20 “‘Uma kuba nomprofethi ogabadelayo, akhulume izwi engingamyalanga ukuba alikhulume esebenzisa igama lami noma akhulume egameni labanye onkulunkulu, lowo mprofethi kumele afe. +

9 “ ‘ “ ‘Ngakho, ningabalaleli abaprofethi benu, izangoma zenu, abaphuphi bamaphupho, abenzi bemilingo nabathakathi benu, abathi kini: “Ngeke niyikhonze inkosi yaseBhabhiloni.”

21 Yilokhu uJehova wamabutho, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, akushoyo ngokuqondene no-Ahabi indodana kaKholaya noZedekiya indodana kaMahaseya, abaprofetha amanga kini egameni lami, + ‘Bhekani ngibanikela kuNebukhadinezari* inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, uyobabulala phambi kwenu.

23 ngoba baye baziphatha ngokuhlazisayo kwa-Israyeli, + bephinga nabafazi bomakhelwane babo futhi bekhuluma amanga egameni lami ngingabayalanga. +

“ ‘ “Yimi okwaziyo lokhu futhi ngingufakazi,” + kusho uJehova.’ ”