9 Zvino Mambo Mwari wakati kwendiri, “Mweya wokumukirana unooneka pakati pevanhu vaJudha nepakati pevagari veJerusarema.
Vaprofeti vanoprofeta manyepo nevapristi vanotonga vechipangwa ngevaprofeti; navanhu vangu vanoda kuti zvidaro; asi munozoitenyi kumagumo azvo?”
“Ngokuti kubvira pamudoko kuguma pane wakakurisa wavo, veshe vanokarira kuuyirwa ngezvisina shwiro; nokubvira pamuprofeti nepamupristi, umwe ngaumwe unoita ngokuchengedzera.
Ndizvo ndinozopa vakadzi vavo kunevamweni, neminda yavo kune vanyisi, ngokuti umwe ngaumwe kubvira kumudoko metsa kunomukuru vakadzipira mukuemura; kubvira kumuprofeti metsa kumupristi, umwe ngaumwe unoita ngokuchengedzera.
Kudai ngezvikwata zvembavha zvinohwarira munhu, ngokudaro chikwata chevapristi chinouraya munjira yeShekhemu, vanoita zvinonyangadza zvakakura.
Vakuru varo vanotonga ngokutengerwa, vapristi varo vanodzidzisa ngomusharo, vaprofeti varo vanoprofeta ngokuona mare; asi vanotseama kunaMambo Mwari vechiti, “Ngegwinyiso Mambo Mwari unesu! Akuna kushata kungatigumira.”
Naye wakati kwavari, “Chiinyi chomunozondipa kuti ndikazomuhina kwomuri?” Navo vakamuerengera zvigurwa zvesirivha makumi matatu.
Ndizvo kubvira ngezuva iro vakaita bangano pamwepo kuti vamuuraye.