Leyo nto yaba nhle emehlweni abantwana bakwa -Israyeli; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bambonga uNkulunkulu , ababe besasho ukuthi bayakukhuphuka babahlasele, bachithe izwe ababehlala kulo abantwana bakwaRubeni nabantwana bakwaGadi.

uNkulunkulu ohlalise khona igama lakhe awise phansi onke amakhosi nabantu abayakwelula izandla zabo ukuba baguqule lokho , bachithe le ndlu kaNkulunkulu eseJerusalema . Mina Dariyu ngikhiphe isimemezelo ; masenziwe ngaso sonke isineke.

inkosi eyavumela ngakho abaJuda ababesemizini ngemizi ukuba babuthane, bamele ukuphila kwabo , bachithe, babulale, babhubhise onke amabutho abantu nawesifunda abahlaselayo, izingane nabesifazane, impahla yabo ibe yimpango,

Bachithe, Nkosi, uphambanise ulimi lwabo , ngokuba ngibonile ubudlwangudlwangu nokuxabana emzini.

Bavela ezweni elikud e nasekugcineni kwezul u uJehova nezikhali zentukuthelo yakhe, ukuba bachithe umhlaba wonke.

Bayakudla okuvuniweyo kwakho nesinkwa sakho , badle amadodana akho namadodakazi akho , badle izimvu zakho nezinkomo z akho, badle imivini yakho nemikhiwane yakho , bachithe ngenkemba imizi yakh o ebiyelweyo othemba kuyo.

Bamukele imivuzo phakathi kwakho ukuba bachithe igazi ; wena uthathe inzalo nenzuzo , waphanga abakhelwane bakho ngokubacindezela , wangikhohlwa mina, isho iNkosi uJehova.

Yena nabantu bakhe kanye naye , abesabekayo bezizwe , bayakulethwa ukuba bachithe izwe , bahoshele iGibithe izinkemba zabo , bagcwalise izwe ngabagwaziweyo.