Ukubhalwa Nokufundwa Komqulu
UBaruki ubhala amazwi kaBaba wethu njengoba uJeremiya emtshela, awafunde ngosuku lokuzila ethempelini; izikhulu ziwathatha ngokungathi sína futhi zifihla womabili amadoda. UJehoyakimi ulalela eseduze nembawula yakhe, asike amakholomu awashise. Umqulu ubhalwa kabusha ube mude, futhi uzalo lwakhe lulahlekelwa yisihlalo sobukhosi.
36 1Ngonyaka wesine kaJehoyakimi indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, kwafika leli zwi kuJeremiya livela kuBaba wethu, lithi:
2“Thatha umqulu ubhale kuwo onke amazwi engiwakhulume kuwe ngokumelene no-Israyeli, noJuda, nezizwe zonke, kusukela mhla ngiqala ukukhuluma kuwe ezinsukwini zikaJosiya kuze kube manje. 3Mhlawumbe abakwaJuda bayakuzwa yonke inhlekelele engihlose ukuyehlisela phezu kwabo, kuthi ngamunye aphenduke endleleni yakhe embi, ukuze ngithethelele icala labo nesono sabo.”
4UJeremiya wabiza uBaruki indodana kaNeriya, uBaruki wabhala emqulwini, ngokuchaza kukaJeremiya, onke amazwi uBaba wethu ayewakhulume kuye. 5UJeremiya wayala uBaruki wathi: “Mina ngivalelwe; angikwazi ukuya endlini kaBaba wethu. 6Hamba uyofunda emqulwini amazwi kaBaba wethu owawabhala njengoba ngichaza—wafundele bonke abantu endlini kaBaba wethu ngosuku lokuzila ukudla, nakubantu bakwaJuda abavela emizini yabo. 7Mhlawumbe ukunxusa kwabo umusa kuyakufika kuBaba wethu, kuthi ngamunye aphenduke endleleni yakhe embi, ngokuba uBaba wethu umemezele intukuthelo enkulu ngokumelene nalesi sizwe.”
8UBaruki indodana kaNeriya wakwenza konke uJeremiya umprofethi amyala ngakho, efunda amazwi kaBaba wethu encwadini, endlini kaBaba wethu. 9Ngonyaka wesihlanu kaJehoyakimi indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, ngenyanga yesishiyagalolunye, bonke abaseJerusalema nabo bonke abavela emizini yakwaJuda bamemezela ukuzila ukudla phambi kukaBaba wethu. 10UBaruki wafunda amazwi kaJeremiya emqulwini ukuze bezwe bonke abantu, endlini kaBaba wethu, ekamelweni likaGemariya indodana kaShafani umbhali, egcekeni eliphezulu, ngasesangweni leSango Elisha lendlu kaBaba wethu.
11Kwathi uMikhaya indodana kaGemariya, indodana kaShafani, esezwile onke amazwi kaBaba wethu emqulwini, 12wehlela endlini yenkosi, ekamelweni lombhali, lapho izikhulu zonke zazihlezi khona: u-Elishama umbhali, noDelaya indodana kaShemaya, no-Elinathani indodana ka-Akhibori, noGemariya indodana kaShafani, noZedekiya indodana kaHananiya, nazo zonke izikhulu. 13UMikhaya wabikela onke amazwi ayewezwile mhla uBaruki efundela abantu encwadini. 14Ngakho izikhulu zonke zathuma uJehudi indodana kaNethaniya, indodana kaShelemiya, indodana kaKushi, kuBaruki, zathi: “Letha umqulu owufundele abantu, uze.” UBaruki indodana kaNeriya wawuthatha weza kuzo.
15Zathi kuye: “Hlala phansi usifundele wona.” UBaruki wazifundela wona.
16Kwathi sebewezwile onke amazwi, ngamunye waphendukela kumakhelwane wakhe ngokwesaba, bathi kuBaruki: “Kumelwe sitshele inkosi onke lawa mazwi.” 17Babuza uBaruki bathi: “Sitshele, wawabhala kanjani onke lawa mazwi? Ngokuchaza kwakhe na?”
18UBaruki waphendula wathi: “Wangichazela onke lawa mazwi; ngawabhala encwadini ngoyinki.”
19Izikhulu zase zithi kuBaruki: “Hamba uyocasha, wena noJeremiya; makungabikho muntu owaziyo lapho nikhona.”
20Ngakho zaya enkosini egcekeni, zishiya umqulu ekamelweni lika-Elishama umbhali, zayibikela konke. 21Inkosi yathuma uJehudi ukuba alande umqulu; wawuthatha ekamelweni lika-Elishama umbhali. UJehudi wawufunda ngokuzwakalayo enkosini nasezikhulwini zonke ezazimi ngakuyo. 22Inkosi yayihlezi endlini yasebusika, ngenyanga yesishiyagalolunye, umlilo uvutha embizeni yomlilo phambi kwayo. 23Kwathi uJehudi esefunde amakhasi amathathu noma amane, inkosi yawaquma ngommese wombhali, yawaphonsa embizeni yomlilo waze washa wonke umqulu. 24Kodwa inkosi nazo zonke izinceku zayo ezazizwile lawa mazwi azesabanga, futhi aziklebhulanga izingubo zazo. a a v24 Ukuklebhula izingubo zomuntu kwakuyisibonakaliso sendabuko sosizi, sokulila, noma sokuphenduka phambi kukaNkulunkulu. 25U-Elinathani, noDelaya, noGemariya bayincenga inkosi ukuba ingawushisi umqulu, kodwa yenqaba ukubalalela. 26Inkosi yayala uJerameli indodana yenkosi, noSeraya indodana ka-Aziriyeli, noShelemiya indodana ka-Abideli ukuba babambe uBaruki umbhali noJeremiya umprofethi, kodwa uBaba wethu wabafihla.
27Lase lifika izwi likaBaba wethu kuJeremiya emva kokuba inkosi iwushisile umqulu onamazwi uBaruki ayewabhale ngokuchaza kukaJeremiya, lathi:
28“Thatha omunye umqulu ubhale kuwo onke amazwi ayesemqulwini wokuqala, lowo uJehoyakimi inkosi yakwaJuda awushisa. 29NgoJehoyakimi inkosi yakwaJuda, uthi: Usho kanje uBaba wethu: Wena wawushisa lo mqulu, ubuza uthi: ‘Wabhalelani ukuthi inkosi yaseBhabhiloni iyakufika nakanjani ichithe leli zwe, iqede wonke umuntu nesilwane?’ 30Ngakho usho kanje uBaba wethu ngoJehoyakimi inkosi yakwaJuda: akekho owakhe oyakuhlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide; isidumbu sakhe siyakulahlwa ngaphandle ekushiseni kwemini nasesithwathweni sobusuku. 31Ngiyakumjezisa yena, nenzalo yakhe, nezinceku zakhe ngesono sabo, ngehlisele phezu kwabo, nakubahlali baseJerusalema, nakubantu bakwaJuda yonke inhlekelele engayimemezela ngokumelene nabo—kodwa abazange balalele.”
32UJeremiya wathatha omunye umqulu, wawunika uBaruki indodana kaNeriya umbhali, owabhala ngokuchaza kwakhe onke amazwi omqulu uJehoyakimi inkosi yakwaJuda awushisa emlilweni, kanye namazwi amaningi afana nawo.
