babatshele abakhe kuleli zwe ; bezwile ukuthi wena Jehova uphakathi kwalaba bantu, babonane nawe Jehova ubuso nobuso ; ifu lakho limi phezu kwabo, wena uhamba phambi kwabo usensikeni yefu emini nasensikeni yomlilo ebusuku.

Kepha yala uJoshuwa, umqunge isibindi , umqinise, ngokuba uyakuwela phambi kwalaba bantu, abenze ukuba balidle izwe oyakulibona.

UJerobowamu wathi kumkakhe : Ake usuke uzifihle , ukuze kungaziwa ukuthi wena ungumkaJerobowamu, uye eShilo ; bheka, u-Ahiya umprofethi ulapho, yena owakhuluma ngami ukuthi ngiyakuba yinkosi phezu kwalaba bantu.

U-Abishayi umfowabo kaJowabe wayeyinhloko yabathathu , ngokuba waphakamisela abangamakhulu amathathu umkhonto wakhe , wababulala, waba negama phakathi kwalaba abathathu.

Okwalungiselwa usuku lwaba lunye nje kwakuyinkabi nezimvu eziyisithupha ezikhethekileyo ; ngalungiselwa nezinyoni newayini eliningi lezinhlobo zonke kanye ngezinsuku eziyishumi ; nokho angicelanga isinkwa sombusi, ngokuba ubugqila babusinda phezu kwalaba bantu.

Yizwa wena mhlaba ukuthi : Bheka, ngiyakwehlisela okubi phezu kwalaba bantu, izithelo zemicabango yabo , ngokuba abaqaphelanga amazwi ami , nomthetho wami bawulahlile.

ngalokho usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Bhekani, ngiyakumhambela uShemaya waseNehelamu nenzalo yakhe ; akayikuba namuntu oyakuhlala phakathi kwalaba bantu, angaboni okuhle engiyakwenzela khona abantu bami , usho uJehova, ngokuba ukhulume ukuhlubuka kuJehova.

Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Njengalokhu ngehlisele phezu kwalaba bantu konke lokhu okubi , kanjalo ngiyakubehlisela konke okuhle engikukhulume kubo.

Zase zithi izikhulu enkosini: Makabulawe lo muntu, njengokuba edangalisa izandla zamadoda empi asele kulo muzi nezandla zabantu bonke ngokukhuluma amazwi anjalo kubo , ngokuba lo muntu akafuni ukuthula kwalaba bantu, ubafunela okubi.

Iyakwanele ukuvela nje , umbuso wayo uyakufohlozwa, wahlukaniselwe emimoyeni yomine yezulu , ungabi ngowenzalo yayo , ungabi njengasekubuseni kwayo eyabusa ngakho , ngokuba umbuso wayo uyakusishulwa, ube ngowabanye ngaphandle kwalaba.

Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: Uma uhamba ngezindlela zami, ugcine inkonzo yami , uyakwahlulela endlini yami , ugcine namagceke ami ; ngiyakukunika ukuba uhambe phakathi kwalaba abemi lapha.