UJeremiya 49

49 ¹Ngokuqondene nama-Amoni: nakhu uBaba wethu akushoyo: U-Israyeli akanamadodana yini, akanandlalifa na? Pho, kungani uMilkomu ethathe izwe lakwaGadi, nabantu bakhe sebehlala emizini yalo? ²Ngakho-ke, bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, kusho uBaba wethu, lapho ngiyakuhlokoma khona ngomkhosi wempi ngimelene neRaba lama-Amoni; liyakuba yinqwaba echithekileyo, nemizana yalo iyakushiswa ngomlilo. Khona u-Israyeli uyakubaphuca labo ababemaphucile, kusho uBaba wethu. ³“Lilani, Heshiboni, ngokuba i-Ayi lichithiwe! Memezani, nina madodakazi aseRaba! Yembathani izingubo zokulila nilile; gijimani niye le nale phakathi kwezindonga, ngokuba uMilkomu uyakuya ekuthunjweni, kanye nabapristi bakhe nezikhulu zakhe. ⁴Kungani uzibonga ngezigodi zakho, ngesigodi sakho esithelayo, ndodakazi engathembekile—wena owawethemba emcebweni wakho, uthi, ‘Ngubani ongalokotha angisukele?’” ⁵Bheka, ngiyakwehlisela uvalo phezu kwakho, kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini, oluvela kubo bonke abakuzungezile. Niyakuxoshwa, yilowo nalowo eqonda phambili kwakhe, kungabikho oyakubutha ababalekayo. ⁶Kepha emva kwalokho ngiyakubuyisa inhlanhla yama-Amoni, kusho uBaba wethu.

UBaba wethu uthobisa ukuzidla kuka-Edomi

⁷Ngokuqondene no-Edomi: usho kanje uBaba wamabutho asezulwini: Asisekho yini isihlakaniphiso eTemani? Iseluleko siphelile yini kwabaqondayo? Ukuhlakanipha kwabo kubolile yini? ⁸“Balekani, phendukani, nicashe ekujuleni, nina enihlala eDedani, ngokuba ngiyakwehlisela inhlekelele phezu kuka-Esawu ngesikhathi engimjezisa ngaso. ⁹Uma abavuni bamagilebhisi beza kuwe, bebengeyukushiya yini okuncane kokukhothoza? Uma amasela efika ebusuku, bebengeyukweba kuphela lokho abakufunayo? ¹⁰Kepha mina ngokwami ngimhlubule u-Esawu waze waba ze; ngizembulile izindawo zakhe zokucasha, akasenakuzifihla. Inzalo yakhe ichithiwe, nabafowabo nomakhelwane bakhe, akasekho. ¹¹Shiya izintandane zakho; ngiyakuziphilisa. Abafelokazi bakho mabathembe kimi.”

¹²Nakhu uBaba wethu akushoyo: Bheka, labo ababengagwetshelwanga ukuphuza inkezo bayayiphuza nokho—wena-ke uyakuyekwa ungajeziswa na? Cha, impela uyakuyiphuza. ¹³Ngokuba ngifungile ngami, kusho uBaba wethu, ukuthi iBhozira liyakuba yinto eyesabekayo, nehlazo, nencithakalo, nesiqalekiso, nemizi yalo yonke iyakuba yincithakalo engunaphakade. ¹⁴Ngizwile umbiko ovela kuBaba wethu: isithunywa sithunyiwe phakathi kwezizwe ukuthi, ‘Buthanani nimhlasele yena! Sukumani niye empini!’ ¹⁵Ngoba bheka, ngiyakukwenza ube mncane phakathi kwezizwe, wedelelwe phakathi kwabantu. ¹⁶Ukwesabeka kwakho nokuzidla kwenhliziyo yakho kukukhohlisile, wena, wena ohlala emifantwini yedwala, ophethe ukuphakama kwegquma. Noma wakha isidleke sakho siphakame njengesokhozi, ngiyakukwehlisa usuka lapho, kusho uBaba wethu. ¹⁷U-Edomi uyakuba yinto eyesabekayo; bonke abadlulayo bayakwethuka bahleke usulu ngenxa yawo onke amanxeba akhe. ¹⁸Njengokuchithwa kweSodoma neGomora, kanye nemizi eyayakhelene nayo, kusho uBaba wethu, ngakho akuyikubakho muntu oyakuhlala khona, akekho umuntu oyakugogobala kuwo. ¹⁹“Njengebhubesi elikhuphuka esihlahleni saseJordani liye edlelweni eliluhlaza elinotshani, kanjalo ngiyakumxosha ngokuzumayo u-Edomi ezweni lakhe. Ngubani okhethiweyo engiyakumbeka phezu kwalo? Ngokuba ngubani onjengami, futhi ngubani ongangibiza ukuba ngizilandise? Ngumalusi muphi ongamelana nami? ²⁰Ngakho-ke yizwani icebo uBaba wethu alilungiselele ngokumelene no-Edomi, nemicabango ayicabangile ngokumelene nabahlala eTemani: Impela abancane bomhlambi bayakuhudulwa; impela idlelo labo liyakwethuswa yisiphetho sabo. ²¹Ngomsindo wokuwa kwabo umhlaba uyakuzamazama; umsindo wokukhala kwabo uyakuzwakala eLwandle Olubomvu. ²²Bhekani! Ukhozi luyakundiza lwehle, lwelule amaphiko alo phezu kweBhozira. Ngalolo suku izinhliziyo zamaqhawe akwa-Edomi ziyakuba njengenhliziyo yowesifazane osebuhlungwini bokubeletha.”

UBaba wethu wehlisela isigwebo phezu kweDamaseku

²³“Ngokuqondene neDamaseku. IHamati ne-Aripadi zinamahloni, ngokuba zizwile izindaba ezimbi, ziyancibilika ngokwesaba, zikhathazekile njengolwandle olungenakuthula. ²⁴IDamaseku selibuthakathaka; seliphendukele ukubaleka, futhi uvalo selulubambile lona. Usizi nobuhlungu sekulibambile, njengobuhlungu bowesifazane obelethayo. ²⁵Kungani umuzi wodumo ungashiywanga, idolobha engijabula ngalo? ²⁶Ngempela izinsizwa zalo ziyakuwa ezitaladini zalo; onke amabutho alo ayakuthuliswa ngalolo suku, kusho uBaba wamabutho asezulwini. ²⁷Ngiyakuphemba umlilo ezindongeni zeDamaseku; uyakuqeda izinqaba zikaBheni-hadadi.”

UBaba wethu wahlulela iKedari neHazori

²⁸Ngokuqondene neKedari nemibuso yaseHazori, uNebukadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni ayinqoba. Nakhu uBaba wethu akushoyo: Sukumani, nihlasele iKedari! Chithani abantu basempumalanga! ²⁹Amatende abo nemihlambi yabo kuyakuthathwa—amakhethini amatende abo nazo zonke izimpahla zabo. Amakamela abo ayakuqhutshwa asuswe, abantu baklabalase kubo bathi, ‘Uvalo nxazonke!’ ³⁰Balekani ngokushesha! Cashani ekujuleni, nina enihlala eHazori, kusho uBaba wethu, ngokuba uNebukadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni uhlele icebo ngokumelene nani; usongoze isu ngokumelene nani. ³¹Sukumani, nihlasele isizwe esinokuthula, esihlala ngokulondeka, kusho uBaba wethu—isizwe esingenawo amasango nemigoqo, esihlala sodwa. ³²Amakamela abo ayakuba yimpango, nemihlambi yabo eminingi iyakuba yize. Ngiyakubahlakazela kuyo yonke imimoya labo abagunda amagumbi ezinwele zabo, ngibehlisele inhlekelele ivela nxazonke, kusho uBaba wethu. ^a a v32 Ukugunda amagumbi ezinwele kwakuyisiko eliqhakambile lezinye izizwe zama-Arabhu zasehlane. ³³IHazori liyakuba yindawo yezimpungushe, yincithakalo kuze kube phakade. Akekho oyakuhlala khona, akekho umuntu oyakugogobala kulo.

UBaba wethu uhlakaza abuye abuyise i-Elamu

³⁴Izwi likaBaba wethu elafika kuJeremiya umprofethi ngokuqondene ne-Elamu, ekuqaleni kokubusa kukaZedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda, lithi:

³⁵Nakhu uBaba wamabutho asezulwini akushoyo: Bheka, ngiyawaphula umnsalo wase-Elamu, umthombo wamandla abo. ³⁶Ngiyakuletha phezu kwe-Elamu imimoya emine evela emagumbini amane ezulu; ngiyakubahlakazela kuyo yonke le mimoya, kungabikho sizwe lapho abathunjwa base-Elamu bengayikufika khona. ³⁷Ngiyakuyibhidliza i-Elamu phambi kwezitha zabo, phambi kwalabo abafuna ukubabulala. Ngiyakubehlisela inhlekelele, intukuthelo yami evuthayo, kusho uBaba wethu; ngiyakubaxosha ngenkemba ngize ngibaqede nya. ³⁸Ngiyakubeka isihlalo sami sobukhosi e-Elamu ngibhubhise inkosi yayo nezikhulu zayo, kusho uBaba wethu. ³⁹Kodwa ezinsukwini ezizayo ngiyakuyibuyisela i-Elamu inhlanhla yayo, kusho uBaba wethu.