13 “Nxa kungavela umphrofethi phakathi kwenu kumbe umuntu othi uphupha izinto ezizakwenzakala abesememezela isibonakaliso kumbe abike ukuthi kuzakwenzakala okuthile, 2 lakanye isibonakaliso leso kumbe lokho alitshele ukuthi kuzakwenzakala kugcwaliseke sibili, abesesithi kini, ‘Asilandeleni abanye onkulunkulu sibakhonze,’ esitsho onkulunkulu elingabaziyo, 3 akumelanga liwalalele amazwi akhulunywa ngumphrofethi lowo kumbe umuntu lowo ophupha amaphupho+ ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu uyalilinga+ ukuze abone ukuthi liyamthanda yini uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ngenhliziyo yenu yonke langomphefumulo wenu wonke.+ 4 UJehova uNkulunkulu wenu nguye okumele limlandele njalo nguye okumele limesabe. Kumele ligcine imithetho yakhe lilalele ilizwi lakhe njalo nguye okumele limkhonze futhi nguye okumele libambelele kuye.+ 5 Kodwa umphrofethi lowo kumbe lowomuntu ophupha amaphupho kumele abulawe+ ngoba ukhuthaze abantu ukuthi bahlamukele uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, owabakhipha elizweni laseGibhithe njalo wabahlenga elizweni lobugqili. Phela wenze lokho ukuze aliphambule endleleni uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu alitshele ukuthi lihambe ngayo. Kumele lisuse okubi phakathi kwenu.+

11 UHananiya wasekhuluma phambi kwabantu bonke wathi: “UJehova uthi, ‘Ngizalephula njalo ijogwe likaNebhukhadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni, ngisuse zonke izizwe ngaphansi kwalo iminyaka emibili ingakapheli.’”+ UJeremiya umphrofethi wasuka wahamba.

12 Umphrofethi uHananiya wathi esephule ijogwe elaligaxwe nguJeremiya umphrofethi, ilizwi likaJehova lafika kuJeremiya lathi: 13 “Hamba uyetshela uHananiya uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova: “Wephule ijogwe lesigodo+ kodwa esikhundleni salo kuzakwenziwa ijogwe lensimbi.” 14 UJehova wamabutho, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uthi: “Zonke izizwe lezi ngizazigaxa ijogwe lensimbi zibe ngaphansi kukaNebhukhadinezari inkosi yeBhabhiloni zimsebenzele.+ Ngizamnika ngitsho lezinyamazana zeganga.”’”+

15 Umphrofethi uJeremiya wasesithi kumphrofethi uHananiya:+ “Ngicela ulalele Hananiya! UJehova kakuthumanga kodwa wena wenze abantu bakholwa amanga.+ 16 Ngakho uJehova uthi, ‘Ngizakususa emhlabeni. Lonyaka uzakufa ngoba wenze abantu bahlamukela uJehova.’”+

17 Umphrofethi uHananiya wafa ngalowomnyaka, ngenyanga yesikhombisa.