ነቢያት ሕዝቡንና ነገሥታትን እውነቱን በማስተማራቸውና ስለ ክርስቶስ ትንቢት በመናራቸው በእግዚአብሔር ቃል ላይ ካመፁ ሰዎች ብዙ መከራ ተቀብለዋል።
16 Kwaye emva kokuba bekukho abaprofeti bobuxoki, nabashumayeli bobuxoki nootitshala phakathi kwabantu, kwaye bonke aba bohlwayiwe ngokunxulumene nolwaphulo mthetho lwabo; kwaye emva kokuba bekukho iimbambano ezininzi neempikiswano ezininzi bawela kumaLeymenayithi, qaphelani, kwenzekile okokuba ukumkani uBhenjamin, ngokuncediswa angabaprofeti abangcwele ababekho phakathi kwabantu bakhe -