UJeremiya
26 Ekuqaliseni kokubusa kukaJehoyakhimu+ indodana kaJosiya inkosi yakoJuda, ilizwi likaJehova lafika lathi: 2 “Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova, ‘Mana egumeni lendlu kaJehova ukhulume labo* bonke abantu abahlala emadolobheni akoJuda ababuya bezokhonza* endlini kaJehova. Batshele konke engikulaye khona, ungatshiyi lokukodwa. 3 Mhlawumbe bazalalela, ngamunye wabo aphenduke atshiye indlela yakhe embi, besengitshintsha ingqondo* ngingabehliseli umonakalo engihlose ukubehlisela wona ngenxa yezenzo zabo ezimbi.+ 4 Batshele uthi: “Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova, ‘Nxa lingayekela ukungilalela, liyekele ukulandela umthetho wami engiwubeke phambi kwenu, 5 njalo lingalaleli amazwi ezinceku zami ezingabaphrofethi engiqhubeka ngizithuma kini lanxa lingazilaleli,+ 6 ngizakwenza indlu le ibe njengeShilo,+ ngenze ledolobho leli liqalekiswe yizo zonke izizwe ezisemhlabeni.’”’”+
7 Abaphristi labaphrofethi labo bonke abantu bamuzwa uJeremiya ekhuluma amazwi la endlini kaJehova.+ 8 UJeremiya wathi eseqedile ukukhuluma konke uJehova ayethe akutshele bonke abantu, abaphristi labaphrofethi labo bonke abantu bambamba bathi kuye: “Uzakufa loba sekutheni. 9 Kungani uphrofethe ngebizo likaJehova wathi indlu le izakuba njengeShilo, ledolobho leli lizatshabalala kusale kungelamuntu kulo?” Bonke abantu bambuthanela uJeremiya endlini kaJehova.
10 Izikhulu zakoJuda zathi zisizwa amazwi la zasuka endlini yenkosi* zaya endlini kaJehova, zafika zahlala egedini elitsha lendlu kaJehova.+ 11 Abaphristi labaphrofethi bakhuluma lezikhulu labantu bonke bathi: “Umuntu lo kumele abulawe+ ngoba uphrofethe okubi ngedolobho leli njengoba lani lizizwele ngezenu indlebe.”+
12 UJeremiya wasesithi kuzo zonke izikhulu lasebantwini bonke: “UJehova nguye ongithume ukuthi ngikhulume wonke amazwi la eliwazwileyo,+ ngiphrofethe mayelana ledolobho leli lendlu le. 13 Ngakho-ke tshintshani izindlela zenu lezenzo zenu lilalele ilizwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu. Lingenza njalo, uJehova uzatshintsha ingqondo* angalehliseli umonakalo athe uzalehlisela wona.+ 14 Kodwa mina ngisezandleni zenu. Yenzani kimi elikubona kulungile njalo kufanele. 15 Kodwa kumele lazi ukuthi nxa lingangibulala, lina ledolobho leli labantu abahlala kulo lizakuba lecala legazi ngoba uJehova nguye sibili ongithumileyo ukuthi ngilitshele wonke amazwi la.”
16 Izikhulu labo bonke abantu bathi kubaphristi labaphrofethi: “Umuntu lo akumelanga abulawe ngoba lokho asitshele khona ukukhulume ngebizo likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.”
17 Kusenjalo abanye abadala besizwe basukuma baqalisa ukukhuluma labantu bonke bathi: 18 “UMikha+ waseMoreshethi waphrofetha ngensuku zikaHezekhiya+ inkosi yakoJuda wathi ebantwini bonke bakoJuda, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova wamabutho:
“IZiyoni izalinywa angathi yinsimu,
IJerusalema izadilizwa isale ingamanxiwa,+
Intaba yethempeli* izafanana lezindawo eziphakemeyo eziseguswini.”’*+
19 “UHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda labo bonke abantu bakoJuda bambulala yini? Angithi uHezekhiya wesaba uJehova, wamncenga uJehova ukuthi abe lomusa kubo? Yikho phela uJehova watshintsha ingqondo,* wayekela ukubehlisela umonakalo ayethe uzabehlisela wona.+ Kodwa thina sesifuna ukuzilethela umonakalo.
20 “Kwakulenye indoda okwakuthiwa ngu-Urija indodana kaShemaya, eyayivela eKhiriyathi-jeyarimi.+ Yaphrofetha ngebizo likaJehova mayelana ledolobho leli kanye lelizwe leli, ikhuluma amazwi anjengalawo akhulunywa nguJeremiya. 21 INkosi uJehoyakhimu+ lawo wonke amaqhawe ayo lezikhulu zayo bawezwa amazwi akhe, inkosi yasisithi kumele abulawe.+ U-Urija wathi esizwa lokho wesaba wabalekela eGibhithe. 22 INkosi uJehoyakhimu yasithuma u-Elinathani+ indodana ka-Akhibhori lamanye amadoda ukuthi baye eGibhithe. 23 Bafika bamthatha u-Urija eGibhithe babuya laye, iNkosi uJehoyakhimu yasimbulala ngenkemba+ yalahlela isidumbu sakhe emangcwabeni abantukazana.”
24 U-Ahikhamu+ indodana kaShafani+ wamvikela uJeremiya, yikho kazange anikelwe ebantwini ukuthi bambulale.+