Insali Ibalekela eGibhithe
UJohanani nabanye bathi uJeremiya ungumqambimanga, baphika ukuthi uBaba wethu wamthuma, basole uBharuki, bese beyisa yonke insali eGibhithe, uJeremiya ephakathi kwayo. EThaphanesi ugqiba amatshe lapho kuzoma khona isihlalo sobukhosi sikaNebukadinezari. Ingozi ababeyibalekela iyabalandela.
43 1Kwathi lapho uJeremiya eseqedile ukutshela bonke abantu wonke amazwi kaBaba wabo—wonke amazwi uBaba wabo amthuma ukuba awasho kubo. 2U-Azariya indodana kaHoshaya, uJohanani indodana kaKhareya, nawo wonke amadoda aziqhenyayo bathi kuJeremiya: “Uyaqamba amanga! UBaba wethu akakuthumanga ukuba uthi, ‘Ningayi kuhlala eGibhithe.’ 3Cha, uBharuki indodana kaNeriya uyakuqhubezela ukuba umelane nathi, ukuze asinikele ezandleni zamaBhabhiloni, asibulale noma asithumbele eBhabhiloni.”
4Ngakho uJohanani indodana kaKhareya, nazo zonke izinduna zamabutho, nabo bonke abantu abalilalelanga izwi likaBaba wethu lokuba bahlale ezweni lakwaJuda. 5Kanti uJohanani indodana kaKhareya nazo zonke izinduna zamabutho bayithatha yonke insali yakwaJuda eyayibuyile ivela kuzo zonke izizwe eyayihlakazekele kuzo, ukuba bahlale ezweni lakwaJuda. 6amadoda, abesifazane, izingane, namadodakazi enkosi, nabo bonke uNebuzaradani induna yabaqaphi ayebashiye noGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikamu, indodana kaShafani, kanye noJeremiya umprofethi noBharuki indodana kaNeriya. 7Ngakho bangena eGibhithe, bengalaleli izwi likaBaba wethu, bafika kwaze kwaba seThaphanesi.
8Khona izwi likaBaba wethu lafika kuJeremiya eThaphanesi, lathi:
9“Thatha amatshe amakhulu ngesandla sakho, uwagqibele odakeni, endaweni egandaywe ngezitini ngasesangweni lesigodlo sikaFaro eThaphanesi, amadoda akwaJuda ekubukele. 10Ubususithi kubo: ‘Usho kanje uBaba wamabutho asezulwini, uBaba wethu wakwa-Israyeli: Ngiyathuma ngibize inceku yami uNebukhadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, ngimise isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi phezu kwalawa matshe engiwagqibele lapha, uyakweneka itende lakhe lobukhosi phezu kwawo. 11Uyakuza ashaye iGibhithe: ukufa kulabo abamiselwe ukufa, ukuthunjwa kulabo abamiselwe ukuthunjwa, inkemba kulabo abamiselwe inkemba. 12Ngiyakuthungela umlilo emathempelini onkulunkulu baseGibhithe; uNebukhadinezari uyakuwashisa awathumbe. Uyakuligoqa izwe laseGibhithe azigoqe ngalo njengomalusi egoqa ingubo yakhe, aphume lapho engalimele. 13Uyakuzaphula izinsika ezingcwele zaseHeliyopholisi ezweni laseGibhithe, ashise amathempeli onkulunkulu baseGibhithe.’” a a v13 Lapha igama elithi “Beti-shemeshi” (“indlu yelanga”) lisho idolobha laseGibhithe amaGrikhi ayelibiza ngokuthi iHeliyopholisi, isikhungo sokukhonza ilanga eGibhithe — hhayi idolobha elinegama elifanayo elakwaJuda.
