19 Lowo-ke ngumnikelo loyinhlawulo yelicala; empeleni abenelicala kuSimakadze.”
Kwatsi Shekhaniya, umsa waJehiyeli, lomunye wetitukulwane ta-Elamu, wakhuluma ku-Ezra watsi: “Asiketsembeki kuNkulunkulu wetfu ngekutsi siteke bafati baletive letisitungeletile. Kodvwa nome kunjalo, lisekhona litsemba ka-Israyeli.
Ngonile kuwe, wena wedvwa, ngente lokunengekako emehlweni akho; ngako kwehlulela kwakho kumsulwa, nekungilahla kwakho ngelicala kulungile.
Kulomhubhe lobukene nesibuya kwakunematafula lamane, kumunye ngamunye umhlubulo wawo amabili, kutsi kuhlatjelwe etikwawo tilwane temhlatjelo wekushiswa samuku, netemhlatjelo wesono, netemnikelo wenhlawulo.
“Nangabe umuntfu ona ngekutsi ephule lomunye wemitsetfo yaSimakadze, nome abengati, unelicala, kufanele ahlawule.
Kufanele ahlawule kumphristi, ngesihhanca lesingenasiyela. Bungako baso buyawukalwa nguwe njengesimiso semnikelo welicala. Umphristi uyawumentela kanjalo-ke inhlawulo yekubuyisana naSimakadze; lowo muntfu uyawube sewuyatsetselelwa licala lakhe lalente angakacondzi.
“ ‘Nangabe lomuntfu angeke akhone kukhipha lizinyane lemvu, uyawuletsa ematuba lamabili nome emazini lamabili elivukutfu kuSimakadze, kube yinhlawulo yesono: linye libe ngumnikelo wesono, lelinye libe ngumnikelo wekushiswa.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi watsi:
“Umuntfu angemebela yini Nkulunkulu? Noko niyangebela. “Kodvwa niyabuta nitsi: ‘Sikwebela njani?’ “Ngekwelishumi nangeminikelo.
Lamadvodza efika eGileyadi, esiveni sakaRubeni, nesakaGadi kanye nasencenyeni yesive sakaManase, akhuluma atsi: