Ihlekelele ngebanga lokulotjha abosingazimu
1Ilizweli lafika kuJoromiya mayelana nawo woke amaJuda ahlala eGibhide, okubahlali beMigidolo, beTarhipanirhesi, beMemfisi nebesifunda sePatrosi: 2“Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, ‘Nizibonele ngokwenu ihlekelele ekulu engiyehlisele phezu kweJerusalema nakiyo yoke imizi yakwaJuda. Qalani, namhlanje sele imarubhi begodu ayinabahlali 3ngebanga lobukhohlakali ababenzileko. Bangithukuthelise ngokutjhisa itjhwalo nangokulotjha abosingazimu abangabaziko, iye, bona, nani naboyise. 4Ngathumela kibo imini yoke iinceku zami abaphorofidi abathi, “Ngiyanibawa, ningenzi into enyenyisako nengiyizondako le!” 5Kodwana azange balalele namkha bayelele. Azange baphenduke ebukhohlakalini babo nekutjhiseleni abosingazimu itjhwalo. 6Ngalokho itukuthelwami yavutha phezu kwemizi yakwaJuda neendledlaneni zeJerusalema bekwaba marubhi nebhudu njengombana kunjalo namhlanjesi.’
7“Nje-ke nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uZimu uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, ‘Kubayini nizibangele ihlekelele engaka ngokususa amadoda nabafazi, abantwana namasana kwaJuda, nisale ningasenamisalela na? 8Kubayini ningithukuthelise ngalokho okwenziwe zizandla zenu, nitjhisele abosingazimu itjhwalo enarheni yeGibhide, lapha nize kobana nikhonze khona na? Nizozitjhabalalisa beniziphendule into yokunikelelwa neyokurhubutjhwa hlangana nazo zoke izizwe ephasini. 9Sele nikhohliwe ubukhohlakali obenziwa boyihlo namakhosi kanye neendlovukazi zakwaJuda nobukhohlakali obenziwa ngini nabafazi benu enarheni yakwaJuda neendledlaneni zeJerusalema na? 10Bekube kunamhlanje, azange bazisole bebabe nevalo begodu azange balandele umthethwami kanye neemiso zami engazijamisa phambi kwenu naboyihlo.’
11“Ngalokho nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, ‘Ngizimisele ukuletha ihlekelele phezu kwenu nokutjhabalalisa woke uJuda. 12Ngizakuthanyela imisalela yakwaJuda ezimisele ukuya eGibhide kobana iyokukhonza khona: Boke bazakubhubhela eGibhide, babulawe ngesabula babhujiswe ngendlala. Iye, ukusukela komncani bekube komdala, bazakufa ngesabula nangendlala. Bazakuba sithuko nesimanga, iye, into yokunikelelwa neyokurhubutjhwa. 13Ngizakuhlunguphaza labo abahlala eGibhide ngesabula, ngendlala nangamatshwenyeko njengombana ngahlunguphaza iJerusalema. 14Isiqhema semisalela yakwaJuda esiya eGibhide kobana siyokhonza khona asizukuphunyurha namkha sisinde bese sibuyela enarheni yakwaJuda. Sitjhisekela ukubuyela siyokuhlala khona, kodwana angeze sabuyela ngaphandle kwabaphunyurhi abalibinzana.’ ”
15Nje-ke woke amadoda agade asazi bonyana abafazi bawo gade batjhisela abosingazimu itjhwalo kanye nabo boke abafazi ebebakhona, kulidwendwe elikhulu, iye, boke abantu abahlala eGibhide ePatrosi, bathi kuJoromiya: 16“Asizukulalela umlayezo owukhulume kithi ngebizo lakaSomnini! 17Ngambala sizokwenza koke lokho esithe sizokwenza: Sizokutjhisela indlovukazi yomkayi itjhwalo besiyinikele nomnikelo wokuselwako njengombana senza thina, abobaba, amakhosi wekhethu kanye neenduna zethu emizini yakwaJuda neendledlaneni zeJerusalema. Ngesikhatheso besinokugoma okunengi begodu besihlala kuhle, singazi ihlekelele. 18Kodwana soloko salisa ukutjhisela indlovukazi yomkayi itjhwalo nokuyinikela iminikelo yokuselwako nje, siswele koke, siqedwa yisabula nendlala.”
19Abafazi bangezelela ngokuthi: “Iye, besitjhisela indlovukazi yomkayi itjhwalo besiyinikele neminikelo yokuselwako begodu amadodethu bekazi bonyana thina besenza amakhekhe ngomfanekiswayo besiyinikele neminikelo yokuselwako.”
20Yeke uJoromiya wathi ebantwini boke, amadoda nabafazi ebegade bamphendula: 21“USomnini azange akhumbule itjhwalo ebenilitjhisa emizini yakwaJuda neendledlaneni zeJerusalema nina naboyihlo, amakhosenu neenduna zenu kanye nabantu benarha na? Azange akufake ehliziyweni lokho na? 22USomnini azange asakghona ukunibekezelela ngebanga lezenzo zenu zobukhohlakali nangebanga leenyenyiso enizenzileko. Nje-ke inarhenu yaba marubhi nebhudu nento yokunikelelwa, yangaba nabahlali njengombana injalo nanamhlanjesi. 23Ngebanga lokutjhisa kwenu itjhwalo nokona kwenu kuSomnini benangamlalela nangalandela umthethwakhe, iimiso neemfuneko zakhe, nehlelwe yihlekelele njengombana sele nibona nje.”
24Nje-ke uJoromiya watjela boke abantu, ngitjho nabafazi, bonyana balalele ilizwi lakaSomnini, iye, boke abantu bakwaJuda abaseGibhide, wathi: 25“Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, ‘Nina nabafazi benu nikhulume ngemilomenu benakuphetha ngezenzo zenu lokho enakuthembisa. Nathi ngambala nizakulandela iimfungo enizenzileko kobana nitjhisele indlovukazi yomkayi itjhwalo beniyinikele neminikelo yokuselwako. Khona-ke, thuwelelani nenze enakuthembisako, nigcine iimfungo zenwezo!’ 26Ngalokho lalelani ilizwi lakaSomnini noke nina maJuda ahlala eGibhide. USomnini uthi, ‘Ngifunga ngebizo lami elikhulu, ngithi akunamuntu namunye kwaJuda ohlala eGibhide ozakubuye godu asebenzise ibizo lami namkha afunge ngalo athi: NgoSomnini uSomandla ngiqinisile!
27“ ‘Ngambala ngiyelele ngabo kobana behlelwe ngokumbi, ingasi okuhle. Woke umJuda oseGibhide uzakubhubha ngesabula nangendlala kufikela aphele nya. 28Lawo aphunyurha esabuleni bese abuyela enarheni yakwaJuda azakuba libinzana. Soke isiqhema semisalela yakwaJuda eze ukuzokuhlala eGibhide izakwazi bonyana ngelakabani ilizwi elijamileko, ngelabo namkha ngelami na.’
29“USomnini uthi, ‘Lokhu kuzakuba litshwayo kini kobana ngizanihlunguphazela endaweni le ukuze nazi bonyana amezwami wokunihlunguphaza ngambala azakwenzeka: 30Ngizokunikela uFaro uRhofira ikosi yeGibhide esandleni sezitha zakhe ezizumana nepilwakhe njengombana nganikela uTsedekhiya ikosi yakwaJuda kuNebukadiretsari ikosi yeBhabheli, okusisitha ebesizumana nepilwakhe.’ Utjho njalo uSomnini.”
