16 “Ngako-ke, wena Jeremiya, ungabathandazeli labantfu, futsi ungabancuseli, ungabancengeli; ungangincengi nami, ngobe ngingeke ngikuve.
Bhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, abephetse emaKherethi nemaPhelethi, emadvodzana aDavide wona abeliqoqo.
Ngako-ke ase ungiyekele kutsi lulaka lwami lutewubahashula lubabhubhise. Wena-ke ngitakwenta ube sive lesikhulu.”
Naniphakamisa tandla tenu niteneka, nithandaza, ngiyakuwafihla emehlo ami kini; nome senenta imithandazo leminyenti kangakanani, ngingeke ngiyilalele. Tandla tenu tigcwele ingati;
“Wena-ke Jeremiya, ungabathandazeli labantfu, ungabaceleli, futsi ungabancuseli, ngobe ngingeke ngilalele nase bangibita ngesikhatsi selusizi lwabo.
Simakadze wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Ngisho nome boMosi naSamuweli bebangema embikwami, inhlitiyo yami beyingeke iye kulesive. Bacoshe! Abesuke lapha embikwami!
Simakadze utsi: “Ungilahlile mine. Ulibele kuchubeka nekuhlubuka. Ngako ngitawubeka tandla tami etikwakho, ngikubhubhise, ngingeke ngisaba nesihe kuwe.
Kufanele yini kutsi lokuhle kukhokhelwe ngalokubi? Noko bangimbele umgodzi. Khumbula kutsi ngema embikwakho ngabancengela kuwe kutsi ngincandze lulaka lwakho kubo.
Ngako-ke umhlaba utawulila, nemazulu ngetulu agucuke abe mnyama, ngobe sengikhulumile, futsi ngingeke ngibuye ngigucuke, sengincumile, futsi ngingeke ngijike.”
Awuboni yini kutsi bentani kulamadolobha akaJuda, nasetitaladini taseJerusalema?
Siyeta sikhatsi lapho nitawukhala khona kuSimakadze, kodvwa angeke aniphendvule. Angeke ayilalele imithandazo yenu, ngobe nente lokubi kuye.
Ase ungiyekele, khona ngitewubabhubhisa ngesule nelibito labo ngaphansi kwelizulu. Wena ngitakwenta ube sive lesinemandla nalesikhulu kunabo.’
Nakukhona lobona umzalwane wakhe enta sono lesingaholeli ekufeni, kufanele amthandazele, Nkulunkulu utamupha kuphila. Loko kucondzene nalabo labenta sono lesingaholeli ekufeni. Sikhona sono lesiholela ekufeni, lengingete ngasho kutsi kungacelwa ngaleso.