15 UNkulunkulu wathi futhi kuMose: “Uzakusho njalo kubo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘UJehova, uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo, uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, noNkulunkulu ka-Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe, ungithumile kini.’ Yileli eliyigama lami kuze kube phakade, lesi siyisikhumbuzo sami ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.
16 “Hamba ubuthe amalunga akwa-Israyeli, uthi kuwo: ‘UJehova, uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo, uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama noka-Isaka nokaJakobe, ubonakele kimi, wathi: Nginihambele nokunihambela, ngibonile okwenziwa kini eGibithe.
17 Ngishilo ngathi: Ngiyakunikhuphula ekuhluphekeni kwaseGibithe, nginiyise ezweni lamaKhanani, nelamaHeti, nelama-Amori, nelamaPherizi, nelamaHivi, nelamaJebusi, izwe elichichima ubisi nezinyosi.’
18 “Bayakulalela izwi lakho; uyakufika wena kanye namalunga akwa-Israyeli enkosini yaseGibithe, nithi kuyo: ‘UJehova, uNkulunkulu wamaHeberu, uhlangene nathi; ake sihambe manje ibanga lezinsuku ezintathu, siye ehlane, sihlabele uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.’
19 Kepha ngiyazi mina ukuthi inkosi yaseGibithe ayiyikuvuma ukuba nihambe, ngisho nangesandla esinamandla.
20 Kodwa ngiyakwelula isandla sami, ngilishaye iGibithe ngezimangaliso engiyakuzenza phakathi kwalo, andukuba iniyeke.
21 “Ngiyakunika lesi sizwe umusa emehlweni abaseGibithe, kuze kuthi lapho nisuka, aniyikuhamba ningaphethe lutho,