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₁Kwathi ngawona lowomnyaka ekuqaleni kokubusa kukaSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda ngomnyaka wesine ngenyanga yesihlanu uHananiya indodana ka-Azuri, umprofethi waseGibeyoni, wakhuluma kimi endlini kaJehova phambi kwabapristi nabantu bonke, wathi:

₂Usho kanje uJehova-Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, uthi: Ngilaphulile ijoka lenkosi yaseBabele.

₃Ingakapheli iminyaka emibili ngiyakubuyisela kulendawo zonke izitsha zendlu kaJehova azithatha kulendawo uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele, waziyisa eBabele,

₄ngibuyisele kulendawo futhi uJekoniya indodana kaJehoyakimi, inkosi yakwaJuda, nabo bonke abathunjwa bakwaJuda abaya eBabele, usho uJehova, ngokuba ngiyakulaphula ijoka lenkosi yaseBabele.

₅Kepha umprofethi uJeremiya wathi kumprofethi uHananiya phambi kwabapristi nabantu bonke ababemi endaweni kaJehova,

₆yebo, umprofethi uJeremiya wathi: Amen, makenze njalo uJehova, awaqinise amazwi akho owaprofethayo, kubuyiswe izitsha zendlu kaJehova nabo bonke abathunjwa eBabele, kulethwe kulendawo.

₇Kepha mawuzwe lelizwi engilikhuluma ezindlebeni zakho nasezindlebeni zabantu bonke ngokuthi:

₈Abaprofethi ababengaphambi kwami nangaphambi kwakho kusukela endulo baprofetha ngamazwe amaningi nangemibuso eminingi, ngezimpi, nangokubi, nangesifo.

₉Umprofethi oprofetha ngokuthula uyakwaziwa, lapho seligcwalisiwe izwi lomprofethi, uma engumprofethi uJehova amthumileyo impela.

₁₀Umprofethi uHananiya wayeselisusa ijoka entanyeni yomprofethi uJeremiya, walaphula.

₁₁UHananiya 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.

₁₂Lase lifika izwi likaJehova kuJeremiya, uHananiya umprofethi eselaphulile ijoka entanyeni yomprofethi uJeremiya, lithi:

₁₃Hamba usho kuHananiya, uthi: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Uwaphulile amajoka omuthi, kepha uyakwenza amajoka ensimbi esikhundleni sawo.

₁₄Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova-Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, uthi: Ngibeké ijoka lensimbi entanyeni yazo zonke lezizizwe ukuba zimkhonze uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele; yebo, ziyakumkhonza; futhi ngimniké nezilwane zasendle.

₁₅Wayesethi umprofethi uJeremiya kuHananiya umprofethi: Mawuzwe, Hananiya; uJehova kakuthumanga, kepha wena wenza lababantu ukuba bethembe amanga.

₁₆Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Bheka, ngiyakukuxosha ebusweni bomhlaba, ufe nonyaka, ngokuba ukhulumé ukuhlubuka kuJehova.

₁₇Wafa-ke uHananiya umprofethi ngawona lowomnyaka ngenyanga yesikhombisa.