2 uye kuphuma ngesango ekuthiwa nguNgceba zeeNgqayi, eli lijonge kwintili kaBhen-hinom. Apho uzufike uvakalise udaba endikunika lona,
3 uthi: ‘Nina kumkani bakwaJuda, nani bantu baseJerusalem, lubekeleni iindlebe udaba lukaNdikhoyo. UNdikhoyo uSomandla-onke onguThixo kaSirayeli utsho ukuthi: Niyabona, le ndawo ndiza kuyihlisela intlekele eya kutsho zithi nzwii iindlebe zabantu bonke abaya kuyiva.
4 Loo nto ndiza kuyenza ngenxa yokuba abantu basuke bandifulathela, bayenza eyasemzini le ndawo ngokwenzela oothixo basemzini iziqhumiso – ndithetha oothixo abangabaziyo, bengevanga ngabo nangamanyange nkqu nangookumkani bakwaJuda. Le ndawo bayitsho yaba lijaja ligazi labantu abamsulwa,
5 yaye bakhele uBhali izibingelelo, khon' ukuze apho benze amadini ngabantwana babo. Andizange ndibayalele njalo, kwaye andiyithethanga loo nto; andizange ndiyicinge nokuyicinga oku.
6 Ngoko ke liyeza ixesha xa le ndawo ingayi kuba sabizwa ngokuba yiTofeti okanye intili kaBhen-hinom, koko iya kubizwa ngokuba yiNtili yeNtshabalalo.
7 “ ‘Ndiza kuliqhekezela kule ndawo icebo labantu bakwaJuda nabaseJerusalem, ndibawise ngekrele phambi kweentshaba zabo ezizungula ubomi babo. Izidumbu zabo ziza kuba kukudla kweentaka kunye namarhamncwa.
8 Esi sixeko ndiya kusitsho sibe yinto ekhwankqisayo, into engumbono ongajongekiyo. Wonke ubani odlula kuso uya kothuka kakhulu, athi khumnqa ngenxa yezivubeko zaso.