d21:9, 37:17,18
e21:9, 37:17,18
f21:10, 32:3
j37:17,24-27
l32:2, 37:13,28
o37:8,10-12, 39:16
s37:8,10-12, 39:16
v38:8,10-12, 39:16
w37:8,10-12, 39:16
y37:8,10-12, 39:16
ag37:18,22, 39:3
aj37:18,22, 39:3
ak21:10, 37:23
al21:10, 37:23
am32:4, 37:23
aw39:6, 41:10, 43:6, 44:7
ax32:4, 37:23
ay21:10, 37:23
Jeremiah 38
Ukukhutshwa kukaJeremiya emgodini
1UShefathiya indodana kaMathani, loGedaliya indodana kaPashuri, loJukali indodana kaShelemiya, a loPashuri indodana kaMalikiya, b sebezwile amazwi uJeremiya ayewakhuluma kubo bonke abantu esithi: c 2Itsho njalo iNkosi: Osala kulumuzi uzakufa ngenkemba, ngendlala, langomatshayabhuqe wesifo; d kodwa ophuma aye kumaKhaladiya uzaphila, e ngoba uzakuba lempilo yakhe ibe yimpango, aphile. 3Itsho njalo iNkosi: Lumuzi uzanikelwa isibili esandleni sebutho lenkosi yeBhabhiloni, f elizawuthumba. g 4Iziphathamandla zasezisithi enkosini: Ake abulawe lumuntu, h ngoba ngalindlela uyekethisa izandla zamadoda empi asele kulumuzi, i lezandla zabo bonke abantu, ngokukhuluma kibo amazwi anje; ngoba lumuntu kadingi ukuthula kwalababantu, kodwa okubi. 5Inkosi uZedekhiya yasisithi: Khangela, usesandleni senu, ngoba inkosi kayilakho okuphambene lani ngalutho. j 6Basebemthatha uJeremiya, bamphosela emgodini kaMalikiya indodana yenkosi, k owawusegumeni lentolongo, l bamehlisa uJeremiya ngamagoda; kwakungelamanzi emgodini, m kodwa udaka; uJeremiya wasetshona odakeni. n 7Kwathi uEbedimeleki o umEthiyophiya p indoda umthenwa, q owayesendlini yenkosi, esizwa ukuthi uJeremiya bamfake emgodini (lapho inkosi yayihlezi esangweni lakoBhenjamini), r 8uEbedimeleki s waphuma endlini yenkosi, wakhuluma lenkosi esithi: 9Nkosi yami, nkosi, abantu laba benzile okubi ngakho konke abakwenze kuJeremiya umprofethi, abamphosele emgodini, ngoba uzakufa endaweni yakhe t ngenxa yendlala, ngoba kakusekho isinkwa emzini. u 10Inkosi yasimlaya uEbedimeleki umEthiyophiya, v isithi: Thatha lapha amadoda angamatshumi amathathu ngaphansi kwesandla sakho, umenyule uJeremiya umprofethi emgodini engakafi. 11Ngakho uEbedimeleki wathatha amadoda ngaphansi kwesandla sakhe, w wangena endlini yenkosi waze waba ngaphansi kwesiphala, wathatha khona izidwedwe ezidabukileyo lezidwedwe ezigugileyo, x wazehlisela kuJeremiya emgodini ngamagoda. 12UEbedimeleki umEthiyophiya y wasesithi kuJeremiya: Ake ufake izidwedwe ezidabukileyo lezigugileyo ngaphansi kwamakhwapha akho ngaphansi kwamagoda. z UJeremiya wasesenza njalo. 13Basebemdonsa uJeremiya ngamagoda, aa bamenyula emgodini. UJeremiya wasehlala egumeni lentolongo.UZedekhiya uyelulekwa nguJeremiya
14Inkosi uZedekhiya yasithuma yathatha uJeremiya umprofethi yamusa kuye, ekungeneni kwesithathu okusendlini yeNkosi. Inkosi yasisithi kuJeremiya: Ngizakubuza udaba, ungangifihleli lutho. 15UJeremiya wasesithi kuZedekhiya: Uba ngikutshela, kawuyikungibulala lokungibulala yini? Loba ngikweluleka, kawuyikungilalela. 16Inkosi uZedekhiya yasifunga kuJeremiya ekusithekeni ab isithi: Kuphila kukaJehova ac owasenzela lumphefumulo: ad Isibili kangiyikukubulala, futhi isibili kangiyikukunikela esandleni salamadoda adinga umphefumulo wakho. ae 17UJeremiya wasesithi kuZedekhiya: Itsho njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Uba uphuma isibili af uye kuziphathamandla zenkosi yeBhabhiloni, ag umphefumulo wakho uzaphila, ah lalumuzi kawuyikutshiswa ngomlilo; uzaphila wena lendlu yakho. 18Kodwa uba ungaphumi ai uye kuziphathamandla zenkosi yeBhabhiloni, aj lumuzi uzanikelwa esandleni samaKhaladiya, ak awutshise ngomlilo; al lawe kawuyikuphunyuka esandleni sawo. am 19Inkosi uZedekhiya yasisithi kuJeremiya: Ngiyawesaba amaJuda ahlubukele kumaKhaladiya, an hlezi anginikele esandleni sawo, angiklolodele. ao 20UJeremiya wasesithi: Kawayikukunikela; ake ulalele ilizwi leNkosi njengalelo engilikhuluma kuwe, ap khona kukulungele, aq futhi umphefumulo wakho uzaphila. 21Kodwa uba usala ukuphuma, ar yileli ilizwi iNkosi engibonise lona lokuthi: 22Khangela-ke, bonke abesifazana abasele endlini yenkosi yakoJuda bazakhitshelwa kuziphathamandla zenkosi yeBhabhiloni, bathi: Abangane bakho bakukhuthazile, as bakwehlula; at inyawo zakho zitshone odakeni; au babuyele emuva. av 23Njalo azakhuphela abafazi bonke bakho lamadodana akho kumaKhaladiya; aw lawe kawuyikuphunyuka esandleni sawo, ax kodwa uzabanjwa ngesandla senkosi yeBhabhiloni, lalumuzi uzawutshisa ngomlilo. ay 24UZedekhiya wasesithi kuJeremiya: Kakungabi khona umuntu owaziyo lamazwi, khona ungayikufa. 25Kodwa nxa iziphathamandla zisizwa ukuthi ngikhulume lawe, az zize kuwe zithi kuwe: Ake usitshele, ubusithini enkosini, ungakufihli kithi, khona kasiyikukubulala; njalo inkosi ikhulumeni kuwe; 26uzakuthi-ke kuzo: Mina ngiwise ukuncenga kwami phambi kwenkosi ba ukuthi ingangibuyiseli endlini kaJonathani ukuze ngifele khona. bb 27Zasezifika zonke iziphathamandla kuJeremiya, zambuza; yena waziphendula njengawo wonke lamazwi inkosi ewalayileyo. Zasezithula kuye, ngoba udaba lwalungezwakali. 28UJeremiya wasehlala bc egumeni lentolongo kwaze kwaba lusuku iJerusalema eyathunjwa ngalo; bd wayekhona lapho iJerusalema ithunjwa.
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