Isahluko 43
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Kwathi lapho uJeremiya eseqedile ukukhuluma kubantu bonke onke amazwi kaJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo amthume nawo kubo, onke lawa mazwi,
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kwakhuluma u-Azariya indodana kaHoshaya, noJohanani indodana kaKhareya, nabantu bonke abaziqhenyayo, bathi kuJeremiya: “Ukhuluma amanga; uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu akakuthumanga ukuba uthi: ‘Aniyikuya eGibithe ukuba nigogobale khona,’
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kepha uBaruki indodana kaNeriya ukuqhathanisa nathi ukuba sinikelwe esandleni samaKaledi, ukuze asibulale, asithumbele eBabele.”
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UJohanani indodana kaKhareya, nazo zonke izinduma zempi, nabantu bonke abalilalelanga izwi likaJehova lokuba bahlale ezweni lakwaJuda.
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Kepha uJohanani indodana kaKhareya nazo zonke izinduna zempi bayithatha yonke insali yakwaJuda eyayibuye ezizweni zonke eyayixoshelwe kuzo ukuba igogobale ezweni lakwaJuda,
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abesilisa, nabesifazane, nabantwana, namadodakazi enkosi, nabo bonke abantu uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi ayebashiyile kuGedaliya indodana ka-Ahikamu kaShafani, noJeremiya umprofethi, noBaruki indodana kaNeriya,
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bafika ezweni laseGibithe, ngokuba babengalilaleli izwi likaJehova; bafika eThahipanesi.
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Lase lifika izwi likaJehova kuJeremiya eThahipanesi, lithi:
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“Thatha ngesandla sakho amatshe amakhulu, uwashiqele odakeni kuhonela ongasemnyango wendlu kaFaro eThahipanesi emehlweni abantu bakwaJuda,
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uthi kubo: ‘Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Bheka, ngiyakuthumela ukuba ngimbambe uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, inceku yami, ngibeke isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi phezu kwalawa matshe engiwashiqeleyo, uyakweneka isivikelo sakhe phezu kwawo.
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Uyakufika, ashaye izwe laseGibithe, abokufa babe ngabokufa, abokuthunjwa babe ngabokuthunjwa, abenkemba babe ngabenkemba.
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Ngiyakuphemba umlilo uyakuzishisa, athumbe onkulunkulu, embathe izwe laseGibithe njengomalusi embatha ingubo yakhe, aphume eGibithe ngokuthula.
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Uyakwaphula izinsika zaseBeti Shemeshi elisezweni laseGibithe; izindlu zawonkulunkulu baseGibithe uyakuzishisa ngomlilo.’ ”