Jer 44 | NdeIBE | STEP | Ilizwi leli lafika kuJeremiya limayelana labaJuda ababehlala eZansi yeGibhithe – eMigodoli, leThahiphanesi leMemfisi

Jeremiah 44

Umonakalo Ngenxa Yokukhonza Izithombe

1 Ilizwi leli lafika kuJeremiya limayelana labaJuda ababehlala eZansi yeGibhithe – eMigodoli, leThahiphanesi leMemfisi – langaPhezulu yeGibhithe, lisithi, 2 “UJehova uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: Liwubonile umonakalo omkhulu engawehlisela phezu kweJerusalema laphezu kwamadolobho wonke akoJuda. Lamhlanje kawahlali muntu njalo angamanxiwa 3 ngenxa yobubi ababenzayo. Bangithukuthelisa ngokukhonza langokutshisela impepha abanye onkulunkulu abangabaziyo bona, lani kanye labokhokho benu. 4 Ngathuma izinceku zami, abaphrofethi, njalonjalo ezathi, ‘Lingayenzi into le enengisayo engiyizondayo!’ 5 Kodwa kabalalelanga njalo kabanakanga; kabaphendukanga ebubini babo kumbe bayekele ukutshisela abanye onkulunkulu impepha. 6 Ngakho ulaka lwami olwesabekayo lwaphuphuma; lwavutha emadolobheni akoJuda lasemigwaqweni yaseJerusalema, lwakwenza kwaba ngamanxiwa achithekileyo ayikho lamhlanje.

7 “Khathesi uJehova uNkulunkulu uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Kungani lizilethela umonakalo omkhulu kangaka ngokususa koJuda amadoda labafazi, abantwana lezinsane, ngalokho lingazitshiyeli lensalela na? 8 Kungani lingithukuthelisa ngokwenziwa yizandla zenu, litshisela abanye onkulunkulu impepha eGibhithe, lapho eselayahlala khona? Lizazibhubhisa lina ngokwenu lizenze into yokuthukwa lokuhlekwa phakathi kwezizwe zonke emhlabemi.

9 Selibukhohliwe yini ububi obenziwa ngokhokho benu lobubi obenziwa ngamakhosi lamakhosikazi akoJuda, lobubi obenziwa yini labomkenu elizweni lakoJuda, lasemigwaqweni yaseJerusalema? 10 Kuze kube lamhla kabazithobanga kumbe batshengise ukuhlonipha, kumbe balandele imithetho yami lezimiso engalibekela zona lina labokhokho benu.

11 “Ngakho uJehova uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: Ngizimisele ukulehlisela umonakalo ngibhubhise loJuda wonke.

12 Ngizathatha abaseleyo koJuda ababezimisele ukuya eGibhithe; ukuba bahlale khona. Bonke bazabhubha eGibhithe; bazabulawa ngenkemba loba babulawe yindlala. Bazabulawa yinkemba loba indlala kusukela komncinyane kusiya komkhulu. Bazakuba yinto yokuqalekiswa lokwesaba, eyokulahlwa lokuthukwa. 13 Abahlala eGibhithe ngizabajezisa ngenkemba, ngendlala langesifo, njengokujezisa engakwenza iJerusalema. 14 Kakho owensalela yakoJuda owayahlala eGibhithe ozaphunyuka kumbe aphephe ukuba abuyele elizweni lakoJuda asebefisa ukubuyela bayehlala kulo, kakho ozabuyela ngaphandle kweziphepheli ezilutshwana.”

15 Lapho-ke wonke amadoda ayekwazi ukuthi omkawo babetshisela abanye onkulunkulu impepha, kanye labesifazana bonke ababekhona – ixuku elikhulu – labantu bonke abahlala eGibhithe yangeZansi langaPhezulu, bathi kuJeremiya: 16 “Thina kasiyikulilalela ilizwi olikhulume kithi ngebizo likaJehova! 17 Impela sizakwenza konke esathi sizakwenza: Impepha sizayitshisela iNdlovukazi yaseZulwini siyithululele leminikelo yokunathwayo njengalokhu esakwenzayo thina labobaba, amakhosi ethu kanye lezikhulu zakithi emadolobheni akoJuda lasemigwaqweni yaseJerusalema. Ngalesosikhathi sasilokudla okunengi, sinothile kungekho okubi. 18 Kodwa selokhu sayekela ukutshisela iNdlovukazi yaseZulwini impepha lokuyithululela iminikelo yokunathwayo, kasisabanga lalutho njalo sesilokhu sisifa ngenkemba langendlala.”

19 Abesifazana bengeza bathi, “Lapho sasitshisela iNdlovukazi yaseZulwini impepha siyithululela leminikelo yokunathwa omkethu babengakwazi na ukuthi sasisenza amakhekhe anjengesithombe sayo siyithululela leminikelo yokunathwayo?”

20 UJeremiya wasesithi ebantwini bonke, abesilisa labesifazana, ababemphendula,

21 “UJehova kakhumbulanga wanakana ngempepha elayitshisela emadolobheni akoJuda lasemigwaqweni yaseJerusalema lina laboyihlo, lamakhosi enu lezikhulu zakini kanye labantu baselizweni na? 22 Kwathi uJehova engaselakho ukubekezelela izenzo zenu ezimbi lezinto ezinengisayo elazenzayo, ilizwe lenu laba yinto yokuqalekiswa logwadule oluphundlekileyo olungahlali muntu njengoba kunjalo lalamhla. 23 Umonakalo lo wehlele kini njengoba liwubona khathesi ngoba litshise impepha lenza okubi kuJehova njalo kalaze lamlalela loba lilandele umthetho wakhe kumbe izimiso zakhe loba izilayezelo zakhe.”

24 UJeremiya wasesithi ebantwini bonke, kubalwa labesifazana, “Zwanini ilizwi likaJehova lonke lina bantu bakoJuda abaseGibhithe. 25 UJehova uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: Lina labomkenu selitshengisile ngezenzo zenu elathembisa ukukwenza lapho lathi, ‘Impela sizagcwalisa izifungo zethu esazenzayo zokutshisela iNdlovukazi yaseZulwini impepha kanye lokuyithululela iminikelo yokunathwayo. “Ngakho qhubekani, yenzani elakuthembisayo. Gcwalisani izifungo zenu.

26 Kodwa zwanini ilizwi likaJehova lonke lina baJuda abahlala eGibhithe elithi, ‘Ngifunga ngebizo lami elidumileyo,’ kutsho uJehova, ‘ukuthi kakho ovela koJuda ohlala loba kungaphi eGibhithe ozabiza ibizo lami kumbe afunge esithi, “Ngeqiniso elinjengoba uJehova uNkulunkulu ekhona.” 27 Ngoba ngilindele ukubenza okubi, hatshi okuhle. AbaJuda abaseGibhithe bazabhujiswa yinkemba lendlala baze baphele bonke. 28 Labo abazaphepha enkembeni babuyele elizweni lakoJuda bevela eGibhithe bazakuba balutshwana. Lapho-ke bonke abayinsalela yakoJuda abayahlala eGibhithe bazakwazi ukuthi ilizwi elizakuma ngelikabani – elami kumbe elabo.

29 “ ‘Lokhu kuzakuba yisibonakaliso kini sokuthi ngizalijezisa kuyonale indawo,’ kutsho uJehova, ‘ukuze lazi ukuthi okubi engalisongela ngakho kuzakwenzakala.’

30 UJehova uthi: ‘Ngizanikela uFaro Hofira inkosi yaseGibhithe ezitheni zakhe ezifuna ukumbulala, njengalokhu nganikela uZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda kuNebhukhadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, isitha sakhe esasifuna ukumbulala.’ ”