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\v 1 La ngamazwi kaJeremiya indodana kaHilikhiya, omunye wabaphristi base-Anathothi elizweni lakoBhenjamini. 
\v 2 Ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* lafika kuye ngomnyaka wetshumi lantathu ekubuseni kukaJosiya indodana ka-Amoni inkosi yakoJuda, 
\v 3 njalo ekubuseni kukaJehoyakhimi indodana kaJosiya inkosi yakoJuda, kwaze kwaba yinyanga yesihlanu emnyakeni wetshumi lanye kaZedekhiya indodana kaJosiya inkosi yakoJuda, ngesikhathi sokuthunjwa kwabantu baseJerusalema.
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\s1 Ubizo LukaJeremiya
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\v 4 Ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* lafika kimi lisithi,
\q1
\v 5 “Ngingakakubumbi esiswini ngakwazi,
\q2 ungakazalwa ngakukhetha
\q2 ngakubeka ukuba ngumphrofethi ezizweni.”
\p
\v 6 Mina ngathi, “Awu \nd Thixo\nd* Somandla; ukukhuluma angikwazi, ngoba ngingumntwana nje.”
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\v 7 Kodwa \nd uThixo\nd* wathi kimi, “Ungaze wathi, ‘Ngingumntwana nje.’ Kumele uye kubo bonke engikuthuma kubo njalo utsho loba kuyini engikulaya khona. 
\v 8 Ungabesabi, ngoba mina ngilawe njalo ngizakuhlenga,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
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\v 9 \nd UThixo\nd* waseselula isandla sakhe wathinta umlomo wami wathi kimi, “Khathesi, sengifake amazwi ami emlonyeni wakho. 
\v 10 Khangela, lamhla ngikubeka phezu kwezizwe lemibuso ukuba usiphune udilize, ubhubhise njalo uchithe; ukuba wakhe njalo uhlanyele.”
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\v 11 Ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* lafika kimi lathi, “Kuyini okubonayo, Jeremiya?”
\p Ngaphendula ngathi, “Ngibona ugatsha lwesihlahla se-alimondi.”
\p
\v 12 \nd UThixo\nd* wasesithi kimi, “Ubone kuhle, ngoba ngilindele ukubona ukuthi ilizwi lami ligcwalisekile.”
\p
\v 13 Ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* lafika kimi futhi: “Kuyini okubonayo?”
\p Mina ngaphendula ngathi, “Ngibona imbiza ebilayo, ithambeke ifulathele inyakatho.”
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\v 14 \nd UThixo\nd* wasesithi kimi, “Incithakalo evela enyakatho izakwehliselwa phezu kwabo bonke abahlala elizweni. 
\v 15 Sekuseduze ukuba ngibize bonke abantu bemibuso yasenyakatho,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1 “Amakhosi abo azakuza amise izihlalo zawo zobukhosi
\q2 emasangweni aseJerusalema;
\q1 bazakumelana lemiduli yalo yonke eligombolozeleyo
\q2 kanye lamadolobho wonke akoJuda.
\q1
\v 16 Ngizamemezela ukwahlulela kwami ebantwini bami
\q2 ngenxa yobubi babo bokungidela,
\q1 betshisela abanye onkulunkulu impepha,
\q2 langokukhonza lokho okwenziwa ngezandla zabo.
\p
\v 17 Wena zilungiselele! Sukuma ubatshele lokho engizakulaya khona. Ungathuthumeliswa yibo hlezi ngikwenze uthuthumele phambi kwabo. 
\v 18 Lamhla sengikwenze waba lidolobho elivikelweyo, insika yensimbi lomduli wethusi ukuba umelane lelizwe lonke, umelane lamakhosi akoJuda, izikhulu zakhona, abaphristi bakhona kanye labantu bakhona. 
\v 19 Bazakulwa lawe, kodwa kabayikukwehlula, ngoba ngilawe njalo ngizakuhlenga,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
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\s1 U-Israyeli Udela UNkulunkulu
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\v 1 Ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* lafika kimi lisithi, 
\v 2 “Hamba umemezele iJerusalema lisizwa uthi:
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\p Lokhu yikho okutshiwo \nd nguThixo\nd*:
\q1 ‘Ngiyakukhumbula ukuzinikela kwasebutsheni bakho,
\q2 ukungithanda kwakho njengomlobokazi
\q1 ungilandela enkangala,
\q2 phakathi kwelizwe elingahlanyelwanga.
\q1
\v 3 U-Israyeli wayengcwele \nd kuThixo\nd*,
\q2 eyizithelo zakuqala zesivuno sakhe,
\q1 bonke abamtshwabadelayo baba lecala,
\q2 behlelwa yincithakalo,’ ”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
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\q1
\v 4 Zwana ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd*, we ndlu kaJakhobe,
\q2 lani lonke sendo lwendlu ka-Israyeli.
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\v 5 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi:
\q1 “Yibubi bani okhokho benu ababubona kimi,
\q2 baze bedukele khatshana kangaka lami?
\q1 Balandela izithombe eziyize,
\q2 labo ngokwabo baba yize.
\q1
\v 6 Kababuzanga ukuthi, ‘Ungaphi \nd uThixo\nd*,
\q2 owasikhupha elizweni laseGibhithe
\q1 wasikhokhela emagangeni alugwadule
\q2 phakathi kwelizwe lezinkangala lezindonga,
\q1 ilizwe lokoma lobumnyama,
\q2 ilizwe elingahanjwa muntu lelingelamuntu ohlala kulo?’
\q1
\v 7 Ngaliletha elizweni elivundileyo
\q2 ukuba lidle izithelo zalo lezilimo ezinhle.
\q1 Kodwa lina lafika langcolisa ilizwe lami,
\q2 lenza ilifa lami langakhwabitheki.
\q1
\v 8 Abaphristi kababuzanga ukuthi,
\q2 ‘Ungaphi \nd UThixo\nd*?’
\q1 Labo abaphatha umthetho abangazanga;
\q2 abakhokheli bangihlamukela.
\q1 Abaphrofethi baphrofetha ngoBhali
\q2 balandela izithombe eziyize.
\b
\q1
\v 9 Ngakho-ke ngilethesa amacala futhi,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q2 “Labantwana babantwana benu ngizabethesa amacala.
\q1
\v 10 Welani liye ngasemakhunjini aseKhithimi likhangele,
\q2 thumelani eKhedari lihlolisise kuhle,
\q2 libone langabe sekwake kwaba lento enjengale:
\q1
\v 11 Isizwe sake santshintsha onkulunkulu baso na?
\q2 (Belo bavele kabasibo onkulunkulu.)
\q1 Kodwa abantu bami bantshintshe inkazimulo yabo
\q2 ngenxa yezithombe eziyize.
\q1
\v 12 Mangalani lokhu, lina mazulu,
\q2 lithuthumele ngokwesaba okukhulu,”
\q2 kutsho \nd UThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 13 “Abantu bami benze izono ezimbili:
\q1 Bangidelile,
\q2 mina mthombo wamanzi okuphila,
\q1 bagebha eyabo imithombo,
\q2 imithombo evuzayo engagcini manzi.
\q1
\v 14 Kambe u-Israyeli yisisebenzi, isigqili ngokuzalwa na?
\q2 Pho kungani eseyimpango na?
\q1
\v 15 Izilwane zibhongile;
\q2 sezihwabhile kuye.
\q1 Zilichithile ilizwe lakhe;
\q2 amadolobho akhe atshisiwe, atshiywa engaselamuntu.
\q1
\v 16 Njalo, labantu baseMemfisi leThahiphanesi
\q2 baphuce ikhanda lakho.
\q1
\v 17 Lokhu kawukwehliselanga phezu kwakho
\q2 ngokudela \nd uThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wakho
\q2 lapho ekukhokhela endleleni na?
\q1
\v 18 Khathesi kungani usiya eGibhithe
\q2 ukuba unathe amanzi eShihori na?
\q1 Njalo kungani usiya e-Asiriya
\q2 ukuba unathe amanzi eYufrathe na?
\q1
\v 19 Ububi bakho buzakujezisa;
\q2 ukutshedela kwakho emuva kuzakukhuza.
\q1 Ngakho cabanga ubone ukuthi kubi
\q2 njalo kubuhlungu kanjani
\q1 lapho udela \nd uThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wakho
\q2 njalo ungelavalo ngami,”
\q2 kutsho iNkosi \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla.
\b
\q1
\v 20 “Endulo wephula ijogwe lakho,
\q2 waquma izibopho zakho;
\q2 wathi, ‘Kangiyikukukhonza!’
\q1 Lakanye, phezu kwamaqaqa wonke
\q2 langaphansi kwazo zonke izihlahla eziluhlaza
\q2 walala phansi njengesifebe.
\q1
\v 21 Ngikuhlanyele njengevini elikhethiweyo
\q2 elohlobo oluqinileyo loluthembekileyo.
\q1 Pho kwenzakala njani ukuba ungiphendukele
\q2 ube livini elibolileyo, leganga?
\q1
\v 22 Lanxa ugeza ngesepa
\q2 usebenzisa lesepa enengi,
\q1 ichatha lobubi bakho
\q2 lilokhu likhona phambi kwami,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd* Wobukhosi.
\q1
\v 23 “Ungatsho kanjani na uthi, ‘Kangingcolanga,
\q2 kangibalandelanga oBhali’?
\q1 Khangela ukuthi waziphatha njani esigodini,
\q2 khumbula osukwenzile.
\q1 Ulikamela elisikazi elilesiqubu
\q2 eligijima lapha lalaphaya,
\q1
\v 24 ubabhemi weganga ojwayele inkangala,
\q2 ophembela umoya enkanukweni yakhe,
\q1 ngubani ongamenqabela
\q2 ekukhanukeni kwakhe?
\q1 Abaduna abamxotshayo bangazidinisi ukuxotshana labo;
\q2 bazamthola ngesikhathi sezinsikazikhwela.
\q1
\v 25 Ungagijimi inyawo zakho zize zihlubuke
\q2 lomphimbo wakho uze wome.
\q1 Kodwa wena wathi,
\q2 ‘Akusizi lutho!
\q1 Ngiyabathanda onkulunkulu bezizweni,
\q2 kumele ngibalandele.’
\b
\q1
\v 26 Njengokuyangeka kwesela nxa selibanjiwe,
\q2 ngokunjalo abantu bako-Israyeli bayangekile,
\q1 bona kanye lamakhosi abo lezikhulu zabo,
\q2 abaphristi babo labaphrofethi babo.
\q1
\v 27 Bathi esigodweni, ‘Wena ungubaba wami,’
\q2 elitsheni bathi, ‘Nguwe owangizalayo.’
\q1 Bangifulathele,
\q2 hatshi ngobuso babo nje;
\q1 kodwa nxa sebehlupheka bathi,
\q2 ‘Woza usihlenge.’
\q1
\v 28 Pho bangaphi onkulunkulu elazenzela bona?
\q2 Kabeze nxa bengakuhlenga
\q2 lapho usuphakathi kokuhlupheka!
\q1 Ngoba wena Juda ulabonkulunkulu abanengi
\q2 njengobunengi bamadolobho akho.
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\q1
\v 29 Kungani lingethesa umlandu?
\q2 Lonke lingihlamukele,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 30 “Ukubajezisa kwami abantu bakho kwaba yize;
\q2 kabakuvumanga ukuqondiswa.
\q1 Inkemba yakho isibatshwabadele abaphrofethi bakho
\q2 njengesilwane esiphangayo.
\p
\v 31 Wena owalesisizukulwane, khumbula ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd*:
\q1 Ngibe ngiyinkangala ku-Israyeli
\q2 kumbe ilizwe lomnyama omkhulu na?
\q1 Kungani abantu bami besithi,
\q2 ‘Sikhululekile ukuba sizulazule;
\q2 kasiyikuza kuwe futhi’?
\q1
\v 32 Intombi ingazikhohlwa iziceciso zayo na,
\q2 lomlobokazi akhohlwe izembatho zakhe na?
\q1 Kodwa abantu bami bangikhohliwe,
\q2 okwensuku ezingeke zibalwe.
\q1
\v 33 Yeka ukuhlakanipha kwakho ekufuneni uthando!
\q2 Labesifazane ababi kakhulu
\q2 bangafunda ezindleleni zakho.
\q1
\v 34 Ezigqokweni zakho
\q2 abantu bathola igazi lokuphila elabayanga
\q2 abangelacala lanxa ungababambanga befohlela phakathi.
\q1 Kodwa kukho konke lokhu
\q2
\v 35 uthi, ‘Kangilacala;
\q2 kangithukuthelelanga.’
\q1 Kodwa mina ngizakwahlulela,
\q2 ngoba uthi, ‘Angonanga.’
\q1
\v 36 Kungani uqhubeka kangaka,
\q2 untshintsha izindlela zakho?
\q1 IGibhithe izakuyangisa njengalokhu
\q2 owakwenziwa yi-Asiriya.
\q1
\v 37 Uzasuka kuleyondawo
\q2 izandla zakho zisekhanda lakho,
\q1 ngoba \nd uThixo\nd* ubalahlile labo obathembayo;
\q2 kabayikukusiza.”
\b
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\q1
\v 1 “Indoda ingehlukana lomkayo
\q2 ayitshiye endele kwenye indoda,
\q1 kufanele imbuyise futhi na?
\q2 Kambe ilizwe lingeke langcoliswa kakhulukazi na?
\q1 Kodwa wena usuphile njengesifebe esilezithandwa ezinengi,
\q2 kambe khathesi ungabuyela kimi na?”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 2 “Khangela emiqolweni elugwadule ubone.
\q2 Kungaphi lapho ongazange udlwangululwe khona?
\q1 Emigwaqweni wahlala ulindele izithandwa,
\q2 wahlala njengomhambuma enkangala.
\q1 Ulingcolisile ilizwe ngobufebe bakho
\q2 langobubi bakho.
\q1
\v 3 Ngalokho imikhizo imisiwe,
\q2 lezulu lentwasa kalinanga.
\q1 Ikanti wena uziphethe okwesifebe,
\q2 awulanhloni.
\q1
\v 4 Kawungibizanga khathesi nje wathi,
\q2 ‘Baba, mngane wami kusukela ebutsheni bami,
\q1
\v 5 uzahlala uzondile kokuphela na?
\q2 Ulaka lwakho luzaqhubeka kokuphela na?’
\q1 Le yindlela okhuluma ngayo,
\q2 kodwa wenza konke okubi ongakwenza.”
\s1 U-Israyeli Ongathembekanga
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\v 6 Ekubuseni kwenkosi uJosiya, \nd uThixo\nd* wathi kimi, “Ukubonile yini okwenziwe ngu-Israyeli ongathembekanga? Usekhwele phezu kwamaqaqa wonke aphakemeyo langaphansi kwezihlahla zonke eziluhlaza wafebela khona. 
\v 7 Ngacabanga ukuthi emva kokuba esenze konke lokhu uzaphinda eze kimi, kodwa kabuyanga, lodadewabo ongathembekanga uJuda wakubona lokho. 
\v 8 U-Israyeli ongathembekanga ngamnika incwadi yakhe yesehlukaniso ngamxotsha ngenxa yobufebe bakhe bonke. Kodwa ngabona ukuthi udadewabo ongathembekanga, uJuda, kesabanga, laye wasuka wayafeba. 
\v 9 Ngenxa yokuthi ububi buka-Israyeli babungatsho lutho kuye, wangcolisa ilizwe wakhonza amatshe lezihlahla. 
\v 10 Kukho konke lokhu, udadewabo ongathembekanga uJuda kabuyelanga kimi ngenhliziyo yakhe yonke, kodwa ngokuzenzisa nje kuphela,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
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\v 11 \nd UThixo\nd* wathi kimi, “U-Israyeli ongathembekanga ungcono kuloJuda ongelaqiniso. 
\v 12 Hamba, uyememezela ilizwi leli ngasenyakatho:
\q1 ‘Phenduka Israyeli ongathembekanga,’ kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*,
\q2 ‘Kangisayikukuhwaqela futhi,
\q1 ngoba ngilesihawu,’ kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q2 ‘Kangiyikuthukuthela kokuphela.
\q1
\v 13 Vuma icala lakho nje kuphela,
\q2 wahlamukela \nd uThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wakho,
\q1 uzihlakazelele kubonkulunkulu bezizweni
\q2 ngaphansi kwezihlahla zonke eziluhlaza,
\q2 njalo kawaze wangilalela,’ ”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\p
\v 14 “Phendukani, bantu abangathembekanga,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, “ngoba ngingumyeni wenu. Ngizalikhetha, oyedwa edolobheni lababili emulini ngililethe eZiyoni. 
\v 15 Lapho-ke ngizalinika abelusi abathandwa yimi, abazalikhokhela ngokwazi langokuqedisisa. 
\v 16 Ngalezonsuku, ubunengi benu sebande kakhulu elizweni,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, “abantu kabasayikuthi, ‘Ibhokisi lesivumelwano \nd sikaThixo\nd*.’ Kaliyikufika emicabangweni yabo kumbe likhunjulwe; kaliyikudingakala, njalo akuyikwenziwa elinye futhi. 
\v 17 Ngalesosikhathi iJerusalema bazalibiza ngokuthi yisiHlalo Sobukhosi \nd sikaThixo\nd*, njalo izizwe zonke zizabuthana eJerusalema ukuba zihloniphe ibizo \nd likaThixo\nd*. Kabasayikulandela inkani yezinhliziyo zabo ezimbi. 
\v 18 Ngalezonsuku indlu kaJuda izahlangana leka-Israyeli, njalo ndawonye, zivela elizweni elisenyakatho, zizakuza elizweni engalinika okhokho benu ukuba libe yilifa labo.
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\v 19 Mina ngokwami ngathi,
\q1 ‘Kade ngingathaba kakhulu
\q2 ukuliphatha njengamadodana,
\q2 ngilinike ilizwe elifunekayo,
\q1 ilifa elihle kakhulu ezizweni zonke.’
\q2 Bengicabanga ukuthi lizangibiza ngokuthi ‘Baba’
\q2 njalo lingaphambuki ekungilandeleni.
\q1
\v 20 Kodwa njengowesifazane ongathembekanga kumkakhe,
\q2 ubungathembekanga kimi wena ndlu ka-Israyeli,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\b
\q1
\v 21 Ilizwi liyezwakala emiqolweni elugwadule,
\q2 ukukhala lokuncenga kwabantu bako-Israyeli,
\q1 ngoba izindlela zabo bazonile
\q2 bakhohlwa \nd loThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wabo.
\b
\q1
\v 22 “Phendukani, bantu abangathembekanga,
\q2 ngizalelapha ukungathembeki kwenu.”
\b
\q1 “Yebo, sizakuza kuwe,
\q2 ngoba \nd unguThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wethu.
\q1
\v 23 Impela umsindo wokukhonza izithombe emaqaqeni
\q2 lasezintabeni uyinkohliso,
\q1 ngempela \nd kuThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wethu
\q2 kulensindiso ka-Israyeli.
\q1
\v 24 Kusukela ebutsheni bethu onkulunkulu abalihlazo
\q2 badlile izithelo zamandla abobaba,
\q1 imihlambi yezimvu zabo leyezinkomo zabo,
\q2 amadodana abo lamadodakazi abo.
\q1
\v 25 Kasilaleni phansi silenhloni,
\q2 siphathwe lihlazo lethu.
\q1 Ngoba sonile \nd kuThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wethu,
\q2 thina sonke kanye labokhokho bethu;
\q1 kusukela ebutsheni bethu kuze kube lamhla,
\q2 kasimlalelanga \nd uThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wethu.”
\b
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\q1
\v 1 “Nxa uphenduka, wena Israyeli, buyela kimi,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1 “Ungasusa phambi kwami izithombe zakho ezenyanyekayo
\q2 ungabe usaphambuka futhi,
\q1
\v 2 njalo nxa uzafunga ngobuqotho,
\q2 ngokulunga langokuqonda, uthi,
\q2 ‘Ngeqiniso elinjengoba \nd uThixo\nd* ekhona,’
\q1 ngakho izizwe uzazibusisa
\q2 ziziqhenye ngaye.”
\p
\v 3 Ebantwini bakoJuda labeJerusalema \nd uThixo\nd* uthi:
\q1 “Qhathani ingqatho yenu,
\q2 lingahlanyeli phakathi kwameva.
\q1
\v 4 Zisokeleni \nd kuThixo\nd*,
\q2 lisoke inhliziyo zenu,
\q2 lina bantu bakoJuda lani bantu baseJerusalema,
\q1 hlezi ulaka lwami luvuke luvuthe njengomlilo
\q2 ngenxa yobubi elibenzileyo,
\q2 lutshise kungekho muntu ongalucitsha.”
\s1 Umonakalo Ovela Enyakatho
\q1
\v 5 “Bikani koJuda limemezele laseJerusalema lithi:
\q2 ‘Tshayani icilongo elizweni lonke!’
\q1 Klabalalani lithi,
\q2 ‘Buthanani ndawonye!
\q2 Kasibalekeleni emadolobheni avikelweyo!’
\q1
\v 6 Phakamisani uphawu lokuya eZiyoni!
\q2 Balekelani ekusileni ngokuphangisa!
\q1 Ngoba ngiletha umonakalo ovela enyakatho,
\q2 lencithakalo embi kakhulu.”
\b
\q1
\v 7 Isilwane sesiphumile esikhundleni saso,
\q2 umchithi wezizwe usephumile.
\q1 Usesukile endaweni yakhe
\q2 ukuba achithe ilizwe lenu.
\q1 Amadolobho enu azakuba ngamanxiwa
\q2 engelamuntu ohlala kuwo.
\q1
\v 8 Ngakho gqokani amasaka,
\q2 khalani lilile,
\q1 ngoba ulaka \nd lukaThixo\nd* olwesabekayo
\q2 kalususwanga kithi.
\b
\q1
\v 9 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi,
\q2 “Ngalolosuku inkosi lezikhulu bazaphelelwa lithemba,
\q1 abaphristi bazathuthumela,
\q2 abaphrofethi bazakwesaba.”
\p
\v 10 Lapho-ke mina ngathi, “Awu, \nd Thixo\nd* Wobukhosi, ubakhohlisile sibili abantu laba kanye leJerusalema ngokuthi, ‘Lizakuba lokuthula,’ inkemba yona isemiphinjeni yethu!”
\p
\v 11 Ngalesosikhathi abantu laba leJerusalema kuzathiwa kubo, “Umoya otshisayo ovela enkangala emiqolweni elugwadule uvunguza usiya ebantwini bami, kodwa kungayisikwela kumbe ukuhlungula, 
\v 12 umoya olamandla kakhulu uvela kimi. Khathesi-ke sengimemezela ukwahlulela kwami kubo.”
\q1
\v 13 Khangela! Uyeza njengamayezi,
\q2 izinqola zakhe zempi zibuya njengesivunguzane,
\q1 amabhiza akhe alesiqubu esedlula esengqungqulu.
\q2 Maye! Sesiphelile!
\q1
\v 14 We Jerusalema, geza ububi obusenhliziyweni yakho usindiswe.
\q2 Koze kube nini ugcine imicabango emibi na?
\q1
\v 15 Ilizwi elivela koDani liyamemeza,
\q2 libika umonakalo ovela emaqaqeni ako-Efrayimi
\q1
\v 16 Izizwe zitshele lokhu,
\q2 ukubike laseJerusalema,
\q1 “Ibutho elivimbezelayo liyeza livela elizweni elikhatshana,
\q2 limemezela umkhosi wempi emadolobheni akoJuda.
\q1
\v 17 Balihanqile njengabantu abalinda insimu,
\q2 ngoba langihlamukela,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 18 “Ukuziphatha kwakho lezenzo zakho
\q2 kwehlisele lokhu phezu kwakho.
\q1 Lesi yisijeziso sakho.
\q2 Sibuhlungu kakhulu!
\q2 Sihlaba enhliziyweni!”
\b
\q1
\v 19 Maye, ngobuhlungu, ubuhlungu engibuzwayo.
\q2 Ngiyazitshila ngenxa yobuhlungu.
\q1 Maye, ngokufuthelwa kwenhliziyo yami!
\q2 Inhliziyo yami iyatshaya ngaphakathi kwami,
\q2 angingeke ngithule,
\q1 ngoba ukukhala kwecilongo sengikuzwile,
\q2 umkhosi wempi sengiwuzwile.
\q1
\v 20 Incithakalo ilandela incithakalo,
\q2 ilizwe lonke selingamanxiwa.
\q1 Ngesikhatshana nje amathente ami adiliziwe,
\q2 lamakhetheni ami ngomzuzwana nje.
\q1
\v 21 Koze kube nini ngibona uphawu lwempi
\q2 ngisizwa lokukhala kwecilongo na?
\b
\q1
\v 22 “Abantu bami bayiziwula,
\q2 kabangazi.
\q1 Bangabantwana abangelangqondo,
\q2 kabalakho ukuqedisisa.
\q1 Bahlakaniphele ukwenza okubi,
\q2 kabakwazi ukwenza okulungileyo.”
\b
\q1
\v 23 Ngakhangela umhlaba,
\q2 wawungelasimo njalo ungelalutho;
\q1 lasemazulwini,
\q2 ukukhanya kwawo kwakungasekho.
\q1
\v 24 Ngakhangela ezintabeni,
\q2 zazinyikinyeka,
\q2 lamaqaqa wonke ayezunguzeka.
\q1
\v 25 Ngakhangela, kwakungelabantu,
\q2 izinyoni zonke zasezisukile emkhathini.
\q1
\v 26 Ngakhangela, ilizwe elithelayo laseliyinkangala,
\q2 amadolobho alo wonke ayesengamanxiwa phambi \nd kukaThixo\nd*,
\q2 phambi kolaka lwakhe olwesabekayo.
\p
\v 27 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi:
\q1 “Ilizwe lonke lizachitheka
\q2 lanxa ngingayikulitshabalalisa ngokupheleleyo.
\q1
\v 28 Ngakho umhlaba uzalila
\q2 iphezulu libe mnyama,
\q1 ngoba sengikhulumile njalo angiyikuyekethisa,
\q2 sengenze isinqumo angiyikubuyela emuva.”
\b
\q1
\v 29 Ekuzwakaleni komsindo wabagadi bamabhiza labemitshoko
\q2 amadolobho wonke ayabaleka.
\q1 Abanye bangena ezixukwini,
\q2 abanye bakhwele emadwaleni.
\q1 Amadolobho wonke atshiyiwe,
\q2 akulamuntu ohlala kuwo.
\b
\q1
\v 30 Wenzani na, wena ohlutshwe kakhulu?
\q2 Kungani ugqoka okubomvu gebhu
\q2 ufaka lezigqoko zegolide na?
\q1 Kungani ucomba amehlo akho ngomphendulo na?
\q2 Uzicecisela ize.
\q1 Izithandwa zakho ziyakweyisa,
\q2 zifuna ukukubulala.
\b
\q1
\v 31 Ngizwa ukukhala okunjengokowesifazane ohelelwayo,
\q2 ukububula okufana lozuza umntwana wakhe wakuqala,
\q1 ukukhala kweNdodakazi yaseZiyoni ikhefuzela,
\q2 yelule izandla zayo isithi,
\q1 “Maye mina! Amandla ami asephela,
\q2 ukuphila kwami sekunikelwe kubabulali.”
\c 5
\s1 Kakho Loyedwa Olungileyo
\q1
\v 1 “Yehla ukhwele ngemigwaqo yaseJerusalema,
\q2 ukhangele emaceleni wonke, ucabange,
\q2 uhlolisise wonke amagceke ayo.
\q1 Nxa ungathola umuntu oyedwa nje
\q2 oqhuba ngobuqotho efuna iqiniso,
\q2 ngizalithethelela idolobho leli.
\q1
\v 2 Lanxa nje besithi, ‘Ngeqiniso elinjengoba \nd uThixo\nd* ekhona,’
\q2 bajinge befunga amanga.”
\b
\q1
\v 3 Awu \nd Thixo\nd*, amehlo akho kawadingi qiniso na?
\q2 Wabatshaya, kodwa kabezwanga buhlungu,
\q2 wabahlifiza, kodwa bala ukuqondiswa.
\q1 Benza ubuso babo baba lukhuni kulamatshe,
\q2 bala ukuphenduka.
\q1
\v 4 Ngacabanga ngathi, “Laba ngabayanga nje,
\q2 bayizithutha,
\q1 ngoba indlela \nd kaThixo\nd* kabayazi,
\q2 lemilayo kaNkulunkulu wabo.
\q1
\v 5 Ngakho-ke ngizakuya kubakhokheli
\q2 ngikhulume labo,
\q1 ngeqiniso indlela \nd kaThixo\nd* bayayazi,
\q2 lemilayo kaNkulunkulu wabo.”
\q1 Kodwa nganhliziyonye labo balephula ijogwe
\q2 baqamula lezibopho.
\q1
\v 6 Ngakho isilwane esivela ehlathini sizabahlasela,
\q2 lempisi evela enkangala ibadlwengule,
\q1 ingwe izabacathamela eduze lamadolobho abo
\q2 ukudabudabula loba ngubani ophumayo,
\q1 ngoba iziphambeko zabo zinkulu,
\q2 lokuhlehlela kwabo emuva kunengi.
\b
\q1
\v 7 “Ngingalithethelela ngenxa yani na?
\q2 Abantwana benu bangidelile,
\q2 bafunga ngabonkulunkulu abangasibonkulunkulu,
\q1 ngabanika konke abakuswelayo,
\q2 kodwa bona bafeba
\q2 baminyana ezindlini zezifebe.
\q1
\v 8 Bangamabhiza amaduna asuthayo, agcwele inkanuko,
\q2 omunye lomunye ekhalela umfazi wenye indoda.
\q1
\v 9 Ngingabajezisi kulokhu na?”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1 “Ngingaphindiseli esizweni
\q2 esinjengalesi na?
\b
\q1
\v 10 Ngenani lidabule phakathi kwezivini zaso lizidlwengule,
\q2 kodwa lingazitshabalalisi ngokupheleleyo.
\q1 Phundlani ingatsha zalo,
\q2 ngoba abantu laba kabasibo \nd bakaThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 11 Indlu ka-Israyeli lendlu kaJuda
\q2 kazithembekanga impela kimi,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\b
\q1
\v 12 Baqambe amanga \nd ngoThixo\nd*
\q2 bathi, “Kasoze enze lutho!
\q1 Akulabubi obuzasehlela,
\q2 kasiyikubona impi loba indlala.
\q1
\v 13 Abaphrofethi bangumoya nje,
\q2 lelizwi kalikho kubo,
\q2 ngakho abakutshoyo kakwenziwe kubo.”
\p
\v 14 Ngakho-ke \nd uThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu uSomandla uthi:
\q1 “Njengoba abantu sebekhulume amazwi la,
\q2 ngizakwenza amazwi ami emlonyeni wakho abe ngumlilo
\q2 labantu laba babe zinkuni oziqothulayo.”
\q1
\v 15 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi, “Wena ndlu ka-Israyeli,
\q2 ngizaletha isizwe esivela khatshana ukuba sikuhlasele,
\q1 isizwe esidala esiqinileyo,
\q2 isizwe ulimi lwaso ongalwaziyo,
\q2 lenkulumo yaso ongayizwayo.
\q1
\v 16 Imixhaka yaso ifana lengcwaba elivulekileyo,
\q2 bonke bangamabutho alamandla.
\q1
\v 17 Bazatshwabadela amabele enu lokudla kwenu,
\q2 batshwabadele amadodana enu kanye lamadodakazi enu,
\q1 bazatshwabadela izimvu zenu kanye lenkomo zenu,
\q2 bazatshwabadela amavini enu kanye lemikhiwa yenu.
\q1 Amadolobho avikelweyo eliwathembileyo
\q2 bazawachitha ngenkemba.
\p
\v 18 Ikanti langalezozinsuku,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, “angiyikuliqeda du. 
\v 19 Lapho abantu bebuza besithi, ‘Kungani \nd uThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wethu enze konke lokhu kithi?’ Batshele uthi, ‘Njengoba lingilahlile lakhonza onkulunkulu bezizweni elizweni lenu, ngokunjalo khathesi lizasebenzela abezizweni elizweni elingayisilo lenu.’
\q1
\v 20 Memezela lokhu endlini kaJakhobe
\q2 njalo ukubike lakoJuda uthi:
\q1
\v 21 Zwanini lokhu, lina zithutha zabantu abangelangqondo,
\q2 abalamehlo kodwa kababoni,
\q2 abalezindlebe kodwa kabezwa:
\q1
\v 22 Akumelanga lingesabe na?”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q2 “Kaliyikuthuthumela phambi kwami na?
\q1 Ngenza itshebetshebe laba ngumngcele wolwandle
\q2 umkhawulo wanini lanini olungeke luweqe.
\q1 Amagagasi angavinqoza, kodwa awangeke edlule,
\q2 angahlokoma, kodwa awangeke aweqe.
\q1
\v 23 Kodwa abantu laba balezinhliziyo ezilukhuni ezihlamukayo,
\q2 baphambukile, balahleka.
\q1
\v 24 Kabatsho ezinhliziyweni zabo ukuthi,
\q2 ‘Kasimesabeni \nd uThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wethu,
\q1 onisa izulu ngesikhathi salo ekwindla lentwasa,
\q2 osithembisa amaviki amiselwe ukuvuna.’
\q1
\v 25 Ukona kwenu kukuvimbele lokhu,
\q2 izono zenu zilemuka okuhle.
\b
\q1
\v 26 Phakathi kwabantu bami kulabantu ababi
\q2 abacathama njengabantu abathiya izinyoni,
\q2 lanjengalabo abathiya imijibila yokubamba abantu.
\q1
\v 27 Njengezitsha ezigcwele izinyoni,
\q2 izindlu zabo zigcwele inkohliso;
\q1 sebenothile njalo sebelamandla
\q2
\v 28 sebezimukile njalo babancwaba.
\q1 Izenzo zabo ezimbi kazilamkhawulo,
\q2 kabakudingi ukulunga.
\q1 Izintandane kabazikhulumeli ukuba zinqobe,
\q2 amalungelo abayanga kabawavikeli.
\q1
\v 29 Akumelanga ngibajezisele lokhu na?”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1 “Akumelanga ngiphindisele esizweni
\q2 esinjengalesi na?
\b
\q1
\v 30 Into eyesabekayo leyethusayo
\q2 isiyenzakele kulelilizwe:
\q1
\v 31 Abaphrofethi baphrofitha amanga,
\q2 abaphristi babusa ngamandla abo,
\q1 labantu bami bakuthanda kunjalo.
\q2 Kodwa lizakwenzani ekucineni?”
\c 6
\s1 IJerusalema Livinjezelwe
\q1
\v 1 “Balekani ukuze liphephe, bantu bakoBhenjamini!
\q2 Balekani eJerusalema!
\q1 Tshayani icilongo eThekhowa!
\q2 Phakamisani uphawu phezu kweBhethi-Hakheremi.
\q1 Ngoba umonakalo uyabonakala ngasenyakatho,
\q2 kanye lencithakalo eyesabekayo.
\q1
\v 2 Indodakazi yaseZiyoni
\q2 enhle kangaka lebucayi ngizayibhubhisa.
\q1
\v 3 Abelusi lemihlambi yabo bazakuza bamelane layo;
\q2 bazamisa amathente abo eyihanqile,
\q2 lowo lalowo elinde indawo yakhe.”
\b
\q1
\v 4 “Lungelani ukulwa layo!
\q2 Vukani, kasihlaseleni emini!
\q1 Kodwa, habe, ukukhanya sekufiphala,
\q2 lamathunzi okuhlwa asesiba made.
\q1
\v 5 Ngakho vukani, kasihlaseleni ebusuku
\q2 sidilize izinqaba zayo!”
\p
\v 6 \nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla uthi:
\q1 “Gamulani izihlahla liziwise
\q2 lakhe imiduli yokuvimbezela iJerusalema.
\q1 Idolobho leli kumele lijeziswe,
\q2 ligcwele ukuncindezela.
\q1
\v 7 Njengomthombo ugobhoza amanzi awo,
\q2 ngokunjalo lalo ligobhoza ububi balo.
\q1 Udlakela lokubhubhisa kuyezwakala phakathi kwalo,
\q2 umkhuhlane walo lamanxeba ngihlezi ngikukhangele.
\q1
\v 8 Xwayiseka, we Jerusalema,
\q2 hlezi ngikutshiye,
\q1 lelizwe lakho ngilichithe,
\q2 kungabi lomuntu ohlala kulo.”
\p
\v 9 \nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla uthi:
\q1 “Kababuthe izinsalela zako-Israyeli
\q2 ngokupheleleyo njengevini,
\q1 dlulisa futhi isandla sakho phezu kwezingatsha,
\q2 njengomuntu ovuna amavini.”
\b
\q1
\v 10 Ngubani engingakhuluma laye ngimxwayise na?
\q2 Ngubani ozangilalela na?
\q1 Indlebe zabo zivalekile\f + \fr 6.10 \fr*\ft NgesiHebheru kutsho ukuthi \ft*\fqa abasokwanga\fqa*\f*
\q2 ngakho abangeke bezwe.
\q1 Ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* liyisinengiso kubo.
\q2 Kabafumani ntokozo kulo.
\q1
\v 11 Kodwa mina ngiyafuthelana ngolaka \nd lukaThixo\nd*,
\q2 ngingeke ngibe ngisalugodla ngaphakathi.
\b
\q1 “Lwehlisele phezu kwabantwana emgwaqweni
\q2 laphezu kwamajaha abuthene ndawonye,
\q1 bobabili indoda lomkayo luzabehlela,
\q2 kanye labadala, labo abakhulelwa yiminyaka.
\q1
\v 12 Izindlu zabo zizanikwa abanye,
\q2 konke lamasimu abo kanye labafazi babo,
\q1 lapho ngiselula isandla sami
\q2 ngimelana lalabo abahlala elizweni,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 13 “Kusukela kwabancane kusiya kwabakhulu,
\q2 bonke bayizihwaba ezifuna inzuzo,
\q1 banjalo abaphrofethi kanye labaphristi,
\q2 bonke benza inkohliso.
\q1
\v 14 Babopha inxeba labantu bami
\q2 kungathi kalilibi kakhulu.
\q1 Bathi, ‘Ukuthula, ukuthula,’
\q2 khona ukuthula kungekho.
\q1
\v 15 Bayayangeka na ngokuziphatha kwabo okwenyanyekayo?
\q2 Hatshi, bavele kabalazo inhloni
\q2 lokuyangeka kabakwazi.
\q1 Ngakho bazawela phakathi kwabawileyo,
\q2 bazakwehliselwa phansi lapho sengibajezisa,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\p
\v 16 \nd UThixo\nd*, uthi:
\q1 “Manini emahlanganweni emigwaqo likhangele,
\q2 libuze izindledlana ezindala,
\q1 libuze lapho okulendlela enhle khona, lihambe ngayo,
\q2 lizathola ukuphumula kwemiphefumulo yenu.
\q2 Kodwa lina lithe, ‘Kasiyikuhamba ngayo.’
\q1
\v 17 Ngalibekela abantu bokulilinda ngathi,
\q2 ‘Lalelani ukukhala kwecilongo!’
\q2 Kodwa lina lathi, ‘Kasiyikulalela.’
\q1
\v 18 Ngakho zwanini, lina zizwe,
\q2 khangelani, lina elingofakazi,
\q2 libone okuzakwenzakala kubo.
\q1
\v 19 Zwana, wena mhlaba,
\q2 ngiletha umonakalo phezu kwabantu laba,
\q2 izithelo zamaqhinga abo,
\q1 ngoba kabawalalelanga amazwi ami
\q2 njalo bawalile lomthetho wami.
\q1
\v 20 Ngilani lempepha yaseShebha
\q2 loba imfe evela elizweni elikude na?
\q1 Iminikelo yenu yokutshiswa kayamukeleki,
\q2 imihlatshelo yenu kayingithokozisi.”
\p
\v 21 Ngakho \nd uThixo\nd* uthi:
\q1 “Ngizabeka imigoqo phambi kwalababantu.
\q2 Abazali labantwana bazakhubeka kuyo,
\q2 omakhelwane labangane bazabhubha.”
\p
\v 22 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi:
\q1 “Khangelani, ibutho liyeza
\q2 livela elizweni lasenyakatho,
\q1 isizwe esikhulu siyadungwa
\q2 kusukela emikhawulweni yomhlaba.
\q1
\v 23 Bahlome ngamadandili langemikhonto,
\q2 balesihluku kabalasihawu.
\q1 Bezwakala njengolwandle oluhlokomayo
\q2 lapho begade amabhiza abo,
\q1 beza njengabantu abalungele impi ukuba bakuhlasele,
\q2 wena Ndodakazi yaseZiyoni.”
\b
\q1
\v 24 Sesizwe imibiko ngabo,
\q2 njalo izandla zethu zilenga zingelamandla.
\q1 Usizi lusibambile,
\q2 ubuhlungu obunjengowesifazane ohelelwayo.
\q1
\v 25 Lingayi phandle egangeni,
\q2 loba lihambe emigwaqweni,
\q1 ngoba isitha silenkemba,
\q2 njalo silencithakalo emaceleni wonke.
\q1
\v 26 Awu bantu bami, gqokani amasaka,
\q2 lizibhuqe emlotheni,
\q1 khalani lilile kabuhlungu
\q2 njengokwendodana eyiyo yodwa,
\q1 ngoba masinyane nje umchithi
\q2 uzafika kithi.
\b
\q1
\v 27 “Ngikwenze umhloli wezinsimbi
\q2 labantu bami babayilitshe elixubene lensimbi
\q1 ukuba ukhangele ubone
\q2 ube usuhlola izindlela zabo.
\q1
\v 28 Bonke bangabahlamuki abalukhuni,
\q2 abahamba behleba.
\q1 Balithusi lensimbi,
\q2 bonke benza ukuxhwala.
\q1
\v 29 Imvutho ivutha okwesabekayo
\q2 incibilikisa umnusu ngokutshisa komlilo
\q1 kodwa ukucenga kuqhubeka kuyize,
\q2 ababi kabakhutshwanga.
\q1
\v 30 Kuthiwa bayisiliva esilahliweyo,
\q2 ngoba \nd uThixo\nd* usebalahlile.”
\c 7
\s1 Ukholo Lwamanga Luyize
\p
\v 1 Leli yilizwi elafika kuJeremiya livela \nd kuThixo\nd* lisithi: 
\v 2 “Mana esangweni lendlu \nd kaThixo\nd* umemezele ilizwi leli ukhonapho uthi:
\p ‘Zwanini ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd*, lonke lina bantu bakoJuda abangena ngala amasango ukuzakhonza \nd uThixo\nd*. 
\v 3 \nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: Lungisani izindlela zenu lezenzo zenu, ukuze ngilivumele ukuba lihlale kule indawo. 
\v 4 Lingathembi amazwi akhohlisayo lithi, “Leli lithempeli \nd likaThixo\nd*, ithempeli \nd likaThixo\nd*, ithempeli \nd likaThixo\nd*!” 
\v 5 Lingalungisa izindlela zenu lezenzo zenu sibili liphathane ngokulunga, 
\v 6 nxa lingancindezeli owezizweni, izintandane loba umfelokazi njalo lingachithi gazi elingelacala kule indawo, njalo nxa lingalandeli abanye onkulunkulu okuzalilimaza, 
\v 7 ngizalivumela ukuba lihlale kule indawo, elizweni engalinika okhokho benu ukuba libe ngelabo kuze kube nini lanini. 
\v 8 Kodwa khangelani, lina lithemba amazwi akhohlisayo angasizi lutho.
\p
\v 9 Kambe lizantshontsha njalo libulale, lifebe, lifunge amanga, litshisele uBhali impepha njalo lilandele abanye onkulunkulu elingakaze libazi, 
\v 10 beselisizakuma phambi kwami kuyonale indlu, eleBizo lami, lithi, “Sivikelekile,” livikeleka ukuba lenze zonke lezizinto ezenyanyekayo na? 
\v 11 Indlu le, eleBizo lami, seyaba lubhalu lwabaphangi na? Kodwa kade ngikhangele! kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\p
\v 12 Hambani khathesi endaweni yami eShilo lapho engenza khona kuqala indawo yokuhlala iBizo lami, libone engakwenza kuyo ngenxa yobubi babantu bami bako-Israyeli. 
\v 13 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi, kwathi lapho lisenza lezizinto, mina ngakhuluma lani futhifuthi, kodwa kalingilalelanga, ngalibiza, kalaze lasabela. 
\v 14 Ngakho-ke, lokho engakwenza eShilo khathesi ngizakwenza kule indlu eleBizo lami, ithempeli elilithembileyo, indawo engalinika yona lina kanye labokhokho benu. 
\v 15 Ngizalixotsha phambi kwami, njengalokho engakwenza abafowenu bonke, abantu bako-Efrayimi.’
\p
\v 16 Ngakho abantu laba ungabakhulekeli loba ubakhulumele kumbe ubenzele isicelo; ungangincengi ngoba angiyikukulalela. 
\v 17 Abakwenzayo emadolobheni akoJuda lasemigwaqweni yaseJerusalema kawukuboni na? 
\v 18 Abantwana batheza inkuni, oyise babasa imililo, labesifazane baxova inhlama benzele iNdlovukazi yaseZulwini isinkwa. Bathelela abanye onkulunkulu iminikelo yokunathwayo ukuba bangithukuthelise. 
\v 19 Kodwa yimi abangithukuthelisayo na? kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*. Kabazilimazi bona ngokwabo na, okulihlazo kubo?
\p
\v 20 ‘Ngakho \nd uThixo\nd* Wobukhosi uthi: Ukuthukuthela kwami lolaka lwami kuzakwehliselwa kule indawo, phezu kwabantu lasezinyamazaneni, phezu kwezihlahla zeganga laphezu kwezithelo zomhlabathi; njalo kuzakutsha kungacitsheki.
\p
\v 21 \nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: Qhubekani, fakani iminikelo yenu yokutshiswa kweminye imihlatshelo yenu lidle inyama lina ngokwenu! 
\v 22 Ngoba ekukhupheni kwami okhokho benu eGibhithe ngikhuluma labo, angizange ngibanike imilayo nje kuphela ngeminikelo yokutshiswa lemihlatshelo, 
\v 23 kodwa ngabanika umlayo lo othi: Ngilalelani, njalo ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wenu lina libe ngabantu bami. Hambani ngezindlela zonke engililaye zona, ukuze kulilungele. 
\v 24 Kodwa kabazange balalele kumbe banake; esikhundleni salokho, bona balandela inkani yentando yezinhliziyo zabo ezimbi. Baya emuva hatshi phambili. 
\v 25 Kusukela ngesikhathi okhokho benu besuka eGibhithe kuze kube khathesi, usuku ngosuku, njalonjalo ngalithumela izinceku zami abaphrofethi. 
\v 26 Kodwa kabangilalelanga kumbe banake. Babelentamo ezilukhuni njalo benza ububi obudlula obabokhokho babo.’
\p
\v 27 Lapho ubatshela konke lokhu, kabayikukulalela; lalapho ubabiza, kabayikusabela. 
\v 28 Ngakho batshele uthi, ‘Lesi yisizwe esingalalelanga \nd uThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu waso kumbe sivume ukuqondiswa. Iqiniso selifile; kalisekho ezindebeni zabo.
\p
\v 29 Gelani inwele zenu lizilahlele khatshana; lenze isililo emiqolweni elugwadule, ngoba \nd uThixo\nd* usesalile wasidela isizukulwane lesi esingaphanasi kolaka lwakhe.’ ”
\s1 ISigodi Sokubulala
\p
\v 30 “ ‘Abantu bakoJuda benze ububi phambi kwami, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*. Bamise izithombe zabo ezenyanyekayo endlini eleBizo lami balingcolisa. 
\v 31 Sebakhe izindawo eziphakemeyo zaseThofethi esigodini saseBheni-Hinomu ukuba batshisele khona amadodana lamadodakazi abo ngomlilo, into engingabalayanga yona, engazange ifike engqondweni yami. 
\v 32 Ngakho qaphelani, insuku ziyeza, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, lapho abantu bengayikuyithi yiThofethi kumbe iSigodi saseBheni-Hinomu, kodwa iSigodi sokuBulala, ngoba abafileyo bazabangcwaba eThofethi kuze kusweleke indawo. 
\v 33 Lapho-ke izidumbu zabantu laba zizakuba yikudla kwezinyoni zasemoyeni lezinyamazana zomhlaba, njalo akuyikuba lomuntu ozazethusa. 
\v 34 Ngizaqeda imisindo yokuthokoza leyenjabulo emadolobheni akoJuda lasemigwaqweni yaseJerusalema, lokuthaba lelizwi lomlobokazi lelomyeni, ngoba ilizwe lizachitheka.’ ”
\c 8
\s1 Ukona Lobuqili BukaJuda
\p
\v 1 “ ‘Ngalesosikhathi, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, amathambo amakhosi akoJuda lawezikhulu zakhona, amathambo abaphristi lawabaphrofethi, kanye lamathambo abantu baseJerusalema azakhutshwa emangcwabeni awo. 
\v 2 Azachaywa elangeni lasenyangeni lakuzo zonke izinkanyezi zasemazulwini, abakuthandayo bakukhonza njalo abakulandelayo bakubuza bakudumisa. Kawayikubuthwa loba angcwatshwe, kodwa azakuba njengezibi phezu komhlabathi. 
\v 3 Loba kungaphi engibaxotshela khona, bonke abasilayo balesisizwe esibi bazakhetha ukufa kulokuphila, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla.’ ”
\s1 Isono Lesijeziso
\p
\v 4 “Wothi kubo, ‘\nd UThixo\nd* uthi:
\q1 Abantu bangawa, kabavuki na?
\q2 Omunye angaphambuka, kaphenduki na?
\q1
\v 5 Pho kungani abantu laba bedukile?
\q2 Kungani iJerusalema lihlala liseduka?
\q1 Bayanamathela enkohlisweni,
\q2 bayala ukuphenduka.
\q1
\v 6 Ngilalele ngesineke,
\q2 kodwa kabatsho okulungileyo.
\q1 Kakho ophenduka ebubini bakhe,
\q2 esithi, “Kuyini engikwenzileyo na?”
\q1 Yilowo lalowo ulandela indlela yakhe
\q2 njengebhiza lizithela empini.
\q1
\v 7 Lengabuzane emoyeni
\q2 liyazazi izikhathi zalo zomnyaka,
\q1 lejuba, lenkonjane lohemu
\q2 kuyasigcina isikhathi sakho sokuthutha.
\q1 Kodwa abantu bami kabakwazi
\q2 okufunwa \nd nguThixo\nd*.
\b
\q1
\v 8 Lingatsho kanjani ukuthi, “Sihlakaniphile,
\q2 ngoba silomthetho \nd kaThixo\nd*,”
\q1 lona iqiniso kuyikuthi amanga alotshwe ngosiba lwababhali
\q2 asenze umthetho wangabi liqiniso?
\q1
\v 9 Abahlakaniphileyo bazayangiswa,
\q2 bazakwesaba bathiyeke.
\q1 Njengoba belalile ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd*,
\q2 balenhlakanipho bani na?
\q1
\v 10 Ngakho abafazi babo ngizabapha amanye amadoda
\q2 lamasimu abo abe ngawabanye abatsha.
\q1 Kusukela kwabancane kusiya kwabakhulu,
\q2 bonke bayizihwaba ezifuna inzuzo,
\q1 banjalo abaphrofethi kanye labaphristi,
\q2 bonke benza inkohliso.
\q1
\v 11 Babopha inxeba labantu bami
\q2 kungathi kalilibi kakhulu.
\q1 Bathi, “Ukuthula, ukuthula,”
\q2 khona ukuthula kungekho.
\q1
\v 12 Kambe bayayangeka na ngokuziphatha kwabo okunengisayo?
\q2 Hatshi, bavele kabalazo inhloni,
\q2 lokuyangeka kabakwazi.
\q1 Ngakho bazawela phakathi kwabawileyo,
\q2 bazakwehliselwa phansi lapho sebejeziswa,
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\b
\q1
\v 13 Ngizabemuka isivuno sabo,
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q2 Akuyikuba lezithelo ezivinini zabo.
\q1 Akuyikuba lezithelo zomkhiwa esihlahleni,
\q2 lamahlamvu aso azabuna.
\q1 Engibanike khona
\q2 kuzathathwa kubo.’ ”
\b
\q1
\v 14 Pho sihlaleleni lapha?
\q2 Buthanini!
\q1 Kasibalekeleni emadolobheni avikelweyo
\q2 siyebhubhela khona!
\q1 Ngoba \nd uThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wethu usesilahlele ekubhubheni
\q2 wasinika amanzi aletshefu ukuba sinathe,
\q2 ngoba sonile kuye.
\q1
\v 15 Sathemba ukuba lokuthula
\q2 kodwa akubanga lobuhle obukhona,
\q1 ekubeni kube yisikhathi sokwelatshwa
\q2 kwaba lokwesaba.
\q1
\v 16 Ukuthimula kwamabhiza esitha
\q2 kuyezwakala kuvelela koDani,
\q1 ekukhaleni kwamabhiza amaduna
\q2 ilizwe lonke liyaqhaqhazela.
\q1 Zilande ukuzatshwabadela
\q2 ilizwe lakho konke okukulo,
\q2 idolobho labo bonke abahlala kulo.
\b
\q1
\v 17 “Khangelani, ngizathumela phakathi kwenu
\q2 izinyoka ezilobuhlungu,
\q2 izinhlangwana ezingeke zithakathwe, njalo zizaliluma,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\b
\q1
\v 18 Awu Mduduzi wami osizini,
\q2 inhliziyo yami isiqaleka phakathi kwami.
\q1
\v 19 Lalela ukukhala kwabantu bami
\q2 okuvela elizweni elikhatshana besithi:
\q1 “\nd UThixo\nd* kakho eZiyoni na?
\q2 INkosi yalo kayisekho lapho na?”
\b
\q1 “Kungani bevuse ulaka lwami ngezifanekiso zabo,
\q2 langezithombe zezizweni eziyize na?”
\b
\q1
\v 20 “Ukuvuna sekwedlule,
\q2 ihlobo seliphelile,
\q2 kodwa kasihlengwanga.”
\b
\q1
\v 21 Njengoba abantu bami benqotshiwe lami nginqotshiwe,
\q2 ngiyalila njalo ukwesaba kungiphethe.
\q1
\v 22 Akulamuthi yini eGiliyadi?
\q2 Kakho yini lomelaphi khona?
\q1 Pho kungani kungekho kwelatshwa
\q2 kwenxeba labantu bami na?
\c 9
\q1
\v 1 Awu, sengathi ngabe ikhanda lami lingumthombo wamanzi,
\q2 lamehlo ami angumthombo wezinyembezi!
\q1 Kade ngizakhala emini lebusuku
\q2 ngikhalela abantu bami ababuleweyo.
\q1
\v 2 Awu, sengathi ngabe enkangala
\q2 ngilendawo engahlala izihambi,
\q1 ukuba ngisuke ebantwini bami
\q2 ngisuke kubo,
\q1 ngoba bonke bayizifebe,
\q2 ixuku labantu abangathembekanga.
\b
\q1
\v 3 “Benza izindimi zabo zilunge
\q2 njengesavutha ukuba batshoke amanga,
\q1 ukuthi bayanqoba elizweni
\q2 akusikho ngeqiniso.
\q1 Basuka kokunye ukona baye kokunye;
\q2 kabangamukeli,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 4 “Qaphela abangane bakho,
\q2 ungabathembi abafowenu.
\q1 Ngoba wonke umfowenu ungumkhohlisi,
\q2 njalo wonke umngane ungumhlebi.
\q1
\v 5 Umngane ukhohlisa umngane,
\q2 njalo kakho okhuluma iqiniso.
\q1 Sebafundisa izindimi zabo ukuqamba amanga,
\q2 bayazidinisa ngokona.
\q1
\v 6 Lihlala phakathi kwenkohliso,
\q2 ngenkohliso yabo bayala ukungamukela,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\p
\v 7 Ngakho \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla uthi:
\q1 “Khangelani, ngizabacolisa ngibahlole,
\q2 ngoba kuyini okunye engingakwenza
\q2 ngenxa yesono sabantu bami?
\q1
\v 8 Ulimi lwabo lungumtshoko olobuthi,
\q2 lukhuluma inkohliso.
\q1 Lowo lalowo ukhuluma kuhle kubomakhelwane bakhe,
\q2 kodwa enhliziyweni zabo bebathiya ngemijibila.
\q1
\v 9 Kakufanele ngibajezisele lokhu na?”
\q2 kubuza \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1 “Kakufanele ngiphindisele
\q2 esizweni esinjengalesi na?”
\b
\q1
\v 10 Ngizakhala ngililele izintaba
\q2 ngibuye ngililele lamadlelo asenkangala.
\q1 Atshabalele njalo kakho ohambela kuwo,
\q2 lokubhonsa kwezinkomo akuzwakali.
\q1 Izinyoni zasemoyeni sezibalekile,
\q2 lezinyamazana kazisekho.
\b
\q1
\v 11 “IJerusalema ngizalenza libe yinqumbi yonxiwa,
\q2 isikhundla samakhanka,
\q1 njalo ngizawadiliza amadolobho akoJuda
\q2 ukuze kungabikhona ohlala kuwo.”
\p
\v 12 Nguphi umuntu ohlakaniphileyo ukuba akuzwisise lokhu? Ngubani ofundiswe \nd nguThixo\nd* ongakuchaza? Kungani ilizwe litshabalalisiwe lachithwa njengenkangala ukuze kungadluli muntu kulo?
\p
\v 13 \nd UThixo\nd* wathi, “Kungenxa yokuthi sebelahle umthetho wami engababekela wona; kabangilalelanga, lomthetho wami kabawulandelanga. 
\v 14 Esikhundleni salokho, bona balandele ubulukhuni bezinhliziyo zabo; balandele oBhali, njengokufundiswa kwabo ngoyise.” 
\v 15 Ngakho-ke, \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: “Khangelani, abantu laba ngizabadlisa ukudla okubabayo ngibanathise lamanzi alobuthi. 
\v 16 Ngizabahlakazela ezizweni bona kanye laboyise abangazange bazazi, njalo ngizabalandela ngenkemba ngize ngibaqede du.”
\p
\v 17 \nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla uthi:
\q1 “Cabangani khathesi! Bizani abesifazane abalilayo beze,
\q2 libize labo abalobuciko obumangalisayo.
\q1
\v 18 Kabeze ngokuphangisa,
\q2 bazesililela amehlo ethu aze ehlise inyembezi
\q1 lempophoma zamanzi zigeleze,
\q2 ziphuma enkopheni zethu.”
\q1
\v 19 Ilizwi lokukhala liyezwakala livela eZiyoni:
\q2 “Yeka kunganani ukuchithakala kwethu!
\q2 Yeka ubukhulu behlazo lethu!
\q1 Kumele sisuke elizweni lethu
\q2 ngoba izindlu zethu zidiliziwe.”
\b
\q1
\v 20 Khathesi, lina abesifazane, zwanini ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd*,
\q2 vulani indlebe zenu lizwe amazwi omlomo wakhe.
\q1 Fundisani amadodakazi enu ukulila,
\q2 lifundisane amazwi okukhala.
\q1
\v 21 Ukufa kukhwele kwangena ngamafastela ethu,
\q2 njalo kungenile lasezinqabeni zethu,
\q1 sekususe abantwana emigwaqweni
\q2 kanye lamajaha ezindaweni zikazulu.
\p
\v 22 Tshono uthi, \nd uThixo\nd* uthi,
\q1 “ ‘izidumbu zabafileyo zizalala
\q2 njengezibi egangeni,
\q1 njengamabele aqunywe ngemva kovunayo,
\q2 okungekho ozawabutha.’ ”
\p
\v 23 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi:
\q1 “Ohlakaniphileyo kangazincomi ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe,
\q2 loba indoda elamandla izincome ngamandla ayo,
\q2 loba indoda enothileyo izincome ngenotho yayo,
\q1
\v 24 kodwa lowo ozincomayo,
\q2 kazincome ngokuthi uyaqedisisa njalo uyangazi,
\q1 ukuthi mina \nd nginguThixo\nd*, osebenzisa umusa,
\q2 imfanelo lokulunga emhlabeni,
\q2 ngoba lezizinto ziyangithokozisa,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\p
\v 25 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi, “Insuku ziyeza, lapho engizabajezisa khona bonke abasoke enyameni kuphela, 
\v 26 iGibhithe, loJuda, lo-Edomi, lo-Amoni loMowabi labo bonke abahlala enkangala ezindaweni ezikhatshana. Ngoba izizwe zonke lezi kazisokanga, njalo lendlu yonke ka-Israyeli kayisokanga enhliziyweni.”
\c 10
\s1 UNkulunkulu Lezithombe
\p
\v 1 Zwana okutshiwo \nd nguThixo\nd* kuwe, wena ndlu ka-Israyeli. 
\v 2 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi:
\q1 “Lingazifundi izindlela zezizwe
\q2 kumbe ukwethuswa yizibonakaliso zasemkhathini,
\q2 lanxa nje izizwe zisethuswa yizo.
\q1
\v 3 Ngoba imikhuba yabantu iyize,
\q2 bagamula isihlahla ehlathini,
\q2 ingcwethi isibaze ngetshizela yayo.
\q1
\v 4 Bayasicecisa ngesiliva langegolide,
\q2 basibethele ngesando langezipikili
\q2 ukuze singanyikinyeki.
\q1
\v 5 Njengezinto zokwethusa endimeni yamajodo,
\q2 izithombe zabo azikhulumi,
\q1 kumele zithwalwe
\q2 ngoba azingeke zihambe.
\q1 Lingazesabi,
\q2 azingeke zenze okubi,
\q2 lokuhle azingeke zikwenze.”
\b
\q1
\v 6 Kakho ofana lawe, wena \nd Thixo\nd*,
\q2 wena umkhulu,
\q2 lebizo lakho lilamandla amakhulu.
\q1
\v 7 Ngubani ongeke akwesabe,
\q2 wena Nkosi yezizwe?
\q2 Lokhu kukufanele.
\q1 Phakathi kwabantu bonke abahlakaniphileyo bezizwe
\q2 lakuyo yonke imibuso yabo,
\q2 kakho onjengawe.
\b
\q1
\v 8 Bonke kabalangqondo njalo bayizithutha,
\q2 bafundiswa yizithombe zezigodo eziyize.
\q1
\v 9 Isiliva esikhandiweyo siyalethwa sivela eThashishi
\q2 legolide livela e-Ufazi.
\q1 Okwenziwe yingcwethi lomkhandi wegolide
\q2 kugqokiswa okuluhlaza lokuyibubende,
\q2 njalo konke kwenziwe zingcitshi.
\q1
\v 10 Kodwa \nd uThixo\nd* unguNkulunkulu oqotho,
\q2 unguNkulunkulu ophilayo, iNkosi yanininini.
\q1 Lapho ethukuthele, umhlaba uyagedezela,
\q2 izizwe azingeke zimelane lolaka lwakhe.
\p
\v 11 “Batshele lokhu uthi, onkulunkulu laba, abangawenzanga amazulu lomhlaba, bazabhubha emhlabeni langaphansi kwamazulu.”
\q1
\v 12 Kodwa uNkulunkulu wenza umhlaba ngamandla akhe,
\q2 wamisa umhlaba ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe,
\q2 njalo wendlala lamazulu ngokuqedisisa kwakhe.
\q1
\v 13 Lapho evungama, amanzi asemazulwini ayahlokoma,
\q2 wenza amayezi aphakame evela emikhawulweni yomhlaba.
\q1 Uthumela umbane ulezulu
\q2 njalo akhuphe umoya eziphaleni zakhe.
\b
\q1
\v 14 Abantu bonke kabalangqondo njalo kabalalwazi,
\q2 wonke umkhandi wegolide uyangiswa yizithombe zakhe.
\q1 Izithombe zakhe azenzayo ziyinkohliso,
\q2 kazilamphefumulo phakathi kwazo.
\q1
\v 15 Ziyize, izinto zenhlekisa nje,
\q2 lapho ukwahlulelwa kwazo sekufikile,
\q2 zizabhubha.
\q1
\v 16 Lowo oyiNgxenye kaJakhobe kafani lalaba,
\q2 ngoba unguMenzi wezinto zonke,
\q1 kubalwa lo-Israyeli,
\q2 isizwe selifa lakhe,
\q2 ibizo lakhe \nd nguThixo\nd* uSomandla.
\s1 Ukubhujiswa Okuzayo
\q1
\v 17 Qoqani impahla yenu ukuba lisuke elizweni,
\q2 lina elihlezi livinjezelwe.
\q1
\v 18 Ngoba \nd uThixo\nd* uthi,
\q2 “Ngalesisikhathi ngizabaphosela phandle labo abahlala kulelilizwe,
\q1 ngizabehlisela usizi
\q2 ukuze bathunjwe.”
\b
\q1
\v 19 Maye mina ngenxa yokulimala kwami!
\q2 Inxeba lami kalelapheki!
\q1 Ikanti ngazitshela ngathi,
\q2 “Lo ngumkhuhlane wami, njalo kumele ngiwubekezelele.”
\q1
\v 20 Ithente lami lidiliziwe,
\q2 izintambo zalo zonke ziqumekile.
\q1 Amadodana ami asukile kimi njalo kawasekho,
\q2 kakho oseleyo ukuba angimisele ithente lami,
\q2 loba ongangilungisela amakhetheni ami.
\q1
\v 21 Abelusi kabalangqondo
\q2 njalo kabambuzi \nd uThixo\nd*,
\q1 ngakho kabaphumeleli,
\q2 njalo lemihlambi yabo yonke ihlakazekile.
\q1
\v 22 Lalelani! Umbiko uyeza,
\q2 ukuxokozela okukhulu okuvela elizweni lenyakatho!
\q1 Kuzakwenza amadolobho akoJuda achitheke,
\q2 abe yizikhundla zamakhanka.
\s1 Umkhuleko KaJeremiya
\q1
\v 23 Ngiyazi, Oh \nd Thixo\nd*, ukuthi ukuphila komuntu akusikho kwakhe,
\q2 umuntu akusikho kwakhe ukuthi aqondise izinyathelo zakhe.
\q1
\v 24 Ngiqondise \nd Thixo\nd*, kodwa kube ngokulunga,
\q2 kungabi ngolaka lwakho,
\q2 hlezi ungenze ngibe yize.
\q1
\v 25 Yehlisela ulaka lwakho phezu kwezizwe
\q2 ezingakwamukeliyo,
\q2 phezu kwabantu abangakhuleki ebizweni lakho.
\q1 Ngoba bamdlile uJakhobe,
\q2 bamdlile waphela bachitha lelizwe lakhe.
\c 11
\s1 Isivumelwano Siyephulwa
\p
\v 1 Leli yilizwi elafika kuJeremiya livela \nd kuThixo\nd* lisithi: 
\v 2 “Zwana izimiso zesivumelwano lesi uzitshele abantu bakoJuda lalabo abahlala eJerusalema. 
\v 3 Batshele uthi \nd uThixo\nd*, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Uqalekisiwe umuntu ongalandeli izimiso zesivumelwano lesi, 
\v 4 izimiso engalaya ngazo okhokho benu ekubakhupheni kwami eGibhithe, esasiyisithando sokuncibilikisa insimbi.’ Ngathi, ‘Lalelani ilizwi lami lenze konke engililaya khona, lizakuba ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu. 
\v 5 Lapho-ke ngizagcwalisa isifungo sami engasifunga kubokhokho benu, ukubanika ilizwe eligeleza uchago loluju,’ ilizwe elihlezi kulo khathesi.”
\p Ngaphendula ngathi, “Akube njalo \nd Thixo\nd*.”
\p
\v 6 \nd UThixo\nd* wasesithi kimi, “Memezela wonke amazwi la emadolobheni akoJuda lasemigwaqweni yaseJerusalema uthi: ‘Zwanini izimiso zesivumelwano lesi lizilandele. 
\v 7 Kusukela ekukhupheni kwami okhokho benu eGibhithe kuze kube lamhla, ngabalaya njalonjalo ngisithi, “Lalelani ilizwi lami.” 
\v 8 Kodwa kabazange balalele kumbe banake; esikhundleni salokho, bona balandela inkani yezinhliziyo zabo ezimbi. Ngakho ngabehlisela zonke izithuko zesivumelwano engangibalaye ukuba basilandele kodwa kabaze basigcina.’ ”
\p
\v 9 \nd UThixo\nd* wasesithi kimi, “Kulokuhlamuka okukhona ebantwini bakoJuda lakulabo abahlala eJerusalema. 
\v 10 Sebebuyele ezonweni zabokhokho babo, abalayo ukulalela amazwi ami. Balandele abanye onkulunkulu ukuba babakhonze. Indlu ka-Israyeli lendlu kaJuda, zombili zisephule isivumelwano engasenza labokhokho bazo. 
\v 11 Ngakho nanku akutshoyo \nd uThixo\nd*: ‘Ngizabehlisela umonakalo abangeke baphephe kuwo. Lanxa sebekhala kimi kangiyikubalalela. 
\v 12 Amadolobho akoJuda labantu baseJerusalema bazakuyakhala kubonkulunkulu ababatshisela impepha, kodwa kabasoze babasize ngalutho lapho uhlupho selubehlela. 
\v 13 Wena Juda ubunengi babonkulunkulu bakho bunjengobamadolobho akho, njalo lama-alithare owakhele ukutshisela impepha kulowonkulunkulu olihlazo, uBhali, ubunengi bawo bunjengobemigwaqo yaseJerusalema.’
\p
\v 14 Abantu laba ungabakhulekeli kumbe ubakhulumele loba ubacelele, ngoba angiyikulalela lapho bekhala kimi esikhathini sokuhlupheka kwabo.
\q1
\v 15 Othandekayo wami wenzani ethempelini
\q2 lami eceba amaqhinga amabi labanengi?
\q1 Kambe inyama ebusisiweyo ingaphuthisa
\q2 ukujeziswa kwakho na?
\q1 Lapho uphatheka ngobubi bakho,
\q2 uyajabula.”
\b
\q1
\v 16 \nd UThixo\nd* wakubiza ngokuthi uyisihlahla se-oliva
\q2 esihlumileyo esilezithelo ezinhle.
\q1 Kodwa ngokuhlokoma kwesiphepho esikhulu
\q2 uzasithungela ngomlilo,
\q2 ingatsha zaso zephuke.
\m
\v 17 \nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla, owakuhlanyelayo, usememezele umonakalo kuwe, ngoba indlu ka-Israyeli lendlu kaJuda zenze okubi zangithukuthelisa ngokutshisela uBhali impepha.
\s1 Icebo Lokubulala UJeremiya
\p
\v 18 Ngenxa yokuthi \nd uThixo\nd* waveza icebo labo kimi, ngalazi, ngoba ngalesosikhathi wangitshengisa ababekwenza. 
\v 19 Ngangifana lewundlu elithambileyo lisiwa ekuhlatshweni; ngangingazi ukuthi basebebumbe icebo ngami, besithi,
\q1 “Kasiqumeni isihlahla kanye lezithelo zaso;
\q2 kasimsuseni elizweni labaphilayo,
\q2 ukuze ibizo lakhe lingakhunjulwa futhi.”
\q1
\v 20 Kodwa, wena, \nd Thixo\nd* Somandla,
\q2 wena owahlulela ngokulunga njalo
\q2 uhlola inhliziyo lengqondo,
\q1 yenza ngibone ukuphindisela kwakho kubo,
\q2 ngoba isisusa sami ngisinikela kuwe.
\p
\v 21 Ngakho-ke nanku okutshiwo nguThixo mayelana labantu base-Anathothi abafuna ukukubulala besithi, “Ungaphrofethi ngebizo \nd likaThixo\nd* funa sikubulale” 
\v 22 ngakho \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla uthi: “Ngizabajezisa. Amajaha akibo azabulawa yinkemba, amadodana lamadodakazi abo abulawe yindlala. 
\v 23 Akuyikuba khona osalayo kubo, ngoba ngizaletha incithakalo ebantwini base-Anathothi ngomnyaka wokujeziswa kwabo.”
\c 12
\s1 Insolo KaJeremiya
\q1
\v 1 Wena ulungile izikhathi zonke,
\q2 Oh \nd Thixo\nd*, lapho ngiletha indaba kuwe.
\q1 Ikanti ngingakhuluma lawe ngokulunga kwakho:
\q2 Kungani indlela yababi iphumelela na?
\q2 Kungani abangathembekanga behlezi kuhle na?
\q1
\v 2 Ubahlanyele, njalo sebemilile;
\q2 bayakhula bathele izithelo.
\q1 Bahlezi bekhuluma ngawe,
\q2 kodwa ezinhliziyweni zabo ukhatshana.
\q1
\v 3 Kodwa mina, Oh \nd Thixo\nd*, uyangazi;
\q2 uyangibona uhlole imicabango yami ngawe.
\q1 Bahudule njengezimvu eziyahlatshwa!
\q2 Bamisele usuku lokubulawa!
\q1
\v 4 Koze kube nini ilizwe lomile
\q2 lotshani iganga lonke bubunile?
\q1 Ngenxa yokuthi labo abahlala kulo babi,
\q2 izinyamazana lezinyoni sezibhubhile.
\q1 Kanti futhi abantu bathi,
\q2 “Kasoze akubone okwenzakala kithi.”
\s1 Impendulo KaNkulunkulu
\q1
\v 5 “Nxa ugijime labantu ngezinyawo
\q2 bakudinisa,
\q2 ungancintisana njani lamabhiza na?
\q1 Nxa ukhubeka elizweni elingelangozi,
\q2 pho uzakwanelisa njani ezixukwini zaseJodani na?
\q1
\v 6 Abafowenu, abendlu yakwenu
\q2 labo futhi bakunikele;
\q2 baklabalale batsho okubi ngawe.
\q1 Ungabathembi,
\q2 lanxa bekhuluma kuhle ngawe.
\b
\q1
\v 7 Indlu yami ngizayitshiya,
\q2 ngilidele ilifa lami;
\q1 lowo engimthandayo
\q2 ngizamnikela ezandleni zezitha zakhe.
\q1
\v 8 Ilifa lami kimi selibe
\q2 njengesilwane ehlathini.
\q1 Liyangihwabhela;
\q2 ngakho ngiyalizonda.
\q1
\v 9 Ilifa lami kimi kaselibe
\q2 njengenyoni emabalabala edla inyama ehanqwa
\q2 ngezinye izinyoni ezidla inyama, ziyihlasela na?
\q1 Hamba uyebutha zonke izinyamazana zeganga;
\q2 uzilethe ukuba zidle.
\q1
\v 10 Abelusi abanengi bazasichitha isivini sami
\q2 bagandele insimu yami;
\q1 bazaguqula insimu yami enhle
\q2 ibe lugwadule oluphundlekileyo.
\q1
\v 11 Izakwenziwa ugwadule,
\q2 yome iphundlekile phambi kwami;
\q1 ilizwe lonke lizachitheka
\q2 ngoba kakho olinakayo.
\q1
\v 12 Emiqolweni yonke engelalutho enkangala
\q2 abachithi bazaphithizela,
\q1 ngoba inkemba \nd kaThixo\nd*
\q2 izakudla kusukela komunye umkhawulo welizwe kusiya komunye;
\q2 kakho ozavikeleka.
\q1
\v 13 Bazahlanyela ingqoloyi kodwa bavune ameva;
\q2 bazazidinisa kodwa bangazuzi lutho.
\q1 Ngakho wobani lenhloni ngesivuno senu
\q2 ngenxa yolaka olwesabekayo \nd lukaThixo\nd*.”
\p
\v 14 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi: “Bonke omakhelwane bami ababi abathumba ilifa engalinika abantu bami bako-Israyeli, ngizabasusa emazweni abo ngisuse lendlu kaJuda phakathi kwabo. 
\v 15 Kodwa emva kokubasusa kwami, ngizaphinda ngibe lesihawu ngibuyisele omunye lomunye wabo endaweni eyilifa lakhe elizweni lakhe. 
\v 16 Bangazifunda kuhle izindlela zabantu bami njalo bafunge ngebizo lami besithi, ‘Ngeqiniso elinjengoba \nd uThixo\nd* ephila’ lanxa nje bake bafundisa abantu bami ukufunga ngoBhali, bazahlaliswa phakathi kwabantu bami. 
\v 17 Kodwa nxa isizwe singalaleli, ngizasisusa ngokupheleleyo ngisibhubhise,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\c 13
\s1 Ibhanti LeLineni
\p
\v 1 \nd UThixo\nd* wathi kimi: “Hamba uyethenga ibhanti lelineni ubophe ukhalo lwakho ngalo, kodwa lingathinti amanzi.” 
\v 2 Ngakho ngathenga ibhanti, njengokulaya \nd kukaThixo\nd*, ngabopha ukhalo lwami ngalo.
\p
\v 3 Ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* labuya lafika kimi ngokwesibili lathi: 
\v 4 “Thatha ibhanti olithengileyo obophe ngalo ukhalo lwakho, uye eYufrathe, khathesi nje ulifihle khona eminkenkeni yamatshe.” 
\v 5 Ngakho ngahamba ngayalifihla eYufrathe, njengokutsho \nd kukaThixo\nd* kimi.
\p
\v 6 Sekudlule insuku ezinengi \nd uThixo\nd* wathi kimi, “Hamba khathesi eYufrathe uyethatha ibhanti engathi lifihle khona.” 
\v 7 Ngakho ngaya eYufrathe ngagebha lapho engangifihle khona ibhanti, kodwa laselonakele impela lingaselasizo.
\p
\v 8 Lapho-ke kwafika ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* kimi lisithi: 
\v 9 “\nd UThixo\nd* uthi: ‘Ngendlela efanayo ngizakuchitha ukuzigqaja kukaJuda lokuzigqaja okukhulu kweJerusalema. 
\v 10 Lababantu abangalunganga, abalayo ukulalela amazwi ami, abalandela ubulukhuni bezinhliziyo zabo badinge abanye onkulunkulu ukuba babasebenzele njalo babakhonze, bazakuba njengebhanti leli, bengelasizo loluncane! 
\v 11 Ngoba njengebhanti libopha ukhalo lomuntu, ngayibophela kanjalo kimi yonke indlu ka-Israyeli layo yonke indlu kaJuda, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, ukuba babengabantu bami ngenxa yodumo lwami, ukubongwa lokudunyiswa. Kodwa kabalalelanga.’ ” 
\s1 Izikhumba Zewayini
\p
\v 12 “Batshele uthi, ‘\nd UThixo\nd*, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi, zonke izikhumba zewayini kumele zigcwaliswe ngewayini.’ Bona bangathi kuwe, ‘Kanti thina kasikwazi yini ukuthi izikhumba zonke kumele zigcwaliswe ngewayini?’ 
\v 13 wena uthi kubo, ‘\nd UThixo\nd* uthi: Ngizabenza badakwe bonke abahlala kulelilizwe, kanye lamakhosi ahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavida, abaphristi, abaphrofethi labo bonke abahlala eJerusalema. 
\v 14 Ngizabamahlaza omunye komunye, oyise lamadodana ngokufananayo, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*. Angiyikuvumela isihawu loba umusa kumbe uzwelo ukuba kungivimbele ukubabhubhisa.’ ”
\s1 Isisongo Sokuthunjwa
\q1
\v 15 Zwanini lilalele,
\q2 lingazigqaji,
\q2 ngoba \nd uThixo\nd* usekhulumile.
\q1
\v 16 Dumisani \nd uThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wenu
\q2 engakalethi ubumnyama,
\q1 inyawo zenu zingakakhubeki
\q2 emaqaqeni asesembeswa yibumnyama.
\q1 Lilindele ukukhanya,
\q2 kodwa yena uzakwenza kube yibumnyama,
\q2 akuphendule kube yibumnyama obesabekayo.
\q1
\v 17 Kodwa nxa lingalaleli,
\q2 ngizakhalela ensitha
\q2 ngenxa yokuzigqaja kwenu;
\q1 amehlo ami azalila kabuhlungu,
\q2 ageleze inyembezi,
\q2 ngoba umhlambi \nd kaThixo\nd* uzathunjwa.
\b
\q1
\v 18 Tshono enkosini lasendlovukazini uthi,
\q2 “Yehlani ezihlalweni zenu zobukhosi lize phansi,
\q1 ngoba imiqhele yenu emihle kakhulu
\q2 izakuwa emakhanda enu.”
\q1
\v 19 Amadolobho aseNegebi azavalwa,
\q2 njalo akuyikuba khona ozawavula.
\q1 UJuda wonke uzathathwa asiwe ekuthunjweni,
\q2 uzasiwa ekuthunjweni ngokupheleleyo.
\b
\q1
\v 20 Phakamisani amehlo enu libone
\q2 labo abavela enyakatho.
\q1 Ungaphi umhlambi ababewugcinisiwe,
\q2 izimvu elalizazisa ngazo na?
\q1
\v 21 Lizakuthini lapho \nd uThixo\nd* esebabeka phezu kwenu
\q2 labo elabenza babangabangane benu abaqakathekileyo na?
\q1 Kaliyikubanjwa yibuhlungu
\q2 obufana lobowesifazane ehelelwa na?
\q1
\v 22 Njalo nxa uzibuza usithi,
\q2 “Kungani lokhu kwenzakele kimi na?”
\q1 Kungenxa yezono zakho ezinengi
\q2 ukuthi izidwaba zakho zidatshulwe
\q2 lomzimba wakho waphathwa kubi.
\q1
\v 23 UmTopiya angaliguqula yini ijwabu lakhe
\q2 loba ingwe iguqule amabala ayo na?
\q1 Lani lingeke lenze okuhle
\q2 lina selajwayela ukwenza okubi.
\b
\q1
\v 24 “Ngizalihlakaza njengamakhoba
\q2 ephetshulwa ngumoya wasenkangala.
\q1
\v 25 Lokhu yikho okungokwenu,
\q2 isabelo engilimisele sona,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*,
\q1 “ngoba lingikhohliwe
\q2 lathemba onkulunkulu bamanga.
\q1
\v 26 Ngizaphekulela izidwaba zakho ebusweni bakho
\q2 ukuba kubonakale ihlazo lakho,
\q1
\v 27 ubufebe bakho lokububuliswa yisigwebo,
\q2 ukufeba kwakho ungelanhloni!
\q1 Ngizibonile izenzo zakho ezenyanyekayo
\q2 phezu kwamaqaqa lasegangeni.
\q1 Maye kuwe, wena Jerusalema!
\q2 Koze kube nini ungahlambulukanga na?”
\c 14
\s1 Ukoma, Indlala, Inkemba
\p
\v 1 Leli yilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* elafika kuJeremiya mayelana lokoma elizweni lisithi:
\q1
\v 2 “UJuda uyalila,
\q2 amadolobho akhe ayahlupheka;
\q1 alilela ilizwe,
\q2 njalo isililo siyaqonga sivela eJerusalema.
\q1
\v 3 Izikhulu zithuma izinceku zazo ukuyafuna amanzi;
\q2 ziya emithonjeni
\q2 kodwa zifice amanzi engekho.
\q1 Ziyabuyela lemigqomo yazo ingelalutho;
\q2 zithithibele njalo zidanile,
\q2 zemboze amakhanda azo.
\q1
\v 4 Umhlabathi uqhekezekile
\q2 ngoba akulazulu elizweni;
\q1 abalimi bathithibele
\q2 njalo bemboze amakhanda abo.
\q1
\v 5 Lenyamazana ensikazi egangeni
\q2 iyabalekela inkonyane layo elizelweyo
\q2 ngoba akulatshani.
\q1
\v 6 Obabhemi beganga bema emiqolweni elugwadule
\q2 bakhefuzele njengamakhanka;
\q1 amehlo abo asefiphele
\q2 ngenxa yokuswela amadlelo.”
\b
\q1
\v 7 Lanxa izono zethu zifakaza kubi ngathi,
\q2 Oh \nd Thixo\nd*, ake wenze okunye ngenxa yebizo lakho.
\q1 Ngoba ukuhlehlela kwethu emuva kunengi;
\q2 sonile kuwe.
\q1
\v 8 Oh Themba lika-Israyeli,
\q2 uMhlengi wakhe ezikhathini zokuhlupheka,
\q1 kungani usiba njengowezizweni elizweni,
\q2 njengesihambi esihlala ubusuku obubodwa kuphela?
\q1
\v 9 Kungani usiba njengomuntu ojunyiweyo,
\q2 lanjengebutho elingelamandla okusiza na?
\q1 Ukhona phakathi kwethu, wena \nd Thixo\nd*,
\q2 njalo sibizwa ngebizo lakho;
\q2 ungasilahli!
\p
\v 10 Nanku okutshiwo \nd nguThixo\nd* ngalababantu:
\q1 “Bayakuthanda kakhulu ukuntula;
\q2 kabazibambi inyawo zabo.
\q1 Ngakho \nd uThixo\nd* kayikubamukela;
\q2 khathesi uzakhumbula ububi babo
\q2 abajezisele izono zabo.”
\p
\v 11 \nd UThixo\nd* wasesithi kimi, “Ungakhulekeli inhlalakahle yabantu laba. 
\v 12 Lanxa bezila ukudla, ukukhala kwabo angiyikukulalela; loba benikela iminikelo yokutshiswa kanye leminikelo yamabele, angiyikuyamukela. Esikhundleni salokho, ngizabaqeda du ngenkemba, ngendlala langezifo.”
\p
\v 13 Kodwa mina ngathi, “Awu \nd Thixo\nd* Wobukhosi, abaphrofethi bahlezi bebatshela besithi, ‘Kaliyikubona inkemba loba libulawe yindlala. Impela, ngizalipha ukuthula okungapheliyo kule indawo.’ ”
\p
\v 14 \nd UThixo\nd* wasesithi kimi, “Abaphrofethi baphrofetha amanga ngebizo lami. Angibathumanga njalo angibakhethanga kumbe ngikhulume labo. Baphrofetha imibono yamanga kini, ukuhlahlula, ukukhonza izithombe lenkohliso yezingqondo zabo. 
\v 15 Ngakho-ke, nanku okutshiwo \nd nguThixo\nd* ngabaphrofethi abaphrofetha ngebizo lami ukuthi: Kangizange ngibathume, kodwa bona bathi, ‘Akulankemba kumbe indlala ezathinta ilizwe leli.’ Bona labo abaphrofethi bazabhujiswa ngenkemba langendlala. 
\v 16 Abantu abaphrofetha kubo bazaphoselwa phandle emigwaqweni yaseJerusalema ngenxa yendlala lenkemba. Akulamuntu ozabangcwaba kumbe omkabo, amadodana abo loba amadodakazi abo. Ngizabehlisela ingozi ebafaneleyo.
\p
\v 17 Khuluma ilizwi leli kubo uthi:
\q1 ‘Amehlo ami kawehlise inyembezi
\q2 ebusuku lemini zingomi;
\q1 ngoba indodakazi yami egcweleyo, labantu bami
\q2 balimele kakhulu,
\q2 balinyazwe yikutshaywa okwesabekayo.
\q1
\v 18 Nxa ngingena elizweni,
\q2 ngibona labo ababulawa ngenkemba;
\q1 nxa ngingena edolobheni
\q2 ngibona umonakalo owenziwa yindlala.
\q1 Bobabili umphrofethi lomphristi
\q2 sebeye elizweni abangalaziyo.’ ”
\b
\q1
\v 19 UJuda usumlahle kokuphela na?
\q2 IZiyoni uyaleyisa na?
\q1 Usitshayeleni kangaka
\q2 size singelapheki na?
\q1 Sasilindele ukuthula
\q2 kodwa akulabuhle obaba khona,
\q1 isikhathi sokwelatshwa
\q2 kodwa kulokwesaba kuphela.
\q1
\v 20 Awu \nd Thixo\nd*, siyakuvuma ukona kwethu
\q2 kanye lokona kwabokhokho bethu;
\q2 impela sonile kuwe.
\q1
\v 21 Ngenxa yebizo lakho ungasenyanyi;
\q2 ungasigconi isihlalo sakho sobukhosi esihle kakhulu.
\q1 Khumbula isivumelwano sakho lathi
\q2 ungasephuli.
\q1
\v 22 Zikhona yini izithombe eziyize zezizwe ezinganisa izulu na?
\q2 Imikhathi yona ngokwayo iyalinisa izulu na?
\q1 Hatshi, nguwe, \nd Thixo\nd* Nkulunkulu wethu.
\q2 Ngakho ithemba lethu likuwe,
\q2 ngoba nguwe owenza konke lokhu.
\c 15
\p
\v 1 \nd UThixo\nd* wasesithi kimi, “Lanxa uMosi loSamuyeli bengema phambi kwami, inhliziyo yami ingeke iphendukele kulababantu. Basuse phambi kwami! Kabahambe! 
\v 2 Bangakubuza bathi, ‘Sizakuya ngaphi na?’ uthi kubo, \nd uThixo\nd* uthi:
\q1 ‘Abamiselwe ukufa, baya ekufeni;
\q1 abenkemba, enkembeni;
\q1 abendlala, endlaleni;
\q1 abokuthunjwa, ekuthunjweni.’
\p
\v 3 Ngizabathumela imihlobo emine yabachithi,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, “inkemba yokubulala lezinja zokuhudulela khatshana njalo lezinyoni zasemoyeni kanye lezinyamazana zeganga ukuba zidle zibhuqe. 
\v 4 Ngizabenza banengeke emibusweni yonke yasemhlabeni ngenxa yalokho okwenziwa eJerusalema nguManase indodana kaHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda.
\q1
\v 5 Ngubani ozakuba lesihawu kuwe wena Jerusalema?
\q2 Ngubani ozakukhalela na?
\q2 Ngubani ozakuma abuze ukuthi unjani na?
\q1
\v 6 Ungalile,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q2 “Uqhubeka uhlehlela emuva.
\q1 Ngakho ngizabeka izandla phezu kwakho ngikuchithe;
\q2 ngingeke ngibe lesihawu futhi.
\q1
\v 7 Ngizabahlungula ngefologwe
\q2 yokwela emasangweni amadolobho elizwe.
\q1 Ngizaletha ukufelwa lokuchitheka ebantwini bami,
\q2 ngoba kabaguqulanga izindlela zabo.
\q1
\v 8 Ngizakwenza abafelokazi babo bande kakhulu
\q2 kuletshebetshebe lasolwandle.
\q1 Emini ngizakwehlisela umbulali
\q2 phezu kwabonina bamajaha akibo;
\q1 khonokho ngizabehlisela
\q2 usizi lokwesaba.
\q1
\v 9 Unina wabayisikhombisa uzaqaleka
\q2 aphefumule okokucina.
\q1 Ilanga lakhe lizatshona kusesemini;
\q2 uzayangiswa njalo eyiswe.
\q1 Izinsalela ngizaziqeda ngenkemba
\q2 phambi kwezitha zazo,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\b
\q1
\v 10 Maye, wena mama, ngokuthi wangizala,
\q2 mina muntu ilizwe lonke elibangisana laye njalo liphikisana laye!
\q1 Kangikaze ngebolekise loba ngeboleke,
\q2 kodwa bonke bayangithuka.
\p
\v 11 \nd UThixo\nd* wathi,
\q1 “Ngeqiniso ngizakukhulula ngenjongo enhle;
\q2 ngeqiniso ngizakwenza izitha zakho zikuncenge
\q2 ezikhathini zomonakalo lezokuhlupheka.
\b
\q1
\v 12 Umuntu angayiqamula insimbi,
\q2 insimbi evela enyakatho kumbe ithusi na?
\b
\q1
\v 13 Inotho yakho lamatshe akho aligugu
\q2 ngizakwenza kube yimpango, yamahala,
\q1 ngenxa yezono zakho
\q2 kulolonke ilizwe lakini.
\q1
\v 14 Ngizakwenza ube yisigqili sezitha zakho
\q2 elizweni ongalaziyo,
\q1 ngoba ulaka lwami luzabhebha
\q2 umlilo ozakutshisa.”
\b
\q1
\v 15 Uyazwisisa wena \nd Thixo\nd*;
\q2 ngikhumbula ungikhathalele.
\q2 Ungiphindiselele kwabangihluphayo.
\q1 Uyabekezela, ungangigudluli;
\q2 khumbula ukuthi ngithukwa njani ngenxa yakho.
\q1
\v 16 Ekufikeni kwamazwi akho, ngawadla;
\q2 ayeyintokozo yami lenjabulo yenhliziyo yami,
\q1 ngoba mina ngibizwa ngebizo lakho,
\q2 wena \nd Thixo\nd* Nkulunkulu Somandla.
\q1
\v 17 Kangizange ngihlale enhlanganisweni yabazithokozisayo,
\q2 kumbe ngijabule labo;
\q1 ngahlala ngedwa ngoba isandla sakho sasiphezu kwami njalo
\q2 wawungenze ngagcwala intukuthelo.
\q1
\v 18 Kungani ubuhlungu engibuzwayo bungapheli
\q2 lenxeba lami lilibi kakhulu njalo lingelapheki na?
\q1 Kimi uzakuba njengesifula esikhohlisayo,
\q2 lanjengomthombo ongelamanzi na?
\p
\v 19 Ngakho \nd uThixo\nd* uthi:
\q1 “Ungaphenduka, ngizakubuyisela
\q2 ukuze ungikhonze;
\q1 nxa ukhuluma amazwi afaneleyo, hatshi angasizi lutho,
\q2 uzakuba yisikhulumeli sami.
\q1 Abantu laba kabaphendukele kuwe,
\q2 kodwa wena akumelanga uphendukele kubo.
\q1
\v 20 Ngizakwenza ube ngumduli kulababantu,
\q2 umduli ovikelweyo wethusi;
\q1 bazakulwa lawe
\q2 kodwa kabayikukwehlula,
\q1 ngoba mina ngilawe
\q2 ukuba ngikuhlenge ngikusize,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 21 “Ngizakuhlenga ezandleni zababi
\q2 ngikukhulule ezandleni zabalesihluku.”
\c 16
\s1 Usuku Lwencithakalo
\p
\v 1 Ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* lafika kimi futhi lisithi: 
\v 2 “Ungathathi mfazi ube lamadodana loba amadodakazi kule indawo.” 
\v 3 Ngoba mayelana lamadodana lamadodakazi azalelwe kulelilizwe kanye labesifazane abangonina lamadoda angoyise \nd uThixo\nd* uthi: 
\v 4 “Bazakufa bebulawa yimikhuhlane eyesabekayo. Kabayikukhalelwa loba bangcwatshwe, kodwa bazakuba njengezibi emhlabathini. Bazabhubha ngenkemba langendlala, njalo izidumbu zabo zizakuba yikudla kwezinyoni zasemoyeni lezinyamazana zeganga.”
\p
\v 5 Ngoba nanku akutshoyo \nd uThixo\nd*: “Ungangeni endlini elokudla kwesililo; ungayilila kumbe utshengisele uzwelo, ngoba isibusiso sami, lothando lwami kanye lesihawu sami, sengikususile kulababantu,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*. 
\v 6 “Bonke abaphakemeyo labantukazana bazakufa kulelilizwe. Kabayikungcwatshwa kumbe bakhalelwe, njalo kakho ozazisika kumbe aphuce ikhanda lakhe ngenxa yabo. 
\v 7 Kakho ozabanika ukudla ukuba abaduduze labo abalilela ofileyo, loba kunguyise kumbe unina, kakho lozabanika amanzi ukuba abaduduze.
\p
\v 8 Njalo ungangeni endlini eledili ukuba uhlale phansi udle unathe. 
\v 9 Ngoba \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Phambi kobuso bakho njalo ensukwini zakho ngizawuqeda umsindo wentokozo lokuthaba kanye lamazwi abalobokazi labayeni kule indawo.
\p
\v 10 Lapho abantu laba ubatshela konke lokhu besebekubuza besithi, ‘Kungani \nd uThixo\nd* esemise ukusehlisela inkemenkeme engaka na? Senze bubi bani na? Sono bani esisenze \nd kuThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wethu?’ 
\v 11 wena wothi kubo, ‘Kungenxa yokuthi okhokho benu bangifulathela,’ kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, ‘njalo balandela abanye onkulunkulu babasebenzela, babakhonza. Bangifulathela njalo kabayigcinanga imithetho yami. 
\v 12 Kodwa lina selenze okubi kakhulu kulabokhokho benu. Khangelani ukuthi lowo lalowo wenu uyilandela njani inkani yenhliziyo yakhe embi esikhundleni sokuthi angilalele. 
\v 13 Ngakho ngizalilahlela ngaphandle kwalelilizwe elizweni lina loba oyihlo abangazange balazi, lapho elizakhonza khona abanye onkulunkulu emini lebusuku, ngoba angiyikuba lomusa kini.’ ”
\p
\v 14 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi, “Kodwa insuku ziyeza lapho abantu bengayikuthi, ‘Ngeqiniso elinjengokuthi \nd uThixo\nd* ukhona, yena owakhupha abako-Israyeli eGibhithe,’ 
\v 15 kodwa bazakuthi, ‘Ngeqiniso elinjengokuthi \nd uThixo\nd* ukhona, yena owakhupha abako-Israyeli elizweni lasenyakatho lakuwo wonke amazwe ayebaxotshele kuwo.’ Ngoba ngizababuyisela elizweni engalinika okhokho babo.”
\p
\v 16 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi, “Kodwa khathesi ngizathumela abagoli benhlanzi abanengi, bazababamba. Emva kwalokho ngizathumela abazingeli abanengi, bazabazingela ezintabeni zonke lasemaqaqeni wonke njalo lasezingoxweni zamadwala. 
\v 17 Amehlo ami akuzo zonke izindlela zabo; kabafihlakalanga kimi, lesono sabo kasiwacatshelanga amehlo ami. 
\v 18 Ngizaphindisela ngokuphindiweyo ububi babo lesono sabo, ngoba bangcolise ilizwe lami ngezinto ezingaphiliyo zezifanekiso zabo ezingamanyala, bagcwalisa lelifa lami ngezithombe zabo ezinengekayo.”
\q1
\v 19 Awu \nd Thixo\nd*, mandla ami lenqaba yami,
\q2 siphephelo sami ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka,
\q1 izizwe zizakuza kuwe
\q2 zivela emikhawulweni yomhlaba zithi,
\q1 “Okhokho babengelalutho kodwa onkulunkulu bamanga,
\q2 izithombe eziyize ezingabasizanga ngalutho.
\q1
\v 20 Kambe abantu bayazenzela onkulunkulu babo na?
\q2 Ye, kodwa kayisibo onkulunkulu!”
\b
\q1
\v 21 “Ngakho ngizabafundisa,
\q2 khathesi ngizabafundisa
\q2 amandla ami lobukhulu bami.
\q1 Lapho-ke bazakwazi
\q2 ukuthi ibizo lami \nd nguThixo\nd*.”
\b
\c 17
\s1 Inhliziyo Iyakhohlisa
\q1
\v 1 “Isono sikaJuda sidwetshwe ngensimbi,
\q2 sabhalwa ngomcijo wedayimani
\q1 ezicecedwini zenhliziyo zabo
\q2 lasempondweni zama-alithare abo.
\q1
\v 2 Labantwababo bayawakhumbula
\q2 ama-alithare abo lezinsika zika-Ashera
\q1 phansi kwezihlahla eziluhlaza
\q2 laphezu kwamaqaqa aphakemeyo.
\q1
\v 3 Intaba yami eselizweni
\q2 lenotho yenu kanye lemfuyo yenu yonke
\q1 ngizakunikela kube yimpango,
\q2 ndawonye lezindawo zenu eziphakemeyo,
\q2 ngenxa yokona kulolonke ilizwe lenu.
\q1
\v 4 Ngenxa yezici zenu lizalahlekelwa
\q2 yilifa engalinika lona.
\q1 Ngizalenza libe yizigqili zezitha zenu
\q2 elizweni elingalaziyo,
\q1 ngoba livuse ulaka lwami,
\q2 njalo luzavutha kuze kube nininini.”
\p
\v 5 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi:
\q1 “Uqalekisiwe lowo othemba umuntu,
\q2 othembe ukuthi amandla akhe asenyameni,
\q2 onhliziyo yakhe ihlamukela \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 6 Uzakuba njengesihlahlanyana enkangala;
\q2 ukuphumelela kayikukubona ekufikeni kwakho.
\q1 Uzahlala ezindaweni ezomileyo enkangala,
\q2 elizweni letswayi elingahlali muntu.
\b
\q1
\v 7 Kodwa ubusisiwe umuntu othemba \nd uThixo\nd*,
\q2 othemba lakhe likuye.
\q1
\v 8 Uzakuba njengesihlahla esihlanyelwe eduze lamanzi
\q2 esinabisela impande zaso esifuleni.
\q1 Kasesabi lapho ukutshisa kufika;
\q2 amahlamvu aso ahlala eluhlaza.
\q1 Kasikhathazeki ngomnyaka wokoma;
\q2 kasiphuthi ukuthela izithelo.”
\b
\q1
\v 9 Inhliziyo iyakhohlisa okudlula izinto zonke
\q2 njalo imbi kakhulu.
\q2 Ngubani ongayizwisisa na?
\b
\q1
\v 10 “Mina \nd Thixo\nd* ngiyayihlola inhliziyo
\q2 ngihlole lengqondo,
\q1 ukuba umuntu ngimnike okufanele ukwenza kwakhe mayelana
\q2 lalokho okufanele izenzo zakhe.”
\b
\q1
\v 11 Umuntu ozuza inotho ngezindlela ezimbi
\q2 unjengesikhwehle esichamisela amaqanda esingawaqandelanga.
\q1 Lapho ingxenye yokuphila kwakhe isidlule, izaphela,
\q2 kuthi ekucineni abonakale eyisithutha.
\b
\q1
\v 12 Isihlalo sobukhosi, esikhazimulayo esaphakanyiswayo kusukela ekuqaleni,
\q2 siyindawo yethu yokuphephela.
\q1
\v 13 Awu \nd Thixo\nd*, themba lika-Israyeli,
\q2 bonke abakudelayo bazayangiswa.
\q1 Labo abakuhlamukelayo bazabhalwa othulini
\q2 ngoba bedele \nd uThixo\nd*,
\q2 umthombo wamanzi okuphila.
\b
\q1
\v 14 Ngisilisa, \nd Thixo\nd*, njalo ngizasiliswa;
\q2 ungikhulule, ngizakhululeka,
\q2 ngoba nguwe engimdumisayo.
\q1
\v 15 Bahlala besithi kimi,
\q2 “Lingaphi ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* na?
\q2 Kaligcwaliseke khathesi!”
\q1
\v 16 Angibalekanga ekubeni ngumelusi wenu;
\q2 liyakwazi ukuthi
\q2 angilufisanga usuku lokuphela ithemba.
\q2 Okudlula endebeni zami kusobala kini.
\q1
\v 17 Ungabi ngowesabekayo kimi;
\q2 uyisiphephelo sami ngosuku lokuhlupheka.
\q1
\v 18 Abangihluphayo kabayangiswe,
\q2 kodwa mina ungivikele ehlazweni;
\q1 kababe lokwesaba,
\q2 kodwa mina ungivikele ekwesabeni.
\q1 Balethele usuku lobubi.
\q2 Ubabhubhise ngokuqothula okuphindiweyo.
\s1 Ukugcina ISabatha Lingcwele
\p
\v 19 \nd UThixo\nd* wathi kimi: “Hamba uyekuma esangweni labantu, amakhosi akoJuda angena ngalo njalo aphume ngalo; ume futhi lakuwo wonke amanye amasango aseJerusalema. 
\v 20 Uthi kubo, ‘Zwanini ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd*, lina makhosi akoJuda labo bonke abantu abahlala koJuda kanye labantu bonke abahlala eJerusalema abangena ngala amasango. 
\v 21 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi: Qaphelani lingathwali mthwalo ngosuku lweSabatha loba liwungenise ngamasango aseJerusalema. 
\v 22 Lingaphumisi mthwalo ezindlini zenu kumbe lenze loba yiwuphi umsebenzi ngosuku lweSabatha, kodwa ligcine iSabatha lingcwele, njengokulaya kwami okhokho benu. 
\v 23 Kodwa kabalalelanga loba banake; izintamo zabo zazilukhuni njalo kabalalelanga kumbe bamukele ukulaywa. 
\v 24 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi: Kodwa nxa liqaphele ukungilalela, lingangenisi mthwalo ngamasango edolobho leli ngeSabatha, kodwa ligcina usuku lweSabatha lungcwele ngokungenzi msebenzi ngalo, 
\v 25 lapho-ke amakhosi ahlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavida azangena lezikhulu zawo ngamasango edolobho leli. Wona lezikhulu zawo bazafika begade izinqola zempi lamabhiza, belabantu bakoJuda lalabo abahlala eJerusalema; bahlale kulo idolobho kuze kube nininini. 
\v 26 Abantu bazakuza bevela emadolobheni akoJuda lasemizini egqagqele iJerusalema, bevela elizweni lakoBhenjamini lasezintatshaneni zangasentshonalanga, bevela elizweni lamaqaqa laseNegebi, beletha iminikelo yokutshiswa lemihlatshelo, iminikelo yamabele, impepha kanye leminikelo yokubonga endlini \nd kaThixo\nd*. 
\v 27 Kodwa nxa lingangilaleli ekuthini ligcine usuku lweSabatha lungcwele ngokungathwali mthwalo lapho lingena ngamasango aseJerusalema ngosuku lweSabatha, lapho-ke ngizaphemba umlilo ongacitshekiyo emasangweni eJerusalema ozaqothula izinqaba zalo.’ ”
\c 18
\s1 Endlini Yombumbi
\p
\v 1 Leli yilizwi elafika kuJeremiya livela \nd kuThixo\nd* lisithi: 
\v 2 “Suka wehlele endlini yombumbi, lapho engizakutshelela khona ilizwi lami.” 
\v 3 Ngakho ngehlela endlini yombumbi, ngambona esebenza ngevili. 
\v 4 Kodwa imbiza ayeyibumba ngebumba yonakala ezandleni zakhe; ngakho umbumbi wayenza yaba ngenye imbiza, ngendlela ayibona ingcono kuye.
\p
\v 5 Ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* laselifika kimi lisithi; 
\v 6 “Wena ndlu ka-Israyeli, ngingeze ngenza kuwe njengokwenziwa ngumbumbi lo na?” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*. “Njengebumba esandleni sombumbi lawe unjalo esandleni sami, wena ndlu ka-Israyeli. 
\v 7 Nxa ngimemezela langasiphi isikhathi ukuthi isizwe loba umbuso uzasuswa udilizwe, uchithwe, 
\v 8 kuthi isizwe leso engisixwayisileyo siphenduke ebubini baso, ngizaxola ngingabe ngisasehlisela ebesengimise ukusehlisela khona. 
\v 9 Njalo nxa ngesinye isikhathi ngimemezela ukuthi isizwe kumbe umbuso ngizawakha ngiwumise, 
\v 10 ube ususenza ububi emehlweni ami njalo ungangilaleli, ngizacabanga kutsha ngokuhle ebesengicebe ukukwenzela khona.
\p
\v 11 Ngakho khathesi tshela abantu bakoJuda lalabo abahlala eJerusalema uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo \nd nguThixo\nd*: Khangelani! Ngilungisela ukulehlisela umonakalo njalo ngibumba lecebo ngani. Ngakho phendukani ezindleleni zenu ezimbi, omunye lomunye wenu, lilungise izindlela zenu lezenzo zenu.’ 
\v 12 Kodwa bazaphendula bathi, ‘Akusizi lutho. Sizaqhubeka ngamacebo ethu; lowo lalowo wethu uzalandela ubulukhuni benhliziyo yakhe embi.’ ”
\p
\v 13 Ngakho \nd uThixo\nd* uthi:
\q1 “Buzani phakathi kwezizwe ukuthi:
\q2 Ngubani owake wezwa okunjengalokhu na?
\q1 Kwenziwe into eyesabekayo kakhulu,
\q2 yenziwe yintombi egcweleyo u-Israyeli.
\q1
\v 14 Ungqwaqwane waseLebhanoni
\q2 uyake unyamalale emithezukweni yayo elamatshe na?
\q1 Amanzi akhona aqandayo avela kude
\q2 ayake eme ukugeleza na?
\q1
\v 15 Kodwa abantu bami sebengikhohliwe;
\q2 batshisela izithombe eziyize impepha,
\q1 ezabenza bakhubeka ezindleleni zabo
\q2 lasemikhondweni yasendulo.
\q1 Zabenza bahamba ngezindledlana zeganga
\q2 lasemigwaqweni engalungiswanga.
\q1
\v 16 Ilizwe labo lizatshabalaliswa,
\q2 into yokuhlekwa usulu;
\q1 bonke abadlula khona bazakwethuka
\q2 banyikinye amakhanda abo.
\q1
\v 17 Njengomoya ovela empumalanga,
\q2 ngizabahlakaza phambi kwezitha zabo;
\q1 ngizabafulathela ngibancitshe ubuso bami
\q2 ngosuku lokuhlupheka kwabo.”
\p
\v 18 Bona bathi, “Wozani sicebe amacebo amabi ngoJeremiya; ngoba ukufundisa kwabaphristi umthetho akusoze kuphuthe, kumbe ukweluleka kwezihlakaniphi, loba ilizwi elivela kubaphrofethi. Ngakho wozani, simhlasele ngemilomo yethu singananzi lutho alutshoyo.”
\q1
\v 19 Ake ungizwe, awu \nd Thixo\nd*;
\q2 ulalele okutshiwo yizitha zami!
\q1
\v 20 Okuhle kuphindiselwa ngokubi na?
\q2 Ikanti sebengimbele igodi.
\q1 Khumbula ukuba ngema phambi kwakho
\q2 ngabakhulumela
\q2 ukuba ususe ulaka lwakho kubo.
\q1
\v 21 Ngakho-ke abantwababo banikele endlaleni;
\q2 ubaqhubele emandleni enkemba.
\q1 Abafazi babo kabangabi labantwana njalo babe ngabafelokazi;
\q2 amadoda abo kawabulawe,
\q2 amajaha akhona abulawe ngenkemba empini.
\q1
\v 22 Kakuzwakale ukukhala ezindlini zabo,
\q2 lapho usulethe abahlaseli ukuba babajume,
\q1 ngoba sebegebhe igodi ukuba bangithumbe
\q2 njalo bathiya inyawo zami ngemijibila.
\q1
\v 23 Kodwa uyawazi, wena \nd Thixo\nd*,
\q2 wonke amaqhinga abo okungibulala.
\q1 Ungabathetheleli amacala abo
\q2 loba ucitshe izono zabo phambi kobuso bakho.
\q1 Kabachithwe phambi kwakho;
\q2 bahlasele ngesikhathi sokuthukuthela kwakho.
\c 19
\p
\v 1 Lokhu yikho akutshoyo \nd uThixo\nd*: “Hamba uyethenga udiwo kumbumbi wezimbiza. Thatha abanye abadala babantu labanye babaphristi 
\v 2 uhambe labo esigodini seBheni-Hinomu, eduze lentuba yeSango loDengezi. Umemezele amazwi engikutshela wona, 
\v 3 uthi, ‘Zwanini ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd*, lina makhosi akoJuda lani bantu abahlala eJerusalema. \nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Lalelani! Ngizaletha umonakalo kule indawo ozabanda indlebe zomuntu wonke owuzwayo. 
\v 4 Ngoba bangidelile kwathi indawo le bayenza eyabonkulunkulu bezizweni; kuyo batshisele imihlatshelo onkulunkulu abangabaziyo, bona labokhokho babo kanye lamakhosi akoJuda, njalo indawo le sebayigcwalisa igazi labantu abangelacala. 
\v 5 Sebakhele uBhali izindawo eziphakemeyo ukuba batshise amadodana abo emlilweni njengeminikelo yokutshiswa kuBhali, into engingazange ngibalaye kumbe ngitsho ukuthi bayenze, kumbe ukuthi ike ifike engqondweni yami. 
\v 6 Ngakho qaphelani, insuku ziyeza, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, lapho abantu bengayikubiza indawo le ngokuthi Thofethi loba iSigodi seBheni-Hinomu kodwa iSigodi sokuBulala.
\p
\v 7 Kuyonale indawo ngizawachitha amacebo kaJuda laweJerusalema. Ngizabenza bafe ngenkemba phambi kwezitha zabo, lasezandleni zalabo abafuna ukubabulala, njalo ngizanikela izidumbu zabo ukuba zibe yikudla kwezinyoni zasemoyeni lezinyamazana zeganga. 
\v 8 Idolobho leli ngizalichitha ngilenze libe yinto yokwesatshwa lenhlekisa; bonke abadlula khona bazathuthumela njalo baklolode ngenxa yamanxeba alo wonke. 
\v 9 Ngizabenza badle inyama yamadodana abo leyamadodakazi abo, njalo labo bazadlana inyama ngesikhathi esinzima sokuvinjezelwa kwabo yizitha ezifuna ukubabulala.’
\p
\v 10 Emva kwalokho bulala udiwo labo abahamba lawe bekhangele, 
\v 11 ubususithi kubo, ‘\nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla uthi: Ngizasiphahlaza isizwe lesi kanye ledolobho leli njengokuphahlazwa kodiwo lombumbi lolu olungeke lulungiswe futhi. Abafileyo bazabangcwaba eThofethi kuze kusweleke indawo. 
\v 12 Lokhu yikho engizakwenza kule indawo lakulabo abahlala lapha, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*. Idolobho leli ngizalenza lifanane leThofethi. 
\v 13 Izindlu zaseJerusalema kanye lezamakhosi akoJuda zizangcoliswa njengale indawo, iThofethi, zonke izindlu lapho abazatshisela khona impepha phezu kwezimpahla kuwo wonke amaxuku ezinkanyezi, bathelela abanye onkulunkulu umnikelo wokunathwayo.’ ”
\p
\v 14 UJeremiya wabuya evela eThofethi, lapho \nd uThixo\nd* ayemthume ukuyaphrofetha khona, wasesima egumeni lethempeli \nd likaThixo\nd* wathi ebantwini bonke, 
\v 15 “\nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Lalelani! Ngizakwehlisela kulelidolobho lasemizini elizungezileyo wonke umonakalo engawutshoyo, ngoba izintamo zabo zilukhuni njalo bayala ukulalela amazwi ami.’ ”
\c 20
\s1 UJeremiya LoPhashuri
\p
\v 1 Kwathi uPhashuri umphristi indodana ka-Imeri, induna enkulu ethempelini \nd likaThixo\nd*, ezwe uJeremiya ephrofitha lezizinto, 
\v 2 wenza ukuthi uJeremiya umphrofethi atshaywe njalo wamvalela esitokisini eSangweni laPhezulu koBhenjamini ethempelini \nd likaThixo\nd*. 
\v 3 Ngosuku olwalandelayo, uPhashuri esemkhupha esitokisini, uJeremiya wathi kuye, “Ibizo lakho oliphiwe \nd nguThixo\nd* akusiPhashuri, kodwa uMagori-Misabibi, 
\v 4 ngoba \nd uThixo\nd* uthi: ‘Ngizakwenza ubelucuku ngokwakho lakubo bonke abangane bakho; uzababona ngamehlo akho besiwa ngenkemba yezitha zabo. UJuda wonke ngizamnikela enkosini yaseBhabhiloni, ezabathumba ibase eBhabhiloni loba ibabulale ngenkemba. 
\v 5 Yonke inotho yedolobho leli ngizayipha izitha zabo lazozonke izithelo zalo, zonke izinto zalo eziligugu kanye lemfuyo yonke yamakhosi akoJuda zizayithumba njengempango ziyithwalele eBhabhiloni. 
\v 6 Wena Phashuri, labo bonke abahlala endlini yakho lizathunjwa liye eBhabhiloni. Uzafela khonale, ungcwatshwe khonale, wena kanye labangane bakho bonke ophrofetha amanga kubo.’ ”
\s1 Insolo KaJeremiya
\q1
\v 7 Awu \nd Thixo\nd*, wangiyenga, ngayengeka;
\q2 wangehlula wanqoba.
\q1 Ngiyahlekwa insuku zonke;
\q2 bonke bayangiklolodela.
\q1
\v 8 Zonke izikhathi lapho ngikhuluma, ngiyakhala
\q2 ngimemezela ukuba kube lodlakela lokuchitheka.
\q1 Ngakho ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* selingilethele
\q2 isithuko lensolo ilanga lonke.
\q1
\v 9 Kodwa nxa ngisithi, “Kangiyikumqamba
\q2 loba ngikhulume ngebizo lakhe futhi,”
\q1 ilizwi lakhe lisenhliziyweni yami njengomlilo,
\q2 umlilo ovalelwe emathanjeni ami.
\q1 Sengidiniwe ngokuligodla ngaphakathi;
\q2 impela, ngingeke nganelise.
\q1
\v 10 Ngizwa abanengi benyenyeza besithi,
\q2 “Kulokuthuthumela indawo yonke!
\q2 Mmangaleleni! Kasimangalele!”
\q1 Abangane bami bonke
\q2 balindele ukuwa kwami, besithi,
\q1 “Mhlawumbe uzakhohliseka;
\q2 besesimehlula
\q2 siphindisele kuye.”
\b
\q1
\v 11 Kodwa \nd uThixo\nd* ulami njengebutho elilamandla;
\q2 ngakho abangihluphayo bazakuwa banganqobi.
\q1 Bazakwehluleka njalo bayangeke kakhulu;
\q2 ihlazo labo kaliyikukhohlakala lanini.
\q1
\v 12 Awu \nd Thixo\nd* Somandla, wena ohlola abalungileyo,
\q2 uhlole inhliziyo lengqondo,
\q1 kangibone ukuphindisela kwakho kubo,
\q2 ngoba indaba yami ngiyinikele kuwe.
\b
\q1
\v 13 Hlabelani \nd uThixo\nd*!
\q2 Limdumise \nd uThixo\nd*!
\q1 Uhlenga impilo yabaswelayo
\q2 ezandleni zababi.
\b
\q1
\v 14 Kaluqalekiswe usuku engazalwa ngalo!
\q2 Usuku umama angizala ngalo kalungabusiswa!
\q1
\v 15 Kaqalekiswe umuntu owayabikela ubaba izindaba,
\q2 owamemeza wathaba, esithi,
\q2 “Uzalelwe indodana!”
\q1
\v 16 Lowomuntu kabe njengamadolobho
\q2 \nd uThixo\nd* awachitha kungekho sihawu.
\q1 Kezwe ukulila ekuseni,
\q2 lomkhosi wempi emini.
\q1
\v 17 Ngoba kangibulalelanga esiswini,
\q2 umama enjengengcwaba lami,
\q2 isisu sakhe sikhukhumele kokuphela.
\q1
\v 18 Ngaphumelani esiswini
\q2 ukuba ngibone uhlupho losizi
\q2 njalo akuthi ngiphethe insuku zami ngiphakathi kwehlazo?
\c 21
\s1 UNkulunkulu Uyasala Isicelo SikaZedekhiya
\p
\v 1 Ilizwi lafika kuJeremiya livela \nd kuThixo\nd* lapho uZedekhiya inkosi wayethume kuye uPhashuri indodana kaMalikhija lomphristi uZefaniya indodana kaMaseya. Bathi: 
\v 2 “Ake usibuzele \nd kuThixo\nd* khathesi nje, ngoba uNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni uyasihlasela. Mhlawumbe \nd uThixo\nd* angasenzela izimanga njengasezikhathini ezedlulayo ukuze asuke kithi.”
\p
\v 3 Kodwa uJeremiya wathi kubo, “Tshelani uZedekhiya lithi: 
\v 4 ‘\nd UThixo\nd*, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Sekuseduze ukuthi ngiziphendulele kuwe izikhali zempi ezisezandleni zakho, ozisebenzisayo ekulweni lenkosi yaseBhabhiloni lamaKhaladiya angaphandle komduli ekuvimbezele. Njalo ngizawaqoqa phakathi kwalelidolobho. 
\v 5 Mina uqobo ngizakulwa lawe ngesandla eseluliweyo langengalo elamandla ngentukuthelo langokufuthelana kanye lolaka olukhulu. 
\v 6 Ngizabatshaya abahlala kulelidolobho, abantu lezifuyo njalo bazabulawa yisifo esesabekayo. 
\v 7 Emva kwalokho, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, uZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda, lezikhulu zakhe kanye labantu bakulelidolobho abaphepha emkhuhlaneni, enkembeni lasendlaleni, ngizabanikela kuNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni lasezitheni zabo ezifuna ukubabulala. Uzababulala ngenkemba; kayikuba lomusa kumbe uzwelo loba isihawu.’
\p
\v 8 Phezu kwalokho, abantu batshele uthi, ‘\nd UThixo\nd* uthi: Khangelani, ngiyalimisela phambi kwenu indlela yokuphila lendlela yokufa. 
\v 9 Loba ngubani osala kulelidolobho uzabulawa ngenkemba, yindlala loba ngumkhuhlane. Kodwa loba ngubani ophumayo kulo ayezinikela kumaKhaladiya alivimbezeleyo uzasila, aphunyuke lokuphila kwakhe. 
\v 10 Sengiqonde ukwenza okubi kulelidolobho hatshi okuhle, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*. Lizanikelwa ezandleni zenkosi yaseBhabhiloni, ezalitshabalalisa ngomlilo.’
\p
\v 11 Phezu kwalokho, wothi endlini yenkosi yakoJuda, ‘Zwanini ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd*; 
\v 12 lina abendlu kaDavida, \nd uThixo\nd* uthi:
\q1 Yenzani ukulunga insuku zonke ekuseni;
\q2 mhlengeni esandleni somncindezeli wakhe
\q2 lowo ophangiweyo,
\q1 hlezi ulaka lwami luqubuke, lutshise njengomlilo
\q2 ngenxa yobubi elibenzileyo,
\q2 lutshise engekho ongalucitsha.
\q1
\v 13 Ngimelane lawe, Jerusalema,
\q2 wena ohlala ngaphezu kwalesisigodi,
\q2 emagcekeni alamadwala, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*,
\q1 lina elithi, “Ngubani ongazasihlasela na?
\q2 Ngubani ongangena esiphephelweni sethu na?”
\q1
\v 14 Ngizalijezisa njengokufanele izono zenu,
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1 Ngizaphemba umlilo emahlathini enu
\q2 ozalobisa konke okuseduze lani.’ ”
\c 22
\s1 Ukwahlulelwa Kwamakhosi Angalunganga
\p
\v 1 Nanku akutshoyo \nd uThixo\nd*: “Hamba wehlele endlini yenkosi yakoJuda umemezele khona ilizwi leli uthi, 
\v 2 ‘Zwana ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd*, we nkosi yakoJuda, wena ohlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavida, wena lezikhulu zakho kanye labantu bakho abangena ngamasango la. 
\v 3 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi: Yenzani okulungileyo lokuqondileyo. Mhlenge esandleni somncindezeli wakhe lowo ophangiweyo. Lingenzi okubi loba udlakela kowezizweni, intandane loba umfelokazi, njalo lingachithi igazi elingelacala kule indawo. 
\v 4 Ngoba nxa linanzelela ukulandela imilayo le, amakhosi ahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavida azangena ngamasango ale indawo, egade izinqola zempi lamabhiza, elezikhulu zawo kanye labantu bawo. 
\v 5 Kodwa nxa imilayo le lingayilaleli, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, ngifunga ngami ukuthi indawo le izakuba lunxiwa.’ ”
\p
\v 6 Ngoba mayelana lendawo yenkosi yakoJuda \nd uThixo\nd* uthi:
\q1 “Lanxa unjengeGiliyadi kimi,
\q2 lanjengengqongo yeLebhanoni,
\q1 ngeqiniso ngizakwenza ufane lenkangala,
\q2 lanjengamadolobho angahlali muntu.
\q1
\v 7 Ngizakuthumela abachithi,
\q2 indoda nganye ilezikhali zayo,
\q1 njalo bazaquma imijabo yenu emihle yemisedari
\q2 bayiphosele emlilweni.
\p
\v 8 Abantu abavela ezizweni ezinengi bazadlula kulelidolobho babuzane besithi, ‘Kungani \nd uThixo\nd* enze into enje kulelidolobho elikhulu na?’ 
\v 9 Impendulo izakuthi: ‘Ngoba basidelile isivumelwano \nd sikaThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wabo bakhonza abanye onkulunkulu njalo babasebenzela.’ ”
\q1
\v 10 Lingayikhaleli inkosi efileyo loba lililele ukulilahlekela kwayo;
\q2 kodwa, khalelani kakhulu othunjiweyo,
\q1 ngoba kasayikubuya
\q2 njalo loba abone ilizwe lakibo futhi.
\m
\v 11 Ngoba mayelana loShalumi indodana kaJosiya, owangena esikhundleni sikayise esiba yinkosi yakoJuda kodwa osesukile kule indawo: \nd UThixo\nd* uthi, “Kasoze abuye futhi. 
\v 12 Uzafela kuleyondawo asiwa kuyo ethunjiwe; ilizwe leli kasoze alibone futhi.”
\q1
\v 13 “Maye kuye owakha indlu yakhe yobukhosi ngokungalungi,
\q2 lezindlu zakhe zangaphezulu ngokungafanelanga,
\q1 esenza abantu bakibo basebenzele ize,
\q2 engabaholisi lutho ngokusebenza kwabo.
\q1
\v 14 Uthi, ‘Ngizazakhela indlu enkulu yobukhosi
\q2 elezitezi ezibanzi.’
\q1 Ngakho uyenza ibe lamawindi amakhulu,
\q2 ayinameke ngemisidari,
\q2 ayicombe ngokubomvu.
\b
\q1
\v 15 Ukuba lemisedari eminenginengi
\q2 kukwenza ube yinkosi na?
\q1 Uyihlo kazange abe lokudla lokunathwayo na?
\q2 Wenza okuqondileyo lokulungileyo,
\q2 ngakho konke kwamlungela.
\q1
\v 16 Wavikela amalungelo abayanga labaswelayo,
\q2 ngakho konke kwamlungela.
\q1 Lokho akusikho okutsho ukungazi na?”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 17 “Kodwa amehlo akho lenhliziyo yakho
\q2 kukhangele inzuzo yenkohliso,
\q1 lokuchitha igazi elingelacala,
\q2 ukuncindezela kanye lodlakela.”
\m
\v 18 Ngakho mayelana loJehoyakhimi indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakoJuda, \nd uThixo\nd* uthi:
\q1 “Kabayikumkhalela besithi:
\q2 ‘Maye ngomfowethu!
\q2 Maye ngodadewethu!’
\q1 Kabayikumkhalela besithi:
\q2 ‘Maye ngenkosi yami!
\q2 Maye ngobuhle bayo obukhulu!’
\q1
\v 19 Uzangcwatshwa njengobabhemi,
\q2 ahudulwe aphoselwe
\q2 ngaphandle kwamasango aseJerusalema.”
\b
\q1
\v 20 “Qansa uye eLebhanoni umemeze,
\q2 wenze ilizwi lakho lizwakale eBhashani;
\q1 memeza use-Abharimi,
\q2 ngoba bonke abamanyane lawe banqotshiwe.
\q1
\v 21 Ngakuxwayisa uzibona uvikelekile,
\q2 kodwa wena wathi, ‘Angiyikulalela!’
\q1 Le ibe iyindlela yakho kusukela ebutsheni bakho;
\q2 kawungilalelanga.
\q1
\v 22 Umoya uzabaxotshela khatshana bonke abelusi bakho,
\q2 labamanyene lawe bazathunjwa.
\q1 Lapho-ke uzayangeka ube lenhloni
\q2 ngenxa yobubi bakho bonke.
\q1
\v 23 Lina abahlala ‘eLebhanoni,’
\q2 eligcineke kuhle ezindlini zemisedari,
\q1 lizabubula kakhulu lapho inhlungu zilehlela,
\q2 ubuhlungu obunjengowesifazane ehelelwa!”
\p
\v 24 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi, “Ngeqiniso njengoba ngikhona, lanxa ngabe wena, Jehoyakhini ndodana kaJehoyakhimi inkosi yakoJuda, wawuyindandatho ebukekayo esandleni sami sokunene, ngangizakukhupha. 
\v 25 Ngizakunikela kulabo abafuna ukukubulala, labo obesabayo, uNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni lakumaKhaladiya. 
\v 26 Wena kanye lonyoko owakuzalayo ngizaliphosela kwelinye ilizwe, lapho elingazalelwanga khona, lapho elizafela khona lobabili. 
\v 27 Kaliyikuphinda libuye elizweni elifisa ukuza kulo.”
\q1
\v 28 Umuntu lo, uJehoyakhini, uyimbiza efileyo,
\q2 edelelwayo, into engafunwa muntu na?
\q1 Kungani yena labantwabakhe bezaphoselwa ngaphandle,
\q2 balahlelwe elizweni abangalaziyo na?
\q1
\v 29 Wena lizwe, lizwe, lizwe,
\q2 zwana ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd*!
\q1
\v 30 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi:
\q1 “Bhalani umuntu lo njengongelabantwana,
\q2 umuntu ongayikuphumelela empilweni yakhe,
\q1 ngoba kakho owenzalo yakhe ozaphumelela,
\q2 kakho ozahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavida
\q2 loba abuse futhi koJuda.”
\c 23
\s1 Ugatsha Olulungileyo
\p
\v 1 “Maye kubelusi abachitha izimvu zedlelo lami njalo bezihlakaza!” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*. 
\v 2 Ngakho \nd uThixo\nd*, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi kubelusi abelusa abantu bami: “Ngenxa yokuthi lina lihlakaze umhlambi wami lawuxotshela khatshana kalaze lawunaka, ngizakwehlisela isijeziso phezu kwenu ngenxa yobubi elibenzileyo,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*. 
\v 3 “Mina ngokwami ngizabutha insalela zezimvu zami emazweni wonke engangizixotshele kuwo ngizibuyisele edlelweni lazo, lapho ezizazalana khona zande. 
\v 4 Ngizazilethela abelusi abazazelusa, njalo kazisayikwesaba loba zithuthumele, loba enye yazo ilahleke,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 5 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi, “Ziyeza insuku,
\q2 lapho uDavida ngizamvusela uGatsha olulungileyo,
\q1 iNkosi ezabusa ngokuhlakanipha,
\q2 yenze okulungileyo, lokufaneleyo elizweni.
\q1
\v 6 Ensukwini zayo uJuda uzasindiswa,
\q2 lo-Israyeli ahlale evikelekile.
\q1 Ibizo azabizwa ngalo yileli elithi:
\q2 \nd UThixo\nd* Oyikulunga Kwethu.”
\b
\m
\v 7 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi, “Ngakho-ke, insuku ziyeza, lapho abantu bengasayikuthi, ‘Ngeqiniso elinjengoba \nd uThixo\nd* ekhona, yena owakhupha u-Israyeli eGibhithe,’ 
\v 8 kodwa bazakuthi, ‘Ngeqiniso elinjengoba \nd uThixo\nd* ekhona, yena owakhipha izizukulwane zika-Israyeli elizweni elisenyakatho lakuwo wonke amazwe abaxotshela kuwo.’ Lapho-ke bazahlala elizweni labo.”
\s1 Abaphrofethi Abaqamba Amanga
\p
\v 9 Mayelana labaphrofethi:
\q1 Inhliziyo yami idabukile ngaphakathi kwami;
\q2 wonke amathambo ami ayaqhaqhazela.
\q1 Ngifana lomuntu odakiweyo,
\q2 lanjengomuntu owehlulwa liwayini,
\q1 ngenxa \nd kaThixo\nd*
\q2 lamazwi akhe angcwele.
\q1
\v 10 Ilizwe leli ligcwele izifebe;
\q2 ngenxa yesiqalekiso ilizwe lomile
\q2 lamadlelo enkangala abunile.
\q1 Abaphrofethi balandela indlela embi,
\q2 basebenzisa amandla abo ngokungalungi.
\b
\q1
\v 11 “Umphrofethi lomphristi kabakholwa kunkulunkulu;
\q2 lasethempelini lami ngiyabufumana ububi babo,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 12 “Ngakho indlela yabo izatshelela;
\q2 bazaxotshelwa emnyameni
\q2 njalo lapho bazakuwa.
\q1 Ngizabehlisela umonakalo ngomnyaka wokujeziswa kwabo,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\b
\q1
\v 13 “Phakathi kwabaphrofethi baseSamariya
\q2 ngabona into eyenyanyekayo:
\q1 Baphrofetha ngoBhali
\q2 njalo baholela abantu bami ekulahlekeni.
\q1
\v 14 Lakubaphrofethi baseJerusalema
\q2 sengibone into eyesabekayo:
\q2 Bayafeba baphile ngamanga.
\q1 Baqinisa izandla zabenza okubi,
\q2 ukuba kungabikhona oguquka ebubini bakhe.
\q1 Kimi bonke banjengeSodoma;
\q2 abantu baseJerusalema banjengeGomora.”
\p
\v 15 Ngakho, mayelana labaphrofethi \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla uthi:
\q1 “Ngizabenza badle ukudla okubabayo,
\q2 banathe lamanzi aletshefu,
\q1 ngoba kusukela kubaphrofethi baseJerusalema
\q2 ukungakholwa kuNkulunkulu sekugcwele ilizwe lonke.”
\p
\v 16 \nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla uthi:
\q1 “Lingalaleli okuphrofethwa ngabaphrofethi kini;
\q2 balenza lithembe amanga.
\q1 Bakhuluma imibono evela ezingqondweni zabo,
\q2 engaveli emlonyeni \nd kaThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 17 Bahlala besithi kulabo abangidelelayo,
\q2 ‘\nd UThixo\nd* uthi: Lizakuba lokuthula.’
\q1 Lakubo bonke abalandela inkani yezinhliziyo zabo
\q2 bathi, ‘Akulabubi obuzalehlela.’
\q1
\v 18 Kodwa nguphi wabo owake wema emhlanganweni \nd kaThixo\nd*
\q2 ukuba abone kumbe ezwe ilizwi lakhe na?
\q2 Ngubani olilaleleyo walizwa ilizwi lakhe?
\q1
\v 19 Khangelani, isiphepho \nd sikaThixo\nd*
\q2 sizaphutsha silulaka,
\q1 isavunguzane esibhoda ngolaka
\q2 phezu kwamakhanda ababi.
\q1
\v 20 Ulaka \nd lukaThixo\nd* kaluyikuphela
\q2 aze azifeze ngokupheleleyo
\q2 injongo zenhliziyo yakhe.
\q1 Ensukwini ezizayo
\q2 lizakuzwisisa kuhle lokhu.
\q1
\v 21 Abaphrofethi laba angibathumanga;
\q2 kodwa bagijima lemibiko yabo;
\q1 kangizange ngikhulume labo,
\q2 kodwa sebephrofethile.
\q1
\v 22 Kodwa aluba babekhona emhlanganweni wami,
\q2 ngabe bamemezela amazwi ami ebantwini bami
\q1 njalo ngabe babaphendula ezindleleni zabo ezimbi
\q2 lasezenzweni zabo ezimbi.”
\b
\q1
\v 23 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi,
\q2 “NginguNkulunkulu oseduze kuphela,
\q2 uNkulunkulu ongekho khatshana na?
\q1
\v 24 Umuntu angacatsha endaweni efihlakeleyo
\q2 ukuba ngingamboni na?”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1 “Angithi ngigcwele ezulwini lasemhlabeni na?”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\p
\v 25 “Ngikuzwile okutshiwo ngabaphrofethi abaphrofetha amanga ngebizo lami. Bathi, ‘Ngiphuphile! Ngiphuphile!’ 
\v 26 Koze kube nini lokhu kuqhubeka ezinhliziyweni zalaba abaphrofethi abalamanga na? 
\v 27 Bacabanga ukuthi amaphupho abawatshelanayo azakwenza abantu bami bakhohlwe ibizo lami, njengabokhokho babo abakhohlwa ibizo lami ngenxa yokukhonza uBhali. 
\v 28 Akuthi umphrofethi ophupha iphupho kalitsho, kodwa lowo olelizwi lami kalikhulume ngobuqotho, ngoba amakhoba angenzani lamabele na?” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*. 
\v 29 “Ilizwi lami kalinjengomlilo,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, “lanjengesando esidabula idwala libe yizicucu na?”
\p
\v 30 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi, “Ngakho, ngimelana labaphrofethi abantshontsha kwabanye amazwi okuthiwa avela kimi. 
\v 31 Yebo, ngimelana labaphrofethi abasebenzisa indimi zabo kodwa bathi, ‘\nd UThixo\nd* uthi,’ 
\v 32 Ngeqiniso, ngimelana lalabo abaphrofetha amaphupho amanga,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*. “Bayawatsho baholele abantu bami ekulahlekeni ngamanga abo lamawala, ikanti angizange ngibathume kumbe ngibakhethe. Kababasizi ngalutho abantu laba,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\s1 Isiphrofethi Samanga
\p
\v 33 “Nxa abantu laba, loba umphrofethi kumbe umphristi, bebuza besithi, ‘Izilo \nd likaThixo\nd* kuyini?’ wothi kubo, ‘Izilo liphi? Ngizakulahla, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.’ 
\v 34 Nxa umphrofethi loba umphristi kumbe omunye umuntu esithi, ‘Leli lizilo \nd likaThixo\nd*,’ lowomuntu ngizamjezisa kanye labendlu yakhe. 
\v 35 Lokhu yikho omunye wenu ohlala ekutsho kumngane wakhe loba isihlobo sakhe ukuthi: ‘Impendulo \nd kaThixo\nd* ithini na?’ loba ‘\nd UThixo\nd* utheni?’ 
\v 36 Kodwa akumelanga lithi ‘izilo \nd likaThixo\nd*’ futhi, ngoba umuntu wonke ilizwi lakhe liba lizilo lakhe ngoba liyawahlanekela amazwi kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu wethu. 
\v 37 Lokhu yikho elihlala likutsho kumphrofethi ukuthi, ‘Impendulo \nd kaThixo\nd* kuwe ithini?’ loba ‘UThixo utheni?’ 
\v 38 Lanxa lina lisithi, ‘Leli lizilo \nd likaThixo\nd*,’ \nd uThixo\nd* uthi: Lasebenzisa amazwi athi, ‘Leli lizilo \nd likaThixo\nd*.’ Lanxa mina ngalitshela ukuthi lingabokuthi, ‘Leli lizilo \nd likaThixo\nd*.’ 
\v 39 Ngakho, ngeqiniso ngizalikhohlwa ngiliphosele khatshana lami kanye ledolobho engalinika lona lina labokhokho benu. 
\v 40 Ngizalehlisela ihlazo elingapheliyo lokuyangeka okungayikukhohlakala.”
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\s1 Izitsha Ezimbili Zomkhiwa
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\v 1 Emva kokuba uJekhoniya indodana kaJehoyakhimi inkosi yakoJuda lezikhulu, izingcitshi kanye lezisebenzi zakoJuda sebethunjwe eJerusalema basiwa eBhabhiloni nguNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, \nd uThixo\nd* wangitshengisa izitsha ezimbili zomkhiwa zibekwe phambi kwethempeli \nd likaThixo\nd*. 
\v 2 Esinye isitsha sasilomkhiwa omuhle kakhulu, njengovuthwa kuqala; esinye isitsha sasilomkhiwa omubi, ubolile ungeke wadleka.
\p
\v 3 \nd UThixo\nd* wasesithi kimi, “Kuyini okubonayo, Jeremiya?”
\p Ngathi, “Ngumkhiwa. Omuhle muhle kakhulu, kodwa omubi ubole kakhulu ungeke udliwe.”
\p
\v 4 Ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* laselifika kimi lisithi: 
\v 5 “\nd UThixo\nd*, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi, ‘Njengalo umkhiwa omuhle, ngibathatha njengabalungileyo abathunjwa bakoJuda, engabasusa kule indawo ngabasa elizweni laseBhabhiloni. 
\v 6 Amehlo ami azabakhangela kokuphela, njalo ngizababuyisa kulelilizwe. Ngizabakha ngingabadilizi; ngizabahlanyela ngingabasiphuni. 
\v 7 Ngizabapha inhliziyo yokungazi, ukuthi mina \nd nginguThixo\nd*. Bazakuba ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, ngoba bazabuyela kimi ngenhliziyo yabo yonke.
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\v 8 Kodwa njengomkhiwa omubi, obolileyo ongeke udliwe,’ kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, ‘ngizamphatha kanjalo uZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda, lezikhulu zakhe kanye labasindayo eJerusalema, langabe basele kulelilizwe loba baseGibhithe. 
\v 9 Ngizabenza bazondakale njalo babe yisinengiso kuyo yonke imibuso yasemhlabeni, insolo lesiga, into yokuhlekwa lokuthukwa, loba kungaphi engibaxotshela khona. 
\v 10 Ngizathumela inkemba, indlala lomkhuhlane baze babhujiswe baphele elizweni engabanika lona kanye labokhokho babo.’ ”
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\s1 Iminyaka Yokuthunjwa Engamatshumi Ayisikhombisa
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\v 1 Ilizwi lafika kuJeremiya mayelana labantu bonke bakoJuda ngomnyaka wesine kaJehoyakhimi indodana kaJosiya inkosi yakoJuda, okwakungumnyaka wokuqala kaNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni. 
\v 2 Ngakho uJeremiya umphrofethi wathi kubo bonke abantu bakoJuda lakubo bonke abahlala eJerusalema: 
\v 3 Okweminyaka engamatshumi amabili lantathu, kusukela ngomnyaka wetshumi lantathu kaJosiya indodana ka-Amoni inkosi yakoJuda kuze kube yilolusuku, ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* lafika kimi njalo ngalikhuluma kini njalonjalo, kodwa kalilalelanga.
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\v 4 Lanxa \nd uThixo\nd* wathumela zonke izinceku zakhe abaphrofethi kini njalonjalo, kalilalelanga njalo kalinakanga. 
\v 5 Bathi, “Phendukani khathesi, omunye lomunye wenu, ezindleleni zenu ezimbi lasezenzweni zenu ezimbi, lihlale elizweni \nd uThixo\nd* alinika lona kanye labokhokho benu kuze kube nininini. 
\v 6 Lingalandeli abanye onkulunkulu ukuba libasebenzele njalo libakhonze; lingangithukuthelisi ngalokho okwenziwa yizandla zenu. Lapho-ke angiyikulehlisela okubi.”
\p
\v 7 “Kodwa kalingilalelanga,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, “njalo lingithukuthelisile ngokwenziwa ngezandla zenu, lazehlisela okubi.”
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\v 8 Ngakho \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla uthi: “Ngenxa yokuthi kalilalelanga amazwi ami, 
\v 9 ngizabiza bonke abantu basenyakatho lenceku yami uNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, “njalo ngizabaletha ukuba bamelane lelizwe leli labahlala kulo kanye lezizwe zonke eziseduze lalo. Ngizababhubhisa ngokupheleleyo ngibenze babe yinto eyesabekayo leyokuklolodelwa, lencithakalo yanini lanini. 
\v 10 Ngizasusa phakathi kwabo imisindo yokuthokoza lokuthaba, lelizwi lomlobokazi lelomyeni, lomsindo wamatshe okuchola kanye lokukhanya kwesibane. 
\v 11 Ilizwe leli lonke lizakuba yinkangala ephundlekileyo, lezizwe lezi zizasebenzela inkosi yaseBhabhiloni iminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa.
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\v 12 Kodwa lapho iminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa isiphelile, ngizayijezisa inkosi yaseBhabhiloni lesizwe sayo, ilizwe lamaKhaladiya, ngenxa yobubi babo,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, “njalo ngizalenza lichitheke kokuphela. 
\v 13 Ngizakwehlisela phezu kwelizwe lelo zonke izinto engazitshoyo ngalo, konke okulotshwe encwadini le okwaphrofethwa nguJeremiya ezizweni zonke. 
\v 14 Lazo uqobo zizathunjwa yizizwe ezinengi lamakhosi amakhulu; ngizaphindisela kubo mayelana lezenzo zabo langemisebenzi yezandla zabo.”
\s1 Inkezo Yolaka LukaNkulunkulu
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\v 15 \nd UThixo\nd*, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli wathi kimi, “Yamukela esandleni sami inkezo le egcwele iwayini lolaka lwami unathise zonke izizwe engikuthuma kuzo. 
\v 16 Zingalinatha, zizadiyazela zihlanye ngenxa yenkemba engizayithumela phakathi kwazo.” 
\v 17 Ngakho ngayithatha inkezo esandleni \nd sikaThixo\nd* ngazinathisa zonke izizwe ayengithume kuzo:
\b
\li1
\v 18 IJerusalema lamadolobho akoJuda, amakhosi akhona kanye lezikhulu, ukubenza babe yincithakalo lento eyesabekayo yokuklolodelwa lokuqalekiswa, njengoba benjalo lamhla;
\li1
\v 19 uFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe, lezinceku zakhe, lezikhulu zakhe kanye labantu bakhe bonke, 
\v 20 labantu bonke bezizweni abakhonale;
\li1 wonke amakhosi ase-Uzi;
\li1 wonke amakhosi amaFilistiya (awe-Ashikheloni, eGaza, e-Ekroni, labantu abasala e-Ashidodi);
\li1
\v 21 e-Edomi, leMowabi kanye le-Amoni;
\li1
\v 22 wonke amakhosi aseThire, leSidoni;
\li1 amakhosi amazwe angasolwandle ngaphetsheya kwalo,
\li1
\v 23 eDedani, leThema leBhuzi labo bonke abasezindaweni ezikhatshana;
\li1
\v 24 wonke amakhosi ase-Arabhiya lawo wonke amakhosi abantu bezizweni abahlala enkangala;
\li1
\v 25 amakhosi wonke aseZimri, le-Elamu leMediya;
\li1
\v 26 lawo amakhosi asenyakatho, eduze lakhatshana, elandelana, yonke imibuso esemhlabeni.
\li1 Emva kwabo bonke, inkosi yaseSheshaki layo izalinatha.
\b
\p
\v 27 “Lapho-ke batshele uthi, ‘\nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: Nathani, lidakwe lihlanze, njalo liwe lingavuki futhi ngenxa yenkemba engizayithumela phakathi kwenu.’ 
\v 28 Kodwa bangala ukwamukela inkezo esandleni sakho ukuba banathe, batshele uthi, ‘\nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla uthi: Kumele liyinathe! 
\v 29 Khangelani, sengiqalisile ukuletha umonakalo edolobheni elileBizo lami, njalo lina lizaphutha impela ukujeziswa na? Kaliyikuphutha ukujeziswa ngoba ngizakwehlisela inkemba phezu kwabo bonke abahlala emhlabeni, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla.’
\p
\v 30 Khathesi-ke phrofetha wonke amazwi la ngabo uthi kubo:
\q1 ‘\nd UThixo\nd* uzahlokoma ephezulu;
\q2 uzaduma esendaweni yakhe engcwele,
\q2 njalo ahlokome kakhulu emelana lelizwe lakhe.
\q1 Uzamemeza njengabahluza amavini,
\q2 akhwaze ngamandla ekhwazela bonke abahlala emhlabeni.
\q1
\v 31 Ukuxokozela kuzazwakala emikhawulweni yomhlaba,
\q2 ngoba \nd uThixo\nd* uzazethesa amacala izizwe;
\q1 uzakwahlulela abantu bonke
\q2 ababi ababhubhise ngenkemba,’ ”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
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\v 32 Nanku akutshoyo \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla:
\q1 “Khangelani! Umonakalo uyanda
\q2 usuka kwesinye isizwe usiya kwesinye;
\q1 isiphepho esikhulu siyavunguza
\q2 sivela emikhawulweni yomhlaba.”
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\v 33 Ngalesosikhathi labo ababulewe \nd nguThixo\nd* bazakuba sezindaweni zonke kusukela komunye kusiya komunye umkhawulo womhlaba. Kabayikukhalelwa loba babuthwe kumbe bangcwatshwe, kodwa bazakuba njengezibi emhlabathini.
\q1
\v 34 Khalani lilile lina belusi;
\q2 giqikani ethulini lina bakhokheli bomhlambi.
\q1 Ngoba isikhathi sokubulawa kwenu sesifikile;
\q2 lizakuwa liphohlozeke njengokubunjiweyo.
\q1
\v 35 Abelusi laba kabayikuba lalapho abangabalekela khona,
\q2 abakhokheli bomhlambi bengelandawo yokubalekela kuyo.
\q1
\v 36 Zwanini ukukhala kwabelusi,
\q2 ukulila kwabakhokheli bomhlambi,
\q2 ngoba \nd uThixo\nd* uyalichitha idlelo labo.
\q1
\v 37 Lamadlelo alokuthula azatshabalaliswa
\q2 ngenxa yolaka olwesabekayo \nd lukaThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 38 Njengesilwane uzaphuma esikhundleni sakhe,
\q2 njalo ilizwe labo lizakuba yinkangala
\q1 ngenxa yenkemba yomncindezeli
\q2 langenxa yolaka \nd lukaThixo\nd* olwesabekayo.
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\s1 UJeremiya Usongelwa Ukubulawa
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\v 1 Ekuqaleni kokubusa kukaJehoyakhimi indodana kaJosiya inkosi yakoJuda, kwafika ilizwi leli livela \nd kuThixo\nd* lisithi, 
\v 2 “\nd UThixo\nd* uthi: Mana egumeni lendlu \nd kaThixo\nd* ukhulume kubo bonke abantu basemadolobheni akoJuda abeza endlini \nd kaThixo\nd* ukuba bakhonze. Batshele konke engakulaya khona, kungabi lelizwi olitshiyayo. 
\v 3 Mhlawumbe bazalalela omunye lomunye wabo aphenduke endleleni yakhe embi. Lapho-ke ngizadeda ngingabehliseli umonakalo ebengizawenza kubo ngenxa yobubi ababenzileyo. 
\v 4 Tshono kubo uthi, ‘\nd UThixo\nd* uthi: Nxa lingangilaleli lilandele umthetho wami engalibekela wona, 
\v 5 njalo nxa lingalaleli amazwi ezinceku zami abaphrofethi, engabathuma kini njalonjalo (lanxa lingalalelanga), 
\v 6 ngizakwenza indlu le ibe njengeShilo ledolobho leli libe yinto yokuqalekiswa phakathi kwezizwe zonke zomhlaba.’ ”
\p
\v 7 Abaphristi, labaphrofethi kanye labantu bonke bamuzwa uJeremiya ekhuluma amazwi la endlini \nd kaThixo\nd*. 
\v 8 Kodwa kwathi uJeremiya eqeda nje ukubatshela bonke abantu konke \nd uThixo\nd* ayemlaye ukuba akutsho, abaphristi, labaphrofethi kanye labantu bonke bamphuthuma bathi kuye, “Kumele ufe! 
\v 9 Kungani uphrofetha ngebizo \nd likaThixo\nd* usithi indlu le izakuba njengeShilo ledolobho leli lizachitheka abantu basuke kulo?” Abantu bonke bambuthanela uJeremiya endlini \nd kaThixo\nd*.
\p
\v 10 Kwathi izikhulu zakoJuda sezizwe ngalezizinto, zaya endlini \nd kaThixo\nd* zisuka esigodlweni senkosi zahlala ezindaweni zazo entubeni yeSango elitsha lendlu \nd kaThixo\nd*. 
\v 11 Abaphristi, labaphrofethi basebesithi ezikhulwini lasebantwini bonke, “Umuntu lo kumele agwetshelwe ukufa ngoba uphrofetha kubi ngedolobho leli. Likuzwile ngezindlebe zenu!”
\p
\v 12 UJeremiya wasesithi ezikhulwini zonke lasebantwini bonke: “\nd UThixo\nd* ungithumile ukuba ngiphrofethe kubi ngendlu le langedolobho leli zonke izinto elizizwileyo. 
\v 13 Ngakho lungisani izindlela zenu lezenzo zenu lilalele \nd uThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wenu. Ngalokho \nd uThixo\nd* uzadeda angabe esalehlisela umonakalo abememezele ukuwehlisela kini. 
\v 14 Kodwa mina, ngisezandleni zenu; yenzani kimi loba kuyini lokho elikubona kukuhle, kufanele. 
\v 15 Kodwa likwazi, impela ukuthi lingangibulala, lizakwehlisela phezu kwenu icala legazi elimsulwa laphezu kwedolobho leli kanye laphezu kwabantu abahlala kulo, ngoba ngeqiniso \nd uThixo\nd* ungithumile kini ukuba ngikhulume wonke amazwi la lani lisizwa.”
\p
\v 16 Izikhulu labantu bonke basebesithi kubaphristi lakubaphrofethi, “Umuntu lo akumelanga abulawe! Ukhulume kithi ngebizo \nd likaThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wethu.”
\p
\v 17 Abanye babadala baselizweni basondela phambili bakhuluma kulolonke ibandla labantu bathi, 
\v 18 \f + \fr 26.18 UMikha 3.12\fr*\f*“UMikha waseMoreshethi waphrofitha ensukwini zikaHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda. Wabatshela bonke abantu bakoJuda wathi, ‘\nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla uthi:
\q1 IZiyoni izalinywa njengensimu,
\q2 iJerusalema izakuba yinqwaba yemfucuza,
\q2 intaba yethempeli ibe yindunduma eyande izixukwana.’
\m
\v 19 Kanje uHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda loba omunye umuntu nje wakoJuda wambulala na? UHezekhiya kamesabanga yini \nd uThixo\nd* wacela umusa kuye? \nd UThixo\nd* kadedanga wayekela ukubehlisela umonakalo ayewumemezele kubo na? Sekuseduze ukuthi sizehlisele umonakalo owesabekayo phezu kwethu!”
\p
\v 20 (U-Uriya indodana kaShemaya owaseKhiriyathi-Jeyarimi ungomunye umuntu owaphrofetha ngebizo \nd likaThixo\nd*: waphrofitha izinto ezinjalo ngedolobho leli langelizwe leli njengoJeremiya. 
\v 21 Kwathi inkosi uJehoyakhimi lezinduna zakhe kanye lezikhulu zakhe besizwa amazwi akhe, bafuna ukumbulala. Kodwa u-Uriya wakuzwa lokho wasebalekela eGibhithe esesaba. 
\v 22 UJehoyakhimi inkosi, wathuma u-Elinathani indodana ka-Akhibhori lamanye amadoda eGibhithe. 
\v 23 Bamthatha u-Uriya eGibhithe bamusa kuJehoyakhimi inkosi wambulala ngenkemba isidumbu sakhe saphoselwa endaweni yokungcwabela abantukazana.)
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\v 24 Phezu kwalokho, u-Ahikhami indodana kaShafani wasekela uJeremiya, ngakho kanikezwanga ebantwini ukuba bambulale.
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\s1 UJuda Uzasebenzela UNebhukhadineza
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\v 1 Ekuqaleni kokubusa kukaZedekhiya indodana kaJosiya inkosi yakoJuda, ilizwi leli lafika kuJeremiya livela \nd kuThixo\nd* lisithi: 
\v 2 \nd UThixo\nd* wathi kimi, “Yenza ijogwe ngemichilo langemigoqo uligaxe entanyeni yakho. 
\v 3 Ubusuthumela ilizwi enkosini yase-Edomi, leyaseMowabi, leyase-Amoni, eyeThire kanye leyaseSidoni ngezithunywa ezize eJerusalema kuZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda. 
\v 4 Zinike ilizwi eliya emakhosini azo uthi, ‘\nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: Tshelani amakhosi enu lokhu ukuthi: 
\v 5 Ngamandla ami amakhulu langengalo yami eyeluliweyo ngenza umhlaba labantu bawo kanye lezinyamazana ezikuwo, njalo ngiwunika loba ngubani ngokuthanda kwami. 
\v 6 Khathesi wonke amazwe enu ngizawanikela encekwini yami uNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, ngizakwenza lezinyamazana zeganga zibe ngaphansi kwakhe. 
\v 7 Izizwe zonke zizamsebenzela yena lamadodana akhe kanye labazukulu bakhe kuze kufike isikhathi selizwe lakhe lapho azanqotshwa khona yizizwe ezinengi lamakhosi amakhulu.
\p
\v 8 Kodwa, loba yisiphi isizwe loba umbuso ongasebenzeli uNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni loba ukhothamisele intamo yawo ejogeni lakhe, ngizasijezisa lesosizwe ngenkemba, ngendlala langesifo, ngize ngiwuchithe ngesandla sakhe, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*. 
\v 9 Ngakho lingabalaleli abaphrofethi benu, izanuse zenu, abachazi bamaphupho, izangoma zenu loba izinyanga zenu ezithi kini, kaliyikuyisebenzela inkosi yaseBhabhiloni.’ 
\v 10 Baphrofetha amanga kini azasebenza ukulisusa nje kuphela emazweni enu; ngizalixotsha njalo lizabhubha. 
\v 11 Kodwa isizwe esizabeka intamo yaso ngaphansi kwejogwe lenkosi yaseBhabhiloni siyisebenzele, lesosizwe ngizasiyekela siselizweni laso ukuba sililime njalo sihlale kulo, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.”
\p
\v 12 UZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda ngamnika ilizwi elinjalo; Ngathi, “Beka intamo yakho ngaphansi kwejogwe lenkosi yaseBhabhiloni; isebenzele yona kanye labantu bayo, uzaphila. 
\v 13 Kungani wena labantu bakho lizabulawa ngenkemba, indlala lesifo \nd uThixo\nd* ayesongele ngakho isizwe esingayikusebenzela inkosi yaseBhabhiloni na? 
\v 14 Lingawalaleli amazwi abaphrofethi abathi kini, ‘Kaliyikuyisebenzela inkosi yaseBhabhiloni,’ ngoba baphrofetha amanga kini. 
\v 15 ‘Angibathumanga,’ kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*. ‘Baphrofetha amanga ngebizo lami. Ngakho ngizalixotsha, libhubhe lina kanye labaphrofethi abaphrofetha kini.’ ”
\p
\v 16 Ngasengisithi kubaphristi lakubo bonke abantu laba, “\nd UThixo\nd* uthi: Lingabalaleli abaphrofethi abathi, ‘Masinyane nje izitsha zasendlini \nd kaThixo\nd* zizabuyiswa zivela eBhabhiloni.’ Baphrofetha amanga kini. 
\v 17 Lingabalaleli. Isebenzeleni inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, lizaphila. Kungani idolobho leli kumele libe lunxiwa na? 
\v 18 Nxa bengabaphrofethi njalo belelizwi \nd likaThixo\nd*, kabamncenge \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla ukuba izitsha eziseleyo endlini \nd kaThixo\nd* lasesigodlweni senkosi yakoJuda kanye laseJerusalema zingasiwa eBhabhiloni. 
\v 19 Ngoba lokhu yikho okutshiwo \nd nguThixo\nd* uSomandla mayelana lensika, loLwandle, lokokumisa okuphakamisekayo kanye lezinye izitsha eziseleyo kulelidolobho, 
\v 20 uNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni engahambanga layo ekuthatheni kwakhe uJehoyakhini indodana kaJehoyakhimi inkosi yakoJuda emsusa eJerusalema emusa ekuthunjweni eBhabhiloni, kanye lezikhulu zonke zakoJuda lezeJerusalema, 
\v 21 yebo, lokhu yikho okutshiwo \nd nguThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, mayelana lezinto eziseleyo endlini \nd kaThixo\nd* lasesigodlweni senkosi yakoJuda kanye laseJerusalema ukuthi: 
\v 22 ‘Zizasiwa eBhabhiloni lapho ezizakuba khona kuze kufike usuku engizazilanda ngalo,’ kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*. ‘Lapho-ke ngizazibuyisela emuva kule indawo.’ ”
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\s1 UHananiya Umphrofethi Wamanga
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\v 1 Ngenyanga yesihlanu yawonalowo umnyaka, umnyaka wesine, ekuqaleni kokubusa kukaZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda, umphrofethi uHananiya indodana ka-Azuri, owayevela eGibhiyoni, wathi kimi endlini \nd kaThixo\nd* phambi kwabaphristi labantu bonke: 
\v 2 “\nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: ‘Ngizalephula ijogwe lenkosi yaseBhabhiloni. 
\v 3 Phakathi kweminyaka emibili ngizazibuyisela kule indawo zonke izitsha zendlu \nd kaThixo\nd* ezathathwa nguNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni wazisa eBhabhiloni. 
\v 4 Ngizambuyisela kule indawo futhi uJekhoniya indodana kaJehoyakhimi inkosi yakoJuda kanye labanye bonke abathunjwa koJuda baya eBhabhiloni,’ kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, ‘ngoba ngizalephula ijogwe lenkosi yaseBhabhiloni.’ ”
\p
\v 5 Umphrofethi uJeremiya waphendula umphrofethi uHananiya phambi kwabaphristi labantu bonke ababemi endlini \nd kaThixo\nd*. 
\v 6 Wathi, “Ameni! Sengathi \nd uThixo\nd* angamenzenjalo! Sengathi \nd uThixo\nd* angagcwalisa amazwi owaphrofethayo ngokubuyisela kule indawo izitsha zendlu \nd kaThixo\nd* labo bonke abathunjelwa eBhabhiloni. 
\v 7 Lanxa kunjalo, lalela kulokhu engikutsho lawe usizwa kanye labantu bonke besizwa ukuthi: 
\v 8 Kusukela ezikhathini zakuqala abaphrofethi abandulela wena lami baphrofetha ngempi, ngomonakalo langesifo emazweni amanengi lasemibusweni emikhulu. 
\v 9 Kodwa umphrofethi ophrofetha ngokuthula uzakwaziwa njengothunywe \nd nguThixo\nd* sibili lapho ilizwi lakhe seligcwalisekile.”
\p
\v 10 Lapho-ke uHananiya umphrofethi wasusa ijogwe entanyeni kaJeremiya umphrofethi walephula, 
\v 11 wasesithi phambi kwabantu bonke, “\nd UThixo\nd* uthi: ‘Ngizalephula kanjalo ijogwe likaNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni entanyeni zezizwe zonke phakathi kweminyaka emibili.’ ” Ngemva kwalokho umphrofethi uJeremiya wasuka wazihambela.
\p
\v 12 Masinyane nje emuva kokuba umphrofethi uHananiya ephule ijogwe entanyeni kaJeremiya umphrofethi, kwafika ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* kuJeremiya lisithi: 
\v 13 “Hamba uyetshela uHananiya uthi, ‘\nd UThixo\nd* uthi: Wephule ijogwe lesigodo, kodwa esikhundleni salo uzakuba lejogwe lensimbi. 
\v 14 \nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: Ngizabeka ijogwe lensimbi entanyeni zezizwe zonke lezi ukuba zisebenzele uNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, zizamsebenzela. Ngizamnika amandla laphezu kwezinyamazana zeganga.’ ”
\p
\v 15 Umphrofethi uJeremiya wasesithi kuHananiya umphrofethi, “Lalela, Hananiya! \nd UThixo\nd* kakuthumanga, kodwa usuwenze isizwe lesi sathemba amanga. 
\v 16 Ngakho, \nd uThixo\nd* uthi, ‘Sekuseduze ukuthi ngikususe ebusweni bomhlaba. Ngawonalo umnyaka uzakufa, ngoba uphrofithe ukuhlamukela \nd uThixo\nd*.’ ”
\p
\v 17 Ngenyanga yesikhombisa yalowomnyaka, uHananiya umphrofethi wafa.
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\s1 Incwadi Kwabasekuthunjweni
\p
\v 1 La ngamazwi encwadi umphrofethi uJeremiya ayithumela eseJerusalema ebadaleni abasindayo phakathi kwabathunjwayo lakubaphristi, abaphrofethi, lakubo bonke abantu uNebhukhadineza abathatha eJerusalema wabasa ekuthunjweni eBhabhiloni. 
\v 2 (Lokhu kwakungemva kokuba inkosi uJekhoniya lendlovukazi engunina, izikhulu zasemthethwandaba kanye labadala bakoJuda labaseJerusalema, izingcitshi lezingcwethi basebeye ekuthunjweni besuka eJerusalema.) 
\v 3 Incwadi leyo wayiphathisa u-Eleyasa indodana kaShafani loGemariya indodana kaHilikhiya, abathunywa nguZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda kuNebhukhadineza eBhabhiloni. Yathi:
\pm
\v 4 \nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi kubo bonke labo engabasa ekuthunjweni eBhabhiloni besuka eJerusalema: 
\v 5 “Yakhani izindlu lihlale phansi; limani izivande lidle izithelo zazo. 
\v 6 Thathani abafazi lizale amadodana lamadodakazi; dingelani amadodana enu abafazi lendise lamadodakazi enu, ukuze lawo abe lamadodana kanye lamadodakazi; inani lenu lande ngapho; lingehli. 
\v 7 Funani ukuthula lokuphumelela kwedolobho engilise ekuthunjweni kulo. Likhulekeleni \nd kuThixo\nd*, ngoba nxa liphumelela lani lizaphumelela.” 
\v 8 Ye, \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi, “Lingavumeli ukuthi abaphrofethi labahlahluli abaphakathi kwenu balikhohlise. Lingawalaleli amaphupho elibakhuthaza ukuthi bawaphuphe. 
\v 9 Baphrofetha amanga kini ngebizo lami. Kangibathumanga,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\pm
\v 10 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi: “Lapho iminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa isiphelile eBhabhiloni, ngizakuza kini ngigcwalise isithembiso sami somusa sokulibuyisela kule indawo. 
\v 11 Ngoba ngiyawazi amacebo engilawo ngani,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, “amacebo okuliphumelelisa hatshi ukulilimaza, amacebo okulinika ithemba kanye lesikhathi esizayo. 
\v 12 Ngalesosikhathi lizangibiza lizekhuleka kimi, njalo ngizalizwa. 
\v 13 Lizangidinga lingifumane nxa lingidinga ngenhliziyo yenu yonke. 
\v 14 Lizangifumana,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, “njalo ngizalibuyisa livela ekuthunjweni. Ngizaliqoqa ezizweni zonke lasezindaweni zonke engalixotshela kuzo,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, “njalo ngilibuyise endaweni engalithatha kuyo ngilisa ekuthunjweni.”
\pm
\v 15 Lingatsho lithi, “\nd UThixo\nd* usesiphe abaphrofethi eBhabhiloni,” 
\v 16 kodwa \nd uThixo\nd* uthi mayelana lenkosi ehlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavida labantu bonke abasala kulelidolobho, abantu bakini abangahambanga lani ekuthunjweni, 
\v 17 yebo, \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla uthi, “Ngizabathumela inkemba, lendlala lesifo njalo ngizabenza babe njengomkhiwa obolileyo ongeke udliwe. 
\v 18 Ngizaxotshana labo ngenkemba, ngendlala langesifo njalo ngizabenza benyanyeke kuyo yonke imibuso yasemhlabeni njalo babe yinto yokuqalekiswa lokwesatshwa, ukuklolodelwa lokuthukwa, phakathi kwezizwe zonke engibaxotshela kuzo. 
\v 19 Ngoba kabawalalelanga amazwi ami,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, “amazwi engawathumela kubo njalonjalo ngezinceku zami abaphrofethi. Lani abasekuthunjweni kalilalelanga,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\pm
\v 20 Ngakho, zwanini ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd*, lonke lina elisekuthunjweni engalisusa eJerusalema ngalisa eBhabhiloni. 
\v 21 Mayelana lo-Ahabi indodana kaKholaya loZedekhiya indodana kaMaseya, abaphrofetha amanga kini ngebizo lami, \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: “Ngizabanikela kuNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni ozababulala phambi kobuso benu. 
\v 22 Ngenxa yabo, bonke abathunjiweyo abavela koJuda abaseBhabhiloni bazasebenzisa isiqalekiso lesi sokuthi: ‘\nd UThixo\nd* makenze kini njengalokhu akwenze kuZedekhiya lo-Ahabi, abatshiswa yinkosi yaseBhabhiloni ngomlilo.’ 
\v 23 Ngoba benze izinto ezimbi kakhulu ko-Israyeli; bafeba labafazi babomakhelwane babo, baqamba amanga ngebizo lami, engingazange ngithi bakwenze. Ngiyakwazi njalo ngingufakazi kukho,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\s1 Ilizwi KuShemaya
\p
\v 24 Tshela uShemaya umNehelami uthi, 
\v 25 “\nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: ‘Wathumela izincwadi ngebizo lakho kubo bonke abantu baseJerusalema, lakuZefaniya indodana kaMaseya umphristi, lakwabanye abaphristi bonke.’ KuZefaniya wathi, 
\v 26 ‘\nd UThixo\nd* usekubeke ukuba ngumphristi esikhundleni sikaJehoyada ukuba ube ngumphathi wendlu \nd kaThixo\nd*; umuntu ohlanyayo ozenza umphrofethi ubomfaka esitokisini umfake lezankosi zentanyeni. 
\v 27 Pho kungani ungamkhuzanga uJeremiya wase-Anathothi, ozenza umphrofethi phakathi kwenu? 
\v 28 Uthumele ilizwi leli kithi eBhabhiloni elithi: Kuzakuba yisikhathi eside. Ngakho yakhani izindlu lihlale phansi; limani izivande lidle izithelo zazo.’ ”
\p
\v 29 Kodwa, uZefaniya umphristi incwadi le wayibalela uJeremiya umphrofethi. 
\v 30 Ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* laselifika kuJeremiya lisithi, 
\v 31 “Thumela ilizwi leli kubo bonke abathunjiweyo uthi, Mayelana loShemaya umNehelami \nd uThixo\nd* uthi: ‘Njengoba uShemaya esephrofitha kini, lanxa mina ngingamthumanga, walenza lakholwa amanga, 
\v 32 ngeqiniso ngizamjezisa uShemaya umNehelami kanye lenzalo yakhe. Kakuyikuba lowakibo ozasala ekhona phakathi kwalababantu, njalo lezinto ezinhle engizazenzela abantu bami kasoze azibone, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, ngoba uphrofetha ukungihlamukela.’ ”
\c 30
\s1 Ukubuyiswa Kuka-Israyeli
\p
\v 1 Leli yilizwi elafika kuJeremiya livela \nd kuThixo\nd* lisithi: 
\v 2 “\nd UThixo\nd*, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi, ‘Loba encwadini wonke amazwi engiwakhulume kuwe. 
\v 3 Insuku ziyeza,’ kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, ‘lapho engizabuyisa abantu bami u-Israyeli loJuda bevela ekuthunjweni ngibabuyisele elizweni engalinika okhokho babo ukuba libe ngelabo,’ kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.”
\p
\v 4 Amazwi akhulunywa \nd nguThixo\nd* ngo-Israyeli loJuda: 
\v 5 “Wathi:
\q1 ‘Ukukhala kokwesaba kuzwakele,
\q2 ukwesaba okukhulu, hatshi ukuthula.
\q1
\v 6 Buzani libone:
\q2 Indoda ingazala abantwana na?
\q1 Pho kungani ngibona wonke amadoda aqinileyo
\q2 ebambe izisu zawo ngezandla njengowesifazane ohelelwayo,
\q2 ubuso bonke sebube mhlotshana okokufa?
\q1
\v 7 Yeka ukwesabeka okuzakuba yilolosuku!
\q2 Kalukho oluzakuba njengalo.
\q1 Kuzakuba yisikhathi sokuhlupheka kukaJakhobe,
\q2 kodwa uzahlengwa kukho.
\b
\q1
\v 8 Ngalolosuku,’ kutsho \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla,
\q2 ‘ngizalephula ijogwe entanyeni zabo
\q1 ngiqamule lezibopho zabo;
\q2 abezizweni kabasayikubagqilaza futhi.
\q1
\v 9 Esikhundleni salokho, bazasebenzela \nd uThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wabo,
\q2 loDavida inkosi yabo,
\q2 engizabavusela yona.
\b
\q1
\v 10 Ngakho ungesabi, wena Jakhobe nceku yami;
\q2 ungadangali, wena Israyeli,’
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1 ‘Ngeqiniso ngizakuhlenga ezindaweni ezikude,
\q2 lenzalo yakho elizweni lokuthunjwa kwayo.
\q1 UJakhobe uzakuba lokuthula futhi kanye lokuvikeleka,
\q2 njalo kakho ozamenza esabe.
\q1
\v 11 Ngilawe njalo ngizakuhlenga,’
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1 ‘Lanxa ngizichitha ngokupheleleyo zonke izizwe
\q2 engikuhlakazela kuzo,
\q2 wena angiyikukuchitha ngokupheleleyo.
\q1 Ngizakuqondisa kodwa ngokufaneleyo kuphela;
\q2 kangiyikukuyekela ungajeziswanga.’
\p
\v 12 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi:
\q1 ‘Isilonda sakho kaselapheki,
\q2 ukulimala kwakho akupholi.
\q1
\v 13 Kakho okhulumela inhloso yakho,
\q2 akulamuthi wesilonda sakho,
\q2 akukho kuphola kuwe.
\q1
\v 14 Bonke abangane bakho sebekukhohliwe;
\q2 kabalandaba lawe.
\q1 Ngikutshaye njengokungenziwa yisitha
\q2 ngakujezisa njengokungenziwa ngolesihluku,
\q1 ngoba icala lakho likhulu kakhulu
\q2 lezono zakho zinengi kakhulu.
\q1
\v 15 Kungani ukhaliswa linxeba lakho,
\q2 ubuhlungu bakho obungelaphekiyo na?
\q1 Ngenxa yecala lakho elikhulu lezono ezinengi
\q2 ngenze lezizinto kuwe.
\b
\q1
\v 16 Kodwa bonke abakudlayo bazadliwa;
\q2 zonke izitha zakho zizathunjwa.
\q1 Labo abakuphangayo bazaphangwa;
\q2 bonke abakwemukayo ngizabemuka.
\q1
\v 17 Kodwa ngizakusilisa ngipholise lamanxeba akho,’
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*,
\q1 ‘ngoba kuthiwa ungolahliweyo,
\q2 iZiyoni okungekho olendaba lalo.’
\p
\v 18 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi:
\q1 ‘Ngizavuselela inotho yasemathenteni kaJakhobe
\q2 ngibe lesihawu emakhaya akhe;
\q1 idolobho lizakwakhiwa kutsha emanxiweni alo,
\q2 lendlu yobukhosi izakuma endaweni yayo uqobo.
\q1
\v 19 Kubo kuzavela izingoma zokubonga
\q2 kanye lomsindo wokuthokoza.
\q1 Ngizakwandisa amanani abo,
\q2 njalo kabayikuphungulwa;
\q1 ngizabenza bahlonitshwe,
\q2 njalo kabayikweyiswa.
\q1
\v 20 Abantwana babo bazakuba njengezinsukwini zakudala,
\q2 lebandla labo lizamiselwa phambi kwami;
\q2 ngizabajezisa bonke ababancindezelayo.
\q1
\v 21 Umkhokheli wabo uzakuba ngomunye wabakibo;
\q2 umbusi wabo uzavela phakathi kwabo.
\q1 Ngizamsondeza eduze, uzakuza phansi kwami,
\q2 ngoba ngubani lowo ongazinikela
\q2 ukuba seduze kwami na?’
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 22 ‘Ngakho lina lizakuba ngabantu bami,
\q2 mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu.’ ”
\b
\q1
\v 23 Khangelani, isiphepho \nd sikaThixo\nd*
\q2 sizakhupha ulaka,
\q1 umoya osasivunguzane usehlela
\q2 phezu kwamakhanda ababi.
\q1
\v 24 Ulaka olwesabekayo \nd lukaThixo\nd* kaluyikudeda
\q2 aze ayifeze ngokupheleleyo
\q2 injongo yenhliziyo yakhe.
\q1 Ensukwini ezizayo
\q2 lizakuzwisisa lokhu.
\c 31
\p
\v 1 “Ngalesosikhathi ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wezizwana zonke zako-Israyeli, bona bazakuba ngabantu bami,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\p
\v 2 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi:
\q1 “Abantu abasilayo enkembeni
\q2 bazathola umusa enkangala;
\q2 ngizakuzanika u-Israyeli ukuphumula.”
\p
\v 3 \nd UThixo\nd* wabonakala kithi kudala esithi:
\q1 “Ngikuthandile ngothando olungapheliyo;
\q2 ngikuhole ngesisa esikhulu.
\q1
\v 4 Ngizakwakha njalo uzakwakhiwa kutsha futhi,
\q2 wena Israyeli Ntombi emsulwa.
\q1 Uzathatha amagedla akho futhi uphume
\q2 uyegida labathokozayo.
\q1
\v 5 Uzalima izivini zakho futhi
\q2 emaqaqeni aseSamariya;
\q2 abalimi bazazilima badle izithelo zazo.
\q1
\v 6 Kuzakuba losuku lapho abalindi bezamemeza
\q2 phezu kwamaqaqa ako-Efrayimi bathi,
\q1 ‘Wozani, kasiyeni eZiyoni,
\q2 \nd kuThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wethu.’ ”
\p
\v 7 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi:
\q1 “Mhlabeleleni uJakhobe ngokuthokoza;
\q2 nqongolozelani izizwe ezidumileyo.
\q1 Yenzani ukudumisa kwenu kuzwakale, lisithi,
\q2 ‘Awu \nd Thixo\nd*, bahlenge abantu bakho,
\q2 insalela ka-Israyeli.’
\q1
\v 8 Khangelani, ngizababuyisa bevela elizweni lasenyakatho,
\q2 ngibaqoqe emikhawulweni yomhlaba.
\q1 Phakathi kwabo kuzakuba leziphofu labaqhulayo;
\q2 abesifazane abazithweleyo labahelelwayo;
\q2 ixuku elikhulu lizabuya.
\q1
\v 9 Bazabuya bekhala;
\q2 bazakhuleka lapho ngibabuyisa.
\q1 Ngizabaholela ezihotsheni zamanzi
\q2 endleleni eyendlalekileyo lapho abangayikukhubeka khona,
\q1 ngoba nginguyise ka-Israyeli,
\q2 njalo u-Efrayimi yindodana yami elizibulo.
\b
\q1
\v 10 Zwanini ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd*, lina zizwe;
\q2 limemezeleni emazweni angaselwandle khatshana lithi:
\q1 ‘Yena owahlakaza u-Israyeli uzamqoqa
\q2 njalo uzakwelusa umhlambi wakhe njengomelusi.’
\q1
\v 11 Ngoba \nd uThixo\nd* uzamhlenga uJakhobe,
\q2 abakhulule ezandleni zalabo abalamandla kulabo.
\q1
\v 12 Bazakuza banqongoloze ngentokozo ezingqongeni zeZiyoni;
\q2 bazathokoza ngokuphana \nd kukaThixo\nd*,
\q1 ngamabele, langewayini elitsha kanye lamafutha e-oliva,
\q2 ngamazinyane ezimvu langamathole enkomo.
\q1 Bazakuba njengesivande esithelelwa kuhle,
\q2 njalo kabasayikuba losizi futhi.
\q1
\v 13 Izintombi zizagida njalo futhi zithabe,
\q2 enzenjalo amajaha labadala.
\q1 Ngizaguqula ukukhala kwabo kube yikuthaba;
\q2 ngizabapha induduzo lentokozo esikhundleni sosizi.
\q1
\v 14 Ngizasuthisa abaphristi ngokunengi,
\q2 labantu bami bazasutha ngokuphana kwami,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\p
\v 15 Nanku okutshiwo \nd nguThixo\nd*:
\q1 “Ilizwi lizwakala eRama,
\q2 lesililo lokukhala okukhulu,
\q1 uRasheli ukhalela abantwabakhe
\q2 njalo esala ukududuzwa,
\q2 ngoba kabasekho.”
\p
\v 16 Nanku akutshoyo \nd uThixo\nd*:
\q1 “Bamba ilizwi lakho ungakhali,
\q2 lamehlo akho angehlisi inyembezi
\q1 ngoba umsebenzi wakho uzathola umvuzo,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q2 “Bazabuya bevela elizweni lesitha.
\q1
\v 17 Ngakho kulethemba ensukwini zakho ezizayo,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q2 “Abantwabakho bazabuyela elizweni labo.
\b
\q1
\v 18 Ngikuzwile impela ukukhala kuka-Efrayimi esithi:
\q2 ‘Wangitshaya njengethole elingathambanga,
\q2 njalo sengajeziseka.
\q1 Ngibuyisa, njalo ngizabuya,
\q2 ngoba \nd unguThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wami.
\q1
\v 19 Emva kokweduka kwami,
\q2 ngaphenduka;
\q1 emva kokuba sengizwisisile,
\q2 ngazitshaya isifuba.
\q1 Ngaba lenhloni ngadumazeka
\q2 ngoba ngangilehlazo lasebutsheni bami.’
\q1
\v 20 U-Efrayimi kasindodana yami ethandekayo,
\q2 umntanami engithokoza ngaye na?
\q1 Lanxa ngihlala ngikhuluma kubi ngaye
\q2 ngisamkhumbula.
\q1 Ngakho inhliziyo yami iyamlangatha;
\q2 ngiyamzwela kakhulu,
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\b
\q1
\v 21 Beka izitshengiso zomgwaqo;
\q2 umise lezinsika zeziqondiso.
\q1 Nanzelela umgwaqo,
\q2 indlela ozahamba ngayo.
\q1 Phenduka, wena Ntombi egcweleyo Israyeli,
\q2 buyela emadolobheni akho.
\q1
\v 22 Koze kube nini ulokhu uzulazula,
\q2 wena ndodakazi engathembekanga na?
\q1 \nd UThixo\nd* uzadala into entsha emhlabeni,
\q2 owesifazane uzavikela indoda.”
\p
\v 23 \nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi, “Lapho ngibabuyisa bevela ekuthunjweni, abantu abaselizweni lakoJuda lasemadolobheni alo bazawasebenzisa futhi amazwi la athi, ‘\nd UThixo\nd* akubusise wena ndawo yokuhlala elungileyo, wena ntaba engcwele.’ 
\v 24 Abantu bazahlala ndawonye koJuda lasemadolobheni akhona wonke, abalimi kanye lalabo abazulazulayo lemihlambi yabo. 
\v 25 Ngizaqinisa abadiniweyo ngisuthise abangelamandla.”
\p
\v 26 Lapho-ke ngaphaphama ngakhangela indawana yonke. Ubuthongo bami babubemnandi kimi.
\p
\v 27 “Insuku ziyeza, lapho engizahlanyela khona indlu ka-Israyeli lendlu kaJuda lenzalo yabantu lezinyamazana. 
\v 28 Njengoba ngabalinda ukusiphuna lokudiliza, ukuchitha lokubhubhisa kanye lokuletha umonakalo, ngokunjalo ngizabalinda ukwakha lokuhlanyela,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*. 
\v 29 “Ngalezonsuku abantu kabasayikutsho ukuthi,
\q1 ‘Abazali badle amavini amunyu,
\q2 ngakho amazinyo abantwana asetshelela.’
\m
\v 30 Esikhundleni salokho, umuntu wonke uzafela izono zakhe; loba ngubani odla amavini amunyu amazinyo akhe azatshelela.
\q1
\v 31 Isikhathi siyeza,
\q2 lapho engizakwenza khona isivumelwano esitsha
\q1 lendlu ka-Israyeli kanye lekaJuda,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 32 “Kasiyikufana lesivumelwano
\q2 engasenza labokhokho babo
\q1 lapho engababamba khona ngesandla
\q2 ukuba ngibakhuphe eGibhithe,
\q1 ngoba bephula isivumelwano sami,
\q2 lanxa ngangingumyeni wabo,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 33 “Lesi yiso isivumelwano engizasenza lendlu ka-Israyeli
\q2 ngemva kwalesosikhathi,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1 “Ngizafaka umthetho wami ezingqondweni zabo,
\q2 ngiwulobe lasezinhliziyweni zabo.
\q1 Ngizakuba nguNkulunkulu wabo,
\q2 bona bazakuba ngabantu bami.
\q1
\v 34 Umuntu kasayikufundisa umakhelwane wakhe,
\q2 kumbe umfowabo esithi, ‘Mazi \nd uThixo\nd*,’
\q1 ngoba bonke bazangazi,
\q2 kusukela komncinyane wabo kusiya komkhulu,
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1 Ngoba ngizabathethelela ububi babo,
\q2 njalo angiyikukhumbula izono zabo futhi.”
\p
\v 35 Nanku akutshoyo \nd uThixo\nd*,
\q1 yena obeka ilanga ukuba likhanyise emini,
\q2 omisa inyanga lezinkanyezi ukuba kukhanye ebusuku,
\q1 onyakazisa ulwandle
\q2 ukuze amagagasi alo ahlokome,
\q2 \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla yilo ibizo lakhe, uthi:
\q1
\v 36 “Nxa izimiso lezi zinganyamalala ebusweni bami,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*,
\q1 “kulapho lenzalo ka-Israyeli ezacina khona
\q2 ukuba yisizwe phambi kwami.”
\p
\v 37 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi:
\q1 “Nxa amazulu phezulu engalinganiswa
\q2 lezisekelo zomhlaba ngaphansi zihlolwe,
\q1 kulapho engingayilahla khona yonke inzalo ka-Israyeli
\q2 ngenxa yakho konke abakwenzileyo,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\p
\v 38 “Insuku ziyeza,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, “lapho idolobho leli ngizalakhelwa kutsha kusukela eMphotshongweni waseHananeli kusiya eSangweni leNgosi. 
\v 39 Intambo yokulinganisa izasukela lapho iqonde eqaqeni lweGarebi ibe isijikela eGowa. 
\v 40 Isigodi sonke lapho okulahlelwa khona izidumbu zabafileyo lomlotha, lawo wonke amasimu kusiyafika esigodini seKhidironi ngasempumalanga kusiyafika ejikweni leSango leBhiza, kuzakuba ngcwele \nd kuThixo\nd*. Idolobho kaliyikusitshunwa futhi loba lidilizwe.”
\c 32
\s1 UJeremiya Uthenga Insimu
\p
\v 1 Leli yilizwi elafika kuJeremiya livela \nd kuThixo\nd* ngomnyaka wetshumi wokubusa kukaZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda, owawungumnyaka wetshumi lasificaminwembili wokubusa kukaNebhukhadineza. 
\v 2 Ngalesosikhathi ibutho lenkosi yaseBhabhiloni lalivimbezele iJerusalema, uJeremiya umphrofethi evalelwe egumeni labalindi phakathi kwesigodlo senkosi yakoJuda.
\p
\v 3 UZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda wayemvalele lapho esithi, “Kungani uphrofetha njengalokhu okwenzayo? Uthi: ‘\nd UThixo\nd* uthi: Sekuseduze ukuthi idolobho leli ngilinikele enkosini yaseBhabhiloni, njalo izalithumba. 
\v 4 UZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda akayikuphunyuka ezandleni zamaKhaladiya, kodwa uzanikelwa impela enkosini yaseBhabhiloni, njalo uzakhuluma layo ubuso ngobuso ayibone ngamehlo akhe. 
\v 5 Izathatha uZedekhiya imuse eBhabhiloni, lapho azahlala khona ngize ngibone engingakwenza kuye, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*. Nxa usilwa lamaKhaladiya, kawuyikuphumelela.’ ”
\p
\v 6 UJeremiya wathi, “Ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* lafika kimi lisithi: 
\v 7 UHanameli indodana kaShalumi umalumakho uzakuza kuwe athi, ‘Thenga insimu yami e-Anathothi, ngoba njengesinini sami kulilungelo lakho lomlandu wakho ukuba uyithenge.’
\p
\v 8 Ngakho, njengokutsho \nd kukaThixo\nd*, umzawami uHanameli weza kimi egumeni labalindi wathi, ‘Thenga insimu yami e-Anathothi elizweni lakoBhenjamini. Njengoba kulilungelo lakho ukuba uyihlenge ibe ngeyakho, zithengele yona.’
\p Ngakwazi ukuthi leli laliyilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd*; 
\v 9 ngakho ngayithenga insimu ye-Anathothi kumzawami uHanameli, ngamlinganisela amashekeli alitshumi lesikhombisa esiliva. 
\v 10 Ngasayina incwadi yesivumelwano sokuthenga ngayinamathisela, yafakazelwa, ngalinganisa isiliva esikalini. 
\v 11 Ngathatha incwadi yokuthenga enanyekiweyo eyayilemithetho lezimiso, kanye leyayingananyekwangwa, 
\v 12 incwadi yokuthenga le ngayinika uBharukhi indodana kaNeriya, indodana kaMahaseyiya; umzawami uHanameli ekhona kanye labafakazi ababesayine incwadi yokuthenga lamaJuda wonke ehlezi egumeni labalindi.
\p
\v 13 Nganika uBharukhi imilayo le labo bekhona ngathi: 
\v 14 ‘\nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: Thatha izincwadi lezi zesivumelwano sokuthenga enanyekiweyo lengananyekwanga uzifake embizeni yomdaka ukuze zihlale khona isikhathi eside. 
\v 15 \nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: Izindlu lamasimu lezivini kuzathengwa futhi kulelilizwe.’
\p
\v 16 Emva kokuba uBharukhi indodana kaNeriya sengimphile incwadi yokuthenga, ngakhuleka \nd kuThixo\nd* ngathi:
\pm
\v 17 \nd Thixo\nd* Wobukhosi, wadala amazulu lomhlaba ngamandla akho amakhulu langengalo yakho eyeluliweyo. Akukho lutho olunzima kuwe. 
\v 18 Ubonakalisa uthando kuzinkulungwane kodwa ulethe isijeziso sezono zaboyise ebantwaneni babo ngemva kwabo. Wena Nkulunkulu omkhulu olamandla, obizo lakho \nd nguThixo\nd* uSomandla, 
\v 19 zinkulu injongo zakho njalo zilamandla izenzo zakho. Amehlo akho ayazibona zonke izindlela zabantu; unika umuntu wonke umvuzo kusiya ngokuziphatha kwakhe langokufanele izenzo zakhe. 
\v 20 Wenza izibonakaliso lezimangaliso eGibhithe, waqhubeka uzenza kwaze kwaba yilolusuku, khona ko-Israyeli laphakathi koluntu lonke, wathola udumo olukhulu lungolwakho lalamhlanje. 
\v 21 Wakhupha abantu bakho u-Israyeli eGibhithe ngezibonakaliso langezimangaliso; ngesandla esilamandla langengalo eyeluliweyo kanye lokwesaba okukhulu. 
\v 22 Wabanika ilizwe leli owawufunge ukulipha okhokho babo, ilizwe eligeleza uchago loluju. 
\v 23 Beza bafika balithatha, kodwa kabakulalelanga kumbe balandele imithetho yakho; kabakwenzanga owawubalaye ukuthi bakwenze. Ngakho wabehlisela wonke umonakalo lo.
\pm
\v 24 Khangela ukuthi akhiwe njani amadundulu okuvimbezela ukuba idolobho lihlaselwe. Ngenxa yenkemba, lendlala lesifo idolobho lizanikelwa kumaKhaladiya alihlaselayo. Owakutshoyo sekusenzakala njengoba ubona khathesi. 
\v 25 Kodwa lanxa idolobho lizanikelwa kumaKhaladiya, wena \nd Thixo\nd* Wobukhosi uthe kimi, ‘Thenga insimu ngesiliva kube labafakaza lokho.’ ”
\p
\v 26 Ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* laselifika kuJeremiya lisithi: 
\v 27 “Mina \nd nginguThixo\nd*, uNkulunkulu woluntu lonke. Kambe kulento engehlulayo na? 
\v 28 Ngakho, nanku okutshiwo \nd nguThixo\nd*, uthi: Sekuseduze ukuthi idolobho leli ngilinikele kumaKhaladiya lakuNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, ozalithumba. 
\v 29 AmaKhaladiya ahlasela idolobho leli azangena alithungele ngomlilo; alitshise, kanye lezindlu lapho abantu abangithukuthelisela khona ngokutshisela uBhali impepha phezu kwezimpahla zezindlu langokuthululela abanye onkulunkulu iminikelo enathwayo.
\p
\v 30 Abantu bakoJuda labako-Israyeli benza ububi bodwa emehlweni ami kusukela ebutsheni babo; impela, abantu bako-Israyeli bangithukuthelisa ngalokhu abakwenza ngezandla zabo, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*. 
\v 31 Kusukela ngosuku elakhiwa ngalo kuze kube khathesi, idolobho leli livusa ukuthukuthela kwami lolaka lwami okwenza kufanele ukuba ngilisuse ebusweni bami. 
\v 32 Abantu bako-Israyeli labakoJuda bangithukuthelisile ngobubi bonke ababenzileyo, bona, amakhosi abo lezikhulu zabo, abaphristi labaphrofethi babo, abantu bakoJuda labantu baseJerusalema. 
\v 33 Bangifulathela kabaze bangipha ubuso babo; lanxa ngabafundisa kanenginengi kabalalelanga njalo kabakunakanga ukukhuzwa. 
\v 34 Bamisa izithombe zabo ezinengekayo endlini eleBizo lami bayingcolisa. 
\v 35 Bakhela uBhali izindawo eziphakemeyo eSigodini saseBheni-Hinomu ukuba banikele amadodana lamadodakazi abo kuMoleki, lanxa ngingazange ngibalaye, kumbe kufike engqondweni yami, ukuthi babokwenza into eyenyanyeka kangaka ngalokho benze uJuda one.
\p
\v 36 Liyatsho ngedolobho leli lithi, ‘Ngenkemba, langendlala kanye langesifo lizanikelwa eNkosini yaseBhabhiloni’; kodwa \nd uThixo\nd*, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: 
\v 37 Ngizababuyisa kule indawo ngibenze bahlale ngokuvikelwa. 
\v 38 Bazakuba ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo. 
\v 39 Ngizabenza babemunye enhliziyweni lasezenzweni, ukuze bahlale bengesaba, ukuba kube kuhle kubo lasebantwaneni babo emva kwabo. 
\v 40 Ngizakwenza labo isivumelwano esingapheliyo: Angiyikuyekela ukwenza okuhle kubo, ngizabafunzelela ukuba bangesabe, ukuze bangangideli. 
\v 41 Ngizathokoza ekubenzeleni okuhle njalo ngibagxumeke ngobuqotho kulelilizwe ngenhliziyo yami yonke langomoya wami wonke.
\p
\v 42 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi: Njengoba ngehlisele inkemenkeme le enkulu kangaka phezu kwalababantu, ngokunjalo ngizabapha konke ukuphumelela engabathembisa khona. 
\v 43 Amasimu azathengwa futhi kulelilizwe lina elithi ngalo, ‘Lilugwadule oluphundlekileyo, olungelabantu lezinyamazana, ngoba lanikelwa kumaKhaladiya.’ 
\v 44 Amasimu azathengwa ngesiliva, lezincwadi zokuthenga zisayinwe, zinanyekwe njalo zifakazelwe elizweni likaBhenjamini, lemizini eseduze leJerusalema, lasemadolobheni akoJuda kanye lasemadolobheni elizwe lamaqaqa, asemawatheni asentshonalanga kanye lawaseNegebi, ngoba ngizabuyisela inotho yabo, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.”
\c 33
\s1 Isithembiso Sokubuyiswa
\p
\v 1 UJeremiya elokhu esavalelwe egumeni labalindi, ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* lafika kuye ngokwesibili lisithi: 
\v 2 “\nd UThixo\nd*, yena owadala umhlaba, \nd uThixo\nd* owawenzayo wawumisa, \nd uThixo\nd* yilo ibizo lakhe, uthi, 
\v 3 ‘Ngibiza ngizakusabela, ngikutshele izinto ezinkulu ezifihlakeleyo ongazaziyo.’ 
\v 4 Ngoba lokhu yikho okutshiwo \nd nguThixo\nd*, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli mayelana lezindlu ezikulelidolobho langezindlu zobukhosi koJuda ezadilizwayo ukuba zisetshenziswe ekumelaneni lamadundulu okuvimbezela kanye lenkemba 
\v 5 ekulweni lamaKhaladiya: ‘Zizagcwala izidumbu zabantu abafileyo engizababulala ekuthukutheleni kwami langolaka lwami. Idolobho leli ngizalifihlela ubuso bami ngenxa yobubi balo bonke.
\p
\v 6 Kodwa, ngizaletha ukuphila lokusiliswa kulo. Abantu bami ngizabasilisa ngibenze bajabulele ukuthula okukhulu kanye lokuvikeleka. 
\v 7 Ngizabuyisa uJuda lo-Israyeli besuka ekuthunjweni njalo ngizabakha futhi njengalokhu ababeyikho kuqala. 
\v 8 Ngizabahlambulula kuzozonke izono abazenza kimi njalo ngizabathethelela zonke izono zabo zokungihlamukela. 
\v 9 Ngakho idolobho leli lizangilethela indumela, ukuthokoza, lokubongwa kanye lodumo phambi kwezizwe zonke emhlabeni ezizwa ngezinto zonke ezinhle engizenzela lona; njalo zizakwesaba ziqhaqhazele ngenxa yokuphumelela okukhulu lokuthula engizakuletha kulo.’
\p
\v 10 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi: ‘Liyatsho ngendawo le lithi, “Ilugwadule oluphundlekileyo, olungelabantu kumbe izinyamazana.” Kodwa emadolobheni akoJuda lasemigwaqweni yaseJerusalema okwatshiywayo, okungekho muntu kumbe inyamazana ehlala khona, kuzazwakala khona futhi 
\v 11 imisindo yokuthokoza lokuthaba, amazwi omlobokazi lomyeni, lamazwi alabo abaletha iminikelo yokubonga endlini \nd kaThixo\nd* besithi,
\q1 “Bongani \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla,
\q2 ngoba \nd uThixo\nd* ulungile;
\q2 uthando lwakhe lumi kuze kube nini lanini.”
\m Ngoba inotho yelizwe ngizayibuyisela njengoba yayinjalo kuqala,’ kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\p
\v 12 \nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla uthi, ‘Kuyo yonale indawo ephundlekileyo, engelabantu kumbe izinyamazana, kuwo wonke amadolobho ayo kuzakuba lamadlelo futhi ukuba abelusi baphumuze imihlambi yabo. 
\v 13 Emadolobheni elizwe lamaqaqa, lawemawatheni entshonalanga kanye lawaseNegebi, elizweni lakoBhenjamini, emizini eseduze leJerusalema lasemadolobheni akoJuda, imihlambi izadlula ngaphansi kwesandla salowo oyibalayo,’ kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\p
\v 14 ‘Insuku ziyeza,’ kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, ‘lapho engizagcwalisa isithembiso somusa engasenza endlini ka-Israyeli lasendlini kaJuda.
\q1
\v 15 Ngalezonsuku langalesosikhathi
\q2 ngizahlumisa uGatsha olulungileyo osendweni lukaDavida;
\q2 uzakwenza okulungileyo lokufaneleyo elizweni.
\q1
\v 16 Ngalezonsuku uJuda uzasindiswa
\q2 leJerusalema ihlale ngokuvikeleka.
\q1 Ibizo ezabizwa ngalo yileli elithi;
\q2 \nd uThixo\nd* oyikuLunga Kwethu.’
\m
\v 17 Ngoba \nd uThixo\nd* uthi, ‘UDavida kayikuswela umuntu ozahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi bendlu ka-Israyeli, 
\v 18 labaphristi, abangabaLevi, kabayikuswela umuntu oma phambi kwami kokuphela ukuba anikele iminikelo yokutshiswa, atshise iminikelo yamabele lokwethula imihlatshelo.’ ”
\p
\v 19 Ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* lafika kuJeremiya lisithi: 
\v 20 “Nanku okutshiwo \nd nguThixo\nd*, ‘Nxa lingephula isivumelwano sami lemini lesivumelwano sami lobusuku, ukuze imini lobusuku kungabe kusaqalisa ngezikhathi zakho ezamiswayo, 
\v 21 lapho-ke isivumelwano sami loDavida inceku yami lesivumelwano sami labaLevi abangabaphristi abakhonzayo phambi kwami singephulwa njalo uDavida angeke abe lenzalo ezabusa esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi. 
\v 22 Ngizakwenza inzalo kaDavida inceku yami labaLevi abakhonzayo phambi kwami ingabi lakubalwa njengezinkanyezi zasemazulwini njalo ingalinganiseki njengetshebetshebe lasekhunjini lolwandle.’ ”
\p
\v 23 Ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* lafika kuJeremiya lisithi: 
\v 24 “Kawukananzeleli na ukuthi abantu laba bathi, ‘\nd UThixo\nd* useyilahlile imibuso emibili ayeyikhethile’? Ngakho bayabeyisa abantu bami njalo kabasabanaki njengesizwe. 
\v 25 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi, ‘Nxa ngingamisanga isivumelwano sami lelanga lobusuku kanye lemithetho eqinileyo yasezulwini lasemhlabeni, 
\v 26 lapho-ke ngizayilahla inzalo kaJakhobe lekaDavida inceku yami njalo ngingakhethi enye yamadodana akhe ukuba ibuse inzalo ka-Abhrahama, leka-Isaka lekaJakhobe. Ngoba ngizabuyisela inhlanhla yabo ngibe lesihawu kubo.’ ”
\c 34
\s1 Isixwayiso KuZedekhiya
\p
\v 1 Kwathi uNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni lebutho lakhe lonke kanye lemibuso yonke, labantu basemazweni ayewabusa besilwa leJerusalema lawo wonke amadolobho alo ayeseduzane, ilizwi leli lafika kuJeremiya livela \nd kuThixo\nd* lisithi; 
\v 2 “\nd UThixo\nd*, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: Yana kuZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda uthi kuye, ‘\nd UThixo\nd* uthi: Sekuseduze ukuthi idolobho leli ngilinikele enkosini yaseBhabhiloni, njalo izalitshisa ngomlilo. 
\v 3 Kawuyikuphunyuka esandleni sayo kodwa uzathunjwa impela unikelwe kuyo. Inkosi yaseBhabhiloni uzayibona ngamehlo akho, njalo izakhuluma lawe ubuso ngobuso. Njalo uzahamba eBhabhiloni.
\p
\v 4 Kodwa-ke zwana isithembiso \nd sikaThixo\nd*, wena Zedekhiya nkosi yakoJuda. Ngawe \nd uThixo\nd* uthi: Awuyikufa ngenkemba; 
\v 5 uzakufa ngokuthula. Njengoba abantu babasa umlilo wesililo bekhumbula oyihlo, amakhosi akuqala akwandulelayo, ngokunjalo bazabasa umlilo wokukukhumbula, balile bathi, Maye, Oh Nkosi! Mina ngokwami ngenza isithembiso lesi, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.’ ”
\p
\v 6 Ngakho uJeremiya umphrofethi wamtshela konke lokhu uZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda, eJerusalema, 
\v 7 lapho ibutho lenkosi yaseBhabhiloni lalisilwa leJerusalema lamanye amadolobho akoJuda ayelokhu esaqinisele, iLakhishi le-Azekha. La yiwo kuphela amadolobho ayevikelwe ngezinqaba ayesasele koJuda.
\s1 Ukukhululwa Kwezigqili
\p
\v 8 Ilizwi lafika kuJeremiya livela \nd kuThixo\nd* emva kokuba inkosi uZedekhiya esenze isivumelwano labantu bonke baseJerusalema sokumemezela ukukhululwa kwezigqili. 
\v 9 Wonke umuntu kwakumele akhulule izigqili zakhe ezingamaHebheru, ezesilisa lezesifazane; kakho owayezagcina umJuda wakibo ebugqilini. 
\v 10 Ngakho zonke izikhulu labantu bonke abenza isivumelwano lesi bavuma ukuthi babezakhulula izigqili zabo zesilisa lezesifazane bangazigcini ebugqilini futhi. Bavuma, bazikhulula. 
\v 11 Kodwa muva bantshintsha ingqondo zabo bazithumba njalo izigqili zabo ababezikhulule bazenza izigqili futhi.
\p
\v 12 Ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* laselifika kuJeremiya lisithi, 
\v 13 “\nd UThixo\nd*, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: Ngenza isivumelwano labokhokho benu ekubakhupheni kwami eGibhithe, elizweni lobugqili. Ngathi, 
\v 14 \f + \fr 34.14 UDutheronomi 15.12\fr*\f*‘Ngeminyaka yonke yesikhombisa omunye lomunye wenu kumele akhulule umHebheru wakibo ozithengise kuwe. Emva kokuba esekusebenzele iminyaka eyisithupha, kumele umkhulule ahambe.’ Kodwa okhokho benu, kabangilalelanga njalo kabanginakanga. 
\v 15 Ngesikhathi esisanda kudlula laphenduka lenza okulungileyo emehlweni ami: Omunye lomunye wenu wamemezela ukukhululwa kwabantu belizwe lakibo. Laze lenza lesivumelwano phambi kwami endlini eleBizo lami. 
\v 16 Kodwa khathesi seliguquke langcolisa ibizo lami; omunye lomunye wenu usezithumbile futhi izigqili zesilisa lezesifazane elalizikhulule ukuba zizihambele lapho ezifuna khona. Selizibambe ngamandla ukuba zibe yizigqili zenu futhi.
\p
\v 17 Ngakho, lokhu yikho \nd uThixo\nd* akutshoyo: Kalingilalelanga; kalimemezelanga ukukhululwa kwabantu belizwe lakini. Ngakho khathesi ngimemezela ‘inkululeko’ yenu, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, ‘inkululeko’ yokubulawa ngenkemba, yisifo lendlala. Ngizalenza linengeke kuyo yonke imibuso yomhlaba. 
\v 18 Abantu abephula isivumelwano sami kabaze bagcwalisa izimiso zesivumelwano abasenza phambi kwami, ngizabaphatha njengethole abalidabula phakathi basebehamba phakathi kweziqa zalo. 
\v 19 Abakhokheli bakoJuda labeJerusalema, izikhulu zasemthethwandaba, abaphristi labantu bonke abahamba phakathi kweziqa zethole, 
\v 20 ngizabanikela ezitheni zabo ezifuna ukubabulala. Izidumbu zabo zizakuba yikudla kwezinyoni zasemoyeni lezinyamazana zeganga.
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\v 21 UZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda kanye lezikhulu zakhe ngizabanikela ezitheni zabo ezifuna ukubabulala, lakubutho lenkosi yaseBhabhiloni eselisukile kini. 
\v 22 Ngizakhupha ilizwi, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd* njalo ngizababuyisa futhi kulelidolobho. Bazakulwa lalo, balithumbe, balitshise ngomlilo. Amadolobho akoJuda ngizawabhidliza ukuze kungabi lamuntu ohlala kuwo.”
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\s1 AmaRekhabi
\p
\v 1 Leli yilizwi elafika kuJeremiya livela \nd kuThixo\nd* ekubuseni kukaJehoyakhimi indodana kaJosiya inkosi yakoJuda, elathi, 
\v 2 “Yana endlini yamaRekhabi uwabize ukuba eze kwelinye lamakamelo endlu \nd kaThixo\nd* uwanike iwayini anathe.”
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\v 3 Ngakho ngayathatha uJazaniya indodana kaJeremiya, indodana kaHabhaziniya, labafowabo kanye lamadodana akhe wonke lomuzi wonke wamaRekhabi. 
\v 4 Ngabasa endlini \nd kaThixo\nd*, ekamelweni lamadodana kaHanani indoda ka-Igidaliya umuntu kaNkulunkulu. Laliseduze lekamelo lezikhulu elalingaphezu kwelikaMaseya indodana kaShalumi umlindi wesango. 
\v 5 Emva kwalokho ngabeka imiganu eyayigcwele iwayini lezinkezo phambi kwabantu bomndeni wamaRekhabi, ngathi kubo, “Nathani iwayini.”
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\v 6 Kodwa bona baphendula bathi, “Iwayini kasilinathi ngoba ukhokho wethu uJehonadabi indodana kaRekhabi wasinika umlayo lo othi: ‘Lina loba inzalo yenu akumelanga linathe iwayini. 
\v 7 Njalo lingakhi zindlu, lingahlanyeli kumbe lilime izivini; lingabi lokunye kwalezizinto, kodwa kumele lihlale emathenteni kokuphela. Ngalokho lizaphila isikhathi eside elizweni elizinzulane kulo.’ 
\v 8 Sakulalela konke ukhokho wethu uJehonadabi indodana kaRekhabi asilaya khona. Thina labomkethu lamadodana ethu kanye lamadodakazi ethu asikaze silinathe iwayini, 
\v 9 kumbe sakhe izindlu zokuhlala kuzo loba sibe lezivini, amasimu kumbe amabele. 
\v 10 Sihlala emathenteni njalo siyakulalela konke ukhokho wethu uJehonadabi asilaya khona. 
\v 11 Kodwa ekuhlaseleni kukaNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni ilizwe leli, sathi, ‘Wozani siye eJerusalema sibalekele amabutho amaKhaladiya kanye lawama-Aramu.’ Sahlala kanjalo eJerusalema.”
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\v 12 Ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* laselifika kuJeremiya lisithi: 
\v 13 “\nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Hamba uyetshela abantu bakoJuda labahlala eJerusalema ukuthi, ‘Kalifundi sifundo lilalele amazwi ami na?’ kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*. 
\v 14 ‘UJehonadabi indodana kaRekhabi walaya amadodana akhe ukuba anganathi iwayini, njalo umlayo lo wagcinwa. Kuze kube lamhla iwayini kabalinathi ngoba balalela umlayo kakhokho wabo. Kodwa mina sengakhuluma lani njalonjalo, kodwa kalingilalelanga. 
\v 15 Ngathuma izinceku zami abaphrofethi kini kanenginengi. Bathi, “Ngamunye wenu kumele liphenduke ezindleleni zenu ezimbi lilungise lezenzo zenu; lingalandeli abanye onkulunkulu ukuba libakhonze. Ngalokho lizahlala elizweni engalipha lona lina labokhokho benu.” Kodwa kalinakanga, njalo kalingilalelanga. 
\v 16 Inzalo kaJehonadabi indodana kaRekhabi iwulandele umlayo eyawuphiwa ngukhokho wayo, kodwa abantu laba mina kabangilalelanga.’
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\v 17 Ngakho \nd uThixo\nd*, uNkulunkulu uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi; ‘Lalelani, ngizakwehlisela phezu kukaJuda laphezu komuntu wonke ohlala eJerusalema wonke umonakalo engabathembisa wona. Ngabatshela, kodwa kabalalelanga; ngababiza, kodwa kabasabelanga.’ ”
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\v 18 UJeremiya wasesithi kwabomndeni wamaRekhabi, “\nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi, ‘Liwulalele umlayo kakhokho wenu uJehonadabi layilandela yonke imfundiso yakhe njalo lenza konke alilaya khona.’ 
\v 19 Ngakho \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘UJehonadabi indodana kaRekhabi kayikuswela umuntu wokungikhonza.’ ”
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\s1 UJehoyakhimi Utshisa Umqulu KaJeremiya
\p
\v 1 Ngomnyaka wesine kaJehoyakhimi indodana kaJosiya inkosi yakoJuda ilizwi leli lafika kuJeremiya livela \nd kuThixo\nd*, lisithi: 
\v 2 “Thatha umqulu ulobe kuwo wonke amazwi engawatsho kuwe ngo-Israyeli, uJuda lezinye zonke izizwe kusukela ngiqalisa ukukhuluma kuwe ekubuseni kukaJosiya kuze kube khathesi. 
\v 3 Mhlawumbe lapho abantu bakoJuda besizwa ngawo wonke umonakalo engiceba ukuwehlisela phezu kwabo, omunye lomunye wabo uzaphenduka ezindleleni zakhe ezimbi; kulapho-ke ngizabathethelela ububi babo lezono zabo.”
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\v 4 Ngakho uJeremiya wabiza uBharukhi indodana kaNeriya. Kwathi uJeremiya ewatsho wonke amazwi ayekhulunywe \nd nguThixo\nd*, uBharukhi ewaloba emqulwini. 
\v 5 UJeremiya wasesithi kuBharukhi, “Mina ngivalelwe; ngingeke ngiye ethempelini \nd likaThixo\nd*. 
\v 6 Ngakho yana endlini \nd kaThixo\nd* ngosuku lokuzila ukudla ubalele abantu amazwi \nd kaThixo\nd* asemqulwini owawaloba ngikutshela. Abalele bonke abantu bakoJuda abangena bevela emadolobheni akibo. 
\v 7 Engxenye bazaletha isicelo sabo phambi \nd kukaThixo\nd*, omunye lomunye aphenduke ezindleleni zakhe ezimbi, ngoba intukuthelo lolaka okumenyezelwe kulababantu \nd nguThixo\nd* kukhulu.”
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\v 8 UBharukhi indodana kaNeriya wenza konke ayekutshelwe nguJeremiya umphrofethi ukuba akwenze; ethempelini \nd likaThixo\nd* wabala amazwi \nd kaThixo\nd* emqulwini. 
\v 9 Ngenyanga yesificamunwemunye yomnyaka wesihlanu kaJehoyakhimi indodana kaJosiya inkosi yakoJuda, kwamenyezelwa isikhathi sokuzila ukudla phambi \nd kukaThixo\nd* ebantwini bonke baseJerusalema lakulaba ababeze bevela emadolobheni akoJuda. 
\v 10 Esendlini kaGemariya indodana kaShafani umabhalani, eyayisegumeni langaphezulu ekungeneni kweSango eLitsha lethempeli, uBharukhi wawabalela abantu bonke ethempelini \nd likaThixo\nd* amazwi kaJeremiya asemqulwini.
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\v 11 Kwathi uMikhaya indodana kaGemariya, indodana kaShafani, esezwe wonke amazwi \nd kaThixo\nd* ayesemqulwini, 
\v 12 waya phansi endlini kamabhalani esigodlweni, lapho izikhulu zonke ezazihlezi khona: u-Elishama umabhalani, uDelaya indodana kaShemaya, u-Elinathani indodana ka-Akhibhori, uGemariya indodana kaShafani, uZedekhiya indodana kaHananiya kanye lezinye zonke izikhulu. 
\v 13 Emva kokuba uMikhaya esebatshele konke ayezwe uBharukhi ekubalela abantu emqulwini, 
\v 14 izikhulu zonke zathuma uJehudi indodana kaNethaniya, indodana kaShelemiya, indodana kaKhushi, ukuba ayekuthi kuBharukhi, “Woza lomqulu owubalele abantu.” Ngakho uBharukhi indodana kaNeriya waya kubo lomqulu ewuphethe ngesandla. 
\v 15 Bathi kuye, “Ake uhlale phansi usibalele wona.”
\p Ngakho uBharukhi wababalela. 
\v 16 Sebezwe wonke amazwi la bakhangelana ngokwesaba, basebesithi kuBharukhi, “Amazwi la kumele siwabike wonke enkosini.” 
\v 17 Babuya bambuza uBharukhi bathi, “Sitshele, kwenzakale njani ukuthi ubhale konke lokhu? Kukhulunywe nguJeremiya na?”
\p
\v 18 UBharukhi waphendula wathi, “Ye, amazwi wonke la uwakhulume kimi, mina ngawaloba nge-inki emqulwini.”
\p
\v 19 Izikhulu zasezisithi kuBharukhi, “Wena loJeremiya hambani liyecatsha. Lingatsheli muntu ukuthi lingaphi.”
\p
\v 20 Sebefake umqulu endlini ka-Elishama umabhalani, baya enkosini egumeni bayibikela konke, 
\v 21 inkosi yathuma uJehudi ukuba ayethatha umqulu lowo, uJehudi weza lawo ewuthethe endlini ka-Elishama umabhalani wawubalela inkosi lezikhulu zonke ezazimi phansi kwayo. 
\v 22 Kwakuyinyanga yesificamunwemunye, njalo inkosi yayihlezi ekamelweni lebusika, kulomlilo ovuthayo eziko phambi kwayo. 
\v 23 Kwakusithi uJehudi angabala izigaba ezintathu loba ezine zomqulu, inkosi iziqume ngengqamu iziphosele eziko umqulu waze watsha wonke emlilweni. 
\v 24 Inkosi lezinceku zayo zonke ezawezwayo amazwi la kabesabanga loba badabule izigqoko zabo. 
\v 25 Lanxa u-Elinathani loDelaya kanye loGemariya bayincenga inkosi ukuba ingatshisi umqulu, kayibalalelanga. 
\v 26 Esikhundleni salokho inkosi yalaya uJerameli, indodana yenkosi, loSeraya indodana ka-Aziriyeli kanye loShelemiya indodana ka-Abhideli ukuba babophe uBharukhi umbhali kanye loJeremiya umphrofethi. Kodwa \nd uThixo\nd* wayesebafihlile.
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\v 27 Inkosi isitshise umqulu owawulamazwi ayebhalwe nguBharukhi ewatshelwa nguJeremiya, ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* lafika kuJeremiya lisithi, 
\v 28 “Thatha omunye umqulu ulobe kuwo wonke amazwi abesemqulwini wakuqala, otshiswe nguJehoyakhimi inkosi yakoJuda. 
\v 29 Umtshele uJehoyakhimi inkosi yakoJuda uthi, ‘\nd UThixo\nd* uthi: Utshise umqulu lowana wathi, “Kungani ulobe kuwo ukuthi inkosi yaseBhabhiloni izakuza ngempela ichithe ilizwe leli, iqothule abantu lezinyamazana kulo na?” 
\v 30 Ngakho mayelana loJehoyakhimi inkosi yakoJuda, \nd uThixo\nd* uthi: Akayikuba lomuntu ozahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavida; isidumbu sakhe sizaphoselwa phandle sichayeke ekutshiseni kwelanga lakungqwaqwane webusuku. 
\v 31 Ngizamjezisa labantwana bakhe kanye lezinceku zakhe ngenxa yobubi babo. Ngizakwehlisela phezu kwabo laphezu kwalabo abahlala eJerusalema kanye labantu bakoJuda, wonke umonakalo engawumemezela kubo, ngoba kabalalelanga.’ ”
\p
\v 32 Ngakho uJeremiya wathatha omunye umqulu wawunika umbhali uBharukhi indodana kaNeriya, njalo kwathi uJeremiya emtshela uBharukhi waloba kuwo wonke amazwi omqulu owawutshiswe emlilweni nguJehoyakhimi inkosi yakoJuda. Kwengezelelwa ngamanye amazwi amanengi ayefana lalawo.
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\s1 UJeremiya Esentolongweni
\p
\v 1 UZedekhiya indodana kaJosiya wabekwa nguNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni ukuba abe yinkosi yakoJuda; wabusa esikhundleni sikaJehoyakhini indodana kaJehoyakhimi. 
\v 2 Yena lezinceku zakhe kanye labantu baselizweni kabawanakanga amazwi \nd kaThixo\nd* ayewakhulume ngoJeremiya umphrofethi.
\p
\v 3 Kodwa uZedekhiya inkosi, wathuma uJehukhali indodana kaShelemiya lomphristi uZefaniya indodana kaMaseya kuJeremiya umphrofethi belaleli ilizwi, elithi, “Ake usikhulekele \nd kuThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wethu.”
\p
\v 4 Ngalesisikhathi uJeremiya wayesekhululekile ukuza lokuhamba phakathi kwabantu, ngoba wayengakafakwa entolongweni. 
\v 5 Ibutho likaFaro laseliphumile eGibhithe, kwasekusithi amaKhaladiya ayevimbezele iJerusalema esezwe umbiko ngalo, asuka eJerusalema.
\p
\v 6 Kwasekufika ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* kuJeremiya umphrofethi lisithi: 
\v 7 “\nd UThixo\nd*, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi, tshelani inkosi yakoJuda elithume ukuba lizengibuza lithi, ‘Ibutho likaFaro eseliphume ukuba lizelisekela, lizabuyela elizweni lalo eGibhithe. 
\v 8 Emva kwalokho amaKhaladiya azaphenduka ahlasele idolobho leli; azalithumba alitshise ngomlilo.’
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\v 9 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi: Lingazikhohlisi licabange lithi, ‘AmaKhaladiya azasuka kithi impela.’ Kawayikusuka! 
\v 10 Lanxa linganqoba lonke ibutho lamaKhaladiya alihlaselayo, kusale abantu abalimeleyo kuphela emathenteni abo, bazaphuma balitshise idolobho leli ngomlilo.”
\p
\v 11 Kwathi ibutho lamaKhaladiya selisukile eJerusalema ngenxa yebutho likaFaro, 
\v 12 uJeremiya wasuka edolobheni ukuba aye elizweni lakoBhenjamini ukuba ayethatha isabelo sakhe selifa phakathi kwabantu khonale. 
\v 13 Kodwa kwathi esefikile eSangweni lakoBhenjamini, induna yabalindi ebizo layo lalingu-Irija indodana kaShelemiya, indodana kaHananiya, wambopha wasesithi kuye, “Ubalekela kumaKhaladiya wena!”
\p
\v 14 UJeremiya wathi, “Akusiqiniso lokho! Kangibalekeli kumaKhaladiya.” Kodwa u-Irija kamlalelanga; esikhundleni salokho, wabopha uJeremiya wamusa ezikhulwini. 
\v 15 Izikhulu zamthukuthelela uJeremiya zalaya ukuba atshaywe aphinde avalelwe endlini kaJonathani umabhalani, ezaseziyenze yaba yintolongo.
\p
\v 16 UJeremiya wafakwa esitokisini esiyingubhe emgodini oyintolongo lapho ahlala khona okwesikhathi eside. 
\v 17 Inkosi uZedekhiya wathi kayethathwa alethwe esigodlweni lapho ambuzela khona ensitha esithi, “Kulelizwi elivela \nd kuThixo\nd* na?”
\p UJeremiya waphendula wathi, “Yebo, wena uzanikelwa enkosini yaseBhabhiloni.”
\p
\v 18 UJeremiya wabuye wathi kuZedekhiya inkosi, “Ngoneni kuwe loba ezikhulwini zakho kumbe kulababantu, uze ungifake entolongweni nje? 
\v 19 Bangaphi abaphrofethi bakho abaphrofetha kuwe besithi, ‘Inkosi yaseBhabhiloni kayiyikukuhlasela wena kanye lelizwe leli’? 
\v 20 Kodwa khathesi, nkosi yami, ake ulalele. Ngivumela ngethule isicelo sami kuwe: Ungangibuyiseli endlini kaJonathani umabhalani, hlezi ngifele khona.”
\p
\v 21 UZedekhiya inkosi waselaya ukuba uJeremiya afakwe egumeni labalindi aphiwe isinkwa esivela emgwaqweni wabapheki bezinkwa usuku ngalunye izinkwa zonke zize ziphele edolobheni. Ngakho uJeremiya wahlala egumeni labalindi.
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\s1 UJeremiya Uphoselwa Emgodini
\p
\v 1 UShefathiya indodana kaMathani, loGedaliya indodana kaPhashuri, uJewukhali indodana kaShelemiya, loPhashuri indodana kaMalikhija bakuzwa uJeremiya ayekutshela abantu bonke esithi, 
\v 2 “\nd UThixo\nd* uthi: ‘Lowo ozasala kulelidolobho uzabulawa yinkemba, yindlala kumbe yisifo; kodwa lowo ozakuya kumaKhaladiya uzasila. Uzaphunyuka lokuphila kwakhe; uzaphila.’ 
\v 3 Njalo \nd uThixo\nd* uthi: ‘Idolobho leli lizanikelwa impela ebuthweni lenkosi yaseBhabhiloni ezalithumba.’ ”
\p
\v 4 Izikhulu zasezisithi enkosini, “Umuntu lo kumele abulawe. Wenza amabutho asala kulelidolobho aphelelwe lithemba, kanye labantu bonke, ngenxa yezinto azitshoyo kubo. Umuntu lo kadingi okuhle kwabantu laba, kodwa ukubhujiswa kwabo.”
\p
\v 5 UZedekhiya inkosi waphendula wathi, “Usezandleni zenu. Inkosi ingeke yenze lutho ukuba iliphikise.”
\p
\v 6 Ngakho bamthatha uJeremiya bamfaka emgodini kaMalikhija, indodana yenkosi, owawusegumeni labalindi. UJeremiya bamehlisela phansi phakathi komgodi ngemichilo; wawungelamanzi, kuludaka kuphela, ngakho uJeremiya watshona edakeni.
\p
\v 7 Kodwa u-Ebhedi-Meleki, umKhushi, isikhulu endlini yobukhosi, wezwa ukuthi basebefake uJeremiya emgodini. Kwathi-ke inkosi ihlezi eSangweni lakoBhenjamini, 
\v 8 u-Ebhedi-Meleki waphuma esigodlweni wathi kuyo, 
\v 9 “Nkosi yami lombusi wami, abantu laba benze ububi kukho konke abakwenze kuJeremiya umphrofethi. Sebemphosele emgodini lapho azalamba khona aze afe kungaselakudla edolobheni.”
\p
\v 10 Ngakho inkosi yalaya u-Ebhedi-Meleki umKhushi yathi, “Thatha amadoda angamatshumi amathathu lapha likhuphe uJeremiya umphrofethi emgodini engakafi.”
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\v 11 Ngakho u-Ebhedi-Meleki wathatha amadoda lawo waya lawo endlini engaphansi kwendlu yengcebo esigodlweni. Wathatha amanikiniki amadala lezigqoko ezigugileyo khonapho wakwehlisela phansi kuJeremiya emgodini ngemichilo. 
\v 12 U-Ebhedi-Meleki umKhushi wathi kuJeremiya, “Faka amanikiniki la amadala lezigqoko lezi ezigugileyo emakhwapheni akho ukuze imichilo ingakulimazi.” UJeremiya wenza njalo, 
\v 13 basebemdonsela phezulu ngemichilo, bamkhupha emgodini. UJeremiya wahlala egumeni labalindi.
\s1 UZedekhiya Ubuza UJeremiya Futhi
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\v 14 Inkosi uZedekhiya wabiza uJeremiya umphrofethi wasiwa entubeni yesithathu yethempeli \nd likaThixo\nd*. Inkosi yasisithi kuJeremiya, “Ngizakubuza okuthize. Ungangifihleli lutho.”
\p
\v 15 UJeremiya wathi kuZedekhiya, “Ngingakuphendula kawuyikungibulala na? Loba ngingakweluleka, kawuyikungilalela.”
\p
\v 16 Kodwa inkosi uZedekhiya wafunga isifungo lesi ngasese kuJeremiya, wathi, “Ngeqiniso elinjengoba \nd uThixo\nd* ekhona, yena owasinika ukuphefumula, angiyikukubulala loba ngikunikele kulabo abafuna ukukubulala.”
\p
\v 17 Lapho-ke uJeremiya wathi kuZedekhiya, “\nd UThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Ungazinikela ezikhulwini zenkosi yaseBhabhiloni, impilo yakho izaphepha njalo ledolobho leli kaliyikutshiswa ngomlilo; wena labendlu yakho lizasila. 
\v 18 Kodwa nxa ungazinikeli ezikhulwini zenkosi yaseBhabhiloni, idolobho leli lizanikelwa kumaKhaladiya azalitshisa ngomlilo; njalo wena uqobo kawuyikuphunyuka ezandleni zawo.’ ”
\p
\v 19 INkosi uZedekhiya wasesithi kuJeremiya, “Ngiyabesaba abakoJuda asebe kumaKhaladiya, ngoba amaKhaladiya anganginikela kubo bangiphathe kubi.”
\p
\v 20 UJeremiya wathi, “Kabayikukunikela. Lalela \nd uThixo\nd* ngokwenza lokhu engikutshela khona. Lapho-ke kuzakulungela, njalo lempilo yakho izaphepha. 
\v 21 Kodwa ungala ukuzinikela, nanku okuvezwe \nd nguThixo\nd* kimi: 
\v 22 Bonke abesifazane abasele endlini yobukhosi yenkosi yakoJuda bazakhutshelwa phandle ezikhulwini zenkosi yaseBhabhiloni bathi kuwe:
\q1 ‘Bakukhohlisile bakwehlula
\q2 abangane bakho abathenjiweyo.
\q1 Inyawo zakho zitshonile edakeni;
\q2 abangane bakho bakudelile.’
\p
\v 23 Abafazi bakho kanye labantwana bazakhutshelwa phandle kumaKhaladiya. Lawe uqobo kawuyikuphunyuka ezandleni zawo, kodwa uzathunjwa yinkosi yaseBhabhiloni; njalo idolobho leli lizatshiswa ngomlilo.”
\p
\v 24 UZedekhiya wasesithi kuJeremiya, “Akungabi lomuntu omazisa inkulumo le, hlezi ufe. 
\v 25 Izikhulu zingezwa ukuthi ngike ngakhuluma lawe, besezisiza kuwe zithi, ‘Sitshele lokho okutshiloyo enkosini kanye lokutshiwo yinkosi kuwe; ungasifihleli funa sikubulale,’ 
\v 26 wena zitshele uthi, ‘Kade ngincenga inkosi ukuthi ingangibuyiseli endlini kaJonathani ukuyafela khona.’ ”
\p
\v 27 Lakanye izikhulu zonke zaya kuJeremiya zambuza, yena wazitshela konke inkosi eyayimlaye ukuthi akutsho. Ngakho kazisatshongo lutho kuye futhi, ngoba kakho owayeyizwile inkulumo yakhe lenkosi.
\p
\v 28 UJeremiya wahlala egumeni labalindi kwaze kwaba lusuku lokuthunjwa kweJerusalema.
\s1 Ukuwa KweJerusalema
\p IJerusalema lathunjwa kanje:
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\v 1 Ngomnyaka wesificamunwemunye kaZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda, ngenyanga yetshumi, uNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni waya eJerusalema lebutho lakhe lonke wayivimbezela. 
\v 2 Ngosuku lwesificamunwemunye lwenyanga yesine, yomnyaka wetshumi lanye kaZedekhiya umduli wedolobho wadilizwa. 
\v 3 Emva kwalokho zonke izikhulu zenkosi yaseBhabhiloni zafika zahlala eSangweni laPhakathi: kwakunguNerigali-Shareza oweSamugari, loNebho-Sarisekhimi induna yezikhulu, loNerigali-Shareza, indunankulu kanye lezinye zonke izikhulu zenkosi yaseBhabhiloni. 
\v 4 Kwathi lapho uZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda lamabutho wonke bebabona babaleka. Basuka edolobheni ebusuku ngendlela yasesivandeni senkosi, baphuma ngesango eliphakathi kwemiduli, baqonda e-Arabha.
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\v 5 Kodwa ibutho lamaKhaladiya laxotshana labo, lafica uZedekhiya emagcekeni aseJerikho. Lamthumba, laselimusa kuNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni eRibhila, elizweni laseHamathi, lapho amgweba khona. 
\v 6 Inkosi yaseBhabhiloni yawabulalela khona eRibhila amadodana kaZedekhiya emehlweni akhe, yabulala lezikhulu zasesikhosini zonke zakoJuda. 
\v 7 Emva kwalokho uZedekhiya yamkhupha amehlo yasimbopha ngamaketane ethusi ukuba imuse eBhabhiloni.
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\v 8 AmaKhaladiya atshisa isigodlo ngomlilo lezindlu zabantu, badiliza lemiduli yeJerusalema. 
\v 9 UNebhuzaradani umlawuli wabalindi besikhosini, wathatha abantu ababesele edolobheni ndawonye lalabo ababebalekele kuye kanye labanye abantu wabasa ekuthunjweni eBhabhiloni. 
\v 10 Kodwa uNebhuzaradani watshiya elizweni lakoJuda abanye babantu abangabayanga ababengelalutho olungolwabo; njalo ngalesosikhathi wabapha izivini lamasimu.
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\v 11 UNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni wayelaye uNebhuzaradani umlawuli wabalindi besikhosini ngoJeremiya wathi, 
\v 12 “Umthathe, umgcine kuhle; ungamlimazi kodwa umenzele konke akucelayo.” 
\v 13 Ngakho uNebhuzaradani umlawuli wabalindi, loNebhushazibhani induna yezikhulu, loNerigali-Shareza indunankulu kanye lezinye zonke izikhulu zenkosi yaseBhabhiloni 
\v 14 bathumela ukuba uJeremiya asuswe egumeni labalindi. Bamnikela kuGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikhami, indodana kaShafani, ukuba ambuyisele kibo. Ngakho wahlala labantu bakibo.
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\v 15 UJeremiya esavalelwe egumeni labalindi, ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* lafika kuye lathi, 
\v 16 “Hamba ku-Ebhedi-Meleki umKhushi uthi kuye, ‘\nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: Sekuseduze ukuba ngigcwalise amazwi ami ngedolobho leli ngokulehlisela umonakalo, hatshi ukuphumelela. Ngalesosikhathi azagcwaliseka phambi kwamehlo enu. 
\v 17 Kodwa ngizakuhlenga ngalolosuku, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*; kawuyikunikelwa kulabo obesabayo. 
\v 18 Ngizakusindisa, kawuyikubulawa ngenkemba kodwa uzaphunyuka lokuphila kwakho, ngoba ungithembile, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.’ ”
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\s1 Ukukhululwa KukaJeremiya
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\v 1 Ilizwi lafika kuJeremiya livela \nd kuThixo\nd* emva kokuba uNebhuzaradani umlawuli wabalindi besikhosini, esemkhulule eRama. Wayefice uJeremiya ebotshwe ngamaketane phakathi kwabo bonke ababethunjwe eJerusalema lakoJuda ababesiwa ekuthunjweni eBhabhiloni. 
\v 2 Umlawuli wabalindi esethole uJeremiya wathi kuye, “\nd UThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wakho wamisela indawo le umonakalo lo. 
\v 3 Khathesi uThixo usewulethile; usenze ayethe uzakwenza. Konke lokhu kwenzakala ngoba lina bantu lona \nd kuThixo\nd* njalo kalimlalelanga. 
\v 4 Kodwa lamhla ngiyakukhulula amaketane ezihlakaleni zakho. Hamba lami eBhabhiloni, nxa uthanda, ngizakugcina; kodwa nxa ungafuni, ungahambi. Khangela, ilizwe lonke liphambi kwakho; yana loba kungaphi lapho ofuna khona.” 
\v 5 Kodwa-ke kwathi uJeremiya engakasuki ukuba ahambe, uNebhuzaradani wengeza wathi, “Buyela kuGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikhami, indodana kaShafani, osebekwe yinkosi yaseBhabhiloni ukuba abuse amadolobho akoJuda, uhlale laye phakathi kwabantu, kumbe uye loba kungaphi lapho ofuna khona.”
\p Emva kwalokho umlawuli wamnika umphako lesipho wasesithi kahambe. 
\v 6 Ngakho uJeremiya waya kuGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikhami eMizipha wahlala phakathi kwabantu ababetshiywe elizweni.
\s1 Ukubulawa KukaGedaliya
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\v 7 Kwathi zonke izikhulu zabalawuli bamabutho lamabutho azo ayesegangeni sebezwe ukuthi inkosi yaseBhabhiloni yayisibeke uGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikhami ukuba abe ngumbusi welizwe njalo imenze waba ngumphathi wamadoda labesifazane kanye labantwana ababengabayanga bokucina elizweni njalo ababengasiwanga ekuthunjweni eBhabhiloni, 
\v 8 baya kuGedaliya eMizipha kungu-Ishumayeli indodana kaNethaniya, uJohanani loJonathani amadodana kaKhareya, loSeraya indodana kaThanihumethi, lamadodana ka-Efayi umNethofa, loJezaniya indodana yomMahakhathi kanye labantu babo. 
\v 9 UGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikhami, indodana kaShafani, wafunga isifungo ebathembisa labantu babo, wathi, “Lingesabi ukusebenzela amaKhaladiya. Hlalani elizweni lisebenzele inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, konke kuzalilungela. 
\v 10 Mina ngokwami ngizahlala eMizipha ukuba ngilimele kumaKhaladiya eza kithi, kodwa lina vunani iwayini lezithelo zasehlobo kanye lamafutha, likufake ezimbizeni zokugcinela, lihlale emadolobheni eseliwaphethe.”
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\v 11 Kwathi bonke amaJuda baseMowabi, e-Amoni le-Edomi lawo wonke amanye amazwe sebezwe ukuthi inkosi yaseBhabhiloni yayitshiye insalela koJuda njalo ibeke uGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikhami indodana kaShafani, ukuba ngumbusi wabo, 
\v 12 bonke babuyela elizweni lakoJuda, kuGedaliya eMizipha, bevela kuwo wonke amazwe ababehlakazekele kuwo. Bavuna iwayini elinengi lezithelo zasehlobo.
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\v 13 UJohanani indodana kaKhareya lezikhulu zonke zebutho ezazilokhu zisegangeni, baya kuGedaliya eMizipha 
\v 14 bathi kuye, “Kawazi na ukuthi uBhahalisi inkosi yama-Amoni usethume u-Ishumayeli indodana kaNethaniya ukuba akubulale?” Kodwa uGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikhami kakukholwanga lokho.
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\v 15 UJohanani indodana kaKhareya wasekhuluma ngasese loGedaliya eMizipha esithi, “Yekela ngihambe ngiyebulala u-Ishumayeli indodana kaNethaniya, kakho ozakwazi lokho. Kungani kumele akubulale enze ukuba abakoJuda bonke ababuthene kuwe bahlakazeke, lensalela yakoJuda ibhubhe na?”
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\v 16 Kodwa uGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikhami wathi kuJohanani indodana kaKhareya, “Ungenzi into enjalo. Lokhu okutshoyo ngo-Ishumayeli akusiqiniso.”
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\v 1 Ngenyanga yesikhombisa u-Ishumayeli indodana kaNethaniya, indodana ka-Elishama, owayeyinzalo yesikhosini, njalo owayengomunye wezikhulu zenkosi, waya kuGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikhami eMizipha 
\v 2 lamadodana kaNethaniya lamadoda alitshumi ayelaye basukuma bamgwaza ngenkemba uGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikhami, indodana kaShafani, bambulala lowo owayebekwe yinkosi yaseBhabhiloni ukuba ngumbusi welizwe. 
\v 3 U-Ishumayeli wabulala lamaJuda wonke ayeloGedaliya eMizipha kanye lamabutho amaKhaladiya ayelapho.
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\v 4 Ngosuku olwalandela ukubulawa kukaGedaliya, kungakabi lamuntu owayesesazi ngakho, 
\v 5 kwafika amadoda angamatshumi ayisificaminwembili evela eShekhemu, leShilo leSamariya ayephuce indevu zawo izigqoko zawo zidabukile njalo ezisike imizimba, elethe iminikelo yamabele lempepha endlini \nd kaThixo\nd*. 
\v 6 U-Ishumayeli indodana kaNethaniya wasuka eMizipha ukuyawahlangabeza; wahamba ekhala. Ekuhlanganeni kwakhe labo wathi, “Wozani kuGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikhami.” 
\v 7 Kwathi sebengene phakathi kwedolobho u-Ishumayeli indodana kaNethaniya kanye lamadoda ayelaye, bawabulala bawaphosela emgodini. 
\v 8 Kodwa alitshumi awo athi ku-Ishumayeli, “Ungasibulali! Silengqoloyi lebhali, lamafutha loluju, esikufihle egangeni.” Ngakho wawayekela kaze awabulala lamanye. 
\v 9 Umgodi ayephosele kuwo zonke izidumbu zamadoda ayewabulele kanye loGedaliya ngowawenziwe yinkosi u-Asa kuyingxenye yokuzivikela kwakhe kuBhasha inkosi yako-Israyeli. U-Ishumayeli indodana kaNethaniya wawugcwalisa ngezidumbu.
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\v 10 U-Ishumayeli wabenza baba yizigqili bonke abantu ababeseMizipha kubalisa amadodakazi enkosi kanye labanye bonke ababetshiywe khona nguNebhuzaradani umlawuli wabalindi besikhosini, owayebeke uGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikhami ukuba ngumbusi wabo. U-Ishumayeli indodana kaNethaniya wabathumba, wasuka ukuba achaphele kuma-Amoni.
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\v 11 Kwathi uJohanani indodana kaKhareya kanye lezikhulu zonke zebutho ezazilaye sebezwe konke okubi okwakwenziwe ngu-Ishumayeli indodana kaNethaniya, 
\v 12 bathatha bonke abantu babo bayakulwa lo-Ishumayeli indodana kaNethaniya. Bamfica phansi kwechibi elikhulu eGibhiyoni. 
\v 13 Kwathi abantu bonke ababelo-Ishumayeli bebona uJohanani indodana kaKhareya lezikhulu zebutho ezazilaye, bathaba. 
\v 14 Bonke abantu u-Ishumayeli ayebathumbe eMizipha baphenduka baya kuJohanani indodana kaKhareya. 
\v 15 Kodwa u-Ishumayeli indodana kaNethaniya labantu bakhe abayisificaminwembili baphunyuka kuJohanani babalekela kuma-Amoni.
\s1 Ukubalekela EGibhithe
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\v 16 Emva kwalokho uJohanani indodana kaKhareya, lezikhulu zonke zebutho ezazilaye, wathatha bonke abasilayo ababevele eMizipha ayebahlenge ku-Ishumayeli indodana kaNethaniya emva kokubulala kwakhe uGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikhami. Kwakungamabutho, labesifazane, labantwana kanye lezikhulu zasemthethwandaba ayezithethe eGibhiyoni. 
\v 17 Baqhubeka bahamba, bayakuma eGeruthi Khimihami eduze leBhethilehema, besiya eGibhithe 
\v 18 ukuba babalekele amaKhaladiya. Babewesaba ngoba u-Ishumayeli indodana kaNethaniya wayebulele uGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikhami owayebekwe yinkosi yaseBhabhiloni ukuba abe ngumbusi welizwe.
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\v 1 Zonke izikhulu zebutho, kanye loJohanani indodana kaKhareya loJezaniya indodana kaHoshayiya, labantu bonke kusukela komncane kusiya komkhulu baya 
\v 2 kuJeremiya umphrofethi bathi kuye, “Ake uzwe isicelo sethu ubakhulekele bonke laba abaseleyo \nd kuThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wakho. Ngoba njengoba lawe uzibonela khathesi, lanxa sake saba banengi khathesi kusele abalutshwana kuphela. 
\v 3 Khuleka ukuba \nd uThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wakho asitshele lapho okumele siye khona lalokho okumele sikwenze.”
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\v 4 UJeremiya umphrofethi waphendula wathi, “Ngizwile. Ngizakhuleka impela \nd kuThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wenu njengoba licelile; ngizalitshela konke uThixo akutshoyo ngingalifihleli lutho.”
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\v 5 Basebesithi kuJeremiya, \nd “UThixo\nd* kabe ngufakazi wethu oqotho lothembekileyo nxa singenzi okuvumelana lakho konke \nd uThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wakho akuthuma ukuba usitshele khona. 
\v 6 Lanxa kukuhle kumbe kukubi sizamlalela \nd uThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wethu esikuthuma kuye, ukuze kusilungele, ngoba sizamlalela \nd uThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wethu.”
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\v 7 Emva kwensuku ezilitshumi ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* lafika kuJeremiya. 
\v 8 Ngakho wabiza uJohanani indodana kaKhareya lezikhulu zonke zebutho ezazilaye kanye labantu bonke kusukela komncane kusiya komkhulu. 
\v 9 Wathi kubo, \nd “UThixo\nd*, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, elingithume ukuba ngiyekwethula isicelo senu kuye, uthi: 
\v 10 ‘Lingahlala kulelilizwe ngizalakha, ngingalibhidlizi, ngizalihlanyela ngingalisiphuni, ngoba ngilusizi ngomonakalo engawenza kini. 
\v 11 Lingayesabi inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, eliyesabayo khathesi. Lingayesabi, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, ngoba ngilani njalo ngizalihlenga ngilikhulule ezandleni zayo. 
\v 12 Ngizakuba lesihawu kini ukuze layo ibe lesihawu kini ilibuyisele elizweni lakini.’
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\v 13 Kodwa lina lingathi, ‘Kasiyikuhlala kulelizwe,’ ngalokho lingalaleli \nd uThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wenu, 
\v 14 njalo nxa lisithi, ‘Hatshi, thina sizakuyahlala eGibhithe lapho esingayikubona khona impi loba sizwe icilongo kumbe silambele ukudla, 
\v 15 zwanini-ke ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd*, lina abasele koJuda.’ \nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: ‘Nxa liphitshekela ukuya eGibhithe njalo lihambe ukuyahlala khona, 
\v 16 lapho-ke inkemba eliyesabayo izalifica khona, lendlala eliyesabayo izalilandela eGibhithe, njalo lizafela khonale. 
\v 17 Ngempela bonke abaphitshekela ukuya eGibhithe ukuba bahlale khona bazakufa ngenkemba, indlala lesifo; kakho lamunye wabo ozasinda loba aphephe kumonakalo engizabehlisela wona.’ 
\v 18 \nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi, ‘Njengalokhu ukuthukuthela kwami lolaka lwami kwehliselwa phezu kwabantu abahlala eJerusalema, ngokunjalo ulaka lwami luzakwehliselwa phezu kwenu lapho lisiya eGibhithe. Lizakuba yinto yokuthukwa lokwesatshwa, ukulahlwa lokuhlekwa; indawo le kaliyikuyibona futhi.’
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\v 19 Lina abasele koJuda, \nd uThixo\nd* ulitshelile wathi, ‘Lingayi eGibhithe.’ Wobani leqiniso lalokhu ukuthi: Ngiyalixwayisa lamuhla 
\v 20 ukuthi lenza iphutha elikhulu kakhulu ngokungithuma \nd kuThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wenu lisithi, ‘Sikhulekele \nd kuThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wethu; usitshele konke akutshoyo sizakwenza.’ 
\v 21 Sengilitshelile lamuhla, kodwa lilokhu lingalaleli lokho \nd uThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wenu angithume ukuthi ngilitshele khona. 
\v 22 Ngakho khathesi wobani leqiniso ukuthi lizakufa ngenkemba, indlala lesifo endaweni elifuna ukuyahlala kuyo.”
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\v 1 Kwathi uJeremiya eseqedile ukutshela abantu wonke amazwi \nd kaThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wabo, konke \nd uThixo\nd* ayemthume ukuthi abatshele khona, 
\v 2 u-Azariya indodana kaHoshayiya, loJohanani indodana kaKhareya labo bonke abantu abazigqajayo bathi kuJeremiya, “Uqamba amanga! \nd UThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wethu kakuthumanga ukuba uthi, ‘Akumelanga liye eGibhithe ukuyahlala khona.’ 
\v 3 Kodwa uBharukhi indodana kaNeriya uyakutshotshozela ukuba usinikele kumaKhaladiya ukuba asibulale kumbe asise ekuthunjweni eBhabhiloni.”
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\v 4 Ngakho uJohanani indodana kaKhareya lazozonke izikhulu zebutho kanye labantu bonke kabalilalelanga ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* lokuthi bahlale elizweni lakoJuda. 
\v 5 Esikhundleni salokho, uJohanani indodana kaKhareya lezikhulu zonke zebutho bathatha bonke ababesele koJuda ababebuyele koJuda ukuyahlala khona bevela ezizweni zonke ababekade behlakazelwe kuzo. 
\v 6 Bathatha lamadoda wonke, labesifazane bonke kanye labantwana bonke, lamadodakazi enkosi lawo uNebhuzaradani umlawuli wabalindi ayewatshiye loGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikhami, indodana kaShafani, loJeremiya umphrofethi kanye loBharukhi indodana kaNeriya. 
\v 7 Ngakho bangena eGibhithe bedelela \nd uThixo\nd*, bahamba baze bayafika eThahiphanesi.
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\v 8 Ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* lafika kuJeremiya eThahiphanesi lisithi, 
\v 9 “Thatha amatshe amakhulu uwagqibele enhlabathini endaweni egandelwe ngezitina, amaJuda bekhangele, esangweni lesigodlo sikaFaro eThahiphanesi, 
\v 10 uthi kubo, ‘\nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: Ngizabiza inceku yami uNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, njalo ngizabeka isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi phezu kwamatshe la engiwambele lapha; uzakwendlala ithente lakhe lobukhosi phezu kwawo. 
\v 11 Uzakuza ahlasele iGibhithe, alethe ukufa kulabo abamiselwe ukufa, lokuthunjwa kulabo abamiselwe ukuthunjwa, lenkemba kulabo abamiselwe inkemba. 
\v 12 Uzawathungela ngomlilo amathempeli abonkulunkulu bamaGibhithe; uzawatshisa amathempeli abo athumbe labonkulunkulu bawo. Njengomelusi ezithandela ngesembatho sakhe, ngokunjalo laye uzazithandela ngeGibhithe asuke khona engalimalanga. 
\v 13 Khonale eGibhithe, ethempelini lelanga, uzadiliza izinsika ezikhonzwayo njalo uzatshisa amathempeli abonkulunkulu beGibhithe.’ ”
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\s1 Umonakalo Ngenxa Yokukhonza Izithombe
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\v 1 Ilizwi leli lafika kuJeremiya limayelana lamaJuda ayehlala eGibhithe, eMigidoli, leThahiphanesi leMemfisi, lasePhathrosi lisithi, 
\v 2 “\nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: Liwubonile umonakalo omkhulu engawehlisela phezu kweJerusalema laphezu kwamadolobho wonke akoJuda. Lamhlanje kawahlali muntu njalo angamanxiwa 
\v 3 ngenxa yobubi ababenzayo. Bangithukuthelisa ngokukhonza langokutshisela impepha abanye onkulunkulu abangabaziyo bona, lani kanye labokhokho benu. 
\v 4 Ngathuma izinceku zami, abaphrofethi, njalonjalo ezathi, ‘Lingayenzi into le enengisayo engiyizondayo!’ 
\v 5 Kodwa kabalalelanga njalo kabanakanga; kabaphendukanga ebubini babo kumbe bayekele ukutshisela abanye onkulunkulu impepha. 
\v 6 Ngakho ulaka lwami olwesabekayo lwaphuphuma; lwavutha emadolobheni akoJuda lasemigwaqweni yaseJerusalema, lwakwenza kwaba ngamanxiwa achithekileyo ayikho lamhlanje.
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\v 7 Khathesi \nd uThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Kungani lizilethela umonakalo omkhulu kangaka ngokususa koJuda amadoda labafazi, abantwana lensane, ngalokho lingazitshiyeli lensalela na? 
\v 8 Kungani lingithukuthelisa ngokwenziwa yizandla zenu, litshisela abanye onkulunkulu impepha eGibhithe, lapho eselayahlala khona? Lizazibhubhisa lina ngokwenu lizenze into yokuthukwa lokuhlekwa phakathi kwezizwe zonke emhlabeni. 
\v 9 Selibukhohliwe yini ububi obenziwa ngokhokho benu lobubi obenziwa ngamakhosi lamakhosikazi akoJuda, lobubi obenziwa yini labomkenu elizweni lakoJuda, lasemigwaqweni yaseJerusalema? 
\v 10 Kuze kube lamhla kabazithobanga kumbe batshengise ukuhlonipha, kumbe balandele imithetho yami lezimiso engalibekela zona lina labokhokho benu.
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\v 11 Ngakho \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: Ngizimisele ukulehlisela umonakalo ngibhubhise loJuda wonke. 
\v 12 Ngizathatha abaseleyo koJuda ababezimisele ukuya eGibhithe; ukuba bahlale khona. Bonke bazabhubha eGibhithe; bazabulawa ngenkemba loba babulawe yindlala. Bazabulawa yinkemba loba indlala kusukela komncinyane kusiya komkhulu. Bazakuba yinto yokuqalekiswa lokwesaba, eyokulahlwa lokuthukwa. 
\v 13 Abahlala eGibhithe ngizabajezisa ngenkemba, ngendlala langesifo, njengokujezisa engakwenza iJerusalema. 
\v 14 Kakho owensalela yakoJuda owayahlala eGibhithe ozaphunyuka kumbe aphephe ukuba abuyele elizweni lakoJuda asebefisa ukubuyela bayehlala kulo, kakho ozabuyela ngaphandle kweziphepheli ezilutshwane.”
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\v 15 Lapho-ke wonke amadoda ayekwazi ukuthi omkawo babetshisela abanye onkulunkulu impepha, kanye labesifazane bonke ababekhona, ixuku elikhulu, labantu bonke ababehlala ePhathrosi elizweni laseGibhithe, bathi kuJeremiya: 
\v 16 “Thina kasiyikulilalela ilizwi olikhulume kithi ngebizo \nd likaThixo\nd*! 
\v 17 Impela sizakwenza konke esathi sizakwenza: Impepha sizayitshisela iNdlovukazi yaseZulwini siyithululele leminikelo yokunathwayo njengalokhu esakwenzayo thina labobaba, amakhosi ethu kanye lezikhulu zakithi emadolobheni akoJuda lasemigwaqweni yaseJerusalema. Ngalesosikhathi sasilokudla okunengi, sinothile kungekho okubi. 
\v 18 Kodwa selokhu sayekela ukutshisela iNdlovukazi yaseZulwini impepha lokuyithululela iminikelo yokunathwayo, kasisabanga lalutho njalo sesilokhu sisifa ngenkemba langendlala.”
\p
\v 19 Abesifazane bengeza bathi, “Ngesikhathi sitshisela iNdlovukazi yaseZulwini impepha, siyithululela leminikelo yokunathwa, omkethu babengakwazi na ukuthi sasisenza amakhekhe anjengesithombe sayo, siyithululela leminikelo yokunathwayo?”
\p
\v 20 UJeremiya wasesithi ebantwini bonke, abesilisa labesifazane, ababemphendula, 
\v 21 \nd “UThixo\nd* kakhumbulanga wanakana ngempepha elayitshisela emadolobheni akoJuda lasemigwaqweni yaseJerusalema lina laboyihlo, lamakhosi enu, lezikhulu zakini kanye labantu belizweni na? 
\v 22 Kwathi \nd uThixo\nd* engaselakho ukubekezelela izenzo zenu ezimbi lezinto ezinengisayo elazenzayo, ilizwe lenu laba yinto yokuqalekiswa logwadule oluphundlekileyo olungahlali muntu njengoba kunjalo lanamhla. 
\v 23 Umonakalo lo wehlele kini njengoba liwubona khathesi ngoba litshise impepha lenza okubi \nd kuThixo\nd* njalo kalaze lamlalela loba lilandele umthetho wakhe kumbe imithetho yakhe loba izimiso zakhe.”
\p
\v 24 UJeremiya wasesithi ebantwini bonke, kubalwa labesifazane, “Zwanini ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* lonke lina bantu bakoJuda abaseGibhithe. 
\v 25 \nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: Lina labomkenu selitshengisile ngezenzo zenu elathembisa ukukwenza lapho lathi, ‘Impela sizagcwalisa izifungo zethu esazenzayo zokutshisela iNdlovukazi yaseZulwini impepha kanye lokuyithululela iminikelo yokunathwayo.’
\p Ngakho qhubekani, yenzani elakuthembisayo. Gcwalisani izifungo zenu. 
\v 26 Kodwa zwanini ilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* lonke lina baJuda abahlala eGibhithe elithi: ‘Ngifunga ngebizo lami elidumileyo,’ kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, ‘ukuthi kakho ovela koJuda ohlala loba kungaphi eGibhithe ozabiza ibizo lami kumbe afunge esithi, “Ngeqiniso elinjengoba \nd uThixo\nd* Wobukhosi ekhona.” 
\v 27 Ngoba ngilindele ukubenza okubi, hatshi okuhle. AmaJuda aseGibhithe azabhujiswa yinkemba lendlala aze aphele wonke. 
\v 28 Labo abazaphepha enkembeni babuyele elizweni lakoJuda bevela eGibhithe bazakuba balutshwana. Lapho-ke bonke abayinsalela yakoJuda abayahlala eGibhithe bazakwazi ukuthi ilizwi elizakuma ngelikabani, elami kumbe elabo.
\p
\v 29 Lokhu kuzakuba yisibonakaliso kini sokuthi ngizalijezisa kuyonale indawo,’ kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, ‘ukuze lazi ukuthi okubi engalisongela ngakho kuzakwenzakala.’ 
\v 30 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi: ‘Ngizanikela uFaro Hofira inkosi yaseGibhithe ezitheni zakhe ezifuna ukumbulala, njengalokhu nganikela uZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda kuNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, isitha sakhe esasifuna ukumbulala.’ ”
\c 45
\s1 Ilizwi KuBharukhi
\p
\v 1 Lokhu yikho uJeremiya umphrofethi akutshela uBharukhi indodana kaNeriya ngomnyaka wesine kaJehoyakhimi indodana kaJosiya inkosi yakoJuda, emva kokuba uBharukhi elobe emqulwini amazwi ayekhulunywe nguJeremiya esithi, 
\v 2 \nd “UThixo\nd*, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi kuwe, Bharukhi: 
\v 3 Wena wathi, ‘Maye mina! \nd UThixo\nd* usengezelele usizi ebuhlungwini bami; sengikhathele ngokububula njalo kangikutholi ukuphumula.’ 
\v 4 \nd UThixo\nd* wathi, Khuluma lokhu kuye uthi: ‘\nd UThixo\nd* uthi: Ngizadiliza esengikwakhile ngiphinde ngisiphune esengikuhlanyele elizweni lonke. 
\v 5 Lapho-ke uzazifunela izinto ezinkulu na? Ungazidingi, ngoba ngizaletha umonakalo ebantwini bonke, kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, kodwa wena loba kungaphi oya khona ngizakwenza uphephe lokuphila kwakho.’ ”
\c 46
\s1 Ilizwi NgeGibhithe
\p
\v 1 Leli yilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* elafika kuJeremiya umphrofethi mayelana lezizwe:
\b
\p
\v 2 Mayelana leGibhithe:
\b
\p Leli yilizwi elimayelana lebutho likaFaro Nekho inkosi yaseGibhithe, elanqotshwayo eKharikhemishi emfuleni iYufrathe nguNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni ngomnyaka wesine kaJehoyakhimi indodana kaJosiya inkosi yakoJuda:
\q1
\v 3 “Lungisani amahawu enu, amakhulu lamancane,
\q2 liphume liye empini.
\q1
\v 4 Bophani amabhiza,
\q2 liwagade!
\q1 Manini ezindaweni zenu
\q2 lilezingowane zenu!
\q1 Lolani imikhonto yenu,
\q2 ligqoke impahla zempi!
\q1
\v 5 Kuyini engikubonayo?
\q2 Bayesaba,
\q1 bahlehlela emuva,
\q2 amabutho abo ehlulwe.
\q1 Abaleka ngesiqubu
\q2 anganyemukuli,
\q2 njalo kulokwesaba izindawo zonke,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 6 “Olejubane kasoze abaleke
\q2 kumbe olamandla aphephe.
\q1 Ngasenyakatho, emfuleni iYufrathe
\q2 bayakhubeka bawe.
\b
\q1
\v 7 Ngubani lo ophakama njengeNayili,
\q2 njengemifula elamanzi agubhazelayo na?
\q1
\v 8 IGibhithe liphakama njengeNayili,
\q2 njengemifula elamanzi agubhazelayo.
\q1 Lithi: ‘Ngizaphakama ngembese umhlaba;
\q2 ngizachitha amadolobho labantu bawo.’
\q1
\v 9 Hlaselani, lina mabhiza!
\q2 Qhubekani ngentukuthelo, lina zinqola zempi!
\q1 Yanini phambili, lina mabutho,
\q2 madoda aseKhushi lawePhuthi, aphatha amahawu,
\q2 madoda aseLudi agoba idandili.
\q1
\v 10 Kodwa usuku lolo ngolweNkosi, \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla,
\q2 usuku lokuphindisela, olokuphindisela ezitheni zakhe.
\q1 Inkemba izakudla ize isuthe,
\q2 ize icitshe ukoma kwayo ngegazi.
\q1 Ngoba iNkosi, \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla uzanikela umhlatshelo
\q2 elizweni lasenyakatho ngasemfuleni iYufrathe.
\b
\q1
\v 11 Yana eGiliyadi uyethatha umuthi wokwelapha,
\q2 wena Ndodakazi egcweleyo yaseGibhithe.
\q1 Kodwa imithi uyandisela ize;
\q2 akukho kusila kuwe.
\q1
\v 12 Izizwe zizakuzwa ngehlazo lakho;
\q2 ukukhala kwakho kuzagcwala umhlaba.
\q1 Elinye ibutho lizakhubeka kwelinye;
\q2 womabili azawela phansi ndawonye.”
\p
\v 13 Leli yilizwi \nd uThixo\nd* alikhuluma kuJeremiya umphrofethi ngokuza kukaNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni ukuba ahlasele iGibhithe:
\q1
\v 14 “Memezelani lokhu eGibhithe, likubike laseMigidoli;
\q2 kumemezeleni njalo laseMemfisi laseThahiphanesi lithi:
\q1 ‘Manini ezindaweni zenu lilunge,
\q2 ngoba inkemba idla abakhelene lani.’
\q1
\v 15 Amabutho enu azabulawelwani na?
\q2 Angeke ame,
\q2 ngoba \nd uThixo\nd* uzawalahlela phansi.
\q1
\v 16 Azakhubeka kokuphela;
\q2 azakuwa elekane.
\q1 Azakuthi, ‘Vukani, kasibuyeleni emuva
\q2 ebantwini bakithi lasemazweni akithi,
\q2 kude kwenkemba yomncindezeli.’
\q1
\v 17 Khonale bazamemeza bathi,
\q2 ‘UFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe
\q2 ingumsindo omkhulu nje kuphela;
\q2 uselahlekelwe lithuba lakhe.’
\b
\q1
\v 18 Ngeqiniso elinjengokuthi ngikhona,” kutsho iNkosi,
\q2 obizo layo \nd nguThixo\nd* uSomandla,
\q1 “kuzafika omunye onjengoThabhori phakathi kwezintaba,
\q2 njengoKhameli ngasolwandle.
\q1
\v 19 Lungisani impahla zekuthunjweni,
\q2 lina abahlala eGibhithe,
\q1 ngoba iMemfisi izadilizwa
\q2 ibe lunxiwa olungahlali muntu.
\b
\q1
\v 20 IGibhithe ilithokazi elihle,
\q2 kodwa isibawu siyeza
\q2 silisongela sivela enyakatho.
\q1
\v 21 Amabutho okuqatshwa aphakathi kwalo
\q2 anjengamathole anonisiweyo.
\q1 Lawo azaphenduka abaleke endawonye,
\q2 kawayikuma,
\q1 ngoba usuku lomonakalo luyeza phezu kwabo,
\q2 isikhathi sabo sokujeziswa.
\q1
\v 22 IGibhithe izakhwaza njengenyoka ebalekayo
\q2 lapho isitha sisondela ngobunengi baso;
\q1 sizayihlasela ngamahloka
\q2 okwabantu abagamula izihlahla.
\q1
\v 23 Sizagamula amahlathi ayo,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*,
\q2 “lanxa eminyene kanjani.
\q1 Banengi kulentethe,
\q2 ngeke babalwe.
\q1
\v 24 Indodakazi yaseGibhithe izayangiswa,
\q2 inikelwe ebantwini basenyakatho.”
\p
\v 25 \nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: “Sekuseduze ukuba ngijezise u-Amoni unkulunkulu waseThebesi, loFaro, leGibhithe kanye labonkulunkulu balo lamakhosi alo, lalabo abathembe uFaro. 
\v 26 Ngizabanikela kulabo abafuna ukubabulala, kuNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni lezikhulu zakhe. Kodwa muva, iGibhithe lizahlalwa ngabantu futhi njengasezinsukwini zakudala,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 27 “Ungesabi, wena Jakhobe nceku yami;
\q2 ungathuthumeli, wena Israyeli.
\q1 Impela ngizakukhulula endaweni ekude,
\q2 lenzalo yakho elizweni lokuthunjwa kwayo.
\q1 UJakhobe uzakuba lokuthula
\q2 futhi kanye lokuvikeleka,
\q2 njalo kakho ozamthuthumelisa.
\q1
\v 28 Ungesabi wena Jakhobe nceku yami
\q2 ngoba ngilawe,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1 “Lanxa ngizachitha ngokupheleleyo izizwe zonke
\q2 engakuhlakazela kuzo,
\q2 wena angiyikukuchitha ngokupheleleyo.
\q1 Ngizakujezisa kodwa ngokufaneleyo kuphela;
\q2 angiyikukuyekela nje ungajeziswanga.”
\c 47
\s1 Ilizwi Ngamafilistiya
\p
\v 1 Leli yilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* elafika kuJeremiya umphrofethi mayelana lamaFilistiya ngesikhathi uFaro engakahlaseli iGaza:
\b
\p
\v 2 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi:
\q1 “Khangela ukuphakama kwamanzi enyakatho;
\q2 azakuba ngumfula okhukhulayo.
\q1 Azakhukhula ilizwe lakho konke okukulo,
\q2 amadolobho lalabo abahlala kuwo.
\q1 Abantu bazakhala,
\q2 bonke abahlala elizweni bazalila
\q1
\v 3 ekuzweni umsindo wamasondo amabhiza agijimayo,
\q2 lekuzweni umsindo wezinqola zesitha
\q2 lomdumo wamasondo azo.
\q1 Oyise kabayikuphenduka ukuba basize abantwababo;
\q2 izandla zabo zizalenga zingelamandla.
\q1
\v 4 Ngoba usuku selufikile
\q2 ukuba abhujiswe wonke amaFilistiya,
\q1 lokuqeda bonke abasilayo
\q2 abangasiza iThire leSidoni.
\q1 Sekuseduze ukuba \nd uThixo\nd* abhubhise amaFilistiya,
\q2 insalela emakhunjini eKhafithori.
\q1
\v 5 IGaza izaphuca ikhanda layo ilila;
\q2 i-Ashikheloni izathuliswa.
\q1 Lina nsalela esemagcekeni,
\q2 lizazisika kuze kube nini na?
\b
\q1
\v 6 Likhala lisithi, ‘Maye, nkemba \nd kaThixo\nd*,
\q2 koba nini ukuze uphumule?
\q1 Buyela emgodleni wakho;
\q2 khawuka ungathi nyiki.’
\q1
\v 7 Kodwa ingaphumula njani
\q2 yona ilaywe \nd nguThixo\nd*,
\q1 ithunywe nguye
\q2 ukuba ihlasele i-Ashikheloni lamakhumbi olwandle na?”
\c 48
\s1 Ilizwi NgeMowabi
\p
\v 1 Mayelana leMowabi:
\b
\p \nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi:
\q1 “Maye kuyo iNebho ngoba izachithwa.
\q2 IKhiriyathayimi izayangeka njalo ithunjwe;
\q2 inqaba izayangeka ibhidlizwe.
\q1
\v 2 IMowabi kayiyikudunyiswa futhi;
\q2 eHeshibhoni abantu bazaceba ukumbhidliza:
\q2 besithi, ‘Wozani sitshabalalise isizwe lesiyana.’
\q1 Lawe, wena Madimeni uzathuliswa;
\q2 inkemba izaxotshana lawe.
\q1
\v 3 Zwanini ukukhala okuvela eHoronayimi;
\q2 ukukhala komonakalo omkhulu lencithakalo.
\q1
\v 4 IMowabi izachitheka;
\q2 abancinyane bayo bazakhala.
\q1
\v 5 Baqansa ngendlela eya eLuhithi,
\q2 bahamba belila kabuhlungu,
\q1 emgwaqweni owehlela eHoronayimi,
\q2 kuzwakala ukukhala okulosizi ngenxa yokuchitheka.
\q1
\v 6 Balekani! Gijimani lizivikele ekufeni;
\q2 wobani njengesihlahla enkangala.
\q1
\v 7 Njengoba lithembe izenzo zenu lenotho yenu,
\q2 lani futhi lizathunjwa,
\q1 loKhemoshi uzakuya ekuthunjweni,
\q2 kanye labaphristi bakhe lezikhulu zakhe.
\q1
\v 8 Umchithi uzafika emadolobheni wonke,
\q2 njalo akukho dolobho elizaphepha.
\q1 Isigodi sizatshabalaliswa,
\q2 lamagceke azaqothulwa
\q2 ngoba \nd uThixo\nd* usekhulumile.
\q1
\v 9 Fakani itswayi kuyo iMowabi
\q2 ngoba izachitheka;
\q1 amadolobho ayo azakuba ngamanxiwa
\q2 angayikuba lamuntu ozahlala kuwo.
\b
\q1
\v 10 Yeka isithuko kulowo oyekethisayo ekwenzeni umsebenzi \nd kaThixo\nd*!
\q2 Yeka isithuko kulowo ogodla inkemba yakhe ekuchitheni igazi!
\b
\q1
\v 11 IMowabi ibiphumule kusukela ebutsheni bayo
\q2 njengewayini elisele phezu kwezinsipho zalo,
\q1 elingathelwanga kwenye imbiza lisuswa kwenye
\q2 kayithunjwanga.
\q1 Ngakho inambitheka njengakuqala,
\q2 iphunga layo kaliguqukanga.
\q1
\v 12 Kodwa insuku ziyeza,
\q1 lapho ngizathuma abantu abathulula okusembizeni,
\q2 njalo bazayithululela phandle;
\q1 bazachitha okusezimbizeni zayo
\q2 bazimahlaze imbiza zayo.
\q1
\v 13 Lapho-ke iMowabi izayangeka ngoKhemoshi
\q2 njengokuyangeka kwendlu ka-Israyeli
\q2 lapho babethembe iBhetheli.
\b
\q1
\v 14 Lingatsho kanjani na ukuthi, ‘Singamabutho,
\q2 amadoda alesibindi empini na’?
\q1
\v 15 IMowabi izachithwa, amadolobho ayo ahlaselwe;
\q2 amajaha ayo aqinileyo azacakazelwa phansi abulawe,”
\q2 kutsho iNkosi, obizo layo \nd nguThixo\nd* uSomandla.
\q1
\v 16 “Ukuwa kweMowabi sekuseduze;
\q2 umonakalo wayo uzafika ngokuphangisa.
\q1
\v 17 Ikhaleleni lonke lina elakhelene layo,
\q2 bonke abalwaziyo udumo lwayo,
\q1 lithi, ‘Yeka ukwephuka kwentonga yobukhosi elamandla,
\q2 yeka ukwephuka kodondolo oluhle kakhulu!’
\b
\q1
\v 18 Yehlani ebukhosini benu
\q2 lihlale emhlabathini owomileyo,
\q2 lina elihlala eNdodakazini yaseDibhoni.
\q1 Ngoba lowo ochitha iMowabi
\q2 uzakuzalihlasela
\q2 adilize amadolobho enu avikelweyo.
\q1
\v 19 Manini emgwaqweni lilinde,
\q2 lina elihlala e-Aroweri.
\q1 Buzani indoda ebalekayo lowesifazane obalekayo;
\q2 babuzeni lithi, ‘Kwenzakaleni na?’
\q1
\v 20 IMowabi iyangekile, ngoba ichithekile.
\q2 Lilani likhale!
\q1 Bikani ngase-Arinoni
\q2 ukuthi iMowabi itshabalalisiwe.
\q1
\v 21 Ukwehlulela sekufikile emagcekeni
\q2 eHoloni, leJahazi laseMefahathi,
\q2
\v 22 eDibhoni, leNebho laseBhethi-Dibhilathayimi,
\q2
\v 23 eKhiriyathayimi, leBhethi-Gamuli laseBhethi Meyoni,
\q2
\v 24 eKheriyothi kanye laseBhozira
\q2 kuwo wonke amadolobho aseMowabi, aseduze lakhatshana.
\q1
\v 25 Uphondo lweMowabi luqunyiwe,
\q2 ingalo yalo yephuliwe,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\b
\q1
\v 26 “Idakiseni
\q2 ngoba idelele \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1 IMowabi kayizibhixe ngamahlanzo ayo;
\q2 kayibe yinto yokuhlekwa.
\q1
\v 27 U-Israyeli wayengasinto yokuhlekisa kuwe na?
\q2 Watholakala ephakathi kwamasela na,
\q1 ukuba unikine ikhanda lakho ngokweyisa
\q2 ngasosonke isikhathi lapho ukhuluma ngaye?
\q1
\v 28 Tshiyani amadolobho enu lihlale emadwaleni,
\q2 lina elihlala eMowabi.
\q1 Wobani njengejuba elakhela isidleke salo
\q2 emlonyeni wobhalu.
\b
\q1
\v 29 Sizwile ngokuzigqaja kweMowabi,
\q2 ukuziqakisa kwayo lokuzazisa kwayo!
\q1 Ukuzigqaja lokuzikhukhumeza kwayo,
\q2 kanye lokuziphakamisa kwenhliziyo yayo.
\q1
\v 30 Ngiyakwazi ukudelela kwayo, kodwa kuyize,
\q2 lokuzincoma kwayo akusizi lutho,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*
\q1
\v 31 “Ngakho-ke ngiyalila ngeMowabi,
\q2 ngikhalela iMowabi yonke,
\q2 ngililela abantu baseKhiri-Haresethi.
\q1
\v 32 Ngiyalikhalela njengokulila kweJazeri,
\q2 lina zivini zaseSibhima.
\q1 Ingatsha zenu zinaba zifike olwandle,
\q2 zafika olwandle lwaseJazeri.
\q1 Umchithi usehlele
\q2 phezu kwezithelo zakho ezivuthiweyo laphezu kwamavini.
\q1
\v 33 Ukuthokoza lokuthaba akusekho
\q2 ezivinini lasemasimini eMowabi.
\q1 Ukugeleza kwewayini ezikhamelweni sengikumisile;
\q2 kakho ozalikhama eklabalala ngentokozo.
\q1 Lanxa kulokuklabalala
\q2 akusikuklabalala kwentokozo.
\b
\q1
\v 34 Umsindo wokukhala kwabo uyaphakama
\q2 uvelela eHeshibhoni usiya e-Eliyale laseJahazi,
\q1 uvela eZowari usiyafika eHoronayimi le-Egilathi Shelishiya,
\q2 ngoba lamanzi aseNimirimi asecitshile.
\q1
\v 35 EMowabi ngizabaqeda
\q2 labo abanikela iminikelo ezindaweni eziphakemeyo
\q2 batshisele labonkulunkulu babo impepha,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 36 “Ngakho inhliziyo yami ikhalela iMowabi njengemfegwana;
\q2 iyakhala njengemfegwana ikhalela abantu beKhiri-Haresethi.
\q2 Inotho ababeyizuzile kayisekho.
\q1
\v 37 Amakhanda wonke aphuciwe
\q2 lezindevu zonke zigeliwe;
\q1 izandla zonke zisikiwe
\q2 lezinkalo zonke zigqokiswe amasaka.
\q1
\v 38 Phezu kwezimpahla zonke zezindlu zaseMowabi
\q2 lasemagcekeni kazulu,
\q1 akulalutho ngaphandle kokukhala,
\q2 ngoba iMowabi ngiyibulele
\q2 njengembiza engafunwa muntu,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 39 “Yeka ukuphahlazwa kwayo! Yeka ukulila kwabo!
\q2 Yeka ukufulathela kweMowabi ilehlazo!
\q1 IMowabi isibe yinto yokuhlekwa;
\q2 into yokwesatshwa yibo bonke abakhelane layo.”
\p
\v 40 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi:
\q1 “Khangela! Ukhozi lwehlela phansi ngesiqubu,
\q2 lwelulele impiko zalo phezu kweMowabi.
\q1
\v 41 IKheriyothi izathunjwa,
\q2 lezinqaba zithunjwe.
\q1 Ngalolosuku inhliziyo zamabutho aseMowabi
\q2 zizakuba njengenhliziyo yowesifazane ohelelwayo.
\q1
\v 42 IMowabi izachithwa ingabe isaba yisizwe
\q2 ngoba yadelela \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 43 Ukwesaba lomgodi kanye lomjibila kulilindele
\q2 lina bantu baseMowabi,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 44 “Loba ngubani obalekela ukwesaba
\q2 uzawela emgodini,
\q1 loba ngubani ophuma emgodini
\q2 uzabanjwa ngumjibila;
\q1 ngoba ngizakwehlisela phezu kweMowabi
\q2 umnyaka wokujeziswa kwayo,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\b
\q1
\v 45 “Emthunzini waseHeshibhoni
\q2 ababalekayo bayema kungelasizo,
\q1 ngoba umlilo usuphumile eHeshibhoni,
\q2 ilangabi elivela phakathi kwakoSihoni;
\q1 litshisa amabunzi eMowabi
\q2 inkakhayi zamaqhalaqhala alomsindo.
\q1
\v 46 Maye kuwe! wena Mowabi!
\q2 Abantu baseKhemoshi babhujisiwe;
\q1 amadodana athunjiwe
\q2 lamadodakazi akho athunjiwe.
\b
\q1
\v 47 Kodwa inhlanhla ye-Mowabi ngizayibuyisela
\q2 ensukwini ezizayo,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\p Ukwahlulelwa kweMowabi kuphelela lapha.
\b
\c 49
\s1 Ilizwi Ngama-Amoni
\p
\v 1 Mayelana lama-Amoni:
\b
\p Nanku akutshoyo \nd uThixo\nd*:
\q1 “U-Israyeli kalamadodana na?
\q2 Kalandlalifa na?
\q1 Pho kungani uMoleki esethumbe iGadi na?
\q2 Kungani abantu bakhe behlala emadolobheni alo na?
\q1
\v 2 Kodwa insuku ziyeza,
\q1 lapho engizahlaba khona umkhosi wempi
\q2 wokumelana leRabha yama-Amoni,
\q1 izakuba yindunduma yonxiwa;
\q2 lemizi eseduze layo izathungelwa ngomlilo.
\q1 Ngakho u-Israyeli uzabaxotsha
\q2 labo ababemxotshele phandle,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 3 “Lila weHeshibhoni, ngoba i-Ayi ichithekile!
\q2 Khalani lina elihlala eRabha!
\q1 Gqokani amasaka lilile;
\q2 gijimelani lapha lalaphaya phakathi kwemiduli,
\q1 ngoba uMoleki uzathunjwa,
\q2 ndawonye labaphristi bakhe kanye lezikhulu zakhe.
\q1
\v 4 Lizincomelani ngezigodi zenu,
\q2 lizincomelani ngezigodi ezithela kangaka?
\q1 Wena ndodakazi engathembekanga,
\q2 uthemba inotho yakho uthi,
\q2 ‘Ngubani ozangihlasela na?’
\q1
\v 5 Ngizalilethela ukwesaba
\q2 okuvela kubo bonke abaseduze lani,”
\q2 kutsho iNkosi, \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla.
\q1 “Lonke lizaxotshelwa khatshana,
\q2 njalo kakho ozaqoqa ababalekayo.
\b
\q1
\v 6 Kodwa emva kwalokho
\q2 ngizabuyisela inhlanhla yama-Amoni,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\s1 Ilizwi Nge-Edomi
\p
\v 7 Mayelana le-Edomi:
\b
\p Nanku akutshoyo \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla:
\q1 “Kakuselakuhlakanipha eThemani na?
\q2 Izeluleko sezaphela na kwabahlakaniphileyo?
\q2 Ukuhlakanipha kwabo sekwabola na?
\q1
\v 8 Phendukani libaleke, licatshe ezimbalwini ezitshonayo,
\q2 lina elihlala eDedani,
\q1 ngoba ngizaletha umonakalo phezu kuka-Esawu
\q2 ngesikhathi engizamjezisa ngaso.
\q1
\v 9 Nxa abavuni bamavini befike kuwe,
\q2 kabangeke batshiye amalutshwana na?
\q1 Nxa amasela efika ebusuku
\q2 kabayikuntshontsha lokho okwanele abakufunayo kuphela na?
\q1
\v 10 Kodwa u-Esawu ngizamhlubula asale eze;
\q2 ngizakwembula izindawo zakhe zokucatsha,
\q2 ukuze angacatshi.
\q1 Amabutho akhe ahlomileyo azabhubha
\q2 kanye labomakhelwane bakhe labahlanganyela laye,
\q2 angabikhona khona ozakuthi,
\q1
\v 11 ‘Tshiya izintandane zakho; ngizavikela impilo yazo
\q2 labafelokazi bakho bangathemba kimi.’ ”
\p
\v 12 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi: “Nxa labo abangafanelanga ukunatha inkezo kumele bayinathe, kungani wena ungeze wajeziswa na? Kawuyikuphutha ukujeziswa, kumele uyinathe. 
\v 13 Ngifunga ngami, ukuthi iBhozira izakuba lunxiwa lento yokwesatshwa, eyokuthukwa lokuqalekiswa, njalo wonke amadolobho ayo azakuba ngamanxiwa nini lanini,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 14 Sengizwe ilizwi elivela \nd kuThixo\nd*:
\q2 Kuthunywe isithunywa ezizweni ukuba sithi,
\q1 “Buthanani ukuba liyihlasele!
\q2 Vukani lilwe impi!”
\b
\q1
\v 15 “Khathesi ngizakwenza ube mncane phakathi kwezizwe,
\q2 udeleleke ebantwini.
\q1
\v 16 Ukuthuthumela okungabangwa nguwe,
\q2 lokuzigqaja kwenhliziyo yakho kukukhohlisile,
\q1 wena ohlala eminkenkeni yamadwala,
\q2 wena ohlala ezingqongeni zoqaqa.
\q1 Lanxa usakhela isidleke sakho phezulu njengengqungqulu,
\q2 ukhonapho ngizakwehlisela phansi,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 17 “I-Edomi izakuba yinto yokwesatshwa,
\q2 bonke abadlula khona bazathuthumela baklolode
\q2 ngenxa yamanxeba ayo wonke.
\q1
\v 18 Njengokuchitheka kweSodoma leGomora,
\q2 kanye lamadolobho awo ayeseduze,
\q1 ngakho kakho ozahlala kuyo,
\q2 kakho ozabuye ahlale khona” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\b
\q1
\v 19 “Njengesilwane siphuma emahlathini aseJodani
\q2 sisiya emadlelweni amahle,
\q1 i-Edomi ngizayixotsha elizweni layo ngesikhatshana.
\q2 Ngubani okhethiweyo engizamkhethela lokhu na?
\q1 Ngubani onjengami, ngubani ongamelana lami na?
\q2 Njalo nguphi umelusi ongajamelana lami na?”
\b
\q1
\v 20 Ngakho, zwanini lokho \nd uThixo\nd* asecebe ukukwenza nge-Edomi,
\q2 asemise ukukwenza kulabo abahlala eThemani:
\q1 Amazinyane omhlambi azadonselwa le;
\q2 amadlelo awo uzawatshabalalisa ngokupheleleyo ngenxa yabo.
\q1
\v 21 Ekuzwakaleni komsindo wokuwa kwabo umhlaba uzagedezela,
\q2 ukukhala kwabo kuzazwakala eLwandle oluBomvu.
\q1
\v 22 Khangelani! Ingqungqulu izaqonga iphinde yehlele phansi,
\q2 yelulele impiko zayo phezu kweBhozira.
\q1 Ngalolosuku inhliziyo zamabutho ase-Edomi
\q2 zizakuba njengenhliziyo yowesifazane ohelelwayo.
\s1 Ilizwi NgeDamaseko
\p
\v 23 Mayelana leDamaseko:
\q1 “IHamathi le-Ariphadi athithibele,
\q2 ngoba azwe izindaba ezimbi.
\q1 Adanile,
\q2 akhathazeke njengolwandle olungela kuphumula.
\q1
\v 24 IDamaseko isibe buthakathaka,
\q2 isiphendukile ukuba ibaleke,
\q2 isiphethwe layikuphaphazela;
\q1 ibanjwe lusizi lobuhlungu,
\q2 ubuhlungu obunjengowesifazane ohelelwayo.
\q1
\v 25 Kungani idolobho lodumo lingadelwanga,
\q2 idolobho engithokoza ngalo na?
\q1
\v 26 Ngeqiniso izinsizwa zayo zizakuwa emgwaqweni;
\q2 amabutho ayo wonke azathuliswa ngalolosuku,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla.
\q1
\v 27 “Imiduli yaseDamaseko ngizayithungela ngomlilo;
\q2 uzaqothula izinqaba zaseBheni-Hadadi.”
\s1 Ilizwi NgeKhedari LeHazori
\p
\v 28 Mayelana leKhedari lemibuso yaseHazori, eyahlaselwa nguNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni:
\b
\p \nd UThixo\nd* uthi:
\q1 “Vuka uhlasele iKhedari
\q2 ubhubhise labantu baseMpumalanga.
\q1
\v 29 Amathente abo lemihlambi yabo kuzathunjwa;
\q2 amakhetheni abo azathathwa
\q2 layo yonke impahla yabo kanye lamakamela abo.
\q1 Abantu bazaklabalala besithi kubo,
\q2 ‘Ukwesaba enhlangothini zonke!’
\b
\q1
\v 30 Balekani ngokuphangisa!
\q2 Hlalani ezimbalwini ezitshonayo, lina elihlala eHazori,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1 “UNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni usecebe icebo ngani,
\q2 usebumbe icebo ngani.
\b
\q1
\v 31 Vukani lihlasele isizwe esizinzileyo,
\q2 esihlezi ngethemba,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*,
\q1 “isizwe esingelawo amasango kumbe imigoqo;
\q2 abantu baso bahlala bodwa.
\q1
\v 32 Amakamela aso azakuba yimpango,
\q2 lemihlambi yabo emikhulu izakuba yimpango.
\q1 Ngizabahlakazela emoyeni labo abasezindaweni ezikude
\q2 njalo ngizaletha umonakalo kubo uvelela enhlangothini zonke,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 33 “IHazori izakuba yisikhundla samakhanka,
\q2 indawo echithekileyo nini lanini.
\q1 Kakho ozahlala khona,
\q2 akulamuntu ozahlala kuyo.”
\s1 Ilizwi Nge-Elamu
\p
\v 34 Leli yilizwi \nd likaThixo\nd* elafika kuJeremiya umphrofethi mayelana le-Elamu, ekuqaleni kombuso kaZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda, elathi:
\b
\p
\v 35 \nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla uthi:
\q1 “Khangela, idandili le-Elamu ngizalephula,
\q2 insika yamandla abo.
\q1
\v 36 Ngizalethela i-Elamu imimoya emine
\q2 ezavela emagumbini amane amazulu,
\q1 ngizabahlakazela emimoyeni emine,
\q2 njalo akuyikuba lesizwe
\q2 abathunjwe e-Elamu abangayikuya kuso.
\q1
\v 37 I-Elamu ngizayibhidliza phambi kwezitha zayo,
\q2 phambi kwalabo abafuna ukubabulala.
\q1 Ngizakwehlisela umonakalo phezu kwabo
\q2 kanye lolaka lwami oluvuthayo,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1 “Ngizabaxhuma ngenkemba
\q2 ngize ngibaqede bonke.
\q1
\v 38 Ngizabeka isihlalo sami sobukhosi e-Elamu
\q2 ngichithe inkosi yayo lezikhulu zayo,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\b
\q1
\v 39 “Kodwa inhlanhla ye-Elamu ngizayibuyisa
\q2 ensukwini ezizayo,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\c 50
\s1 Ilizwi NgeBhabhiloni
\p
\v 1 Leli yilizwi \nd uThixo\nd* alikhuluma ngoJeremiya umphrofethi mayelana leBhabhiloni lelizwe lamaKhaladiya:
\q1
\v 2 “Memezelani libike phakathi kwezizwe,
\q2 phakamisani uphawu lilubike;
\q2 lingafihli lutho, kodwa lithi,
\q1 ‘IBhabhiloni izathunjwa,
\q2 iBheli izayangiswa,
\q2 iMariduki ibe lokwesaba.
\q1 Izifanekiso zayo zizayangiswa,
\q2 izithombe zayo zibe lokwesaba.’
\q1
\v 3 Isizwe esivela enyakatho sizayihlasela
\q2 sitshabalalise ilizwe layo.
\q1 Kakho ozahlala kuyo;
\q2 abantu lezinyamazana kuzasuka kubaleke.
\b
\q1
\v 4 Ngalezonsuku, ngalesosikhathi,
\q1 abantu bako-Israyeli ndawonye labantu bakoJuda
\q2 bazahamba bekhala bedinga \nd uThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wabo.
\q1
\v 5 Bazabuza indlela eya eZiyoni
\q2 bakhangelise ubuso babo kuyo.
\q1 Bazakuza bazibophele \nd kuThixo\nd*
\q2 ngesivumelwano esingapheliyo
\q2 esingayikukhohlakala.
\b
\q1
\v 6 Abantu bami bebeyizimvu ezilahlekileyo,
\q2 abelusi babo babebadukisile
\q2 babenza bazulazula phezu kwezintaba.
\q1 Bantula phezu kwezintaba laphezu kwamaqaqa
\q2 bakhohlwa indawo yabo yokuphumula.
\q1
\v 7 Loba ngubani owabatholayo wabadla;
\q2 izitha zabo zathi, ‘Kasilacala,
\q1 ngoba benza okubi \nd kuThixo\nd*, idlelo labo eliqotho,
\q2 \nd uThixo\nd*, ithemba laboyise.’
\b
\q1
\v 8 Balekelani ngaphandle kweBhabhiloni;
\q2 sukani elizweni lamaKhaladiya,
\q2 libe njengembuzi ezikhokhela umhlambi.
\q1
\v 9 Ngoba iBhabhiloni ngizayivusela
\q2 umanyano lwezizwe ezinkulu ezivela elizweni lasenyakatho.
\q1 Bazaviva ezindaweni zabo bamelane layo.
\q2 Njalo izathunjwa kuvelelwa enyakatho.
\q1 Imitshoko yabo izakuba njengamabutho alolwazi
\q2 angaphenduki engelalutho.
\q1
\v 10 Ngakho iBhabhiloni izaphangwa,
\q2 bonke abayiphangayo bazasuthiseka,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\b
\q1
\v 11 “Njengoba lithokoza njalo lithabile,
\q2 lizaphanga ilifa lami ngoba
\q1 liyaqolotsha njengethokazi etshanini,
\q2 njalo likhale njengamabhiza amaduna,
\q1
\v 12 unyoko uzayangeka kakhulu,
\q2 yena owalizalayo uzakuba lenhloni.
\q1 Uzakuba ngowokucina phakathi kwezizwe,
\q2 inkangala, ilizwe elomileyo, ugwadule.
\q1
\v 13 Ngenxa yolaka \nd lukaThixo\nd* kayiyikuhlalwa muntu kodwa
\q2 izachithwa ngokupheleleyo.
\q1 Bonke abadlula eBhabhiloni bazakwesaba
\q2 baklolode ngenxa yamanxeba ayo wonke.
\b
\q1
\v 14 Vivani inhlangothi zonke zeBhabhiloni
\q2 lonke lina eliphethe amadandili.
\q1 Itshokeni! Lingatshiyi mitshoko
\q2 ngoba yonile \nd kuThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 15 Klabalalani kuyo ezinhlangothini zonke!
\q2 Iyazinikela, imiphotshongo yayo iyawa,
\q2 imiduli yayo idilikela phansi.
\q1 Njengoba lokhu kuyikuphindisela \nd kukaThixo\nd*,
\q2 phindiselani kuyo iBhabhiloni;
\q2 yenzani kuyo njengalokhu eyakwenza kwabanye.
\q1
\v 16 Msuseni eBhabhiloni umhlanyeli,
\q2 lomvuni lesikela yakhe ekuvuneni.
\q1 Ngenxa yenkemba yomncindezeli,
\q2 umuntu wonke kabuyele ebantwini bakibo;
\q2 umuntu wonke kabalekele elizweni lakibo.
\b
\q1
\v 17 U-Israyeli ungumhlambi ohlakazekileyo
\q2 oxotshwe yizilwane.
\q1 Owaqalayo ukumudla
\q2 yinkosi yase-Asiriya;
\q1 owacinayo ukuqhoba amathambo akhe
\q2 nguNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni.”
\p
\v 18 Ngakho \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi:
\q1 “Ngizayijezisa inkosi yaseBhabhiloni lelizwe layo
\q2 njengoba ngajezisa inkosi yase-Asiriya.
\q1
\v 19 Kodwa u-Israyeli ngizambuyisela edlelweni lakhe,
\q2 uzakudla eKhameli kanye laseBhashani;
\q1 inkanuko yakhe izasuthiswa
\q2 emaqaqeni ako-Efrayimi kanye leGiliyadi.
\q1
\v 20 Ngalezonsuku, ngalesosikhathi,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*,
\q1 “ukona kuka-Israyeli kuzadingwa,
\q2 kodwa akuyikuba khona;
\q1 kudingwe lezono zikaJuda
\q2 kodwa kasikho esizafunyanwa,
\q2 ngoba insalela engiyitshiyayo ngizayithethelela.
\b
\q1
\v 21 Hlaselani ilizwe laseMerathayimi
\q2 lalabo abahlala ePhekhodi.
\q1 Xotshanani labo libabulale libaqede du,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q2 “Yenzani konke engililaye khona.
\q1
\v 22 Umsindo wempi uselizweni,
\q2 umsindo wencithakalo enkulu!
\q1
\v 23 Yeka ukwephuka lokucezuka
\q2 kwesando somhlaba wonke!
\q1 Yeka ukuchitheka kweBhabhiloni
\q2 phakathi kwezizwe!
\q1
\v 24 Ngakuthiya ngomjibila, wena Bhabhiloni,
\q2 wabanjwa ungakakwazi lokho;
\q1 waficwa wathunjwa,
\q2 ngoba wamelana \nd loThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 25 \nd UThixo\nd* usevule indlu yakhe yezikhali
\q2 wakhupha izikhali zolaka lwakhe,
\q1 ngoba \nd uThixo\nd* Wobukhosi, uSomandla
\q2 ulomsebenzi okumele awenze
\q2 elizweni lamaKhaladiya.
\q1
\v 26 Wozani kuyo limelane layo livela kude.
\q2 Fohlelani eziphaleni zayo;
\q2 liyibuthelele njengezinqumbi zamabele.
\q1 Ichitheni okupheleleyo
\q2 lingayitshiyeli nsalela.
\q1
\v 27 Bulalani zonke inkunzi zayo ezisesengamaguqa;
\q2 ziwiseleni phansi ekuhlatshweni!
\q1 Maye kubo!
\q2 Ngoba usuku lwabo selufikile, isikhathi sabo sokujeziswa.
\q1
\v 28 Lalelani ababalekayo labaphephileyo abavela eBhabhiloni
\q2 bememezela eZiyoni
\q1 ngokuphindisela \nd uThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wethu asekwenzile,
\q2 ukuphindisela ngenxa yethempeli lakhe.
\b
\q1
\v 29 Bizani abemitshoko bahlasele iBhabhiloni,
\q2 bonke labo abaphatha amadandili.
\q1 Ihanqeni inxa zonke;
\q2 kungabikhona ophunyukayo.
\q1 Iphindiseleni izenzo zayo;
\q2 yenzani kuyo njengekwenzileyo.
\q1 Ngoba idelele \nd uThixo\nd*,
\q2 oNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
\q1
\v 30 Ngakho izinsizwa zayo zizakuwa emigwaqweni; ngalolosuku
\q2 wonke amabutho ayo azabulawa,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 31 “Khangela, ngimelane lawe, wena oyisiqholo,”
\q2 kutsho uThixo, \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla,
\q2 “ngoba usuku lwakho selufikile,
\q2 isikhathi sokujeziswa kwakho.
\q1
\v 32 Oyisiqholo uzakhubeka awe,
\q2 njalo kakho ozamsiza amvuse.
\q1 Ngizabasa umlilo emadolobheni akhe
\q2 ozaqothula bonke abakhelene laye.”
\p
\v 33 \nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla uthi:
\q1 “Abantu bako-Israyeli bancindezelwe,
\q2 kanye labantu bakoJuda futhi.
\q1 Bonke abathumbi babo babagagadlele,
\q2 besala ukubadedela bahambe.
\q1
\v 34 Kodwa uMhlengi wabo ulamandla;
\q2 \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla yilo ibizo lakhe.
\q1 Uzavikela imfanelo zabo ngamandla
\q2 ukuze alethe ukuthula elizweni labo,
\q2 kodwa ukuxokozela kulabo abahlala eBhabhiloni.
\b
\q1
\v 35 Inkemba imelana lamaKhaladiya,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*,
\q1 “imelane lalabo abahlala eBhabhiloni
\q2 kanye lezikhulu zayo lezihlakaniphi zayo!
\q1
\v 36 Inkemba izamelana labaphrofethi balo bamanga!
\q2 Bazakuba yizithutha.
\q1 Inkemba izamelana lamabutho ayo!
\q2 Azakuba lokwesaba okukhulu.
\q1
\v 37 Inkemba izamelana lamabhiza ayo lezinqola zempi
\q2 labo bonke abezizweni abakuyo!
\q2 Bazakuba ngabafazi.
\q1 Inkemba izamelana lenotho yayo!
\q2 Izaphangwa.
\q1
\v 38 Kuzakuba lokoma kwamanzi ayo!
\q2 Azacitsha.
\q1 Ngoba yilizwe lezithombe,
\q2 izithombe ezizahlanya ngenxa yokwesaba.
\b
\q1
\v 39 Ngakho izidalwa zasenkangala lezimpisi zizahlala khona,
\q2 lesikhova sizahlala khona.
\q1 Akusayikwakhiwa kuyo lanini
\q2 kumbe kuhlalwe kuyo kusukela kusizukulwane kusiya kusizukulwane.
\q1
\v 40 Njengalokhu uNkulunkulu wachitha iSodoma leGomora
\q2 ndawonye lamadolobho ayeseduzane lawo,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*,
\q1 “ngokunjalo kakho ozahlala khona;
\q2 akulamuntu ozahlala phakathi kwayo.
\b
\q1
\v 41 Khangelani! Ibutho liyeza livela enyakatho;
\q2 isizwe esikhulu lamakhosi amanengi
\q2 bayadungwa kusukela emikhawulweni yomhlaba.
\q1
\v 42 Bahlome ngamadandili langemikhonto;
\q2 balesihluku, kabalasihawu.
\q1 Bezwakala njengolwandle oluhlokomayo
\q2 lapho begade amabhiza abo;
\q1 beza njengabantu abalungele impi ukuba
\q2 bakuhlasele, wena Ndodakazi yaseBhabhiloni.
\q1
\v 43 INkosi yaseBhabhiloni isiyizwile imibiko ngabo,
\q2 njalo izandla zayo zilenga zingelamandla.
\q1 Usizi seluyibambile,
\q2 ubuhlungu obunjengowesifazane ohelelwayo.
\q1
\v 44 Njengesilwane siphuma emahlathini aseJodani sisiya
\q2 emadlelweni amahle,
\q1 iBhabhiloni ngizayixotsha elizweni layo ngesikhatshana.
\q2 Ngubani okhethiweyo engizamkhethela lokhu na?
\q1 Ngubani onjengami, ngubani ongamelana lami?
\q2 Njalo nguphi umelusi ongajamelana lami na?”
\b
\q1
\v 45 Ngakho, zwanini lokho \nd uThixo\nd* asecebe ukukwenza ngeBhabhiloni,
\q2 asemise ukukwenza ngelizwe lamaKhaladiya:
\q1 Amazinyane omhlambi azadonselwa le,
\q2 amadlelo awo uzawatshabalalisa ngokupheleleyo ngenxa yabo.
\q1
\v 46 Ekuzwakaleni komsindo wokuthunjwa kweBhabhiloni umhlaba uzagedezela;
\q2 ukukhala kwayo kuzazwakala phakathi kwezizwe.
\c 51
\p
\v 1 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi:
\q1 “Khangelani, ngizavusa umoya ochithayo
\q2 umelane leBhabhiloni labantu beLebhi Khamayi.
\q1
\v 2 Ngizathumela abezizweni eBhabhiloni
\q2 ukuba bayihlungule njalo batshabalalise lelizwe layo;
\q1 bazamelana layo enhlangothini zonke
\q2 ngosuku lwencithakalo yayo.
\q1
\v 3 Lingavumeli mtshoki ebopha idandili lakhe
\q2 loba limyekele egqoka isigqoko sakhe sensimbi.
\q1 Lingazitshiyi izinsizwa zayo,
\q2 liliqede du ibutho layo.
\q1
\v 4 Bazawela phansi bebulewe eBhabhiloni
\q2 belinyazwe okokufa emigwaqweni yayo.
\q1
\v 5 Ngoba u-Israyeli loJuda kabalahlwanga
\q2 nguNkulunkulu wabo, \nd uThixo\nd* uSomandla,
\q1 lanxa nje ilizwe labo ligcwele ukona
\q2 phambi koNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
\b
\q1
\v 6 Balekani eBhabhiloni!
\q2 Sindisani impilo yenu!
\q1 Lingabhujiswa ngenxa yezono zayo.
\q2 Yisikhathi sokuphindisela \nd kukaThixo\nd*;
\q2 uzaphindisela kuyo ngokufaneleyo.
\q1
\v 7 IBhabhiloni yayiyinkezo yegolide esandleni \nd sikaThixo\nd*;
\q2 yenza umhlaba wonke wadakwa.
\q1 Izizwe zanatha iwayini layo;
\q2 ngakho khathesi sezihlanya.
\q1
\v 8 IBhabhiloni izakuwa masinyane idilike.
\q2 Ilileleni!
\q1 Idingeleni umuthi wokupholisa ubuhlungu bayo;
\q2 mhlawumbe ingasila.
\b
\q1
\v 9 ‘IBhabhiloni kade singayelapha
\q2 kodwa kayelapheki;
\q1 kasiyitshiyeni kuthi lowo lalowo aye elizweni lakibo,
\q2 ngoba ukwahlulela kufika emikhathini
\q2 kuqonga kuze kufike emayezini.
\b
\q1
\v 10 \nd UThixo\nd* usebonakalisile ukuthi kasilacala,
\q2 wozani sibike eZiyoni
\q2 osekwenziwe \nd nguThixo\nd* uNkulunkulu wethu.’
\b
\q1
\v 11 Lolani imitshoko;
\q2 thathani amahawu!
\q1 \nd UThixo\nd* usevuse amakhosi amaMede
\q2 ngoba inhloso yakhe yikuchitha iBhabhiloni.
\q1 \nd UThixo\nd* uzaphindisela,
\q2 aphindisele ngenxa yethempeli lakhe.
\q1
\v 12 Phakamiselani imiduli yaseBhabhiloni uphawu!
\q2 Qinisani ukulinda,
\q1 bekani abalindayo,
\q2 lungiselani ukucathamela!
\q1 \nd UThixo\nd* uzafeza inhloso yakhe,
\q2 isimiso sakhe ngabantu baseBhabhiloni.
\q1
\v 13 Lina elihlala ngasemanzini amanengi,
\q2 njalo lilenotho enengi,
\q1 isiphetho senu sesifikile,
\q2 isikhathi senu sokuqunywa.
\q1
\v 14 \nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla usefungile ngayo wathi:
\q2 Impela ngizakugcwalisa ngabantu abangangesikhongwane,
\q2 njalo bazaklabalala ngamacilongo ngaphezu kwakho.
\b
\q1
\v 15 Wenza umhlaba ngamandla akhe;
\q2 wamisa umhlaba ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe
\q2 njalo wendlala lamazulu ngokuqedisisa kwakhe.
\q1
\v 16 Lapho evungama, amanzi asemazulwini ayahlokoma;
\q2 wenza amayezi aphakame evela emikhawulweni yomhlaba.
\q1 Uthumela umbane ulezulu njalo
\q2 akhuphe umoya eziphaleni zakhe.
\b
\q1
\v 17 Abantu bonke kabalangqondo njalo kabalalwazi;
\q2 wonke umkhandi wegolide uyangiswa yizithombe zakhe.
\q1 Izithombe zakhe azenzayo ziyinkohliso;
\q2 kazilamphefumulo phakathi kwazo.
\q1
\v 18 Ziyize, izinto zenhlekisa nje;
\q2 lapho ukwahlulelwa kwazo sekufikile, zizabhubha.
\q1
\v 19 Lowo oyingxenye yesizwe sikaJakhobe kafani lalaba,
\q2 ngoba unguMenzi wezinto zonke,
\q1 kubalwa labantu belifa lakhe,
\q2 ibizo lakhe \nd nguThixo\nd* uSomandla.
\b
\q1
\v 20 Wena uyinduku yami yempi,
\q2 isikhali sami sokulwa
\q1 ngawe ngitshabalalisa izizwe,
\q2 ngawe ngichitha imibuso;
\q1
\v 21 ngawe ngihlifiza ibhiza lomgadi walo,
\q2 ngawe ngihlifiza inqola yempi lomtshayeli wayo,
\q1
\v 22 ngawe ngihlifiza indoda lomfazi,
\q2 ngawe ngihlifiza amaxhegu labatsha,
\q2 ngawe ngihlifiza izinsizwa lezintombi,
\q1
\v 23 ngawe ngihlifiza abelusi lemihlambi,
\q2 ngawe ngihlifiza umlimi lenkabi,
\q2 ngawe ngihlifiza ababusi lezikhulu.
\p
\v 24 Emehlweni enu ngizaphindisela kuyo iBhabhiloni lakubo bonke abahlala kuyo ngenxa yobubi bonke ababenzileyo eZiyoni,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 25 “Ngimelana lawe, wena ntaba echithayo,
\q2 wena ochitha umhlaba wonke,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1 “Ngizakwelulela isandla sami kuwe,
\q2 ngikugiqe usuka emaweni,
\q2 ngikwenze ube yintaba eyatshiswayo.
\q1
\v 26 Akulalitshe elizasuswa kuwe ukuba libe ngelekhoneni,
\q2 loba elinye ilitshe ukuba ngelesisekelo
\q2 ngoba lizachithwa kokuphela,” kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\b
\q1
\v 27 “Phakamisani uphawu elizweni!
\q2 Khalisani icilongo phakathi kwezizwe!
\q1 Lungisani izizwe ukuba zilwe layo;
\q2 ibizeleni imibuso le:
\q2 i-Ararathi leMini kanye le-Ashikhenazi.
\q1 Ibekeleni umlawuli wokulwa layo;
\q2 lithumele amabhiza anjengomtshitshi wentethe.
\q1
\v 28 Lungisani izizwe ukuba zilwe layo,
\q2 amakhosi amaMede,
\q1 ababusi bawo lezikhulu zawo,
\q2 kanye lamazwe wonke awabusayo.
\q1
\v 29 Ilizwe liyaqhaqhazela libhinqike
\q2 ngoba inhloso \nd kaThixo\nd* yokumelana leBhabhiloni imi injalo
\q1 ukuchitha ilizwe leBhabhiloni
\q2 ukuze kungabikhona ohlala kulo.
\q1
\v 30 Amabutho aseBhabhiloni aseyekele ukulwa;
\q2 ahlezi ezinqabeni zawo.
\q1 Amandla awo asephelile.
\q2 Asebe njengabesifazane.
\q1 Izindawo zayo zokuhlala zithungelwe ngomlilo;
\q2 imigoqo lamasango kwephukile.
\q1
\v 31 Esinye isithunywa silandela esinye;
\q2 lesithunywa silandela esinye isithunywa
\q1 ukuyabika enkosini yaseBhabhiloni
\q2 ukuthi idolobho lonke selithunjiwe,
\q1
\v 32 amazibuko emifula athethwe,
\q2 amaxhaphozi atshiswe ngomlilo
\q2 lamabutho ethukile.”
\p
\v 33 Nanku okutshiwo \nd nguThixo\nd* uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli:
\q1 “Indodakazi yaseBhabhiloni injengesiza sokubhulela
\q2 ngesikhathi sokunyathelwa kwaso;
\q2 isikhathi sokuvunwa kwayo sizafika masinyane.”
\b
\q1
\v 34 “UNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni usesidlile,
\q2 usesenze saphambana amakhanda,
\q2 usesenze saba yimbiza engelalutho.
\q1 Usesiginyile njengenyoka,
\q2 wagcwalisa isisu sakhe ngezibiliboco zethu,
\q2 wasesihlanza futhi.
\q1
\v 35 Udlakela olwenziwe emizimbeni yethu kalube phezu kweBhabhiloni,”
\q2 kutsho abahlala eZiyoni.
\q1 “Igazi lethu kalibe phezu kwalabo abahlala eBhabhiloni,”
\q2 kutsho iJerusalema.
\p
\v 36 Ngakho \nd uThixo\nd* uthi:
\q1 “Khangelani, imfanelo yenu ngizayivikela,
\q2 ngiliphindiselele;
\q1 ngizacitsha ulwandle lwayo
\q2 ngomise lemithombo yayo.
\q1
\v 37 IBhabhiloni izakuba yinqumbi yonxiwa,
\q2 isikhundla samakhanka,
\q1 into yokwesatshwa lokuklolodelwa,
\q2 indawo engahlali muntu.
\q1
\v 38 Abantu bayo bonke bayabhonga njengezilwane ezincane,
\q2 bayahwabha njengemidlwane yesilwane.
\q1
\v 39 Kodwa lapho besesebukhali,
\q2 ngizabenzela idili ngibadakise,
\q1 ukuze baklabalale ngohleko,
\q2 babe sebelala kokuphela bangavuki futhi,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 40 “Ngizabehlisela phansi
\q2 njengamawundlu esilaheni,
\q2 njengenqama lembuzi.
\b
\q1
\v 41 Yeka ukuthunjwa okuzakwenziwa iSheshaki,
\q2 ukuzincoma komhlaba wonke kuthunjiwe!
\q1 Yeka ukutshaqisa iBhabhiloni ezakuba yikho
\q2 phakathi kwezizwe!
\q1
\v 42 Ulwandle luzaphakama phezu kweBhabhiloni;
\q2 amagagasi alo ahlokomayo ayisibekele.
\q1
\v 43 Amadolobho ayo azachitheka,
\q2 ilizwe elomileyo
\q1 leliyinkangala,
\q2 ilizwe okungekho ohlala khona,
\q2 okungekho muntu odabula phakathi kwalo.
\q1
\v 44 Ngizamjezisa uBheli eBhabhiloni
\q2 ngimenze akuhlanze lokho akuginyileyo.
\q1 Izizwe kazisayikujulukela kuye.
\q2 Njalo umduli weBhabhiloni uzakuwa.
\b
\q1
\v 45 Bantu bami, phumani kulo iBhabhiloni!
\q2 Balekelani ukufa!
\q2 Balekelani ulaka olwesabekayo \nd lukaThixo\nd*.
\q1
\v 46 Lingaphelelwa lithemba kumbe lesabe
\q2 lapho kuzwakala amahungahunga elizweni;
\q1 elinye ihungahunga lifika lonyaka, elinye kozayo,
\q2 amahungahunga odlakela elizweni
\q2 awombusi evukela umbusi.
\q1
\v 47 Ngoba isikhathi sizafika impela
\q2 lapho ngizajezisa izithombe zaseBhabhiloni;
\q1 ilizwe layo lonke lizayangeka
\q2 lababuleweyo bayo bonke bazawela phakathi kwayo.
\q1
\v 48 Lapho-ke izulu lomhlaba lakho konke okukukho
\q2 kuzamemezela intokozo ngeBhabhiloni,
\q1 ngoba abachithi bazayihlasela
\q2 bevelela enyakatho,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\b
\q1
\v 49 “IBhabhiloni kumele idilike ngenxa yabako-Israyeli ababulawayo,
\q2 njengokubulawa kwabantu emhlabeni wonke,
\q2 batshabalala ngenxa yeBhabhiloni.
\q1
\v 50 Lina eliphephileyo enkembeni,
\q2 sukani njalo lingalibali!
\q1 Khumbulani \nd uThixo\nd* elizweni elikude,
\q2 licabange langeJerusalema.”
\b
\q1
\v 51 “Siyangekile, ngoba siqalekisiwe,
\q2 lehlazo lembese ubuso bethu,
\q1 ngoba abezizweni bangene
\q2 ezindaweni ezingcwele zendlu \nd kaThixo\nd*.”
\b
\q1
\v 52 \nd UThixo\nd* uthi, “Kodwa insuku ziyeza,
\q2 lapho engizajezisa khona izithombe zayo,
\q1 njalo elizweni layo lonke
\q2 abalimeleyo bazabubula.
\q1
\v 53 Lanxa iBhabhiloni ingafinyelela emkhathini
\q2 iqinise izinqaba zayo eziphakemeyo,
\q2 ngizathumela abachithi bayihlasele,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*.
\b
\q1
\v 54 “Umsindo wokukhala uvela eBhabhiloni,
\q2 umsindo wencithakalo enkulu
\q2 ovela elizweni lamaKhaladiya.
\q1
\v 55 \nd UThixo\nd* uzayichitha iBhabhiloni;
\q2 uzathulisa umsindo wayo wenhlokomo.
\q1 Amagagasi ezitha azahlokoma njengamanzi amanengi;
\q2 ukuvungama kwamazwi azo kuzazwakala.
\q1
\v 56 Umchithi uzakuzahlasela iBhabhiloni;
\q2 amabutho ayo azathunjwa,
\q2 lamadandili awo azakwephuka.
\q1 Ngoba \nd uThixo\nd* unguNkulunkulu wempindiselo;
\q2 uzaphindisela ngokugcweleyo.
\q1
\v 57 Ngizadakisa izikhulu lezihlakaniphi zayo,
\q2 kanye lababusi bayo, lezinduna kanye lamabutho;
\q1 bazalala kokuphela bangavuki futhi,”
\q2 kutsho \nd uThixo\nd*, obizo lakhe \nd nguThixo\nd* uSomandla.
\p
\v 58 \nd UThixo\nd* uSomandla uthi:
\q1 “Umduli oqatha weBhabhiloni uzabhidlizwa
\q2 lamasango ayo aphakemeyo athungelwe ngomlilo;
\q1 abantu bazidinisela ize,
\q2 umsebenzi wezizwe ungamafutha amalangabi nje kuphela.”
\p
\v 59 Leli yilizwi uJeremiya umphrofethi alinika induna yamabutho uSeraya indodana kaNeriya, indodana kaMahaseyiya, esesiya eBhabhiloni loZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda ngomnyaka wesine wokubusa kwakhe. 
\v 60 UJeremiya wayelobe emqulwini ngomonakalo wonke owawuzakwehlela iBhabhiloni lakho konke okwakubhalwe ngeBhabhiloni. 
\v 61 Wathi kuSeraya, “Lapho usufikile eBhabhiloni ubowafunda wonke amazwi la ngelizwi eliphakemeyo. 
\v 62 Ube ususithi, ‘Awu \nd Thixo\nd*, wathi indawo le uzayichitha ukuze kungabi lamuntu kumbe inyamazana ezahlala kuyo; izaphundleka kuze kube nininini.’ 
\v 63 Lapho usuqedile ukubala umqulu lo, ubophele ilitshe kuwo uwuphosele kuYufrathe, 
\v 64 ubususithi, ‘Izatshona kanje iBhabhiloni ingabe isavumbuluka ngenxa yomonakalo engizayehlisela wona. Labantu bayo bazakuwa.’ ”
\b
\b
\p Amazwi kaJeremiya aphelela lapha.
\b
\c 52
\s1 Ukuwa KweJerusalema
\p
\v 1 UZedekhiya waba yinkosi eleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lanye, njalo wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka elitshumi lanye. Ibizo likanina lalinguHamuthali indodakazi kaJeremiya waseLibhina. 
\v 2 Wenza okubi emehlweni \nd kaThixo\nd*, njengalokho okwakwenziwe nguJehoyakhimi. 
\v 3 Kwakungenxa yokuthukuthela \nd kukaThixo\nd* ukuze kwenzakale konke lokhu eJerusalema lakoJuda, njalo ekucineni kwabangela ukuthi \nd uThixo\nd* abachithe.
\p Ngalokho uZedekhiya wayihlamukela inkosi yaseBhabhiloni.
\p
\v 4 Ngakho ngenyanga yesificamunwemunye yokubusa kukaZedekhiya, ngosuku lwetshumi lwenyanga yetshumi, uNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, waya eJerusalema lebutho lakhe lonke. Bahlala ngaphandle kwedolobho, bakha izinqaba zokulivimbezela kuzozonke inhlangothi zalo. 
\v 5 Idolobho lavinjezelwa kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wetshumi lanye kaZedekhiya inkosi.
\p
\v 6 Ngosuku lwesificamunwemunye lwenyanga yesine indlala yayisinzima edolobheni, abantu bengaselakudla. 
\v 7 Umduli wedolobho wafohlwa, ibutho lonke labaleka. Basuka edolobheni ebusuku bephuma ngesango eliphakathi kwemiduli emibili, phansi kwesivande senkosi, lanxa nje amaKhaladiya ayeligombolozele idolobho. Babaleka beqonde e-Arabha, 
\v 8 kodwa ibutho lamaKhaladiya laxotshana lenkosi uZedekhiya layamfica emagcekeni aseJerikho. Wonke amabutho akhe ehlukana laye njalo ahlakazeka, 
\v 9 yena wathunjwa.
\p Wasiwa enkosini yaseBhabhiloni eRibhila elizweni laseHamathi, lapho eyamgwebela khona. 
\v 10 Khona eRibhila inkosi yaseBhabhiloni yabulala amadodana kaZedekhiya emehlweni akhe; yabulala lezikhulu zakoJuda zonke. 
\v 11 Emva kwalokho, yamkhupha amehlo uZedekhiya, yambopha ngamaketane ethusi, yamusa eBhabhiloni, lapho eyamfaka khona entolongweni kwaze kwafika usuku lokufa kwakhe.
\p
\v 12 Ngosuku lwetshumi ngenyanga yesihlanu, ngomnyaka wetshumi lasificamunwemunye kaNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, uNebhuzaradani umlawuli wabalindi besikhosini, owayesebenzela inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, wafika eJerusalema. 
\v 13 Wathungela ithempeli \nd likaThixo\nd* ngomlilo, lesigodlo senkosi lezindlu zonke zaseJerusalema. Zonke izindlu eziqakathekileyo wazitshisa. 
\v 14 Lonke ibutho laseBhabhiloni elalingaphansi komlawuli wabalindi besikhosini layidiliza yonke imiduli eyayigombolozele iJerusalema. 
\v 15 UNebhuzaradani umlawuli wabalindi wathatha abanye babayanga bokucina wabasa ekuthunjweni lalabo ababesele edolobheni, lenengi lezingcwethi kanye lalabo abasebeye enkosini yaseBhabhiloni. 
\v 16 Kodwa uNebhuzaradani watshiya inengi labantu ababengabayanga bokucina elizweni ukuba basebenze ezivinini lasemasimini.
\p
\v 17 AbeBhabhiloni baphahlaza izinsika zethusi lezinti zezibane loLwandle lwethusi, okwakusethempelini \nd likaThixo\nd*. Bathwalela ithusi lelo eBhabhiloni. 
\v 18 Bathatha njalo imbiza, lamafotsholo, lezindlawu lemiganu yezichelo, lezinditshi lazozonke izitsha zethusi ezazisetshenziswa enkonzweni yasethempelini. 
\v 19 Umlawuli wabalindi besigodlo wathatha izinditshi, izitsha zokutshisela impepha, imiganu yezichelo, imbiza, izinti zezibane, izinditshi lemiganu okusetshenziswa eminikelweni yokunathwayo konke okwakwenziwe ngegolide elicengekileyo loba isiliva.
\p
\v 20 Ithusi elalivela ensikeni ezimbili, loLwandle lelenkunzi zethusi ezilitshumi lambili ezazingaphansi kwalo kanye lelezidindi ezisusekayo konke okwakwenzelwe ithempeli \nd likaThixo\nd* yinkosi uSolomoni, kwakulesisindo esasingelinganiswe. 
\v 21 Ubude bensika ngayinye babuzingalo ezilitshumi lasificaminwembili, ubuqatha buzingalo ezilitshumi lambili, uhlonzi luyiminwe emine njalo ilomhome. 
\v 22 Isiduku sethusi phezu kwenye insika sasizingalo ezinhlanu ubude baso njalo siceciswe ngomeluko lamaphomegranathi ethusi nxazonke. Enye insika, lamaphomegranathi ayo, layo yayinjalo. 
\v 23 Emaceleni kwakulamaphomegranathi angamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye munye lesithupha; esewonke amaphomegranathi ayengaphezu kobufikifiki obabuzungezile, ayelikhulu.
\p
\v 24 Umlawuli wabalindi wathumba uSeraya induna yabaphristi, loZefaniya umsekeli wakhe kanye labalindi bomnyango abathathu. 
\v 25 Kulabo ababelokhu besedolobheni wathatha isikhulu esasiphethe amadoda okulwa, labacebisi besikhosini abayisikhombisa. Wathatha lonobhala owayeyinduna eyayiphethe ukubuthwa kwabantu elizweni kanye labanye abantu bakhe abangamatshumi ayisithupha ababeficwe edolobheni. 
\v 26 UNebhuzaradani umlawuli wabathatha bonke wabasa enkosini yaseBhabhiloni eRibhila. 
\v 27 Khonale eRibhila, elizweni laseHamathi, inkosi yathi kabaqunywe.
\p Ngakho abakoJuda baya ekuthunjweni kude lelizwe labo.
\b
\li4
\v 28 Nanka amanani abantu uNebhukhadineza abasa ekuthunjweni:
\b
\li1 ngomnyaka wesikhombisa,
\li2 amaJuda azinkulungwane ezintathu lamatshumi amabili lantathu (3,023);
\li1
\v 29 ngomnyaka kaNebhukhadineza wetshumi lasificaminwembili mibili,
\li2 abantu beJerusalema abangamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi amathathu lambili (832);
\li1
\v 30 ngomnyaka wakhe wamatshumi amabili lantathu,
\li2 amaJuda angamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amane lanhlanu (745) asiwa ekuthunjweni nguNebhuzaradani umlawuli wabalindi ekubusweni kwezizwe ezinengi.
\b
\li4 Bebonke kwakungabantu abazinkulungwane ezine lamakhulu ayisithupha (4,600).
\s1 Ukukhululwa kukaJehoyakhini
\p
\v 31 Ngomnyaka wamatshumi amathathu lesikhombisa uJehoyakhini inkosi yakoJuda esekuthunjweni, ngomnyaka u-Evili-Merodakhi aba yinkosi yaseBhabhiloni ngawo, wakhulula uJehoyakhini inkosi yakoJuda, wamkhupha entolongweni ngosuku lwamatshumi amabili lanhlanu lwenyanga yetshumi lambili. 
\v 32 Wakhuluma laye ngomusa, wamnika isihlalo esihloniphekayo esasingaphezu kwezamanye amakhosi ayelaye eBhabhiloni. 
\v 33 Ngakho uJehoyakhini wakhupha izigqoko zakhe zasentolongweni, wadla lenkosi izikhathi zonke okwempilo yakhe yonke. 
\v 34 Nsuku zonke inkosi yaseBhabhiloni yayinika uJehoyakhini isabelo esimisiweyo malanga wonke empilweni yakhe, kwaze kwafika ilanga lokufa kwakhe.