UJeremiya 29 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

Jeremiya 29

¹ Lawa angamazwi encwadi umprofethi uJeremiya ayithumela eJerusalema ensalini yamalunga athunjwa, nakubapristi, nakubaprofethi, nakubantu bonke uNebukadinesari abathumba eJerusalema eBhabhiloni;

² (Ngemva kwalokho inkosi uJekoniya, nendlovukazi, nabathenwa, nezikhulu zakwaJuda nezaseJerusalema, nababazi nabakhandi baphuma eJerusalema;)

³ ngesandla sika-Elasa, indodana kaShafani, noGemariya indodana kaHilikiya, uSedekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, abathumela eBabele kuNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, wathi:

⁴ Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, kubo bonke abathunjwa engibathumbile eJerusalema, ngabayisa eBabele;

⁵ Yakhani izindlu, nihlale kuzo; tshalani izivande, nidle izithelo zazo;

⁶ Thathani abafazi, nizale amadodana namadodakazi; nithathele amadodana enu abafazi, ninike amadodakazi enu amadoda, azale amadodana namadodakazi; ukuze nande khona, ninganciphi.

⁷ Nifune ukuthula komuzi enganiyisa kuwo njengabathunjwa, niwuthandazele kuJehova; ngoba ekuthuleni kwalo lizakuba lokuthula.

⁸ Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Maningakhohliswa abaprofethi benu nabathakathi benu abaphakathi kwenu, ningawalaleli amaphupho enu eniwaphuphayo.

⁹ Ngokuba baprofetha amanga kini ngegama lami; angibathumanga, usho uJehova.

¹⁰ Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Emva kokuba iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa isiphelile eBabele, ngiyakunibheka, ngiligcwalise izwi lami elihle ngokunibuyisela kule ndawo.

¹¹ Ngokuba ngiyazi mina imicabango engiyicabangayo ngani,” usho uJehova, “imicabango yokuthula, kungabi ngeyokubi ukuba ngininike ithemba.

¹² Khona niyakungibiza, nihambe, nikhuleke kimi, ngiyakunilalela;

¹³ Niyakungifuna, ningifumane, lapho ningifuna ngenhliziyo yenu yonke.

¹⁴ Ngiyakufunyanwa kini, usho uJehova; ngiyakukubuyisa ukuthunjwa kwenu, nginibuthe ezizweni zonke nasezindaweni zonke lapho enginixoshele khona,” usho uJehova; ngizalibuyisela endaweni lapho enganithumbela khona.

¹⁵ Ngokuba nithi: ‘UJehova wasivusela abaprofethi eBabele;

¹⁶ Yazini akushoyo uJehova ngenkosi ehlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide, nangabo bonke abantu abahlala kulo muzi, nangabazalwane benu abangayanga nani ekudingisweni;

¹⁷ Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Bheka, ngiyakuthuma phezu kwabo inkemba, nendlala, nesifo, ngibenze babe njengamakhiwane amabi, angenakudliwa, mabi kakhulu.

¹⁸ Ngiyakubasukela ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo, ngibanikele ukuba anyikinywe emibusweni yonke yomhlaba, abe yisiqalekiso, nesimangaliso, nenhlekiso, nesihlamba phakathi kwabo. Zonke izizwe engibaxoshele kuzo.

¹⁹ Ngokuba abawalalelanga amazwi ami,” usho uJehova, “engawathuma kubo ngesandla sezinceku zami abaprofethi, wavuka ekuseni, wabathuma; kepha anizwanga,” usho uJehova.

²⁰ Zwanini-ke izwi likaJehova nina bonke abathunjwa engibathumbile besuka eJerusalema baya eBabele.

²¹ Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngo-Ahabi indodana kaKholaja, nakuSedekiya indodana kaMahaseya, abaprofetha amanga kini egameni lami; Bheka, ngiyabanikela esandleni sikaNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele; futhi iyakubabulala phambi kwamehlo enu;

²² Kuyakufikelwa isiqalekiso phezu kwabo bonke abathunjwa bakwaJuda abaseBabele, ngokuthi: ‘UJehova uyakukwenza ube njengoSedekiya nanjengo-Ahabi owosa inkosi yaseBabele emlilweni;

²³ Ngokuba benze ububi kwa-Israyeli, baphinga nabafazi babakhelwane babo, bakhuluma amazwi amanga egameni lami engingabayalanga ngawo; nami ngiyakwazi, ngingufakazi,” usho uJehova.

²⁴ Futhi kumelwe ukhulume noShemaya waseNehelami uthi:

²⁵ Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Ngenxa yokuthi wathumela izincwadi egameni lakho kubo bonke abantu abaseJerusalema, nakuZefaniya, indodana kaMahaseya, umpristi, nakubo bonke abapristi, futhi wathi:

²⁶ INkosi ikumise ube ngumpristi esikhundleni sikaJehoyada umpristi, ukuba ube ngababonisi endlini kaJehova, ngokuba noma ngubani ohlanyayo azenze umprofethi uyakumfaka etilongweni nasezitokisini.

²⁷ Pho, awumsolanga ngani uJeremiya wase-Anathoti, ozenza umprofethi ngenxa yenu na?

²⁸ Ngakho wathumela kithi eBhabhiloni ukuthi athi: Lokhu kuthunjwa kuyisikhathi eside; akhe izindlu, nihlale kuzo; tshalani izivande, nidle izithelo zazo.

²⁹ Umpristi uZefaniya wayifunda le ncwadi ezindlebeni zomprofethi uJeremiya.

³⁰ Izwi likaJehova lafika kuJeremiya, lathi:

³¹ Thumela kubo bonke abathunjwa uthi: Utsho njalo uJehova ngoShemaya waseNehelami; Ngokuba uShemaya uprofethile kini, mina angimthumanga, wenza ukuba nikholwe ngamanga.

³² Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Bheka, ngiyakuhambela uShemaya waseNehelami nenzalo yakhe; kayikuba lendoda yokuhlala phakathi kwalababantu; futhi ngeke abone okuhle engiyokwenza kubantu bami, kusho uJehova; ngoba wafundisa ukuhlubuka uJehova.