Abashaya isigxivizo kwaba yilaba: uNehemiya umbusi, indodana kaHakaliya, uZedekiya,
Abanamathelisa nampa: uNehemiya umbusi, indodana kaHakaliya, noSedekiya,
Ababekwa uphawu babengoNehemiya, umTirisatha, indodana kaHagaliya, noSedekiya,
Inkosi yema ngasensikeni, yenza isivumelwano phambi kukaSimakade ukuthi izomlandela, igcine imiyalo yakhe, ubufakazi bakhe, nezimiso zakhe ngenhliziyo yayo yonke, nangomphefumulo wayo wonke, nokuthi iyogcina wonke amazwi alesi sivumelwano esibhalwe kule ncwadi. Bonke abantu basamukela isivumelwano.
Manje-ke masenze isivumelwano noNkulunkulu wethu sokubalahla bonke laba besifazane nezingane zabo, ngokwesiluleko senkosi yami nalabo abayesabayo imithetho kaNkulunkulu wethu; makwenziwe njengokumisiweyo emthethweni.
Umbusi wabatshela ukuthi bangakudli okungcwelengcwele, kuze kuvele umphristi one-Urimi neThumimi.
Nanka amazwi kaNehemiya, indodana kaHakaliya. Ngenyanga uKhisilevi, ngonyaka wama-20, ngiseShushani inhlokomuzi,
uSeraya, u-Azariya, uJeremiya,
“Asiyukubaganisela abezizwe amadodakazi ethu, futhi ngeke siwathathele amadodana ethu abafazi kubo.
Ngakho-ke umbusi wabayala ukuba bangakudli ukudla okubusisiweyo, kuze kube nomphristi one-Urimi neThumimi.
Ezinye zezinhloko zemindeni zanikela esikhwameni sokwenza umsebenzi. Umbusi wanikela esikhwameni ngamadarike egolide ayinkulungwane, imicengezi engama-50, nezingubo zokugqoka zabaphristi ezingama-530.
Abantu lapho bezwa amazwi omthetho, balila kodwa uNehemiya umbusi, no-Ezra umphristi nombhali, nabaLevi ababefundisa abantu bathi kubo: “Ningakhali, ningalili, ngokuba lolu lusuku lungcwele kuSimakade uNkulunkulu wenu.”
“Ngenxa yakho konke lokho, manje sesenza isivumelwano, sisibhala phansi, abaholi bethu, abaLevi bethu nabaphristi bethu bashaya isigxivizo.”
UMose wawabhala wonke amazwi kaSimakade. Wavuka ekuseni ngovivi, wakha i-althare phansi kwentaba, wamisa izinsika ezili-12 ngokwezizwe ezili-12 zakwa-Israyeli.