9 Lalelani kuhle-ke nina baphathi bekumba kaJakopo, nani babusi bekumba ka-Israyeli, nina eninyenya ukulunga niphambanise koke okuhle:
Nje-ke ngakhalima abosaziwako bakwaJuda ngathi: “Ayini amanyala eniwenzako la? Nisilaphaza iSabatha ngento yenu leyo!
“Khamba ufese uhlanganise abaphathi bakwa-Israyeli ndawonye bese uthi kibo, ‘USomnini uZimu waboyihlomkhulu, uZimu ka-Abrahamu, u-Isaka noJakopo uzibonakalise kimi wathi: Nginitjhejile bengabona lokho amaGibhide akwenze phezu kwenu.
Omela isikhohlakali bona simsulwa nolahla olungileko bona usikhohlakali, bobabili njalo basinyenyiso kuSomnini.
Isikhohlakali sizithathela isifumbathiso ngencilini ukuphambanisa iindlela zomthetho.
Akusikuhle ukukhetha ubuso kokhohlakeleko nokubekela eqadi omsulwa ekugwebeni.
Inturhu yabakhohlakeleko iyabarhurhula, ngombana bala ukwenza okulungileko.
Ababusi bakho bamahlubuka begodu babangani bamasela. Omunye nomunye uthanda ukufunjathiswa, ugijima ngemva kwezipho. Abasajameli iintandani nendaba yabahlolokazi ayisafiki kibo.
Iye, zinonile, zinemikhaba, ziyaphumelela! Ngezenzo zazo ezimbi sezidlulelele! Azisakhuphi iingwebo: Indaba yeentandani nomlandu wabachakileko azisawuyeleli.”
Kumele bafundise abantu bami umahluko phakathi kokucwengileko nokujayelekileko kanye nokuhlukanisa phakathi kokuhlanzekileko nokusilapheleko.
“Lalelani lapha nina baphristi! Yelelani nina baphathi bakwa-Israyeli! Ulalele wena Sigodlo! Isigwebo ngesenu: Nibe sisifu eMitsipha, Naba sigolanede eThabhori:
nidela iimiso zami nehliziywenu ikghabhudlhwa mithethwami kobana niphambane nemiyalwami yoke bese nephule isivumelwano sami,
Yelelani nina eniphendula ukulunga nakwenza umhlonyani, nina enikghurumejela umthetho eqadi:
Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kuMikha weMoretjheti lokha nakusabusa uJotamu, u-Arhazi, noHezekhiya, amakhosi wakwaJuda. Wembulelwa ngeSamariya neJerusalema.
Esiphorofidweni sabo ngaphendula ngathi: Lalelani, nina baphathi bakwaJakopo, nina babusi bekumba ka-Israyeli. Bekungakameli bonyana nazi imiyalo na?
“Akanikelelwe umuntu ohlanakezela ilungelo lesikhonzi, lentandani nelomhlolokazi.” Boke abantu bazakuthi: “Amen!”