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.