17 “Nyalo-ke, ndvodzana yemuntfu, bhekisa buso bakho kuwo emadvodzakati esive sakini laphrofetha loko lokusuka emicabangweni yawo. Phrofetha umelane nawo,
Hilkiya, umphristi, na-Ahikamu, na-Akbori, naShafani kanye na-Asaya bahamba bayawukhuluma naHulda, umphrofethikati, labengumkaShalumi, umsa waThikva, umsa waHahasi; Shalumi abengumphatsi wetembatfo tasethempelini. Lomphrofethikati abehlala eJerusalema eSifundzeni Sesibili.
Ngathandaza ngatsi: “Nkulunkulu wami, khumbula boThobiya naSanbalati ngenca yaloko labakwentile; ukhumbule nalomphrofethikati Nohadiya, kanye nalabanye babetama kungesabisa.”
Simakadze uyawukugeza kungcola kwalabasikati baseSiyoni; uyawuhlanta emacabhacabha engati aseJerusalema ngemoya wekwehlulela nangemoya wemlilo.
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, phrofetha umelane nebaphrofethi baka-Israyeli labaphrofethako nyalo. Khuluma kulabo labaphrofetha loko labakususela emicabangweni yabo, utsi: ‘Vanini livi laSimakadze!
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bhekisa buso bakho ngaseningizimu; shumayela ubhekise ngaseningizimu, uphrofethe umelane nelihlatsi langaseningizimu nelive.
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, bhekisa buso bakho ngaseJerusalema, ushumayele umelane netindzawo tekukhontela lekutsiwa tingcwele. Phrofetha umelane nelive laka-Israyeli,
ubobe sewutsatsa lipani lensimbi ulibeke libe njengelubondza lwensimbi emkhatsini wakho nalelidolobha, bese uyagucuka uyalibuka. Liyawube selivimbetelekile, futsi uyawulivimbetela. Loku kuyawuba sibonakaliso kuyo indlu yaka-Israyeli.
Bekunemphrofethikati labesamdzala kakhulu, libito lakhe kungu-Ana, ayindvodzakati yaFanuweli wesive saka-Asheri. Waba ngumfelokati emvakweminyaka lesikhombisa endzile,
Bekanemadvodzakati, tintfombi letine letatiphrofetha.
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.
Kodvwa tsine nawe sehlukana la ekutseni wena uyamvumela lomfati longuJezebeli, lotibita ngekutsi ungumphrofethikati, edukise tinceku tami ngekutifundzisa buphingi, nebugwadla, nekudla kudla lokuhlatjelwe tithico.
Debhora, umphrofethikati, umfati waLapidothi, abengumholi wema-Israyeli ngaleso sikhatsi.