1 Kunyaka wesine ukumkani uJoyakim, unyana kaJosiya, elawula kwaJuda, lavakala ilizwi kuJeremiya, livela *kuNdikhoyo, limayela nabantu bakwaJuda xa bebonke. Lo yayingunyaka wokuqala uNebhukadenezare elawula eBhabheli.
2 UJeremiya wathetha nabantu bakwaJuda nabemi baseJerusalem xa bebonke, wenjenje:
3 “Kwiminyaka engamashumi mabini anantathu ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, kususela kunyaka weshumi linantathu elawula ukumkani uJosiya unyana ka-Amon, ilizwi likaNdikhoyo lalisoloko lifika kum, ndibe nam ndiphindelela ukubhekisa kuni. Koko nina nisuke anahoya nto kwaphela.
4 Naxa ephindelela uNdikhoyo ukunithumela zonke izicaka zakhe ezingabashumayeli, nisuke nina aneva, analibekela indlebe ilizwi lakhe.
5 Abo bashumayeli babesithi: ‘Guqukani elowo kwimikhwa yakhe emibi, nakwizenzo zakhe ezimdaka, khon' ukuze niwuhlale ngonaphakade kanaphakade lo mhlaba wanikwa nina nooyihlo-mkhulu nguNdikhoyo.’
6 Babesithi: ‘Ze ningalandeli thixo bambi, nibakhonze, niqubude kubo. Ze ningamcaphukisi uNdikhoyo ngezithixo enizenze ngezenu izandla, ukuze anganihliseli intlekele.’
7 Nguwo lo umlomo kaNdikhoyo, uthi: ‘Nina anindiphulaphulanga, suka nandicaphukisa ngoothixo enibenze ngezandla zenu, naza nazibizela ububi.’
8 “Ngoko ke, utsho uNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke ukuthi: ‘Niyabona, ngenxa yokuba ningafunanga kundiva,
9 ndinibizela izizwe zonke zangasentla, kunye nesicaka sam ukumkani uNebhukadenezare waseBhabheli.’ Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo. ‘Ndibathumela kweli lizwe nabemi balo nazo zonke iintlanga ezilingqongileyo. Ndiza kunitshabalalisa kuphele tu, ndinenze nibe ngumbono ombi, into enezothe, kube linxuwa kuni ngonaphakade.’
10 “Ndoyiphelisa loo ntswahla yemigcobo nemincili yabo, lingabi savakala izwi lomyeni nelomtshakazi. Sophela isandi selitye lokuguba, izibane zabo zicime.
11 Liya kutsho libe yinkangala ngamanxuwa lonke ilizwe, zize ezi zizwe zibe zizicaka zokumkani waseBhabheli iminyaka engamashumi asixhenxe.
12 “Emva kwaloo minyaka imashumi asixhenxe ke ukumkani waseBhabheli ndomohlwaya kunye nesizwe sakhe ngenxa yobugwenxa babo.” Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo. “Nelizwe lamaKaledi ndolenza libe yinkangala ngonaphakade.
13 Elo lizwe ndolihlisela zonke izinto endazithethayo – nditsho zonke ezibhaliweyo kuyo le ncwadi, ezo bezishunyayelwa nguJeremiya ngeentlanga zonke.
14 Kwa-amaBhabheli oba ngamakhoboka ezizwe ezininzi neekumkani ezinamandla. Ndiza kuwabuyekeza ngokwezenzo zawo nemisebenzi yawo.”
15 *UNdikhoyo, uThixo kaSirayeli, watsho kum ukuthi: “Ina, thatha le bhekile izele yiwayini eyingqumbo yam, uyiseze zonke iintlanga endiya kukuthuma kuzo.
16 Zakuyisela ziya kutsho zididizele, ziphambane ngenxa yekrele endiza kuzihlisela lona.”
17 Ndayithatha ke loo ndebe esandleni sikaNdikhoyo, ndayiseza zonke iintlanga awayendithume kuzo.
18 Ndayisa eJerusalem nakuzo zonke iidolophu zakwaJuda, neekumkani neziphathamandla zazo, basela, yatsho yayinkangala, into eyoyikekayo, intlekisa nesiqalekiso, njengoko isenjalo nanamhla.
19 Abathe basela kuloo bhekile ngaba: Ukumkani waseJiputa kunye namagosa akhe neziphathamandla, nabo bonke abantu baseJiputa,
20 kwakunye nabangeneleli; bonke ookumkani belaseUzi, nabo bonke ookumkani bezixeko zamaFilistiya: iAshkelon, iGaza, iEkron, namasalela aseAshdodi;
21 bonke abantu base-Edom, eMowabhi, naseAmon, bayisela;
22 ookumkani baseTire naseSidon bonke; ookumkani bamazwana angaphesheya kolwandle nabo bayisela,
23 kunye nezixeko zaseDedan, eTema, naseBhuze, nabantu abacheba iinwele ezintlafunweni basela;
24 ookumkani bama-Arabhu, nookumkani bezizwe ezingumxube zasentlango;
25 nookumkani baseZimri nase-Elam naseMediya,
26 nabo bonke ookumkani basemantla, abakude nabakufuphi ngokulandelelana. Zonke izizwe eziphezu komhlaba zimelwe kukusela kuloo bhekile yengqumbo kaThixo. Ekugqibeleni ke iya kuba ngukumkani waseSheshaki oya kusela.
27 “Baxelele ke abantu uthi: ‘UNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke, uThixo kaSirayeli, utsho ukuthi: Selani ninxile nide nihlanze, niwe ningavuki ngenxa yekrele endinizisela lona.’
28 Xa besala ukuyithatha basele loo bhekile isezandleni zakho, uze uthi: ‘Kutsho uNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke ukuthi: Selani! Nakanjani na, selani!
29 Niyabona, ndiza kuqala apha kanye kwesi sixeko sibizwa ngegama lam, ndisihlisele intlekele. Niba nina niya kubhunca? Aningekhe ningohlwaywa, kuba ndibazisela ikrele bonke abemi behlabathi. Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke.’
30 “Wena ke, bashumayeze ubaxelele olu daba, uthi:“ ‘UNdikhoyo uyazongoma esibhakabhakeni;izwi lakhe lihlokoma ekhayeni lakhe elilodwa.Ugragramela umhlaba wakhe ngamandla;utsho ngentswahla okwabaxovula iidiliya,ebhekisa kubemi behlabathi xa lilonke.
31 Intlokoma yovakala naseziphelweni zehlabathi,kub' uNdikhoyo wob' esisa izizwe ematyaleni,lugwetywe lonke uluntu,amatshijolo awanikele kwikrele.’Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.
32 Utsho uNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke ukuthi:‘Yehl' intlekele!Isuka kwesi sizwe, iye kwesiya,oku kwenkanyamba evela kumaphethelo elizwe.’ ”
33 Ngelo xesha ke bonke abo babulewe nguNdikhoyo boba bethe saa ngeenxa zonke – ukususela kweli cala lomhlaba, kuse kweliya. Abayi kuzilelwa; abayi kuqokelelwa; bengayi kungcwatywa. Baya kudunduluza okwamalongwe phezu komhlaba.
34 Yitshoni ngesimbonono, nina belusi,niziqikaqike eluthulini, nina zikhwakhwamela zomhlambi.Ligalelekile kaloku ixesha lokuxhelwa kwenu;niza kuqikileka, niqhekeke, nixel' iingqayi zexabiso.
35 Ophela amahlathi kuni, belusi;nani, zikhwakhwamela zomhlambi, anisayi kuphuncuka.
36 Bayambomboloza abelusi;ziyangquleka izikhwakhwamela zomhlambi;kuba kaloku uNdikhoyo ulibharhisile idlelo.
37 Zitsho zangumqwebedu neentili eziluhlaza,ngenxa yengqumbo erhwaqelisayo kaNdikhoyo.
38 Wofulathela axel' ingonyama ishiy' isikhundla,kube yintshabalalo ezweni labo,ngenxa yoburhalarhume bomsindo wakhe,nangenxa yengqumbo erhwaqelisayo.