UJeremiya 46

46 ¹Yileli izwi likaBaba wethu elafika kuJeremiya umprofethi mayelana nezizwe.

uBaba wethu Uthobisa iGibhithe eKharikemishi

²Mayelana neGibhithe: maqondana nempi kaFaro Neko inkosi yaseGibhithe eyayiseKharikemishi ngasemfuleni iEfrathe, eyanqotshwa uNebukadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni ngonyaka wesine kaJehoyakimi indodana kaJosiya inkosi yakwaJuda.

³“Lungisani izihlangu zenu—ezinkulu nezincane—nisondele empini! ⁴Bophani amahhashi; gibelani, nina bagibeli! Thathani izindawo zenu nithwale izigqoko zensimbi; lolani imikhonto, nifake izambatho zempi!’ ⁵Kungani ngikubona lokhu? Besabile, behlehlela emuva; amaqhawe abo achotshoziwe. Babaleka ngokushesha bengabheki emuva—uvalo lusezinhlangothini zonke! kusho uBaba wethu. ⁶‘Osheshayo ngeke abaleke, neqhawe ngeke liphunyuke. Enyakatho, ngasemfuleni iEfrathe, bayakhubeka bawe. ⁷Ngubani lo okhuphuka njengeNayile, njengemifula amanzi ayo agubhayo?”

⁸IGibhithe liyakhuphuka njengeNayile, njengemifula amanzi ayo agubhayo. Lithi, “Ngizakhuphuka, ngizawugubuzela umhlaba; ngizawabhubhisa amadolobha nabahlala kuwo.” ⁹Dumelani, nina mahhashi! Shayelani ngesankahlu, nina zinqola zempi! Mawaphume amaqhawe—iKushe nePhuti abaphethe isihlangu, amaLudi abaphethe abagobe umnsalo. ¹⁰Lolo suku lungolukaBaba wamabutho asezulwini, usuku lwempindiselo, ukuze aphindisele ezitheni zakhe. Inkemba izawudla ize isuthe, iphuze yanele ngegazi labo; ngokuba uBaba wamabutho asezulwini unomhlatshelo ezweni lasenyakatho, ngasemfuleni iEfrathe. ^a a v10 Impi ifaniswa nomhlatshelo uBaba awunikelayo—izitha ezibuleweyo zingumnikelo. ¹¹Khuphukela eGileyadi uyothatha ibhalsamu, ntombi emsulwa, ndodakazi yaseGibhithe! Ungaqongelela amakhambi, kodwa akukho kuphulukiswa kuwe. ¹²Izizwe zizwile ihlazo lakho, nomhlaba ugcwele ukukhala kwakho; ngokuba iqhawe likhubeka kwelinye iqhawe, bese bobabili bewa kanyekanye.

¹³Izwi uBaba wethu alikhuluma kuJeremiya umprofethi mayelana nokuza kukaNebukadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni ukuzohlasela izwe laseGibhithe:

¹⁴Memezelani eGibhithe, nikumemezele eMigidoli; nikumemezele eMemfisi naseThahphanesi. Thinini: “Thathani izindawo zenu nizilungiselele, ngokuba inkemba iyadla nxazonke zakho.”

¹⁵Kungani amaqhawe akho anamandla akhukhuliwe? Ehlulekile ukuma, ngokuba uBaba wethu wawawisa phansi. ¹⁶Wenza abaningi bakhubeka; ngempela, bawela omunye phezu komunye. Bathi, “Sukumani! Asibuyele kubantu bakithi, ezweni esazalelwa kulo, kude nenkemba ecindezelayo.” ¹⁷Lapho bamemeza bathi: “UFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe ungumsindo nje; uyekile isikhathi esinqunyiweyo sedlula.” ¹⁸Kuphila kwami, kusho iNkosi, ogama layo linguBaba wamabutho asezulwini, kuyoza othile onjengeThabori phakathi kwezintaba, njengeKarmeli ngaselwandle. ^b b v18 IThabori neKarmeli kwakuyizingqungqulu ezimbili zezintaba ezivelele kakhulu zakwa-Israyeli, ezazingenakuphuthwa—lokhu kuqhathanisa kufanisa umnqobi omude kakhulu, ongenakuvinjwa. ¹⁹Pakisha impahla yakho uye ekudingisweni, ndodakazi yaseGibhithe, wena ohlezi ngokuvikeleka! Ngokuba iMemfisi izakuba yincithakalo, amanxiwa lapho kungahlali muntu khona.

²⁰“IGibhithe liyithokazi elihle, kodwa isibawu esilumayo esivela enyakatho siyeza ukumelana nalo. ²¹Ngisho namasosha alo aqashiweyo aphakathi kwalo anjengamathole akhuluphalisiweyo; nawo ayaphenduka abaleke kanyekanye, ehluleka ukuma, ngokuba usuku lwenhlekelele yawo selufikile phezu kwawo, isikhathi sokujeziswa kwawo. ²²IGibhithe lihamba linswininiza njengenyoka ebalekayo lapho isitha sisondela ngamandla; beza kulo namazembe, njengabagawuli bemithi.’ ²³Bayakugawula ihlathi lalo, kusho uBaba wethu, noma liminyene kangaka, ngokuba baningi kunezintethe; ²⁴Indodakazi yaseGibhithe izakujabhiswa, inikelwe esizweni esivela enyakatho.”

²⁵“UBaba wamabutho asezulwini, uBaba wethu wakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Ngijezisa uAmoni unkulunkulu waseThebesi, uFaro, iGibhithe, onkulunkulu bayo namakhosi ayo—uFaro nabo bonke abathembela kuye.’ ²⁶Ngizabanikela kulabo abafuna ukuphila kwabo—kuNebukadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni nezinduna zakhe. Kamuva iGibhithe lizakuhlalwa njengakuqala, kusho uBaba wethu.

²⁷“Kodwa wena, ungesabi, Jakobe nceku yami; ungethuki, Israyeli. Ngokuba ngizakusindisa ukusuka kude, nabantwana bakho ezweni lokuthunjwa kwabo. UJakobe uzakubuyela ekuthuleni nasekuphumuleni, kungabikho omesabisayo. ²⁸Ungesabi, Jakobe nceku yami, kusho uBaba wakho, ngokuba nginawe. Noma ngiziqeda nya zonke izizwe engikuxoshele kuzo, wena angiyikukuqeda nya. Ngizakulaya ngokwahlulela okulungileyo; angiyikukuyeka ungajeziswanga nhlobo.”