UJeremiya 25 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

Jeremiya 25 INkosi yakhuluma yathi: Phendukani!

¹ Izwi elafika kuJeremiya ngabantu bonke bakwaJuda ngomnyaka wesine kaJehoyakimi indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, okungumnyaka wokuqala kaNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele;

² umprofethi uJeremiya akukhuluma kubo bonke abantu bakwaJuda nakubo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema, wathi:

³ Kusukela ngomnyaka weshumi nantathu kaJosiya indodana ka-Amoni, inkosi yakwaJuda, kuze kube namuhla, okungumnyaka wamashumi amabili nantathu, izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, ngakhuluma kini, ngivuka ekuseni, ngalikhuluma; kodwa kalilalelanga.

⁴ UJehova wathuma kini zonke izinceku zakhe, abaprofethi, evuka ekuseni, ebathuma; kodwa anilalelanga, nezindlebe zenu azithambeki ukuzwa.

⁵ Bathi: “Phendukani, kube yilowo nalowo endleleni yenu embi nasebubini bezenzo zenu, nihlale ezweni uJehova aninike lona nawoyihlo kuze kube phakade naphakade.”

⁶ Ningalandeli abanye onkulunkulu ukuba nibakhonze, nibakhonze, ningangidlali ngemisebenzi yezandla zenu; futhi angiyikunenza okubi.

⁷ Kodwa aningilalelanga, usho uJehova; ukuze ningigcone ngemisebenzi yezandla zenu kube ukulimaza kwenu.

⁸ Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Ngokuba aniwalalelanga amazwi ami,

⁹ Bhekani, ngiyakuthuma, ngithabathe zonke izizwe zasenyakatho, usho uJehova, noNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, inceku yami, ngizilethe phezu kwaleli zwe, naphezu kwabakhileyo kulo, naphezu kwazo zonke lezi zizwe ezizungezile, Uyobashaya ngesiqalekiso, abenze isimangaliso, inhlekisa, incithakalo kuze kube phakade.

¹⁰ Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngiyosusa kubo izwi lenjabulo nezwi lenjabulo, izwi lomyeni nezwi likamakoti, nomsindo wetshe lokugaya nokukhanya kwesibani.

¹¹ Futhi lonke leli zwe liyoba ihlane kanye nesimangaliso; lezi zizwe ziyakuyikhonza inkosi yaseBabele iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa.

¹² “Kuyakuthi lapho iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa isiphelile, ngiyakuhambela inkosi yaseBabele nalesi sizwe,” usho uJehova, “ngenxa yobubi babo nezwe lamaKaledi, ngilenze incithakalo kuze kube phakade.

¹³ Ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwalelo zwe onke amazwi ami engiwakhulume ngalo, konke okulotshwe kule ncwadi uJeremiya ayiprofetha ngazo zonke izizwe.

¹⁴ Ngokuba izizwe eziningi namakhosi amakhulu nabo bayakuzikhonza ngabo, ngibabuyisele njengokwemisebenzi yabo nanjengokwemisebenzi yezandla zabo.

¹⁵ Ngoba nanku okutshiwo nguJehova, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi kimi: Thatha inkezo yewayini yalolulaka esandleni sami futhi kayiphuze zonke izizwe engikuthuma kuzo.

¹⁶ Ziyophuza, zinyakaze futhi zihlanye ngenxa yenkemba engiyoyithumela phakathi kwazo.

¹⁷ Ngayithatha indebe esandleni sikaJehova, ngaphuzisa izizwe zonke uJehova angithume kuzo.

¹⁸ IJerusalema, nemizi yakwaJuda, namakhosi alo, nezikhulu zalo, ukuba bakwenze incithakalo, nesimangaliso, nokunyenyeza, nesiqalekiso; njengoba kunjalo namuhla;

¹⁹ uFaro, inkosi yaseGibithe, nezinceku zakhe, nezikhulu zakhe, nabantu bakhe bonke;

²⁰ nazo zonke izizwe eziyingxubevange, nawo onke amakhosi ezwe lase-Uzi, nawo onke amakhosi ezwe lamaFilisti, ne-Ashikeloni, ne-Asa, ne-Ekroni, nensali yase-Ashidodi;

²¹ o-Edomi noMowabi nabantwana bakwa-Amoni,

²² nawo onke amakhosi aseTire, nawo onke amakhosi aseSidoni, namakhosi aseziqhingini ezingaphesheya kolwandle,

²³ iDedani, neThema, nebhasi, nabo bonke abasemakhoneni akude;

²⁴ nawo onke amakhosi ase-Arabiya, nawo onke amakhosi engxubevange ehlala ehlane,

²⁵ nawo onke amakhosi aseZimri, nawo onke amakhosi ase-Elamu, nawo onke amakhosi amaMede;

²⁶ Futhi wonke amakhosi asenyakatho, kude naseduze, omunye nomunye, futhi yonke imibuso yezwe esemhlabeni, nenkosi yaseSesaki iyophuza emva kwabo.

²⁷ Ngakho wothi kubo: Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli; Phuzani, nidakwe, nikhafule niwe, ningabe nisasukuma ngenxa yenkemba engiyoyithumela phakathi kwenu.

²⁸ Uma benqaba ukuthatha indebe esandleni sakho ukuba bayiphuze, wothi kubo: Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti; Uzophuza nakanjani.

²⁹ Ngokuba bhekani, sengiqala ukwehlisela okubi phezu komuzi obizwa ngegama lami; Aniyikuyeka ukujeziswa, ngokuba ngiyakubiza inkemba phezu kwabo bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni,” usho uJehova Sebawoti.

³⁰ Ngakho-ke, profetha wonke lawa mazwi ngokumelene nabo futhi uthi kubo: INkosi iyobhonga iphezulu futhi iphakamise izwi layo isendaweni yayo yokuhlala engcwele; uyakubhonga kakhulu phezu kwendlu yakhe; njengalabo abanyathela amagilebhisi, uyophakamisa isililo ngokumelene nabo bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni.

³¹ Umsindo uyafika emikhawulweni yomhlaba; ngokuba uJehova ubambene nezizwe, uyakulwa nayo yonke inyama; Uzanikela ababi enkembeni, kutsho uJehova.

³² Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Bheka, okubi kuyakuphuma kwesinye isizwe kuye kwesinye, nesivunguvungu siyavuswa ezindaweni zomhlaba.

³³ Abanqotshiweyo nguJehova ngalolo suku bayakuba khona kusukela komunye umkhawulo womhlaba kuze kube komunye umkhawulo womhlaba; abayikulilelwa, babuthwe, bangcwatshwe; bazakuba ngumquba emhlabathini.

³⁴ Khalani nina belusi, nikhale; nizibhuqe emlotheni, nkosi yomhlambi, ngokuba izinsuku zokuhlaba kwenu sezidlulile nokuhlakazwa; futhi uzowa njengento ethandekayo.

³⁵ Abelusi ngeke babe nendlela yokubaleka, nomholi womhlambi ngeke aphunyuke.

³⁶ Kuyozwakala izwi lokukhala kwabelusi nokukhala kwezikhulu zomhlambi, ngokuba uJehova ulichithile idlelo labo.

³⁷ Izindawo zokuhlala ezinokuthula ziyachithwa ngenxa yokuvutha kolaka lukaJehova.

³⁸ Ushiyile indawo yakhe yokucasha njengengonyama, ngokuba izwe labo liyincithakalo ngenxa yolaka lomcindezeli nangenxa yolaka lwakhe.