Jeremiya 39:1 Ngomnyaka wesishiyagalolunye kaSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda, ngenyanga yeshumi, wafika uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele nayo yonke impi yakhe ngokumelene neJerusalema, futhi balivimbezela. 39:2 Futhi ngomnyaka weshumi nanye kaZedekiya, ngenyanga yesine, ngosuku lwesishiyagalolunye ngenyanga, umuzi wabhidlizwa. 39:3 Futhi zonke izikhulu zenkosi yaseBhabhiloni zangena, futhi wahlala isango eliphakathi, noNergali-sharezeri, noSamgarnebo, noSarsekhimi, noRabisarisi, uNergali-sharezeri, iRabimagi, kanye nabo bonke abaseleyo bezikhulu zenkosi eBhabhiloni. 39:4 Kwathi, lapho uZedekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, wababona, futhi onke amadoda empi abaleka, aphuma emzini ebusuku, ngendlela yasensimini yenkosi, ngasesangweni phakathi kwakho kokubili Waphuma ngendlela yasethafeni. 39:5 Kodwa impi yamaKaledi yabaxosha, yamfica uZedekiya endaweni. emathafeni aseJeriko; sebembambile, bamehlisela khona uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele eRibila ezweni laseHamati, lapho ayekhona wakhipha isahlulelo phezu kwakhe. 39:6 Khona-ke inkosi yaseBhabhiloni yabulala amadodana kaZedekiya eRibila phambi kwakhe inkosi yaseBabele yabulala zonke izikhulu zakwaJuda. 39:7 Futhi wakhipha amehlo kaZedekiya, futhi wambopha ngamaketanga, ukuze athwale waya eBhabhiloni. 39:8 Futhi amaKaledi ashisa indlu yenkosi kanye nezindlu zabantu. ngomlilo, wabhidliza izindonga zeJerusalema. 39:9 Khona-ke uNebuzaradani, induna yabalindi, wathumba IBhabhiloni insali yabantu abasala emzini, nalabo owawa, owawela kuye, kanye nabanye abantu lokho wahlala. 39:10 Kodwa uNebuzaradani, induna yabalindi, washiya abantu abampofu. eyayingenalutho, ezweni lakwaJuda, yabanika izivini ne amasimu ngesikhathi esifanayo. 39:11 Manje uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, wayala ngoJeremiya uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi wathi: 39:12 Mthathe, futhi umbheke kahle, futhi ungamenzi okubi; kodwa yenzani kuye ngisho nakuye njengokusho kwakhe kuwe. 39:13 Ngakho uNebuzaradani, induna yabalindi, noNebushasban, uRabsarisi. noNergale-sharezeri, iRabimagi, nazo zonke izikhulu zenkosi yaseBabele; 39:14 Ngisho bathumela, futhi wathatha uJeremiya egcekeni letilongo, futhi wamnika uGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikamu indodana kaShafani ukuthi kufanele amyise ekhaya: ngakho wahlala phakathi kwabantu. 39:15 Manje izwi likaJehova lafika kuJeremiya, ngesikhathi evalelwe inkantolo yejele, ethi, 39:16 Hamba ukhulume ku-Ebhedi-meleki umTopiya, uthi: 'Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli; bheka, ngiyakwehlisela amazwi ami phezu kwalo muzi ngokubi, hhayi okuhle; futhi ziyakupheleliswa ngalolo suku phambi kwakho. 39:17 Kodwa mina ngiyokukhulula ngalolo suku, kusho uJehova, futhi ngeke unikelwe esandleni samadoda owesabayo. 39:18 Ngokuba ngiyakukukhulula, futhi ngeke uwe ngenkemba. kepha ukuphila kwakho kuyakuba-yimpango yakho, ngokuba ubeke eyakho thembela kimi,” usho uJehova.