Jeremiya 40:1-16
40 Jehova wakhuluma naJeremiya ngemuva kwekutsi Nebuzaradani+ indvuna yabogadzi amkhulule eRama.+ Nebuzaradani abemtsetse wamyisa lapho aboshwe tandla ngetinketane, futsi Jeremiya bekanabo bonkhe bantfu baseJerusalema nebakaJuda lebebayotfunjwa eBhabhulona.
2 Ngemuva kwaloko, lendvuna yabogadzi yabitela Jeremiya eceleni futsi yatsi kuye: “Jehova Nkulunkulu wakho wakhuluma ngalenhlekelele leyehlele lelive,
3 futsi Jehova uyiletsile njengobe nje asho, ngobe nona kuJehova nangalilaleli livi lakhe. Kungako nehlelwe nguloku.+
4 Nyalo ngiyatichacha letinketane letibophe tandla takho. Nawufuna ungahamba nami siye eBhabhulona, futsi mine ngitakunakekela. Kodvwa nangabe ungafuni kuya eBhabhulona ungasala. Asewubuke nje, lonkhe lelive lisembikwakho. Hamba uye nobe ngukuphi lapho ufuna kuya khona.”+
5 Kwatsi Jeremiya asengakahambi, Nebuzaradani watsi kuye: “Buyela emuva kuGedaliya+ indvodzana ya-Ahikamu+ indvodzana yaShafani,+ lobekwe yinkhosi yaseBhabhulona kutsi aphatse emadolobha akaJuda, futsi ufike uhlale naye emkhatsini webantfu bakini, nobe-ke uye lawufuna kuya khona.”
Lendvuna yabogadzi yabese imupha kudla kanye nesipho, futsi yamkhulula wahamba.
6 Ngako Jeremiya wahamba waya kuGedaliya indvodzana ya-Ahikamu eMispa,+ wafike wahlala naye emkhatsini webantfu lebebasele kulelive.
7 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, tonkhe tindvuna temphi lebetikulelive kanye nemadvodza labehamba nato beva kutsi inkhosi yaseBhabhulona ibeke Gedaliya indvodzana ya-Ahikamu kutsi aphatse lelive futsi engamele bantfu labaphuyile bakulelive labangakayiswa eBhabhulona, lokungemadvodza nebafati kanye nebantfwana.+
8 Ngako letindvuna teta kuGedaliya eMispa.+ Bekungu-Ishmayeli+ indvodzana yaNethaniya, Johanani+ naJonathani labangemadvodzana aKhareya, Seraya indvodzana yaThanhumethi, nemadvodzana a-Efayi umNethofa, naJezaniya+ indvodzana yemMakhathi kanye nemadvodza lebetihamba nawo.
9 Gedaliya indvodzana ya-Ahikamu indvodzana yaShafani wafunga kuletindvuna nakulamadvodza lebetihamba nawo watsi: “Ningesabi kusebentela emaKhaledi. Chubekani nihleli kulelive futsi nisebentele inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, nanenta njalo tintfo titanihambela kahle.+
10 Mine ngitawuhlala lapha eMispa nginimelele kumaKhaledi* latawufika. Kodvwa nine kufanele nikhe titselo tasehlobo, nente liwayini kanye nemafutsa bese nikufaka etitjeni tenu tekubeka tintfo, futsi nihlale kulamadolobha leseniwatsetse.”+
11 Onkhe emaJuda lebekaseveni lakaMowabi, laka-Amoni nelaka-Edomu, nalawo lebekakuwo onkhe lamanye emave, eva kutsi inkhosi yaseBhabhulona ishiye labanye bantfu kaJuda, nekutsi ibeke Gedaliya indvodzana ya-Ahikamu indvodzana yaShafani kutsi abengamele.
12 Ngako onkhe emaJuda acala kubuya asuka kuto tonkhe letindzawo lebekahlakatekele kuto, futsi eta kuGedaliya eMispa, eveni lakaJuda. Akha titselo tasehlobo letinyenti kakhulu futsi enta neliwayini lelinyenti.
13 Johanani indvodzana yaKhareya kanye nato tonkhe tindvuna temphi lebetikulelive beta kuGedaliya eMispa.
14 Bafike batsi kuye: “Uyati yini kutsi Bhalisi loyinkhosi yema-Amoni+ utfumele Ishmayeli indvodzana yaNethaniya kutsi akubulale?”+ Kodvwa Gedaliya indvodzana ya-Ahikamu akazange abakholwe.
15 Johanani indvodzana yaKhareya wabese ukhuluma naGedaliya eMispa ngasense watsi: “Ngivumele kutsi ngiyobulala Ishmayeli indvodzana yaNethaniya futsi kute ngisho namunye lotakwati ngako. Kudzingeke ngani nje kutsi aze akubulale, futsi kungani kufanele bahlakateke bonkhe labantfu bakaJuda lababutsene lakuwe? Kungani labantfu bakaJuda labasele kufanele bashabalale?”
16 Kodvwa Gedaliya+ indvodzana ya-Ahikamu watsi kuJohanani indvodzana yaKhareya: “Ungacali uyente leyontfo, ngobe loku lokushoko nga-Ishmayeli akusilo liciniso.”
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “ngime embikwemaKhaledi.”
