Umsongo Obhaliweyo Nowalesayo
UBharuki ubhala amazwi kaBawo wethu njengoko uYeremiya emchazela, aze awalese ngomhla wokuzila endlwini kaBawo wethu; izikhulu zikuthabathela ngqalelo zize zifihle omabini la madoda. UYehoyakim uphulaphula ecaleni kweziko lakhe lomlilo, esika imiqolo aze ayitshise. Umsongo ubhalwa kwakhona umde ngakumbi, nomnombo wakhe uphulukana netrone.
36 1Ngomnyaka wesine kaYehoyakim unyana kaYosiya ukumkani wakwaYuda, lafika eli lizwi kuYeremiya livela kuBawo wethu, lisithi:
2“Thabatha incwadi, ubhale kuyo onke amazwi endiwathethe kuwe ngamaSirayeli, nangakwaYuda, nangeentlanga zonke, ethabathela kwimini endaqala ukuthetha ngayo kuwe kwemihla kaYosiya, unanamhla. 3Mhlawumbi uYuda uya kubuva bonke ububi endiza kubuzisa phezu kwabo, aze elowo ajike endleleni yakhe embi, ndize ndibaxolele ubugwenxa babo nesono sabo.”
4UYeremiya wambiza uBharuki unyana kaNeriya, waza uBharuki wabhala encwadini, njengoko uYeremiya emchazela, onke amazwi awathethileyo uBawo wethu kuye. 5Waza uYeremiya wamwisela umthetho uBharuki, wathi: “Mna ndivalelwe; andinako ukuya endlwini kaBawo wethu. 6Hamba uye kulesa encwadini amazwi kaBawo wethu owabhala njengoko ndikuchazela—uwalese ebantwini bonke endlwini kaBawo wethu ngomhla wokuzila, nakubantu bakwaYuda abeza bephuma emizini yabo. 7Mhlawumbi isikhungo sabo senceba siya kufika kuBawo wethu, baze elowo ajike endleleni yakhe embi, kuba uBawo wethu uthethe umsindo omkhulu ngaba bantu.”
8Wenza uBharuki unyana kaNeriya konke uYeremiya umprofeti awamwisela umthetho ngako, elesa amazwi kaBawo wethu encwadini, endlwini kaBawo wethu. 9Ngomnyaka wesihlanu kaYehoyakim unyana kaYosiya ukumkani wakwaYuda, ngenyanga yesithoba, bamema uzilo lokudla phambi koBawo wethu bonke abaseYerusalem, nabo bonke abeza bephuma emizini yakwaYuda. 10UBharuki wawalesa amazwi kaYeremiya encwadini ukuba abantu bonke beve, endlwini kaBawo wethu, egumbini likaGemariya unyana kaShafan umbhali, kwintendelezo engaphezulu, ekungeneni kweSango eLitsha lendlu kaBawo wethu.
11Wathi uMikaya unyana kaGemariya, unyana kaShafan, akuweva onke amazwi kaBawo wethu encwadini, 12wehla waya endlwini yokumkani, egumbini lombhali, apho ababehleli khona bonke abathetheli: uElishama umbhali, noDelaya unyana kaShemaya, noElnatan unyana ka-Akebhore, noGemariya unyana kaShafan, noZedekiya unyana kaHananiya, nabo bonke abathetheli. 13UMikaya wawaxela onke amazwi awawevayo, ngexesha uBharuki elesa encwadini ebantwini. 14Baza bonke abathetheli bathuma uYehudi unyana kaNethaniya, unyana kaShelemiya, unyana kaKushi, kuBharuki, bathi: “Thabatha incwadi oyileselayo abantu, uze.” UBharuki unyana kaNeriya wayithabatha, weza kubo.
15Bathi kuye: “Hlala phantsi, uyilese kuthi.” Wayilesa ke uBharuki kubo.
16Bathe bakuva onke amazwi, elowo wajika wabheka kummelwane wakhe benkwankwa, besithi kuBharuki: “Simelwe kukuwaxela onke la mazwi kukumkani.” 17Baza bambuza uBharuki, bathi: “Sixelele, uwabhale njani onke la mazwi? Ngokuchazelwa nguye na?”
18Waphendula uBharuki wathi: “Wawathetha kum onke la mazwi, mna ndawabhala encwadini ngeyinki.”
19Baza abathetheli bathi kuBharuki: “Hamba uye kuzimela, wena noYeremiya; makungabikho namnye owaziyo apho nikhoyo.”
20Baya ke kukumkani entendelezweni, bayishiya incwadi egumbini likaElishama umbhali, bamxelela zonke izinto. 21Ukumkani wathuma uYehudi ukuba ayilande incwadi; wayithabatha egumbini likaElishama umbhali. UYehudi wayilesa ngokuvakalayo kukumkani nakubo bonke abathetheli ababemi ngakuye. 22Ukumkani wayehleli endlwini yasebusika, ngenyanga yesithoba, kuvutha umlilo ezikweni phambi kwakhe. 23Kwathi uYehudi akuba elese amakolamu amathathu okanye amane, ukumkani wawanqumla ngesitshetshe sombhali, ewaphosa ezikweni, yada yatsha yonke incwadi ezikweni. 24Kodwa ukumkani nabakhonzi bakhe bonke abawevayo la mazwi ababanga nakoyika, abazikrazulanga iingubo zabo. a a v24 Ukukrazula iingubo zomntu yayingumqondiso wesiko losizi, lokuzila, nokuguquka phambi koThixo. 25UElnatan, noDelaya, noGemariya bamkhunga ukumkani ukuba angayitshisi incwadi, kodwa akavuma ukuphulaphula. 26Ukumkani wawisa umthetho kuYerameli unyana wokumkani, nakuSeraya unyana kaAzriyeli, nakuShelemiya unyana kaAbhideli, ukuba bambambe uBharuki umbhali noYeremiya umprofeti; kodwa uBawo wethu wabafihla.
27Laza ilizwi likaBawo wethu lafika kuYeremiya emva kokuba ukumkani eyitshisile incwadi enamazwi awabhalwa nguBharuki njengoko uYeremiya emchazela, lisithi:
28“Thabatha enye incwadi, ubhale kuyo onke amazwi abesencwadini yokuqala, leyo oyitshisileyo uYehoyakim ukumkani wakwaYuda. 29“NgoYehoyakim ukumkani wakwaYuda uze uthi: Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Wena uyitshisile le ncwadi, usithi: ‘Yini na ukuba ubhale ukuba inene ukumkani waseBhabhilon uya kuza alitshabalalise eli lizwe, atshabalalise kulo wonke umntu nenkomo?’ 30Ngoko utsho uBawo wethu ngoYehoyakim ukumkani wakwaYuda ukuthi: akuyi kubakho namnye wakhe oya kuhlala etroneni kaDavide; isidumbu sakhe siya kuphoswa ngaphandle, sidliwe bubushushu emini, sidliwe yingqele ebusuku. 31Ndiya kumohlwaya yena, nembewu yakhe, nabakhonzi bakhe, ngenxa yobugwenxa babo, ndizise phezu kwabo, naphezu kwabemi baseYerusalem, naphezu kwabantu bakwaYuda, bonke ubunzima endibuthethileyo ngabo—kodwa abaphulaphulanga.”
32UYeremiya wathabatha enye incwadi, wayinika uBharuki unyana kaNeriya umbhali, owabhala ngokuchazelwa nguye onke amazwi encwadi leyo wayitshisileyo emlilweni uYehoyakim ukumkani wakwaYuda, kwongezwa kuwo namanye amazwi amaninzi anjengawo.
