25 Ziya kwandula ke zithi, ‘Kungokuba bawushiya umnqophiso+ kaYehova uThixo wookhokho babo, awawenza nabo ekubakhupheni kwakhe ezweni laseYiputa.+

12 Ngaloo ndlela bamshiya uYehova uTHIXO wooyise owayebakhuphe kwilizwe laseYiputa+ baza balandela abanye oothixo phakathi koothixo bezizwana ezazibajikelezile,+ baqubuda kubo, kangangokuba bamcaphukisa uYehova.+

26 “Noko ke, abazange bakuthobele+ baza bakuvukela+ baqhubeka bewunikela umva+ umthetho wakho, bababulala abaprofeti bakho,+ ababenikela ubungqina nxamnye nabo ukuze bababuyisele kuwe;+ yaye baqhubeka besenza izenzo zongakungabi nantlonelo okukhulu.+

8 Ababingeleli abazange bathi, ‘Uphi na uYehova?’+ Yaye bona kanye abo baphethe umthetho babengandazi;+ abalusi banxaxhile kum,+ kwanabaprofeti baprofete ngoBhahali,+ baza balandela abo bangenakuzisa ngenelo.+

7 Ndingakuxolela njani na ngayo yona kanye le nto? Oonyana bakho bandishiyile, bafunga+ into engengoThixo.+ Ndandibanelisa,+ kodwa baqhubeka bekrexeza,+ kwaye bahamba bengumkhosi ukuya endlwini yomfazi ongunongogo.

9 Yaye baya kuthi: “Kungenxa yokuba bawushiyile umnqophiso kaYehova uThixo wabo+ baza baqalisa ukuqubuda kwabanye oothixo, babakhonza.”’+