22 wasesithi kumkakhe: “Sizakufa sibili ngoba sibone uNkulunkulu.”+ 23 Kodwa umkakhe wamphendula wathi: “Ngabe uJehova ubefuna ukusibulala ubengasoze awamukele umnikelo wethu wokutshiswa+ lomnikelo wethu wamabele. Ubengasoze asitshengise izinto zonke lezi futhi ubengasoze asitshele konke lokhu.”

30 UJehova uzathi eseyenzele inkosi yami zonke izinto ezinhle azithembisayo futhi eseyibeke yaba ngumkhokheli wabako-Israyeli,+ 31 inkosi yami ayisoze ibe lesazela loba izisole enhliziyweni yayo ngoba iyabe ingelacala lokubulala abantu kungelasizatho lelokuphindisela ngesandla sayo.+ Nxa uJehova eseyenzele okuhle inkosi yami, ngicela ikhumbule incekukazi yayo.”

8 Nxa ngithole umusa kuwe nkosi njalo nxa kuyithokozisa inkosi ukuzwa isikhalazo sami lokwenza engikucelayo, inkosi loHamani kababuye kusasa edilini engizabenzela lona. Kusasa ngizakwenza lokho inkosi ekutshoyo.”

3 Labesifazana abadala kabaziphathe ngendlela etshengisa ukuthi bayakhonza, bangabi ngabanyundelayo, bangabi yizigqili zewayini, bafundise okuhle