Jeremiya 32:1-44
32 Jehova wakhuluma naJeremiya ngemnyaka wesi-10 wekubusa kwaSedekiya inkhosi yakaJuda, lobekungumnyaka wesi-18 wekubusa kwaNebukhadnezari.*+
2 Ngaleso sikhatsi emabutfo enkhosi yaseBhabhulona abevimbetele iJerusalema, futsi umphrofethi Jeremiya bekavalelwe eBaleni Labogadzi+ lebelisesigodlweni* senkhosi yakaJuda.
3 Sedekiya inkhosi yakaJuda abemvalele lapho,+ atsi: “Uphrofethelani tintfo letinje? Utsite: ‘Naku Jehova lakushoko: “Lelidolobha ngitalinikela enkhosini yaseBhabhulona futsi italincoba,+
4 naSedekiya inkhosi yakaJuda angeke aphunyule kumaKhaledi, ngobe utawunikelwa enkhosini yaseBhabhulona. Utawukhuluma nayo buso nebuso.”’+
5 ‘Lenkhosi itawutsatsa Sedekiya imyise eBhabhulona, futsi utawuhlala lapho ngize ngincume kutsi ngentani ngaye,’ kusho Jehova. ‘Ngisho nobe nichubeka nilwa nemaKhaledi angeke niphumelele.’”+
6 Jeremiya watsi: “Jehova ukhulume nami watsi:
7 ‘Kutawufika Hanameli indvodzana yaShalumi longubabe wakho lomkhulu,* atsi kuwe: “Tsenga insimu yami lese-Anathothi+ ngobe nguwe lonelilungelo lelikhulu lekuyitsenga.”’”*+
8 Hanameli indvodzana yababe lomkhulu weta kimi eBaleni Labogadzi njengobe nje Jehova abeshito. Wafike watsi: “Ngicela utsenge insimu yami lese-Anathothi eveni lakaBhenjamini ngobe nguwe lonelilungelo lekuyitsenga nelekuyitsatsa ibe yakho. Ngako-ke yitsenge.” Ngatsi nangiva loku ngavele ngati kutsi leli bekulivi laJehova.
9 Ngako lensimu lebeyise-Anathothi ngayitsenga kuHanameli indvodzana yababe lomkhulu. Ngamkalela imali yayo,+ kwaba tinhlavu telisiliva letingu-10 naletinye letingemagremu langu-80.*
10 Ngemuva kwaloko ngabhala litayitela,+ ngaligocota ngase ngilibeka luphawu, ngabita nabofakazi,+ futsi ngakala nalemali etikalini.
11 Ngabese ngitsatsa lelitayitela, lelo lebeligocotiwe futsi labekwa luphawu ngalokusemtsetfweni nangekuvumelana nemiyalo lebekiwe, nalelo lebelingakagocotwa,
12 ngalinika Bharuki+ indvodzana yaNeriya+ loyindvodzana yaMahaseya, embikwaHanameli indvodzana yababe lomkhulu, nasembikwabofakazi lebebalisayinile kanye nawo onkhe emaJuda labehleti eBaleni Labogadzi.+
13 Ngabese ngikhuluma naBharuki embikwabo ngatsi:
14 “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova wemabutfo longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli: ‘Tsatsa lamatayitela, lokungulelitayitela leligocotiwe labekwa luphawu kanye nalelo lelingakagocotwa, uwafake esitjeni selubumba kuze atawuhlala sikhatsi lesidze.’
15 Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguJehova wemabutfo, longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli: ‘Kulelive kutawuphindze kutsengwe emasimu, tindlu kanye nemasimu emagilebisi.’”+
16 Ngemuva kwekunika Bharuki indvodzana yaNeriya lelitayitela, ngathantaza kuJehova ngatsi:
17 “Awu Nkhosi Lephakeme Jehova! Wena wente emazulu nemhlaba ngemandla akho lamakhulu+ nangesandla sakho lesinemandla. Kute lokungakwehlula.
18 Wentela bantfu labatinkhulungwane umusa,* kodvwa wente kutsi emadvodzana atfole imiphumela yetono tabobabe bawo.*+ Wena unguNkulunkulu weliciniso, unemandla futsi umkhulu, libito lakho nguJehova wemabutfo.
19 Tinjongo* takho tiphakeme futsi imisebenti yakho mikhulu,+ emehlo akho abuka tonkhe tintfo letentiwa bantfu,+ kuze wonkhe umuntfu umnike lokumfanele kuye ngetento takhe nemisebenti yakhe.+
20 Wenta tibonakaliso netimangaliso eveni laseGibhithe, nalamuhla solo tiyatiwa futsi ngaloko wenta kutsi libito lakho latiwe kuma-Israyeli nasemkhatsini wabo bonkhe bantfu,+ njengobe nje nalamuhla lisatiwa.
21 Wabakhipha eGibhithe bantfu bakho lokungema-Israyeli, wabakhipha ngetibonakaliso, ngetimangaliso, ngesandla sakho lesinemandla nangetento takho letesabekako.+
22 “Ngemuva kwesikhatsi, wabanika lelive lebewufunge kutsi utalinika bokhokho babo,+ lokulive leligeleta lubisi neluju.+
23 Befike bahlala kulo, kodvwa abazange balilalele livi lakho nobe balandzele umtsetfo wakho. Kute ngisho nakunye labakwenta kuloko lobewubayale kutsi bakwente, ngako wabehlisela yonkhe lenhlekelele.+
24 Kufike emadvodza kulelidolobha futsi akha lutsango kuze alivimbetele.+ Ngako litawunikelwa esandleni semaKhaledi lalwa nalo. Bantfu batawufa babulawe yinkemba,+ yindlala nesifo lesibulalako.+ Sekwenteke konkhe loko lowakusho, njengobe nje nawe ubona.
25 Ngisho nobe lelidolobha litawunikelwa esandleni semaKhaledi, kodvwa wena Nkhosi Lephakeme Jehova ukhulume nami watsi: ‘Titsengele lensimu futsi ubite bofakazi.’”
26 Ngemuva kwaloko Jehova wakhuluma naJeremiya watsi:
27 “Mine nginguJehova Nkulunkulu wabo bonkhe bantfu. Ikhona yini intfo lengangehlula?
28 Ngako naku lokushiwo nguJehova: ‘Lelidolobha ngilinikela kumaKhaledi nasesandleni saNebukhadnezari* inkhosi yaseBhabhulona futsi utalincoba.+
29 EmaKhaledi lahlasela lelidolobha atawuta afike alilumeke ngemlilo futsi lishe lingcongce,+ kushe netindlu lapho labantfu bebentela khona Bhali imihlatjelo eluphahleni lwato, futsi batfulula neminikelo yalokunatfwako, bayitfululela labanye bonkulunkulu kuze bangicansule.’+
30 “Jehova utsi: ‘Kusukela ebusheni babo, bantfu bakaJuda nebaka-Israyeli bebasolo nje benta lokubi emehlweni ami;+ bantfu baka-Israyeli bahlale bangicansula ngetintfo labatentako.
31 Ngobe kusukela ngelilanga lelidolobha lelakhiwa ngalo kuze kube ngulamuhla, belisolo lingikwatisa futsi lingitfukutselisa.+ Loku kutangenta ngilisuse embikwami,+
32 ngenca yabo bonkhe lobubi lobentiwe bantfu baka-Israyeli nebakaJuda. Bonkhe bangitfukutselisile, lokufaka ekhatsi emakhosi,+ tindvuna,+ baphristi, baphrofethi+ kanye nebantfu bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema.
33 Kunekutsi banginake, bangifulatsela;+ nanobe bengihlale ngetama kubafundzisa* kodvwa kute ngisho namunye kubo lowangilalela nangimyala.+
34 Babeka tithico tabo letenyanyekako endlini lebitwa ngelibito lami futsi bayingcolisa.+
35 Ngetulu kwaloko, bakhela Bhali tindzawo letiphakeme eSigodzini seNdvodzana yaHinomu,*+ kuze bashise emadvodzana abo nemadvodzakati abo emlilweni, bentela Moleki umhlatjelo,+ intfo lengingazange ngitsi abayente.+ Angizange sengikucabange nekukucabanga* kutsi ngibacele bente intfo leyenyanyeka kangaka. Ngekwenta loku, emaJuda ona kakhulu.’
36 “Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguJehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli mayelana nalelidolobha lenitsi litawunikelwa enkhosini yaseBhabhulona, ilihlasele ngenkemba, lihlaselwe nayindlala kanye nesifo lesibulalako:
37 ‘Ngitabagcogca ndzawonye ngibalandze kuwo onkhe emave lengibahlakatele kuwo ngesikhatsi ngikwatile, nginelulaka futsi ngitfukutsele kakhulu.+ Ngitababuyisa kulendzawo, ngibente bahlale ngekuthula.+
38 Ngitawuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe bantfu bami.+
39 Ngitabenta babe nenhlitiyo yinye+ futsi batiphatse ngendlela lefanako kuze bahlale bangesaba, ngobe loko kutawusita bona kanye nebantfwababo.+
40 Ngitawenta nabo sivumelwane saphakadze,+ sekutsi angeke ngiyekele kubentela lokuhle;+ futsi tinhlitiyo tabo ngitatenta tingesabe, kuze bangangishiyi.+
41 Kutangijabulisa kubentela lokuhle,+ futsi ngenhlitiyo yami yonkhe nangemphefumulo* wami wonkhe ngitawenta kutsi bachubeke bahleli kulelive.’”+
42 “Ngobe Jehova utsi: ‘Njengobe nje labantfu ngibente behlelwa ngiyo yonkhe lenhlekelele, nyalo ngitabentela tonkhe letintfo letinhle lengibetsembise tona.+
43 Kutawuphindze kutsengwe emasimu kulelive+ lenikhuluma ngalo nitsi: “Lendzawo ayinamsebenti, kute umuntfu nobe silwane lesihlala kuyo, futsi inikelwe kumaKhaledi.”’
44 “Jehova utsi: ‘Kutawutsengwa emasimu, kubhalwe ematayitela futsi agocotwe abekwe luphawu, kutawubitwa nabofakazi bete eveni lakaBhenjamini,+ bete etindzaweni letiseceleni kweJerusalema, emadolobheni akaJuda,+ emadolobheni lasesifundzeni setintsaba, emadolobheni lasendzaweni lebekile,+ kanye nasemadolobheni laseningizimu, ngobe ngitababuyisa bantfu labatfunjiwe.’”+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “Nebukhadrezari,” lena ngulenye indlela yekubhala lelibito.
^ Nobe “lebelisendlini.”
^ Nobe “longubabe wakho lomncane.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “lekuphindze uyitsenge.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “nemashekeli langu-7.” Lishekeli lilinye belinesisindvo lesingemagremu langu-11.4. Fundza Sandzisanchazo B14.
^ Nobe “lutsandvo lolucotfo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “tono tabobabe tehlele esifubeni semadvodzana abo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “Ticondziso.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “Nebukhadrezari,” lena ngulenye indlela yekubhala lelibito.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “bengivuka lokwa ekuseni futsi ngibafundzise.”
^ Nobe “intfo lengazange seyifike enhlitiyweni yami.”
^ Fundza Tinchazelo Temagama, ubuke ligama lelitsi “IGehena.”
^ Fundza Tinchazelo Temagama.
