Jeremiya
35:1 Izwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova ezinsukwini zikaJehoyakimi
indodana kaJosiya inkosi yakwaJuda, wathi:
35:2 Hamba uye endlini yamaRekabi, futhi ukhulume nawo, futhi uwalethe
endlini kaJehova kwelinye lamakamelo, ubanike iwayini
ukuphuza.
35:3 Ngase ngithatha uJahazaniya, indodana kaJeremiya, indodana Habaziniya, futhi
abafowabo, nawo onke amadodana akhe, nendlu yonke yamaRekabi;
35:4 Futhi ngabangenisa endlini kaJehova, ekamelweni lethempeli
amadodana kaHanani, indodana ka-Igidaliya, umuntu kaNkulunkulu, owayengakubo
ekamelweni lezikhulu elaliphezu kwekamelo likaMahaseya indodana
kaShalumi, umlindisango;
35:5 Ngabeka phambi kwamadodana endlu yamaRekabi izimbiza ezigcwele
iwayini, nezindebe, ngase ngithi kubo: Phuzani iwayini.
6 Kodwa bathi: "Asiyikuphuza iwayini, ngokuba uJonadaba indodana kaRekabi wethu."
uyise wasiyala wathi: Lingaphuzi wayini, lina, loba
amadodana akho kuze kube phakade;
35:7 Futhi aniyikwakha indlu, noma nihlwanyele imbewu, noma nitshale isivini, futhi ningabi nalutho
kodwa zonke izinsuku zenu niyakuhlala ematendeni; ukuze niphile abaningi
izinsuku ezweni eningabafokazi kulo.
35:8 Kanjalo siye salalela izwi likaJonadaba, indodana kaRekabi, ubaba wethu
konke asiyale ngakho ukuthi singaphuzi wayini zonke izinsuku zethu, thina, yethu
abafazi, namadodana ethu, namadodakazi ethu;
35:9 Nokwakhela izindlu ukuze sihlale, futhi asinazo isivini, noma
insimu, noma imbewu;
35:10 Kodwa siye sahlala ematendeni, futhi siye salalela, futhi senza ngokuvumelana nakho konke
uJonadaba ubaba asiyala ngakho.
35:11 Kodwa kwenzeka, lapho uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, ekhuphuka
izwe esathi: Wozani siye eJerusalema ngokwesaba uJehova
ibutho lamaKaledi nangenxa yokwesaba impi yama-Aramu;
hlala eJerusalema.
35:12 Lase lifika izwi likaJehova kuJeremiya, wathi:
35:13 Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: Hamba utshele amadoda
Juda nabakhileyo eJerusalema aniyikukwamukela ukulaywa na?
ukulalela amazwi ami? usho uJehova.
35:14 Amazwi kaJonadaba, indodana kaRekabi, ukuthi angayala amadodana akhe
ukuphuza iwayini, kwenziwa; ngoba kuze kube lamuhla kabaphuzi lutho, kodwa
lalela umyalo kayise; nokho ngikhulumile kini.
ukuvuka ekuseni nokukhuluma; kodwa kalingilalelanga.
35:15 Ngithumele kini zonke izinceku zami abaprofethi, ngivuka ekuseni
wabathuma, ethi: “Ake nibuye, kube yilowo nalowo endleleni yakhe embi
lungisani izenzo zenu, ningalandeli abanye onkulunkulu ukuba nibakhonze, nani
niyakuhlala ezweni engalinika nina nawoyihlo;
kepha anibekanga izindlebe zenu, aningilalelanga.
35:16 Ngoba amadodana kaJonadaba, indodana kaRekabi, akwenzile
umyalo kayise abayala ngawo; kodwa lababantu
akangilalelanga;
35:17 Ngakho, usho kanje uJehova, uNkulunkulu Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: Bhekani, mina
iyakwehlisela phezu kukaJuda naphezu kwabo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema konke
okubi engikukhulume kubo, lokhu ngikhulumile kubo
bona, kepha abezwanga; ngibabizile, kepha bona
bengaphendulanga.
" 35:18 UJeremiya wathi endlini yamaRekabi, "Usho kanje uJehova
Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli; Ngoba ulalele umlayo ka
uyihlo uJonadaba, futhi wagcina yonke imiyalo yakhe, futhi wenza ngokuvumelana
konke aniyale ngakho;
35:19 Ngakho-ke, usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: Jonadab the
indodana kaRekabi ayiyikuswela muntu wokuma phambi kwami kuze kube phakade.