8 Ngemuva kwesikhatsi, Hilkiya umphristi lophakeme watsi kuShafani mabhalane:+ “Ngitfole incwadzi yeMtsetfo+ endlini yaJehova.” Ngako Hilkiya watsatsa lencwadzi wayiniketa Shafani, lowabese uyayifundza.+

20 Inkhosi yabese inika Hilkiya, Ahikamu+ indvodzana yaShafani, Abdoni indvodzana yaMikha, Shafani mabhalane kanye na-Asaya inceku yenkhosi, umyalo lotsi: 21 “Hambani niyongibutela kuJehova, nibutele nalabantfu labasele baka-Israyeli nebakaJuda mayelana nemavi alencwadzi letfolakele; ngobe intfukutselo yaJehova letasivutsela yinkhulu, ngobe bokhokho betfu abazange balilalele livi laJehova lekutsi bagcine konkhe lokubhalwe kulencwadzi.”+

24 Kodvwa Ahikamu+ indvodzana yaShafani+ wamvikela Jeremiya, ngako akazange aniketwe labantfu kutsi bambulale.+

13 Ngako Nebuzaradani indvuna yabogadzi, naNebushazbani umRabusarisi,* naNegali-sareseri umRabumagi* kanye nato tonkhe tikhulu tenkhosi yaseBhabhulona, tatfuma emadvodza 14 kutsi ayolandza Jeremiya eBaleni Labogadzi+ futsi ammikise kuGedaliya+ indvodzana ya-Ahikamu+ indvodzana yaShafani+ kuze ahlale endlini yakhe. Ngako Jeremiya wahlala emkhatsini webantfu bakubo.

11 Emadvodza lamadzala langu-70 esive saka-Israyeli bekeme embikwato, Jazaniya indvodzana yaShafani+ bekeme emkhatsini wabo. Nguloyo naloyo abephetse sitja sekushisela imphepho futsi bekushunca intfutfu yemphepho lenuka kamnandzi.+