UJEREMIYA 25

₁Izwi elafika kuJeremiya ngabantu bonke bakwaJuda ngomnyaka wesine kaJehoyakimi indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, ongumnyaka wokuqala kaNebukadiresari inkosi yaseBabele,

₂alikhulumayo uJeremiya umprofethi kubo bonke abantu bakwaJuda nakubo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema, ethi:

₃Kusukela emnyakeni weshumi nantathu kaJosiya indodana ka-Amoni, inkosi yakwaJuda, kuze kube-namuhla, leminyaka engamashumi amabili nantathu izwi likaJehova lifikile kimi, ngalikhuluma, ngilisho kini njalonjalo, kepha kanilalelanga.

₄UJehova uthumile kini zonke izinceku zakhe abaprofethi, ebathuma njalonjalo, kepha anilalelanga, anibekanga indlebe ukuba nizwe

₅lapho kwathiwa: Ake nibuye, kube-yilowo nalowo endleleni yakhe embi, nasebubini bezenzo zenu, nihlale ezweni uJehova aliniké nina nawoyihlo, kusukela phakade kuze kube-phakade,

₆ningalandeli abanye onkulunkulu ukuba nibakhonze, nikhuleke kubo, ningangicunuli ngemisebenzi yezandla zenu; khona angiyakunenzela okubi.

₇Kepha aningilalelanga, usho uJehova, naze nangicunula ngemisebenzi yezandla zenu, kwaba-kubi kini.

₈Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova-Sebawoti, uthi: Ngenxa yokuba ningawalalelanga amazwi ami,

₉bheka, ngiyakuthumela, ngilande yonke imindeni yasenyakatho, usho uJehova, noNebukadiresari inkosi yaseBabele, inceku yami, ngibehlisele phezu kwalelizwe nabakhileyo kulo, naphezu kwazo zonke lezizizwe nxazonke, ngibaqalekise, ngibenze babe-yisimangaliso nento encimfelwayo, nencithakalo ephakade.

₁₀Futhi ngiyakususa kubo izwi lokujabula nezwi lokuthokoza, izwi lomyeni nezwi lomakoti, nomsindo wamatshe okugaya nokukhanya kwesibani.

₁₁Izwe lonke leli liyakuba-yincithakalo nesimangaliso, nalezizizwe ziyakuyikhonza inkosi yaseBabele iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa.

₁₂Kuyakuthi lapho iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa isigcwalisekile, ngihambele inkosi yaseBabele nesizwe leso, usho uJehova, ngobubi babo, kanye nezwe lamaKaledi, ngilenze libe-yincithakalo ephakade.

₁₃Ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwalelozwe onke amazwi ami engiwakhulumé phezu kwalo, konke okulotshwé kulencwadi, uJeremiya akuprofethile ngazo zonke izizwe.

₁₄Ngokuba bayakukhonziswa nabo yizizwe eziningi nangamakhosi amakhulu, ngiphindise kubo ngezenzo zabo nangemisebenzi yezandla zabo.

₁₅Ngokuba washo kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli kimi, wathi: Thatha lendebe yewayini lokufutheka esandleni sami, uphuzise kuyo zonke izizwe engikuthuma kuzo.

₁₆Ziyakuphuza, zintengantenge, zihlanye ngaphambi kwenkemba engiyakuyithuma phakathi kwazo.

₁₇Ngase ngiyithatha indebe esandleni sikaJehova, ngaziphuzisa zonke izizwe uJehova angithuma kuzo:

₁₈iJerusalema nemizi yakwaJuda, namakhosi alo, nezikhulu zalo, ukuba ngikwenze kube-yincithakalo, nesimangaliso, nento encimfelwayo, nesiqalekiso njenganamuhla;

₁₉kanye noFaro inkosi yaseGibithe, nezinceku zakhe, nezikhulu zakhe, nabantu bakhe bonke,

₂₀nayo yonke ingxubevange yabantu; onke amakhosi aseUzi, nawo onke amakhosi asezweni lamaFilisti eAshikeloni, naseGaza, nase-Ekroni, nensali yaseAshidodi;

₂₁oEdomi, noMowabi, nabantwana bakwa-Amoni,

₂₂nawo onke amakhosi aseTire, nawo onke amakhosi aseSidoni, namakhosi aseziqhingini ezingaphesheya kolwandle;

₂₃iDedani, neThema, neBuzi, nabo bonke abadilingiwe emaceleni amakhanda abo,

₂₄nawo onke amakhosi aseArabiya, nawo onke amakhosi engxubevange yabantu ehlala ehlane,

₂₅nawo onke amakhosi aseZimri, nawo onke amakhosi ase-Elamu, nawo onke amakhosi aseMediya,

₂₆nawo onke amakhosi asenyakatho, akude naseduze, yileyo naleyo, nayo yonke imibuso yezwe esebusweni bomhlaba; nenkosi yaseSheshaki iyakuphuza emva kwabo.

₂₇Uyakusho kubo ukuthi: Usho kanje uJehova-Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, uthi: Phuzani, nidakwe, nihlanze, niwe, ningabe nisasukuma ngenxa yenkemba engiyakuyithuma phakathi kwenu.

₂₈Kuyakuthi lapho bala ukuthatha indebe esandleni sakho ukuba bayiphuze, usho kubo ukuthi: Usho kanje uJehova-Sebawoti, uthi: Impela niyakuphuza.

₂₉Ngokuba bheka, ngiyaqala ukwenza okubi emzini obizwé ngegama lami; nina beniyakuba-ngabangenacala na? Aniyikuba-ngabangenacala, ngokuba ngiyakubiza bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni beze enkembeni, usho uJehova-Sebawoti.

₃₀Manje, profetha kubo onke lawamazwi, uthi kubo:

₃₂Usho kanje uJehova-Sebawoti, uthi:

₃₃Ngalolosuku ababuleweyo bakaJehova bayakusukela komunye umkhawulo womhlaba, baze bafike komunye; abayikukhalelwa, abayikubuthwa, abayikumbelwa, bayakuba-ngumquba ebusweni bomhlaba.

₃₄Hewulani nina-belusi, nikhale,