Isingeniso
1Amezwi kaJoromiya umsa kaRhilikhiya, ongomunye wabaphristi be-Anatothi esifundeni sakwaBhenjamini. 2Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kuJoromiya emnyakeni wetjhumi nantathu wokubusa kwakaJosiya umsa ka-Amoni ikosi yakwaJuda 3nangesikhathi sokubusa kwakaJehoyakhimu umsa kaJosiya ikosi yakwaJuda, bekube sekupheleni komnyaka wetjhumi nanye wokubusa kwakaTsedekhiya umsa kaJosiya ikosi yakwaJuda, lokha abantu beJerusalema nabaya ekuthunjweni ngenyanga yesihlanu.
Ukubizwa kwakaJoromiya
4Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kimi lisithi:
5“Ngaphambi kobana ngikubumbe ngesibelethweni,
besele ngikukhethile,
iye, ngaphambi kobana ubelethwe, ngakuhlukanisela,
ngakubeka bona ube mphorofidi ezizweni.”
6Mina ngathi: “Maye mina! Somnini Somandla, qala, angikabi ukwazi ukukhuluma tjhatjhalazi. Ngisesemsana.”
7Kodwana uSomnini wathi kimi:
“Ungeze wathi, ‘Ngisesemsana’,
ngombana komunye nomunye engikuthuma kuye,
kufanele uye
begodu nanyana yini engikuyala ngayo,
kufuze uyitjho.
8Ungabesabi ngombana nginawe
kobana ngikwenyele.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
9Khonapho uSomnini welula isandla sakhe, bona sikghwathe umlomami bewathi kimi:
“Yizwa, ngibeke amezwami emlonyenakho.
10Yelela, namhlanjesi ngikubeka phezu kwezizwe nemibuso
kobana usiphule bewubhuruze,
utjhabalalise bewugirize,
wakhe bewutjale.”
11Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kimi lathi: “Joromiya, ubonani na?”
Mina ngathi: “Ngibona igatja lomuthi we-alimondi.”
12USomnini wathi kimi: “Awa, ubone kuhle ngombana ngiyelele mayelana nelizwi lami kobana ngilenze.”
13Ilizwi lakaSomnini leza kimi kwesibili lathi: “Ubonani-ke kwanjesi?”
Ngathi: “Ngibona imbiza ekghaphakako, itjhigeme yafulathela itlhagu.”
14USomnini wathi kimi: “Ihlekelele izakukghaphaka isuka ngetlhagwini ithulukele phezu kwabo boke abahlali benarha. 15Mbala, sele ngizokubiza woke amakhosi wangetlhagwini ngokuhlukana kwawo.” Iye, watjho njalo uSomnini.
“Azakuza bese abeka iinhlalo zawo zobukhosi
ebungenweni bamasango weJerusalema,
azakujamelana nayo yoke imithangalayo ezombelezileko
kanye nayo yoke imizana yakwaJuda.
16Ngizakukhupha isigwebo sami
phezu kwabantu beJerusalema nebakwaJuda
ngenca yokukhohlakala abakwenzileko ngokungilahla kwabo,
batjhisela abosingazimu itjhwalo,
bakhothamela okwenziwe zizandla zabo.
17“Thekeleza! Sikima, ubatjele koke engikuyala ngakho. Ungabesabi, nakungasinjalo ngizakwenza ubesabe. 18Namhlanjesi ngikwenze waba lidorobho elinemithangala, isika yesimbi kanye nemithangala yekoporo kobana ujamelane nenarha yoke. Iye, ujamelane namakhosi wakwaJuda, iinkhulu zakhona, abaphristi bakhona kanye nabantu benarha leyo. 19Bazakulwa nawe kodwana angeze bakuhlule ngombana nginawe kobana ngikwenyele.” Kutjho uSomnini.
