Jer 25 | Ndebele | STEP | Ilizwi elafika kuJeremiya mayelana labantu bonke bakoJuda, ngomnyaka wesine kaJehoyakhimi indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakoJuda (kwakungumnyaka wokuqala kaNebhukadirezari, inkosi yeBhabhiloni),

1 Ilizwi elafika kuJeremiya mayelana labantu bonke bakoJuda, ngomnyaka wesine kaJehoyakhimi indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakoJuda ^a (kwakungumnyaka wokuqala kaNebhukadirezari, inkosi yeBhabhiloni), 2 alikhulumayo uJeremiya umprofethi kubo bonke abantu bakoJuda, lakubo bonke abahlali beJerusalema, esithi: 3 Kusukela emnyakeni wetshumi lantathu kaJosiya, indodana kaAmoni, inkosi yakoJuda, ^b kuze kube lamuhla, sekuyiminyaka engamatshumi amabili lantathu, ilizwi leNkosi lifikile kimi, njalo ngilikhulumile kini, ngivuka ngovivi ngikhuluma; ^c kodwa kalilalelanga. ^d 4 Futhi iNkosi ithumile kini zonke izinceku zayo, abaprofethi, ivuka ngovivi ibathuma; ^e kodwa kalilalelanga, ^f kalibekanga indlebe yenu ukuthi lizwe; ^g 5 besithi: Phendukani khathesi ngulowo lalowo ^h endleleni yakhe embi, ⁱ lebubini bezenzo zenu, ^j lihlale elizweni iNkosi elinike lina laboyihlo ^k kusukela nininini kuze kube nininini; ^l 6 njalo lingalandeli abanye onkulunkulu ukubasebenzela lokubakhonza, ^m lingangithukuthelisi ⁿ ngomsebenzi wezandla zenu; ^o khona ngingayikulenzela okubi. 7 Kodwa kalingilalelanga, itsho iNkosi, ukuze lingithukuthelise ^p ngomsebenzi wezandla zenu, kuze kube kubi kini. ^q

8 Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Ngenxa yokuthi lingawalalelanga amazwi ami, 9 khangela, ngizathuma, ngilande zonke izinsapho zenyakatho, ^r itsho iNkosi, lakuNebhukadirezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni inceku yami, ngibalethe bamelane lalelilizwe ^s bamelane labakhileyo balo, bamelane lazo zonke lezizizwe inhlangothi zonke, ^t ngibatshabalalise, ngibenze babe yisesabiso, ^u babe ngokuncifelwayo, ^v babe zincithakalo ezilaphakade. 10 Futhi ngizaphelisa ngisuse kubo ilizwi lentokozo lelizwi lenjabulo, ilizwi lomyeni lelizwi likamakoti, ^w umsindo wamatshe okuchola, ^{x
,} ^y lokukhanya kwesibane. ^z 11 Lelizwe lonke leli lizakuba lunxiwa ^aa libe yisesabiso; ^ab lalezizizwe zizasebenzela inkosi yeBhabhiloni ^ac iminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa. ^ad 12 Kuzakuthi-ke iminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa isiphelele ^ae ngijezise inkosi yeBhabhiloni lalesosizwe, itsho iNkosi, ngobubi babo, lelizwe lamaKhaladiya, ngilenze libe ngamanxiwa laphakade. ^af 13 Ngehlisele phezu kwalelolizwe wonke amazwi ami engawakhuluma ngimelene lalo, konke okubhaliweyo kulolugwalo, ^ag uJeremiya akuprofethayo ngazo zonke izizwe. 14 Ngoba izizwe ezinengi ^{ah
,} ^ai lamakhosi amakhulu ^{aj
,} ^ak zizabasebenzisa bona uqobo; ^{al
,} ^am njalo ngizabaphindisela njengokwenza kwabo ^an lanjengokomsebenzi wezandla zabo.

Inkezo yewayini egcwele ulaka lweNkosi

15 Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli kimi: Thatha inkezo yewayini yalolulaka esandleni sami, ^ao wenze zonke izizwe engikuthuma kuzo ziyinathe. 16 Njalo zizanatha, ^ap zidiyazele, ^aq zihlanye, ^{ar
,} ^as ngenxa yenkemba engizayithuma phakathi kwazo. ^at 17 Ngasengithatha inkezo esandleni seNkosi, nganathisa zonke izizwe ^au iNkosi eyayingithume kizo, 18 iJerusalema, lemizi yakoJuda, lamakhosi ayo, leziphathamandla zayo, ukubenza babe yincithakalo, ^av babe yisesabiso, ^aw babe yinto yokuncifelwa, ^ax babe yisiqalekiso, ^ay njengalamuhla; 19 uFaro inkosi yeGibhithe, ^az lezinceku zakhe, leziphathamandla zakhe, labantu bakhe bonke; 20 labo bonke abaxubeneyo, ^ba lawo wonke amakhosi elizwe ^bb leUzi, ^bc lawo wonke amakhosi elizwe lamaFilisti, ^bd leAshikeloni, ^{be
,} ^bf leGaza, ^{bg
,} ^bh leEkhironi, ^bi lensali yeAshidodi; ^bj 21 iEdoma, ^{bk
,} ^bl loMowabi, ^{bm
,} ^bn labantwana bakoAmoni; ^{bo
,} ^bp 22 lawo wonke amakhosi eTire, ^{bq
,} ^br lawo wonke amakhosi eSidoni, ^{bs
,} ^bt lamakhosi ezihlenge ezingaphetsheya kolwandle; ^bu 23 iDedani, ^bv leTema, ^bw leBuzi, ^bx labo bonke abaqunywe ezingonsini; 24 lamakhosi wonke ^by eArabhiya, ^bz lamakhosi wonke abantu abaxubeneyo ^ca abahlala enkangala; ^cb 25 lamakhosi wonke eZimri, ^cc lamakhosi wonke eElamu, ^cd lamakhosi wonke eMede; ^ce 26 lawo wonke amakhosi enyakatho, ^cf aseduze lakhatshana, omunye lomunye, layo yonke imibuso yomhlaba, esebusweni bomhlaba; lenkosi yeSheshaki izanatha emva kwabo. ^cg

27 Ubususithi kibo: Itsho njalo INkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Nathani ^{ch
,} ^ci lidakwe, ^cj lihlanze, ^ck liwe, lingasukumi, ngenxa yenkemba engizayithuma phakathi kwenu. ^cl 28 Kuzakuthi-ke lapho besala ukuthatha inkezo esandleni sakho ukuthi banathe, ^cm uthi kibo: Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Lizanatha isibili. ^cn 29 Ngoba khangela, ngiyaqala ukwenza okubi emzini obizwa ngebizo lami, ^co lina-ke belizakuba ngabangelacala isibili yini? ^cp Kaliyikuba ngabangelacala; ^cq ngoba ngizabizela inkemba phezu kwabo bonke abakhileyo bomhlaba, ^cr itsho iNkosi yamabandla. 30 Wena-ke profetha wonke lamazwi umelene labo, uthi kubo: INkosi izabhonga iphezulu, ^cs iphumise ilizwi layo ^ct isendaweni yayo engcwele; ^cu izabhonga kakhulu phezu kwendawo yayo yokuhlala, ^cv imemeze ^cw iphendule njengabanyathela izithelo zevini, ^cx imelene labo bonke abakhileyo bomhlaba. 31 Umsindo uzafika emkhawulweni womhlaba; ^cy ngoba iNkosi ilempikisano lezizwe, ^cz izakwehlulela yonke inyama; ^da abakhohlakeleyo izabanikela enkembeni, itsho iNkosi.

32 Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla: Khangela, ububi buzaphuma esizweni busiya esizweni, lesivunguzane esikhulu ^db sizavuswa sisuka ezinhlangothini zomhlaba. ^dc 33 Langalolosuku ababuleweyo beNkosi bazasukela komunye umkhawulo womhlaba baze bafike komunye umkhawulo; ^dd kabayikulilelwa, ^de kabayikubuthwa, ^df kabayikungcwatshwa; ^{dg
,} ^dh bazakuba ngumquba phezu kobuso bomhlaba. ^di

34 Qhinqani isililo, ^dj belusi, ^dk likhale, lizibhuqe emlotheni, ^dl zikhulu zomhlambi; ngoba izinsuku zokuhlatshwa lezokuhlakazeka kwenu zigcwalisekile, njalo lizakuwa njengesitsha esiloyisekayo. 35 Lokubaleka kuzaphela kubelusi, ^dm lokuphunyuka kuzikhulu zomhlambi. 36 Kuzakuba lelizwi lokukhala kwabelusi ^dn lokuqhinqa isililo kwezikhulu zomhlambi; ngoba iNkosi izachitha idlelo labo. 37 Lezibaya ezilokuthula ^do zizachithwa ^dp ngenxa yokuvutha kolaka lweNkosi. ^dq 38 Itshiyile ubhalu lwayo ^dr njengesilwane esitsha, ^ds ngoba ilizwe labo seliyincithakalo ngenxa yokuvutha komcindezeli, ^dt langenxa yokuvutha kolaka lwayo. ^du