24 Sedekiya, umsa waKhenana, wasukuma wafumba Mikhaya ngemphama ebusweni, atsi: “LoMoya waSimakadze uhambe ngakuphi, nawusuka kimi uyewukhuluma kuwe?”
Sedekiya, umsa waKhenana, yena abesente timphondvo tensimbi, wamemeta atsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze: ‘Ngaleti utawuhlaba emaSiriya aze afe, aphele.’ ”
Akaniketele sihlatsi sakhe kulowo longamshaya ngemphama, atseleke ngemahloni nangelihlazo.
Bantfu baseJerusalema, butsanani ndzawonye! Sesivinjetelwe! Sebahlasela umholi waka-Israyeli!
batsi: “Phrofetha, Khristu, usitjele kutsi ngubani lokushayile!”
Kodvwa mine ngitsi kini: Ningamelani nalokubi; umuntfu nakakumukula esihlatsini sangesekudla, mnike nalesi lesinye.
Labanye bamkhafulela ngematse, bammbonya buso bakhe, bamshaya batsi: “Phrofetha!” Nabogadzi imbala bammukula.
“Nangabe live liyanitondza, nibokhumbula kutsi lacala latondza mine.
Khumbulani livi lenganitjela lona kutsi: ‘Kute sisebenti lesikhulu kunemcashi waso.’ Nangabe mine bangihlupha, nani futsi bayawunihlupha; nangabe bawagcina emavi ami, newenu bayakuwagcina.
UmPhristi Lomkhulu, Ananiyase, watjela labo lababeseceleni kwaPawula kutsi abammukule emlonyeni.
Pawula watsi kuye: “Nakanjani Nkulunkulu utakumukula nawe, wena ludvonga-ndzini lolupendwe lwaba mhlophe! Kantsi uhlalele kwehlulela mine ngekwemtsetfo, kodvwa wena ube uwephula ngekubatjela kutsi abangimukule?”