Labo abalotshwe ngamagama bafika ezinsukwini zikaHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda, bachitha amatende abo namaMehuni afunyanwa khona , bawaqothula kuze kube namuhla , bahlala esikhundleni sabo , ngokuba kwakukhona idlelo lezimvu zabo lapho.

Yadiliza izindlu zezifebe zethempeli ezazisendlini kaJehova , lapho abesifazane bemelukela khona u-Ashera amatende.

Ayesesuka, abaleka kuhwelela , ashiya amatende awo , namahhashi awo , nezimbongolo zawo, nekamu linjengalokhu linjalo, abaleka ukuba asinde.

amatende ka-Edomi naka-Ishmayeli, nakaMowabi nakaHagari,

lokhu wayemsebenzi munye nabo , wahlala nabo , basebenza. Ngokuba umsebenzi wabo kwakungukuthunga amatende.

owahamba phambi kwenu endleleni ukunifunela indaw o ukuba nimise kuyo amatende enu, ngomlilo ebusuku ukunibonisa indlela ebeniyakuhamba ngayo, nangefu emini.

Ngibona amatende aseKushani ephansi kosizi, izilenge zezwe lakwaMidiyani ziyathuthumela.

Amatende abo nemihlambi yabo niyakukuthatha , bazithuthele izilenge zabo, nazo zonke izimpahla zabo , namakamela abo, bamemeze kubo, bathi: Luvalo nxazonke.

Kuyamenyezelwa ukubhujiswa phezu kokubhujiswa , ngokuba izwe lonke liyachithwa. Amatende ami ayachithwa masinyane , nezilenge zami ngokuphazima kweso.

Abelusi bayakufika kuyo benemihlambi yabo , bamise amatende abo ngakuyo nxazonke, baluse, kube yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe.

Amatende abacindezelayo anokuthula ; abathukuthelisayo uNkulunkulu bayalondeka, abaletha unkulunkulu wabo ngezandla zabo.

Ngokuba ibandla laban genaNkulunkulu liyakuba yinyumba, umlilo uqede amatende abathengwa ngemivuzo.

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bayakumisa amatende abo, kube yilowo nalowo ekamu labo, yilowo nalowo ngasebhaneleni labo, ngamabandla abo.

Mahle kangaka amatende akho, Jakobe, namatabernakele akho, Israyeli.

UJehova uyakusindisa amatende akwaJuda kuqala , ukuze udumo lwendlu yakwaDavide nodumo lwabakhileyo eJerusalema lungakhuliswa phezu kukaJuda.