46 neMe Jakhoni, neRakhoni, kanye nalendzawo lebhekene neJopha.
“Manje-ke inkhosi yami ayitfumelele tisebenti tayo loko leyayikwetsembisile: kolo, nebhali, nemafutsa emncumo, neliwayini.
Tsine sitatigawula tonkhe tingodvo lotifunako taseLebanoni, bese sitintantisa ngeminyaba yato lapha elwandle tiye eJopha. Nine-ke nitabe senitenyula lapho nitimikise eJerusalema.”
Kepha Jona wesuka wacondza eThashishi. Wehlela eJopha, lapho afike wakhokha imali yekwekhwela, wagibela umkhumbi, waya eThashishi, abalekela Simakadze.
Wabatjela konkhe lokwase kwentekile, wase ubatfumela eJopha.
EJopha kwakunemfati labelikholwa anguThabitha. Libito lakhe ngesiGriki kwakunguDokhasi, (lokusho kutsi “inyamatane”), abecitsa sonkhe sikhatsi sakhe ngekwenta lokuhle ngekusita timphuya.
IJopha yayisedvute naseLida, kwatsi bafundzi nabeva kutsi Phetro abeseLida, batfumela emadvodza lamabili nemlayeto lotsi: “Sicela unonophe ute lapha kitsi.”
Lendzaba yasakateka neJopha yonkhe, bantfu labanyenti bakholwa eNkhosini.
Phetro wahlala eJopha emalanga lamanyenti nemshuki wetikhumba labenguSimoni.
neJehudi, neBhene Bheraki, neGathi Rimoni,
Kodvwa sive sakaDani saba nenkinga kutsi silidle lelive laso, ngako senyuka sayakuhlasela iLeshemu, sayidla, sayicedza ngenkemba, sayitfumba. Sahlala eLeshemu sase siyetsa libito ngakhokho waso satsi yiDani.