16. Akuba loo madoda ewavile onke loo mazwi, othuka, aza abhekisa kuBharuki athi: “Ngenene, la mazwi makaxelwe kukumkani.”
17. Babuza ke kuBharuki bathi: “Khawutsho, uyithatha phi yonke le ntu uyibhalileyo? Ngaba uyibhale uyibizelwa nguJeremiya?”
18. Wathi kubo uBharuki: “Ewe, aphuma emlonyeni kaJeremiya onke la mazwi, ndaza ke mna ndawabhala encwadini ngeinki.”
19. Ezo ziphathamandla zathi kuBharuki: “Wena noJeremiya sabani niye kuzifihla, kungabikho bani waziyo apho nikhona.”
20. Ezo ziphathamandla zayithatha loo ncwadi, zayibeka egumbini likaElishama unobhala, zaya kukumkani enkundleni, zamxelela konke.
21. Wathi ukumkani uYehudi makaye kuyilanda loo ncwadi. Waya kuyilanda ke egumbini likaElishama unobhala, wafika wayifundela ukumkani kunye neziphathamandla ezo ezazimngqongile.
22. Kwakusebusika ngenyanga yethoba, ukumkani esegumbini lasebusika lebhothwe, esotha imbhawula.
23. Wayethi akuba efunde imihlathi emithathu okanye emine uYehudi, ayikrazule ngemela yombhali ukumkani loo mihlathi, ayiphose emlilweni. Wenza loo nto yada yaphela yonke loo ncwadi.