25 Nanku umbhalo owabhalwayo: Mene, Mene, Tekeli, Parisini.
25 Nanku umbhalo obulotshiwe: mene, mene, thekheli, pharisini.
Kwafika kuye incwadi ivela kuElija umprofethi isithi: INkosi, uNkulunkulu kaDavida uyihlo, ithi: Ngoba ungahambanga ezindleleni zikaJehoshafati uyihlo lezikaAsa inkosi yakoJuda,
Ubukhosi bakho sebehliselwe endaweni yabafileyo, lokukhala kwamachacho akho; izimpethu sezilicansi lakho lokulala, lemihlavane isiyingubo yakho.
Kodwa ububi buzakwehlela, ongayikwazi ukubuvika; lengozi izakukwehlela, ongayikuyivika; lokuchitheka obungakukaphele kukujume.
Zonke izizwe zizamsebenzela yena lendodana yakhe, lomzukulu wakhe, kuze kufike isikhathi sokuchithwa kwelizwe lakhe; kuzakuthi izizwe ezinengi lamakhosi amakhulu bamenze isigqili.
Ngenxa yalokho wathumela isandla esabhala lumbhalo.
Nansi incazelo yendaba; Mene, kutsho ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzibalile insuku zombuso wakho, uwuqedile.
Labo olezikwilidi zabo kabayikukujuma na? bakuvukele labo abazakukwenza uthuthumele na? Uzakuba yimpango yabo.
Wenzile amandla ngengalo yakhe; uhlakazile abazigqajayo ekunakaneni kwenhliziyo zabo.
Kodwa uNkulunkulu wathi kuye: Wena siphukuphuku, ngalobubusuku umphefumulo wakho uzakubizwa. Phoke, izinto ozilungisileyo zizakuba ngezikabani na?
Futhi iNkosi izanikela uIsrayeli kanye lawe kumaFilistiya; kusasa wena lamadodana akho lizakuba lami. Impela iNkosi izanikela impi yakoIsrayeli kumaFilistiya.