16 Wandule uthabathele oonyana bakho+ ezintombini zabo, zize ngokuqinisekileyo iintombi zabo zibe neentlobano zokuziphatha okubi kunye noothixo bazo zize zibenze nabo oonyana bakho babe neentlobano zokuziphatha okubi kunye noothixo bazo.+

12 “Kodwa ukuba niye najika,+ nanamathela kwezi ntlanga ziseleyo,+ ezi zisele nani, nendiselana+ kunye nazo, nangena phakathi kwazo, nazo phakathi kwenu,

12 Ke kaloku iintombi zenu ningaziniki oonyana bazo,+ neentombi zazo ningazamkeleli oonyana benu; ningasebenzeli uxolo lwazo+ nempumelelo yazo kuse kwixesha elingenammiselo, ukuze nomelele+ nize ngokuqinisekileyo nidle okulungileyo kwelo lizwe yaye nilithabathe libe lilifa loonyana benu ukusa kwixesha elingenammiselo.’+

2 Wandula uShekaniya unyana kaYehiyele+ wakoonyana bakaElam+ waphendula waza wathi kuEzra: “Thina—senze ngokungathembeki nxamnye noThixo wethu, kangangokuba abafazi basemzini abavela kwizizwana zeli lizwe sibanike indawo yokuhlala.+ Ke kaloku kukho ithemba+ ngoSirayeli ngokuphathelele oku.

14 Musani ukubotshwa edyokhweni kunye nabangakholwayo.+ Kuba bunabubudlelane buni na ubulungisa nokuchas’ umthetho?+ Okanye kunakwabelana kuni na ukukhanya nobumnyama?+