Jeremiya
46:1 Izwi likaJehova elafika kuJeremiya umprofethi ngokumelene
Abezizwe;
46:2 Ngokumelene neGibhithe, ngokumelene nebutho likaFaro Neko inkosi yaseGibhithe, okwakukhona
ngasemfuleni i-Ewufrathe eKharikemishi, uNebukadinesari inkosi yalo
IBhabhiloni yanqoba ngomnyaka wesine kaJehoyakimi indodana kaJosiya inkosi yase-Araba
Juda.
46:3 Hlelani ihawu nesihlangu, futhi nisondele empini.
46:4 Bopha amahhashi; sukumani nina bamahhashi, nisukume kanye nani
izigqoko zokuzivikela; lungisani imikhonto, nigqoke amabhantshi.
46:5 Kungani ngibabonile beshaqekile futhi babuyela emuva? kanye labo
abanamandla banqotshiwe, babaleka kanyekanye, ababheki emuva;
ukwesaba kwakuzungezile, usho uJehova.
46:6 Mabangabaleki abanejubane, futhi iqhawe angaphunyuki. bazokwenza
ukhubeke, uwe ngasenyakatho ngasemfuleni u-Ewufrathe.
46:7 Ngubani lo okhuphuka njengozamcolo, omanzi akhe anyakaziswa njengomfula?
imifula?
46:8 IGibhithe likhuphuka njengomfula, futhi amanzi alo ayazamazama njengemifula.
futhi uthi: Ngiyakwenyuka, ngiwusibekele umhlaba; ngizobhubhisa
umuzi nabakhileyo kuwo.
46:9 Khuphukani, nina mahhashi; nidlikizele nina zinqola; mabeze abanamandla
phambili; amaKushe namaLubi aphatha isihlangu; kanye ne
AmaLydia, abamba futhi agobe umnsalo.
46:10 Ngoba lolu lusuku lweNkosi uJehova Sebawoti, usuku lokuphindisela
uyakuphindisela kwabamelene naye; inkemba iyakushwabadela, nayo
bayakusutha, badakwe ngegazi labo, ngokuba iNkosi uJehova wesizwe
amabutho anomhlatshelo ezweni lasenyakatho ngasemfuleni u-Ewufrathe.
46:11 Khuphukela eGileyadi, futhi uthathe ibhalisamu, O ntombi emsulwa, ndodakazi yaseGibhithe
uyakusebenzisa ize imithi eminingi; ngoba kawuyikuphiliswa.
46:12 Izizwe zizwile ngehlazo lakho, futhi ukukhala kwakho kugcwalise izwe.
ngokuba iqhawe likhubeka phezu kwabanamandla, bawa
bobabili ndawonye.
46:13 Izwi uJehova alikhuluma kuJeremiya umprofethi, ukuthi uNebukadinesari
inkosi yaseBhabhiloni kufanele ifike futhi ishaye izwe laseGibhithe.
46:14 “Memezani eGibithe, nimemezele eMigidoli, nizwakalise eNofi nasezweni laseGibithe.
Thahaphanesi: anothi: Yima, uzilungise; ngoba inkemba izakwenza
shwabadela nxazonke zakho.
46:15 Kungani amaqhawe akho akhukhulwe? abema, ngokuba uJehova wenzile
bashayele.
46:16 Wawisa abaningi, yebo, omunye wawela omunye, futhi bathi: "Sukuma!
futhi masiphinde siye kubantu bakithi, nasezweni lokuzalwa kwethu.
enkembeni ecindezelayo.
46:17 Bamemeza khona, bathi: "UFaro inkosi yaseGibithe ungumsindo; usedlulile
isikhathi esimisiwe.
46:18 Kuphila kwami, isho iNkosi, egama layo linguJehova Sebawoti,
iThabori liphakathi kwezintaba, nanjengeKarmeli ngaselwandle, liyakuba njalo
woza.
46:19 O ndodakazi ehlala eGibhithe, zilungisele ukuya ekuthunjweni.
ngokuba iNofi liyakuba yincithakalo, libe yincithakalo, kungabi nowakhile khona.
46:20 IGibhithe linjengethokazi elihle kakhulu, kodwa ukubhujiswa kuyeza; liyaphuma
yasenyakatho.
46:21 Futhi abaqashwa balo phakathi kwalo njengezinkunzi ekhuluphalisiwe; okwe
nawo abuyele emuva, abaleka kanyekanye, akenzanga
yimani, ngokuba usuku lwengozi yabo lubafikele;
isikhathi sokuvakashelwa kwabo.
46:22 Izwi layo liyohamba njengenyoka; ngoba bazahamba nge
ibutho, balifikela ngezimbazo njengabagawuli bezinkuni.
46:23 Bayogawula ihlathi layo, kusho uJehova, nakuba kungenakwenzeka
kuseshwa; ngoba baningi kunezintethe, futhi banjalo
ezingenakubalwa.
46:24 Indodakazi yaseGibhithe iyojabha; uzonikelwa
isandla sabantu basenyakatho.
46:25 UJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi; bheka, ngiyakubajezisa;
isixuku saseNo, noFaro, neGibithe, nonkulunkulu balo, nonkulunkulu babo
amakhosi; uFaro, nabo bonke abathembela kuye;
46:26 Futhi ngiyobanikela esandleni salabo abafuna ukuphila kwabo.
nasesandleni sikaNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, nasesandleni
yezinceku zakhe; ngasemuva iyakuhlalwa njengasezinsukwini zikaJehova
endala,” usho uJehova.
46:27 Kodwa ungesabi, O nceku yami, Jakobe, futhi ungesabi, O Israyeli.
ngokuba bheka, ngiyakukusindisa usekude, nenzalo yakho ezweni
ekuthunjweni kwabo; uJakobe uyakubuya, aphumule, akhululeke;
akakho oyakumesabisa.
46:28 Ungesabi, O Jakobe, nceku yami, kusho uJehova, ngokuba mina nginawe;
ngoba ngiyakuziqeda zonke izizwe engizixoshele kuzo
kodwa kangiyikukuqeda ngokupheleleyo, kodwa kangiyikukulaya
isilinganiso; nokho angiyikukuyeka nokujeziswa.