20 “Ngako-ke vanini livi laSimakadze, nonkhe nine labatfunjiwe, lengabacosha eJerusalema ngabayisa eBhabhulona.
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Njengalamakhiwa lamahle, labatfunjiwe bakaJuda ngibabuka kanjalo nabo, labo lengabesusa kulendzawo ngabatfumela eveni lemaBhabhulona.
Lena yincwadzi leyabhalwa ngumphrofethi Jeremiya, wayitfumela isuka eJerusalema iya kumisalela leyayisasele yalabadzala kulabo labebatfunjiwe, nakubaphristi, nakubaphrofethi, nakubo bonkhe bantfu lababetfunjwe nguNebukhadnezari, abesusa eJerusalema wabayisa eBhabhulona.
Lapha kwakusemuva kwenkhosi Jehoyakhini, nendlovukazi, nebatsenwa, nebaholi bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema, nebakhandzi betinsimbi kanye nebabati labatingcweti sebatfunjiwe bayiswa ekudzingisweni besuswa eJerusalema.
“Tfumela lomlayeto kubo bonkhe labatfunjiwe, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze ngaShemaya waseNehelamu, utsi: Ngenca yekutsi Shemaya sewuphrofethile kini, nome abengakatfunywa ngimi nje, wanidvonsela ekutseni netsembe emanga,
Ngitanikhipha kulelidolobha, ngininiketele etandleni tebetive nginijezise.
Hamba nyalo uye kubantfu bakini labatfunjiwe, ufike ukhulume kubo, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze,’ nome bayakulalela nome abakulaleli.”
Ngefika kulabatfunjiwe lababehlala eTheli Abibi ngasemfuleni iKhebari. Ngefika lapho bebahlala khona, ngahlala emkhatsini wabo emalanga lasikhombisa, ngimangele.
Shumpani nibubule, bantfu baseJerusalema, nilingise umfati aphetfwe ngumhelo nasatawubeleka, ngobe nyalo senitawuphuma ekhaya niyewuhlala etigangeni. Nitakuya eBhabhulona; noko lapho niyawusindziswa, Simakadze uyakunephula etitseni tenu.