Jeremiya 24:1-10
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Emakhiwa lamahle nalamabi (1-10)
24 Jehova wase sewungitjengisa bobhasikidi lababili lebebanemakhiwa lebebabekwe embikwelithempeli laJehova. Loku kwenteka ngemuva kwekutsi Nebukhadnezari* inkhosi yaseBhabhulona atfumbe Jekhoniya*+ indvodzana yaJehoyakimu+ inkhosi yakaJuda, netindvuna takaJuda, tisebenti letinelikhono kanye nalabasebenta ngensimbi,* abasusa eJerusalema abayisa eBhabhulona.+
2 Lomunye walabobhasikidi bewunemakhiwa lamahle kakhulu, afanana nemakhiwa lavutfwa kucala, kodvwa lolomunye bhasikidi bewunemakhiwa lamabi kakhulu kangangekutsi bekangeke adleke.
3 Jehova wase uyangibuta utsi: “Jeremiya, ubonani?” Ngako ngatsi: “Ngibona emakhiwa; lawa lamahle mahle kakhulu, kantsi lawa lamabi mabi kakhulu kangangekutsi angeke adleke.”+
4 Jehova wase ukhuluma nami utsi:
5 “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli: ‘Ngitabentela lokuhle bantfu bakaJuda labatfunjiwe, lokungulabo lengibahambisile kulendzawo ngabayisa eveni lemaKhaledi, batawufanana nalamakhiwa lamahle.
6 Ngitawuhlale ngibabukile kuze ngibentele lokuhle, futsi ngitawenta kutsi babuye kulelive.+ Angeke ngibabhidlite kodvwa ngitabakha; angeke ngibazuphune kodvwa ngitabahlanyela.+
7 Ngitawenta inhlitiyo yabo ibe nesifiso sekwati kutsi mine nginguJehova.+ Batawuba bantfu bami, mine ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo+ ngobe batawubuya kimi ngenhlitiyo yabo yonkhe.+
8 “‘Kodvwa mayelana nalamakhiwa lamabi kakhulu futsi langadleki,+ Jehova utsi: “Angeke ngimentele lokuhle Sedekiya+ inkhosi yakaJuda, netindvuna takhe, kanye nabo bonkhe labasindzile baseJerusalema, lokufaka ekhatsi labo labasele kulelive nalabo labaseGibhithe.+
9 Ngitawenta kutsi tonkhe tive temhlaba+ tesabe natibona inhlekelele lengitabaletsela yona. Bantfu batawuhlekisa ngabo, babekise ngabo nabakhuluma ngebantfu labehlelwe yinhlekelele,+ babedzelele futsi babacalekise kuto tonkhe tindzawo lengitabahlakatela kuto.+
10 Ngitawenta nekutsi babulawe ngenkemba,+ babulawe yindlala kanye nesifo lesibulalako,+ kuze kube ngulapho baphela bonkhe kulelive lengalinika bona nabokhokho babo.”’”
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “Nebukhadrezari,” lena ngulenye indlela yekubhala lelibito.
^ Uphindze abitwe ngekutsi nguJehoyakhini nobe Khoniya.
^ Kungaphindze kubekwe ngekutsi, “nalabo labakha tindvonga leticinile tekuvikela.”
