Jeremiya
44:1 Izwi elafika kuJeremiya mayelana nawo wonke amaJuda ayehlala
izwe laseGibithe, elihlala eMigidoli, naseThahapanesi, naseNofi;
nasezweni lasePhatirosi, ethi:
44:2 Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: Senikubonile konke
okubi engikwehlisele phezu kweJerusalema, naphezu kwayo yonke imizi yase
uJuda; bheka, ziyincithakalo namuhla, akuhlali muntu
lapho,
44:3 Ngenxa yobubi babo ababenzile ukuze bangicasule
ukuthukuthela, ngokuthi bahambe bayoshisa impepho, bakhonze abanye onkulunkulu, obani
babengazi, bona, nani, noyihlo.
44:4 Nokho ngithumele kini zonke izinceku zami abaprofethi, ngivuka ekuseni futhi
ebathuma, ethi: “Maye, ningayenzi le nto enengekayo engiyizondayo.
44:5 Kodwa abazange balalele, futhi abazange bathambekise indlebe yabo ukuze baphenduke
ububi, bangashiseli abanye onkulunkulu impepho.
44:6 Ngakho ukufutheka kwami nentukuthelo yami wathululwa, futhi kwavutha
imizi yakwaJuda nasezitaladini zaseJerusalema; futhi ziyachithwa
futhi eyincithakalo njenganamuhla.
44:7 Ngakho manje usho kanje uJehova, uNkulunkulu Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli:
Ngakho nenze lobu bubi obukhulu emiphefumulweni yenu ukuba ninqume
wena owesilisa nowesifazane, umntwana nosancela, kwaJuda, ukuba ngingakushiyi
ukuhlala;
44:8 Ngokungithukuthelisa ngemisebenzi yezandla zenu, evuthayo
impepho kwabanye onkulunkulu ezweni laseGibithe, lapho niye khona
hlalani, ukuze nizinqume, nibe yisiqalekiso
nehlazo phakathi kwezizwe zonke zomhlaba?
44:9 Ingabe ukhohliwe ububi boyihlo, futhi ububi
amakhosi akwaJuda, nobubi babafazi bawo, nobubi benu
ububi, nobubi babafazi benu abenzile
ezweni lakwaJuda nasezitaladini zaseJerusalema na?
44:10 Abazithobanga kuze kube yilolu suku, futhi abazange besabe, noma
wahamba ngomthetho wami nangezimiso zami engizibeke phambi kwenu naphambi kwenu
oyihlo.
44:11 Ngakho, usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: Bhekani, mina
ngizamisa ubuso bami kini kube kubi, ngiqume wonke uJuda.
44:12 Futhi ngiyothatha insali yakwaJuda, ababemise ubuso babo ukuhamba
ezweni laseGibithe ukuba ngigogobale khona, baphele bonke;
bawe ezweni laseGibithe; bayakuqedwa ngenkemba
bayakufa ngendlala, kusukela komncane kuze kufike kwabancane
okukhulu kunakho konke, ngenkemba nangendlala;
isithuko, nesimangaliso, nesiqalekiso, nesihlamba.
44:13 Ngoba ngizobajezisa labo abahlala ezweni laseGibhithe, njengoba nje mina
walijezisa iJerusalema, ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo;
44:14 Ukuze kungabikho noyedwa wensali yakwaJuda, abaye bangena ezweni
IGibhithe ukuhlala njengabezizwe lapho, bayophunyuka noma bahlale, ukuze babuye
ezweni lakwaJuda, abafisa ukubuyela kulo
hlalani khona, ngokuba abayikubuya ngaphandle kwabaphunyukayo.
44:15 Khona-ke wonke amadoda azi ukuthi omkawo babeshisele impepho kubo
abanye onkulunkulu, nabo bonke abesifazane ababemi khona, isixuku esikhulu, bonke
abantu ababehlala ezweni laseGibhithe, ePhatirosi, baphendula
UJeremiya wathi,
44:16 Ngokuqondene nezwi owalikhuluma kithi egameni likaJehova.
asiyikukulalela.
44:17 Kodwa ngokuqinisekile sizokwenza noma yini ephuma ngaphandle kwethu
ukushisela inkosikazi yezulu impepho, nokuthulula okuphuzwayo
kuye, njengalokho senzile, thina nawobaba, namakhosi ethu, kanye
izikhulu zethu emizini yakwaJuda nasezitaladini zaseJerusalema.
ngoba ngalesosikhathi saba lokudla okunengi, saba kuhle, kasibonanga okubi.
44:18 Kodwa kusukela sayeka ukushisela indlovukazi yezulu impepho, futhi
sithululele kuyo iminikelo yokuphuzwa, siswele zonke izinto, sathola
baqedwe ngenkemba nangendlala.
44:19 Futhi lapho sishisela indlovukazi yezulu impepho, futhi wathulula isiphuzo
samenzela amaqebelengwane okukhuleka kuye, sawathulula
iminikelo yokuphuzwayo kuyo, ngaphandle kwamadoda ethu?
44:20 UJeremiya wayesethi kubo bonke abantu, amadoda nakwabesifazane:
nakubo bonke abantu ababemphendule, bathi:
44:21 Impepho enayishisa emizini yakwaJuda nasezitaladini
Jerusalema, wena, nawoyihlo, namakhosi enu, nezikhulu zenu, futhi
abantu bezwe, uJehova akabakhumbulanga, futhi akangenanga kulo
ingqondo yakhe?
44:22 Ukuze uJehova akabange esakwazi ukubekezelela, ngenxa yobubi bakho
izenzo, nangenxa yezinengiso enizenzileyo;
ngalokho izwe lenu liyihlane eliyincithakalo, nesimangaliso, nesiqalekiso;
kungekho ohlala khona njengalamuhla.
44:23 Ngoba nishise impepho, futhi ngoba nonile phambi kukaJehova
Jehova, angililalelanga izwi likaJehova, anihambanga ngomthetho wakhe;
noma ezimisweni zakhe, noma ebufakazini bakhe; ngakho-ke lobu bubi buyi
kwenzeka kini njenganamuhla.
44:24 UJeremiya wathi kubo bonke abantu nakubo bonke abesifazane: "Yizwani
izwi likaJehova, nonke bakwaJuda abasezweni laseGibithe.
44:25 Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Wena kanye nawe
Abafazi bakhulumile ngemilomo yenu, bagcwalisa ngesandla senu;
bethi: Siyakuzigcwalisa izithembiso zethu esizithembisileyo zokuzitshisa
enkosinikazi yezulu impepho, bathululele kuyo iminikelo yokuphuzwa
niyakufeza izithembiso zenu, nigcwalise izithembiso zenu.
44:26 Ngakho, yizwani izwi likaJehova, nonke bakwaJuda abahlala ezweni
eGibhithe; “Bheka, ngifungile igama lami elikhulu,” usho uJehova
igama alisayikubizwa emlonyeni womuntu wakwaJuda kulo lonke
izwe laseGibithe, ngokuthi: Iphila iNkosi uJehova.
44:27 Bheka, Ngiyoqapha phezu kwabo ngokubi, hhayi okuhle, futhi bonke
abantu bakwaJuda abasezweni laseGibithe bayakuqedwa nguJehova
ngenkemba nangendlala, aze aphele.
44:28 Nokho, abambalwa abaphunyuka enkembeni bayobuya ezweni lase
iGibithe ezweni lakwaJuda, nayo yonke insali yakwaJuda ekhona
abangene ezweni laseGibithe ukuba bagogobale khona, bayakwazi ukuthi amazwi kabani
iyoma, eyami, noma eyabo.
44:29 Futhi lokhu kuyakuba isibonakaliso kini, kusho uJehova, ukuthi ngizojezisa
nina kule ndawo, ukuze nazi ukuthi amazwi ami ayakuma nokuma
ngokumelene nawe ngokubi.
44:30 Usho kanje uJehova. bheka, ngiyakumnika uFaro inkosi yaseGibithe;
esandleni sezitha zakhe, nasesandleni salabo abamfunayo
ukuphila; njengalokho nganikela uSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda esandleni sikaNebukadinesari
inkosi yaseBabele, isitha sakhe, futhi owayefuna ukuphila kwakhe.