Ngako-ke uboya endlini yaSimakadze, mhlazana kuzilwe kudla, ufike ufundzele bantfu onkhe lamavi aSimakadze lowabhale kulencwadzi, njengobe uwatjeliwe. Wafundze embikwabo bonkhe bantfu bakaJuda labetile, baphuma emadolobheni abo.
“Manje-ke khuluma kulabantfu bakaJuda nakulabo labakhile eJerusalema, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Bukani la, ngilungiselela kunehlisela inhlekelele, nginibumbele luzungu. Ngako-ke phendvukani etindleleni tenu letimbi, ngulowo nalowo wenu aphendvuke, nitigucule tindlela tenu netento tenu.’
Jeremiya wase uyancandzeka esuka eThofethi, lapho abetfunywe khona nguSimakadze kutsi ayewuphrofetha, wema esibuyeni selithempeli laSimakadze wakhuluma kubantfu watsi:
‘Vani livi laSimakadze, wena nkhosi yakaJuda, wena lohlala esihlalweni saDavide sebukhosi, wena, netindvuna takho, nebantfu bakho labangena kulamasango.
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Mani esibuyeni selithempeli laSimakadze, ukhulume kubo bonkhe bantfu basemadolobheni akaJuda labayaye bete batewukhontela lapha ethempelini laSimakadze. Batjele konkhe lengikutfume kona, ungashiyi nalinye livi.
“Tsatsa incwadzi legocotwako ubhale kuyo onkhe emavi lengiwakhulumile kuwe mayelana na-Israyeli naJuda kanye nato tonkhe letinye tive, kusukela esikhatsini lengacala ngaso kukhuluma kuwe, ekubuseni kwenkhosi Josaya, kuze kube ngunyalo.
Ngako Jeremiya wase ubita Bharuki, umsa waNeriya; kwatsi ngesikhatsi Jeremiya amtjela onkhe emavi labewatjelwe nguSimakadze, Bharuki wabe sewuyawabhala phansi encwadzini legocotwako.
“Mani esangweni lendlu yaSimakadze; ushumayele umemetele nankha emavi: “ ‘Vanini livi laSimakadze, nonkhe nine sive sakaJuda leningena kulamasango kuyawukhonta Simakadze.
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: ‘Lokuzila kudla kwenyanga yesine, neyesihlanu, neyesikhombisa, neyelishumi sekuyawuba ngemalanga enjabulo, nekutsakasa, nemadzili ekutijabulisa akaJuda. Ngako-ke litsandzeni liciniso nekuthula.’ ”
Njengobe sikhatsi lesidze sase sendlulile sikuleyo ndzawo neluhambo lwetfu seluyingoti kakhulu ngobe ngaleso sikhatsi lilanga lekuzila lase lendlulile, ngako Pawula wabeluleka watsi: