4 Wathi uYehova kuye, Lilo eli ilizwe endafunga ngalo kooAbraham noIsake noYakobi, ndisithi, Ndiya kulinika imbewu yakho; ndikukhangelisile ngamehlo, ke akuyi kuwela uye kulo.
5 Wafela khona uMoses, umkhonzi kaYehova, ezweni lakwaMowabhi, ngokomlomo kaYehova.
6 Wamngcwabela emfuleni, ezweni lakwaMowabhi, malungana neBhete-pehore. Akukho bani ulaziyo ingcwaba lakhe unanamhla.
7 UMoses ebeminyaka ilikhulu elinamanci mabini ezelwe, mini wafa; lingenalurhatyazo iliso lakhe, esomelele nokomelela.
8 Oonyana bakaSirayeli bamlilela uMoses ezinkqantosini zakwaMowabhi imihla emashumi mathathu; yaphela ke imihla yokumlilela nokumenzela isijwili uMoses.
9 Waza uYoshuwa, unyana kaNun, wazala ngumoya wobulumko; ngokuba uMoses wayecinezele ngezandla zakhe phezu kwakhe. Bamphulaphula ke oonyana bakaSirayeli, benza njengoko uMoses wamwisela umthetho ngako.
10 Akubanga savela kwaSirayeli mprofeti unjengoMoses, awathi uYehova wamazi, bakhangelana ebusweni;