17 “Ewe, uNdikhoyo uthi: ‘KwaDavide soze inqamke indoda yokulawula kwaSirayeli.
18 NakubaLevi bohlala bekho ababingeleli bokwenza amadini atshiswayo naweenkozo nemibingelelo.’ ”
19 Lavakala kuJeremiya ilizwi likaNdikhoyo, lisithi:
20 “Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Xa ungatshitshayo umnqophiso wam wemini nobusuku, kungabikho mini nabusuku ngexesha elimisiweyo,
21 ungaphela nomnqophiso wam nesicaka sam uDavide, angabi naye umzukulwana oya kulawula esikhundleni sakhe, kwangokunjalo nomnqophiso wam nabaLevi wokuba bahlale bendikhonza.
22 Njengokuba zingenakubalwa iinkwenkwezi esibhakabhakeni, ingenakulinganiswa nentlabathi elunxwemeni lolwandle, ndiya kwenjenjalo ukusandisa isizukulwana sesicaka sam uDavide nesabaLevi abandikhonzayo.’ ”
23 Lavakala kuJeremiya ilizwi likaNdikhoyo lisithi: