Imfa pa chiyambi cha kumangidwa kwake ikanakhala chifundo, poyerekezera ndi zowawa zowawa zomwe adakumana nazo; koma tsopano, atafooketsedwa ndi matenda, ndi kulimba kwa nyumba yake ya ndende, ndi kuzunzika kwa nkhawa ndi kukayikakayika, kulekana ndi abwenzi ake, ndi kukhumudwa ndi imfa ya Huss, mphamvu ya Jerome inatha, ndipo adavomera kugonjera ku bungwe. . 
Death at the beginning of his imprisonment would have been a mercy in comparison with the terrible sufferings which he had undergone; but now, weakened by illness, by the rigors of his prison house, and the torture of anxiety and suspense, separated from his friends, and disheartened by the death of Huss, Jerome’s fortitude gave way, and he consented to submit to the council.