3 Yebo, uyazithanda izizwe,bonke abangcwele bakhe basesandleni sakho;bahlala ngasezinyaweni zakho,bamukele okwamazwi akho.
4 UMose wasiyaleza umthetho,ifa lenhlangano kaJakobe.
5 Waba yinkosi eJeshuruni,lapho izinhloko zabantu zazibuthene,zonke izizwe zakwa-Israyeli zindawonye.
6 “Makaphile uRubeni, angafi;amadoda akhe abe ngumumo omkhulu.”
7 Nalokhu wathi ngoJuda:“Yizwa, Jehova, izwi likaJuda,umlethe kubantu bakubo;izandla zakho mazimlwele,ube lusizo kwabamelene naye.”
8 NgoLevi wathi:“AmaThumimi nama-Urimi* akhoakuye othembekileyo wakho,owamvivinya eMasa,owaphikisana naye ngasemanzini aseMeriba,
9 owathi ngoyise nangonina: ‘Angibabonanga,’angabavuma futhi abafowabo,angabazi abantwana bakhe,ngokuba baliqaphele izwi lakho,bagcina isivumelwano sakho.