12 And pray that the Lord will keep our people strong and show us how to be faithful. Then King Nebuchadnezzar and King Belshazzar will be pleased with us and protect us, and in return we will be loyal to them.
13 Finally, pray for us—we have sinned against the Lord our God, and he is still angry.
14 When you go to the temple during festivals and other religious celebrations to confess your sins to the Lord, be sure to have this book read aloud.
15 Pray the following prayer when you confess your sins to the Lord:The Lord our God always does right, but we are deeply ashamed of what we have done. We are the people of Judah and Jerusalem, but all of us,
16 including our kings and rulers, our priests and prophets, are guilty. Even our ancestors did what was wrong!
17 We have all sinned against the Lord our God.
18 We have disobeyed him and have refused to follow the laws he has given.