakhe.
52:12 Ke kaloku ngenyanga yesihlanu, ngolweshumi enyangeni leyo
ngomnyaka weshumi elinesithoba kaNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli, kweza uNebhuzaradan.
umthetheli wabasiki, obelungiselela ukumkani waseBhabheli eYerusalem;
52:13 Wayitshisa indlu kaYehova, nendlu yokumkani; kunye nazo zonke
nezindlu zaseYerusalem, nezindlu zonke zezikhulu wazitshisa;
umlilo:
52:14 nayo yonke impi yamaKaledi, ebinomthetheli-mkhosi;
zidilizeni zonke iindonga zaseYerusalem ngeenxa zonke.
52:15 Ke uNebhuzaradan, umthetheli wabasiki babantu, wafudusa amadoda
kumahlwempu abantu, namasalela abantu abaseleyo
phakathi komzi, nabaphambukayo, abawelela kukumkani waseBhabheli;
nabanye abantu.
52:16 Ke uNebhuzaradan, umthetheli wabasiki, wasalisa kwizisweli phakathi kwabantu
umhlaba wabalimi nezidiliya.
52:17 neentsika zobhedu, ezibe zendlu kaYehova, nezasendlwini kaYehova
nolwandle lobhedu olube lusendlwini kaYehova
Aluqhekeza ke amaKaledi, aluthwalela eBhabheli lonke ubhedu lwazo.
52:18 neembiza, nemihlakulwana, nezitshetshe, nezitya zokutshiza, nezitya zokutshiza.
neenkamba, neempahla zonke zobhedu ebekulungiselelwa ngazo
bahamba.
52:19 nezitya zokutshiza, neengcedevu, nezitya zokutshiza, neengcedevu, neengcedevu;
neziphatho zezibane, neenkamba, neendebe; loo nto iyeyegolide
ngegolide, nangesilivere yesilivere, yamthabatha umthetheli webandla
linda kude.
52:20 iintsika zombini, ulwandle olunye, neenkomo ezilishumi elinambini zobhedu ezibe ziphantsi kwesibingelelo;
iziseko, awazenzayo ukumkani uSolomon endlwini kaYehova, zazilubhedu
alwaba nakulinganiswa kuzo zonke ezo mpahla.
52:21 Ngokubhekisele kwiintsika ezo, ukuphakama kwenye intsika kwaba lishumi elinesibhozo
iikubhite; Umtya oziikubhite ezilishumi elinambini wawuyijikeleza; kunye nobunzima
ibiyiminwe emine; ibiholoholo.
52:22 Kwaye kukho ingqukuva yobhedu phezu kwayo; nokuphakama kwengqukuva enye
iikubhite ezintlanu, umnatha neerharnate ezingqukuva ngeenxa zonke
malunga, lonke ubhedu. Intsika yesibini yabe ikunye neerharnati
njengazo.
52:23 Kwaye kukho iirharnate ezingamashumi asithoba anesithandathu ngapha; kunye nazo zonke
iirharnate bezilikhulu phezu komnatha ngeenxa zonke.
52:24 Umthetheli wabasiki wamthabatha uSeraya, umbingeleli omkhulu, kunye naye
uZefaniya umbingeleli wesibini, nabagcini bomnyango bobathathu.
52:25 Wathabatha phakathi komzi ithenwa, umveleli wamadoda
yemfazwe; namadoda asixhenxe kuwo asondele kukumkani, awathi
bafunyanwa phakathi komzi; nonobhala oyintloko yomkhosi lowo
wababala abantu belizwe; namadoda angamashumi amathandathu kubantu balapho
umhlaba owafunyanwa phakathi komzi.
52:26 Wabathabatha ke uNebhuzaradan, umthetheli wabasiki, wabazisa
ukumkani waseBhabheli eRibhela.
52:27 Wabaxabela ukumkani waseBhabheli, wababulala eRibhela
ilizwe laseHamati. Wafuduswa ke uYuda kwelakowabo
umhlaba.
52:28 Ngabo aba abantu awabafudusayo uNebhukadenetsare
umnyaka wesixhenxe ungamawaka amathathu, anamanci mabini anamithathu;
52:29 Ngomnyaka weshumi elinesibhozo kaNebhukadenetsare, wafudusa ekuthinjweni
IYerusalem ibingamakhulu asibhozo, anamanci mathathu anababini;
52:30 ngomnyaka wamashumi amabini anesithathu kaNebhukadenetsare, uNebhuzaradan ukumkani
Umthetheli wabasiki wafudusa amakhulu asixhenxe amaYuda
imiphefumlo engamashumi amane anantlanu; iyonke imiphefumlo ingamawaka amane anamathandathu
ikhulu.
52:31 Kwaye kwenzeka, ngomnyaka wamashumi amathathu anesixhenxe wokuthinjwa
uYehoyakin ukumkani wakwaYuda, ngenyanga yeshumi elinesibini, ngenyanga yesihlanu neyesihlanu
Ngomhla wamashumi amabini wenyanga kaEvili-merodaki ukumkani waseBhabheli
Ngomnyaka wokuqala wobukumkani bakhe wayiphakamisa intloko kaYehoyakin, ukumkani wakwaYuda;
wamkhupha entolongweni;
52:32 Wathetha naye kakuhle, wayimisa itrone yakhe phezu kwetrone kaYehova
ookumkani ababenaye eBhabheli;
52:33 Wazikhulula iingubo zakhe zasentolongweni, wayemana esidla isonka ngaphambili
kuye yonke imihla yobomi bakhe.
52:34 Umxhesho wakhe, umxhesho wamaxesha onke, wawunikwa ngukumkani waseBhabheli
IBhabheli, yaba yinto yemihla ngemihla, kwada kwayimini yokufa kwakhe, yonke imihla yoxolo
ubomi bakhe.