Wayesethi uJoshuwa kubantu: Nina ningofakazi benu bokuthi nizikhethele uJehova ukuba nimkhonze yena. Bathi: Singofakazi.

UBowazi wayesethi kumalunga nakubantu bonke : Ningofakazi namuhla ukuthi ngithengile konke okwakungokuka -Elimeleki, nakho konke okwakungokukaKiliyoni nokukaMahaloni esandleni sikaNawomi.

NoRuthe wakwaMowabi umkaM ahaloni ngimthengile abe ngumkami ukuvusa igama lofileyo efeni lakhe ukuba igama lofileyo linganqunywa phakathi kwabafowabo nasesangweni lendawo yakhe ; nina ningofakazi namuhla.

Ningofakazi bami , usho uJehova , nenceku yami engiyikhethiley o ukuba nazi, ningethembe, niqonde ukuthi nginguye ; ngaphambi kwami akwenziwanga uNkulunkulu, nangasemva kwami akayikuba khona.

Ngimemezele, ngisindisile, ngizwisile, kungakabikho unkulunkulu wabezizwe phaka thi kwenu ; yebo, ningofakazi bami , usho uJehova , mina nginguNkulunkulu.

Ningesabi, ningabi naluvalo; angithi ngikuzwisile kusukela endulo , ngakumemezela, na? Nina ningofakazi bami . Kukhona uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwami na? Cha, alikho iDwala; angilazi. Izithombe

Ngalokho ningofakazi , nivuma imisebenzi yawoyihlo ; ngokuba bona bababulala, nina-ke niyawakha amathuna abo.

Nina-ke ningofakazi balezi zinto.

Nina ningofakazi , naye uNkulunkulu, bokuthi sahlala kanjani phakathi kwenu nina enikholwayo ngobungcwele, nangokulunga, nangokungasoleki,