Ujeremiya

¹⁷Zambuza uBaruki, zathi: “Ake usitshele ukuthi wawaloba kanjani onke lawa mazwi, uwathatha emlonyeni wakhe, na?” ¹⁸UBaruki wathi kuzo: “Wawaphumisela onke lawa mazwi kimi ngomlomo wakhe, ngawaloba encwadini ngoyinki.” ¹⁹Zase zithi izikhulu kuBaruki: “Hamba ucashe, wena noJeremiya, kungazi muntu lapho nikhona.” ²⁰Zase zingena enkosini egcekeni; sezibeke umqulu ekamelweni lika-Elishama umbhali zalanda onke amazwi ezindlebeni zenkosi. ²¹Inkosi yayisimthuma uJehudi ukuba awulande umqulu; wawukhipha ekamelweni lika-Elishama umbhali. UJehudi wawufunda ezindlebeni zenkosi nasezindlebeni zazo zonke izikhulu ezazimi ngasenkosini. ²²Inkosi yayihlezi endlini yobusika ngenyanga yesishiyagalolunye, iziko elivuthayo liphambi kwayo. ²³Kwathi lapho uJehudi esefundile amakhasi amathathu noma amane, yawasika ngommese womlobi, yawaphonsa emlilweni oseziko, waze waphela wonke umqulu emlilweni oseziko.