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.