Ngokuba uJehova uyakushaya u -Israyeli njengohlanga oluzanyazanyiswa emanzini, asiphule u -Israyeli kuleli zwe elihle alinika oyise, abahlakazele ngaphesheya koMfula, lokhu benzile o-Ashera babo, bathukuthelisa uJehova.

Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova njengalokho benzile oyise , kasukanga ezonweni zikaJerobowamu, indodana kaNebati, onisa ngazo u-Israyeli.

Zesaba-ke lezo zizwe uJehova , kepha zakhonza izithombe zazo ezibaziweyo, kanjalo nabantwana bazo nabantwana babantwana bazo ; njengalokho benzile oyise, benze njalo nabo kuze kube namuhla.

UMose wabuyela kuJehova , wathi: Hawu, laba bantu benzile isono esikhulu, bazenzele onkulunkulu ngegolide.

UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: Hamba wehle, ngokuba abantu bakho owabakhuphula ezweni laseGibithe benzile isono;

ukuba kucingwe encwadini yezindaba yawoyihlo ; uyakufumana encwadini yezindaba, wazi ukuthi lo muzi ungumuzi ohlubukayo , olimaza amakhosi namazwe, nokuthi benzile ukwambuka phakathi kwawo kwasendulo ; ngalokho lo muzi wachithwa.

Siyakukhuphukelaphi na ? Abafowethu benzile izinhliziyo zethu ziphele amandla ngokusho ukuthi : Abantu bakhulu , bade kunathi ; imizi mikhulu , ibiyelwe kuze kube sezulwini; futhi sibonile amadodana ama-Anaki khona.

Ngalokho ngiyakwehla , ngibone ukuba benzile impela konke njengokwesikhalo esesifikile kimi; uma kungenjalo, ngiyakukwazi.

Kukhona uzungu lwabaprofethi bawo phakathi kwawo njengengonyama ebhongayo edwengula impango ; badlile imiphefumulo , bathatha ingcebo nokuyigugu; benzile abafelokazi babo babe baningi phakathi kwawo.

Ngemisayipuresi yaseSeniri benzile onke amapulangwe akho ; balandile umsedari eLebanoni ukwenza insika yakho.

Ngama-oki aseBashani benzile amaphini akho ; indeki yakho bayenzile ngophondo lwendlovu , lufakelwe emthini womkhoba ovela eziqhingini zaseKitimi.

ngokuba benzile ubuwula kwa -Israyeli, baphinga nabafazi babakhelwane babo, bakhuluma amazwi amanga egameni lami engingabayalanga ngawo ; yimi engikwaziyo, ngingufakazi, usho uJehova. Izwi kuShemaya

Ngokuba abantu bami benzile ok ubi okubili : bangishiyile, umthombo wamanzi aphilileyo , bazigubhele imithombo , imithombo evuzayo , amanzi angenakuhlala kuyo.

Ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli nabantwana bakwaJuda benzile okubi kuphela emehlweni ami kwasebuntwaneni babo, ngokuba abantwana bakwa- Israyeli bangicunulile kuphela ngemisebenzi yezandla zabo, usho uJehova.

Nkosi yami , nkosi, laba bantu benzile okubi ngakho konke abakwenzile kuJeremiya umprofethi, abamphonsile emgodini; uyakufela endaweni lapho ekhona ngokulamba, ngokuba akusekho ukudla emzini.

Ngokuba aban twana bakwaJuda benzile okubi emehlweni ami , usho uJehova; bazibekile izinengiso zabo endlini ebizwe ngegama lami zokuba bayingcolise.

Kwathi lapho u -Adoni Sedeki inkosi yaseJerusalema esezwile ukuthi uJoshuwa uthathile i -Ayi, waliqeda nya njengalokho ebenzile kulo iJeriko nenkosi yalo , wayenze njalo kulo i -Ayi nenkosi yalo no kuthi abakhileyo eGibeyoni benzile ukuthula no-Israyeli, baba phakathi kwabo,

Uma umuntu elala nomalokazana wakhe , bobabili bobulawa nokubulawa; benzile ichilo; igazi labo malibe phezu kwabo.

Uma indoda ilala nowesilisa njenganowesifazane , bobabili benzile isinengiso; bobulawa nokubulawa, igazi labo libe phezu kwabo.