bamelana no -Uziya inkosi , bathi kuye : Akusikho okwakho , Uziya, ukushisela uJehova impepho , kungokwabapristi, amadodana ka -Aroni, abangcweliselwe uku shisa impepho ; phuma endlini engcwele , ngokuba wenze isiphambeko ; futhi awuyikuba nodumo oluvela kuJehova uNkulunkulu.

UJowabe wathi kuye : Awuyikuba ngumbiki wendaba namuhla , kepha uyakubika ngolunye usuku ; namuhla awuyikubika lutho , ngokuba indodana yenkosi ifile.

uyakuba yinkosi yendlu kaJakobe kuze kube ph akade, nombuso wakhe awuyikuba nakuphela.

Kepha ububi buyakukwehlela , awuyikwazi lapho buvela khona ; nengozi iyakuwela phezu kwakho , awuyikuba namandla okuyichezukisa , incithakalo ifike phezu kwakho ngokuzumayo, ungazi.

Uyachichima njengamanzi, awuyikuba nabungqongqo, ngokuba wakhwela embhedeni kayihlo, wawona; wakhwela okhukhweni lwami.

Lo muzi awuyikuba yik hanzi, nani aniyikuba yinyama phakathi kwalo ; ngiyakunahlulela emkhawulweni wakwa-Israyeli,

Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Bheka, labo okwakungesibo okwabo ukuphuza indebe bayakuyiphuza nokuyiphuza; ubuyakuba ngongenacala na? Awuyikuba ngongenacala, ngokuba uyakuyiphuza nokuyiphuza.

UJoshuwa wayesekhuluma kuyo indlu kaJosefa , naku-Efrayimi, nakuManase, ethi: Uyisizwe esikhulu , unamandla amakhulu ; awuyikuba nasabelo esisodwa nje;

UJehova wathi ku -Aroni: Awuyikuba nafa ezweni lakubo , futhi ungabi nasabelo phakathi kwabo ; mina ngiyisabelo sakho nefa lakho phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.