16 Baqhubeka beyishiya yonke imiyalelo+ kaYehova uThixo wabo baza bazenzela imifanekiso etyhidiweyo,+ amathole enkomo amabini,+ benza nesibonda esingcwele,+ yaye baqalisa ukuqubuda kuwo wonke umkhosi wamazulu+ nokukhonza uBhahali;+

2 Kodwa wahamba ngeendlela zookumkani bakwaSirayeli,+ wabenzela ooBhahali+ imifanekiso etyhidiweyo.+

18 Oonyana baso bathabatha iinkuni, yaye ooyise babasa umlilo, nabafazi baxova intlama yomgubo ukuze benze amaqebengwana ombingelelo ‘kukumkanikazi wamazulu’;+ kwaye bathulula umnikelo othululwayo+ kwabanye oothixo ngenjongo yokundicaphukisa.+

13 Yaye izindlu zaseYerusalem nezindlu zookumkani bakwaYuda ziya kuba njengendawo yaseTofete,+ zibe zezingahlambulukanga, oko kukuthi, zonke izindlu ekwathi phezu kophahla lwazo baqhumisela umbingelelo kuwo wonke umkhosi wamazulu+ kwaza kwathululwa nomnikelo othululwayo kwabanye oothixo.’”+

25 Utsho uYehova wemikhosi, uTHIXO kaSirayeli, ukuthi, ‘Nina ke madoda nabafazi benu,+ nina bafazi nikwathetha ngemilomo yenu, (nangezandla zenu nikwenze kwazaliseka,) nisithi: “Nakanjani na siya kuzenza izibhambathiso esizibhambathisileyo,+ ukuqhumisela ‘ukumkanikazi wamazulu’+ umbingelelo nokumthululela iminikelo ethululwayo.”+ Nina bafazindini niya kuzigcina izibhambathiso zenu, yaye niya kuzenza izibhambathiso zenu.’