14 Bathe besakhupha imali eyayiziswe endlwini kaNdikhoyo, umbingeleli uHilekiya wayibhaqa incwadi yomthetho kaNdikhoyo, leyo yayinikelwe kuMosis.
15 UHilekiya wathetha noShafan unobhala, wathi: “Apha endlwini kaNdikhoyo ndiyifumene incwadi yomthetho.” Waza ke wayinika uShafan.
16 UShafan ke incwadi leyo wayisa kukumkani, wamazisa wathi: “Izicaka zakho ziyakwenza konke ezikuthunyiweyo.
17 Imali ebisendlwini kaNdikhoyo ziyithathile zayinikezela kubaveleli babasebenzi.”
18 Waza ke unobhala uShafan waxelela ukumkani wathi: “Umbingeleli uHilekiya undinike incwadi.” Wandula ke uShafan ukufundela ukumkani incwadi leyo.
19 Akuweva ke amazwi omthetho lowo, ukumkani wasuka wazikrazula izambatho zakhe.
20 Wayalela uHilekiya, uAhikam unyana kaShafan, uAbhedon unyana kaMika, unobhala uShafan, noAsayi intong' esekhosi kakumkani, wathi: