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9 Ngasengimuzwa ememeza ngelizwi elikhulu esithi: “Bizani labo abazajezisa idolobho, ngamunye wabo abuye ethwele isikhali sakhe sokubulala!”
2 Ngabona amadoda ayisithupha ethutsha egedini elingaphezulu+ elikhangele enyakatho, ngamunye wabo ethwele isikhali sakhe sokubulala abantu. Ayehamba lenye indoda eyayigqoke isembatho selineni, ekhalweni lwayo kulezinto zokubhala. Angena afika ama phambi kwe-alithare lekhopha.+
3 Inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli+ yasuka lapho eyayikhona phezu kwamakherubhi yaya esitubhini somnyango wethempeli.+ UNkulunkulu wasememeza indoda eyayigqoke isembatho selineni futhi ekhalweni lwayo kulezinto zokubhala. 4 UJehova wathi kuyo: “Dabula phakathi kwedolobho leJerusalema, ufake uphawu emabunzini abantu ababubulayo labakhalayo+ ngenxa yazo zonke izinto ezenyanyekayo ezenziwa edolobheni.”+
5 Ngasengimuzwa ekhuluma lamadoda ayisithupha esithi: “Mlandeleni lidabule phakathi kwedolobho libulale abantu. Lingazweli muntu futhi lingabi lesihawu.+ 6 Libulale wonke amaxhegu lamajaha lezintombi labantwana labesifazana,+ kodwa lingasondeli kuloba ngubani olophawu.+ Qalisani endaweni yami engcwele.”+ Ngakho bahle baqalisa ngabadala ababephambi kwethempeli.+ 7 Waqhubeka wathi kubo: “Ngcolisani indlu, ligcwalise amaguma ayo ngezidumbu zababuleweyo.+ Hambani!” Ngakho basuka bayabulala abantu edolobheni.
8 Babulala abantu ngaze ngazibona sengisele ngedwa. Yikho ngazilahla phansi ngathi mbo ngobuso emhlabathini ngakhala ngisithi: “Awu Nkosi Enkulu Jehova, kambe uzabulala bonke abako-Israyeli abaseleyo ngesikhathi uthululela ulaka lwakho eJerusalema?”+
9 Ngakho wangiphendula wathi: “Isono sabantu bako-Israyeli labakoJuda sikhulu kakhulu.+ Abantu babulalana kusa kwamalanga+ futhi edolobheni kugcwele ubuqili,+ ngoba bathi, ‘UJehova uselitshiyile ilizwe leli, uJehova kaboni lutho.’+ 10 Yikho angisoze ngibazwele futhi angisoze ngibe lesihawu kubo.+ Ngizabehlisela okufanele izenzo zabo.”
11 Ngasengibona indoda eyayigqoke isembatho selineni futhi ekhalweni ilezinto zokubhala, izoletha umbiko. Yafika yathi: “Sengikwenzile konke obungithume khona.”