Jeremiah 46
1 Izwi likaSimakade elafika kuJeremiya umphrofethi mayelana nezizwe.
2 NgeGibhithe: ngempi kaFaro Nekho, inkosi yaseGibhithe eyayingasemfuleni iYufrathe eKharikhemishi, eyanqotshwa nguNebukhadinezari, inkosi yaseBhabhele, ngonyaka wesine wokubusa kukaJehoyakimi, indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakwaJuda.
3 “Lungisani amahawu nezihlangu, nivivele ukulwa.
4 Bophelani amahhashi, nigibele amahhashi empi, nime ngomumo; nifake izigqokozivikeli, nemikhonto eloliwe, nembathe namabhantshi ensimbi.
5 Kepha ngiboneni na? Bayathuthumela, babuyela emuva. Amaqhawe abo ayakunqotshwa, ayabaleka nokubaleka, awasabheki emuva; kukhona ukwesaba nxazonke,” kusho uSimakade.
6 “Onejubane makangakwazi ukubaleka, neqhawe malingaphunyuki; elingasenyakatho eceleni komfula u-Yufrathe, bayakukhubeka, bawe.
7 “Ngubani lo okhuphuka njengeNayili, njengomfula omanzi awo ephakama ngamandla.
8 IGibhithe likhuphuke njengeNayili, amanzi alo agubha njengemifula. Lithe: ‘Ngiyakukhuphuka, ngiwusibekele umhlaba; ngiwubhubhise umuzi nabahlala kuwo.’
9 Khuphukani, mahhashi, nibhembuluke zinqola, mawaphume amaqhawe: uKhushe noPhuthi babambe izihlangu, namaLudi abambe umnsalo.
10 Lolu lusuku lweNkosi uSimakade Wamabandla; usuku lokuphindisela, nolokuziphindiselela ezitheni zakhe. Inkemba iyakudla yesuthe, iyakuzanelisa ngegazi labo, ngokuba iNkosi uSimakade Wamabandla inomhlatshelo enyakatho, ngasemfuleni iYufrathe.
11 “Khuphukela kwaGileyadi, ubuthe ibhalisamu, wena ntombi, ndodakazi yaseGibhithe, uyisebenzisela ize imithi eminingi, ngeke waphulukiswa.
12 Izizwe ziyakuzwa ngehlazo lakho, ukukhala kwakho kugcwale umhlaba; ngokuba iqhawe liyakukhuba elinye, awe omabili kanyekanye.”
13 Leli yizwi likaSimakade alikhuluma kuJeremiya, umphrofethi, ngokuza kukaNebukhadinezari, inkosi yaseBhabhele, ukuzohlasela iGibhithe.
14 “Memezelani eGibhithe, nimemezele eMigidoli; yenzani isimemezelo eNofi naseThahiphanesi, nithi: ‘Sukumani, nime ngomumo, ngokuba inkemba izodla nxazonke zakho.’
15 Kungani abanamandla bakho belaliswe phansi na? Yingoba uSimakade ebathele othulini na?
16 Uyakukhubekisa izindimbane, yebo, bayakuwa omunye ewela phezu komunye, bathi: ‘Vukani, masibuyele kwabakithi, ezweni esidabuka kulo; sibaleke enkembeni yomcindezeli.’
17 Bayakumemeza lapho, bathi: ‘UFaro inkosi yaseGibhithe ungumsindo nje omkhulu, uliyekile ithuba lakhe.’
18 “Ngifunga ngiyagomela,” kusho iNkosi, egama layo kunguSimakade Wamabandla, “kukhona ozayo ofana neThabhori phakathi kwezintaba, nanjengeKharmeli ngasolwandle.
19 Qoqa amasaka akho ulungele ukuthunjwa, wena ndodakazi yaseGibhithe, ngokuba iMemfisi iyakuba yincithakalo, iyakushiswa kungabe kusaba bikho ohlala kulo.
20 “IGibhithe liyisithokazi esihle kakhulu, kodwa kunesibawu esivela enyakatho, esizakulithelekela.
21 Ngisho namabutho alo aqashiwe, aphakathi kulo, anjengamathole akhuluphalisiweyo; nawo aphenduka abaleka kanyekanye, awazange eme ngokuba usuku lwabo lwenhlekelele selufikile; isikhathi sokujeziswa kwabo.
22 IGibhithe liyakuhashaza njengenyoka ihamba, ngoba beza ngamandla, balithelekele bephethe izimbazo njengabagawuli bezihlahla.
23 Bazoligawula ihlathi lalo,” kusho uSimakade, “nakuba licinene; ngokuba baningi kunesikhonyane, abanakubalwa.
24 Indodakazi yaseGibhithe izothelwa ngehlazo, inikelwe esandleni sabantu basenyakatho.”
25 USimakade Wamabandla uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: “Bheka, ngiyakujezisa u-Amoni waseNo, uFaro, iGibhithe, onkulunkulu balo, amakhosi alo, nabethembele kuFaro.
26 Ngiyakubanikela esandleni salabo abafuna ukuphila kwabo, nasesandleni sikaNebukhadinezari, inkosi yaseBhabhele, nasesandleni sezinceku zakhe. Emveni kwalokho iGibhithe kuyakuhlalwa kulo njengasezinsukwini zasemandulo,” kusho uSimakade.
27 “Kepha ungesabi wena Jakobe, nceku yami; ungadangali, Israyeli, ngokuba bheka, ngiyakukusindisa usendaweni ekude; ngisho nabozalo lwakho ezweni abathunjelwe kulo. UJakobe uyakuba ongaphazanyiswa lutho, avikeleke, angasatshiswa muntu.
28 Ungesabi wena nceku yami, Jakobe,” kusho uSimakade, “ngokuba nginawe; ngiyakuqeda ngokuphelele zonke izizwe engikuxoshele kuzo, kodwa wena angiyukukuqeda. Ngiyakukuyala ngobulungiswa, angiyukukuyeka ngingakujezisi.”