UJoromiya uthenga indawo
1Leli lilizwi elafika kuJoromiya livela kuSomnini ngomnyaka wetjhumi wokubusa kwakaTsedekhiya ikosi yakwaJuda ebegade kumnyaka wetjhumi nabunane wokubusa kwakaNebukadiretsari. 2Ngesikhatheso ibutho lekosi yeBhabheli gade livimbezele iJerusalema. UJoromiya umphorofidi gade avaleleke ngesirhodlweni sabalindi ngesigodlweni sakwaJuda 3lapha uTsedekhiya ikosi yakwaJuda gade amvalele khona, wathi: “Kubayini wena uphorofida njengombana wenza nje? Uhlalele ukuthi, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: Qalani, sele ngizokunikela idorobheli esandleni sekosi yeBhabheli, yeke izalithumba 4noTsedekhiya ikosi yakwaJuda angeze asinda ezandleni zamaKasidi. Ngambala uzakunikelwa esandleni sekosi yeBhabheli begodu uzakukhuluma nayo ubuso nobuso abe ayibone ngamehlwakhe. 5Izakuthatha uTsedekhiya imuse eBhabheli, ahlale lapho kufikela lapha mina Somnini ngizamtjheja khona. Nakuba nilwa namaKasidi, anizukulunga.’ ” Kutjho uSomnini.
6Kwathi uJoromiya asesirhodlwenapho ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kuye lathi: 7“Qala, uRhanameli, umsa kasorhulwakho uTjhalumu, usendleleni yokuza kuwe azokuthi, ‘Yewuthenge indawami ese-Anatothi ngombana wena unelungelo lokuyihlenga ngentengo.’ ”
8Nje-ke uJoromiya wathi: “Kwase kwaba njengombana uSomnini bekatjhwile, uRhanameli umsa kasorhulwami, weza kimi ngingesirhodlweni sabalindi wafese wathi, ‘Yewuthenge indawami ese-Anatothi esifundeni sakwaBhenjamini. Njengombana unelungelo lesabelo, ngalokho unelungelo lokuhlenga. Yeke zithengele yona.’
“Kwangikhanyela kobana leli lilizwi lakaSomnini; 9nje-ke ngayithenga indawo ese-Anatothi leyo kuRhanameli, umsa kasorhulwami. Ngamlinganisela amagremu amakhulu amabili wesiliva. 10Ngatlola isivumelwano sokuthengiselana, ngasivala ngokusigiba. Ngafungisa abofakazi; ngalinganisa godu isiliva esilinganisweni. 11Ngathatha isivumelwano sokuthengiselana esivaliweko ukuya ngokwekambiso yomthetho, nomkhuphelwaso ogade ungakavalwa, 12ngakunikela uBharurhu umsa kaNeriya omsa kaMarhiseya phambi kwakaRhanameli, umsa kasorhulwami naphambi kwabofakazi amabizwabo atlolwe esivumelwaneni sokuthengiselana begodu naphambi kwawo woke amaJuda ahlezi ngesirhodlweni sabalindi.
13“Phambi kwabo boke njalo, nganikela uBharurhu imiyalo le, 14‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli: Thatha imitlolo yesivumelwano sokuthengiselana le, ovaliweko nongakavalwa, uyibeke ngemjekeni ukuze ibulungeke isikhathi eside. 15Ngambala nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli: Iinkumba, iindawo neendiribe zizakuthengwa godu enarheni le.’
16“Ngemva kobana nginikele uBharurhu umsa kaNeriya isivumelwano sentengo, ngathandaza kuSomnini:
17“Maye mina, Somnini Somandla, qala, nguwe owenze izulu nephasi ngamandlakho amakhulu nangengalo eluliweko. Akunanto ekubhalelako. 18Ukhombisa ukwethembeka kabaziinkulungwana kodwana ubuyiselela icala labobaba phezu kwabantwana abeza ngemva kwabo. Wena Zimu omkhulu nonamandla, ibizo lakho unguSomnini uMninimandlawoke; 19iye, umkhulu ekwelulekeni begodu unamandla ngokwezenzo. Amehlwakho abona zoke iindlela zabantu, uvuza omunye nomunye ngokuziphatha kwakhe nanjengokwemisebenzakhe. 20Wenze iimbonakaliso nemikarisomraro eGibhide begodu uragele phambili ngazo nanamhlanjesi, kwa-Israyeli naphakathi kwezizwe, wazakhela ibizo njengombana kunjalo nanamhlanje. 21Ukhuphe abantu bakho u-Israyeli eGibhide ngeembonakaliso nangemikarisomraro, ngesandla esinamandla nangengalo eluliweko nangokwesabeka okukhulu. 22Ubanikele inarha owafunga kobana uzayinikela aboyise. Iye, inarha egeleza ibisi neliju. 23Bangena bayithumba, kodwana azange bakulalele namkha balandele imithethwakho. Azange benze owabayala bonyana bakwenze. Nje-ke wehlisela yoke ihlekelele le phezu kwabo.
24Qala, kwakhiwe iinqabo eziqhube kobana kuthunjwe idorobho. Ngebanga lesabula, indlala namatshwenyeko, idorobho sele linikelwe esandleni samaKasidi alisahlelako. Okutjhwileko kwenzekile njengombana ubona nje. 25Nanyana idorobho sele linikelwe esandleni samaKasidi, wena Somnini Somandla, uthe kimi, ‘Thenga indawo ngesiliva bese kube nabofakazi bokuthengiselana.’ ”
26Nje-ke ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kuJoromiya lathi: 27“NginguSomnini, uZimu wabantu boke. Kukhona okungibhalelako na? 28Ngalokho, nakhu engikutjhoko mina Somnini: Qala, sele ngizokunikela idorobheli kumaKasidi nakuNebukadiretsari ikosi yeBhabheli ozalithumba. 29AmaKasidi asahlela idorobheli azakungena ngaphakathi afese alithungelele ngomlilo. Azalitjhisa belibhusukele phasi kanye neenkumba lapha abantu batjhisela khona aboBhali itjhwalo phezu kwephahla bebaphahlele abosingazimu kobana bangivusele itukuthelo.
30“Abantu bakwa-Israyeli nebakwaJuda akunalitho abalenzileko ngaphandle kobumbi emehlwenami kusuka ebutjheni babo; ngambala, abantu bakwa-Israyeli akunalitho abalenzileko ngaphandle kokungithukuthelisa ngalokho okwenziwe zizandla zabo.” Kutjho uSomnini. 31“Ukusukela mhla lakhiwako bekube gadesi, idorobheli lingivusele itukuthelo nokusilingeka kangangobana kumele ngilisuse phambi kwami 32ngebanga labo boke ubumbi abantu bakwa-Israyeli nebakwaJuda abangithukuthelise ngabo, iye, bona, amakhosabo neenduna zakhona, abaphristi babo nabaphorofidi bakhona, abantu bakwaJuda nabahlali beJerusalema. 33Bangifulathele, azange baqale ngakimi nanyana bengiseze ngibafundisa imini yoke, azange balalele namkha bamukele ifundiso leyo. 34Babeke iinyenyiso zabo ngethempelini elibizwa ngami, ngalokho balisilaphaza. 35Bakhe iindunduma zaboBhali emrhobeni weBheni-Hinomu bonyana benzele khona umhlabelo ngamadodana namadodakazabo kuMoleki okuyinto engingazange ngiyale ngayo ngitjho nemkhumbulweni azange kube khona kobana bangenza isinyenyisweso. Ngalokho benza bonyana uJuda one.
36“Nje-ke nakhu engikutjhoko mina Somnini onguZimu wakwa-Israyeli ngedorobheli nina enithi ngalo, ‘ngebanga lesabula, indlala namatshwenyeko idorobheli linikelwe esandleni sekosi yeBhabheli’, iye, ngithi, 37‘Ngambala ngizababuthelela kizo zoke iinarha lapha ngabaqotjhela khona ngetukuthelwami, ngobukhali bami nangelaka lami elikhulu. Ngizababuyisela enarheni le ngibaphilise ngokuphepha. 38Bazakuba babantu bami nami ngibe nguZimabo. 39Ngizabanikela ubuhliziyonye, basebenzisane ukuze bahlale bangesaba, kube kuhle kibo nebantwaneni babo abeza ngemva kwabo. 40Ngizakwenza isivumelwano sanini nanini nabo. Angeze ngalisa ukwenza ubuhle kibo begodu ngizabakhuthaza kobana bangesabe ukuze bangasangihlubuki. 41Kuzangenamisa ukubenzela okuhle begodu ngizabanzinzisa enarheni le ngokwethembeka, ngehliziyo nangomphefumulwami woke.’
42“Ngambala, nakhu engikutjhoko mina Somnini, ‘Njengombana ngehlisele phezu kwabantwaba yoke ihlekelele ekulu le, ngokunjalo ngizakwehlisela koke okuhle engakukhuluma ngabo. 43Iindawo zizakuthengwa godu enarheni le enithi ilibhudu, ayinabantu namkha iinlwana ngombana inikelwe amaKasidi.
44“ ‘Iye, amasimu azakuthengwa ngesiliva phambi kwabofakazi, kutlolwe encwadini bese ivalwa ngesigibo. Lokhu kuzakwenziwa esifundeni sakwaBhenjamini, eendaweni ezimagegana neJerusalema, emadorobheni wakwaJuda, emizini esenarheni yeentaba, emizini yeTjhefela, nemizini yangesewula ngombana ngizakutjhugulula ubujamo babo.’ ” Kutjho uSomnini.
