12 Inkhosi yabese inika Hilkiya umphristi, Ahikamu+ indvodzana yaShafani, Akbori indvodzana yaMikhaya, Shafani mabhalane kanye na-Asaya inceku yenkhosi, umyalo lotsi: 13 “Hambani niyongibutela kuJehova, nibutele nalabantfu niphindze nibutele naso sonkhe sive sakaJuda mayelana nemavi alencwadzi letfolakele; ngobe intfukutselo yaJehova letasivutsela yinkhulu+ ngobe bokhokho betfu abazange bawalalele lamavi alencwadzi, abakakugcini konkhe lokubhalwe kuyo mayelana natsi.”

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.

5 Kwatsi Jeremiya asengakahambi, Nebuzaradani watsi kuye: “Buyela emuva kuGedaliya+ indvodzana ya-Ahikamu+ indvodzana yaShafani,+ lobekwe yinkhosi yaseBhabhulona kutsi aphatse emadolobha akaJuda, futsi ufike uhlale naye emkhatsini webantfu bakini, nobe-ke uye lawufuna kuya khona.”

Lendvuna yabogadzi yabese imupha kudla kanye nesipho, futsi yamkhulula wahamba.