13 Kwathi lapho ngiprofetha, uPhelathiya indodana kaBenaya wafa. Ngase ngiwa ngobuso, ngakhala ngezwi elikhulu, ngathi: “O Nkosi Jehova, uyakwenza ukuba iphele insali yakwa-Israyeli na?”
14 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi:
15 “Ndodana yomuntu, abafowenu, yebo, abafowenu abayizihlobo zakho nayo yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli, bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema abashilo kubo ukuthi: ‘Dedani kuJehova; leli zwe linikiwe thina libe yifa.’
16 “Thana ngabo: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Noma ngibadedisele kude phakathi kwezizwe, ngabahlakazela emazweni, ngaba yindlu engcwele nokho kubo isikhashana emazweni ababehlakazelwe kuwo.’
17 “Ngalokho thana: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngiyakunibutha ezizweni, nginiqoqe emazweni enihlakazekelwe kuwo, ngininike izwe lakwa-Israyeli.’
18 “Bayakufika khona, basuse lapho konke okuzondekayo kwalo nazo zonke izinengiso zalo.
19 Ngiyakubanika inhliziyo ibe nye, ngibeke umoya omusha phakathi kwabo, ngikhiphe inhliziyo yetshe enyameni yabo, ngibanike inhliziyo yenyama