‏ Jeremiah 21

IJerusalema izachithwa

1Ilizwi elafika kuJeremiya livela eNkosini lapho inkosi uZedekhiya ethuma kuye uPashuri indodana kaMalikiya, a loZefaniya b indodana kaMahaseya, umpristi c, isithi: 2Ake usibuzele eNkosini, d ngoba uNebhukadirezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni ulwa emelene lathi; e mhlawumbe iNkosi ingasenzela njengokwezimangaliso zayo zonke, f ukuze enyuke asuke kithi.

3UJeremiya wasesithi kubo: Lizakutsho njalo kuZedekhiya: 4Itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Khangelani, ngizaphendulela emuva izikhali zempi ezisezandleni zenu, elilwa ngazo lenkosi yeBhabhiloni lamaKhaladiya, g abalivimbezeleyo ngaphandle komduli, h ngibaqoqe ngaphakathi kwalumuzi. i 5Njalo mina ngizakulwa lani ngesandla eseluliweyo, langengalo elamandla, j langentukuthelo, langokufutheka, langolaka olukhulu. k 6Njalo ngizatshaya abakhileyo balumuzi, umuntu kanye lesifuyo; bazakufa ngomatshayabhuqe wesifo omkhulu. 7Kuthi emva kwalokhu, itsho iNkosi, uZedekhiya l inkosi yakoJuda, m lenceku zakhe, labantu, labaseleyo phakathi kwalumuzi kumatshayabhuqe wesifo, enkembeni, lendlaleni, ngizabanikela esandleni sikaNebhukadirezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni, lesandleni sezitha zabo, lesandleni salabo abadinga impilo yabo. Njalo uzabatshaya ngobukhali benkemba; kayikubayekela, kayikuhawukela, kayikuba lomusa. n

8Njalo kulababantu uzakuthi: Itsho njalo INkosi: Khangelani, ngibeka phambi kwenu indlela yokuphila lendlela yokufa. o 9Osala kulumuzi uzakufa p ngenkemba langendlala q langomatshayabhuqe wesifo; kodwa ophumayo, r awele kumaKhaladiya alivimbezelayo, uzaphila, s lempilo yakhe izakuba yimpango kuye. t , u 10Ngoba ngimisile ubuso bami bumelene lalumuzi ngokubi, v hatshi ngokuhle, itsho iNkosi; w uzanikelwa esandleni senkosi yeBhabhiloni, x iwutshise ngomlilo. y

Amazwi mayelana lamakhosi akoJuda

11Lamayelana lendlu yenkosi yakoJuda, zwanini ilizwi leNkosi: z 12Wena ndlu kaDavida, itsho njalo INkosi: Yehlulelani isahlulelo aa ekuseni, ab lophule ophangiweyo esandleni somcindezeli, ac hlezi ulaka lwami luphume njengomlilo, ad lutshise, ukuthi kungabi khona ocitshayo, ngenxa yobubi bezenzo zenu. ae 13Khangela, ngimelene lawe, af wena mhlali wesigodi, ag dwala legceke, itsho iNkosi; lina elithi: Ngubani ah ozakwehla amelane lathi? ai Kumbe ngubani ozangena endaweni zethu zokuhlala? 14Kodwa ngizalijezisa njengokwesithelo sezenzo zenu, aj itsho iNkosi, ngiphembe umlilo ehlathini lakho, ak ozaqeda konke inhlangothi zonke zakho. al
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