12 nime lapha, nimele kungena esivumelwaneni naSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lasenta nani lamuhla ngesifungo,
Jehoyada wase wenta sivumelwane emkhatsini waSimakadze nenkhosi nesive kutsi sebayawuba sive saSimakadze, wachubeka wenta sivumelwane emkhatsini webantfu nenkhosi.
Ngitanenta nibe sive sami, mine ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu. Nine-ke niyawungati kutsi nginguSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu lowanikhipha ngaphansi kwelijoko laseGibhithe.
“ ‘Watsatsa emadvodzana nemadvodzakati akho lowangitalela wona, wawenta umhlatjelo wekudla kwetithico. Lobugwadla bakho babungakeneli yini?
Libukeni-ke lonkhe lelo live lenginiphe lona. Ngenani kulo nilidle lelive Simakadze lafunga ngalo kutsi utalipha bokhokho benu bo-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe, kanye netitukulwane tabo letiyawuvela emvakwabo.’ ”
Lamuhla netsembisile natsi Simakadze unguNkulunkulu wenu, nekutsi niyawuhamba endleleni yakhe, nigcine timiso takhe, nemiyalo yakhe kanye nemitsetfo yakhe, nekutsi futsi niyawumlalela.
“Simakadze utanenta nibe sive sakhe lesingcwele, njengobe anetsembisa ngesifungo, nanigcina imiyalo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nihambe ngetindlela takhe.
kanye nebantfwabenu, nebafati benu, nebetive labahlala etinkanjini tenu banitfotele tinkhuni banikhelele nemanti,
lacinisa ngaso lamuhla kutsi nine nisive sakhe, nekutsi yena unguNkulunkulu wenu, njengobe anetsembisa nanjengobe afunga kuboyihlomkhulu, bo-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe.
Ngenta lesivumelwane, nesifungo saso, hhayi nani kuphela,
Ngalelo langa Joshuwa bantfu wabentela sivumelwane, khona lapho eShekhemu wase ubabhalela timiso nemitsetfo.