1 UMoya wangiphakamisa, wangiyisa esangweni lendlu kaJehova lasempumalanga, elibhekene nempumalanga; bheka, ngasesivalweni sesango kwakukhona amadoda angamashumi amabili nanhlanu; ngabona phakathi kwawo uJahazaniya indodana ka-Azuri noPhelathiya indodana kaBenaya, izikhulu zabantu.
2 Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, yilawa madoda aceba okubi, anika iziluleko ezimbi kulo muzi,
3 athi: ‘Akuseduze yini ukuba kwakhiwe izindlu? Lo muzi uyikhanzi, thina siyinyama.’
4 Ngalokho profetha ngabo, uprofethe, ndodana yomuntu.”
5 UMoya kaJehova wehlela phezu kwami, wathi kimi: “Yisho uthi: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Nisho njalo nina ndlu ka-Israyeli; ngiyazi mina okungena emoyeni wenu.
6 Nandisile ababuleweyo benu kulo muzi, nigcwalisile izitaladi zawo ngababuleweyo.
7 “Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ababuleweyo benu enibabekile phakathi kwawo bayinyama, nawo uqobo uyikhanzi, kepha nina ngiyakunikhipha phakathi kwawo.