UJeremiya 51

¹UThixo uthi:

²Ngizathumela abezizweni eBhabhiloni

³Lingavumeli mtshoki ebopha idandili lakhe

⁴Bazawela phansi bebulewe eBhabhiloni

⁵Ngoba u-Israyeli loJuda kabalahlwanga

⁶Balekani eBhabhiloni!

⁷IBhabhiloni yayiyinkezo yegolide esandleni sikaThixo;

⁸IBhabhiloni izakuwa masinyane idilike.

⁹‘IBhabhiloni kade singayelapha

¹⁰UThixo usebonakalisile ukuthi kasilacala,

¹¹Lolani imitshoko;

¹²Phakamiselani imiduli yaseBhabhiloni uphawu!

¹³Lina elihlala ngasemanzini amanengi,

¹⁴UThixo uSomandla usefungile ngayo wathi:

¹⁵Wenza umhlaba ngamandla akhe;

¹⁶Lapho evungama, amanzi asemazulwini ayahlokoma;

¹⁷Abantu bonke kabalangqondo njalo kabalalwazi;

¹⁸Ziyize, izinto zenhlekisa nje;

¹⁹Lowo oyingxenye yesizwe sikaJakhobe kafani lalaba,

²⁰Wena uyinduku yami yempi,

²¹ngawe ngihlifiza ibhiza lomgadi walo,

²²ngawe ngihlifiza indoda lomfazi,

²³ngawe ngihlifiza abelusi lemihlambi,

²⁴Emehlweni enu ngizaphindisela kuyo iBhabhiloni lakubo bonke abahlala kuyo ngenxa yobubi bonke ababenzileyo eZiyoni,” kutsho uThixo.

²⁵“Ngimelana lawe, wena ntaba echithayo,

²⁶Akulalitshe elizasuswa kuwe ukuba libe ngelekhoneni,

²⁷“Phakamisani uphawu elizweni!

²⁸Lungisani izizwe ukuba zilwe layo,

²⁹Ilizwe liyaqhaqhazela libhinqike

³⁰Amabutho aseBhabhiloni aseyekele ukulwa;

³¹Esinye isithunywa silandela esinye;

³²amazibuko emifula athethwe,

³³Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli:

³⁴“UNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni usesidlile,

³⁵Udlakela olwenziwe emizimbeni yethu kalube phezu kweBhabhiloni,”

³⁶Ngakho uThixo uthi:

³⁷IBhabhiloni izakuba yinqumbi yonxiwa,

³⁸Abantu bayo bonke bayabhonga njengezilwane ezincane,

³⁹Kodwa lapho besesebukhali,

⁴⁰“Ngizabehlisela phansi

⁴¹Yeka ukuthunjwa okuzakwenziwa iSheshaki,

⁴²Ulwandle luzaphakama phezu kweBhabhiloni;

⁴³Amadolobho ayo azachitheka,

⁴⁴Ngizamjezisa uBheli eBhabhiloni

⁴⁵Bantu bami, phumani kulo iBhabhiloni!

⁴⁶Lingaphelelwa lithemba kumbe lesabe

⁴⁷Ngoba isikhathi sizafika impela

⁴⁸Lapho-ke izulu lomhlaba lakho konke okukukho

⁴⁹“IBhabhiloni kumele idilike ngenxa yabako-Israyeli ababulawayo,

⁵⁰Lina eliphephileyo enkembeni,

⁵¹“Siyangekile, ngoba siqalekisiwe,

⁵²UThixo uthi, “Kodwa insuku ziyeza,

⁵³Lanxa iBhabhiloni ingafinyelela emkhathini

⁵⁴“Umsindo wokukhala uvela eBhabhiloni,

⁵⁵UThixo uzayichitha iBhabhiloni;

⁵⁶Umchithi uzakuzahlasela iBhabhiloni;

⁵⁷Ngizadakisa izikhulu lezihlakaniphi zayo,

⁵⁸UThixo uSomandla uthi:

⁵⁹Leli yilizwi uJeremiya umphrofethi alinika induna yamabutho uSeraya indodana kaNeriya, indodana kaMahaseyiya, esesiya eBhabhiloni loZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda ngomnyaka wesine wokubusa kwakhe.

⁶⁰UJeremiya wayelobe emqulwini ngomonakalo wonke owawuzakwehlela iBhabhiloni lakho konke okwakubhalwe ngeBhabhiloni.

⁶¹Wathi kuSeraya, “Lapho usufikile eBhabhiloni ubowafunda wonke amazwi la ngelizwi eliphakemeyo.

⁶²Ube ususithi, ‘Awu Thixo, wathi indawo le uzayichitha ukuze kungabi lamuntu kumbe inyamazana ezahlala kuyo; izaphundleka kuze kube nininini.’

⁶³Lapho usuqedile ukubala umqulu lo, ubophele ilitshe kuwo uwuphosele kuYufrathe,

⁶⁴ubususithi, ‘Izatshona kanje iBhabhiloni ingabe isavumbuluka ngenxa yomonakalo engizayehlisela wona. Labantu bayo bazakuwa.’ ”