While the false shepherds were preaching falsehoods, causing their people to err from the way of truth (23:31-32), and were doing all they could to steal away the words of God's true watchman from the people (23:30).
Wakati huo huo manabii wa uongo walikuwa wanahubiri madanganyifu, wakiwasababisha watu wao kukosea kutoka katika njia ya ukweli (23:31-32), na walikuwa wakifanya kila wanaloweza kuyaondolea mbali maneno ya mlinzi wa kweli kutoka kwa watu (23:30).