Jeremiya
27:1 Ekuqaleni kokubusa kukaJehoyakimi, indodana kaJosiya, inkosi
UJuda wafika leli zwi kuJeremiya livela kuJehova, wathi:
27:2 Usho kanje uJehova kimi, uthi: zenzele izibopho namajoka, ukubeke phezu kwawo
intamo yakho,
27:3 Futhi uwathumele enkosini yakwa-Edomi, nasenkosini yakwaMowabi, futhi
enkosini yabantwana bakwa-Amoni, nasenkosini yaseTire, nasenkosini yase
iSidoni ngesandla sezithunywa ezifika eJerusalema
uZedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda;
27:4 Futhi ubayala ukuba bathi emakhosini abo, 'Usho kanje uJehova
Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli; Niyakusho kanje emakhosini enu;
27:5 Mina ngenzile umhlaba, abantu nezilwane ezisemhlabeni,
ngamandla ami amakhulu nangengalo yami eyeluliweyo, ngilinike lona
obekubonakala kumfanele.
27:6 Manje nginikele wonke lawa mazwe esandleni sikaNebukadinesari
inkosi yaseBabele, nceku yami; nezilwane zasendle ngizinike
naye ukuze amkhonze.
27:7 Futhi zonke izizwe ziyomkhonza, kanye nendodana yakhe, nendodana yendodana yakhe, kuze kube
isikhathi sezwe lakhe siyeza, bese kuba izizwe eziningi namakhosi amakhulu
bazamkhonza.
27:8 Futhi kuyokwenzeka, ukuthi isizwe nombuso okuyinto ngeke
bakhonze yena uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele, futhi lokho ngeke kubeke
intamo yabo ngaphansi kwejoka lenkosi yaseBabele, leso sizwe ngiyakuso
gwebani, usho uJehova, ngenkemba, nangendlala, nanga
isifo, ngize ngibaqede ngesandla sakhe.
27:9 Ngakho-ke ningalaleli abaprofethi benu, noma ababhuli benu, noma
abaphuphi benu, nabathakathi benu, nabathakathi benu, abathi
khulumani kini, lithi: Aniyikukhonza inkosi yaseBabele.
27:10 Ngoba baprofetha amanga kini, ukuze banisuse kude nezwe lakini; futhi
ukuze nginixoshe, nibhubhe.
27:11 Kodwa izizwe eziletha intamo yazo ngaphansi kwejoka lenkosi
iBabele, niyikhonze, ngiyakubayeka bahlale ezweni labo;
usho uJehova; bayakulilima, bahlale kulo.
27:12 Futhi ngakhuluma kuZedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda ngokwawo wonke lawa mazwi.
esithi: Lethani izintamo zenu ngaphansi kwejogwe lenkosi yeBhabhiloni, njalo
nimkhonze yena nabantu bakhe, niphile.
27:13 Kungani uzokufa, wena nabantu bakho, ngenkemba, ngendlala, futhi
ngesifo, njengalokho uJehova ekhulumile ngesizwe esiya kuso
aniyikukhonza inkosi yaseBabele na?
27:14 Ngakho ungalaleli amazwi abaprofethi abakhuluma kubo
nithi: Aniyikukhonza inkosi yaseBabele, ngokuba baprofetha a
amanga kuwe.
27:15 Ngokuba angibathumanga, usho uJehova, kepha baprofetha amanga enhliziyweni yami.
igama; ukuze nginixoshe, nibhubhe, nina naba
abaprofethi abaprofetha kini.
27:16 Futhi ngakhuluma kubapristi nakubo bonke laba bantu, wathi: "Usho kanje
iNkosi; Ningawalaleli amazwi abaprofethi benu abaprofetha kubo
wathi: Bheka, izitsha zendlu kaJehova ziyakushesha
nibuyiswe eBabele, ngokuba baprofetha amanga kini.
27:17 Ningabalaleli; khonzani inkosi yaseBabele, niphile;
lomuzi kufanele ubhujiswe na?
27:18 Kodwa uma bengabaprofethi, futhi uma izwi likaJehova linabo, mabayeke
manje bayamncenga uJehova Sebawoti ukuthi izitsha
zisele endlini kaJehova nasendlini yenkosi yase
Juda, naseJerusalema, ningayi eBabele.
27:19 Ngoba usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti mayelana nezinsika, futhi mayelana
ulwandle, nezisekelo, nensalela yasemanzini
imikhumbi esele kulo muzi,
27:20 UNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, angayithathanga, ekuthunjweni kwakhe
uJekoniya, indodana kaJehoyakimi, inkosi yakwaJuda, kusukela eJerusalema kuze
iBabele, nazo zonke izikhulu zakwaJuda naseJerusalema;
27:21 Yebo, usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, mayelana
izitsha ezisele endlini kaJehova nasendlini kaJehova
inkosi yakwaJuda naseJerusalema;
27:22 Bayoyiswa eBhabhiloni, futhi kuyoba khona kuze kube usuku
ukuthi ngibahambele, usho uJehova; khona ngiyakubakhuphula, futhi
zibuyisele kule ndawo.