Ukushiswa komqulu wencwadi
1Kwathi ngomnyaka wesine kaJehoyakimi indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, lelizwi lafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova, lathi:
2Zithathele umqulu wencwadi, ulobe kuwo onke amazwi engiwakhulumé kuwe ngoIsrayeli nangoJuda, nangazo zonke izizwe, kusukela osukwini engakhuluma ngalo kuwe, kusukela ezinsukwini zikaJosiya kuze kube-namuhla.
3Mhlawumbe indlu yakwaJuda iyakuzwa konke okubi engicabanga ukukwenza kuyo ukuba ibuye, kube-yilowo nalowo endleleni yakhe embi, ngiyithethelele amacala ayo nezono zayo.
4UJeremiya wayesebiza uBaruki indodana kaNeriya; uBaruki waloba emqulwini wencwadi onke amazwi kaJehova ayewakhulumé kuye, ewathatha emlonyeni kaJeremiya.
5UJeremiya wamyala uBaruki ngokuthi: Ngivalelwe, anginakungena endlini kaJehova.
6Hamba wena, ufunde emqulwini owulobileyo, uthathé emlonyeni wami, amazwi kaJehova ezindlebeni zabantu endlini kaJehova ngosuku lokuzila ukudla, uwafunde nasezindlebeni zabo bonke abakwaJuda abavela emizini yakubo.
7Mhlawumbe ukunxusa kwabo kuyakufika phambi kukaJehova, babuye, kube-yilowo nalowo endleleni yakhe embi, ngokuba inkulu intukuthelo nokufutheka akukhulumileyo uJehova ngalababantu.
8UBaruki indodana kaNeriya wenza njengakho konke uJeremiya umprofethi amyala ngakho, efunda encwadini amazwi kaJehova endlini kaJehova.
9Kwathi ngomnyaka wesihlanu kaJehoyakimi indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, ngenyanga yesishiyagalolunye bonke abantu baseJerusalema nabo bonke abantu ababevela emizini yakwaJuda beza eJerusalema, bamemezela ukuzila ukudla phambi kukaJehova.
10UBaruki wayesefunda encwadini amazwi kaJeremiya endlini kaJehova ekamelweni likaGemariya indodana kaShafani umbhali egcekeni lasenhla ngasesikhaleni sesango elisha lendlu kaJehova ezindlebeni zabantu bonke.
11UMikhaya indodana kaGemariya kaShafani wezwa onke amazwi kulencwadi,
12wehlela endlini yenkosi ekamelweni lombhali; bheka, kwakuhlezi khona zonke izikhulu, uElishama umbhali, noDelaya indodana kaShemaya, noElinathani indodana ka-Akibori, noGemariya indodana kaShafani, noSedekiya indodana kaHananiya, zonke izikhulu.
13UMikhaya wazitshela onke amazwi ayewezwile, lapho uBaruki eyifunda incwadi ezindlebeni zabantu.
14Ngalokho zonke izikhulu zathuma uJehudi indodana kaNethaniya kaShelemiya kaKushi kuBaruki, zathi: Umqulu owufundileyo ezindlebeni zabantu wuthathe ngesandla sakho, uze nawo. UBaruki indodana kaNeriya wawuthatha umqulu ngesandla sakhe, weza kuzo.
15Zathi kuye: Ake uhlale phansi, ufunde ezindlebeni zethu. UBaruki wayesefunda ezindlebeni zazo.
16Kwathi lapho sezizwile onke amazwi, zaphendukelana ngokwesaba, kwaba-yileso naleso kumakhelwane waso, zathi kuBaruki: Siyakuyitshela nokuyitshela inkosi lawamazwi.
17Zambuza uBaruki, zathi: Ake usitshele ukuthi wawaloba kanjani onke lawamazwi, uwathatha emlonyeni wakhe, na?
18UBaruki wathi kuzo: Wawaphumisela onke lawamazwi kimi ngomlomo wakhe, ngawaloba encwadini ngoyinki.
19Zase zithi izikhulu kuBaruki: Hamba ucashe, wena noJeremiya, kungaziwa-muntu lapho nikhona.
20Zase zingena enkosini egcekeni; sezibeké umqulu ekamelweni likaElishama umbhali zalanda onke amazwi ezindlebeni zenkosi.
21Inkosi yayisimthuma uJehudi ukuba awulande umqulu; wawukhipha ekamelweni likaElishama umbhali. UJehudi wawufunda ezindlebeni zenkosi nasezindlebeni zazo zonke izikhulu ezazimi ngasenkosini.
22Inkosi yayihlezi endlini yobusika ngenyanga yesishiyagalolunye, iziko elivuthayo liphambi kwayo.
23Kwathi lapho uJehudi esefundile amakhasi amathathu noma amane, yawasika ngommese womlobi, yawaphonsa emlilweni oseziko, waze waphela wonke umqulu emlilweni oseziko.
24Azesabanga, aziklebhulanga izingubo zazo inkosi nezinceku zayo ezaziwezwa onke lawamazwi.
25OElinathani noDelaya noGemariya babekhulekile enkosini ukuba ingashisi umqulu, kepha ayibezwanga.
26Inkosi yayala uJerameli indodana yenkosi, noSeraya indodana ka-Aziriyeli, noShelemiya indodana ka-Abideyeli ukuba babambe uBaruki umbhali noJeremiya umprofethi, kepha uJehova wabafihla.
27Lase lifika izwi likaJehova kuJeremiya, inkosi isishisile umqulu namazwi awaloba uBaruki, ewathatha emlonyeni kaJeremiya, lithi:
28Buya, uzithathele omunye umqulu, ulobe kuwo onke amazwi okuqala ayesemqulwini wokuqala, awushisa uJehoyakimi inkosi yakwaJuda.
29NgoJehoyakimi inkosi yakwaJuda uyakusho uthi: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Uwushisile lomqulu ngokuthi: Ulobeleni kuwo ukuthi inkosi yaseBabele iyakufika nokufika ukuchitha lelizwe, yenze ukuba kuphele kulo abantu nezilwane, na?
30Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova ngoJehoyakimi inkosi yakwaJuda, uthi: Akayikuba-namuntu wokuhlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide; isidumbu sakhe siyakuntshingwa ekushiseni kwasemini nasesithwathweni sasebusuku.
31Ngiyakumjezisa yena nenzalo yakhe nezinceku zakhe ngokona kwabo, ngehlisele phezu kwabo, naphezu kwabakhileyo eJerusalema, naphezu kwabantu bakwaJuda konke okubi engikukhulumé ngabo, bengalalelanga kodwa.
32UJeremiya wayesethatha omunye umqulu, wawunika uBaruki umbhali, indodana kaNeriya, owaloba kuwo, ewathatha emlonyeni kaJeremiya onke amazwi encwadi uJehoyakimi inkosi yakwaJuda ayeyishisile ngomlilo; kwathasiselwa kuwo amanye amazwi amaningi anjengawo.
