UBaba Ubiza AmaKhosi Ukuba Enze Ubulungiswa
UBaba wethu uthumela uJeremiya esigodlweni uqobo. UJosiya wavikela abampofu futhi kwamhambela kahle; amadodana akhe akha ngomsedari nangomsebenzi ongakhokhelwa. UShalumi akasoze abone ikhaya futhi, uJehoyakimi uthola ukungcwatshwa kwembongolo, futhi uKoniya uhlwithwa njengendandatho yophawu.
22 1Yilokhu uBaba wethu akushoyo: Yehlela endlini yenkosi yakwaJuda, ukhulume leli zwi khona,
2uthi: Zwana izwi likaBaba wethu, wena nkosi yakwaJuda, ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide—wena, nezinceku zakho, nabantu bakho abangena kula masango. 3Yilokhu uBaba wethu akushoyo: Yenzani ubulungiswa nokulungileyo; sindisani ophangiweyo esandleni somcindezeli. Ningamoni owezizwe, nentandane, nomfelokazi, ningabenzi lutho olubi, ningachithi igazi elingenacala kule ndawo. 4Uma ukwenza ngempela lokhu, amakhosi ahlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide ayakungena kula masango, egibele izinqola namahhashi—yinkosi, nezinceku zayo, nabantu bayo. 5Kodwa uma ningalaleli la mazwi, ngiyazifungela, kusho uBaba wethu: le ndlu iyakuba yincithakalo.
6Yilokhu uBaba wethu akushoyo ngendlu yobukhosi yakwaJuda: Wena uyiGileyadi kimi, usiqongo saseLebanoni—kodwa ngiyakukwenza ube yihlane, imizi lapho kungahlali muntu khona. 7Ngiyakwahlukanisela abachithi phezu kwakho, kube yilowo nalowo enezikhali zakhe; bayakugawula imisedari yakho ekhethekileyo, bayiphonse emlilweni.
8Izizwe eziningi ziyakudlula kulo muzi zibuzane ukuthi, “Kungani uSimakade enze kanje kulo muzi omkhulu?”
9Ziyakuphendula zithi, “Ngokuba bashiya isivumelwano sikaBaba wabo, bakhonza abanye onkulunkulu, babakhonza.”
UBaba Ukhuluma NgoShalumi
10Ningamkhaleli ofileyo noma nimlilele; kunalokho khalani kakhulu ngohambayo, ngokuba akasayikubuya futhi ukuze alibone izwe lokuzalwa kwakhe.
11Yilokhu uBaba wethu akushoyo ngoShalumi indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, owaba yinkosi esikhundleni sikayise, nowasuka kule ndawo: Akasayikubuya. 12Uyakufela kuleyo ndawo abamthumba baya kuyo, angabe esalibona futhi leli zwe.
13Maye kuye owakha indlu yakhe ngokungalungi, namakamelo akhe aphezulu ngokungabi nabulungiswa, osebenzisa umakhelwane wakhe ngeze engamkhokheli umholo wakhe, 14othi, “Ngiyakuzakhela indlu enkulu enamakamelo aphezulu abanzi,” ayiqophele amafasitela abanzi, ayembese ngomsedari, ayipende ngokubomvu okukhazimulayo.
15Ubusa ngokuba udlula abanye ngomsedari na? Uyihlo wadla waphuza, kodwa wenza ubulungiswa nokulunga, kwase kumhambela kahle.
16Wawamela umpofu noswelayo, kwase kumhambela kahle. Lokhu akusikho yini ukungazi? kusho uBaba wethu. 17Kodwa amehlo akho nenhliziyo yakho kubheke kuphela enzuzweni yakho yobuqili, ekuchitheni igazi elingenacala, nasekwenzeni ingcindezelo nodlame.
18Ngakho uBaba wethu usho ngoJehoyakimi indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, uthi: Akekho oyakumlilela athi, “Awu, mfowethu!” noma “Awu, dadewethu!” Akekho oyakumlilela athi, “Awu, nkosi!” noma “Awu, busho bakhe!” 19Uyakumbelwa ngokumbelwa kwembongolo— ahudulwe, aphonswe ngaphandle kwamasango aseJerusalema. 20Khuphukela eLebanoni ukhale; phakamisa izwi lakho eBashani; khala use-Abharimi, ngokuba bonke abathandi bakho bachotshoziwe. a a v20 I-Abharimi iyintaba eningizimu-mpumalanga yomfula iJordani, eduze namathafa akwaMowabi. 21Ngakhuluma kuwe ezikhathini zakho zokuthula, kodwa wena wathi, “Ngeke ngilalele.” Lokhu kube yindlela yakho kusukela ebusheni bakho— awulilalelanga izwi lami. 22“Umoya uyakwelusela kude bonke abelusi bakho, nabathandi bakho bayakuya ekuthunjweni; khona uyakuba namahloni, utheleke, ngenxa yabo bonke ububi bakho. 23Wena ohlala eLebanoni, owakhele phakathi kwemisedari, yeka ukububula kwakho lapho kufika kuwe imihelo, usizi olunjengolowesifazane obelethayo!”
24Kuphila kwami, kusho uBaba wethu, noma ngabe uKhoniya indodana kaJehoyakimi, inkosi yakwaJuda, ubeyindandatho yophawu esandleni sami sokunene, bengiyakukukhumula. 25“Ngiyakukunikela kwabafuna ukuphila kwakho, kulabo obesabayo—kuNebukadinezari inkosi yaseBabiloni nakumaBabiloni. 26Ngiyakukuphonsa, wena nonyoko owakuzalayo, ezweni elinye, lapho ningazalelwanga khona—niyakufela khona. 27Kepha izwe abalangazelela ukubuyela kulo, abasayikubuyela kulo.”
28Lo muntu uKhoniya uyimbiza edeleliweyo, ephukileyo na, isitsha esingafunwa muntu na? Kungani yena nabantwana bakhe bephonswa, belahlelwa ezweni abangalaziyo? 29Zwe, zwe, zwe, zwana izwi likaBaba wethu!
30Yilokhu uBaba wethu akushoyo: Mlobe lo muntu njengongenabantwana, umuntu ongayikuphumelela ezinsukwini zakhe zokuphila; ngokuba kakho noyedwa wenzalo yakhe oyakuphumelela, akekho oyakuhlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide noma abuse futhi kwaJuda.
