Jer 44 | Ndebele | STEP | Ilizwi elafika kuJeremiya ngawo wonke amaJuda ayehlala elizweni leGibhithe ahlala eMigidoli leThahaphanesi leNofi lelizweni lePatrosi, lisithi:

1 Ilizwi elafika kuJeremiya ngawo wonke amaJuda ayehlala elizweni leGibhithe ahlala eMigidoli ^{a
,} ^b leThahaphanesi ^{c
,} ^d leNofi ^{e
,} ^f lelizweni lePatrosi, ^g lisithi: 2 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Lina likubonile konke okubi engakwehlisela phezu kweJerusalema laphezu kwayo yonke imizi yakoJuda. Khangelani-ke, lamuhla ilunxiwa, ^h njalo kakho ohlala phakathi kwayo, 3 ngenxa yobubi babo ababenzileyo, ukungithukuthelisa, ⁱ ngokuyatshisa impepha, ^j ngokukhonza abanye onkulunkulu ^k abangabaziyo, bona, lina, laboyihlo. 4 Kanti ngathuma kini inceku zami zonke abaprofethi, ^l ngivuke ngovivi ngathuma, ^m ngisithi: Ake lingayenzi linto enengekayo engiyizondayo. 5 Kodwa kabalalelanga ⁿ kababekanga indlebe yabo, ukuthi baphenduke ebubini babo, ^o ukuze bangatshiseli abanye onkulunkulu impepha. ^p 6 Ngakho kwathululwa intukuthelo yami lolaka lwami, ^q kwavutha emizini yakoJuda lezitaladeni zeJerusalema; zaze zaba lunxiwa ^r lencithakalo, ^{s
,} ^t njengalamuhla. 7 Ngakho-ke, itsho njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Libenzelani ububi obukhulu kangaka limelene lemiphefumulo yenu, ^u ukuthi liziqumele indoda lomfazi, ^v umntwana losane, ^{w
,} ^x basuke phakathi kwakoJuda, ukuze lingazitshiyeli insali, ^y 8 ngokungithukuthelisa ^z ngemisebenzi yezandla zenu, ^aa ngokutshisela abanye onkulunkulu impepha elizweni leGibhithe, ^ab lapho eseliyehlala khona njengabezizwe, ukuze liziqume, lokuze libe yisiqalekiso ^ac lehlazo ^ad phakathi kwazo zonke izizwe zomhlaba? 9 Selakhohlwa yini izinto ezimbi zaboyihlo, lezinto ezimbi zamakhosi akoJuda, lezinto ezimbi zabomkabo, ^ae lezinto zenu ezimbi, lezinto ezimbi zabomkenu, ^af abazenza elizweni lakoJuda lezitaladeni zeJerusalema? 10 Kabadabukanga kuze kube lamuhla, kabesabanga, ^ag kabahambanga ngomlayo wami langezimiso zami engazibeka phambi kwenu laphambi kwaboyihlo.

11 Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Khangelani, ngimisa ubuso bami bumelene lani ngokubi ^ah ukuze ngiqume uJuda wonke. 12 Ngithathe insali yakoJuda, abamise ubuso babo ukungena elizweni leGibhithe ukuhlala khona njengabezizwe; ^ai njalo bonke bazaphela ^aj bawe elizweni leGibhithe; baqedwe ngenkemba ^ak langendlala; kusukela komncinyane kuze kube komkhulu ^al bafe ngenkemba langendlala; ^am babe yisifungo, ^an babe ngokwesabisayo, babe yisiqalekiso, ^ao babe lihlazo. ^ap 13 Ngoba ngizajezisa labo abahlezi elizweni leGibhithe, ^aq njengoba ngajezisa iJerusalema, ngenkemba, ^ar ngendlala, ^as langomatshayabhuqe wesifo; ^at 14 ukuze insali yakoJuda efikileyo ukuhlala khona njengowezizwe elizweni leGibhithe ingabi lophunyukayo losilayo, ^au ukubuyela elizweni lakoJuda, umphefumulo wayo ofisa ukubuyela kulo ukuhlala khona; ngoba kabayikubuyela, ngaphandle kwabaphunyukileyo. ^av

15 Khona wonke amadoda ayesazi ukuthi omkabo batshisela abanye onkulunkulu impepha, ^aw labo bonke abesifazana ababemi khona, ixuku elikhulu, labo bonke abantu ababehlala elizweni leGibhithe, ePatrosi, ^ax bamphendula uJeremiya, besithi: 16 Lelilizwi olikhulume kithi ebizweni leNkosi, kasiyikukulalela. ^ay 17 Kodwa sizakwenza lokwenza loba yiyiphi into ephume emlonyeni wethu, ^az ukutshisela indlovukazi yamazulu impepha, ^ba siyithululele iminikelo yokunathwayo, ^{bb
,} ^bc njengoba besisenza, thina, labobaba, amakhosi ethu, leziphathamandla zethu, emizini yakoJuda ^bd lezitaladeni zeJerusalema; khona sasutha isinkwa, sasiphilile, ^be kasibonanga okubi. 18 Kodwa kusukela lapho sayekela ukutshisela indlovukazi yamazulu impepha ^bf lokuyithululela iminikelo yokunathwayo, ^bg siswele konke, siqedwe ngenkemba layindlala. ^bh 19 Futhi lapho sitshisela indlovukazi yamazulu impepha, ^bi siyithululela iminikelo yokunathwayo, ^bj siyayenzela amakhekhe ngokwesifanekiso sayo, ^bk siyithululela iminikelo yokuthululwa, ngaphandle kwamadoda enu yini?

20 UJeremiya wasekhuluma kubo bonke abantu, emadodaneni, lakwabesifazana, ^bl lakubo bonke abantu ababemphendule ngalelolizwi, esithi: 21 Impepha elayitshisa emizini yakoJuda lezitaladeni zeJerusalema, ^bm lina, laboyihlo, amakhosi enu, leziphathamandla zenu, labantu belizwe, iNkosi kayiyikukukhumbula yini, kuvele enhliziyweni yayo? ^bn 22 Kwaze kwathi iNkosi ^bo yayingaselakukuthwala, ^bp ngenxa yobubi bezenzo zenu, ngenxa yezinengiso elazenzayo; ngakho ilizwe lenu laba yincithakalo ^{bq
,} ^br lokwesabisayo ^{bs
,} ^{bt
,} ^bu lesiqalekiso, ^{bv
,} ^bw ukuze kungahlali muntu, ^bx njengalamuhla. 23 Ngenxa yokuthi litshisile impepha, lokuthi lonile eNkosini, ^by kalilalelanga ilizwi leNkosi, kalihambanga ngomlayo wayo langezimiso zayo langezifakazelo zayo; ngenxa yalokho okubi lokhu kwenzakele kini, ^bz njengalamuhla.

24 UJeremiya wasesithi kubo bonke abantu lakwabesifazana bonke: Zwanini ilizwi leNkosi, wonke uJuda oselizweni leGibhithe. ^ca 25 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ithi: Lina labomkenu, likhulumile ngomlomo wenu, ^cb lakugcwalisa ngezandla zenu, lisithi: Sizakwenza lokwenza izithembiso zethu esizithembisayo ^cc zokutshisela indlovukazi yamazulu impepha, ^cd lokuyithululela iminikelo yokunathwayo. ^ce Lizaqinisa lokuqinisa izithembiso zenu, lenze sibili izithembiso zenu! 26 Ngakho zwanini ilizwi leNkosi, lonke Juda elihlala elizweni leGibhithe: ^cf Khangelani, mina ngifungile ngebizo lami elikhulu, ^cg itsho iNkosi: Ibizo lami kalisayikubizwa ngumlomo waloba ngubani wakoJuda, elizweni lonke leGibhithe, ^ch esithi: Kuphila kweNkosi uJehova. ^ci 27 Khangela, ngizabalindela ngokubi, ^cj kungeyisikho ngokuhle; ^ck lawo wonke amadoda akoJuda aselizweni leGibhithe ^cl azaqedwa ngenkemba layindlala, ^cm aze aphele. 28 Lalabo abaphepha enkembeni bazabuyela elizweni lakoJuda bevela elizweni leGibhithe, ^cn balutshwana ngenani; ^{co
,} ^cp layo yonke insali yakoJuda eze elizweni leGibhithe ukuhlala khona njengowezizwe, izakwazi ukuthi ilizwi elizakuma ngelikabani, elami kumbe elayo. ^cq

29 Lalokhu kuzakuba yisibonakaliso kini, kutsho iNkosi, ukuthi ngizalijezisa kulindawo, ukuze lazi ukuthi amazwi ami azakuma lokuma emelana lani ngokubi. ^cr 30 Itsho njalo iNkosi: Khangelani, ngizanikela uFaro Hofira inkosi yeGibhithe esandleni sezitha zakhe, ^cs lesandleni salabo abadinga impilo yakhe, ^ct njengoba nganikela uZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda esandleni sikaNebhukadirezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni, isitha sakhe, esadinga impilo yakhe. ^cu