< Zeremaia 21 >
1 Hagi Ra Anumzamo'ma Jeremaiama ama nanekema asami'neana, kini ne' Zedekaia'a, Markija nemofo Pasurine Ma'aseia nemofo pristi ne' Zefaniakiznima huznantegeke Jeremaia'ene keaga ome hunaku vuteke amanage ome hu'na'e.
Ilizwi lafika kuJeremiya livela kuThixo lapho uZedekhiya inkosi wayethume kuye uPhashuri indodana kaMalikhija lomphristi uZefaniya indodana kaMaseya. Bathi:
2 Muse hugantonanki tagri tagi erinka Ra Anumzamofona antahigegeno taza hino. Na'ankure Babiloni Kini ne' Nebukatnesa'a ha' eme hurantenaku nehie. Ko'ma hu'nea zana huno Ra Anumzamo'a asunkura huranteno hankave kaguva zama eri fore'ma hanigeno'a, Nebukatnesa'a sondia vahe zaga'a zamavareno ete rukrahe huno vugahifi antahigenka ko.
“Ake usibuzele kuThixo khathesi nje, ngoba uNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni uyasihlasela. Mhlawumbe uThixo angasenzela izimanga njengasezikhathini ezedlulayo ukuze asuke kithi.”
3 Hianagi Jeremaia'a amanage huno ana netrena zanasami'ne. Zedekaiana amanage huta ome asami'o.
Kodwa uJeremiya wathi kubo, “Tshelani uZedekhiya lithi:
4 Ra Anumzana Israeli vahe Anumzamo'a amanage huno hie, Babiloni kini ne'ene sondia vahe'amozanema kuma keginamofo fegi'ama eme kafoma ante'za mani kagi'nesaza vahe'enema ha'ma hunaku'ma tamazampima eritama vanaza ha' zantamina erineta ete rukrahe huta rankumapi efregahaze. Anama hanage'na Nagra ana ha' vahera zamatresanuge'za rankumapina efregahaze.
‘UThixo, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Sekuseduze ukuthi ngiziphendulele kuwe izikhali zempi ezisezandleni zakho, ozisebenzisayo ekulweni lenkosi yaseBhabhiloni lamaKhaladiya angaphandle komduli ekuvimbezele. Njalo ngizawaqoqa phakathi kwalelidolobho.
5 Nagra hankavenentake nazana rusute'na Nagrani'a hara huramantegahue. E'inama hanuana Nagra tusi narimpa aheramante noanki'na tamazeri havizantfa hugahue.
Mina uqobo ngizakulwa lawe ngesandla eseluliweyo langengalo elamandla ngentukuthelo langokufuthelana kanye lolaka olukhulu.
6 Ana nehu'na ama rankumapima nemaniza vahete'ene, zagagafa re'enena kefo kri atresugeno eno eme zamahe frigahie.
Ngizabatshaya abahlala kulelidolobho, abantu lezifuyo njalo bazabulawa yisifo esesabekayo.
7 Hagi Ra Anumzamo'a huno, anazama fore'ma hutesige'na anantera, Juda kini ne' Zedekaiane, eri'za vahe'ane krimo'ma zamahe ofrisia vahe'ene, hapinti'ene zamagaku'enema hu'za ofrisaza vahe'enena, zamavare'na Babiloni kini ne' Nebukatnesa azampine sondia vahe'amo'zama tamahenaku'ma nehaza vahe zamazampi tamavre antesugeno, tamazoa onkiza zmasunkura huoramante'za bainati kazinteti tamahe frigahaze.
Emva kwalokho, kutsho uThixo, uZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda, lezikhulu zakhe kanye labantu bakulelidolobho abaphepha emkhuhlaneni, enkembeni lasendlaleni, ngizabanikela kuNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni lasezitheni zabo ezifuna ukubabulala. Uzababulala ngenkemba; kayikuba lomusa kumbe uzwelo loba isihawu.’
8 Hagi Ra Anumzamo'a mago'ene amanage hie hunka vahera zamasamio hu'ne. Keho! Tamasimu'ma erita manisaza zamofo kane, fri'zamofo kanena tamagri tamavuga antogeno me'ne.
Phezu kwalokho, abantu batshele uthi, ‘UThixo uthi: Khangelani, ngiyalimisela phambi kwenu indlela yokuphila lendlela yokufa.
9 Hagi rankumamofo agu'afima manisaza vahera mago'a bainati kazinteti zamahe nefrisage'za, mago'a ne'zanku hu'za nefrisage'za, mago'a kri eri'za frigahaze. Hianagi iza'o rankumapinti'ma atiramino fegi'ma vuno, Babiloni sondia vahe'ma kafoma eme avazagi kagi'za ha'ma huramantenaku'ma nehaza vahe zamazampima ufresania vahera ahe ofrisageno asimu erino manigahie.
Loba ngubani osala kulelidolobho uzabulawa ngenkemba, yindlala loba ngumkhuhlane. Kodwa loba ngubani ophumayo kulo ayezinikela kumaKhaladiya alivimbezeleyo uzasila, aphunyuke lokuphila kwakhe.
10 Nagra ama rankumamofona mago knare zana huontegahuanki, hazenke'za eri'na agritera egahue hu'na nagesa antahi'noe. Ama rankumara Babiloni kini ne'mofo azampi erintesanugeno, teve taginteno eri haviza hugahie huno Ra Anumzamo'a huama hu'ne.
Sengiqonde ukwenza okubi kulelidolobho hatshi okuhle, kutsho uThixo. Lizanikelwa ezandleni zenkosi yaseBhabhiloni, ezalitshabalalisa ngomlilo.’
11 Hagi Juda kini ne'mofo nagara, Ra Anumzamo'a amanage hie hunka zamasamio hu'ne.
Phezu kwalokho, wothi endlini yenkosi yakoJuda, ‘Zwanini ilizwi likaThixo;
12 Deviti naga'mota Ra Anumzamo'a amanage hianki antahiho, maka nanterana vahe knazama keagafima refko'ma hanazana fatgo huta refko hiho. Hagi mago vahe'mo'ma mago vahe'ma kna nemino, ke'onke zama'ama musufama eri'nesanigeta, ana musufa vahe'mofo kaziga anteta agura ovaziho. Hagi ana'ma osanageno'a, narimpa ahe'zamo'a tevemo hiaza huno rukru hina mago vahe'mo'a rusura osugahie. Na'ankure tamagrama hu'naza kefo avu'ava zamo hanige'na anara hugahue.
lina abendlu kaDavida, uThixo uthi: Yenzani ukulunga insuku zonke ekuseni; mhlengeni esandleni somncindezeli wakhe lowo ophangiweyo, hlezi ulaka lwami luqubuke, lutshise njengomlilo ngenxa yobubi elibenzileyo, lutshise engekho ongalucitsha.
13 Hagi amama havege'ma hu'nea agonafima nemanita, kefenkamuteta agupofima negeta, iza amuhara hu'nesia vahemo hara eme hurantegahiema huta nehaza vahe'mota antahiho. Nagra hara huramantegahue.
Ngimelane lawe, Jerusalema, wena ohlala ngaphezu kwalesisigodi, emagcekeni alamadwala, kutsho uThixo, lina elithi, “Ngubani ongazasihlasela na? Ngubani ongangena esiphephelweni sethu na?”
14 Hagi Ra Anumzamo'a huno, Tamagrama hu'naza kefo tamavu tamava zantera, Nagra nona hu'na knazana tamigahue. Ana nehu'na zafaraminte teve tagintesugeno teno nevuno, maka zantamima kuma tva'onte'ma megagi'nea zantaminena tevereno erihana hugahie.
Ngizalijezisa njengokufanele izono zenu, kutsho uThixo. Ngizaphemba umlilo emahlathini enu ozalobisa konke okuseduze lani.’”