16 Ngase ngibita Eliyezeri, na-Ariyeli, naShemaya, na-Elnathani, naJaribi, na-Elnathani, naNathani, naZakhariya, kanye naMeshulamu, lababebaholi, bebakanye nebafundzisi lekwakuboJoyaribi na-Elnathani.
Ngako Nkulunkulu watsi kuye: “Njengobe ucele loku, ungakaticeleli imphilo lendze nome bunjinga, ungakaceli nekubhujiswa kwetitsa takho, kodvwa ucele inhlitiyo lehlakaniphile nengcondo lehlutekile, uze uhole ngekulunga,
emadvodza aka-Isakhari, labeticondza kahle tikhatsi, ati nekutsi Israyeli kufanele enteni, bekutikhulu letatingema-200, akanye nato tonkhe tinini tawo letatitiphetse;
Inkatho yelisango langasemphumalanga yadla Shelemiya. Kwentiwa inkatho yaZakhariya, umsa wakhe, umeluleki labenekuhlakanipha, yadla yena kutsi agadze lisango langasenyakatho.
Akabongwe Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, uMdali welizulu nemhlaba. Uphe inkhosi Davide indvodzana lehlakaniphile, legcwele emasu ekuhlakanipha nekucondza, nyalo seyitilungiselela kwakha lithempeli laSimakadze, itakhele nesigodlo sayo.
Etitukulwaneni takaHarimu bekuboMaseya, na-Elija, naShemaya, naJehiyeli kanye na-Uziya.
naShelemiya, naNathani, na-Adaya,
Wetitukulwane taka-Adonikamu, lababa bekugcina, emabito abo bekubo-Elifeleti, naJehuweli kanye naShemaya, lababhaliswa kanye nemadvodza langema-60.
Ngabahlanganisela ngasemseleni logeletela e-Ahava, samisa lapho emalanga lamatsatfu. Ngatsi nangihlolisisa kulabantfu, ngakhandza kunebaphristi kuphela, emaLevi angekho.
Ngabe sengibatfumela ku-Ido, umholi waseKhasifiya. Ngabatjela kutsi kufanele bakhulumeni ku-Ido kanye nebantfu bakubo, lekwakutisebenti telithempeli eKhasifiya, kuze batewusiletsela tisebenti tendlu yaNkulunkulu wetfu.
Njengobe sandla lesihle saSimakadze sasisetikwetfu, basiletsela Sherebiya, indvodza leyayinelikhono ekwenteni tintfo. Abengewetitukulwane taMahali, umsa waLevi, umsa wa-Israyeli, nemadvodzana aSherebiya, kanye nabomnakabo, emadvodza lali-18 asawonkhe, lenyuka nawo.
NguSimakadze lowephana ngekuhlakanipha; emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma lwati nekucondza.
Tinjongo tenhlitiyo yemuntfu tifanana nekujula kwemanti emtfombo; kodvwa lonekuhlakanipha angatikhipha.
Nakukhona kuvukela umbuso eveni, live liba makhosikhosi; kodvwa nangabe baholi balelo live banekuhlakanipha nekucondza, kuba nekuthula.
Ugucula tikhatsi netikhatsi temnyaka; ubeka emakhosi aphindze awehlise. Ubanika kuhlakanipha labahlakaniphile, anike lwati kulabacondzako.
Cabangisisa loku lengikushoko, ngobe iNkhosi itakupha kucondzisisa konkhe.
Siyati kutsi iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu ifikile yasipha kucondzisisa kahle, khona sitewumati Nkulunkulu longuye sibili; tsine-ke sikuye Nkulunkulu sibili, eNdvodzaneni yakhe lenguJesu Khristu. Nguye longuNkulunkulu sibili, nalokuphila lokuphakadze.