UJehova wakhuluma kuMose naku-Aroni, wathi:
Koze kube nini ngibekezelela leli bandla elibi elikhonona ngami na? Ngikuzwile ukukhonona kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababubula ngami.
Tshono kibo uthi: Kuphila kwami, itsho iN kosi, njengokukhuluma kwenu ezindlebeni zami, ngizakwenza njalo kini.
Izidumbu zenu zizawela ogwadule; nabo bonke ababalwayo kini ngokwenani lenu lonke, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu, abakhononda ngami.
Ngokuqinisekile aniyikungena ezweni engaphakamisa isandla sami ngalo ukuba nihlale kulo, ngaphandle kukaKalebi indodana kaJefune noJoshuwa indodana kaNuni.
Kepha nina abantwana enasho ukuthi niyakuba yimpango, ngiyakubangenisa, balazi izwe enalidelela.
Kepha nina, izidumbu zenu, ziyakuwa ogwadule.
Abantwana benu bayakuzulazula iminyaka engamashumi amane ehlane, bathwale ubufebe benu, izidumbu zenu zibhujiswe ehlane.
Ngokwenani lezinsuku enalihlola ngazo izwe, izinsuku ezingamashumi amane, unyaka nonyaka, niyakuthwala ububi benu, iminyaka engamashumi amane, naphule izwi lami.
Mina, iNkosi, ngathi: Ngokuqinisekile ngizokwenza lokhu kuyo yonke le nhlangano embi engibuthelene yona; kuleli hlane bayakuqedwa, bafele khona.
Lamadoda uMose awathumayo ukuhlola izwe, abuya abangela ukuba inhlangano yonke ikhonone ngaye ngokuletha inhlamba phezu kwezwe;
Lawo madoda aletha umbiko omubi ngezwe afa ngesifo phambi kukaJehova.
Kepha uJoshuwa indodana kaNuni noKalebi indodana kaJefune, ababephakathi kwamadoda ahamba ukuhlola izwe, babesaphila.
UMose wawakhuluma lawo mazwi kubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli; abantu badabuka kakhulu.
Bavuka ekuseni kakhulu, bakhuphukela esiqongweni sentaba, bathi: “Bheka, silapha, senyukela endaweni uJehova ayithembisayo, ngokuba sonile.”
Wayesethi uMose: “Neqelani izwi leNkosi na?” kodwa ngeke liphumelele.
Ningakhuphuki, ngokuba uJehova akakho phakathi kwenu; funa nihlulwe phambi kwezitha zenu.
Ngokuba ama-Amaleki namaKhanani akhona phambi kwenu, niyakuwa ngenkemba; ngoba seniphambukile eNkosini, ngakho iNkosi kayikuba lani.
Kodwa baba nesibindi sokukhuphukela esiqongweni sentaba; nokho umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova noMose abasukanga ekamu.
Khona-ke ama-Amaleki kanye namaKhanani ayehlala kuleyo ntaba ehla, futhi bawanqoba, abadungadulisa kwaze kwaba seHorma.
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