4 Kwabakhona godu abathi: “Thina siboleke imali ngamasimethu nangeendiribe zethu kobana sikhokhele umthelo wekosi.
Akwazeke ekosini bonyana lokha idorobheli nasele lakhiwe nemithangala seyivuselelwe, abantu bedorobhelo angeze basakhupha umthelo, isibiko nemali yendlela. Yeke indlu yamagugu wesigodlo izokulahlekelwa khulu.
Iye, iJerusalema beyinamakhosi aqinileko nanamandla, abuse isifunda soke esingetjingalanga yomlambo iYufrathe. Begade kukhutjhwa kiwo umthelo, isibiko kanye nemali yendlela.
Godu naziswa bonyana akukavumeleki ukubeka imithelo, iimbiko namkha imali yendlela phezu kwananyana ngiwuphi wabaphristi, amaLevi, abavumi, abalindisango, iinsebenzi zethempeli nanyana ngisiphi isisebenzi sethempeli lakaZimu.
Kwabakhona abathi: “Ngesikhathi sesomiso, thina sathatha amasimethu, iindiribe zethu namakhayethu senza iimbambiso ukuze sifunyane ikoroyi.”
Umkhiqizo wenarha uya emakhosini owenze bona abuse phezu kwethu ngenca yesono sethu. Alawula imizimbethu godu azenzela umathanda ngefuywethu. Yeke thina sisesizini elikhulu nasinje.”
Injinga ibusa phezu kweenchaka, nobolekako ulikhoboka lobolekisanako.
Kodwana azange baqotjhe amaKanana ebegade ahlala eGezeri. Yeke amaKanana lawo ahlala hlangana nama-Efrayimu bekube kunamhlanje nanyana gade enza umsebenzi okatelelako.