Jeremiah 28
1 That same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, Hananiah the son of Azzur, the prophet, who was of Gibeon, spoke to me in the LORD’s house, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,
Kwasekusithi ngalowomnyaka, ekuqaleni kokubusa kukaZedekhiya inkosi yakoJuda, ngomnyaka wesine, ngenyanga yesihlanu, uHananiya indodana kaAzuri umprofethi owayengoweGibeyoni wakhuluma kimi endlini yeNkosi emehlweni abapristi labantu bonke, esithi:
2 “The LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says, ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
Itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, isithi: Ngilephulile ijogwe lenkosi yeBhabhiloni.
3 Within two full years I will bring again into this place all the vessels of the LORD’s house that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place and carried to Babylon.
Kusesephakathi kweminyaka emibili yezinsuku ngizabuyisela kulindawo izitsha zonke zendlu yeNkosi, uNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni azisusa kulindawo wazisa eBhabhiloni.
4 I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, who went to Babylon,’ says the LORD; ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’”
Futhi uJekoniya indodana kaJehoyakhimi inkosi yakoJuda, labo bonke abathunjwa bakoJuda, abaya eBhabhiloni, ngizababuyisela kulindawo, itsho iNkosi; ngoba ngizalephula ijogwe lenkosi yeBhabhiloni.
5 Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people who stood in the LORD’s house,
Wasekhuluma uJeremiya umprofethi kuHananiya umprofethi emehlweni abapristi lemehlweni abantu bonke ababemi endlini yeNkosi;
6 even the prophet Jeremiah said, “Amen! May the LORD do so. May the LORD perform your words which you have prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the LORD’s house, and all those who are captives, from Babylon to this place.
uJeremiya umprofethi wasesithi: Ameni! INkosi kayenze njalo, iNkosi kayiqinise amazwi akho owaprofethileyo, ukuthi ibuyise izitsha zendlu yeNkosi, labo bonke abathunjwa, kusuke eBhabhiloni kuze kulindawo.
7 Nevertheless listen now to this word that I speak in your ears, and in the ears of all the people:
Kodwa ake uzwe lelilizwi engilikhuluma endlebeni zakho lendlebeni zabo bonke abantu:
8 The prophets who have been before me and before you of old prophesied against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, of evil, and of pestilence.
Abaprofethi ababephambi kwami lababephambi kwakho kwasendulo baprofetha bemelene lamazwe amanengi bemelene lemibuso emikhulu, ngempi langobubi langomatshayabhuqe wesifo.
9 As for the prophet who prophesies of peace, when the word of the prophet happens, then the prophet will be known, that the LORD has truly sent him.”
Umprofethi oprofetha ngokuthula, lapho ilizwi lomprofethi selifikile, lowomprofethi uzakwaziwa ukuthi iNkosi imthumile ngeqiniso.
10 Then Hananiah the prophet took the bar from off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, and broke it.
Umprofethi uHananiya waselisusa ijogwe entanyeni kaJeremiya umprofethi, walephula.
11 Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying, “The LORD says: ‘Even so I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from off the neck of all the nations within two full years.’” Then the prophet Jeremiah went his way.
UHananiya wasekhuluma emehlweni abantu bonke esithi: Itsho njalo iNkosi: Ngokunjalo ngizalephula ijogwe likaNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni ngilisuse entanyeni yezizwe zonke kusesephakathi kweminyaka emibili yezinsuku. UJeremiya umprofethi wasehamba ngendlela yakhe.
12 Then the LORD’s word came to Jeremiah, after Hananiah the prophet had broken the bar from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
Laselifika ilizwi leNkosi kuJeremiya, emva kokuthi uHananiya umprofethi esephulile ijogwe elisusa entanyeni kaJeremiya umprofethi, lisithi:
13 “Go, and tell Hananiah, saying, ‘The LORD says, “You have broken the bars of wood, but you have made in their place bars of iron.”
Hamba uyetshela uHananiya usithi: Itsho njalo iNkosi: Wephulile amajogwe esigodo; kodwa uzawenza amajogwe ensimbi endaweni yawo.
14 For the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel says, “I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they will serve him. I have also given him the animals of the field.”’”
Ngoba itsho njalo iNkosi yamabandla, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Ngigaxile ijogwe lensimbi entanyeni yazo zonke lezizizwe ukuze zisebenzele uNebhukadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni; futhi zizamsebenzela, njalo ngimnikile lezinyamazana zeganga.
15 Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD has not sent you, but you make this people trust in a lie.
UJeremiya umprofethi wasesithi kuHananiya umprofethi: Ake uzwe, Hananiya; iNkosi kayikuthumanga, kodwa wena wenza lababantu ukuthi bathembe amanga.
16 Therefore the LORD says, ‘Behold, I will send you away from off the surface of the earth. This year you will die, because you have spoken rebellion against the LORD.’”
Ngakho itsho njalo iNkosi: Khangela, ngizakuxotsha ebusweni bomhlaba; lonyaka uzakufa, ngoba ukhulumile ukuhlamuka umelene leNkosi.
17 So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.
Wafa-ke uHananiya umprofethi ngalowomnyaka ngenyanga yesikhombisa.
