53 Betama kucedzela imphilo yami emgodzini, bangijikijela ngematje,
Jeremiya wafakwa emgodzini welijele, lapho agcinwa khona sikhatsi lesidze.
Kodvwa-ke nyalo, nkhosi yami, inkhosi, mane ungilalele. Angiletse sikhalo sami kuwe: Mane ungete wangibuyisela endlini yakaJonathani longumabhalane, ngobe ngitawufela khona lapho.”
Ngako batsatsa Jeremiya bamfaka emgodzini wakaMalkhiya, umntfwanenkhosi, lowawusekhatsi esibuyeni sabogadzi. Jeremiya bamehlisa ngetindophi, bamehlisela emgodzini, noko wawute emanti lapha kuwo, kwakuneludzaka nje. Jeremiya watika kuloludzaka.
“Nkhosi yami, inkhosi, labantfu bente sento lesibi kabi kuJeremiya, umphrofethi. Sebamfake emgodzini lapho atawubulawa yindlala adzimate afe, ngobe sekute sinkhwa lapha edolobheni.”
Kwaletfwa litje, labekwa emnyango walomgodzi wemabhubesi, inkhosi yalivalisisa ngekubeka luphawu ngendandatho yayo kanye nangetindandatho tetiphatsimandla tayo, kuze kutsi loko lokuncunyiwe ngaDanyela kungaguculwa.
Inkhosi yase iyancandzeka ibuyela esigodlweni sayo, busuku bonkhe yayihleti ingadli lutfo, akuzange kuletfwe ngisho nentfo yekuyijabulisa embikwayo. Ayizange ilale.
Asesekhatsi esiswini senhlanti Jona wathandaza kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wakhe, watsi:
wasibeka ethuneni lelisha labesandza kuligubha edvwaleni. Wase ugicitela litje lelikhulu emnyango walelithuna wavala ngalo, wesuka wahamba.
Besuka bahamba, bayawuligadzisisa lelithuna: balivalisisa, baze bashiya neluphawu etjeni, babeka nebalindzi.