² Zvino panenge panguwa yamambo Helodhe adoisa manja ake pano wamwe wekukeleke kuti asawabata zvidonaka. ¹ Adobaya Jemusi bhuti waJohani nobakatwa. ⁴ Mushule mokuona kuti zvaipfadza waJudha, adoendelela mbeli adosungawo Petulo zvokale. Aya aiwa mazuwa ezvingwa zvisina mbiliso. ³ Mushule mokumusunga, adomuisa mutilongo, akamuisila wahwi wana kuti wamugalilidze; aidawo kumuwinza kuwanhu kana Pasika yapela. ⁵ Nokudalo Petulo adogalisiwa mutilongo, asi minamato idopasiwa kunaDedza muchokwadi pamusolo pake noawo waiwa mukeleke. ⁶ Maulo ozuwa ilo Helodhe aida kumutonga , Petulo aiwa adolala pakati powahwi wawili, adosungiwa nongetani, apo walindi wali pamusuwo wasimunangala mutilongo ⁷ Naizvozvo, ngilozi yaIshe idozviladza kwaali, chiedza chika vheneka mutilongo. Idolowa Petulo nodivi ikamumutsa uye isiti, ''Simuka nokukulumbidza,'' uye ngetani dzidowa mumanja ake. ⁸ Ngilozi idoti kwaali, ''Zvipfekedze uye upfeka shangu dzako, ''Pfeka nguwo dzako dzekunze uye unditewele.'' ⁹ Petulo adotewela ngilozi uye akabuda.Ahana kuziwa kuti zvainga zvaitiwa nongilozi zvaiwa zvochokwadi. Aifunga kuti chilatidzo. ¹⁰ Mushule mokunga wapfuula pamulindi wokutanga nowochipili, wadouya pamusuwo lomataleilo laipinda muguta; likavhulika lega. Wadoenda uye wasidzika nomugwagwa, ngilozi idobva kwaali pakalepo ¹¹ Apo Petulo asalaega, adoti, ''Zvino ndakuziwa Mwali atuma ngiloziyake kuzondisudzunula mumanja aHelodhi, uye kune zvose zvainangalilihwa nowaJudha.'' ¹² Paadofunga izvi, akaenda kumba kwaMalia amai waJohane, anenzi Mako, uko kwaiwa nowazinji wasiteula. ¹³ Paado gogodza pagoni losuwo, mushandi ainzi Lodha adouya. ¹⁴ Paadoziwa dzinga laPetulo, nomufalo adotadza kuvhula gonhi; asi adomhanya kataula kuti Petulo aiwa pagonhi. ¹⁵ Ipopo vadoti kwaali, ''Unepenga.'' Asi iye adolamba asitaula kuti ndizvo. Wadoti, ''Ingilozi yake!'' ¹⁶ Asi Petulo adolamba asigogodza, apo pawakavhula musuwo, wakamuona wakashamisika. ¹⁷ Petulo akanongedza nojanja kuti wanyalale, akawaudza kununuhwa kwakange aitihwa naMwali. Adoti, ''Mhang'alanyi zvinhu izvi kuna Jakobho nodzimwe hama. ''Apo akabva akaenda kuno imwe nzvimbo. ¹⁸ Zvino akasvika masikati, paiwa nomhele mhele pakati powahwi nokuda kwozvaiwa zvakuitika kuna Petulo. ¹⁹ Mushule mokunga Helodhi amutsvaga wakamushaya, adobvunzitsita walindi uye adolaila kuti wabaiwe. Ipopo adobuda muJudhiya kuenda kuKesalia akanegala kwakaleko. ²⁰ Zvino Helodhi adotsamwa zvikulu nowanhu woTile noSidhoni. Wakaenda nehulongwa hubodzi, mushule mokunyengetedza Blasto, mutewedzeli womutungamili wamambo, kuti awabatsile, wadokumbila lunyalalo kuti nyika yawo yaiwana zvokuja kubva kuna mambo wonyika iyi. ²¹ Nolimwe zuwa Helodhi adopfeka nguwo dzoumambo adogala pachigalo chohutongi; adotaula kwawali ²² Wanhu wadoshewedzela, ''Ili idzinga ladedza, kwete lomunhu! ²³ ''Nokulumbidza ngilozi idomulowa, nekuti aiwa asina kuulumbidza Dedza; adojiwa nomakonye akapfa. ²⁴ Asi shoko laDedza lidowedzela likabelekana. ²⁵ Apa Bhaanabhasi naSaulo wadopedza mabasa awo, wakadzokela Jelusalema, wakatakula Johani ainzi Mako.