10. Umprofethi uHananiya wayeselisusa ijoka entanyeni yomprofethi uJeremiya, walaphula.
11. UHananiya wayesesho phambi kwabo bonke abantu, wathi: “Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: ‘Kanjalo ngiyakulaphula ijoka likaNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele ingakapheli iminyaka emibili entanyeni yezizwe zonke.’ ” Kepha umprofethi uJeremiya wahamba indlela yakhe.
12. Lase lifika izwi likaJehova kuJeremiya, uHananiya umprofethi eselaphulile ijoka entanyeni yomprofethi uJeremiya, lithi:
13. “Hamba usho kuHananiya, uthi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Uwaphulile amajoka omuthi, kepha uyakwenza amajoka ensimbi esikhundleni sawo.
14. Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Ngibeke ijoka lensimbi entanyeni yazo zonke lezi zizwe ukuba zimkhonze uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele; yebo, ziyakumkhonza; futhi ngimnike nezilwane zasendle.’ ”
15. Wayesethi umprofethi uJeremiya kuHananiya umprofethi: “Mawuzwe, Hananiya; uJehova kakuthumanga, kepha wena wenza laba bantu ukuba bethembe amanga.
16. Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova, uthi: ‘Bheka, ngiyakukuxosha ebusweni bomhlaba, ufe nonyaka, ngokuba ukhulume ukuhlubuka kuJehova.’ ”