Through Malachi, Jehovah had warned: “I will become a speedy witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against those swearing falsely, and against those acting fraudulently with the wages of a wage worker, with the widow and with the fatherless boy. ”
Jehoova hoiatas Malakia kaudu: „[Ma] olen kärmeks tunnistajaks nõidade, abielurikkujate ja valevandujate vastu ja nende vastu, kes teevad liiga palgalisele palga poolest, lesknaisele ja vaeselelapsele. ”