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Ilizwi elafika kuJeremiya ngabantu bonke bakoJuda, emnyakeni wesine kaJehoyakhimi indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakoJuda, ngomnyaka wokuqala kaNebukadinezari, inkosi yeBhabhiloni.

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Ilizwi alikhulumayo uJeremiya umprofethi kubo bonke abantu bakoJuda labo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema esithi:

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Sekuyiminyaka engamatshumi amabili lantathu, kusukela emnyakeni wetshumi lantathu wokubusa kukaJosiya indodana kaAmoni, inkosi yakoJuda, kuze kube lamuhla, ilizwi le Nkosi lifikile kimi, ngalikhuluma kini ngivuke ngovivi ngikhuluma, kodwa kalilalelanga.

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Kalilalelanga, kalizwanga lanxa i Nkosi iphikelela ukuthuma kini zonke inceku zayo abaprofethi, ivuka ngovivi, ithuma

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lapho kuthiwa: Phendukani, lina lonke, endleleni zenu ezimbi lekwenzeni kwenu okubi, lihlale elizweni i Nkosi elinike lona lina laboyihlo kusukela endulo kuze kube nininini,

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lingalandeli abanye onkulunkulu ukubasebenzela lokubakhonza, ukuze lingivuse ulaka ngezithombe elizenzileyo. Kangiyikulenzela okubi.

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Kodwa kalingilalelanga, kutsho i Nkosi, ukuthi lingivuse ulaka ngezithombe zenu, ukuthi lehlelwe ngokubi.

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Ngakho i Nkosi yamabandla ithi: Ngenxa yokuthi lingawalalelanga amazwi ami,

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khangela, ngizabiza izizwe zenyakatho, kutsho i Nkosi, loNebukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni inceku yami, ngizilethe kulelilizwe lakwabakhileyo kulo, lakuzo zonke izizwe eziseduze lalo, ngibatshabalalise, ngibenze babe yinto eyesabekayo, into yokuncifelwa, lehlazo elilaphakade.

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Ngizaqeda phakathi kwabo umsindo wentokozo lowenjabulo, lelizwi lomyeni lelomakoti, lomsindo wokuchola kwelitshe, lokukhanya kwesibane.

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Ilizwe lonke leli lizakuba ngamanxiwa lenkangala; lezizizwe zizasebenzela i Nkosi yeBhabhiloni iminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa.

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Emva kweminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa ngizatshaya inkosi yeBhabhiloni lesizwe sayo, ngenxa yobubi babo, kutsho i Nkosi, ngilenze ilizwe lamaKhaladiya libe yinkangala kokuphela,

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ngehlisele phezu kwalelolizwe amazwi wonke engawakhuluma ngalo, lakho konke okubhaliweyo kulolugwalo okwaprofethwa nguJeremiya ngazo zonke izizwe.

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Ngoba izizwe ezinengi lamakhosi amakhulu zizabenza babe yizigqili; ngizaphindisela kibo njengokufanele izenzo zabo lemisebenzi yabo.

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I Nkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, yathi kimi: Yemukela esandleni sami linkezo yewayini egcwele ulaka lwami, unathise ngayo zonke izizwe engikuthuma kuzo.

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Zizanatha zidakwe, zihlanye ngenxa yenkemba engiyithuma phakathi kwazo.

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Ngasengiyemukela inkezo esandleni se Nkosi, nganathisa ngayo zonke izizwe i Nkosi engithume kizo,

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ngitsho iJerusalema lemizi yakoJuda, amakhosi ayo leziphathamandla zayo, ukuze kuchitheke, kube yinkangala, lento yokuncifelwa leyokuthukwa, njengoba kunjalo lalamuhla;

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loFaro inkosi yeGibhithe, lenceku zakhe, leziphathamandla zakhe, labantu bakhe bonke,

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kanye labo bonke abezizwe abaphakathi kwabo, lamakhosi wonke elizweni leUzi, lawelizwe leFilisti leAshikeloni leGaza leEkhironi lensali eAshidodi,

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iEdoma loMowabi, lamaAmoni,

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wonke amakhosi eTire laweSidoni, lamakhosi ezihlenge, ezingaphetsheya kolwandle,

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eDedani leTema leBuzi, labo bonke abagela inwele zabo emaceleni,

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lamakhosi wonke eArabhiya, lamakhosi ezizwe ezixubeneyo ezihlala enkangala,

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lamakhosi wonke eZimri, laweElamu laweMede,

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lawo wonke amakhosi enyakatho akhatshana leduze ngokulandelana, lemibuso yonke yomhlaba ekhona emhlabeni. Emva kwabo inkosi yeBhabhiloni izanatha.

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Ubususithi kibo: I Nkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ithi: Nathani lidakwe, lihlanze, liwe, lingaphindi livuke futhi, ngenxa yenkemba engiyithuma phakathi kwenu.

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Kuzakuthi lapho besala ukuyemukela inkezo esandleni sakho, ukuze banathe, uthi kibo: I Nkosi yamabandla ithi: Limele ukunatha isibili.

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Ngoba khangela, sengiqalile ukwenza okubi emzini lapho ibizo lami elidunyiselwa khona; lizayekelwa ukutshaywa yini? Hatshi, kaliyikuyekelwa, ngoba ngibiza inkemba ezabehlela bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni, kutsho i Nkosi.

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Ngakho-ke wena uzaprofetha kibo wonke lamazwi engikutshela wona, uthi: I Nkosi izaduma iphezulu, iliphumise ilizwi layo endlini yayo engcwele; izaduma kakhulu phezu kwesibaya sayo, imemeze njengalabo abakhama izithelo zevini kubo bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni.

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Umsindo uzafinyelela emikhawulweni yomhlaba, ngoba i Nkosi iyamelana lezizwe, iyahlulela yonke inyama, ababi izabanikela ekubulaweni, kutsho i Nkosi.

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I Nkosi yamabandla ithi: Khangelani, ububi buphuma kwesinye isizwe busiya kwesinye, isiphepho esikhulu siyavunguza, sisuka endaweni ezikhatshana zomhlaba.

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Ngalolosuku ababulewe yi Nkosi bazasukela komunye umkhawulo womhlaba baze bafike komunye; kabayikukhalelwa, kabayikubuthwa bangcwatshwe, bazakuba ngamalongwe emhlabathini.

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Lilani, lina belusi, likhale, zibhuqeni emlotheni, lina ziphathamandla zomhlambi, ngoba insuku zokuhlatshwa kwenu lezokuhlakazeka sezifikile, lizakuwa njengenqama ezinhle.

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Abelusi kabayikuba lesiphephelo, leziphathamandla zomhlambi kaziyikuphunyuka.

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Zwanini ukukhala kwabelusi lokulila kweziphathamandla zomhlambi: ngoba i Nkosi izachitha idlelo labo,

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lezibaya ezilokuthula zidilikile, ngenxa yokuvutha kolaka lwe Nkosi.

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Iphumile esikhundleni sayo njengebhongo esilwane, ngoba ilizwe labo seliyinkangala ngenxa yabachithi, langenxa yolaka lwayo oluvuthayo.

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