17 Nguwe lowenta yonkhe iminyele yemhlaba, nguwe lowenta lihlobo nebusika.
“Yingci nawusekhona umhlaba, kuhlanyela nekuvuna, kucandza nekushisa, lihlobo nebusika, imini nebusuku kungeke kuncamuke.”
Ubucondza kahle yini bubanti bemhlaba? Ase ungitjele, nangabe uyakwati konkhe loku.
Kodvwa akayekelanga kutifakazela ngekwenta imisebenti lemihle: Unehlisela imvula nekudla ngesikhatsi lesifanele; uninika kudla agcwalise tinhlitiyo tenu ngenjabulo.”
Wenta tonkhe tive ngamuntfu munye kutsi tihlale ebusweni bonkhe bemhlaba, wemisa tikhatsi tekuphakama netekwehla kwato kanye nemikhawulo lapho kufanele tigcine khona.
Ngesikhatsi Losetikwako Konkhe abela tive emafa ato, mhlazana ehlukanisa tive ngetive wemisa iminyele yetive, kwaya ngebungako bemadvodzana a-Israyeli.