1. Ndaza ndayiva iNkosi isithi: “Biza amagosa ocwangco esixeko, ngalinye kuwo liphathe isixhobo salo.”
2. Ndabona kusithi gqi isithandathu samadoda sivela kwisango eliphezulu elijonge entla, iyileyo iphethe isixhobo esoyikekayo. Ayehamba nomfo onxibe ilinen, egaxele izinto zokubhala. Bangena bema ngakwiqonga lamadini lobhedu.
3. Ubuqaqawuli bukaThixo bafunquka phezu *kwesithunywa esimaphiko apho babukhona, baza beza kuthi zinzi emgubasini wendlu kaThixo. Waza ke uNdikhoyo wamyalela umfo onxibe ilinen enezixhobo zakhe zokubhala,
4. wathi: “Tyhutyha isixeko saseJerusalem, ubaphawule ebunzi abo bawanyanyayo amanyundululu enziwa khona.”
5. Ndithe ndisamamele njalo wathi kwabanye abo: “Mlandeleni, nityhutyhe isixeko, nibulale, ningabi nanceba namfesane,
6. nityakatye nitshabalalise amaxhego, amadodana neentombi, abafazi nabantwana, kodwa maze ningamchukumisi onophawu. Qalani kanye esibingelelweni.” Ngoko nangoko baqala ngamadoda amakhulu ayelapho phambi kwendlu kaThixo.
7. Kwakhona uthe kubo: “Yigqwaliseni indlu kaThixo, iinkundla zizale zizidumbu. Hambani!” Baza ke bahamba betyakatya bebulala esixekweni apho.
8. Ngeli xesha babulalayo ndishiywe ndedwa, ndasuka ndacambalala ndabhomboloza ndathi: “Awu, Nkosi Ndikhoyo, ukhuphela ingqumbo yakho eJerusalem ngokutshabalalisa namasalela la ukuze kungasali nempunde kwaSirayeli?”
9. Wandiphendula wathi: “Lukhulu kakhulu ukreqo lwendlu kaSirayeli nekaJuda; kuligazi nje elizweni, ubulungisa abukho konke kwesi sixeko. Bathi: ‘UNdikhoyo ulishiyile ilizwe; uNdikhoyo akasiboni.’
10. Ke ngoko andizi kuba nanceba ndibasindise, kodwa baya kuvuna loo nto bayilimileyo.”
11. Ke kaloku umfo onxibe izambatho zelinen ephethe izixhobo zakhe zokubhala wabuya wathi: “Ndisebenze ngokomyalelo wakho.”