Jeremiya umikiswa eGibhithe
1Watsi kube Jeremiya acedze kutjela bantfu onkhe lamavi aSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wabo, konkhe Simakadze labemtfume kutsi abatjele, 2Azariya, umsa waHoshaya, naJohanani, umsa waKhareya, nawo onkhe emadvodza labetibeka embili akhuluma kuJeremiya, atsi: “Unemanga! Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wetfu akakutfumi kutsi utewutsi: ‘Kufanele ningayi eGibhithe kuyawuhlala khona.’ 3Kodvwa Bharuki, umsa waNeriya, ukufake umoya wekuphambana natsi kutsi asinikele esandleni semaBhabhulona, khona atesibulala nome asitfumbele eBhabhulona.”
4Ngako Johanani, umsa waKhareya, kanye nato tonkhe tindvuna temabutfo nebantfu bonkhe abawulalelanga umyalo waSimakadze kutsi bahlale eveni lakaJuda. 5Esikhundleni saloko, Johanani, umsa waKhareya, nato tonkhe tindvuna temabutfo tayihola embili yonkhe imisalela yakaJuda leyayibuyele kuhlala eveni lakaJuda, isuka etiveni tonkhe lapho yayisakateleke khona. 6Tayihola embili yonkhe: emadvodza, nebafati, nebantfwana, nemadvodzakati enkhosi, Nebuzaradani, indvuna yabomahlalesangweni, abewashiye naGedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, umsa waShafani, tahamba naboJeremiya, umphrofethi, naBharuki, umsa waNeriya. 7Ngako bangena eGibhithe ngekungamlaleli Simakadze, baze bayawufika eThaphanesi.
8Livi laSimakadze lefika kuJeremiya aseThaphanesi, latsi: 9“Akatsi emaJuda asakubuka, wena bese utsatsa ematje lamakhulu uhambe nawo uwagcibedzele kulo libumba lendlela yesitini lesemphundvwini yesigodlo saFaro eThaphanesi. 10Ubobe sewukhuluma kuwo utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Ngitawutfumela inceku yami Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, ngiyawumisa sihlalo sakhe sebukhosi etikwalamatje lengiwagcibedzele lapha. Uyakwendlala umpheme wakhe webukhosi etikwawo. 11Uyawuta ahlasele iGibhithe, abaletsele kufa labo labemiselwe kufa, aletsele nekutfunjwa kulabo labamiselwe kutfunjwa, nenkemba kulabo labemiselwe inkemba. 12Uyakokhela umlilo emathempelini abonkulunkulu baseGibhithe; uyawubashisa abetfwale ahambe nabo batitfunjwa; live laseGibhithe uyawulihlantisisa, njengemelusi ahlantisisa lijazi lakhe kuze atsintsitse tonkhe tintfwala talo, aphume eGibithe angenamyocu. 13Lapho ethempelini lelilanga eGibhithe uyawubhidlita tinsika lekutsiwa tingcwele, ashise emathempeli abonkulunkulu baseGibhithe.’ ”
