Jeremiah 43

Abantu baya eGibhithe

1Kwasekusithi lapho uJeremiya eseqedile ukukhuluma kubo bonke abantu wonke amazwi eNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo, iNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo eyayimthume ngawo kibo, ngitsho wonke lamazwi; 2wasekhuluma uAzariya indodana kaHoshaya, a loJohanani indodana kaKareya, b labo bonke abantu abazikhukhumezayo, c besithi kuJeremiya: Uqamba amanga. INkosi uNkulunkulu wethu kayikuthumanga ukuze uthi: Lingayi eGibhithe ukuze lihlale njengabezizwe khona; d 3kodwa uBharukhi indodana kaNeriya e uyakukhuthaza emelene lathi, f ukuze asinikele esandleni samaKhaladiya, g ukuze asibulale, asithumbele eBhabhiloni. 4Ngakho uJohanani indodana kaKareya, h lazo zonke induna zamabutho, i labo bonke abantu, kabalilalelanga ilizwi leNkosi, ukuze bahlale elizweni lakoJuda. 5Kodwa uJohanani indodana kaKareya j lazo zonke induna zamabutho k bathatha yonke insali yakoJuda eyayibuyele ivela kuzo zonke izizwe lapho ababexotshelwe khona, ukuhlala elizweni lakoJuda; l 6amadoda, m labafazi, n labantwana, lamadodakazi enkosi, o laye wonke umuntu uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi ayebatshiye kuGedaliya indodana kaAhikhamu p indodana kaShafani, loJeremiya umprofethi, loBharukhi indodana kaNeriya. q 7Basebengena elizweni leGibhithe, ngoba kabalilalelanga ilizwi leNkosi; basebefika eThahaphanesi. r

8Laselifika ilizwi leNkosi kuJeremiya eThahaphanesi s lisithi: 9Thatha esandleni sakho amatshe amakhulu, uwafihle ebumbeni ewondweni, t esekungeneni kwendlu kaFaro eThahaphanesi, u emehlweni amadoda angamaJuda, 10uthi kiwo: Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Khangelani, ngizathuma ngilande uNebhukadirezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni inceku yami, v ngifake isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi phezu kwalamatshe engiwafihlileyo, w endlale ithente lakhe lesikhosini phezu kwawo. 11Eze atshaye ilizwe leGibhithe; x labo abokufa ekufeni, lalabo abokuthunjwa ekuthunjweni, lalabo abenkemba enkembeni. y 12Ngiphembe umlilo z ezindlini zabonkulunkulu beGibhithe, aa abatshise, abathumbe, ab azithandele ngelizwe leGibhithe njengomelusi ezithandela ngesigqoko sakhe, ac aphume khona ngokuthula. 13Njalo uzakwephula insika zeBetshemeshi eziyizithombe ad eziselizweni leGibhithe, ae atshise ngomlilo izindlu zabonkulunkulu beGibhithe. af

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