31 Simakadze utsi: “Yebo, ngimelene nebaphrofethi labajikitisa tilwimi tabo babe bakhuluma batsi: ‘Simakadze uyakhuluma.’
Sedekiya, umsa waKhenana, yena abesente timphondvo tensimbi, wamemeta atsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze: ‘Ngaleti utawuhlaba emaSiriya aze afe, aphele.’ ”
Ngako inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yase ibutsela ndzawonye baphrofethi lababengaba ngema-400, emadvodza odvwa, yababuta yatsi: “Singaya yini kuyawuhlasela iRamothi Gileyadi, nome ngiyekele?” Baphendvula batsi: “Hamba, ngobe Simakadze utayinikela etandleni tenkhosi.”
Bakhuluma kubaboniswa batsi: “Sale ningabe nisayibona imibono,” nakubaphrofethi batsi: “Sale ningabe nisasitjela tembulo talokungiko. Sitjeleni tintfo letikitalakitanako, phrofethani emanga.
Bachubeka bakhulume kulabangedzelelako batsi: ‘Simakadze utsi: Nitawuba nekuthula.’ Kubo bonkhe labalandzela inkhani yetinhlitiyo tabo, batsi: ‘Kute lokubi lokutanehlela.’
Simakadze utsi: “Ngako-ke, ngiphambene nebaphrofethi labebelana emavi lekutsiwa akhulunywe ngimi.”
Impela ngimelene nalabo labaphrofetha emaphupho langemanga,” kusho Simakadze. “Bayabalandzisa bedukise bantfu bami ngemanga abo ebudlabha; noko angikabatfumi, futsi angikababeki. Labantfu ababasiti ngalutfo ngisho nangalokuncane nje,” kusho Simakadze.
Ngako umphrofethi Jeremiya wase ukhuluma kuHananiya, umphrofethi, watsi: “Lalela lapha, Hananiya! Wena awukatfunywa nguSimakadze, kodvwa lesive ulibele kusenta setsembe emanga akho.
Kwatsi ngenyanga yesikhombisa kuwo lowo mnyaka, Hananiya, umphrofethi, wafa.
Lesive sifuna luhlobo lwebaphrofethi labaphrofetha emanga nenkhohliso, batsi: ‘Ngiphrofetha kutsi liwayini netjwala kuyawuba ngimifula yenu yekunatsa.’
Kodvwa umphrofethi lotenta shangatsi ukhuluma ngelibito lami loko lengingakasho kutsi akakukhulume, nome umphrofethi lokhuluma ngelibito lalabanye bonkulunkulu, lowo kufanele abulawe.’