Jeremiya ubekwa licala
1Kwatsi nje ekucaleni kwekubusa kwaJehoyakimu, umsa waJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda, kwefika livi livela kuSimakadze, litsi:
2“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Mani esibuyeni selithempeli laSimakadze, ukhulume kubo bonkhe bantfu basemadolobheni akaJuda labayaye bete batewukhontela lapha ethempelini laSimakadze. Batjele konkhe lengikutfume kona, ungashiyi nalinye livi. 3Mhlawumbe bayawulalela, kube ngulowo nalowo aphendvuke endleleni yakhe lembi. Ngiyawube sengiyagucuka ngingabe ngisabehlisela lenhlekelele lebese ngitilungiselele kuyehlisela kubo ngenca yebubi lababentile. 4Khuluma kubo utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Naningalaleli kimi nilandzele umtsetfo wami lengiwubeke embikwenu, 5futsi naningawalaleli emavi etinceku tami, baphrofethi, lengititfumele kini emaphindzephindze, nine solomane ningalaleli, 6lendlu-ke ngitabe sengiyenta ifanane neShilo, nalelidolobha seliyawuba yintfo yekucalekisa emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive temhlaba.’ ”
7Baphristi, nebaphrofethi kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu bamuva Jeremiya, nakakhuluma lamavi basekhatsi ethempelini laSimakadze. 8Kodvwa watsi acedza nje Jeremiya kubatjela bonkhe labantfu onkhe emavi labewatfunywe nguSimakadze kutsi atebatjela wona, kwesuka baphristi, nebaphrofethi kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu bambamba batsi kuye: “Ufanele ufe! 9Uphrofethelani egameni laSimakadze kutsi lelithempeli litawufanana neShilo, nalelidolobha litawusala selikhala libhungane, kungasahlali muntfu kulo?” Bonkhe bantfu babunganyela Jeremiya bamkaka ekhatsi endlini yaSimakadze.
10Kwatsi tiphatsimandla takaJuda nativa ngalesento, tesuka esigodlweni taphikelela khona ethempelini laSimakadze, tefike tahlala phansi etindzaweni tato, ekungeneni kweLisango Lelisha lelithempeli laSimakadze. 11Baphristi nebaphrofethi base bakhuluma kuletiphatsimandla nakubo bonkhe bantfu, batsi: “Lomuntfu kufanele agwetjwe intsambo, ngobe uphrofethe lokumelana nalelidolobha. Nani nitivele ngetenu tindlebe!”
12Jeremiya wase ukhuluma kuto tonkhe letiphatsimandla nakubo bonkhe labantfu, watsi: “Simakadze ungitfumile kutsi ngitewuphrofetha ngalendlu nangalelidolobha tonkhe letintfo lesenitivile. 13Manje-ke, guculani tindlela tenu tekuphila netento tenu nilalele Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu. Simakadze-ke utawube sewuyagucuka angabe asanehlisela lenhlekelele labesayishito kini. 14Macondzana nami-ke, mine ngisetandleni tenu; yentani kimi nome ngabe yini lenikubona kukuhle nekutsi kulungile. 15Noko kufanele nati nekwati, nikhumbule kutsi nangabe ningibulala, niyakwehlisela licala lengati lengenacala etikwenu, nasetikwalelidolobha, nasetikwalabo labahlala kulo, ngobe ecinisweni, nguSimakadze longitfume kini kutawukhuluma onkhe lamavi etindlebeni tenu niva.”
16Ngako letiphatsimandla nabo bonkhe bantfu bakhuluma kubaphristi nakubaphrofethi, batsi: “Lomuntfu akukafaneli kutsi agwetjwe intsambo! Ukhulume kitsi egameni laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu.”
17Labanye balabadzala belive beta ngembili bakhuluma kuwo wonkhe umhlangano webantfu, batsi: 18“Mikha waseMoreshethi waphrofetha ngetikhatsi taboHezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda. Watjela bonkhe bantfu bakaJuda watsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi:
“ ‘ISiyoni iyawulinywa njengensimi.
IJerusalema iyawuba yincumbi yencintsakalo,
intsaba yelithempeli ibe yindvundvuma
lehlume lihlatsi letinchachabutane.’
19“Kungabe kambe Hezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, yena nome-ke lomunye nje wakaJuda wambulala yini? Hezekiya akazange yini esabe Simakadze wafuna sihawu saSimakadze? Akazange agucuke yini yena Simakadze kwekutsi angabe asasehlisa lesehlakalo labesasishito kubo? Tsine nje sesitakwehlisela sehlakalo lesibi etikwetfu!”
20Manje-ke, bekukhona na-Uriya, umsa waShemaya, waseKhiriyathi Jeyarimu, abengulomunye webantfu labaphrofetha egameni laSimakadze; waphrofetha ngalelidolobha nangalelive njengawo onkhe lamavi aJeremiya.
21Kwatsi inkhosi Jehoyakimu nato tonkhe tindvuna takhe netiphatsimandla takhe nativa lamavi a-Uriya, inkhosi yahlosa kumbulala. Kodvwa Uriya weva ngaloko, wase ubalekela eGibhithe ngenca yekwesaba. 22Noko inkhosi, Jehoyakimu, yatfumela Elnathani, umsa wa-Akbori, eGibhithe, aphekeletelwa ngulamanye emadvodza. 23Bamkhipha Uriya eGibhithe, bammikisa enkhosini Jehoyakimu, lowafike watsi akagalelwe ngenkemba, wafa, sidvumbu sakhe salahlwa emadlizeni ebantfukatana.
24Kodvwa Ahikamu, umsa waShafani, wema ngakuJeremiya, ngako wangabe asaniketelwa kubantfu kutsi abulawe.
