Jeremiya
36:1 Kwathi ngomnyaka wesine kaJehoyakimi, indodana kaJosiya
inkosi yakwaJuda, kwafika leli zwi kuJeremiya livela kuJehova, lithi:
36:2 Thatha umqulu wencwadi, ulobe kuwo wonke amazwi enginawo
owakhuluma kuwe ngoIsrayeli, loJuda, laphezu kwakho konke
izizwe, kusukela osukwini engakhuluma ngalo kuwe, kusukela ezinsukwini zikaJosiya, ngisho
kuze kube lamuhla.
36:3 Mhlawumbe indlu yakwaJuda uyokuzwa bonke ububi engikucabangayo
ukwenza kubo; ukuze babuye, kube yilowo nalowo endleleni yakhe embi; lokho
ngithethelele ububi babo lesono sabo.
36:4 UJeremiya wabiza uBharuki, indodana kaNeriya, futhi uBharuki waloba encwadini
emlonyeni kaJeremiya wonke amazwi kaJehova ayewakhulume kuye
kuye, phezu komqulu wencwadi.
36:5 UJeremiya wamyala uBaruki, wathi: "Ngivalelwe; Angikwazi ukungena
indlu kaJehova;
36:6 Ngakho-ke hamba, futhi ufunde emqulwini, owubhalile kusukela yami
umlomo, amazwi kaJehova ezindlebeni zabantu emehlweni kaJehova
endlini ngosuku lokuzila ukudla; futhi uyakuzifunda ezindlebeni ze
wonke uJuda abaphuma emizini yabo.
36:7 Mhlawumbe bayoletha ukunxusa kwabo phambi kukaJehova, futhi ngeke
buyani, kube yilowo nalowo endleleni yakhe embi, ngokuba inkulu intukuthelo nokufutheka
uJehova akukhulumile ngalaba bantu.
36:8 UBharuki, indodana kaNeriya, wenza njengakho konke uJeremiya
umprofethi wamyala, efunda encwadini amazwi kaJehova encwadini
indlu kaJehova.
36:9 Kwathi ngomnyaka wesihlanu kaJehoyakimi, indodana kaJosiya
inkosi yakwaJuda, ngenyanga yesishiyagalolunye, bamemezela ukuzila ukudla ngaphambili
uJehova kubo bonke abantu baseJerusalema, nakubo bonke abantu abeza
kusukela emizini yakwaJuda kuze kufike eJerusalema.
36:10 Wayesefunda uBharuki encwadini amazwi kaJeremiya endlini kaJehova
UJehova, ekamelweni likaGemariya indodana kaShafani umbhali, ekamelweni eliphezulu
egcekeni eliphezulu, ekungeneni kwesango elisha lendlu kaJehova, phakathi
izindlebe zabo bonke abantu.
36:11 Kwathi uMikhaya indodana kaGemariya, indodana kaShafani, wezwa
incwadi wonke amazwi kaJehova,
36:12 Khona-ke wehlela endlini yenkosi, ekamelweni lombhali.
bheka, zonke izikhulu zazihlezi lapho, u-Elishama umbhali noDelaya
indodana kaShemaya, no-Elinathani indodana ka-Akibori, noGemariya indodana ka
uShafani, noZedekiya indodana kaHananiya, nazo zonke izikhulu.
36:13 Khona-ke uMikhaya wamemezela kubo wonke amazwi ayewezwile, lapho
UBharuki wayifunda incwadi ezindlebeni zabantu.
36:14 Ngakho zonke izikhulu zathuma uJehudi, indodana kaNethaniya, indodana ka
uShelemiya, indodana kaKushi, kuBaruki, wathi: Thatha ngesandla sakho
gingqa ofunde kukho ezindlebeni zabantu, uze. Ngakho
UBharuki indodana kaNeriya wathatha umqulu ngesandla sakhe, weza kubo.
36:15 Bathi kuye, Hlala phansi, ufunde ezindlebeni zethu. Ngakho uBharuki
wayifunda ezindlebeni zabo.
36:16 Kwathi, lapho sebezwile wonke amazwi, besaba
bobabili, omunye nomunye, wathi kuBaruki: "Siyakuyitshela nokumtshela inkosi."
kuwo wonke lawa mazwi.
36:17 Futhi babuza uBharuki, wathi, "Sitshele manje, kanjani wena ubhale konke
lawa mazwi emlonyeni wakhe?
36:18 Khona-ke uBharuki wawaphendula, "Wawakhuluma kimi wonke la mazwi
umlomo wakhe, futhi ngawabhala ngoyinki encwadini.
36:19 Khona-ke izikhulu zathi kuBharuki: "Hamba ucashe, wena noJeremiya; futhi
makungabikho muntu owaziyo lapho enikhona.
36:20 Futhi bangena enkosini egcekeni, kodwa bawubeka umqulu
ekamelweni lika-Elishama umbhali, wakhuluma onke amazwi endlini
izindlebe zenkosi.
36:21 Inkosi yasithuma uJehudi ukuba awuthathe umqulu, futhi wawukhipha
ikamelo lika-Elishama umbhali. UJehudi wayifunda ezindlebeni zikaJehova
enkosini nasezindlebeni zazo zonke izikhulu ezazimi eceleni kwenkosi.
36:22 Manje inkosi yayihlezi endlini yasebusika ngenyanga yesishiyagalolunye
umlilo eziko uvutha phambi kwakhe.
36:23 Kwathi lapho uJehudi esefunde amakhasi amathathu noma amane, yena
uyinqume ngommese, uyiphonse emlilweni ophezu kwawo
eziko, waze waqedwa wonke umqulu emlilweni owawuphezu komlilo
iziko.
36:24 Nokho abazange besabe, futhi akazange aklebhule izingubo zabo, noma inkosi, noma
zonke izinceku zakhe ezezwayo onke lawa mazwi.
36:25 Nokho u-Elinathani noDelaya noGemariya babencengile
inkosi ukuthi ingawushisi umqulu, kepha ayibezwanga.
36:26 Kodwa inkosi yayala uJerameli, indodana yenkosi, noSeraya the
indodana ka-Aziriyeli, noShelemiya indodana ka-Abideyeli ukuba bathathe uBharuki
umbhali noJeremiya umprofethi, kepha uJehova wabafihla.
36:27 Khona-ke izwi likaJehova lafika kuJeremiya, ngemva kwalokho inkosi
washisa umqulu, namazwi uBaruki awalobayo emlonyeni ka
UJeremiya wathi,
36:28 Thatha futhi omunye umqulu, ulobe kuwo wonke amazwi okuqala
ezazisomqulu wokuqala, uJehoyakimi inkosi yakwaJuda awushisa.
36:29 Uzakuthi kuJehoyakimi inkosi yakwaJuda: 'Usho kanje uJehova. Wena
uwushisile lo mqulu, wathi: ‘Ulobeleni kuwo, uthi:
Inkosi yaseBhabhiloni ngokuqinisekile izofika futhi ibhubhise leli zwe, futhi
uyakwenza ukuba kuphele lapho umuntu nezilwane na?
36:30 Ngakho, itsho njalo iNkosi ngoJehoyakimi, inkosi yakwaJuda: Uzoba nakho
kakho ozahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavida, lesidumbu sakhe sizaphoselwa
emini ekushiseni, nasebusuku kusithwathwa.
36:31 Futhi ngiyomjezisa yena nenzalo yakhe nezinceku zakhe ngenxa yobubi babo;
ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwabo, naphezu kwabakhileyo eJerusalema, futhi
phezu kwabantu bakwaJuda, bonke ububi engibukhulume ngabo;
kodwa kabalalelanga.
36:32 Khona-ke uJeremiya wathatha omunye umqulu, wawunikeza uBharuki umbhali, the
indodana kaNeriya; owaloba kuwo wonke amazwi kaJeremiya
amazwi encwadi uJehoyakimi inkosi yakwaJuda ayishisa ngomlilo.
kwenezelwa kuwo amazwi amaningi anjengawo.