Isivumelwano sephuliwe
1Nanti ilizwi elafika kuJoromiya libuya kuSomnini: 2“Lalelani amezwi wesivumelwanesi. Wena Joromiya, khuluma nabantu bakwaJuda nabahlali beJerusalema 3ubatjele bonyana nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, ‘Akanikelelwe umuntu ongalaleli amezwi wesivumelwanesi, 4iye, amezwi engayala ngawo aboyihlo lokha nangibakhupha eGibhide, ekehleni yomlilo wesimbi. Ngabayala ngamezwi la: Lalelani amezwami beniwalandele ngokuya ngakho koke enginiyala ngakho ukuze nibe babantu bami, mina ngibe nguZimenu.’ 5Ngenza lokhu ukuze ngizalise isifungo engasifunga kiboyihlo sokubanikela inarha egeleza ibisi neliju njengombana kunjalo namhlanje.”
Ngaphendula ngathi: “Amen, Somnini!”
6USomnini wangiyala bonyana ngimemezele woke amezwi la emadorobheni wakwaJuda neendledlaneni zeJerusalema ngithi: “Lalelani amezwi wesivumelwanesi beniwalandele. 7Mbala, ngabayelelisa bengabayelelisa aboyihlomkhulu lokha nangibakhupha eGibhide, iye, ngabayelelisa imini yoke ngathi, ‘Lalelani amezwami!’ Ngabayelelisa bekube namhlanjesi, 8kodwana azange bangilalele bebangitjheje. Iye, omunye nomunye walandela ubulikhuni behliziyokazakhe ekhohlakeleko. Yeke, ngabehlisela woke amanikelela wesivumelwano ebengibayale ngaso kobana basilandele kodwana bangasigcina.”
9Godu uSomnini wathi kimi: “Kunobukhwebetjhana hlangana nabantu bakwaJuda nabahlali beJerusalema: 10Baphendukele ezonweni zaboyise abala ukulalela amezwami. Badlhemadlhema ngemva kwabosingazimu kobana babalotjhe. Iye, ikumba yakwa-Israyeli neyakwaJuda zephule isivumelwano engasenza naboyise. 11Ngalokho nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, ‘Qalani, sele ngizobehlisela ihlekelele abangeze baphunyurha kiyo. Nanyana bangalila kimi, angizobalalela. 12Amadorobho wakwaJuda nabahlali beJerusalema bazakhamba bayokulilela abosingazimu ababatjhisela itjhwalo, kodwana angeze babasize nakancani lokha ihlekelele nayibafikelako. 13Nina bantu bakwaJuda ninabosingazimu abanengi njengamadorobhenu begodu nakhele usingazimu onyenyisako ama-aldari amanengi njengeendledlana zeJerusalema kobana nitjhisele uBhali loyo itjhwalo.’
14“Ngalokho wena Joromiya, ungabathandazeli abantwaba, ungabalileli namkha ubakhulumele ngombana angeze bengilalele lokha nabangibiza ngebanga lehlekelelabo.
15“Wenzani wena Juda,
othandiweko wami ngekumbenami
nawuluka amano akhohlakeleko na?
Ubunengi benyama yomhlabelo
bungagegedisa ihlekelele
ukuze ngemva kwalokho
uthabe ekukhohlakaleni kwakho na?
16Mina Somnini khengakubiza
bona umumuthi wama-oliva ohlaza
noneenthelo ezihle neziqalekako.
Kodwana ngomdumo wokuhlokoma kwesiqubuthu,
ngizawuthungela ngomlilo
amagatjawo atjhwabe.
17“Iye, mina Somnini uMninimandlawoke okutjalileko ngikubekele ihlekelele ngebanga lobumbi bekumba yakwa-Israyeli neyakwaJuda ezizibizele yona, ngokungithukuthelisa lokha nazitjhisela uBhali itjhwalo.”
Ipilo kaJoromiya isengozini
18USomnini nguye owangitjelako
yeke ngazi ngalokho.
Iye, Somnini kusukela ngesikhathesi
wembula izenzo zabo kimi:
19Benginjengemvana ekhuliswe ekhaya
yathathwa yasiwa ekuhlatjweni.
Azange bengitjheje bonyana bebenza
ubukhwebetjhana ngami basithi:
“Asonakaliseni umuthi nobuhlaza bawo;
asiwugawuleni ukuze ungasaphila,
ibizo lawo lingasakhunjulwa.”
20Kodwana wena Somnini, Mninimandlawoke,
wena ogweba ngokulunga,
ohlola ihliziyo neziso,
yewungibonise ukuzibuyiselela kwakho phezu kwabo
ngombana indabami ngiyinikele kuwe.
21Nje-ke uSomnini wathi kimi: “Nakhu engikutjhoko mina Somnini, ngamadoda we-Anatothi azumana nepilwakho athi, ‘Ungaphorofidi ebizweni lakaSomnini, nakungasinjalo sizakubulala ngezandla zethwezi.’ 22Iye, nakhu engikutjhoko, ‘Ngizowahlunguphaza. Amasokana azakufa ngesabula, amadodana namadodakazawo abulawe yindlala. 23Akuzukusala ngitjho namunye ngombana ngizakwehlisela ihlekelele phezu kwamadoda we-Anatothi ngomnyaka wokuhlunguphazwa kwawo.’ ”
