3 Wakhulisa lelinye lalamagomodlwane akhe, lakhula laba libhubesi lelinemandla. Lafundza nalo kudladlabula tinyamatane litidle, lashwabudzela nebantfu.
Faro Nekho wabeka Eliyakimu, umsa waJosaya, kutsi abe yinkhosi esikhundleni seyise. Wagucula libito la-Eliyakimu, wametsa libito watsi nguJehoyakimu. Kodvwa watsatsa Jehoyahazi wammikisa eGibhithe, lapho wafike wafela khona.
“ ‘Maye, unyoko abelibhubesikati emkhatsini walamanye emabhubesi! Abelala phansi emkhatsini wemabhubesi lamancane, afuye emagomodlwane akhe.
Tive teva ngalo, lagcumukela emdzibini wato. Talidvonsa ngetintweba, talimikisa eGibhithe.
Lajangaza emkhatsini wemabhubesi, ngobe phela lase lilibhubesi lelicinile. Lafundza kudladlabula tinyamatane, lakhona nekushwabudzela bantfu.
Kuneluzungu lwetikhulu talo letisekhatsi kulo njengelibhubesi lelibhodlako nalidladlabula inyamatane yalo lelitayidla, tishwabudzela bantfu, titsatse ingcebo netintfo letingemagugu, tente bafelokati labanyenti ekhatsi kulo.
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, lila, ulilele Faro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, utsi: “ ‘Ufanana nelibhubesi emkhatsini wetive; ufanana nanyokangwenya etilwandle, ushaya lidamu emifudlaneni yakho, uphehle emanti ngetinyawo takho, udvunge lemifudlana.
Lalelani kulila kwebelusi betimvu, emadlelo abo laluhlata asabhujisiwe. Lalelani kubhodla kwemabhubesi; lomenakati welihlatsi laseJordane ubhujisiwe.
NgaDani wakhuluma watsi: “Dani liwundlu lelibhubesi, leligcume laphuma eBhashani.”