21 Kwatsi inkhosi Jehoyakimu nato tonkhe tindvuna takhe netiphatsimandla takhe nativa lamavi a-Uriya, inkhosi yahlosa kumbulala. Kodvwa Uriya weva ngaloko, wase ubalekela eGibhithe ngenca yekwesaba.
Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho kutsi inkhosi yami kute umbuso lapho ingakaze yatfumela khona umuntfu kutsi ayekukufuna. Bekutsi sive nome umbuso nawukulandvula utsi awukho, awufungise kutsi vele ungeke utfolakale lapho kuwo.
Asa wamtfukutselela lomboniswa ngenca yaloko; watfukutsela wagaya tiboti, waze wamfaka ejele. Ngasona leso sikhatsi Asa wabaphatsa ngencindzetelo lenesihluku labanye bantfu.
Kodvwa besuka bamakhela luzungu, inkhosi yatsi abambulale; nembala bamgcoba ngematje bambulalela esibuyeni lesingekhatsi ethempelini laSimakadze.
Imphilo yami isengotini njalo, noko angiwukhohlwa umtsetfo wakho.
Kwesaba bantfu kulugibe; kodvwa lowo lowetsembekile kuSimakadze ulondvolotekile.
Kwatsi tiphatsimandla takaJuda nativa ngalesento, tesuka esigodlweni taphikelela khona ethempelini laSimakadze, tefike tahlala phansi etindzaweni tato, ekungeneni kweLisango Lelisha lelithempeli laSimakadze.
Esikhundleni saloko, inkhosi yatfumela boJerameli, umntfwanenkhosi, naSeraya, umsa wa-Azriyeli, naShelemiya, umsa wa-Abdeyeli, kutsi bayewubopha boBharuki, umbhali, naJeremiya, umphrofethi, kodvwa Simakadze abesabafihlile.
Tiphatsimandla takhuluma enkhosini, tatsi: “Lomuntfu kufanele abulawe. Utsela emanti emadvolweni emasotja lasele kulelidoloba, nakuwabo bonkhe bantfu, ngaletintfo latishoko kubo. Lomuntfu akacondzi lokuhle ngalabantfu, kodvwa ubafisela lokubi.”
Nabanitingela kulelinye lidolobha, nibobalekela kulelinye; ngobe ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Ningeke niwacedze onkhe emadolobha aka-Israyeli, iNdvodzana yemuntfu ingakabuyi.
Ningabesabi lababulala umtimba kodvwa babe bangeke bawubulale umphefumulo; lokungenani, mesabeni Yena, lokwati kubulala umtimba nemphefumulo kokubili esihogweni.
Lofuna kutfola imphilo yakhe, uyawulahlekelwa ngiyo; nalolahlekelwa yimphilo yakhe ngenca yami, uyakuyitfola.”
Herodi abefuna kumbulala, kodvwa wesaba bantfu, ngobe bebamtsatsa ngekutsi ngumphrofethi.
Nguko-ke Herodiyasi waba nemagcubu naJohane, afisa kutsi abulawe, kodvwa abete indlela.