11 Kwathi lapho uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, enyukele ezweni, sathi: ‘Siyakuya nokuya eJerusalema, sisuke empini yamaKaledi nasempini yama-Aramu.’ Sase sakha-ke eJerusalema.”
12 Izwi likaJehova lafika kuJeremiya, lathi:
13 “Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Hamba usho kumadoda akwaJuda nakwabakhileyo eJerusalema, uthi: ‘Aniyikwamukela ukulaywa ukuba niwalalele amazwi ami na?’ usho uJehova.
14 ‘Agciniwe amazwi kaJonadaba indodana kaRekabi ayala ngawo amadodana akhe okuba angaphuzi iwayini; kuze kube namuhla awaliphuzanga, ngokuba alalela umyalo kayise. Nami ngikhulume kini, ngikhuluma njalonjalo, kepha kaningilalelanga.
15 Futhi ngithume kini zonke izinceku zami abaprofethi, ngibathuma njalonjalo, ngokuthi: “Ake nibuye, kube yilowo nalowo endleleni yakhe embi, nenze imisebenzi yenu ibe mihle, ningalandeli abanye onkulunkulu ukuba nibakhonze; khona niyakuhlala ezweni engilinike nina nawoyihlo.” Kepha anibekanga izindlebe zenu, aningizwanga.
16 Njengokuba amadodana kaJonadaba indodana kaRekabi egcinile umyalo kayise awayala ngawo, kepha laba bantu bengangilalelanga.’
17 “Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Bheka, ngiyakwehlisela phezu kukaJuda naphezu kwabo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema konke okubi engikukhulume kubo, ngokuba ngikhulumile kubo kepha kabalalelanga, ngibabizile kepha kabaphendulanga.’ ”