1 Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Yehla uye esigodlweni senkhosi yakaJuda ukhulume khona nali livi, utsi:
Simakadze watfumela Nathani kuDavide. Watsi kube efike kuye, wakhuluma watsi: “Edolobheni lelitsite kwakunemadvodza lamabili, lenye yayinjingile, kantsi lena lenye yona yayiphuyile.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuManase nakubantfu bakhe, kodvwa abazange bamnake.
“Ngetulu kwaloko, khuluma kulendlu yenkhosi yakaJuda, utsi: ‘Vanini livi laSimakadze,
Ngitanijezisa njengobe nifanelwe tento tenu. Emahlatsi enu ngitawokhela ngemlilo lotawucotfula konkhe lokusedvute nani, kusho Simakadze.’ ”
‘Vani livi laSimakadze, wena nkhosi yakaJuda, wena lohlala esihlalweni saDavide sebukhosi, wena, netindvuna takho, nebantfu bakho labangena kulamasango.
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: Hamba uye kuSedekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, ufike umtjele utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Lelidolobha sengitalinikela enkhosini yaseBhabhulona, futsi italibhubhisa ngemlilo.
“Lalelani lapha, nine baphristi! Nakisisani, nine ma-Israyeli! Lalelani, ninendlu yebukhosi! Lesehlulelo simelene nani: Nibe lugibe eMispa, naba linetha lelendlalelwe eThabori.
Ungaphindzi uphrofethe lapha eBetheli, ngobe lena yindzawo lekutsiwa ingcwele yenkhosi, nelithempeli lembuso.”
Phela Johane abekhute Herodi watsi: “Umtsetfo awukuvumeli kutsi utsatse umfati wemnakenu, umente wakho.”