God's messenger was beaten and jailed (20:1-2) overnight (20:3) by those who were preaching lies and working the hardest to discredit his message in the eyes of the people (20:1, 6).
Mjumbe wa Mungu alipigwa na kutiwa katika mkatale (20:1-2) usiku mzima (20:3) na wale waliokuwa wanahubiri uongo na wakifanya juhudi kubwa kudharau ujumbe wake mbele ya watu (20:1, 6).