a39:14
bJosh 18:25
cHlab 149:8
d28:4
e50:7; Dute 29:24,25
f25:9
g50:7; Dute 29:24,25
h44:23; Dan 9:11
i40:2
jGen 20:15
kGen 20:15
l50:5
m39:14
n40:7,11, 41:2,10,18; 2 Kho 25:22
o37:12
p52:34; 2 Kho 25:30; Zaga 15:17
q2 Sam 11:8
r40:8,10,13,15, 41:6; Josh 18:26
s37:12
t40:9; 2 Kho 25:23,24
u40:7,11, 41:2,10:18; 2 Kho 25:22
v39:10, 52:15,16; 2 Kho 25:12
w40:8,10,13,15, 41:6; Josh 18:26
x40:14-16, 41:1-3,6-16,18
y40:13,15,16, 41:11,13-16, 42:1,8, 43:2,4,5
z40:13,15,16, 41:11,13-16, 42:1,8, 43:2,4,5
aa42:1
ab38:20
ac40:8,10,13,15, 41:6; Josh 18:26
ad38:20
aeNani 22:1; 2 Sam 8:2
af1 Sam 11:1
agGen 36:8
ah40:7,11, 41:2,10,18; 2 Kho 25:22
aiTshu 2:21
aj43:5
ak41:1
al40:13,15,16, 41:11-16, 42:1,8, 43:2,4,5
am40:7, 41:11,13,16, 42:1,8, 43:4,5
an12:14, 41:10, 49:1-6; Zef 2:9,10
ao1 Sam 11:1
ap40:14-16, 41:1-3,6-16,18

Jeremiah 40

UGedaliya umbusi

1Ilizwi elafika kuJeremiya livela eNkosini emva kokuthi uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi esemyekele wahamba a esuka eRama, b esemthethe ebotshiwe ngamaketane c phakathi kwabo bonke ababethunjwe eJerusalema lakoJuda, abasiwa ekuthunjweni eBhabhiloni. d 2Induna yabalindi yasimthatha uJeremiya yathi kuye: e INkosi, uNkulunkulu wakho, yakhuluma lokhu okubi ngalindawo. f 3INkosi isikulethile yakwenza njengokutsho kwayo, ngoba lonile eNkosini, g , h kalilalelanga ilizwi layo; ngakho loludaba lwenzakele kini. 4Khathesi-ke, khangela, lamuhla ngiyakukhulula kulamaketane asezandleni zakho. i Uba kukuhle emehlweni akho ukuya lami eBhabhiloni, woza, ngimise ilihlo lami phezu kwakho; kodwa uba kukubi emehlweni akho ukuya lami eBhabhiloni, yekela. Bona, ilizwe lonke liphambi kwakho; j lapho kukuhle kuqondile emehlweni akho ukuhamba, hamba uye khona. k 5Kodwa engakabuyeli, wathi: Buyela l kuGedaliya, indodana kaAhikhamu, indodana kaShafani, m emmisileyo inkosi yeBhabhiloni abe phezu kwemizi yakoJuda, n uhlale laye phakathi kwabantu; o kumbe loba kungaphi lapho kuqondile emehlweni akho ukuya khona, hamba. Ngakho induna yabalindi yasimnika umphako p lesipho, q yamyekela ukuthi ahambe. 6Ngakho uJeremiya wafika kuGedaliya indodana kaAhikhamu eMizipa, r wahlala laye phakathi kwabantu ababesele elizweni. s

7Kwathi zonke induna zamabutho ezazisegangeni, zona kanye lamadoda azo, t besizwa ukuthi inkosi yeBhabhiloni ibekile uGedaliya indodana kaAhikhamu abe phezu kwelizwe, u lokuthi inikele kuye amadodana labesifazana labantwana, lakwabangabayanga belizwe, v kulabo ababengathunjelwanga eBhabhiloni, 8khona beza kuGedaliya eMizipa, w oIshmayeli, indodana kaNethaniya, x loJohanani, loJonathani, y amadodana kaKareya, z loSeraya, indodana kaTanihumethi, lamadodana kaEfayi, umNetofa, loJezaniya, indodana yomMahakathi, aa bona lamadoda abo. 9UGedaliya, indodana kaAhikhamu, indodana kaShafani, wasefunga kibo lamadoda abo, esithi: Lingesabi ukusebenzela amaKhaladiya; hlalani elizweni, liyisebenzele inkosi yeBhabhiloni; khona kuzalilungela. ab 10Khangelani-ke, mina ngihlala eMizipa ac ukuma phambi kobuso bamaKhaladiya azafika kithi; kodwa lina buthani iwayini lezithelo zehlobo lamafutha, likufake ezitsheni zenu, lihlale emizini yenu eliyithetheyo. 11Futhi, lapho wonke amaJuda ad ayekoMowabi ae laphakathi kwabantwana bakoAmoni af leEdoma ag lawayekuwo wonke amazwe esezwile ukuthi inkosi yeBhabhiloni ah itshiyile insali yakoJuda, ai lokuthi yabeka phezu kwabo uGedaliya, indodana kaAhikhamu, indodana kaShafani; 12wonke amaJuda asebuya esuka endaweni zonke ayexotshelwe khona, aj eza elizweni lakoJuda, kuGedaliya eMizipa; abutha iwayini lezithelo zehlobo, kwaba kunengi kakhulu. ak

Ukubulawa kukaGedaliya

13UJohanani indodana kaKareya al lazo zonke induna zamabutho ayesegangeni am basebesiza kuGedaliya eMizipa, 14bathi kuye: Uyakwazi isibili yini ukuthi uBhahalisi an inkosi yabantwana bakoAmoni ao uthume uIshmayeli indodana kaNethaniya ap ukukutshaya empilweni? Kodwa uGedaliya indodana kaAhikhamu kabakholwanga. 15UJohanani indodana kaKareya wasekhuluma loGedaliya ensitha eMizipa esithi: Ake ungiyekele ngihambe ngiyetshaya uIshmayeli indodana kaNethaniya, kungabi lamuntu okwaziyo. Uzakutshayelani empilweni, ukuze bahlakazeke bonke abakoJuda ababuthene kuwe, kubhubhe insali yakoJuda? 16Kodwa uGedaliya indodana kaAhikhamu wathi kuJohanani indodana kaKareya: Ungayenzi le indaba, ngoba uqamba amanga ngoIshmayeli.
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