20 UNowa wasesakhela uJehova i-alithare,+ wathatha ezinye izinyamazana kuyo yonke imihlobo yenyamazana ezihlanzekileyo lakuyo yonke imihlobo yezidalwa eziphaphayo ezihlanzekileyo,+ wasenikela iminikelo yokutshiswa e-alithareni.+ 21 UJehova waqala ukuzwa uqhatshi olumnandi. UJehova wasesithi enhliziyweni yakhe: “Angisoze ngiphinde ngiqalekise umhlabathi+ ngenxa yomuntu ngoba izifiso zenhliziyo yomuntu zimbi kusukela esesemncane;+ njalo angisoze ngiphinde ngitshabalalise yonke into ephilayo njengalokhu engikwenzileyo.+

2 “Khuluma labantu bako-Israyeli uthi kubo, ‘Nxa selingenile elizweni engizalinika lona ukuthi lihlale kulo,+ 3 beselinikela umnikelo otshiselwa uJehova ngomlilo ovela emihlambini yenu yenkomo loba eyezimvu leyembuzi, kungaba ngumnikelo wokutshiswa+ loba umhlatshelo wokwenza isifungo esiqakathekileyo, loba umnikelo wokuzithandela+ kumbe umnikelo eliwenza emikhosini yenu enziwa ngezikhathi ezibekiweyo,+ ukuze ube luqhatshi olumnandi kuJehova,+