4 Wayesengiyisa ngaphambi kwendlu ngendlela yesango lasenyakatho; ngabuka, bheka, inkazimulo kaJehova yagcwalisa indlu kaJehova, ngawa ngobuso bami.
5 UJehova wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, beka inhliziyo yakho, ubone ngamehlo akho, uzwe ngezindlebe zakho konke engikukhuluma kuwe ngazo zonke izimiso zendlu kaJehova nangayo yonke imithetho yayo, uqaphele indawo yendlu yokungena nazo zonke izindawo zokuphuma zendlu engcwele.
6 Uyakusho kuyo indlu ehlubukileyo yakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Nina ndlu yakwa-Israyeli, mazanele kini zonke izinengiso zenu,
7 lokhu ningenisile abezizwe abangasokile ngenhliziyo nabangasokile ngenyama ukuba babe sendlini yami engcwele, bayingcolise indlu yami, lapho ninikela ngesinkwa sami, nangamanoni, nangegazi, naphula isivumelwano sami ngazo zonke izinengiso zenu.
8 Anigcinanga inkonzo yezinto zami ezingcwele, kepha nibeke abayakunigcinela inkonzo endlini yami engcwele.
9 Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Akuyikungena endlini yami engcwele owezizwe ongasokile ngenhliziyo nongasokile ngenyama kubo bonke abezizwe abaphakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
10 “ ‘Kepha amaLevi adeda kude nami lapho u-Israyeli eduka, eduka elandela izithombe zawo, ayakuthwala ububi bawo,