Jeremiah 26
1 Ekuqaleni kokubusa kukaJehoyakimi, indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, kwafika leli lizwi livela kuSimakade, lathi:
2 “Usho kanje uSimakade, uthi: yima egcekeni lendlu kaSimakade, ukhulume kuyo yonke imizi yakwaJuda eza izokhuleka endlini kaSimakade, wonke amazwi engikuyale ukuba uwakhulume kubo, ungagodli nalinye izwi.
3 Mhlawumbe bayakulalela, baphenduke, kube yilowo nalowo endleleni yakhe embi; nami ngiyakuguquka ngingabehliseli inhlekelele ebengizobehlisela yona, ngenxa yobubi bezenzo zabo.
4 Uyakuthi kubo: ‘Usho kanje uSimakade, uthi: uma ningangilaleli, nihambe emthethweni wami engiwumise phambi kwenu,
5 nilalele amazwi ezinceku zami, abaphrofethi engibathumele kini, ngibathumela ngiphindelela, kodwa nina nangabalalela,
6 ngiyakuyenza le ndlu ibe njengeShilo, nalo muzi ngiwenze ube yisiqalekiso, kuzo zonke izizwe zomhlaba.’ ”
7 Abaphristi, abaphrofethi nabo bonke abantu bamuzwa uJeremiya ekhuluma lawa mazwi esendlini kaSimakade.
8 Kwathi lapho eseqedile uJeremiya ukukhuluma konke uSimakade ayemyale ngakho ukuba akusho kubo bonke abantu; abaphristi, abaphrofethi, nabantu bonke, bambamba, bathi: “Uzokufa nokufa.
9 Uphrofetheleni egameni likaSimakade, uthi: ‘Le ndlu iyakuba njengeShilo, nalo muzi uyakuba yincithakalo kungabe kusaba bikho ohlala kuwo na?’ ” Bonke abantu babuthana kuJeremiya endlini kaSimakade.
10 Lapho izikhulu zakwaJuda zizwa lezi zinto, zakhuphuka zisuka esigodlweni senkosi, zaya endlini kaSimakade, zahlala ngasekungeneni kwesango lendlu kaSimakade elisha.
11 Abaphristi nabaphrofethi base bethi ezikhulwini nakubo bonke abantu: “Lo muntu ufanelwe ngukufa, ngokuba uphrofethe ngalo muzi, njengoba nani nizizwele ngezindlebe zenu.”
12 UJeremiya wayesekhuluma kuzo zonke izikhulu, nakubo bonke abantu, wathi: “USimakade wangithuma ukuba ngiphrofethe ngale ndlu nangalo muzi, wonke amazwi eniwezwileyo.
13 Ngakho-ke lungisani izindlela zenu nezenzo zenu, nilalele izwi likaSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu, ukuze uSimakade ayeke ukunehlisela inhlekele akhulume ngayo kini.
14 Kepha mina, bhekani, ngisesandleni senu; ukuba nenze kimi njengalokho enikubona kukuhle futhi kulungile emehlweni enu.
15 Kuphela yazini nokwazi ukuthi uma ningibulala, niyakwehlisela igazi elingenacala phezu kwenu, phezu kwalo muzi, naphezu kwabakhileyo kuwo, ngokuba ngokweqiniso nguSimakade ongithume kini ukuba ngisho wonke lawa mazwi ezindlebeni zenu.”
16 Izikhulu nabo bonke abantu bathi kubaphristi nabaphrofethi: “Lo muntu akafanele ukufa, ngokuba ukhulume kithi egameni likaSimakade uNkulunkulu wethu.”
17 Kwase kusukuma abanye abangamalunga ezwe, bakhuluma kulo lonke ibandla labantu, bathi:
18 “UMikha waseMoreshethi waphrofetha ezinsukwini zikaHezekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, wakhuluma kubo bonke abantu bakwaJuda, wathi: ‘Usho kanje uSimakade Wamabandla, uthi: “ ‘IZiyoni liyakulinywa njengensimu, iJerusalema libe yincithakalo, intaba yendlu ibe yizindawo eziphakemeyo zamahlathi.’
19 “Kambe uHezekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda noJuda wonke, bambulala yini uMikha na? Abesabanga yini uSimakade, bamncenga uSimakade, Yena wayiyeka inhlekelele ayekhulume ngayo kubo na? Pho, thina sesizakwehlisela phezu kwethu ububi obukhulu kangaka na?”
20 Kukhona nomunye umuntu owaphrofetha egameni likaSimakade, u-Uriya, indodana kaShemaya waseKiriyathi Jeharimi, waphrofetha kulo muzi nangaleli lizwe, njengawo wonke amazwi kaJeremiya.
21 Inkosi uJehoyakimi, nawo wonke amaqhawe ayo, nazo zonke izikhulu bawezwa amazwi akhe; inkosi yafuna ukumbulala, kepha u-Uriya wezwa, wesaba, wabaleka, waya eGibhithe.
22 Inkosi uJehoyakimi yathumela amadoda eGibhithe, u-Elinathani, indodana ka-Akhibhori namanye amadoda, baya eGibhithe.
23 Bambuyisa u-Uriya eGibhithe, bamyisa enkosini uJehoyakimi eyambulala ngenkemba, isidumbu sakhe yasilahla emathuneni abantukazana.
24 Kepha isandla sika-Ahikamu, indodana kaShafani, sasinoJeremiya ukuba anganikelwa esandleni sabantu, ukuze bambulale.