Jeremiya
50:1 Izwi uJehova alikhuluma ngokumelene neBhabhiloni futhi ngokumelene nezwe
AmaKaledi ngoJeremiya umprofethi.
50:2 Memezani phakathi kwabezizwe, nimemezele, nimise ibhanela;
memezelani, ningafihli, nithi: IBabele lithathiwe, uBeli ujabhile;
UMerodaki uphahlaziwe; izithombe zabo zijabhile, nezithombe zabo zijabhile
ephukile yaba yizicucu.
50:3 Ngoba kusukela enyakatho kukhuphukela isizwe ngokumelene nalo, okuyinto ngeke
benza izwe lalo libe yincithakalo, kungabikho ohlala kulo;
bayakumuka, abantu nezilwane.
50:4 Ngalezo zinsuku nangaleso sikhathi, kusho uJehova, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli
bayakufika, bona nabantwana bakwaJuda kanyekanye, behamba bekhala;
bayakuhamba, bamfune uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.
50:5 Bayobuza indlela yaseSiyoni, ubuso babo bubheke lapho, bathi:
Wozani sizihlanganise noJehova ngesivumelwano esiphakade leso
kayikukhohlakala.
50:6 Abantu bami baye baba yizimvu ezilahlekile, abelusi babo baye babayisa
badukile, babajikijela ezintabeni, bamuka
intaba negquma, bakhohlwe indawo yabo yokuphumula.
50:7 Bonke ababatholayo babashwabadela, futhi izitha zabo zathi: "Thina."
ningakhubeki, ngokuba bonile kuJehova, indawo yokuhlala
ubulungisa, yebo, uJehova, ithemba lawoyise.
50:8 Phuma phakathi kweBhabhiloni, futhi uphume ezweni
nibe njengamaKaledi, nibe njengezimpongo phambi komhlambi.
50:9 Ngoba, bheka, Ngizovusa futhi ngibangele ukuba bakhuphukele eBhabhiloni
bezizwe ezinkulu ezivela ezweni lasenyakatho: bayakuzimisa
nihlele ukulwa nalo; liyakuthathwa lapho; imicibisholo yabo iyakuthunjwa
ube njengeqhawe elihlakaniphileyo; akakho oyobuyela ngeze.
50:10 IKaledi liyakuba yimpango, bonke abaliphangayo bayakusutha.
usho uJehova.
50:11 Ngoba uyajabula, ngoba ujabule, O nina ababhubhisi bami
ifa, ngokuba senikhuluphele njengethokazi etshanini, libhodla njengenkomo
izinkunzi;
50:12 Unyoko uyakuba namahloni kakhulu; lowo owakuzalayo uzakuba
bheka, ekugcineni kwezizwe uyakuba yihlane, a
umhlaba owomileyo, nogwadule.
50:13 Ngenxa yokufutheka kukaJehova ngeke kuhlalwe, kodwa kuyoba
yiba yincithakalo ngokuphelele; bonke abadlula eBabele bayakumangala;
nihayize ngazo zonke izinhlupho zalo.
50:14 Zihleleleni ngokumelene neBabiloni nxazonke, nonke nina enigobayo
dubulani umnsalo kuyo, ningashiyi imicibisholo, ngokuba yonile kuJehova
NKOSI.
50:15 Memezani ngokumelene nalo nxazonke;
ziwile, izingange zalo zidiliziwe, ngokuba kuyimpindiselo kaJehova
Jehova, phindisela kulo; njengoba yenza kuyo, yenzani kuyo.
50:16 Nquma umhlwanyeli eBhabhiloni, futhi lowo ophatha isikela ebhodweni
ngesikhathi sokuvuna, ngenxa yokwesaba inkemba ecindezelayo bayakuphenduka bonke
omunye kubantu bakhe, futhi bayobalekela, kube yilowo nalowo ezweni lakubo.
50:17 U-Israyeli uyizimvu ezihlakazekile; amabhubesi amxoshile: kuqala the
inkosi yase-Asiriya imdlile; futhi ekugcineni lo uNebukadinesari inkosi
IBhabhiloni iwaphulile amathambo akhe.
50:18 Ngakho, usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli: Bhekani, mina
ngiyakujezisa inkosi yaseBabele nezwe layo, njengokujezisa kwami uJehova
inkosi yase-Asiriya.
50:19 Futhi ngizobuyisela u-Israyeli endaweni yakhe yokuhlala, futhi uyodla phezu
iKarmeli neBashani, umphefumulo wakhe uyosutha ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi
naseGileyadi.
50:20 Ngalezo zinsuku nangaleso sikhathi, kusho uJehova, ububi bakwa-Israyeli
iyakufunwa, kepha ayiyikuba khona; nezono zikaJuda, kanye
abayikutholwa, ngokuba ngiyakubathethelela engibagcinile.
50:21 Khuphukela ezweni laseMeratayimi, ngokumelene nalo, futhi ngokumelene
chithani, nibhubhise emva kwabo,” usho uJehova
Jehova, wenze njengakho konke engikuyale ngakho.
50:22 Umsindo wempi ezweni, futhi ukubhujiswa okukhulu.
50:23 Yeka ukuthi isando somhlaba wonke sinqanyuliwe futhi siphukile! kunjani
IBhabhiloni libe yincithakalo phakathi kwezizwe!
50:24 Ngikubekele ugibe, futhi ubanjiwe, O Babele, futhi.
ubungazi; ufunyenwe, wabanjwa, ngokuba utholile
balwa noJehova.
50:25 UJehova uyivulile inqolobane yakhe, futhi uye wakhipha izikhali
intukuthelo yakhe, ngokuba lokhu kungumsebenzi weNkosi uJehova Sebawoti ezweni
izwe lamaKaledi.
50:26 Wozani nimelene nalo kusukela ekupheleni, vula izinqolobane zalo, nimlahle
nqwabelanisani njengezinqwaba, nilichithe, ningasali lutho kulo.
50:27 Hlabani zonke izinkunzi zalo; mabehlele ekuhlatshweni; maye kubo!
ngoba usuku lwabo selufikile, isikhathi sokuhanjelwa kwabo.
50:28 Izwi labo ababalekela futhi baphunyuke ezweni laseBhabhiloni, ukuze
memezelani eSiyoni impindiselo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, impindiselo yakhe
ithempeli.
50:29 Bizani abacibishelayo bemelene neBhabhiloni, nina nonke eninsala umnsalo.
ikanisa ngakulo nxazonke; makungaphunyuki namunye kubo: mbuyiseleni
ngokomsebenzi wakhe; yenzani kuyo njengakho konke ekwenzileyo;
ngoba uzikhukhumezile kuJehova, ngoNgcwele we
Israyeli.
50:30 Ngakho-ke izinsizwa zalo ziyowa ezitaladini, futhi wonke amadoda alo
impi iyakunqunywa ngalolo suku,” usho uJehova.
50:31 Bheka, Ngimelene nawe, O wena ozidlayo, isho iNkosi uJehova
ngoba usuku lwakho selufikile, isikhathi sokukuhambela kwami.
50:32 Futhi abaziqhenya kakhulu bayokhubeka futhi awe, futhi akekho oyomvusa.
ngiyakubasela umlilo emizini yakhe, uqede nxazonke
ngaye.
50:33 Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti. Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli
UJuda wacindezelwa kanyekanye, bonke ababathumbayo bababamba
ngokushesha; bala ukubakhulula.
50:34 UMhlengi wabo unamandla; nguJehova Sebawoti igama lakhe;
melanani necala labo, ukuze anike izwe ukuphumula, futhi
phazamisa abakhileyo eBhabhiloni.
50:35 Inkemba ifike phezu kwamaKaledi,” usho uJehova, naphezu kwabakhileyo.
yeBabele, nezikhulu zalo, nabahlakaniphileyo balo.
50:36 Inkemba iphezu kwabaqambimanga; bayakuzonda; inkemba ibe phezu kwayo
amadoda anamandla; bayakushaywa luvalo.
50:37 Inkemba iphezu kwamahhashi abo, futhi phezu kwezinqola zabo, futhi phezu kwabo bonke
ingxubevange yabantu abaphakathi kwawo; futhi bayakuba njenge
abesifazane: inkemba iphezu kwengcebo yalo; njalo bazaphangwa.
50:38 Ukoma kuphezu kwamanzi alo; futhi ziyokoma, ngoba zinguJehova
izwe lezithombe ezibaziweyo, futhi bayahlanya ngezithombe zabo.
50:39 Ngakho-ke izilo zasogwadule kanye nezilwane zasendle
iziqhingi ziyakuhlala khona, nezikhova zihlale khona;
akusayikuhlalwa phakade; futhi akuyikuhlalwa kuyo
isizukulwane ngesizukulwane.
50:40 Njengoba uNkulunkulu wachitha iSodoma neGomora kanye nemizi engomakhelwane bayo.
usho uJehova; kanjalo akuyikuhlala muntu khona, nendodana kakuyikuhlala khona
umuntu uhlala khona.
50:41 Bheka, abantu bayovela enyakatho, futhi isizwe esikhulu, futhi abaningi
amakhosi ayakuvuswa emikhawulweni yomhlaba.
50:42 Bayakubamba umnsalo nesijula; banonya, ababonisi lutho.
isihawu: izwi labo liyakuduma njengolwandle, futhi bayogibela phezu kwabo
amahhashi, wonke azihlelele njengomuntu wokulwa, ukulwa nawe;
O ndodakazi yaseBhabhiloni.
50:43 Inkosi yaseBhabhiloni uzwile umbiko ngabo, futhi izandla zayo zaqina
ebuthakathaka, usizi lumbamba, nemihelo njengobelethayo.
50:44 Bheka, uyokhuphuka njengengonyama kusukela ekukhukhuleni kweJordani
indawo yokuhlala yabanamandla, kepha ngiyakubenza babaleke masinyane
kuye: ngubani okhethiweyo, ukuba ngimbeke phezu kwakhe na? ngobani
ufana nami? ngubani ongangimisela isikhathi na? futhi ngubani lowomalusi
lokho kuyakuma phambi kwami?
50:45 Ngakho, yizwani icebo leNKOSI, ukuthi uzimisele ngokumelene
iBhabhiloni; kanye nezinhloso zakhe, azihlosile ngezwe lakwa-Israyeli
AmaKaledi: Impela omncane emhlambini uyozikhipha;
indawo yokuhlala yabo iyakuba yincithakalo kanye nabo.
50:46 Ngomsindo wokuthunjwa kweBhabhiloni, umhlaba uyanyakaza, futhi ukukhala
wezwakala phakathi kwezizwe.