Jeremiya
40:1 Izwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova ngemva kwalokho uNebuzaradani
Induna yabalindi yamkhulula eRama, lapho imthathile
beboshiwe ngamaketanga phakathi kwabo bonke abathunjwa
iJerusalema noJuda, ababethunjelwe eBabele.
40:2 Induna yabalindi yamthatha uJeremiya, yathi kuye: "Jehova
uNkulunkulu wakho ukhulume lobu bubi phezu kwale ndawo.
40:3 Manje uJehova uyilethile, futhi wenza njengoba nje eshilo.
ngokuba nonile kuJehova, anililalelanga izwi lakhe;
ngalokho le nto ifikile phezu kwenu.
40:4 Futhi manje, bheka, Ngiyakukhulula namuhla kusukela amaketanga ababephezu kwakho
isandla sakho. Uma kukuhle emehlweni akho ukuya nami eBabele,
woza; ngiyakunibheka kahle, kepha uma nibona kubi
woza nami eBabele, yeka; bheka, izwe lonke liphambi kwakho;
lapho okubonakala kukuhle futhi kukuhle kuwe ukuya khona, hamba khona.
40:5 Kwathi engakabuyi, wathi: "Buyela kuGedaliya."
indodana ka-Ahikamu indodana kaShafani, inkosi yaseBabele amenzile
umbusi phezu kwemizi yakwaJuda, uhlale naye phakathi kwabantu;
noma hamba lapho othanda ukuya khona. Ngakho ukapteni
umlindi wamnika ukudla nomvuzo, wamyeka.
40:6 UJeremiya waya kuGedaliya, indodana ka-Ahikamu, eMispa. wahlala
naye phakathi kwabantu ababesele ezweni.
40:7 Manje lapho zonke izinduna zebutho ezazisendle, ngisho
bona namadoda abo bezwa ukuthi inkosi yaseBabele imenze uGedaliya inkosi
indodana ka-Ahikamu umbusi ezweni, wayebeke kuye amadoda, futhi
abesifazane, nabantwana, nabampofu bezwe, kwabangekho
ekuthunjelweni eBabiloni;
40:8 Khona-ke beza kuGedaliya eMispa, u-Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya.
noJohanani noJonathani amadodana kaKhareya, noSeraya indodana ka
noThanhumeti, namadodana ka-Efayi waseNethofa, noJezaniya indodana
kumaMahakhathi, bona namadoda abo.
40:9 UGedaliya, indodana ka-Ahikamu, indodana kaShafani, wafunga kubo futhi
amadoda abo, ethi: “Ningesabi ukukhonza amaKaledi; hlalani ezweni;
nikhonze inkosi yaseBabele, kuyakuba kuhle kini.
40:10 Mina-ke, bheka, ngiyakuhlala eMispa, ukuze ngikhonze amaKaledi,
kodwa nina buthani iwayini, nezithelo zasehlobo, namafutha;
nikubeke ezitsheni zenu, nihlale emizini yenu eninayo
kuthathwe.
40:11 Ngokufanayo lapho wonke amaJuda ayekwaMowabi, futhi phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Amoni.
nase-Edomi nakuwo wonke amazwe bezwa ukuthi inkosi yezwe
IBhabhiloni yayishiye insali yakwaJuda, futhi wayeyibeke phezu kwayo
uGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikamu indodana kaShafani;
40:12 Wonke amaJuda abuya kuzo zonke izindawo lapho ayexoshelwe khona.
wafika ezweni lakwaJuda kuGedaliya eMispa, wabutha
iwayini nezithelo zasehlobo kakhulu.
40:13 noJohanani, indodana kaKhareya, futhi zonke izinduna zamabutho
ababesemasimini beza kuGedaliya eMispa,
" 40:14 Wathi kuye: "Uyazi yini ukuthi uBhahali inkosi yezizwe
Abantwana bakwa-Amoni bathumile u-Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya ukuba akubulale na? Kodwa
UGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikamu akakholwanga kubo.
40:15 Khona-ke uJohanani indodana kaKhareya wakhuluma kuGedaliya eMispa ngasese.
ethi: Ake ngihambe ngibulale uIshmayeli indodana ka
UNethaniya, futhi akukho muntu ozokwazi ngakho: kungani kufanele akubulale, lokho
bonke abaJuda ababuthene kuwe bayakuhlakazwa, nalaba
insali kwaJuda iyabhubha?
40:16 Kepha uGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikamu wathi kuJohanani indodana kaKhareya:
ungayenzi le nto, ngokuba ukhuluma amanga ngo-Ishmayeli.