1 Utsho *uNdikhoyo ukuthi: “Yiya ebhotwe lokumkani wakwaJuda, khona uthethe eli lizwi uthi:
2 ‘Libekele indlebe ilizwi likaNdikhoyo, kumkani ohleli esihlalweni sikaDavide – nditsho wena, namaphakathi akho, kwakunye nabantu abangena ngala masango.
3 Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Gwebani ngobulungisa, okhuthuzwayo nimsindise kubabandezeli. Abangeneleli neenkedama nabahlolokazi ze ningabaphathi kakubi okanye nibacinezele. Igazi elingenatyala malingaze liphalazwe kule ndawo.
4 Xa ke nithe nayenza ngocoselelo loo nto ndiniyalela yona, kuya kuhlala kubakho ookumkani esihlalweni sikaDavide. Abayi kuyeka ukungena ngamasango eli bhotwe bekhwele iinqwelo zamahashe kunye namahashe, bephahlwe ngamaphakathi nabantu babo.
5 Kodwa xa ningayithobeli le miyalelo, ndiyafunga, ndithi le ndawo niya kuyibona selingamanxiwa.’ ” Lowo ngumlomo kaNdikhoyo.
6 Kaloku, xa athetha ngebhotwe lokumkani wakwaJuda, utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi:“Nakuba nje kum unjengeGiliyadinanjengencopho yeLebhanon,ndosuka ndikutsho ube ngumqwebedu wenkangala,ube ziidolophu ezingenabemi.
7 Ndikuthumela abatshabalalisiabofika elowo ephethe izikhali zakhe,bayigecele phantsi loo misedare iligugu lenu,bayiphose emlilweni.