Ipilo kaJoromiya isengozini
1UTsedekhiya umsa kaJosiya wabekwa nguNebukadiretsari ikosi yeBhabheli kobana abe yikosi kwaJuda. Wabusa esikhundleni sakaKoniya umsa kaJehoyakhimu. 2Yena neenceku zakhe kanye nabantu bendawo azange bayelele amezwi kaSomnini awakhulume ngoJoromiya umphorofidi.
3Nanyana kunjalo ikosi uTsedekhiya yathumela uJehukali umsa kaTjhelemiya kuJoromiya umphorofidi, akhambisana nomphristi uZefaniya umsa kaMaseya kobana bethule naku umlayezo: “Ngiyakukhombela, akhe usithandazele kuSomnini uZimethu.”
4UJoromiya gade atjhaphulukile bona akhambakhambe hlangana nabantu ngombana ubegade angakabi ukuvalelwa. 5Ibutho lakaFaro beliphumile eGibhide, nje-ke kwathi lokha amaKasidi ebegade avimbezele iJerusalema ezwe umbiko ngalo, asuka eJerusalema.
6Nje-ke ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kuJoromiya umphorofidi lathi: 7“Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, ‘Tjelani ikosi yakwaJuda enithume bonyana nizokubuza kimi leyo nithi: Ibutho lakaFaro ebeliphume bona lizonisekela, lizokubuyela emuva enarhenalo eGibhide. 8Yeke amaKasidi azokubuya asahlele idorobheli. Azolithumba bekalitjhise ngomlilo.’
9“Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, ‘Ningazikhohlisi, nidlumbane bonyana ngambala amaKasidi azakukhamba. Awa, angeze akhamba! 10Ngitjho nanyana ningalihlula loke ibutho lamaKasidi anisahleleko, kusale amadoda alimele khulu kwaphela, enye nenye izakusikima etendeni layo itjhise idorobheli.’ ”
11Ngemva kobana ibutho lamaKasidi liphumile eJerusalema ngebanga lebutho lakaFaro, 12uJoromiya wahlosa ukutsomuka hlangana nabantu eJerusalema kobana aye esifundeni sakwaBhenjamini. 13Kodwana kwathi nafika esangweni iBhenjamini, umphathi wabalindi ebekuthiwa nguJiriya umsa kaTjhelemiya omsa kaRhananiya, wambamba wathi, “Uhlubukela kumaKasidi!”
14UJoromiya wathi: “Mamala lokho! Angihlubukeli kumaKasidi.” Kodwana uJiriya azange amlalele. Wambamba wamletha eenduneni. 15Zamthukuthelela uJoromiya, nje-ke zambetha zabe zamfaka ngekumbeni kaJonathani usosiba, ngelawini lapha abotjhwa khona. Bebenza ilawelo indawo yokuvalela. 16UJoromiya ngambala wagcina angaphakathi komphathamanzi ofulelweko. Ngemva kwesikhathi eside angapho, 17ikosi uTsedekhiya yathumela bonyana abizwe. Walethwa esigodlweni ngasese, yambuzisisa yathi: “Unelizwi elibuya kuSomnini na?”
UJoromiya wathi: “Iye, uzokunikelwa esandleni sekosi yeBhabheli.” 18Nje-ke uJoromiya wathi ekosini uTsedekhiya: “Ngikone ngani wena namkha iinduna zakho namkha abantwaba kobana ningabeze ningivalele na? 19Baphi abaphorofidi benu abaniphorofida bonyana ikosi yeBhabheli angeze yanisahlela namkha isahlele inarha le, na? 20Nje-ke kosi, mphathami, ngiyakubawa akhese ulalele! Angendlale nasi isinghonghoyilo sami kuwe: Ungangibuyiseli ngekumbeni kaJonathani usosiba. Angifuni ukufela lapho.”
21Ikosi uTsedekhiya yayala kobana uJoromiya afakwe ngesirhodlweni sabalindi bese unikelwa isikwa esindulungu esibuya endledlaneni yababhagi kube ngemihla kufikela lapha isikwa siphela khona ngedorobheni. Yeke uJoromiya wahlala ngesirhodlweni sabalindi.
