9 AmaSirayeli anyebelezela enza izinto ezichaseneyo noNdikhoyo uThixo wawo, zinto ezo wayengazifuni. Azakhela iindawo zonqulo kuzo zonke iidolophu, ukusukela kwimboniselo yabalindi kuye kutsho kwizixeko ezinqatyisiweyo.
10 Amisa iintsika zamatye kunye nemifanekiso ka-Ashera kuzo zonke iinduli naphantsi kwayo yonke imithi efukufuku.
11 AmaSirayeli ayesenza iziqhumiso kuzo zonke iinduli zawo zonqulo, mkhwa lowo ke wawusenziwa ziintlanga awazigxothayo uNdikhoyo phambi kokuba afake amaSirayeli khona. Ewe, ayesenza izinto azichasileyo uNdikhoyo; ngaloo ndlela ke awuxhokonxa umsindo wakhe.
12 Ewe, ayenqula *izithixo, nangona uNdikhoyo wayethe: “Ze ningayenzi into enjalo.”
13 Kaloku uNdikhoyo wayemlumkisile uSirayeli ndawonye noJuda, ethetha nabo ngabashumayeli bakhe neemboni, esithi: “Buyani kwiindlela zenu ezikhohlakeleyo. Yithobeleni imithetho ndawonye nemimiselo yam. Ziphatheni ngokwezimiso zomthetho xa uwonke, ngokwelizwi endalimisela ooyihlo ndathi mabalithobele, ndabuya ndalithetha nakuni ngabashumayeli abazizicaka zam.”
14 Kambe ke amaSirayeli asuka akaphulaphula, koko ankaniza njengooyise ábâsuka àbakholosa ngoNdikhoyo uThixo wabo.
15 Basuka bayibukula imimiselo kunye nomnqophiso awayewenze kunye nooyise, abazikhathalela nezilumkiso awabayala ngazo. AmaSirayeli asuka alandelana nemifanekiso ephuthileyo, aza kananjalo nawo aphutha. Asuka alinganisa iintlanga ezaziwangqongile, nangona uNdikhoyo wayewayalile wathi: “Ze ningayilandeli imikhwa yazo.”