1 Emavi aJeremiya, umsa waHilkiya, lomunye webaphristi base-Anathothi, eveni lakaBhenjamini.
2 Livi laSimakadze lefika kuye emnyakeni weli-13 wekubusa kwaJosaya, umsa wa-Amoni, inkhosi yakaJuda;
3 labuye lefika futsi ngesikhatsi sekubusa kwaJehoyakimu, umsa waJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda, kwaze kwaba yinyanga yesihlanu emnyakeni weli-11 wekubusa kwaSedekiya, umsa waJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda, ngesikhatsi sekutfunjwa kwebantfu baseJerusalema.
4 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
5 “Ngisengakakubumbi esitalweni senyoko ngakwati, watsi usengakatalwa, ngavele ngakwehlukanisela; ngakubeka kutsi ube ngumphrofethi etiveni.”
6 Mine ngaphendvula ngatsi: “Awu, Nkhosi Simakadze, mine angikwati kukhuluma; ngisengumntfwana.”
7 Kodvwa Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Ungasho kutsi, ‘ngisengumntfwana.’ Kufanele uhambe uye kubo bonkhe bantfu lengikutfuma kubo, ufike usho loko lengikutfuma kona.
8 Ungabesabi, ngobe mine nginawe, futsi ngiyawukuphephisa,” kusho Simakadze.
9 Simakadze wase welula sandla sakhe watsintsa umlomo wami, watsi kimi: “Manje-ke, sengifake emavi ami emlonyeni wakho.
10 Buka la, lamuhla ngikubeka etikwetive nasetikwemibuso kutsi usiphule ubuye uhhihlite; ubhidlite ubuye uketule, nekutsi wakhe ubuye uhlanyele.”
11 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi: “Jeremiya, ubonani?” Mine ngaphendvula ngatsi: “Ngibona ligala lesihlahla se-alimondi.”
12 Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Ubone kahle impela, ngobe ngicaphele kona kutsi livi lami ligcwaliseke.”
13 Livi laSimakadze laphindza lefika kimi, latsi: “Ubonani?” Mine ngaphendvula ngatsi: “Ngibona libhodo lelibilako, litjekile lafulatsela inyakatfo.”
14 Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Kusukela ngasenyakatfo kutawutfululwa inhlekelele, itseleke kubo bonkhe labahlala kulelive.
15 Sekusedvutane kutsi ngibite tonkhe tive temibuso yangasenyakatfo,” kusho Simakadze. “Emakhosi ato ayakuta, atewumisa tihlalo tawo tebukhosi ekungeneni kwemasango aseJerusalema. Ayakuta ahlasele lonkhe lubondza loluyitungeletile kanye nawo onkhe emadolobha akaJuda.
16 Ngiyawukhipha tigwebo tami esiveni sami ngenca yabo bonkhe bubi baso: ngekungifulatsela kwaso, ngekutfuncisa imphepho kulabanye bonkulunkulu, nangekukhonta loko lokwentiwe tandla tabo.
17 “Tilungiselele! Sukuma ukhulume kubo konkhe loko lengikutfume kona. Ungabesabi, ngobe ngingahle ngikwetfuse lapha embikwabo.
18 Lamuhla ngikwente waba lidolobha leliyinqaba, waba yinsika yensimbi nelubondza lwelitfusi kutsi utewumelana nalo lonkhe live; umelane nemakhosi akaJuda, netiphatsimandla takhona, nebaphristi bakhona kanye nesive sonkhe sakulelo live.
19 Bayakulwa nawe, kodvwa bangeke bakwehlule, ngobe mine nginawe, futsi ngiyawukwelekelela,” kusho Simakadze.
1 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
2 “Hamba uyewumemetela eJerusalema, ukhulume beva utsi: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “ ‘Ngiyakukhumbula kutinikela kwakho ebusheni bakho, kutsi wawungitsandza kanjani usengumakoti, wangilandzela kulo lonkhe lihlane, eveni lelalingakahlanyelwa lutfo.
3 Israyeli abengcwele kuSimakadze, tilinga tesivuno sakhe; bonkhe labamshwabudzela babekwa licala, inhlekelele yehlela etikwabo,’ ” kusho Simakadze.
4 Vanini livi laSimakadze, ninendlu yakaJakobe, nonkhe nine bantfu belusendvo lwendlu yaka-Israyeli.
5 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Cala lini boyihlo labalitfola kimi, kutsi bangaze baphambuke kangaka kimi? Balandzela tithico letingenamsebenti, nabo sebagucuka baba lite.
6 Abazange babute, batsi: ‘Uphi Simakadze lowasikhipha eGibhithe, wasihola sadzabula lihlane lelingenalutfo, sadzabula live lelinetingagadvu nemigedze, live lesomiso nebumnyama, live lelingahanjwa ngumuntfu nalelingahlalwa ngumunfu?’
7 Nganiletsa eveni lelivundzile kutsi nitewudla titselo talo kanye nesivuno salo lesinonile, kodvwa nefika nalingcolisa live lami, nenta lifa lami laba ngulelinengekako.
8 Baphristi abazange babute, batsi: ‘Uphi Simakadze?’ Labo labafundzisa ngemtsetfo abazange bangati, nebaholi bangivukela. Baphrofethi baphrofetha ngaBhali, balandzela tithico letingenamsebenti.”
9 “Ngako-ke ngiyaphindza nginibeka emacala,” kusho Simakadze. “Yebo, nebantfwana bebantfwabenu ngiyawubabeka emacala.
10 Yewelelani ngesheya niye elugwini lwaseKhithimu nibuke, tfumelani eKhedari nibukisise kahle, nibone kutsi yake yaba khona yini intfo lefanana nale:
11 Sive sake santjintjiselana yini ngabonkulunkulu baso? Yebo kona abasibo bonkulunkulu balutfo. Kodvwa sive sami sintjintjise ngenkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu waso, sakhonta tithico letingenamsebenti.
12 Awu mazulu, tfutfumelani nimangale ngaloku! Yetfukani ngekwetfuka lokukhulu,” kusho Simakadze.
13 “Sive sami sente tono letimbili: Singishiyile mine, mtfombo wemanti ekuphila, satimbela ticojana taso emadvwaleni, ticojana letinetimbobo letingeke tiwemise emanti.”
14 “Kungabe Israyeli uyinceku yini nome usigcili sekutalwa? Kepha, kwentiwe yini kutsi abe yimphango?
15 Emabhubesi abhodlile, amhhongela. Live lakhe alente laba lihlane lelingenalutfo, emadolobha akhe ashisiwe, asala akhala libhungane.
16 Kanjalo futsi nebantfu baseMemfisi nebaseThaphanesi bahhumbule lukhakhayi lwenhloko yakho.
17 Ngabe anikatiletseli nine yini loku, ngalokutsi nishiye Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngesikhatsi asanihola kahle endleleni?
18 Manje niyelani eGibhithe kuyawunatsa emanti aseShihori? Kona niyeleni e-Asiriya kuyawunatsa emanti alowo Mfula?
19 Bubi benu butanijezisa, nekuhlubuka kwenu kutanitsetsisa. Cabangani-ke nibukisise kahle kutsi kubi kangakanani nekutsi kunibabela kangakanani, nanishiya Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, ningangesabi mine,” kusho Simakadze, Simakadze longuSomandla.
20 “Lijoko lakho walephula, lokwa kadzeni, watidzabula tibopho takho, watsi: ‘Ngingeke ngikukhonte!’ Ngempela, kuwo onkhe emagcuma laphakeme nangaphansi kwato tonkhe tihlahla letendlala emagala ato, walala phansi, walala njengengwababane.
21 Bengikuhlanyele njengemvini welikhetselo, weluhlobo lolucinile nalolwetsembekile. Pho, ungigucukele kanjani lokutsi bese uba ngumvini lokhohlakele longewesiganga?
22 Nome utigezisa ngasota usebentisa nensipho lenyenti, noko lelo chashata lelilicala lakho solomane limile embikwami,” kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
23 “Ungasho kanjani-ke utsi: ‘Angikangcoliswa, angikabalandzeli boBhali’? Ase ubuke kutsi watiphatsa njani esihosheni, cabangisisa ngaloko lokwentile. Ulikamela lelisikati leligijima kakhulu, leligijima lapha nalapha,
24 unjengembongolo yesiganga, leyetayele lihlane, lehosha umoya nase ikhanuka, ngubani nje longayivimbela nase ifuna kwekhwelwa? Tonkhe tinkunzi tetimbongolo letiyicoshako atikafaneli kutsi titikhatsate, ngesikhatsi sekwekhwelwa titayitfola.
25 Ungagijimi kuze kudzabuke ticatfulo takho nemphimbo wakho uze wome. Kodvwa wena watsi: ‘Akusiti lutfo! Ngiyatitsandza tithico tebetive, futsi tona ngitatilandzela.’ ”
26 “Njengobe lisela lihlazeka nase libanjiwe, kanjalo nendlu yaka-Israyeli ihlazekile, bona, nemakhosi abo, netindvuna tabo, nebaphristi babo kanye nebaphrofethi babo.
27 Bakhuluma elugodvweni batsi: ‘Wena ungubabe wami,’ nasetjeni bakhulume batsi: ‘Wena wangitala.’ Bangifulatsele, bafihla buso babo kimi, kodvwa batsi nase bahluphekile bese batsi: ‘Kota utesisindzisa!’
28 Baphi kantsi labonkulunkulu benu lenatentela bona? Abete phela, nangabe banganisindzisa nanisekuhluphekeni! Maye Juda, ninabonkulunkulu labanyenti ngangemadolobha enu.
29 “Ningibekelani emacala? Nine nonkhe ningihlubukile,” kusho Simakadze.
30 “Ngajezisa bantfu bakini, kodvwa akukanisiti, abakaphendvuki nasekujezisweni kwabo. Inkemba yenu ishwabudzele baphrofethi benu, njengelibhubesi lelifukutsako.
31 “Nine balesitukulwane, zindlani ngelivi laSimakadze lelitsi: Mine bengilihlane yini ku-Israyeli, nome-ke live lebumnyama lobukhulu? Sive sami sisholani kutsi: ‘Sikhululekile kutsi singajangaza, singeke siphindze site kuwe’?
32 Intfombi iyabukhohlwa yini buhlalu bayo lobuligugu, nome makoti imihlobiso yakhe nakashada? Noko sive sami singikhohlwe emalanga lamanyenti langeke abalwe.
33 Maye, unemasu ekucoshaneni nelutsandvo! Ngisho nebesifazane labangcole kabi bangafundza tindlela takho.
34 Etingutjeni takho tekugcoka emadvodza atfola umnyombo wekuphila kwalabamphofu labangenacala, nome ungazange ubabambe bagcekeza. Noko ngetulu kwako konkhe loku,
35 wena utsi: ‘Angati lutfo; akangitfukutseleli.’ Kodvwa mine ngitakwehlulela, ngobe utsi: ‘Angikoni lutfo.’
36 Utiguculelani kangaka tindlela takho? IGibhithe itakujabhisa, njengaloku wake wajabhiswa yi-Asiriya.
37 Nawe utawusuka kuleyo ndzawo, utawusuka ujabhile, ngobe Simakadze sewubalahlile labo bewukadze ubetsemba, bangeke bakusite ngalutfo.”
1 “Nangabe indvodza ilahla umkayo, bese lomfati wendza kulenye indvodza, lendvodza ingabuyela yini kulomfati? Utsi kepha lelive lingete langcola lonkhe? Kodvwa utiphatsise kwengwababane ngekuphinga nemadvodza lamanyenti; manje sewungabuyela njani kimi?” kusho Simakadze.
2 “Phakamisela emehlo akho etulu eticongweni letingenalutfo, ubone. Ikhona yini indzawo lapho bangazange sebakulale khona? Njengalondzindzako ehlane, wahlala eceleni kwemgwaco ulindzele tiphingi. Ulingcolisile lelive ngebugwadla bakho nangekukhohlakala kwakho.
3 Ngako-ke imvula yabanjwa langete lana, kwabate nembodlisamahlanga. Noko waba nelibunti lelomile lebugwababane, wangete wadliwa nangemahloni ngaloko.
4 Akusiwe yini lotsandza kungibita ngekutsi: ‘Babe wami, mngani wami kwasebusheni bami?
5 Utangitfukutselela kokuphela yini? Lulaka lwakho lutawuchubeka kuze kube phakadze yini?’ Ukhuluma kanjalo-ke, kodvwa ube wenta konkhe lokubi longakwenta.”
6 Ngesikhatsi kusabusa inkhosi Josaya, Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Ukubonile yini lokwentiwe ngu-Israyeli longaketsembeki? “Wenyukele etulu kuwo onkhe emagcuma laphakeme, waya nangaphansi kwato tonkhe tihlahla letendlala emagala ato, waphingela khona lapho.
7 Bengicabanga ngitsi emvakwekwenta konkhe loko, nakanjani utawubuyela kimi, kodvwa akakwenti loko, ngisho nadzadzewabo longaketsembeki, Juda, ukubonile loko.
8 Ngamnika Israyeli longaketsembeki sitifiketi sesehlukaniso, ngamcosha ngenca yako konkhe loko kuphinga kwakhe. Noko ngakubona loko kungetsembeki kwadzadzewabo longuJuda kutsi akesabi; naye waphindze waphuma wayawuphinga.
9 Njengobe bugwadla ba-Israyeli abusho lutfo kuye, walingcolisa live, waphinga netithico letingematje naletitigodvo.
10 Ngetulu kwako konkhe loko, dzadzewabo longetsembeki, Juda, akazange abuyele kimi ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakhe, kodvwa kwaba ngekutentisa nje,” kusho Simakadze.
11 Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Israyeli longaketsembeki ulunge kakhulu kunaJuda longaketsembeki.
12 Hamba, umemetele lombiko ngasenyakatfo utsi: “ ‘Buya Israyeli longaketsembeki,’ kusho Simakadze. ‘Ngingeke ngisaphindza ngikuswacele, ngobe nginemusa,’ kusho Simakadze. ‘Ngingeke ngisakutfukutselela siphelane.
13 Intfo-nje, vuma licala lakho lekutsi umhlubukile Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, usakate kutsandza kwakho kubonkulunkulu betive ngaphansi kwato tonkhe tihlahla letendlala emagala ato, wangete wangilalela mine,’ ” kusho Simakadze.
14 “Buyani, nine bantfu labangaketsembeki,” kusho Simakadze, “ngobe mine ngiyindvodza yenu. Ngiyawukhetsa munye wenu kuwo onkhe emadolobha enu, ngikhetse babili kuto tonkhe tinsendvo tenu, bese nginimikisa eSiyoni.
15 “Ngiyawube sengininika belusi benhlitiyo yami, labayakunihola ngelwati nangekucondza.
16 Ngalawo malanga nase nandzile naba banyenti kakhulu eveni,” kusho Simakadze, “bantfu bangeke basasho batsi: ‘Libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze.’ Kungeke kusangena ngisho nasetingcondvweni tabo, futsi kungeke kukhunjulwe kugejeke, futsi kungeke kuphindze kwenteke.
17 Ngalawo malanga iJerusalema bayawuyibita ngekutsi Sihlalo Sebukhosi SaSimakadze, tonkhe tive tiyawubutsana eJerusalema, tiyewuhlonipha Libito laSimakadze. Bangeke basayilandzela inkhani yetinhlitiyo tabo letimbi.
18 Kulawo malanga indlu yakaJuda iyawutihlanganisa nendlu yaka-Israyeli, bete kanyekanye baphuma eveni lelingasenyakatfo, batewungena eveni lengalipha boyisemkhulu kutsi libe lifa labo.”
19 “Mine cobo lwami, ngatsi: ‘Bengingajabula kanjani kuniphatsisa kwemadvodzana ami, ngininike live lelifanelekile kakhulu, lifa lelihle kakhulu kwendlula tonkhe letinye tive.’ Bengicabanga ngitsi nitangibita, nitsi kimi: ‘Babe,’ ningajiki ekulandzeleni mine.
20 Kodvwa njengemfati longaketsembeki endvodzeni yakhe, kanjalo, wenandlu yaka-Israyeli, awuketsembeki kimi,” kusho Simakadze.
21 Kuvakala sililo etindzaweni letiphakeme letingamili lutfo, yebo, kukhala nekuncenga kwesive saka-Israyeli, ngobe siphambukise tindlela taso, samkhohlwa Simakadze Nkulunkulu waso.
22 “Ncandzekani sive lesingaketsembeki, ngiyawunelapha kulokuhlubuka kwenu.” “Yebo, siyakuta kuwe, ngobe wena unguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu.
23 Impela, kukhonta kwetfu tithico, yebo, kuyaluka emagcumeni nasetintsabeni kutiyenga nje. Impela insindziso yaka-Israyeli ikuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu.
24 Kusukela ebusheni betfu bonkulunkulu labangemahlazo badle titselo tetitfukutfuku tabokhokho betfu, lekungimihlambi yabo yetimvu neyetimbuti nemihlambi yabo yetinkhomo, yebo, emadvodzana abo nemadvodzakati abo.
25 Asilale phansi ngenca yelihlazo letfu, sidliwe ngemahloni. Sonile kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, yebo, tsine kanye nabobabe betfu; kusukela ebusheni betfu kuze kube ngulamuhla, asikamlaleli Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu.”
1 “Awu, Israyeli, nawungamane uphendvuke nje, ubuye kimi,” kusho Simakadze. “Nawungesusa letithico takho letitinengiso, lapha embikwami, ungabe usanhlanhlatseka,
2 nawungafunga futsi kimi ngekweliciniso nangekulunga, utsi: ‘Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze,’ tive-ke tiyawubusiswa ngaye tidvumise kuye futsi.”
3 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze emadvodzeni akaJuda newaseJerusalema, utsi: “Limani umhlaba wenu longakalinywa, ningahlanyeli nje ekhatsi emanyeveni.
4 Tisokeni nine kuSimakadze, sokani tinhlitiyo tenu, nitinikele kuye ngalokuphelele, nine madvodza akaJuda nesive saseJerusalema. Ngaphandle kwaloko lulaka lwami lutawucitseka luvutse njengemlilo ngenca yebubi lenibentile, luvutse, kubete nalongalucisha.”
5 “Memetelani kaJuda nibatjele nebaseJerusalema, nitsi: “ ‘Shayani licilongo kulo lonkhe live!’ Memetani kakhulu nitsi: ‘Butsanani ndzawonye! Asibalekeni siye emadolobheni labiyelwe.’
6 Hlabani inyandzaleyo kuyiwe eSiyoni! Balekani nitewusindza, ningephutisi. Ngobe ngiletsa inhlekelele lechamuka ngasenyakatfo, yebo, imbhubhiso leyesabekako.”
7 Libhubesi liphumile emhumeni walo; umbhubhisi wetive sewuphumele ngephandle. Selisukile endzaweni yalo, litewuphundla lelive lenu. Emadolobha enu atawuba tindzala, abete bantfu labahlala kuwo.
8 Ngako yembatsani emasaka, khalani, nilile, ngobe intfukutselo leyesabekako yaSimakadze ayikesuki kitsi.
9 Simakadze utsi: “Ngalelo langa, inkhosi netindvuna bayawuphelelwa ngemandla, baphristi bayawukwesaba, nebaphrofethi bayawutfutfumela.”
10 Ngakhuluma ngatsi: “Yebo, Nkhosi Simakadze, maye, usiyengile lesive kanye nebantfu baseJerusalema, watsi: ‘Niyawuba nekuthula,’ kwabe kungulapho inkemba isemiphinjeni yetfu.”
11 Ngalelo langa lesive kanye nebantfu baseJerusalema bayawutjelwa kutsiwe: “Umoya loshisako lochamuka etindzaweni letiphakeme tasehlane uhhusha ucondze kulesive sami, kodvwa hhayi kutewuhlunga nome kutewuhlambulula;
12 yebo, umoya lonemandla kakhulu kunaloko uphuma kimi. Manje sengimemetela sigwebo sami kubo.”
13 Bukelani, usondzela ukhephuka njengemafu, tincola takhe temphi tiyayalutela njengesiwunguwungwana, emahhashi akhe agijima kwendlula tinsweti.
14 Maye kitsi, ngobe sibhujisiwe. Maye Jerusalema, geza bubi lobusenhlitiyweni yakho, khona utewusindziswa. Uyawuyifukamela kuze kube ngunini lemicabango yakho lemibi?
15 Liphimbo liyamemetela lichamuka kaDani, limemetela inhlekelele lesuka emagcumeni aka-Efrayimu.
16 “Khulumani loku etiveni, nikumemetele eJerusalema, nitsi: ‘Imphi letewuvimbetela iphuma eveni lelikhashane, isuse umsindvo wekuhlaba inyandzaleyo, kutsi kuhlaselwe emadolobha akaJuda.
17 Akaka wena Jerusalema, njengemadvodza lagadze insimi, ngobe ungihlubukile,’ ” kusho Simakadze.
18 “Kutiphatsa kwakho netento takho, nguko lokwehlisele loku etikwakho. Lesi sijeziso sakho. Maye, kubuhlungu bo! Maye, kuyayihlaba inhlitiyo bo!”
19 Maye, tinhlungu tami, tinhlungu tami! Ngiyashumpha etinhlungwini tami. Maye, kuqaqamba kwenhlitiyo yami! Inhlitiyo yami iyaqaqamba ngekhatsi kwami, ngehluleka nekubindzisa. Ngobe ngikuvile kukhala kwelicilongo, ngikuvile kuhlatjwa kwemkhosi wemphi.
20 Inhlekelele ilandzela inhlekelele, live lonkhe lisele litindzala. Ngekucwabita kweliso emathende ami asabhidlitiwe, yebo, umkhukhu wami ngesikhashana nje.
21 Sekuyawuze kube ngunini solomane ngibuka lesiboniso semphi, ngilalele umsindvo welicilongo?
22 “Bantfu bami batilima, abangati. Babantfwana labangenangcondvo, abanako nekucondza. Babochwephesha ekwenteni lokubi, abakwati kwenta lokuhle.”
23 Ngabuka umhlaba, wawungenasimo, ungenalutfo; ngabuka nasemazulwini, kukhanya kwawo kwase kunyamalele.
24 Ngabuka tintsaba, nato tatinyikanyika, onkhe emagcuma abeyendza.
25 Ngatsi ngiyabuka, ngakhandza kute muntfu, tonkhe tinyoni tesibhakabhaka tase tindizile, tabaleka.
26 Ngatsi ngiyabuka, ngakhandza lelive lelalivundzile selilihlane, onkhe emadolobha alo abesatindzala embikwaSimakadze, embikwentfukutselo yakhe leyesabekako.
27 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Live lonkhe litawuphundleka, noko ngingeke ngilibhubhise liphele nya.
28 Ngako-ke umhlaba utawulila, nemazulu ngetulu agucuke abe mnyama, ngobe sengikhulumile, futsi ngingeke ngibuye ngigucuke, sengincumile, futsi ngingeke ngijike.”
29 Kutsi nakuvakala umsindvo webagibeli bemahhashi nalabanemba ngebutjoki, onkhe emadolobha abaleke. Labanye bantfu babaleka bayewubhaca emahlatsini, labanye bekhwela etulu emadvwaleni. Onkhe emadolobha asele akhala libhungane, kute namunye lohlala kuwo.
30 Wentani wena lobhidlitiwe? Utembatsiselani ngaletibovu klebhu wegabe nebuhlalu begolide? Emehlo akho uwagcobiseleni ngapende? Utihlobisela lite. Emashende akho ayakwedzelela, afuna kukubulala.
31 Ngiva kukhala lokunjengekwemfati lophetfwe ngumhelo, kuquma lokunjengekwalowo lobeleka litubulo lakhe, kukhala kweNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni, lephefumulela etulu, leyelula tandla tayo itsi: “Maye, ngiyacaleka, kuphila kwami kunikelwe etandleni tebabulali.”
1 “Yehlani nenyuka etitaladini taseJerusalema, calatani ndzawo tonkhe nicabange kahle, phenyisisani tonkhe tinkhundla tayo. Naningakhandza nome munye nje umuntfu lowenta tintfo ngekwetsembeka, afune liciniso, ngitalitsetselela lelidolobha.
2 Nome bakhuluma batsi: ‘Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze,’ noko basafunga emanga.”
3 Awu Simakadze, emehlo akho akafuni lona yini liciniso? Wabashaya, kodvwa abazange babuve buhlungu, wabapitjita, kodvwa bakwala kucondziswa. Benta buso babo baba lukhuni kunelitje, bala kuphendvuka.
4 Ngacabanga ngatsi: “Laba ngulabamphofu bodvwa, batilima, ngobe abayati indlela yaSimakadze, imiyalo lefunwa nguNkulunkulu wabo, kubo.
5 Ngako ngiyakuya kubaholi, ngikhulume kubo, ngempela, bayayati indlela yaSimakadze, imiyalo lefunwa nguNkulunkulu wabo, kubo.” Kodvwa nabo futsi nganhlitiyonye balephula lijoko, batidzabula netibopho.
6 Ngako-ke batawuhlaselwa libhubesi leliphuma ehlatsini, batawuphangwa yimphisi lephuma ehlane, ingwe itawubalalela endleleni edvutane nemadolobha abo; itemdzabudzabula abe ticucu nome ngubani lotsi uyaphuma, ngobe kuhlubuka kwabo kukhulu, nekweduka kwabo kunyenti.
7 “Kufanele ngani kutsi nginitsetselele? Bantfwabenu bangishiyile mine, bafunga ngemabito abonkulunkulu labangesibo bonkulunkulu. Ngabanika konkhe lababekweswele, noko bachubeka nekuphinga, babutsana etindlini tetingwadla.
8 Bondleke kahle, batinkunzi temahhashi lanenkhanuko, nguleyo ikhalela umfati walenye indvodza.
9 Akukafaneli yini kutsi ngibajezise ngaloko?” kusho Simakadze. “Akukafaneli yini ngitenanele mine kulesive lesifanana nalesi?
10 “Dzabula tivini taso utone, kodvwa ungatibhubhisi tiphele titsi nya. Waphundle emagala ato, ngobe labantfu abasibo baSimakadze.
11 Indlu yaka-Israyeli nendlu yakaJuda betingaketsembeki nakancane nje kimi,” kusho Simakadze.
12 Bacale emanga ngaSimakadze batsi: “Kute latakwenta! Kute lokubi lokutasehlela, singeke siyibone inkemba nome indlala.
13 Baphrofethi bangumoya nje, kute nelivi kubo; ngako akwenteke kubo loko labakushoko.”
14 Ngako naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu longuSomandla, utsi: “Njengobe bantfu bakhulume lamavi, emavi ami ngitawenta abe ngumlilo emlonyeni wakho, labantfu babe tinkhuni letitawudliwa ngiwo.
15 Yebo, wenandlu yaka-Israyeli,” kusho Simakadze, “ngitawuletsa sive lesikhashane sitekulwa nani, sive sasendvulo lesicinile, sive lesikhuluma lulwimi leningalwati, yebo, lesikhuluma lulwimi leningaluva.
16 Imigodla yaso injengelithuna lelivulekile, bonkhe bangemachawe lanemandla.
17 Bayawushwabudzela sivuno senu nekudla kwenu, bashwabudzele emadvodzana nemadvodzakati enu, bashwabudzele imihlambi yenu yetimvu neyetinkhomo, bashwabudzele emavini enu nemikhiwa yenu. Lamadolobha enu labiyelwe lenetsembele kuwo batawabhubhisa ngenkemba.”
18 Simakadze utsi: “Noko ngisho nakulawo malanga ngingeke nginibhubhise nginicedze.
19 Bantfu nabakubuta, Jeremiya, batsi: ‘Simakadze ukwenteleni konkhe loku kitsi?’ uyawubatjela utsi: ‘Njengobe ningishiyile mine nakhonta labanye bonkulunkulu betive eveni lenu, ngako manje seniyawukhonta betive eveni lekungesilo lenu.’ ”
20 “Memetelani loku endlini yaJakobe, nikumemetele nakaJuda nitsi:
21 Lalelani naku, nine bantfu labatilima nalabangenangcondvo, labatsi banemehlo kodvwa babe bangaboni, labatsi banetindlebe kodvwa babe bangeva:
22 Kufanele ningangesabi yini mine?” kusho Simakadze. “Akufanele yini nitfutfumele ebukhoneni bami? Ngenta sihlabatsi saba ngumnyele welwandle, umtsangala waphakadze lolungeke luwengce. Emagagasi angakhephuka, kodvwa angeke aphumelele, angabhodla, kodvwa angeke awengce.
23 Kodvwa labantfu banenkhani netinhlitiyo letihlubukako, bakhweshele eceleni bahamba.
24 Abatekhuti bona batsi: ‘Asesabe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, lowehlisa timvula tasekwindla netasentfwasahlobo, ngesikhatsi lesifanele; losinika siciniseko ngekutsi sikhatsi sekuvuna sitawufika.’
25 Konkhe loku kuvinjwe kona kwenu, tono tenu tinemuke lokuhle.
26 “Emkhatsini wesive sami kukhona emadvodza lamabi labahlala bagadzile njengebantfu labetsiya tinyoni, nanjengalabo lababekela bantfu tingibe tekubabamba.
27 Tindlu tabo tigcwele emacebo njengetindlu tetinyoni letigcwele tinyoni; sebaze banjinga baba nemandla,
28 sebakhuluphele baze bamanyatela. Tento tabo letimbi atinamkhawulo, ababameleli labo labate boyise kutsi bangalahlwa licala, abawalweli nemalungelo alabamphofu.”
29 Simakadze utsi: “Akukafaneli yini kutsi ngibajezise ngaloku? Akukafaneli yini kutsi ngitenanele kulesive lesinje?
30 “Kwenteke intfo lembi naleshacisako eveni:
31 Baphrofethi baphrofetha emanga, baphristi baphetse ngeligunya labo, nebantfu bami bakutsandza ngaleyo ndlela. Kodvwa nitakwenta njani ekupheleni?”
1 “Balekani niyewubhaca, sive sakaBhenjamini! Sukani eJerusalema nibaleke! Shayani impalampala eThekhowa! Phakamisani siboniso semlilo eBhethi Hakheremu! Ngobe kulunguta inhlekelele, ichamuka ngasenyakatfo, yebo, imbhubhiso lenkhulu.
2 Ngiyawuyibhubhisa iNdvodzakati yaseSiyoni, lenhle kangaka naleyincelencele kangaka.
3 Iyawusukelwa belusi kanye nemihlambi yabo balwe nayo, bayawumisa emathende abo bayitungelete, ngulowo nalowo anakekele indzima yakakhe.”
4 Batsi: “Tilungiseleleni imphi yekubhekana nayo! Sukumani nihlasele kusesemini! Kodvwa bukani, kukhanya kwelilanga sekuyafiphala, nematfunti akusihlwa semadze.
5 Ngako-ke sukumani, asihlasele ebusuku, sibhubhise tinqaba tayo!”
6 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Gawulani tihlahla, nibutsise tindvundvuma tekuvimbetela iJerusalema. Lelidolobha kufanele lijeziswe; ligcwele incindzetelo.
7 Njengemtfombo umpompota emanti awo, nalo liwukhafula kanjalo-ke umonakalo walo. Budlwangudlwangu nembhubhiso kuhokoma kulo, kugula kwalo nemanceba alo asembikwami njalo.
8 Tsatsa seluleko, wena Jerusalema, nome-ke ngitakufulatsela nawungasitsatsi, live lakho ngilente lisale lilihlane, khona kutebate umuntfu lohlala kulo.”
9 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Abakhukhute insali yaka-Israyeli, bayikhwimite njengemvini; phindza wendlulise sandla sakho etikwemagala, ulingise umuntfu lovuna emagelebisi.”
10 Ngubani nje lengingakhuluma kuye ngimecwayise? Ngubani lotangilalela? Tindlebe tabo tivalekile, kuze bangetikuva. Livi laSimakadze lisikhubekiso kubo, abajabuli ngalo.
11 Kodvwa mine ngigcwele lulaka lwaSimakadze, futsi ngingeke ngisalubeketelela lukimi. Simakadze wase utsi kimi: “Lutfululele kubantfwana labasetitaladini, nasemajaheni labutsene ndzawonye; bonkhe bafati nemadvodza abo bayawubhajwa kulo, kanye nalabadzala labo lasebahanjelwe ngiminyaka.
12 Tindlu tabo tiyawunikwa labanye, konkhe kanye nemasimi abo nebafati babo, nangiphindza ngelula sandla sami kulabo labahlala kulelo live,” kusho Simakadze.
13 “Kusukela kulomncane kakhulu kuye kulomkhulu kakhulu, bonkhe babogubhela kwesabo; baphrofethi nebaphristi bayafanana, bonkhe bayayengana.
14 Babopha emanceba ebantfu bami kube shangatsi yintfo nje lengenamsebenti, babe batsi: ‘Kuthula, kuthula,’ kube kantsi kute nalokuthula.
15 Kantsi banawo yini emahloni ngemanyala abo labawentako? Cha, bate nalamancane nje emahloni, abakwati ngisho nekukhophota. Ngako batakuwela kulabawile, bayawukwehliselwa phansi nangibajezisa,” kusho Simakadze.
16 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Manini emahlanganweni etindlela, nibuke, butani tindlela takadzeni, butani kutsi nguyiphi indlela lelungile, bese nihamba ngayo, niyawutfola kuphumula kwemiphefumulo yenu. Kodvwa nine natsi: ‘Singeke sihambe ngayo.’
17 Ngabeka balindzi etikwenu, ngatsi: ‘Lalelani kukhala kwempalampala,’ kodvwa nine natsi: ‘Ngeke sikulalele.’
18 Ngako lalelani, nine tive. Caphelisisani, nani bofakazi, kutsi kuyakwenteka njani kubo.
19 Awu mhlaba, vani! Ngitakwehlisela inhlekelele kulesive, sitselo semacebo abo, ngobe abakawalaleli emavi ami, bawala nemtsetfo wami.
20 Nginandzabani mine nemphepho yaseSheba, nome-ke nemakha ekhalamusi lanongotelako laphuma eveni lelikhashane? Iminikelo yenu yekushiswa ayikemukeleki kimi, nemihlatjelo yenu ayingijabulisi.”
21 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Ngiyawubeka emavimbandlela embikwalesive. Boyise kanye nemadvodzana bayawukhutjwa kuwo, bomakhelwane kanye nebangani bayawubhubha.”
22 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Buka, kuta imphi, lechamuka eveni langasenyakatfo, sive lesikhulu sichukulutiwe, sisukela emikhawulweni yemhlaba.
23 Bahlome ngebutjoki nangesikhali; banelulaka, abanamusa. Bevakala njengelwandle loludvumako, nabagijima ngemahhashi abo; beta njengebantfu labavivele imphi, batewuhlasela wena, awu, Ndvodzakati yaseSiyoni.”
24 Siyivile imibiko ngabo, saphela emandla, imikhono yetfu iyalenga nje kitsi, sibanjwe kudzabuka nekwesaba lokukhulu, tinhlungu letifanana netemfati lobelekako.
25 Ningaphumeli emasimini, nome-ke nihambe emigwacweni, ngobe sitsa siphetse inkemba, kuyesabeka yonkhe indzawo.
26 Awu, sive sami, yembatsani emasaka, nitiphucaphuce emlotseni; lilani ngekudzabuka lokukhulu, kube shangatsi kwendvodzana lekukuphela kwayo, ngobe umbhubhisi uyakusitselekela ngekushesha lokukhulu.
27 “Ngikwente waba ngumhloli wetinsimbi, nebantfu bami bayinsimbi, khona utewucaphela utivivinye tindlela tabo.
28 Bonkhe babonhloko ayivutfwa, nebahlubuki, bahambe bahlambalata. Balukhuni balitfusi nensimbi, bonakele bonkhe ngetento tabo letimbi.
29 Umfutfo uyafutseka kuyesabisa, kutsi utewushisa umtfofu ngemlilo, kodvwa kucengisiselwa lite nje, ngobe laba lababi abakhishwa.
30 Babitwa ngekutsi bayisiliva lelahlwako, ngobe mine Simakadze ngibalahlile.”
1 Leli livi laSimakadze lelefika kuJeremiya, latsi:
2 “Mani esangweni lendlu yaSimakadze; ushumayele umemetele nankha emavi: “ ‘Vanini livi laSimakadze, nonkhe nine sive sakaJuda leningena kulamasango kuyawukhonta Simakadze.
3 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Guculani tindlela tenu kanye netento tenu tilunge, khona ngiyawunivumela kutsi nihlale kulendzawo.
4 Ningawetsembi lamagama langemanga nitsi: “Leli lithempeli laSimakadze, lithempeli laSimakadze, lithempeli laSimakadze!”
5 Nanitigucula ngempela tindlela tenu netento tenu, niphatsane ngekwemtsetfocotfo,
6 naningabacindzeteli labo bekuhamba, nalabangenaboyise, nebafelokati, ningayicitsi nengati lengenacala kulendzawo, ningabalandzeli labanye bonkulunkulu kutsi nitilimate nine,
7 mine-ke ngiyawunenta nihlale kulendzawo, eveni lengalipha boyihlomkhulu kutsi libe labo phakadze naphakadze.
8 Kodvwa bukani la, nine netsembele emavini langemanga nalangenamsebenti.
9 “ ‘Nisetakweba yini, nibulale, niphinge, nifungele emanga, nitfuncise imphepho kuBhali, nilandzele labanye bonkulunkulu leningazange senibati,
10 bese niyeta nitewuma lapha embikwami kulendlu leneLibito lami, nitsi: “Siphephile,” kambe niphephele kutsi nente tonkhe letintfo letisinengiso?
11 Kungabe lendlu, leneLibito lami, seyigucuke yaba ngumhume wabosidlani yini lapha kini? Kodvwa bengisolomane ngibuka! Kusho Simakadze.
12 “ ‘Hambani nyalo niye endzaweni leseShilo, lapho ngacala khona kwenta indzawo yekubeka Libito lami, nibone kutsi ngentani kuyo ngenca yebubi besive sami, ema-Israyeli.
13 Ngesikhatsi nenta tonkhe letintfo, bengikhuluma kini njalonjalo ngaletintfo, kodvwa anikangilaleli; nginibitile, kodvwa anikasabeli, kusho Simakadze.
14 Ngako-ke loko lengakwenta eShilo, ngisetakwenta nanyalo kulendlu lebitwa ngeLibito lami, lelithempeli lenetsembele kulo, nendzawo lengayipha nine kanye naboyihlomkhulu.
15 Ngitanikhipha lapha ebukhoneni bami nginilahle, njengaloku ngenta kubomnakenu, sonkhe sive saka-Efrayimu.’ ”
16 “Ngako-ke, wena Jeremiya, ungabathandazeli labantfu, futsi ungabancuseli, ungabancengeli; ungangincengi nami, ngobe ngingeke ngikuve.
17 Awuboni yini kutsi bentani kulamadolobha akaJuda, nasetitaladini taseJerusalema?
18 Bantfwana batfota tinkhuni, emadvodza alumekela imililo, bafati badovana nenhlama, babhaka emakhekhe eNdlovukazi yeliZulu. Batfulula iminikelo yetinatfo kulabanye bonkulunkulu bentela kuchukuluta lulaka lwami.
19 Kodvwa ngimi yini lona labamchukulutako? kusho Simakadze. Abatilimati bona yini, batitsele bona ngelihlazo?
20 “Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Intfukutselo yami kanye nelulaka lwami kutawutfululelwa etikwalendzawo, etikwebantfu netinkhomo, etikwetihlahla tesiganga kanye nasetikwetitselo temhlaba, lutawuvutsa lungaphindzi lucimeke.
21 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Chubekani, yengetani leminikelo yenu yekushiswa kulena leminye imihlatjelo yenu, nijinge nitidlele kwanine lenyama!
22 Ngobe ngesikhatsi ngikhipha boyihlomkhulu eGibhithe, ngikhuluma kubo, angizange ngibanike imiyalo ngeminikelo yekushiswa nangemihlatjelo,
23 kodvwa ngabanika umyalo lotsi: Ngilaleleni, mine-ke ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wenu, nine nibe sive sami. Hambani ngato tonkhe tindlela tami lenginiyale ngato, kuze kunihambele kahle.
24 Kodvwa abazange balalele, futsi abanakanga nekunaka; esikhundleni saloko balandzela kutsambekela kwenkhani yetinhlitiyo tabo letimbi. Babuyela emuva, bangete baya embili.
25 Kusukela ngesikhatsi lekwaphuma ngaso boyihlomkhulu eveni laseGibhithe, kuze kube ngunyalo, benginitfumelela tinceku tami baphrofethi lilanga ngelilanga njalo nje.
26 Kodvwa abazange bangilalele, abanginakanga nekunginaka. Bacinisa tinhloko tabo, benta tono letinyenti kakhulu kunaletentiwa boyisemkhulu.
27 “Nawubatjela konkhe loku, bangeke bakulalele; nawubabita, bangeke basabele.
28 Ngako-ke tsani kubo: ‘Lesi sive lesingamlalelanga Simakadze Nkulunkulu waso, futsi asiphendvukanga nasicondziswa. Liciniso seliphelile; linyamalele emilonyeni yabo.
29 Hhulani tinwele tenu, nine bantfu baseJerusalema, nitilahle, nilile sililo emagcumeni laphakeme, ngobe Simakadze usilahlile, wasishiya lesitukulwane lesingaphansi kwelulaka lwakhe.’ ”
30 “ ‘Sive sakaJuda sente bubi emehlweni ami, kusho Simakadze. Bagcumeke tithico tabo letitinengiso endlini lebitwa ngeLibito lami, bayingcolisa.
31 Bakhe tindzawo letiphakeme taseThofethi eSigodzini sakaBheni Hinomu kutsi bayewushisa emadvodzana nemadvodzakati abo emlilweni, intfo lengingazange ngibayale ngayo, futsi lengazange ingene nasengcondvweni yami.
32 Ngako-ke caphelani, ayeta emalanga, kusho Simakadze, lapho bantfu bangasayikuyibita ngekutsi yiThofethi nome batsi Sigodzi sakaBheni Hinomu, kodvwa bayawutsi Sigodzi Sekuhlatjwa, ngobe bayawungcwaba labafile eThofethi, kuze kubete indzawo.
33 Tidvumbu talabo bantfu tiyawuba kudla kwetinyoni tasemoyeni nekwetilwane tesiganga; kuyawubate nalokuyatetfusa, aticoshe.
34 Ngiyawucedza imisindvo yekujabula neyekutsakasa, ngicedze neliphimbo lemyeni nelamakoti emadolobheni akaJuda nasetitaladini taseJerusalema, ngobe lelive liyawusala likhala libhungane.’ ”
1 “ ‘Simakadze utsi: Ngaleto tikhatsi, ematsambo emakhosi newetindvuna takaJuda, nematsambo ebaphristi newebaphrofethi, nematsambo ebantfu baseJerusalema ayawususwa emadlizeni abo.
2 Ayawukwenekwa elangeni, nasenyangeni, nakuto tonkhe tinkhanyeti tasemazulwini lababekutsandzile, bakusebentela, bakulandzela, bakufuna, bakukhotsamela. Akayiwubutfwa futsi akayiwungcwatjwa, kodvwa ayawuba njengemfucuta yetibi lelahlwe emhlabatsini.
3 Yonkhe indzawo lapho ngiyakuyicoshela khona lensali yalesive lesibi iyawucolela kufa kunekuphila, kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.’ ”
4 “Khuluma kubo utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “ ‘Bantfu nabawa, bayaye bangabe basavuka yini? Umuntfu nakahlubuka, uyaye angabe asabuya yini?
5 Bahlubukeleni kepha labantfu? IJerusalema yentiwa yini lokuhlubuka njalo nje? Banamatsela ekuyengweni, bala kubuya.
6 Ngibalalele kahle hle, kodvwa abakhulumi lokulungile. Kute namunye lophendvukako ebubini bakhe, atibute, atsi: “Ngenteni kantsi?” Ngulowo nalowo utihambela ngendlela yakhe njengelihhashi nalihlasela ekulweni.
7 Ngisho nagilonki esibhakabhakeni uyatati tikhatsi takhe letimisiwe, nelituba, nenkonjane, nadvoye, kuyatigcina tikhatsi tako tekuhamba, kodvwa sive sami asitati timiso taSimakadze.
8 “ ‘Ningasho kanjani kutsi: “Sihlakaniphile tsine, ngobe sinemtsetfo waSimakadze,” ibe kantsi lutsi lwemanga lwebabhali lukucobele phansi lokungemanga?
9 Labahlakaniphile bayawuhlazeka; bayawujabhiswa, babhajwe elugibeni. Njengobe balilahlile livi laSimakadze nje, banakuphi-ke kuhlakanipha?
10 Ngako-ke bafati babo ngibanikela kulamanye emadvodza, nemasimi abo ngiwanike labanye bantfu, kutsi abe ngewabo. Kusukela kulomncane kakhulu kuye kulomkhulu kakhulu, bonkhe babogubhela kwesabo. Baphrofethi nebaphristi bayafanana, bonkhe bayayengana.
11 Babopha emanceba ebantfu bami, kube shangatsi yintfo nje lengenamsebenti, babe batsi: “Kuthula, kuthula,” kube kantsi kute nalokuthula.
12 Kantsi banawo yini emahloni ngalamanyala abo labawentako? Cha, bate nalamancane nje emahloni; abakwati ngisho nekukhophota. Ngako bayakuwela kulabawile, bayakwehliselwa phansi, nabajeziswako, kusho Simakadze.
13 “ ‘Simakadze utsi: Ngiyawususa sivuno sabo, kuyawubate emagelebisi emvinini. Kuyawubate emakhiwa esihlahleni semkhiwa, nemacembe aso ayawubuna. Loko lengabanika kona kuyawutsatfwa kubo.’ ”
14 “Sihlaleleni kantsi lapha? Butsanani ndzawonye! Asibalekeni siye emadolobheni labiyelwe, siyewufela khona! Ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu sewusimisele kutsi sibhubhe, wasinika emanti lanashevu kutsi siwanatse, ngobe sonile kuye.
15 Besetsembe kuthula, kodvwa kute lokuhle lokufikile, besetsembe sikhatsi sekuphiliswa, kwefika lokwesabisako kodvwa nje.
16 Kuthimula kwemahhashi etitsa kuyevakala kuvela kulakaDani, kukhala kwetinjomane tabo kutfutfumelisa lonkhe live. Tifikele kutawushwabudzela live nako konkhe lokukulo, lidolobha kanye nabo bonkhe labahlala kulo.”
17 “Buka-ke, ngitawutfumela tinyoka letinesihlungu lesibi emkhatsini wenu, tindlondlo letingeke titsetjulwe ngumuntfu titewuniluma,” kusho Simakadze.
18 Kute likhambi kulolusizi lwami, inhlitiyo yami iselusizini.
19 Lalelani kukhala kwesive sami, sikhala eveni lelikhashane kakhulu, sitsi: “Simakadze akekho yini eSiyoni? Kungabe iNkhosi yayo ayikho yini lapho?” “Bangitfukutseliseleni ngaletitfombe tabo, ngaletithico tabo tebetive letingenamsebenti?”
20 “Kuvuna sekwendlulile, lihlobo seliphelile, kodvwa tsine asikasindziswa.”
21 Njengobe bantfu bami bayabhujiswa, nami ngiyabhujiswa; ngiyalila, nekwesaba kuyangintfonya.
22 Sekute yini ibhalisamu kulakaGileyadi? Sekute yini inyanga lapho? Kepha sekute leni kuphiliswa kwemanceba ebantfu bami?
1 Kube mane inhloko yami beyisiyalu semanti nemehlo ami abe ngumtfombo wetinyembeti, bengitawukhala busuku nemini, ngenca yekubulawa ngesihluku kwesive sami!
2 Kube mane benginendzawo yekuphumulela tihambi ehlane, lapho bengingashiya khona sive sami, ngisuke kuso, ngobe bonkhe batiphingi, sicumbi sebantfu labangaketsembeki.
3 “Balola tilwimi tabo njengebutjoki, bentele kudubula emanga. Abaphumeleli ngalo liciniso eveni. Besuka esonweni baye esonweni, abanginaki nekunginaka,” kusho Simakadze.
4 “Caphelani bangani benu; ningabetsembi banakenu. Ngobe bonkhe bomnakenu banemanga, nabo bonkhe bangani bayayengana.
5 Umngani uyenga bangani, kute namunye lokhuluma liciniso. Bafundzise tilwimi tabo kukhuluma emanga; bayatiphuphisa bona ngekwenta sono.
6 Wena uhlala emkhatsini wemanga odvwa, ngalamanga abo bayala kungemukela,” kusho Simakadze.
7 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Buka la, ngitabavivinya ngibacolisise, ngobe yini lenye lengingayenta macondzana nesono sebantfu bami?
8 Lulwimi lwabo lungumcibisholo lobulalanako, lukhuluma emanga odvwana. Ngulowo nalowo uncempheta ngalo kumakhelwane wakhe, kantsi ngenhlitiyo umbekela lugibe.
9 Ngingete ngabajezisa yini ngaloku?” kusho Simakadze. “Ngingete ngatiphindziselela yini mine esiveni lesifanana nalesi?”
10 Ngiyawukhala ngililele tintsaba, ngikhihlite sililo ngenca yemadlelo asehlane. Alahliwe omile akasahanjwa ngumuntfu, nekubhonsa kwetinkhomo akusevakali. Tinyoni tasemoyeni setibalekile, netilwane tihambile.
11 “IJerusalema ngitayenta indvundvuma yematje, ngiyente umgedze wetimphungutja. Emadolobha akaJuda ngiyakuwenta abe tindzala, kuze kubete muntfu lohlala kuwo.”
12 Ngubani umuntfu lohlakaniphile kangangekutsi angakucondza loku? Ngubani lofundziswe nguSimakadze kutsi angakuchaza loku? Lelive lentiwe leni laba tindzala njengelihlane lokutsi kubete muntfu lowendlula ekhatsi kulo?
13 Simakadze watsi: “Kungenca yekutsi bawufulatsele umtsetfo wami lengababekela wona; abakangilaleli, kantsi futsi abakawulandzeli umtsetfo wami.
14 Esikhundleni saloko, balandzele inkhani yetinhlitiyo tabo, balandzela boBhali, njengemfundziso yaboyise.”
15 Ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: “Buka la, labantfu ngitabadlisa kudla lokubabako, ngibanatsise emanti lanashevu.
16 Ngiyawubasakatela emkhatsini wetive labangazange sebatati, bona kanye naboyise, ngiyawubacosha ngenkemba ngize ngibacedze.”
17 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Caphelani-ke manje! Bitani bafati besililo kutsi bete; ngibiteleni labo labahlakaniphile babo.
18 Abefike masinyane, batesikhihlela sililo, emehlo etfu adzimate aphophote tinyembeti; kugobhote imifula yemanti etinkhopheni tetfu.
19 Umsindvo wesililo sewuvakele uvela eSiyoni, utsi: ‘Maye, likhulu bo lihlazo letfu! Sekufanele silishiye lelive letfu, ngobe tindlu tetfu setiyimfuhlululu.’ ”
20 Awu, nine labasikati, vanini livi laSimakadze. Vulani tindlebe tenu kuwo emavi laphuma emlonyeni wakhe. Fundzisani emadvodzakati enu kukhihla sililo, fundzisani ngulowo nalowo kulila.
21 Kufa sekufohle emafasitelo etfu kwangena ngekhatsi, kwadzimate kwangena nasetinqabeni tetfu, kwancamula bantfwana lapha etindleleni, nemajaha ancamuka etinkhundleni.
22 Tsani: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “ ‘Tidvumbu temadvodza tiyawulala lunja ematsafeni njengetibi, kube shangatsi ngemabele lajutjiwe, asala ngemvakwalovunako, yebo, emabele lasala ate lowabutsako emvakwalovunako.’ ”
23 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Lohlakaniphile akangatigabatisi ngekuhlakanipha kwakhe, kanjalo nemuntfu lonemandla akangatigabatisi ngemandla akhe, kanjalo futsi nemuntfu lonjingile angatigabatisi ngebunjinga bakhe.
24 Kodvwa lowo lotigabatisako akatigabatise ngaloku: Kwekutsi uyangicondza, futsi uyangati mine, kutsi nginguSimakadze lophatsana ngemusa, ehlulele ngekwemtsetfocotfo, abuse nangekulunga emhlabeni, ngobe ngiyajabula-ke kuloko,” kusho Simakadze.
25 Simakadze umemetela utsi: “Lalela ngikutjele! Ayeta emalanga, lapho ngiyawujezisa bonkhe labasoke enyameni kuphela,
26 baseGibhithe, nebakaJuda, nebaka-Edomu, nebaka-Amoni, nebakaMowabi, nabo bonkhe labahlala ehlane etindzaweni letikhashane. Ngobe tonkhe leto tive empeleni atikasoki, ngisho nayo yonkhe indlu yaka-Israyeli ayikasoki enhlitiyweni.”
1 Vanini lokushiwo nguSimakadze kini, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli.
2 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Ningatifundzi tindlela tebetive nome-ke netfuswe tibonakaliso letisesibhakabhakeni, nome ngabe tive tiyatfutfumela ngato.
3 Ngobe emasiko etive akanamsebenti, bajuba sihlahla ehlatsini, bese kutsi umbati usibata ngelishizolo lakhe,
4 bakuhlobise ngesiliva nangegolide, bakutsekeletele ngehhamela nangetipikili, kuze kungetiwuntengetela.
5 Njengemlindzansimi esivandzini semajoti, letithico tabo atikwati kukhuluma, kudzingeka tize tetfwalwe, ngobe atikwati kutihambela. Ningatesabi, tingeke tinente lutfo lolubi, kantsi futsi kute naloluhle letingalwenta.”
6 Awu, Simakadze umkhulu, kute lonjengawe; nemandla eLibito lakho makhulu kakhulu.
7 Ngubani longete akuhlonipha wena, awu, wena Nkhosi yetive? Lolu ludvumo lolufanele wena. Kute namunye lofanana nawe, kuto tonkhe tihlakaniphi tetive, nakuyo yonkhe imibuso yato.
8 Tonkhe atinangcondvo tetfwele bulima, tifundziswa tithico letingenamsebenti tetigodvo.
9 Isiliva legcotjiwe iyaletfwa isuka eThashishi, negolide legcotjiwe isuka e-Ufazi. Loko lokubatwe ngumbati nangumbumbi wetegolide, kubese kwembatsiswa letiluhlata njengesibhakabhaka naletibukhwebeletane, konkhe kwakhiwe tingcweti.
10 Kodvwa Simakadze nguyena Nkulunkulu sibili, unguNkulunkulu lophilako, iNkhosi yaphakadze. Nakatfukutsele yena, kutfutfumela umhlaba, tive atikhoni kumelana nelulaka lwakhe.
11 “Batjele naku: ‘Labonkulunkulu labangazange sebalibumbe lizulu nemhlaba, batawubhubha baphele emhlabeni, ngisho nangaphansi kwemazulu.’ ”
12 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wawudala umhlaba ngemandla akhe lamakhulu; wesekela umhlaba ngekuhlakanipha kwakhe, weneka emazulu ngekucondza kwakhe.
13 Utsi nakabhavumula, emanti asemazulwini advume; ukhuphula emafu emikhawulweni yemhlaba. Utfumela imibane kanye nemvula, akhiphe umoya lohhushako etingungwini takhe.
14 Bonkhe abanangcondvo, futsi abanalwati, bonkhe babumbi betegolide bahlazekile ngetithico tabo. Titfombe tabo tiyinkhohliso, atinamphefumulo.
15 Atinamsebenti walutfo, tintfo nje tekuhlekisa, kuyawutsi nakufika kwehlulelwa kwato, tibhubhe.
16 Lowo Losabelo sakaJakobe akafanani naleti, ngobe yena unguMenti wato tonkhe tintfo, wamenta na-Israyeli, sive lesilifa lakhe, nguSimakadze Somandla libito lakhe.
17 Butsani timphahla tenu titewusuka kulelive, nine lenihlala nivinjetelwe yimphi.
18 Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Ngalesikhatsi ngiyawubadzacata labo labakhile kulelive. Ngiyawubacindzetela ngenjabhiso lembi, kuze bakuve bonkhe.”
19 Maye kimi ngenca yekulimala kwami! Silondza sami aselapheki! Noko ngatitjela, ngatsi: “Lesi sifo sami, kufanele ngisibeketelele.”
20 Lithende lami libhidlitiwe; tonkhe tindophi talo tidzabukile. Emadvodzana ami esukile kimi, akasekho; kute namunye losasele nyalo, kute longangimisela lelithende lami, nome-ke angimisele lelidlangala lami.
21 Belusi abanangcondvo, abambuti naSimakadze; ngako abaphumeleli, nayo yonkhe imihlambi yabo isakatekile.
22 Lalelani! Livi lembiko liyasondzela, siphitsiphitsi lesikhulu, lesivela eveni langasenyakatfo! Utakwenta emadolobha akaJuda asale akhala libhungane, angumgedze wetimphungutja.
23 Awu, Simakadze, ngiyati kutsi kute umuntfu lotiphatsele yena imphilo yakhe. Akusiko kwemuntfu kutsi aticondzisele yena tinyatselo takhe.
24 Awu, Simakadze, ngicondzise, loko ukwente ngemtsetfocotfo wakho kuphela, kungabi ngekwelulaka lwakho, funa ungehlise ngidzimate ngibe lite.
25 Tfululela lulaka lwakho etikwetive letingakwemukeli wena, etikwetive letingalibiti Libito lakho. Ngobe Jakobe timudle tamshwabudzela, timudle taze tamshwabudzela, tabhubhisa live lakhe lekutalwa.
1 Leli livi lelefika kuJeremiya liphuma kuSimakadze, litsi:
2 “Lalela timiso talesivumelwane utikhulume esiveni sakaJuda nakulabo labahlala eJerusalema.
3 Batjele kutsi: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu waka-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Ucalekisiwe umuntfu longalaleli timiso talesivumelwane,
4 timiso lengayala ngato bokhokho benu mhlazane ngibakhipha eGibhithe, embawuleni yemlilo loncibilikisa insimbi.’ Ngatsi: ‘Lalelani mine, nente konkhe lenginiyala ngako, khona niyawuba sive sami, nami ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu.
5 Mine ngiyawube ngifeza sifungo lengasenta kubokhokho benu, kutsi ngibanike live leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi,’ lekulive lenu lamuhla.” Ngaphendvula ngatsi: “Amen, Simakadze.”
6 Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Wamemetele onkhe lamavi emadolobheni akaJuda nasetitaladini taseJerusalema, utsi: ‘Lalelani timiso talesivumelwane, nitilandzele.
7 Kusukela ngesikhatsi lengakhipha ngaso bokhokho benu eGibhithe kuze kube ngulamuhla, ngangibayala njalo nje, ngitsi: Ngilaleleni.
8 Kodvwa abazange bangilalele, abazange sebanginake nekunginaka, esikhundleni saloko bonkhe balandzela inkhani yetinhlitiyo tabo letimbi. Ngako ngehlisela etikwabo tonkhe ticalekiso talesivumelwane lengangibayale ngaso kutsi basilandzele kodvwa labangazange basigcina.’ ”
9 Ngako Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Kukhona luzungu emkhatsini wesive sakaJuda nakulabo labahlala eJerusalema.
10 Babuyela etonweni tabokhokho babo, labala kulalela emavi ami. Balandzele labanye bonkulunkulu, bakhonta bona. Indlu yaka-Israyeli nendlu yakaJuda, totimbili tisephulile sivumelwane lengasenta nabokhokho bato.
11 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Ngiyakwehlisela etikwabo inhlekelele labangeke bakhone kuyibalekela. Nome bangakhala bacele lusito kimi, ngingeke ngibalalele.
12 Emadolobha akaJuda kanye nebantfu baseJerusalema bayawuhamba bayewukhala kubonkulunkulu labatfuncisa kubo imphepho, kodvwa bangeke babasite nakancane nje nase behlelwa ngulenhlekelele.
13 Ninabonkulunkulu labanyenti labangangalamadolobha enu, nine maJuda; nalamalati leniwamisele kutfuncisa imphepho kuwo, niyitfuncisele sithico lesilihlazo lesinguBhali, manyenti angangetitaladi taseJerusalema.’
14 “Wena-ke Jeremiya, ungabathandazeli labantfu, ungabaceleli, futsi ungabancuseli, ngobe ngingeke ngilalele nase bangibita ngesikhatsi selusizi lwabo.
15 “Lotsandzekako wami wentani ethempelini lami, ngesikhatsi enta emacebo akhe ebubi nalabanyenti? Inyama lenikelwe ingasijikisa yini sijeziso sakho? Nase wenta bubi bakho uyajabula.”
16 Simakadze wakubita ngekutsi wena usihlahla semncumo lesikhula kahle, lesitsela titselo letihle impela. Kodvwa ngekubhodla kwesivunguvungu lesinemandla uyakusilumeka ngemlilo, emagala aso ayakwephuka.
17 Simakadze Somandla lowakuhlanyela, sewukumisele inhlekelele, ngobe indlu yaka-Israyeli nendlu yakaJuda tente lokubi tangicunula, ngatfukutsela ngekutfuncisa kwato imphepho kuBhali.
18 Njengobe Simakadze alwembula luzungu lwabo kimi, ngabe sengiyalwati, ngobe ngaleso sikhatsi wangibonisa kutsi bentani.
19 Bengifanana nelizinyane lemvu lelitfobile liyewuhlatjwa; ngangingati kutsi kantsi bese bente lisu lekungenta silo sengubo, batsi: “Asisibhubhise lesihlahla kanye netitselo taso, asimkhweshise eveni lalabaphilako, kuze libito lakhe lingaphindzi likhunjulwe.”
20 Kodvwa, awu, Simakadze Somandla, wena lowehlulela ngekulunga, uvivinye inhlitiyo nengcondvo, ngicela kubona wena utikhiphela sibhongo kubo, ngobe mine ngitinikele kuwe ngatilahla ematsambo.
21 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze ngemadvodza ase-Anathothi lafunana nemphilo yami, atsi: “Ungaphrofethi ngelibito laSimakadze, funa sikubulale ngetandla tetfu,”
22 ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Ngitabajezisa. Emajaha abo atawubulawa ngenkemba, emadvodzana nemadvodzakati abo abulawe yindlala.
23 Kute ngisho lencane insali leyawusala kubo, ngobe ngiyakwehlisela inhlekelele etikwemadvodza ase-Anathothi ngemnyaka wekujeziswa kwawo.”
1 Yebo Simakadze, wena uhlala ungcwele, nangiletsa indzaba embikwakho. Noko ngifuna kukhuluma nawe macondzana nekwehlulela kwakho. Kwentiwa yini kutsi indlela yalomubi iphumelele? Kwentiwa yini kutsi labangaketsembeki bahlale kahle bakhululekile?
2 Ubahlanyele, bamila; bayakhula batsele titselo. Sonkhe sikhatsi uhlala usetindzebeni temilomo yabo, kodvwa ukhashane netinhlitiyo tabo.
3 Noko uyangati mine, Simakadze; uyangibona, uvivinye imicabango yami ngawe. Bahudvule phansi njengetimvu tiyawuhlatjwa! Babeke eceleni, ubabekele lilanga lekuhlatjwa!
4 Kuyawudzimate kube ngunini solomane live lihleti ligagadzekile, netjani bawo onkhe emasimi bubunile? Njengobe labo labahlala kulo bakhohlakele, tilwane netinyoni sekubhubhe kwaphela. Ngetulu kwaloko bantfu batsi: “Angeke akubone loko lokwenteka kitsi.”
5 “Nangabe uke wancintisana nemadvodza ngekugijima ngetinyawo bakushiya bakuhlolela, ungancintisana kanjani nemahhashi? Nawukhubatela eveni leliphephile, ungalunga kanjani emahlatsini langaseJordane?
6 Bomnakenu nemndeni wakenu nabo futsi bakutsengisile, baphakamisa sililo lesikhulu kakhulu ngekutsi abakufuni. Ungabetsembi nome bakhuluma kahle kuwe.”
7 “Ngiyakuyilahla indlu yami, ngilishiye lifa lami; ngiyawunikela lowo lengimtsandzako etandleni tetitsa takhe.
8 Lifa lami selifanana nelibhubesi lasehlatsini kimi. Liyangihhongela; ngako ngiyalenyanya.
9 Lifa lami alifanani yini kimi nenyoni yekuhlasela lengemabhadvubhadvu letungeletwa nguletinye tinyoni tekuhlasela? Hambani niyewubutsa tonkhe tilwane tesiganga, nitiletse titewudla.
10 Belusi labanyenti bayawubhubhisa sivini sami, bagcobagcobe insimi yami. Batayigucula insimi yami lenhle, bayente umhlaba losigagadvu.
11 Itakwentiwa ibe sigagadvu lesilahliwe, yebo, lesihangukile nalesisikhotsa embikwami. Yebo, lonkhe live litawuba sikhotsa, ngobe kute lonakile.
12 Etikwawo onkhe emadvundvu latingagadvu babhubhisi bayawunyakatela, ngobe inkemba yaSimakadze iyawubadla bantfu, kusukela ngala kwelive kuye ngale kwalo, kute namunye loyawusindza.
13 Bayawuhlanyela kolo, kodvwa bavune emanyeva; bayawutikhandla, kodvwa bangazuzi lutfo ngako. Ngako yetfwalani lihlazo ngesivuno senu, ngenca yentfukutselo leyesabekako yaSimakadze.”
14 Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bonkhe labomakhelwane bami labakhohlakele labatsatsa ngendlovuyangena lifa lami lengalipha sive sami, ema-Israyeli, ngitabazuphuna kulamave abo, ngiphindze ngizuphune nendlu yakaJuda emkhatsini wabo.
15 Kodvwa ngitawutsi ngingabazuphuna, ngiphindze ngibe nesihawu kubo ngibuyisele ngulowo nalowo eveni lakhe lekulifa lakhe.
16 Nangabe bafundze kahle tindlela tebantfu bami base bafunga ngeLibito lami, batsi: ‘Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze,’ njengaloku bake bafundzisa bantfu bami kutsi bafunge ngaBhali, bayawube sebayahlaliswa emkhatsini wesive sami.
17 Kodvwa nangabe nome ngusiphi nje sive singalaleli, ngiyawusizuphuna sonkhe ngisibhubhise,” kusho Simakadze.
1 Naku lokwashiwo nguSimakadze kimi, watsi: “Hamba uyewutsenga libhande lelineni ulivunule elukhalweni lwakho, kodvwa lingawatsintsi emanti.”
2 Ngako ngavele ngatsenga libhande, njengobe Simakadze abeshito, ngabe sengilivunula elukhalweni.
3 Livi laSimakadze lase liyefika kimi kwesibili, latsi:
4 “Tsatsa lelibhande lolitsengile lolivunule elukhalweni lwakho uhambe nyalo uye eYufrathe, ufike ulifihle khona elufantfwini lwemadvwala.”
5 Ngako ngahamba ngafike ngalifihla eYufrathe, njengobe Simakadze abengitjelile.
6 Emvakwemalanga lamanyenti Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Hamba-ke manje uye eYufrathe, ufike utsatse lelibhande lengakutjela kutsi uyekulifihla khona.”
7 Ngako ngahamba ngaya eYufrathe, ngafike ngemba lelibhande ngalitsatsa kulendzawo lapho bengilifihle khona, kodvwa manje lase libhudluke kakhulu selingenamsebenti.
8 Livi laSimakadze lase liyefika kimi, latsi:
9 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Ngalokufananako ngitalibhidlita ligcabho lakaJuda kanye neligcabho lelikhulu laseJerusalema.
10 Labantfu lababi labalako kulalela emavi ami balandzele inkhani yetinhlitiyo tabo, balandzele labanye bonkulunkulu kutsi batewubasebentela babakhonte, bayawufanana nalelibhande, bangabi namsebenti walutfo ngalokuphelele!
11 Ngobe njengobe libhande livunulwa elukhalweni lwendvodza, kanjalo indlu yonkhe yaka-Israyeli kanye neyakaJuda ngitibophele kimi,’ kusho Simakadze, ‘kutsi babe sive sami lengitakwatiwa ngaso, ngibatjatwe ngaso ngidvunyiswe ngaso. Kodvwa abakangilaleli.’ ”
12 “Khuluma kubo utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Leso naleso sikhumbasikhwama kufanele sigcwaliswe ngeliwayini.’ Nabakhuluma kuwe, batsi: ‘Asati yini tsine kutsi leso naleso sikhumbasikhwama kufanele sigcwaliswe ngeliwayini?’
13 ubobatjela, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Bonkhe labahlala lapha eveni ngitawubagcwalisa ngekudzakwa, kanye nemakhosi lahlala esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide, nebaphristi, nebaphrofethi, nabo bonkhe labahlala eJerusalema.
14 Ngitabashayanisa lomunye kulomunye, boyise nemadvodzana ngalokufananako, kusho Simakadze. Ngingeke ngisivumele sihe nome sihawu nome luvelo kutsi kungivimbele ngingababhubhisi.’ ”
15 Vanini, nilalelisise, ningatigabatisi, ngobe Simakadze sewukhulumile.
16 Mnikeni ludvumo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, asengakabuletsi bumnyama, tinyawo tenu tisengakakhubateli emagcumeni lahwalalisako. Netsembele ekukhanyeni, kodvwa utakugucula, akwente kube bumnyama lobuphatsekako, yebo, akwente kube lusizi lolujulile.
17 Kodvwa naningalaleli, ngiyawukhala emasitseleni ngenca yeligcabho lenu. Emehlo ami ayawukhala kabuhlungu kabi agobhote tinyembeti, ngobe umhlambi waSimakadze uyawube utfunjiwe.
18 Khuluma enkhosini nasendlovukazini, utsi: “Yehlani etihlalweni tenu tebukhosi, ngobe lemichele yenu lemanyatelako itawudzilika lapha etinhloko tenu.”
19 Emadolobha aseNegevu ayawuvalwa, futsi kuyawubate loyakuwavula. Juda wonkhe uyawutfunjwa, ayiswe ekudzingisweni, atsatfwe wonkhe.
20 Phakamisani emehlo enu nibone labo labaphuma enyakatfo. Uphi lomhlambi lebewubekwe etandleni tenu, timvu lebenitigabatisa ngato?
21 Uyawutsini-ke ngesikhatsi Simakadze asabeka etikwakho labo lebewubetayeta kutsi babe bangani bakho? Buhlungu bungeke yini bukubambise kwemfati nakabeleka?
22 Nawutibuta utsi: “Loku kwentekeleni kimi?” phela kungenca yetono takho letinyenti, lokutsi tidvwaba takho tidzatjulwe, nemtimba wakho uphatseke kabi.
23 UmTopiya angasigucula yini sikhumba sakhe nome ingwe emabala ayo? Nani ningeke nikwente lokuhle, ngobe senetayele kwenta lokubi.
24 “Ngitanisakata njengemakhoba wona lapheshulwa ngumoya wasehlane.
25 Loku ngulokusabelo sakho, sabelo lese ngikumisele sona, ngobe sewungikhohliwe, wetsemba bonkulunkulu,” kusho Simakadze.
26 “Ngitawugwabula tidvwaba takho tibuye ebusweni, khona kutewubonakala bungcunu bakho:
27 konkhe kuphinga kwakho, nako konkhe kushangashangiswa kwakho yinkhanuko, nebugwadla bakho lobulihlazo! Ngitibonile tento takho letisinengiso emagcumeni nasetikhotseni. Awu, nako kuwe, Jerusalema! Uyawuhlala ungcolile kuze kube ngunini?”
1 Leli livi laSimakadze kuJeremiya macondzana nesomiso, utsi:
2 “Juda uyalila, emadolobha akhe ayajanqula akhalela live, yebo, kukhala kuqubuka eJerusalema.
3 Bahlonishwa batfumela tisebenti tabo kutsi tiyewubakhelela emanti; tiya etitibeni temanti kodvwa tikhandze kute emanti. Tibuya netimbita tato temanti tingenalutfo, tijabhile futsi tiphelelwe litsemba.
4 Umhlabatsi sewugatukile, ngobe kute imvula eveni: Balimi bayajabha, bambonye buso babo.
5 Ngisho nenyamatane esikhotseni ilahla lizinyane layo lelisandza kutalwa, ngobe kute luhlata.
6 Timbongolo tesiganga tima emadvundvwini lagagadzekile etintsaba tikhefutele njengetimphungutja; atisaboni nasemehlweni ngenca yekweswela luhlata.”
7 Nome tono tetfu tisilahla ngelicala, awu Simakadze, mane wente lutfo ngenca yeLibito lakho. Ngobe kuhlubuka kwetfu kukhulu, sonile kuwe.
8 Awu, Tsemba la-Israyeli, Msindzisi wakhe ngetikhatsi telusizi, wentelani kuba njengemfokati eveni, nanjengesihambi lesihlala busuku bunye nje?
9 Wentelani kufanana nemuntfu lomangele, ube njengelisotja lelite emandla ekusindzisa? Awu Simakadze, wena usemkhatsini wetfu, tsine sibitwa ngeLibito lakho, ungasilahli!
10 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze ngalesive, utsi: “Bakutsandza kakhulu kuzulazula; abatibambi tinyawo tabo. Ngako Simakadze akabemukeli, nyalo sewutabukhumbula nebubi babo, abajezisele tono tabo.”
11 Ngako Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Ungakuthandazeli kuphumelela kwalabantfu.
12 Nome bangazila, ngingeke ngikulalele kukhala kwabo; nome banganikela ngeminikelo yekushiswa nangeminikelo yalokutinhlavu, ngingeke ngibemukele. Esikhundleni saloko ngitababhubhisa ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo lesibulalanako.”
13 Kodvwa ngatsi: “Awu Nkhosi Simakadze, baphrofethi balibala kubatjela, batsi: ‘Ningeke niyibone inkemba nome nihlushwe yindlala. Impela, ngiyakuninika kuthula lokungeke kuphele kulendzawo.’ ”
14 Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Baphrofethi baphrofetha emanga ngelibito lami. Angikabatfumi, futsi angikabatjeli, kantsi futsi angikakhulumi kubo. Baphrofetha kini imibono lengemanga, babhule, bakhonte tithico, bashumayele nenkhohliso yetingcondvo tabo.
15 Ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze ngalabaphrofethi labaphrofetha ngelibito lami, utsi: Angizange sengibatfume, noko batsi: ‘Kute inkemba nome indlala letalitsinta lelive.’ Bona labo baphrofethi bayawubhubha ngenkemba nangendlala.
16 Labantfu labaphrofetha kubo bayawulahlelwa etitaladini taseJerusalema ngenca yendlala nenkemba. Kuyawubate namunye loyawubangcwaba, bona kanye nebafati babo, nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati abo. Ngiyawutfululela kubo inhlekelele lebafanele.
17 “Khuluma lamavi kubo utsi: “ ‘Emehlo ami akagobhote tinyembeti busuku nemini, angakhawuli; ngobe indvodzakati yami leyintfombi sibili, sive sami, igwazwe linceba lelibi, yalinyatwa kakhulu.
18 Nangingena eveni, ngibona labo lababulewe ngenkemba; nangingena edolobheni, ngibona umonakalo lobangwe yindlala. Umphrofethi nemphristi bahambe kanyekanye, baya eveni labangalati.’ ”
19 Sewumlahle kokuphela yini Juda? Umbukela phansi yini Siyoni? Usishayelani sive singete sakhona kuphiliswa nje? Sasetsemba kutsi kutawuba nekuthula nenhlalakahle, kodvwa kute nakunye lokuhle lokusehlele. Setsemba sikhatsi sekuphiliswa, kodvwa kwaba nekutfutfumela kuphela.
20 Awu Simakadze, siyabuvuma bubi betfu kanye nelicala labobabe betfu; impela sonile kuwe.
21 Ngenca yeLibito lakho ungasibukeli phansi, ungasenteli phansi sihlalo sakho sebukhosi bakho lobukhulu. Khumbula sivumelwane sakho lowasenta natsi, ungasephuli.
22 Sikhona yini sona sinye setithico tebetive letingenamsebenti lesiletsa imvula? Tona tibhakabhaka ngekwato tiyatehlisa yini tihlambi temvula? Cha, nguwe, lowenta loko, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu. Ngako-ke litsemba letfu likuwe, ngobe nguwe lowenta konkhe loku.
1 Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Ngisho nome boMosi naSamuweli bebangema embikwami, inhlitiyo yami beyingeke iye kulesive. Bacoshe! Abesuke lapha embikwami!
2 Nabakubuta, batsi: ‘Sitawuyaphi?’ batjele utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “ ‘Labo labamiselwe kufa, ekufeni; labo labamiselwe inkemba, enkembeni, labo labamiselwe indlala, endlaleni, labo labamiselwe kutfunjwa, ekutfunjweni.’ ”
3 Simakadze utsi: “Ngiyawutfumela tinhlobo letine tebabhubhisi labatakulwa nabo: inkemba yekubulala, netinja tekuhudvulela khashane, netinyoni tasemoyeni, netilwane tesiganga tekushwabudzela nekubhubhisa.
4 Ngiyakubenta benyanyeke kuyo yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba ngenca yaloko lokwentiwa eJerusalema nguManase, umsa waHezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda.
5 “Awu Jerusalema, ngubani lotakuhawukela? Ngubani lotakulilela? Ngubani loyakuma akubute kutsi unjani?”
6 Simakadze utsi: “Ungilahlile mine. Ulibele kuchubeka nekuhlubuka. Ngako ngitawubeka tandla tami etikwakho, ngikubhubhise, ngingeke ngisaba nesihe kuwe.
7 Ngiyakubahlunga ngemfologo yekuhlenga ngasemasangweni emadolobha elive. Ngitawuletsa sifo nembhubhiso esiveni sami, ngobe abakatiguculi tindlela tabo.
8 Ngiyakwenta bafelokati babo babe banyenti kwendlula sihlabatsi saselwandle. Emini ngiyawuletsa umbhubhisi loyawucondzana nabonina bemajaha, ngekushesha ngibehlisele buhlungu nekutfutfumela.
9 Unina webantfwana labasikhombisa uyawucaleka, aphefumule kwekugcina. Lilanga liyawumshonela emini, uyawutseleka ngelihlazo, adliwe ngemahloni. Ngiyawubulala insali yesive sami ngenkemba embikwetitsa tayo,” kusho Simakadze.
10 Maye, make lowangitala, wangiletsa emhlabeni, indvodza, umhlaba wonkhe lowetama kumelana nayo! Angikebolekisi kantsi futsi angikeboleki, noko wonkhe umuntfu uyangicalekisa.
11 Simakadze watsi: “Impela ngiyawukukhululela injongo lenhle, impela ngiyawukwenta titsa takho titincengele kuwe, ngetikhatsi tenhlekelele nangetikhatsi tenjabhiso.
12 “Umuntfu angayephula yini insimbi, insimbi lephuma enyakatfo, nome litfusi?”
13 “Bunjinga bakho nengcebo yakho ngitayinikela ibe yimphango lengabiti lutfo ngenca yato tonkhe tono takho kulo lonkhe live lakho.
14 Ngiyawukugcilata ngetitsa takho, eveni longalati, ngobe lulaka lwami luyawulumeka umlilo loyawuvutsa umelane nani.”
15 Awu Simakadze, uyacondza, ngikhumbule unginakekele. Ngiphindziselele kubahluphi bami. Uyakwati kubeketela, ungangilahleli khashane, yati kutsi ngisolwa kangakanani ngenca yakho.
16 Emavi akho atsi nakefika kimi, ngawadla, aba yinjabulo yami nentfokoto yenhlitiyo yami, ngobe ngibitwa ngeLibito lakho, awu, Simakadze Nkulunkulu longuSomandla.
17 Angizange sengihlale emkhambatsini webatsandzi bemadzili, angizange sengitijabulise kanye nabo. Ngahlala ngedvwana, ngobe sandla sakho sasisetikwami, wawungigcwalise ngentfukutselo enhlityweni.
18 Kwentiwa yini kutsi iminjunju yami ingapheli, nelinceba lami libe libibitseka, futsi lingelapheki? Vele, kimi utawuba njengemfula lolite yini nanjengemtfombo lote emanti?
19 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Nawuphendvuka, ngiyawukubutsa, khona utekungikhonta; nawukhuluma emavi lafanelekile, hhayi emavi langenamsebenti, uyawuba lincusa lami. Labantfu abagucukele kuwe, kodvwa wena ungagucukeli kubo.
20 Ngiyawukwenta ube lubondza kulesive, yebo, lubondza lwelitfusi lolucinile: bayakulwa nawe kodvwa bangeke bakwehlule, ngobe nginawe kutsi ngikwephule ngibuye ngikusindzise,” kusho Simakadze.
21 “Ngiyawukusindzisa etandleni talababi, ngikuhlenge ekubanjweni ngulabanelulaka.”
1 Livi laSimakadze lase liyefika kimi, latsi:
2 “Awuyikutitsatsela umfati, futsi awuyikuwatala emadvodzana nemadvodzakati kulendzawo.”
3 Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze ngemadvodzana nangemadvodzakati latalelwa kulelive, nangebafati lababonina nangemadvodza laboyise, utsi:
4 “Bayawukufa babulawe sifo lesibulalanako. Abayiwulilelwa, futsi bangeke bangcwatjwe, kodvwa bayawuba njengemfucuta nje lelahlwe phansi. Bayawubhubha ngenkemba nangendlala, netidvumbu tabo tiyawuba kudla kwetinyoni tasemoyeni kanye nekwetilwane tesiganga.”
5 Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Ungangeni endlini lapho kunekudla kwemngcwabo, ungayi khona kuyawukhala, nome ukhombise kuvelana nabo, ngobe sengisisusile sibusiso sami, nelutsandvo lwami kanye neluvelo lwami kulabantfu,” kusho Simakadze.
6 “Labaphakeme nalabaphansi bayawufela kulelive. Bangeke bangcwatjwe, futsi abayiwukhalelwa, futsi kute labayawubazilela nalabayawuhhula ngenca yabo.
7 Kute naloyawuphekela labo labafukeme kuze batewudvudvuteka, ngisho nalonguyise nome longunina, kute naloyawubanika sinatfo sekubadvudvuta.
8 “Ungangeni nasendlini lapho kunelidzili khona, uhlale phansi nabo, udle nabo, unatse nabo.
9 Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Ngiyakwehlisela siphetfo, embikwemehlo enu nasemihleni yenu, siphetfo semisindvo yekujabula neyentfokoto, liphimbo lamakoti nelemyeni kulendzawo.’
10 “Nawubatjela tonkhe letintfo labantfu bese bayakubuta batsi: ‘Simakadze uwukhipheleni lomtsetfo lomelana natsi kangaka wesehlakalo lesikhulu kangaka? Soneni? Sono sini lesisentile kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu?’
11 Ubobe sewuyabatjela utsi: ‘Kungobe boyihlo bangilahla balandzela labanye bonkulunkulu, babasebentela, babakhonta. Bangifulatsela mine, bangete bawugcina umtsetfo wami, kusho Simakadze.
12 Kodvwa nine senitiphetse kabi kakhulu kwendlula boyihlo. Bukani nje kutsi ngulowo nalowo wenu uyilandzela kanjani inkhani yenhlitiyo yakhe lembi, esikhundleni sekutsi ahloniphe mine.
13 Ngako-ke ngitanikhipha kulelive, nginiyise eveni leningazange senilati, nine kanye naboyihlo; lapho-ke niyawufike nikhonte labanye bonkulunkulu busuku nemini, ngobe angisayikuniphatsa ngesihe.’ ”
14 Simakadze utsi: “Noko, ayeta emalanga, lapho bantfu bangaseyikutsi: ‘Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze, lowakhipha ema-Israyeli eveni laseGibhithe,’
15 kodvwa bayakutsi: ‘Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze, lowakhipha ema-Israyeli eveni lasenyakatfo, nakuwo onkhe emave lapho abebacoshele khona.’ Ngobe ngiyakubabuyisela kulelo live lengalinika boyisemkhulu.”
16 “Kodvwa nyalo sengitawutfumela badwebi babe banyenti, futsi batababamba baka-Israyeli. Emvakwaloko ngitawutfumela batingeli babe banyenti, batawubatingela yonkhe indzawo, ngisho nasetintsabeni, nasemagcumeni, nasemifantfwini yemadvwala,” kusho Simakadze.
17 “Emehlo ami asetikwato tonkhe tindlela tabo, atikafihlakali kimi, nesono sabo asikasitsakali emehlweni ami.
18 Ngitabaphindzisela ngalokuphindziwe ngenca yetono tabo nangebubi babo, ngobe balingcolisile live lami ngetinhlobonhlobo tetitfombe tabo letingenamphefumulo, bagcwalisa lifa lami ngetithico tabo letinengekako.”
19 Awu Simakadze, mandla ami nesiphephelo sami, nqaba yami ngesikhatsi sekuhlupheka, tive tiyakuta kuwe tisuka emikhawulweni yonkhe yemhlaba, titsi: “Bobabe betfu babengenalutfo ngaphandle kwabonkulunkulu labalite, tithico letingenamsebenti letingazange setibentele lutfo loluhle.
20 Umuntfu angatentela yini bonkulunkulu bakhe? Yebo, kodvwa abasibo bonkulunkulu!”
21 “Ngako-ke ngitabafundzisa, yebo, kulesikhatsi ngitabafundzisa emandla ami, yebo, emandla ami lamakhulu. Batawube sebayati-ke kutsi mine nginguSimakadze libito lami.”
1 “Sono saJuda sicoshwe ngelutsi lwensimbi, sabhalwa ngesihloko sedayimane etibhebheni tetinhlitiyo tabo nasetimphondvweni temalati abo.
2 Ngisho nebantfwababo bakhumbula emalati abo netinsika tabo-Ashera, eceleni kwetihlahla letendlala emagala ato, nasemagcumeni laphakeme,
3 nasetintsabeni tesiganga. Bunjinga benu nayo yonkhe imicebo yenu ngiyakuyisaphata njengemphango, kanye netindzawo tenu letiphakeme, ngenca yetono kulo lonkhe live lenu.
4 Ngenca yemacala enu niyawulahlekelwa lifa lenganinika lona. Ngitanigcilata ngetitsa tenu eveni leningalati, ngobe niluchukulutile lulaka lwami, futsi lutanivutsela phakadze naphakadze.”
5 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Ucalekisiwe umuntfu lowetsembela kumuntfu, umuntfu lowencike emandleni alomunye umuntfu, nalonhlitiyo yakhe imfulatsela Simakadze.
6 Uyawufanana nesihlahla eveni lelingenalutfo; angeke ayibone imphumelelo nayitako. Uyawulibala kuhlala emacwatseni etindzawo tasehlane, eveni lelimunyu, lapho kukhala libhungane khona.
7 “Kodvwa ubusisiwe umuntfu lowetsembela kuSimakadze, lotsemba lakhe linguSimakadze.
8 Uyawufanana nesihlahla lesihlanyelwe ngasemfuleni wemanti, lesenabisela timphandze taso ngasemfuleni. Asesabi nakuta kushisa, emacembe aso ahlala aluhlata. Asihlupheki nangemnyaka wesomiso, asihlali singatseli titselo taso.”
9 Inhlitiyo iyayengana ngetulu kwato tonkhe tintfo, futsi yonakele ngalokwengcile. Ngubani nje longayicondza?
10 “Mine Simakadze ngiphenya inhlitiyo, ngihlolisise nengcondvo, kuze ngimvuze umuntfu njengekwekutiphatsa kwakhe nanjengekwemisebenti yakhe.”
11 Njengentsendzele lechobosele emacandza lengakawataleli, unjalo umuntfu lotfola bunjinga ngetindlela letingakalungi. Kuyawutsi nakasekhatsi nekhatsi nemphilo yakhe bumhlamuke, ekugcineni abonakale asasilima.
12 Sihlalo lesicwebetelako sebukhosi lesaphakanyiswa kusukela ekucaleni, yindzawo yetfu lengcwele.
13 Awu, Simakadze, tsemba lema-Israyeli, bonkhe labakushiyako bayawuhlazeka. Labo labakufulatselako bayawubhalwa elutfulini, ngobe bamshiyile Simakadze, umtfombo wemanti laphilako.
14 Awu, Simakadze, ngelaphe, ngitawuphila, ngephule, ngitawusindziswa, ngobe nguwe lengimdvumisako.
15 Balibala kungibuta batsi: “Liphi livi laSimakadze? Aligcwaliseke-ke nyalo!”
16 Angikakubalekeli kuba ngumelusi wakho, uyati kutsi angikalilangateleli lilanga lekuphelelwa litsemba. Loko lokwendlula etindzebeni temlomo wami kusebaleni emehlweni akho.
17 Ungabi silwane kimi, ngobe usiphephelo sami ngelilanga lesehlakalo.
18 Bahluphi bami abatseleke ngelihlazo, kodvwa mine ungikhweshise ehlazweni, abesatjiswe bona, kodvwa mine ngingesatjiswa. Yehlisela etikwabo lilanga lenhlekelele, babhubhise ngembhubhiso lephindvwe kabili.
19 Naku lokwashiwo nguSimakadze kimi, watsi: “Hamba ume esangweni lalabantfu, lapho emakhosi akaJuda aphuma angena khona, ume nakuwo onkhe emasango aseJerusalema.
20 Batjele, utsi: ‘Vanini livi laSimakadze, nine makhosi akaJuda, nani nonkhe bantfu bakaJuda, nani nonkhe lenihlala eJerusalema, leniphuma ningena kulamasango.
21 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Caphelani ningawetfwali umtfwalo ngeliSabatha, nome niwungenise emasangweni aseJerusalema.
22 Ningayetfwali imitfwalo niphume nayo etindlini tenu, nome-ke nente leminye nje imisebenti ngeliSabatha, kodvwa gcinani lilanga leliSabatha libe ngcwele, njengaloku ngayala boyihlomkhulu.
23 Noko abazange bangilalele, abanginakanga nekunginaka; baba nenkhani, bangete bangilalela, futsi abazange baphendvuke nome sebajeziswa.
24 “ ‘Simakadze utsi: Kodvwa nanicaphela ningilalele ningete nangenisa imitfwalo emasangweni alelidolobha nakuliSabatha, kodvwa nigcine liSabatha lingcwele, ngekungenti namunye umsebenti ngalelo langa,
25 ngako-ke emakhosi lahlala esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide, ayawungena ngemasango alelidolobha akanye netindvuna tawo. Wona kanye netindvuna tawo ayawuta agibele tincola temphi kanye nemahhashi, baphekeletelwa bantfu bakaJuda nalabo labahlala eJerusalema; lelidolobha seliyawuhlala linebantfu phakadze naphakadze.
26 Bantfu bayawuchamuka emadolobheni akaJuda, kanye nasetabelweni letitungelete iJerusalema, naseveni lakaBhenjamini, nasemaceleni angasenshonalanga, naseveni letintsaba, naseNegevu, beta baletsa iminikelo yekushiswa nemihlatjelo, neminikelo yalokutinhlavu, nemphepho kanye neminikelo yekubonga endlini yaSimakadze.
27 Kodvwa naningangilaleli mine, kutsi nigcine liSabatha lami lingcwele ngekutsi ningetfwali nalomncane umtfwalo ngesikhatsi nisangena emasangweni aseJerusalema ngeliSabatha, ngako ngiyawube sengilumeka umlilo longacimeki emasangweni aseJerusalema, loyawudla netinqaba tayo.’ ”
1 Leli livi lelefika kuJeremiya liphuma kuSimakadze, litsi:
2 “Yehlela endlini yembumbi, ngulapho-ke lapho ngitakunikela khona umlayeto wami.”
3 Ngako-ke ngehlela endlini yembumbi, ngamkhandza enta umsebenti wakhe esondvweni.
4 Kodvwa imbita labeyibumba ngelibumba yonakala etandleni takhe, ngako lombumbi wase ubumba lenye inhlobo yembita, kwaya ngekubona kwemehlo akhe kutsi ufuna ibe njani.
5 Livi laSimakadze lase liyefika kimi, latsi:
6 “Awu, wenandlu yaka-Israyeli, ngingete ngenta yini kini njengaloku kwenta lombumbi?” kusho Simakadze. “Njengelibumba etandleni tembumbi, ninjalo nani esandleni sami, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli.
7 Nome ngangusiphi sikhatsi nangimemetela kutsi sive nome umbuso utawuzushunwa, ubhidlitwe uze ubhubhe,
8 nangabe futsi leso sive lengisecwayisile siphendvuka ebubini baso, ngiyawube sengiyasiyekela, ngingabe ngisasehlisela leso sehlakalo lebesengisilungisele sona.
9 Futsi-ke nangabe ngalesinye sikhatsi sengimemetela kutsi sive nome umbuso utakwakhiwa usime kahle,
10 nase sibuye senta bubi emehlweni ami, sangete sangilalela mine, ngiyawube sengiyasiyekela ngingabe ngisasentela loko lokuhle lebesengikulungisele sona.
11 “Manje-ke khuluma kulabantfu bakaJuda nakulabo labakhile eJerusalema, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Bukani la, ngilungiselela kunehlisela inhlekelele, nginibumbele luzungu. Ngako-ke phendvukani etindleleni tenu letimbi, ngulowo nalowo wenu aphendvuke, nitigucule tindlela tenu netento tenu.’
12 Kodvwa bayawuphendvula batsi: ‘Akunamsebenti. Sitatichubekela ngemasu etfu, ngulowo nalowo wetfu utatichubekela ngenkhani yenhlitiyo yakhe lembi.’ ”
13 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Butani kuletinye tive nitsi: ‘Ngubani lowake weva ngentfo lenje?’ Intfo leyesabeka kakhulu yentiwe yiNtfombi lengu-Israyeli.
14 Sitfwatfwa saseLebanoni sake sanyamalala yini emawukeleni ayo langemadvwala? Emanti awo lapholile, latiyalu tawo tikhashane, ake ema yini angete ageleta?
15 Noko sive sami singilahlile mine; satfuncisa imphepho etithicweni letingenamsebenti, letabakhubatelisa etindleleni tabo nasemikhondvweni yakadzeni. Tabahambisa ngetindlela letijubako nangemigwaco lengakakhiwa kahle.
16 Live labo liyawusala likhala libhungane, libe yintfo yekuba yinhlekisa; bonkhe labendlulako bayawumangala banikine tinhloko.
17 Njengemoya wasemphumalanga, ngiyawubasakata embikwetitsa tabo; ngiyawubafulatsela, ngingabheki ngakubo, ngelilanga lesehlakalo sabo.”
18 Batsi: “Wotani sente lisu ngaJeremiya, ngobe imfundziso yemtsetfo lefundziswa baphristi ngeke ize iphele, naleteluleko tetihlakaniphi, nalelivi leliphuma kubaphrofethi. Ngako buyani simhlasele ngemagama etfu, singayinaki yonkhe lentfo layishoko.”
19 Awu Simakadze, ngiyacela ungilalele! Vani kutsi batsini, bahluphi bami!
20 Kufanele yini kutsi lokuhle kukhokhelwe ngalokubi? Noko bangimbele umgodzi. Khumbula kutsi ngema embikwakho ngabancengela kuwe kutsi ngincandze lulaka lwakho kubo.
21 Ngako-ke nikela bantfwababo endlaleni, banikele emandleni enkemba. Yenta bafati babo bemukwe bantfwababo babe bafelokati, emadvodza abo akabulawe ngesifo lesibulalanako, emajaha abo ajutjwe ngenkemba emphini.
22 Akuvakale kukhala emakhaya abo, ngesikhatsi nawutfumela bahlaseli kubo, ngobe bangimbele umgodzi wekungigcumukisela, bangibekele tingibe tekungigila.
23 Awu Simakadze, kodvwa wena uyawati onkhe lamasu abo labafuna kungibulala ngawo. Ungawatsetseleli lamacala abo, futsi-ke ungacali utesule leto tono tabo embikwakho. Abaketulwe embikwakho, bavukele ngesikhatsi sentfukutselo yakho.
1 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Hamba uyewutsenga ludziwo lapha kumbumbi. Tsatsa labanye balabadzala kanye nebebaphristi,
2 uphumele eSigodzini sakaBheni Hinomu, lesisekungeneni kweLisango leLudzengelo. Ufike lapho umemetele nangu umlayeto lengikutjela wona,
3 utsi: ‘Vanini nali livi laSimakadze, nine makhosi akaJuda, nani bantfu baseJerusalema. Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wesive sema-Israyeli, utsi: Lalelani! Ngitakwehlisela inhlekelele kulendzawo letakwenta kutsi tonkhe tindlebe letiyakuva ngayo tilume.
4 Ngobe bangishiyile mine, benta lendzawo yaba yabonkulunkulu betive, bashise imihlatjelo kuyo kubonkulunkulu labangabati, bona kanye naboyisemkhulu, ngisho nemakhosi akaJuda, bagcwalise lendzawo ngengati lengenacala.
5 Bakhe tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela boBhali, bentela kushisa emadvodzana abo emlilweni abe ngiminikelo kuBhali, intfo lengingazange sengibayale ngayo futsi lengingazange sengiyisho, nalengazange seyifike nasengcondvweni yami.
6 Ngako-ke caphelani, ayeta emalanga lapho bantfu bangasayikuyibita khona lendzawo ngekutsi yiThofethi nome batsi Sigodzi sakaBheni Hinomu, kodvwa sebayawutsi Sigodzi Sekuhlatjwa, kusho Simakadze.
7 “ ‘Emacebo akaJuda ngiyakuwahhihlitela kulendzawo kanye newaseJerusalema. Ngiyawubenta bawe ngenkemba embikwetitsa tabo, ngetandla talabo labatfungatsana netimphilo tabo, ngiyawunika tidvumbu tabo tibe kudla kwetinyoni tasemoyeni kanye nekwetilwane tesiganga.
8 Ngiyawulibhidlita lelidolobha, ngilente libe yintfo yekuhlekisa; bonkhe labendlulako bayawumangala kakhulu, bahleke lusulu ngenca yemanceba alo.
9 Ngiyawubenta badle inyama yemadvodzana abo neyemadvodzakati abo, badle ngulowo nalowo inyama yemnakabo, ngenca yencindzetelo yekuvinjetelwa lokuyabe kwentiwa titsa letitfungatsana netimphilo tabo.’
10 “Bese-ke ubhidlita loludziwo embikwalabo lotabe uhamba nabo bakubukile,
11 utsi kubo: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: Ngitasibhidlita lesive kanye nalelidolobha njengaloludziwo lwalombumbi lolubhidlitiwe, futsi lolungasayiwuphindze luvusetelwe kabusha. Bayawungcwaba labafile babo eThofethi, bagcwale kuze kubete nendzawo yekubembela.
12 Nako-ke lengitakwenta kulendzawo nakulabo labahlala kuyo, kusho Simakadze: Lelidolobha ngitalenta lifanane neThofethi.
13 Emakhaya laseJerusalema nalawo emakhosi akaJuda, ayawungcola njengalendzawo, iThofethi, yebo, tonkhe tindlu lapho batfuncisele khona imphepho eluphahleni, batfuncisela emabutfo etinkhanyeti tasemazulwini, batfulula iminikelo yetinatfo kulabanye bonkulunkulu!’ ”
14 Jeremiya wase uyancandzeka esuka eThofethi, lapho abetfunywe khona nguSimakadze kutsi ayewuphrofetha, wema esibuyeni selithempeli laSimakadze wakhuluma kubantfu watsi:
15 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Lalelani! Ngitatehlisela kulelidolobha nakuto tonkhe tabelo talo, tonkhe tehlakalo lengitimemetelele ngabo, kumelana nabo, ngobe babe nenkhani, bangete bawalalela emavi ami.’ ”
1 Kwatsi umphristi Phashuri, umsa wa-Imeri, indvuna lenkhulu yasethempelini laSimakadze, nakeva Jeremiya aphrofetha ngaletintfo,
2 watsi akushaywe Jeremiya, umphrofethi, abanjwe afakwe esitokisini lesingaseSangweni LakaBhenjamini Lelisetulu lelalisethempelini laSimakadze.
3 Kwatsi ngakusasa nase Phashuri akhulule Jeremiya esitokisini, Jeremiya watsi kuPhashuri: “Libito lakho kuSimakadze akusesiye Phashuri, kodvwa sewunguMagori Misabibi.
4 Ngobe nguloko lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Ngitakwenta ube sesabiso ngisho nakuwe cobo lwakho nakubo bonkhe bangani bakho; uyakubabona ngewakho emehlo bawa ngenkemba babulawa titsa tabo. Ngiyawuniketela wonkhe Juda enkhosini yaseBhabhulona, leyawubetfwala iye nabo eBhabhulona nome ibabulale ngenkemba.
5 Ngiyawubunikela bonkhe bunjinga balelidolobha etitseni tabo, sonkhe sivuno salo, konkhe kwalo lokuligugu, nayo yonkhe ingcebo yemakhosi akaJuda. Bayakuyitsatsa bahambe nayo ibe yimphango yabo, bayetfwale baye nayo eBhabhulona.
6 Wena-ke Phashuri, nabo bonkhe basekhaya kakho, niyawutfunjelwa eBhabhulona. Niyawufike nifele khona lapho, ningcwatjwe khona, wena kanye nabo bonkhe labangani bakho lophrofethe kubo emanga.’ ”
7 Awu Simakadze, wangiyenga, nami ngayengeka, wangehlula ngemandla, waphumelela. Nyalo sengiyinhlekisa kubantfu lonkhe lilanga, bonkhe bantfu bayangiphukuta.
8 Njalo nje nangikhuluma, ngikhala ngimemetela kulwa nembhubhiso. Ngako livi laSimakadze selingitsele ngenhlamba nenhlekisa lonkhe lilanga.
9 Kodvwa nangitsi: “Ngingeke ngisambita, futsi ngeke ngisakhuluma egameni lakhe,” livi lakhe lisenhlitiyweni yami lishisa njengemlilo lovalelwe ematsanjeni ami. Sengidziniwe kulibandzetela ngekhatsi kimi, ngempela angisakhoni.
10 Ngiva bayahebeta labanyenti batsi: “Sesabiso yonkhe indzawo! Mcebe! Asimcebe!” Bonkhe bangani bami balindzele mine kutsi ngishelele, batsi: “Mhlawumbe utawuyengeka; khona sitawube sesiyamehlula, sitiphindzisele kuye.”
11 Kodvwa Simakadze ume ngakimi njengelichawe lemphi lelinemandla; ngako-ke bahluphi bami bayawukhubatela, ngeke baphumelele. Batakwehluleka batseleke ngalelikhulu lihlazo, badliwe ngemahloni langayiwuphindze akhohlakale.
12 Awu Simakadze, longuSomandla, wena lohlola lolungile, uphenye inhlitiyo nengcondvo, angikubone kuphindzisela kwakho kubo, ngobe indzaba yami sengiyiniketele kuwe.
13 Hlabelani kuSimakadze! Mnikeni ludvumo Simakadze! Uyatephula timphilo talabeswele, yebo, ubasindzisa etandleni talababi.
14 Alicalekiswe lilanga lengatalwa ngalo! Lilanga langibeleka ngalo make alingabi ngulelibusisiwe!
15 Akacalekiswe umuntfu lowabikela babe, lowamjabulisa kakhulu nakatsi: “Utalelwe umntfwana, ngumfana!”
16 Lowo muntfu akafanane nemadolobha labhidlitwa nguSimakadze angasenasihawu nawo. Akeve sililo ekuseni, nenhlabamkhosi emini.
17 Ngobe akazange angibulalele esiswini, ente make wami kube ngulona thuna lami, sinye sakhe senwebeka phakadze.
18 Ngangiphumelani vele esiswini? Ngaphumela kubona inhlupheko nelusizi, nekucedzela emalanga ami ehlazweni yini?
1 Livi laSimakadze lefika kuJeremiya ngesikhatsi inkhosi Sedekiya itfumela kuye boPhashuri, umsa waMalkhiya, nemphristi Zefaniya, umsa waMaseya. Bafike batsi:
2 “Ase usibutele nyalo kuSimakadze, ngobe naku Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, sewuyasihlasela. Mhlawumbe Simakadze utawusentela timanga njengasetikhatsini takadzeni, khona Nebukhadnezari atawusiyekela.”
3 Kodvwa Jeremiya wabaphendvula, watsi: “Tjelani Sedekiya, nitsi:
4 ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Sengitanijikela ngilwe nani ngetikhali temphi letisetandleni tenu, lenitisebentisako ekulweni nenkhosi yaseBhabhulona kanye nemaBhabhulona lanivimbetele langephandle kwelubondza. Ngitatihlanganisa ndzawonye ngekhatsi kwalelidolobha.
5 Mine matfupha ngiyakulwa nani ngesandla leselulekile, nangengalo lenemandla, nangentfukutselo, nangesikhahlo, nangelulaka lolukhulu.
6 Ngiyawushaya labo labahlala kulelidolobha, emadvodza netilwane, bayakufa babulawe sifo lesibulalanako.
7 Simakadze utsi: Emvakwaloko Sedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, netindvuna tayo, nebantfu balelidolobha labayawusindza kulesifo lesibulalanako, nenkemba, nendlala, ngiyakubanikela kuNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, nasetitseni tabo letifunana nemphilo yabo. Uyawubabulala ngenkemba, angabi naso nakancane nje sihawu, nesihe kanye neluvela.’ ”
8 Simakadze wakhuluma kuJeremiya, watsi: “Tjela sive, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Buka la, ngibeka embikwakho indlela yekuphila neyekufa.
9 Ngulowo nalowo loyawusala kulelidolobha uyakufa ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo lesibulalanako. Kodvwa ngulowo nalowo lophuma atinikele kulamaBhabhulona lanivimbetele, uyawuphila; uyawusindzisa kuphila kwakhe.
10 Ngitimisele kwenta lokubi kulelidolobha, hhayi lokuhle, kusho Simakadze. Liyawuniketelwa etandleni tenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, ilibhubhise ngemlilo.’ ”
11 “Ngetulu kwaloko, khuluma kulendlu yenkhosi yakaJuda, utsi: ‘Vanini livi laSimakadze,
12 awu, wenandlu yakaDavide, naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “ ‘Sebentisani umtsetfocotfo njalo nje ekuseni; nimephule esandleni semcindzeteli lowo lodlelelwe; ngaphandle kwaloko intfukutselo yami itawuvuka ivutse njengemlilo ngenca yebubi lenibentile, yebo, ivutse kubete nalongayicima.
13 Ngiphambene nawe, Jerusalema, wena lohlala ngetulu kwalesihosha entsabeni lengemadvwala, kusho Simakadze. Nine lenikhulumako, nitsi: “Ngubani nje longasihlasela? Ngubani longangena kulenqaba yetfu?”
14 Ngitanijezisa njengobe nifanelwe tento tenu. Emahlatsi enu ngitawokhela ngemlilo lotawucotfula konkhe lokusedvute nani, kusho Simakadze.’ ”
1 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Yehla uye esigodlweni senkhosi yakaJuda ukhulume khona nali livi, utsi:
2 ‘Vani livi laSimakadze, wena nkhosi yakaJuda, wena lohlala esihlalweni saDavide sebukhosi, wena, netindvuna takho, nebantfu bakho labangena kulamasango.
3 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Yentani loko lokucotfo nalokulungile. Nimephule esandleni semcindzeteli wakhe lowo lodlelelwe. Ningakwenti lokubi nome nimphatse ngebudlova lowo losihambi nalongenayise, nemfelokati, futsi ningayicitsi ingati yemuntfu longenacala kulendzawo.
4 Nangabe ninakekele kuyenta lemiyalo, lawo makhosi lahlala esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide ayawungena kulamasango alesigodlo, agibele tincola temphi nemahhashi, aphekeletelwa tindvuna tawo nebantfu bawo.
5 Kodvwa nangabe aniyihloniphi lemiyalo, ngifunga ngami kutsi lesigodlo sitawuba tindzala, kusho Simakadze.’ ”
6 Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze ngesigodlo senkhosi yakaJuda, utsi: “Nome ufanana neGileyadi kimi, ufanana nesicongo saseLebanoni, impela ngiyakukwenta ufanane nelihlane, ufanane nemadolobha langahlalwa ngumuntfu.
7 Ngiyawutfumela babhubhisi batekulwa nawe, lowo nalowo ngetikhali takhe, bayakuwageca lamakabha akho lamahle emsedari bawalahle emlilweni.
8 “Bantfu labaphuma etiveni letinyenti bayawukwendlula eceleni kwalelidolobha babutane batsi: ‘Simakadze uyenteleni intfo lenjena kulelidolobha lelikhulu kangaka?’
9 Imphendvulo yabo iyawutsi: ‘Kungobe basilahla sivumelwane saSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo, bakhonta labanye bonkulunkulu, basebentela bonkulunkulu labanye.’ ”
10 Ningayikhaleli lenkhosi lefile, ningakulileli futsi nekulahlekelwa ngiyo, lokungenani, mkhaleleni kakhulu lowo lotfunjiwe, ngobe angeke aphindze abuye futsi, angeke aphindze alibone live lakhe latalelwa kulo.
11 Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze ngaShalumi, umsa waJosaya, lowalandzela uyise waba yinkhosi yakaJuda, kodvwa losahambile lapha kulendzawo, utsi: “Angeke aphindze abuye.
12 Uyawufela kuleyo ndzawo lapho bamtfumbele khona; angeke aphindze alibone futsi lelive lakhe.”
13 “Nako kulowo lowakha sigodlo sakhe, asakhe ngebubi, lowakha emakamelo akhe lasetulu ngebuhumusha, lowenta takhamiti takhe tisebentele lite, angatikhokheli ngekusebenta kwato.
14 Nako kulowo lokhuluma atsi: ‘Ngitatakhela sigodlo lesikhulu lesitawuba nemakamelo lamakhulu lasetulu.’ Ngako utentela emafasitelo lamakhulu kuso asembese ngemsedari, asihlobise nangalokubovu.
15 “Kukwenta inkhosi yini kuba nemisedari leminyenti? Uyihlo akazange abe nekudla nekwekunatsa yini? Wenta loko lokulungile nalokucotfo, ngako konkhe kwamhambela kahle.
16 Wammelela lophuyile naloweswele, ngako konkhe kwamhambela kahle. Loko akusho kona yini kwati mine?” kusho Simakadze.
17 “Kodvwa emehlo akho nenhlitiyo yakho uwabeke enzuzweni lembi, ekucitseni ingati yalongenacala, yebo, nasencindzetelweni nasekudizeni.”
18 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze ngaJehoyakimu, umsa waJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda, utsi: “Bangeke bamlilele, batsi: ‘Awu, mnaketfu! Awu, dzadzewetfu!’ Bangeke bamlilele, batsi: ‘Awu, nkhosi yami! Awu, buhle bakhe!’
19 Uyawungcatjwa njengembongolo, ahudvulwe alahlwe le khashane, ngephandle kwemasango aseJerusalema.”
20 “Yenyuka uye eLebanoni, umemete, liphimbo lakho alivakale eBhashani, khala use-Abarimu, ngobe bonkhe bangani bakho bapitjitiwe.
21 Ngakwecwayisa ngesikhatsi usativela uphephile, kodvwa wena watsi: ‘Ngingeke ngilalele!’ Lena bekunguyona ndlela yakho kusukela kwasebusheni bakho, awuzange ungilalele.
22 Umoya uyawubaphephula bonkhe belusi bakho, nebangani bakho bayawutfunjwa. Uyawuba nemahloni uhlazeke ngenca yabo bonkhe bubi bakho.
23 Wena lohlala ‘eLebanoni,’ lotitfukuse etindlini temisedari, maye uyawufa kuquma kanjani nase wehlelwa tinhlungu, tinhlungu letifanana netemhelo wemfati nakabeleka!”
24 Simakadze utsi: “Kuphila kwami, ngisho nawe Jehoyakhini, msa waJehoyakimu, inkhosi yakaJuda, bewuyindandatho yeluphawu esandleni sami sekudla, nanyalo ngisengakudvonsa ngikususe.
25 Ngitakwetfula kulabo labafuna kuphila kwakho, kulabo lobesabako, kuNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, nakumaBhabhulona.
26 Wena nenyoko lowakutala ngitanikhukhulela kulelinye live, lapho ningatalelwanga khona nobabili, ngulapho niyawufela khona.
27 Ningeke niphindze nibuye kulelive lenifisa kubuyela kulo.”
28 Lendvodza lenguJehoyakhini iyedzeleleka yini, ilibhodo lelephukile yini, nome iyintfo lengafunwa ngumuntfu yini? Pho, yena nebantfwabakhe batawukhukhulelwani bakhishwe, bese balahlelwa eveni labangalati?
29 Awu live, live, live, vani livi laSimakadze!
30 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bhalisa lendvodza njengalete umntfwana, indvodza lengeke ichume emphilweni yayo, ngobe kute lokutalwa ngiyo lokuyawuchuma, kute loyawuhlala esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide nome aphindze abuse kaJuda.”
1 Simakadze utsi: “Naku kulabo belusi lababulala basakate timvu telidlelo lami!”
2 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, kubelusi labelusa bantfu bami, utsi: “Njengobe senisakate lomhlambi wami nawuyisa le khashane, nangete nawunakekela, ngitanehlisela sijeziso, ngaloko lokubi lenikwentile,” kusho Simakadze.
3 “Mine matfupha ngiyawutibutsela lensali yemhlambi wami emaveni onkhe, lapho ngiwusakatele khona, ngiwubuyisele edlelweni lawo, lapho uyawukwandza khona, ukhule wandze ngesibalo.
4 Ngiyawubeka etikwawo belusi labayakuwunakekela, ungeke uphindze wesabe nome wetfuswe lutfo, futsi kute nayinye leyawulahleka,” kusho Simakadze.
5 Simakadze utsi: “Ayeta emalanga, lapho ngiyawukuvusela khona Davide Ligala lelilungile, iNkhosi leyawubusa ngekuhlakanipha, yente lokucotfo nalokulungile eveni.
6 Ngalawo malanga ayo Juda uyawusindziswa, na-Israyeli uyawuhlala aphephile. Leli libito lakhe layawubitwa ngalo, kutsiwe: Simakadze Kulunga Kwetfu.”
7 Simakadze utsi: “Ngako-ke ayeta emalanga, lapho bantfu bangeyikube basasho khona, batsi: ‘Kuphila kwaSimakadze, lowakhipha ema-Israyeli eGibhithe,’
8 kodvwa bayawutsi: ‘Kuphila kwaSimakadze, lowakhipha titukulwane taka-Israyeli eveni lelingasenyakatfo nakuwo onkhe emave lapho abeticoshele khona,’ tiyawube setihlala eveni lato.”
9 Macondzana nebaphrofethi: Inhlitiyo yami yephukile ngekhatsi kwami; onkhe ematsambo ami ayatfutfumela. Ngifanana nemuntfu lodzakiwe, yebo, umuntfu lowehlulwe liwayini, ngenca yaSimakadze nemavi akhe langcwele.
10 Live ligcwele tiphingi; ngenca yesicalekiso live ligagadzekile, nemadlelo asehlane asahangukile. Baphrofethi balandzela bubi, basebentise ligunya labo ngalokungekho emtsetfweni.
11 “Umphrofethi kanye nemphristi, bobabili, abakholwa kuNkulunkulu, ngisho nasethempelini ngitfola bubi babo,” kusho Simakadze.
12 “Ngako-ke indlela yabo itawushelela, bayawutfunjelwa ebumnyameni, lapho bayawuwela khona. Ngiyakwehlisela inhlekelele etikwabo ngemnyaka labayawujeziswa ngawo,” kusho Simakadze.
13 “Emkhatsini webaphrofethi baseSamariya ngayibona lentfo leyenyanyekako: Babephrofetha egameni laBhali, bedukisa bantfu bami ema-Israyeli.
14 Emkhatsini webaphrofethi baseJerusalema ngabona intfo leyesabekako: Benta buphingi, baphile imphilo lengemanga. Bacinisa tandla talabenta lokubi, kuze kutsi kubete ngisho namunye lophendvukako ebubini bakhe. Bonkhe bafanana neSodoma kimi, bantfu baseJerusalema bafanana neGomora.”
15 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Somandla macondzana nebaphrofethi, utsi: “Ngiyawubenta badle kudla lokubabako banatse nemanti lanashevu, ngobe kusukela kubaphrofethi baseJerusalema kungamesabi Nkulunkulu sekwandze nalo lonkhe live.”
16 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Somandla, utsi: “Ningakulaleli lokuphrofethwa baphrofethi kini, banigcwalisa ngematsemba langemanga. Bakhuluma imibono yetingcondvo tabo, hhayi lokuphuma emlonyeni waSimakadze.
17 Bachubeka bakhulume kulabangedzelelako batsi: ‘Simakadze utsi: Nitawuba nekuthula.’ Kubo bonkhe labalandzela inkhani yetinhlitiyo tabo, batsi: ‘Kute lokubi lokutanehlela.’
18 “Kodvwa ngubani emkhatsini wabo loke wema ebandleni laSimakadze kutsi abone nome eve livi lakhe? Ngubani lolalele weva livi lakhe?
19 Buka la, sivunguvungu saSimakadze sitawubhamuka ngelulaka lwakhe, siwunguwungwana lesihhushako sehlele etinhloko talababi.
20 Intfukutselo yaSimakadze ingeke incandzeke, aze akufeze loko lokujongwe yinhlitiyo yakhe. Kulawo malanga letako niyawukucondzisisa kahle loko.
21 Angizange sengibatfume labaphrofethi, noko bagijime nemilayeto yabo; angizange sengikhulume kubo, noko sebaphrofethile.
22 Kodvwa kube bebeme ebandleni lami, ngabe bamemetele emavi ami kubantfu bami, futsi ngabe babancandzile etindleleni tabo letimbi kanye nasetentweni tabo letikhohlakele.”
23 Simakadze utsi: “Kantsi mine nginguNkulunkulu losedvute kuphela yini? Angisiye yini futsi Nkulunkulu lokhashane?
24 Ukhona yini longabhaca etindzaweni letisitsele, entele kutsi ngingamboni?” kusho Simakadze. “Angikaligcwalisi yini lizulu nemhlaba?” kusho Simakadze.
25 “Ngikuvile loko lokushiwo baphrofethi, nabaphrofetha emanga egameni lami. Batsi: ‘Ngiphuphile! Ngiphuphile!’
26 Loku kutawuchubeka kuze kube ngunini etinhlitiyweni talabaphrofethi labacala emanga, labaphrofetha inkhohliso yetingcondvo tabo?
27 Bacabanga kutsi lamaphupho labatjelana wona atakwenta labantfu bami balikhohlwe Libito lami, njengobe naboyise balikhohlwa Libito lami ngekukhonta Bhali.
28 Umphrofethi loneliphupho akakhulume liphupho lakhe, kodvwa lowo lonelivi lami akakhulume lona ngekwetsembeka. Ngobe empeleni emakhoba ayini nje kukolo?” kusho Simakadze.
29 “Livi lami alinjengawo yini umlilo? Kona alinjengaso yini sandvo, sona lesibhidlita lidvwala libe ticucu?” kusho Simakadze.
30 Simakadze utsi: “Ngako-ke, ngiphambene nebaphrofethi labebelana emavi lekutsiwa akhulunywe ngimi.”
31 Simakadze utsi: “Yebo, ngimelene nebaphrofethi labajikitisa tilwimi tabo babe bakhuluma batsi: ‘Simakadze uyakhuluma.’
32 Impela ngimelene nalabo labaphrofetha emaphupho langemanga,” kusho Simakadze. “Bayabalandzisa bedukise bantfu bami ngemanga abo ebudlabha; noko angikabatfumi, futsi angikababeki. Labantfu ababasiti ngalutfo ngisho nangalokuncane nje,” kusho Simakadze.
33 “Nangabe labantfu nome umphrofethi nome umphristi akubuta atsi: ‘Sitsini siphrofetho saSimakadze?’ ubobaphendvula utsi: ‘Siphi siphrofetho? Ngitanilahla, kusho Simakadze.’
34 Nangabe umphrofethi nome umphristi nome ngubani atisholo atsi: ‘Nasi siphrofetho saSimakadze,’ lowo muntfu ngiyakumjezisa kanye nemndeni wakhe.
35 Naku nine nonkhe lenivame kukusho ngulowo nalowo kumngani wakhe nome esihlotjeni sakhe, nitsi: ‘Itsini imphendvulo yaSimakadze?’ nome: ‘Simakadze ukhulume watsini?’
36 Kodvwa ningacali nisisho ‘siphrofetho saSimakadze’ futsi, ngobe emavi alowo nalowo muntfu aba sembulo sakhe, ngaloko nibese niyawaguculela emavi aNkulunkulu lophilako, Simakadze Somandla, Nkulunkulu wetfu.
37 Naku lenivame kukusho kumphrofethi, nitsi: ‘Itsini imphendvulo yaSimakadze kuwe?’ nome: ‘Simakadze ukhulumeni?’
38 Nome ningasho nitsi: ‘Lesi sembulo saSimakadze,’ naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze: Nasebentisa emavi latsi: ‘Lesi sembulo saSimakadze,’ lite nome nganitjela kutsi ningasho nitsi: ‘Lesi sembulo saSimakadze.’
39 Ngako-ke ngitanikhohlwa ngempela nginisuse ebukhoneni bami, nine kanye nalelo dolobha lenganipha lona, nine kanye naboyihlo benu.
40 Ngitakwehlisela etikwenu lihlazo laphakadze, yebo lihlazo laphakadze lelingeke likhohlakale.”
1 Emvakwekutsi Jehoyakhini, umsa waJehoyakimu, inkhosi yakaJuda, netindvuna, nebakhandzi betinsimbi kanye nebabati labatingcweti kaJuda sebatfunjiwe eJerusalema bayiswa eBhabhulona nguNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, Simakadze wangibonisa titja letimbili temakhiwa tibekwe embikwelithempeli laSimakadze.
2 Lesinye saletitja sasinemakhiwa lamahle kakhulu, afanana nalasheshe avutfwa. Lesinye sasinemakhiwa lamabi kakhulu, amabi kangangekutsi abengeke adleke.
3 Simakadze wangibuta watsi: “Ye Jeremiya, ubonani?” Mine ngaphendvula ngatsi: “Ngibona emakhiwa. Lawa lamahle, mahle kakhulu, kodvwa lawa lamabi, mabi kangangekutsi angeke adleke.”
4 Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
5 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Njengalamakhiwa lamahle, labatfunjiwe bakaJuda ngibabuka kanjalo nabo, labo lengabesusa kulendzawo ngabatfumela eveni lemaBhabhulona.
6 Emehlo ami ayawubelusa kube lusito kubo, ngiyawuphindze ngibabuyise kulelive. Ngiyawubakha ngingababhidliti; yebo, ngiyawubahlanyela ngingabazuphuni.
7 Ngiyawubapha inhlitiyo yekwati mine kutsi mine nginguSimakadze. Bayawuba bantfu bami, mine ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, ngobe bayawuphendvukela kimi ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yabo.
8 “ ‘Kodvwa njengalamakhiwa lamabi langadleki ngiyakwenta njalo kuSedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, netindvuna takhe, nensali yaseJerusalema, nome basele lapha kulelive nome bahlala eGibhithe,’ kusho Simakadze.
9 ‘Ngiyawubenta babe sinengiso nesikhubekiso kuyo yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba, babe lihlazo nesiga, babe yintfo yekuhlekisa nesicalekiso, nome ngukuphi lapho ngibadzingisele khona.
10 Ngiyawubatfumelela inkemba, nendlala kanye nesifo lesibulalanako lokuyawubehlela baze babhujiswe kulelive lengalinika bona naboyisemkhulu.’ ”
1 Livi lefika kuJeremiya macondzana nabo bonkhe bantfu bakaJuda emnyakeni wesine wekubusa kwaJehoyakimu, umsa waJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda, lekwakungumnyaka wekucala wekubusa kwaNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona.
2 Ngako Jeremiya, umphrofethi, wakhuluma kubo bonkhe bantfu bakaJuda nakubo bonkhe lababehlala eJerusalema, watsi:
3 Iminyaka lengema-23, kusukela emnyakeni weli-13 wekubusa kwaJosaya, umsa wa-Amoni, inkhosi yakaJuda, kuze kube ngulamuhla, livi laSimakadze belifika kimi, nami ngilikhulume kini emaphindzephindze, kodvwa anizange senilalele.
4 Lite nome Simakadze asanitfumelele tonkhe tinceku takhe baphrofethi emaphindzephindze, anikalaleli, futsi aninakanga nekunaka.
5 Batsi: “Gucukani nyalo, ngulowo nalowo kini, niyiyekele imihambo yenu lemibi kanye netento tenu letimbi, khona nitewuhlala kulelive Simakadze lanipha lona nine naboyihlomkhulu phakadze naphakadze.
6 Ningabalandzeli labanye bonkulunkulu kutsi nibasebentele nikhonte bona. Ningacali ningicunule ngize ngitfukutsele ngaloko lenikwente ngetandla tenu. Khona-ke ngingeke nginilimate.”
7 Simakadze utsi: “Kodvwa anizange ningilalele, seningicunule ngaloko lokwentiwe tandla tenu, natiletsela kulinyatwa etikwenu.”
8 Ngako-ke Simakadze Somandla utsi: “Njengobe ningakawalaleli emavi ami,
9 ngitawubita tonkhe tive tangasenyakatfo kanye nenceku yami Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, ngibaletse batekulwa nalelive kanye netakhamiti talo nato tonkhe tive letibomakhelwane,” kusho Simakadze. “Ngiyawubabhubhisa ngibacedze nya, ngibente intfo yekwesabisa, nenhlekisa, nencitsakalo yaphakadze.
10 Imisindvo yekujabula nekutfokota ngiyawuyisusa kubo, ngisuse nemaphimbo abomakoti nemyeni, nemsindvo wematje ekusila kanye nekukhanya kwesibane.
11 Lonkhe live liyawusala lilihlane lelikhala libhungane, naletive tiyawukhonta inkhosi yaseBhabhulona iminyaka lengema-70.
12 “Kodvwa kuyawutsi kungaphela leminyaka lengema-70, bese ngijezisa inkhosi yaseBhabhulona nesive sayo, nelive lemaBhabhulona, ngenca yelicala labo, bese lelive lawo ngilenta liba lihlane phakadze naphakadze,” kusho Simakadze.
13 “Lelive ngiyawuliletsela tonkhe letintfo lengikhulume ngato letimelene nalo, ngilehlisele konkhe lokubhalwe kulencwadzi kwaphrofethwa nguJeremiya ngato tonkhe letive.
14 Bona matfupha bayawugcilatwa tive letinyenti nangemakhosi lamakhulu. Ngiyawubakhokhela ngaloko lokubafanele ngetento tabo nangemsebenti wetandla tabo.”
15 Naku-ke lokwashiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli kimi, watsi: “Tsatsa lapha esandleni sami nansi inkomishi legcwele liwayini lentfukutselo yami, bese unatsisa tonkhe letive lengikutfumela kuto kutsi tilinatse.
16 Titawutsi tingalinatsa, bese tiyadzayitela, tihlanye, ngenca yenkemba lengitayitfumela emkhatsini wato.”
17 Ngako ngatsatsa lenkomishi esandleni saSimakadze nganatsisa tonkhe letive Simakadze labengitfumele kuto:
18 IJerusalema nemadolobha akaJuda, emakhosi netindvuna tawo, kubenta kutsi babe yincitsakalo, nentfo yekwesabisa neyekuhlekisa, nesicalekiso, njengobe banjalo nalamuhla;
19 Faro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, netinceku takhe, netiphatsimandla takhe kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu bakhe,
20 nabo bonkhe bantfu betive labalapho; onkhe emakhosi ase-Usi; onkhe emakhosi emaFilisti e-Ashkeloni, nase-Gaza, nase-Ekroni, nebantfu labasele e-Ashdodi;
21 bonkhe baka-Edomu, nebakaMowabi, nebaka-Amoni;
22 onkhe emakhosi aseThire naseSidoni; emakhosi langaselugwini ngesheya kwelwandle;
23 iDedani, neThema, neBuze, nabo bonkhe labasetindzaweni letikhashane;
24 onkhe emakhosi ase-Arabiya kanye nawo onkhe emakhosi ebantfu betive labahlala ehlane;
25 nawo onkhe emakhosi aseZimri, newase-Elamu, newaseMediya;
26 nawo onkhe emakhosi asenyakatfo, edvutane nakhashane, lenye emvakwalenye, nayo yonkhe imibuso lesebusweni bemhlaba. Kuyawutsi emvakwabo bonkhe inkhosi yaseSheshaki nayo iyawulinatsa.
27 “Uyawubatjela-ke utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Somandla, longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Natsani, nidzakwe, nihlante, bese niyawa ningaphindzi nivuke, ngenca yenkemba lengitayitfumela emkhatsini wenu.’
28 Kodvwa nangabe bayala kutsatsa lenkomishi esandleni sakho banatse, batjele utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Somandla, utsi: Kufanele niyinatse!
29 Bukani, sengiyacala kwehlisela inhlekelele kulelidolobha lelineLibito lami, ngempela kungenteka yini kutsi nihlale ningajeziswa? Ningeke nihlale ningajeziswa, ngobe sengibita inkemba etikwabo bonkhe labahlala emhlabeni, kusho Simakadze Somandla.’
30 “Nyalo-ke phrofetha kubo onkhe lamavi lamelana nabo, utsi: “ ‘Simakadze uyawubhavumula asetulu, livi lakhe uyawuliphakamisa asendzaweni yakhe lengcwele, uyawubhavumula ngemandla emelane nelive lakhe. Uyawumemeta njengalabahluta emagelebisi, amemete emelane nabo bonkhe labahlala emhlabeni.
31 Sidvumo siyawuhokoma sivakale nasemikhawulweni yemhlaba, ngobe Simakadze tive uyawutibeka emacala, uyakwehlulela bonkhe bantfu, lababi abalalise phansi ngenkemba,’ ” kusho Simakadze.
32 Naku-ke lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Bukani! Inhlekelele yandza tive ngetive, kukhuphuka sivunguvungu lesinemandla emikhawulweni yonkhe yemhlaba.”
33 Ngaleso sikhatsi labo labayawube sebabulewe nguSimakadze bayawugcwala yonkhe indzawo, kusukela ngala kwemhlaba kuye ngale kwawo. Bangeke balilelwe, futsi bangeke babutfwe nome bangcwatjwe, kodvwa bayawufanana netibi letisakateke phansi emhlabatsini.
34 Khalani nilile, nine belusi; gicikani elutfulini, nine baholi bemhlambi. Ngobe sikhatsi sekuhlatjwa kwenu sesifikile, niyakuwa niphihlike njengeludziwo loluhle.
35 Kute lapho belusi bayawubalekela khona, nebaholi bemhlambi abayiwuba naso siphephelo.
36 Lalelani kukhala kwebelusi nekulila kwebaholi bemhlambi, ngobe Simakadze ubhidlita lidlelo labo.
37 Tibaya tekuthula tiyawubhujiswa ngenca yentfukutselo leyesabekako yaSimakadze.
38 Njengelibhubesi umelusi uyawuphuma ashiye umhume wakhe, live labo liyawusala likhala libhungane ngenca yenkemba yemcindzeteli, nangenca yelulaka lolwesabekako lwaSimakadze.
1 Kwatsi nje ekucaleni kwekubusa kwaJehoyakimu, umsa waJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda, kwefika livi livela kuSimakadze, litsi:
2 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Mani esibuyeni selithempeli laSimakadze, ukhulume kubo bonkhe bantfu basemadolobheni akaJuda labayaye bete batewukhontela lapha ethempelini laSimakadze. Batjele konkhe lengikutfume kona, ungashiyi nalinye livi.
3 Mhlawumbe bayawulalela, kube ngulowo nalowo aphendvuke endleleni yakhe lembi. Ngiyawube sengiyagucuka ngingabe ngisabehlisela lenhlekelele lebese ngitilungiselele kuyehlisela kubo ngenca yebubi lababentile.
4 Khuluma kubo utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Naningalaleli kimi nilandzele umtsetfo wami lengiwubeke embikwenu,
5 futsi naningawalaleli emavi etinceku tami, baphrofethi, lengititfumele kini emaphindzephindze, nine solomane ningalaleli,
6 lendlu-ke ngitabe sengiyenta ifanane neShilo, nalelidolobha seliyawuba yintfo yekucalekisa emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive temhlaba.’ ”
7 Baphristi, nebaphrofethi kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu bamuva Jeremiya, nakakhuluma lamavi basekhatsi ethempelini laSimakadze.
8 Kodvwa watsi acedza nje Jeremiya kubatjela bonkhe labantfu onkhe emavi labewatfunywe nguSimakadze kutsi atebatjela wona, kwesuka baphristi, nebaphrofethi kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu bambamba batsi kuye: “Ufanele ufe!
9 Uphrofethelani egameni laSimakadze kutsi lelithempeli litawufanana neShilo, nalelidolobha litawusala selikhala libhungane, kungasahlali muntfu kulo?” Bonkhe bantfu babunganyela Jeremiya bamkaka ekhatsi endlini yaSimakadze.
10 Kwatsi tiphatsimandla takaJuda nativa ngalesento, tesuka esigodlweni taphikelela khona ethempelini laSimakadze, tefike tahlala phansi etindzaweni tato, ekungeneni kweLisango Lelisha lelithempeli laSimakadze.
11 Baphristi nebaphrofethi base bakhuluma kuletiphatsimandla nakubo bonkhe bantfu, batsi: “Lomuntfu kufanele agwetjwe intsambo, ngobe uphrofethe lokumelana nalelidolobha. Nani nitivele ngetenu tindlebe!”
12 Jeremiya wase ukhuluma kuto tonkhe letiphatsimandla nakubo bonkhe labantfu, watsi: “Simakadze ungitfumile kutsi ngitewuphrofetha ngalendlu nangalelidolobha tonkhe letintfo lesenitivile.
13 Manje-ke, guculani tindlela tenu tekuphila netento tenu nilalele Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Simakadze-ke utawube sewuyagucuka angabe asanehlisela lenhlekelele labesayishito kini.
14 Macondzana nami-ke, mine ngisetandleni tenu; yentani kimi nome ngabe yini lenikubona kukuhle nekutsi kulungile.
15 Noko kufanele nati nekwati, nikhumbule kutsi nangabe ningibulala, niyakwehlisela licala lengati lengenacala etikwenu, nasetikwalelidolobha, nasetikwalabo labahlala kulo, ngobe ecinisweni, nguSimakadze longitfume kini kutawukhuluma onkhe lamavi etindlebeni tenu niva.”
16 Ngako letiphatsimandla nabo bonkhe bantfu bakhuluma kubaphristi nakubaphrofethi, batsi: “Lomuntfu akukafaneli kutsi agwetjwe intsambo! Ukhulume kitsi egameni laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu.”
17 Labanye balabadzala belive beta ngembili bakhuluma kuwo wonkhe umhlangano webantfu, batsi:
18 “Mikha waseMoreshethi waphrofetha ngetikhatsi taboHezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda. Watjela bonkhe bantfu bakaJuda watsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “ ‘ISiyoni iyawulinywa njengensimi. IJerusalema iyawuba yincumbi yencintsakalo, intsaba yelithempeli ibe yindvundvuma lehlume lihlatsi letinchachabutane.’
19 “Kungabe kambe Hezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, yena nome-ke lomunye nje wakaJuda wambulala yini? Hezekiya akazange yini esabe Simakadze wafuna sihawu saSimakadze? Akazange agucuke yini yena Simakadze kwekutsi angabe asasehlisa lesehlakalo labesasishito kubo? Tsine nje sesitakwehlisela sehlakalo lesibi etikwetfu!”
20 Manje-ke, bekukhona na-Uriya, umsa waShemaya, waseKhiriyathi Jeyarimu, abengulomunye webantfu labaphrofetha egameni laSimakadze; waphrofetha ngalelidolobha nangalelive njengawo onkhe lamavi aJeremiya.
21 Kwatsi inkhosi Jehoyakimu nato tonkhe tindvuna takhe netiphatsimandla takhe nativa lamavi a-Uriya, inkhosi yahlosa kumbulala. Kodvwa Uriya weva ngaloko, wase ubalekela eGibhithe ngenca yekwesaba.
22 Noko inkhosi, Jehoyakimu, yatfumela Elnathani, umsa wa-Akbori, eGibhithe, aphekeletelwa ngulamanye emadvodza.
23 Bamkhipha Uriya eGibhithe, bammikisa enkhosini Jehoyakimu, lowafike watsi akagalelwe ngenkemba, wafa, sidvumbu sakhe salahlwa emadlizeni ebantfukatana.
24 Kodvwa Ahikamu, umsa waShafani, wema ngakuJeremiya, ngako wangabe asaniketelwa kubantfu kutsi abulawe.
1 Kwatsi nje ekucaleni kwekubusa kwaSedekiya, umsa waJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda, kwefika nali livi kuJeremiya livela kuSimakadze, litsi:
2 Naku lokwashiwo nguSimakadze kimi, watsi: “Yenta emajoko ngetitilobho nemicabo, lelinye lawo ulibeke entsanyeni yakho,
3 bese utfumela lawa lamanye kanye nelivi enkhosini yaka-Edomu, neyakaMowabi, neyaka-Amoni, neyaseThire, neyaseSidoni ngemancusa lefike eJerusalema kuSedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda.
4 Wanike imilayeto yebaphatsi bawo, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: “Tjelani baphatsi benu naku:
5 Ngemandla ami lamakhulu nangengalo yami leyelulekile, ngadala umhlaba kanye nebantfu labahlala kuwo kanye netilwane letikuwo, futsi ngiwunika nome ngubani lengimtsandzako.
6 Manje-ke ngitawunikela onkhe lamave enu encekwini yami Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona; ngitakwenta ngisho netilwane tesiganga kutsi timtfobele.
7 Tive tonkhe tiyawumkhonta, nendvodzana yakhe kanye nemtukulu wakhe, kuze kube sikhatsi lapho live lakhe liwa khona, tive letinyenti nemakhosi lamakhulu amehlule.
8 “ ‘ “Noko nome ngabe ngusiphi sive nome-ke ngumuphi umbuso longayiwukhonta Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, ungagobisi inhloko yawo ejokweni lakhe, ngiyawusijezisa leso sive ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo lesibulalanako, ngize ngisibhubhise ngesandla sakhe, kusho Simakadze.
9 Ngako-ke ningabalaleli baphrofethi benu, nebaphenguli benu, nebahumushi benu bemaphupho, netangoma, nalababhulako labanitjela batsi: ‘Ningeke niyikhonte inkhosi yaseBhabhulona.’
10 Baphrofetha emanga kini, khona nitewususwa emaveni enu niyiswe khashane nawo; ngitanicosha eveni lenu, niyawuphela.
11 Kodvwa nangabe sive, nome ngusiphi, siyawukhotsamisa inhloko yaso ngaphansi kwelijoko lenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, simkhotsamele, leso sive ngiyawusenta sihlale eveni laso, sililime siphile kulo, kusho Simakadze.” ’ ”
12 NaSedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, ngamniketa umlayeto lofanana nawona lona, ngatsi: “Khotsamisani tinhloko tenu ngaphansi kwelijoko lenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, khontani yona kanye nebantfu bayo, nitewuphila.
13 Uyawufelani wena kanye nebantfu bakho ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo lesibulalanako, Simakadze layale ngako nome ngusiphi sive lesingayiwuyikhonta inkhosi yaseBhabhulona?
14 Ningawalaleli emavi ebaphrofethi labatsi kini: ‘Ningeke niyikhonte inkhosi yaseBhabhulona,’ ngobe baphrofetha emanga.
15 ‘Angikabatfumi, baphrofetha emanga egameni lami,’ kusho Simakadze. ‘Ngako-ke ngitanicosha eveni lenu, niyawuze niphele, nine kanye nebaphrofethi labaphrofetha kini.’ ”
16 Ngabe sengikhuluma kubaphristi nakubo bonkhe labantfu, ngatsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Ningabalaleli baphrofethi labatsi: “Masinyane nje khona nyalo tintfo tasethempelini laSimakadze tiyawubuyiswa tisuka eBhabhulona.” Baphrofetha emanga kini.
17 Ningabalaleli. Khontani inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, nitawuphila. Lelidolobha lingaba yincitsakalo leni?
18 Nangabe babaphrofethi futsi banelivi laSimakadze, abakhulumisane naSimakadze longuSomandla, bancenge kutsi letimphahla letisasele ethempelini laSimakadze, nasesigodlweni senkhosi yakaJuda, naseJerusalema, tingatsatfwa tiyiswe eBhabhulona.’
19 Ngobe ngunaku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla mayelana netinsika, nanelwandle lolwakhelwe, netincodlana, naletinye nje-ke timphahla letisasele kulelidolobha,
20 langatitsatsanga Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, ngesikhatsi atfumba Jehoyakhini, umsa waJehoyakimu, inkhosi yakaJuda, ayiyisa ekudzingisweni, ayisusa eJerusalema ayiyisa eBhabhulona kanye nabo bonkhe labahloniphekile bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema.
21 Yebo, nguloko lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, mayelana naletimphahla letatisasele ethempelini laSimakadze, nasesigodlweni senkhosi yakaJuda, naseJerusalema, utsi:
22 ‘Tiyawutsatfwa tiyiswe eBhabhulona, lapho tiyawuhlala khona, kuze kube ngulelo langa lengiyawufika ngalo ngitilandze. Ngiyawube sengiyatitsatsa-ke ngitibuyisele kulendzawo yato,’ kusho Simakadze.”
1 Ngenyanga yesihlanu kuwo lowo mnyaka, umnyaka wesine, ekucaleni nje kwekubusa kwaSedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, umphrofethi Hananiya, umsa wa-Azuri, waseGibeyoni, wakhuluma kimi asendlini yaSimakadze embikwebaphristi kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu, watsi:
2 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Ngiyakulephula lijoko lenkhosi yaseBhabhulona.
3 Ingakapheli nje iminyaka lemibili ngiyawutibuyisa kulendzawo tonkhe timphahla tasendlini yaSimakadze letatsatfwa nguNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, latisusa lapha watiyisa eBhabhulona.
4 Ngitawubuyisa futsi kulendzawo naJehoyakhini, umsa waJehoyakimu, inkhosi yakaJuda, nabo bonkhe labatfunjwa kaJuda bayiswa eBhabhulona, ngobe ngitakulephula lijoko lenkhosi yaseBhabhulona,’ kusho Simakadze.”
5 Ngako umphrofethi Jeremiya wase uphendvula lomphrofethi Hananiya embikwebaphristi nabo bonkhe bantfu lababemile endlini yaSimakadze.
6 Watsi: “Amen! Shangatsi Simakadze angenta njalo! Shangatsi Simakadze angawagcwalisa lawo mavi lowaphrofethe ngekubuyisa letimphahla tasendlini yaSimakadze nabo bonkhe labatfunjwa besuswa eBhabhulona baletfwa kulendzawo.
7 Noko lalela naku lengitakusho kuwe nakubo bonkhe labantfu niva:
8 Kusukela etikhatsini takucala, baphrofethi labangembili kwetfu, bake baphrofetha ngemphi, nangesehlakalo, nangesifo lesibulalanako, bamelana nemave lamanyenti nanemibuso lemikhulu.
9 Kodvwa umphrofethi lophrofetha kuthula nguye loyawulalelwa, anakwe njengemuntfu longuyena atfunywe nguSimakadze ngempela, kuphela nje nangabe lesiphrofetho sakhe sigcwaliseka.”
10 Ngako umphrofethi Hananiya wesusa lelijoko entsanyeni yemphrofethi Jeremiya, walephula,
11 wakhuluma embikwabo bonkhe bantfu watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Ngiyakulephula kanjalo-ke lijoko laNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, ngilisuse etintsanyeni tetive tonkhe temhlaba ingakapheli iminyaka lemibili.’ ” Emvakwaloko-ke umphrofethi Jeremiya wachubeka wahamba indlela yakhe.
12 Kwatsi sikhashana nje emvakwekube umphrofethi Hananiya asalephulile lijoko lelalisentsanyeni yemphrofethi Jeremiya, kwefika livi laSimakadze kuJeremiya, latsi:
13 “Hamba utjele Hananiya, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Wena wephule lijoko lesigodvo, kodvwa esikhundleni salo wena uyawutfola lijoko lensimbi.
14 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Ngitawubeka lijoko lensimbi entsanyeni yaletive kuze titewukhonta Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, futsi tiyawuhlehla kuye. Futsi ngitamnika abuse ngisho netilwane tesiganga.’ ”
15 Ngako umphrofethi Jeremiya wase ukhuluma kuHananiya, umphrofethi, watsi: “Lalela lapha, Hananiya! Wena awukatfunywa nguSimakadze, kodvwa lesive ulibele kusenta setsembe emanga akho.
16 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Sekusondzele kutsi ngikukhweshise emhlabeni. Kuwo nje lomnyaka lona utakufa, ngobe ushumayele kuhlubuka Simakadze.’ ”
17 Kwatsi ngenyanga yesikhombisa kuwo lowo mnyaka, Hananiya, umphrofethi, wafa.
1 Lena yincwadzi leyabhalwa ngumphrofethi Jeremiya, wayitfumela isuka eJerusalema iya kumisalela leyayisasele yalabadzala kulabo labebatfunjiwe, nakubaphristi, nakubaphrofethi, nakubo bonkhe bantfu lababetfunjwe nguNebukhadnezari, abesusa eJerusalema wabayisa eBhabhulona.
2 Lapha kwakusemuva kwenkhosi Jehoyakhini, nendlovukazi, nebatsenwa, nebaholi bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema, nebakhandzi betinsimbi kanye nebabati labatingcweti sebatfunjiwe bayiswa ekudzingisweni besuswa eJerusalema.
3 Lencwadzi Jeremiya wayiphatsisa bo-Elasa, umsa waShafani, naGemariya, umsa waHilkiya, lababetfunywe nguSedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, kuNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona. Lencwadzi yayitsi:
4 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, kubo bonkhe labo lengabatfumba ngabesusa eJerusalema baya eBhabhulona, utsi:
5 ‘Yakhani tindlu nitinte; hlanyelani tivandze nidle loko letikutselako.
6 Tsatsani bafati nitale emadvodzana nemadvodzakati, nitsatsele emadvodzana enu bafati, nendzise nemadvodzakati enu, kuze kutsi nabo batewuba nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati. Talanani nandze nangesibalo lapho, ninganciphi.
7 Funani futsi kuthula nekuphumelela kulelo dolobha lenganitfumbela kulo kutsi niyewudzingiswa. Likhulekeleni kuSimakadze, ngobe naliphumelela, nani niyawuphumelela.’
8 Yebo, nguloko lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Ningavumi kuyengwa baphrofethi nalabaphengulako labasemkhatsini wenu. Ningalaleli lamaphupho lenibakhutsata kutsi babe nawo.
9 Baphrofetha emanga kini egameni lami. Angikabatfumi mine,’ kusho Simakadze.
10 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Naseyiphelile iminyaka lengema-70 yeBhabhulona, ngitawufika kini ngitewugcwalisa setsembiso sami semusa kutsi nginibuyise kulendzawo.
11 Ngobe ngiyawati emasu lenginawo ngani, yebo, emasu ekuniphumelelisa, hhayi ekunilimata, emasu ekuninika litsemba nelikusasa.
12 Niyawube seniyangibita-ke nite nitewuthandaza kimi, mine ngiyawuniva.
13 Niyakungifuna ningitfole, naningifunisisa ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yenu.
14 Ngiyawutfolwa ngini nginibuyise ekutfunjweni kwenu,’ kusho Simakadze. ‘Ngiyawunibutsa kuto tonkhe tive netindzawo, lapho benginicoshele khona,’ kusho Simakadze. ‘Ngiyawunilandza nginibuyisele kuyo lendzawo lapho nganitsatsa khona naya ekudzingisweni.’
15 “Ningasho nitsi: ‘Simakadze usivusele baphrofethi lapha eBhabhulona.’
16 Kodvwa naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze ngenkhosi lehlala esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide nangabo bonkhe bantfu labasasele kulelidolobha, bantfu belive lenu labangahambanga kanye nani kuya ekudzingisweni,
17 yebo, naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: ‘Ngiyawutfumela inkemba, nendlala, nesifo lesibulalanako kutsi kuyewumelana nabo, ngiyawubenta babe njengemakhiwa labune adzimate abola lokwekutsi kute nalongawadla.
18 Ngiyawubagijimisa ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo lesibulalanako, ngibente banengeke kuyo yonkhe imibuso yasemhlabeni, babe yintfo yesicalekiso nesesabiso, intfo yekuhlekisa nelihlazo emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive, lapho ngibayisa khona.’
19 Simakadze utsi: ‘Ngobe abakawalaleli emavi ami, emavi lengangibatfumelela wona njalonjalo ngetinceku tami baphrofethi; nani nine batfunjwa, nani anikangilaleli,’ kusho Simakadze.
20 “Ngako-ke vanini livi laSimakadze, nonkhe nine labatfunjiwe, lengabacosha eJerusalema ngabayisa eBhabhulona.
21 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, mayelana na-Ahabi, umsa waKholaya, nangaSedekiya, umsa waMaseya, labaphrofetha emanga kini egameni lami, utsi: ‘Ngitawubanikela kuNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, yena uyawufike ababulale embikwemehlo enu nibuka.
22 Ngenca yabo, bonkhe labatfunjiwe labesuka kaJuda labaseBhabhulona bayawusebentisa lesicalekiso, batsi: “Simakadze akakulingise boSedekiya na-Ahabi labashiswa yinkhosi yaseBhabhulona ngemlilo.”
23 Ngobe babente intfo lesinengiso kabi ka-Israyeli, baphinga nebafati babomakhelwane babo, bakhuluma emanga ngeLibito lami, lengangingazange sengibatfume kutsi bakwente. Ngiyakwati loko futsi ngingufakazi wako,’ kusho Simakadze.”
24 Ubofike utjele Shemaya waseNehelamu, utsi:
25 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Utfumele tincwadzi ngelibito lakho kubo bonkhe bantfu baseJerusalema, nakuZefaniya, umsa waMaseya, umphristi, nakubo bonkhe labanye baphristi. Watjela Zefaniya watsi:
26 ‘Simakadze sewubeke wena kutsi ube ngumphristi esikhundleni saJehoyada, kutsi wengamele indlu yaSimakadze; kufanele-ke kutsi bonkhe bantfu labahlanyako batente shangatsi bayaphrofetha, ubafake esitokisini ubabophe tintsamo ngetinketane.
27 Kepha manje awukamkhalimeli ngani loJeremiya wase-Anathothi, lotishaya shangatsi nguyena mphrofethi lapho emkhatsini wenu?
28 Usitfumelele nangu umlayeto lapha eBhabhulona lotsi: Kusetawuba sikhatsi lesidze. Ngako-ke yakhani tindlu nihlale nitinte; hlanyelani tivandze, nidle sivuno sato.’ ”
29 Ngempela Zefaniya, umphristi, wafike wafundzela umphrofethi Jeremiya lencwadzi.
30 Kwase kufika livi laSimakadze kuJeremiya, latsi:
31 “Tfumela lomlayeto kubo bonkhe labatfunjiwe, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze ngaShemaya waseNehelamu, utsi: Ngenca yekutsi Shemaya sewuphrofethile kini, nome abengakatfunywa ngimi nje, wanidvonsela ekutseni netsembe emanga,
32 naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze utsi: Ngempela, ngitamjezisa Shemaya waseNehelamu kanye nesitukulwane sakhe. Kute namunye loyawusala kulabantfu laba, futsi akayiwubona nakunye kwetintfo letinhle lengiyawutentela bantfu bami, ngobe yena ushumayele kuhlubuka mine, kusho Simakadze.’ ”
1 Leli livi laSimakadze lelefika kuJeremiya, litsi:
2 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Bhala encwadzini onkhe emavi lengiwakhulume kuwe.’
3 Simakadze utsi: ‘Ayeta emalanga, lapho ngiyawulandza khona sive sami saka-Israyeli nesakaJuda ekutfunjweni ngibabuyisele eveni lengalipha boyisemkhulu kutsi libe ngelabo,’ kusho Simakadze.”
4 Lawa-ke ngemavi lakhulunywa nguSimakadze macondzana nema-Israyeli kanye nemaJuda:
5 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “ ‘Kuvakala kukhala kwekwesaba, kwekwetfuka, hhayi kwekuthula.
6 Butani nibone: Umuntfu lomdvuna wake wamtala yini umntfwana? Manje-ke kwenteka kanjani lokutsi ngibone onkhe emadvodza lanemandla abambe tisu njengemfati nakaphetfwe ngumhelo, onkhe anebuso lobugcungce kwekufa?
7 Maye, liyesabeka lelo langa, kute leliyawuse libe njengalo. Kuyawuba sikhatsi senhlupheko kaJakobe, kodvwa uyawusindziswa kuso.
8 “ ‘Ngalelo langa ngiyawulephula lijoko etintsanyeni tabo, ngitidzabule tibopho tabo; betive abaseyiwubagcilata,’ kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
9 ‘Esikhundleni saloko sebayawukhonta Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wabo, naDavide, inkhosi yabo, lengiyawubavusela yena.
10 “ ‘Ngako-ke ungesabi, wena Jakobe, nceku yami, ungapheli emandla, wena Israyeli,’ kusho Simakadze. ‘Ngempela ngiyawukusindzisa eveni lelikhashane, netitukulwane takho eveni lekutfunjwa kwato. Jakobe usetawubuye abe nekuthula kanye nekuvikeleka, kute namunye loyawubuye amesabise.
11 Nginawe, futsi ngiyawukusindzisa. Noko ngiyatibhubhisa ngiticedze tonkhe letinye tive, lebengikusakatele kuto, kodvwa wena ngingeke ngikubhubhise ngikucedze. Ngiyawukujezisa ngikucondzise noko ngekwehlulela ngebucotfo bemtsetfo, ngingeke ngikuyekele uhambe nje ungasashaywa nawonile,’ kusho Simakadze.
12 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “ ‘Linceba lakho alelapheki, yebo, silondza sakho sesingale kwekuphola.
13 Sekute namunye longakuncengela kulelicala lakho, sekute nelikhambi lalesilondza sakho, kute longakwelapha.
14 Bonkhe bangani bakho sebakukhohliwe, abasanaki lutfo lwakho. Ngikushaye njengesitsa, ngakujezisa njengalonelulaka, ngobe licala lakho lilikhulu kakhulu, netono takho titinyenti.
15 Manje, ukhalelani ngalelinceba lakho, ngalobuhlungu bakho lobungenakwelapheka? Ngenca yelicala lakho lelikhulu netono takho letinyenti, ngikwentile loku kuwe.
16 “ ‘Kodvwa bonkhe labakushwabudzelako bayawushwabudzelwa nabo. Tonkhe titsa takho tiyawuyiswa ekutfunjweni. Labo labakuphangako nabo bayawuphangwa. Bonkhe labenta wena imphango, nami ngiyawubenta baphangwe.
17 Kodvwa wena ngiyawukubuyisela emphilweni, ngiphilise emanceba akho, nome ubitwa ngekutsi ungulolahliwe, iSiyoni lenganakwa ngumuntfu,’ kusho Simakadze.
18 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “ ‘Ngiyawubuyisela inhlanhla emathendeni akaJakobe, ngibe neluvelo emakhaya akhe; lidolobha liyakwakhiwa kabusha etindzaleni talo, nesigodlo siyawuma kabusha endzaweni yaso lefanele.
19 Kuyawuvela kubo tingoma tekubonga nemsindvo wekujabula. Ngiyawubandzisa ngebunyenti bangete bancishiswa; ngiyawubenta bahlonipheke, futsi bangeke bedzeleleke.
20 Bantfwana babo bayawuba njengasetikhatsini takadzenidzeni, libandla labo liyawuma litinte embikwami, ngibajezise bonkhe lababacindzetelako.
21 Umholi wabo kuyawuba ngulomunye wesive sabo; umbusi wabo uyawuvela emkhatsini wabo. Ngiyakumsondzeta, naye uyawuvele asondzele kimi, ngobe vele ngubani lowake watinikela yena, abesedvute nami?’ kusho Simakadze.
22 “ ‘Ngako-ke nine niyawuba sive sami, mine ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu.’ ”
23 Buka la, sivunguvungu saSimakadze sitawubhamuka ngelulaka lwakhe, sivunguvungu lesivunguta sehlele etikwetinhloko talababi.
24 Lulaka lolwesabekako lwaSimakadze lungeke luncandzeke, aze asiphumelelise ngalokuphelele sifiso lesisenhlitiyweni yakhe. Loku niyawukucondza kahle ngemalanga letako.
1 Simakadze utsi: “Ngaleso sikhatsi ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wato tonkhe tinsendvo taka-Israyeli, tona tiyawuba sive sami.”
2 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Sive lesisindze enkembeni siyawuzuza umusa ehlane; ngiyawuta ngitewuletsa kuphumula ka-Israyeli.”
3 Simakadze wabonakala kitsi kadzeni, watsi: “Ngikutsandze ngelutsandvo lwaphakadze, futsi ngisachubeka nekukunakekela ngemusa.
4 Ngitawuphindze ngikwakhe kabusha, futsi utakwakheka wena Ntfombi lengu-Israyeli. Uyawuphindze utsatse emafahlawane akho, uphumele ngephandle, uyewugidza nalabajabulako.
5 Uyawuphindze futsi uhlanyele tivini emagcumeni aseSamariya; balimi bayawutihlanyela, bajabule ngetitselo tato.
6 Kuyawuba khona lilanga lapho balindzi bayawumemeta emagcumeni aka-Efrayimu, batsi: ‘Wotani, sikhuphukele eSiyoni kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wetfu.’ ”
7 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Hlabelani ngenjabulo kuJakobe; memetelani kulesive lesikhulu kunato tonkhe. Vakalisani kumdvumisa kwenu, nitsi: ‘Awu Simakadze, sindzisa sive sakho, imisalela yaka-Israyeli!’
8 Buka la, ngiyawubabuyisa besuka eveni lasenyakatfo, ngibagcogce emikhawulweni yonkhe yemhlaba. Emkhatsini wabo kuyawuba netimphumphutse kanye netinchute, bafati labakhulelwe kanye nalasebaphetfwe ngumhelo; kuyawubuya sicumbi lesikhulu.
9 Bayawuta bakhala; bayawuthandaza ngisababuyisela emuva. Ngiyawubaholela ngasemifuleni yemanti endleleni lebekile, lapho bangeyiwukhubatela khona, ngobe mine nginguyise wa-Israyeli, Efrayimu uyindvodzana yami yematubulo.
10 “Vanini livi laSimakadze, nine tive; limemeteleni etichingini letikhashane, nitsi: ‘Lowo lowasakata Israyeli uyawumbutsa futsi, uyakwelusa umhlambi wakhe njengemelusi.’
11 Ngobe Simakadze uyawubahlenga bakaJakobe, abakhulule esandleni salabo labanemandla kunabo.
12 Bayawufika bamemete ngenjabulo eticongweni tentsaba yaseSiyoni; bayawutfokota ngekwephana kwaSimakadze: lokusatinhlavu, neliwayini lelisha, nemafutsa, nemazinyane emihlambi yetimvu netimbuti, nemankhonyane emihlambi yetinkhomo. Bayawufanana nengadze leniselwa kahle, bangeke baphindze babe lusizi.
13 Tintfombi tiyawugidza tijabule, kanjalo futsi nemajaha nalabadzala. Ngiyawugucula kulila kwabo kube kujabula, ngibanike indvudvuto nekujabula esikhundleni selusizi.
14 Baphristi ngiyawubesutsisa ngenala, sive sami ngisigcwalise ngekwephana kwami,” kusho Simakadze.
15 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Kuvakala livi lekukhala eRama, yebo, livi lekulila nekukhala lokukhulu, Rakheli akhalela bantfwabakhe angasavumi nekudvudvutwa, ngobe bantfwabakhe bebangasekho.”
16 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bamba livi lakho, ungakhali, ubambe tinyembeti emehlweni akho, ngobe umsebenti wakho uyawunikwa umvuzo. Bayawubuya eveni lesitsa,” kusho Simakadze.
17 “Ngako likhona litsemba ngelikusasa lakho. Bantfwabakho bayawubuyela eveni labo,” kusho Simakadze.
18 “Impela ngikuvile kububula kwa-Efrayimu, kutsi: “ ‘Wangicondzisa njengelitfole lelisichomoketi, futsi vele sengifundzisekile. Ngibuyisele, ngitawubuyela, ngobe wena unguSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wami.
19 Emvakwekweduka kwami ngaphendvuka; emvakwekucondza kwami ngatisola. Ngadliwa ngemahloni, ngatfotjiswa, ngobe ngetfwele lihlazo lebusha bami.’
20 Efrayimu akasiyo yini indvodzana yami letsandzekako, umntfwana lengijabulako ngaye? Nome ngivamise kukhuluma ngimelane naye, kodvwa noko ngisamkhumbula. Ngako-ke inhlitiyo yami iyamlangatelela; nginesihawu lesikhulu ngaye,” kusho Simakadze.
21 “Beka timphawu temgwaco; umise tinsika letitikhombandlela. Wunake umgwaco lomkhulu, yebo, umgwaco lohamba ngawo. Ncandzeka, Ntfombi lengu-Israyeli, buyela emadolobheni akho.
22 Uyawuzulazula kuze kube ngunini, awu, ndvodzakati lengaketsembeki? Simakadze uyawudala intfo lensha emhlabeni, umfati uyakuyivikela indvodza.”
23 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: “Ngiyawutsi nangibabuyisa ekutfunjweni, bantfu labaseveni lakaJuda nasemadolobheni akhona bayawuphindze basebentise nankha emagama batsi: ‘Simakadze akakubusise, awu wenandlu yekulunga, awu wena ntsaba lengcwele.’
24 Bantfu bayawuhlala ndzawonye kaJuda nakuwo onkhe emadolobha akhona, balimi nalabo labahambe bakhotsisa imihlambi yabo yetimvu netimbuti.
25 Ngiyawubahlumelelisa labo lasebadzangele, ngicinise labo labaphelelwa ngemandla.”
26 Loku kwangenta ngavuka ngacalata ndzawo tonkhe. Butfongo bami bebumnandzi kimi.
27 Simakadze utsi: “Emalanga ayeta, lapho ngiyawuhlanyela khona indlu yaka-Israyeli nendlu yakaJuda ngentalelwane yebantfu neyetilwane.
28 Njengobe ngangibalindzile kutsi ngibazuphune, ngibadladlabule, ngibaketule, ngibabhubhise, ngibaletsele inhlekelele, kanjalo ngiyawubalindza kuze ngibakhe ngibahlanyele,” kusho Simakadze.
29 “Ngalawo malanga bantfu bangeke basasho batsi: “ ‘Bobabe badle emagelebisi lamunyu, nematinyo ebantfwana asayashelela.’
30 “Esikhundleni saloko ngulowo nalowo muntfu uyakufa ngenca yesono sakhe. Wonkhe lodla emagelebisi lamunyu ematinyo akhe ayawushelela.”
31 Simakadze utsi: “Sikhatsi siyeta, lapho ngiyawukwenta khona sivumelwane lesisha nendlu yaka-Israyeli neyakaJuda.
32 Lesivumelwane singeke sifanane naleso lengasenta naboyisemkhulu ngesikhatsi ngibabamba ngesandla ngibahola ngibakhipha eGibhithe, ngobe basephula sivumelwane sami, nome ngangiyindvodza kubo,” kusho Simakadze.
33 Simakadze utsi: “Ngulesi sivumelwane lengiyakusenta nendlu yaka-Israyeli emvakwaleso sikhatsi: Ngiyawufaka umtsetfo wami etingcondvweni tabo, ngiwubhale etinhlitiyweni tabo. Ngiyawuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe bantfu bami.
34 Sekuyawubate umuntfu loyawufundzisa makhelwane wakhe, nome indvodza ifundzise umnakabo, itsi: ‘Yati Simakadze,’ ngobe bonkhe sebayawungati kusukela kulomncane kuye kulomkhulu,” kusho Simakadze. “Ngobe ngiyawubatsetselela bubi babo, tono tabo ngingasaphindzi ngitikhumbule.”
35 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, lowo lowabeka lilanga kutsi likhanyise emini, wamisa inyanga netinkhanyeti kutsi tibokhanyisa ebusuku, lowo lotamatisa lwandle kuze emagagasi alo abhodle, nguSimakadze longuSomandla libito lakhe, utsi:
36 “Kuphela nangabe letimiso tinganyamalala embikwami, titukulwane taka-Israyeli tiyawunyamalala phakadze naphakadze, tingabe tisaba sive embikwami,” kusho Simakadze.
37 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Kuphela nje nangabe emazulu lasetulu angalinganiswa, netisekelo temhlaba letingaphansi tiphenywe, nami-ke ngulapho ngiyawusilahla sonkhe situkulwane saka-Israyeli, ngenca yako konkhe labakwentile,” kusho Simakadze.
38 Simakadze utsi: “Emalanga ayeta lapho khona ngiyakwakhelwa kabusha lelidolobha kusukela eMbhoshongweni waHananeli kuye eSangweni Lelikona.
39 Intsambo yekulinganisa iyakweluleka kusukela lapho kuye entsabeni iGarebi, isuke lapho ijikele ngaseGowa.
40 Sonkhe leso sigodzi lapho kulahlwa khona tidvumbu nemlotsa, nato tonkhe tibebesi kuye emfudlaneni iKhidroni, kuze kuyewufika ekoneni leLisango Lelihhashi ngasemphumalanga, kuyawuba ngcwele kuSimakadze. Lelidolobha lingeke liphindze lizuphunwe nome libhidlitwe.”
1 Leli livi lelefika kuJeremiya liphuma kuSimakadze emnyakeni welishumi wekubusa kwaSedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, lekwakungumnyaka weli-18 wekubusa kwaNebukhadnezari.
2 Imphi yenkhosi yaseBhabhulona yase ivimbetele iJerusalema, Jeremiya umphrofethi abevalelwe esibuyeni sabogadzi, esigodlweni senkhosi yakaJuda.
3 Sedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, yayimvalele lapho, yatsi: “Uphrofethelani ngalendlela lophrofetha ngayo? Utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Lelidolobha sengitalinikela enkhosini yaseBhabhulona letawulitfumba.
4 Sedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, ngeke aphunyule etandleni temaBhabhulona, yena nakanjani utawunikelwa enkhosini yaseBhabhulona. Uyawukhuluma nayo umlomo nemlomo, ayibone ngewakhe emehlo.
5 Iyawutsatsa Sedekiya imyise eBhabhulona, lapho ayawuhlala khona ngize ngimcondzise, kusho Simakadze. Nanilwa nemaBhabhulona ngeke niphumelele.’ ”
6 Jeremiya wakhuluma watsi: “Livi laSimakadze lefika kimi, latsi:
7 Hanameli, umnakenu, umsa waShalumi, utawuta kuwe afike atsi: ‘Tsenga insimi yami e-Anathothi, njengobe usihlobo sami lesisedvutane kakhulu nje, kulilungelo lakho nemsebenti wakho kutsi uyitsenge.’
8 “Ngako-ke, njengobe Simakadze abeshito, umzala wami Hanameli weta kimi esibuyeni sabogadzi, watsi: ‘Tsenga insimi yami e-Anathothi, eveni lakaBhenjamini. Njengobe kulilungelo lakho kutsi uyihlenge ibe yakho, titsengele yona.’ “Ngavele ngati kutsi leli bekulivi laSimakadze;
9 ngako ngayitsenga lensimi e-Anathothi kulomzala wami, Hanameli, ngase ngimkalela isiliva lengemagremu langema-200, ngamnika.
10 Lencwadzi yesivumelwane ngayisayina, ngayivala ngeluphawu, ngafakazelwa, ngase ngikala lesiliva etikalini.
11 Ngatsatsa lencwadzi yekutsenga, incwadzi leyayivalwe ngeluphawu inayo yonkhe iminantiso nemininingwane yekutsenga kanye nencwadzi leyayingakangcivitwa.
12 Ngakunika Bharuki, umsa waNeriya, umsa waMahaseya, embikwemzala wami Hanameli nabofakazi lababesayine lencwadzi, nasembikwawo onkhe emaJuda labehleti esibuyeni sabogadzi.
13 “Embikwabo nganika Bharuki nansi imiyalo, ngatsi:
14 ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Tsatsa letincwadzi tesivumelwane totimbili, lena lengcivitiwe nalengakangcivitwa, lekungemakhophi alencwadzi yekutsenga, utifake ejekeni lelibumba, khona titewuhlala sikhatsi lesidze.
15 Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Tindlu, nemasimi kanye netivini kuyawuphindze kutsengwe kulelive.’ ”
16 “Emvakwekutsi lencwadzisivumelwane yekutsenga sengiyinike Bharuki, umsa waNeriya, ngathandaza kuSimakadze, ngatsi:
17 “Awu, Nkhosi Simakadze, wena wenta emazulu nemhlaba ngemandla akho lamakhulu nangengalo yakho leyelulekile. Kute lokulukhuni kakhulu kuwe.
18 Ubaphatsa ngelutsandvo labatinkhulungwane, kodvwa wehlisele sijeziso ngetono taboyise ematsangeni ebantfwababo emvakwabo. Awu Nkulunkulu, wena lomkhulu nalonemandla, lolibito lakhe kunguSimakadze longuSomandla,
19 imigomo yakho mikhulu, yebo, nemisebenti yakho inemandla. Emehlo akho avulekile kuto tonkhe tindlela tebantfu; ngulowo nalowo umnika umvuzo wakhe ngangekutiphatsa kwakhe nangalokufanele imisebenti yakhe.
20 Wenta tibonakaliso letimangalisako netimanga eGibhithe, uchubeke nato kwaze kwaba ngulamuhla, lapha ka-Israyeli nakubo bonkhe bantfu bemhlaba, waze watfola ludvumo nekwatiwa lokusekwakho nanyalo.
21 Wakhipha sive sakho ema-Israyeli eveni laseGibhithe ngetibonakaliso nangetimangaliso ngesandla sakho lesinemandla nangengalo yakho leyelulekile, nangekutfutfumelisa lokukhulu.
22 Wabanika lelive lewawufunge kutsi utalinika bokhokho babo, live leligcwele luju lwetinyosi nelubisi.
23 Beta kulo bafike bangena balidla lelive; kodvwa abazange bakulalele wena nome bawulandzele umtsetfo wakho. Abazange bakwente loko wawubayale ngako kutsi bakwente. Ngako wase wehlisela etikwabo yonkhe lenhlekelele.
24 “Buka-ke kutsi takhiwe njani tindvundvuma tekuvimbetela lelidolobha lize litfunjwe. Ngenca yenkemba, nendlala kanye nesifo lesibulalanako lelidolobha selitawunikelwa etandleni temaBhabhulona lalihlaselako. Loko lowakusho sekwentekile, njengobe ubona nje.
25 Nome lelidolobha selitawunikelwa kumaBhabhulona, kodvwa wena Nkhosi Simakadze, utsi kimi: ‘Tsenga lensimi ngesiliva, wente lesivumelwane saloko sibe nebufakazi.’ ”
26 Livi laSimakadze lefika kuJeremiya, latsi:
27 “Mine nginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wabo bonkhe bantfu. Kukhona yini lokungehlulako mine?
28 Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Lelidolobha sengitalinikela etandleni temaBhabhulona nakuNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, labatalitfumba.
29 LamaBhabhulona lahlasela lelidolobha atawungena alilumeke ngemlilo. Atalishisa alicedze, kanye naletindlu lapho kuhlala khona labantfu labangitfukutselisa ngekutfuncisa imphepho etikweluphahla kuBhali kanye nangekutfululela iminikelo yetinatfo kulabanye bonkulunkulu.
30 “Bantfu baka-Israyeli nebakaJuda kute labakwentile ngaphandle kwekwenta lokubi embikwami, kusukela ebusheni babo. Yebo, sive saka-Israyeli kute lesikwentile ngaphandle kwekungicunula ngaloko labakwente ngetandla tabo, kusho Simakadze.
31 Kusukela mhlazana lakhiwa kuze kube ngunyalo lelidolobha lingitfukutselise langicunula kangangekutsi kufanele ngilisuse embikwami.
32 Bantfu baka-Israyeli nebakaJuda bangicunula ngabo bonkhe bubi lababentile: bona kanye nemakhosi abo, netindvuna tabo, nebaphristi babo, nebaphrofethi babo, nemadvodza akaJuda kanye nabo bonkhe baseJerusalema.
33 Bangifulatsela bangete bangibuka, lite nome ngangibafundzisa njalonjalo, abazange balalele, futsi abazange bakunake nekukunaka kujezisa kwami.
34 Bemisa tithico tabo letinengekako endlini leneLibito lami bayingcolisa.
35 Bakhela Bhali tindzawo letiphakeme eSigodzini sakaBheni Hinomu bentela kutsi bente umhlatjelo ngemadvodzana nemadvodzakati abo kuMoloki, noko angizange sengibayale kutsi bakwente, futsi bengingazange sengikucabange nasengcondvweni yami kutsi bangayenta intfo lesinengiso kangaka ngaloko bonise sive sakaJuda.”
36 “Lenikushoko ngalelidolobha nine kutsi: ‘Lelidolobha litawunikwa inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, ngenkemba, nangendlala kanye nangesifo lesibulalanako,’ kodvwa naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi:
37 Ngempela ngiyakubabutsa kuwo onkhe emave, lapho ngangibasakatela khona ngekutfukutsela kwami lokukhulu nangelulaka lwami lolwesabekako. Ngiyawubabuyisela kuyo lendzawo, ngibente bahlale kuyo bavikelekile.
38 Bayawuba bantfu bami, mine ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo.
39 Ngiyawubanika inhlitiyo yebunye nekwenta intfo yinye, khona batewuhlala bangesaba mine, loko kube lusito kubo nakubantfwababo emvakwabo.
40 Ngiyakwenta nabo sivumelwane saphakadze: Ngingeke ngiyekele kwenta lokuhle kubo, nabo ngibafake umoya wekungesaba, khona bangeyiwuphindze bahlubuke kimi.
41 Ngiyawujabula kubentela lokuhle, ngempela ngiyawubahlanyela kulelive ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yami nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo wami.
42 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Njengobe lesive ngisehlisele yonkhe lenhlekelele lenkhulu kangaka, kanjalo futsi ngiyawusinika konkhe kuphumelela kahle nekunotsa lengisetsembise kona.
43 Emasimi ayawuphindze atsengwe abe manyenti kulendzawo lenisho ngayo nitsi: ‘Lendzawo ilihlane, ayinabantfu natilwane, ngobe seyinikelwe etandleni temaBhabhulona.’
44 Emasimi ayawutsengwa ngesiliva, netincwadzisivumelwane tekutsenga tiyawusayinwa, tivalwe ngeluphawu, tibuye tifakazelwe eveni lakaBhenjamini, nasemakhaya lakhelene neJerusalema, nasemadolobheni akaJuda, nasemadolobheni laseveni letintsaba nasemaceleni etintsaba ngasenshonalanga, nasemadolobheni aseNegevu, ngobe ngiyawutibuyisela kubo tibusiso tabo, kusho Simakadze.”
1 Kwatsi ngesikhatsi Jeremiya asevalelwe esibuyeni sabogadzi, livi laSimakadze laphindze lefika kuye kwesibili, latsi:
2 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, yena lowadala umhlaba, Simakadze lowawubumba wawusimisa, nguSimakadze libito lakhe, utsi:
3 ‘Ngibite, ngitakuphendvula ngikutjele tintfo letinkhulu naletingaphenyeki, wena longatati.’
4 Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, ngetindlu talelidolobha netigodlo temakhosi akaJuda letihhihlitelwe phansi kuze titewusetjentiswa ekukhuphuleni umtsangala wekutivikela kuletivimbetelo nakuyo inkemba
5 nabalwa nemaBhabhulona, utsi: ‘Tiyawugcwala tidvumbu temadvodza lengitawabulala ngentfukutselo nangelulaka lwami. Ngiyawulifihlela buso bami elidolobha ngenca yabo bonkhe bubi balo.
6 “ ‘Noko, lelidolobha ngiyawuliletsela kuphila nekuphiliswa. Labantfu bami ngiyawubaphilisa, ngibente bativele banekuthula nekuphepha lokuphuphumako.
7 Ngiyawubuyisa bakaJuda nema-Israyeli ekutfunjweni, ngibuye ngibakhe kabusha babe njengaloku babenjalo kucala.
8 Ngiyawubahlanta kuso sonkhe sono labasente kimi, ngibuye ngibatsetselele tonkhe tono tekungihlubuka kwabo.
9 Ngako lelidolobha liyawungiletsela ludvumo, nekujabula, netibongo kanye nekuhlonishwa kuto tonkhe tive temhlaba letiyakuva ngato tonkhe letintfo letinhle lengilentela tona, futsi tiyawumangala titfutfumele ngalobunyenti bemnotfo lophuphumako lengilinika kona.’
10 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Ngalendzawo nitsi: “Lendzawo ilihlane lelingenalutfo, ayinabantfu nome tilwane.” Noko emadolobheni akaJuda nasetitaladini taseJerusalema letibhidlitiwe letingasahlalwa bantfu nome tilwane, kuyawuphindze kuvakale
11 imisindvo yenjabulo neyentfokoto, nemaphimbo abomakoti nemyeni, kanye nemaphimbo alabo labaletsa iminikelo yekubonga endlini yaSimakadze, batsi: “ ‘ “Bongani Simakadze longuSomandla, ngobe Simakadze ulungile; umusa wakhe ume kuze kube phakadze.” Ngobe ngiyakutibuyisela tibusiso talelive tibe njengobe tatinjalo kucala,’ kusho Simakadze.
12 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: ‘Kulendzawo lelihlane lelingenabantfu netilwane, nakuwo onkhe emadolobha ayo kuyawuphindze kube nemadlelo, lapho iyawuphumulela khona imihlambi yetimvu neyetimbuti tebelusi.
13 Emadolobheni elive letintsaba, newasemahlandzeni ngasenshonalanga neNegevu, newaseveni lakaBhenjamini, nasemitini letungelete iJerusalema, nasemadolobheni akaJuda imihlambi yetimvu neyetimbuti iyawuphindze yendlule ngaphansi kwesandla salowo lotibalako,’ kusho Simakadze.
14 “Simakadze utsi: ‘Ayeta emalanga, lapho ngiyawusifeza khona setsembiso semusa lengasenta kuyo indlu yaka-Israyeli kanye nendlu yakaJuda.
15 “ ‘Kulawo malanga nangaleso sikhatsi ngiyawuhlumisa Ligala Lelilungile leliyawuhluma elusendvweni lwendlu yakaDavide. Uyakwenta lokubucotfo bemtsetfo nalokulungile eveni.
16 Kulawo malanga Juda uyawusindziswa, neJerusalema ihlale iphephile. Lelo-ke libito lalo leliyawubitwa ngalo: Simakadze Kulunga Kwetfu.’
17 “Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Davide ngeke eswele indvodza leyawuhlala esihlalweni sebukhosi sendlu yaka-Israyeli,
18 ngisho nebaphristi imbala labangemaLevi, bangeke beswele indvodza letakuma embikwami njalonjalo kutekwenta iminikelo yalokutinhlavu, kanye nekwetfula imihlatjelo.’ ”
19 Livi laSimakadze lefika kuJeremiya, latsi:
20 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Naningephula sivumelwane sami nelilanga, nesivumelwane sami nebusuku, kuze kutsi lilanga nebusuku kungabe kusasebenta ngesikhatsi sako,
21 ngako sivumelwane sami naDavide, inceku yami, kanye nesivumelwane sami nemaLevi labaphristi labakhonta embikwami, naso-ke siyakwephulwa, naDavide ngeke abe asaba nesitukulwane lesitawubusa esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi.
22 Ngiyakwenta titukulwane taDavide, inceku yami, nemaLevi lakhonta embikwami tibe tinyenti tibe ngangetinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka, tidzimate tingabaleki njengesihlabatsi saselusentseni lwaselwandle.’ ”
23 Livi laSimakadze lefika kuJeremiya, latsi:
24 “Awukanaki yini kutsi labantfu batsi: ‘Simakadze uyilahlile lemibuso lemibili layikhetsa’? Ngako bababukela phansi labantfu bami, ababatsatsi ngekutsi nabo basive.
25 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Kube bengingakasimisi sivumelwane sami nelilanga, nebusuku, ngingakamisi nemitsetfo yelizulu nemhlaba,
26 bengitakutilahla titukulwane taJakobe netaDavide, inceku yami, futsi bengingayikuyikhetsa lenye yemadvodzana akhe kutsi ibuse etikwetitukulwane ta-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe. Ngobe ngiyawubuyisela tibusiso tabo, ngibe nesihawu kubo.’ ”
1 Kwatsi ngesikhatsi Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, nawo onkhe emabutfo akhe, nayo yonkhe imibuso yakhe, netive tonkhe letatingaphansi kwakhe tisalwa neJerusalema nawo onkhe emadolobha layitungeletile, kwefika livi kuJeremiya liphuma kuSimakadze, latsi:
2 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Hamba uye kuSedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, ufike umtjele utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Lelidolobha sengitalinikela enkhosini yaseBhabhulona, futsi italibhubhisa ngemlilo.
3 Ngeke uphunyule esandleni sakhe nase akubambile, kodvwa nakanjani utawutfunjwa unikelwe esandleni sakhe. Inkhosi yaseBhabhulona utayibona ngemehlo akho, futsi itawukhuluma nawe buso nebuso. Wena utakuya eBhabhulona.
4 “ ‘Noko vani setsembiso saSimakadze, wena Sedekiya, nkhosi yakaJuda. Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze macondzana nawe, utsi: Ungeke ubulawe ngenkemba,
5 uyakufa ngekuthula. Njengobe bantfu benta umngcwabo wemlilo, bahlonipha boyihlo, emakhosi akucala lakwendvulela, kanjalo nawe bayawukwentela umlilo bakuhloniphe balile, batsi: “Maye! Awu, nkhosi!” Mine matfupha ngenta nasi setsembiso, kusho Simakadze.’ ”
6 Ngako Jeremiya, umphrofethi, konkhe loku wakutjela Sedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, eJerusalema,
7 ngesikhatsi emabutfo enkhosi yaseBhabhulona alwa neJerusalema kanye nalamanye emadolobha akaJuda labesabambelele angakehlulwa, iLakhishi ne-Azekha. Lawa bekungiwo odvwana emadolobha labebiyelwe labesele kaJuda.
8 Livi laSimakadze lefika kuJeremiya emvakwekutsi inkhosi Sedekiya seyente sivumelwane nabo bonkhe bantfu baseJerusalema kutewumemetela inkhululeko yetigcili.
9 Bonkhe bantfu kwakufanele bakhulule tigcili tabo letingemaHebheru, bonkhe labadvuna nalabasikati; bekufanele kubete namunye losagcilate umnakabo longumJuda.
10 Ngako tonkhe tindvuna nebantfu labangena kulesivumelwane bavumelana kutsi batatikhulula tigcili tabo letidvuna naletisikati, bangabe basabagcilata. Bavumelana, base bayatikhulula letigcili.
11 Kodvwa emvakwaloko bajikisa tingcondvo tabo, baphindze batibuyisa tigcili tabo lababetikhululile batigcilata futsi.
12 Livi laSimakadze lase liyefika kuJeremiya, latsi:
13 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Ngenta sivumelwane nabokhokho benu ngesikhatsi ngibakhipha eGibhithe, eveni lebugcili. Ngatsi:
14 ‘Njalo nje ngemnyaka wesikhombisa ngulowo nalowo wenu kufanele akhulule sigcili sakhe lesingumHebheru lotitsengise yena. Nasakusebentele iminyaka lesitfupha, kufanele umkhulule.’ Noko boyihlo abazange bangilalele, futsi abanginakanga nekunginaka.
15 Khona nyalo nje nike naphendvuka nenta lokuhle emehlweni ami, kwaba ngulowo nalowo wenu wamemetela inkhululeko kubantfu bakubo. Nidzimate nenta ngisho nesivumelwane embikwami nisendlini leneLibito lami.
16 Kodvwa manje senijikile nahlambalata Libito lami; ngulowo nalowo wenu sewubuyise letigcili letidvuna naletisikati lebese nitikhululile kutsi tihambe tiye lapho titsandza khona. Seniticindzetele kutsi tiphindze tibe tigcili tenu futsi!
17 “Ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Anikangilaleli; anikayimemeteli inkhululeko yebantfu bakini. Ngako manje sengimemetela ‘inkhululeko’ yenu, kusho Simakadze, ‘inkhululeko’ yekubulawa ngenkemba, nangesifo lesibulalanako kanye nangendlala. Ngiyawunenta nenyanyeke kuyo yonkhe imibuso yemhlaba.
18 Lamadvodza lephule sivumelwane sami angete atigcwalisa timiso tesivumelwane lasente embikwami, ngiyakuwaphatsa njengalelinkhonyane lalihlahlela ekhatsi laba tincetu letimbili ase ahamba emkhatsini waletincetu acinisa lesivumelwane.
19 Baholi bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema, nebatsenwa, nebaphristi kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu belive labebahamba emkhatsini waletincetu talelinkhonyane,
20 ngiyawubanikela etitseni tabo, letifuna timphilo tabo. Tidvumbu tabo tiyawuba kudla kwetinyoni telizulu nekwetilwane tesiganga.
21 “Sedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, kanye netindvuna takhe ngiyawubanikela etitseni tabo letifunana netimphilo tabo, ebutfweni lenkhosi yaseBhabhulona leseyisukile kini.
22 Simakadze utsi: Ngiyawukhipha umlayeto ngibabuyise kulelidolobha. Bayakulwa nalo, balitfumbe bese bayalishisa. Emadolobha akaJuda ngiyakuwenta abe tindzala, kuze kusale kukhala libhungane kuwo.”
1 Leli livi leleta kuJeremiya liphuma kuSimakadze ngesikhatsi kusabusa Jehoyakimu, umsa waJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda, litsi:
2 “Hamba uye emndenini wemaRekhabi, ubameme kutsi bete kulelinye lemakamelo lasemhlubulweni wendlu yaSimakadze, ubanike liwayini kutsi banatse.”
3 Ngako ngahamba ngayawulandza Jazaniya, umsa waJeremiya, umsa waHabasiniya, nabomnakabo, nawo onkhe emadvodzana akhe, wonkhe umndeni wemaRekhabi.
4 Ngabangenisa endlini yaSimakadze, ekamelweni lemadvodzana aHanana, umsa wa-Igdaliya, umuntfu waNkulunkulu. Laliseceleni kwelikamelo letindvuna, lelalingetulu kwaleli laMaseya, umsa waShalumi, labengumahlalesangweni.
5 Ngase ngibeka titja letatigcwele liwayini nalamanye emakomishi embikwemadvodza emndeni wemaRekhabi, ngakhuluma kuwo ngatsi: “Ase ninatse nali liwayini.”
6 Kodvwa baphendvula batsi: “Asilinatsi liwayini, ngobe khokho wetfu Jonadabi, umsa waRekhabi, wasinika lowo myalo watsi: ‘Nine netitukulwane tenu ningacali nilinatse liwayini.’
7 Waphindze watsi futsi: ‘Ningacali nakhe tindlu, nihlanyele inhlanyelo nome tivini. Ningacali nibe nako ngisho nome kunye kwaletintfo, kodvwa kufanele nihlale emathendeni ngato tonkhe tikhatsi. Ngenca yaloko niyawuphila sikhatsi lesidze kulelo live, lapho niyimihambima khona.’
8 Sikwentile konkhe khokho wetfu, Jonadabi, umsa waRekhabi, lasiyala ngako. Tsine, nabomnaketfu, nemadvodzana etfu, nemadvodzakati etfu asizange sesilinatse liwayini,
9 nome sakhe tindlu tekuhlala, kantsi futsi asizange sibe netivini, nemasimi nome tivuno.
10 Seloku sihlala emathendeni; sakuhlonipha ngalokuphelele konkhe khokho wetfu Jonadabi lasiyala ngako kutsi sikwente.
11 Kodvwa kwatsi Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, navimbetela lelive, satsi: ‘Wotani, kufanele sihambe siye eJerusalema sitewubalekela emabutfo emaBhabhulona newema-Aramu.’ Nguko nje silapha eJerusalema.”
12 Livi laSimakadze lase lifika kuJeremiya, latsi:
13 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Hamba uyewutjela bantfu bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema, utsi: Simakadze utsi: ‘Ningeke yini nifundze sifundvo nilalele emavi ami?
14 Jonadabi, umsa waRekhabi, wayala emadvodzana akhe kutsi angalinatsi liwayini, lowo myalo awugcinile. Kuze kube ngulamuhla akalinatsi liwayini, ngobe ahlonipha umyalo wakhokho wawo. Kodvwa mine sengikhulume kini emaphindzephindze, kodvwa nine anikangilaleli.
15 Ngatfumela kini tonkhe tinceku tami baphrofethi emaphindzephindze. Babetsi: “Ngulowo nalowo kini kufanele atiyekele tindlela takhe letimbi, nijikise imihambo yenu. Ningacali nilandzele labanye bonkulunkulu kutsi nibakhonte. Nanenta njalo-ke, niyawuhlala kulelive lengalipha nine naboyihlo.” Kodvwa anikanginaki, futsi anikangilaleli.
16 Titukulwane taJonadabi, umsa waRekhabi, tona tiwentile lomyalo letanikwa wona ngukhokho wato, kodvwa labantfu abakangilaleli mine.’
17 “Ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Lalelani! Ngitakwehlisela etikwaJuda nasetikwabo bonkhe labahlala eJerusalema yonkhe inhlekelele lengitsite itawubehlela. Ngakhuluma kubo, kodvwa abazange bangilalele; ngababita, kodvwa abazange basabele.’ ”
18 Ngako Jeremiya wakhuluma kulomndeni wemaRekhabi, watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Niwulalele nawenta umyalo wakhokho wenu Jonadabi, nenta konkhe lanitjela kona kutsi nibokwenta.’
19 Ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Jonadabi, umsa waRekhabi, ngeke eswele umuntfu lotawukhonta mine.’ ”
1 Ngemnyaka wesine waJehoyakimu, umsa waJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda, kwefika nali livi kuJeremiya livela kuSimakadze, litsi:
2 “Tsatsa incwadzi legocotwako ubhale kuyo onkhe emavi lengiwakhulumile kuwe mayelana na-Israyeli naJuda kanye nato tonkhe letinye tive, kusukela esikhatsini lengacala ngaso kukhuluma kuwe, ekubuseni kwenkhosi Josaya, kuze kube ngunyalo.
3 Mhlawumbe bantfu bakaJuda nabeva ngato tonkhe letigameko lengase ngitimisele kubashaya ngato, ngulowo nalowo kubo uyawuphendvuka endleleni yakhe lembi, ngako-ke ngiyawube sengiyabatsetselela ebubini babo nasetonweni tabo.”
4 Ngako Jeremiya wase ubita Bharuki, umsa waNeriya; kwatsi ngesikhatsi Jeremiya amtjela onkhe emavi labewatjelwe nguSimakadze, Bharuki wabe sewuyawabhala phansi encwadzini legocotwako.
5 Jeremiya wase utjela Bharuki watsi: “Ngivalelwe; angikwati kuyawungena ethempelini laSimakadze.
6 Ngako-ke uboya endlini yaSimakadze, mhlazana kuzilwe kudla, ufike ufundzele bantfu onkhe lamavi aSimakadze lowabhale kulencwadzi, njengobe uwatjeliwe. Wafundze embikwabo bonkhe bantfu bakaJuda labetile, baphuma emadolobheni abo.
7 Mhlawumbe bayawutincengela embikwaSimakadze, ngulowo nalowo aphendvuke endleleni yakhe lembi, ngobe lulaka nentfukutselo lasayibekile Simakadze kumelana nalabantfu yinkhulu kakhulu.”
8 Bharuki, umsa waNeriya, wenta konkhe loko labekutjelwe ngumphrofethi Jeremiya kutsi akwente; wavele wafundza lamavi aSimakadze kuleyo ncwadzi asethempelini laSimakadze.
9 Kwatsi ngenyanga yemfica yemnyaka wesihlanu waJehoyakimu, umsa waJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda, kwamenyetelwa sikhatsi sekuzila kudla embikwaSimakadze kubo bonkhe baseJerusalema nabo bonkhe lababephuma emadolobheni akaJuda.
10 Kwatsi Bharuki asekamelweni laGemariya, umsa waShafani, labengumabhalane, lelalisesibuyeni lesisetulu ekungeneni kweLisango Lelisha lasethempelini, wabafundzela bonkhe bantfu lababesethempelini laSimakadze emavi emphrofethi Jeremiya, awafundza kulencwadzi legocotwako.
11 Kwatsi Mikhaya, umsa waGemariya, umsa waShafani, nakeva onkhe lamavi aSimakadze lakulencwadzi legocotwako,
12 wehlela ekamelweni lamabhalane esigodlweni senkhosi, lapho kwakuhleti khona onkhe emalunga abandlancane: bo-Elishama, labengumabhalane, naDelaya, umsa waShemaya, na-Elnathani, umsa wa-Akbori, naGemariya, umsa waShafani, naSedekiya, umsa waHananiya, kanye nato tonkhe letinye tiphatsimandla.
13 Kwatsi emvakwekube Mikhaya asabatjele konkhe labekuve ngaBharuki akufundzela bantfu kulencwadzi legocotwako,
14 tonkhe tiphatsimandla tatfumela Jehudi, umsa waNethaniya, umsa waShelemiya, umsa waKushi, kutsi ayewutjela Bharuki atsi: “Wota lapha naleyo ncwadzi lebewufundza kuyo, ufundzela bantfu.” Ngako Bharuki, umsa waNeriya, waya kubo nalencwadzi legocotwako, ayiphetse ngesandla.
15 Batsi kuye: “Sicela uhlale lapha phansi, usifundzele yona natsi.” Ngako Bharuki wabafundzela yona.
16 Batsi nabaweva onkhe lamavi, babukana bodvwana betfukile, bakhuluma kuBharuki batsi: “Kufanele siwabikele inkhosi onkhe lamavi.”
17 Base babuta Bharuki batsi: “Asewusho, kwenteke kanjani kutsi ubhale konkhe loku? Ukutjelwe nguJeremiya yini?”
18 Bharuki wabaphendvula watsi: “Yebo, ungitjele onkhe lamavi ngemlomo, mine ngawabhala phansi ngenki kulencwadzi legocotwako.”
19 Letiphatsimandla tase titjela Bharuki, tatsi: “Wena naJeremiya, hambani niyewubhaca. Akubete namunye umuntfu lowatiko kutsi nikuphi.”
20 Batsi nase babeke lencwadzi legocotwako ekamelweni la-Elishama labengumabhalane, base baya enkhosini esibuyeni, bafike bayibikela konkhe.
21 Inkhosi yatfumela Jehudi kutsi ayewulandza lencwadzi legocotwako. Jehudi wabuya nayo ekamelweni la-Elishama labengumabhalane, wayifundzela inkhosi kanye netiphatsimandla tayo tonkhe letatiyisingatsile.
22 Kwase kuyinyanga yemfica, inkhosi yayihleti endlini yayo yasebusika yotsa imbawula yemlilo leyayisembikwayo.
23 Kwakutsi njalo nje Jehudi nase afundze tinhlu letintsatfu nome letine talencwadzi legocotwako, inkhosi itijube ngemukhwa webabhali, itijike kulembawula yemlilo, yaze yaphelela yonkhe lencwadzi legocotwako ishiswa emlilweni.
24 Inkhosi kanye nabo bonkhe lababeyisingatsile, labaweva onkhe lawo mavi, abazange sebakhombise nalokuncane nje kwesaba, futsi abatihluphanga ngekudzabula tingubo tabo ngekutisola.
25 Kwala nome bo-Elnathani, naDelaya, naGemariya sebayincenga inkhosi kutsi ingayishisi lencwadzi legocotwako, ayizange seyifune nekuva kutsi batsini.
26 Esikhundleni saloko, inkhosi yatfumela boJerameli, umntfwanenkhosi, naSeraya, umsa wa-Azriyeli, naShelemiya, umsa wa-Abdeyeli, kutsi bayewubopha boBharuki, umbhali, naJeremiya, umphrofethi, kodvwa Simakadze abesabafihlile.
27 Emvakwekube inkhosi seyishise lencwadzi legocotwako leyayetfwele lamavi labebhalwe nguBharuki atjelwa nguJeremiya, kwefika livi laSimakadze kuJeremiya, latsi:
28 “Tsatsa lenye incwadzi legocotwako ubhale kuyo onkhe emavi labekulencwadzi yakucala legocotwako, leyashiswa nguJehoyakimu, inkhosi yakaJuda.
29 Umtjele futsi Jehoyakimu, inkhosi yakaJuda, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Ushise lencwadzi legocotwako watsi: “Ubhaleleni kuyo kutsi inkhosi yaseBhabhulona ngempela iyawuta itewubhubhisa lelive, icotfule imbokodvo nesisekelo?”
30 Ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze ngaJehoyakimu, inkhosi yakaJuda, utsi: Iyakubate muntfu wakayo loyawuhlala esihlalweni saDavide sebukhosi; sidvumbu sayo siyawulahlwa ngephandle, sitfoswe lilanga emini, sicandziswe sitfwatfwa ebusuku.
31 Ngiyawumjezisa yena kanye nebantfwana bakhe, kanye netinceku takhe letimsingatsile ngenca yebubi babo; ngiyakwehlisela etikwabo kanye nakubo bonkhe labakhile eJerusalema nakubantfu bakaJuda tonkhe tigameko lengitikhulumile ngemelana nabo, ngobe abakangilaleli.’ ”
32 Ngako Jeremiya wabuye watsatsa lenye incwadzi legocotwako wayiniketa umbhali Bharuki, umsa waNeriya; watsi Jeremiya nakakhulumako, Bharuki wabe abhala kuyo onkhe emavi alencwadzi legocotwako leyashiswa nguJehoyakimu, inkhosi yakaJuda, emlilweni. Manyenti futsi lamanye emavi lafananako lengetelwa kuwo.
1 Sedekiya, umsa waJosaya, wabekwa waba yinkhosi yakaJuda, abekwa nguNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona; wabusa esikhundleni saJehoyakhini, umsa waJehoyakimu.
2 Yena netinceku takhe letatimsingatsile kanye nebantfu nje belive abazange sebawanake emavi labekhulunywe nguSimakadze ngemphrofethi Jeremiya.
3 Noko Sedekiya, inkhosi, watfumela Jukhali, umsa waShelemiya, kanye nemphristi Zefaniya, umsa waMaseya, kuJeremiya, umphrofethi, nemlayeto lotsi: “Siyakucela kutsi umane usithandazele kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu.”
4 Jeremiya abesakhululekile kutsi angangena aphume emkhatsini webantfu, ngobe abesengakafakwa ejele.
5 Imphi yaFaro yase ishuce yaphuma eGibhithe, kwatsi baseBhabhulona labebavimbetela iJerusalema nabeva umbiko ngaloko, base bayayiyekela iJerusalema.
6 Livi laSimakadze lase liyefika kuJeremiya, umphrofethi, litsi:
7 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Tjelani inkhosi yakaJuda lenitfume kutsi nitewubuta kimi nitsi: ‘Emabutfo aFaro, labeshucele kutanelekelela, atawuncandzeka abuyele eveni lawo, eGibhithe.
8 BaseBhabhulona-ke batabe sebayabuya batewuhlasela lelidolobha, balitfumbe, bese balilumeka ngemlilo lishe liphele.’
9 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Ningatiyengi nicabange nitsi: ‘BaseBhabhulona ngempela batawuyekela.’ Bangeke!
10 Ngisho nome benitayeyisa yonkhe imphi yebaseBhabhulona lenihlaselako, kusale kuphela nje tinkhubela temadvodza lapha emathendeni awo, betitawuphuma titelishisa lelidolobha.”
11 Kwatsi imphi yaseBhabhulona nase incandzekile yashiya iJerusalema ngenca yemabutfo akaFaro,
12 naJeremiya wase uyalishiya lelidolobha waya eveni lakaBhenjamini kutsi ayewutfola naye sabelo sakhe selifa emkhatsini wesive sakhona.
13 Kodvwa watsi nakefika eSangweni lakaBhenjamini, umphatsi wabogadzi, libito lakhe lekwakunguJiriya, umsa waShelemiya, umsa waHananiya, wambopha watsi kuye: “Uhlubukela kubaseBhabhulona!”
14 Jeremiya watsi: “Akusilo liciniso lelo, angihlubukeli kuya kubaseBhabhulona.” Kodvwa Jiriya akazange amlalele, esikhundleni saloko wabopha Jeremiya, wase ummikisa kuto tiphatsimandla.
15 Tamtfukutselela Jeremiya, tatsi akashaywe; tase tiyambopha tamfaka endlini kaJonathani, labengumabhalane, ngobe yayentiwe lijele.
16 Jeremiya wafakwa emgodzini welijele, lapho agcinwa khona sikhatsi lesidze.
17 Inkhosi Sedekiya wase uyatfumela kutsi akalandvwe aletfwe kuye esigodlweni, lapho wafike wambuta ngasense, watsi: “Likhona yini livi lelivela kuSimakadze?” Jeremiya waphendvula watsi: “Yebo, likhona, litsi: Wena utawuniketelwa enkhosini yaseBhabhulona.”
18 Jeremiya wakhuluma enkhosini Sedekiya, watsi: “Cala lini lengilentile kuwe, nome-ke etindvuneni takho, nome kulesive lokwekutsi ningaze ningivalele ejele?
19 Baphi labaphrofethi benu labaniphrofethela batsi: ‘Inkhosi yaseBhabhulona ingeke ikuhlasele, nalelive ingeke ilente lutfo’?
20 Kodvwa-ke nyalo, nkhosi yami, inkhosi, mane ungilalele. Angiletse sikhalo sami kuwe: Mane ungete wangibuyisela endlini yakaJonathani longumabhalane, ngobe ngitawufela khona lapho.”
21 Inkhosi Sedekiya yase ikhipha umyalo kutsi Jeremiya akabekwe esibuyeni sabogadzi anikwe sinkhwa lesibuya esitaladini sebabhaki onkhe emalanga, size siphele sonkhe sinkhwa edolobheni. Ngako Jeremiya wahlala esibuyeni sabogadzi.
1 BoShefathiya, umsa waMathani, naGedaliya, umsa waPhashuri, naJukhali, umsa waShelemiya, naPhashuri, umsa waMalkhiya, beva ngaloko Jeremiya labebatjele kona bonkhe bantfu ngesikhatsi atsi:
2 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Wonkhe lohlala kulelidolobha uyakufa ngenkemba, nome ngendlala, nome ngesifo lesibulalanako, kodvwa wonkhe lohambako aye kumaBhabhulona, uyawuphila. Uyawuphepha nekuphila kwakhe; uyawuphila.’
3 Naku futsi lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Ngempela, lelidolobha liyawunikwa emabutfo enkhosi yaseBhabhulona layakulitfumba.’ ”
4 Tiphatsimandla takhuluma enkhosini, tatsi: “Lomuntfu kufanele abulawe. Utsela emanti emadvolweni emasotja lasele kulelidoloba, nakuwabo bonkhe bantfu, ngaletintfo latishoko kubo. Lomuntfu akacondzi lokuhle ngalabantfu, kodvwa ubafisela lokubi.”
5 Inkhosi Sedekiya yaphendvula yatsi: “Usetandleni tenu, inkhosi ingeke yente lutfo lolungamelana nani.”
6 Ngako batsatsa Jeremiya bamfaka emgodzini wakaMalkhiya, umntfwanenkhosi, lowawusekhatsi esibuyeni sabogadzi. Jeremiya bamehlisa ngetindophi, bamehlisela emgodzini, noko wawute emanti lapha kuwo, kwakuneludzaka nje. Jeremiya watika kuloludzaka.
7 Kodvwa Ebedi Meleki, umKushe, labengumtsenwa esigodlweni senkhosi, weva kutsi Jeremiya sebamfake kulomgodzi. Kwatsi inkhosi isehleti eSangweni lakaBhenjamini,
8 Ebedi Meleki waphuma esigodlweni waya kuyo watsi:
9 “Nkhosi yami, inkhosi, labantfu bente sento lesibi kabi kuJeremiya, umphrofethi. Sebamfake emgodzini lapho atawubulawa yindlala adzimate afe, ngobe sekute sinkhwa lapha edolobheni.”
10 Inkhosi yase ikhipha Ebedi Meleki, umKushe, yamtfuma, yatsi: “Tsatsa emadvodza langema-30 lapha, nihambe nawo niyewukhipha Jeremiya, umphrofethi, lena emgodzini nyalo, asengakafi.”
11 Ngako Ebedi Meleki watsatsa emadvodza wahamba nawo, bangena endlini leyayingaphansi kwendlu yengcebo yasesigodlweni senkhosi. Watsatsa emanikiniki netidvwedvwe, wakwehlisa netindophi taya kuJeremiya emgodzini.
12 Ebedi Meleki, umKushe, wakhuluma kuJeremiya watsi: “Faka nankho emanikiniki netidvwedvwe emakhwapheni akho, khona ungetiwuhhudlwa nguletindophi.” Jeremiya wenta njalo,
13 base bamdvonsa ngaletindophi bamkhiphela ngephandle kwalomgodzi. Jeremiya wahlala esibuyeni sabogadzi.
14 Inkhosi Sedekiya yase itsi akulandvwe Jeremiya, umphrofethi, yatsi akaletfwe esangweni lesitsatfu lelithempeli laSimakadze, yatsi kuJeremiya: “Ngitawubuta lutfo. Ungafihli lutfo kimi.”
15 Jeremiya watsi kuSedekiya: “Nangikuphendvula, ungeke yini ungibulale? Ngisho nome ngikweluleka, ngeke ungilalele mine.”
16 Kodvwa inkhosi Sedekiya yafunga lesifungo ngasense kuJeremiya, yatsi: “Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze, lowasinika umphefumulo, ngingeke ngikubulale, futsi ngingeke ngikunikele nakulabo labatingela imphilo yakho.”
17 Ngako Jeremiya wakhuluma kuSedekiya, watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Nawuphakamisa tandla kuto tiphatsimandla tenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, utitfobe, imphilo yakho iyawuphepha, nalelidolobha lingeke lishiswe; wena nemndeni wakho niyawuphila.
18 Kodvwa nawungeke ukhotsame kuto tiphatsimandla tenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, lelidolobha litawunikelwa etandleni temaBhabhulona, futsi bayakulishisa, nawe cobo lwakho ungeke uphunyule esandleni sabo.’ ”
19 Inkhosi Sedekiya yakhuluma kuJeremiya, yatsi: “Ngiyawesaba lamaJuda lasahlubuke aya kumaBhabhulona, ngobe encenye laba baseBhabhulona bangahle banginikele kuwo, afike angiphatse kabi.”
20 Jeremiya wayiphendvula watsi: “Bangeke bakunikele. Lalela Simakadze, ngekwenta loku lengikutjele kona. Khona-ke kutabe sekukuhambela kahle konkhe, imphilo yakho iphunyule ekufeni.
21 Kodvwa nawala kuphakamisa tandla, naku Simakadze lakwembulile kimi kutsi:
22 Onkhe lamakhosikati lasele esigodlweni senkhosi yakaJuda, atawukhishwa ayiswe kuto tiphatsimandla tenkhosi yaseBhabhulona. Lamakhosikati ayawukhuluma kuwe, atsi: “ ‘Bakwedukisa baze bakwehlula, labo bangani bakho lobetsembako. Tinyawo takho titike ekhatsi eludzakeni; bangani bakho bakulahlile.’
23 “Onkhe emakhosikati akho nebantfwabakho bayawuyiswa kubaseBhabhulona, nawe cobo lwakho ngeke uphunyule etandleni tabo, kodvwa uyawubanjwa yinkhosi yaseBhabhulona, nalelidolobha liyawubhujiswa ngemlilo.”
24 Sedekiya wakhuluma kuJeremiya, watsi: “Ungatjeli muntfu ngalengcoco yetfu; ngaphandle kwaloko utakufa.
25 Natingeva letiphatsimandla kutsi bengicoca nawe, tite kuwe tifike titsi: ‘Sitjele kutsi utsiteni enkhosini, nekutsi inkhosi itsiteni kuwe, ungasifihleli, ngaphandle kwaloko siyawukubulala,’
26 ubobe sewutitjela utsi: ‘Bengitincengela enkhosini kutsi imane ingangibuyiseli endlini kaJonathani kuyawufela khona.’ ”
27 Tonkhe letiphatsimandla teta kuJeremiya tatawumbuta, watitjela konkhe loko labekutjelwe yinkhosi kutsi akusho. Ngako tangabe tisasho lutfo kuye, ngobe kute namunye labeyivile lengcoco yakhe nenkhosi.
28 Jeremiya wahlala esibuyeni sabogadzi, kwaze kwaba lilanga leyatfunjwa ngalo iJerusalema.
1 IJerusalema yatfunjwa kanjena-ke: Ngemnyaka wemfica wekubusa kwaSedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, ngenyanga yelishumi, Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, washuca wayawuhlasela iJerusalema, washuca nayo yonkhe imphi yakhe wayivimbetela.
2 Kwatsi ngelilanga lemfica enyangeni yesine ngemnyaka welishumi nanye waSedekiya, batifohla tibondza telidolobha bangena.
3 Tonkhe tiphatsimandla tenkhosi yaseBhabhulona tase tiyangena tatsatsa tindzawo tato eSangweni Lelisekhatsi Nendzawo: boNegali Sareseri waseSamgari, naNebo Sasekhimi, labengumphatsi wetindvuna, naNegali Sareseri labesiphatsimandla lesikhulu, kanye nato tonkhe letinye tiphatsimandla tenkhosi yaseBhabhulona.
4 Kwatsi Sedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, nawo onkhe emabutfo nakatibona letiphatsimandla, babaleka; baphuma kulelidolobha ebusuku, babaleka ngendlela yengadze yenkhosi, ngelisango lelisemkhatsini wetibondza letimbili, babhekisa emabombo kuyo i-Arabha.
5 Kodvwa lamabutfo aseBhabhulona abacosha, akhandza Sedekiya etsafeni laseJerikho. Ambamba ammikisa kuNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, labeseRibla, eveni laseHamathi, lapho akhipha khona sigwebo sakhe kuye.
6 Kwatsi khona lapho eRibla inkhosi yaseBhabhulona yabulala emadvodzana aSedekiya embikwemehlo akhe abukile, yabulala nabo bonkhe labahloniphekile bakaJuda.
7 Wase ukupuluta emehlo aSedekiya, wambopha ngetinketane telitfusi kuze amyise eBhabhulona.
8 BaseBhabhulona basilumeka ngemlilo sigodlo senkhosi kanye netindlu tebantfu; babhidlita netibondza taseJerusalema.
9 Nebuzaradani, indvuna yabomahlalesangweni benkhosi, watfumba bantfu lababesele edolobheni kanye nalabanye nje bantfu labebasele, wabayisa eBhabhulona kanye nalabo labahlubuke baya kuye.
10 Kodvwa Nebuzaradani, indvuna yabomahlalesangweni benkhosi, washiya eveni lakaJuda labanye balabo labamphofu lababengenalutfo, kwatsi ngaleso sikhatsi wabanika tivini nemasimi.
11 Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, abesanike Nebuzaradani, indvuna yabomahlalesangweni, umyalo ngaJeremiya, watsi:
12 “Ubomtsatsa, umnakekele kahle, ungamenti lutfo, kodvwa umentele konkhe lakucelako.”
13 Ngako Nebuzaradani, indvuna yabomahlalesangweni, naNebushazbani, indvuna lenkhulu yesigodlo, naNegali Sareseri, labesiphatsimandla lesikhulu, kanye nato tonkhe letinye tiphatsimandla tenkhosi yaseBhabhulona
14 tatfumela umyalo wekutsi Jeremiya akakhishwe esibuyeni sabogadzi. Base bammikisa kuGedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, umsa waShafani, kutsi amtsatse ambuyisele ekhaya lakhe. Ngako wahlala nebantfu bakubo.
15 Ngesikhatsi Jeremiya asevalelwe lapha esibuyeni sabogadzi, kwefika livi laSimakadze kuye, latsi:
16 “Hamba utjele Ebedi Meleki, umKushe, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Sengitawugcwalisa emavi ami lamelana nalelidolobha ngitakuwagcwalisa ngesigameko, hhayi ngalokuhle. Ngaleso sikhatsi ayawugcwaliseka embikwemehlo akho.
17 Kodvwa ngiyakukwephula wena ngalelo langa, ngeke uniketelwe etandleni talabo lobesabako, kusho Simakadze.
18 Ngiyawukusindzisa, ngeke ufe ngenkemba, kodvwa wena uyawuphunyula nemphilo yakho, ngobe wena wetsembele kimi, kusho Simakadze.’ ”
1 Kwefika livi laSimakadze kuJeremiya emvakwekube Nebuzaradani, indvuna yabomahlalesangweni, asamkhululile eRama. Abemkhandze Jeremiya aboshwe ngetinketane emkhatsini wabo bonkhe batfunjwa lababephuma eJerusalema nakaJuda, batfunjwa bayiswa eBhabhulona.
2 Kwatsi lendvuna yabomahlalesangweni nayimtfola Jeremiya, yakhuluma kuye, yatsi: “Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wakho wakhipha livi kutsi lendzawo yehlelwe ngulesigemegeme.
3 Manje Simakadze sewusehlisile vele, sewente njengaloku abevele ashito kutsi utakwenta. Konkhe loku kwentiwe kutsi nine bantfu none kuSimakadze, nangete namlalela.
4 Kodvwa lamuhla sengiyakukhulula kuletinketane letisetandleni takho. Wota sambe nawe siye eBhabhulona, nawutsandza, ngitakunakekela. Kodvwa nawungafuni, ungeti. Buka la, lonkhe lelive lisembikwakho, yani lapho utsandza kuya khona.”
5 Noko, Jeremiya angakagucuki kutsi ahambe, Nebuzaradani wengeta watsi: “Buyela emuva kaGedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, umsa waShafani, lobekwe yinkhosi yaseBhabhulona etikwemadolobha akaJuda, uyewuhlala naye kanye nebantfu, nome-ke uye nome ngukuphi lapho utsandza kuya khona.” Ngako indvuna yabomahlalesangweni yamnika umphako nesipho, yase iyamyekela, wahamba.
6 Ngako Jeremiya wahamba waya kaGedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, eMispa, wahlala naye asemkhatsini webantfu lababesele eveni.
7 Kwatsi kube tonkhe tindvuna temphi kanye nemadvodza ato labesasele etigangeni, beve kutsi inkhosi yaseBhabhulona yase ibeke Gedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, kutsi abe ngumbusi welive, wambeka nekutsi engamele emadvodza, nebafati, nebantfwana lababemphofu kakhulu kulelo live lababengakatfunjwa bayiswa eBhabhulona,
8 befika kaGedaliya eMispa, bo-Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, naJohanani kanye naJonathani, emadvodzana aKhareya, naSeraya, umsa waThanhumethi, nemadvodzana a-Efayi waseNethofa, naJazaniya, indvodzana yemMakha, nemadvodza abo.
9 Gedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, umsa waShafani, wafunga kubo nakulamadvodza abo, watsi: “Ningesabi kukhonta emaBhabhulona. Yakhani lapha eveni nihlehle enkhosini yaseBhabhulona, kutabe sekunihambela kahle-ke.
10 Mine-ke ngitawuhlala eMispa kutsi ngitewumelela nine kumaBhabhulona labeta lapha kitsi; kodvwa nine nitawuvuna liwayini, netitselo tasehlobo kanye nemafutsa, nikufake etitjeni tenu tekulondvolota, nihlale kulamadolobha leseniwatsetse.”
11 Kwatsi onkhe emaJuda labekaMowabi, naka-Amoni, naka-Edomu, nakuwo onkhe lamanye emave, nakeva kutsi inkhosi yaseBhabhulona ishiye imisalela kaJuda, yase ibeka Gedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, umsa waShafani, kutsi abe ngumbusi wabo,
12 onkhe abuyela eveni lakaJuda, kuGedaliya eMispa, esuka kuwo onkhe emave lapho abesakateleke khona. Afike avuna lesikhulu sivuno seliwayini nesetitselo tasehlobo.
13 Johanani, umsa waKhareya, kanye nato tonkhe tindvuna temphi letatisesetigangeni, teta kuGedaliya eMispa
14 tatsi kuye: “Awati yini kutsi Bhalisi, inkhosi yema-Amoni, utfumele Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, kutsi atekubulala?” Kodvwa Gedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, akazange abakholwe.
15 Ngako Johanani, umsa waKhareya, wakhuluma kuGedaliya ngasense eMispa, watsi: “Ngivumele ngiyewubulala Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, kute namunye loyawukwati ngaloko. Kudzingeke ngani kutsi abulale wena, ente onkhe lamaJuda lasabutsene lapha kuwe asakateke, nensali yakaJuda iphele?”
16 Kodvwa Gedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, wakhuluma kuJohanani, umsa waKhareya, watsi: “Ungacali wente intfo lenjalo! Loku lokushoko nga-Ishmayeli akusilo nani liciniso.”
1 Ngenyanga yesikhombisa, Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, umsa wa-Elishama, labewendlu yasebukhosini, kantsi futsi abengulomunye wetindvuna tenkhosi, wefika nemadvodza lalishumi kuGedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, eMispa. Batsi basadla ndzawonye lapho,
2 Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, kanye nalamadvodza lalishumi labenawo asukuma akhipha tinkemba tawo abulala Gedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, umsa waShafani. Gedaliya abebekwe yinkhosi yaseBhabhulona, kutsi abe ngumbusi welive.
3 Ishmayeli wachubeka wabulala onkhe emaJuda labenaGedaliya eMispa kanye nemadvodza emphi yemaBhabhulona labelapho.
4 Ngakusasa, kusengakatiwa nekutsi Gedaliya ubulewe,
5 kwefika emadvodza langema-80 aphuma eShekhemu, naseShilo, naseSamariya. Abehhule tilevu tawo, aklebhule timphahla tawo, atisika emitimbeni yawo, etfwele iminikelo yalokutinhlavu nenhlaka atewukunikela endlini yaSimakadze.
6 Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, waphuma eMispa kuyakuwahlangabeta, ahamba akhala; nasahlangane nawo, wafike watsi kuwo: “Wotani kuGedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu.”
7 Atsi kube angene ngekhatsi edolobheni, Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, nalabehamba nabo wawabulala, tidvumbu tawo watijikijela emgodzini wemanti.
8 Kodvwa kwaba khona emkhatsini wawo emadvodza lalishumi lacela Ishmayeli, atsi: “Sicela kutsi mane ungasibulali! Siphetse kolo nebhali, nemafutsa kanye neluju lwetinyosi lesikufihle lena esikhotseni.” Ngako wabayekela, wangete wababulala kanye nalaba labanye.
9 Lomgodzi lapho alahla khona tonkhe letidvumbu talamadvodza labesawabulele kanye naGedaliya, bekungiwo lowo mgodzi lomkhulu lowawentiwe yinkhosi Asa, nakativikela ekuhlaselweni nguBhasha, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli. Nguwo-ke Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, lawugcwalisa ngaletidvumbu.
10 Ishmayeli wabe sewutfumba bonkhe labantfu lababeseMispa, emakhosatana kanye nabo bonkhe labanye lababesele lapho, Nebuzaradani, indvuna yabomahlalesangweni labebeke Gedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, kutsi abe ngumbusi wabo. Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, wabatfumba, washuca nabo wacondza ngesheya eveni laka-Amoni.
11 Watsi kube Johanani, umsa waKhareya, netindvuna tonkhe temabutfo letatinaye beve ngayo yonkhe lenhlekelele leyase yentiwe ngu-Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya,
12 bahlomisa onkhe emadvodza abo, bahamba bayawuhlasela Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya; bamkhandza ngasesitibeni lesikhulu eGibeyoni.
13 Batsi kube bonkhe bantfu lababena-Ishmayeli babone Johanani, umsa waKhareya, nebaholi balemphi banaye, bajabula.
14 Bonkhe lababetfunjwe ngu-Ishmayeli eMispa bancandzeka baya kuJohanani, umsa waKhareya.
15 Kodvwa Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, kanye nalamadvodza akakhe lasiphohlongo babalekela Johanani, bacondza ngesheya eveni lema-Amoni.
16 Johanani, umsa waKhareya, kanye nato tonkhe tindvuna temphi letatinaye bahola yonkhe imisalela leyayiphuma eMispa lababeyemuke Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, emvakwekubulala kwakhe Gedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu: emasotja, nebafati, nebantfwana, nebatsenwa, Johanani labebuye nabo eGibeyoni.
17 Bachubeka, baze bayakuma eGeruthi Khimhamu lengaseceleni kweBhetlehema bacondze eGibhithe,
18 babalekela emaBhabhulona. Babewesaba, ngobe Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, abesabulele Gedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, labesabekwe yinkhosi yaseBhabhulona kutsi abe ngumbusi welive.
1 Kwatsi bonkhe baholi bemabutfo kanye naJohanani, umsa waKhareya, na-Azariya, umsa waHoshaya, beta nebantfu bato tonkhe tigaba,
2 bafika kuJeremiya, umphrofethi, batsi: “Sicela ulalele nasi sicelo setfu, bese uthandazela yonkhe lensali kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wakho. Njengobe ubona nje, nome sake saba banyenti, kodvwa nyalo sesisele simbalwa.
3 Thandaza ucele kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho kutsi asitjele kutsi sesitakuya kuphi nekutsi kufanele senteni.”
4 Jeremiya, umphrofethi, wabaphendvula, watsi: “Senginivile, ngempela ngitawuthandaza kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, njengobe nicelile. Ngitanitjela konkhe Simakadze lakushoko, futsi kute lengitanigodlela kona.”
5 Ngako base bakhuluma kuJeremiya, batsi: “Shangatsi Simakadze angaba ngufakazi loneliciniso nalowetsembekile lotawuphambana natsi, nasingakwenti ngendlela lengiyo konkhe Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wakho lakutfume kona kutsi usitjele.
6 Nome ngabe kuvumelana natsi nome kuyasilahla, sitamlalela Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wetfu, lesikutfuma kuye, kuze kusihambele kahle, ngobe sitamlalela Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wetfu.”
7 Emvakwemalanga lalishumi livi laSimakadze lefika kuJeremiya.
8 Ngako wabita wahlanganisa Johanani, umsa waKhareya, nato tonkhe tindvuna temabutfo letatinaye kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu kusukela kulomncane kuye kulomkhulu.
9 Wakhuluma kubo, watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli lebeningitfume kuye kutsi ngiyekwetfula sicelo senu, utsi:
10 ‘Nanihlala kulelive, ngitawunakha nginganibhidliti; ngiyawunihlanyela nginganizuphuni, ngobe ngidzabuke kabi ngalenhlekelele lengiyehlisele etikwenu.
11 Ningayesabi inkhosi yaseBhabhulona leseniyesaba nyalo. Simakadze utsi: Ningayesabi, ngobe nginani, futsi ngitanisindzisa nginikhulule etandleni tayo.
12 Ngitaniphatsa ngesihawu, kuze kutsi nayo itewuba nesihawu kini, bese inibuyisela eveni lenu.’
13 “Noko nine nanitsi: ‘Tsine singeke sihlale kulelive,’ ngaloko ningamlaleli Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu,
14 nome nitsi: ‘Cha, sitawuhamba siyewuhlala eGibhithe, lapho singetiwuyibona khona imphi, nome sive kukhala kwempalampala, nome silambele sinkhwa,’
15 ngako vanini livi laSimakadze, nine nsali yakaJuda. Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Nanitimisele kuhamba niye eGibhithe, bese vele niyaya nekutsi niyewuhlala khona,
16 inkemba leniyesabako itanikhandza khona lapho, nalendlala leniyesabako itanilandzela ize iyenikhandza eGibhithe, lapho nitawufike nifele khona.
17 Ngempela, bonkhe labo labatimisele kuya eGibhithe bafike bayewuhlala khona, bayawubulawa ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo lesibulalanako; kute nome munye wabo loyawusindza nome aphunyule kulenhlekelele lengitayehlisela etikwabo.’
18 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Njengobe intfukutselo yami nelulaka lwami sekutfululelwe kulabo labebahlala eJerusalema, kanjalo lulaka lwami lutawutfululelwa etikwenu, naniya eGibhithe. Niyawuba yintfo yekucalekisa neyekwesabisa, nibe yintfo yekwetfuka nelihlazo; ningeke niphindze niyibone lendzawo.’
19 “Awu, nsali yakaJuda, Simakadze sewunitjelile watsi: ‘Ningayi eGibhithe.’ Kufanele nati kahle kutsi: Lamuhla ngiyanecwayisa
20 kutsi nenta siphosiso lesesabekako ngesikhatsi ningitfuma kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu, natsi: ‘Sithandazele kuSimakadze wetfu; sitjele konkhe lakushoko, sitakwenta.’
21 Lamuhla senginitjelile, kodvwa seloku anikamlaleli Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu kuko konkhe langitfume kona kutsi nginitjele.
22 Ngako nyalo, yatini nekwati kutsi: Nitakufa ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo lesibulalanako kuyo leyo ndzawo lapho nifuna kuyawuhlala khona.”
1 Watsi kube Jeremiya acedze kutjela bantfu onkhe lamavi aSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wabo, konkhe Simakadze labemtfume kutsi abatjele,
2 Azariya, umsa waHoshaya, naJohanani, umsa waKhareya, nawo onkhe emadvodza labetibeka embili akhuluma kuJeremiya, atsi: “Unemanga! Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wetfu akakutfumi kutsi utewutsi: ‘Kufanele ningayi eGibhithe kuyawuhlala khona.’
3 Kodvwa Bharuki, umsa waNeriya, ukufake umoya wekuphambana natsi kutsi asinikele esandleni semaBhabhulona, khona atesibulala nome asitfumbele eBhabhulona.”
4 Ngako Johanani, umsa waKhareya, kanye nato tonkhe tindvuna temabutfo nebantfu bonkhe abawulalelanga umyalo waSimakadze kutsi bahlale eveni lakaJuda.
5 Esikhundleni saloko, Johanani, umsa waKhareya, nato tonkhe tindvuna temabutfo tayihola embili yonkhe imisalela yakaJuda leyayibuyele kuhlala eveni lakaJuda, isuka etiveni tonkhe lapho yayisakateleke khona.
6 Tayihola embili yonkhe: emadvodza, nebafati, nebantfwana, nemadvodzakati enkhosi, Nebuzaradani, indvuna yabomahlalesangweni, abewashiye naGedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, umsa waShafani, tahamba naboJeremiya, umphrofethi, naBharuki, umsa waNeriya.
7 Ngako bangena eGibhithe ngekungamlaleli Simakadze, baze bayawufika eThaphanesi.
8 Livi laSimakadze lefika kuJeremiya aseThaphanesi, latsi:
9 “Akatsi emaJuda asakubuka, wena bese utsatsa ematje lamakhulu uhambe nawo uwagcibedzele kulo libumba lendlela yesitini lesemphundvwini yesigodlo saFaro eThaphanesi.
10 Ubobe sewukhuluma kuwo utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Ngitawutfumela inceku yami Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, ngiyawumisa sihlalo sakhe sebukhosi etikwalamatje lengiwagcibedzele lapha. Uyakwendlala umpheme wakhe webukhosi etikwawo.
11 Uyawuta ahlasele iGibhithe, abaletsele kufa labo labemiselwe kufa, aletsele nekutfunjwa kulabo labamiselwe kutfunjwa, nenkemba kulabo labemiselwe inkemba.
12 Uyakokhela umlilo emathempelini abonkulunkulu baseGibhithe; uyawubashisa abetfwale ahambe nabo batitfunjwa; live laseGibhithe uyawulihlantisisa, njengemelusi ahlantisisa lijazi lakhe kuze atsintsitse tonkhe tintfwala talo, aphume eGibithe angenamyocu.
13 Lapho ethempelini lelilanga eGibhithe uyawubhidlita tinsika lekutsiwa tingcwele, ashise emathempeli abonkulunkulu baseGibhithe.’ ”
1 Leli livi lelefika kuJeremiya macondzana nawo onkhe emaJuda labehlala eGibhithe Lengentansi, eMigdoli, naseThaphanesi, naseMemfisi, naseGibhithe Lengenhla, litsi:
2 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Nayibona lenhlekelele lenkhulu lengayehlisela etikweJerusalema nasetikwawo onkhe emadolobha akaJuda. Lamuhla asahleti atindzala, kute muntfu lohlala kuwo,
3 ngenca yebubi lobentiwe ngulabo bantfu. Bangicunula, ngabatfukutselela ngekutfuncisa kwabo imphepho nangekukhonta labanye bonkulunkulu labangazange babati bona kanye nani naboyihlo.
4 Nganitfumelela tinceku tami baphrofethi emaphindzephindze letatitsi: ‘Ningayenti lentfo lesinengiso kimi.’
5 Kodvwa anizange ningilalele nome ninginake; anizange nigucuke nibushiye bubi nibo, nome nikuyekele kutfuncisa imphepho kulabanye bonkulunkulu.
6 Ngako-ke, intfukutselo yami leyesabekako yatfululwa; yawavutsela lamadolobha akaJuda kanye netitaladi taseJerusalema, ngatenta taba tindzala letasala tikhala libhungane, njengobe kunjalo nalamuhla.
7 “Nyalo-ke, naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Niyehliselelani lenhlekelele lenkhulu kangaka etikwenu ngekubesusa laba bakaJuda emadvodza, nebafati, nebantfwana kanye netinswane, kuze nisale senite insali?
8 Ningicunulelani ningitfukutselise ngaloko lokwentiwe tandla tenu, nangekutfuncisa imphepho kulabanye bonkulunkulu baseGibhithe, lapho nitewuhlala khona? Nitatibhubhisa nine, nitente nibe yintfo yekucalekisa nelihlazo etiveni tonkhe temhlaba.
9 Senibukhohliwe yini lobubi lobentiwa boyihlo, nemakhosi akaJuda nemakhosikati awo kanye nebubi lobentiwa ngini nebafati benu eveni lakaJuda nasetitaladini taseJerusalema?
10 Kuze kube ngulamuhla basengakatitfobi nome bakhombise inhlonipho, futsi abakaze bawulandzele umtsetfo wami netimiso tami lengatimisa embikwenu naboyihlo.
11 “Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Ngitimisele kwehlisela inhlekelele etikwenu nekubhubhisa Juda wonkhe.
12 Ngitayisusa insali yakaJuda leyayitimisele kuyawuhlala eGibhithe; bonkhe bayawubhubhela khona eGibhithe; bayawubulawa ngenkemba, nome babulawe yindlala. Kusukela kulomncane kakhulu kuye kulomkhulu kakhulu, bayawubulawa ngenkemba nome babulawe yindlala. Bayawuba yintfo yekucalekisa neyekwesabisa, babe yintfo yekwetfuka nelihlazo.
13 Labo labahlala eGibhithe ngiyawubajezisa ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo lesibulalanako, njengobe neJerusalema ngayijezisa.
14 Kute namunye wensali yakaJuda lowayawuhlala eGibhithe loyawuphunyula nome loyawusala bese uyancandzeka ubuyela eveni lakaJuda, lapho afisa kubuyela khona ayewuhlala. Kute nome munye loyawuncandzeka ngaphandle kwalabo labambalwa labayawubaleka.”
15 Kwabe sekutsi onkhe emadvodza labati kutsi bomkawo batfuncisa imphepho kulabanye bonkulunkulu, akanye nabo bonkhe bafati bebalapho, yonkhe lenhlangano lenkhulu, ngisho bonkhe bantfu lababehlala eGibhithe Lengentansi naLengenhla, bakhuluma kuJeremiya batsi:
16 “Singeke sililalele lelivi lolikhulume kitsi ngelibito laSimakadze.
17 Nakanjani sitawukwenta konkhe lesitsite sitakwenta: Sitawutfuncisela imphepho kuyo iNkhosikati yeLizulu, sitfululele iminikelo yesinatfo kuyo, njengobe tsine nabobabe, nemakhosi etfu, netiphatsimandla tetfu tatenta emadolobheni akaJuda nasetitaladini taseJerusalema. Ngaleso sikhatsi sasinekudla lokunyenti kakhulu, sime kahle, singahlushwa lutfo.
18 Kodvwa seloku sayekela kutfuncisa imphepho kuyo iNkhosikati yeLizulu sayekela nekutfululela iminikelo yesinatfo kuyo, asisenalutfo, futsi solo siyabhubha siyaphela ngenkemba nangendlala.”
19 Bafati nabo bachubeka batsi: “Satsi nasitfuncisa imphepho kuyo iNkhosikati yeLizulu sitfululela neminikelo yesinatfo kuyo, emadvodza etfu akazange ati yini kutsi sasenta emakhekhe labefanana nesitfombe sayo sayitfululela neminikelo yesinatfo?”
20 Jeremiya wabe sewukhuluma kubo bonkhe bantfu, emadvodza nebafati lababemphendvula, watsi:
21 “Simakadze akayikhumbulanga yini wayicabanga imphepho leyayitfunciswa emadolobheni akaJuda nasetitaladini taseJerusalema, itfunciswa ngini naboyihlo nemakhosi enu, netiphatsimandla tenu, kanye nebantfu balelive?
22 Watsi Simakadze nasehlulekile kubeketelela tento tenu tebubi naletintfo letisinengiso lenanitentile, live lenu laba yintfo yekucalekisa nendzawo lelihlane lelite bantfu, njengobe linjalo lamuhla.
23 Njengobe nitfuncise imphepho, nona kuSimakadze, nangete namlalela nome nilandzele umtsetfo wakhe, netimiso takhe, netecwayiso takhe, lenhlekelele seyehlele etikwenu, njengobe nibona nje lamuhla.”
24 Ngako Jeremiya wakhuluma kubo bonkhe bantfu kanye nebafati, watsi: “Vanini livi laSimakadze, nonkhe nine bantfu bakaJuda leniseGibhithe.
25 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Nine nabomkenu nikhombise ngetento tenu loko lenakwetsembisa nanitsi: ‘Nakanjani, sitatifeza tifungo lesatenta sitayitfuncisa imphepho sitsele neminikelo yesinatfo eNkhosikatini yeLizulu.’ “Chubekani-ke, nikwente loko lenakwetsembisa! Gcinani tifungo tenu!
26 Kodvwa vanini livi laSimakadze, nonkhe nine maJuda lenihlala eGibhithe: Simakadze utsi: ‘Ngifunga ngeLibito lami lelikhulu kutsi ngingeke ngiphindze ngimvumele nome munye nje umuntfu wakaJuda emkhatsini wenu kutsi afunge ngeLibito lami atsi: “Ngifunga kuphila kweNkhosi Simakadze.”
27 Ngobe sengibabekele lokubi, hhayi lokuhle; emaJuda laseGibhithe ayawubhubha ngenkemba nangendlala, aze abhujiswe onkhe.
28 Labo labayawubalekela inkemba babuyele eveni lakaJuda besuke eGibhithe, bayawuba mbalwa kakhulu. Kuyawutsi-ke yonkhe insali yakaJuda leyeta kutawuhlala eGibhithe iyawukwati kutsi labani livi leliyawuma, lingagucuki, lami nome labo.
29 “ ‘Loku kuyawuba sibonakaliso kini kutsi ngiyawunijezisa kulendzawo, khona nitewukwati kutsi kusonga kwami ngani nakanjani kuyakuma kungagucuki,’ kusho Simakadze.
30 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Faro Hofra, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, ngitamnikela esandleni setitsa takhe letifunana nemphilo yakhe, njengobe naSedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, ngamnikela kuNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, sitsa lesasifunana nemphilo yakhe.’ ”
1 Naku Jeremiya, umphrofethi, lakutjela Bharuki, umsa waNeriya, ngemnyaka wesine wekubusa kwaJehoyakimu, umsa waJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda, emvakwekutsi Bharuki asabhale encwadzini legocotwako emavi Jeremiya labemtjele wona, watsi:
2 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, ukhuluma kuwe Bharuki, utsi:
3 Watsi kimi: ‘Nako kimi! Simakadze sewengete iminjunju etinhlungwini tami, sengiphelile ngenca yekububula kwami, angisatfoli nekuphumula.’ ”
4 Simakadze watsi: “Khuluma kuye, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Loko lesengikwakhile ngiyawukuketula, ngikuzuphune naloko bengikuhlanyelile eveni lonkhe.
5 Pho, ungatifunela yini wena tintfo letinkhulu? Ungatifuni. Ngobe ngiyakwehlisela inhlekelele etikwabo bonkhe bantfu, kodvwa wena nome ngukuphi lapho uya khona, ngiyawukwenta uphunyule kanye nemphilo yakho, kusho Simakadze.’ ”
1 Leli livi laSimakadze lelefika kuJeremiya, umphrofethi, macondzana netive:
2 Macondzana neGibhithe: Lona ngumlayeto macondzana nemphi yaFaro Nekho, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, leyehlulwa eKhakhemishi ngasemfuleni iYufrathe, yehlulwa nguNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, ngemnyaka wesine wekubusa kwaJehoyakimu, umsa waJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda, utsi:
3 “Lungisani emahawu enu, yebo, lamancane nalamakhulu, niphume nishuce niye emphini!
4 Bophelani emahhashi enu, nigibele, nine bagibeli bemahhashi! Manini ngetigaba tenu teticheme, nifake netimphantitje tenu etinhloko! Lolani tikhali tenu, nigcoke nemajazi ensimbi enu emphi!
5 Kodvwa ngabe ngibonani? Bayesaba, bayakhwesha, emabutfo abo ayehlulwa. Bagijima bashiya inyosi, bayabaleka, abasabuki ngisho nasemuva, futsi sekunekwesabeka neluvalo yonkhe indzawo,” kusho Simakadze.
6 “Labanematubane bangeke bakhone kubaleka, nalabanemandla bangeke baphunyule. Bayakhubatela bawe, enyakatfo, ngasemfuleni iYufrathe.
7 “Ngubani lona lokhuphuka njengemfula iNayili, anjengemifula lenemanti lagubhutelako?
8 IGibhithe ikhuphuka njengeNayili, injengemifula lenemanti lagubhutelako. Itsi: ‘Ngitawuvumbuka ngigcibedzele umhlaba; ngitawubhubhisa emadolobha kanye nebantfu labahlala kuwo.’
9 Awu, subatsani, mahhashi! Nani bagibeli betincola, tigijimiseni, kube shangatsi senitinhlanya! Hlaselani, nani tingwazi: Nine madvodza aseKushe newasePhuthi, lenibambe emahawu, nani madvodza aseLidiya lajijimeta ngebutjoki.
10 Kodvwa lelo langa ngilo lilanga laSimakadze, Simakadze longuSomandla, lilanga lemphindziselo, lekutiphindzisela etitseni takhe. Inkemba itawudla idzimate yesutse, idzimate ikucedze ngekudla ingati koma kwayo. Ngobe Simakadze, Simakadze longuSomandla, utawunikela ngemhlatjelo eveni lasenyakatfo, ngasemfuleni iYufrathe.
11 “Khuphukela kaGileyadi uyewutfola ibhalisamu, awu, wena ntfombi, Ndvodzakati yaseGibhithe. Kodvwa wandzisa imitsi yakho yekwelapha, wayandzisa mahhala. Yeka, solo awelapheki.
12 Tive tiyawuva ngelihlazo lakho, kukhala kwakho kuyawugcwalisa wonkhe umhlaba. Ingwazi lenye iyawugilwa ngulenye, tikhubatele tiwe tonkhe kanyekanye.”
13 Lona ngumlayeto Simakadze lawutjela Jeremiya, umphrofethi, ngekuta kwaNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, kutawuhlasela iGibhithe, watsi:
14 “Memetelani loku eGibhithe, nikwatise futsi naseMigdoli; kumemeteleni futsi naseMemfisi kanye naseThaphanesi, nitsi: ‘Manini ngetigaba tenu nilungele, ngobe inkemba iyawudla labo labanitungeletile.’
15 Emabutfo ayawulaliselwani lunja? Bangeke beme, ngobe Simakadze uyawubadvudvula abalahle phansi.
16 Bayawukhubatela njalo nje; bawe lomunye etikwalomunye. Bayawutsi: ‘Vukani, sibuyele emuva kubantfu bakitsi nasemaveni etfu, sibaleke kulenkemba yemcindzeteli.’
17 Lapho bayawubabata batsi: ‘Faro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, ungumsindvo nje lomkhulu, ulilahlile litfuba lakhe.’
18 “Ngifunga kuphila kwami,” kusho iNkhosi, lelibito layo kunguSimakadze longuSomandla, “kuyawufika lowo lonemandla njengeThabori emkhatsini wetintsaba, nanjengeKhameli ngaselwandle.
19 Butsani timphahla tenu tekudzingiswa, nine lenihlala eGibhithe, ngobe iMemfisi iyawusala yodvwa isale ingemabolela langasahlali muntfu.
20 “IGibhithe ilitfokati lelihle kakhulu, kodvwa siyeta sibawu lesitayihlasela, sita sichamuka enyakatfo.
21 Emabutfo ayo lacashiwe anjengematfole londleke kahle eGibhithe. Nawo futsi atawuncandzeka abaleke kanyekanye, angeke ayimele lemphi, ngobe lilanga lawo lesehlakalo sawo seliwehlele, sikhatsi sawo sekutsi ajeziswe.
22 IGibhithe iyawuntjweza ihashate njengenyoka lebalekako ngesikhatsi sitsa sisondzela ngemandla; bayawubhekana nayo ngemazembe, njengebantfu bajuba tihlahla.
23 Bayawucobela phansi lihlatsi layo, naloku lihlangene kangaka nje. Banyenti bendlula libulo lesikhonyane, abanawubalwa ngumuntfu,” kusho Simakadze.
24 “INdvodzakati yaseGibhithe iyawuhlazeka, inikelwe kubantfu basenyakatfo.”
25 Simakadze Somandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: “Sengitamjezisa Amoni, sithico saseThebesi, naFaro, neGibhithe kanye netithico tayo, nemakhosi ayo, nabo bonkhe labo labetsembele kuFaro.
26 Ngitabanikela kulabo labafuna timphilo tabo, nakuNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, kanye netindvuna tayo. Noko emvakwaloko, iGibhithe iyawuphindza ibe nebantfu njengasetikhatsini takadzeni,” kusho Simakadze.
27 “Ungesabi, wena Jakobe, nceku yami; ungajabhi, wena Israyeli. Ngempela, ngitakusindzisa usendzaweni lekhashane, netitukulwane takho eveni lato lekutfunjwa. Jakobe uyawuphindze abe nekuthula nekuvikeleka, futsi kute namunye loyawumetfusa.
28 Ungesabi, wena Jakobe, nceku yami, ngobe nginawe,” kusho Simakadze. “Noko, nome ngitibhubhisa ngiticedza tonkhe tive, lapho ngikucoshele khona, wena angiyiwukubhubhisa ngikucedze. Ngiyawukujezisa nje kuphela, nako loko ngikwente ngalokufanele umtsetfo, ngobe ngingeke ngikuyekele nje ngingakushayi.”
1 Leli livi laSimakadze lelefika kuJeremiya umphrofethi, macondzana nemaFilisti, Faro asengakayihlaseli iGaza, litsi:
2 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Buka kutsi aqubuka kanjani emanti ngasenyakatfo, atakuba sikhukhula lesikhulu. Atawukhukhula lelive kanye nako konkhe lokukulo, emadolobha kanye nebantfu labahlala kuwo. Bantfu bayawukhala bumayemaye, bonkhe labahlala kulelive bayawulila,
3 nabeva umsindvo wetinselo temahhashi akhe, nebukhehlekhehle betincola takhe temphi, nemsindvo wemasondvo ato. Boyise bangeke baphendvuke babasite bantfwababo, ngobe tandla tabo tiyawulenga.
4 Ngobe lilanga lona selifikile lekubhubhisa onkhe emaFilisti, nekubhubhisa nekucedza bonkhe labayinsali lababengasita iThire neSidoni. Simakadze sewutawabhubhisa emaFilisti, imisalela yalabo labaphuma eKhrethe.
5 IGaza iyawuhhula inhloko yayo ilile, i-Ashkeloni yona iyawuvalwa umlomo, ibhubhe. Awu, nsali yasetsafeni, niyawutikhipha umkhuphulwane kuze kube ngunini?
6 “Nikhala nitsi: ‘Awu, nkemba yaSimakadze, uyawudzimate uphumule nini? Buyela emgodleni wakho; sale uma ubindzise.’
7 Kodvwa ingaphumula kanjani, nangabe Simakadze akhiphe umyalo kuyo kutsi ihlasele i-Ashkeloni nelusentse lwelwandle?”
1 Macondzana neMowabi: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: “Maye kuyo iNebo, ngobe itawubhidlitwa. IKhiriyathayimu iyawuhlazeka itfunjwe, inqaba iyawuhlazeka ihhihlitelwe phansi.
2 IMowabi ayisayiwuphindza idvunyiswe; eHeshboni emadvodza ayawuyakhela emasu ekuyiwisa atsi: ‘Buyani sitewusicedza lesive, singaphindzi sibe sive.’ Nawe futsi wena Madmeni, uyawubindziswa, uyawuvalwa umlomo, uyawube ucoshwa yinkemba.
3 Lalelani kukhala lokuvela eHoronayimu, kukhala kwemonakalo lomkhulu nekwembhubhiso.
4 IMowabi iyawubhidlitwa, tinswane tiyawukhala kabuhlungu.
5 Bayakwenyuka ngendlela leya eLuhithi bahambe bakhihlita sililo lesibuhlungu; emgwacweni lobheke entansi eHoronayimu kuvakala kukhala kamunyu ngenca yalembhubhiso.
6 Balekani niphephise imphilo yenu, banini njengesihlahla lesisehlane.
7 Njengobe netsembele etentweni tenu nasebunjingeni benu, nani niyawutsatfwa niyiswe ekutfunjweni, naKhemoshi, sithico senu, uyawuyiswa ekudzingisweni kanye nebaphristi bakhe netindvuna takhe.
8 Umbhubhisi uyawusukela onkhe emadolobha, kute nalinye lidolobha leliyawuphunyula. Sigodzi siyawuhhihlitwa nelitsafa libhujiswe, ngobe Simakadze sewukhulumile.
9 Fakani luswayi kaMowabi, ngobe uyawuba yincitsakalo, emadolobha akhona ayawusala akhala libhungane, sekute muntfu longahlala kuwo.
10 “Akacalekiswe umuntfu loyeketsisako ekwenteni umsebenti waSimakadze! Akacalekiswe umuntfu lokhweshisa inkemba yakhe ekucitseni ingati!
11 “Mowabi abesaphumulile kusukela kwasebusheni bakhe, njengeliwayini lelisele emashiceni, lingakatfululwa kuloludziwo lafakwa kulolwa; akakayi ekudzingisweni. Ngako usanambitseka njengobe abenjalo, neliphunga lakhe alikagucuki.”
12 Simakadze utsi: “Kodvwa ayeta emalanga, lapho ngiyawutfumela emadvodza latfululanako etindziweni, naye ayakumcitsa, ayawutfulula tindziwo takhe abhidlite letimbita takhe phansi.
13 Ngako Mowabi uyawuba nemahloni ngaKhemoshi, sithico sakhe, njengobe nendlu yaka-Israyeli yaba nemahloni nase betsembela eBetheli.
14 “Ningasho kanjani kutsi: ‘Sitingwazi tsine, emadvodza labokadzebona bemphi’?
15 Mowabi uyawubhujiswa, nemadolobha akhe ayawuvinjetelwa, emajaha akhona elikhetselo lamahle ayakwehliselwa ekuhlatjweni abulawe, kusho iNkhosi, lelibito layo kunguSimakadze longuSomandla.
16 Kuwa kwaMowabi sekusedvute, sigameko sakhe sesitawufika masinyane.
17 Mdvudvuteni nine nonkhe labahlala edvute naye, nonkhe nine lenati ludvumo lwakhe, tsanini: ‘Yephuke njani lendvuku lenemandla kangaka; yephuke kanjani lendvuku yebukhosi!’
18 “Yehlani ekubabatekeni kwenu nihlale emhlabatsini logagadzekile, awu, nine takhamiti taseDiboni, ngobe lowo lobhubhisa Mowabi utanisukela nani, atewubhidlita emadolobha enu labiyelwe.
19 Manini emigwacweni nibukele, nine lenihlala e-Aroyeri. Butani kulamadvodza lasubatsako nakulabafati lababalekako nitsi: ‘Kwenteke njani?’
20 IMowabi seyitseleke ngelihlazo, ngobe seyihhihlitiwe. Lilani nikhale kakhulu! Memetelani ngase-Anoni kutsi iMowabi seyibhujisiwe.
21 Sijeziso sehlele emadolobha lasetsafeni: iHoloni, neJahasi, neMefathi,
22 neDiboni, neNebo, neBhethi Diblathayimu,
23 neKhiriyathayimu, neBhethi Gamuli, neBhethi Meyoni,
24 neKheriyothi, neBhosra, nawo onkhe emadolobha akaMowabi lasedvute nakhashane.
25 Luphondvo lwaMowabi lujubekile, luganyuliwe, nemkhono wakhe uganyuliwe,” kusho Simakadze.
26 “Mdzakiseni, ngobe wedzelele Simakadze. Mowabi akabhucute emahlanteni akhe, akabe yintfo yekuhlekisa.
27 Israyeli abengasiyo yini intfo yakho yekuhlekisa? Abebanjwe emkhatsini wemasela yini kwekutsi ungaze unikine inhloko uhlekise ngaye njalo nje, nawuphatsa libito lakhe?
28 Shiyani emadolobha enu niyewuhlala emkhatsini wemadvwala, nine lenihlala kaMowabi. Lingisani lituba, lona lakha sidleke salo ekungeneni kwemgedze.
29 Sivile ngekutigabatisa kwaMowabi, kutigcabha kwakhe lokukhulu, nangelicholo lakhe, ligcabho lakhe, nekutiphakamisa kanye nekutikhukhumeta kwenhlitiyo yakhe.
30 Ngiyakwati kuchosha kwakhe, kodvwa kulite, nekutishaya sifuba kwakhe akumsiti ngalutfo, konkhe lakwentako kulite,” kusho Simakadze.
31 Ngako-ke ngiyamkhalela Mowabi, ngililela bonkhe bakaMowabi. Ngiyawakhalela emadvodza aseKhiri Heresi.
32 Nginikhalela kwendlula kuyikhalela kwami iJazeri, awu, nine tivini taseSibima. Emagala enu endlaleka aze efika elwandle, enaba aze efika elwandle lwakaJazeri. Umbhubhisi sewutselekele titselo tenu, nemagelebisi enu lavutsiwe.
33 Kutsakasa nenjabulo sekusukile emahlatsini etitselo nasemasimini akaMowabi. Ngikumisile kugeleta kweliwayini ematjeni ekuhlutela, kute nalosawagcobagcoba ngekumemeta kwenjabulo. Nome-ke kukhona lokumemeta, kodvwa akusiko kwenjabulo.
34 “Umsindvo wekukhala kwabo uyenyuka usuka eHeshboni uye e-Eleyale naseJahasi, kusukela eSowari kuze kuyewufika eHoronayimu nase-Eglathi Shelishiya, ngobe ngisho nemanti aseNimrimu asomile.
35 Ngiyawubacedza kaMowabi labo labashisa iminikelo etindzaweni letiphakeme, batfuncise nemphepho etithicweni tabo,” kusho Simakadze.
36 “Ngako inhlitiyo yami ikhala njengemntjingozi, ikhalela iMowabi, intjilota njengemntjingozi ngenca yemadvodza aseKhiri Heresi. Umcebo labewutfola awusekho.
37 Tonkhe tinhloko tawo titimphandla, nato tonkhe tilevu tihhuliwe, tonkhe tandla tijutjiwe, nato tonkhe tinkhalo tembeswe emasaka.
38 Kulo lonkhe luphahla lwakaMowabi nasetinkhundleni tesive kute lokunye ngaphandle kwesililo, ngobe sengiyephulile iMowabi njengeludziwo lolungafunwa ngumuntfu,” kusho Simakadze.
39 “Maye kufabaka kwayo! Maye, bayalila bo! Hhawu, kushwebheta kwaMowabi sekuyindlisamahloni kuyo; Mowabi sewugucuke waba yintfo yekuhlekisa, waba yintfo nje yekwesabisa kubo bonkhe labakhelene naye.”
40 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Bukani lusweti luntjweza lwehla, lwendlala emaphiko alo etikweMowabi.
41 Emadolobha atawutfunjwa, kudliwe netinqaba tawo. Ngalelo langa tinhlitiyo tetihlabani takaMowabi tiyawufanana nenhlitiyo yemfati nasaphetfwe ngumhelo.
42 Mowabi uyawubhujiswa angabe asaba sive, ngobe wedzelela Simakadze.
43 Sesabiso, nemgodzi, nelugibe kunihlalele, awu, nine bantfu bakaMowabi,” kusho Simakadze.
44 “Wonkhe lobalekela sesabiso uyawuhholokoshela emgodzini. Wonkhe lokhuphukako emgodzini uyawubhajwa elugibeni; ngobe ngiyawehlisela etikwaMowabi umnyaka wakhe wesijeziso,” kusho Simakadze.
45 “Esitfuntini saseHeshboni lababalekako bayema nje bangasitakali, ngobe kubhedvuke umlilo eHeshboni, lilangabi lelikhulu ligqamuke ekhatsi eSihoni, lashisa emabunti akaMowabi, netinkhakhayi talabatigabatisako babange umsindvo.
46 Maye kuwe, wena Mowabi! Bantfu bakaKhemoshi babhujisiwe; emadvodzana akakho adzingisiwe, nemadvodzakati akho ayiswa ekutfunjweni.
47 “Noko ngiyawubuyisela tibusiso takaMowabi ngemalanga letako,” kusho Simakadze. Kuphelela lapha-ke kwehlulelwa kwaMowabi.
1 Macondzana nema-Amoni: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Israyeli akanamadvodzana yini? Ute yini tindlalifa? Kepha kwentiwa yini kutsi Moloki atsatse Gadi amente wakhe? Kwentiwa yini kutsi bantfu bakhe bahlale emadolobheni akhe?”
2 Simakadze utsi: “Kodvwa ayeta emalanga, lapho ngiyakwenta kutsi kuhlatjwe umkhosi, ngimelane neRabha yema-Amoni; iyawuba yindvundvuma yemadzibikelo, netabelo tayo letiyitungeletile tiyawulunyekwa ngemlilo. Israyeli-ke uyawubadvungulula labo labamkhipha ngendlovuyangena,” kusho Simakadze.
3 “Khala, wena Heshboni, ngobe i-Ayi ibhujisiwe! Khalani nimemete, nine lenihlala eRabha! Yembatsani emasaka nilile, gijimani lapha nalapha ekhatsi emitsangaleni, ngobe Moloki utawuyiswa ekudzingisweni, yena kanye nebaphristi bakhe netiphatsimandla takhe.
4 Nitishayelani tifuba ngenca yetigodzi tenu, nitigabatise ngetigodzi tenu letitselako? Awu, ndvodzakati lengaketsembeki, wetsembela ebunjingeni bakho utsi: ‘Ngubani lotangihlasela?’
5 Ngitakwehlisela sesabiso etikwakho sichamuke kubo bonkhe lababomakhelwane bakho, nonkhe niyawudvungululwa nicoshwe, kute loyawubutsa lababalekile,” kusho Simakadze, Simakadze longuSomandla.
6 “Noko emvakwaloko ngiyawutibuyisela tibusiso tase-Amoni,” kusho Simakadze.
7 Macondzana ne-Edomu: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Sekwabate yini kuhlakanipha eThemani? Setaphela yini teluleko kulabahlakaniphile? Kuhlakanipha kwabo sekwabola yini?
8 Jikani nibaleke, bhacani emigedzeni leshonako, nine lenihlala eDedani, ngobe ngiyakwehlisela inhlekelele ka-Esawu, ngesikhatsi nangimjezisa.
9 Kube bavuni bemagelebisi bebangefika lapha kini, bebangete banishiyela yini lambadlwana? Kube emasela abengefika ebusuku, abengete akweba yini loko lakutsandzako kuphela?
10 Kodvwa Esawu yena ngitamhlubula abe ngcunu, ngitatigwabula tindzawo lapho abhace khona, kuze angetutifihla ndzawo. Bantfwabakhe, netihlobo nabomakhelwane bakhe bayawubhubha, angeke aphindze abe khona.
11 Shiya tintsandzane takho, ngitativikela timphilo tato, nebafelokati bakho nabo bangetsembela kimi.”
12 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Nangabe labo labangakafaneli kunatsa kulendzebe, kumelwe bayinatse, kudzingeke ngani-ke kutsi wena ungajeziswa? Ungeke uhlale ungajeziswa, kufanele nawe uyinatse.
13 Ngitifunga mine, kutsi iBhosra iyawubhidlitwa ibe yintfo yekwesabisa, intfo yelihlazo, neyekucalekisa, nawo onkhe emadolobha ayo ayawuba ngemadzibikelo aphakadze,” kusho Simakadze.
14 Ngive umlayeto lovela kuSimakadze. Kwatfunyelwa emancusa etiveni atewutsi: “Hlanganani niteyihlasela! Sukumelani imphi!”
15 “Nyalo-ke, sengitawukwenta ube ngulomncane emkhatsini wetive, wedzeleleke emkhatsini webantfu.
16 Lokwesabeka kwakho nekukhukhumala kwenhlitiyo yakho kukuyengile, wena lohlala ekhatsi emifantfwini yemadvwala, wena lohlala eticongweni teligcuma. Nome wakha sidleke sakho lapha etulu njengelusweti, kodvwa ngiyawukwehlisela phansi,” kusho Simakadze.
17 “I-Edomu itawuba sesabiso; bonkhe labendlula ngendlela bayawumangala bahleke bulima ngenca yawo onkhe emanceba ayo.
18 Njengobe neSodoma neGomora yagumbucelwa kanye nemadolobha labeyitungeletile, kanjalo nakuyo i-Edomu kuyawubate lohlala kuyo, kute muntfu loyakwakha kuyo,” kusho Simakadze.
19 “Njengelibhubesi nalichamuka emahlatsini aseJordane liya eveni lelinemadlelo laluhlata, ngiyawubatuma base-Edomu, ngibacoshe eveni labo. Ngubani lokhetsiwe, lengiyawumbekela loku? Ngubani lonjengami? Kona nje ngubani longangicela insayeya? Ngumuphi umelusi longamelana nami?
20 Ngako-ke, vanini losekulungiswe nguSimakadze engcondvweni yakhe nge-Edomu, loko lasatimisele kukwenta kulabo labahlala eThemani: Ematfole emhlambi ayawuhudvulwa, uyakuwabhubhisa awacedze emadlelo abo ngenca yabo.
21 Ngemsindvo wekuwa kwabo umhlaba uyawutfutfumela; kukhala kwabo kuyawuvakala kuklaza naseLwandle Lolubovu.
22 Njengelusweti lwendlele timphiko talo uyawujubalata antjweze ehlele etikweBhosra. Ngalelo langa tinhlitiyo tetingwazi taka-Edomu tiyawuba njengenhlitiyo yemfati, nakaphetfwe ngumhelo.”
23 Macondzana neDamaseko: “IHamathi ne-Aphadi kujabhile, ngobe kuve tindzaba letimbi. Kuphelelwe tinhlitiyo, kugubhutele njengemagagasi elwandle.
24 IDamaseko seyibutsakatsaka, seyigucukele kubaleka, nekutfutfumela kuyibambile, kudzabuka kwenhlitiyo neminjunju kuyibambile, iminjunju lenjengeyemfati, nakaphetfwe ngumhelo.
25 Lelidolobha lelineludvumo lolungaka alikayekelwa ngani, lelidolobha lami lapho ngitijabulisa khona?
26 Ngempela, emajaha akhona ayakuwela etitaladini talo; onkhe emabutfo alo ayawuvalwa umlomo, abhujiswe ngalelo langa,” kusho Simakadze.
27 “Ngiyawulumeka umlilo etibondzeni taseDamaseko; umlilo uyawudla tinqaba taBheni Hadahi.”
28 Macondzana neKhedari nemibuso yaseHasori, leyahlaselwa nguNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Sukumani nihlasele iKhedari, nibhubhise bantfu basemphumalanga.
29 Emathende abo kanye nemihlambi yabo kuyawutsatfwa, nemadlangala abo ayakwetfwalwa atfunjwe nato tonkhe timphahla tabo nemakamela abo. Bantfu bayawumemeta kubo, batsi: ‘Tesabekiso yonkhe indzawo.’
30 “Phangisani nibaleke! Bhacani emigedzeni leshonako, nine lenihlala eHasori,” kusho Simakadze. “Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, seyinakhele lisu; sewubophe luzungu ngani,” kusho Simakadze.
31 “Sukumani nihlasele lesive lesikhibikile, lesihleti ngesibindzi, sive lesingenamasango lacinile, ngisho nemicabo. Bantfu baso bahlala ngabodvwa,” kusho Simakadze.
32 “Emakamela abo atsi atawuba yimphango, nemihlambi yabo lemikhulu itawuba yimphango. Ngiyawubasakatela emoyeni labo labasemaveni lakhashane, ngiyawubehlisela tigemegeme letivela ndzawo tonkhe,” kusho Simakadze.
33 “IHasori kuyawuba yindzawo lehlushwa timphungutja, indzawo leyawusala ikhala libhungane kuze kube nguphakadze. Kute muntfu loseyawubuye ahlale kuyo, yebo, kute loyawukwakha kuyo.”
34 Leli livi laSimakadze lelafika kuJeremiya, umphrofethi, macondzana ne-Elamu, ekucaleni nje kwekubusa kwaSedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda:
35 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Buka la, butjoki ba-Elamu ngitabephula, yebo, sisekelo semandla abo.
36 Ngiyawutfumela imimoya lemine e-Elamu, imimoya lesuka emagumbini lamane emazulu. Ngiyawubasakatela emimoyeni lemine, kuyawubate sive, lapho kungayikuba khona base-Elamu labacoshiwe.
37 Ngiyakwenta i-Elamu kutsi iphele emandla embikwetitsa tayo, emehlweni alabo labatfungatsa timphilo tayo. Ngiyakwehlisela sigemegeme etikwabo, yebo, ngisho nekutfukutsela kwami lokwesabekako,” kusho Simakadze. “Ngiyawubacosha ngenkemba, ngidzimate ngibabhubhise ngibacedze.
38 Ngiyawumisa sihlalo sami sebukhosi e-Elamu, ngibhubhise inkhosi yayo netiphatsimandla tayo,” kusho Simakadze.
39 “Noko, ngiyawuphindze ngitibuyisele tibusiso tase-Elamu, ngemalanga letako,” kusho Simakadze.
1 Leli livi Simakadze lalikhuluma ngemlomo waJeremiya, umphrofethi, macondzana neBhabhulona nangelive lemaBhabhulona, litsi:
2 “Memetelani nikhulume emkhatsini webetive, phakamisani siboniso semphi, nimemetele, ningafihli lutfo, kodvwa tsanini: ‘IBhabhulona itawutfunjwa, Bheli utawuhlazeka, Maduki yena agcwale kwesaba. Titfombe tayo tiyawuhlazeka netithico tayo tigcwale kwesaba.’
3 Sive lesichamuka enyakatfo siyawuyihlasela, live layo silishiye lingenalutfo. Kute muntfu loyawuhlala kulo, bantfu netilwane kuyawulibalekela.”
4 Simakadze utsi: “Kulawo malanga, nangaleso sikhatsi, bantfu baka-Israyeli nebantfu bakaJuda bayawuhamba kanyekanye, bonkhe bayawukhala tinyembeti sebahamba bafunana naSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo.
5 Bayawubuta indlela leya eSiyoni, emabombo abo bawabhekise khona. Bayawuta batetibophela bona kuSimakadze ngesivumelwane saphakadze lesingeke siphindze sikhohlakale.
6 “Bantfu bami babetimvu letilahlekile, belusi bato batedukisile, batenta tasabalala etulu etintsabeni. Babezulazula etikwetintsaba nemagcuma, baze bayikhohlwa nendzawo yabo, lapho baphumula khona.
7 Bonkhe lababatfola babadla, titsa tabo tatsi: ‘Site tsine licala, ngobe bona kuSimakadze labelidlelo labo sibili, Simakadze, litsemba laboyisemkhulu.’
8 “Balekani niphume eBhabhulona; lishiyeni lelive lemaBhabhulona, nibe njengetiphongo letihola umhlambi.
9 Ngobe ngiyawuchukuluta letive letinemandla ngitiletse titewusukela iBhabhulona tiyihlasele, tichamuka emaveni angasenyakatfo, tiyawutihlela kahle ize itfunjwe. Imicibisholo yato ifanana neyetingcweti tetihlabani letingabuyeli emuva tilengisa tandla.
10 Live lemaBhabhulona liyawuphangwa, bonkhe labaliphangako bayakwesutsa,” kusho Simakadze.
11 “Njengobe nijabula futsi nitsakase, nine leniphanga lifa lami, njengobe niyatjakadvula njengesitfokati nasibhula kolo, ninhinhile njengetinkunzi temahhashi,
12 unyoko iBhabhulona uyawutseleka ngemahloni, lowo lowanitala uyawuhlazeka. Uyawuba ngulomncane emkhatsini wetive, abe lihlane, indzawo lelugwadvule.
13 Ngenca yentfukutselo yaSimakadze angeke asahlalwa bantfu, kodvwa sewuyawusala ayedvwa. Bonkhe labendlula eBhabhulona bayakwetfuka bafe, bahleke lusulu, ngenca yawo onkhe emanceba ayo.
14 “Manini ngemumo, nitungelete iBhabhulona, nonkhe nine lenijijimeta ngemicibisholo. Yijijimeteni, kungasali namunye umcibisholo, ngobe yonile kuSimakadze.
15 Hlabani umkhosi kuyo yonkhe indzawo! Iphakamisa tandla, imibhoshongo yayo iyawa, tibondza tayo tihhihlitelwa phansi. Njengobe loku kukuphindzisela kwaSimakadze, yikhipheleni sibhongo, yentani kuyo njengobe nayo yentile kulabanye.
16 Susani umhlanyeli eBhabhulona nemvuni lobambe lisikela lakhe ngesikhatsi sekuvuna. Ngenca yenkemba yemcindzeteli, akube ngulowo nalowo abuyele kubakubo, ngulowo nalowo akabalekele eveni lakubo.”
17 “Israyeli unjengemhlambi wetimvu letisakatekile ticoshwe ngemabhubesi. Lekucala lelamudla kwaba yinkhosi yase-Asiriya; lekugcina lelabhoba ematsambo akhe, kwaba nguNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona.”
18 Ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: “Ngitayijezisa inkhosi yaseBhabhulona nelive layo, njengobe ngajezisa inkhosi yase-Asiriya.
19 Kodvwa Israyeli ngitambuyisela emuva edlelweni lakhe, uyawuklaba eKhameli naseBhashani. Kukhanuka kudla kwakhe kuyakweneliseka etintsabeni taka-Efrayimu nakaGileyadi.
20 Kulawo malanga, nangaleso sikhatsi, kuyawuphenywa ngelicala laka-Israyeli, kodvwa aliyiwutfolakala, kuphenywe nangetono takaJuda, kodvwa kute nasinye lesiyawutfolakala, ngobe ngiyakuyitsetselela insali lengayishiya,” kusho Simakadze.
21 “Hlasela live laseMerathayimu nalabo labahlala ePhekodi. Bacoshe, ubabulale, ubabhubhise ubacedze. Wente konkhe lengikuyale ngako,” kusho Simakadze.
22 “Kukhona umsindvo wemphi eveni, umsindvo wembhubhiso lenkhulu!
23 Maye, kubhidlitwa nekuhhohloka kwesandvo sawo wonkhe umhlaba! Maye, icitsiwe iBhabhulona emkhatsini wetive!
24 Ngakubekela lugibe, wena Bhabhulona, wavele wabhajwa ungakati ngalo, watfolakala, wabanjwa, ngobe wemelana naSimakadze.
25 Simakadze ugwabule umphandza wakhe wetikhali, wakhipha tikhali telulaka lwakhe, ngobe iNkhosi Simakadze lenguSomandla inemsebenti letawenta eveni lebantfu baseBhabhulona.
26 Lelive lisukeleni nilihlasele, nisuka emikhawulweni yalo. Gwabulani tingungu talo, nilimpongise njengetindvundvuma talokutinhlavu. Libhubhiseni nilicedze, ningalishiyeli nalencane insali.
27 Bulalani tonkhe tinkunzi talo letisetincane: Tehliseleni ekuhlatjweni. Maye kubo! Ngobe lilanga selifikile, sikhatsi sabo sekutsi bajeziswe.
28 Lalelani lababalekako nebakhoseli labesuka eBhabhulona, bamemetela baseSiyoni kutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu utiphindziselele kanjani, atiphindziselela ngenca yelithempeli lakhe.
29 “Butsani banembi bamelane neBhabhulona, bonkhe labakwati kujijimeta ngebutjoki, niyitungelete yonkhe, kubete lophunyulako. Yikhokheleni njengetento tayo; yentani kuyo njengobe nayo yenta. Ngobe yedzelele Simakadze, longuLongcwele waka-Israyeli.
30 Ngako-ke emajaha ayo ayawufela etitaladini tayo, onkhe emabutfo ayo ayawubhujiswa ngalelo langa,” kusho Simakadze.
31 “Buka la, ngimelene nawe, live lemaBhabhulona, awu, wena lotiphakamisako, ngobe lilanga lakho selifikile, sikhatsi sakho sekutsi ujeziswe,” kusho iNkhosi Simakadze lenguSomandla.
32 “Lotiphakamisako utawukhubatela awe, kute namunye lotamsita amsukumise; ngiyawulumeka umlilo emadolobheni akhe, umlilo loyawudla bonkhe labakhelene naye.”
33 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Bantfu baka-Israyeli bacindzetelekile, kanye nebantfu bakaJuda futsi. Bonkhe batfumbi babo babankonkoshele, bayala kubayekela bahambe.
34 Noko uMhlengi wabo unemandla; nguSimakadze Somandla libito lakhe. Uyakumela indzaba yabo ngemandla, kuze atewuletsa kuphumula eveni labo, kodvwa kungabi nakuthula kulabo labahlala eBhabhulona.
35 “Kulengela inkemba etikwemaBhabhulona! Ilengela etikwalabo labakhile eBhabhulona, nasetikwetiphatsimandla takhona netihlakaniphi tayo!” kusho Simakadze.
36 “Kulengela inkemba etikwebaphrofethi bayo bemanga, bayawuba tilima. Inkemba ilengela etikwemabutfo ayo, agcwale kwesaba.
37 Inkemba ilengela etikwemahhashi ayo nasetikwetincola takhona temphi, nasetikwato tonkhe tihambi etigabeni tato! Bayawuba njengebafati. Inkemba ilengela etikwemcebo weBhabhulona! Bayawuphangwa.
38 Kulengela somiso etikwemanti ayo! Ayawukoma, ngobe kulive letithico, bantfu balo bahlanyiswa kwesaba leto tithico.
39 “Ngako-ke tidalwa tasehlane netimphisi kuyawuhlala khona lapho, nesahhukulu siyakwakhela khona. Akusayiwuphindze kwakhe muntfu, nome ahlale khona, titukulwane ngetitukulwane.
40 Njengobe Simakadze agumbucela iSodoma neGomora kanye nemadolobha labomakhelwane bayo, kanjalo sekuyawubate namunye lohlala lapho, kute muntfu loyakwakha kuyo,” kusho Simakadze.
41 “Bukela, kuchamuka imphi enyakatfo; sive lesikhulu nemakhosi lamanyenti achukulutiwe emikhawulweni yemhlaba.
42 Bahlome ngebutjoki nangetikhali; bavutsa lulaka, abanamusa. Bevakala njengekudvuma kwelwandle sebagibele emahhashini abo; beta ngeticheme temabutfo emphi, bete kutawuhlasela wena, Ndvodzakati yaseBhabhulona.
43 Inkhosi yaseBhabhulona ive imibiko ngabo, nyalo imikhono yayo seyiyalenga nje, kucacamba kwenhlitiyo sekuyibambile, iminjunju lenjengeyemfati nakaphetfwe ngumhelo.
44 Njengelibhubesi nalichamuka emahlatsini aseJordane liya eveni lelinemadlelo laluhlata, ngiyawubatuma baseBhabhulona, ngibacoshe eveni labo. Ngubani lokhetsiwe, lengiyawumbekela loku? Ngubani lonjengami? Kona nje ngubani longangicela insayeya? Ngumuphi umelusi longamelana nami?”
45 Ngako-ke, vanini losekulungiswe nguSimakadze engcondvweni yakhe ngeBhabhulona, loko lasatimisele kukwenta kulabo labahlala eBhabhulona: Ematfole emhlambi ayawuhudvulwa, uyakuwabhubhisa awacedze emadlelo abo ngenca yabo.
46 Umhlaba uyawutfutfumela ngemsindvo wekutfunjwa kweBhabhulona; kukhala kwayo kuyawuhokoma emkhatsini wetive.
1 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Buka la, ngiyawuvusa umoya wembhubhisi usukele iBhabhulona kanye nebantfu baseLebu Khamayi.
2 Ngiyawutfumela tihambi eBhabhulona kutsi titeyihlunga tibhubhise nelive layo. Tiyawumelana nayo ndzawo tonkhe, ngelilanga lenhlekelele yayo.
3 Umnembi waseBhabhulona akangacibisheli ngebutjoki bakhe, futsi angahlomi ngetikhali takhe. Ungabashiyi labasha bayo, yibhubhise uyicedze imphi yayo yonkhe.
4 Bayakuwela phansi bagwaziwe eveni lemaBhabhulona, balimele bamancebanceba etitaladini talo.
5 Ngobe baka-Israyeli nebakaJuda abakashiywa nguNkulunkulu wabo, Simakadze longuSomandla, noko live lemaBhabhulona liphuphuma ngemacala kuLongcwele waka-Israyeli.
6 “Phumani nibaleke eBhabhulona! Phephisani timphilo tenu! Ningabhujiswa ngenca yetono tayo. Sesikhatsi sekuphindzisela kwaSimakadze; utayikhokhela ngaloko lokuyifanele.
7 IBhabhulona bekuyindzebe yegolide esandleni saSimakadze; yadzakisa wonkhe umhlaba. Tive tanatsa liwayini layo, ngako manje setiyahlanya.
8 Ngalokutumako iBhabhulona iyakuwa ibhidlitwe. Yilileleni bo! Yitfoleleni ibhalisamu yekwelapha leminjunju yayo; mhlawumbe ingelapheka.
9 “ ‘Ngabe sesiyiphilisile iBhabhulona, kodvwa ayelapheki, asiyishiye, ngulowo nalowo aye eveni lakubo, ngobe kwehlulelwa kwayo kufikela esibhakabhakeni.
10 “ ‘Simakadze usivikele. Wotani siyewukhuluma eSiyoni kutsi Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu usenteleni.’
11 “Lolani imicibisholo, nitsatse emahawu! Simakadze uchukulute emakhosi aseMediya, ngobe injongo yakhe kubhubhisa iBhabhulona. Simakadze utawutiphindzisela, akhiphe sibhongo ngenca yelithempeli lakhe.
12 Phakamisani siboniso semphi, ngasetibondzeni taseBhabhulona! Cinisani bogadzi, nimise kahle balindzi, kulalela titsa endleleni! Simakadze utayiphumelelisa injongo yakhe, utakukwenta loko labekukhuluma kubantfu baseBhabhulona.
13 Wena lohlala ngasemantini lamanyenti futsi lonjingile ngemcebo, siphetfo sakho sesifikile, sikhatsi sakho sekutsi uncanyulwe.”
14 Simakadze longuSomandla utifunge yena, watsi: “Ngiyawukugcwalisa ngemadvodza, kube shangatsi ngemabulo etintsetse, bayawumemeta ngelivi lelikhulu bahalalise ngawe.”
15 “Umhlaba wawenta ngemandla akhe, wawusekela ngekuhlakanipha kwakhe, wendlala emazulu ngekucondza kwakhe.
16 Nakabhavumula yena, emanti asemazulwini ayabhodla, ukhuphula emafu emikhawulweni yonkhe yemhlaba. Utfumela umbane nemvula, akhiphe umoya etingungwini takhe.
17 “Wonkhe umuntfu akanangcondvo, futsi akanalwati; wonkhe umbumbi wetegolide unemahloni ngetithico takhe. Titfombe takhe tiyinkhohliso nje, atinamphefumulo.
18 Atinamsebenti walutfo, tintfo nje tekuhlekisa. Tiyawuphela mhlazana kufika kwehlulelwa kwato.
19 Lowo Losabelo sakaJakobe akafanani naleti, ngobe yena unguMenti wato tonkhe tintfo, ngisho newesive lesilifa lakhe. Libito lakhe nguSimakadze longuSomandla.
20 “Ulizembe lami lemphi, nesikhali sami semphi, ngawe ngiphihlita tive, ngawe ngibhubhise imibuso.
21 Ngawe ngiphihlita lihhashi nemgibeli walo, ngawe ngiphihlita incola yemphi nemshayeli wayo.
22 Ngawe ngiphihlita umfati nendvodza, ngawe ngiphihlita emakhehla nalabasebancane, ngawe ngiphihlita lijaha nentfombi,
23 ngawe ngiphihlita umelusi nemhlambi wakhe wetimvu, ngawe ngiphihlita umlimi netinkhabi takhe, ngawe ngiphihlita babusi netiphatsimandla.”
24 “Embikwemehlo enu ngiyawutiphindzisela kuyo iBhabhulona, nakubo bonkhe labahlala eveni lemaBhabhulona ngako konkhe labona ngako eSiyoni,” kusho Simakadze.
25 “Ngimelene nawe, wena ntsaba lebhubhisako, wena lobhubhisa umhlaba wonkhe,” kusho Simakadze. “Ngiyakwelula sandla sami silwe nawe, ngikugicite ngikwehlise eticongweni, ngikwente ube yintsaba leshisiwe.
26 Kute lidvwala leliyawutsatfwa kuwe liyekwentiwa sisekelo sendlu, kute nome litje leliyakwentiwa sisekelo, ngobe sewuyawusala kukhala libhungane phakadze naphakadze,” kusho Simakadze.
27 “Phakamisani emhlabeni siboniso semphi! Shayani impalampala emkhatsini wetive! Lungisani tive, nitilungiselele kulwa neBhabhulona. Butsani lemibuso, niyisukele niyihlasele: nibite i-Ararathi, neMini kanye ne-Ashkenazi. Bekani indvuna yemphi, nimelane neBhabhulona. Tfumelani emahhashi lanjengemabulo esikhonyane.
28 Lungisani tive nitilungiselele kulwa nayo, emakhosi aseMediya, nebabusi bawo, netiphatsimandla tawo tonkhe, kanye nemave onkhe letiwabusako.
29 Live liyatfutfumela ligidzitele, ngobe injongo yaSimakadze ngeBhabhulona imile, kutsi abhubhise live laseBhabhulona, kuze kutsi kubete namunye longahlala kulo.
30 Emabutfo aseBhabhulona aseyekele kulwa, asahleti nje etinqabeni tawo. Emandla awo asaphelile, asanjengebafati. Tindzawo tayo tekuhlala setilunyekwe ngemlilo; imicabo yemasango ayo seyephuliwe.
31 Sigijimi lesinye silandzela lesinye, nesitfunywa silandzela lesinye sitfunywa kuyawubikela inkhosi yaseBhabhulona kutsi lonkhe lidolobha layo selitfunjiwe.
32 Ematubuko avinjiwe, imihlanga ishiswe ngemlilo, emasotja atfutfumela.”
33 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: “INdvodzakati yaseBhabhulona injengendzawo yekubhulela kolo ngesikhatsi nayigcotjwagcotjwa, sikhatsi sekuyivuna iBhabhulona sitawufika masinyane.”
34 “Usidlile Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, wasicedza, wasenta saba ludziwo lolungenalutfo. Njenganyokangwenya usigwinyile, wagcwalisa sisu sakhe ngebumnandzi betfu, wabuya wasihlanta.
35 Shangatsi lobudlwangudlwangu lobentiwe enyameni yetfu bungabasetikweBhabhulona,” kusho takhamiti taseSiyoni. “Shangatsi ingati yetfu ingabasetikwalabo labatakhamiti eveni lemaBhabhulona,” kusho iJerusalema.
36 Ngako-ke, naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Buka la, ngiyakuyivikela indzaba yakho, ngikubuyiselele; ngiyakomisa lwandle lwelive lemaBhabhulona ngente imitfombo yalo yome.
37 IBhabhulona iyawuba yindvundvuma yematje, kube ngumgedze wetimphungutja, sesabiso nentfo yekuphukutwa, yebo, indzawo lengahlalwa ngumuntfu.
38 Bantfu bakhona bonkhe babhodla njengemabhubesi lasemancane, bayahhonga njengemankhonyane emabhubesi.
39 Kodvwa bayawutsi nase bavutsa, ngibentele lidzili labo, ngibadzakise, kuze batewumemeta ngenjabulo, bese balala kokuphela bangaphindzi bavuke,” kusho Simakadze.
40 “Ngiyawubehlisela phansi bayiswe ekuhlatjweni njengemazinyane nanjengetihhanca netiphongo.”
41 “Maye, iyawutfunjwa iSheshaki bo! Yona lebeyiludvumo lwemhlaba wonkhe itawubanjwa. Maye, iyawuba sesabiso iBhabhulona emkhatsini wetive!
42 Lwandle luyawukhuphukela etikweBhabhulona, emagagasi alo ladvumako ayawuyisibekela.
43 Emadolobha ayo ayawusala akhala libhungane, ibe live lelomile nalelilihlane, live lapho kungahlali muntfu khona, lapho kungahambi muntfu khona.
44 Ngiyakumjezisa Bheli eBhabhulona, ngimente akuhlantele phansi konkhe loko lakumitile. Tive atisayikubekelela tiye kuye, nelubondza lwaseBhabhulona luyakuwa.
45 “Phumani kuyo, sive sami! Balekisani timphilo tenu! Balekelani intfukutselo leyesabekako yaSimakadze.
46 Ningajabhi, futsi ningesabi, nakuvakala emahemuhemu eveni. Lenye indzaba itawufika lonyaka, lenye ifike nyakenye, emahemuhemu ebudlwangudlwangu eveni, newembusi lovukela umbusi.
47 Ngobe ngempela sikhatsi siyawufika, lapho ngiyawujezisa khona tithico taseBhabhulona. Live layo lonkhe liyawuhlazeka, nabo bonkhe labagwaziwe bakhona bayawulala lucaca ekhatsi kuyo.
48 Ngulapho-ke lizulu nemhlaba nako konkhe lokukuko kuyawumemeta ngenjabulo ngeBhabhulona, ngobe kuyawuchamuka babhubhisi ngasenyakatfo bateyihlasela,” kusho Simakadze.
49 “IBhabhulona kufanele iwe ngenca yema-Israyeli labulewe, njengaloko labo lababulewe emhlabeni wonkhe bawa ngenca yeBhabhulona.”
50 “Nine leniphunyulile enkembeni, hambani ningabe nisalibala! Khumbulani Simakadze, niseveni lelikhashane, nicabange ngeJerusalema.”
51 “Sihlazekile, ngobe setfukiwe, lihlazo lisimbonye buso betfu, ngobe bantfu bekuhamba bangenile etindzaweni letingcwele tendlu yaSimakadze.”
52 “Kodvwa ayeta emalanga, lapho ngiyawujezisa khona tithico tayo, kulo lonkhe live layo labalimele bayawububula,” kusho Simakadze.
53 “Ngisho nome iBhabhulona ingefikela esibhakabhakeni icinise tonkhe tinqaba tayo letiphakeme, ngiyawutfumela babhubhisi bayisukele,” kusho Simakadze.
54 “Umsindvo wekukhala uchamuka eBhabhulona, umsindvo wekubhubhisa lokukhulu uchamuka eveni lemaBhabhulona.
55 Simakadze uyakuyibhubhisa iBhabhulona, uyawuvala imilomo yemisindvo yayo. Emagagasi etitsa ayawugubha njengemanti lamakhulu, kudvuma kwemavi ato kuyawuvakala kuhlokoma.
56 Umbhubhisi uyawufika emelane neBhabhulona, emabutfo ayo ayawutfunjwa, nebutjoki bawo buyakwephulwa. Ngobe Simakadze unguNkulunkulu wemivuzo, uyawukhokhela ngalokuphelele.
57 Ngiyawudzakisa tindvuna tayo kanye nalabahlakaniphile bayo, nebabusi bayo, netiphatsimandla tayo, kanye nemabutfo ayo nawo. Bayawulala kokuphela bangaphindzi bavuke,” kusho iNkhosi, lelibito layo kunguSimakadze longuSomandla.
58 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: “Lubondza lolulicinsi lwaseBhabhulona luyakwendlaleka phansi, nemasango ayo laphakeme alunyekwe ngemlilo, bantfu batikhatsate ngelite, umshikashika wetive ungemafutsa nje ekubasela emalangabi.”
59 Lona ngumlayeto Jeremiya umphrofethi lawutjela Seraya, umsa waNeriya, umsa waMahaseya, ngesikhatsi aya eBhabhulona, ahamba naSedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, ngemnyaka wesine wekubusa kwakhe. Seraya abeyindvuna yekulungisa tindzawo tekuphumula neyekwaba kudla netimphahla temabutfo emphi.
60 Jeremiya abebhale encwadzini legocotwako ngato tonkhe tigemegeme letatitakwehlela iBhabhulona, konkhe loko lokwakubhaliwe macondzana neBhabhulona.
61 Wakhuluma kuSeraya, watsi: “Nawufika eBhabhulona, ubocaphela kutsi uyawafundza onkhe lamavi kakhulu.
62 Bese utsi: ‘Awu, Simakadze, utsite utakuyibhubhisa lendzawo, kangangekutsi kute umuntfu nome silwane lesiyawuhlala kuyo, seyiyawusala ikhala libhungane phakadze naphakadze.’
63 Ubotsi ungacedza kufundza lencwadzi legocotwako, ubophele litje kuyo, bese uyijika emfuleni iYufrathe,
64 bese utsi: ‘Iyawucwila kanjalo-ke iBhabhulona, ingasayiwuphindza ivuke, ngenca yesigemegeme lengiyawusehlisela kuyo. Nebantfu bakhona bayakuwa.’ ” Emavi aJeremiya aphelela lapha-ke.
1 Sedekiya abeneminyaka lengema-21 budzala nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi, wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka leli-11. Libito lenina bekunguHamutali, indvodzakati yaJeremiya, waseLibna.
2 Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe naJehoyakimu abentile.
3 Kwabangelwa yintfukutselo yaSimakadze lokutsi kwenteke loku eJerusalema nakaJuda, kwaze kwatsi ekugcineni wabasusa ebukhoneni bakhe. Sedekiya wase uyayivukela inkhosi yaseBhabhulona.
4 Kwatsi ngemnyaka wemfica wekubusa kwaSedekiya, ngelilanga lelishumi, enyangeni yelishumi, Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, washuca wayawuhlasela iJerusalema kanye nawo onkhe emabutfo ayo. Bemisa ngephandle kwelidolobha, bakha tivimbetelo letatilitungeleta lonkhe.
5 Lelidolobha lahlala livinjetelwe kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka weli-11 wekubusa kwenkhosi Sedekiya.
6 Kwatsi ngelilanga lemfica lenyanga yesine, indlala lapha edolobheni yase imatima kangangekutsi kwase kute nekudla kwalabantfu labebangakudla.
7 Lubondza-ke lwalelidolobha lwase luyafohlwa, imphi yonkhe yesuka yabaleka. Besuka edolobheni ebusuku, baphuma ngelisango lelisemkhatsini wetibondza letimbili letiseceleni kwengadze yenkhosi, lite nome emaBhabhulona abelitungeletile lelidolobha. Babaleka babhekisa emabombo ngase-Arabha,
8 kodvwa emabutfo aseBhabhulona acosha inkhosi Sedekiya, aze ayikhandza etsafeni laseJerikho. Onkhe emasotja aSedekiya esuswa kuye asakatwa,
9 yena wabe sewuyatfunjwa. Watfunjwa wayiswa enkhosini yaseBhabhulona eRibla, eveni laseHamathi, lapho yefike yakhipha sigwebo sayo kuye.
10 Khona lapho eRibla inkhosi yaseBhabhulona ngulapho yabulalela khona emadvodzana aSedekiya embikwemehlo akhe, abukile, yaphindze futsi yabulalela khona tonkhe tindvuna takaJuda.
11 Yase ikupuluta emehlo aSedekiya, yambopha ngetinketane telitfusi, yamtsatsa yamyisa eBhabhulona lapho yefika yamvalela ejele kwaze kwaba lilanga lakhe lekufa.
12 Kwatsi elangeni lelishumi lenyanga yesihlanu ngemnyaka weli-19 wekubusa kwaNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, Nebuzaradani, indvuna yabomahlalesangweni leyayikhonta inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, yefika eJerusalema.
13 Walumeka umlilo ethempelini laSimakadze nasesigodlweni senkhosi, nakuto tonkhe tindlu taseJerusalema; tonkhe letatibalulekile watishisa.
14 Yonkhe-ke imphi yaseBhabhulona, leyayingaphansi kwendvuna yemphi yabomahlalesangweni, yabhidlita tonkhe tibondza letatitungeleta iJerusalema.
15 Nebuzaradani indvuna yabomahlalesangweni, watfumba labanye balababemphofu kakhulu nalabo labebasasele edolobheni, kanye nalabebasele betingcweti, nalabo lababehlubuke baya enkhosini yaseBhabhulona, wabayisa ekutfunjweni.
16 Kodvwa Nebuzaradani wabashiya labanye labebamphofu kakhulu balelo live, kuze batewulima tivini nemasimi.
17 BaseBhabhulona bafohlota tinsika telitfusi, netincodlana, kanye nelibhavu lelitfusi, lokwakusethempelini laSimakadze, betfwala lonkhe litfusi baya nalo eBhabhulona.
18 Batsatsa ngisho nemabhodo, nemafosholo, netijubantsambo, netitja tekunyenyeta, netingwembe, nato tonkhe tintfo telitfusi letatisetjentiswa enkhonzweni yelithempeli.
19 Indvuna yabomahlalesangweni yatsatsa imigezelo, netitja tekushisela imphepho, netitja tekunyenyeta, nemabhodo, netintsi tetibane, netingwembe, netitja teminikelo yetinatfo, nako konkhe lokwakwentiwe ngegolide lecengekile nome ngesiliva lecengekile.
20 Litfusi laletinsika letimbili, nalelibhavu kanye naletinkunzi letatili-12 letatingaphansi kwalo, naletincodlana letatakhiwe yinkhosi Solomoni, atakhele lithempeli laSimakadze, kwakungetulu kwekukalwa.
21 Iyinye yaletinsika yayingemamitha labengaba siphohlongo kuphakama, nemamitha labengaba sihlanu nesigamu kuyitungeleta, yayingimino lemine bucinsi, ingumhume lapha ekhatsi.
22 Lengcongwane yaletinsika iyinye yayingaba ngemamitha lamabili nesigamu kuphakama, yayihlotjiswe ngesiviliya nangemahananandza elitfusi layitungeletile. Nalena lenye insika nalamahananandza yayifanana nayo yekucala.
23 Kwakunemahananandza langema-96 ngakulolunye luhlangotsi, asawonkhe emahananandza labengetulu kwalesiviliya lesitungeletile abelikhulu.
24 Indvuna yabomahlalesangweni yatfumba boSeraya, umPhristi Lomkhulu, naZefaniya, umphristi longaphansi kwakhe ngesikhundla, kanye nebagcini beminyango labatsatfu.
25 Kulabo lababesesedolobheni watsatsa indvuna leyayiphetse emadvodza emphi. Watsatsa nebeluleki benkhosi lababesikhombisa namabhalane wendvuna yekubutsekisa bantfu balelove, kanye nemadvodza labengema-60 labetfolakele edolobheni.
26 Nebuzaradani, indvuna yabomahlalesangweni, wabatsatsa bonkhe wayawubetfula enkhosini yaseBhabhulona, eRibla.
27 Lapho eRibla, eveni laseHamathi, inkhosi yafike yababulalela khona. Ngako Juda waya ekutfunjweni, khashane nelive lakhe.
28 Leli-ke linani lebantfu labatfunjwa nguNebukhadnezari wabayisa ekudzingisweni: Ngemnyaka wesikhombisa kwaba ngemaJuda lati-3 023;
29 ngemyaka waNebukhadnezari weli-18 kwaba bantfu labangema-832 lababephuma eJerusalema.
30 Ngemnyaka wakhe wema-23 kwaba ngemaJuda langema-745 layiswa nguNebuzaradani, indvuna yabomahlalesangweni, ekudzingisweni. Sebabonkhe kwakubantfu labati-4 600.
31 Ngemnyaka wema-37 wekudzingiswa kwaJehoyakhini, inkhosi yakaJuda, ngemnyaka lapho Evili Merodaki abekwa khona waba yinkhosi yaseBhabhulona, wakhulula Jehoyakhini, inkhosi yakaJuda, wamkhipha ejele mhla ingema-25 enyangeni yeli-12.
32 Wakhuluma kahle naye, wabe sewumnika sihlalo lesihloniphekile, lesingetulu kwelamanye emakhosi labenaye lapha eBhabhulona.
33 Ngako Jehoyakhini wababeka eceleni labomfengeni bakhe basejele, kusukela ngalelo langa abedla etafuleni lenkhosi njalo nje, imphilo yakhe yonkhe.
34 Onkhe emalanga inkhosi yaseBhabhulona yayinika Jehoyakhini imbasha nalokunye lekwakusabelo sakhe lesimile semihla ngemihla, yingci nasaphila, kwadzimate kwaba lilanga lakhe lekufa.