Jeremiya
28:1 Futhi kwenzeka ngawo lowo nyaka, ekuqaleni kokubusa
uZedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda, ngomnyaka wesine, nangenyanga yesihlanu, lokho
UHananiya indodana ka-Azuri umprofethi waseGibeyoni wakhuluma kimi
endlini kaJehova, naphambi kwabapristi nabo bonke
abantu, bathi,
28:2 Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: 'Ngiye
waphula ijoka lenkosi yaseBabele.
28:3 Phakathi neminyaka emibili egcwele, ngiyobuyisela kule ndawo zonke izitsha
endlini kaJehova, uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, ayisusa kuyo
le ndawo, wabayisa eBabele.
28:4 Futhi ngizobuyisela kule ndawo uJekoniya, indodana kaJehoyakimi, inkosi
yakwaJuda, kanye nabo bonke abathunjwa bakwaJuda, abaya eBhabhiloni, kusho
uJehova, ngokuba ngiyakulaphula ijoka lenkosi yaseBabele.
28:5 Khona-ke umprofethi uJeremiya wathi kuHananiya umprofethi emehlweni
labapristi, laphambi kwabo bonke abantu ababemi phakathi
indlu kaJehova,
" 28:6 Futhi umprofethi uJeremiya wathi: "Amen: UJehova makenze njalo!
amazwi akho owaprofethayo ukubuyisela izitsha zeNkosi
indlu kaJehova, nakho konke okuthunjiweyo eBabele
lendawo.
28:7 Nokho, lalela manje leli zwi engilikhuluma ezindlebeni zakho futhi
izindlebe zabo bonke abantu;
28:8 Abaprofethi ababengaphambi kwami naphambi kwakho kwasendulo baprofetha
futhi ngokumelene namazwe amaningi, futhi ngokumelene imibuso emikhulu, impi, futhi
ububi, lesifo.
28:9 Umprofethi oprofetha ngokuthula, lapho izwi lomprofethi
kuyakwenzeka, kwaziwa umprofethi ukuthi uJehova unaye
ngempela umthumile.
28:10 Khona-ke uHananiya umprofethi walisusa ijoka kumprofethi uJeremiya
intamo, futhi wayihlephula.
28:11 UHananiya wakhuluma phambi kwabo bonke abantu, wathi: "Usho kanje
iNkosi; kanjalo ngiyakulaphula ijoka likaNebukadinesari, inkosi yase
IBhabhiloni kusukela entanyeni yazo zonke izizwe phakathi neminyaka emibili egcwele.
Umprofethi uJeremiya wahamba indlela yakhe.
28:12 Khona-ke izwi likaJehova lafika kuJeremiya umprofethi, ngemva kwalokho
UHananiya umprofethi wayelephulile ijoka entanyeni yeNkosi
umprofethi uJeremiya wathi:
" 28:13 Hamba utshele uHananiya, uthi: 'Usho kanje uJehova. Uphulile
amajoka okhuni; kepha uyakubenzela amajoka ensimbi.
28:14 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: Ngibeke ijoka
yensimbi entanyeni yazo zonke lezi zizwe, ukuze zikhonze
uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele; futhi bayakumkhonza: futhi nginakho
wamnika nezilwane zasendle.
28:15 Wayesethi umprofethi uJeremiya kuHananiya umprofethi, "Yizwa manje!
uHananiya; UJehova akakuthumanga; kepha wena uyabenza laba bantu
thembela emangeni.
28:16 Ngakho-ke, usho kanje uJehova. Bheka, ngiyakukulahla ebusweni
ebusweni bomhlaba: uyakufa ngalo nyaka, ngokuba ufundisile
ukuhlubuka kuJehova.
28:17 Ngakho uHananiya umprofethi wafa ngawo lowo nyaka, ngenyanga yesikhombisa.