13 Wahlongakala ngomnyaka wama-41 wokubusa kwakhe, ngemva kwalokho walaliswa nabokhokho bakhe.+ 14 Nje-ke bambulunga endaweni ekhethekileko azilungiselela yona eDorobheni lakaDavida+ bamlalisa emkghadini ozeswe ngamafutha webhalisamu nangemihlobohlobo yeenthako ezivangwe namafutha anuka kamnandi.+ Ngemva kwalokho, babasa umlilo omkhulu bona bamhloniphe.*

4 Nanyana kunjalo, lalela ilizwi lakaJehova, Wena Kosi Tsedekhiya Kosi yakwaJuda, ‘Nakhu uJehova akutjhoko malungana nawe: “Angekhe ubulawe yisabula. 5 Uzokufa ngokuthula+ begodu bazokwenzela umnyanya wokutjhiswa njengombana benzela aboyihlo namakhosi abusa ngaphambi kwakho, bazokulilela bathi, ‘Maye! Kosi,’ ngombana, ‘Ngikhulume ilizwi,’ kutjho uJehova.”’”’”