uBharuki
1:1 Lawa angamazwi encwadi, uBaruki, indodana kaNeriya, the
indodana kaMahaseya indodana kaSedekhiya indodana ka-Asadiya indodana ka
uKhelisi, wabhala eBhabhiloni,
1:2 Ngomnyaka wesihlanu, nangosuku lwesikhombisa lwenyanga, isikhathi esingakanani
AmaKaledi ayithumba iJerusalema, ayishisa ngomlilo.
1:3 Futhi uBharuki wafunda amazwi ale ncwadi ezindlebeni zikaJekoniya
indodana kaJehoyakimi inkosi yakwaJuda, nasezindlebeni zabo bonke abantu lokho
weza ukuzwa incwadi,
1:4 Futhi ezindlebeni zezikhulu, futhi amadodana enkosi, futhi
ezindlebeni zamalunga, nabantu bonke, kusukela kwabaphansi kuya kwabaphansi
phezulu kunabo bonke abakhileyo eBabele ngasemfuleni iSudi.
1:5 Bakhala, bazila ukudla, bakhuleka phambi kukaJehova.
1:6 Futhi benza iqoqo lemali ngokwamandla awo wonke umuntu.
1:7 Balithumela eJerusalema kuJehoyakimi umpristi omkhulu, indodana ka
uHilikiya, indodana kaSalomu, nakubapristi, futhi kubo bonke abantu
bafunyanwa benaye eJerusalema.
1:8 Ngesikhathi esifanayo lapho wathola izitsha zendlu yeNkosi.
ezakhishwa ethempelini, ukubabuyisela ezweni lase
Juda, ngosuku lweshumi lwenyanga kaSivani, okungukuthi, izitsha zesiliva, okuyinto
uSedekiya indodana kaJosiya inkosi yaseJada
1:9 Ngemva kwalokho uNabukhadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni wayesemthumbile uJekoniya.
nezikhulu, nabathunjwa, namaqhawe, nabantu bakhona
izwe, kusukela eJerusalema, wabayisa eBhabhiloni.
1:10 Bathi: "Bheka, sikuthumelele imali ukukuthenga ushisiwe
iminikelo, neminikelo yesono, nempepho, nilungise nemana, ne
unikele e-altare leNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu;
1:11 Futhi nikhulekele ukuphila kukaNebukhadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, futhi
ukuphila kukaBalithasari indodana yakhe, ukuze izinsuku zabo zibe emhlabeni njengezinsuku
ezulwini:
1:12 Futhi iNkosi uyosinika amandla, futhi uyokhanyisa amehlo ethu, futhi sizobe
hlala phansi komthunzi kaNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele, naphansi kwenkosi
ethunzini likaBalithasari indodana yakhe, siyakubakhonza izinsuku eziningi, sithole
umusa emehlweni abo.
1:13 Sikhulekeleni futhi eNkosini uNkulunkulu wethu, ngoba sonile phambi kukaJehova
Nkulunkulu wethu; futhi ulaka lukaJehova nolaka lwakhe lusekhona kuze kube namuhla
engasuki kithi.
1:14 Futhi niyofunda le ncwadi esikuthumele kuwe, ukuze wenze
ukuvuma izono endlini yeNkosi, phezu kwemikhosi nezinsuku ezinesizotha.
1:15 Futhi niyothi: 'ENkosini uNkulunkulu wethu ukulunga, kodwa
thina ukudideka kobuso, njengoba kwenzeka namuhla, kubo ka
Juda, nakulabo abakhileyo eJerusalema,
1:16 Futhi emakhosini ethu, futhi izikhulu zethu, futhi abapristi bethu, futhi wethu
abaprofethi, nakobaba bethu:
1:17 Ngoba sonile phambi kukaJehova.
1:18 Futhi abamlalelanga, futhi abazange balalele izwi leNkosi yethu
UNkulunkulu, ukuba sihambe ngemithetho asinika yona obala:
1:19 Kusukela osukwini uJehova akhipha ngalo okhokho bethu ezweni
IGibhithe, kuze kube lamuhla, kasiyilaleli iNkosi yethu
Nkulunkulu, futhi siye saba ubudedengu singalizwa izwi lakhe.
1:20 Ngakho ububi wanamathela kithi, futhi isiqalekiso, okuyinto iNkosi
owamiswa nguMose inceku yakhe ngesikhathi eletha obaba
ezweni laseGibithe, ukuze asinike izwe elivame ubisi ne
luju, njengoba lunjalo ukubona lolu suku.
1:21 Nokho asilalelanga izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.
njengawo wonke amazwi abaprofethi abathuma kithi;
1:22 Kodwa yilowo nalowo walandela ukuthambekela kwenhliziyo yakhe embi, ukukhonza
onkulunkulu bezizweni, nokwenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.