UPashuri Ubetha Umprofeti
Umbingeleli uPashuri umbetha uYeremiya, amvalele ezikhonkwaneni ubusuku bonke. Akukhululwa, uYeremiya amthiye igama elitsha athi uNkwantyiso Ngeenxa Zonke, aze ajike kuBawo wakhe: undeyisile, nelizwi endizama ukuliginya liyavutha emathanjeni am. Uyadumisa, aze aqalekise ukuzalwa kwakhe.
20 1UPashuri unyana ka-Imere, umbingeleli nombusi oyintloko endlwini kaBawo wethu, weva uYeremiya eprofeta ezi zinto. 2UPashuri wambetha uYeremiya umprofeti, wambeka ezikhonkwaneni esangweni elingaphezulu lakwaBhenjamin, endlwini kaBawo wethu. 3Ngengomso uPashuri wamkhulula uYeremiya ezikhonkwaneni. Wathi uYeremiya: “UBawo wethu akakuthiyanga igama uPashuri, koko uMagori-Misabhibhi—uNkwantyiso Ngeenxa Zonke. a a v3 UMagori-Misabhibhi kuthetha ukuthi “unkwantyiso ngeenxa zonke” — eli gama litsha lithiya loo nkwantyiso izigqibo zikaPashuri uqobo ziya kumzisela yona.
4Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: ‘Ndiya kukwenza ube luqhiphulo-mbilini kuwe nakubahlobo bakho. Baya kuwa likrele leentshaba zabo phambi kwamehlo akho. Ndiya kuwanikela onke amaYuda esandleni sokumkani waseBhabhilon; wobathimbela eBhabhilon, awabulale ngekrele. 5Ndiya kubunikela ubutyebi balo mzi, nempahla yawo, nezinto zawo ezixabisekileyo, nobuncwane bookumkani bakwaYuda ezintshabeni zabo, eziya kubuphanga, zibuthabathe, zibuse eBhabhilon. 6Wena, Pashuri, nabo bonke abasendlwini yakho niya kuthinjwa, nize eBhabhilon, nifele khona, ningcwatyelwe khona—wena nabo bonke abahlobo bakho obuprofeta ubuxoki kubo.’”
UYeremiya Ukhala kuYise
7Undilukuhlile, Bawo, ndalukuhleka; undeyisile, weyisa. Ndiphenduke intlekisa imini yonke; wonke umntu uyandigculela. 8Ndithi ndakuthetha, ndikhale, ndidanduluke ndisithi: “Gonyamelo nentshabalaliso!” Kuba ilizwi likaBawo wethu lindizisele intlekisa nengcikivo imini yonke. 9Kodwa xa ndithi: “Andiyi kumkhankanya, ndingasathethi egameni lakhe,” kubekho entliziyweni yam into enjengomlilo ovuthayo ovalelweyo emathanjeni am. Ndityhafile kukuwunqanda, andinako. 10Kuba ndiva ukusebezelana kwabaninzi: “Unkwantyiso ngeenxa zonke! Mbhavumeleni! Masimbhavumele!” Bonke abahlobo bam endibathembileyo balindele ukuwa kwam: “Mhlawumbi uya kulukuhleka, size simeyise, siziphindezelele kuye.” 11Kodwa uBawo wethu unam njengegorha eloyikekayo; ngenxa yoko abandisukelayo baya kukhubeka, bangeyisi. Baya kudaniswa kakhulu, kuba abaphumelelanga; ihlazo labo elingunaphakade aliyi kuze libe nakulityalwa. 12Bawo wemikhosi, wena ulingayo ilungisa, ubone intliziyo nengqondo, mandibubone ubulungisa bakho kubo, kuba ityala lam ndilinikele kuwe. 13Vumani kuBawo wethu! Dumisani uBawo wethu! Kuba uwuhlangule umphefumlo wehlwempu esandleni sabenzi bezinto ezimbi. 14Mayiqalekiswe imini endazalwa ngayo! Mayingasikelelwa imini andizala ngayo uma. 15Mayiqalekiswe loo ndoda eyaxelela ubawo iindaba isithi: “Uzalelwe unyana!”—yamvuyisa kakhulu. 16Mayibe njengemizi uBawo wethu awayibhukuqayo engazohlwayi loo ndoda. Mayive isikhalo kusasa, nomkhosi wemfazwe emini enkulu, 17ngokuba yayingandibulalanga ndisesizalweni, ukuze uma abe lingcwaba lam, isizalo sakhe sibe yindawo yam yokuphumla ngonaphakade. 18Yini na ukuba ndide ndiphume esizalweni, ndibone inkathazo nosizi, ndigqibe imihla yam ndinehlazo?
