Jeremiah 28
1 Kwathi ngonyaka uZedekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, aqala ngawo ukubusa; uHananiya, indodana ka-Azuri, umphrofethi waseGibheyoni, wakhuluma kimi endlini kaSimakade, phambi kwabaphristi nabantu bonke; ngonyaka wesine, ngenyanga yesihlanu, wathi:
2 “Usho kanje uSimakade Wamabandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Ngizakulaphula ijoka lenkosi yaseBhabhele.
3 Ingakapheli iminyaka emibili, ngiyakuzibuyisela kule ndawo zonke izitsha zendlu kaSimakade ezathathwa kule ndawo nguNebukhadinezari, inkosi yaseBhabhele, waziyisa eBhabhele.
4 Ngiyakubuyisela futhi kule ndawo uJekhoniya, indodana kaJehoyakimi, inkosi yakwaJuda, nabo bonke abathunjwa bakwaJuda abaya eBhabhele, ngokuba ngizolephula ijoka lenkosi yaseBhabhele,’ ” kusho uSimakade.
5 Kepha umphrofethi uJeremiya wathi kumphrofethi uHananiya, phambi kwabaphristi nabantu bonke ababemi endlini kaSimakade,
6 yebo, umphrofethi uJeremiya, wathi: “Amen, makenze kanjalo uSimakade, awafakazele amazwi akho owaphrofethile, ngokubuyisela izitsha zendlu kaSimakade, nabo bonke abathunjelwa eBhabhele, kule ndawo.
7 Noma kunjalo, ake nilalele leli lizwi engizakulikhuluma ezindlebeni zenu, nasezindlebeni zabantu bonke, elithi:
8 abaphrofethi ababephambi kwami nababephambi kwakho kusukela emandulo, baphrofetha ngamazwe amaningi nangemibuso eminingi, ngezimpi, inhlekelele, nangobhubhane.
9 Umphrofethi ophrofetha ngokuthula uyokwaziwa kuphela, lapho izwi aliphrofethile selifezekile, ukuthi impela ungumphrofethi othunywe nguSimakade.”
10 Umphrofethi uHananiya wayeselisusa ijoka entanyeni yomphrofethi uJeremiya, waliphoqoza.
11 UHananiya wakhuluma phambi kwabo bonke abantu, wathi: “Usho kanje uSimakade, uthi: ‘Ngizolephula kanjalo-ke ijoka likaNebukhadinezari, inkosi yaseBhabhele, entanyeni yezizwe zonke, ingakapheli iminyaka emibili.’ ” Kepha umphrofethi uJeremiya wabamba eyakhe indlela.
12 Izwi likaSimakade lafika kuJeremiya emva kokuba uHananiya, umphrofethi, eliphoqozile ijoka elalisentanyeni yomphrofethi uJeremiya, lathi:
13 “Hamba ukhulume kuHananiya, uthi: ‘Usho kanje uSimakade, uthi: uwaphoqozile amajoka okhuni wenza amajoka ensimbi esikhundleni sawo.
14 Ngokuba usho kanje uSimakade Wamabandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ngizobeka ijoka lensimbi entanyeni yazo zonke lezi zizwe, ukuba zimkhonze uNebukhadinezari, inkosi yaseBhabhele, yebo, ziyakumkhonza, futhi ngimnikile nezilwane zasendle.’ ”
15 Umphrofethi uJeremiya wayesethi kuHananiya, umphrofethi: “Ake ulalele, Hananiya, uSimakade akakuthumanga, kodwa wena usuwenze laba bantu bethembela emangeni.
16 Ngakho-ke usho kanje uSimakade, uthi: ‘Uyabona-ke, ngiyakukuxosha ebusweni bomhlaba, futhi uzakufa kuwo lo nyaka ngokuba ukhulume ngokuthi abantu bahlubuke kuSimakade.’ ”
17 Umphrofethi uHananiya wafa-ke ngawo lowo nyaka, ngenyanga yesikhombisa.