21 Wandula ke uEliya wasondela ebantwini bonke waza wathi: “Koda kube nini na nimbaxa?+ Ukuba uYehova nguTHIXO oyinyaniso, landelani yena;+ kodwa ukuba nguBhahali, landelani yena.” Yaye abantu abazange batsho nelizwi ukumphendula.

5 Wabasusa emsebenzini ababingeleli boothixo basemzini, abo babebekwe ngookumkani bakwaYuda ukuze baqhumise umbingelelo kwiindawo eziphakamileyo kwizixeko zakwaYuda nakwimimandla engqonge iYerusalem, nabo babeqhumisa umbingelelo kuBhahali,+ elangeni nasenyangeni nakumakroza ezulu nakuwo wonke umkhosi wamazulu.+

13 Kuba oothixo bakho baninzi njengezixeko zakho, Yuda;+ kwaye yona into eziintloni niyibekele izibingelelo ezininzi njengezitrato zaseYerusalem,+ izibingelelo zokuqhumisela imibingelelo kaBhahali.’+