1 Umbingeleli uPashure unyana kaImeri, owayengusomaqhuzu endlwini *kaNdikhoyo, uthe akuweva la mazwi,
2 wathi umshumayeli uJeremiya makakatswe, akhonkxwe iinyawo ngezikhuni ngakwisango elingasentla lendlu kaNdikhoyo ekuthiwa lelikaBhenjamin.
3 Ngengomso uthe uJeremiya akukhululwa nguPashure ekukhonkxweni, wabhekisa kumbingeleli lowo wathi: “Igama akunike lona wena uNdikhoyo asinguye uPashure, nguNxunguphele-jikelele.
4 Kaloku utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Ndiza kukwenza unxunguphale wena siqu, unxunguphalise nabahlobo bakho. Uza kubabona ngala wakho amehlo besiwa likrele leentshaba. UJuda ephela ndiza kumnikela esandleni sokumkani waseBhabheli. Abanye yena uza kubasa eBhabheli, abanye ababulale ngekrele.
5 Ubutyebi besi sixeko ndiza kubunika iintshaba zabo – nditsho nkqu nemveliso yabo, nezinto ezixabisekileyo zabo, nendyebo yookumkani bakwaJuda iphela. Ewe, konke oku ndokunikela ezandleni zeentshaba zabo, zikuthimbe, ziye nako eBhabheli.
6 Wena ke, Pashure, kunye nentsapho yakho, uza kuba ngumthinjwa kwelaseBhabheli. Wena kunye nâbo bahlobo bakho ubukade ubashumayeza ubuxoki, niza kufela apho, ningcwatyelwe kwalapho.’ ”
7 *Ndikhoyo, undicengile ndacengeka;ewe, undongamele, ndaza ndoyisakala.Ndiyintlekisa mihla le;ndisisigculelo sikawonke-wonke.