Yeremiya 24
1 Yekoyakini mutabani wa Yekoyakimu kabaka wa Yuda n’abakungu, n’abaweesi n’abafundi ba Yuda bwe baatwalibwa kabaka Nebukadduneeza mu buwaŋŋanguse mu Babulooni okuva mu Yerusaalemi, Mukama yandaga ebibbo bibiri eby’emitiini nga biteekeddwa mu maaso ga yeekaalu ya Mukama.
Emva kokuba uJekhoniya indodana kaJehoyakhimi inkosi yakoJuda lezikhulu, izingcitshi kanye lezisebenzi zakoJuda sebethunjwe eJerusalema basiwa eBhabhiloni nguNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, uThixo wangitshengisa izitsha ezimbili zomkhiwa zibekwe phambi kwethempeli likaThixo.
2 Ekibbo ekimu kyalimu ettiini nga nnungi nnyo ng’eyo esooka okwengera, n’ekibbo ekirala kyalimu ettiini nga mbi nnyo, ezitayinza kuliika.
Esinye isitsha sasilomkhiwa omuhle kakhulu, njengovuthwa kuqala; esinye isitsha sasilomkhiwa omubi, ubolile ungeke wadleka.
3 Mukama n’ambuuza nti, “Olaba ki Yeremiya?” Ne muddamu nti, “Ndaba ettiini. Ennungi nga nnungi nnyo naye embi nga mbi nnyo ezitayinza kuliika.”
UThixo wasesithi kimi, “Kuyini okubonayo, Jeremiya?” Ngathi, “Ngumkhiwa. Omuhle muhle kakhulu, kodwa omubi ubole kakhulu ungeke udliwe.”
4 Awo ekigambo kya Mukama ne kinzijira nti,
Ilizwi likaThixo laselifika kimi lisithi:
5 “Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama, Katonda wa Isirayiri nti, ‘Ng’ettiini zino ennungi, ndaba nti abawaŋŋanguse b’omu Yuda balungi, be natwala okuva mu kifo kino eri mu nsi ey’Abakaludaaya.
“UThixo, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi, ‘Njengalo umkhiwa omuhle, ngibathatha njengabalungileyo abathunjwa bakoJuda, engabasusa kule indawo ngabasa elizweni laseBhabhiloni.
6 Amaaso gange gajja kubalabirira olw’obulungi bwabwe, era nzija kubakomyawo mu nsi eno. Nzija kubazimba era nneme kubamenyaamenya: nzija kubasimba nneme kubakuula.
Amehlo ami azabakhangela kokuphela, njalo ngizababuyisa kulelilizwe. Ngizabakha ngingabadilizi; ngizabahlanyela ngingabasiphuni.
7 Ndibawa omutima bammanye, nti nze Mukama. Balibeera bantu bange, nange ndibeera Katonda waabwe, kubanga balidda gye ndi n’omutima gwabwe gwonna.
Ngizabapha inhliziyo yokungazi, ukuthi mina nginguThixo. Bazakuba ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo, ngoba bazabuyela kimi ngenhliziyo yabo yonke.
8 “‘Naye ng’ettiini embi, embi ennyo ezitayinzika kuliika, bwe ntyo bwe nnaakola Zeddekiya kabaka wa Yuda, n’abakungu be n’abo abaasigalawo mu Yerusaalemi, oba abaasigalawo mu nsi eno oba abo ababeera mu Misiri,’ bw’ayogera Mukama.
Kodwa njengomkhiwa omubi, obolileyo ongeke udliwe,’ kutsho uThixo, ‘ngizamphatha kanjalo uZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda, lezikhulu zakhe kanye labasindayo eJerusalema, langabe basele kulelilizwe loba baseGibhithe.
9 ‘Ndibafuula kyennyinnyalwa era eky’omuzizo eri amawanga g’ensi, eky’okusekererwa era olugero obugero, ekintu eky’okusekererwa era eky’okukolimirwanga yonna gye nnaabagoberanga.
Ngizabenza bazondakale njalo babe yisinengiso kuyo yonke imibuso yasemhlabeni, insolo lesiga, into yokuhlekwa lokuthukwa, loba kungaphi engibaxotshela khona.
10 Ndireeta ekitala, n’ekyeya, ne kawumpuli okubalumba okutuusa lwe balizikirira babule ku nsi gye nabawa ne bakitaabwe.’”
Ngizathumela inkemba, indlala lomkhuhlane baze babhujiswe baphele elizweni engabanika lona kanye labokhokho babo.’”
