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.