Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, mayelana na-Ahabi, umsa waKholaya, nangaSedekiya, umsa waMaseya, labaphrofetha emanga kini egameni lami, utsi: ‘Ngitawubanikela kuNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, yena uyawufike ababulale embikwemehlo enu nibuka.
Ngobe nguloko lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Ngitakwenta ube sesabiso ngisho nakuwe cobo lwakho nakubo bonkhe bangani bakho; uyakubabona ngewakho emehlo bawa ngenkemba babulawa titsa tabo. Ngiyawuniketela wonkhe Juda enkhosini yaseBhabhulona, leyawubetfwala iye nabo eBhabhulona nome ibabulale ngenkemba.
Wena-ke Phashuri, nabo bonkhe basekhaya kakho, niyawutfunjelwa eBhabhulona. Niyawufike nifele khona lapho, ningcwatjwe khona, wena kanye nabo bonkhe labangani bakho lophrofethe kubo emanga.’ ”
Emkhatsini webaphrofethi baseJerusalema ngabona intfo leyesabekako: Benta buphingi, baphile imphilo lengemanga. Bacinisa tandla talabenta lokubi, kuze kutsi kubete ngisho namunye lophendvukako ebubini bakhe. Bonkhe bafanana neSodoma kimi, bantfu baseJerusalema bafanana neGomora.”
“Ningasho nitsi: ‘Simakadze usivusele baphrofethi lapha eBhabhulona.’
Imibono yebaphrofethi bakho yayingemanga, futsi ingenamsebenti. Baphrofethi bakho abazange batibeke ebaleni tono takho, kuze uvikeleke kuloko kugcilateka. Letembulo labakunika tona tatitemanga netekwedukisa.
Nakadzeni babevele bakhona baphrofethi bemanga emkhatsini wesive, kanjalo-ke nalapha emkhatsini wenu batawuvela baphrofethi bemanga, labatawungenisa timfundziso temanga letibhubhisako, baphike uMbusi lowabatsenga, ngaloko-ke batawube batidvonsela kubhujiswa lokusheshisako.