23 Ngiyenamela nokwenamela ukufa komubi yini, isho iNkosi uJehova, kungabi ukuba abuye endleleni yakhe, aphile, na?
24 “Kepha lapho olungileyo ephenduka ekulungeni kwakhe, enze okubi, enze zonke izinengiso azenzayo omubi, uyakuphila na? Izenzo zakhe ezilungileyo, nesisodwa asenzileyo asiyikukhunjulwa, afele ezeqweni eqe ngazo nasezonweni one ngazo.
25 “Kodwa nithi: ‘Indlela yeNkosi ayilingani.’ Yizwani nina ndlu yakwa-Israyeli: Indlela yami ayilingani na? Angithi yizindlela zenu ezingalingani na?
26 Lapho olungileyo ephenduka ekulungeni kwakhe, enze okubi, uyakufa ngakho, afe ngenxa yokubi akwenzileyo.
27 Lapho omubi ephenduka ebubini bakhe abenzileyo, enze ukwahlulela nokulunga, uyakusindisa umphefumulo wakhe.
28 Ngokuba ebona, abuye ezeqweni zakhe zonke azenzileyo, uyakuphila nokuphila, angafi.
29 Kepha indlu yakwa-Israyeli ithi: ‘Indlela yeNkosi ayilingani.’ Wena ndlu yakwa-Israyeli, izindlela zami azilingani na? Angithi yizindlela zenu ezingalingani na?