4 Debhora, umphrofethikati, umfati waLapidothi, abengumholi wema-Israyeli ngaleso sikhatsi.
Hilkiya, umphristi, na-Ahikamu, na-Akbori, naShafani kanye na-Asaya bahamba bayawukhuluma naHulda, umphrofethikati, labengumkaShalumi, umsa waThikva, umsa waHahasi; Shalumi abengumphatsi wetembatfo tasethempelini. Lomphrofethikati abehlala eJerusalema eSifundzeni Sesibili.
Ngathandaza ngatsi: “Nkulunkulu wami, khumbula boThobiya naSanbalati ngenca yaloko labakwentile; ukhumbule nalomphrofethikati Nohadiya, kanye nalabanye babetama kungesabisa.”
Miriyamu, umphrofethikati, labengudzadzewabo-Aroni, watsatsa umntjingo wawudlala ahlabela, bonkhe labasikati baphuma bamlandzela nabo baphetse tingubhu, bagidza.
“Nyalo-ke, ndvodzana yemuntfu, bhekisa buso bakho kuwo emadvodzakati esive sakini laphrofetha loko lokusuka emicabangweni yawo. Phrofetha umelane nawo,
Nganikhipha eGibhithe; nganikhipha ebugcilini, ngatfumela boMosi na-Aroni, naMiriyamu kutsi banihole.
Bekunemphrofethikati labesamdzala kakhulu, libito lakhe kungu-Ana, ayindvodzakati yaFanuweli wesive saka-Asheri. Waba ngumfelokati emvakweminyaka lesikhombisa endzile,
Bekanemadvodzakati, tintfombi letine letatiphrofetha.
Kepha ngulowo nalowo mfati losuke athandaza nome aphrofetha, angabophi lutfo enhloko, usuke ahlazisa inhloko yakhe, indvodza yakhe, ngobe loko kuyaye kufanane nekutsi uhhulile.
Kute umJuda nemGriki, kute sigcili nalokhululekile, kute lomdvuna nalomsikati, nonkhe nimunye kuKhristu Jesu.
Jabini abenetincola tensimbi letatingema-900; wabusa sive sema-Israyeli ngelulaka nangesihluku iminyaka lengema-20. Ema-Israyeli akhala acela lusito kuSimakadze.
Nakateka emacala, abevamise kuhlala ngaphansi kwesihlahla seLisundvu laDebhora, emkhatsini weRama neBetheli, eveni letintsaba laka-Efrayimu; sive sema-Israyeli sasita kuye sitekwehlulelwa nguye emibangweni yaso.
Ngalona lelo langa boDebhora naBharaki, umsa wa-Abinowami, bahlabela ingoma, batsi: