12 Yase ikhuluma kuboHilkiya, umphristi, na-Ahikamu, umsa waShafani, na-Akbori, umsa waMikhaya, naShafani, labengumabhalane, kanye na-Asaya, inceku yenkhosi, yatsi:
Hilkiya, umphristi, na-Ahikamu, na-Akbori, naShafani kanye na-Asaya bahamba bayawukhuluma naHulda, umphrofethikati, labengumkaShalumi, umsa waThikva, umsa waHahasi; Shalumi abengumphatsi wetembatfo tasethempelini. Lomphrofethikati abehlala eJerusalema eSifundzeni Sesibili.
Shafani, mabhalane, waya enkhosini, wafike wabika watsi: “Tinceku takho setiyikhiphile lemali beyisethempelini laSimakadze, tivele tayibeka etandleni tetisebenti nebagcugcuteli.”
Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, yabeka Gedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, umsa waShafani, kutsi abuse bonkhe labantfu lababesele kaJuda.
Noko inkhosi, Jehoyakimu, yatfumela Elnathani, umsa wa-Akbori, eGibhithe, aphekeletelwa ngulamanye emadvodza.
Kodvwa Ahikamu, umsa waShafani, wema ngakuJeremiya, ngako wangabe asaniketelwa kubantfu kutsi abulawe.
tatfumela umyalo wekutsi Jeremiya akakhishwe esibuyeni sabogadzi. Base bammikisa kuGedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, umsa waShafani, kutsi amtsatse ambuyisele ekhaya lakhe. Ngako wahlala nebantfu bakubo.