UJeremiya 35 - iBhayibhili Elingcwele 1978

Ukulalela kwamaRekabi

¹ Ilizwi leNkosi elafika kuJeremiya ensukwini zikaJehoyakimi indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakoJuda, lathi:

² Yana endlini yamaRekabi, ukhulume lawo, uwalethe ethempelini uwangenise kwenye indlu yalo, ubusuwanika iwayini ukuba anathe.

³ Ngasengithatha uJazaniya indodana kaJeremiya, indodana kaHabaziniya, labafowabo, lawo wonke amadodana akhe, lendlu yonke yamaRekabi.

⁴ Ngabaletha ethempelini, ngabangenisa endlini yamadodana kaHanani indodana kaIgidaliya, umuntu kaNkulunkulu, eyayiseduze lendlu yezikhulu, ngaphezu kwendlu kaMahaseya indodana kaShaluma umlindisango.

⁵ Ngasengibeka phambi kwamaRekabi izimbiza ezigcwele iwayini, kanye lezinkezo, ngathi kibo: Nathani nanti iwayini.

⁶ Kodwa baphendula bathi: Kasilinathi iwayini, ngoba uJonadabi indodana kaRekabi, ukhokho wethu, wasilaya wathi: Lingalinathi iwayini lina labantwana benu kuze kube nininini,

⁷ lingakhi izindlu, lingahlanyeli inhlanyelo, lingabi lazivini; kodwa lihlale emathenteni insuku zenu zonke ukuba lihlale insuku ezinengi elizweni elihlezi kilo.

⁸ Salilalela ilizwi likaJonadabi indodana kaRekabi, ukhokho wethu, kukho konke asilaya ngakho, ukuba singanathi iwayini insuku zethu zonke thina labomkethu lamadodana ethu lamadodakazi ethu,

⁹ lokuba singakhi izindlu zokuhlala; kasilazivini lamasimu, kasihlanyeli inhlanyelo,

¹⁰ kodwa sihlala emathenteni, senze konke lokho ukhokho wethu uJonadabi asilaya khona.

¹¹ Kodwa kwathi lapho uNebukadineza inkosi yaseBabiloni ifika ukuhlasela ilizwe, sathi: Asihambeni siye eJerusalema, sibalekele impi yamaKaladiya lempi yamaSiriya. Sezakhe eJerusalema.

¹² Laselifika ilizwi leNkosi kuJeremiya lisithi:

¹³ INkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli ithi: Hamba uyetshela abantu bakoJuda labakhileyo eJerusalema ukuthi: Kaliyikuvuma ukulaywa lokulalela amazwi ami na? kutsho iNkosi.

¹⁴ Ugciniwe umlayo uJonadabi indodana kaRekabi awunika amadodana akhe wokuba anganathi iwayini; kuze kube lamuhla kawalinathi, ngoba awulalele umlayo kakhokho wawo. Lami ngikhulumile kini njalonjalo, kodwa kalingilalelanga.

¹⁵ Ngithumele kini zonke inceku zami abaprofethi, ngibathuma njalonjalo, ngisithi: Phendukani lonke endleleni yenu embi, lenze izenzo zenu zibe zinhle, lingalandeli abanye onkulunkulu ukuba libakhonze, ukuze lihlale elizweni engalinika lina lokhokho benu. Kodwa kalingilalelanga, kalingizwanga.

¹⁶ Amadodana kaJonadabi indodana kaRekabi awugcinile umlayo ukhokho wawo awanika wona, kodwa lababantu kabangilalelanga.

¹⁷ Ngakhoke iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ithi: Khangela, ngizakwehlisela phezu kwabakoJuda laphezu kwabakhileyo bonke eJerusalema konke okubi engikukhulume ngabo; ngoba ngikhulumile kibo, kabangilalelanga, ngibabizile, kodwa kabasabelanga.

¹⁸ UJeremiya wathi endlini yamaRekabi: INkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ithi: Ngenxa yokuba lilalele umlayo kaJonadabi ukhokho wenu, lagcina yonke imilayo yakhe, lenza njengokulilaya kwakhe,

¹⁹ ngakhoke iNkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ithi: UJonadabi indodana kaRekabi kayikuswela umuntu ukungisebenzela kuze kube nininini.