7 Sone kakhulu emehlweni akho. Asikayigcini imiyalo, netimiso kanye nemitsetfo yakho lowasinika yona ngenceku yakho, Mosi.
ucaphelisise konkhe lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho: Hamba etindleleni takhe, ugcine timiso takhe, nemiyalo yakhe, nemitsetfo yakhe, netimfanelo takhe, njengobe kubhaliwe emtsetfweni waMosi, khona utawuchuma kuko konkhe lokwentako, nome ngukuphi lapho uya khona,
Noko akazange awabulale emadvodzana ato, kodvwa wenta njengobe kubhaliwe emtsetfweni, encwadzini yaMosi, lapho Simakadze ayala khona, watsi: “Boyise abayikubulawa ngenca yebantfwababo, kanjalo nebantfwana abayikubulawa ngenca yaboyise; nguloyo muntfu uyawufela takhe tono.”
Jothamu wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe uyise Uziya ebentile, kodvwa yena akazange ashise imphepho ethempelini laSimakadze. Noko bantfu bachubeka ngetindlela tabo temonakalo.
Ezra wefika aphuma eBhabhulona. Ezra abeyingcweti kutemtsetfo waMosi, lowawumiswe nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli. Inkhosi yayimnike konkhe labekucelile, ngobe sandla saSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe sasisetikwakhe.
Sonile tsine kanye nabokhokho betfu, sente lokubi, sonakele.
bedzelela timiso tami, bangayigcini imiyalo yami,
ngiyawube sengibafaka luswati, ngibajezise ngenca yekona kwabo, ngibanike imivimba ngenca yebubi babo.
Awu, sive lesonako, bantfu labasindvwa kona, nine ntalelwane yalabenta lokubi, bantfwana labasimilo sabo sonakele. Simakadze sebamshiyile; bamhlubukile Longcwele waka-Israyeli, bagucuka bamfulatsela.
Wonkhe Israyeli uwephulile umtsetfo wakho, weduka wala kulalela livi lakho. “Ngako-ke ticalekiso letibhalwe emtsetfweni waMosi, inceku yaNkulunkulu, setitfululelwe etikwetfu ngenca yekona kwetfu kuwe.
Njengobe kubhaliwe emtsetfweni waMosi, yonkhe lenhlekelele yehlele etikwetfu, kodvwa tsine sisengakabufunisisi buso baSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, ngekutsi siphendvuke etonweni tetfu, sinakekele ngekucophelela liciniso lakho.
Bonakele ngalokujulile njengasetikhatsini taseGibeya. Nkulunkulu uyawubukhumbula bubi babo, abajezisele tono tabo.
Ngiyo lena-ke imiyalo yesive sema-Israyeli Simakadze layinika Mosi entsabeni yaseSinayi.
Ngakhuluma kulelidolobha, ngatsi: ‘Impela, uyawungesaba uvume kucondziswa!’ Lendzawo yalo-ke ingeke icitfwe, kantsi netijeziso tami tonkhe tingeke tehliselwe etikwalo. Kodvwa babesolo banenshisekelo yekukwenta ngebubi konkhe labakwentako.”
“Khumbulani umtsetfo wenceku yami Mosi, timiso nemitsetfo lengamnika kona eHorebe kuwo onkhe ema-Israyeli.”
“Lalelani sive sema-Israyeli imiyalo nemitsetfo lesengitanifundzisa yona. Hambani ngayo, khona nitewuphila ningene eveni nilidle, live Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wabokhokho benu, lanipha lona.
“Nginifundzise yonkhe imiyalo nemitsetfo, njengobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami angitfumile kutsi ngente, kuze nihambe ngayo nakulelo live leniyakungena kulo niyekulidla.
Mosi wabita sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli wakhuluma kuso, watsi: “Lalelani, ma-Israyeli, timiso nemitsetfo lengininika yona lamuhla. Yifundzeni nibe neliciniso kutsi nitayilalela niyilandzele.
“Lena ngimiyalo, netimiso, nemitsetfo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu langiyale ngayo kutsi nginifundzise yona kutsi niyigcine eveni lenitakwewela iJordane newelele kulo kutsi libe lenu,
ngobe tehlulelo takhe tiliciniso timsulwa. Sewuyehlulele lengwadla lenkhulu leyabhubhisa umhlaba wonkhe ngebugwadla bayo; wakhiphela kuyo sibhongo sengati yetinceku takhe.”