Emva kwalokho kwafika izwi likaJehova ku-Abrama ngombono, lathi: “Ungesabi, Abrama, ngiyisihlangu sakho, nomvuzo wakho mkhulu kakhulu;
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Emva kwalokho kwafika izwi likaJehova ku-Abrama ngombono, lathi: “Ungesabi, Abrama, ngiyisihlangu sakho, nomvuzo wakho mkhulu kakhulu;
Kodwa phakathi kwezinsuku ezintathu uFaro uzaphakamisa ikhanda lakho, akubuyisele endaweni yakho; uyakubeka indebe kaFaro esandleni sakhe njengakuqala, usengumphathizitsha wakhe.
Futhi uHezekiya angalenzi nethembe uJehova ngokuthi: ‘UJehova uyakusophula nokusophula, nalo muzi awuyikunikelwa esandleni senkosi yase-Asiriya.
Ngize ngifike nginiyise ezweni elinjengezwe lakini, izwe likakolweni nelewayini, izwe lesinkwa nezivini, izwe lamafutha omnqumo nezinyosi, ukuze niphile, ningafi; kuHezekiya, uma eniyenga ngokuthi: ‘UJehova uyakusisindisa.
Kwathi ngomnyaka wamashumi amathathu nesikhombisa wokuthunjwa kukaJehoyakini, inkosi yakwaJuda, ngenyanga yeshumi nambili, ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nesikhombisa lwenyanga, u-Evilimerodaki, inkosi yaseBabele, ngonyaka aqala ngawo. Ukubusa, ukuphakanyiswa. Inhloko kaJehoyakini, inkosi yakwaJuda, ephuma etilongweni;
UJehova uyidwala lami nenqaba yami nomsindisi wami; uNkulunkulu wami, inqaba yami, engimethembayo; isihlangu sami nophondo lwensindiso yami nombhoshongo wami ophakeme.
Khathesi ikhanda lami lizakuphakama phezu kwezitha zami ezingihanqileyo; ngalokho ngiyakunikela ngemihlatshelo yokuthokoza etendeni lakhe; Ngifuna ukuhlabelela, yebo, ngifuna ukuhlabelela inkazimulo kaJehova.
UJehova ungamandla ami nesihlangu sami; inhliziyo yami yathembela kuye, futhi ngasizwa; ngalokho inhliziyo yami ithokoza kakhulu; ngizamdumisa ngengoma yami.
Kodwa yazini ukuthi uJehova umhlukanisele owesabayo; uJehova uyakuzwa lapho ngimbiza.
KuNkulunkulu insindiso yami nodumo lwami; idwala lamandla ami nesiphephelo sami likuNkulunkulu.
Ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu uyilanga nesihlangu; uJehova uyakupha umusa nodumo; Akayikubagodlela okuhle abahamba ngobuqotho.
Ilanga alisayikuba ngukukhanya kwakho emini; nenyanga ayiyikukukhanyisela, kepha uJehova uyakuba ngukukhanya okuphakade kuwe, uNkulunkulu wakho abe yinkazimulo yakho.
Ubusisiwe wena Israyeli, onjengawe, bantu abahlengiwe nguJehova, isihlangu sosizo lwakho, oyinkemba yobukhosi bakho. Izitha zenu ziyakuba ngamanga kini; futhi kumelwe unyathele ezindaweni zazo eziphakeme.
Ulenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu; ukukhanya kwawo kunjengetshe eliligugu elikhulu, linjengetshe lejaspi elicwebezela njengekristalu;
Umuzi awudingi ilanga nenyanga ukuba kukhanye kuwo, ngokuba inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu iyawukhanyisa, nokukhanya kwawo iWundlu.