UBawo wethu Uphendula Isikhungo sikaZedekiya
Ukumkani uZedekiya uthumela abathunywa enethemba lesimanga ngakwiBhabhilon. Impendulo ichasene naso ngqo — uBawo wethu uya kulwa nawo umzi wakhe. Iindlela ezimbini zibekwe phambi kwabantu: ukufa ngaphakathi kodonga, okanye ukuzinikela baphile. Indlu yasebukhosini imelwe kukugweba ngobulungisa.
21 1Ilizwi elafika kuYeremiya livela kuBawo wethu, xa ukumkani uZedekiya wathumela kuye uPashuri unyana kaMalekiya noZefaniya umbingeleli, unyana kaMahaseya: 2“Khawusibuzele kuBawo wethu, kuba uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabhilon uyasihlasela. Mhlawumbi uBawo wethu uya kusenzela ngazo zonke izimanga zakhe, ukuze utshaba lumke kuthi.”
3Wathi ke uYeremiya kubo: “Nothi kuZedekiya:
4Utsho oku uBawo wakwaSirayeli: ‘Ndiza kuzibuyisela umva izikhali ezisezandleni zenu, enilwa ngazo nokumkani waseBhabhilon namaBhabhilon aningqingileyo ngaphandle kodonga, ndizihlanganisele embindini walo mzi. 5Ndiya kulwa nani mna ngokwam ngesandla esoluliweyo nangengalo enamandla, ngomsindo, nangobushushu, nangoburhalarhume obukhulu. 6Ndiya kubulala abemi balo mzi, abantu nezilwanyana ngokufanayo; baya kufa sisibetho esikhulu. 7Emva koko, utsho uBawo wethu, ndiya kumnikela uZedekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda nabakhonzi bakhe, nabantu abakhoyo kulo mzi abasindileyo kwisibetho, nasekreleni, nakwindlala, esandleni sikaNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabhilon, nasezintshabeni zabo ezifuna ubomi babo. Wobabulala ngohlangothi lwekrele—engenanceba, engaxoleli, engenamfesane.’”
8Uze uthi kwaba bantu, utsho uBawo wethu: Ndibeke phambi kwenu indlela yobomi nendlela yokufa. 9Ohlala kulo mzi uya kufa likrele, yindlala, sisibetho; kodwa ozinikela kumaBhabhilon aningqingileyo uya kuphila, ubomi bakhe bube lixhoba kuye. 10Ndibubhekisa ubuso bam kulo mzi, ndiwenzela okubi, kungekuko okulungileyo, utsho uBawo wethu. Uya kunikwa esandleni sokumkani waseBhabhilon, oya kuwutshisa ngomlilo.
Ilizwi likaBawo wethu Kwindlu kaDavide
11Yithi kwindlu yokumkani yakwaYuda: Phulaphulani ilizwi likaBawo wethu.
12Ndlu kaDavide, utsho uBawo wethu: “Gwebani ngobulungisa rhoqo kusasa, nihlangule ophangiweyo esandleni somcinezeli wakhe, hleze umsindo wam uvuthe njengomlilo, uvuthe kungekho namnye onokuwucima, ngenxa yezenzo zenu ezibi. 13Yabona, ndikuchasene nawe, wena uhleli ngaphezu kwesihlambo, wena liwa lethafa, utsho uBawo wethu—wena uthi: ‘Ngubani onokuhla eze kusihlasela thina na? Ngubani onokungena emizini yethu?’ a a v13 IYerusalem yayihleli phezu kwenduli ephakamileyo ngaphezu kweentlambo ezazingqongileyo, into eyanika abantu bayo ukuzithemba okungeyonyani kokuba umzi lo awunakuhlaselwa. 14Ndiya kunohlwaya ngokwezenzo zenu, utsho uBawo wethu. Ndiya kubasa umlilo ehlathini layo, uze udle yonke into eyingqongileyo.”
