Inkosi yakhuphukela endlini kaJehova kanye nabo bonke abantu bakwaJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema , nabapristi, namaLevi, nabantu bonke, abakhulu nabancane, wafunda ezindlebeni zabo onke amazwi encwadi yesivumelwano ebifunyenwe endlini kaJehova.

Ngabona abafileyo , abakhulu nabancane , bemi phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi; izincwadi zavulwa ; nenye incwadi yavulwa , ngeyokuphila; nabafileyo bahlulelwa ngalokho okulotshiwe ezincwadini njengokwemisebenzi yabo.

Seziphelile lezo zinsuku , inkosi yenzela abantu bonke ab abe khona eShushani endlini yenkosi , abakhulu nabancane , idili izinsuku eziyisikhombisa egcekeni lensimu yendlu yenkosi.

Kepha omkenu , nabancane benu , nezinkomo zenu -- ngiyazi ukuthi ninezinkomo eziningi -- bayakuhlala emizini yenu engininike yona,

Abakhulu nabancane bayakufela kuleli zwe , abayikumbelwa, abayikulilelwa; abantu abayikuzisika, abayikuziphucula ngenxa yabo;

Ngiyakuthatha insali yakwaJuda ebhekise ubuso bayo ukuba ingene ezweni laseGibithe ukuba igogobale khona , baphele bonke , bawe ez weni laseGibithe, baphele ngenkemba nangendlala , abakhulu nabancane bafe ngenkemba nangendlala , babe yisithuko , nesimangaliso, nesiqalekiso, nehlazo.

Lapho nabancane nabakhulu bayafanana ; isigqila sikhululekile enkosini yaso.

UJehova usilethelani kuleli zwe , siwe ngenkemba na ? Omkethu nabancane bethu bayakuba yimpango; bekungengcono yini kithi ukubuyela eGibithe na?

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathumba abesifazane bakwaMidiyani nabancane babo; nazo zonke izinkomo zabo , nazo zonke izimvu zabo , nayo yonke impahla yabo bakuthatha kwaba yimpango yabo.

Basondela kuye , bathi: Siyakwakhela lapha izinkomo zethu izibaya nabancane bethu imizi;