UBawo Ubonisa UYeremiya Iingobozi Ezimbini Zemikhiwane
Iingobozi ezimbini zemikhiwane zibekwe phambi kwetempile. Elungileyo ngabathinjwa abasele besiwe eBhabhilon — abo uBawo wethu aya kubatyala kwakhona, abanike intliziyo yokumazi. Embi nguZedekiya nabo basekhoyo eYerusalem ababecinga ukuba basindile.
24 1UBawo wethu wandibonisa iingobozi ezimbini zemikhiwane zibekwe phambi kwetempile kaBawo wethu—emveni kokuba uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabhilon wamfuduselayo uYekoniya unyana kaYehoyakim, ukumkani wakwaYuda, kunye nabathetheli bakwaYuda, neengcibi, nabasebenzi besinyithi, esuka eYerusalem esiya eBhabhilon. 2Enye ingobozi yayinemikhiwane elungileyo kakhulu, evutha kwangethuba; enye yona inemikhiwane embi engenakudliwa.
3Wandula ke uBawo wethu wandibuza, wathi: “Ubona ntoni na, Yeremiya?” Ndathi: “Yimikhiwane; elungileyo ilunge kakhulu, embi imbi kakhulu, ingenakudliwa.”
4Lafika ke ilizwi likaBawo wethu kum, lisithi:
5“Utsho uBawo wethu wakwaSirayeli ukuthi: Njengemikhiwane elungileyo le, ndiya kubathabatha ngokunjalo njengabalungileyo abo bafuduselwayo bakwaYuda, endabathuma besuka apha baya ezweni lamaKaledi.
6“Ndiya kuwabheka ngawo amehlo am ngokulungileyo, ndibabuyisele kweli lizwe; ndibakhe, ndingabadilizi, ndibatyale, ndingabanyothuli. 7Ndiya kubanika intliziyo yokundazi mna njengoBawo; baya kuba ngabantwana bam, mna ndibe nguBawo wabo, kuba baya kubuyela kum ngentliziyo yabo yonke.’
8“Kodwa njengemikhiwane embi, ebole kakhulu ingenakudliwa—utsho uBawo wethu—ndiya kumenza ngokunjalo uZedekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda, nabathetheli bakhe, namasalela aseYerusalem, asele apha nokuba kuseYiputa.
9“Ndiya kubenza babe ngummangaliso, nobubi, nesingcikivo, nondaba-mlonyeni, nento yentsini, nesiqalekiso, ezikumkanini zonke zehlabathi, naphi apho ndithe ndabaqhubela khona. 10Ndiya kuthumela ikrele, nendlala, nendyikitya yokufa, phakathi kwabo, bade baphele kulo mhlaba endabanikayo bona nooyise.”
