UJoromiya uyelelisa abantu godu
1Kwathi bona uJoromiya aqede ukutjela abantu woke amezwi kaSomnini uZimabo, okutjho koke uSomnini uZimabo agade amthume kobana abatjele khona, 2u-Azariya umsa kaHotjhaya noJorhanani umsa kaKhareyarhi nawo woke amadoda aziindeleli bathi kuJoromiya: “Unamala! USomnini uZimethu azange akuthume kobana uzokuthi, ‘Ningayi eGibhide kobana niyokukhonza khona.’ 3Kodwana uBharurhu umsa kaNeriya nguye okutjitjizela kobana ujamelane nathi ukuze usinikele kumaKasidi kobana asibulale namkha asise ekuthunjweni eBhabheli.”
4Yeke uJorhanani umsa kaKhareyarhi nazo zoke iinduna zeenqhema zamajoni kanye nabantu boke azange balalele ilizwi lakaSomnini lokobana bahlale enarheni yakwaJuda. 5Esikhundleni salokho, uJorhanani umsa kaKhareyarhi nazo zoke iinduna zeenqhema zamajoni bathatha yoke imisalela yakwaJuda ebegade ibuyile kizo zoke izizwe ebeyihlakazelwe kizo ekukhonzeni enarheni yakwaJuda; 6godu bathatha woke amadoda, abafazi nabantwana, amakhosazana, ngitjho noJoromiya umphorofidi noBharurhu umsa kaNeriya, iye, boke abantu uNebuzaradani umphathi wobuzimba abatjhiya noGedaliya umsa ka-Arhikhamu omsa kaTjhafani. 7Baya eGibhide ngombana azange balalele uSomnini! Nje-ke bafika eTarhipanirhesi.
8ETarhipanirhesapho ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kuJoromiya lathi: 9“Thatha amatje amakhulu uwakhelele ngedaka emqaqadweni osebungenweni bemakhiwo yombuso le eTarhipanirhesi, amaJuda akuqalile 10bese uthi kiwo, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli: Qalani, sele ngizokuthumela bengibuyise incekwami uNebukadiretsari ikosi yeBhabheli, ngijamise isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi phezu kwamatje umphorofidami awakhelele lapha la, ngemva kobana endlale umada wakhe wobukhosi phezu kwawo.
11“ ‘Uzakuza, amadlhe inarha yeGibhide:
Bokufa, baye ekufeni,
bokuthunjwa, basiwe ekuthunjweni
nebesabula, baye esabuleni.
12Uzakuthungela ngomlilo
amathempeli wabosingazimu beGibhide,
atjhise amathempelabo
abe athumbe nabosingazimu bakhona.
Njengomelusi aqopha ingubakhe,
ngokunjalo uzakuqopha iGibhide,
asuke lapho aphephile.
13Ngethempelini lakazinyana welanga
enarheni yeGibhide
uzakuphadlha amatje wesikhumbuzo,
atjhise namathempeli wabosingazimu beGibhide.’ ”