23 Abantu bazamtshayela izandla, bamncifele endaweni zonke.
23 Utshaya izandla umhleka ulunya uvunguza laye umsusa endaweni yakhe.”
Lindlu izakuba lunxiwa, kuthi wonke umuntu odlulayo kiyo amangale ancife, athi: INkosi ikwenzeleni okunje kulelilizwe lakulindlu na?
Ukhutshwa ekukhanyeni axotshelwe emnyameni, axotshwe emhlabeni.
Uzanyamalala njengephupho, angabe esafunyanwa, axotshwe njengombono wasebusuku;
Impela kukhona umgodi wesiliva, lendawo lapho abantu bancibilikisa igolide khona.
Ngoba esonweni sakhe uyengezelela ukuhlamuka, esola ukwahlulelwa phakathi kwethu, esandisa ukuthuka kwakhe uNkulunkulu.
kaphindi abuyele emzini wakhe, lendawo yakhe kayisayikumazi futhi.
Nxa abalungileyo bephumelela, umuzi uyathokoza; lapho ababi bebhubha, kukhona ukujabula.
Ngenze lumuzi ube yinto eyesabekayo, into yokuncifelwa; bonke abadlula khona bazatshaqeka, bancife ngenxa yazo zonke inhlupheko zawo.
Bonke abadlulayo bakutshayela izandla, bayakuncifela bakunikinele amakhanda abo, Jerusalema. Bathi: Yiwo lo umuzi owawubizwa ngokuthi yibuhle obupheleleyo lentokozo yomhlaba wonke na?
INkosi uNkulunkulu ithi: Ngoba uqakezile izandla zakho, wagida ngenyawo zakho, wathokoza ugcwele umona ngelizwe lakoIsrayeli,
Ngoba ligcinile izimiso zikaOmri, lenzile yonke imisebenzi yendlu kaAhabi, lahamba ngamacebo abo, ngakho ngizalichitha, labakhileyo benu babe yinhlekisa; lizakweyiswa ngabantu.
Kakukho okukupholisa ukulimala kwakho, inxeba lakho libi; bonke abezwa umbiko ngawe batshaya izandla. Ngoba ngubani obungafinyelelanga kuye ububi bakho na?
Yiwo lumuzi owajabula, owawulondolozekile, owawusithi: Mina ngikhona; kakho futhi omunye. Yeka ukuchitheka kwawo! Usuyindawo yokubuthanela inyamazana; bonke abadlula kiwo bayancifa, bawukhombe ngengqindi.
Thokoza ngawo wena zulu, lani bangcwele labaphostoli labaprofethi; ngoba uNkulunkulu uwuthonisisile, waliphindisela.