15 Jehova Nkulunkulu wabokhokho babo wachubeka abecwayisa asebentisa titfunywa takhe, wabecwayisa tikhatsi letinyenti ngobe bekabavela bantfu bakhe nendzawo yakhe yekuhlala. 16 Kodvwa bachubeka bahlekisa ngetitfunywa taNkulunkulu weliciniso+ futsi bawedzelela emavi akhe,+ bahlekisa nangebaphrofethi bakhe+ kangangekutsi bekute nelitsemba lekutsi bangasitakala, futsi lulaka lwaJehova lwagcine lubavutsela bantfu bakhe.+

26 “Nobe kunjalo, abazange bakulalele, bakuvukela+ futsi bangawulaleli uMtsetfo wakho.* Babulala baphrofethi bakho lebebabecwayisa kutsi babuyele kuwe, futsi benta tintfo letinyenti letikhombisa kungakuhloniphi.+

30 Wababeketelela+ iminyaka leminyenti futsi wachubeka ubecwayisa ngemoya wakho usebentisa baphrofethi, kodvwa bala kukulalela. Ekugcineni wabanikela kubantfu baletive lebetibatungeletile.+

3 “Jehova bekasolo akhuluma nami kuleminyaka lengu-23, kusukela ngemnyaka wesi-13 wekubusa kwaJosaya+ indvodzana ya-Amoni, inkhosi yakaJuda, kuze kube ngulamuhla, futsi nami bengihlale ngikhuluma* nani kodvwa anizange nilalele.+