Jeremiya
25:1 Izwi elafika kuJeremiya ngokuphathelene nabo bonke abantu bakwaJuda
ngomnyaka wesine kaJehoyakimi indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, kwaba ngumnyaka wesine kaJehoyakimi indodana kaJosiya inkosi yakwaJuda
ngomnyaka wokuqala kaNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele;
25:2 Lokho uJeremiya umprofethi akukhuluma kubo bonke abantu bakwaJuda, futhi
kubo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema,
25:3 Kusukela ngomnyaka weshumi nantathu kaJosiya, indodana ka-Amoni, inkosi yakwaJuda, ngisho
kuze kube namuhla, okungukuthi, unyaka wamashumi amabili nantathu, izwi likaJehova
UJehova usefikile kimi, futhi ngikhulumile kini, ngivuka ekuseni kakhulu
Okhulumayo; kepha anilalelanga.
25:4 Futhi uJehova wathumela kini zonke izinceku zakhe abaprofethi, evuka
ekuseni futhi ebathuma; kepha anilalelanga, anibekanga indlebe yenu
ukuzwa.
25:5 Bathi: "Ake nibuye, kube yilowo nalowo endleleni yakhe embi nasesimeni sakhe."
ububi bezenzo zenu, nihlale ezweni uJehova alinike lona
wena nakoyihlo kuze kube phakade naphakade.
25:6 Futhi ningalandeli abanye onkulunkulu ukubakhonza, futhi nikhuleke kubo, futhi
ningangicunuli ngemisebenzi yezandla zenu; futhi ngizokwenza kuwe
akukho kulimala.
25:7 Nokho aningilalelanga, kusho uJehova; ukuze nicasule
ngithukuthele ngemisebenzi yezandla zakho kube ukulimala kwakho.
25:8 Ngakho-ke, usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti. Ngoba anizwanga okwami
amazwi,
25:9 Bheka, Ngizothumela futhi athathe yonke imindeni yasenyakatho, kusho uJehova
uJehova, noNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, inceku yami, uyakuletha
ngokumelene naleli zwe, futhi ngokumelene nabakhileyo kulo, futhi ngokumelene
zonke lezi zizwe nxazonke, futhi uyozibhubhisa, futhi enze
bona babe yisimangaliso, nento encimfelwayo, nezincithakalo eziphakade.
25:10 Futhi ngiyosusa kubo izwi lokujabula kanye nezwi le
ukujabula, izwi lomyeni, nezwi likamakoti,
umsindo wamatshe okugaya, nokukhanya kwesibani.
25:11 Futhi lonke leli zwe liyoba incithakalo, futhi isimangaliso; futhi
lezi zizwe ziyakuyikhonza inkosi yaseBabele iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa.
25:12 Kuyothi lapho iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa isiphelile, I
iyakujezisa inkosi yaseBabele, naleso sizwe,” usho uJehova
ububi babo, nezwe lamaKaledi, futhi uyokwenza
incithakalo yaphakade.
25:13 Futhi ngiyoletha phezu kwalelo zwe wonke amazwi ami engiwashilo
ngokumelene nalo, ngisho nakho konke okulotshwe kule ncwadi, uJeremiya anakho
waprofetha ngazo zonke izizwe.
25:14 Ngoba izizwe eziningi namakhosi amakhulu bayokhonza ngokwabo.
ngizababuyisela ngokwezenzo zabo, lanjengokwezenzo zabo
imisebenzi yezandla zabo.
25:15 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli kimi: Thatha inkomishi yewayini lokhu
ukufutheka esandleni sami, wenze zonke izizwe engikuthuma kuzo
phuzani.
25:16 Futhi bayophuza, futhi enyakaziswa, futhi bahlanya, ngenxa yenkemba
engizakuthumela phakathi kwabo.
25:17 Ngase ngithatha indebe esandleni sikaJehova, futhi ngenza zonke izizwe
ngiphuze, uJehova angithume kubo;
25:18 Okusho ukuthi, iJerusalema, nemizi yakwaJuda, namakhosi ayo, futhi
izikhulu zalo, ukuze abenze incithakalo, nesimangaliso, i
ukuhayiza, nesiqalekiso; njengoba kunjalo namuhla;
25:19 uFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe, nezinceku zakhe, nezikhulu zakhe, futhi bonke bakhe
abantu;
25:20 Futhi yonke ingxubevange, futhi wonke amakhosi ezwe lase-Uzi, futhi wonke.
amakhosi ezwe lamaFilisti, ne-Ashikeloni, ne-Aza, kanye
i-Ekroni, nensali yase-Ashidodi,
25:21 u-Edomi, noMowabi, nabantwana bakwa-Amoni,
25:22 nawo onke amakhosi aseTire, nawo onke amakhosi aseSidoni, namakhosi aseSidoni.
iziqhingi ezingaphesheya kolwandle,
25:23 iDedani, neThema, futhi Buzi, futhi bonke abasemagumbini ekugcineni.
25:24 Futhi wonke amakhosi ase-Arabiya, futhi wonke amakhosi abantu abaxubile
abahlala ogwadule,
25:25 Futhi wonke amakhosi kaZimri, futhi wonke amakhosi Elamu, futhi wonke amakhosi.
wamaMede,
25:26 Futhi wonke amakhosi asenyakatho, kude naseduze, omunye nomunye, futhi bonke
imibuso yezwe, esebusweni bomhlaba: kanye
inkosi yaseSheshaki iyakuphuza emva kwabo.
25:27 Ngakho uyakuthi kubo: Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti
uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli; Phuza, udakwe, uhlanze, uwe, ungavuki
kakhulu, ngenxa yenkemba engiyoyithumela phakathi kwenu.
25:28 Kuyakuthi, uma benqaba ukuthatha indebe esandleni sakho ukuphuza,
uyakuthi kubo: Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti; Niyakukwenza
ngokuqinisekile phuza.
25:29 Ngokuba bheka, Sengiqala ukwehlisela okubi phezu komuzi obizwa ngegama lami.
ningabe nisajeziswa nokujeziswa na? Aniyikuba msulwa, ngokuba mina
uyakubiza inkemba phezu kwabo bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni,” usho uJehova
Jehova Sebawoti.
25:30 Ngakho wena profetha ngokumelene nabo wonke lawa mazwi, futhi uthi kubo.
UJehova uyabhonga phezulu, akhiphe izwi lakhe kongcwele wakhe
indawo yokuhlala; uyakubhonga kakhulu phezu kwendlu yakhe; uzonika a
memezani njengabanyathela izithelo zomvini phezu kwabo bonke abakhileyo ezweni
umhlaba.
25:31 Umsindo uyofika ngisho nasemikhawulweni yomhlaba; ngoba uJehova ule
ukuphikisana nezizwe, uyokwahlulela inyama yonke; uzonikela
ababi baya enkembeni,” usho uJehova.
25:32 Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti: "Bheka, ububi buyophuma esizweni kuye
isizwe, nesivunguvungu esikhulu siyakuvuswa emikhawulweni yezwe
umhlaba.
25:33 Futhi ababulewe nguJehova ngalolo suku kuyoba kusukela komunye umkhawulo womhlaba
kuze kube komunye umkhawulo womhlaba, abayikulilelwa;
akabuthwanga, akangcwatshwa; bayakuba ngumquba emhlabathini.
25:34 Hewulani, nina belusi, nikhale; nizibhuqe emlotheni
inhloko yomhlambi ngezinsuku zokuhlatshwa kwakho nezokuhlaba kwakho
ukuhlakazeka kufeziwe; niyakuwa njengesitsha esithandekayo.
25:35 Futhi abelusi ngeke abe nendlela yokubalekela, noma inhloko of the
umhlambi ukubaleka.
25:36 Izwi lokukhala kwabelusi, nokuhhewula kwesikhulu sezwe.
izimvu ziyakuzwakala, ngokuba uJehova ulonile idlelo lazo.
25:37 Futhi izindawo zokuhlala ezinokuthula zinqunywe ngenxa yentukuthelo evuthayo
kaJehova.
25:38 Uyishiyile indawo yakhe yokuhlala njengengonyama, ngokuba izwe labo liyincithakalo.
ngenxa yolaka lomcindezeli, nangenxa yolaka lwakhe
intukuthelo.