UJeremiya 38 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

Jeremiya 38 UJeremiya uphonswa emgodini

¹ Khona-ke uShefathiya, indodana kaMathani, noGedaliya, indodana kaPhashuri, noJukali, indodana kaShelemiya, noPhashuri, indodana kaMalikhiya, bezwa amazwi uJeremiya awakhuluma kubo bonke abantu, wathi:

² Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Osala kulo muzi uyakufa ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo; kepha ophumela kumaKaledi uyakuphila; ngokuba uyakuba yimpango ukuphila kwakhe, aphile.

³ Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Lo muzi uyakunikelwa nokunikelwa esandleni sempi yenkosi yaseBabele, iwuthathe.

⁴ Ngakho izikhulu zathi enkosini: “Siyakucela ukuba lo muntu abulawe, ngokuba wenza buthakathaka kanjalo izandla zamaqhawe asele kulo muzi, nezandla zabo bonke abantu, ngokukhuluma amazwi anje, aze enze lo muntu. Hhayi ukufuna inhlalakahle yalaba bantu, kodwa ubuhlungu.

⁵ Inkosi uZedekhiya yasisithi: Khangelani, usesandleni senu, ngoba kayisiyo inkosi engenza ulutho phezu kwenu.

⁶ Base bemthatha uJeremiya, bamphonsa emthonjeni kaMalikhiya indodana yenkosi, owawusegcekeni letilongo; bamehlisa uJeremiya ngezindophi. Emthonjeni kwakungekho manzi, kodwa udaka; ngakho uJeremiya wacwila odakeni.

⁷ U-Ebhedi-Melegi umKushe, omunye wabathenwa owayesendlini yenkosi, wezwa ukuthi bamfake uJeremiya emthonjeni; inkosi yayihlezi esangweni lakwaBenjamini;

⁸ U-Ebhedi-Melegi waphuma endlini yenkosi, wakhuluma enkosini, wathi:

⁹ Nkosi yami, nkosi, laba bantu benza okubi kukho konke abakwenzayo kuJeremiya umprofethi, amphonsa emthonjeni; futhi unjengobulawa indlala endaweni akhona, ngoba akusekho sinkwa emzini.

¹⁰ Inkosi yasilaya uEbhedi-Melegi umKushe, yathi: Thatha lapha amadoda angamatshumi amathathu, ukhuphe uJeremiya umprofethi emgodini engakafi.

¹¹ Khona-ke u-Ebhedi-Melegi wathatha amadoda kanye naye, wangena endlini yenkosi ngaphansi komphongolo wengcebo, wathatha khona izindwangu ezigugile namanikiniki amadala wazehlisela emgodini kuJeremiya ngezindophi.

¹² U-Ebhedi-Melegi umKushe wathi kuJeremiya: “Faka la manikiniki amadala namanikiniki abolile ngaphansi kwamakhwapha akho ngaphansi kwezintambo. Wenze njalo uJeremiya.

¹³ Base bemdonsa uJeremiya ngezintambo bamkhipha emgodini, uJeremiya wahlala egcekeni letilongo.

¹⁴ Inkosi uZedekhiya yasithuma yamthathela uJeremiya umprofethi kuye emnyango wesithathu wendlu ye Nkosi; inkosi yathi kuJeremiya: “Ngizakubuza utho; ungangifihleli lutho.

¹⁵ Wayesethi uJeremiya kuZedekiya: “Uma ngikutshela lokhu, awuyikungibulala nokungibulala na? uma nginiluleka, aniyikungilalela na?

¹⁶ Inkosi uZedekhiya yasifunga kuJeremiya ngasese yathi: Kuphila kukaJehova owasenzela lomphefumulo, kangiyikukubulala, njalo kangiyikukunikela esandleni salamadoda angaboniyo impilo yakho.

¹⁷ UJeremiya wayesethi kuZedekiya: “Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Uma uphumela nokuphumela ezikhulwini zenkosi yaseBabele, umphefumulo wakho uyakuphila, nalo muzi awuyikushiswa ngomlilo; futhi uzophila kanye nendlu yakho.

¹⁸ Kepha uma ungaphumi uye ezikhulwini zenkosi yaseBabele, lo muzi uyakunikelwa esandleni samaKaledi, awushise ngomlilo, kepha wena awuyikuphunyuka esandleni sawo.

¹⁹ Inkosi uZedekhiya yathi kuJeremiya: “Ngiyesaba abaJuda abahluthele kumaKaledi, funa anginikele esandleni sabo, badlale ngami.

²⁰ Kodwa uJeremiya wathi: Kabayikukusindisa. Lalelani izwi likaJehova engilikhuluma kini; khona kuyakuba kuhle kuwe, uphile umphefumulo wakho.

²¹ Kodwa uma wala ukuphuma, leli yizwi uJehova angibonisa lona:

²² Futhi bheka, bonke abesifazane abasele endlini yenkosi yakwaJuda bayolethwa ezikhulwini zenkosi yaseBhabhiloni, futhi labo besifazane bayothi: ‘Abangane bakho bakuhlasele futhi bakunqobile; izinyawo zakho zashona odakeni, zabuyela emuva.

²³ Ngakho bonke abafazi bakho nabantwana bakho bayakukhiphela kumaKaledi; aniyikuphunyuka esandleni sabo, kepha niyakubanjwa ngesandla senkosi yaseBabele; futhi kumelwe uwushise lo muzi ngomlilo.

²⁴ UZedekhiya wasesithi kuJeremiya: Kangazi muntu lawamazwi, njalo kawuyikufa.

²⁵ Kodwa uma izikhulu zizwa ukuthi ngikhulumile kuwe, bese beza kuwe, bathi kuwe: Ake usitshele lokho owakukhuluma enkosini, ungasifihleli, futhi ngeke sikubulale; nalokho inkosi eyakusho kini:

²⁶ Uzakuthi kibo: Ngilethe isicelo sami phambi kwenkosi ukuthi ingangivumeli ngibuyele endlini kaJonathani ukuze ngifele khona.

²⁷ Zase zifika zonke izikhulu kuJeremiya, zambuza, wazitshela njengawo onke lawa mazwi inkosi eyalile ngawo. Basebeyeka ukukhuluma laye; ngoba indaba ayizange inakwe.

²⁸ UJeremiya wahlala egcekeni letilongo kwaze kwaba usuku iJerusalema elathunjwa ngalo, futhi wayelapho lapho iJerusalema lithunjwa.