17 “Kodvwa nanijikisa tinhlityo tenu ningete namlalela, nidvonseleke ekukhotsameleni labanye bonkulunkulu,
Abesuka kuletive Simakadze labekhulume ngato kuma-Israyeli watsi: “Ningacali nendziselane nato, ngobe nome kanjani tiyawuguculela tinhlitiyo tenu kubonkulunkulu bato.” Noko-ke Solomoni yena wanamatsela kuwo ngelutsandvo.
Labate lwati babulawa kweduka kwabo; tilima tibulawa kweneliseka kwato.
Umuntfu lojikajikako utfola loko lokufanelwe similo sakhe; nemuntfu lolungile naye wemukela umvuzo wemisebenti yakhe.
Nanijika ningamlandzeli, utawuphindze asishiye sonkhe futsi lesive ehlane, nine-ke nitawuba sisusa sekubhujiswa kwaso.”
“Caphelani-ke kutsi tinhlitiyo tenu tingayengeki bese niyaphambuka nikhonte labanye bonkulunkulu nikhotsamele bona.
Akukafaneli iteke bafati labanyenti, ngobe loko kuyakwedukisa inhlitiyo yayo. Akukafaneli icokelele ndzawonye umcebo lomnyenti.
Ngiyaniyala lamuhla kutsi nitsandze Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nihambe endleleni yakhe, nigcine imiyalo yakhe, netimiso takhe, nemitsetfo yakhe, lapho-ke niyawuphila nandze, bese Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu uyanibusisa kulelo live leningena kulo kutsi libe lenu.
ngiyanitjela lamuhla ngitsi: Nakanjani niyawubhubha. Aniyikuphila sikhatsi lesidze kulelo live lenewela iJordane ningena kulo kutsi nilidle.
Bayawufulatselisa tindlebe tabo ecinisweni baphambukele etinganekwaneni.
Caphelani ningamali lowo lokhulumako: Nangabe bangaphunyulanga labo labamala lowo abebacaphelisa alapha emhlabeni, natsi-ke singeke siphunyule, nasala kutsatsa tecwayiso talowo lokhuluma asezulwini.
Caphelani-ke, bazalwane, kutsi kubete emkhatsini wenu lonenhlitiyo lembi nalengakholwa, longahle ahlubuke loNkulunkulu lophilako.
Lamadvodza efika eGileyadi, esiveni sakaRubeni, nesakaGadi kanye nasencenyeni yesive sakaManase, akhuluma atsi:
Ningagucukeli etithicweni letingenamsebenti. Tingeke tinisite ngalutfo, tingeke tinisite nekunisita nato, ngobe atinamsebenti walutfo.
Kodvwa nanichubeka ekwenteni lokubi, nine kanye nenkhosi yenu, niyawubhubha nonkhe.”