¹ Izwi elafika kuJeremiya livela kuJehova ezinsukwini zikaJehoyakimi indodana kaJosiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, lathi: ² Yiya endlini yamaRekabi , ukhulume kuwo , uwangenise endlini kaJehova kwelinye lamakamelo ayo, uwaphuzise iwayini. ³ Ngase ngithatha uJahazaniya indodana kaJeremiya kaHabasiniya nabafowabo, nawo onke amadodana akhe, nayo yonke indlu yamaRekabi, ⁴ ngabangenisa endlini kaJehova ekamelweni lamadodana kaHanani indodana ka-Igidaliya, umuntu kaNkulunkulu owayeseceleni kwekamelo lezikhulu elaliphezu kwekamelo likaMahaseya indodana kaShalumi, umlindisango. ⁵ Ngabeka phambi kwamadodana endlu yamaRekabi izimbizana ezigcwele iwayini nezindebe, ngathi kubo: Phuzani iwayini. ⁶ Kepha bathi : Asiyikuphuza iwayini , ngokuba uJonadaba , indodana kaRekabi ubaba , wasiyala wathi : Aniyikuphuza iwayini , nina namadodana enu, kuze kube nini, ⁷ futhi ningakhi indlu , ningahlwanyeli imbewu , ningatshali isivini , ningabi naso, ngokuba niyakuhlala emat endeni zonke izinsuku zenu ukuba nihlale izinsuku eziningi lapho nigogobele khona. ⁸ Sililalele izwi likaJonadaba indodana kaRekabi ubaba kukho konke asiyala ngakho ukuba singaphuzi iwayini zonke izinsuku zethu , thina nawomkethu, namadodana ethu, namadodakazi ethu, ⁹ singakhi izindlu ukuba sihlale kuzo ; futhi isivini , nensimu, nembewu asinakho. ¹⁰ Kepha sihlale ematendeni , salalela, senza njengakho konke uJonadaba ubaba asiyala ngakho. 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 eJ erusalema, 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 aban ye 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. ¹⁸ UJeremiya wathi kuyo indlu yamaRekabi : Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti , uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Ngenxa yokuba niwulalele umyalo kaJonadaba uyihlo, nagcina yonke imiyalo yakhe, nenza ngakho konke aniyala ngakho, ¹⁹ ngalokho us ho kanje uJehova Sebawoti , uNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli, uthi: UJonadaba indodana kaRekabi akayikunqunyelwa muntu wokuma phambi kwami kuze kube phakade.