18 Kodvwa seloku sayekela kutfuncisa imphepho kuyo iNkhosikati yeLizulu sayekela nekutfululela iminikelo yesinatfo kuyo, asisenalutfo, futsi solo siyabhubha siyaphela ngenkemba nangendlala.”
Wanikela ngemihlatjelo etithicweni tebantfu baseDamaseko lebase bamehlulile; ngobe abecabange watsi: “Njengobe tithico temakhosi aseSiriya tiwasitile emaSiriya, nami ngitakwenta umhlatjelo kuto, khona titakungisita.” Kodvwa ngito kanye letamwisa, taphindze tawisa onkhe ema-Israyeli.
Emakhaya laseJerusalema nalawo emakhosi akaJuda, ayawungcola njengalendzawo, iThofethi, yebo, tonkhe tindlu lapho batfuncisele khona imphepho eluphahleni, batfuncisela emabutfo etinkhanyeti tasemazulwini, batfulula iminikelo yetinatfo kulabanye bonkulunkulu!’ ”
onkhe abuyela eveni lakaJuda, kuGedaliya eMispa, esuka kuwo onkhe emave lapho abesakateleke khona. Afike avuna lesikhulu sivuno seliwayini nesetitselo tasehlobo.
Unina abengaketsembeki, wabemitsa ngekwelihlazo, watsi: ‘Ngitawulandzela emashende ami, labo labangipha kudla kwami nemanti ami, insontfo yami, nelineni yami, emafutsa ami kanye nesinatfo sami.’