11 Umuntfu lotsandza kuhlanteka kwenhlitiyo nenkhulumo lenemusa uyawuba ngumngani wenkhosi.
Azariya, umsa waNathani, abeyindvuna yetikhulu temimango; Zabudi, umsa waNathani, yena abengumphristi nemeluleki wenkhosi.
Modekhayi waba siphatsimandla lesaba lisekela lenkhosi Ahashiveroshi. EmaJuda abemhlonipha amatisa, kunjalo nje naye abesebentela kutsi bantfu besive sakubo netitukulwane tabo tihlale tinekuphepha.
Ngiyabanconota labo labetsembeke kuNkulunkulu, kulelive, kutsi bangahlala nami. Lowo lohamba ngendlela yebucotfo angaba yinceku yami.
Ngulowo lonetandla letihlantekile nalonenhlitiyo lengenacala longawulibatisi ngelite umphefumulo wakhe, nalongawafungeli emanga.
Awusemuhle nekadzeni, uphuma embili, umlomo wakho uphuphuma umusa, ngobe Nkulunkulu ukubusise phakadze naphakadze.
Inkhosi itsandza inceku yayo leyenta tintfo ngemphumelelo; kodvwa iyayitfukutselela inceku leyihlazisako.
Bantfu labaneliciniso bajatjulelwa ngemakhosi; yebo, emakhosi atsandza bantfu labakhuluma liciniso.
Emehlo aSimakadze alindza lwati; kodvwa uyawacitsa emavi alabacalemanga.
Emavi laphuma emlonyeni wemuntfu lohlakaniphile amentela ludvumo, kodvwa silima sidliwa tindzebe taso.
Ngako inkhosi yase iphakamisa boShadraki, naMeshaki, na-Abednego ibanika tikhundla letiphakeme kakhulu esifundzeni saseBhabhulona.
Babusisiwe labahlantekile enhlitiyweni, ngobe bayawumbona Nkulunkulu.
Bonkhe bantfu batsatseka ngaye bamangala ngalamagama lamahle lawakhuluma batsi: “Akusiye umsa waJosefa yini lona?”