¹ Izwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova , lapho uNebukadinesari , inkosi yaseBabele, nayo yonke impi yakhe , nayo yonke imibuso yomhlaba ebuswa yisandla sakhe, nabantu bonke belwa neJerusalema nayo yonke imizi yalo , lathi: ² Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Hamba usho kuSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda , uthi kuye : U sho kanje uJehova , uthi: Bheka, ngiyakuwunikela lo muzi esandleni senkosi yaseBabele, iwushise ngomlilo. ³ Awuyikuphunyuka esandleni sayo ; uyakubanjwa nokubanjwa , unikelwe esandleni sayo ; amehlo akho ayakubheka amehlo enkosi yaseB abele, ikhulume nawe umlomo nomlomo; uyakuya eBabele. ⁴ Kepha yizwa izwi likaJehova , Sedekiya, nkosi yakwaJuda . Usho kanje uJehova ngawe, uthi: Awuyikufa ngenkemba; ⁵ uyakufa ngokuthula ; njengokushiselwa kwawoyihlo , amakhosi okuqala ayengaphambi kwakho , kanjalo bayakukushisela wena , bakulilele, bathi: Maye, nkosi! Ngokuba ngilikhulumile izwi, usho uJehova. ⁶ UJeremiya umprofethi wayesekhuluma onke lawo mazwi kuSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda eJerusalema, ⁷ lapho impi yenkosi yaseBabele ilwa neJerusalema nayo yonk e imizi yakwaJuda eseleyo , iLakishi ne -Azeka, ngokuba yiyo eyayisele phakathi kwemizi yakwaJuda iyimizi ebiyelweyo. ⁸ Izwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova , lapho inkosi uSedekiya isenzile isivumelwano nabo bonke abantu baseJerusalema ukubamemezela ukukhululeka, ⁹ ukuba yilowo nalowo akhulule isigqila sakhe , yilowo nalowo isigqilakazi sakhe, umHeberu nomHeberukazi , ukuze kungabikho muntu okhonzisa umfowabo kwaJuda. ¹⁰ Zalalela zonke izikhulu , nabo bonke abantu ababengene esivumelwaneni ukuba bavumele , kube y ilowo nalowo isigqila sakhe , yilowo nalowo isigqilakazi sakhe , ukuba zihambe , zikhululeke, kungabe kusaba khona okhonzisayo; bezwa, bavuma ukuba bahambe. ¹¹ Kepha emva kwalokho baphenduka , bazibuyisa izigqila nezigqilakazi ababezivumele ukuba zihambe , zikhululeke, bazithobisa zaba yizigqila nezigqilakazi. ¹² Ngalokho izwi likaJehova lafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova, lathi: ¹³ Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli, uthi: Mina ngenza isivumelwano nawoyihlo mhla ngibakhipha ezweni laseGibithe endlini yeziboshwa, ngathi: ¹⁴ Ngasekugcineni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa niyakuvumela , kube yilowo nalowo umfowabo ongumHeberu othengisiwe kuw e, wakukhonza iminyaka eyisithupha, ukuba ahambe , nimdedele, akhululeke kini . Kepha oyihlo abangilalelanga, ababekanga izindlebe. ¹⁵ Nina-ke seniphendukile namuhla , nenza okulungile emehlweni ami ngokumemezela ukukhululeka, kube yilowo nalowo kumakhelwane wakhe, nenza isivumelwano ngaphambi kwami endlini ebizwa ngegama lami. ¹⁶ Kepha seniphendukile futhi , nalihlambalaza igama lami , nabuyisa, kwaba yilowo nalowo isigqila sakhe , yilowo nalowo isigqilakazi sakhe , enanizivumele ukuba zihambe , zikhululeke ngokuthanda kwazo, nazithobisa ukuba zibe yizigqila zenu nezigqilakazi zenu. ¹⁷ Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Nina aningilalelanga u kuba nimemezele ukukhululeka, kube yilowo nalowo kumfowabo , yilowo nalowo kumakhelwane wakhe ; bhekani, sengiyanimemezela ukukhululeka , usho uJehova, nginikhululele inkemba , nesifo, nendlala, nginenze ukuba nihlupheke emibusweni yonke yomhlaba. ¹⁸ Ngiyakunikela abantu abeqile isivumelwano sami , abangawaqinisanga amazwi esi vumelwano abasenzile ngaphambi kwami mhla bedabula kabili ithole, bedlula phakathi kwezinhlangothi zalo, ¹⁹ ngisho izikhulu zakwaJuda , nezikhulu zaseJerusalema , nabathenwa, nabapristi, nabo bonke abantu bezwe ababedlula phakathi kwezinhlangothi zethole, ²⁰ yebo, ngiyakubanikela esandleni sezitha zabo nasesandleni sabafuna ukuphila kwabo , izidumbu zabo zibe ngukudla kwezinyoni zezulu nokwezilwane zomhlaba. ²¹ USedekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, nezikhulu zakhe, ngiyakubanikela esandleni sezitha zabo , nasesandleni sabafuna ukuphila kwabo , nasesandleni sempi yenkosi yaseBabele, asebenyukile kini. ²² Bheka, ngiyakubayala, usho uJehova, ngibabuyisele kulo muzi; bayakulwa nawo, bawuthathe, bawushise ngomli lo, ngenze imizi yakwaJuda ibe yincithakalo ingahlalwa muntu.