Jeremiya
26:1 Ekuqaleni kokubusa kukaJehoyakimi, indodana kaJosiya, inkosi
Kwafika uJuda leli zwi livela kuJehova, wathi:
26:2 Usho kanje uJehova; Yima egcekeni lendlu kaJehova, ukhulume
kuyo yonke imizi yakwaJuda abeza ukukhuleka endlini kaJehova;
wonke amazwi engikuyala wona ukuba uwakhulume kubo; nciphisa hhayi a
igama:
26:3 Uma kunjalo bayakulalela, futhi baphenduke, kube yilowo nalowo endleleni yakhe embi, ukuze mina
bangazisola ngobubi engihlose ukubenza kubo ngenxa yabo
ububi bezenzo zabo.
26:4 Uzakuthi kubo: Itsho njalo iNkosi. Uma ungeke
ngizweni, nihambe ngomthetho wami engiwubeka phambi kwenu;
26:5 Ukuze ngilalele amazwi ezinceku zami abaprofethi, engabathumela kubo
nina, nivuka ekuseni nibathuma, kepha anilalelanga;
26:6 Khona-ke ngiyokwenza le ndlu ifane neShilo, futhi ngiyokwenza lo muzi isiqalekiso
ezizweni zonke zomhlaba.
26:7 Ngakho abapristi nabaprofethi nabo bonke abantu bamuzwa uJeremiya
ekhuluma lawa mazwi endlini kaJehova.
26:8 Kwathi lapho uJeremiya eseqedile ukukhuluma konke lokho
uJehova wamyala ukuba akhulume kubo bonke abantu,
abapristi, nabaprofethi, nabo bonke abantu bambamba, bathi: "Wena uyakuba."
ngife ngempela.
26:9 Kungani uprofethe egameni likaJehova, wathi: 'Le ndlu
liyakuba njengeShilo, nalo muzi uyakuba yincithakalo kungenamuntu
ohlala khona? Bonke abantu babuthana kuJeremiya ekamu
indlu kaJehova.
26:10 Lapho izikhulu zakwaJuda bezwa lezi zinto, base bekhuphuka
endlini yenkosi endlini kaJehova, wahlala phansi emnyango we
isango elisha lendlu kaJehova.
26:11 Khona-ke abapristi nabaprofethi bakhuluma izikhulu nakubo bonke
abantu, bethi: Lo ufanelwe ukufa; ngoba uprofethile
ngalo muzi, njengoba nizwile ngezindlebe zenu.
26:12 UJeremiya wayesekhuluma kuzo zonke izikhulu nakubo bonke abantu, wathi:
UJehova ungithumile ukuba ngiprofethe ngale ndlu nangalumuzi
wonke amazwi eniwezwileyo.
26:13 Ngakho manje lungisani izindlela zenu nezenzo zenu, futhi nilalele izwi likaJehova
UJehova uNkulunkulu wakho; uJehova uyakuzisola ngobubi anabo
liphinyiselwe wena.
26:14 Kepha mina, bheka, ngisesandleni senu; yenzani kimi okuhle nokubi
hlangana nawe.
26:15 Kodwa yazini ngokuqinisekile, ukuthi uma ungibulala, niyokwenza ngempela
nilethe igazi elingenacala phezu kwenu, naphezu kwalo muzi, naphezu kwawo
nabakhileyo kulo, ngokuba isibili uJehova ungithumile kini
khulumani onke lawa mazwi ezindlebeni zenu.
26:16 Khona-ke izikhulu nabo bonke abantu bathi kubapristi nakubantu
abaprofethi; Lo kafanele ukufa, ngoba ukhulume lathi enhliziyweni
igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.
26:17 Khona kwasukuma abathile kumalunga ezwe, bakhuluma kubo bonke
umhlangano wabantu, wathi,
26:18 UMika waseMoresheti waprofetha emihleni kaHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda.
wakhuluma kubo bonke abantu bakwaJuda, wathi: “Usho kanje uJehova
ababungazi; IZiyoni liyolinywa njengensimu, futhi iJerusalema liyoba
izinqwaba, nentaba yendlu njengezindawo eziphakemeyo zehlathi.
26:19 Ingabe uHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda futhi wonke uJuda bambulala? wenza
ungamesabi uJehova, wamncenga uJehova, uJehova wazisola ngaye
ububi ayebukhulume ngabo? Kanjalo singakwazi ukuthenga
ububi obukhulu emiphefumulweni yethu.
26:20 Futhi kwakukhona umuntu owayeprofetha egameni likaJehova, Uriya.
indodana kaShemaya waseKiriyati Jeharimi, owaprofetha ngalo muzi
naphezu kwaleli zwe njengawo onke amazwi kaJeremiya.
26:21 Futhi lapho uJehoyakimi inkosi, kanye nawo wonke amaqhawe akhe, futhi bonke
izikhulu, zawezwa amazwi akhe, inkosi yafuna ukumbulala;
U-Uriya esezwile wesaba, wabaleka, waya eGibithe;
26:22 Inkosi uJehoyakimi yathumela amadoda eGibhithe, u-Elinathani indodana
u-Akibhori namadoda athile kanye naye baya eGibhithe.
26:23 Bamkhipha u-Uriya eGibhithe, bamyisa
inkosi uJehoyakimi; owambulala ngenkemba, waphonsa isidumbu sakhe
emathuneni abantukazana.
26:24 Nokho isandla sika-Ahikamu, indodana kaShafani, sasinoJeremiya.
ukuze bangamnikeli esandleni sabantu ukuthi bamfake
ukufa.