Wayesethi uJowabe : Anginakulibala kanje nawe . Wathatha imikhonto emithathu ngesandla sakhe, wambhokoda u-Abisalomu enhliziyweni esezwa, ephakathi kwe-oki.

Umpristi wanikela ezinduneni zamakhulu imikhonto nezihlangu okwakungokwenkosi uDavide, kusendlini kaJehova.

UJehoyada umpristi wani kela ezinduneni zamakhulu imikhonto namahawu nezihlangu okwakungokwenkosi uDavide, kusendlini kaNkulunkulu.

Kusukela kulolo suku inxenye yezinceku zami yasebenza emisebenzini , nenxenye yazo yaphatha imikhonto , nezihlangu, neminsalo, namabhantshi ensimbi; ababusi babe semva kwendlu yonke yakwaJuda.

Sase senza nathi umsebenzi wethu , inxenye iphethe imikhonto , kusukela ekuqaleni kokusa kuze kuphume izinkanyezi.

Bophelani amahhashi, nikhwele nina bamahhashi, nisuke nime ninezigqoko zempi, niphucuze imikhonto, nembathe amabhantshi ensimbi.

Uyakwahlulela phakathi kwezizwe eziningi , anqume phakathi kwezi zwe ezinamandla ezikude ; ziyakukhanda iz inkemba zazo zibe ngamakhuba , imikhonto yazo ibe ngocelemba ; isizwe asiyikuphakamisela isizwe inkemba , zingabe zisafuna ukulwa.

Izihlangu za maqhawe akhe zibomvu , amadoda anamandla embethe okubomvu; izinqola zibengezela umlilo ensimbini ngosuku lokuzilungisela kwakhe; imikhonto iyaveva.