Book of Baruch, ancient text purportedly written by Baruch, secretary and friend of Jeremiah, the Old Testament prophet. The text is still extant in Greek and in several translations from Greek into Latin, Syriac, Coptic, Ethiopic, and other languages. The Book of Baruch is apocryphal to the Hebrew and Protestant canons but was incorporated in the Septuagint and was included in the Old Testament for Roman Catholics. The work is a compilation of several authors and is the only work among the apocrypha that was consciously modeled after the prophetic writings of the Old Testament.

2. ISAHLUKO 1
1 Ngawo la amazwi encwadi, awayibhalayo
uBharuki unyana kaNeriya, unyana kaMahaseya,
unyana kaZedekiya, unyana ka-Asadiya, unyana
kaKelekiya, eBhabheli;
2 ngomnyaka wesihlanu, nangomhla wesixhenxe
enyangeni leyo, ngexesha amaKaledi ayithimbayo
iYerusalem, ayitshisa ngomlilo.
3 Wawalesa uBharuki amazwi ale ncwadi,
ezindlebeni zikaYekoniya unyana kaYehoyakim,
ukumkani wakwaYuda, nasezindlebeni zabo bonke
abantu abeze kuva le ncwadi;
4 ezindlebeni zezikhulu ezoonyana bokumkani,
nasezindlebeni zamadoda amakhulu, nabantu bonke,
kuthabathela komphantsi kwesa phezulu, bonke
abemiyo eBhabheli, ngakuMlambo iSudi.
5 Balila ke, bazila ukudla, bathandaza kuYehova.
6 Kananjalo bahlanganisa imali ngokwamandla abo;
7 Bayithumela eYerusalem kuYehoyakim
umbingeleli omkhulu, unyana kaHilekiya, unyana
kaSalom, nakubabingeleli, nakubantu bonke
abafumaneka benaye eYerusalem;
8 Kwangelo xesha, ekwazamkeleni iimpahla zendlu
kaYehova, ezazikhutshiwe etempileni, ukuba
zibuyiselwe ezweni lakwaYuda, ngomhla weshumi
wenyanga enguSivan, iimpahla zesilivere,
zikaZedekiya, ukumkani wakwaYuda. unyana
kaYosiya ukumkani waseYada wenza;
9 Emveni kokuba uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani
waseBhabheli emfudusile eYerusalem uYekoniya,
nabathetheli, nabathinjwa, namagorha, nabantu
belizwe, wabazisa eBhabheli.
10 Bathi, Yabonani, sikuthumele imali ukuba
ndithenge kuni amadini anyukayo, nedini lesono,
nesiqhumiso, nilungise imana, ninyuse
esibingelelweni sikaYehova uThixo wethu;
11 nithandazele ubomi bukaNebhukadenetsare
ukumkani waseBhabheli, nobomi
bukaBhaletshazare unyana wakhe, ukuba imihla
yabo ibe njengemihla yezulu emhlabeni;
12 UYehova uya kusinika ukomelela,
awakhanyisele amehlo ethu, siphile emthunzini
kaNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli,
naphantsi komthunzi kaBhaletatsare unyana wakhe,
sibakhonze imihla emininzi, sibabalwe emehlweni
abo. .
13 Sithandazele nawe kuYehova uThixo wethu;
ngokuba sonile kuYehova uThixo wethu; kude
kube namhla, uburhalarhume bukaYehova
nomsindo wakhe awubuyanga kuthi.
14 Nize niyilese le ncwadi siyithumele kuni, ukuba
niyenze uvumo endlwini kaYehova, ngamaxesha
amisiweyo, nasemithendelekweni.
15 nithi ke, KukaYehova uThixo wethu
bubulungisa, kuthi kuthi ukudana kobuso, njengoko
kwenzekayo namhlanje, kubo bakwaYuda,
nakubemi baseYerusalem;
16 nakookumkani bethu, nakubathetheli bethu,
nakubabingeleli bethu, nakubaprofeti bethu,
nakoobawo;
17 Kuba sonile phambi koYehova,
18 Akaliphulaphula ilizwi likaYehova uThixo
wethu, ukuba sihambe ngokwemithetho asiyalele
yona;
19 Kususela kwimini uYehova awabakhupha ngayo
oobawo ezweni laseYiputa, unanamhla,
asimphulaphula uYehova uThixo wethu,
salityeshela ilizwi lakhe.
20 Banamathela kuthi ububi, nesiqalekiso,
awasimisayo uYehova ngoMoses umkhonzi wakhe,
njengoko wabakhuphayo oobawo ezweni
laseYiputa, ukuba asinike ilizwe elibaleka amasi
nobusi, njengelizwe elibaleka amasi nobusi.
kukubona olu suku.
21 Noko ke asiliphulaphulanga ilizwi likaYehova
uThixo wethu, ngokwamazwi onke abaprofeti
awabathumelayo kuthi;
22Elowo walandela ubungqola bentliziyo yakhe
engendawo, wakhonza oothixo bolunye uhlanga,
nokwenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova uThixo
wethu..
ISAHLUKO 2
1 Ulimisile ke uYehova ilizwi lakhe, awalithethayo
ngathi, nakubagwebi bethu, abagwebayo
amaSirayeli, nakuokumkani bethu, nakubathetheli
bethu, nakumadoda akwaSirayeli, nakumaYuda;
2 esizihlisela izibetho ezikhulu, ezingazanga
zibekho phantsi kwezulu lonke, njengoko
zabakhoyo eYerusalem, ngokwezinto ezibhaliweyo
emyalelweni kaMoses;
3 ukuba indoda idle inyama yonyana wayo,
nenyama yentombi yayo;
4 Wabanikela ukuba bazithobe kwizikumkani
zonke ezisijikelezileyo, zibe yintlekisa nempanza
phakathi kwezizwe zonke ngeenxa zonke, athe
wabaphangalalisa kuzo uYehova.
5 Senjenjalo ukuthotywa, asiziphakamisi, ngokuba
sonile kuYehova uThixo wethu, sangaliphulaphula
ilizwi lakhe.
6 KuYehova uThixo wethu kubulungisa; ke kuthi,
noobawo bethu, elubala ihlazo, njengoko kunjalo
namhla.
7 Ngokuba zisifikele zonke ezi zibetho,
azithethileyo uYehova ngathi

3. 8 Kanti asithandazanga phambi koYehova, ukuba
sibuye elowo kubungqola bentliziyo yakhe
engendawo.
9 Ngoko ke uYehova wasiphathela ububi, yaye
uYehova wasizisela bona, kuba uYehova ulilungisa
kuyo yonke imisebenzi awasiyalele yona.
10 Asiliphulaphulanga ilizwi lakhe, ukuba sihambe
ngemithetho kaYehova ayibekileyo phambi kwethu.
11 Kaloku ke, Yehova Thixo kaSirayeli,
obakhuphileyo abantu bakho ezweni laseYiputa
ngesandla esithe nkqi, nangengalo ephakamileyo,
nangemiqondiso, nangezimanga, nangamandla
amakhulu, wazenzela igama; njengoko kubonakala
namhlanje:
12 Yehova Thixo wethu, sonile, senze ubugwenxa,
senze ngobugqwetha kuwo onke amasiko akho.
13 Mabubuye kuthi ukuvutha komsindo wakho;
14 Yiva, Yehova, imithandazo yethu, nokutarhuzisa
kwethu, Usihlangule ngenxa yegama lakho,
Usibabale phambi kwabasikhungisileyo;
15 ukuze lazi lonke ihlabathi ukuba wena, Yehova,
unguThixo wethu, ngenxa enokuba uSirayeli
nembewu yakhe ibizwa ngegama lakho.
16 Camagu, Nkosi yam, usendlwini yakho
engcwele, usigqale; Thoba indlebe yakho, Yehova,
usiphulaphule.
17 Vula amehlo akho, ubone; ngokuba abafileyo,
abasemangcwabeni, abamphefumlo wabo
isusiweyo emizimbeni yabo, abayi kuyinika iNkosi
ndumiso, nabulungisa;
18 Ke wona umphefumlo okhwankqiswe kakhulu,
oxhobileyo, otyhafileyo, namehlo atyhafileyo,
nomphefumlo olambileyo, wokunika indumiso
nobulungisa, Yehova.
19 Ke ngoko asenzanga sikhungo phambi kwakho,
Yehova Thixo wethu, ngenxa yobulungisa boobawo,
nookumkani bethu.
20 Ngokuba usithumele ubushushu bakho,
noburhalarhume bakho, njengoko wakuthethayo
ngabakhonzi bakho abaprofeti, usithi,
21 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Thobani amagxa enu,
nimkhonze ukumkani waseBhabheli, nihlale ke
ezweni endalinika ooyihlo.
22 Ukuba anithanga niliphulaphule ilizwi
likaYehova, nimkhonze ukumkani waseBhabheli,
23 Ndiya kuliphezisa emizini yakwaYuda
nangaphandle kweYerusalem izwi lemihlali nezwi
lemivuyo, izwi lomyeni nezwi lomtshakazi, libe
senkangala kulo lonke ilizwe. abahlali.
24 Asiliphulaphulanga ilizwi lakho, ukuze
simkhonze ukumkani waseBhabheli; ngenxa yoko
uwamise kakuhle amazwi owawathethayo
ngabakhonzi bakho abaprofeti, wokuba amathambo
ookumkani bethu, namathambo oobawo bethu,
angcwatywe. bakhutshwe endaweni yabo.
25 Kwaye, yabona, belahlelwa phandle
ebushushwini bemini, nakwiqabaka yasebusuku,
kwaye bafa ngobubi obukhulu yindlala, likrele,
nayindyikitya yokufa.
26 Ke yona indlu ebizwe ngegama lakho, uyenze
yaphanziswa, njengoko injalo namhla, ngenxa
yezinto ezimbi zendlu kaSirayeli nezendlu kaYuda.
27 Yehova Thixo wethu, usenzele ngokokulunga
kwakho konke, nangokwenceba yakho yonke
enkulu;
28 njengoko wathethayo ngoMoses umkhonzi
wakho, mini wamwiselayo umthetho wokuba
awubhale phambi koonyana bakaSirayeli, uthi,
29 Ukuba anithanga niliphulaphule izwi lam, inene,
esi sihlwele sikhulu siya kujika sibe mbalwa
phakathi kweentlanga, endiya kubachithachithela
khona.
30 Kuba bendisazi ukuba abandiva; ngokuba
bengabantu abantamo ilukhuni; ke basezweni
labathinjwa, baya kuzikhumbula.
31 bazi ukuba ndinguYehova uThixo wabo,
ndibanike intliziyo neendlebe zokuva;
32 Kwaye baya kundidumisa elizweni
lakuthinjelwe, bakhumbule igama lam.
33 babuye ekuqaqadekeni kweentamo zabo,
nasezintweni zabo ezimbi; ngokuba baya
kuyikhumbula indlela yooyise, abonayo phambi
koYehova.
34 ndibabuyisele kulo ilizwe endafungayo kooyise,
ooAbraham noIsake noYakobi, babe ziinkosi zalo,
ndibandise, bangabi sancipha..
35 ndenze umnqophiso ongunaphakade nabo,
wokuba ndibe nguThixo wabo, babe ngabantu bam,
ndingabi sabagxotha abantu bam amaSirayeli
emhlabeni endibanika wona.
ISAHLUKO 3
1 Yehova, wemikhosi, Thixo kaSirayeli,
umphefumlo oxhekileyo ukhala kuwe;
2 Yiva, Yehova, ube nenceba; ngokuba unenceba
kuwe, ube nenceba kuthi, kuba sonile phambi
kwakho.
3 Ngokuba uhleli ngonaphakade, Ke thina
sitshabalale.
4 Yehova wemikhosi, Thixo kaSirayeli, yiva ke
imithandazo yamaSirayeli afileyo, noonyana babo,
abonileyo phambi kwakho, abaliphulaphula izwi
lakho Thixo wabo; ngenxa yoko sanamathela kuthi
ezi zibetho. .
5 Musa ukubukhumbula ubugwenxa boobawo
bethu; khawucinge ngamandla akho negama lakho
ngoku.
6 Kuba wena, Yehova, unguThixo wethu, yaye
wena, Nkosi, siya kukudumisa.

4. 7 Ngenxa yoko ubeke ukoyika kwakho
ezintliziyweni zethu, ukuze silinqule igama lakho,
sikudumise ekuthinjweni kwethu;
8 Yabona, sisesekuthinjweni namhla, apho
usichithachithe khona, saba sisingcikivo,
nesiqalekiso, sihlawuliswe ngokobugwenxa bonke
boobawo, abakreqayo kuYehova uThixo wethu.
9 Yiva, Sirayeli, imithetho yobomi, Beka indlebe
uqonde ubulumko.
10 Yini na ukuba utheni na, Sirayeli, ukuba
usezweni leentshaba zakho, usuke wolulele ezweni
lolunye uhlanga, uzenze inqambi ngabafi?
11 Ukuba ubalwa nabahle baye kwelabafileyo?
12 Ulishiyile ithende lobulumko;
13 Kuba, ukuba ubuhamba ngendlela kaThixo,
unge uhleli eluxolweni ngonaphakade.
14 Fundani apho bukhoyo ubulumko, aphi na
amandla, aphi na ukuqonda; ukuze wazi ukuba
buphi na ubude bemihla, nobomi, apho buphi na
ukukhanya kwamehlo, noxolo.
15 Ngubani na oyaziyo indawo yayo? Ngubani na
ongene ebuncwaneni bayo?
16 Baphi na abathetheli beentlanga, abalawula
amarhamncwa ehlabathini;
17 Abo badla iintaka zezulu, nabafumbela isilivere
negolide, abakholose ngayo abantu, bangenasiphelo
sokuzuza kwabo?
18 Kuba abo basebenza ngesilivere, benyamekile,
abamisebenzi yabo ingaphengululekiyo;
19 Banyamalele, behla baya kwelabafileyo,
banyukile abanye esikhundleni sabo.
20 Amadodana abona ukukhanya, ahlala emhlabeni,
kodwa abayazanga indlela yokwazi.
21 Abaziqondi iindlela zakho, Abayibamba;
Abantwana babo babekude naloo ndlela.
22 Akuvakalanga kwaKanan, akuzanga kubonwe
nakwaTeman.
23 IiAgarenes ezifuna ubulumko emhlabeni,
abarhwebi bakaMeran nabakwaTeman, ababhali
bamabali, nabaphicothi abaphuma ekuqondeni;
Akukho namnye kubo oyaziyo indlela yobulumko,
akazikhumbuli nomendo wabo.
24 Hayi, ukuba mkhulu kwendlu kaThixo, Sirayeli!
Hayi indlela enkulu ngayo indawo yelifa lakhe!
25 Mkhulu, ongenasiphelo; iphezulu, kwaye
ayinakulinganiswa.
26 Kwakukho iingxilimbela, ezaziwayo
kwasekuqalekeni, ezazizizidenge, iingcali
emfazweni.
27 Ezo angazinyulanga, uYehova, akabanikanga
nendlela yokwazi;
28 Batshabalala, ngenxa yokuba
bebengenabulumko, batshabalala ngenxa
yokumatha kwabo.
29 Ngubani na owenyuka waya emazulwini,
wayithabatha, wayihlisa emafini?
30 Ngubani na owaluwela ulwandle, wayifumana,
wayizisa igolide ecocekileyo?
31 Akukho uyaziyo indlela yakhe, Akawucingi
nomkhondo wakhe.
32 Ke yena ozaziyo zonke izinto, uyamazi,
wamfumana ngengqondo yakhe;
33 Lowo uthumela ukukhanya, kuye kuhambe,
akubize kwakhona, kwaye kumthobele enoloyiko.
34 Iinkwenkwezi zakhanya emiboniselweni yazo,
zivuya; baza ngokunjalo bechwayitha bembonisa
ukukhanya kulowo wabenzayo.
35 Nguye lo uThixo wethu, akukho namnye
engabalelwa kuye
36 Uyifumene yonke indlela yokwazi, Wayinika
uYakobi umkhonzi wakhe, USirayeli intanda yakhe.
37 Emveni koko wabonakalaliswa emhlabeni,
encokola nabantu.
ISAHLUKO 4
1 Yiyo le incwadi yemithetho kaThixo, nomyalelo
ongunaphakade: bonke abawugcinayo baya kuphila;
ke othe wayishiyayo uya kufa.
2 Jika, Yakobi, ubambelele kuwo, Hamba ebusweni
bokukhanya kwawo, ukuze ukhanyiselwe.
3 Uzuko lwakho musa ukulunika omnye, Iinto
eziluncedo kuwe, neenzuzo zakho kuhlanga
lwasemzini.
4 Sinoyolo thina, Sirayeli; ngokuba izinto
ezikholekileyo kuThixo zazisiwe kuthi.
5 Yomelelani, bantu bam, sisikhumbuzo
sikaSirayeli.
6 Kuthengiswe kuni ezintlangeni, kungekhona
ukuze nitshabalale;
7 Kuba namqumbisa lowo wanenzayo
ngokubingelela kwiidemon, kungekhona kuThixo.
8 Nimlibele uThixo ongunaphakade, owaninyusayo;
niyenze buhlungu iYerusalem, yona yanincancisayo.
9 Kuba yabubona ubushushu bukaThixo phezu
kwenu, yathi, Yivani, nina bemi baseZiyon;
10 Ndakubona ukuthinjwa koonyana bam
neentombi zam, awabahlisela bona uNgunaphakade.
11 Ndabondla ngovuyo; wabandulula belila
nokumbambazela.
12 Makungabikho namnye undivuyelelayo, mna
mhlolokazi, ndishiyiweyo ngabaninzi; ngenxa
yokuba bewushiyile umthetho kaThixo.
13 Abayazi imimiselo yakhe, abahamba ngendlela
yemithetho yakhe, abawunyathela umendo
woqeqesho ebulungiseni bakhe.
14 Mabeze abemi baseZiyon, nikhumbule
ukuthinjwa koonyana bam neentombi zam,
awabahlisela zona uNgunaphakade.

5. 15 Kuba iziswe phezu kwabo uhlanga oluvela kude,
uhlanga oluphuma kude, oluntetho ilulwimi lulunye,
olungayihloneli indoda enkulu, nomntwana olula.
16 Aba baye bazithimba abantwana abaziintanda
zomhlolokazi, abathandekayo, bamshiye eshiywe
yedwa, engenantombi.
17 Kodwa ndingakunceda ngantoni?
18 Kuba lowo wanihliselayo ezi zibetho uya
kunihlangula esandleni seentshaba zenu.
19 Hambani, bantwana bam, hambani; ngokuba
ndishiywe ndim.
20 Ndikhulule ingubo yoxolo, ndabeka
ezirhwexayo zokuthandaza phezu kwam;
Ndikhalela kuYehova ngemihla yam.
21 Yomelelani, Owu bantwana bam, khalani
eNkosini, kwaye iya kunihlangula emandleni
nasesandleni seentshaba.
22 Ngokuba ithemba lam lingunaphakade, ukuba
wokusindisa; kwaye uvuyo lufikile kum luvela
koyiNgcwele, ngenxa yenceba eya kuza kuni
kamsinyane ivela kuMsindisi wethu
onguNaphakade.
23 Kuba ndanithuma nisenza isijwili, nilila; ke
uThixo uya kunibuyisela kum, ninovuyo novuyo
olungunaphakade.
24 Njengoko abamelwane beZiyon bekubona
ukuthinjwa kwenu, baya kulubona kamsinya
usindiso lwenu luvela kuThixo wethu, oluya
kunifikela ngobuqaqawuli obukhulu,
bokubengezela kobungunaphakade.
25 Bantwana bam, yinyamezeleni ingqumbo
kaThixo, enifikeleyo; kodwa kamsinya uya
kukubona ukwaphuka kwayo, uyinyathele
entanyeni yayo.
26 Iinto ezimyoli zam zihamba ngeendlela ezizizo,
zathi hlasiswa njengomhlambi othinjwe
ezintshabeni.
27 Thuthuzelani, bantwana bam, nikhale kuThixo;
28 Kuba njengokuba ibikukuthanda kwenu
ukulahleka kuThixo; wobuya nimfune
ngokuphindwe kashumi.
29 Kuba lowo unizisileyo ezi zibetho uya kunizisela
uvuyo olungunaphakade ngosindiso lwenu.
30 Yomelela, Yerusalem, ngokuba lowo
wakuthiyayo uya kukuthuthuzela.
31 Balusizi ababandezeli bakho, Bavuyela ukuwa
kwakho;
32 Ibibi imizi ababeyikhonza oonyana bakho;
33 Njengoko lakuvuyelayo ukuwa kwakho,
lakuvuyela ukuwa kwakho;
34 Ngokuba ndiya kuyisusa imihlali yengxokolo
yayo enkulu, neqhayiya layo libe sisijwili.
35 Kuba kuya kuza phezu kwayo umlilo uvela
kwaphakade, ingunaphakade; kwaye iya kumiwa
ziidemon ixesha elide.
36 Yerusalem, bheka ngakuwe empumalanga,
ulubone uvuyo oluza kuwe, luvela kuThixo.
37 Yabona, bayeza oonyana bakho,
owabandululayo, bahlanganiselwe ndawonye
bevela empumalanga, besa entshonalanga, ngelizwi
loyiNgcwele, bevuya ekuzuko lukaThixo.
ISAHLUKO 5
1 Khulula, Yerusalem, ingubo yesijwili
nembandezelo, ambathe ubungangamela bozuko
oluvela kuThixo, kude kuse ephakadeni.
2 Bhinqa ingubo yokwaleka yobulungisa obuphuma
kuThixo; ubeke isithsaba entlokweni yakho
lobungangamsha bamaphakade.
3 Ngokuba uThixo uya kukubonakalisa ukukhanya
kwakho kuwo onke amazwe aphantsi kwezulu.
4 Kuba igama lakho liya kubizwa ngokuba
nguThixo ngonaphakade, Uxolo lobulungisa,
Isihombo sokukhonza uThixo.
5 Suk’ ume, Yerusalem, uze ume phezulu, uze
ukhangele ngasempuma, kwaye ukhangele
abantwana bakho behlanganisene bevela
entshonalanga ukuya empumalanga ngelizwi
loyiNgcwele, benemihlali ekukhumbuleni uThixo.
6 Kuba bemkile kuwe ngeenyawo, Bakhukuliswa
ezintshabeni zabo;
7 Kuba uThixo umise zonke iinduli ezinde,
neendonga ezizekezayo, zidilike, zizaliswe
iintlambo, ukuze kwenziwe nelizwe elo, ukuze
uSirayeli ahambe ekholosile, ebuqaqawulini
bukaThixo;
8 Kananjalo amahlathi nawo wonke umthi
onevumba elimnandi wowagubungela uSirayeli
ngokomthetho kaThixo.
9 Ngokuba uThixo uya kuwakhokela ngovuyo
uSirayeli ekukhanyeni kobuqaqawuli bakhe,
ngenceba nobulungisa obuphuma kuye.