UBaba uphahlaza igabha
Ngezwi likaBaba wethu uJeremiya uthatha abadala abayise esigodini lapho kwakushiswe khona abantwana, asiqambe kabusha ngokuthi iSigodi Sokubulala, aphahlaze imbiza yobumba phambi kwabo. Ngokungafani nembiza yombumbi, le ayinakubunjwa kabusha. Ubuyela nayo egcekeni lethempeli.
19 1Nakhu uBaba wethu akushoyo: Hamba uyothenga igabha lombumba lombumbi, uthathe abanye babadala besizwe nabanye babadala babapristi, 2uphumele eSigodini saseBeni-Hinomu, esisekungeneni kweSango lezindengezi, umemezele khona amazwi engikutshela wona. a a v2 Udengezi luyingcezu lobumba oluphukile; isango laqanjwa ngezindengezi ezazilahlwa eduze.
3Uthi: Zwanini izwi likaBaba wethu, nina makhosi akwaJuda nani bantu baseJerusalema. Nakhu okushiwo nguBaba wamabutho asezulwini, uBaba ka-Israyeli: Bhekani, ngiyehlisela le ndawo inhlekelele engangokuthi izindlebe zabo bonke abayizwayo ziyakukhenceza. 4Ngokuba bangishiya benza le ndawo yaba ngeyabafokazi, beshisela lapha amakha kwabanye onkulunkulu ababengabazi, bona nokhokho babo namakhosi akwaJuda, nangokuba bagcwalisa le ndawo ngegazi elingenacala. 5Bakha izindawo eziphakeme zikaBhali ukuba bashise amadodana abo emlilweni abe yiminikelo yokushiswa kuBhali—engingakaze ngikuyale noma ngikumise, kungaze kwangena nasengqondweni yami. 6Ngakho bhekani, kuyeza izinsuku, kusho uBaba wethu, lapho le ndawo ingasayikubizwa ngokuthi iThofeti noma iSigodi saseBeni-Hinomu, kodwa iSigodi soKuhlatshwa. 7Kule ndawo ngiyakuthululela phansi amacebo akwaJuda naseJerusalema, ngibawise ngenkemba phambi kwezitha zabo, ngesandla salabo abafuna ukuphila kwabo. Ngiyakunikela izidumbu zabo zibe ngukudla kwezinyoni zezulu nezilwane zomhlaba. b b v7 Igama elisho “ukuthululela” lapha lizwakala njengegama legabha lombumba ayeliphethe uJeremiya—igabha elithuthiwe lifanekisela amacebo athuthiwe akwaJuda. 8Ngiyakwenza lo muzi ube yinto esabekayo, into okuncifelwa yona; bonke abadlulayo bayakwethuka bancifele zonke izilonda zawo. 9Ngiyakubenza badle inyama yamadodana abo neyamadodakazi abo, kudle yilowo nalowo inyama kamakhelwane wakhe ngesikhathi sokuvinjezelwa nokucindezela okubacindezela ngakho izitha zabo nalabo abafuna ukuphila kwabo.
10Khona-ke uyakuphula igabha phambi kwamadoda ahamba nawe,
11uthi kuwo: Nakhu okushiwo nguBaba wamabutho asezulwini: Ngendlela efanayo ngiyakubaphula lesi sizwe nalo muzi, njengoba umuntu ephula isitsha sombumbi ukuze singabe sisakwazi ukulungiswa futhi. Bayakungcwaba eThofeti ngoba kungasekho enye indawo yokungcwaba. 12Nakhu engiyakukwenza kule ndawo nakubahlali bayo, kusho uBaba wethu—ngenze lo muzi ufane neThofeti. 13Izindlu zaseJerusalema nezindlu zamakhosi akwaJuda ziyakwenziwa zingcole njengeThofeti—zonke izindlu ezashiselwa phezu kophahla lwazo amakha kulo lonke ibutho lasezulwini, kwathululelwa nabanye onkulunkulu iminikelo yokuphuzwa.
14UJeremiya wabuya evela eThofeti, lapho uBaba wethu amthuma khona ukuba aprofethe, wema egcekeni lendlu kaBaba wethu wathi kubo bonke abantu:
15Nakhu okushiwo nguBaba wamabutho asezulwini, uBaba wethu ka-Israyeli: Ngiyehlisela phezu kwalo muzi nawo wonke amadolobha awo yonke inhlekelele engayikhuluma ngokumelene nawo, ngokuba benza intamo yabo yaba lukhuni benqaba ukuzwa amazwi ami.
