Jeremiya 25:1-38
25 Nkulunkulu wakhuluma naJeremiya mayelana nabo bonkhe bantfu bakaJuda emnyakeni wesine wekubusa kwaJehoyakimu+ indvodzana yaJosaya, inkhosi yakaJuda. Lona bekungumnyaka wekucala wekubusa kwaNebukhadnezari,* inkhosi yaseBhabhulona.
2 Ngako umphrofethi Jeremiya wakhuluma nabo* bonkhe bantfu bakaJuda kanye nabo bonkhe labahlala eJerusalema watsi:
3 “Jehova bekasolo akhuluma nami kuleminyaka lengu-23, kusukela ngemnyaka wesi-13 wekubusa kwaJosaya+ indvodzana ya-Amoni, inkhosi yakaJuda, kuze kube ngulamuhla, futsi nami bengihlale ngikhuluma* nani kodvwa anizange nilalele.+
4 Jehova watfumela kini tonkhe tinceku takhe letibaphrofethi, abetitfumela njalo nje,* kodvwa nine anizange nilalele nobe nikunake* loko betikusho.+
5 Betitsi: ‘Yekelani letindlela tenu letimbi netento tenu letimbi;+ kuze niphile sikhatsi lesidze kulelive Jehova lalinika nine nabokhokho benu kusukela kadzeni.
6 Ningabalandzeli labanye bonkulunkulu nobe nibakhonte nobe nibakhotsamele. Ningamcansuli ngetintfo lenitakhe ngetandla tenu, ngale kwaloko utanehlisela inhlekelele.’
7 “Jehova utsi: ‘Kodvwa anizange ningilalele, kunaloko nangicansula ngaletintfo lenitakhe ngetandla tenu, ngekwenta njalo natiletsela inhlekelele.’+
8 “Ngako Jehova wemabutfo utsi: ‘“Njengobe ningakawalaleli emavi ami,
9 ngibita tonkhe tive tasenyakatfo+ kanye naNebukhadnezari* inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, loyinceku yami,+ futsi ngitabaletsa kuze bahlasele lelive nabo bonkhe labahlala kulo,+ bahlasele nato tonkhe tive letakhelene nani.+ Lelive ngitalibhubhisa, ngilente libe yindzawo leyetfusako, libe yinhlekisa* futsi libe tindzala kuze kube phakadze. Ngitawenta lokufanako nangato tonkhe leletinye tive,” kusho Jehova.
10 “Ngitawucedza umsindvo wabo wekujabula+ newentfokoto, ngicedze injabulo yemkhwenyane neyamakoti,+ ngicedze nemsindvo welitje lekusila futsi ngicishe nesibane.
11 Lonkhe lelive litawuba tindzala, libe nayindzawo leyetfusako, futsi letive titawuphoceleleka kutsi tisebentele inkhosi yaseBhabhulona iminyaka lengu-70.”’+
12 “Jehova utsi: ‘Kodvwa kutawutsi kungaphela leminyaka lengu-70,+ ngijezise inkhosi yaseBhabhulona kanye naso sonkhe lesive ngenca yetono tabo,+ futsi live lemaKhaledi ngitalenta libe yindzawo lengenalutfo nalengenamsebenti kuze kube phakadze.+
13 Lelive ngitalenta lehlelwe ngiko konkhe lengitsite kutalehlela, ngilente lehlelwe ngiko konkhe lokubhalwe kulencwadzi, lokwaphrofethwa nguJeremiya mayelana nato tonkhe letive.
14 Ngobe tive letinyenti nemakhosi lanemandla+ atabagcilata bantfu+ baseBhabhulona futsi ngitatiphindziselela kubo, kuye ngemisebenti yabo nangaloko labakwentile.’”+
15 Ngobe Jehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli utsite kimi: “Tsatsa lendzebe lesesandleni sami legcwele intfukutselo yami, unatsise tonkhe tive lengitakutfuma kuto.
16 Titawunatsa kuyo, tiyendze futsi kube ngatsi tiyahlanya nasengitfumele titsa tato kutsi titihlasele ngenkemba.”+
17 Ngako ngayitsatsa lendzebe esandleni saJehova futsi nganatsisa tonkhe letive Jehova labengitfume kuto,+
18 ngacale ngaya eJerusalema, nasemadolobheni akaJuda,+ ngaya emakhosini akhona nasetindvuneni takhona, kuze babhujiswe. Bantfu batawuhlekisa ngabo futsi babekise ngabo nabakhuluma ngebantfu labacalekisiwe,+ ngobe batawumangala kakhulu nababona loko lokwentekile, futsi nalamuhla solo kunjalo;
19 ngabese ngiya kuFaro inkhosi yaseGibhithe, ngaya nasetincekwini takhe, etindvuneni takhe nakubo bonkhe bantfu bakhe,+
20 nakubo bonkhe bantfu bekuhamba lebebahlala lapho; ngaya nakuwo onkhe emakhosi ase-Uzi; kuwo onkhe emakhosi aseveni lemaFilisti,+ e-Ashkeloni,+ eGaza, e-Ekroni nakulabo labasele base-Ashdodi;
21 ngaya ka-Edomu,+ kumaMowabi+ nakuma-Amoni;+
22 ngaya kuwo onkhe emakhosi aseThire, kuwo onkhe emakhosi aseSidoni,+ nasemakhosini lasesichingini lesiselwandle;
23 ngaya eDedani,+ eThema, eBuzi, nakubo bonkhe labahhule tinwele tabo ngasemabuntini;+
24 ngaya kuwo onkhe emakhosi ase-Arabiya,+ nakuwo onkhe emakhosi ebantfu bekuhamba labahlala ehlane;
25 nakuwo onkhe emakhosi aseZimri, nakuwo onkhe emakhosi ase-Elamu,+ nakuwo onkhe emakhosi aseMediya;+
26 ngaya nakuwo onkhe emakhosi asenyakatfo, ladvute nalakhashane, ngekulandzelana kwawo, ngaya nakuyo yonkhe leminye imibuso lesemhlabeni. Inkhosi yaseSheshaki*+ yona itawunatsa ekugcineni.
27 “Ubotsi kubo: ‘Jehova wemabutfo longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli utsi: “Natsani, nidzakwe, nihlante futsi niwe ningavuki.+ Ngobe ngitawutfumela titsa tenu kutsi tinihlasele.”’
28 Kodvwa nangabe bangafuni kutsatsa lendzebe lesesandleni sakho kuze banatse, ubotsi kubo: ‘Jehova wemabutfo utsi: “Kufanele ninatse!
29 Ngobe bukani la! Nangabe inhlekelele ngitawucale ngiyiletsele lidolobha lelibitwa ngelibito lami,+ nine-ke nginganiyekelelani nginganijezisi?”’+
“‘Ngeke nihlale ningajeziswa, ngobe ngitawenta kutsi bonkhe bantfu labahlala emhlabeni babulawe ngenkemba,’ kusho Jehova wemabutfo.
30 “Kufanele uwaphrofethe kubo onkhe lamavi, utsi:
‘Jehova utawubhodla asendzaweni lephakeme,Futsi utawuphakamisa livi lakhe asendzaweni yakhe lengcwele.
Utawubhodla kakhulu amelane nendzawo lahlala kuyo emhlabeni.
Utawumemeta njengalabo labagcobagcoba emagilebisi etjeni lekuhlutela liwayini,Ahlabele ajabulile ngenca yekuncoba bonkhe bantfu labasemhlabeni.’
31 ‘Kutawuvakala umsindvo emikhawulweni yemhlaba,Ngobe Jehova utibeke licala tive.
Bonkhe bantfu batawehlulelwa nguye matfupha,+Futsi utababulala ngenkemba bantfu lababi,’ kusho Jehova.
32 Jehova wemabutfo utsi:
‘Kunenhlekelele letawusuka kulesinye sive iye kulesinye,+Futsi kutawutfunyelwa sivunguvungu lesinemandla lesisuka etindzaweni letikhashane temhlaba.+
33 “‘Tidvumbu talabo labatawube babulewe nguJehova ngalelolanga titawugcwala wonkhe umhlaba, kusuka ngala kwawo kuye ngale kwawo. Angeke balilelwe nobe babutfwe nobe bangcwatjwe. Batawuba njengemcuba emhlabatsini.’
34 Khalani nine belusi, futsi nilile!
Gicikani elutfulini nine baholi bebantfu,*Ngobe sikhatsi sekuhlatjwa kwenu nesekusakatwa kwenu sesifikile,Futsi nitakuwa niphihlike njengesitja selubumba lesiligugu.
35 Kute indzawo labangabalekela kuyo labelusi,Futsi labaholi bebantfu angeke baphunyule.
36 Lalelani kukhala kwebelusiKanye nekulila kwebaholi bebantfu,Ngobe Jehova ucotfula emadlelo abo.
37 Ngisho netindzawo lebetinekuthula setikhala libhunganeNgenca yentfukutselo yaJehova levutsako.
38 Yena uphume emhumeni wakhe njengelibhubesi,+Futsi live labo selibe yindzawo leyetfusakoNgenca yekutsi ubulele bantfu labanyenti ngenkembaNangenca yentfukutselo yakhe levutsako.”
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “Nebukhadrezari,” lena ngulenye indlela yekubhala lelibito.
^ Nobe “mayelana nabo.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “bengivuka lokwa ekuseni futsi ngikhulume.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “abevuka lokwa ekuseni futsi anitfumelele.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “nisondzete tindlebe tenu.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “bantfu batawutsi nabalibuka bashaye inkwela.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “Nebukhadrezari,” lena ngulenye indlela yekubhala lelibito.
^ Lena kubonakala shengatsi ngulenye indlela lebeyibitwa ngayo iBhabheli (iBhabhulona).
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “bemhlambi.”
