Ayizinkulungwane ezingamashum i amabili nane kuwona ayengawokwengamela umsebenzi wendlu kaJehova ; izinkulungwane eziyisithupha zaziyizinduna nabahluleli;

KumaJisihari uKhenaniya namadodana akhe babephethe umsebenzi ongaphandle kwa-Israyeli, beyizinduna nabahluleli.

Nabahluleli ababalalelanga, ngokuba baya baphinga nabanye onkulunkulu, babakhothamela; baphambuka masinyane endleleni abahamba ngayo oyise , belalela imiyalo kaJehova; bona abenzanga njalo. Isimo sesikhathi sabahluleli

nani makhosi om hlaba nabantu bonke , nani zikhulu nabahluleli bonke bomhlaba,

Izinduna zethu mazime phambi kwebandla lonke ; bonke abasemizini yethu abathathe abesifazane babezizwe mabeze ngesikhathi esinqunyiweyo , benamalunga emizi ngemizi nabahluleli ba yo, ize ibuye kithi intukuthelo evuthayo kaNkulunkulu wethu kule ndaba.

nowenza izikhulu zibe yinto engelutho, nabahluleli ukuba babe yize.

UNebukadinesari inkosi wayesethumela ukubutha izikhulu , nababusi, nezinduna, nabahluleli, nabaphathizikhwama, nabomkhandlu, nabameli, nabo bonke abaphathizifunda ukuba beze ekwahlukaniselweni kwesithombe uNebukadinesari inkosi asimisileyo.

Khona izikhulu , nababusi, nezinduna, nabahluleli, nabaphathizikhwama, nabomkhandlu, nabameli, nabo bonke abaphathizifunda babuthelwa ukwahlukaniselwa kwesithombe uNebukadinesari inkosi abesimisile , bema phambi kwesithombe uNebukadinesari asimisileyo.

amadoda omabili axabeneyo ayakuma phambi kukaJehova , phambi kwabapristi nabahluleli abayakuba khona ngaleso sikhathi,

kuyakufika amalunga akho nabahluleli bakho , balinganise amabanga okuya emizini emzungezayo obuleweyo,

Iphi inkosi yakho manje ukuba ikusindise emizini yakho yonke; nabahluleli bakho, wena owathi: Ngiphe inkosi nezikhulu ?

uJoshuwa wabiza wonke u -Israyeli, amalunga akhe , nezinhloko zakhe , nabahluleli bakhe, nezinduna zakhe, wathi kubo: Sengimdala ngineminyaka eminingi;

UJoshuwa wab utha zonke izizwe zakwa -Israyeli eShekemi , wabiza amalunga akwa -Israyeli, nezinhloko zakhe , nabahluleli bakhe , nezinduna zakhe, bema phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

Bonke abakwa -Israyeli namalunga abo , nezinduna zabo , nabahluleli babo babemi ngalapha nangalapha komphongo lo phambi kwabapristi bamaLevi abathwala umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova , abafokazi nabokuzalwa ekhaya, inxenye yabo ibhekene nentaba yaseGerizimu , inxenye yabo ibhekene nentaba yase-Ebali, njengalokho uMose inceku kaJehova ebeyalile , ukuba babusise abantu bakwa-Israyeli kuqala.