UJeremiya 44 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

Jeremiya 44

¹ Izwi elafika kuJeremiya ngawo wonke amaJuda ahlala ezweni laseGibithe, ahlala eMigidoli, naseThagpanesi, naseNofi, nasezweni lasePhatirosi, lithi:

² Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Nikubonile konke okubi engikwehlisele phezu kweJerusalema naphezu kwayo yonke imizi yakwaJuda; bheka, bayihlane namuhla, akuhlali muntu kubo.

³ Ngenxa yobubi babo ababenzayo ukungithuka, ngokuya bashisa impepho, bakhonza abanye onkulunkulu ababengabazi, bona, nina, nawoyihlo.

⁴ Kepha ngathuma kini zonke izinceku zami abaprofethi, ngavuka ekuseni, ngabathuma, ngathi: ‘Ningenzi lesi sinengiso engizondayo.

⁵ Kodwa kabalalelanga, kababekanga izindlebe zabo ukuthi babuye ebubini babo, bangabeki impepho iye kwabanye onkulunkulu.

⁶ Ngalokho ukufutheka kwami nokufutheka kwami kuyathululwa, kuvutha emizini yakwaJuda nasezitaladini zaseJerusalema; futhi zachithwa futhi ziyincithakalo njengoba zinjalo namuhla.

⁷ Ngakho-ke, itsho njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli; Ngakho-ke yenzani lobu bubi obukhulu phezu kwemiphefumulo yenu, ukunquma owesilisa nowesifazane, umntwana nosane, kwaJuda, ukuze kungabikho muntu osalayo;

⁸ Ngokuba nangicunula ngemisebenzi yezandla zenu ngokushisela abanye onkulunkulu impepho ezweni laseGibithe enangena kulo ukuba nigogobale kulo, ukuba nizinqume, nibe yisiqalekiso nesihlamba phakathi kwazo zonke izizwe zomhlaba?

⁹ Senikhohliwe yini ububi bawoyihlo nobubi bamakhosi akwaJuda nobubi babafazi bawo nobubi benu nobubi bawomkenu ababenza ezweni lakwaJuda nasezitaladini zezwe laseJerusalema?

¹⁰ Abazange bajabhiswe kuze kube yilolu suku, futhi abesabanga futhi abahambanga ngomthetho wami nasezimisweni zami engazibeka phambi kwenu nawoyihlo.

¹¹ Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Bhekani, ngibhekise ubuso bami kini ukuba ngenze okubi, ngichithe wonke uJuda.

¹² Ngiyakuthatha insali yakwaJuda ebhekise ubuso bayo ukuba iye ezweni laseGibithe ukuba igogobale khona, futhi iyoqedwa yonke, iwe ezweni laseGibithe; bayoqedwa ngisho nangenkemba nangendlala; bayakufa, kusukela komncane kuye komkhulu ngenkemba nangendlala; bayakuba yinhlekisa, nesimangaliso, nesiqalekiso, nesihlamba.

¹³ Ngokuba ngiyakubahambela abakhileyo ezweni laseGibithe, njengalokho ngahambela iJerusalema ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo.

¹⁴ Ukuze kungabikho noyedwa owasalayo wakwaJuda owaya ezweni laseGibithe ukuba agogobale khona oyophunyuka noma osalayo ukuba abuyele ezweni lakwaJuda efisa ukubuyela kulo ukuba ahlale khona; akekho oyobuya ngaphandle kwalabo ababalekile.

¹⁵ Khona-ke wonke amadoda ayekwazi ukuthi omkawo babeshisele impepho kwabanye onkulunkulu, nabo bonke abesifazane ababemi lapho, isixuku esikhulu, bonke abantu ababehlala ezweni laseGibhithe ePhatirosi, bamphendula uJeremiya bathi:

¹⁶ Ngokuqondene nezwi owalikhuluma kithi egameni likaJehova, ngeke sikulalele.

¹⁷ Kodwa konke okuphuma emlonyeni wethu siyakukwenza nokushunqisela inkosikazi yezulu umusi, siyithululele iminikelo yokuphuzwa, njengalokho senzile, thina nawobaba, namakhosi ethu, nezikhulu zethu, emizini. KwaJuda nasezitaladini zaseJerusalema; ngokuba sasinokuningi ukudla ngaleso sikhathi, sasiphilile, asibonanga bubi.

¹⁸ Kodwa selokhu sayeka ukushisela indlovukazi yezulu impepho nokuyithululela iminikelo yokuphuzwa, santula yonke into futhi saqedwa ngenkemba nangendlala.

¹⁹ Lapho sishisela indlovukazi yezulu impepho, siyithululela iminikelo yokuphuzwa, ingabe sayenzela amaqebelengwane okukhuleka kuyo, siyithululela iminikelo yokuphuzwa ngaphandle kwamadoda ethu na?

²⁰ UJeremiya wayesethi kubo bonke abantu, kwabesilisa nakwabesifazane, nakubo bonke abantu abamphendulayo, wathi:

²¹ Impepho enayinyusa emizini yakwaJuda nasezitaladini zaseJerusalema, nina nawoyihlo, namakhosi enu, nezikhulu zenu, nabantu bezwe, uJehova akayikhumbulanga, ayingenanga ingqondo yakhe?

²² ukuze uJehova angabe esakwazi ukukuthwala ngenxa yobubi bezenzo zenu nangenxa yezinengiso enazenzayo; ngalokho izwe lenu liyihlane, nesimangaliso, nesiqalekiso, alinamuntu ohlala khona, njenganamuhla.

²³ Ngenxa yokuthi nakhuphula impepho nangenxa yokuthi nonile kuJehova futhi anizange nililalele izwi likaJehova futhi anihambanga ngomthetho wakhe nangezimiso zakhe nangobufakazi bakhe; ngalokho lobu bubi bukwehlele njenganamuhla.

²⁴ Ngaphezu kwalokho, uJeremiya wathi kubo bonke abantu nakubo bonke abesifazane: “Yizwani izwi likaJehova, nonke Juda osezweni laseGibhithe!

²⁵ Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Nina nawomkenu nikhulumile ngemilomo yenu, nakugcwalisa ngezandla zenu, nathi: ‘Siyakugcwalisa nokugcwalisa izithembiso zethu esizenzileyo zokushisela inkosikazi yezulu impepho nokuyithululela iminikelo yokuphuzwa.’ Qinisani nokuqinisa izithembiso zenu, nigcwalise nokugcwalisa izithembiso zenu.

²⁶ Ngalokho yizwani izwi likaJehova nina nonke bakwaJuda enihlala ezweni laseGibithe: ‘Bhekani, ngifungile igama lami elikhulu,’ usho uJehova, ‘ukuthi igama lami alisayikubizwa mlomo wamuntu wakwaJuda ezweni lonke laseGibithe ukuthi: “Kuphila kukaJehova.”

²⁷ Bheka, ngiyabalinda kube kubi, kungabi kuhle; bonke abantu bakwaJuda abasezweni laseGibithe bayakuphela ngenkemba nangendlala, baze baqedwe.

²⁸ Abaphunyuka enkembeni bayakubuya ezweni laseGibithe, babuyele ezweni lakwaJuda, bengaba yingcosana ngomumo; yonke insali yakwaJuda eye ezweni laseGibithe ukuba igogobale khona iyakwazi ukuthi yiliphi izwi eliyakuma, elami noma elabo.

²⁹ “ ‘Lesi siyakuba yisibonakaliso kini,’ usho uJehova, ‘ukuthi ngiyakunijezisa kule ndawo ukuba nazi ukuthi amazwi ami ayakuma amelane nani kube kubi.’

³⁰ Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: ‘Bhekani, ngiyakunikela uFaro uHofira inkosi yaseGibithe esandleni sezitha zakhe nasesandleni sabafuna ukuphila kwakhe, njengalokho nganikela uSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda esandleni sikaNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, isitha sakhe esasifuna ukuphila kwakhe.’ ”