Jeremiya
34:1 Izwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova, lapho uNebukadinesari
inkosi yaseBabele, nempi yayo yonke, nemibuso yonke yomhlaba
umbuso wakhe, nabo bonke abantu, balwa neJerusalema, futhi ngokumelene
yonke imizi yalo, ethi:
34:2 Usho kanje uJehova, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: Hamba ukhulume kuZedekhiya inkosi
Juda, uthi kuye: Usho kanje uJehova; bheka, ngiyawunikela lo muzi
esandleni senkosi yaseBabele, futhi iyoshisa ngomlilo.
34:3 Futhi wena ngeke uphunyuke esandleni sakhe, kodwa ngokuqinisekile uyobanjwa.
wanikela esandleni sakhe; amehlo akho ayakubona amehlo kaJehova
inkosi yaseBabele, futhi uyokhuluma nawe umlomo nomlomo, futhi wena
ngizakuya eBhabhiloni.
34:4 Nokho, yizwa izwi likaJehova, Sedekiya, nkosi yakwaJuda. Usho kanje uJehova
Jehova ngawe, awuyikufa ngenkemba;
34:5 Kodwa wena uyakufa ngokuthula, futhi ngokushiswa oyihlo, the
amakhosi akuqala ayengaphambi kwakho ayakushisela wena iphunga;
bayakulilela, bathi: 'Awu, nkosi! ngoba mina ngimemezele i
izwi,” usho uJehova.
34:6 Khona-ke uJeremiya umprofethi wakhuluma wonke la mazwi kuZedekiya, inkosi yase-Israel
uJuda eJerusalema,
34:7 Lapho ibutho lenkosi yaseBhabhiloni walwa neJerusalema, futhi ngokumelene
yonke imizi yakwaJuda eyayisele, ngokumelene neLakishi, futhi ngokumelene
i-Azeka, ngokuba le mizi ebiyelweyo isele emizini yakwaJuda.
34:8 Leli yizwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova ngemva kwalokho
inkosi uZedekiya yayenze isivumelwano nabo bonke abantu ababekhona
iJerusalema, ukumemezela inkululeko kubo;
34:9 ukuze yilowo nalowo avumele isigqila sakhe, yilowo nalowo incekukazi yakhe;
ungumHeberu noma umHeberukazi, hamba ngokukhululeka; ukuze kungabikho ozikhonzayo
kubo, okungukuthi, umJuda umfowabo.
34:10 Manje lapho zonke izikhulu, futhi bonke abantu, ababengene ethempelini
isivumelwano, sezwa ukuthi yilowo nalowo makavumele inceku yakhe, nalowo nalowo
incekukazi yakhe, khululeka, ukuze kungabikho ozisebenzelayo
ngaphezu kwalokho balalela, babadedela.
34:11 Kodwa kamuva baphenduka, futhi babangela izinceku nezincekukazi.
ababebakhululile ukuba babuye, babathobisa
ezezinceku nezincekukazi.
34:12 Ngakho izwi likaJehova lafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova, wathi:
34:13 Usho kanje uJehova, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: Ngenza isivumelwano nawe
obaba mhla ngibakhipha ezweni laseGibithe;
endlini yezinceku, ethi:
34:14 Ekupheleni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa anomukisa, kube yilowo nalowo umfowabo ongumHeberu.
ezithengisiwe kuwe; lapho esekusebenzele iminyaka eyisithupha.
uyakumkhulula kuwe, kepha oyihlo abalalelanga
kimi, kababekanga indlebe yabo.
34:15 Futhi manje niphenduke, futhi nenza okulungile emehlweni ami, ekumemezeleni
inkululeko, kube yilowo nalowo kumakhelwane wakhe; nenza isivumelwano phambi kwami
endlini ebizwa ngegama lami;
34:16 Kepha nina niphenduke, nalingcolisa igama lami, nenza kube yilowo nalowo isigqila sakhe.
yilowo nalowo incekukazi yakhe, ayeyikhulule endaweni yabo
ukubuya, wabathobisa, ukuba babe kini
ezezinceku nezincekukazi.
34:17 Ngakho-ke, usho kanje uJehova. Aningilalelanga, ngo
bememezela inkululeko, kube yilowo nalowo kumfowabo, yilowo nalowo kowakhe
bhekani, nginibikela inkululeko,” usho uJehova
inkemba, isifo, nendlala; futhi ngizokwenza ube khona
isuswe kuyo yonke imibuso yomhlaba.
34:18 Futhi ngiyonika amadoda abeqe isivumelwano sami, abaye
abawenzanga amazwi esivumelwano abasenza phambi kwami;
lapho belihlahlela kabili ithole, bedlula phakathi kwezingxenye zalo.
34:19 Izikhulu zakwaJuda, nezikhulu zaseJerusalema, abathenwa, futhi
abapristi, nabo bonke abantu bezwe, abadabula phakathi kwezindawo
eyethole;
34:20 Ngizobanikela esandleni sezitha zabo, futhi esandleni
yalabo abafuna ukuphila kwabo, nezidumbu zabo ziyakuba ngukudla
kuzo izinyoni zezulu, nezilwane zomhlaba.
34:21 Futhi uZedekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, nezikhulu zakhe, ngizobanikela esandleni sika
izitha zabo, nasesandleni salabo abafuna ukuphila kwabo, futhi
isandla sempi yenkosi yaseBabele eyenyukile kini.
34:22 Bheka, Ngizoyala, kusho uJehova, futhi ngibenze ukuba babuyele kulokhu
idolobha; bayakulwa nalo, balithathe, balishise ngalo
umlilo, ngenze imizi yakwaJuda ibe yincithakalo engenamuntu
ohlala khona.