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| 1. | Kwathi kulowomnyaka, ekuqaleni kokubusa kukaZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda, ngenyanga yesihlanu yomnyaka wesine, uHananiya indodana kaAzuri, umprofethi ovela eGibeyoni, wathi kimi ethempelini phambi kwabapristi labantu bonke: |
| 2. | I Nkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ithi: Ngilephulile ijogwe lenkosi yeBhabhiloni. |
| 3. | Ingakapheli iminyaka emibili ngizabuyisela kulindawo izitsha zonke zethempeli, ezathathwa nguNebukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni kulindawo, wazisa eBhabhiloni. |
| 4. | Ngibuyise kulindawo futhi uJekoniya indodana kaJehoyakhimi, inkosi yakoJuda, labo bonke abathunjwayo koJuda basiwa eBhabhiloni, ngoba ngizalephula ijogwe lenkosi yeBhabhiloni, kutsho i Nkosi. |
| 5. | Umprofethi uJeremiya wasekhuluma kumprofethi uHananiya phambi kwabapristi laphambi kwabantu bonke ababemi ethempelini, |
| 6. | esithi: Kungathi kungaba njalo! Kungathi i Nkosi ingenza njalo, yenze ukuthi amazwi owaprofethayo agcwaliseke, ibuyise kulindawo izitsha zethempeli, labo bonke abathunjelwa eBhabhiloni. |
| 7. | Kanti zwana lelilizwi engilikhuluma kuwe laphambi kwalababantu. |
| 8. | Abaprofethi ababephambi kwakho lababephambi kwami, kusukela endulo, baprofetha ngenkemba, langendlala, langomatshayabhuqe wesifo, emazweni amanengi lemibusweni emikhulu. |
| 9. | Kodwa lowomprofethi oprofetha ngokuthula, lapho seligcwalisekile ilizwi lakhe, kuzabonakala ukuthi ungumprofethi othunywe yi Nkosi sibili. |
| 10. | Umprofethi uHananiya waselisusa ijogwe entanyeni yomprofethi uJeremiya, walephula. |
| 11. | UHananiya wakhuluma phambi kwabantu bonke esithi: I Nkosi ithi: Ngokunjalo ngizalephula ijogwe likaNebukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni entanyeni yezizwe zonke, ingakapheli iminyaka emibili. UJeremiya umprofethi wasesuka ehamba. |
| 12. | Laselifika ilizwi le Nkosi kuJeremiya, uHananiya umprofethi eselephulile ijogwe entanyeni yomprofethi uJeremiya, lathi: |
| 13. | Hamba, utsho kuHananiya uthi: I Nkosi ithi: Wena wephule amajogwe esihlahla, kodwa mina ngizakwenza endaweni yawo amajogwe ensimbi. |
| 14. | Ngoba i Nkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ithi: Ngigaxile ijogwe lensimbi entanyeni yazo zonke lezizizwe ukuze zisebenzele uNebukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni, futhi zizamsebenzela, ngoba ngimnikile lenyamazana zeganga. |
| 15. | Umprofethi uJeremiya wasesithi kumprofethi uHananiya: Zwana, Hananiya, i Nkosi kayikuthumanga, kodwa wenze lababantu ukuze bathembe amanga. |
| 16. | Ngakho i Nkosi ithi: Khangela, ngizakususa emhlabeni; ngawona lo umnyaka nje uzakufa, ngoba utshumayele ukuhlamuka e Nkosi ni. |
| 17. | Wafa uHananiya umprofethi ngawona lowomnyaka ngenyanga yesikhombisa. |
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