31 Nkubasusya abalaghuzi babo bakufumya amazyu pa milomo yabo nukunena ukuti, ‘Amazyu agha we Mwene anena.’
Umulaghuzi weka, u Zedekiya umwana uwa Kenana akapanga impembe izya chela nukuti, “U Mwene ati, ‘Ni mpembe izi ukwiza pakubavulazya nazyo aba Siliya nukubapota.’ ”
Po u mwene uwa Izilayeli yula akabitizya abalaghuzi 400 nukubalalusya ukuti, “Nkimba tubukaye pakulwa ubwite ku Lamoti Giliyadi pamo awe?” Abalaghuzi bala bakamwamula bakati, “Bukagha, pakuti u Chala akwiza pakukabika munyobe zyako.”
Bakunena kubenelezi ukuti, “Leka pakwennya ivisetuka!” Sona bakubabuzya abalaghuzi bakuti, “Mutakatubuzyanje ivisetuka ivya bugholosu! Loli mutubuzye zizyo tukuzilonda, nukulaghula izya bumyasi.
Bakwendelela pakubabuzya abantu babo bakukana pakuteghelezya ku zizyo nkubabuzya bakuti, ‘U Mwene akuti: Mukwiza pakuba nu mutende.’ Sona bakubabuzya babo bali na moyo amakafu bakuti, ‘Intamyo zitakwiza pakubawila napo panandi.’
“Polelo nkubakana abalaghuzi abamyasi babo bakwibilana benebene amazyu ngati po mazyu ghane.
Momumo, nkubakana abalaghuzi babo ubulaghuzi bwabo ubwa vilota ivyabumyasi. Bakubabuzya nukubapuvya abantu bane napapo intakabatuma sona intakabasalapo. Ubulaghuzi bwabo bute nubwavwilizi nabumobumo ku bantu banaba. Ane ne Mwene nanena.”
Po umulaghuzi u Yelemiya akamubuzya u mulaghuzi u Hananiya akati, “Wee Hananiya teghelezya! U Mwene atakutumite loli pope bulo wayizimbula inko iyi ukuti yisubilaye ivyabumyasi.
Umulaghuzi u Hananiya akafwa mumwezi uwaseveni mumwaka ghulaghula.
Nanti umuntu umumyasi sona umuzimbuli akwiza nukunena ukuti, ‘Nkwiza pakubalaghulila ukuti: Mukwiza pakuba nu vinyo umwinji, sona ni vyakungw'ela vivyo umuntu angakolwa navyo,’ umuntu yunuyu angaba mulaghuzi winyu!
Loli nanti umulaghuzi yumo akunenela mwitabwa lyane, bo ane ntamulamuyepo pamo umulaghuzi yumo akunenela mwitabwa ilya bachala abanji, aghoghiwanje.”