Jeremiya
32:1 Izwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova ngomnyaka weshumi
uZedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda, okwakungumnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili kaNebukadinesari.
32:2 Ngoba ngaleso sikhathi impi yenkosi yaseBabele yalivimbezela iJerusalema;
umprofethi wayevalelwe egcekeni letilongo elalisenkosini yase
indlu kaJuda.
32:3 Ngoba uZedekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, wayemvalele kuye, wathi: "Kungani wena
profetha uthi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Bheka, ngiyakuwunikela lo muzi
esandleni senkosi yaseBabele, futhi iyolithatha;
32:4 Futhi uZedekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, ngeke aphunyuke esandleni sika
amaKaledi, kepha uyakunikelwa nokunikelwa esandleni senkosi yase
iBhabhiloni, futhi uyokhuluma naye umlomo nomlomo, futhi amehlo akhe uyokwenza
bhekani amehlo akhe;
32:5 Futhi uyoholela uZedekiya eBhabhiloni, futhi uyakuba lapho ngize ngibe
mhambeleni,” usho uJehova;
bangachumi.
32:6 Wathi uJeremiya: "Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi.
32:7 Bheka, uHanameli indodana kaShalumi umalume wakho uzofika kuwe.
esithi: Zithengele insimu yami eseAnathothi, ube yilungelo le
kungokwakho ukuhlengwa ukukuthenga.
32:8 Ngakho uHanameli indodana kamalume wami weza kimi egcekeni letilongo
njengezwi likaJehova, lathi kimi: Thenga insimu yami, mina
ngiyakuncenga, ese-Anathoti, esezweni lakwaBenjamini, ngokuba
ungowakho ilungelo lefa, ungowakho ukuhlengwa; yithenge
ngawe. Ngase ngazi ukuthi leli kwakuyizwi likaJehova.
32:9 Futhi ngathenga insimu kuHanameli, indodana kamalume, eyayise-Anathoti.
wamlinganisela imali, amashekeli ayishumi nesikhombisa esiliva.
32:10 Futhi ngabhalisa ubufakazi, futhi uphawu, futhi wathatha ofakazi, futhi
wamkala imali esilinganisweni.
32:11 Ngakho ngathatha ubufakazi ukuthenga, kokubili lokho kwaphawulwa
ngokomthetho nangokwesiko, nalokho obekuvuliwe;
32:12 Ngamnika uBaruki, indodana kaNeriya, ubufakazi bokuthenga.
indodana kaMahaseya, emehlweni kaHanameli indodana kamalume, naphakathi
ukuba khona kofakazi ababhalisele incwadi yokuthenga,
phambi kwabo bonke abaJuda ababehlezi egcekeni letilongo.
32:13 Futhi ngamyala uBharuki phambi kwabo, ngathi:
32:14 Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: Thatha lobu bufakazi,
lobu bufakazi bokuthenga, kokubili okuvalwe uphawu, kanye nalobu bufakazi
elivuliwe; uwabeke esitsheni sobumba ukuba aqhubeke
izinsuku eziningi.
32:15 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: Izindlu namasimu
futhi izivini ziyobuye zithathwe kuleli zwe.
32:16 Manje lapho nginikele ubufakazi bokuthenga kuBaruki
indodana kaNeriya, ngakhuleka kuJehova, ngathi:
32:17 O Nkosi Nkulunkulu! bheka, wena walenzile izulu nomhlaba ngesandla sakho
amandla amakhulu nengalo eyeluliwe, futhi akukho lutho olunzima
wena:
32:18 Wena wenzela abayizinkulungwane umusa, futhi uphindisele kubo
ububi bawoyise esifubeni sabantwana babo emva kwabo;
Omkhulu, uNkulunkulu onamandla, uJehova Sebawoti, igama lakhe,
32:19 Omkhulu ngeseluleko, futhi unamandla emsebenzini, ngoba amehlo akho avulekile kubo bonke
izindlela zamadodana abantu: ukunika, kube yilowo nalowo njengezindlela zakhe,
nanjengesithelo sezenzo zakhe.
32:20 Owabeka izibonakaliso nezimangaliso ezweni laseGibhithe, kuze kube manje
ngosuku, naku-Israyeli, naphakathi kwabanye abantu; futhi uzenzele igama, njengoba
ngalolu suku;
32:21 Futhi uye wakhipha abantu bakho u-Israyeli ezweni laseGibhithe nge
ngezibonakaliso, langezimangaliso, langesandla esilamandla, langeseluliweyo
ngengalo, nangokwesaba okukhulu;
32:22 Futhi ubanike leli zwe, owafunga koyise
ukubanika izwe elichichima ubisi nezinyosi;
32:23 Bangena, balidla; kepha abalilalelanga izwi lakho.
kahambanga ngomthetho wakho; abenzanga lutho lwakho konke onakho
wabayala ukuba benze; ngalokho wena wehlisele bonke lobu bubi
phezu kwabo:
32:24 Bheka, izintaba sezifikile emzini ukuwuthatha; kanye nedolobha
linikelwe esandleni samaKaledi alwa nalo, ngokuba
ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo, nokuthi yini wena
owakukhulumayo kwenzekile; futhi bheka, uyakubona.
32:25 Futhi wena, O Nkosi Nkulunkulu, uthe kimi: Zithengele insimu ngemali.
futhi uthathe ofakazi; ngoba umuzi unikelwe esandleni sikaJehova
AmaKaledi.
32:26 Lase lifika izwi likaJehova kuJeremiya, wathi:
32:27 Bheka, nginguJehova, uNkulunkulu wenyama yonke;
kwami?
32:28 Ngakho-ke, usho kanje uJehova. bheka, ngiyakuwunikela lo muzi esandleni sakhe;
esandleni samaKaledi, nasesandleni sikaNebukadinesari inkosi yase
iBabiloni, futhi uyakulithatha;
32:29 Futhi amaKaledi, alwa nalo muzi, uyofika futhi bathungele ngomlilo
phezu kwalo muzi, niwushise kanye nezindlu eziphezu kophahla lwazo
wanikela impepho kuBali, wathululela abanye iminikelo yokuphuzwa
onkulunkulu, ukuze bangicunule.
32:30 Ngoba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli nabantwana bakwaJuda benze okubi kuphela
phambi kwami kwasebusheni babo, ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli banabo kuphela
bangicunula ngomsebenzi wezandla zabo,” usho uJehova.
32:31 Ngoba lo muzi kuye kwaba njengento evusa intukuthelo yami futhi kimi
ulaka kusukela osukwini abalakha ngalo kuze kube namuhla; ukuthi kufanele
lisuse phambi kobuso bami,
32:32 Ngenxa yabo bonke ububi babantwana bakwa-Israyeli futhi abantwana
uJuda, abakwenzileyo ukungicunula, bona, amakhosi abo,
izikhulu zabo, nabapristi babo, nabaprofethi babo, namadoda akwaJuda,
nabakhileyo eJerusalema.
32:33 Futhi baye baphendukela kimi emuva, hhayi ubuso, nakuba ngangifundisa
bevuka ekuseni, babafundise, nokho abalalelanga
thola iziyalezo.
32:34 Kodwa babeka izinengiso zabo endlini, ebizwa ngokuthi wami
igama, ukulingcolisa.
32:35 Futhi bakha izindawo eziphakemeyo zikaBhali, okuyinto esigodini
indodana kaHinomu, ukuze adabule amadodana abo namadodakazi abo
umlilo kuMoleki; engingabayalanga ngakho, ngingangenanga
inhliziyo yami ukuba benze lesi sinengiso, benze uJuda one.
32:36 Futhi manje, ngalokho usho kanje uJehova, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, mayelana
lomuzi enisho ngawo ukuthi: 'Uyakunikelwa esandleni sikaJehova.'
inkosi yaseBabele ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo;
32:37 Bheka, Ngizobabutha kusukela kuwo wonke amazwe, lapho ngibaxoshele
ngentukuthelo yami, nangokufutheka kwami, nangokufutheka okukhulu; futhi ngizoletha
ngibabuyisele kule ndawo, ngibahlalise belondekile;
32:38 Futhi bayoba abantu bami, futhi mina ngiyoba nguNkulunkulu wabo.
32:39 Futhi ngiyobanika inhliziyo eyodwa, futhi indlela eyodwa, ukuze bangesaba ngoba
kuze kube phakade, kube kuhle kubo nakubantwana babo emva kwabo;
32:40 Futhi ngiyokwenza isivumelwano esiphakade nabo, ukuthi ngeke ngiphenduke
kude nabo, ukubenzela okuhle; kepha ngiyakufaka ukungesaba ezinhliziyweni zabo,
ukuze bangasuki kimi.
32:41 Yebo, Ngiyojabula phezu kwabo ukuze ngibenzele okuhle, futhi ngiyobatshala kubo
Impela leli zwe ngenhliziyo yami yonke nangomphefumulo wami wonke.
32:42 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi: Njengoba ngilethe phezu kwabo bonke lobu bubi obukhulu
lababantu, kanjalo ngiyakubehlisela phezu kwabo konke okuhle engikuthembisile
bona.
32:43 Futhi amasimu kuyothengwa kuleli zwe, enithi ngalo, 'Iyincithakalo
ngaphandle komuntu noma isilwane; linikelwe esandleni samaKaledi.
32:44 Abantu bayakuthenga amasimu ngemali, futhi ubhalise ubufakazi, futhi uphawu kubo,
futhi uthathe ofakazi ezweni lakwaBenjamini nasezindaweni ezizungezile
eJerusalema, nasemizini yakwaJuda, nasemizini yakwaJuda
ezintabeni, nasemizini yasesigodini, nasemizini yasemizini
eningizimu, ngokuba ngiyakubuyisa ukuthunjwa kwabo,” usho uJehova.