To The Word – Day 182

₁“Wo kubo abelusi abachitha, bazihlakaze izimvu zedlelo lami!” usho uJehova. ₂Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngabelusi abelusa abantu bami, uthi: “Nihlakazile izimvu zami, nazixosha, anizihambelanga. Bhekani, ngiyakuhambela ububi bezenzo zenu kini,” usho uJehova. ₃“Ngiyakubutha insali yezimvu zami emazweni onke, lapho ngiyixoshele khona, ngiyibuyisele ezibayeni zayo; iyakuchuma, yande. ₄Ngiyakumisa phezu kwayo abelusi abayakuyalusa; ayisayikwesaba, ayiyikuphela amandla, ayisayikujeziswa,” usho uJehova.

₅“Bheka, izinsuku ziyeza,” usho uJehova, “lapho ngiyakumisela uDavide iHlumela elilungileyo; liyakubusa njengenkosi, libe nokuhlakanipha, lenze ukwahlulela nokulunga ezweni. ₆Ezinsukwini zalo uJuda uyakusindiswa, u-Israyeli ahlale elondekile; nanti igama eliyakubizwa ngalo lokuthi: UJEHOVA UNGUKULUNGA KWETHU.

₇“Ngalokho bheka, izinsuku ziyeza,” usho uJehova, “abangasayikusho ngazo ukuthi: ‘Kuphila kukaJehova owabakhuphula abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ezweni laseGibithe,’ ₈kepha ukuthi: ‘Kuphila kukaJehova owayikhuphula, wayihola inzalo yendlu ka-Israyeli ezweni lasenyakatho nasemazweni onke lapho ngangibaxoshele khona.’ Iyakwakha ezweni lakubo.”

₉Ngabaprofethi.

₁₅Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti ngabaprofethi, uthi:

₁₆Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi:

₂₅“Ngizwile ukuthi bathini abaprofethi abaprofetha amanga egameni lami, bethi: ‘Ngiphuphile, ngiphuphile.’ ₂₆Lokhu koze kube nini ezinhliziyweni zabaprofethi abaprofetha amanga, bengabaprofethi benkohliso yenhliziyo yabo, ₂₇abacabanga ukwenza ukuba abantu bami bakhohlwe igama lami ngamaphupho abo abawalandisa, kube yilowo nalowo kumakhelwane wakhe, njengalokho oyise bakhohlwa igama lami ngenxa kaBali, na? ₂₈Umprofethi onephupho makalilandise iphupho, kepha onezwi lami makalikhulume izwi lami ngeqiniso. Amakhoba ayini kukolweni na?” usho uJehova. ₂₉“Izwi lami alinjengomlilo yini,” usho uJehova, “nanjengesando esaphula itshe na?

₃₀“Ngalokho bheka, ngimelene nabaprofethi,” usho uJehova, “abeba amazwi ami, kube yilowo nalowo kumakhelwane wakhe. ₃₁Bheka, ngimelene nabaprofethi,” usho uJehova, “abasebenzisa izilimi zabo, bathi: ‘Uthi yena.’ ₃₂Bheka, ngimelene nabaprofetha amaphupho amanga,” usho uJehova, “bawalandise, badukise abantu bami ngamanga abo nangokuwawaza kwabo; mina-ke angibathumanga nokho, angibayalanga, futhi abasizanga laba bantu,” usho uJehova.

₃₃“Nxa laba bantu, noma umprofethi, noma umpristi, bekubuza bethi: ‘Iyini indaba kaJehova?’ uyakubatshela ukuthi: ‘Yinina eniyindaba,’ nokuthi: ‘Ngiyakunilahla, usho uJehova.’ ₃₄Nomprofethi-ke, nompristi, nabantu abayakusho ukuthi: ‘Indaba kaJehova,’ ngiyakuhambela lowo muntu nendlu yakhe. ₃₅Niyakusho kanje, kube yilowo nalowo kumakhelwane wakhe, kube yilowo nalowo kumfowabo, nithi: ‘UJehova uphendule wathini?’ nokuthi: ‘UJehova ukhulumeni?’ ₃₆Indaba kaJehova anisayikuyikhumbula, ngokuba izwi lalowo nalowo muntu liyakuba yindaba yakhe, lokhu niwahlanekezele amazwi kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu wethu. ₃₇Uyakusho kanje kumprofethi, uthi: ‘UJehova ukuphendule wathini?’ nokuthi: ‘UJehova ukhulumeni?’ ₃₈Kepha uma nithi: ‘Indaba kaJehova,’ khona uJehova usho kanje, uthi: Ngenxa yokuba nithi leli zwi lokuthi ‘indaba kaJehova,’ noma mina ngathumela kini, ngathi: Aniyikuthi: ‘Indaba kaJehova,’ ₃₉ngalokho ngiyakuniphakamisa nokuniphakamisa, nginilahle ebusweni bami, nina nomuzi enganinika wona, nina nawoyihlo, ₄₀nginehlisele ihlazo eliphakade namahloni emiyo njalo okungayikukhohlakala.”

₁UJehova wangibonisa amaqoma amabili amakhiwane ebekwe phambi kwethempeli likaJehova, uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, esethumbile uJekoniya indodana kaJehoyakimi, inkosi yakwaJuda, nezikhulu zakwaJuda, nezinyanga zomsebenzi, nabakhandi, wabasusa eJerusalema, wabayisa eBabele. ₂Elinye iqoma lalinamakhiwane amahle kakhulu, enjengamakhiwane ayingqalabutho; elinye iqoma lalinamakhiwane amabi kakhulu, engenakudliwa ngobubi bawo.

₃Wayesethi uJehova kimi: “Ubonani, Jeremiya, na?”

Ngathi: “Amakhiwane; amahle, ngamahle kakhulu, namabi ngamabi kakhulu, enganakudliwa ngobubi bawo.”

₄Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: ₅“Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Njengalawa makhiwane amahle ngiyakubheka kanjalo abathunjiweyo bakwaJuda, engibamukisile kule ndawo baya ezweni lamaKaledi, kube kuhle. ₆Ngiyakuwabhekisa amehlo ami kubo, kube kuhle, ngibabuyisele kuleli zwe, ngibakhe ngingabadilizi, ngibatshale ngingabasiphuli. ₇Ngiyakubanika inhliziyo yokungazi ukuthi nginguJehova; bayakuba ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, ngokuba bayakubuyela kimi ngenhliziyo yabo yonke.

₈“ ‘Kepha njengamakhiwane amabi engenakudliwa ngobubi bawo, impela kanjalo,’ usho kanje uJehova, ‘ngiyakwenza kuSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda, nasezikhulwini zakhe, nakuyo insali yaseJerusalema, abasele kuleli zwe nabakhile ezweni laseGibithe. ₉Ngiyakubenza babe yingebhe nokubi emibusweni yonke yomhlaba, babe yihlazo nesaga, isifenqo nesiqalekiso ezindaweni zonke engiyakubaxoshela kuzo. ₁₀Ngiyakuthuma kubo inkemba, nendlala, nesifo, baze baphele ezweni engalinika bona nawoyise.’ ”

₁Izwi elafika kuJeremiya ngabantu bonke bakwaJuda ngomnyaka wesine kaJehoyakimi indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, ongumnyaka wokuqala kaNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, ₂alikhulumayo uJeremiya umprofethi kubo bonke abantu bakwaJuda nakubo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema, ethi: ₃“Kusukela emnyakeni weshumi nantathu kaJosiya indodana ka-Amoni, inkosi yakwaJuda, kuze kube namuhla, le minyaka engamashumi amabili nantathu izwi likaJehova lifikile kimi, ngalikhuluma, ngilisho kini njalonjalo, kepha kanilalelanga.”

₄UJehova uthumile kini zonke izinceku zakhe abaprofethi, ebathuma njalonjalo, kepha anilalelanga, anibekanga indlebe ukuba nizwe ₅lapho kwathiwa: “Ake nibuye, kube yilowo nalowo endleleni yakhe embi, nasebubini bezenzo zenu, nihlale ezweni uJehova alinike nina nawoyihlo, kusukela phakade kuze kube phakade, ₆ningalandeli abanye onkulunkulu ukuba nibakhonze, nikhuleke kubo, ningangicunuli ngemisebenzi yezandla zenu; khona angiyikunenzela okubi.

₇“Kepha aningilalelanga,” usho uJehova, “naze nangicunula ngemisebenzi yezandla zenu, kwaba kubi kini.”

₈Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: “Ngenxa yokuba ningawalalelanga amazwi ami, ₉bheka, ngiyakuthumela, ngilande yonke imindeni yasenyakatho,” usho uJehova, “noNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, inceku yami, ngibehlisele phezu kwaleli zwe nabakhileyo kulo, naphezu kwazo zonke lezi zizwe nxazonke, ngibaqalekise, ngibenze babe yisimangaliso nento encimfelwayo, nencithakalo ephakade. ₁₀Futhi ngiyakususa kubo izwi lokujabula nezwi lokuthokoza, izwi lomyeni nezwi lomakoti, nomsindo wamatshe okugaya nokukhanya kwesibani. ₁₁Izwe lonke leli liyakuba yincithakalo nesimangaliso, nalezi zizwe ziyakuyikhonza inkosi yaseBabele iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa.

₁₂“Kuyakuthi lapho iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa isigcwalisekile, ngihambele inkosi yaseBabele nesizwe leso,” usho uJehova, “ngobubi babo, kanye nezwe lamaKaledi, ngilenze libe yincithakalo ephakade. ₁₃Ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwalelo zwe onke amazwi ami engiwakhulume phezu kwalo, konke okulotshwe kule ncwadi, uJeremiya akuprofethile ngazo zonke izizwe. ₁₄Ngokuba bayakukhonziswa nabo yizizwe eziningi nangamakhosi amakhulu, ngiphindise kubo ngezenzo zabo nangemisebenzi yezandla zabo.”

₁₅Ngokuba washo kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli kimi, wathi: “Thatha le ndebe yewayini lokufutheka esandleni sami, uphuzise kuyo zonke izizwe engikuthuma kuzo. ₁₆Ziyakuphuza, zintengantenge, zihlanye ngaphambi kwenkemba engiyakuyithuma phakathi kwazo.”

₁₇Ngase ngiyithatha indebe esandleni sikaJehova, ngaziphuzisa zonke izizwe uJehova angithuma kuzo: ₁₈iJerusalema nemizi yakwaJuda, namakhosi alo, nezikhulu zalo, ukuba ngikwenze kube yincithakalo, nesimangaliso, nento encimfelwayo, nesiqalekiso njenganamuhla; ₁₉kanye noFaro inkosi yaseGibithe, nezinceku zakhe, nezikhulu zakhe, nabantu bakhe bonke, ₂₀nayo yonke ingxubevange yabantu; onke amakhosi ase-Uzi, nawo onke amakhosi asezweni lamaFilisti e-Ashikeloni, naseGaza, nase-Ekroni, nensali yase-Ashidodi; ₂₁o-Edomi, noMowabi, nabantwana bakwa-Amoni, ₂₂nawo onke amakhosi aseTire, nawo onke amakhosi aseSidoni, namakhosi aseziqhingini ezingaphesheya kolwandle; ₂₃iDedani, neThema, neBuzi, nabo bonke abadilingiwe emaceleni amakhanda abo, ₂₄nawo onke amakhosi ase-Arabiya, nawo onke amakhosi engxubevange yabantu ehlala ehlane, ₂₅nawo onke amakhosi aseZimri, nawo onke amakhosi ase-Elamu, nawo onke amakhosi aseMediya, ₂₆nawo onke amakhosi asenyakatho, akude naseduze, yileyo naleyo, nayo yonke imibuso yezwe esebusweni bomhlaba; nenkosi yaseSheshaki iyakuphuza emva kwabo.

₂₇“Uyakusho kubo ukuthi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Phuzani, nidakwe, nihlanze, niwe, ningabe nisasukuma ngenxa yenkemba engiyakuyithuma phakathi kwenu.’ ₂₈Kuyakuthi lapho bala ukuthatha indebe esandleni sakho ukuba bayiphuze, usho kubo ukuthi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: Impela niyakuphuza. ₂₉Ngokuba bheka, ngiyaqala ukwenza okubi emzini obizwe ngegama lami; nina beniyakuba ngabangenacala na? Aniyikuba ngabangenacala, ngokuba ngiyakubiza bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni beze enkembeni, usho uJehova Sebawoti.’

₃₀“Manje, profetha kubo onke lawa mazwi, uthi kubo:

₃₂Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi:

₃₃Ngalolo suku ababuleweyo bakaJehova bayakusukela komunye umkhawulo womhlaba, baze bafike komunye; abayikukhalelwa, abayikubuthwa, abayikumbelwa, bayakuba ngumquba ebusweni bomhlaba.

₁Ekuqaleni kokubusa kukaJehoyakimi indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, kwafika leli zwi livela kuJehova, lathi: ₂“Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Yima egcekeni lendlu kaJehova, ukhulume kuyo yonke imizi yakwaJuda efika ukukhuleka endlini kaJehova onke amazwi engikuyala ukuwakhuluma kubo, ungagodli zwi. ₃Mhlawumbe bayakulalela, baphenduke, kube yilowo nalowo endleleni yakhe embi, ngibuye kukho okubi ebengicabanga ukukwenza kubo ngenxa yobubi bezenzo zabo. ₄Uyakuthi kubo: ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Uma ningangilaleli ukuba nihambe emthethweni wami engiwubeke phambi kobuso benu, ₅niwalalele amazwi ezinceku zami abaprofethi engibathumile kini, ngibathuma njalonjalo, nina ningalalelanga, ₆ngiyakwenza le ndlu ibe njengeShilo, nalo muzi ngiyakuwenza ube yisiqalekiso ezizweni zonke zomhlaba.’ ”

₇Abapristi, nabaprofethi, nabo bonke abantu bezwa uJeremiya ekhuluma lawo mazwi endlini kaJehova. ₈Kwathi lapho uJeremiya eseqedile ukukhuluma konke uJehova amyale ngakho ukuba akukhulume kubo bonke abantu, abapristi, nabaprofethi, nabantu bonke, bambamba, bathi: “Uyakufa nokufa. ₉Uprofetheleni egameni likaJehova ukuthi: ‘Le ndlu iyakuba njengeShilo, nalo muzi uyakuchithwa kungabe kusaba khona owuhlalayo,’ na?” Bonke abantu babebuthene kuJeremiya endlini kaJehova.

₁₀Izikhulu zakwaJuda zazizwa lezo zinto, zakhuphuka endlini yenkosi, zaya endlini kaJehova, zahlala esikhaleni sesango elisha lendlu kaJehova. ₁₁Base bethi abapristi nabaprofethi ezikhulwini nakubo bonke abantu, bathi: “Lo muntu ufanele ukufa, ngokuba uprofethile ngalo muzi, njengalokho nizwile ngezindlebe zenu.”

₁₂Wayesesho uJeremiya kuzo zonke izikhulu nakubo bonke abantu, ethi: “UJehova wangithuma ukuprofetha ngale ndlu nangalo muzi onke amazwi eniwezwileyo. ₁₃Ngalokho lungisani izindlela zenu nezenzo zenu, nilalele izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, uJehova abuye kukho okubi akukhulume kini. ₁₄Kepha mina, bhekani, ngisesandleni senu; yenzani kimi okuhle nokulungile emehlweni enu. ₁₅Yazini nokwazi kuphela ukuthi uma ningibulala, niyakwehlisela igazi elingenacala phezu kwenu, naphezu kwalo muzi, naphezu kwabakhileyo kuwo, ngokuba ngeqiniso uJehova ungithume kini ukuba ngikhulume onke lawa mazwi ezindlebeni zenu.”

₁₆Zase zithi izikhulu nabo bonke abantu kubo abapristi nakubo abaprofethi: “Lo muntu akafanele ukufa, ngokuba ukhulume kithi egameni likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.”

₁₇Kwase kusukuma amanye amalunga ezwe, asho kulo lonke ibandla labantu, athi: ₁₈“UMika waseMoresheti waprofetha ezinsukwini zikaHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda, washo kubo bonke abantu bakwaJuda, wathi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi:

₁₉“UHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda naye wonke uJuda bambulala impela na? Angithi bamesaba uJehova, bamncenga uJehova, uJehova wabuya kukho okubi ayekukhulume kubo, na? Besiyakwenza okubi okukhulu kuyo imiphefumulo yethu.”

₂₀Kwakukhona nomunye umuntu owaprofetha egameni likaJehova, u-Uriya indodana kaShemaya waseKiriyathi Jeharimi; waprofetha ngalo muzi nangaleli zwe njengawo onke amazwi kaJeremiya.

₂₁Inkosi uJehoyakimi, nawo onke amaqhawe ayo, nazo zonke izikhulu bezwa amazwi akhe; inkosi yafuna ukumbulala; kepha u-Uriya wakuzwa, wesaba, wabaleka, waya eGibithe. ₂₂Inkosi uJehoyakimi yayisithuma amadoda eGibithe, u-Elinathani indodana ka-Akibori enamadoda, baye eGibithe. ₂₃Bamkhipha u-Uriya eGibithe, bamyisa enkosini uJehoyakimi eyambulala ngenkemba, yasilahla isidumbu sakhe emathuneni abantukazana.

₂₄Kepha isandla sika-Ahikamu, indodana kaShafani, sasinoJeremiya ukuba bangamnikeli esandleni sabantu ukumbulala.

₁Ekuqaleni kokubusa kukaSedekiya indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, kwafika leli zwi kuJeremiya livela kuJehova, lathi: ₂Usho kanje uJehova kimi, uthi: “Zenzele izintambo namajoka, ukubeke entanyeni yakho, ₃ukuthume enkosini yakwa-Edomi, 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 ka-Israyeli, 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 lawa mazwe 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.

₈“ ‘ “Kuyakuthi isizwe nombuso okungayikumkhonza yena, uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, kungabeki intamo yakho phansi kwejoka lenkosi yaseBabele, leso sizwe 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 lawa mazwi, 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. ₁₅‘Ngokuba angibathumanga,’ usho uJehova; ‘baprofetha amanga ngegama lami ukuze nginixoshe, niphele, nina nabaprofethi abaprofetha kini.’ ”

₁₆Ngase ngikhuluma kubapristi nakubo bonke laba bantu, 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 lo muzi 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 kulo muzi, ₂₀angazithathanga uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele ekuthumbeni kwakhe uJekoniya indodana kaJehoyakimi, inkosi yakwaJuda, eJerusalema, wamyisa eBabele nabakhulu bonke bakwaJuda nabaseJerusalema; ₂₁yebo, usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngezitsha ezisele endlini kaJehova, nasendlini yenkosi yakwaJuda, naseJerusalema, uthi: ₂₂‘Ziyakuyiswa eBabele, zibe khona, kuze kufike usuku lokuzihambela kwami,’ usho uJehova. ‘Bese ngizikhuphula, ngizibuyisele kule ndawo.’ ”