UJeremiya 46

¹Leli yilizwi likaThixo elafika kuJeremiya umphrofethi mayelana lezizwe:

²Mayelana leGibhithe:

³“Lungisani amahawu enu, amakhulu lamancane,

⁴Bophani amabhiza,

⁵Kuyini engikubonayo?

⁶“Olejubane kasoze abaleke

⁷Ngubani lo ophakama njengeNayili,

⁸IGibhithe liphakama njengeNayili,

⁹Hlaselani, lina mabhiza!

¹⁰Kodwa usuku lolo ngolweNkosi, uThixo uSomandla,

¹¹Yana eGiliyadi uyethatha umuthi wokwelapha,

¹²Izizwe zizakuzwa ngehlazo lakho;

¹³Leli yilizwi uThixo alikhuluma kuJeremiya umphrofethi ngokuza kukaNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni ukuba ahlasele iGibhithe:

¹⁴“Memezelani lokhu eGibhithe, likubike laseMigidoli;

¹⁵Amabutho enu azabulawelwani na?

¹⁶Azakhubeka kokuphela;

¹⁷Khonale bazamemeza bathi,

¹⁸Ngeqiniso elinjengokuthi ngikhona,” kutsho iNkosi,

¹⁹Lungisani impahla zekuthunjweni,

²⁰IGibhithe ilithokazi elihle,

²¹Amabutho okuqatshwa aphakathi kwalo

²²IGibhithe izakhwaza njengenyoka ebalekayo

²³Sizagamula amahlathi ayo,” kutsho uThixo,

²⁴Indodakazi yaseGibhithe izayangiswa,

²⁵UThixo uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: “Sekuseduze ukuba ngijezise u-Amoni unkulunkulu waseThebesi, loFaro, leGibhithe kanye labonkulunkulu balo lamakhosi alo, lalabo abathembe uFaro.

²⁶Ngizabanikela kulabo abafuna ukubabulala, kuNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni lezikhulu zakhe. Kodwa muva, iGibhithe lizahlalwa ngabantu futhi njengasezinsukwini zakudala,” kutsho uThixo.

²⁷“Ungesabi, wena Jakhobe nceku yami;

²⁸Ungesabi wena Jakhobe nceku yami