38 ngihlunge kini abahlubuki nabeqayo kimi, ngibakhiphe ezweni lapho begogobele khona, bangangeni ezweni lakwa-Israyeli kodwa, nazi ukuthi nginguJehova.
39 “ ‘Nina ndlu yakwa-Israyeli, isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Hambani nikhonze, kube yilowo isithombe sakhe, kepha impela ngasemuva niyakungilalela, ningabe nisalingcolisa igama lami elingcwele ngeminikelo yenu nangezithombe zenu.
40 Ngokuba entabeni yami engcwele, empakameni yentaba yakwa-Israyeli, isho iNkosi uJehova, indlu yonke yakwa-Israyeli, yonke yayo, iyakungikhonza ezweni; ngiyakubamukela khona, ngibize iminikelo yenu, nolibo lweminikelo yenu, nakho konke okungcwele kwenu.
41 Ngephunga elimnandi ngiyakunamukela, lapho nginikhipha kubantu, nginibuthe emazweni lapho nihlakazekele khona, ngingcweliswe kini emehlweni ezizwe.
42 Niyakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho nginingenisa ezweni lakwa-Israyeli, izwe engaliphakamisela isandla sami ukuba ngilinike oyihlo.
43 Niyakukhumbula khona izindlela zenu, nazo zonke izenzo zenu enizingcolise ngazo, ninengeke emehlweni enu ngakho konke okubi enikwenzileyo.
44 Niyakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova, lapho ngisebenza kini ngokwegama lami kungengokwezindlela zenu ezimbi nezenzo zenu ezonakeleyo nina ndlu yakwa-Israyeli, isho iNkosi uJehova.’ ”