18 Shafani, mabhalane, wayibikela inkhosi, watsi: “Hilkiya, umphristi, unginike incwadzi.” Shafani wase ufundzela inkhosi lencwadzi.
Befika lapho babita inkhosi, kwaphuma bo-Eliyakimu, umsa waHilkiya, indvuna yesigodlo, naShebna labengumabhalane, naJowa, umsa wa-Asafa, umbhalisi, baya kubo.
Setiyikhiphile lemali lebeyisethempelini laSimakadze, tase tiyibeka etandleni tebengameli netisebenti.”
Inkhosi yatsi kube iweve lamavi emtsetfo, yaklebhula tembatfo tayo.
Imiyalo yakho, Nkulunkulu, ngiyawuyimemetela nasembikwemakhosi, ngingeke ngibe nemahloni ngayo.
Kufanele ihlale kuyo iyifundze onkhe emalanga ekuphila kwayo, khona itewufundza kwesaba Simakadze Nkulunkulu wayo, ibuye ilandzelisise ngekucophelela onkhe emavi alomtsetfo naletimiso,
Emavi alencwadzi yemtsetfo angesuki emlonyeni wakho; uyawucabangisisa ujule kuwo busuku nemini, kuze ukhone kukwenta konkhe loku lokubhalwe kuwo; khona-ke uyawuphumelela kube kuhle kuwe.