33 Inkhosi yahlabela sililo sa-Abneri, yatsi: “Abneri bekufanele yini afe njengemuntfu losilima?
Davide washo nasi sililo, alilela Sawula nemsa wakhe Jonathani,
Tinyawo takho betingakaboshwa, netandla takho tingakankinkwa. Uwele phansi wafa njengemuntfu lobulewe tigelekece.” Sive sonkhe saphindza samkhalela futsi.
Jeremiya wacamba tingoma tesililo saJosaya, kuze kube ngulamuhla bonkhe bahlabeli besilisa nebesifazane basamkhumbula Josaya ngaletingoma tesililo sakhe. Letingoma tase tiba tingoma temihambo yema-Israyeli, tabhalwa encwadzini yetililo.
Sicitfo sesilima ngumlomo waso; emavi emlomo waso atingibe kuso.
Njengentsendzele lechobosele emacandza lengakawataleli, unjalo umuntfu lotfola bunjinga ngetindlela letingakalungi. Kuyawutsi nakasekhatsi nekhatsi nemphilo yakhe bumhlamuke, ekugcineni abonakale asasilima.
“Lesi sililo labayakuyihlabelela sona. Emadvodzakati etive ayakusihlabela; ngobe ayawulilela iGibhithe neticumbi tayo, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”