UJeremiya Chapter 28
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Kwathi ngawona lowo mnyaka ekuqaleni kokubusa kukaSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda ngomnyaka wesine , ngenyanga yesihlanu , uHananiya indodana ka-Azuri, umprofethi waseGibeyoni , wakhuluma kimi endlini kaJehova phambi kwabapristi nabantu bonke, wathi:
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Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Ngilaphulile ijoka lenkosi yaseBabele.
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Ingakapheli iminyaka emibili ngiyakubuyisela kule ndawo zonke izitsha zendlu kaJehova azithatha kule ndawo uNebukadinesari , inkosi yaseBabele, waziyisa eBabele,
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ngibuyisele kule ndawo futhi uJekoniya indodana kaJehoyakimi , inkosi yakwaJuda, nabo bonke abathunjwa bakwaJuda abaya eBabele , usho uJehova, ngokuba ngiyakulaphula ijoka lenkosi yaseBabele.
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Kepha umprofethi uJeremiya wathi kumprofethi uHananiya phambi kwabapristi, nabantu bonke ababemi endaweni kaJehova,
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yebo, umprofethi uJeremiya wathi : Amen, makenze njalo uJehova , awaqinise amazwi akho owaprofethayo , kubuyiswe izitsha zendlu k aJehova nabo bonke abathunjwa eBabele, kulethwe kule ndawo.
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Kepha mawuzwe leli zwi engilikhuluma ezindlebeni zakho nasezindlebeni zabantu bonke ngokuthi:
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Abaprofethi ababengaphambi kwami nangaphambi kwakho kusukela endulo baprofetha ngamazwe amaningi nan gemibuso eminingi , ngezimpi, nangokubi, nangesifo.
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Umprofethi oprofetha ngokuthula uyakwaziwa , lapho seligcwalisiwe izwi lomprofethi, uma engumprofethi uJehova amthumileyo impela.
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Umprofethi uHananiya wayeselisusa ijoka entanyeni yomprofethi uJeremiya, walaphula.
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UHananiya wayesesho phambi kwabo bonke abantu , wathi: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Kanjalo ngiyakulaphula ijoka likaNebukadinesari , inkosi yaseBabele ingakapheli iminyaka emibili entanyeni yezizwe zonke . Kepha umprofethi uJeremiya wahamba indlela yakhe.
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Lase lifika izwi likaJehova kuJeremi ya, uHananiya umprofethi eselaphulile ijoka entanyeni yomprofethi uJeremiya, lithi:
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Hamba usho kuHananiya , uthi: U sho kanje uJehova , uthi: Uwaphulile amajoka omuthi, kepha uyakwenza amajoka ensimbi esikhundleni sawo.
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Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli, uthi: Ngibeke ijoka lensimbi entanyeni yazo zonke lezi zizwe ukuba zimkhonze uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele ; yebo, ziyakumkhonza; futhi ngimnike nezilwane zasendle.
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Wayesethi umprofethi uJeremiya kuHananiya umprofet hi: Mawuzwe, Hananiya; uJehova kakuthumanga , kepha wena wenza laba bantu ukuba bethembe amanga.
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Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Bheka, ngiyakukuxosha ebusweni bomhlaba, ufe nonyaka, ngokuba ukhulume ukuhlubuka kuJehova.
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Wafa-ke uHananiya umprofethi ngawona lowo mnyaka ngenyanga yesikhombisa.