7 Yaye oonyana bakaSirayeli benza isenzo sokungathembeki ngokuphathelele into enikelwe kwintshabalalo ngokuthi uAkan+ unyana kaKarmi, unyana kaZabhedi, unyana kaZera, wesizwe sakwaYuda, athabathe ezinye zezinto ezinikelwe kwintshabalalo.+ Wavutha umsindo kaYehova koonyana bakaSirayeli.+

23 Yena uNahaman wathi: “Nceda uzithabathele iitalente zibe mbini.” Yaye waqhubeka embongoza,+ ekugqibeleni wabopha iitalente ezimbini zesilivere kwiingxowa ezimbini, nezambatho ezibini zokutshintsha, wazinika ababini kubalindi bakhe, ukuze bazithwale phambi kwakhe.

2 Ubuncwane bongendawo abuyi kuba yingenelo,+ kodwa ubulungisa buya kusindisa ekufeni.+

10 Abakwazanga ukwenza oko kuthe tye,”+ utsho uYehova, “abo baziqwebela ugonyamelo+ nokuphanga kwiinqaba zabo zokuhlala.”’

3 Igolide nesilivere yenu idliwe vuthu ngumhlwa, yaye umhlwa wazo uya kuba bubungqina nxamnye nani, uzidle iinxalenye zenyama yenu. Niqwebe+ okuthile okunjengomlilo+ ngeemini zokugqibela.+