Jeremiya
29 Lena yincwadzi umphrofethi Jeremiya layitfumela aseJerusalema, wayitfumelela emadvodza lamadzala labekanye nalabo labatfunjiwe, wayitfumelela nebaphristi, baphrofethi kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu, lokungulabo Nebukhadnezari labatsatsa eJerusalema wayobatfumba eBhabhulona. 2 Ngaleso sikhatsi, iNkhosi Jekhoniya,+ indlovukazi,+ tiphatsimandla, tindvuna takaJuda netaseJerusalema, tisebenti letinelikhono kanye nalabasebenta ngensimbi* besebahambile eJerusalema.+ 3 Lencwadzi wayitfumela eBhabhulona, wayiphatsisa Elasa indvodzana yaShafani+ naGemariya indvodzana yaHilkiya, lebebatfunywe nguSedekiya inkhosi+ yakaJuda kutsi baye kuNebukhadnezari inkhosi yaseBhabhulona. Lencwadzi beyitsi:
4 “Naku Jehova wemabutfo longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli lakushoko kubo bonkhe bantfu labatfunjiwe, labo labatsatfwa eJerusalema bayotfunjwa eBhabhulona: 5 ‘Yakhani tindlu nihlale kuto. Limani tingadze, nidle netitselo tato. 6 Tsatsani bafati futsi nibe nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati; nitsatsele emadvodzana enu bafati, nishadise nemadvodzakati enu, kuze nawo abe nebantfwana. Talanani nandze, nelinani lenu linganciphi. 7 Funani kuthula nekuphumelela kulelodolobha lenganitfumbela kulo, futsi nilithantazele kuJehova, ngobe nangabe linekuthula nani nitawuba nekuthula.+ 8 Jehova wemabutfo longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli utsi: “Ningacali niyengwe tangoma tenu nebaphrofethi benu,+ ningabalaleli nalabo labanitjela ngemaphupho labawaphuphile. 9 Ngobe ‘baphrofetha emanga egameni lami futsi angikabatfumi,’+ kusho Jehova.”’”
10 “Jehova utsi: ‘Itawutsi ingaphela iminyaka lengu-70 niseBhabhulona, ngitawubese ngiyanikhumbula,+ futsi ngitasifeza setsembiso sami nginibuyise kulendzawo.’+
11 “Jehova utsi: ‘Ngikwati kahle loko lengitanentela kona, ngitanenta nibe nekuthula, ningehlelwa yinhlekelele,+ kuze nibe nelikusasa lelihle kanye nelitsemba.+ 12 Nitangibita, nithantaze kimi, futsi mine ngitanilalela.’+
13 “‘Nitangifuna futsi ningitfole,+ ngobe nitangifunisisa ngenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe.+ 14 Ngitawenta kutsi ningitfole,’+ kusho Jehova. ‘Ngitanibuyisa lapho benitfunjwe khona futsi nginibutsise ndzawonye, nginikhiphe kuto tonkhe tive netindzawo lebenginihlakatele kuto.+ Ngitanilandza kulendzawo lebenitfunjwe kuyo,’ kusho Jehova.+
15 “Kodvwa nine nitsite: ‘Jehova usinikete baphrofethi eBhabhulona.’
16 “Naku Jehova lakushoko mayelana nenkhosi lehleti esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide,+ nangabo bonkhe bantfu labahlala eJerusalema, lokubomnakenu labangazange bahambe nani naniyotfunjwa, 17 ‘Jehova wemabutfo utsi: “Ngitawenta kutsi babulawe ngenkemba, babulawe yindlala kanye nesifo lesibulalako,+ futsi ngitabenta bafanane nemakhiwa labolile,* labole kangangekutsi angeke adleke.”’+
18 “‘Ngitabagijimisa, ngibahlasele ngenkemba,+ ngendlala nangesifo lesibulalako, futsi ngitabenta besabeke kuyo yonkhe imibuso lesemhlabeni,+ ngibente bacalekiswe, nebantfu bamangale nabababona, ngibente babe yinhlekisa,*+ nayintfo lelihlazo emkhatsini wetive lengibahlakatele kuto,+ 19 ngobe abakawalaleli emavi ami lebengihlale ngibatfumelela* wona ngetinceku tami letibaphrofethi,’ kusho Jehova.+
“‘Kodvwa nani anikalaleli,’+ kusho Jehova.
20 “Ngako-ke lalelani livi laJehova nonkhe nine lenitfunjiwe, lenginisuse eJerusalema nganiyisa eBhabhulona. 21 Naku lokushiwo nguJehova wemabutfo, longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli mayelana na-Ahabi indvodzana yaKholaya naSedekiya indvodzana yaMaseya labaphrofetha emanga egameni lami:+ ‘Ngibanikela kuNebukhadnezari* inkhosi yaseBhabhulona futsi utababulala embikwenu. 22 Onkhe emaJuda latfunjwe eBhabhulona atawusebentisa loko lokwenteke kubo nakacalekisa labanye, atawutsi: “Shengatsi Jehova angakwenta ufanane naSedekiya na-Ahabi, labo inkhosi yaseBhabhulona leyabashisa emlilweni!” 23 ngobe bente tintfo letilihlazo ka-Israyeli,+ baphinga nebafati babomakhelwane babo, bakhuluma nemanga egameni lami, basho tintfo lengingakabatfumi tona.+
“‘“Mine ngikwati kahle loko futsi ngingufakazi wako,”+ kusho Jehova.’”
24 “Ubokhuluma naShemaya+ waseNehelamu utsi: 25 ‘Naku lokushiwo nguJehova wemabutfo, longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli: “Ngenca yekutsi utfumelele bonkhe bantfu labaseJerusalema tincwadzi letivela kuwe, watitfumelela nemphristi Zefaniya+ loyindvodzana yaMaseya, kanye nabo bonkhe baphristi, watsi: 26 ‘Jehova ukwente kutsi ube ngumphristi esikhundleni saJehoyada kuze wengamele indlu yaJehova, ubophe nome ngubani lohlanyako lowenta ngatsi ungumphrofethi futsi umfake esitokisini.*+ 27 Manje-ke awukamekhuti ngani loJeremiya wase-Anathothi+ lotishaya umphrofethi embikwakho?+ 28 Ngobe wasitfumelela umlayeto siseBhabhulona watsi: “Nitawutfunjwa sikhatsi lesidze! Yakhani tindlu nihlale kuto. Limani tingadze, nidle netitselo tato.”’”’”+
29 Ngesikhatsi umphristi Zefaniya+ afundzela umphrofethi Jeremiya lencwadzi, 30 Jehova wakhuluma naJeremiya watsi: 31 “Tfumela umlayeto kubo bonkhe labantfu labatfunjiwe utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguJehova mayelana naShemaya waseNehelamu: “Ngenca yekutsi Shemaya uphrofethe kini nanobe ngingakamtfumi, futsi wetama kunenta kutsi netsembe emanga,+ 32 Jehova utsi: ‘Ngitamjezisa Shemaya waseNehelamu, ngijezise nebantfwana bakhe. Kute ngisho namunye umuntfu emndenini wakhe lotawusindza, futsi angeke akubone lokuhle lengitakwentela bantfu bami, ngobe wente kutsi bavukele Jehova,’ kusho Jehova.”’”