UJeremiya 34 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

Jeremiya 34

¹ Izwi elafika kuJehova kuJeremiya lapho uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, nayo yonke impi yakhe, nayo yonke imibuso yomhlaba yombuso wakhe, nabo bonke abantu belwa neJerusalema nemizi yalo yonke, lathi:

² Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Hamba, ukhulume kuSedekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, uthi kuye: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi, ithi; bheka, ngiyawunikela lo muzi esandleni senkosi yaseBabele, futhi izowushisa ngomlilo.

³ Awuyikuphunyuka esandleni sakhe, kepha uyakubanjwa nokunikelwa esandleni sakhe; amehlo akho ayobona amehlo enkosi yaseBhabhiloni, futhi iyokhuluma nawe umlomo nomlomo, futhi kumelwe uye eBhabhiloni.

⁴ Yizwa izwi likaJehova, Sedekiya, nkosi yakwaJuda! Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova ngawe: Kawuyikufa ngenkemba.

⁵ Kepha wena uyakufa ngokuthula, nangokushiswa kwawoyihlo, amakhosi akuqala ayephambi kwakho, bayakukushisela impepho; bayakulilela, bathi: “Awu, Nkosi! ngoba mina ngikhulumile ilizwi, kutsho uJehova.

⁶ Umprofethi uJeremiya wawakhuluma onke lawa mazwi kuZedekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, eJerusalema,

⁷ Lapho impi yenkosi yaseBhabhiloni ilwa neJerusalema nayo yonke imizi yakwaJuda eyayisele, neLakishi ne-Azeka, ngoba le mizi eyinqaba yayisele emizini yakwaJuda.

⁸ Leli yizwi elafika kuJehova kuJeremiya ngemva kokuba inkosi uZedekiya yenze isivumelwano nabo bonke abantu ababeseJerusalema ukuba bakhalele ukukhululwa kwabo;

⁹ ukuthi kube yilowo nalowo akhulule isigqila sakhe, kube yilowo nalowo isigqilakazi sakhe, umHeberu noma umHeberukazi; ukuze kungabi khona omkhonzayo, umJuda umfowabo.

¹⁰ Lapho zonke izikhulu nabo bonke abantu ababengene esivumelwaneni bezwa ukuthi, kwaba yilowo nalowo kwakumelwe adedele inceku yakhe nencekukazi yakhe ukuba ihambe, ukuze bangabe besabakhonza, balalela bahambe.

¹¹ Kodwa kamuva baphenduka babuyisela izinceku nezigqilakazi ababezikhulule bazenza izigqila zezinceku nezincekukazi.

¹² Ngakho izwi likaJehova lafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova, lathi:

¹³ Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Ngenza isivumelwano nawoyihlo mhla ngibakhipha ezweni laseGibithe endlini yobugqila, ngathi:

¹⁴ Ekupheleni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa liyakukhulula, kube yilowo nalowo umfowabo, umHeberu owathengiswa kuwe; uma ekusebenzele iminyaka eyisithupha, uyakumkhulula kuwe;

¹⁵ Manje seniphendukile nenza okulungile emehlweni ami ngokumemeza kube yilowo nalowo inkululeko yomakhelwane wakhe; futhi wenze isivumelwano phambi kwami endlini ebizwa ngegama lami.

¹⁶ Kodwa naphenduka, nalihlambalaza igama lami, nabuyisela, kwaba yilowo nalowo isigqila sakhe, kwaba yilowo nalowo incekukazi yakhe enayikhulula ngokuthanda kwenu, nabathobisa ukuba babe yizinceku nezincekukazi zenu.

¹⁷ Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Aningilalelanga ngokumemezela inkululeko, kube yilowo nalowo kumfowabo, kube yilowo nalowo kumakhelwane wakhe; bhekani, ngiyakunibikela inkululeko, usho uJehova, enkembeni, nesifo, nasendlaleni; ngiyakukuphakamisa emibusweni yonke yomhlaba.

¹⁸ Ngiyakubanika abantu abeqa isivumelwano sami, abangawagcinanga amazwi esivumelwano abasenza phambi kwami, lapho behlahlela ithole kabili, bedabula phakathi kwezingxenye zalo,

¹⁹ izikhulu zakwaJuda nezikhulu zaseJerusalema, abathenwa, nabapristi, nabantu bonke bezwe abadabula phakathi kwezingxenye zethole;

²⁰ Ngiyakubanikela esandleni sezitha zabo nasesandleni sabafuna ukuphila kwabo; futhi izidumbu zabo ziyoba ukudla kwezinyoni zezulu nokwezilwane zasendle zomhlaba.

²¹ Futhi ngiyonikela uZedekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, nezikhulu zakhe esandleni sezitha zabo nasesandleni salabo abafuna ukuphila kwabo nasesandleni sebutho lempi yenkosi yaseBhabhiloni ekhuphuke ivela kini.

²² Bheka, ngiyaleza, usho uJehova, ngibabuyisele kulo muzi; bayakulwa nalo, balithathe, balishise ngomlilo; futhi ngiyoyenza imizi yakwaJuda ibe ihlane elingenamuntu ohlala kulo.