When he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by Yahweh, 'I will not put you to death with the sword.' 9Now therefore, you, being a wise man, shall not hold him guiltless.
Watsi naketa kutengihlangabeta eJordane, ngafunga kuye ngaSimakadze ngatsi: 'Ngingeke ngikubulale ngenkemba.' 9Kodvwa nyalo, ungamtsatsi njengemuntfu lote licala.