9 Shafani, mabhalane, waya enkhosini, wafike wabika watsi: “Tinceku takho setiyikhiphile lemali beyisethempelini laSimakadze, tivele tayibeka etandleni tetisebenti nebagcugcuteli.”
Befika lapho babita inkhosi, kwaphuma bo-Eliyakimu, umsa waHilkiya, indvuna yesigodlo, naShebna labengumabhalane, naJowa, umsa wa-Asafa, umbhalisi, baya kubo.
Shafani, mabhalane, wayibikela inkhosi, watsi: “Hilkiya, umphristi, unginike incwadzi.” Shafani wase ufundzela inkhosi lencwadzi.
Yase ikhuluma kuboHilkiya, umphristi, na-Ahikamu, umsa waShafani, na-Akbori, umsa waMikhaya, naShafani, labengumabhalane, kanye na-Asaya, inceku yenkhosi, yatsi:
Emnyakeni weli-18 ekubuseni kwakhe, inkhosi Josaya watfumela mabhalane Shafani, umsa wa-Asaliya, umsa waMeshulamu, kutsi aye ethempelini laSimakadze. Wakhuluma kuye watsi:
Hilkiya, umPhristi Lomkhulu, wakhuluma kumabhalane Shafani, watsi: “Ngiyitfolile incwadzi yemtsetfo ekhatsi ethempelini laSimakadze.” Wase uyinika Shafani, kutsi ayifundze.
Nebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, yabeka Gedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, umsa waShafani, kutsi abuse bonkhe labantfu lababesele kaJuda.
Kodvwa Ahikamu, umsa waShafani, wema ngakuJeremiya, ngako wangabe asaniketelwa kubantfu kutsi abulawe.
Lencwadzi Jeremiya wayiphatsisa bo-Elasa, umsa waShafani, naGemariya, umsa waHilkiya, lababetfunywe nguSedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, kuNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona. Lencwadzi yayitsi:
tatfumela umyalo wekutsi Jeremiya akakhishwe esibuyeni sabogadzi. Base bammikisa kuGedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, umsa waShafani, kutsi amtsatse ambuyisele ekhaya lakhe. Ngako wahlala nebantfu bakubo.
Kwatsi onkhe emaJuda labekaMowabi, naka-Amoni, naka-Edomu, nakuwo onkhe lamanye emave, nakeva kutsi inkhosi yaseBhabhulona ishiye imisalela kaJuda, yase ibeka Gedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, umsa waShafani, kutsi abe ngumbusi wabo,
Ishmayeli, umsa waNethaniya, kanye nalamadvodza lalishumi labenawo asukuma akhipha tinkemba tawo abulala Gedaliya, umsa wa-Ahikamu, umsa waShafani. Gedaliya abebekwe yinkhosi yaseBhabhulona, kutsi abe ngumbusi welive.
Embikwato bekume baholi bendlu yaka-Israyeli labangema-70, naJazaniya, umsa waShafani, abeme emkhatsini wabo. Ngulowo abephetse sitja sekutfuncisa esandleni sakhe, kwakutsaphuka lifu lemphepho lenyuka.