3 ngabe basiginya saphela, mhla ukuthukuthela kwabo kusivuthela;
3 lapho ulaka lwabo lwalutshisa ngathi ngabe basiginya siphila;
Esezwile ukuthi uMoridekayi ungowasiphi isizwe, kathandanga ukubamba yena yedwa, kodwa wadinga indlela yokubulala bonke abaJuda, abantu bakibo kaMoridekayi, embusweni wonke kaAhasuweru.
Lapho ababi bengihlasela, befisa ukungibulala, abamelana lami lezitha zami bazakhubeka bawe.
Bangatsho ukuthi: Ha, kwaya ngesifiso senhliziyo zethu! Bangatsho ukuthi: Simginyile.
UNkulunkulu uzakuthumela uthando lwakhe olungapheliyo lobuqotho bakhe. Uzakuthuma esezulwini, angisize; uzakubayangisa labo abangifihlizayo.
Zakhulumisana zisithi: Sizakubachitha impela. Zatshisa zonke indawo zokubuthanela zikaNkulunkulu elizweni.
Ulaka lwabantu luzakwandisa udumo lwakho; uzalugqoka.
besithi: Wozani, sibaqothule, bangabe besaba yisizwe, lebizo likaIsrayeli lingabe lisakhunjulwa.
Benza amacebo nganhliziyonye, besenza isivumelwano ngawe —
sizabaginya bephila njengendawo yabafileyo, babe njengabehlela egodini.
UNebukadineza inkosi yaseBabiloni usidlile, usiqedile; wasenza saba yimbiza engelalutho, wasiginya njengomgobho, usuthi ngokumnandi kwethu, wasitsaka.
UNebukadineza wasethukuthela kakhulu, lobuso bakhe banyukumala ngoShadraki loMeshaki loAbedinego. Walaya ukuba isithando somlilo sibaselwe kasikhombisa ukwedlula ukubaselwa kwaso okwejwayelekileyo.
INkosi yaletha inhlanzi enkulu ukuba imginye uJona; uJona waba sesiswini senhlanzi insuku ezintathu lobusuku obuthathu.
Kwathi uHerodi, esebonile ukuthi izazi zimphicile, wathukuthela kakhulu, wathumela wabulala bonke abafana baseBetlehema lasendaweni yonke yakhona, abaleminyaka emibili langaphansi, njengesikhathi abesibuzisisile kuzo izazi.
wacela incwadi zokuya eDamaseko emasinagogeni, ukuze kuthi uba efumana abantu baleyoNdlela, abesilisa labesifazana, abalethe eJerusalema bebotshiwe.