Jeremiya
24:1 UJehova wangibonisa, futhi, bheka, obhasikidi ababili amakhiwane bebekwe phambi kukaJehova
ithempeli likaJehova ngemva kwalokho uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni
wathumba uJekoniya indodana kaJehoyakimi inkosi yakwaJuda
izikhulu zakwaJuda, kanye nababazi nabakhandi, bevela eJerusalema;
wabayisa eBhabhiloni.
24:2 Omunye ubhasikidi wawunamakhiwane amahle kakhulu, efana namakhiwane avuthwa kuqala.
futhi enye iqoma yayinamakhiwane amabi kakhulu, ayengenakudliwa.
babebabi kakhulu.
" 24:3 Khona-ke uJehova wathi kimi: "Jeremiya, ubonani? Ngathi: Amakhiwane;
amakhiwane amahle, emahle kakhulu; nokubi, kubi kakhulu, okungadliwa;
babi kakhulu.
24:4 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
24:5 Usho kanje uJehova, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: Njengalawa makhiwane amahle, nami ngiyokwenza kanjalo
bavume abathunjwa bakwaJuda enginabo
wathuma ephuma kule ndawo, waya ezweni lamaKaledi, kube kuhle kubo.
24:6 Ngoba ngizabeka amehlo ami phezu kwabo, kube kuhle, futhi ngiyobabuyisela
kuleli zwe: ngiyakubakha, ngingababhidli; futhi ngizokwenza
batshale, bangasiphuli.
24:7 Futhi ngizobanika inhliziyo ukungazi mina, ukuthi nginguJehova, futhi bona
bayakuba ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, ngokuba bayakubuyela kubo
ngami ngenhliziyo yabo yonke.
24:8 Futhi njengamakhiwane amabi, engenakudliwa, mabi kakhulu; impela
usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Kanjalo ngiyakumnika uSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda neyakhe
izikhulu, nensali yaseJerusalema esele kuleli zwe, futhi
labo abahlala ezweni laseGibhithe.
24:9 Futhi ngiyobakhulula ukuba zisuswe kuyo yonke imibuso yomhlaba
ngenxa yokulimala kwabo kube yihlazo nesaga, nokuklolodelwa nesiqalekiso
zonke izindawo lapho ngiyobaxosha khona.
24:10 Futhi ngizothumela phakathi kwabo inkemba, indlala, nesifo.
baze baqedwe ezweni engalinika bona nakulo
oyise.