Ningabalaleli. Khontani inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, nitawuphila. Lelidolobha lingaba yincitsakalo leni?
Ngako Jeremiya wakhuluma kuSedekiya, watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Nawuphakamisa tandla kuto tiphatsimandla tenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, utitfobe, imphilo yakho iyawuphepha, nalelidolobha lingeke lishiswe; wena nemndeni wakho niyawuphila.
“Onkhe emakhosikati akho nebantfwabakho bayawuyiswa kubaseBhabhulona, nawe cobo lwakho ngeke uphunyule etandleni tabo, kodvwa uyawubanjwa yinkhosi yaseBhabhulona, nalelidolobha liyawubhujiswa ngemlilo.”
Ningayesabi inkhosi yaseBhabhulona leseniyesaba nyalo. Simakadze utsi: Ningayesabi, ngobe nginani, futsi ngitanisindzisa nginikhulule etandleni tayo.
Ngiyawucedza imisindvo yekujabula neyekutsakasa, ngicedze neliphimbo lemyeni nelamakoti emadolobheni akaJuda nasetitaladini taseJerusalema, ngobe lelive liyawusala likhala libhungane.’ ”