20 “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Naningephula sivumelwane sami nelilanga, nesivumelwane sami nebusuku, kuze kutsi lilanga nebusuku kungabe kusasebenta ngesikhatsi sako,
Nkulunkulu watibeka emkhatsini wesibhakabhaka kutsi tikhanyisele umhlaba,
“Yingci nawusekhona umhlaba, kuhlanyela nekuvuna, kucandza nekushisa, lihlobo nebusika, imini nebusuku kungeke kuncamuke.”
Wakumisa etindzaweni tako phakadze naphakadze, wakushayela umtsetfo longenakweciwa.
Sivumelwane sami ngingeke ngisephule; nemavi lese ngiwakhulumile ngingeke ngiwagucule.
Uyawumiswa siphelane, njengenyanga, ngobe yona ingufakazi lowetsembekile losemafini.” Cabanga.
Simakadze utsi: “Njengobe emazulu lamasha nemhlaba lomusha lengikudalako kuyawuhlala kukhona embikwami, kanjalo libito lakho netitukulwane takho tiyawuhlala tikhona.
Livi laSimakadze lefika kuJeremiya, latsi:
Kodvwa nome kunjalo, nasebaseveni letitsa tabo, ngingeke ngibadvube, futsi ngingeke ngibacansukele kangangekutsi ngize ngibabhubhise baphele nya, ngephule sivumelwane sami nabo. NginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wabo.