6 Umthetho weqiniso wawusemlonyeni wakhe, nobubi babungatholwa ezindebeni zakhe; wahamba nami ngokuthula nangobuqotho, wabuyisa abaningi ebubini.
7 “Ngokuba izindebe zompristi ziyakugcina ukwazi, kufunwe umthetho emlonyeni wakhe, ngokuba uyisithunywa sikaJehova Sebawoti.
8 Kepha nichezukile endleleni, nikhubekisile abaningi emthethweni; nisonakalisile isivumelwano sikaLevi,” usho uJehova Sebawoti.
9 “Ngalokho mina nginenzile naba ngabadelelekileyo nabathotshisiweyo phambi kwabantu bonke njengokuba ningazigcinanga izindlela zami, kepha nikhethe ubuso emthethweni.
10 “Asinaye ubaba munye thina sonke? Asidalwanga nguNkulunkulu munye na? Sikhohlisanelani, kube yilowo nomfowabo, sisingcolisa isivumelwano sawobaba na?
11 “UJuda ukhohlisile, isinengiso senziwe kwa-Israyeli naseJerusalema, ngokuba uJuda uyingcolisile indlu engcwele kaJehova ayithandayo, waganwa yindodakazi kankulunkulu wabezizwe.
12 UJehova makanqume kumuntu owenza lokhu ufakazi nophendulayo ematendeni akwaJakobe kanye noletha umnikelo kuJehova Sebawoti.