Jeremiya
38:1 Khona-ke uShefathiya indodana kaMathani, noGedaliya indodana kaPhashuri,
UJukhali indodana kaShelemiya noPhashuri indodana kaMalikhiya balalela izwi likaJehova
amazwi uJeremiya awakhuluma kubo bonke abantu, wathi:
38:2 Usho kanje uJehova, 'Ohlala kulo muzi uyakufa by the
ngenkemba, ngendlala, nangesifo, kepha ophuma ukuya
amaKaledi ayakuphila; ngokuba uyakuba yimpango ukuphila kwakhe, futhi
uzophila.
38:3 Usho kanje uJehova: Lo muzi ngokuqinisekile uyonikelwa esandleni
impi yenkosi yaseBabele, eyakulithatha.
38:4 Ngakho izikhulu zathi enkosini: "Siyakucela, vumela lo muntu
abulawe, ngokuba wenza buthakathaka izandla zamadoda empi
hlalani kulo muzi, nezandla zabo bonke abantu, ekukhulumeni okunjalo
amazwi kubo: ngokuba lo muntu akafuni okuhle kwalaba bantu;
kodwa ubuhlungu.
" 38:5 Khona-ke inkosi uZedekiya wathi: "Bheka, usesandleni sakho, ngoba inkosi
kungeyisikho ongenza ulutho ngawe.
38:6 Khona-ke bamthatha uJeremiya, futhi bamphonsa emgodini kaMalikhiya the
indodana yenkosi eyayisegcekeni letilongo; behlisa
uJeremiya ngezintambo. Futhi emgodini kwakungekho manzi, kodwa udaka: ngakho
UJeremiya washona odakeni.
38:7 Manje lapho u-Ebhedi-meleki, umTopiya, omunye wabathenwa eyayiphakathi
indlu yenkosi yezwa ukuthi bamfake uJeremiya etilongweni; Inkosi
ehlezi esangweni lakwaBenjamini;
38:8 U-Ebhedi-meleki waphuma endlini yenkosi, wakhuluma enkosini.
ethi,
38:9 Nkosi yami, nkosi, la madoda enze okubi kukho konke akwenzile
uJeremiya umprofethi, abamphonsa emgodini; futhi nguye
njengokungathi ufela indlala endaweni lapho ekhona, ngokuba ayisekho
isinkwa emzini.
38:10 Khona-ke inkosi yayala u-Ebhedi-meleki umTopiya, wathi: "Susa
kusukela lapho amadoda angamashumi amathathu kanye nawe, futhi ukhuphule uJeremiya umprofethi phakathi kwakho
emgodini, ngaphambi kokuba afe.
38:11 Ngakho u-Ebhedi-meleki wathatha amadoda, futhi wangena endlini yenkosi
ngaphansi kwesikhwama semali, wakhipha khona amalembu amadala namanikiniki amadala.
bawehlisele emgodini kuJeremiya ngezintambo.
" 38:12 Futhi u-Ebhedi-meleki umKushe wathi kuJeremiya: "Faka la amaxhegu
amanikiniki namanikiniki abolile ngaphansi kwamakhwapha akho ngaphansi kwezintambo. Futhi
UJeremiya wenza njalo.
38:13 Ngakho bamdonsa uJeremiya ngezintambo, futhi bamkhipha emgodini.
uJeremiya wahlala egcekeni letilongo.
38:14 Khona-ke inkosi uZedekiya wathumela, wathatha uJeremiya umprofethi kuye
umnyango wesithathu osendlini kaJehova;
Jeremiya, ngiyakukubuza utho; ungangifihleli lutho.
" 38:15 Khona-ke uJeremiya wathi kuZedekiya: "Uma ngikutshela, ingabe
Kangibulali yini? futhi uma ngikweluleka, ngeke
ungilalele?
" 38:16 Ngakho, inkosi uZedekiya wafunga kuJeremiya ngasese, wathi: "NjengoJehova
ophilayo, owasenza lomphefumulo, angiyikukubulala, nawe
ngiyakukunikela esandleni salaba abafuna ukuphila kwakho.
38:17 Wayesethi uJeremiya kuZedekiya: "Usho kanje uJehova, uNkulunkulu Sebawoti,
uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli; Uma uzophuma nokuphumela enkosini yase
Izikhulu zaseBabele, khona-ke umphefumulo wakho uyakuphila, futhi lo muzi awuyikuba khona
ashiswe ngomlilo; uyakuphila wena nendlu yakho;
38:18 Kodwa uma ungafuni ukuphuma uye ezikhulwini zenkosi yaseBhabhiloni, ke
lomuzi uyakunikelwa esandleni samaKaledi, futhi wona
uwushise ngomlilo, ungaphunyuki esandleni sabo.
" 38:19 Futhi inkosi uZedekiya wathi kuJeremiya: "Ngesaba abaJuda
awele kumaKaledi, funa anginikele esandleni sawo, futhi
bayangiklolodela.
38:20 Kodwa uJeremiya wathi: "Ngeke bakukhulule. Ngiyakuncenga, lalela,
izwi likaJehova engilikhuluma kuwe, kube kuhle kulo
wena, umphefumulo wakho uphile.
38:21 Kodwa uma wenqaba ukuphuma, leli yizwi uJehova analo
wangibonisa:
38:22 Futhi bheka, bonke abesifazane abasele endlini yenkosi yakwaJuda
iyakukhishelwa ezikhulwini zenkosi yaseBabele nakulabo besifazane
bayakuthi: Abangane bakho bakugqokile, banqobile
izinyawo zakho zicwile odakeni, zibuyele emuva.
38:23 Ngakho bayokhipha bonke abafazi bakho nabantwana bakho kumaKaledi.
wena awuyikuphunyuka esandleni sabo, kepha uyakubanjwa ngesandla
isandla senkosi yaseBabele; uyakuwushisa lo muzi
ngomlilo.
38:24 Khona-ke uZedekiya wathi kuJeremiya: "Makungabikho muntu owaziyo lawa mazwi
awuyikufa.
38:25 Kodwa uma izikhulu zizwa ukuthi ngikhulumile nawe, futhi beza
kuwe, ngithi kuwe: Ake usitshele lokho okushilo kuwe
nkosi, ungasifihleli, futhi asiyikukubulala; futhi
eyakusho kuwe inkosi;
38:26 Uzakuthi kubo: Ngethula ukunxusa kwami phambi kukaJehova
inkosi, ukuze angangibuyiseli endlini kaJonathani ukuba ngife
Lapho.
38:27 Khona-ke zonke izikhulu zafika kuJeremiya, futhi wambuza, futhi wabatshela
njengawo onke lawa mazwi inkosi eyalile ngawo. Bahamba-ke
ngaphandle kokukhuluma naye; ngoba indaba kayibonwanga.
38:28 Ngakho uJeremiya wahlala egcekeni letilongo kwaze kwaba usuku
IJerusalema lathathwa; wayekhona mhla iJerusalema lithathwa.