24 KuShemaya waseNehelamu uyakusho ukuthi:
25 “Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Ngenxa yokuba uthumile egameni lakho izincwadi kubo bonke abantu baseJerusalema, nakuZefaniya indodana kaMahaseya, umpristi, nakubo bonke abapristi, ngokuthi:
26 ‘UJehova ukubeke umpristi esikhundleni sikaJehoyada umpristi ukuba nibe yizinduna zabo bonke abantu abahlanyayo nabaprofethayo endlini kaJehova ukuze ubafake esitokisini* nasemaketangeni;
27 manje awumsolanga ngani uJeremiya wase-Anathoti, oprofetha kini na?
28 Ngokuba ngalokho uthumile kithi eBabele, wathi: Kuse kude; yakhani izindlu, nihlale kuzo; tshalani amasimu, nidle izithelo zawo.’ ”
29 UZefaniya umpristi wayifunda le ncwadi ezindlebeni zikaJeremiya umprofethi.
30 Lase lifika izwi likaJehova kuJeremiya, lithi: