1Yeke zoke iinduna zeenqhema zamajoni, uJorhanani umsa kaKhareyarhi no-Azariya umsa kaHotjhaya nabo boke abantu ukusuka komncani ukuya komdala baya 2kuJoromiya umphorofidi bathi kuye: “Sendlala nasi isinghonghoyilo sethu phambi kwakho: Sibawa uthandazele yoke imisalela le kuSomnini uZimakho. Njengombana sewubona nje, sakhe saba banengi, kodwana kwanjesi sekusele ibinzana. 3Thandaza bonyana uSomnini uZimakho asazise indlela ekumele siyithathe nalokho ekumele sikwenze.”
4UJoromiya umphorofidi waphendula wathi: “Nginizwile, iye ngizakuthandaza kuSomnini uZimenu njengombana nikhombela. Ngizanazisa koke uSomnini akutjhoko begodu angeze nganifihlela litho.”
5Bona bathi kuJoromiya: “USomnini akabe ngufakazi oqinisileko nothembakeleko phezu kwethu, nakube asenzi ukuya ngalo loke ilizwi uSomnini uZimakho akuthume kobana uzositjela lona. 6Nanyana kukuhle namkha kungasikuhle kithi, sizamlalela uSomnini uZimethu esikuthuma kuye ukuze kusikhambele kuhle ngombana sizabe silalela uSomnini uZimethu.”
7Emalangeni alitjhumi ngemva kwalokho, ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kuJoromiya. 8Wabizela ndawonye uJorhanani umsa kaKhareyarhi nazo zoke iinduna zeenqhema zamajoni ebegade zinaye kanye nabo boke abantu ukusuka komncani ukuya komdala. 9Wathi kibo: “Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli eningithume kobana ngise isinghonghoyilo senu kuye, 10uthi ‘Nakube niyabuya nihlale enarheni le, ngizanakha nginganigirizi nginitjale nginganisiphuli ngombana ngibuhlungu ngehlekelele enginehlisele yona. 11Ningayesabi ikosi yeBhabheli eniyesabako le gadesi. Iye, ningayesabi ngombana nginani begodu ngizanisindisa benginitjhaphulule esandleni sayo. Kutjho uSomnini. 12Ngizakuba nesirhawu phezu kwenu ukuze nayo inirhawukele, inibuyisele endawenenu.’
13“Nokho-ke nakube nihlalele ukuthi, ‘Asizukuhlala enarheni le’ bese anilaleli uSomnini uZimenu 14begodu nakube nithi, ‘Awa, sizakukhamba siyokuhlala eGibhide lapha singasakubona khona ipi namkha sizwe ipalapala namkha silambele isikwa’, 15khona-ke lalelani ilizwi lakaSomnini nina misalela yakwaJuda. Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, ‘Nakube nizimisele ukuya eGibhide, nikhonze khona, 16yeke isabula eniyesabako izanifikela khonapho nendlala eniyibalekako izanilandela khona eGibhidapho bese nifela khonapho. 17Ngambala boke abazimisele ukuya eGibhide kobana bayokukhonza khona bazakufa ngesabula, ngendlala nangamatshwenyeko. Akuzusinda namunye ehlekeleleni engizayehlisela phezu kwabo.’ 18Mbala, nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, ‘Njengombana itukuthelo nokusilingeka kwami kwehlele phezu kwabahlali beJerusalema, ngokunjalo ukusilingeka kwami kuzakwehlela phezu kwenu nakube niya eGibhide. Nizakuba sithuko nesimanga, iye, into yokunikelelwa neyokurhubutjhwa; angeze benisayibona godu indawo le.’
19“USomnini ukhulume nani, nina misalela yakwaJuda, ngokuthi, ‘Ningalibeki inyawo eGibhide!’ Yazini niqiniseke kobana nginiyelelisile namhlanjesi: 20Nizidurhise nina! Ngini eningithume kuSomnini uZimenu nathi, ‘Yewusithandazele kuSomnini uZimethu, sitjela koke uSomnini uZimethu akutjhoko, yeke thina sizakwenza.’ 21Nginazisile namhlanjesi, kodwana khonapho azange nilalele uSomnini uZimenu malungana nakho koke angithume kobana nginitjele khona. 22Yazini niqiniseke ngalokhu: Nizokufa ngesabula, ngendlala nangamatshwenyeko endaweni lapha nenyula ukuya khona, kobana niyokhonza kiyo.”
