10 Babulali bayamtondza umuntfu lowetsembekile; kodvwa labalungile betama kuphephisa kuphila kwakhe.
Ahabi watsi ku-Elija: “Wo! Sewungitfolile, sitsa sami!” Elija waphendvula watsi: “Ngikutfolile, ngobe utitsengise wena ngekwenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze.
Inkhosi Ahabi yaphendvula Jehoshafati, yatsi: “Usekhona munye lesingabuta ngaye kuSimakadze, kodvwa ngiyamenyanya, ngobe akaze nje aphrofethe lokuhle ngami, kodvwa uphrofetha lokubi kodvwa. NguMikhaya, umsa waJimla.” Jehoshafati waphendvula watsi: “Inkhosi ayikafaneli kukusho loko.”
Ngephule kulabo labatigilamkhuba, ungisindzise kubabulali.
Sifiso lesifezekile siluju emphefumulweni. Lababi abakufuni kwehlukana nebubi.
Labalungile bayabatondza lababi; nalababi bayabatondza labalungile.
Nangabe umuntfu lohlakaniphile amangalela silima, lesilima sisuke sihleke setfuke ngenhlamba.
Kufanele yini kutsi lokuhle kukhokhelwe ngalokubi? Noko bangimbele umgodzi. Khumbula kutsi ngema embikwakho ngabancengela kuwe kutsi ngincandze lulaka lwakho kubo.
base bamdvonsa ngaletindophi bamkhiphela ngephandle kwalomgodzi. Jeremiya wahlala esibuyeni sabogadzi.
Kodvwa Ebedi Meleki, umKushe, labengumtsenwa esigodlweni senkhosi, weva kutsi Jeremiya sebamfake kulomgodzi. Kwatsi inkhosi isehleti eSangweni lakaBhenjamini,
[Jesu watsi: “Batsetselele, Babe; abakwati labakwentako.”] Behlukaniselana timphahla takhe ngekwenta inkatho.
Kepha mine angikasimi ebufakazini bemuntfu, kodvwa loko nginitjelela kutsi nitewusindziswa.
Waguca phansi wamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu watsi: “Nkhosi! Ungababekeli sono ngaloku labakwentako!” Wase uyafa.
Bazalwane, sifiso senhlitiyo yami nemthandazo wami kuNkulunkulu ngebaka-Israyeli kutsi bamane basindziswe.
“Sengiyatisola kutsi Sawula ngamenta inkhosi, ngobe sewungihlubukile, wangete wayigcina imiyalo yami.” Samuweli wakhatsateka kakhulu, wakhala kuSimakadze bonkhe lobo busuku.