UJehova uyakumphasa ecansini egula; wena uyakuguqula ukhukho lwakhe ekuguleni kwakhe.
USimakade uyakumsimamisa okhukhweni lokufa, amphilise kuzona zonke izifo zakhe.
UJehova uyakumqinisa embhedeni wosizi; uyakwendlala umbhede wakhe wonke ekuguleni kwakhe.
Wayesethi kuyo: “Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: ‘Lokhu uthume izithunywa ukubuza kuBali Zebubi unkulunkulu wase-Ekroni kungokuba kungekho Nkulunkulu kwa-Israyeli ukuba kubuzwe ngezwi lakhe na? Ngalokho awuyikwehlika embhedeni okhuphukele kuwo, kepha uyakufa nokufa.’ ”
Zathi kuye: “Kwakhuphuka umuntu ukuba asihlangabeze, wathi kithi: ‘Hambani, nibuyele enkosini enithumileyo, nithi kuyo: “Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Kungokuba kungekho Nkulunkulu kwa-Israyeli ukuba uthume ukubuza kuBali Zebubi unkulunkulu wase-Ekroni na? Ngalokho umbhede okhuphukele kuwo awuyikwehlika kuwo, kepha uyakufa nokufa.” ’ ”
Inyama yami nenhliziyo yami iyaphela; nokho uNkulunkulu uyidwala lenhliziyo yami nesabelo sami kuze kube phakade.
UJehova wasiyala ukwenza zonke lezo zimiso, simesabe uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, kube kuhle kithi njalo, ukuba asiphe siphile njenganamuhla.