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.