Jeremiya
37:1 UZedekiya indodana kaJosiya waba yinkosi esikhundleni sikaKhoniya indodana kaJosiya.
uJehoyakimi, uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele amenza inkosi ezweni lakhe
Juda.
37:2 Kodwa yena, noma izinceku zakhe, noma abantu bezwe, akazange enze
lalelani amazwi kaJehova awakhuluma ngomprofethi
Jeremiya.
37:3 Inkosi uZedekiya yathuma uJehukali indodana kaShelemiya noZefaniya.
indodana kaMahaseya umpristi kuJeremiya umprofethi, yathi: “Thandaza manje
kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ngenxa yethu.
37:4 Manje uJeremiya wayengena futhi ephuma phakathi kwabantu, ngoba babengafakanga
etilongweni.
37:5 Khona-ke ibutho lempi kaFaro waphuma eGibhithe kanye namaKaledi
iJerusalema elivinjezelweyo bezwa umbiko ngabo, basuka
eJerusalema.
37:6 Kwase kufika izwi likaJehova kumprofethi uJeremiya, wathi:
37:7 Usho kanje uJehova, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli; Niyakusho kanje enkosini yase
Juda, owanithuma kimi ukuzobuza kimi; bheka, ibutho likaFaro!
ophumele ukukusiza, uyakubuyela ezweni lakubo eGibithe
umhlaba.
37:8 Futhi amaKaledi uyobuya, futhi alwe nalo muzi, futhi
lithathe, lisitshise ngomlilo.
37:9 Usho kanje uJehova. Ningazikhohlisi nithi: AmaKaledi ayakukwenza
sukani kithi, ngokuba abayikumuka.
37:10 Ngoba nakuba wawushayile yonke impi yamaKaledi alwayo
ngokumelene nani, futhi kwasala phakathi kwabo amadoda alimele, kodwa kufanele
bavuke, kube yilowo nalowo etendeni lakhe, bawushise lo muzi ngomlilo.
37:11 Kwathi lapho ibutho lamaKaledi laphulwa
eJerusalema ngokwesaba impi kaFaro,
37:12 Khona-ke uJeremiya waphuma eJerusalema ukuze aye ezweni
uBenjamini, ukuba azehlukanisele khona phakathi kwabantu.
37:13 Futhi lapho esesangweni lakwaBenjamini, kwakukhona induna yabalindi
lapho, ogama lakhe lalingu-Iriya, indodana kaShelemiya, indodana kaHananiya;
yambamba uJeremiya umprofethi, yathi: “Uyahlubuka kuJehova
AmaKaledi.
37:14 Wayesethi uJeremiya: "Amanga; angihlubukeli kumaKaledi. Kodwa
akamlalelanga; u-Irija wayesemthatha uJeremiya, wamyisa kuJehova
izikhulu.
37:15 Ngakho izikhulu zamthukuthelela uJeremiya, futhi wamshaya, futhi wabeka
etilongweni endlini kaJonathani umbhali, ngokuba babeyenzile
ukuthi ijele.
37:16 Lapho uJeremiya wangena emgodini, futhi emakamelweni, futhi
UJeremiya wahlala lapho izinsuku eziningi;
37:17 Khona-ke inkosi uZedekiya wathumela, wamthatha, futhi inkosi yambuza
ngasese endlini yakhe, wathi: “Likhona izwi elivela kuJehova na? Futhi
Wathi uJeremiya: “Kukhona, ngokuba wathi, uyakunikelwa ezweni
isandla senkosi yaseBabele.
" 37:18 Futhi uJeremiya wathi enkosini uZedekiya: "Yini engiye ngonile
wena, nezinceku zakho, noma ngokumelene nalaba bantu, onibekile
mina ejele?
37:19 Baphi manje abaprofethi benu ababeprofetha kini, bathi: 'Inkosi
yaseBabele ayiyikunihlasela naleli zwe na?
37:20 Ngakho, ake uzwe, nkosi yami, nkosi
ukunxusa makwamukelwe phambi kwakho; ukuthi ungibangele
ngingabuyeli endlini kaJonathani umbhali, funa ngifele khona.
37:21 Khona-ke inkosi uZedekiya wayala ukuba banikele uJeremiya
egcekeni letilongo, nokuthi bamnike ucezu lwezinsuku zonke
isinkwa esiphuma esigcawini sababhaki, kwaze kwaphela zonke izinkwa emzini
esetshenzisiwe. UJeremiya wahlala kanjalo egcekeni letilongo.