28 Fakazi lomubi wedzelela kulunga; imilomo yalababi imita bubi.
Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwa-Omri, nalakwenta, nemphumelelo yakhe, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
Kodvwa nibobe senihlalisa emahuzu lamabili embikwakhe, niwente afakaze kutsi ucalekise Nkulunkulu nenkhosi, bese nimkhiphela ngephandle, nimgcobe ngematje, aze afe.”
Kwase kuvela emacili lamabili ahlala macondzana naye, abeka Nabothi licala embikwebantfu, atsi: “Nabothi ucalekise Nkulunkulu nenkhosi.” Ngako base bayamtsatsa Nabothi bamkhiphela ngephandle kwelidolobha, bamgcoba ngematje, waze wafa.
mncane kangakanani-ke, umuntfu lomubi nalowonakele, nalonatsa bubi njengemanti?
Jobe kantsi ngumuntfu lonjani, longenayo ngisho inseketse yenhlonipho kuNkulunkulu.
Lomubi ucabanga enhlitiyweni yakhe utsi: “Nkulunkulu akanendzaba, akanaki, angeke abuke ngakimi kuze kube phakadze naphakadze.”
Lomubi uyaphumelela etindleleni takhe tonkhe ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi. Tehlulelo taNkulunkulu tiphakamele khashane kulomubi, yebo, lomubi uchoshela titsa takhe.
Ingcondvo yemuntfu lohlakaniphile ifuna lwati; kodvwa tilima titondla ngebulima.
Bantfu lababi bafunana netindlela tekuvisa labanye buhlungu, ngisho nemavi abo avutsa emalangabi ebubi.
Ndvodzana yami, nangabe awulaleli nabakucondzisa, utakukhohlwa konkhe lofundziswe kona.
Batondla ngetono tebantfu bami, bajatjuliswe bubi babo.