1. UMoya wangiphakamisa, wangiyisa esangweni lendlu kaJehova lasempumalanga, elibhekene nempumalanga; bheka, ngasesivalweni sesango kwakukhona amadoda angamashumi amabili nanhlanu; ngabona phakathi kwawo uJahazaniya indodana ka-Azuri noPhelathiya indodana kaBenaya, izikhulu zabantu.
2. Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, yilawa madoda aceba okubi, anika iziluleko ezimbi kulo muzi,
3. athi: ‘Akuseduze yini ukuba kwakhiwe izindlu? Lo muzi uyikhanzi, thina siyinyama.’
4. Ngalokho profetha ngabo, uprofethe, ndodana yomuntu.”
5. UMoya kaJehova wehlela phezu kwami, wathi kimi: “Yisho uthi: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Nisho njalo nina ndlu ka-Israyeli; ngiyazi mina okungena emoyeni wenu.
6. Nandisile ababuleweyo benu kulo muzi, nigcwalisile izitaladi zawo ngababuleweyo.
7. “Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ababuleweyo benu enibabekile phakathi kwawo bayinyama, nawo uqobo uyikhanzi, kepha nina ngiyakunikhipha phakathi kwawo.
8. Niyesabile inkemba; ngiyakunehlisela inkemba, isho iNkosi uJehova.
9. Ngiyakunikhipha phakathi kwawo, ngininikele esandleni sabafokazi, ngahlulele phakathi kwenu.
10. Niyakuwa ngenkemba, nginahlulele emkhawulweni wakwa-Israyeli; nazi ukuthi nginguJehova.
11. Lo muzi awuyikuba yikhanzi, nani aniyikuba yinyama phakathi kwalo; ngiyakunahlulela emkhawulweni wakwa-Israyeli,
12. nazi ukuthi nginguJehova, ngokuba anihambanga ngezimiso zami, nezahlulelo zami anizenzanga, kepha nenze njengezahlulelo zezizwe ezinihaqayo.”
13. Kwathi lapho ngiprofetha, uPhelathiya indodana kaBenaya wafa. Ngase ngiwa ngobuso, ngakhala ngezwi elikhulu, ngathi: “O Nkosi Jehova, uyakwenza ukuba iphele insali yakwa-Israyeli na?”
14. Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
15. “Ndodana yomuntu, abafowenu, yebo, abafowenu abayizihlobo zakho nayo yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli, bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema abashilo kubo ukuthi: ‘Dedani kuJehova; leli zwe linikiwe thina libe yifa.’
16. “Thana ngabo: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Noma ngibadedisele kude phakathi kwezizwe, ngabahlakazela emazweni, ngaba yindlu engcwele nokho kubo isikhashana emazweni ababehlakazelwe kuwo.’