38. Wahamba umprofeti lowo, wamlinda ukumkani endleleni, wazenza mntu wumbi ngokubopha iqhiya emehlweni.
39. Kwathi, akubona ukuba uyadlula ukumkani, wamemeza kukumkani, wathi, Umkhonzi wakho lo waphuma waya emfazweni phakathi; nanko kutyeka indoda, yeza nomntu kum, yathi, Gcina lo mntu; ukuba uthe akabakho, umphefumlo wakho woba sesikhundleni somphefumlo wakhe, okanye wohlawula ngetalente* yesilivere.
40. Akuba esebenza umkhonzi wakho lo apha naphaya, wesuka wathi shwaka. Wathi ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli kuye, Sinjalo isigwebo sakho; umise wagqiba.
41. Wakhawuleza, wayisusa iqhiya emehlweni akhe. Wamazi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, ukuba ungowasebaprofetini.
42. Wathi kuye, Útsho uYehova ukuthi, Ngenxa yokundulula kwakho esandleni indoda endayisingela phantsi, umphefumlo wakho uya kuba sesikhundleni somphefumlo wayo, nabantu bakho babe sesikhundleni sabantu bayo.
43. Waya ukumkani wakwaSirayeli endlwini yakhe, ubuso ebuthe nkwa, ejalile, wafika kwaSamari.