1Nanku akutshoyo uThixo: “Hamba wehlele endlini yenkosi yakoJuda umemezele khona ilizwi leli uthi,
2‘Zwana ilizwi likaThixo, we nkosi yakoJuda, wena ohlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavida, wena lezikhulu zakho kanye labantu bakho abangena ngamasango la.
3UThixo uthi: Yenzani okulungileyo lokuqondileyo. Mhlenge esandleni somncindezeli wakhe lowo ophangiweyo. Lingenzi okubi loba udlakela kowezizweni, intandane loba umfelokazi, njalo lingachithi igazi elingelacala kule indawo.
4Ngoba nxa linanzelela ukulandela imilayo le, amakhosi ahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavida azangena ngamasango ale indawo, egade izinqola zempi lamabhiza, elezikhulu zawo kanye labantu bawo.
5Kodwa nxa imilayo le lingayilaleli, kutsho uThixo, ngifunga ngami ukuthi indawo le izakuba lunxiwa.’ ”
6Ngoba mayelana lendawo yenkosi yakoJuda uThixo uthi:
7Ngizakuthumela abachithi,
8Abantu abavela ezizweni ezinengi bazadlula kulelidolobho babuzane besithi, ‘Kungani uThixo enze into enje kulelidolobho elikhulu na?’
9Impendulo izakuthi: ‘Ngoba basidelile isivumelwano sikaThixo uNkulunkulu wabo bakhonza abanye onkulunkulu njalo babasebenzela.’ ”
10Lingayikhaleli inkosi efileyo loba lililele ukulilahlekela kwayo;
11Ngoba mayelana loShalumi indodana kaJosiya, owangena esikhundleni sikayise esiba yinkosi yakoJuda kodwa osesukile kule indawo: UThixo uthi, “Kasoze abuye futhi.
12Uzafela kuleyondawo asiwa kuyo ethunjiwe; ilizwe leli kasoze alibone futhi.”
13“Maye kuye owakha indlu yakhe yobukhosi ngokungalungi,
14Uthi, ‘Ngizazakhela indlu enkulu yobukhosi
15Ukuba lemisedari eminenginengi
16Wavikela amalungelo abayanga labaswelayo,
17“Kodwa amehlo akho lenhliziyo yakho
18Ngakho mayelana loJehoyakhimi indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakoJuda, uThixo uthi:
19Uzangcwatshwa njengobabhemi,
20“Qansa uye eLebhanoni umemeze,
21Ngakuxwayisa uzibona uvikelekile,
22Umoya uzabaxotshela khatshana bonke abelusi bakho,
23Lina abahlala ‘eLebhanoni,’
24UThixo uthi, “Ngeqiniso njengoba ngikhona, lanxa ngabe wena, Jehoyakhini ndodana kaJehoyakhimi inkosi yakoJuda, wawuyindandatho ebukekayo esandleni sami sokunene, ngangizakukhupha.
25Ngizakunikela kulabo abafuna ukukubulala, labo obesabayo, uNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni lakumaKhaladiya.
26Wena kanye lonyoko owakuzalayo ngizaliphosela kwelinye ilizwe, lapho elingazalelwanga khona, lapho elizafela khona lobabili.
27Kaliyikuphinda libuye elizweni elifisa ukuza kulo.”
28Umuntu lo, uJehoyakhini, uyimbiza efileyo,
29Wena lizwe, lizwe, lizwe,
30UThixo uthi: