UPhashuri Ushaya uMprofethi
Umpristi uPhashuri ushaya uJeremiya amvalele esigodweni ubusuku bonke. Lapho ekhululwa, uJeremiya umqamba kabusha ngokuthi Ukwesaba Nxazonke, abese ephendukela kuBaba wakhe: ungehlulile, nezwi engizama ukuligwinya livutha emathanjeni ami. Uyadumisa, abese eqalekisa ukuzalwa kwakhe.
20 1UPhashuri indodana ka-Imeri, umpristi nenduna enkulu endlini kaBaba wethu, wezwa uJeremiya eprofetha lezi zinto. 2UPhashuri wamshaya uJeremiya umprofethi wambopha esitokisini esiseSangweni eliphezulu lakwaBhenjamini, endlini kaBaba wethu. 3Ngakusasa, uPhashuri wamkhulula uJeremiya esitokisini. UJeremiya wathi: “UBaba wethu akakuqambanga igama lokuthi Phashuri, kodwa uthe nguMagori-Misabibi—Ukwesaba Nxazonke. a a v3 UMagori-Misabibi usho ukuthi “ukwesaba nxazonke”—leli gama elisha liqamba uvalo izinqumo zikaPhashuri uqobo eziyokumlethela lona.
4Nakhu akushoyo uBaba wethu: ‘Ngizokwenza ube yingebhe kuwe ngokwakho nakubangane bakho. Bazokuwa ngenkemba yezitha zabo phambi kwamehlo akho. Ngizonikela uJuda wonke enkosini yaseBhabhiloni; izobathumbela eBhabhiloni, ibashaye ngenkemba. 5Ngizonikela ingcebo yaleli dolobha, impahla, nezinto eziyigugu, kanye namagugu amakhosi akwaJuda ezitheni zabo, eziyokuphanga, zithathe, zikuyise eBhabhiloni. 6Wena, Phashuri, nabo bonke abasendlini yakho niyokuya ekuthunjweni, nifike eBhabhiloni, nife ningcwatshwe khona—wena nabo bonke abangane bakho obaprofethela amanga.’”
UJeremiya Ukhala kuBaba wakhe
7Wangikhohlisa, Baba, ngakhohliseka; wangahlula ngamandla wanqoba. Sengiyinhlekisa usuku lonke; wonke umuntu uyangihleka. 8Njalo lapho ngikhuluma, ngiyamemeza, ngikhamuluka ngithi: “Udlame nencithakalo!” Ngokuba izwi likaBaba wethu lingilethele inhlekisa nokweyiswa usuku lonke. 9Kodwa uma ngithi: “Angisayikumphatha yena, noma ngikhulume futhi egameni lakhe,” khona-ke enhliziyweni yami kukhona okuthile okunjengomlilo ovuthayo ovaleleke emathanjeni ami. Ngidiniwe ukukubamba ngaphakathi, kodwa angisakwazi. 10Ngokuba ngizwa ukuhlebezelana kwabaningi: “Ukwesaba nxazonke! Mmangaleleni! Masimmangalele!” Bonke abangane bami engibathembayo balindele ukuwa kwami: “Mhlawumbe uyokhohliseka, khona-ke siyomahlula siphindisele kuye.” 11Kodwa uBaba wethu unami njengeqhawe elesabekayo; ngakho-ke abangizingelayo bazokhubeka banganqobi. Bazojabhiswa kakhulu, ngokuba abaphumelelanga; ihlazo labo elingunaphakade aliyikukhohleka nanini. 12Awu Baba wamabutho asezulwini, wena ovivinya olungileyo obona inhliziyo nengqondo, mangibone ukwahlulela kwakho kubo, ngokuba ngiyinikele kuwe indaba yami. 13Hlabelelani kuBaba wethu! Dumisani uBaba wethu! Ngokuba ukhulule ukuphila kompofu ezandleni zabenzi bobubi. 14Usuku engazalwa ngalo maluqalekiswe! Usuku umama angibeletha ngalo lungabusiswa nanini. 15Lowo muntu owaletha izindaba kubaba, wathi: “Uzalelwe indodana wena!” makaqalekiswe—emjabulisa kakhulu. 16Lowo muntu makabe njengemizi uBaba wethu ayichitha engazisoli. Makezwe ukumemeza ekuseni nomkhosi wempi emini, 17ngokuba akangibulalanga esiswini, ukuze umama abe lithuna lami, isibeletho sakhe sibe yindawo yami yokuphumula kuze kube phakade. 18Kungani ngaze ngaphuma esiswini ukuze ngibone inkathazo nosizi, ngiqede izinsuku zami ngehlazo?
