Jeremiya
29:1 Manje lawa amazwi encwadi uJeremiya umprofethi ayithumele
besuka eJerusalema, besiya kwabanye abadala ababethunjiwe
abathunjwa, nakubapristi, nakubaprofethi, nakubo bonke abantu
uNebukadinesari ayemthumbile eJerusalema wamusa eBabele;
29:2 Emva kwalokho inkosi uJekoniya, nendlovukazi, nabathenwa,
izikhulu zakwaJuda naseJerusalema, nababazi, nabakhandi, babe
wasuka eJerusalema;)
29:3 Ngesandla sika-Elasa, indodana kaShafani, noGemariya indodana ka
uHilikiya, uSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda amthuma eBabele
uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele)
29:4 Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, kubo bonke abakhona
abathunjwa, engabasusa kubo
iJerusalema eBhabhiloni;
29:5 Yakhani izindlu, nihlale kuzo; tshalani izivande, nidle izithelo
zabo;
29:6 Thathani abafazi, nizale amadodana namadodakazi; uzithathele abafazi
amadodana, futhi ninike amadodakazi enu emadodeni, ukuze azale amadodana futhi
amadodakazi; ukuze nande khona, ninganciphi.
29:7 Futhi nifune ukuthula komuzi lapho nginibangele ukuba athwalwe
susa abathunjwa, ulikhulekele kuJehova, ngokuba ngokuthula kwalo
niyakuba nokuthula.
29:8 Ngoba usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: Ungavumeli eyakho
abaprofethi nababhuli benu abaphakathi kwenu bayanikhohlisa;
ningawalaleli amaphupho enu eniwaphuphisayo.
29:9 Ngoba baprofetha amanga kini egameni lami;
usho uJehova.
29:10 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi: Ngemva kweminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa kufezeke
IBhabhiloni ngiyakunihambela, ngenze izwi lami elihle kini, phakathi
okubangela ukuthi ubuyele kulendawo.
29:11 Ngoba mina ngiyayazi imicabango engiyicabangayo ngani, kusho uJehova.
imicabango yokuthula, hatshi eyokubi, ukuninika ukuphela okulindelweyo.
29:12 Khona-ke niyongibiza, futhi niyohamba futhi nithandaze kimi, futhi mina
lalela wena.
29:13 Niyongifuna, futhi ningithole, lapho niyofuna kimi nabo bonke
inhliziyo yakho.
29:14 Futhi ngizotholakala kini, kusho uJehova, futhi mina ngiyobuyisela eyakho
nginibuthe ezizweni zonke nakuzo zonke izizwe
izindawo enginixoshe kuzo,” usho uJehova; futhi ngizokulethela
futhi endaweni lapho ngalisusa khona ukuba nithunjwe.
29:15 Ngoba nithé: 'UJehova uye wasivusela abaprofethi eBhabhiloni.
29:16 Yazini ukuthi usho kanje uJehova ngenkosi ehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi
kaDavide, nabantu bonke abahlala kulo muzi, nakini
abazalwane abangaphumanga nani ekuthunjweni;
29:17 Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti. Bheka, ngiyakubathumela inkemba;
indlala, nesifo, futhi iyobenza babe njengamakhiwane abi, lokho
azinakudliwa, zimbi kakhulu.
29:18 Futhi ngiyobashushisa ngenkemba, ngendlala, futhi
isifo esiwumshayabhuqe, futhi iyobanikela ukuba basuswe kuyo yonke imibuso yezwe
umhlaba ube yisiqalekiso, nesimangaliso, nento encimfelwayo, a
ihlazo phakathi kwezizwe zonke engibaxoshele kuzo.
29:19 Ngoba abazange balalele amazwi ami, kusho uJehova, mina
ngithunywe kubo ngezinceku zami abaprofethi, ngivuka ekuseni, ngithuma
bona; kepha anivumanga ukuzwa,” usho uJehova.
29:20 Ngakho, yizwani izwi leNkosi, nonke nina enithunjwa, engikushilo
bathume besuka eJerusalema baya eBabele.
29:21 Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngo-Ahabi, indodana ka-Ahabi
noKholaya, noZedekiya indodana kaMahaseya, abaprofetha amanga kubo
wena egameni lami; Bheka, ngiyakubanikela esandleni sika
uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele; azibulale phambi kwamehlo enu;
29:22 Futhi kubo kuyothathwa isiqalekiso by bonke abathunjwa bakwaJuda
abaseBabele, bethi: ‘UJehova makakwenze ube njengoZedekiya nangokufana
u-Ahabi, inkosi yaseBabele eyosiwe emlilweni;
29:23 Ngoba baye benza ubuwula kwa-Israyeli, futhi baye benza
baphinge nabafazi bakamakhelwane wabo, bakhulume amazwi amanga kimi
igama engingabayala ngalo; nami ngiyazi, ngingufakazi;
usho uJehova.
29:24 Uyakukhuluma kanjalo kuShemaya waseNehelami, uthi:
29:25 Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: "Ngenxa yokuthi wena
wathumela izincwadi egameni lakho kubo bonke abantu abaseJerusalema.
nakuZefaniya indodana kaMahaseya umpristi, nakubo bonke abapristi;
ethi,
29:26 UJehova ukwenze umpristi esikhundleni sikaJehoyada umpristi
niyakuba yizinduna endlini kaJehova kuwo wonke umuntu okhona
uyahlanya, azenze umprofethi, ukuba umfake
etilongweni, nasezitokisini.
29:27 Manje kungani ungamsolanga uJeremiya wase-Anathoti, okuyinto
uzenza umprofethi kini na?
29:28 Ngoba ngenxa yalokho wathumela kithi eBhabhiloni, wathi, 'Lokhu kuthunjwa
yakhani izindlu, nihlale kuzo; tshalani izivande, nidle
izithelo zazo.
29:29 UZefaniya umpristi wayifunda le ncwadi ezindlebeni zikaJeremiya
umprofethi.
29:30 Izwi likaJehova lafika kuJeremiya, lathi:
29:31 Thumela kubo bonke abathunjwa, uthi: 'Usho kanje uJehova
ngoShemaya waseNehelami; Ngoba uShemaya unakho
waprofetha kini, futhi angizange ngimthume, futhi wenza ukuba nithembele e
qamba amanga:
29:32 Ngakho-ke, usho kanje uJehova. bheka, ngiyakujezisa uShemaya
Nehelamite nenzalo yakhe, akayikuba namuntu wokuhlala phakathi kwawo
abantu; futhi kayikubona okuhle engizakwenzela abantu bami;
usho uJehova; ngoba ukhulume ukuhlubuka kuJehova.