“Kuyothi lapho ehlala esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, azilobele ifuzela lalo mthetho, ethathisela emqulwini okubaphristi abangabaLevi.
“Kuyakuthi nxa ehlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso wakhe, uyakuzilobela impinda yalo mthetho encwadini ngokuthatha kuleyo ekubapristi bamaLevi;
Kuyakuthi lapho ehlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso wakhe, uyakuzilobela ikhophi yalo mthetho encwadini ephuma kuleyo ephambi kwabapristi bamaLevi.
Gcina isiyalezo akuyala ngaso uSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho, uhambe ezindleleni zakhe. Gcina izimiso zakhe, imithetho yakhe, imiyalo yakhe nobufakazi bakhe, njengalokhu kubhalwe emthethweni kaMose, ukuze uphumelele kukho konke oyokwenza nakulokho oyophendukela kukho.
UJehoyada wayeseyikhipha indodana yenkosi, wayethwesa umqhele, wayinika ubufakazi, base beyibeka ukuba ibe yinkosi, bayigcoba, bashaya ihlombe behalalisa, bethi: “Mana njalo, nkosi!”
UHilikiya, umphristi omkhulu, wathi kuShafani, umbhali: “Bheka, ngithole incwadi yomthetho endlini kaSimakade.” UHilikiya wayinika uShafani leyo ncwadi, ukuba ayifunde.
UHilikiya wathatha wathi kuShafani, umbhali: “Ngifumene incwadi yomthetho endlini kaSimakade.” UHilikiya wayinika uShafani incwadi.
UMose waloba lo mthetho, wawunika abaphristi, amadodana kaLevi ayethwala umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaSimakade, nawo wonke amalunga akwa-Israyeli.
Le ncwadi yomthetho ayiyukusuka emlonyeni wakho; uyakuzindla ngayo imini nobusuku, ukuze uqikelele ukwenza njengakho konke okulotshwe kuyo. Ngokwenzenjalo uyokwenza indlela yakho ichume, ube nenqubekelaphambili.