1 Nanku akutshoyo uThixo: “Hamba wehlele endlini yenkosi yakoJuda umemezele khona ilizwi leli uthi,
2 ‘Zwana ilizwi likaThixo, we nkosi yakoJuda, wena ohlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavida, wena lezikhulu zakho kanye labantu bakho abangena ngamasango la.
3 UThixo uthi: Yenzani okulungileyo lokuqondileyo. Mhlenge esandleni somncindezeli wakhe lowo ophangiweyo. Lingenzi okubi loba udlakela kowezizweni, intandane loba umfelokazi, njalo lingachithi igazi elingelacala kule indawo.
4 Ngoba nxa linanzelela ukulandela imilayo le, amakhosi ahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavida azangena ngamasango ale indawo, egade izinqola zempi lamabhiza, elezikhulu zawo kanye labantu bawo.
5 Kodwa nxa imilayo le lingayilaleli, kutsho uThixo, ngifunga ngami ukuthi indawo le izakuba lunxiwa.’ ”
6 Ngoba mayelana lendawo yenkosi yakoJuda uThixo uthi:
7 Ngizakuthumela abachithi,
8 Abantu abavela ezizweni ezinengi bazadlula kulelidolobho babuzane besithi, ‘Kungani uThixo enze into enje kulelidolobho elikhulu na?’
9 Impendulo izakuthi: ‘Ngoba basidelile isivumelwano sikaThixo uNkulunkulu wabo bakhonza abanye onkulunkulu njalo babasebenzela.’ ”
10 Lingayikhaleli inkosi efileyo loba lililele ukulilahlekela kwayo;
11 Ngoba mayelana loShalumi indodana kaJosiya, owangena esikhundleni sikayise esiba yinkosi yakoJuda kodwa osesukile kule indawo: UThixo uthi, “Kasoze abuye futhi.
12 Uzafela kuleyondawo asiwa kuyo ethunjiwe; ilizwe leli kasoze alibone futhi.”
13 “Maye kuye owakha indlu yakhe yobukhosi ngokungalungi,
14 Uthi, ‘Ngizazakhela indlu enkulu yobukhosi
15 Ukuba lemisedari eminenginengi
16 Wavikela amalungelo abayanga labaswelayo,
17 “Kodwa amehlo akho lenhliziyo yakho
18 Ngakho mayelana loJehoyakhimi indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakoJuda, uThixo uthi:
19 Uzangcwatshwa njengobabhemi,
20 “Qansa uye eLebhanoni umemeze,
21 Ngakuxwayisa uzibona uvikelekile,
22 Umoya uzabaxotshela khatshana bonke abelusi bakho,
23 Lina abahlala ‘eLebhanoni,’
24 UThixo uthi, “Ngeqiniso njengoba ngikhona, lanxa ngabe wena, Jehoyakhini ndodana kaJehoyakhimi inkosi yakoJuda, wawuyindandatho ebukekayo esandleni sami sokunene, ngangizakukhupha.
25 Ngizakunikela kulabo abafuna ukukubulala, labo obesabayo, uNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni lakumaKhaladiya.
26 Wena kanye lonyoko owakuzalayo ngizaliphosela kwelinye ilizwe, lapho elingazalelwanga khona, lapho elizafela khona lobabili.
27 Kaliyikuphinda libuye elizweni elifisa ukuza kulo.”
28 Umuntu lo, uJehoyakhini, uyimbiza efileyo,
29 Wena lizwe, lizwe, lizwe,
30 UThixo uthi: