UYeremiya
26:1 Ekuqaleni kolawulo lukaYehoyakim unyana kaYosiya ukumkani waseJiputa
Kwafika uYuda elo lizwi, liphuma kuYehova, lisithi,
26:2 Utsho uYehova ukuthi; Yima entendelezweni yendlu kaYehova, uthethe;
kuyo yonke imizi yakwaYuda, eza kuqubuda endlwini kaYehova;
onke amazwi endikuwisela umthetho ngawo, ukuba uwathethe kubo; hayi a
igama:
26:3 Mhlawumbi baya kuva, babuye elowo endleleni yakhe embi;
ndizohlwaye ngenxa yobubi, endicinga ukubenza kubo ngenxa yabo
ububi bezenzo zabo.
26:4 Uze uthi kubo, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndikuthabathele phezu kwawo; Ukuba anifuni
ndiveni, nihambe ngomyalelo wam, endiwubekayo phambi kwenu;
26:5 ukuba ndiwaphulaphule amazwi abakhonzi bam abaprofeti, endabathumelayo kubo
nina, nivuka kusasa, nibathume, anaphulaphula noko;
26:6 ndoyenza le ndlu ibe njengeShilo, ndiwenze lo mzi ube yinto yokutshabhiswa
kuzo zonke iintlanga zehlabathi.
26:7 Bamva ke uYeremiya ababingeleli, nabaprofeti, nabantu bonke
bewathetha la mazwi endlwini kaYehova.
26:8 Kwathi, akugqiba uYeremiya ukuwathetha onke la mazwi
uYehova wamwisela umthetho wokuba athethe kubo bonke abantu, ukuba athethe
ababingeleli, nabaprofeti, nabantu bonke, bambamba, bathi, Uze wena
inene kufa.
26:9 Yini na ukuba uprofete egameni likaYehova, usithi, Le ndlu?
ibe njengeShilo, nalo mzi ube linxuwa, ungabi nakuye
Ummi? Babizelwa ndawonye bonke abantu kuYeremiya
indlu kaYehova.
26:10 Kwathi, bakukuva oko abathetheli bakwaYuda, benyuka bemka ezweni
nendlu yokumkani endlwini kaYehova, wahlala phantsi ekungeneni kwayo
isango elitsha lendlu kaYehova.
26:11 Ababingeleli nabaprofeti bathetha kubathetheli nakubantu bonke
abantu besithi, Lo mntu ufanelwe kukufa; ngokuba eprofeta
ngalo mzi, njengoko nevayo ngeendlebe zenu.
26:12 Wathetha uYeremiya kubathetheli bonke nakubantu bonke, esithi,
UYehova undithume ukuba ndiprofete ngale ndlu nangalo mzi
onke amazwi owavileyo.
26:13 Ke ngoko, lungisani iindlela zenu neentlondi zenu, niliphulaphule ilizwi likaYehova
UYehova uThixo wakho; wozohlwaya uYehova ngenxa yobubi anabo
ndithethe ngawe.
26:14 Ke mna, yabonani, ndisesandleni senu; yenzani kum njengoko kulungileyo emehlweni enu
dibana nawe.
26:15 Yazini nazi oku: ukuba nithe nandibulala, inene, niya kundibulala
nizibeke igazi elimsulwa phezu kwenu, naphezu kwalo mzi, naphezu kwawo;
ngokuba, inene, uYehova undithumele kuni
wathetheni ezindlebeni zenu onke la mazwi.
26:16 Bathi ke abathetheli nabantu bonke kubabingeleli nakubabingeleli
abaprofeti; Lo mntu akafanelwe kukufa, kuba uthethe nathi ngaphakathi
igama likaYehova uThixo wethu.
26:17 Asuka ke amadoda kumadoda amakhulu elizwe, athetha kubo bonke
indibano yabantu, besithi,
26:18 UMika waseMoreshete wayeprofeta ngemihla kaHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda.
wathetha kubo bonke abantu bakwaYuda, esithi, Utsho uYehova ukuthi
ababuki zindwendwe; IZiyon iya kulinywa njengentsimi, ibe yiYerusalem
Intaba yayo indlu ibe yimimango yehlathi.
26:19 Bambulala na uHezekiya ukumkani wakwaYuda, namaYuda onke? uye
angamoyiki uYehova, wambongoza uYehova, wazisola uYehova
ububi awayebuthethile ngabo? Ngaloo ndlela sinokuzuza
ububi obukhulu kwimiphefumlo yethu.
26:20 Kwaye kukho indoda eyayiprofeta egameni likaYehova, inguye u-Uriya.
unyana kaShemaya waseKiriyati-yeharim, waprofeta ngalo mzi
neli lizwe ngokwamazwi onke kaYeremiya.
26:21 Kwathi, xa ukumkani uYehoyakim, namagorha akhe onke, kunye nabo bonke
baweva abathetheli, amazwi akhe, ukumkani wafuna ukumbulala;
Weva u-Uriya, woyika, wasaba, waya eYiputa.
26:22 Ukumkani uYehoyakim wathumela amadoda eYiputa, uElinatan, unyana ka-Aron.
uAkebhore namadoda athile kunye naye baya eYiputa.
26:23 Bamrhola u-Uriya eYiputa, bamzisa
ukumkani uYehoyakim; yena wambulala ngekrele, wasiphosa isidumbu sakhe
emangcwabeni abantu abaqhelekileyo.
26:24 Ke isandla sika-Ahikam unyana kaShafan besinoYeremiya;
ukuze anganikelwa esandleni sabantu ukuba ambeke kuye
ukufa.