Jer 38 | Ndebele | STEP | UShefathiya indodana kaMathani, loGedaliya indodana kaPashuri, loJukali indodana kaShelemiya, loPashuri indodana kaMalikiya, sebezwile amazwi uJeremiya ayewakhuluma kubo bonke abantu esithi:

1 UShefathiya indodana kaMathani, loGedaliya indodana kaPashuri, loJukali indodana kaShelemiya, ^a loPashuri indodana kaMalikiya, ^b sebezwile amazwi uJeremiya ayewakhuluma kubo bonke abantu esithi: ^c 2 Itsho njalo iNkosi: Osala kulumuzi uzakufa ngenkemba, ngendlala, langomatshayabhuqe wesifo; ^d kodwa ophuma aye kumaKhaladiya uzaphila, ^e ngoba uzakuba lempilo yakhe ibe yimpango, aphile. 3 Itsho njalo iNkosi: Lumuzi uzanikelwa isibili esandleni sebutho lenkosi yeBhabhiloni, ^f elizawuthumba. ^g 4 Iziphathamandla zasezisithi enkosini: Ake abulawe lumuntu, ^h ngoba ngalindlela uyekethisa izandla zamadoda empi asele kulumuzi, ⁱ lezandla zabo bonke abantu, ngokukhuluma kibo amazwi anje; ngoba lumuntu kadingi ukuthula kwalababantu, kodwa okubi. 5 Inkosi uZedekhiya yasisithi: Khangela, usesandleni senu, ngoba inkosi kayilakho okuphambene lani ngalutho. ^j 6 Basebemthatha uJeremiya, bamphosela emgodini kaMalikiya indodana yenkosi, ^k owawusegumeni lentolongo, ^l bamehlisa uJeremiya ngamagoda; kwakungelamanzi emgodini, ^m kodwa udaka; uJeremiya wasetshona odakeni. ⁿ

7 Kwathi uEbedimeleki ^o umEthiyophiya ^p indoda umthenwa, ^q owayesendlini yenkosi, esizwa ukuthi uJeremiya bamfake emgodini (lapho inkosi yayihlezi esangweni lakoBhenjamini), ^r 8 uEbedimeleki ^s waphuma endlini yenkosi, wakhuluma lenkosi esithi: 9 Nkosi yami, nkosi, abantu laba benzile okubi ngakho konke abakwenze kuJeremiya umprofethi, abamphosele emgodini, ngoba uzakufa endaweni yakhe ^t ngenxa yendlala, ngoba kakusekho isinkwa emzini. ^u 10 Inkosi yasimlaya uEbedimeleki umEthiyophiya, ^v isithi: Thatha lapha amadoda angamatshumi amathathu ngaphansi kwesandla sakho, umenyule uJeremiya umprofethi emgodini engakafi. 11 Ngakho uEbedimeleki wathatha amadoda ngaphansi kwesandla sakhe, ^w wangena endlini yenkosi waze waba ngaphansi kwesiphala, wathatha khona izidwedwe ezidabukileyo lezidwedwe ezigugileyo, ^x wazehlisela kuJeremiya emgodini ngamagoda. 12 UEbedimeleki umEthiyophiya ^y wasesithi kuJeremiya: Ake ufake izidwedwe ezidabukileyo lezigugileyo ngaphansi kwamakhwapha akho ngaphansi kwamagoda. ^z UJeremiya wasesenza njalo. 13 Basebemdonsa uJeremiya ngamagoda, ^aa bamenyula emgodini. UJeremiya wasehlala egumeni lentolongo.

UZedekhiya uyelulekwa nguJeremiya

14 Inkosi uZedekhiya yasithuma yathatha uJeremiya umprofethi yamusa kuye, ekungeneni kwesithathu okusendlini yeNkosi. Inkosi yasisithi kuJeremiya: Ngizakubuza udaba, ungangifihleli lutho. 15 UJeremiya wasesithi kuZedekhiya: Uba ngikutshela, kawuyikungibulala lokungibulala yini? Loba ngikweluleka, kawuyikungilalela. 16 Inkosi uZedekhiya yasifunga kuJeremiya ekusithekeni ^ab isithi: Kuphila kukaJehova ^ac owasenzela lumphefumulo: ^ad Isibili kangiyikukubulala, futhi isibili kangiyikukunikela esandleni salamadoda adinga umphefumulo wakho. ^ae 17 UJeremiya wasesithi kuZedekhiya: Itsho njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Uba uphuma isibili ^af uye kuziphathamandla zenkosi yeBhabhiloni, ^ag umphefumulo wakho uzaphila, ^ah lalumuzi kawuyikutshiswa ngomlilo; uzaphila wena lendlu yakho. 18 Kodwa uba ungaphumi ^ai uye kuziphathamandla zenkosi yeBhabhiloni, ^aj lumuzi uzanikelwa esandleni samaKhaladiya, ^ak awutshise ngomlilo; ^al lawe kawuyikuphunyuka esandleni sawo. ^am 19 Inkosi uZedekhiya yasisithi kuJeremiya: Ngiyawesaba amaJuda ahlubukele kumaKhaladiya, ^an hlezi anginikele esandleni sawo, angiklolodele. ^ao 20 UJeremiya wasesithi: Kawayikukunikela; ake ulalele ilizwi leNkosi njengalelo engilikhuluma kuwe, ^ap khona kukulungele, ^aq futhi umphefumulo wakho uzaphila. 21 Kodwa uba usala ukuphuma, ^ar yileli ilizwi iNkosi engibonise lona lokuthi: 22 Khangela-ke, bonke abesifazana abasele endlini yenkosi yakoJuda bazakhitshelwa kuziphathamandla zenkosi yeBhabhiloni, bathi: Abangane bakho bakukhuthazile, ^as bakwehlula; ^at inyawo zakho zitshone odakeni; ^au babuyele emuva. ^av 23 Njalo azakhuphela abafazi bonke bakho lamadodana akho kumaKhaladiya; ^aw lawe kawuyikuphunyuka esandleni sawo, ^ax kodwa uzabanjwa ngesandla senkosi yeBhabhiloni, lalumuzi uzawutshisa ngomlilo. ^ay

24 UZedekhiya wasesithi kuJeremiya: Kakungabi khona umuntu owaziyo lamazwi, khona ungayikufa. 25 Kodwa nxa iziphathamandla zisizwa ukuthi ngikhulume lawe, ^az zize kuwe zithi kuwe: Ake usitshele, ubusithini enkosini, ungakufihli kithi, khona kasiyikukubulala; njalo inkosi ikhulumeni kuwe; 26 uzakuthi-ke kuzo: Mina ngiwise ukuncenga kwami phambi kwenkosi ^ba ukuthi ingangibuyiseli endlini kaJonathani ukuze ngifele khona. ^bb 27 Zasezifika zonke iziphathamandla kuJeremiya, zambuza; yena waziphendula njengawo wonke lamazwi inkosi ewalayileyo. Zasezithula kuye, ngoba udaba lwalungezwakali. 28 UJeremiya wasehlala ^bc egumeni lentolongo kwaze kwaba lusuku iJerusalema eyathunjwa ngalo; ^bd wayekhona lapho iJerusalema ithunjwa.