1 “Isono sakwaJuda silotshiwe ngothi lwensimbi lokuloba; ngesihloko sedayimani* siqoshiwe ezibhebheni zezinhliziyo zabo nasezimpondweni zama-altare enu,
2 abantwana babo besakhumbula ama-altare abo nawo-Ashera* babo ngasemithini eluhlaza emagqumeni aphakemeyo.
3 Intaba yami yasendle, impahla yakho nengcebo yakho yonke ngiyakukunikela kube yimpango kanye nezindawo zakho eziphakemeyo ngenxa yezono emikhawulweni yakho yonke.
4 Uyakuyeka ngokwakho ifa lakho engakunika lona, ngikwenze ukuba ukhonze izitha zakho ezweni ongalaziyo, ngokuba niphembile umlilo olakeni lwami oyakuvutha kuze kube phakade.”
5 Usho kanje uJehova, uthi:“Uqalekisiwe umuntu othemba kubantu,ayenze inyama ibe yingalo yakhe,nonhliziyo yakhe isuka kuJehova.
6 Uyakuba njengesihlahla esiyize ehlane,angaboni ukuthi kuyeza okuhle,uyakuhlala ezindaweni ezishileyo ehlane,ezweni likasawoti elingahlalwa muntu.