9 Ngiyakubadlisa inyama yamadodana abo neyamadodakazi abo, badle, kube yilowo nalowo inyama yomngane wakhe, ekuvinjezelweni nasekuxinekeni eziyakubaxina ngakho izitha zabo nabafuna ukuphila kwabo.’
10 “Bese waphula uphiso phambi kwamadoda ahamba nawe,
11 uthi kuwo: ‘Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: Ngiyakubulala kanjalo laba bantu nalo muzi njengokwaphulwa kwesitsha sombumbi esingasezukubuye sihlanganiswe; bayakumbela eThofeti, ngokuba akuyikubakho ndawo yokumbela.
12 Ngiyakwenze njalo kule ndawo, usho uJehova, nakwabakhileyo kuyo, ngenze lo muzi ube njengeThofeti:
13 izindlu zaseJerusalema nezindlu zamakhosi akwaJuda, ezoniweyo, ziyakuba njengeThofeti, yebo, zonke izindlu, abashisele ibandla lasezulwini impepho phezu kwezimpahla zazo, bathululela abanye onkulunkulu iminikelo yokuphuzwa.’ ”
14 Wayesebuya uJeremiya eThofeti lapho uNkulunkulu ayemthume khona ukuba aprofethe; wema agcekeni lendlu kaJehova, wathi kubantu bonke:
15 “Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Bhekani, ngiyakwehlisela phezu kwalo muzi nemizana yawo konke okubi engikushilo ngawo, ngokuba benze lukhuni intamo yabo, ukuze bangezwa amazwi ami.’ ”