19. Lavakala kuJeremiya ilizwi likaNdikhoyo, lisithi:
20. “Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Xa ungatshitshayo umnqophiso wam wemini nobusuku, kungabikho mini nabusuku ngexesha elimisiweyo,
21. ungaphela nomnqophiso wam nesicaka sam uDavide, angabi naye umzukulwana oya kulawula esikhundleni sakhe, kwangokunjalo nomnqophiso wam nabaLevi wokuba bahlale bendikhonza.
22. Njengokuba zingenakubalwa iinkwenkwezi esibhakabhakeni, ingenakulinganiswa nentlabathi elunxwemeni lolwandle, ndiya kwenjenjalo ukusandisa isizukulwana sesicaka sam uDavide nesabaLevi abandikhonzayo.’ ”
23. Lavakala kuJeremiya ilizwi likaNdikhoyo lisithi:
24. “Ukuvile na okuthethwa ngaba bantu besithi: ‘Izizwe ezibini awazinyulayo uNdikhoyo uzibukule’? Ngokwenjenjalo banyelisa abantu bam ngokungathi abaselulo uhlanga emehlweni am.
25. Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Xa ungatshitshayo umnqophiso wam wemini nobusuku, khon' ukuze kuphele nemimiselo yam yolungelelwano esibhakabhakeni nasehlabathini,
26. xa kunjalo ndingasibukula isizukulwana sikaYakobi nesikaDavide, isicaka sam, kungabi sanyulwa mlawuli koonyana bakhe alawule inzala ka-Abraham noIsake noYakobi. Unakanye! Ndiza kubakhulula ekuthinjweni, ndibabuyisele kundalashe, ndibathi jize ngemfesane.’ ”