5. UEzra wayivula incwadi emehlweni abantu bonke (ngokuba wayebaphakamele abantu bonke); akuyivula, bema abantu bonke.
6. UEzra wambonga uYehova, uThixo omkhulu. Baphendula bonke abantu, bathi, Amen, amen, bephakamisa izandla zabo. Bathoba, baqubuda kuYehova, bebhekise ubuso babo emhlabeni.
7. OoYeshuwa, noBhani noSherebhiya, noYamin, noAkubhi, noShabhetayi, noHodiya, noMahaseya, noKelita, noAzariya, noYozabhadi, noHanan, noPelaya, nabaLevi, babaqondisa abantu umyalelo, abantu bemi ezindaweni zabo.
8. Balesa encwadini, emyalelweni kaThixo, ngokucacileyo, beqononondisa; bakúqonda ke ukulesa oku.
9. Wathi uNehemiya oyirhuluneli, noEzra umbingeleli, umbhali, nabaLevi abazondisa abantu, ebantwini bonke, Le mini ingcwele kuYehova uThixo wethu; musani ukwenza isijwili, musani ukulila. Ngokuba babelila bonke abantu, bakuweva amazwi omyalelo lowo.
10. Wathi kubo, Yiyani, nidle amanqatha, nisele izinto ezinencasa, nise isabelo kwabangalungiselwanga nto; ngokuba le mini ingcwele kwiNkosi yethu. Musani ukuba buhlungu; ngokuba uvuyo lukaYehova ligwiba lenu.