uYeremiya uYeremiya 52 - Contemporary Xhosa Bible 2024

Ukutshatyalaliswa kweYerusalem

1uZedekiya ubeminyaka imashumi mabini anamnye ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe; waba neminyaka elishumi elinamnye engukumkani eYerusalem. Igama lonina belinguHamutali, intombi kaYeremiya, waseLibhena.

2Wenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova, njengoYehoyakim.

3Kwathi ngenxa yomsindo kaYehova kwenzeka eYerusalem nakwaYuda, wada wabagxotha ebusweni bakhe, kangangokuba uZedekiya wamvukela ukumkani waseBhabhiloni.

4Ngonyaka wesithoba wolawulo lwakhe, ngenyanga yeshumi, ngomhla weshumi enyangeni leyo, uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabhiloni wayihlasela iYerusalem nomkhosi wakhe wonke waza wayingqinga waza wakha iinqaba ngokuchasene nayo ukujikeleza.

5Wangqingwa ke umzi, kwada kwangumnyaka weshumi elinamnye wokumkani uZedekiya.

6Ngenyanga yesine, ngomhla wesithoba enyangeni leyo, yaba nkulu indlala esixekweni, kangangokuba abantu belizwe babengenasonka.

7Wabhujiswa ke umzi, asaba onke amadoda anobukroti, aphuma phakathi komzi ebusuku ngesango eliphakathi kweendonga zombini ezisemyezweni wokumkani; Yaye amaKaledi ayekufuphi isixeko ngeenxa zonke, kwaye waqhubeka entlango.

8Umkhosi wamaKaledi wamsukela ukumkani, wamthimba uZedekiya ezinkqantosini zaseYeriko; yaphangalala yonke impi yakhe, yemka kuye.

9Bandula ke bambamba ukumkani baza bamzisa kukumkani waseBhabhiloni eRibhela kwilizwe laseHamati; apho wamgweba khona.

10Ukumkani waseBhabheli wababulala oonyana bakaZedekiya ekhangele; Kananjalo wazibulala zonke iinkosana zakwaYuda eRibhela.

11Wacinywa amehlo kaZedekiya; yaye ukumkani waseBhabhiloni wamkhonkxa ngemixokelelwane waza wamsa eBhabhiloni waza wamfaka entolongweni de kwayimini yokufa kwakhe.

12Ngenyanga yesihlanu, ngomhla weshumi enyangeni leyo, oko kukuthi, unyaka weshumi elinesithoba kaNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabhiloni, uNebhuzaradan umphathi wamafanankosi, owayesebenzela ukumkani waseBhabhiloni, weza eYerusalem;

13Yatshiswa indlu kaYehova, nendlu yokumkani; zatsha zonke izindlu zaseYerusalem, nezindlu zonke zamadoda amakhulu.

14Lonke ibutho lomkhosi lamaKaledi, elinomthetheli wabacibi-mlilo, lazidiliza zonke iindonga zaseYerusalem ngeenxa zonke.

15uNebhuzaradan umthetheli wabasiki, namahlwempu abantu, namasalela abantu, abaseleyo phakathi komzi, nabathinjwa abazinikele kukumkani waseBhabheli, nenxenye yabaninzi ababakhokelayo kude njengamabanjwa.

16Ke uNebhuzaradan umthetheli wabasiki, wabashiya abazizisweli belizwe, ukuba babe ngabalimi nabalimi.

17Ke iintsika zobhedu zendlu kaYehova, nezitya zokuhlambela, nentlabathi yobhedu, ezibe zisendlwini kaYehova, amaGalati aziqhekeza, aluthabatha kuzo lonke ubhedu olo, aya nazo eBhabheli.

18Neembiza, nemihlakulwana, neeemele, nezitya zokutshiza, neenkamba, neempahla zonke zobhedu ebekulungiselelwa ngazo.

19Neenkamba, neengcedevu, neenkamba, neepani, neziphatho, neenkamba, neendebe; igolide leyo ibiyigolide, nesilivere leyo, yamthabatha umthetheli wabakhandi.

20Iintsika zambini, nolwandle olunye, neshumi elinambini leenkomo zobhedu, ezibe ziphantsi kweentsika ezo, awazenzayo ukumkani uSolomon endlwini kaYehova, alwaba nakulinganiswa ubhedu lwezo mpahla zonke.

21Neentsika ezo, ukuphakama kwenye intsika bekuziikubhite ezilishumi elinesibhozo; nomtya ubuziikubhite ezilishumi elinambini ngeenxa zonke; ubungqingqwa bayo bebuyiminwe emine; ibingumngxuma.

22Kwaye kukho intloko yobhedu phezu kwayo; ukuphakama kwentloko enye bekuziikubhite ezintlanu, intloko ephothiweyo nezithsaba ezijikelezileyo, zazezobhedu. Ikholamu yesibini kunye neziqhushumbisi zazinje.

23Iirharnati ezingamashumi asithoba anesithandathu, ngapha nangapha; zonke iintsontelo zelinen ephothiweyo zaba likhulu ngeenxa zonke.

24Umthetheli wabasiki wamthabatha uSeraya, umbingeleli omkhulu, noZefaniya, umbingeleli wesibini, nabagcini-masango bobathathu.

25Yathabatha ithenwa phakathi komzi, umthetheli wamadoda okulwa; kwafunyanwa amadoda asixhenxe kukumkani phakathi komzi; nonobhala wamatyala, owabahlanganisayo abantu belizwe; namadoda angamashumi amathandathu kubantu belizwe, awafunyanwayo phakathi komzi.

26Wabathabatha ke uNebhuzaradan umthetheli wabasiki, wabasa kukumkani waseBhabheli, eRibhela.

27Ukumkani waseBhabhiloni waboyisa waza wababulala eRibhela kwilizwe laseHamati. Ngoko uYuda wathinjwa wemka kwilizwe lakhe.

28Ngabo aba abantu awabafudusayo uNebhukadenetsare: ngomnyaka wesixhenxe, amaYuda angamawaka amathathu, anamanci mabini anamathathu;

29Ngomnyaka weshumi elinamnye wobukumkani bukaNebhukadenetsare, wasusa eYerusalem amakhulu asibhozo, anamanci mathathu anamabini amadoda.

30Ngomnyaka wamashumi omabini anesithathu wobukumkani bukaNebhukadenetsare, uNebhuzaradan umthetheli wabasiki wathabatha amakhulu asixhenxe anamanci mane anesihlanu abantu ekuthinjweni phakathi kwamaYuda; bonke abantu babengamawaka amane anamakhulu amathandathu.

31Kwathi ngomnyaka wamashumi omathathu anesixhenxe wokuthinjwa kukaYehoyakin, ukumkani wakwaYuda, ngenyanga yeshumi elinesibini, ngosuku lwamashumi omabini anesihlanu enyangeni leyo, uEvili-merodaki, ukumkani waseBhabheli, ngomnyaka wokuqala wobukumkani bakhe. Waba ngukumkani phezu kwentloko kaYehoyakin, ukumkani wakwaYuda, wamkhupha entolongweni;

32Wathetha kakuhle naye, wayimisa itrone yakhe, yangaphezu kweetrone zookumkani ababenaye eBhabheli.

33Wanxiba izambatho zakhe zasentolongweni, waza waqhubeka esidla isonka phambi kobuso bakhe yonke imihla yobomi bakhe.

34Umphako wakhe wawunikwa imihla ngemihla, kukumkani waseBhabheli, kwada kwayimini yokufa kwakhe, yonke imihla yobomi bakhe.