8. Waphuma uEbhedi-meleki endlwini yokumkani, wathetha kukumkani, esithi,
9. Nkosi yam, kumkani, la madoda enzé into embi ngako konke akwenzileyo kuYeremiya umprofeti lo, amphosa emhadini; úya kufa yindlala kuloo ndawo akuyo, ngokuba akusekho sonka kulo mzi.
10. Ukumkani wamwisela umthetho uEbhedi-meleki umKushi, esithi, Thabatha apha amadoda angamashumi amathathu asesandleni sakho umrhole uYeremiya umprofeti emhadini, engekafi.
11. UEbhedi-meleki wathabatha amadoda lawo asesandleni sakhe, waya endlwini yokumkani ngaphantsi kwendlu yobuncwane, wathabatha khona amadlavu eengubo ezikrazukileyo nawezonakeleyo, wawathobela kuYeremiya emhadini ngezintya.
12. Wathi uEbhedimeleki umKushi kuYeremiya, Khawubeke la madlavu eengubo ezikrazukileyo nawezonakeleyo phantsi kwamakhwapha akho ngaphantsi kwezintya.
13. Wenjenjalo uYeremiya. Bamrhola uYeremiya ngezintya, bamnyusa emhadini; uYeremiya wahlala entendelezweni yabalindi.
14. Wathuma ukumkani uZedekiya, wamthabathela kuye uYeremiya umprofeti, ekungeneni emnyango wesithathu osendlwini kaYehova. Wathi ukumkani kuYeremiya, Ndiya kukubuza indawo; uze ungafihli nto kum.
15. Wathi uYeremiya kuZedekiya, Ukuba ndithe ndakuxelela, àkuyi kundibulala undibulale na? Nokuba ndithe ndakucebisa, àkuyi kundiphulaphula.
16. Ukumkani uZedekiya wamfungela uYeremiya ngasese, esithi, Ehleli nje uYehova, owasenzela lo mphefumlo, inene, andiyi kukubulala, andiyi kukunikela ezandleni zaloo madoda awufunayo umphefumlo wakho.
17. Wathi uYeremiya kuZedekiya, Utsho uYehova, uThixo wemikhosi, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Ukuba ùthe waphuma ukuphuma oku, waya kubathetheli bokumkani waseBhabheli, wóphila umphefumlo wakho, nalo mzi ungàtshiswa ngomlilo; uphile wena nendlu yakho;
18. ke ukuba uthe akwaphuma uye kubathetheli bokumkani waseBhabheli, lo mzi wonikelwa esandleni samaKaledi, awutshise ngomlilo, wena ke ungasindi esandleni sawo.
19. Ukumkani uZedekiya wathi kuYeremiya, Ndinesithukuthezi ngamaYuda aphambele kumaKaledi, hleze andinikele esandleni sawo, afekethe ngam.
20. Wathi uYeremiya, Akayi kukunikela. Khawuliphulaphule izwi likaYehova, ngokoko ndilithethileyo kuwe; kolunga kuwe, uphile uphefumlo wakho.