Jeremiya 35

¹Izwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova ezinsukwini zikaJehoyakimi indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, lathi:

²“Yiya endlini yamaRekabi, ukhulume kuwo, uwangenise endlini kaJehova kwelinye lamakamelo ayo, uwaphuzise iwayini.”

³Ngase ngithatha uJahazaniya indodana kaJeremiya kaHabasiniya nabafowabo, nawo onke amadodana akhe, nayo yonke indlu yamaRekabi,

⁴ngabangenisa endlini kaJehova ekamelweni lamadodana kaHanani indodana ka-Igidaliya, umuntu kaNkulunkulu owayeseceleni kwekamelo lezikhulu elaliphezu kwekamelo likaMahaseya indodana kaShalumi, umlindisango.

⁵Ngabeka phambi kwamadodana endlu yamaRekabi izimbizana ezigcwele iwayini nezindebe, ngathi kubo: “Phuzani iwayini.”

⁶Kepha bathi: “Asiyikuphuza iwayini, ngokuba uJonadaba, indodana kaRekabi ubaba, wasiyala wathi: ‘Aniyikuphuza iwayini, nina namadodana enu, kuze kube nini,

⁷futhi ningakhi indlu, ningahlwanyeli imbewu, ningatshali isivini, ningabi naso, ngokuba niyakuhlala ematendeni zonke izinsuku zenu ukuba nihlale izinsuku eziningi lapho nigogobele khona.’

⁸Sililalele izwi likaJonadaba indodana kaRekabi ubaba kukho konke asiyala ngakho ukuba singaphuzi iwayini zonke izinsuku zethu, thina nawomkethu, namadodana ethu, namadodakazi ethu,

⁹singakhi izindlu ukuba sihlale kuzo; futhi isivini, nensimu, nembewu asinakho.

¹⁰Kepha sihlale ematendeni, salalela, senza njengakho konke uJonadaba ubaba asiyala ngakho.

¹¹Kwathi lapho uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, enyukele ezweni, sathi: ‘Siyakuya nokuya eJerusalema, sisuke empini yamaKaledi nasempini yama-Aramu.’ Sase sakha-ke eJerusalema.”

¹²Izwi likaJehova lafika kuJeremiya, lathi:

¹³“Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Hamba usho kumadoda akwaJuda nakwabakhileyo eJerusalema, uthi: ‘Aniyikwamukela ukulaywa ukuba niwalalele amazwi ami na?’ usho uJehova.

¹⁴‘Agciniwe amazwi kaJonadaba indodana kaRekabi ayala ngawo amadodana akhe okuba angaphuzi iwayini; kuze kube namuhla awaliphuzanga, ngokuba alalela umyalo kayise. Nami ngikhulume kini, ngikhuluma njalonjalo, kepha kaningilalelanga.

¹⁵Futhi ngithume kini zonke izinceku zami abaprofethi, ngibathuma njalonjalo, ngokuthi: “Ake nibuye, kube yilowo nalowo endleleni yakhe embi, nenze imisebenzi yenu ibe mihle, ningalandeli abanye onkulunkulu ukuba nibakhonze; khona niyakuhlala ezweni engilinike nina nawoyihlo.” Kepha anibekanga izindlebe zenu, aningizwanga.

¹⁶Njengokuba amadodana kaJonadaba indodana kaRekabi egcinile umyalo kayise awayala ngawo, kepha laba bantu bengangilalelanga.’

¹⁷“Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Bheka, ngiyakwehlisela phezu kukaJuda naphezu kwabo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema konke okubi engikukhulume kubo, ngokuba ngikhulumile kubo kepha kabalalelanga, ngibabizile kepha kabaphendulanga.’ ”

¹⁸UJeremiya wathi kuyo indlu yamaRekabi: “Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Ngenxa yokuba niwulalele umyalo kaJonadaba uyihlo, nagcina yonke imiyalo yakhe, nenza ngakho konke aniyala ngakho,’

¹⁹ngalokho usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘UJonadaba indodana kaRekabi akayikunqunyelwa muntu wokuma phambi kwami kuze kube phakade.’ ”