UJeremiya 32

32 ¹Izwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuBaba wethu ngonyaka weshumi wokubusa kukaZedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda, okungumnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili kaNebukadinezari. ²Ngaleso sikhathi ibutho laseBhabhiloni lalivimbezele iJerusalema, kwathi umprofethi uJeremiya wayevalelwe egcekeni labalindi elisesigodlweni senkosi yakwaJuda.

³Ngokuba uZedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda wayemvalele, ethi: “Uprofethelani uthi, ‘Nanku okushiwo nguBaba wethu: Bheka, sengizawunikela lo muzi esandleni senkosi yaseBhabhiloni, iwuthumbe;

⁴“UZedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda akayikuphunyuka ezandleni zamaBhabhiloni; nakanjani uzawunikelwa enkosini yaseBhabhiloni, akhulume nayo umlomo nomlomo, ambone ngamehlo akhe. ⁵Iyakumthatha uZedekiya imuse eBhabhiloni, lapho eyakuhlala khona ngize ngimnake, kusho uBaba wethu. Nakuba nilwa namaBhabhiloni, aniyikuphumelela.’”

⁶UJeremiya wathi: “Izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kimi, lathi:

⁷Bheka, uHanameli indodana kaShalumi, umalume wakho, uyeza kuwe azokuthi: Thenga insimu yami ese-Anathoti, ngokuba ilungelo lokuyihlenga nokuyithenga lingelakho.”

⁸Khona-ke uHanameli umzala wami weza kimi egcekeni labalindi, njengokusho kukaBaba wethu, wathi kimi: ‘Thenga insimu yami ese-Anathoti kwelakwaBhenjamini, ngokuba ilungelo lefa lingelakho, nelokuhlenga lingelakho; yithenge.’ Ngase ngazi ukuthi leli kwakuyizwi likaBaba wethu.

⁹Ngayithenga-ke insimu ese-Anathoti kumzala wami uHanameli, ngakala isiliva esingaba ngamawunsi ayisikhombisa. ¹⁰Ngasayina incwadi yokuthenga ngayinamekela uphawu, ngabiza ofakazi, ngayikala imali ngesikali. ¹¹Ngase ngithatha incwadi yokuthenga enamekelwe uphawu, enemibandela nemigomo yayo, nekhophi evulekile, ¹²nganikela incwadi yokuthenga kuBharuki indodana kaNeriya, indodana kaMaseya, phambi kukaHanameli umzala wami, phambi kofakazi ababeyisayinile, naphambi kwawo wonke amaJuda ayehlezi egcekeni labalindi.

¹³Ngabayala phambi kwabo uBharuki, ngathi:

¹⁴“Nanku okushiwo nguBaba wamabutho asezulwini, uBaba wethu wakwa-Israyeli: Thatha lezi zincwadi—incwadi yokuthenga enamekelwe uphawu nencwadi evulekile—uzifake esitsheni sobumba ukuze zihlale isikhathi eside. ¹⁵Ngokuba uBaba wamabutho asezulwini, uBaba wethu wakwa-Israyeli, uthi: Izindlu, namasimu, nezivini kuyobuye kuthengwe kuleli zwe.”

Umkhuleko kaJeremiya: Akukho Lutho Olukunzima Kuwe

¹⁶Emva kokunikela incwadi yokuthenga kuBharuki indodana kaNeriya, ngakhuleka kuBaba wethu, ngathi: ¹⁷“Awu, Baba, Nkosi enguMbusi! Nguwe owenza izulu nomhlaba ngamandla akho amakhulu nangengalo yakho eyeluliwe; akukho lutho olukunzima kakhulu kuwe. ¹⁸Ubonisa uthando oluqotho kwabayizinkulungwane, kodwa uphindisela icala labazali emathangeni abantwana babo emva kwabo—Awu, Baba omkhulu, onamandla, uBaba wamabutho asezulwini yigama lakhe. ¹⁹Omkhulu ekwelulekeni, onamandla ezenzweni, amehlo akho avulekele zonke izindlela zabantu, ubuyisela kumuntu ngamunye ngokwezindlela zakhe, ngokwezithelo zezenzo zakhe. ²⁰Wenza izibonakaliso nezimangaliso eGibhithe, kuze kube namuhla kwa-Israyeli naphakathi kwabantu, wazenzela igama, njengoba kunjalo namuhla. ²¹Wakhipha abantu bakho u-Israyeli ezweni laseGibhithe ngezibonakaliso, nangezimangaliso, nangesandla esinamandla, nangengalo eyeluliwe, nangovalo olukhulu. ²²Wabanika leli zwe owafunga kokhokho babo ukuthi uzawubanika lona—izwe eligeleza ubisi nezinyosi. ²³Bangena balithatha, kodwa abalilalela izwi lakho noma bahambe ngomthetho wakho; konke owabayala ukuba bakwenze, abakwenzanga. Ngakho ubehlisele yonke le nhlekelele. ²⁴Amadundulu okuvimbezela afinyelele emzini ukuze uthunjwe; unikelwe kumaBhabhiloni alwa nawo, ngenxa yenkemba, nendlala, nesifo. Lokho okukhulumile sekwenzekile—uyakubona. ²⁵Kepha wena, Baba, Nkosi enguMbusi, uthe: ‘Thenga insimu ngemali, ubize ofakazi’—nakuba umuzi unikelwe kumaBhabhiloni.”

²⁶Khona-ke izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kuJeremiya, lathi:

²⁷“Mina nginguBaba wayo yonke inyama. Kukhona yini okunzima kakhulu kimi? ²⁸Ngakho usho kanje uBaba wethu: Nginikela lo muzi kumaBhabhiloni, kuNebukadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, uzawuthumba. ²⁹AmaBhabhiloni ahlasela lo muzi azofika, awushise ngomlilo, kanye nezindlu lapho abantu, ophahleni lwazo, babeshisela khona uBhali iminikelo futhi bethululela khona abanye onkulunkulu iminikelo yokuphuzwa, bengithukuthelisa.

³⁰“Abantu bakwa-Israyeli nabakwaJuda abenzanga lutho ngaphandle kobubi emehlweni ami kusukela ebusheni babo; u-Israyeli akenzanga lutho ngaphandle kokungithukuthelisa ngomsebenzi wezandla zabo, kusho uBaba wethu.

³¹“Lo muzi ungivusele intukuthelo nolaka lwami kusukela osukwini owakhiwa ngalo kuze kube manje, ngakho ngizawususa ebusweni bami, ³²ngenxa yabo bonke ububi abantu bakwa-Israyeli nabakwaJuda abangenza bona ukuze bangithukuthelise—bona, namakhosi abo, nezikhulu zabo, nabapristi babo, nabaprofethi babo, namadoda akwaJuda, nezakhamizi zaseJerusalema. ³³Bangifulathela ngomhlane, hhayi ubuso babo. Nakuba ngabafundisa kaningi ngokuphindaphindiwe, benqaba ukulalela noma ukwamukela ukuqondiswa. ³⁴Bamisa izinto zabo ezinengekayo endlini ebizwa ngegama lami, ukuze bayingcolise. ³⁵Bakha izindawo eziphakeme zikaBhali eSigodini saseBheni-Hinomu, benikela ngamadodana namadodakazi abo kuMoleki—into engangingakaze ngiyiyale noma ngiyicabange, ukuthi bangenza le nto enengekayo futhi benze uJuda one.”

Bayoba Ngabantwana Bami; Mina Ngiyoba NguBaba Wabo

³⁶“Manje nanku okushiwo nguBaba wethu wakwa-Israyeli ngalo muzi enithi unikelwe enkosini yaseBhabhiloni ngenkemba, nangendlala, nangesifo:

³⁷“Ngizawubabutha bevela kuwo wonke amazwe engabaxosha kuwo ngentukuthelo yami, nangolaka lwami, nangokufutheka okukhulu, ngibabuyisele kule ndawo, ngibahlalise ngokulondeka. ³⁸Bayoba ngabantwana bami, mina ngibe nguBaba wabo. ³⁹Ngibanike inhliziyo eyodwa, nendlela eyodwa, ukuze bangesabe njalo—kube kuhle kubo nakubantwana babo emva kwabo. ⁴⁰Ngiyokwenza isivumelwano esiphakade nabo, ngingaze ngiyeke ukubenzela okuhle; ngifake ukungesaba kwami ezinhliziyweni zabo, ukuze bangaze bangifulathele. ⁴¹Ngiyobajabulela, ngibenzela okuhle, ngibatshale ngempela kuleli zwe, ngayo yonke inhliziyo yami nangawo wonke umphefumulo wami.”

⁴²Ngokuba usho kanje uBaba wethu: “Njengoba ngehlisele yonke le nhlekelele enkulu kulaba bantu, kanjalo ngizawehlisela kubo konke okuhle engikuthembisayo. ⁴³Amasimu ayothengwa kuleli zwe enithi liyihlane, elingenamuntu nasilwane, elinikelwe kumaBhabhiloni. ⁴⁴Amasimu ayothengwa ngesiliva, kubhalwe izincwadi, zinamekelwe uphawu, zifakazelwe—kwelakwaBhenjamini, nasezindaweni ezizungeze iJerusalema, nasemizini yakwaJuda, nasezweni lezintaba, nasehlanzeni, naseNegebi—ngokuba ngizawubabuyisa ekuthunjweni, kusho uBaba wethu.”