1. USamuweli wathi kuye wonke u-Israyeli: “Bhekani, ngilalele izwi lenu kukho konke enikushiloyo kimi, ngibekile inkosi phezu kwenu.
2. Manje bhekani, inkosi iyahamba phambi kwenu; mina sengimdala, ngiyimpunga; nanka amadodana ami akini; ngihambile phambi kwenu kwasebusheni bami kuze kube namuhla.
3. Bhekani, ngilapha: fakazani ngami phambi kukaJehova naphambi kogcotshiweyo wakhe ukuthi ngithathe inkabi kabani, ngithathe imbongolo kabani, ngikhohlisile ubani, ngicindezele ubani, ngamukele umvuzo esandleni sikabani ukuba ngifihle amehlo ami ngawo na? Ngiyakukubuyisela kini.”
4. Bathi: “Awusikhohlisanga, awusicindezelanga, awamukelanga lutho esandleni samuntu.”
5. Wayesethi kubo: “UJehova ungufakazi ngani, nogcotshiweyo wakhe ungufakazi namuhla ukuthi anifumananga lutho esandleni sami.”Bathi: “Ungufakazi.”
6. USamuweli wathi kubantu: “NguJehova, yena owabeka oMose no-Aroni nowakhuphula oyihlo ezweni laseGibithe.
7. Kalokhu yimani ukuba ngiphendulane nani phambi kukaJehova ngezenzo zonke ezilungileyo zikaJehova azenza kini nakoyihlo.
8. “Lapho uJakobe esefikile eGibithe, oyihlo bakhala kuJehova, uJehova wathuma oMose no-Aroni abakhipha oyihlo eGibithe, babahlalisa kule ndawo.
9. “Kepha bakhohlwa uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, wathengisa ngabo esandleni sikaSisera induna yempi yaseHasori, nasesandleni samaFilisti, nasesandleni senkosi yakwaMowabi, balwa nabo.
10. Bakhala kuJehova, bathi: ‘Sonile, ngokuba simshiyile uJehova, sakhonza oBali no-Ashitaroti; kodwa kalokhu sophule esandleni sezitha zethu, siyakukukhonza.’
11. UJehova wayesethuma oJerubali, noBedani, noJefta, noSamuweli, wanophula esandleni sezitha zenu nxazonke, nahlala nalondeka.
12. “Kepha lapho nabona uNahashi inkosi yabantwana bakwa-Amoni ephuma ukulwa nani, nathi kimi: ‘Hhayi, kepha masibuswe yinkosi,’ ingani uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu wayeyinkosi yenu.
13. Manje nansi inkosi eniyikhethileyo neniyicelileyo; bhekani, uJehova ubekile inkosi phezu kwenu.
14. Uma nimesaba uJehova, nimkhonze, nilalele izwi lakhe, ningahlubuki esiyalezweni sakhe, khona nina nenkosi yenu ebusa phezu kwenu niyakulandela uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu;