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Ngomnyaka wesificamunwemunye wokubusa kukaZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda, ngenyanga yetshumi, uNebukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni lebutho lakhe lonke bafika bayivimbezela iJerusalema.

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Ngomnyaka wetshumi lanye wokubusa kukaZedekhiya, ngosuku lwesificamunwemunye lwenyanga yesine, umuzi wafohlelwa.

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Kwathi iJerusalema isithunjiwe, zonke iziphathamandla zenkosi yeBhabhiloni zeza zahlala esangweni eliphakathi, uNerigali-Sharezi, loSamiganebo, loSarisekimi induna yabathenwa, loNerigali-Sharezi induna yamabutho, lazo zonke ezinye induna zenkosi yeBhabhiloni.

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Kwathi lapho uZedekhiya inkosi lawo wonke amabutho bebabona, babaleka, baphuma emzini ebusuku ngendlela yensimu yenkosi, ngesango eliphakathi kwemiduli emibili, baphuma ngendlela yamagceke.

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Kodwa ibutho lamaKhaladiya laxotshana labo, lamfica uZedekhiya emagcekeni eJeriko. Selimbambile lamletha kuNebukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni eRibila, elizweni leHamathi, wapha isigwebo phezu kwakhe.

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Inkosi yeBhabhiloni yawabulala amadodana kaZedekhiya phambi kwakhe eRibila, yabulala zonke iziphathamandla zakoJuda.

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Yamkhupha amehlo uZedekhiya, yambopha ngamaketane ukuze imuse eBhabhiloni.

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AmaKhaladiya atshisa indlu yenkosi lezindlu zabantu, adilizela phansi imiduli yeJerusalema.

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UNebuzaradani induna yabalindi yabathumba bonke abantu ababesele emzini, yabasa eBhabhiloni, labo ababebalekele kuye.

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UNebuzaradani induna yabalindi watshiya elizweni lakoJuda abantukazana ababengelalutho, ukuze balime izivini lamasimu ngalesosikhathi.

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UNebukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni walaya uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi ngoJeremiya wathi:

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Mthathe, umlondoloze kuhle, ungamenzeli okubi, kodwa wenze lokho akutshela khona.

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Ngakho uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi loNebushazibani induna yabathenwa, loNerigali-Sharezi induna yamabutho, lazo zonke induna zenkosi yeBhabhiloni,

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bamsusa uJeremiya egumeni labalindi, bamnikela kuGedaliya indodana kaAhikhamu, indodana kaShafani, ukuze amuse ekhaya. Wasehlala phakathi kwabantu.

15.

Ilizwi le Nkosi lafika kuJeremiya esavalelwe egumeni labalindi, lathi:

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Hamba uyekuthi kuEbedimeleki umEtiyopiya: I Nkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ithi: Khangela, ngizagcwalisa amazwi ami ngalumuzi ngokubi kungeyisikho ngokuhle, azagcwaliseka phambi kwakho ngalolosuku.

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Kodwa wena ngizakukhulula ngalolosuku, kutsho i Nkosi, kawuyikunikelwa ezandleni zabantu obesabayo;

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ngoba ngizakhulula isibili, kawuyikubulawa, kodwa uzaphunyuka, ngoba ungithembile, kutsho i Nkosi.

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