Jeremiah 21:1-7

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

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