eyeshumi nesithupha uHananiya , namadodana akhe nabafowabo , beyishumi nambili;

Kwathi ngawona lowo mnyaka ekuqaleni kokubusa kukaSedekiya inkosi yakwaJuda ngomnyaka wesine , ngenyanga yesihlanu , uHananiya indodana ka-Azuri, umprofethi waseGibeyoni , wakhuluma kimi endlini kaJehova phambi kwabapristi nabantu bonke, wathi:

Umprofethi uHananiya wayeselisusa ijoka entanyeni yomprofethi uJeremiya, walaphula.

UHananiya wayesesho phambi kwabo bonke abantu , wathi: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Kanjalo ngiyakulaphula ijoka likaNebukadinesari , inkosi yaseBabele ingakapheli iminyaka emibili entanyeni yezizwe zonke . Kepha umprofethi uJeremiya wahamba indlela yakhe.

Lase lifika izwi likaJehova kuJeremi ya, uHananiya umprofethi eselaphulile ijoka entanyeni yomprofethi uJeremiya, lithi:

Wafa-ke uHananiya umprofethi ngawona lowo mnyaka ngenyanga yesikhombisa.

Kepha umprofethi uJeremiya wathi kumprofethi uHananiya phambi kwabapristi, nabantu bonke ababemi endaweni kaJehova,

Emva kwakhe kwalungisa uHananiya , indodana kaShelemiya , noHanuni, indodana yesithupha kaSalfi , elinye ibanga . Emva kwakhe kwalungisa uMeshulamu indodana kaBerekiya malungana nekamelo lakhe.

Eceleni kwabo kwalungisa u -Uziyeli indodana kaHarihaya wabakhandi begolide. Eceleni kwakhe kwalungisa uHananiya wabathaki . Baliyeka iJerusalema kwaze kwaba soGangeni Olubanzi.