14 Kodvwa nangabe umuntfu ahlasele lomunye umuntfu wambulala ngemabomu, nome asabaleke wayawukhosela elatini lami, nibomsusa kulo nimbulale.
Watsi kube Abneri efike eHebroni, Jowabe wamdvonsela nganhlanye esangweni, kwaba shangatsi kukhona lafuna kutsi akukhulume ngasemasitseleni. Khona lapho, wabe sewumgwaza esiswini, wafa. Ngako Abneri wabulawelwa kutsi naye abebulale Asaheli, umnakaboJowabe.
Jehoyada, umphristi, wayala letindvuna temakhulu letatiwaphetse watsi: “Mkhipheni Athaliya lapha emkhatsini weticheme, nibagwaze ngenkemba bonkhe labamlandzelako.” Ngobe umphristi abetsite: “Ningambulaleli ekhatsi ethempelini laSimakadze.”
Ngijubele ekwenteni tono ngemabomu, ungativumeli kutsi tingibuse; khona-ke ngiyawuphelela, bese ngibate licala esiphambukweni lesikhulu.
“Loshaya uyise nome unina kufanele abulawe.
Umuntfu nakanelicala lekubulala, myekele abaleke aze afe.
“ ‘Nangabe umuntfu ashaye lomunye umuntfu ngensimbi, wafa, lowo lomshayile ungumbulali; lombulali uyawubulawa.
Ngabe sengiyanitjela, kodvwa anizange nifune kungilalela. Nahlubuka ngekungawulaleli umyalo waSimakadze, ngekutiphakamisa kwenu nachubeka nashuca, nakhuphukela eveni letintsaba.
Nangabe loko lokushiwo ngulowo mphrofethi ngelibito laSimakadze kungenteki nome kungabi liciniso, kuyawuvele kubonakale kutsi lowo mlayeto akusiwo lovela kuSimakadze. Lowo mphrofethi abetikhulumela nje; ngako ningamesabi.”
“ ‘Ucalekisiwe umuntfu lobulala makhelwane wakhe ngasense.’ “Bonkhe bantfu bayawuphendvula batsi: ‘Amen.’
Nasona ngemabomu sesilati liciniso, sekute umhlatjelo longesula tono,
ikakhulu labo labahamba etinkhanukweni temvelo tekutingcolisa, bedzelela baphatsi. Bangemaphikankhani, bayatigcabha, abesabi nekuhlambalata benkhatimulo;