Kodwa ohlanyelwe edwaleni, nguye olizwayo ilizwi, ahle alamukele ngentokozo;
Ohlwanyelwe edwaleni nguye olizwa izwi, alamukele masinyane ngokuthokoza;
Okuhlwanyelwe edwaleni, yilowo ozwa izwi, alamukele masinyane ngokuthokoza,
Sebeqedile, baletha imali eseleyo phambi kwenkosi noJehoyada, okwakwenziwe ngayo izitsha zendlu kaJehova, izitsha zokukhonza nezokuhlabela kanyekanye, nezinkezo nezitsha zegolide nezesiliva. Banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa njalo endlini kaJehova zonke izinsuku zikaJehoyada.
UJowashi wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova zonke izinsuku zikaJehoyada umpristi.
Inkosi yasibiza uJehoyada inhloko, yathi kuye: “Awubacelanga ngani amaLevi ukuba alethe umnikelo ovela kwaJuda naseJerusalema, njengomyalo kaMose, inceku kaJehova, nebandla lamaLevi. Israyeli, ngenxa yetabernakele lobufakazi na?
Kepha bayangifuna imihla ngemihla, bajabulela ukwazi izindlela zami njengesizwe esenza ukulunga, esingashiyi ukwahlulela kukaNkulunkulu waso; izimiso zomthetho bazicela Kimi; bayakujabulela ukusondela kuNkulunkulu.
Nxa yilowo nalowo olizwa izwi lombuso, engaliqondi, omubi uyeza, ahlwithe okuhlwanyelwe enhliziyweni yakhe. Nguye owahlanyelwa ngasendleleni.
Kodwa kanampande phakathi kwakhe, kodwa uhlala isikhashana; kuthi sekuvele usizi nokuzingelwa ngenxa yezwi, akhubeke masinyane.
Ngokuba yilowo nalowo ocelayo uyaphiwa; nalowo ofunayo uyathola; lalowo oqoqodayo uzavulelwa.
Ngokuba uHerode wayemesaba uJohane emazi ukuthi uyindoda elungileyo engcwele, wamgcina; kwathi emuzwa, wenza izinto eziningi, wamuzwa ngokuthokoza.
Yena wayeyisibani esivuthayo nesikhanyayo, nina-ke nathanda ukuthokoza isikhashana ekukhanyeni kwakhe.
Naye uSimoni wakholwa, esebhapathiziwe wanamathela kuFiliphu, wamangala ebona izibonakaliso nezibonakaliso ezenziwayo.