UJEREMIYA 27

₁Ekuqaleni kokubusa kukaSedekiya indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, kwafika lelizwi kuJeremiya livela kuJehova, lathi:

₂Usho kanje uJehova kimi, uthi: Zenzele izintambo namajoka, ukubeke entanyeni yakho,

₃ukuthume enkosini yakwaEdomi, nasenkosini yakwaMowabi, nasenkosini yabantwana bakwa-Amoni, nasenkosini yaseTire, nasenkosini yaseSidoni ngesandla sezithunywa ezifika eJerusalema kuSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda,

₄uziyale ukuba zithi emakhosini azo: Usho kanje uJehova-Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, uthi: Niyakusho kanje emakhosini enu, nithi:

₅Mina ngenzile umhlaba, nomuntu, nesilwane okukhona emhlabeni ngamandla ami amakhulu nangengalo yami eyeluliweyo, ngiwunika lowo ofanele emehlweni ami.

₆Manje senginikele onke lawamazwe esandleni sikaNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele, inceku yami; futhi ngiyakumnika izilwane zasendle ukuba zimkhonze.

₇Zonke izizwe ziyakumkhonza, yena nendodana yakhe, nendodana yendodana yakhe, kuze kufike isikhathi sezwe lakhe, izizwe eziningi namakhosi amakhulu babakhonzise.

₈Kuyakuthi isizwe nombuso okungayikumkhonza yena, uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, kungabeki intamo yakho phansi kwejoka lenkosi yaseBabele, lesosizwe ngisijezise, usho uJehova, ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo, ngize ngisiqede ngesandla sakhe.

₉Kepha nina ningabalaleli abaprofethi benu, nababhuli benu, namaphupho enu, nabahlola imihlola phakathi kwenu, nabalumbi benu abakhuluma kini, bethi: Aniyikuyikhonza inkosi yaseBabele,

₁₀ngokuba baprofetha amanga kini ukuba nisuswe kude nezwe lakini, nginixoshe, niphele.

₁₁Kepha isizwe esiyakuyibeka intamo yaso phansi kwejoka lenkosi yaseBabele, siyikhonze, leso ngiyakusiphumuza ezweni laso, usho uJehova, sililime, sihlale kulo.

₁₂Ngakhuluma kuSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda njengawo onke lawamazwi, ngathi: Bekani izintamo zenu phansi kwejoka lenkosi yaseBabele, niyikhonze, yona nabantu bayo, niphile.

₁₃Niyakufelani wena nabantu bakho ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo, njengalokho uJehova ekhulumile ngesizwe esingayikuyikhonza inkosi yaseBabele, na?

₁₄Ningawalaleli amazwi abaprofethi ababesho kini ukuthi: Aniyikuyikhonza inkosi yaseBabele, ngokuba baprofetha amanga kini.

₁₅Ngokuba angibathumanga, usho uJehova; baprofetha amanga ngegama lami ukuze nginixoshe, niphele, nina nabaprofethi abaprofetha kini.

₁₆Ngase ngikhuluma kubapristi nakubo bonke lababantu, ngithi: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Ningawalaleli amazwi abaprofethi benu abaprofetha kini ukuthi: Bhekani, izitsha zendlu kaJehova ziyakubuyiswa eBabele masinyane; ngokuba baprofetha amanga kini.

₁₇Ningabalaleli; khonzani inkosi yaseBabele nize niphile; ubuyakuchithelwani lomuzi na?

₁₈Kepha uma bengabaprofethi, uma izwi likaNkulunkulu likubo, mabamnxuse uJehova-Sebawoti ukuba izitsha ezisele endlini kaJehova, nasendlini yenkosi yakwaJuda, naseJerusalema zingayi eBabele.

₁₉Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova-Sebawoti ngezinsika, nangolwandle, nangezinqe, nangensali yezitsha ezisele kulomuzi,

₂₀angazithathanga uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele ekuthumbeni kwakhe uJekoniya indodana kaJehoyakimi, inkosi yakwaJuda, eJerusalema, wamyisa eBabele nabakhulu bonke bakwaJuda nabaseJerusalema;

₂₁yebo, usho kanje uJehova-Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ngezitsha ezisele endlini kaJehova, nasendlini yenkosi yakwaJuda, naseJerusalema, uthi:

₂₂Ziyakuyiswa eBabele, zibe-khona, kuze kufike usuku lokuzihambela kwami, usho uJehova; besengizikhuphula, ngizibuyisele kulendawo.