Jeremiya
21:1 Izwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova, lapho inkosi uZedekiya ithumela
kuye uPhashuri indodana kaMelkhiya, noZefaniya indodana kaMahaseya
umpristi, ethi,
21:2 Ake usibuzele kuJehova; kuNebukadinesari inkosi yase
IBabiloni liyalwa nathi; uma kunjalo uJehova uyakwenza kithi
njengazo zonke izimangaliso zakhe, ukuze akhuphuke asuke kithi.
21:3 UJeremiya wathi kubo: "Niyakusho kanje kuZedekiya.
21:4 Usho kanje uJehova, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: bheka, ngiyakubuyisela emuva izikhali;
yempi esezandleni zenu, enilwa ngayo nenkosi yase
iBabele, namaKaledi anivimbezelayo ngaphandle kwezindonga;
ngizababuthanisa phakathi kwalomuzi.
21:5 Futhi mina ngokwami ngiyokulwa nawe ngesandla eseluliwe futhi nge
ingalo enamandla, ngentukuthelo, nangokufutheka, nangolaka olukhulu.
21:6 Ngiyakubashaya abakhileyo kulo muzi, abantu nezilwane;
lizakufa ngesifo esikhulu.
21:7 Futhi ngasemuva, kusho uJehova, Ngizokhulula uZedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda.
nezinceku zakhe, nabantu, nabaseleyo kulo muzi
isifo, kusukela enkembeni, nasendlaleni, esandleni sika
uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele, nasesandleni sezitha zabo, futhi
esandleni salabo abafuna ukuphila kwabo, futhi uyobashaya
ngosiko lwenkemba; akayikubahawukela, angabi nasihawu;
futhi ungabi namusa.
21:8 Futhi kulaba bantu uyakuthi: 'Usho kanje uJehova. Bheka, ngihlezi
phambi kwakho indlela yokuphila, nendlela yokufa.
21:9 Ohlala kulo muzi uyakufa ngenkemba nangendlala.
nangesifo: kepha ophumayo, awele kubo
AmaKaledi anivimbezelayo, yena uyakuphila, ukuphila kwakhe kuyakuba ngowokuphila kwakhe
abe yimpango.
21:10 Ngoba ngibhekise ubuso bami kulo muzi kube kubi, hhayi okuhle.
usho uJehova, “liyakunikelwa esandleni senkosi yaseBabele.
+ futhi kumelwe ayishise ngomlilo.
21:11 Futhi mayelana nendlu yenkosi yakwaJuda, uthi: 'Yizwani izwi likaJehova
iNkosi;
21:12 O ndlu kaDavide, usho kanje uJehova. Yahlulelani ekuseni;
nikhulule ophangiwe esandleni somcindezeli, funa
ukufutheka kwami kuphuma njengomlilo, kuvutha kungabikho ongacima ngenxa yakho
ububi bezenzo zenu.
21:13 “Bheka, ngimelene nawe, wena owakhileyo esigodini, nedwala lasesifundeni.
isobala,” usho uJehova; abathi: Ngubani ozakwehlela phezu kwethu? noma ubani
siyakungena ezindlini zethu na?
21:14 Kodwa ngizonijezisa ngokwezithelo zezenzo zenu, kusho uJehova
Jehova: ngiyakuphemba umlilo ehlathini lawo, uwenze
ushwabadele zonke izinto ezizungezile.