12 Ngizakuqeda abathakathi phakathi kwenu, kungabe kusaba khona lezangoma,
12 Ngizachitha ubuthakathi benu njalo kalisayikukhunkula futhi.
Ngaphandle kukhona izinja, labathakathi, leziphingi, lababulali, labakhonza izithombe, labo bonke abathanda inkohliso beyenza.
Ngalolosuku abantu bazakulahlela emagundwaneni lakubolulwane izithombe zabo zesiliva lezegolide abazenzela zona ukuba bakhuleke kuzo,
Isilo sasesibanjwa kanye lomprofethi wamanga owenza izibonakaliso phambi kwaso, aduhisa ngazo labo ababelophawu lwesilo lalabo abakhonza umfanekiso waso; isilo lomprofethi wamanga kwaphoselwa echibini lomlilo elivutha isolufa.
Izithombe zizaphela zithi nya.
Ngalokhu uJakobe uzathethelelwa okubi kwakhe; lokhu kuzakuba yisibonakaliso sokususwa kwesono sakhe, lapho esenza ukuba wonke amatshe ealtare avuthuzeke njengekalaga, kungabe kusamiswa insika ezimiselwe unkulunkulukazi uAshera lama‐altare empepha.
Izizwe lezi elizakuzinqoba ziyalalela abahlola imihlola labavumisayo; kodwa lina, iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu kayilivumeli ukuba lenze njalo.
Okuseleyo kwakho enze ngakho isithombe, akhothame kuso, asikhonze, akhuleke kuso athi: Wena ungunkulunkulu wami; ngisilisa.
Zizatshisa izindlu zakho, zikuthonisise phambi kwabesifazana abanengi. Ngizakukhawulisa ukuwula ungabe usanika izithandwa zakho inkokhelo.
Ngizalifafaza ngamanzi ahlambulukileyo, lihlambuluke kukho konke ukungcola kwenu, ngilihlambulule lakuzo zonke izithombe zenu.
Ngalolosuku umthombo uzavulelwa indlu kaDavida labakhileyo eJerusalema ukuba bahlanjululwe ezonweni lasek ungcoleni.