“Kpwa muda wa miaka mirongo miiri na mihahu kula mwaka wa kumi na tahu wa Josiya mwana wa mfalume Amoni wa Juda hadi rero, Mwenyezi Mlungu kala achiniambira maneno ambago kala nchikuambirani ela tamphundzire bii.
Hakikishani munamphundza ye agombaye, mana akare enu arema kumphundza Musa ariyeaonya hipha duniani, nao achitiywa adabu kali. Naswi hakika hundatiywa adabu kali sana huchirema kumuogopha ye ahugombekezaye kula mlunguni.
Nindamtiya adabu iye, anae na atumishie kpwa uyi wao. Nindaahenda aho na nyo atu asagalao Jerusalemu na a Juda aphahwe ni chila aina ya uyi nriogomba nindaahenda, mana taayasikira bii.” ’ ”
Nágomba nawe wakati mambogo ganakuphihirato, ela we uchiamba, ‘Sindagasikira tse.’ Ndivyo urivyo, hangu ubarobaroo kuniphundza, yani kuogopha sauti yangu.
“Mwenyezi Mlungu, Mlungu wa majeshi, Mlungu wa Iziraeli anaamba hivi, ‘Lolani nindaahendera atu a mudzi uhu mkpwulu na vidzidzivye chila aina ya mashaka nrigopanga chinyume chao, kpwa kukala ni atu visoto asiomendza kuniphundza.’ ”
Msikale dza akare enu, ambao aambirwa ni manabii a kare kukala Mwenyezi Mlungu, Mlungu wa majeshi anaamba, ‘Richani njira zenu mbii na mahendo genu mai.’ Ela nyo taayanisikira tsetsetse.