a2 Kho 24:17; 2 Lan 36:10
b22:24
c2 Kho 24:17; 2 Lan 36:10
dHez 17:13
e2 Lan 36:12,14
f2 Lan 36; 12, 14
g38:1
h38:1
i36:14,26, 37:13
j2 Kho 25:18
k35:4
lNani 27:17
m32:2, 33:1
n44:30; Hez 17:15; 2 Lan 36:13; 2 Kho 24:7
o34:11,21, 37:11
p21:2, 37:3
q2:18, 37:19, 46:17; Lilo 4:17; Hez 29:2,6,7
r2:18, 37:19, 46:17; Lilo 4:17; Hez 29:2,6,7
s34:22
t34:22
u34:22
v34:22
w21:10, 37:8
x21:4,5
y21:10, 37:8
z37:5
aa1:1, 32:8
ab37:4, 39:14, 40:5,6
ac20:2, 38:7; Zek 14:10; Neh 8:16
ad36:14,26, 37:13
ae28:1
af21:9, 38:19, 39:9, 43:3, 52:15; Isa 8:12
ag38:1
ahHeb 11:36
ai37:20
aj38:6,7,9, 41:7,9; Lilo 3:53; Isa 24:22
ak38:16
al21:7
am37:7,8
an38:26
ao38:26
ap37:20
aq32:2
ar1 Sam 2:36
as38:9, 52:6; Lilo 2:20; Hez 4:10,16; Isa 3:1
at32:2

Jeremiah 37

UJeremiya ufakwa entolongweni

1Inkosi uZedekhiya indodana kaJosiya a wabusa-ke esikhundleni sikaKoniya indodana kaJehoyakhimi, b uNebhukadirezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni ambeka abe yinkosi elizweni lakoJuda. c , d 2Kodwa kawalalelanga, yena e lenceku zakhe f labantu belizwe, amazwi eNkosi eyayiwakhulume ngesandla sikaJeremiya umprofethi. 3Inkosi uZedekhiya yasithuma uJehukali g indodana kaShelemiya h , i loZefaniya j indodana kaMahaseya umpristi kuJeremiya umprofethi, k isithi: Ake usikhulekele eNkosini uNkulunkulu wethu. 4UJeremiya wangena-ke waphuma phakathi kwabantu, l ngoba babengakamfaki entolongweni. m 5Ibutho likaFaro laliphumile-ke eGibhithe; n kwathi amaKhaladiya ayevimbezela iJerusalema esizwa amahungahunga ngabo, enyuka asuka eJerusalema. o

6Laselifika ilizwi leNkosi kuJeremiya umprofethi lisithi: 7Itsho njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Lizakutsho njalo enkosini yakoJuda elithume kimi ukungibuza: p Khangela, ibutho likaFaro eliphumele ukulisiza q lizabuyela elizweni lalo, iGibhithe. r 8AmaKhaladiya azabuya futhi, s alwe emelene lalumuzi, t awuthumbe, u awutshise ngomlilo. v , w 9Itsho njalo iNkosi: Lingakhohlisi imiphefumulo yenu lisithi: AmaKhaladiya isibili azasuka kithi; ngoba kawayikusuka. 10Ngoba loba lilitshaya ibutho lonke lamaKhaladiya alwa emelene lani, x kusale amadoda agwaziweyo phakathi kwabo, azasukuma, yileyo laleyo ethenteni layo, awutshise lumuzi ngomlilo. y

11Kwasekusithi ibutho lamaKhaladiya selenyukile lisuka eJerusalema ngenxa yebutho likaFaro, z 12uJeremiya waphuma eJerusalema ukuya elizweni lakoBhenjamini aa ukuthi amonyuke phakathi kwabantu. ab 13Kwasekusithi esesesangweni lakoBhenjamini, ac kwakukhona lapho induna yabalindi obizo layo lalinguIrija, indodana kaShelemiya, ad indodana kaHananiya; ae yasimbamba uJeremiya umprofethi, isithi: Uhlubukela kumaKhaladiya. af 14UJeremiya wasesithi: Ngamanga; kangihlubukeli kumaKhaladiya. Kodwa kamlalelanga; ngokunjalo uIriya wambamba uJeremiya, wamletha kuziphathamandla. ag 15Iziphathamandla zasezithukuthela ngoJeremiya, zamtshaya, zamfaka entolongweni, ah endlini kaJonathani umbhali, ai ngoba zaziyenze yaba yintolongo.

16UJeremiya esengene endlini yomgodi aj lezitokisini, uJeremiya esehlale khona insuku ezinengi, 17inkosi uZedekhiya yasithuma, yamthatha; inkosi yasimbuza endlini yayo ensitha ak yathi: Likhona yini ilizwi elivela eNkosini? UJeremiya wasesithi: Likhona. Wathi: Uzanikelwa esandleni senkosi yeBhabhiloni. al 18UJeremiya wathi futhi enkosini uZedekhiya: Ngoneni kuwe lezincekwini zakho lakulababantu ukuthi lingifake entolongweni? 19Bangaphi khathesi abaprofethi benu abaprofetha kini am besithi: Inkosi yeBhabhiloni kayiyikufika imelane lani kumbe imelane lalelilizwe? 20Khathesi-ke, ake uzwe, nkosi yami, nkosi, kakuthi ukuncenga kwami an kuwe phambi kwakho, ungangibuyiseli ao endlini kaJonathani umbhali, ap hlezi ngifele khona. 21Ngakho inkosi uZedekhiya yalaya ukuthi bamfake uJeremiya egumeni lentolongo, aq lokuthi anikwe isinkwa sibe sinye ngosuku esivela esitaladini sabaphekizinkwa, ar size siphele sonke isinkwa emzini. as Ngokunjalo uJeremiya wahlala egumeni lentolongo. at

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